Infuriated, Maka sat on the couch in the library of Kid's home. She'd been reading for about half an hour, trying to calm down- but she couldn't help be angry at Patti and Liz for setting her up like that!

In her anger, she hadn't realized that she was still on the first page of her book, or that she'd read the same paragraph ten times over, and that it still hadn't sunk in.

She'd never been too emotional to read before.

She couldn't quite understand why she was so mad. Obviously, she'd been set up- and that annoyed her, but it seriously wasn't that big a deal. Soul had walked in on her changing countless times.

But let's not think about him.

She shuddered slightly as the room seemed to get colder. Looking around, she met Kid's gaze- he was standing in the doorway, watching her.

She blushed and turned away, looking back to her book.

But why does someone of such brilliance dedicate himself to such activities? This is a question that can be answered by only one person. And he delights in not talking. CONCENTRATE, Maka! Think about what that means…

Maka was still trying to get her head around that paragraph when she noticed that Kid had crossed the room, sitting opposite her on the centre of the couch.

But why does someone of such brilliance dedicate himself to-

"I'm sorry, Maka." Kid said quietly, from the other couch. Distracted, she glanced up at him, noticing that he was looking the other way.

"That's Patti and Liz's fault, not yours." She told him quickly, before looking back at her book.

But why does someone of such brilliance-

"I know. I just didn't want things to be awkward between us…"

"Kid," she said, snapping the book shut. "You walked in on me when I was getting changed. It's not that big a deal."

"Then why are you avoiding me?" he asked.

"Obviously I'm not avoiding you, you're in here talking to me!" She said, annoyed.

"You know what I mean," Kid said calmly. "And I just wanted to apologize." With that, he got up off of the couch and walked out of the room, pausing at the doorframe.

"And I was right, you are symmetrical," he said, before fleeing down the hallway as she ditched the book after him.

Remaining on the couch, her face tinged with red, she wrapped her arms around her knees, resting her head on them. She stayed that way for a while, before she heard a rap on the doorway.

Looking up, she saw the Thompson sisters, looking incredibly guilty.

"Sowwy, Maka-chan!" Patti cried, bouncing over to the other girl and hugging her.

"Yeah, I'm sorry too, Maka. We shouldn't have done that." Liz said, joining her sister and giving Maka a hug.

Maka just shrugged. "I don't care, really… although, I'd like to know why you thought that would be so hilarious."

Liz grinned now, sharing a knowing look with her little sister.

"Because Kid totally has the hots for you, he just didn't know it until we gave him a shove in the right direction!"

This time, the book that Maka threw actually connected with her target.

A/N: I don't own Soul Eater OR Artemis Fowl. Good on you those people who guessed what book it was… and does that sentence from the book remind anyone of an hot, OCD shinigami? xD

This one's for Sweetsheart. If you like Maka/Kid, read her story. It's awesome.

Ellie xx