Soul's POV
"So what are we doing today?" Tsubaki asked.
We were all sitting at the dining table eating breakfast. After our little episode earlier, everyone finally settled down. Kid looked up from his plate and thought for a second.
"Well, what do you guys want to do?" he questioned in return. He gracefully cut his pancake in half and smeared a small heaping of butter on top.
"Why don't we go to the beach?" Maka suggested, reaching for the syrup. "We've been here for what, almost a week, and we haven't even been there yet." She poured a small drizzle and grabbed some strawberries.
Tsubaki clapped her hands together, excitement shining in her eyes. "I think that's a great idea!" she perked up. Everyone else nodded their head in agreement, well almost everyone. BlackStar was oblivious to the whole conversation and continued devouring mountains of pancakes. Tsubaki tsked at him and went back to her plate.
I glanced at my empty one and reached over to snatch one of Maka's. She slapped my hand and shifted her plate away. I sighed and leaned my elbow on the table.
"Tease," I muttered. She giggled and plopped a sad excuse for a pancake on my plate. It was probably the size of my thumb but I just shrugged. I grabbed the blueberry sauce and flooded my plate. Liz stared at me and shook her head.
"I hear there's going to be a bonfire at night too," Liz added as she got up to wash her dish. Patty handed over hers and walked over to the fridge.
"So we're going to be there for the whole day?" she questioned and pulled out some orange juice.
Liz rolled her eyes and wiped her hands. "No stupid," she replied, "we're probably going to go in the afternoon."
"What about 6?" I threw out, shoving my plate aside. Maka stacked up our plates and went to go wash them.
"Seems reasonable," Kid nodded. "What do you think BlackStar?"
BlackStar glanced up at us with a confused expression. A chunk of pancake was hanging off his chin.
"Uh, yeah," he said. The chunk slid off and flopped onto the counter. Kid physically cringed at the sight.
Maka came back with a glass of water and sat back down.
"Why don't we split up for the day?" she chimed in, taking a sip of her water. "Me with the girls and you with the guys?"
"If that's what you want," Kid complied, shrugging.
I got up to help the girls out with cleaning. I wasn't going to let them do all the cleaning while I just sat around and talked. C'mon I'm not that sexist. I grabbed a paper towel and began wiping of the table.
"I saw a mall a few miles back," Tsubaki informed. "We can go there for a couple hours and then go to the beach when we're ready."
I nodded my head at her, putting my hands behind my head. "Sounds like a plan."
"C'mon," I said to Maka, holding my hand out for her. "Let's go get ready then." She took my hand and I pulled her up. She bumped her hip against mine, giggling. I rolled my eyes and tugged her into the room.
She grabbed a few clothes and walked into the bathroom, shutting the door behind her. I walked over to the dresser and pulled out a grey shirt and some basketball shorts. I stripped and exchanged clothes. I glanced at my reflection and smirked in approval. Maka walked out of the bathroom. She was wearing this floral romper with her hair in a fishtail braid. I let out a low whistle.
"Done checking me out?" she winked, crossing her arms.
"Depends if you're willing to turn around," I smirked, twirling my finger to emphasize my statement.
She rolled her eyes and turned around to reach over to grab her purse. I continued to watch her, not moving from my spot.
"Stop looking at my butt," she warned, shaking her head. I put up my hands in surrender and chuckled. She quickly grabbed our phones and walked out of the room with me trailing behind.
BlackStar was on the couch flipping through the channels while waiting for us. His head perked up when he saw us coming and let out a sigh of relief.
"About time you guys came out," he complained, running his hand down his face. "You took foooorevverrr."
Maka went upstairs in search for Tsubaki while I took a spot next to him and grabbed the remote. "What are you talking about?" I asked, changing the channel. "We only took like 10 minutes."
"10 minutes too long," he continued. I glanced at him and noticed how sleep deprived he looked. His head was leaning on the arm rest and dark circles adorned his eyes.
"Dude, you okay?" I asked, scratching the back of my head. "You seem out of it."
He groaned out loud and closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again.
"She snores," he whispered out so quietly that I almost missed it.
"Wait, what?"
He took a deep breath as if it was the most deadliest thing in the world.
"She snores," he repeated, "Tsubaki snores."
I let out a small 'oooh' in realization.
"Wait," I interrupted. "Haven't you slept with her before?"
He sat up straight and rubbed his face in frustration.
"Yea," he shrugged like no big deal. "But it was like soft, cute snoring."
I raised a brow and propped my leg on the coffee table. "Then why is it bothering you now?"
He glared at me like I asked the world's dumbest question.
"Maybe it's because of the new area or something but every time she sleeps, it's like the spawn of satan is trying to come out!" he cried out.
"What's coming out?" Maka asked, stepping down the stairs with everyone else following.
All the color drained from BlackStar's face. I watched him fail to form words. He looked like a fish gasping for air. I stepped in before he could embarrass himself.
"Oh uh," I got up, dusting my pants off. "BlackStar was talking about this, uh, documentary he was watching about child birth." I scrambled out, hoping they'll believe it.
Liz made a face and Maka just raised a brow.
Everything was silent
"Okay then…" Kid coughed. "Everyone to the boat! Let's go, move it!"
Everyone shuffled out and climbed on the boat taxi that'll take us to the mainland. The ride was only about 5 minutes before we got off. Kid exchanged a few words with the guy, thanked him, and caught up with us. We approached the mall, which surprisingly, looked just like a regular mall.
"Alright everyone," Kid announced as we walked into the building, "We meet up here at 5:30 okay? That gives you 5 hours everyone."
I poked a finger at Maka and waved it around. "Stay out of trouble," I instructed. "You hear?"
She waved her hand, dismissing me. "Yes dad." She teased.
We both went our separate ways. The guys and I walked into a store called West Pacific. The store was a surfer/beach theme store and was decorated with variety of surf boards and beach wear. A girl emerged from the front desk and walked over to us smiling.
"Hi, my name's Monica," She greeted smiling. "How can I help you today?"
Kid gave her a small wave. "We're just looking around."
She licked her lips as her eyes raked over Kid before snapping them back up.
"Do you have anything in mind?" She asked, fluttering her eyelashes. I saw BlackStar trying to stifle a laugh.
I looked over at Kid and held in my chuckles. He looked so uncomfortable that I almost felt bad for the guy. Almost.
"No, thank you though." He replied and took a step back. Monica stuck her hands into her back pockets and took a step closer.
"Well, feel free to ask if you need anything." She winked before walking away.
Once the girl was out of sight Black star busted out laughing and slapped Kid on the back.
"Looks like we got us a Prince Charming over here!" Black star exclaimed. Kid rolled his eyes and ran his hand through his hair.
"Feel free to ask if you need anything," I purred, mimicking the girl before also laughing.
"Oh Kid," BlackStar sighed out, grabbing Kid's bicep, "you're sooo strong!"
We both busting out laughing while leaving Kid standing there with a scowl.
Maka's POV
"What the heck?" Liz cried out. "They have a Forever 21 here?"
Whoa, what?
I span around and saw it in the distance.
"Gnarly," I said, walking ahead of the girls.
"Dat' ass!" Patty cried out, cupping her hands around her mouth.
I turned around and stuck my tongue out at her.
"You wish you had it!" I teased and turned back around, smacking into something hard.
I landed with an 'oof' and rubbed my eyes.
"I'm so sorry" I manage to groan out.
"It's fine," a voice said. "It happens to everyone."
I looked up to see a guy my age. He held out his hand and I took it. I dusted myself off and looked around for my purse.
"Looking for this?" He asked, holding it out to me.
Oh thank goodness.
"Yes, thank you," I sighed out in relief. I grabbed it and readjusted the strap on my shoulder, giving him a grateful smile.
Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw the girls stop and watch the scene in front of them.
"I'm Mike," he introduced holding out his hand.
I shot him a friendly smile and shook it. "I'm Maka."
"Are you guys new here?" he asked, shoving his hands into his pockets.
"Yeah," I answered, rubbing my arm. "Me and a couple of my friends are here for vacation."
He crossed his arms and looked at me. "Oh really?" His face lit up. "We'll, I've been living here for quite a while so I can give you guys a tour if you want."
"Oh," I said surprised. I looked back at the girls, not wanting to keep them waiting. "I don't know, I'll have to see with the others…" I rubbed the back of my neck awkwardly.
"Okay how about this," he requested. "There's a party later tonight at the beach. You guys can come if you want. It's a great way to meet new people."
A party huh? Well, we are going to the beach later on so why not?
"Sure," I agreed, giving him a grin.
He smiled back and checked the time on his phone.
"So I'll see you then?" he asked.
"Until then," I said. We exchanged goodbyes and walked away.
I turned back to be bombarded by the girls.
"Who was that?!" Liz exclaimed.
"He was totally hitting on you Maka!" Patty yelled out, hopping up and down.
"Maka!" Tsubaki cried out, grabbing me.
Feeling awfully confused I broke away from them.
"What are you talking about?" I asked, lost in all of this. "I bumped into him and he was being nice and invited us to a party later."
Liz shot me a look and tsk.
"He was definitely flirting with you," she stated. "You can obviously tell."
I furrowed my brows together. We were just being friendly, right? Well, I know I was. That's what you're supposed to do when you bump into a stranger. You be friendly and move on with your life.
"I'm sure it's not like that," I ruled out. "He was just being nice."
Patty shook her head at me.
"I don't know Maka." She added.
I was starting to get frustrated from all of this.
"Listen," I began, "even if he does like me, I don't like him in that kind of way. I have Soul and that's that."
I crossed my arms and scrunched my face at them. We stood there in the middle of the mall, staring at each other.
"Well then," Patty said, breaking the silence. "I call dibs."
