She stood in front of the compact mirror that was really odd to her, but none the less took a look of herself. It was strange staring at her figure that was accentuated by the red dress she was literally shoved into. The red elegant gown reached the floor with her beautiful feet adorned by a pair of four inched heels covered by the satin fabric, her hair up in a halo braided up do with curls framing her face, wearing simple make up a blush and matching her dress red plump lips.
She was staring at the mirror in awe at herself, every attribute of her body was highlighted by the expensive covers that were generously given to her by Soul. Liz and Patty who were absolutely kind to her and creepy in a way were looking at her with pride, also with a glint of mischievousness in it.
"Wo- Wow... Uh... I look—" Maka still at awe was cut off by Liz.
"Absolutely beautiful! I can't wait for Soul to see this, I just know he will drool out of his mind!"
"Uhh... Liz..." Maka muttered still unsure of what to think.
"Hehe Nee-chan! Bet you Soul will have a nosebleed!" Patty giggled. Maka wide eyed stared at her, what an odd thing to say Maka thought.
"Bet you he'll pass out! Haha!" Liz and Patty laughed together while Maka just smiled at their goofiness.
"Well why don't we step out now, I'm sure he's waiting." Maka said and took a step forward towards the door but was stopped by Liz.
"Maka, we just want to say that you're the first girl he's ever liked this much... And we really hope that you'll turn out to be his meister." She genuinely told Maka. Though Maka was shocked of what she was saying.
"Meister? What do you mean?"
"You'll find out soon, now let's not keep your man waiting any longer!" She began pushing Maka outside.
"Wa– Wait! He's not my man!"
"Oh sweetheart he'll be soon enough." Liz who winked at her said. "Be your man that is."
Soul quietly or rather impatiently looking at his watch thinking what was taking them long, but when the door opened and a reluctant Maka stepped out he now knew why.
He must be dreaming right now of how gorgeous this woman is, and how he was completely wrong when he thought she can't be any more beautiful than she can be.
There she stood beautifully with her gown and hair perfectly or symmetrically done. He doesn't know the words to say he was speechless.
Liz watched the scene unfold, Soul awestruck jaw opened. Maka shyly stared at him. She knew then that she was the right girl for Soul, she will be his meister, and she just had this gut feeling.
"What the hell are you lookin at?!" Maka blushed, let me repeat that 'blushed' for the first time ever while she seemingly shouts at him.
"You lo–look stunning." Was all Soul could say. He cleared his throat stuck out his hand then said. "Shall we?"
Maka took it rather hesitantly but none the less they started to go out and into the car, but before that she didn't saw how Soul turned a little bit backwards and gave the two sisters a thumbs up. Liz and Patty just smirked and gave him a thumbs up back. There were two cars in front, one for Soul and Maka and one for the twins. Once they set foot in it, they took off to the Golden Palace.
Guests arrive and so does Maka and Soul, once they were in front of the door's ball room before them stood a tall man with black hair and striped at the sides, he introduced himself to Maka as both of the twins went to his side.
"Welcome to this celebration Maka, heard so much about you from Soul." Kid grabbed her hand and kissed it, Maka just smiled softly at him and retrieved her hand back, and Soul was scowling at Kid as he said that.
"Hmm... Really? What did he tell you?" Maka raised her brows and looked at Soul, while he gulped and stared at Kid's eyes to convey his message to abort.
"Oh, he told me how wonderful you are of course! And beautiful too in a very creative langu—" Kid was stopped by Soul as he dragged Maka inside. The twins giggled at Soul's antics, they were sure that she was the right girl for Soul.
"Soul! What the—? Where are you taking me?"
"Somewhere, just follow." Soul keeps on leading her to a dark hallway.
"What about the party?"
"It'll only take a minute— here we are." He opened the room, it was dark inside and at the middle sat a baby grand piano. Soul didn't speak to her but she followed him, he continues his way, and sat at the chair, then he played.
It was dark, but mesmerizing, Maka thought. She stared at him, while he played, obviously it was a dark tune, Maka may not know much but it was what she was feeling, but deep down she feels another thing— fear? It was weird yet she wanted more, but then his fingers started going slower and a lighter tune's heard, then it ended.
Maka smiled and clapped lightly, she went to him and just sat beside him, Soul still embarrassed didn't look at her, but after a while he did.
"That's who I am Maka, what you just heard." He told her, it got Maka confused that she tilted her head to the side really cutely.
"Its beautiful Soul. I may not know you that much, but that's what I am feeling and what I heard." She smiled at him radiantly, that even him stopped and just took in the sight.
"You have a pretty bad taste in music." Soul commented, he stood up and grabbed her hand. "Come on, I can hear them outside."
"Them? Who's them?" Maka asked, as she followed him. Soul just smirked then opened the doors, in fell a bunch of people including the twins and Kid who immediately reclaimed his statuesque self.
"Uhh..."
"We can explain..."
"Look Soul..."
"It was Black star's idea!" Liz screamed. Maka laughed at her.
"What?! I suggested it idiot! And besides I need to see what's so special with this girl that my bro plays his song to her!" The blue haired man said but stopped and was tensed up as he saw the girl.
"Hey man, this is Maka. Maka this blue haired idiot is Black star." Soul continued on and introduced her to everyone, while Black star just kept on staring at her and muttering or rather stuttering out words that can't be understand by anyone, Tsubaki the raven haired woman knew what was happening with Black star as she too knew the princess, and his childhood best friend.
"Maka! It's me Black star! Your best friend!" He grabbed Maka's shoulders as he shook her, Maka had a confused look on her face, while Soul was shocked and was about to push him back, when Maka did it.
"I'm sorry, but I don't know you 'till now." Maka walked backwards but he kept insisting.
"B-but! Don't you remember! We used to escape the palace guards just to play!" He told her. Tsubaki tried calming him down and just pulled him.
"Black star, that's not her. She doesn't even remember."
"It is her! Her name's Maka!"
"Dude calm down, maybe you need to go outside and have some air." Soul suggested as he brought Maka now to the growing crowd of nobles and commoners at the center of the ballroom.
The rest of the group just watched Maka and Soul, while some followed them, some went to aid Black star. Though they didn't see when Maka turned her back and looked at Black star's eyes with a look.
After the whole incident with Black star, Soul explained to her everything about the best friend of the blue haired man, Maka understood well as her parents died in a ship wreck too.
As they were walking she saw Kim, Jackie, Marie and Angela dancing. Maka waved at them and went to dance as well with them of course. While Soul just watched at the side, later on she told Angela to wait for her and to be careful, she joined Soul and just followed him and talk to him, but then there was a loud trumpet, indicating that a royal had just arrived.
"They're here." Soul muttered out. Maka looked at him confused again.
"Who?"
"Remember what I told you a while ago? The best friend of Black star? The girl was their daughter, and those two over there survived the shipwreck." Soul told her as he began to lead her to them. "Come on, have to go there as I am one of the royals.
"There you go again." Maka sighed as he just smirked at her.
"Lord Spirit Albarn and Lady Kami Albarn of the East!" The pronouncer said loudly, the two went to bow to Lord Death, but then was joined by the lord and lady of western lands to converse. Maka and Soul joined them.
"Oh Soul! I see you brought this beautiful girl! Kami! This is the girl I told you about!" Lady Evans told her, Kami was just dumb struck as she stared at the girl. Maka now faced her and smiled at her.
"Hello my Lady, it is an honor to meet you. My name is Maka." As Maka said this, both Spirit and Kami was shell shocked and stared at her, while Soul conversed with his parents about something.
"Maka..." Kami mumbled out. Black star was now towards the right of Spirit, whispering to him about something she can't hear. "Oh my Maka..."
"Hello... Miss Maka. I'm sorry, it's just you have the same name our daughter had. Where are you from?" Spirit asked. Kami was still shocked, but something caught her eyes, the necklace.
She grabbed hers and clenched into a fist, while Maka explained to her husband where she came from. Kami moved towards her and gently picked up her locket, then everything went silent as she whisper to Maka.
"W-Where did you get this?"
"Uh... Uhm.. I don't know, I've had it ever since I could remember, my Lady." Maka now was confused, she went to move back so that the lady could let go of her locket, but she was now clutching it very tightly. "Could you let go of it now? Please..."
"Spirit... It's her. Our little girl." Kami told him, as she went to open the locket with her key necklace.
Maka watched shocked as it opened, her heart now beating fast. She took the locket from the woman in front of her and stared at the small photo in it. It was of a man and a woman, smiling at a little baby girl in their arms.
"Oh... My Maka." Kami went to hug her but she flinched, hurt from her reaction she stopped and just carefully watched her. Spirit went to grab his wife and he too was watching their daughter carefully.
Everybody now was watching the scene unfold, indeed it was a memorable day, as the long lost daughter was now found. Maka was walking backwards not letting anyone touch her not even Soul, she was having a hard time breathing. She looked up at the faces in front of her, her parents and her best friend.
"I—I... This.. Is not... Possible. My parents are dead. They died!" Maka wide eyed stared at them, when her parents made a move to get closer to her she flinched and step back.
"Maka... My darling, let us explain—" Kami started but then was interrupted by a scream and running from the set of guards.
"Witch!"
Screamed by the people, indeed it was, they felt it. Maka raised her head alert and went to run towards Angela, but then it was Angela who was being pointed at by swords and arrows. Spartoi was all changed into weapons and went to the witch surrounding her.
"Uh... Uhmm..." Angela mumbled as she quivers in fear.
Maka ran to her, someone was stopping her but she didn't dare stop, she ran to a guard punched him in his solar plexus and grabbed his sword. Now she was in front of little Angela, sword rose up and attacked the men who dare take a step towards Angela.
"Maka!"
Maka didn't stop as she protected the little girl, she vowed protecting her, and so she will. A guard went to attack at her side but was stop by a very powerful kick from her, that sent him flying backwards. Somehow the group Spartoi was just watching amazed. They were not attacking for the witch was not causing harm to others.
As Maka fend off the guards, she was so into protecting Angela that she didn't even notice a guard stabbing her at her lower back, it pierced right into her, it made her stop coughing up some blood. The guard got his sword back, as the blade got out of her body, Maka bent down.
"Maka!" Soul went to her side, almost stabbing the guard as he punched him until it bloody dies. Black star went to protect the little girl who Maka was protecting.
Maka stood up again, everybody stopped and went to stare at her, Spirit and Kami went to get closer but as they watch her she shouted with fierce eyes, everybody flinched at her beautiful jade eyes from how intense it was.
"That's enough! If I am as important as you say... This little girl is my life." Maka raised the blade of her sword and pressed it to her neck. Everybody gasped and stopped their movement.
"Maka! No! Stop!" Soul went to her, but he stopped immediately, as he saw the blade pressed up more into her skin drawing out blood.
"I will kill myself if she dies. I don't care if she's a witch. She's a child! Be reasonable!" Maka shouted as her breathing faltered. Kim and Jackie in her weapon form went to her side.
"Maka its okay, put it down now." Kim went to her side, but Maka's grip didn't change.
"I'm sorry Maka... I was having fun, and I didn't realize I released my soul protect." Angela whispered to her as she hugged Maka. She smiled at the little girl.
"It's okay Angela."
"Okay! No harm will be put onto the girl Maka dear! But as protocol she will be watched. Guards! No one is to touch a single hair towards the young child witch, and the princess of the east shall be protected!" Lord death said, Maka slowly lowered the sword. She was breathing heavily now, holding her wound. She saw how everybody tried to go to her again, she stepped back to Kim's arms.
"D—don't... I don't know what to do anymore..." Maka mumbled out, she coughed out blood making Spirit and Kami almost run to her. "Let's go home Kim."
She started walking out of the palace doors, holding Angela's hand. She didn't care anymore, she just want to sleep this all away. Soul went to her side and tried holding her arm but she shook her head and said no.
"I'm sorry Soul. I just want to be away from your world for now." Maka told him as she looked at his eyes.
"At least let me take you home." He suggested, but she just shook her head. Kim and Jaqueline went to her.
"We've got her Prince Soul. Come on Maka, we have to heal your wound."
"But—! She's wounded! And she has to be cured by our doctors." Kami pointed out.
"I'm fine. I experienced worst. Let's go Kim, Lord Death thank you for understanding." Maka said as she still tried stopping the bleeding of her wound.
"Of course dear! We'll talk about the little girl some other time, now please go home and take a rest. I'll send our best doctor with you on your journey home." Lord Death chimed. Maka smiled gratefully.
As they walked out of the palace, Maka knew that she was being watched by the people, and her parents but she didn't care at the moment. Kami saw her soul, it was a grigori.
"It really is her Spirit..." Kami sobbed out. "She still has the same fiery grigori soul, and a strong woman she become."
"She is... Isn't she?" Spirit smiled.
The moment Lord Death saw Maka's grigori soul, he knew that she was very different. Therefore arrangements must be put quickly, so he began to work.
As for the rest of the Spartoi, they were amazed, by the young girl. Who stood up to protect a witch. Especially Soul, he smiled and thought.
You really are something Maka
A/N: Hey everyone! hope all of you are still reading! A lot has happened at this chapter, because I realised the story was too slow. Anyways to those confused please read the newly edited Chapter 1 just a few changes, Maka doesnt have a sister and she's taking care of little Angela, Im still editing Chapters 2, 3, and 4. Enjoy! I will post review answers at the next chapter, so to everyone who's reading this please Review ^_^
