Another update, hooray! I'm sorry that I don't update as often as you would like me to. It's just... I work on inspiration alone, and sadly I don't have much of it. All of you wonderful fanfic writers out there are taking up the good stories. Not saying that's a bad thing, because props to you for thinking of creative ideas.
Disclaimer: If I owned the series, why would I be making fanfics about them when I could just make that happen?
65. Horror
Soul had just gotten back from a mission with Shinigami-sama. Four years later, Soul was still in the best shape of his life after Maka turned him into a Death Scythe. His body was well sculpted with battle scars to prove it, and his hair was still that shocking white color. It was always easy to spot Soul in a crowd. His hair stood out like a sore thumb. But, that's what made Maka love him even more. She on the other hand had become more feminine over the years, with long, blond tresses flowing down her back, a curvacious body, and a chest. A noticeable one, at that. It was no surprise that a few years after she turned him into a Death Scythe that they tied the knot and became lifetime partners. Of course, everyone was at the wedding. Black Star, Tsubaki, Kid, Liz, Patti, even her mama and papa made it to the ceremony. It was a joyous day for the couple and they could still remember it after these four years flew by. Though, Spirit couldn't control his rage after he found out that the person she was going to marry was indeed Soul. He had tried many times to sway Maka's opinion about Soul, but time after time Maka ignored him and went with her gut feeling.
"Tadaima." Soul muttered before closing the door.
"Okaeri, Soul. I'm in the kitchen." Maka responded, while washing the rest of the dishes in the sink. "Hey, since you're back why don't we settle down and watch a movie tonight?" She continued to scrub the dishes clean.
"Sure. What would you prefer to watch?" He put his keys on the table and walked toward the DVD collection piled underneath the TV.
"Whatever you want to watch is fine with me." Maka told Soul.
Bad idea, Maka. Soul chuckled. He reviewed over all the titles they owned until he came across one of the DVD's that they hadn't opened yet. "Maka, let's watch a horror movie tonight." He smiled at Maka's back.
"Oh, Soul! You know I hate horror movies." She squirmed in place just thinking about all the gore and blood that she would be seeing in the next couple of hours. "...Fine. I said you could choose anything, so I won't go back on my word. I'll get the popcorn started." She shut the water off and dried her hands to prepare the popcorn. Glancing back at Soul, she saw that he was happy. A little too happy, if you asked her. Soul was planning something, and it had better not be the scare of a lifetime. Or else he was going to get the ultimate punishment.
"Oi, Maka. Are you ready? I've been watching this main screen for five minutes already." He looked at Maka out of the corner of his eye. She was patiently standing in front of the microwave, watching the popcorn spin around and around. Maka was counting the number of seconds in between each 'pop' that was coming from inside the microwave. She always followed directions word for word, so it was no surprise that she was standing there waiting for the popcorn to be done. Soul found that to be very cute.
"Hold on, Soul..." She never once directed her attention at Soul until her face brightened up and she stopped the microwave from heating the popcorn. "It's done! Now we can watch the movie." She smiled and tossed the popcorn into a huge bowl. Before she left the kitchen she removed her apron and laid it on the back of the chair. Then she walked over to Soul, handed him the bowl and started walking toward the hallway.
"Where are you going now?" Soul was starting to become impatient.
"I'm just going to get a blanket. If you're so impatient, then just start the movie without me." She continued walking down the hall, not paying attention to Soul's pouting face. Ten seconds later she returned with a comforter in hand and a smile on her face. "There. That didn't take so long, did it? Now we can watch the movie with no interruptions." She sat right next to Soul on the couch and curled up into her blanket. She leaned her head on the back of the couch and braced herself for the movie. As soon as Soul hit the 'play' button, the phone went off. Soul sighed and put the remote down to reach for the phone.
"Hello, this is Soul."
"Hi, Soul, this is Tsubaki. Is Maka there?" Maka looked at Soul and mouthed 'who is that on the phone' to Soul, but he didn't pay attention.
Soul once again sighed and paused the movie before it could truly begin. "Yeah, she's right here. Hold on." He held the bottom of the phone to censor his speech. "It's Tsubaki, she wants to talk to you."
"Oh, yeah! I forgot, she wanted to talk with me about something. I'm sorry, Soul. This will only take a minute." She grabbed the phone from Soul and started walking towards her room.
"Girl talk. I'll never understand it." Soul spoke out loud. "Now what am I supposed to do? The whole reason behind this horror movie was to watch it and finally have some alone time with Maka." He sighed yet again and put his head in his hands, taking deep breaths in and out. He decided to waste the time by listening to some jazz music on his iPod. One hour later, Maka came outside with the phone in her hand. She looked at the TV and frowned.
"Soul, you didn't start the movie yet?" She sat next to Soul and put the phone on the table.
"No, because I wanted to watch a movie with you tonight." He looked at Maka with boredom.
"I'm sorry, Soul. I didn't mean for you to wait for me. You could've started the movie without me. Now I feel really bad." She looked down at her lap and tried not to let her mood bring down the whole night.
He could not resist the look that Maka had on her face, and immediately pressed 'play'. "Don't worry about it, Maka. Let's just watch the movie already." He put his arm around her shoulder and let her rest her head on his shoulder. He was already feeling better.
"Thanks, Soul." Maka looked up at smiled at him. She grabbed the blanket and draped it over both of them. She snuggled up even closer to Soul and breathed in the scent of him. Just him being there made her feel safe during the worst times possible. But actually feeling him, and smelling his intoxicating scent right next to her was on a totally different level. She felt like nothing could ever go wrong when he was near. Soul could also feel what she was feeling, for their souls were linked together at that particular moment. It was as if they could feel the same feelings and sync their thoughts and emotions towards each other. They were truly one person at this point. Soul decided to take it a step further by massaging her shoulders a bit. She noticed this but didn't jump to conclusions. Instead, she tried to keep her breathing in check and continue watching the movie. Well, whatever had started playing. To be honest, she didn't miss anything except a couple of clips from the credits. She noticed that Soul's aura was feeling a little spiky, as if he was nervous about something. She tried to calm him down by thinking of calming things. But as soon as the first scene came on, her stomach took a turn for the worse. Blood and guts were everywhere on the screen. People were dying left and right! Maka tried to hold in what little she ate for dinner, without trying to disturb her's and Soul's quality time together. Soul could tell that the movie was bugging Maka more than usual. She usually wasn't this... fidgety when it came to gory movies. He looked down at her and she was gripping her stomach in pain. Instead of waiting for her to say something, he said it first.
"Maka, are you feeling OK? Because you don't look OK..." He trailed off, trying not to sound too 'girly'.
"I... My stomach hurts a little bit, but other than that I'm fine." She forced a smile towards Soul.
"You should go take some medicine, or go to the bathroom if you're not feeling well." He looked at her with concern in his eyes. He didn't want to stop the movie again, but this was Maka's health on the line. A stupid movie could wait for her to get better. Soul leaned Maka up in the couch and pushed her off, motioning for her to relieve herself of this pain. He grabbed the remote and paused the movie.
"...Oh, alright, Soul." Maka walked to the bathroom and Soul heard her rustling around to find something in the medicine cabinet. Two minutes later and she was out of the bathroom and sitting next to Soul. "There. All better now." She smiled and turned the movie back on. Maka grabbed the popcorn and popped some into her mouth. She looked up at Soul and raised the popcorn at him, gesturing to the bowl in her hands. Soul shook his head and looked back towards the TV screen.
After an hour of silence (aside from the movie) nothing between them progressed. Maka was sitting next to Soul, he was still as bored as ever, and the bowl of popcorn lay on the table, forgotten. Maka was having a hard time trying not to be too surprised when all of a sudden, a scary scene popped out, and nearly scared her half to death. She grabbed Soul's arm and hid behind him. He looked down at her and noticed that she was scared. So, he wrapped his arms around her and held her closer.
"I'm sorry, Soul. I just got a little... scared. Ehehe..." Maka tried to laugh it off.
"No worries. I don't mind." He tried to keep his 'cool' demeanor up. "You can stay here as long as you'd like." He grinned down at her. Maka blushed at his response. She didn't know whether to feel comforted or flattered. So, she chose flattery.
+_+_+_+_+_After The Movie_+_+_+_+_+
"Soul... that movie really spooked me." Maka's gaze eyes were looking all around the place in paranoia.
"Yeah, well, I just wanted to watch it once and make it worth the amount we bought it for." And to get closer to you. Soul was thinking that last part in his head. "Well, time to go to sleep, then. Night, Maka." He smiled at her.
"Night, Soul..." She looked down at the ground and debated in her head whether or not to ask Soul what was on her mind. He noticed that she didn't get up to go to her room.
"What's wrong, Maka?"
"I... Well... this is kind of embarrassing, but..." Maka fidgeted with her hands. "Would you mind if I... slept with you tonight?" She bit her bottom lip, partly in embarrassment, partly in anticipation at what Soul was going to say.
He was a little surprised to hear that Maka was feeling a little spooked by some movie. But, then he changed his mind. "Sure, Maka. Whatever makes you feel safe." He walked to his door and opened it, inviting her in. She smiled at him, grabbed the blanket off the couch and bouncily made her way to his room. There, Maka spread out, making herself feel at home. Soul didn't oppose to it, he just smirked at her and stood in the doorway.
"Comfortable?" He crossed his arms across his chest and leaned against the door frame, trying to look cool.
"Yes, very." Maka sat on the edge of his bed to look at Soul. "It'd be even more comfortable with you next to me." She smiled and raised her eyebrows in a suggestive manner.
"Soul raised his eyebrow in question. "Oh really, now?" Was all Soul could say to her. He chuckled for a few seconds and abruptly stopped. "I guess I have no choice." He ran to the bed and jumped on top of Maka, ravishing her with kiss after kiss.
Needless to say, they had one extremely pleasurable night together.
+_+_+_+_+_One Month Later_+_+_+_+_+
It wasn't even six in the morning and sounds of the toilet flushing could be heard from next door. Soul tried to block the noise out by squishing his head between the bed and his pillow to muffle the sound. But, it still persisted to keep him awake. He threw the pillow across the room and heavily sighed. After a few seconds of quiet, he noticed that there were other noises between the sounds of the toilet flushing. It sounded like... someone vomiting? He cracked open one of his eyes and looked around, making sure it was safe to come out from under the covers (to see whether or not Blair was there) and walked over to the bathroom across the hall. He stood there for a brief second to wipe the sleep off of his face.
"Maka, are you there?" Soul was knocking on the door.
She heard him through the door, and he sounded a little worried. "Don't worry, Soul. I'm fine. Just feeling a little queasy is all." She smiled at the person behind the door, though he couldn't see it.
That didn't convince him at all. "Maka, I'm coming in." He swung the door open to reveal Maka sitting on the ground, hugging the bowl, with her head dangling from the edge. Her hair was a mop of a mess, and her body was awkwardly positioned between the toilet and the bathtub. To put it shortly, she wasn't looking so hot right now. "Are you feeling sick? This has been happening way too often. Maybe we should go see the doctor." He walked to Maka and put the back of his hand against her forehead to check for a fever.
"No. I don't know what it is. I just woke up and I felt nauseous. Again." Her eyes bugged out of her head and she duck down for the millionth time that morning to empty out her stomach of last night's food. She grabbed some toilet paper and wiped her face clean of any remnants, then flushed it down the toilet. Sitting there for a few seconds, Maka took deep breaths in and out. She waited a few more seconds before trying to get herself off the ground. Soul kneeled down to her and grabbed her arm and helped her up. When she stood at her full height, she stumbled to the sink and turned the water on, splashing her face with massive amounts of water. Soul just stood there, feeling bad because there was nothing he could do to make her feel better.
"So, what can I do for you? I feel a little helpless here." Soul stood there, waiting for her to finish cleaning her face.
"Um, can you just get me a glass of water? I'm feeling a migraine coming on." She gripped her head in pain and trying to massage out the pressure forming in her forehead.
Soul speedily rushed back with a glass of water and one ibuprofen. "It's the last one." He said and handed it over to Maka.
"Thanks, Soul." She tried to smile at him, but it came out more like a grimace. She put the glass and the pill on the counter and took a couple more breaths. When Maka reached for the pill, she accidentally knocked it over and it fell down the drain, with no chance of saving it. She growled in frustration and called Soul to ask him for another one.
"Sorry, Maka. There's none left." He responded from the kitchen.
"Never mind I'll just take Tylenol!" She yelled, making her head ache ten fold. When she found the bottle, she grabbed it and popped a pill in her mouth, making sure not to drop it down the drain like the last one. She washed it down with the glass of water Soul gave her and then made her way to her bed. She plopped down and covered herself with the sheets.
Soul walked in and noticed that she was trying to fall asleep. "Hey, I'm gonna head to the store and buy some soup for you. Just stay there and rest, OK?" He slipped his jacket on.
"Soul, you're a lifesaver, you know that?" Maka responded from underneath the covers.
"Yeah, I'm just cool like that." He smirked at her. "Call if you need anything else while I'm at the store. See ya."
"Bye." Maka could hear Soul make his way to the front door, and shut it closed. After he left, she opened her eyes and got up in a sitting position. I wonder what's going on with me? I've been feeling sick for the past... two weeks already. It surely can't be because of something we ate because Soul hasn't been feeling sick. Maybe I've acquired some weird stomach flu or something else? But, I make sure to stay away from peole when they're contagious. Maka's thoughts were racing in her head. She tried to think of every possibility in her head as to why she had been feeling sick for the longest time. Her eyelids were slowly drooping, and she could feeling herself getting sleepy. She gave in and eventually dozed off for a good day's rest.
+_+_+_+_+_Later On_+_+_+_+_+
It was the afternoon, and the house wasn't as lively as usual. She could hear the TV on, and a few people conversing in the living room. She decided to walk in to the room. There, she saw Soul sitting with Black Star and Tsubaki. They were talking amongst each other in hushed tones. Maka looked at them in confusion and wondered why they were speaking so quietly.
"Hey, guys." Maka smiled down at the group. Black Star and Soul instantly stiffened in their seats and looked at Maka in surprise. Tsubaki looked at her with wide eyes and immediately got up from her chair to hug Maka.
"HYA-HOO! Hi, Maka!" Black Star shouted.
"Maka, are you alright? Soul told us you haven't been feeling well for two weeks already! Why haven't you gone to the doctor's yet?" Tsubaki was squeezing Maka in a bear hug. When she stopped hugging her, Tsubaki was still holding on to Maka's shoulders.
"I don't really know what's wrong with me, but I'm sure it'll go away." Maka tried to calm Tsubaki down by telling her what she wanted to hear. But she wasn't buying it at all.
"Now, Maka. I think we should take you to the doctor's office anyways. I know you're such a stubborn girl." She pointed her finger at Maka, emphasizing the words 'stubborn' and 'girl'. "Why don't we take you today?"
Maka knew she was right, but... "Tsubaki, I told you already. I'm feeling fine. Look, there's nothing wrong with me, right?" She threw her hands in the air and tried to show everyone that she was OK.
"Maka, maybe she's right. I've been worried about you for a long time already. It's not cool when you're stubborn." Soul said while sitting on the couch with his chin in his hands.
"Oh, fine! If it will convince everyone here that I'm perfectly fine, then let's go already." She walked to the door and grabbed her jacket. Everyone else followed suit and they headed over to the doctor's office.
When they finally arrived, Maka checked herself in at the front desk and everyone sat in the waiting area. Tsubaki and Soul sat on either side of Maka while Black Star was waking around, harassing the doctors and patients who were walking down the hallway. Tsubaki quickly got up from her seat and tried to calm Black Star down. An occasional 'sorry' could be heard from Tsubaki as she tried to take him back to the waiting area. Soul looked at Maka and smiled at her. He crossed his arms and slouched a little in his seat, then directed his attention towards Tsubaki and Black Star, who were making their way back to their seats.
A few minutes later, a nurse came out of the door. "Maka Albarn." She said and Maka got up from her seat.
"We'll be waiting out here till you're finished, Maka." Soul said before the door was closed.
Maka walked down the hall with the nurse, silently wondering what exactly was wrong with her. The nurse stopped in front of a cabinet and a desk full of stuff on it. She pulled out a pen from the holder and turned around toward Maka. "Maka, please take your shoes off and step on the scale." She did as she was told and stepped on to the scale. This was always one of the worst parts of a checkup. If she had gained weight, then her mood would be in the dumpster for the rest of the day. The numbers didn't pass her expected weight. In fact, it was a few pounds below. Sweet! "Now, please turn around so I can check your height." She turned and waited for the nurse to check and record the results. After that was over, they walked into a room and Maka sat on the bed that was lined with a paper-like material. "The doctor will be with you in just a moment, sweetie." The nurse smiled and closed the door for privacy.
Waiting was the worst part of the whole checkup process. This checkup was very different from others, seeing as her body hasn't been in the best shape for an entire month. The doctor finally came in, with her lab coat and stethoscope around her neck. She smiled at Maka and greeted her.
"Hello there, Maka. Why have you come to see me today?" She adjusted her thick rimmed glasses and attentively looked at Maka.
"I... Well, honestly? I haven't been feeling well for the past couple of weeks. I'm waking up and feeling nauseous or having headaches. I don't think it's something I ate, because my friend and I live in the same apartment and we eat the same things, so it can't be that. But, just recently I've been feeling ill, and I didn't know what to do. So, that's why I came here." She fiddled with her hands and tried to sit as straight as possible on a bed with no back support.
"I see. What kinds of medication have you taken? And has you time of the month come around yet?"
"I've been taking tylenol. And... I missed it this month." Maka looked at her doctor with worried eyes. "Is that a problem?"
"Well, it's usually a problem when you change your diet, have added stress in your life, or have an increased amount of sexual activity in your life." Maka's face froze at the last part she mentioned. "Does any of this reflect what's been going on in your life?" She adjusted her glasses again.
The silence hung in the air for a few seconds, and Maka was lost for words. She felt a little embarrassed at what her doctor said, but she had to tell her the truth. It's no use trying to hide what was so obvious, so she gave in to the pressure. "Um... I have been having... sex...recently."
"And did you use protection every time you had intercourse?"
"I... yeah." Maka was a little on edge with her doctor's questions and she didn't know whether to feel confused or scared for her next question.
"OK. I believe you, but just to be on the safe side why don't we have you take a pregnancy test? It's really simple." She continued her instructions and gave the little cup to Maka. She left to go to the bathroom across the hall. Two minutes later, Maka came out with a filled cup in her hands and an anxious-looking face on. She was worried about the results. Would she be happy if she found out that she was pregnant? Would Soul be happy about it? What were they going to do?
"Here you go, sensei." She handed it to her doctor and she grabbed it and put it on the counter.
"Thank you very much, dear. I'm going to step out for just a bit. I need to fill in some paperwork. I'll be back in a little while." She smiled and made her way out the door, making sure to close it after she walked through the doorway. Maka was still silent. She looked over to the computer monitor every ten seconds to see when the results would show. But she quickly decided to stop worrying about it. Maybe if she thought about it less, it would take her mind off of it and make her feel less stressed. So, she grabbed her cellphone and went online to check her email. This only took about two minutes and the doctor still wasn't back. She put her cellphone away and jumped off the bed to survey the room. There was a computer and stool for the doctor, a sink, complete with soap paper towels and hand sanitizer, then she came across a jar full of tongue depressors. They reminded her of popsicle sticks, and she suddenly had a craving for them. Someone grabbed the handle on the door, and Maka's heart skipped a beat. She quickly jumped back onto the bed before the person behind the door could fully open it. The person was her doctor, and she walked in the room with a paper in her hand. She looked at Maka with serious eyes and told her the news.
"Congratulations, Maka! You're pregnant!" Her doctor had a wide smile on and she looked happy. Maka, on the other hand, was completely and utterly shocked. Her mouth dropped and her eyes were open wide.
Oh my gosh. Was all Maka could think at the moment. She didn't know whether to be happy or sad. So, she went with shocked. The doctor looked at her and continued to smile. But, all Maka could do was keep her mouth agape.
"Maka? Maka, are you alright?" Her doctor dropped her smiled and tried to bring Maka back to reality. She waved her hand in front of her, but she still wasn't responding. "Maka, snap out of it!" She clapped her hands in front of Maka's face. She finally jolted out of her daydream and blinked her eyes a couple of times, then directed her attention to her doctor.
"I... what did you just say?" Maka asked her.
"I said you're pregnant, Maka."
And that's when it hit her. She didn't know what to do, or what to say. But, she forced herself to say something. "So... what do I do now?"
"Well, there are a couple of things I can think of. One, tell your partner that he's just become a daddy. And two, start telling your family and friends the good news!" Her optimism never ceased to exist.
"Oh gosh..." The panic started to settle in. "You see... I wasn't planning on becoming pregnant..." Maka's whole demeanor became very nervous and rigid.
"Ah... Now I understand why you're not so pleased with the results." She sweat dropped. "Well, I suppose there's always the choice of... abortion, if you would like."
Maka looked down at her feet and thought about it for a minute. "I definitely don't want to have an abortion. But, I have no clue what I would do with this baby after it's born." She sighed and tried not to cry.
"Well, there is the chance of putting the baby up for adoption. But, we can get into that later. Right now, I want you to focus on your health and..." The doctor's words were fading from Maka's conscience. All she could think about was, "What was Soul going to say when she told him?" She didn't want to upset him with the sudden news, but she had no choice but to tell him.
What would Papa say about this? And everyone else for that matter. They must think I'm just like Mama. She kept replaying the questions over and over in her head.
"...and if you have any questions just call me and I will be happy to answer them." Maka's doctor stood there, trying to gauge Maka's feelings on the matter.
"Thank you, sensei. I will definitely be calling you in the future. For now, I have to figure out how to tell Soul that I'm pregnant." The horror music was on loop in her mind. "I'll be leaving now."
"OK, Maka. It's a good thing you came in and found out sooner than later. I'll be hearing from you soon. Have a nice day."
Maka walked out of the room, down the hallway, and outside to the waiting room. Soul, Black Star and Tsubaki were right where she left them and they instantly sparked up when they saw her.
"Maka! Are you OK? Did they prescribe any medicine for you?" Tsubaki walked up to her.
"Yeah, tell us what happened!" Black Star said, er, shouted at Maka.
Soul just stood there, waiting for the news. He wasn't looking happy, but he looked relieved when Maka walked out of the door.
"Guys... I..." She hesitated to say the news. "Could you excuse us for a moment?" Maka grabbed Soul's arm and raced down another hallway.
"Maka, what are you doing?" Soul said, trying to figure out what she was doing.
"I just need to tell you something before everyone else hears about it!" Maka said while still trying to put as much distance between them and Black Star and Tsubaki as much as possible. Sooner or later they found a bench next to the window, and Maka figured that would be the perfect spot for them to talk about the issue. She let go of Soul's arm and looked at him.
"So, what do you want to talk about?" Soul stood there and stared at Maka in irritation.
"Do you remember... about a month ago when we watched that horror movie together?"
"Yeah, I remember." Soul continued to stare at her.
"Well... do you remember what we did that night?" Maka bit her bottom lip.
Soul smirked. "Tch. Of course I would remember something like that."
"So then you know what happens when two people do... "it" together, right?"
Soul raised his eyebrow in question and looked at Maka funny. "Um... they have wonderful sex together all the time from then on?" Soul said, hoping it was the right answer.
"Soul, be serious!" Maka looked a little irritated at Soul's answer. "I mean... do you know what the consequence is for having... sex?"
". . . I'm not quite understanding what you're trying to say, Maka. Maybe you should just say it already." Soul started tapping his foot in impatience. The seconds were ticking by, and the tension was getting thicker. Just before Soul was going to yell at her, Maka spoke up.
"I'm... I-...er... I'm pre-" She stuttered and tried to get her breathing in check. "I'm pregnant."
The words echoed in Soul's head and he tried to process what Maka had just said. When it finally hit him, he hid his eyes behind his bangs. Maka was panicking because he wasn't saying anything. He slowly walked to Maka until he was right in front of her, eyes still hidden. Their faces were so close that Maka could feel his breath tickling her nose. When Soul looked up, his features were written with... happiness? Maka was shocked and didn't know what to say.
"Maka... I couldn't be more happier about this." He smiled down at her. "Does this mean I get to be a dad?" Tears were falling down Maka's face at his confession. She was expecting to be shocked by his response, but not in a good way. It made her feel lighter than air at that moment. She smiled with him laughed a little. He wiped the tears from her face and caressed her cheek. "I can't believe this is really happening to us." Soul wrapped his arms around Maka's waist and kissed her with all the passion he had for her. He picked her up and spun her in a circle before putting her back on the ground and coming up for air.
"I knew I picked the right man." Maka stepped back from Soul and entwined their hands together as they walked down the hall.
+_+_+_+_+_The End_+_+_+_+_+
Soooo, what did you guys think about this one?