Hi again everyone! Well, first off, thank you for the reviews new reviewers! I love you all and really appreciate it. Secondly, I'm starting school tomorrow *ew* so I'm not sure how quickly I'll be able to update. Despite that, I'll try to update as quickly as possible for you guys!
Chapter 7
Stein woke up a little later than he normally did, but he wasn't sure why. He'd gotten the same amount of sleep as any other night and hadn't had any nightmares that kept him up. Perhaps today was just going to be an off day.
He crawled out of bed and went to the kitchen where a cup of coffee waited for him on the counter. Steam still rose from the mug, so he knew that Evar had just made it. Although he didn't recognize the mug; it was pink and had a big red heart on it. Oh well. It wasn't like anyone of consequence was here to see him drink out of such a girly container.
"Evar?" he called.
Normally she was down here in her pajamas when he went to the kitchen, but she was nowhere to be seen. That was odd. Stein took a sip of coffee and smiled to himself. It was about as black as coffee could get; just the way he liked it. He'd never even told Evar that he liked it that way. Somehow she just seemed to realize it.
The scientist decided he'd go and look for his roommate since he still had a little time before he had to get ready. He was still only wearing his sweats and hadn't bothered to put a shirt on; not very presentable. But it didn't bother him. It wasn't like there was anyone he was trying to impress.
Since she hadn't answered him, Stein assumed that Evar had probably gone back to her bedroom and fallen asleep again. The woman had been up all night grading papers and was probably exhausted. He got to her room and didn't bother to knock. After all, she was probably asleep. Stein twisted the knob and pushed the door open, stepping inside the room. His mouth opened to speak, but his lips gradually closed in shock.
Evar was at her bed, but she wasn't sleeping. She'd changed out of her pajamas into a short, black skirt that accentuated her hips, a typical look for her. But on top was a different story. All she had on was a lacy, white bra that her breasts were almost popping out of. There was a white shirt in her hand, but she froze when Stein had opened the door.
For a moment they just stood there, not really knowing what to say. It was a beyond awkward situation and not something that one could just deal with. Neither of them had a clue as to what they were supposed to do.
"Get out!" Evar screeched suddenly.
Her free arm turned into the blade of her scythe, electricity flowing through it. Stein swiftly stepped out and closed the door before she could maul him.
The scientist hesitated a moment, staring straight ahead. He'd never seen a woman in her underwear before. It was quite strange. He had to admit thought that it was slightly enticing. There was a reason Spirit was prowling after the woman and it had just become quite clear to Stein. She had lovely skin… how it would be to slice it open…
Stein stopped himself quickly. He took a swig of coffee and walked away calmly, reaching up to give the screw in his head a twist. Those kinds of thoughts were exactly what he needed to get rid of. It would only increase his madness.
Meanwhile, Evar pulled her shirt on over her head, smoothing it out gently. She glanced over to the door where Stein had come in. They'd been living together for a while and this was the first time he'd walked in on her. She shouldn't have been so surprised; it was bound to happen at some time or another. Still, the fact that he was half naked had only made it more awkward. Couldn't he put a shirt on or something? Sure he walked around in the morning without a shirt on all the time, but when he walked in on her without a shirt…
Evar shook her head and left the room, trying to let it go. It wasn't like he'd meant to walk in on her or anything. It was simply an accident. She couldn't get too angry with him for that.
She went to the kitchen for something to eat. Stein didn't really have anything in the fridge, so she just poured herself a glass of milk and grabbed a banana. The man really needed to go grocery shopping.
"Hey."
Evar turned around with banana in her mouth, surprised to see Stein. He'd changed into his typical outfit, lab coat and all, and was looking at her with the same lack of emotion as always.
"Hey," she replied, "You really need to go shopping, there's nothing in the fridge."
"Sorry. I don't eat much."
She sighed and swallowed a chunk of banana, wishing there was something else she could eat that would fill her up. How could Stein live like this?
"I didn't mean to walk in on you."
Evar paused with her mouth over the yellow fruit.
"I thought you fell back asleep," he said, "So I went to wake you up."
"Oh. Well, um… thanks?"
He shrugged and reached into his lab coat for a cigarette. Evar finished her makeshift meal just as he let out a puff of smoke.
"You know that's really unhealthy," she said.
"Yeah."
She stared at him. Of course she'd heard the stories of how nicotine was addictive and was hard to quit. But that didn't explain why people kept doing it if they knew it was bad for them. It made no sense.
"Then why do you do it?"
"Do what?"
"Smoke."
Stein pondered this for a moment. No one had ever asked him that before.
"I guess you could say it's my weakness," he said after a while.
"The weakness of the greatest Meister to ever live is a little rolled up piece of paper filled with tar?"
It became very quiet. When put into that perspective, Stein felt slightly pathetic. A lot of people were easily susceptible to nicotine's power, but why was he? As Evar said, he was the most powerful Meister at the DWMA. He should be stronger than those who fell to the addiction of smoking. So why wasn't he?
"Don't worry about it, Stein," Evar sighed, "My weakness is water, which is pretty lame in comparison to smoking."
"Water?"
She nodded but remained silent, signaling that she didn't want to discuss the matter. Stein respected her privacy. Plus, he didn't want her to get angry like earlier and go into Weapon mode. He had enough scars on his body as it was.
"We should get going," he said, "Being late wouldn't set a good example for the students."
"Then what are you waiting for? Come on already!"
She grabbed him by the wrist and flew out the door, Stein's cigarette almost falling out of his mouth. He reluctantly followed, not wanting to risk getting electrocuted.
"Today's the day," Maka said with determination, "Today is the day we're going to set the professor up with Miss Elektra!"
She and her friends were all gathered together in first period, scheming before Miss Elektra came in.
"If we can pull this off, it'll be pretty cool," Soul said.
"All of the stations have been set up," Kid added, "And we all know where our designated areas are. There's no way this can fail!"
"I still think this is lame," Black*Star muttered, "The professor's just gonna make her as crazy as he is. Why do we want that to happen?"
"Don't we want him to be happy?" Crona murmured.
"Yeah, Black*Star, lighten up," Liz snapped, "This'll be good for them."
"Yeah!" Patty cheered.
"This is really sweet," Tsubaki chimed in, "It'd be really nice if you'd help us, Black*Star."
"Fine," he grumbled, "But don't expect me to be nice when Miss Elektra loses her marbles."
Just as Maka was about to chop Black*Star, Evar entered the room, clearing her throat and sending the kids to their seats.
"Morning, class," she said.
"Morning, Miss Elektra," everyone replied.
She walked over to her desk and was about to take a seat when she noticed something wrong. This wasn't her chair. It wouldn't normally have been a big deal. However, this was Stein's chair; the stitches were unmistakable.
"Okay, who stole Professor Stein's chair?" she sighed.
Everyone looked at each other questioningly, curious as to who dared to steal the professor's chair. They all knew that it was basically his only mode of transportation and always had it on hand. Or apparently almost always since it had wound up in Miss Elektra's classroom.
Black*Star was doing his best not to cry out with a mix of anger pride. He'd only agreed to steal the chair because he'd wanted to mess with the professor, but no one had told him that they'd be putting it in Miss Elektra's room. This was probably an attempt at getting the two together, and he didn't want to be any part of that.
"Well since no one's confessing," Evar said loudly, "Looks like I'll have to go get Professor Stein and have him read all your souls to tell me who did it."
All the students gulped. They pitied the poor guy who'd stolen the chair.
The woman left the room to go find Stein, the students erupting into conversation the second the door closed.
"Who do you think did it?"
"Whoever it was must be an idiot."
"The professor always has that chair! How'd they manage to get it?"
Black*Star got up and started to leave the room.
"Black*Star!" Tsubaki cried, "Where are you going?"
"I'm gonna get punished," he called, "Might as well have some fun first."
Tsubaki and the other sweat-dropped as the boy left the room to follow their teacher. He was already in trouble, and whatever he was going to do would only put him in a worse situation. Then again, Black*Star didn't really understand anything about consequences.
The young assassin snuck along the halls of the academy in absolute silence, erasing his breath. If he was going to do this, he couldn't afford to mess it up. Even better, if he pulled it off he'd become an ever bigger star than he already was.
"Stein," Evar's voice called, "Hang on a sec."
Black*Star stopped in his tracks. They were just around the corner. Though he couldn't see souls, his hearing was good enough to determine that it was only the two teachers in the hall. Perfect.
"Evar? Aren't you supposed to be teaching?"
Evar? Black*Star furrowed his brows. He'd never heard his teacher's first name. It was weird. Just like her and the professor, he thought.
"Yeah, but I found something of yours in my classroom."
Now was the time. He had to do it before they came around the corner. He closed his eyes and concentrated as hard as possible. This was it. This was his moment.
Speed Star.
The boy flew around the corner and past the teachers, almost running into Miss Elektra he was so close. He'd run so fast that he caused a wind to pick up, blowing the two adults' hair quite forcefully. But that wasn't all that blew. Evar's skirt flew up quickly, causing her to cry out in horror. She pushed it down as fast as possible, but not fast enough. Stein's face colored slightly at the sight of the black fabric that had just been exposed and he instantly looked away.
First I walked in on her and now this? Stein thought. What on earth is going on?
"Yahoo!"
Black*Star had accomplished what he'd set out to do and felt pretty damn good about it. He was going to be humiliated because of Miss Elektra, so why not humiliate her as well? It seemed pretty fair.
Evar turned around, her eyes dark and narrow. She knew who that was; there was no mistaking his voice.
"Black*Star…" she hissed.
Stein looked back at her, relieved that her skirt hung on her properly and wasn't showing what he'd just seen. She was hunched over slightly, still grabbing the bottom of her skirt and pulling it down. Her attention was behind her, pointed at Black*Star who had stopped at the end of the hall for some unknown reason.
"You're in so much trouble!" she screeched.
The professor watched intrigued as the woman darted after him screaming, Black*Star tearing off and yelling in fear. Hmm. Who knew she could be so frightening? Oh well. Black*Star had it coming anyway after he'd stolen the chair.
"Not the brightest, is he?" Stein said to himself.
Well, at least now he wouldn't have to come up with a punishment. He'd leave that to Evar.
All of the students looked at the blackboard mortified. Black*Star had been hung there by his shirt in the same fashion he had when he cheated on the super written exam. Again, he was quite bloody and messed up. This time he also seemed to have some electrical burns across his face and arms. Tsubaki screamed at the sight.
"This is what happens when you're stupid," Evar hissed, "Any questions?"
The room was deathly still.
"Good. Now study something while I take Professor Stein's chair back."
Once she left, Maka and the others suddenly felt less confident in their plan. They didn't know Miss Elektra could get so… scary. Maybe trying to forcibly set her up wasn't such a good idea.
Evar: How come I was half naked throughout this enitre chapter?
Heretsu: I don't know, but I'm glad I wasn't there to see it.
Evar: I'd hope my brother wasn't there to see it.
Heretsu: Besides, you're nowhere near as hot as Blair! She makes you look like a flat-chested little kid!
Evar: *Evar Chop!*
Heretsu: Ow! What the hell? When did you get your own chop?
Evar: That's for me to know and you to find out.
Yup so that's it for now! This was a fun chapter to write, especially that last part with Evar and Heretsu ^^ Well, I don't have much to say except please review! Thanks!
