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When the gang woke up, it was pouring.
It didn't necessarily affect them too much because they were near the back of the cave where the rain didn't reach them.
But they were starving.
They distributed the extra food they had amongst themselves, but it wasn't nearly enough to take the painful edge off the hunger.
"When do you think the rain is going to light up?" Tsubaki asked, glancing outside.
"It shouldn't be too long until the rain stops." Kid reasoned.
"Normally when it pours like this, it only lasts for a few hours. And by the looks of it, it's been raining like this for a while." Maka shrugged, "That's what always happens in Death City anyways."
"But I'm hungry! You shouldn't let a greater being like me wait for well deserved food!" Black*Star whined.
"Then go out there and go get some food yourself." Soul said with a bored tone.
"You know what, I will! I man like me can get his own food, despite the weather!"
"You go do that." Soul sarcastically said. Black*Star sprang up and dashed toward the creek.
Tsubaki shook her head at Black*Star with consternation. "Oh Black*Star…"
Although, in spite of Tsubaki's dismay, Maka was watching the egoistic boy with great delight, grinning with anticipation, "This should be good."
The gang sat in silence as they watched Black*Star jumped into the rivulet with the wooden spear in hand. It appeared to them that Black*Star was having a difficult time standing upright in the creek.
"Even if Black*Star does manage to get a fish, what is he going to cook it with? I'm not about to let him start a fire in here." Liz speculated.
"Maybe he'll eat it raw…" Patty wondered out loud.
Before they could discuss the issue any further, Black*Star's feet flew out from under him and he landed in the brook with a massive splash. He emerged from the creek soaking wet, and it definitely didn't help that the torrential downpour was pounding on his head, making him even more drenched.
"Black*Star!" Tsubaki called out worryingly.
"What an idiot." Kid muttered. Patty and Maka were laughing at Black*Star's expense. Liz was chuckling a little as well.
"This is just too embarrassing to watch…" Soul sighed, shaking his head.
Black*Star dragged himself out of the creek and began to make his way back to the cavern. An earsplitting crack of thunder came about, followed by a flash of lightning. He paused for a moment, looking back at the creek for some reason, then began to jog his way back the cave.
The gang all looked at him with confusion. Why the hell would he stop in a middle of a thunderstorm like that?
"Hey guys…" Black*Star trailed off.
"That was a pretty nice fall you took out there, Black*Star." Soul joked.
"What exactly happened out there, anyways? Your feet completely flew out from under you." Liz asked curiously.
"I was just testing the strength of the current." Black*Star impassively said.
Maka's eyes furrowed, "Hey wait, where's the spear you took with you?"
"Uh…"
Maka narrowed her piercing emerald eyes, "You lost it, didn't you?"
"I did not lose it!" Black*Star said defensively, "I just don't have it with me at this very moment, that's all."
Kid sighed in exasperation, "You dropped it in the creek, didn't you?"
"Well, I-!" He was stopped short when a hardback book crammed into his cranium.
"You're a real idiot, you know that?" Maka deadpanned.
Black*Star didn't say anything as he clutched his head in great pain. Tsubaki rubbed his back, trying to ease the humiliation that he wasn't showing, but she knew was there.
"Great, what are we supposed to do now? That was our only way to get food and I doubt that knife we have can do anything with the knife." Liz ran her hand through her blond hair. Patty patted her sister's back in comforting reassurance.
"It's all good, guys! I'll just make another one when the rain lights up!" Black*Star said positively.
"I really hope this rain stops soon because I'm really am hungry…" Soul trailed off, looking outside into the gloomy weather.
A couple of hours have passed and it was still raining cats and dogs, despite what Kid and Maka said earlier about it stopping soon.
The group was completely disheartened by this because they were absolutely famished. Even though they were out in the wilderness for a few days, they were still well fed. They weren't used to skipping meals like they were doing.
"Ugh, this sucks." Soul muttered.
"It's not that bad. Yeah, we don't have anything to eat right now, but we will when the rain lights up!" Tsubaki said, trying to lighten the mood.
"Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day…" Patty sang softly, looking at the rain.
"I never did like the rain. I always thought it was depressing." Liz mentioned.
Maka looked over at Liz, "Really? I always thought it was peaceful. It's also the perfect weather to read a book in, too."
"You always were the gloomy type, Maka." Soul said.
"I am not!" Maka replied angrily.
"You are too."
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"I am not, Soul!"
"You are too, Maka! Don't even try to deny it!"
"Wait, guys-!" Liz tried to interrupt.
"I am not, Soul! I am actually a very cheery person!" Maka glared at the crimson eyed teen.
"Yeah, sure. And you're also great at basketball."
"Okay that was a low blow. At least I-!"
"Would you guys shut up for a second and listen!" Liz shouted.
Soul and Maka both turned to her. "We're listening." They grumbled.
Liz paused for a second, and then said, "Did you hear that?"
Kid looked at her, perplexed, "Hear what?"
"Exactly!" Liz exclaimed while running to the outside. Everyone got up to follow her.
"It's about time the rain stopped! It's not cool to keep an awesome person like me waiting!" Black*Star exclaimed. He then grabbed a narrow stick and the hunting knife and got to work on the new spear.
The rain did indeed stop. It was now overcast and there was a cool breeze flowing through the area.
"Someone should probably go out and look for some extra food." Kid suggested.
"He's right, even if it's only to tide us over until Black*Star is done with the spear." Tsubaki added.
"I'll go! I need to stretch out my legs, anyways." Maka offered.
"Hey, how is your leg doing, anyways?" Tsubaki asked.
"Oh, it's fine!" Maka said quickly. A little too quickly.
"Maka, if anything is wrong at all, I want you to tell us." The ebony haired girl said seriously, wanting to know what was really wrong with her friend.
"Really, it's fine! I just need to walk on it for a bit!" Maka said reassuringly.
Tsubaki gave the younger girl a skeptical look, but decided to let it go. When Maka has her mind set on something, she doesn't give it up.
"If Maka is going to look for some food, someone should go with her!" Black*Star piped up.
Patty's baby blue eyes lit up with an idea, "Soul should go with Maka!"
"Yeah, Soul should go with Maka! That would be best, after all!" Liz said with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
Soul looked at Kid and Black*Star with a puzzled look. Why were they pointing at Maka and waving their arms around like madmen... Oh. Oh!
It finally clicked. It took a few moments, but it finally clicked.
"Sure, I'll go. The sooner I get food, the better." Soul said coolly. Kid and Black*Star sighed with relief, glad that Soul finally caught on with what they were trying to do.
"Alright then, come on Soul! Let's go find something to eat!" Maka said with a smile, oblivious to what just happened.
Maka may be tremendously intelligent, but sometimes she can miss certain... details.
So then it was decided that Maka and Soul began to walk into the deep foliage.
"Bye guys, but don't go too far! We don't want you to get lost!" Tsubaki called out. They turned around, waved, and started off again in search for food.
"They are totally going to get together." Black*Star said while working on the spear.
Liz nodded in agreement. She then happily turned to Patty and said, "That was such a great idea, getting those two to go together! You are such a matchmaker!"
Patty giggled, "I take after my big sis!"
Liz had a dreamy look in her cerulean blue eyes, "Oh, this is just like my favorite reality show! The two best friends go camping in the woods and then the boy admits his true feelings for the girl during the trip, and then the girl-!"
"Please spare us the details." Black*Star interrupted, "I really don't care about your T.V. show."
Liz rolled her eyes, "Whatever, Black*Star. You just don't know a good love story when you see it."
Patty piped up, "Sis, you kinda look like Kid when he sees something really symmetrical. You know, when he gets all happy and stuff!"
Liz frowned, "I look like Kid when he has a symmetry fit? I don't know what to say about that…"
Deciding to change the subject, Kid said, "I just hope they don't get lost…"
In spite of Soul and Maka's friend's worries, the two had a plan on how to stay on track. They decided that they would stay along the edge of the creek and not stray off in an uncharted direction.
"So what exactly are we looking for?" Soul asked, looking around at his surroundings.
"Well, I guess we're looking for berries, preferably blueberries." Maka responded. She licked her lips in anticipation.
Silence fell between them before Soul spoke again, "So… how do we know if anything we find is edible?"
"We'll eat something and we'll see how it will affect our stomachs." Maka shrugged. "But it would really help if we saw any animals to lead us."
Silence fell between the two again, a very awkward silence. Soul had a blank expression in his face, but in his mind, he was frantically thinking of a way to get the conversation started again.
The sun was emerging from behind the clouds now. Maybe they could talk about the weather?
Soul mentally kicked himself.
I am finally alone with her, and I can't think of a single thing to say. This is so uncool…
Next chapter is going to be fun to write, I can tell
Awkward conversations are always the best, but a little... awkward. Wow, I am such a conversation killer. O.o
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