I am so sorry Friends! I meant to update ages ago but I've just not been feeling well and I've just been completely out of it. But hey I'm back. Also I probably won't be updating as regularly anymore just cause I'm going through things and I just don't have to motivation. But doesn't mean I won't continue this! Also I', starting Parkour/Freerunning on Wednesday! Well anyway here's the long awaited chapter. Oh and also I'm not doing shout outs this chapter just cause I cannot be bothered.
Disclaimer: I do not own Soul eater or the hush hush series! * Even if I wish I did xD and seriously read hush hush you won't regret it :D* I also don't own Deadman Wonderland xD
The Following night at seven we finally convinced my parents that me and Liz had to go out and celebrate her first night out of the hospital at Death café. Well at least that's what we were claiming. But we really had and ulterior motive.
At seven we arrived at the car park and it was packed. I bounced the neon into a tight parking space and cut off the engine.
Thursday was Soul's night off and Liz had convinced me that this would be the perfect time to go and interrogate a few of his co-workers. I had brought a little outfit to wear for this interrogating. This outfit included a snakeskin mini skirt, a pink tight tank top, killer red heels and a brown wig. Liz and I had decided on the Jacqueline O. Lantern Dupré look. I had been given specific instructions from liz on what I had to find out. I was going to find out his home address and if he had any prior arrests. I had to find out if he was connected to the ski masked man. I was determined to find out why the ski mask guy and mysterious girl were in my life.
I rummaged through my handbag, double-checking to make sure I had everything including the list of interrogation questions id prepared were still with me.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. what is that?" Liz asked eyeing the questions.
"Nothing." I said and folded up the list.
Liz lent over and tried to snatch the list but fortunately for me I was faster and stuffed it deep in my handbag before she could get hold of it.
"Babe. You know you can't have notes for flirting and interrelating, right?" Liz said to me.
"There is an exception to every rule."
"And you're not it!"
As we were walking into the café Liz said to me "Look I may have invited a few people. The more the merrier, right?"
"Who did you invite Liz?" I asked feeling the dark stirrings of foreboding in the pit of my stomach.
"Chrona and Ragnarok."
Before I had time to tell Liz that this was a really bad idea she said "Okay so here's my moment of truth. I've sort of been seeing Chrona. On the sly"
"What?"
"You should honestly see his house. It's so huge! That academy must make his mum so much money."
I was lost for words and my mouth just opened and shut as I tried to form a sentence in my head. "When the hell did this happen?" I finally managed to say.
"Well after that morning at desire café I caught up with him later on . Ragnarok talked to him and then when it was just me and Chrona we talked and just clicked."
"Liz you have no idea-"
"I hope they got here first and reserved us a table." Liz said and completely ignored me as we pushed through the entrance. "Also babe, I think you should stay away from patch from now on."
I didn't have time to answer her before Liz caught sight of Ragnarok sitting at a table by himself in the corner. We walked over quickly and I took the seat furthest away from him.
"Why hello ladies. Looking as magnificent as always is see." Ragnarok greeted us. And my skin prickled.
"Where Chrona?" Liz asked whilst glancing around in search of him.
"Poor guy got sick, so you're gonna have to settle for me tonight." He told us.
"How sick?" Liz asked.
"Sick as in coming out both ends."
We both scrunched up our noses and Liz said "That was just too much information."
I was still having a hard time figuring out how something was going on between Chrona and Liz. Chrona had come across Scared, Nervous and fragile. He looked completely disinterested in Liz's company more than anyone else's. Not one part of me was feeling okay about them spending alone time with each other. It wasn't necessarily because I hardly knew anything about him it was more the fact he was close friends with Ragnarok.
The waitress came over and handed us menus and asked. "What drinks would y'all like?"
"One coke please." I said first and then Ragnarok ordered along with Liz.
Once the waitress left felt like asking Ragnarok a few questions. "Ragnarok, why did you transfer from Gorgon academy if that's where Chrona was?" I asked him.
A muscle in his jaw jumped just before he cracked a smile. "I was told the girls were finer in these parts and I guess the rumours proved true." He winked at me and I felt a cold shiver sweep over me from head to toe.
"So why didn't Chrona transfer as well then?" Liz asked.
"Seeing as The fact the school is run by his mother he wasn't allowed. And I swear he's going all the way to the top I mean he's crazy smart. No one can top him!" Ragnarok told us with a lot of enthusiasm.
A dreamy look took over Liz's eyes. "I wish I could meet his mum. Each time I've gone over she hasn't been in." she said.
"She does have a lot of work to do." Ragnarok said and started reading the menu making it hard for me to read anything that was in his eyes.
Our waitress returned with our drinks then left again giving us more time to order and giving me my chance to go into the bathroom and change from my interrogating. "I'm gonna go to the bathroom" I said and got up picking up the bags I had for the costume.
Ragnarok raised his eyes at the bags in question.
"Just rubbish. Our bin is full so I was gonna throw it out back" I said and hurried along into the bathroom.
When I got in I quickly checked under each of the stalls to confirm I was alone. I then locked the main door into the bathroom and starting getting changed into my outfit. After successfully getting into the shoes, skirt and top I took out the wig and quickly placed it one making sure all of my hair could not be seen. I then applied cherry red lipstick and a generous coat of high-shine gloss.
After making sure I looked nothing like myself I walked out the bathroom locking the door quickly once again and eased myself onto the top of the bar stool at the back of the room.
The bartender looked me up and down and just shook his head.
He looked like he was 10 years older than me. He had blonde hair and wore a perfectly organised bartender's outfit with the sleeves rolled up. He was wearing a pair of sunglasses so I couldn't see his eyes and he had a cigarette in his mouth.*
I took out the list I had and stuffed it away out of sight but close so I could easily look at the list for some advice on what to ask.
"So is Death café a popular place of employment for high school pupils?" I asked calmly.
"Yeah, I guess you can say so. We have a few of them like waitress' and busboys." He told me as he cleaned a glass.
"Hmm, maybe I know some of them. Try me." I said to him.
He looked up at the ceiling and blew out the smoke from the cigarette not actually bothering to say anything else to me.
"What about Soul Eater?" I asked. "Does he work here?"
"Soul? Yeah he works here some nights and weekends." The bartender told me.
"Was he working Sunday?" I asked innocently. I was trying not to come across as to curious but I really did need to find out if he was working or not. I had to find out if he was in town at the shops. If someone could tell me he was working then I could rule out his involvement.
"Sunday? I'm not too sure why don't you go ask one of the waitresses. They all go giggly when he's around. "He smiled as if I might somehow sympathize with them.
We stayed silent for a few minutes before I broke it by saying "Happen to know is he has a criminal record?"
He let out a bark of laughter "Your kidding right?"
So he didn't have anything of that sort. That was agood thing I guess. There was another question I wanted to ask but I didn't at the same time. After a good few minutes I decided maybe I should just ask him. "Does he have a girlfriend?"
"You should just go over and ask him." The bartender told me and I froze.
"He isn't working tonight" I said.
At the bartender's grin my stomach seemed to unravel.
"He usually doesn't work tonight but he's covering for Izaya, or the Flea as I would call him. The guy broke his arm" He said. "Not that I would know anything about how that happened" he added quickly and chuckled Abit.
"You know I think I left my car running" I said quickly and darted off the seat into the girl's bathroom again.
I locked the door quickly and drew in a few shaky breathes. I went over the sink and splashed cold water over my face. Soul was so going to find out I was spying on him. He would find out I was prying into his life trying to find out his secrets.
It was then I wondered why I had actually come at all. I mean I didn't even truly believe he was the ski mask guy anyway. I turned off the tap and looked up into the mirror. Soul was leaning against one of the stalls staring at me. I shrieked and swung around.
He had no smile or grin or smirk and he didn't exactly look to amused either.
"What the hell are you doing in here? Can't you read the sign on the-" I was cut off by soul as he kicked off the stall leaning more over to me.
"I'm starting to think that you're following me. Every time I turn around you seem to be here." He said to me in what seemed like a serious voice for him.
"I wanted to take Liz out, she's been in hospital." I sounded pretty defensive and that only made me look even guiltier. "I had never dreamed of running into you. And what are you talking about? It should be me that feels like I'm being followed"
Soul's eyes were sharp and intimidating.
"Want to explain the wig?" he said and pointed up at the brown wig.
I yanked it off my head and tossed it onto the counter.
I ignored his question and asked "Want to explain why you've been off the last few days?"
I was pretty sure he wouldn't reveal his whereabouts, but he said "Playing paint ball, and what were you doing at the bar?"
"I was talking with the bartender, is that some sort of crime now?"
I balanced one of my hands against the sink and raised up my foot to take off the high heeled shoe. I bent over slightly and as soon as I did that the interrogation list fell out of my sleeve where I had it kept. I slid across the floor out of reach.
I reached down quickly to try pick it up but Soul was to quick. He snatched it up of the floor and moved back a bit so I couldn't get it.
"Give me that!" I said.
He started reading the list. "Does Soul have a criminal record?" he read out loud.
"Give me it now!" I hissed at him trying to grab it.
Soul gave a soft laugh and I knew what question he had seen. "Does Soul have a girlfriend?"
He folded the paper and put it into his back pocket. I was really tempted to go after it, despite its location.
He walked over and leaned back against the other sink and levelled our eyes. "If you're gonna try dig up information about me, I suggest that you ask me instead."
"Fine then answer the questions." I told him.
"Never been arrested." He said "not got a criminal record."
I tilted my chin up, "Girlfriend?" I told myself that I didn't care what the answer was. Either way it was fine with me.
"That isn't your business."
"Soul, you tried to kiss me," I reminded him. "That made it my business."
The ghost of a smile lurked at his mouth and I got the feeling he was remembering ever last detail of that near kiss.
"Ex-Girlfriend" he said after a moment's pause.
My stomach dropped and a scary thought popped into my head. What if the girl that had been following me around Deadman Wonderland and Victoria's secret was Soul's ex. What if she saw me with Soul and assumed we were in some sort of relationship? I mean if she still liked Soul this would make sense for her to do this, I mean she'd be jealous.
And then Soul said "But she's not around anymore."
"And by that you mean?"
"She's gone. Never coming back."
"She's dead?" I asked.
Soul didn't really deny it.
My stomach twisted and felt heavy. I hadn't expected to hear this. Soul had, had a girlfriend and now she was dead.
The door to the bathroom rattled as someone tried to enter. I had forgotten I'd locked it. This was making me wonder how Soul had gotten in. he must have had a key or there was no other explanation.
"I need to get back to work." Soul said then looked me up and down, and his eyes lingered a bit below the hips. "Killer skirt. Deadly legs."
Before I was able to say anything he was out the door.
I quickly got changed before heading out but I stopped before I opened the door. There as a few scratch marks at where the lock was. It was like someone had a knife and had attacked the lock. Weird.
After I walked out I returned to our table and slid into my chair. Ragnarok looked at me with his eyebrows lifted.
"Sorry I was gone so long." I said "Did I miss anything?"
"Nope. Nothing at all." Liz said. Her eyebrows where slightly lifted in question of how it had went.
Before I could say something to kind of tell her how it went Ragnarok said "You missed the waitress so I ordered you a red burrito." A slightly creepy smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.
That was when I saw my chance.
"Actually I'm not feeling to well. Maybe I caught what Chrona got." I made a slightly sick face and it seemed to look realistic, at least to Ragnarok it did.
"I'll hunt down our waitress and tell her not to get our food." Liz saif and she dug in her purse for her keys.
"What about me?" Ragnarok said, sounding only half joking.
"Rain check?" Liz said.
Bingo, I thought.
Once again I am so sorry but yeah just so many things happening. And I am not doing shout outs this chapter cause I just wanna get the chapter up and stuff. So yeah short outro so bye till next time!