Bringing back the past
Chapter seven
The school bell rang and school ended once again. Maka got up from her seat like usual. Liz giggled beside her.
"Finally! School ends and it is weekend! You know what this means?" Maka giggled as she put on her backpack full with homework.
"That means Kid time~"
"You beat! He promised we'd go to the new restaurant before we headed toward the movies."
"Sounds like a great date." Maka smiled toward her friend. She's happy this whole Kishin egg thing hadn't been all negative. Liz and Kid had clicked during her stay there and they'd started to go out. Liz was even happier that she wouldn't have to lose her best friend just because she dated one of her ex-archenemy's friends.
"Yeah, so how about you?" Liz elbowed Maka in the ribcage playfully while they walked out of the classroom. "Any plans with Soul~"
A blush spread on her cheeks. Soul'd made up for the lost time by being around her 24/7, well, almost. Since he was still injured and his shoulder wasn't healed so he stayed with Maka. At the beginning it was quite annoying since he always wanted to do something with her. When she wanted to read her novel and take it easy he'd be sitting beside her and staring at her because "her beauty was addicting." Almost every night they watched a movie together and just enjoyed their closeness.
"I don't really know. He said we'd be going to a secret place."
"A secret place? I like how that sounds. Where do you think he'll be taking you?"
They walked through the corridors and toward the exit of the school. There stood Soul and Kid waiting for Liz and Maka. Maka's eyes found Soul's eyes and she smiled wide.
"I don't know." Maka said while she felt her heart starting to race. "I'll be seeing you later." Maka said, not even breaking eye contact with Soul. She walked up to Soul.
He smiled wide toward her, the kind of smile he always smiled when they were younger. "You're ready?"
"Yeah."
Soul grabbed her hand and started to lead her toward his motorcycle. When she for the first time rode on it with Soul, she was terrified. He'd gone very slowly at the beginning so Maka would get used to it. Now she doesn't have any trouble at all riding it because she trusts him to not drive recklessly.
The both got on the bike and Maka wrapped her arms around him. Soul started the engine and drove away.
Maka enjoyed being so close to him. She closed her eyes and enjoyed feeling his toned muscles beneath his jacket. Her head rested on his back. It was hard for her to hear his heartbeat over the sound of the engine and the wind but she could hear it. Hearing his heart beat must be one of the greatest things she'd ever heard. It wasn't like different heartbeats, his beat so strong and always when she was close to him, it picked up its speed which flattered her a lot. It boosts her ego knowing that she's the one who's making his heart beat faster.
"Maka," he loves being close to him, to finally have the relationship they once had back on track. "Maka."
Maka's eyes snapped open. "Maka, I don't mind you hugging me from the behind, but we're here." She blushed and immediately released him.
Maka looked around and noticed they're on a parking lot beside a forest. Where had he taken her? "Soul, what are we doing here?"
"To visit an old place of course."
"What old place?"
Soul chuckled and turned around on the bike so he was facing her. "If I say this forest belongs to the Evans' family will you know then what old place I'm talking about?"
Maka's eyes widen in realization. "Are we going to visit the tree? The one you fell down from years ago?"
"Bingo." Soul grabbed her hand and helped her up from the bike. "There's something special I want to show you."
He pulled her into the forest. "Soul, is this okay? What if your parents find us? They wouldn't like the fact you're hanging out with me."
Soul chuckled and turned around to look into her eyes. "They should be more worried about you than me. You aren't exactly a bad influence on me. It's the opposite." Soul's hand found her cheek and cupped it. "If they find us, I'm going to protect you like I promised. After all, I am your weapon and I'll always protect you and stand beside you."
Maka's heart skipped a beat. Soul's a real gentleman. She just never saw that side of Soul. She loves that side of him. She loves the fact Soul is brave enough to show her his emotions toward her so openly.
Soul's hand dropped from her cheek. "Come on, we're close." Maka followed after Soul, not letting go of his hand.
When Soul was healed enough to go back to school they'd immediately paired up. Since they'd become good friends at that time it was natural for them to be weapon and meister pair. That gave Soul a reason to stay in Maka's apartment. He never had to move out and Maka was pleased with him living with her.
"We're here." Soul said and stopped. Maka
Maka recognized the tree. She recognized the broken branch at the top of the tree along with the half broken branch she'd almost broken.
Soul released Maka's hand and walked toward the trunk of the tree and caressed a spot on it. "Come here." Soul said and Maka did as he said. "I carved this into the tree a few days after the accident. Ever since the day I hurt you I liked to come here and think about us. This is a very special place for me."
He moved his hand out of the way and Maka saw his and her name inside of a heart. She smiled gently toward him and stood beside him. She'd to restrain herself from grabbing his hand. What had this man done to her? She's head over heels in love with this man. Again. But this time, it won't end in heartbreak. Hopefully.
"It's beautiful." She blushes a deep shade of red. "And flattering."
Soul smiled and turned toward her. "I'm glad you think so." Soul grabbed her hand and kissed it before he placed it on his chest. "Maka…" He whispered.
"Soul…" She whispered back. It was the right moment. Never had a moment felt so perfect. Both Soul and Maka knew it was the right moment. Soul slowly leaned toward Maka. His head leaned toward the left so their noses wouldn't bump. They rested their foreheads against each other's. Soul slowly let go of her hand and found her waist, pulling her closer. Maka snaked her arms around his neck.
Soul couldn't take it anymore. Maka's obviously given him permission to kiss her by wrapping her arms around his neck. Soul closed the space between their lips. Both of them were thrown into absolute ecstasy. It was nothing like their first kiss inside of the library.
Maka's body was tingling. She felt amazingly good kissing Soul. Their kiss was even better than the kinds of kisses she read about in her romance novels.
Soul had kissed other girls but never had he had a kiss like this one. His entire body is on fire and he never wanted this to end. He kept kissing Maka eagerly, guiding her with his lips how to kiss. He pulled her body close to his while he kissed her while Maka pulled his head further down to hers. Even though Maka was inexperience kisser it didn't matter to Soul. The fact it's Maka's lips on his and she's kissing him back makes everything heavenly.
Maka pulled away and gasped loudly, forcing air down her lungs.
Soul chuckled and kissed her nose. "You got to breathe; I wouldn't want you passing out on me."
Maka blushed madly and looked away. "Shut up."
Soul grabbed her cheek and looked into her eyes. "Never." He whispered and rested his forehead on hers. "So does this mean you love me as well?"
Her cheeks were on fire. Her whole face is burning up. She'd never confessed her feelings like this to a boy. It's exciting and new.
"Yes. I love you Soul."
Soul picked Maka up and spun her around. She gasped surprisingly before she started to giggle.
"I love you too Maka! I love you so much!" He set her down on her feet and his lips met her once again. She kissed him back eagerly before he pulled away. "Now you're officially my girlfriend."
"And you're my boyfriend." Maka smiled back toward Soul. She loved saying "boyfriend." She'd wanted him to be her boyfriend since they were kids. Her feelings were never gone like Soul said. They were just buried deep inside of her and covered with hatred. She's happy he could win over the hatred and dig her feelings up. She hadn't felt like this. Never. Not even when they were kids.
Soul smirked wide. "And now you're going to buy me ice-cream." He winked at her. "I climbed to the top so now you're going to treat me to ice-cream." He was implying on the past.
Instantly Maka smacked his head while she pulled away from him. "In your dreams!"
Soul laughed and pulled her close to him again before he kissed her quickly. "Then I'm going to buy us ice-cream. I hope you don't mind sharing a banana split."
Maka giggled. "We've exchanged saliva. I think I can manage to share a banana split with you."
