Chapter 4

Maka walked into her apartment kicking off her high heels and leaving them by the front door. She walked to her room and changed into more comfortable clothes, pulling back the sheets she climbed into bed and settled down to go to sleep. She was exhausted, but she was more relaxed then ever. She repeated the night in her head and she noticed she had been looking at Soul most of the night. There was something about him that attracted her to him, something that called to her. She would watch as girls came and flirted with him and gave him their numbers, she had pretended to be transfixed with the colorful lights dancing on the wall. But the jealousy was burning deep inside. You can't possibly feel anything for him! You only met him yesterday! she yelled at herself, then she remembered the words her mother used to tell her before she passed away "There are just somethings that can't be helped, you can't command your heart to do what you want it to do." She sighed and turned facing the wall, as much as she hated to admit it she was starting to feel something for the hottie next door, and she couldn't help it. She closed her eyes and her dreams filled her mind.

Soul woke up to the brightness of the clear blue day outside of his window, he groaned and pulled the blankets up over his head, he didn't feel like getting up anytime soon. All of a sudden music blared from the apartment next door and he cursed DIDN'T ANYBODY HAVE ANY MERCY! He got up and stomped over to his front door, he walked next door and knocked on it, no one answered, he knocked louder and he heard the clattering of a plate dropping on the floor, a curse and footsteps walking towards the door, the door opened to reveal a green eyed shorty in short shorts and a tank top, Soul looked down at her and his forehead creased " Do you mind?" he asked "I'm trying to sleep" Maka looked at him in shock and then quickly averted her eyes to the floor a blush creeping onto her cheeks, he looked down at himself and mentally face palmed himself, he had forgotten to put on his robe and was currently standing in nothing but his boxers, he quickly got over it as he noticed that there were crimson drops on the floor he focused his eyesight Is that blood? He looked at the girl and noticed she kept her right hand behind her, he quickly grabbed her hand and stared at the small gash on her palm, "It's Ok" she said looking up at him "It's just a small cut" he shook his head as he remembered the sound of a plate shattering and the curse that was muttered afterwards, he looked into her eyes and he felt himself getting lost in them, could it be he was staring to fall for this girl? No, he couldn't, he knew nothing about her! But there was a remedy to that...He pulled her into her apartment and sat her on her couch, "Where is your first aid kit?" he asked her, "In the bathroom under the sink" she responded. He walked into the bathroom and looked under the sink pulling out the first aid kit and heading back to her, he kneeled in front of her and began to clean her wound with an alcohol wipe, he inspected the cut thoroughly and noticed it wasn't as bad as he had first thought. She watched him quietly as he finished and placed a band-aid on the cut. He rose up and looked down at her "Hey listen, I know it's kind of sudden since we barely even met 2 days ago" he began rubbing the back of his neck "But would you like to go out sometime?" he chuckled nervously as he waited for her response, "S..Sure" she stuttered he looked at her and smiled "How about tomorrow at 8?" "Sounds good" she smiled back. He grinned back at her and walked back to his apartment he closed the door and leaned on it. Sweet! he pumped his fist in the air as he walked back to his room.

Maka sat on her couch dazed, SHE HAD A DATE WITH SOUL! She couldn't believe it. She ran into her room and jumped on the bed squealing in delight. She grabbed her cell off her bedside table and dialed Liz' number. "Hello?" Liz answered on the second ring, "Liz! Guess what?!" Maka exclaimed "What happened Maka?" Liz asked cautiously, "I'VE GOT A DATE WITH SOUL!" she yelled out happily, "What?! That's awesome Maka!" her friend said matching her enthusiasm "When is it?" "Tomorrow at 8" she replied " What are you gonna wear?" "I'm not sure" Maka said frowning slightly " We'll be right there to help you!" Liz said hanging up. Maka looked down at her cell and smiled, her friends were the best! She walked to the kitchen an began to pick up the broken pieces of the plate she dropped, she tidied up the kitchen and vacuumed the living room. She sat down and began reading her book as she waited for her friends to come over. She was so lost in her book she was startled when the door burst open and revealed two blonde, blue eyed girls grinning impishly at their friend. "Come on girl! We got work to do!" Patti yelled grabbing Maka by her wrist and pulling her into her bedroom she plopped Maka on the edge of her bed and joined her sister by the closet, both sorting through Maka's large assortment of clothes. They pulled out a light blue dress and threw it at Maka who caught it, "Try this on" Liz said, Maka silently obeyed and slipped the dress on twirling so they could get a better view, Liz shook her head and rummaged through the closet once more and yanked out a pretty black strapless dress cinched at the waist, the skirt flowing loosely, she threw it at Maka and looked away "How does this one look?" Maka asked them they both turned and their jaws dropped "Maka it's gorgeous!" Liz exclaimed "Yea!" Patti said. Maka blushed at their comment and looked down "It's not too short is it?" she was slightly uncomfortable since wearing dresses wasn't her thing, the only reason she had a few dresses was because her mother had picked them out for her and she couldn't bear to throw them away. "Absolutely not! Plus the more leg you show the faster Soul will fall for you" Liz said with a wink. Patti let out a chortle as she watched Maka turn red. Maka took off the dress and hung it on the back of her door, she put her shorts and tank top back on and headed to the living room Liz and Patti right behind her. They sat down and talked laughing and teasing Maka to no end. Pretty soon dinner time came by and they ordered a pizza since they weren't in the mood to cook, they watched a movie and by the time the two blondes left Maka was so exhausted she dropped off to sleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

Maka woke up to the warm rays of the sun lighting up the room, she looked at the clock on the table beside her 7:45 am it read, she still had 15 minutes before she had to get up and get ready to go to work, her shift started at 9, she snuggled under her comforter and sighed happily. Today was her date with Soul and she wondered what today had in store for her. She wondered if maybe this was happening too fast, she had barely known him for 3 days and 2 of those days she had gotten into a fight, not to mention the fact that he probably thought she was some sort of short-tempered, fist swinging maniac who jumped into fights all the time. But then again if that were true he would have not asked her out at all. Maka jumped as her alarm went off she quickly hit the snooze button and headed to the bathroom to shower, she got ready and had breakfast, she looked at the clock 8:45 am CRAP! It was a 20 minute drive to the toy store she grabbed her keys and headed out the door making sure she locked it. She speed walked to the elevator, she pushed the down button and waited tapping her foot impatiently the doors opened and she stepped in, she pushed the button for the garage and leaned against the wall of the elevator as it descended When it stopped she quickly walked to her car and got in she smiled as she heard the engine purr to life, her mother had left her some money after she passed away and the first thing Maka did was buy herself a car, a black Mercedes Benz, and used the rest to put herself through college, earning a Master's degree in Business Management. She backed up slowly and headed to work arriving 5 minutes late, but she knew Sid wouldn't mind he was the coolest boss she ever had, plus he had known her since she was in diapers.

Soul walked into his recording studio, he had an up and coming rapper on his way, he was looking for new talent, and from what he had heard this guy was no joke. He walked into his office leaving the door open and his secretary stuck her head in "Good morning, Mr. Evans" she chirped brightly, "Good morning" he replied smiling "What do we have going on today?" She looked down at the clipboard in her hand and skimmed it "You have a meeting with MC Kill at 10 and after that there is a client that would like to meet with you about an important matter" he frowned "Does this client have a name?" "Armando Montenegro" Tsubaki responded Hmm, Where have I heard that name before? he nodded to Tsubaki and dismissed her. After she had left he took a seat in his black leather chair and looked out of the big window on his right, he was troubled by the client who needed to speak to him urgently, he was curious as to what he wanted to discuss. He sighed and shook his head he looked down at the desk infront of him and began sorting through the files neatly stacked in the middle. He was so lost in his paper browsing he didn't notice when Black Star, his bodyguard, came in and almost touched the ceiling when in a booming voice he announced his presence "THE GREAT BLACK STAR IS HERE!" he yelled out, "Holy Shit!" Soul exclaimed as he jumped out of his chair "BLACK STAR HOW MANY DAMN TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO DO THAT?! YOU ALMOST GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK!" He shot the blue haired young man a deathly look, he in return smirked and sat across from his angry boss.

"What's on the schedule for today?" he asked the albino, "I have a client coming in that needs to speak to me about an important matter" he replied "I need you to be here when he comes in his name is Armando Montenegro" Black Start nodded in accordance, he had been with Soul since he started his company 4 years ago, and knew the young entrepreneur had trust issues like no ones business, if he hadn't played football with him in high school and college he probably wouldn't have this job in the first place. He noticed the distant look on his boss' (He would never admit that he actually considered Soul his boss, he WAS a God after all! ) face and quirked an eyebrow "You ok?" he asked "Hmm?" Soul said snapping out of his reverie "You seem out of it" Black Star responded " Oh... Well" Soul began, not sure if he should answer, he didn't know what his employee would think if he told him about the ashe blonde haunting his thoughts, he sighed "I met this girl a few days ago and I asked her out, I'm seeing her today at 8" he said a small smile pulling at his lips. "WHAT?!" Black Star yelped in surprise his eyes bugging out, "You seem surprised" Soul said looking at Black Star in alarm "Well Duh! In the time I've known you, you've only had like what? 3 girlfriends? And they weren't long term" Black Star said looking at Soul. "Well, it's different this time, I don't know how to explain it but..." he said trailing off at a loss for words, he couldn't put into words what Maka made him feel. "Hmm" Black Star nodded "And who is this girl anyway?" Soul looked out the window again "Maka, Maka Albarn" he responded he looked back at his blue haired body guard to find him looking at him with eyes as big as saucers.

"Black Star?" Soul asked waving his hand in Black Star's face causing him to snap his head in his direction " YOU GOT MAKA FREAKING ALBARN TO GO OUT ON A DATE WITH YOU?!" he shouted almost busting Soul's eardrums "Dude! Don't yell!" Soul roared; "Yea I asked her out yesterday" he responded more calmly, Black Star whistled incredulously, "Why are you so surprised?" he asked the young man in front of him "Well, Maka just broke up with her boyfriend like a few days ago, and for her to accept another date so quickly" he shook his head "It's unheard of, she must like you too or something, she has trust issues as well, but that's her story to tell" Black Star said somberly, Soul nodded and then looked at the wanna-be God "Wait? You know Maka?" he asked furrowing his eyebrows "Of course I know Maka! I've know her since we were in diapers!" Black Star smiled "She's like my little sister, she works at my Pop's toy store" Soul nodded " Do you know why she broke up with her ex?" "The bastard cheated on her with his secretary" Black Star responded glowering at nothing in particular just the thought of the asshole made his blood boil. Soul's head reared back in surprise " Are you serious?!" Black Star nodded in confirmation " Yup, Maka caught him red handed... But you should ask her for the story" the white haired young man nodded and promised to ask her on their date, but he didn't feel like he should, maybe she wouldn't want to talk about it. Looking at his watch he noticed that it was almost time to meet up with the new up and coming artist. Soul looked at Black Star " I have a new artist coming in, you don't have to stick around" "All right, I'm gonna go check on Tsubaki" the bodyguard said walking to the door. "DON'T DISTRACT HER!" Soul yelled out he shook his head knowing he was going to be ignored anyway.