The Mission
Chapter 7: Attention and new friendly bonds


''So should we take a mission right away after school is over?'' Maka asked as she walked by my side. We had just gotten out of the Death Room and we were walking toward our second class; Meister/Weapon history with Miss Marie. I had always thought it was strange Stein never proposed to her, they have been together for I-don't- know-how-long but it is time for him to propose to her. I know Marie is dying to become closer to him.

''Yeah we should. We do have gym class and resonance class and an easy mission as collecting Kishin eggs, we won't be needing soul resonance for it.'' We walked through the halls and I had my hands shoved down my pants pockets as usual.

''You have a point. I would be able to learn how to use you pretty quickly.'' Maka giggled and covered her mouth with her hand. I smiled back at her as we entered the classroom. Everybody was talking as Miss Marie got everything settled for the next class. Looking toward my desk, I noticed my seat and Maka's were empty. I guess Black*Star finally got the hint that that seat is from now on Maka's.

I grabbed Maka's hand and we went toward our desk. I caught a glimpse of the gang staring at us. I tried to ignore it but it was really hard when their stares burned holes in my neck. Taking our seats, Liz, Patty, Tsubaki, Black*Star and Kid smiled at us.

''What are you looking at?'' I hissed, trying to scare them off, but they just continued to smile at me.

''So are you guys dating?'' Liz asked with a smirk.

''That is my boy! I always knew you were good with the ladies!'' Black*Star hollered, making everybody look at us. Maka's face was all red as she pleaded for help.

''We aren't dating! We have only known each other for a day, stupid! She is only my meister.'' I smiled at them and they just looked at us with their jaws hanging on the ground. The first one the retrieve her ability to speak was Tsubaki.

''Congratulations Soul, I'm really happy for you.'' She bowed in her seat toward Maka. ''I'm Tsubaki Nakatsukasa, I'm a weapon.'' Of course, her stupid meister had to do his usual 'godly' entrance.

''And you already must know I'm the godly Black*Star! I'm going to surpass god one day!'' Black*Star stood up on his desk in front of us as he pointed his finger toward the ceiling. Black*Star is hell of a one godly idiot.

Maka looked creeped out by Black*Star and gave me an 'are-you-serious' look. I chuckled and nodded.

''Yo, Black*Star. If you want to surpass god, then you will have to beat me first.'' I flashed my toothy grin and Black*Star's face turned red with anger. He leaped toward me, ready to choke all life out of me, but I just moved my chair a little toward Maka's direction and he flew right pass me.

''GAH! Soul! You do know how to annoy a god!'' Our gang all started to laugh as Kid got up from his seat and walked up to our desk, standing on the other side. Kid looked fancy as ever with his black suit. He held out his hand toward Maka and she looked at it and then grabbed it, shaking it.

''I'm Death The Kid, but you can call me Kid. I'm son of Lord Death.'' Maka retrieved her hand, giving him a smile.

''I'm Maka Albarn, but I guess you already knew.'' Before we even knew it, Patty and Liz hand pushed Kid away and had goofy grins all smudged over their faces. Patty was holding a paper giraffe.

''Hey there, I'm Liz Thompson and this is my little sister Patty Thompson.'' Patty gave her the giraffe and Maka looked perplexed at it.

''I love giraffes! Everybody should have a giraffe!'' She shone with childish innocence (like usual.)

Maka looked at the giraffe and put on a smile. ''Thank you, that is very thoughtful of you.'' I had gotten enough of the presentations. It started to get a little bit annoying and the day hasn't even begun yet!

''Alright class, today we will be looking at the first weapons in the history!'' Everyone's eyes turned to the front on the blond woman. Miss Marie is my guardian when I was younger. Stein and Miss Marie took me under their wings when my family passed away.

Miss Marie has no evil inside of her. She is caring, kind and always welcomes everybody with opens arms. She knows exactly the right words to say.

I looked around and everyone's attentions were on the blond with the eye patch. Nobody had the heart to ignore Miss Marie's lessons, unfortunate; we only had Miss Marie in one class.

''Alright, the first weapons were created from the witch Arachnes' experiments and now we will see some of the very first weapons.''

''Man! I thought lunch period would never come!'' I stretched my arms, toward the ceiling as we walked out of the classroom.

''What do you mean? I enjoyed class very much,'' Maka said as she walked by my side, arms behind her back.

I sighed loudly as we walked toward our lockers with our books. ''I don't see what the big deal is. It is just class.'' I smirked as I put my hand in my pocket. ''It is just an adult standing in front of a bunch of students, trying to teach then something.''

Maka giggles as she looked at me. ''Soul, the teacher doesn't just stand there and try to teach something. The teacher is pouring all of their dedication and intelligence trying to teach us and give us their knowledge.'' Makas' eyes were burning with passion as she poured out all of her thoughts, trying to turn me around. ''Teachers are the most amazing people ever. They try so hard teaching the students and I think people don't understand how lucky we are to have them. Without them we wouldn't learn anything.'' Her voice turned gentle as she got a light blush on her cheeks.

We walked out of the school, looking for an empty space for us to sit down and eat our lunch in peace. Slowly, we walked toward our spot and sat down in the moistly grass.

I sigh as I unfolded my brown lunch bag. ''Look, it is not like I don't appreciate the teachers for giving us their time and that; it is just that I already know it or it doesn't sound interesting. That is all.'' I picked up my sandwiched and took a bit out of it. ''It is not like I need to know how to dissect someone to get my revenge.''

I could feel Maka's stare burning holes in my neck, the sound of her lunch bag being crumpled as she stood up in front of me. Her eyes were filled with frustration and anger dancing in her emerald eyes. Her knuckles were clenched. If she didn't wear those white glows, I bet they would be the same color as her glows. ''Really, is that all you think about? Getting your revenge? Revenge isn't good Soul! It will hurt you and everybody around that person more than it will please you to have that witch dead!''

I don't know what I was feeling. I had had many telling me that revenge was a bad idea, that I would only disappoint my parents and brother, but this is something that I had to do. Revenge is exactly what I need as a person. I need this because I can't rest until that witch is dead and rotting.

My lunch bag crumpled a little as I realized that my fists were clenched around it. ''I don't care what you think is best for me or anybody else.'' My voice came out more rough than I had wanted it to be. I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself from the desire to just bolt up and search for that god dammed witch! ''I need this. I won't rest until I find her and kill her. She won't be taking any families anytime soon.''

I had looked into Makas' eyes, showing off my determination to whip out the witch.

''Don't remind me ever again. This is my decision.''

Maka looked stunned at me; her eyes wide with shock and realization. It must have finally gotten to her head that I didn't care at all.

Her knuckles relaxed as she sat down on the ground with her legs on each side of her thighs. Her posture exposed defeat as she looked down on the ground, her bangs covering her eyes.

She exhaled loudly as her gaze wandered up to my eyes again, but now, there were no frustration or anger in them. This time, they radiated with sympathy.

"If you are really going to do this-"a smile spread across her rich pink lips "-then I will be beside you your whole journey."

My heart skipped a beat, fluttered with warmth and… excitement? Was I excited to have Maka by my side through my revenge?

''After all, you need your meister beside you, right?'' She smiled happily as she stood up on her legs again, brushing off the grass away from her black leggings.

She held out her glowed hand toward me.

My gaze wandered from her radiant face to her white glowed hand.

What the heck. She is my meister now and it only seems logic if she is by my side when I get my revenge.

A smirk spread across my lips as I grabbed her hand. ''Right.''

She hoisted me up as we held each other hands tightly, like if we would lose one another if we let go.

We both stood there, facing each other as we looked into each other's eyes.

I knew I had picked the right meister when I chose her.