"Soul, we need to talk." Spirit said as he forced himself in. Soul stared at him with drawn out eyes wondering what he could possibly want. Spirit looked around the room in pure disgust. "This is how you are living?"
Soul groaned as he closed the door, "What are you doing here?"
"I ran into Maka today at the flower shop with Kidd. She told me everything that happened," Spirit informed but Soul just seemed to get annoyed and angered.
"What are you here to kick my ass? Go ahead and do it, you can't bring me anymore pain." Spirit looked at Soul in a confused manner. He knew the boy could get hopeless sometimes, but this was downright pathetic.
"Get your shit together, Soul. Kidd might be a friend for now, but if you continue sitting around in your own self pity. Just look at this place, this is pathetic. Maka does not want to be with someone like that and she deserves better than that."
"So, you came here to shit on me? Tell me how pathetic I am and then what? Why are you telling me this?" Soul nearly screamed at Spirit trying to get out all of his pain and frustration.
"I am telling you this so you can wake up. I might not have accepted you entirely at first, but I do know something, that girl should not be with Kidd. She needs to get her head on straight. You need to fight for my little Maka because as much as I hate to admit it, you two should be together."
"How the hell am I supposed to do that? She has a better time with Kidd." Soul disliked to admit all of his insecurities and wished he could always be confident, but it was just like he was missing a huge part of his life.
Spirit laughed, "That is what you see. But, Kidd is just a friend to her but he will become more than that if you decide to let her go on like you are."
"Why would you even want to help me? Maka could end up alone or with a better guy, don't you want that?" Soul asked and hopelessness in the pit of his voice.
"Look I cancelled my date for you, so just take what I am saying and use it. I am giving you a great shot to man up and do what you are supposed to do. Get this apartment cleaned up, get some self-confidence and respect, let go of everything that happened, and get her back. That is the end of it." Spirit left, slamming the door behind him. Soul looked around then looked at himself. He was definitely right and Soul knew that.
Soul picked up everything he knocked over and threw away everything that he broke. He felt himself become more and more foolish of his actions as he saw everything that he had done. He wanted to get Maka back more than anything. He was tired of sitting in a corner, scared and as a coward, he was done with that. Whenever he was finished picking up, renewing everything, he got his appearance in check.
He jumped into shower, it felt like a million years since he had got one. He felt like he was cleaning his soul one bit at a time. He already had Maka, he knew that he still had her and he just had to show her that he knew that. He fixed his hair, it was messy yet clean. He put on a pair of black jeans and red thin shirt. It made him look normal.
He knew the first place he was going to go. He walked out of the apartment like he only had moments to spare. He knocked on the door, a basketball in his hand. The door swung open and nervousness was in the pit of Soul's stomach.
"Oh, Soul, what can I do you for?" Tsubaki asked him. She felt a strange vibe about him being here.
"I wanted to speak to Black Star, if that is okay." Tsubaki looked at him intensely and something about her persona seemed to change.
"Look, Soul, you can speak to Black Star all you want. But, as his weapon and lover, I must have you know. I know Black Star does some things that people don't understand and he may be childish at points, but if you ever do anything like that again. I will have no point but to protect him at all costs." Soul gulped as he looked away, this side of Tsubaki, it was absolutely horrifying.
"I understand." Tsubaki smiled as she turned away and called for Black Star to the door. The stubby figure came over, a shinier in his eye and a poker face planted on his face.
"What do you want?" Black Star asked, pretending not to even care for what he was going to say. He made it known that it would take a lot to be back on mutual ground.
"I want to apologize. I was upset, beyond belief and I could not control the rage that was going on inside of me. I know I owe you times ten the apology and I should have done this sooner. I am just so fucked without Maka. I am not thinking straight dude, I just want her back so much." He took a breath. "I know this doesn't really have to do with you, but if you could sympathize with me, I would be grateful."
Black Star sighed, "I guess I can understand… We all have tough moments. I am not one to judge you. But, it is going to take a lot to get me to shoot hoops with you again."
"I will let you have the ball first." Soul smirked.
"Deal, deal." They both walked along the street, making their way to the court where they played one on one just like the other night. They were both thrilled that they set aside their differences, yet there was so much more on Soul's mind.
"So, Maka is still gone." Soul brought up as they sat down for a break. "Spirit came to visit me earlier today, really put a foot up my ass, but I suppose I needed it. I wrecked absolutely everything in that place, it is terrible. But, he told me that I need to fight for Maka back and that is what I plan on doing."
"How do you plan on doing that?" Black Star whipped the sweat away from his forehead.
"Not sure. I have to figure out how to show her somehow. I really can't think of anything."
"You should go over there, tell her what's up, but then show her that you are going to be okay without her. Girls like strong guys, you know. She doesn't want some guy that is mopping around and making a mess while she is gone. That girl is independent and before this all happened, so were you. You need to go back to your old self. I mean that is why she loves you and stuff. At least, that is why Tsubaki is with me. I don't have to calm down for her and stuff."
"That makes sense, I suppose I can try that out. Should I go over there now?"
"Go over there whenever you feel the need to go over there." Soul looked at him like he needed more than that. "I will be fine here by myself, just go."
Soul knocked on the door of the mansion. He wondered who would open the door and what he would say. He tried to plan out what to say for every single situation, but he could not seem to make up his mind. The anticipation could not seem to seize and rattled throughout his stomach.
"Hello, Soul." Those copper eyes stared at him, in annoyance and in frustration. "What can I do you for?"
Soul's brows became closer as he felt his voice become rugged, "I came here to speak the Maka."
Kidd smiled as he leaned against the door. "She's not here, she went out to pick out supper. Besides, I don't think she really wants to speak to you."
"Listen here, you brat, I plan on getting her back so I don't know why you have such a smug look on your face." Soul pushed his teeth together, nearly growling at Kidd. Kidd just kept his cool persona as he spoke to Soul as he tried to keep the upper hand.
"I just did not expect you to show. And, I plan on getting her back too if you haven't read my signs," Kidd mentioned. It made him shake inside but he tried to remain tough just like he practiced.
"You don't even understand what you are getting yourself into. We belong together. She probably views you as just a friend. She actually loves me. You are going to get the biggest whiplash of your life if you try to take her away."
"I understand exactly what I am getting myself into, but if you care to challenge me, then I can't stop you. All I know is that you blew it one too many times, why would she want you anymore?"
"Why would she want you anymore? I know Maka and whenever she wants something, she goes after it. Just wait six more days, I promise you. Maka is forever my girl and nothing will change that."
"We will see, but for now, get off of my property. I don't need this kind of attention on my porch step."
"Have it yourself, but I will be back." Soul walked away and out of the sight of Kidd. Kidd, no matter how much he hated to admit it, he was terrified. He slammed the door behind him in anger trying to focus on something else, but he just could not. He needed to get rid of Soul and he needed to make his move on Maka.