A/N- Hiya! I think I pulled a muscle doing the limbo at my friend's party the other day. Yes, while doing the limbo, how much more pathetic can I get? Well, at least it was a tie between me and my best friend! That works out nicely!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Soul Eater. If I did, I'd do something about this STUPID COMPUTER FREEZING ON ME! I WANT MY LAPTOP BAAAAACK! Speaking of that, my sister informed me that someone from Dell might have read what I said about them not moving their butts, and I'm like oh poop! So if you work in Dell, or know someone who does, no offense, I'm just suffering unintentional abandonment. Some disclaimer this is!
California Dreamin'… Sorta (I hate spell check, most of the title is "wrong"… wait, that's not part of the title!)
Chapter 7
Maka ran to the lobby with everyone else on her tail. The lobby seemed to be deserted.
"Everyone split up and look for witnesses or people who are injured." She commanded.
As commanded, everyone split up in meister weapon teams. Maka and Soul went to the reception desk, where they saw a worker sitting behind the desk curled in a ball. So basically a middle aged man was sitting in a more babyish version of fatal position. Well, at least he's not sucking his thumb…
"Sir, are you okay?" Maka asked.
The man yelped at the sound of her voice. "I-I'm s-shaken up, b-but not physically h-hurt or b-broken…"
"Can you tell us what the attackers looked like?" Soul asked.
The man shook his head. "Y-you two are just kids, I don't want you to go after her and get hurt…"
"Listen- wait, did you say "her"?" Soul asked.
"Shoot."
"Look, sir, we…" Maka trailed off. "We just want to know so we can tell our moms who to look out for so they don't get hurt." She finished in an innocent voice.
Soul glanced at her. She could have just said they were academy students and she would get all the answers she needed. He really didn't get that girl.
The man looked lost in thought. "Are any of your mom's single?"
Maka looked ready to attack him (and we all know why, who would blame her), and Soul sensed it. He placed his arm in front of her waist, silently telling her not to, as it would not be worth it.
"No." Maka growled. "Forget about our moms, we are highly trained DWMA students, and we need to know who attacked." She said, showing him their student IDs as proof.
"O-oh." The man said, reduced to stuttering again, the conversation no longer obtaining to his interest. Jerk. "S-she was tall, a-and had blond hair that was s-short and in a long braid in the front-"
That was all he had to say.
"Medusa…" Maka said; face immediately turning into a frown. "Thank you, sir."
Maka barley heard him whimper before she spun and stalked off, Soul right behind her.
"Hey" Soul asked. "What was with that whole "mom" thing earlier? I mean, telling him we're academy students would just make life a whole lot easier."
Maka stopped, still staring ahead. After a moment of silence, she turned around to face Soul. "I guess, I just thought we could stay a bit, I dunno, low key, I guess, while we're in California. But I guess low key doesn't work for meisters and weapons, huh?" She said, smiling sadly.
Soul smirked. "I guess not."
"Find anything?" Tsubaki's voice came from behind Maka as Maka turned towards her.
"Oh, we found something alright…"
Two hours later…
"Tsubaki, we have to do something!" Maka exclaimed exasperated.
"I agree, Maka, but what can we do?" Tsubaki said.
"I don't know, go after Medusa!" She sighed. "How ironic is it that Shinigami-sama sends us to California for us to avoid trouble, but trouble seems to find us anywhere we go. It's like we're being stalked by some smelly hobo (no offense to hobos)!" Not waiting for Tsubaki to answer, she continued "Okay, I'm gonna talk to Soul, I'll see you later, Tsubaki."
She walked out of her room and closed the door. She made her way down the hall past Liz, Patty, Crona, and Ragnorok's rooms. She stopped at Soul, Kid, and Black Star's room and knocked on the door. She waited a moment, and then upon not hearing any complaints, she opened the door.
"Soul" She called "I need to talk to…" Maka trailed off.
The sight that greeted her made her stop in her tracks. It wasn't the messy room that surprised her; she was used to that from seeing Soul's room when she wasn't pestering him to clean up. No, it was the sight of Kid that shocked her so greatly. He was in a corner, tied up and gagged. Upon hearing and seeing Maka his eyes brightened and he stared yelling something incoherent to Maka.
"KID!" Maka exclaimed "WHAT ARE YOU DOING TIED UP IN A CORNER!"
Kid gave her a glare as to say 'yeah, like I had much of a say in this!'
At that moment, Soul and Black Star walked in.
"Oh, hey, Maka." Soul greeted.
"Hey, Maka!" Maka questioned "That's all you've got? Mind explaining why Kid's tied up and gagged in a corner!"
"Oh, that? Kid was annoying your god over here with his stupid symmetry issues, so I tied him up!" Black Star explained brightly.
"Really, I don't see a god over here!" Maka said (Now that was just hurtful Black Star thought) "And what about you, Soul, you just sat back and watched!"
Soul shrugged. " I dunno, I decided not to get involved."
"UGH!" Maka groaned. "Okay, anyway, we've gotta do something. I know Shinigami-sama said for us to stay back, but we're already here, and until we're allowed back in Death City, he won't have to know!"
"Ooooh, good girl Maka breaking some rules? What's the matter, we've gotta send you to some rehab or counc-"
He never finished that sentence.
At least not until a giant book lodged in his head and he was sent crashing to the ground with a fountain of blood spraying out of his head.
"Okay, he just asked for that one." Soul mumbled to himself. "Okay, I agree with you. Let's go meet with the others and come up with a plan."
"YEAH LET'S GO!" Black Star said, quickly recovering.
"Welcome back, Senor Stupid." Soul said, rolling his eyes, as he turned off the lights and shut the door. (Sorry, I don't know how to make a tilde over the n!)
No one could hear the muffled screams of a young shinigami still tied up in the dark.
A/N- *Sigh* poor Kid. Anywaaaaay, here's the chapter! (Inner voice: Yeah, no duh, Captain Obvious!) (To inner voice: Oh, shut up, who asked you anyway!" You see, I'm smart enough not to throw anything at it because… well… she/he/it's my INNER voice, and that would kinda hurt. (Inner voice: IM A GIRL YOU IDIOT!) (To inner voice: I DON'T CARE!) Now, to throw something at Excalibur… Okay, while I try to snap myself out of it, thank to my cousin for editing, and thanks to everyone who reviewed…
Narusaku1357- Ha ha, sure is! And thanks! Here's the "more" you wanted!
Rin Winters: yeah, poor Soul is right! But I was also thinking more along the lines of poor Kid… I mean Soul and Black Star are so asymmetrical…
GenuineSparklez- I know, right, poor Kid! And the chaos can only be described in one word… an evil, conniving, despicable, disastrous, snake-woman who… okay, maybe not one word… and thanks for adding me to favorite authors and this to favorite stories!
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