She woke up the next day, feeling that she dreamed up the events of the previous day.
Soul cuddled closer to her.
She turned, kissing him lightly on the lips. "Wake up my love," she whispered.
He woke up slowly and smiled at her. "Hey beautiful."
"Sleep well?" she asked, kissing him sweetly again.
He nodded and kissed back.
"Good. Well we need to get ready, we have to meet the others to tell them the good news," she whispered, sitting up.
"Alright." He groaned and got up. "Want to take a shower with me?"
"Hmmm," she pondered. "Are we actually doing to shower this time?" she questioned, eyebrow raising at him.
He chuckled. "Yes…. Unless you had other plans."
"Don't worry, today will just be showering. Too exhausted from last night," she laughed, standing up, the sheet falling from her.
He smiled and walked to the shower with her, turning it on. He kissed her gently and he rinsed her hair and pulled out her hairbands.
She grabbed the bottle of shampoo, squeezing some into her palm before running her fingers through his hair, shampooing it.
He did the same to her as he smiled at her.
"You're really too good to me, you know that?" she whispered, giving him a quick peck.
He chuckled. " and how am I too good for you?" He gently soaped her body, careful not to touch her sensitive spot down below.
"You always protect me, no matter what. You are the father of my child. And now I am going to be your wife," she said, kissing him as she lathered his body up. "That's why you are too good for me."
"That's not much though. I think I should be doing more for you but I don't know what." He gently rinsed her body.
"You do quite enough already. Anymore and I won't feel good enough for you," she whispered.
"Oh and why not? I mean you do deserve it."
"I would just feel like I don't do enough for you."
"Just being my wife and mother of my kids is enough for me." He kissed her and rinsed himself off.
"That's sweet Soul," she said, stepping out of the shower to towel off. "This is why I love you so much."
He smiled and kissed her cheek as he dried off. "I love you too Maka."
She slipped on a fuzzy robe. "So what do you want for breakfast?" she asked, brushing her teeth.
"Hmm anything is good with me," he brushed his teeth.
"Okay," she smiled, kissing his cheek as she went to the kitchen to start some scrambled eggs and bacon.
He went to their room and got dressed.
She hummed quietly as she scrambled the eggs, still in awe over the fact that she was engaged.
He hugged her from behind and kissed her on the cheek.
"I hope eggs and bacon are okay for breakfast," she smiled, leaning to kiss him back.
He pulled away and smiled at her. "That's good."
"It should be done soon love," she whispered.
He nodded as his stomach growled and stared at the cooking food.
"Go sit down," she laughed, beginning to plate up the food. "Your drool is getting all over me."
"What?" He wiped his mouth and blushed as he sat down at the table.
"It's okay, I still love you," she smiled, kissing his blush as she brought him his plate of food. They ate in a comfortable silence.
He smiled at her after he finished his food. "So what do you want to do?"
"We should probably call the others to tell them the good news. I'm sure the girls are going to want to start to plan the wedding as soon as possible. And we have to see how Kid's house hunt is going," she said, putting their plates in the sink.
He nodded. "Okay. Want me to call them over?"
"Please," she smiled, kissing him. "I'm going to go get dressed, be back in a few."
"Okay." He called the gang over.
Maka emerged from the room in a loose shirt and a pair of sweatpants, not wanting to try her luck with her jeans. There was a knock at the door and in walked all of their friends.
He chuckled a bit. "You guys came here fast." He stood next to Maka, holding her hand.
"You said there was good news. Of course we would be here as fast as possible. Eight minutes to be exact!" Kid exclaimed.
He sighed and shook his head as he smiled when he heard Kid say the time they got here. "Anyways, you want to tell them Maka?"
She smiled, showing off her left hand, ring glistening in the light. "Soul proposed last night!" she squealed, similar reactions coming from the other women.
Black*Star and Kid went up to Soul and patted him on the back. "Good job Soul. Now your life is over," they said teasingly as Soul punched them in the face.
"Maka this is so exciting!" Liz squealed, grabbing her hand to look at the ring. "We need to start the wedding planning as soon as possible!"
"Oh yea Soul. It's time for a party. Just us guys. It'll be to celebrate the last night of your freedom." They walked out and went to the bar.
"Don't they know that the bachelor party is the night before the wedding?" Liz joked, leading Maka to the table to talk plans.
"Let them have their fun." Tsubaki said walking over to them.
"I agree. Besides, we shouldn't try to get in the way of Black*Star and his antics," Maka shuddered, thinking of all the terrible things that could happen.
Soul and Black*Star were getting wasted at the bar and were trying to get Kid wasted as well.
"Come on bro! It will be fun! Join us!" Black*Star yelled, swinging his arm around the Shinigami.
"No Black*Star, I would like to be in control of my actions. Someone has to make sure you two keep out of trouble," Kid said, shrugging off Black*Star's arm as he drank his water.
Soul hiccupped. "Come on kid. You're a Shinigami anyways. You won't get drunk." He drank another shot.
"I'd rather not," he sighed, trying to signal to the bartender to cut off the alcohol, to no avail.
"Come on kid. It'll be fun." Soul handed him a shot.
"You two are hopeless," he muttered, tipping back the shot.
"So Maka, when do you plan on having the wedding?" Tsubaki asked, sipping her tea.
Liz and Patty were at her computer planning the wedding.
"Well, I really hadn't thought much about it yet. I just know I want to do it before the baby arrives," she smiled, placing her hand on her stomach.
"So within the next couple of months?" Liz asked, swiveling around to face her, mind already coming up with thousands of themes.
"So soon?" she gasped.
Meanwhile Patty was in the kitchen making a giraffe out of food.
"I mean, why not? It would be ideal so you can do it before the baby comes. Patty! Quit making giraffes out of food!" Liz yelled, focusing her attention on her younger sister.
She giggled. "Giraffe! Giraffe! Giraffe!"
"I guess you're right. Just how are we supposed to get a dress on such short notice?"
"I have a couple from Japan." Tsubaki said happily.
"That would be adorable!" Liz gushed.
"Pretty! Pretty!" Patty squealed, forgetting about her animal-shaped food.
Liz sighed. "Clean up Patty."
Patty frowned, cleaning up her 'mess'. Maka could just smile, she had supportive friends.
"When should I get the dress Maka?" Tsubaki asked happily.
"Probably within the next couple of days so I can try it on," she smiled, thinking of the guys and what they were doing.
"Yahoo!" Black*Star yelled, clinging onto Kid.
"Get off me you big oaf," he slurred, alcohol starting to seep into his system.
Soul handed kid another strong shot.
He downed it, shuddering at the aftertaste. "Why did I agree to do this?" he sobbed.
"Because your God commanded it!" Black*Star yelled, standing on the bar.
Soul tripped him and laughed hard.
"What the hell was that for?!" Black*Star yelled, getting in Soul's face.
"For being an annoying little shit."
"You trying to start a fight?" he growled, cracking his knuckles.
"Maybe," he smirked and summoned scythes out of his back.
"Oh brother," Kid sighed, placing his head in his hand, stepping in between the two. "Calm down guys, really. We are here to celebrate, not fight."
"What's a better way to celebrate than having a little fun like men, Kid?"
"By acting civil and not beating the shit out of each other. Maka's already going to skin me alive when she finds out I let you get plastered. I don't even want to imagine what she and Tsubaki will do to me if you two fight."
"You mean the three of us. You'll be joining us too."
"Absolutely not," he stated.
Soul groaned and sat down. "Whatever." He drank another shot.
Kid took the glass away. "I think you have had quite enough to drink tonight."
"What? Come on Kid, not cool. Give me back my shot glass."
"You don't need anymore. We need to get you back home to Maka," he said, trying to help the drunken Death Scythe to his feet.
"Why do I need to go back to Maka?"
"Because she is your fiancée and you love her," he sighed. Maka was so going to kill him.
He threw up and passed out.
"I'm so dead," Kid muttered, lifting Soul up. "Black*Star, help me carry him," he commanded. The ninja ran over to help and they headed to Maka and Soul's apartment.
He woke up when they were at his apartment and wobbly walked to Maka. "Hey babe. How are you doing tonight?"
"Are you drunk?" she asked, eyeing him suspiciously.
He laughed and whispered into her ear. "Maybe.~"
She sighed, looping her arms around him to guide him to the bedroom. "You are hopeless, you know that? Now get some sleep."
He pulled her down with him onto the bed. "Sleep with me Maka."
She tried untangling herself from him. "I am still working on wedding plans. Not to mention that I have to see our guests out."
He groaned and snuggled closer to her.
"Unbelievable," she groaned, pulling out her phone to shoot Tsubaki a quick text saying that they will continue wedding planning tomorrow and to lock the door on the way out. She curled up next to her fiancée, falling asleep quickly.
He smiled and fell asleep.
Maka woke up the next morning to an empty bed and the sound of the toilet flushing multiple times. Sighing, she got out of bed and walked to the bathroom to see Soul crouched over the toilet. "I'm so glad that's not me," she laughed.
He groaned and threw up again. "I hate hangovers."
"I bet," she said, rummaging through the medicine cabinet for the aspirin. "Take some of these," she said, handing him the bottle and a glass of water.
He took a couple of pills. "Thanks love."
"You're welcome," she said, kissing his forehead. "Have you learned from this?"
He shook his aching head. "What is there to learn?"
"Don't get shit-faced," she replied, walking out of the bathroom.
He was confused and threw up again.
"Hopefully he will learn," she muttered, getting a drink for herself. She knew that he needed to eat, but she couldn't figure out what to make him.
He staggered into the kitchen and sat down at the table, holding his aching head.
She handed him a plate of toast and another glass of water. "Here, this should help."
He ate it slowly.
"The girls are coming over to talk wedding plans today," she informed him, grabbing his hand.
He nodded. "I'll probably be sleeping while they're here."
"That's fine with me. At least I know you won't be getting into trouble."
He nodded and collapsed on the table.
She sighed. "You are so lucky I love you Soul." She heard a knock on the door and went to answer it. Behind the door was the girls, with the exception of Patty.
Soul was passed out at the table as the girls came in.
"Looks like he couldn't hold his liquor," Liz laughed, poking the scythe.
"Leave him alone Liz," Maka sighed, leading the girls to her room. "Do you have the dresses Tsubaki?"
She nodded and brought them out. "What do you think Maka?"
She was speechless. The dresses were beautifully simple. One was adorned with cherry blossoms and was in a traditional kimono style while the other was a simple white gown that had a plunge neck that was fitted at the waist before billowing out softly. "They are gorgeous Tsubaki," she gushed, tears forming. "I just don't know which one to wear."
Tsubaki giggled. "Thank you and I would not suggest wearing the kimono dress, I'm wearing that at my wedding."
"Then the white one it is," she smiled, running her hands over the smooth silk.
She smiled at her. "Yay!" She handed her the dress to put it on.
While Maka turned to put on the dress, Tsubaki asked the two questions that were on everyone's minds. "How is Soul holding up today? And where is Patty?"
Liz laughed. "From the looks of it, Soul is regretting he ever had one shot last night."
"Pretty much," Maka laughed, slipping into the silk. "He was up all morning puking his guts out. Reminds me of when I found out that I was pregnant with peanut here."
Liz and Tsubaki giggled at her comment and stared at her in awe. "You look beautiful in that Maka!" They both said it at the same time.
"Really?" she asked, fidgeting.
They nodded. "Twirl around Maka."
She did as they said, the fabric swirling out lightly around her as she spun. She felt beautiful.
"You're like a princess Maka!"
"Thanks guys," she smiled, grabbing the chair to steady her dizzy head.
Liz chuckled. "Easy now. No need for you to pass out."
"Yeah," she laughed, sitting down. "What should we do to my hair?"
Liz got up and went behind her. "First let's get rid of your pig tails. You're not a little girl anymore Maka. You need to grow up a little." She said teasingly as she pulled out the hair bands.
"Hey! I like them! And so does Soul," she mumbled, her face turning scarlet.
Liz giggled and straighten her hair. "Don't worry Maka. Once we're done with you, Soul will love you more than he already does and I'm sure you wouldn't miss your pig tails."
"What are you going to do to me?" she questioned, groaning.
"Hmmm…" Tsubaki walked over. "How about we just straighten your hair? Then we'll decide." Tsubaki suggested and smiled.
"I guess that works," she murmured, sitting back as the girls fussed with her hair.
They fiddled with her hair for about an hour and when they were done it was curled at the ends and was flowing down her back and shoulders. "All done."
She turned to look in the mirror and gasped at what she saw. She hardly recognized herself. She looked like an angel with the soft curls framing her face. "Oh my God," she whispered, tears forming in her eyes.
Liz and Tsubaki high fived each other. "She loves it!"
"You guys are the best!" she squealed, turning around to crush them into a hug.
When Maka hugged them she was literally choking them. "M-Maka…. Can't breathe…." Liz and Tsubaki both turned into weapons to escape her death hug.
Hearing the weapons hit the floor scared Maka out of her joyous stupor. "Sorry guys, I guess I just don't know my own strength," she laughed.
They turned back into humans panting.
"What other wedding planning do we have yet to do?" Maka asked, slipping out of the dress.
Tsubaki thought for a moment. "Well we have to figure out the theme."
"Theme?" she questioned, looking at the chain scythe.
"Yea like if it's going to be about umm I don't know…. Lord Death for example. You'll have a Lord Death theme cake, decoration, and everything."
"What would even be a good theme for me and Soul?" she pondered.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean it has to be something that captures both me and Soul."
"Hmm… Got any ideas Tsubaki?" Tsubaki shook her head and sighed.
Maka was lost in thought, tapping lightly on her desk. Tsubaki perked up at her actions.
"I have it! Music should be your theme!" she squealed happily. "It encompasses both of you perfectly!"
Liz squealed happily. "And we might even be able to get Soul to play."
"I'd have to bribe him with sex for that to happen," Maka laughed.
They laughed a bit. "So it's settled. We'll have a music theme."
"Now, for the Bachelorette party," Liz grinned, causing Maka to gulp.
"Remember that Maka is pregnant, Liz. She can't have alcohol."
"Oh drats," she groaned, crossing her arms over her chest. "A party isn't a party without alcohol though!"
"You can have it, Liz."
"I don't really want a Bachelorette party," Maka chimed in.
"Hmm why not Maka?" Liz whined a bit.
"I just want to relax with Soul the night before the wedding. Besides, I don't want him to go out and get in trouble with the guys. You all see how he is today. He can't be like that at the wedding."
"That's true…." Liz sighed. "Alright I guess no party but how about after the wedding?"
"What do you mean?" she questioned, confused.
"You know an after party."
"Otherwise known as the honeymoon," Tsubaki winked.
It was not exactly what Liz meant but she went along with it.
"Oh!" Maka exclaimed, cheeks burning bright. "I hadn't put any thought into it."
"I'm sure Soul has something planed already." Tsubaki smiled.
"Especially since it's all about seducing his wife into bed with him," Liz said with a wink. Maka just blushed more.
Tsubaki sighed and shook her head.
"Let's quit traumatizing the poor girl. I think she's had enough for one day," Tsubaki said, trying to get Liz off her back.
Liz giggled. "I was just teasing her."
"I know," she smiled. "I think we have the majority of the wedding planned out now. Let's leave so she can get some rest and take care of Soul," she said standing up.
Liz nodded and walked out with Tsubaki.
"Thanks for the help guys!" she called out before shutting and locking the door. She turned to still see Soul asleep at the table. "Idiot," she muttered, helping him to the bedroom.
Once he was in bed he dragged her down with her and cuddled her.
"So needy," she giggled. "Sleep well Soul. I love you," she whispered, kissing his forehead as she nuzzled him.
He smiled. "I love you too Maka." He slowly fell asleep.
