Disclaimer- I DO NOT OWN SOUL EATER
Chapter Nine
True Destiny
I opened the door slowly to make sure no one saw me. I felt ridiculous! I hated dresses and I never wanted to go to another dance again.
"You look so nice Kaiya!" Mira cried, literally almost bursting into tears.
I had no idea why she was crying. I was wearing a black sleeveless dress that stopped at about the knee and black high heel boots that stopped about two and a half inches from the bottom of the dress. I had fingerless lace gloves which I was forced to wear or I would be killed by Maka. I turned around quickly and started to walk back into the apartment.
"I changed my mind! I don't want to go," I said fast-walking past Blair and Mira.
But I was stopped by Liz and Patti. Liz had a really scary serious look on her face and Patti was rambling on about giraffes or something like that. I slouched down and sauntered back to the door. Maka ran up behind me and pushed me down the hall.
"This will be fun!"
Somehow I really didn't think it would be. Not with Kaname there. I mean, I said yes to Soul because I thought that I was going to kill Kaname and not have to worry about him being at the school. Even though we had a few sparks here and there when we were little, I didn't really want him to be breathing the next time I saw him. Now two of the most dangerous people will be in the same room tonight. 'Hopefully Kaname won't try to dance with me or hit on me,' I thought as I walked down the stairs, picking up my pace. Tsubaki was wearing a light blue gown and matching shoes, Liz and Patti weren't dressed up because they really didn't like dances. Maka had worn a light yellow dress with flowers on it and white shoes. Blair and Mira were chaperoning the dance but Mira was dressed nice and you could never tell if Blair was going to a night club or just walking around the town.
I glanced up at the school. Since we lived on the other side of town, it was going to be a thirty minute walk to get to the dance. I sighed and looked back at Maka.
"How much longer until the party starts?"
"About twenty minutes," Mira said as she glanced down watch.
'Oh great,' I thought as I walked a little faster to get away from the group of girls. They had been staring at me since we left and it was starting to get annoying. Before I could get far enough away, Liz ran up beside me and had a bloodcurdling smile on her face. I knew something was going to happen so I braced myself.
"You don't seem very happy," she realized.
Why would I be? I hated being watched. Especially by six girls going to a dance. I decided to change the subject and quickly turned to Maka.
"Who asked you to the dance Maka?"
"No one. I just hang out with my friends," she looked back at the large group.
"I'll do that too," I said quickly, hoping that they wouldn't catch it and let me stay with them instead of dancing.
"No you won't," Mira said in a threatening voice.
I increased my speed and was practically running to the school. I made it there in about ten minutes and beat the others up the stairs, reaching the grounds first. I turned around and threw my hands to celebrate my victory. The others walked up and were breathing deeply, but I just smiled and looked around. The school looked so different after dark. Kid had decorated so everything was symmetrical. Big shock. The guys got ready at the school so everyone was already there. I looked around and saw Black Star standing in a corner with Harvar and Ox. Ox waved at me and flashed a huge smile, despite my feelings against him, I waved back. Harvar and I were great friends so he smiled and waved for me to join them. I rolled my eyes and stopped when they reached the large group of girls that came in with me. They were holding me so that I didn't run away. Liz and Patti were holding my legs down, only moving them for me when the large swarm stirred. Maka and Tsubaki had my arms wrapped around theirs. Mira and Blair seemed like they were looking for someone, both of their heads swept the large room. But while I was waving at the guys, the swarm was staring at the almost barren dance floor. I smiled and noticed that Liz and Patti had loosened the grip on my legs. I glanced over at the large group of guys and decided that I was going to make a run for it. I jerked my arms free and flipped out of the twins grasp. I ran across the floor, amazingly, the heels didn't even trip me. But I did fall slightly when the twins had tried to grab me again. I caught myself and flipped so that I was clearly out of reach. As I closed in on the guys, the large group made an opening so that I could disappear into the crowd. As soon as I ran through the gap, Black Star and Harvar stood next to each other looking to see if the spry cluster of females were looking for me. I stood up from me resting position and rested my hand on Harvar's shoulder.
"Thank you," I said trying to catch my breath.
Kirikou stood behind me with his two partners perched on his shoulders. They were small and cute in there outfits that looked like they had stolen them off dolls. My eyes sparkled at their cuteness and redirected my stare to the floor. The girls were searching the dance floor and causing havoc, pushing dance partners away from each other. We turned around and walked to the buffet table. I leaned on the wall with my right foot propped against it. Harvar and Hiro joined me. I had prayed that Hiro hadn't brought Excalibur and I turned to Harvar to see if his expression was gloomier than normal.
"You seem happy tonight. What happened?" I asked Harvar noticing his crooked smile.
"It's just you. I never thought I would see you like that," he said holding back laughter.
I grinded my teeth at his remark and saw Black Star standing on the table. He seemed drunk or something to that nature. I reached up and grabbed the back of his navy-blue button up shirt and threw him to the ground. He rubbed his head and looked up at me with disbelief. I smirked and returned to my relax position against the wall. Ox came over and noticed that no one seemed to be enjoying themselves, except Harvar with my outfit. He came in front of me and held out his hand. I smiled and raised my hands with embarrassment.
"I don't dance. I'll kill myself, not to mention everyone around us," I said trying to convince him that it was a horrible idea.
Kirikou dashed by and grabbed my hands.
"Let's just try it!" he laughed pulling away from the wall that I had been glued to the entire night.
We reached the dance floor and I was hiding my face by staring at the ground. Kirikou was laughing at my reaction and had twirled me. My hands stayed tucked to my chest as I spun. I stopped and saw Soul standing in Kirikou's place. I smiled and noticed Kirikou walking backwards to the rest of the group. All of them were smiling at me while I blushed uncontrollably. Soul grabbed my hands and took me away from the crowd. He seemed to glide across the floor effortlessly. We reached a balcony that faced the entire city. I was so shocked; I hadn't even noticed that he had taken me up a flight of stairs. The moon was bright and created tall shadows as it reached the top of buildings. I smiled and glanced over at Soul. He was wearing a black jacket and a dark red undershirt with darker vertical stripes.
"Were you having fun?" he asked, plainly seeing the embarrassing dancing that had happened against my will.
"Ha-ha. No I was wondering where you were. Why were you so late?" I asked glancing at a couple that was entering the dance.
"Sid was a little shaken-up when he heard that I was going to be with you tonight."
"He's a little over-protective."
"As he should be," a dark voice stated from behind.
We turned quickly to see Kaname standing with his hands in his shallow pockets. With a dark suit that resembled Kid's usual clothing, he walked toward us. Soul glided between us and glared at him with intense eyes.
"It's nice to see you again," I said knowing that he would sense the sarcasm in my voice.
Kaname walked a little closer and I could feel Soul's aggravation growing. I touched his shoulder and pulled him so that he stood beside me. I wrapped my arm around his and rested my head on his dark jacket. Kaname clenched his fists and stared at me. After a few minutes of silence, I tightened my grip on Soul's arm and spoke.
"You should go join the party," I said solemnly to Kaname.
He smirked and held out his hand.
"You should come too then."
Soul was starting to shake. If I hadn't placed my hand on his chest he would have killed him there. I almost joined him. I noticed that my hand that I had placed on Soul's chest had tightened. I released my grip and sighed. Soul looked at me as though I was going to take his hand. I raised my hand so that it almost reached his. Soul's eyes grew large as Kaname's had a hint of satisfaction. In the long silence there was a loud smack and I watched his welcoming hand fall with a smile.
"You haven't changed at all, still the same arrogant, obnoxious, apathetic traitor," I sighed.
I glanced at Soul who had a small, but noticeable, smile develop across his lips. Kaname eyes darkened and he dashed behind me and grabbed my waist. My eyes shot open and Soul bit his lip at Kaname's action. I threw his hands away from my body and almost screamed. He jumped back, facing us in the moonlight. Soul ran from my side and grabbed his collar, pushing him inside and bashing his head on the wall.
"You son of a bitch," Soul scowled as he strengthen his grip.
I stepped between the gap that separated them and placed my hands on Soul's arms.
"Let's go," I ordered as I pulled his arms down.
I tugged him toward the staircase and heard Kaname snicker. I bit my lip and turned to charge at him. I punched him on the right cheek and turned to face Soul, whose jaw almost reached the ground. I rolled my eyes and smiled at his expression. He placed his arm around my shoulders as we walked down the large staircase back to the dance. Harvar and Tsubaki smiled at the image they saw walking down the stairs. Maka grabbed us and brought us to the grand piano in the center of the music stage. That Kid had worked so hard on to be even, might I add. I sat next to Soul on the large black seat that stretched from edge to edge of the large and beautiful instrument. He played softly so that the other classical instruments could blend with the sound. I leaned on his shoulder and watched him play. I glanced up and saw Kaname staring across the piano at us. Soul and I shot up and everyone knew that there was a problem. Harvar and the others flipped onto the stage while the girls took the steps at the other side of the stage.
"What's this?" he asked examining the large group.
"These are my friends," I said gesturing my hand towards the swarm.
Sid and Stein were running up to the piano to take control of the situation. I lifted my hand to stop them.
"It's alright. He knows when he's outnumbered. Don't you, Kaname," I stated with a smirk on my face.
Soul grabbed my hand and gripped it tightly. He was wondering, like me, when this was going to end. I hadn't noticed but he had also placed his arm around my waist as Kaname did upstairs. But I actually like it when Soul did it. He pulled me closer and made sure that I would be able to move. I glared at the irritating man across the piano. His eyes settled and his head tilted to the right slightly.
"You're serious?"
"I've always been, Kaname. If you would have stayed you would be standing behind me with my friends."
"You mean beside you," he corrected.
"No. Soul would. Just as he is now," I answered quickly.
I watched as his smirk fell from his face. Soul smiled and turned to the others. They all smiled and I heard hi-fives in the background. I laughed and returned my attention to Kaname. His eyes were cold. I jumped over to him and punched him in the stomach this time. He fell off of the stage and Kid was standing over him glaring at his suit. Shocked that he was wearing his clothes, Kid grabbed him and threw him against the wall. Sid and Stein walked down and grabbed him before he could attack. They pulled him out of the school and flung him into the back of a large van and shut the doors. It sped off into the night. I leaned out the door and stared at them my eyes filled with questions. Where was Kaname going? What was going to happen to him? Did they steal that scene from a mob movie? Stein saw me and walked back into the school.
"He will be taken to Eastern Asia where Yumi Azusa will attain him. His punishment will be decided there."
I sighed with relief as I turned back to the others. But they were dancing. Even Sid sneaked pass to dance with Mira. Stein was watching everyone and standing near the buffet table. Soul was waiting for me and I gladly joined him. He took my hands and backed onto the dance floor. He held me close to his chest. He looked down at me while I tried to conceal my bright red cheeks. He was warm and soft. We danced in silence.
"What will you do now?" he asked.
"…After all that's happened, I don't know where to go."
He looked down at me and slowly moved a stray hair from my face. He placed his hand lightly on my cheek. I quickly moved my hand to join his.
"Then stay," he whispered.
Our faces grew closer, our eyes locked and it seemed completely normal. Finally our lips met and I his embrace tightened. We heard an 'Aw' coming from every direction. We looked around and saw that everyone had stopped dancing and was watching us. We laughed and looked back at each other. He kissed me again and I smiled. For some reason I felt like this was all meant to happen. Like my ancestors had planned this from the very beginning. The journey, the battle, the end, it was all apart of my destiny. I had been traveling from the beginning trying to find my path. But all I had to do was go back to where it all started.
"This calls for a group hug!" Ox yelled as he ran over to us.
Everyone had joined him except for Harvar. I rolled my eyes and pulled him in with everyone else. He laughed and squeezed his way in. I looked at Soul and saw that he still had his arms around my waist. I glanced over at Kid who was actually beside me in the huge huddle. All of my friends in the same room hugging me, I almost couldn't breathe. But I just smiled and continued to hug everyone. Stein was leaning against the wall smiling. I noticed Sid had left Mira and was also hugging us. I knew that from now on I would stay in Death City, where my life started.
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Thanks for reading! Sorry I didn't get it out sooner. Stupid school always gets in the way. Please review. I want to see what you guys think of this chapter!
