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Remembering Sunday
Maka clung onto his leather jacket, she felt intoxicated by just smelling the collar. The scent smelled like fresh mint and leather, smelled like Soul. Once they exit the office and through the door, Jacquiline came from the aisle on the right holding two mugs of steaming coffee.
Once she settled her eyes on Maka, she had this look of determination and frustration that Maka just had to be fake about it that she pretended she didn't see it.
"Oh Soul... Glad the chief hooked you off... Want some coffee?" but before he could retort an answer, Maka answered for him.
"Officer Jacquiline, Soul and I are having lunch... So... He doesn't need coffee right now" most of the officers surrounding them eyed the two ladies glaring with each other. Soul didn't know a thing or two between them but he could sense something really strange. By the looks on their faces, he didn't like not one bit of how they met each other.
"Maka, I see you met my partner in crime and best friend, Jacq" he placed a hand above her shoulder and Maka eyed it suspiciously like he doesn't have the custody to hold Jacquiline's shoulder.
"Yeah... We met earlier. But Officer Jacquiline, I came all the way here just to have lunch with him. Can I at least borrow him for little while?" Jacquiline's teeth clenched by the way she could hear every syllable of what Maka said sarcastically.
"But I brewed this coffee for him. Soul... I made your favorite" she suggested in a worry-some tone.
"Soul, are we going or not?" Maka asked impatiently. By the time the tension expands, most of the officers were circled around them curiously and voting which is which. Soul couldn't help but sigh heavily as if he's talking to two idiots.
"Fuck... Jacquiline, Maka's right. She came all the way here just to have lunch with me, might as well accept that" Maka smirked in success as the officer huffed an exhale.
"Maka, you could have told me you were coming so that Jacq didn't brewed coffee. But Jacq, I'd make it up to you... Just settle the coffee on the fridge, I'd drink it later" Jacq smirked back at Maka who narrowed her green eyes at her in return.
By then, everybody was silent. As if they were waiting for something to happen next. Soul spreads his arms.
"So... Are we guys cool? Can we go now?" He encouraged the crowd to mind their own business. Soon, little by little the crowd went back to their business and Jacquiline bid a good bye to her partner.
"I'll see you later, Soul. Nice meeting you... Maka" Maka faked a laugh before Soul dragged her hand with his as they exit the station.
Once they stepped on wet grass, Maka bursts into an annoyed sigh and a scowl he saw worse from everyone else's.
"Can you believe her?! I mean... What was that all of a sudden?!" he didn't say anything until they entered her car because the police car under policy can't be used during break.
"Maka! What was that?" he asked in frustration once they were inside the car. Soul agreed to drive for her but not until he demands what happened.
"What do you mean?" she asked back like she wasn't there.
"That! What just happened... Christ, everybody will ask me..." he said problematically.
"Soul, I'm telling you. She's pointing out that I'm shoving myself to you" his red eyes widened.
"She said that?!"
She paused for five seconds. "Um, Indirectly" he sighed heavily and stared at her like she's a crazy person. Because he knew Jacquiline too well, she's a nice person to be able to be impolite towards Maka but he wasn't pointing out that Maka's lying. He eyed her with a look of giving her a chance. giving Jacquiline a chance.
"Maka..." he presses on her name.
"What? It's true... Soul, your 'partner in crime' likes you and clearly she doesn't like me being with you..." he rolled his eyes in disbelief.
"That's crazy talk, Jacq's my best friend. She practically told you that it was nice to meet you"
"My god, Soul! I'm not talking crazy! She likes you... She's probably plotting a plan to murder me in my sleep" finally, a hint of idea pops in his mind. A teasing smile soon plasters on his face while poking Maka on her side.
"Maka... You jelly?" she squealed in shock and made a look on her face that suggests she's not jealous.
"Soul, it sounds creepy coming from you. I am not jealous..."
"You are... You're jealous because you like me" he pressed further.
"What the heck?! You were supposed to be mad at me, I'm not!" he continued to tease her all throughout the drive and Maka was tired of his jokes.
They were almost close to the restaurant Maka mentioned and she rolled her eyes for who knows how many times and answered.
"You're jealous, Maka... Admit it, you're scared of losing me"
"Crap Soul! I've never been jealous my entire life... I've never felt jealous and I won't get jealous!" she coughed. "Except today" she added enough for Soul to grin at and enough for Maka to regret sounding so loud for him to hear, they both exit the car and went into the marble floored restaurant.
Soul noticed every bit of the restaurant when they entered, Maka leads the way onto a table near the glass windows. Glass walls, marble floor, built in fountain and red carpet entrance. Looked so elegant and fragile but what stood out the most was the white piano on the center of the restaurant. He couldn't help but stare at it...
He felt a bit embarrassed that she's the one taking him to places, though he has grown attached to the city, he doesn't know places like this even existed. Maka showed him places like she invented them for him to see, because having three known destinations wasn't any good as Maka knowing a lot of places scattered in the city.
"I'm taking that you like the place..." she smiled and stared at the piano with him.
"I'm sorry to ask but... Can I pay the food in here?" she snorted a laugh before answering.
"Yeah, didn't you noticed the posters? Actually people don't give a fuck if you're exposed on TV in here... That's why I brought you here" when she noticed he wasn't listening, she eyed where his eyes were settled.
Piano.
"Hey Soul..." she poked his hand before he returned his full attention.
"Yeah?"
"Can you play the piano for me? You told me that you could... I want to hear you play" he crossed his arms and shrugged his head. Simply saying 'no' didn't stop Maka from pursuing.
"Come on, I never heard you play... I know you're good at it. Please..."
"No"
"Why not? Please..."
"No"
"Hmmmm" she eyed the velvet menu and smirked.
"Soul, tell you what... If you eat an alive squid right now, I'll duet with you" Soul stopped shrugging his head and settled for a smirk.
"That's not how I play... If you eat that squid with me, I'll agree to play for you..." she pouted her lips.
"Alright, fine" but once the dish were placed in front of their face, she regretted the decision. A shiver tickled her back when she saw the tentacles or slimy arms(?) or anything she's unsure of move.
"What, are you gonna back out?" he taunted.
"W-what? No... I'm eating this... Thing" he waited for her and slowly, she took the slimy creature by hand with an ugly look on her face suggesting she doesn't want any of it.
Slowly... The slimy body of the squid entered her mouth, she forced her eyes closed. Slowly munching on the slicky creature.
"Ohh... Christ..." Soul commented while he looked away from her.
She slowly swallowed and opened her eyes. She exhaled heavily and stuck her tongue out, removing a plastic-looking thing from her mouth.
"Tastes like... Oh god, Soul I'm warning you. Squid has ink in it... And that plastic thing" he swallowed hard before it was his turn.
He started with the body before the slicky looking arms, to his surprise the creature squirted ink straight from his throat. He hurriedly ate the whole body and removed the plastic, drinking much water and finally muttering a small curse.
"Shit... Who likes this uncooked?"
"I know. Let's just eat real food"
"... I can't. My stomach's ruined. I'm full" she lowered her head in guilt. He mentally slapped himself and even asked what was wrong even though he knows why.
"What's wrong?"
"I planned to have a normal lunch with you... Sorry" he chuckled lightly and ruffled her hair.
"What? It's alright. I enjoyed..." but Maka lowered her head in shame for ruining his stomach. He eyed the piano once again and a grin slowly made its way from his lips.
"Come on" he invited, standing up and taking her hand. She eyed it, debating to take it or not. Hesitating at first, Soul almost drops his hand but she accepted it in the end. They slowly made their way to the piano.
A few customers noticed where they were going so they settled their attention to them. He leads her beside him, sitting down in front of the piano, he settles his fingers on top of the piano keys.
Starting with a slow and sultry tone... And she gladly recognized what he was starting to play.
"River flows in you?" he grinned as an answer but the piece had something more than just the original piece itself and he continued. She watched him perform with his hands gracefully pressing keys like it was simple to note everything in place, a curled smile made its way through her lips.
Soon, without even thinking, she joined him. He felt her fingers gliding with his and he turned his head to her, she could feel him watching her.
Feeling nervous that he might mess up the piece but surprised that he doesn't even have to look at the piano to play it.
Their fingers danced along the keys, making the piece even more interesting. Sad and beautiful that most of the customers almost cried.
The piece ended with two more keys and a lot clapped for them.
"Heck, you play like a god Soul!"
"Thank you..."
"I'm serious, you're really good. I never heard someone play in my whole life like that" with a few cheers and claps, they exited the restaurant and started to just walk around the streets of new york.
They weren't seen by the media's eye because they were far away from their work place, probably even far from their homes. Maka didn't know she'd feel this happy for just having lunch with him, like she just can't wipe the goofy grin off her face.
"You know, Maka. I never knew girls like you even existed" she knits her brows together in confusion. What does he mean girls like her? Is she different, an alien type of girl?
"What do you mean?"
"I mean... You goof around, you don't care what you look like when you eat the squid and you just... You know, you're cool. Instead of girls retouching make-ups or anything"
"Excuse me, I retouch make-up too..."
"Yeah? But you're still different"
"That's bad, I feel less of a girl now" she pouted. Enough for him to laugh at her.
"That's good, because I like different" they held each other's gaze until Maka remembered something that she had to break their contact.
"Hey, Soul. Did I mention that my birthday's next week?" after she mentioned her tiny announcement, he hides the feeling of being surprised and casually nodded his head but in his mind, he's already plotting something.
"What day next week?"
"Sunday..." She waited for him to react, anything that would hint that its important to celebrate her birthday. She crossed her arms gaining nothing but a slight nod and never spoke a word when they were walking again and if she did, she answered with an 'okay', 'yes' or 'no'. Not like the usual of her explaining a whole new different point of view to him when he tells her something.
"... Right, Maka?" she didn't listened to half of what he said because she felt the need to not listen at all.
"Yeah, sure" for another conversation starter, Maka shuts him off. He couldn't take it anymore that he just had to grip on her arm to turn her to him. With a serious look on his face, she can't help but swallow the lump building up in her mouth when she decided to look at him.
"Maka, what's wrong? You've been silent all of a sudden..."
"Nothing, okay? It's just that... You like... Didn't react that much when I told you that my birthday's next week. Its like you don't care at all" he rolled his eyes like what she suggested was stupid. He cupped both of his hands on her soft cheeks.
"Of course I care, I just don't want to look like I forgot about it even if you told me before about your birthday... Because normally, girls started to hate me all of a sudden when I'm surprised... I thought you'd get mad at me" he sighed and removed his hands on her cheeks. Feeling embarrassment washing over him, he closed his eyes so he couldn't see her.
"I know we all have our stupid reasons... Are we cool?" she slowly smiled at him and nodded. They started walking again.
"We all have our stupid reasons" she repeated. For more than fifteen minutes they continued walking until they both decided to end their break and drive back to the station. Once he parked her car, he was supposed to open the car door for her but she gladly stopped him.
"No, I'm not gonna go inside..."
"Why?"
"Because I have work to do like right now... Plus... I don't want to see your partner in crime. Heck, if glares could kill I'm probably dead by now..."
"Maka" he pressed.
"I know. I know. She's your partner, I'm just a girl who had lunch with you-"he cuts her off.
"No... You're the girl I stalked and now I'm starting to grow crazy because of you. That's a big correction from what you said, woman!" she rolled her green eyes but deep inside she could feel her heart burning.
"Soul... You're just a guy who accepted the challenge to eat an alive squid with me" he placed a hand from his chest and faked that he was hurt.
"Damn! An officer has feelings too, you know!"
"Want to know the truth?" she leaned forward and he listened.
"You're the guy who I think is Ian hot because no other guy can be that guy except you. You're the guy who I talk to until midnight on the phone... And you're the guy who makes me smile every single fucking day, I like our weird relationship" she patted his cheek knowingly and he flatly stared at her.
"Yeah, what you said was sweet but... What do you mean by weird?" she smiled at him before answering.
"Soul, we're unlabled... But don't get me wrong, I'm not asking for anything. I'm enjoying what we are" he nodded his head knowingly this time to agree with her.
"Still... Compared to what I said to you... The thing from what I said is... Too much than yours. I mean I grew crazy! That's... Top shit!" she chuckled.
"Well fine... You sir, is someone I'm willing to share a minute with if I can trade a lifetime not being with you" in addition, her pink lips brushed against his cheek before his smile widened.
"Now that's... Wow... Fuck, I look ugly" he was talking about the stupid smile on his face, she rolled her eyes when he exits her car.
"I'll see you" she bids good bye and he slightly waves at her before the car storms away. An idea flashes in his mind for her birthday, he knows what to do.
