Chapter Ten

Kid's suspicions?

"I'm going to class early, I have to get the growing pile of papers graded." Stein said to Marie.

"Okay, I'll be there later." Marie said in her gentle tone. Stein walked out of his laboratory in into the forest. The forest was foggy as usual and the trees were pitch black with arrows that pointed in random directions.

Stein was greeted as he walked through the school entrance, he was tired after yesterday's party, but he still needed to come in very early. As he walking down the hallway, he saw a running figure run into him with incredible force, knocking them both on the ground. Stein turned to see Maka on the ground, rubbing her head.

"I'm sorry." Stein said.

"Um, no, it's my fault, sorry." Maka said hastily. She ran off at full speed down the hallway.

"Hmmm, she came out of Ayo's room?" Stein asked. Kid walked up behind Stein, holding out his hand and helping him up off the floor.

"What was that all about?" Kid asked.

"Maka accidentally ran into me, but it looked like she came from Ayo's room." Stein said.

"Hmm, that IS interesting, maybe she was visiting him?"

"No, there was something else, she was still wearing her dress from last night..." Stein said. "She was in a hurry."

"So? What are you implying?" Kid asked in his emotionless tone.

Stein stared straight into Kid's eyes, his glasses giving off a blue glare. "That means she spent the night at his place..."

"Really? Maka would do that? What are we going to do?"

"Nothing." Stein said.

"What, why not?!" Kid yelled.

Stein glared at him, "Why in the first place? It doesn't go against school rules, there is nothing wrong with having a sleeping party at another person's house."

"But, what if they did something?" Kid asked.

"Like what? It's none of your business anyways, this is between her and Ayo, not you." Stein said as he walked off. I don't care, there is something off about them, something wrong, it's not just that. Kid thought to himself, whatever it was, he was going to find out.

Kid walked down the hallway after class. Where is Maka? I want to talk to her, no, Ayo, he should be easier to break. Kid thought to himself as he rounded the corner. Ayo and Maka were talking.

"So who IS Honoo? Is he like Crona's partner?" Maka asked.

"Yep. Except he doesn't come out."

"You have black blood too, right?"

"Only when I do Soul Resonance, I got the black blood inside me when-"

"Excuse me!" Kid rudely interrupted.

"Yes? What is it?" Ayo asked in his usual polite tone.

"I'll see you later Ayo!" Maka said as she ran off.

"So, what did you want to ask?" Ayo said.

"You and Maka seem to be getting along well..." Kid said. Ayo paused for a while, then looked back at Kid.

"What was that again?" Ayo asked.

"What was Maka doing at your house yesterday?" Kid asked in an impatient tone. Ayo froze, a look of terror on his face as he glared at Kid. "How do you know what happened!" Ayo yelled.

"What happened?" Kid asked, even more impatient.

Ayo gave a Kid a mysterious look, then turned around and sprinted away.

"No, come back here!" Kid yelled as he chased after Ayo. He chased him through the crowds and out the entrance of the school. Where is he going? Kid thought.

"You've made a big mistake now!" Kid said aloud. He summoned Beelzebub and took off, following Ayo easily. Ayo pulled out his swords, he said something, but Kid was too far away to hear. In a bright flash, Ayo dissapeared, a long blue streak went the opposite way, towards the school. The trail only lasted a few seconds, and then dissapeared. "Dammit!" Kid said aloud, he flew down on the street and put away his skateboard.

Why would he run? He thought to himself, Did something bad happen between him and Maka? No, that's not it, he was talking to her earlier, if something went wrong between them they wouldn't be talking like that to each other... Something happened last night, I have to know! I know, I'll ask Blackstar if he can figure it out, he still has that promise! Wait though, he said he wasn't going to 'work' for me anymore, I only wanted some help! Ughhh. Wait, I have an idea! I'll tell Blackstar about everything I saw today, it will make him suspicious and he'll want to ask Ayo himself! Then if anything interesting happens, he won't be able to keep his mouth shut! Kid took out Beelzebub and flew off towards the school.

"Hey Blackstar! Can I talk to you for a second!" Kid yelled, most people were just starting to file out of the school.

"What's up?" Blackstar retorted.

"Did you see Ayo and Maka?"

"I told you already! I don't care about their relationship!"

Kid leaned in closer, "I saw Maka walk out of Ayo's room this morning, she was still wearing her dress from last night, that means she spent the night at his place!"

"So what? Who cares?"

"When I went to talk to Ayo, he ran away, do you know what this means?"

"What?"

"They did something REALLY embarrassing last night!"

"Wow, I guess so, but what is your point?"

"What do you mean? If I can figure out what they did first, they'll do ANYTHING I want." Kid teased.

"No way, I'm going to figure out first, then they'll do ANYTHING THAT I SAY!" Blackstar yelled. He ran off towards the school entrance. "Aaayyyyooooo!" He called, then he ran out of his sight.

"All I have to do is sit and wait." Kid murmured.