AN: Okay, new chapter posted now! This one is set in Soul's POV rather than Ginger's. Tell me if you like Ginger's or Soul's! Or if you want it to be from another character's POV entirely!

Soul: Finally, I'm the one telling the story! This is gonna be pretty cool!

Ginger: So you're saying that my POV wasn't good?

Soul: You're words, not mine.

Ginger: Hey! At least my chapters are longer!

Soul: Well mine's more interesting, that's for sure...

Mem: Ladies, ladies, ladies, you're both pretty. Can I go home now?

Soul: Hey!

Ginger: *snort* Okay, well now it's story time, folks!

I get to school on Monday and everyone is looking at me and whispering. "Hey, Maka, what's everybody talking about? They're looking at me, too." I ask her.

"I don't know. What would they have to say about you? Do anything uncool lately?" She asks, raising an eyebrow. I think about Ginger and her dad. Did someone see us? I hope not. That would suck if someone did.

"Nope. Nothing." I finally say. She looks at me for a bit, scanning my face to see if I'm lying. She shrugs and keeps walking. I follow her into the classroom.

We walk to our usual seats near the middle. This class is only Mem, Ginger, Maka and I, so they're the only ones here besides a few other students and Professor Stein. Mem stands up to let us in, Ginger on the end with me in between her and Maka and Mem on Maka's other side.

Ginger and I are silent while Mem and Maka are chatting up a storm. We sit there, waiting for everyone to get here and for class to start.

"Phil says that you're a really good pianist." Ginger says. "Tell him I said thanks." I reply, glad that she broke the silence between us.

"Why don't you, um… tell him yourself?" she says. I'm surprised by her comment. Is she trying to be mean? I don't think so. "You know, like, you could go and play Gene whenever you like. Or we could ever go together! I mean, if you want to." She adds after seeing my confusion.

"That song is pretty much the only one I know, and I don't want to make you feel like that again, cause that's not cool." I tell her. I really don't, that's not just an excuse.

"I could teach you some of the songs I know!" she says, fiddling with her jacket. "I'm not so sure that-" I start. She cuts me off.

"It'll be fun! Trust me." She says. I think about it. "Yeah, okay." I say finally.

"Yay! So we could go again this Sunday… does that sound all right? Or maybe Friday! What do you think?" she says excitedly. "Umm, how about Saturday?" I suggest. She nods. "Perfect! I can't wait!" she says.

She scribbles something down what looks like a planner and then snaps it shut. Just then Professor Stein starts class and Ginger puts the book away.

He starts saying something about dissections and I see Ginger cringe and shiver out of the corner of my eye. I mentally chuckle. It figures that would be her weakness.

After class, we meet Black Star, Tsubaki and Crona at where all the missions are posted. Maka introduces Ginger and Mem to Crona and vice versa. I forgot that they haven't met him yet. It's been what, three weeks? That's kind of surprising. I guess he does kind of fade into the background.

Unlike Black Star, who's currently bragging about how awesome he is. I tune out of his rant and focus on the missions. There's a lot available, surprisingly. I notice Mem and Ginger talking about one of them. I'm not sure whether they're still taking the easy missions.

Since they enrolled, they've collected nineteen souls already. Maka and I are somewhere in the forties, I'll have to ask her later. But they're doing really good for just getting here.

I notice some more girls looking at me and whispering again. This time, they're close enough where I can just make out what they're saying.

"Hey, did you hear about Ginger and Soul?"

"Are they together?"

"No, but everyone's saying that Ginger's even cooler than Soul! What do you think?"

"Gee, really? That seems unlikely."

Ginger? Cooler than me?!

"I think it's true, but have you seen the way that Ginger acts when she's around Soul? It's like her coolness kind of fades, maybe it's just my imagination."

"I noticed that, too. But my friends brother saw them hugging on Saturday! Do you think they're going out?"

So someone did see us. Ginger does seem to be kind of cool, I guess. I wonder why she apparently isn't as cool around me.

"Really? I don't really know Soul as the hugging type. Something's definitely up. Hey, check out this assignment…"

I tune out after that. This shocks me. People think Ginger's… cooler than me? But, I'm the coolest kid at the academy! There's no way!

Right?!

AN: Sorry it's short, it's easier to write from Ginger's POV because she's... well, me. But I tried my best! Tell me what you think!

Ginger: Ooooo, Soul, are you getting jealous of meeee?

Soul: What? No! Of you? I mean- just, ya know- come on- like, seri- *cough cough*

Ginger: Souley's jealous! Souley's jealous!

Soul: No I'm not!

Ginger: Haha! Looks like mr. Tough Guy can't handle the rumors! LOL!

Soul: SHUT THE HELL UP, GINGER!

Ginger: U MAD, BRO?!

Soul: AAAGHH!