A Crazy Thing Called Love
Maka x Soul AU Story
Chapter 10-
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" I scream as I pace around my house. Black*Star is bouncing a ball against the wall as he watches me rant and rave.
"What's the big deal? I thought you didn't like Maka. So what if she likes Kidd?" Black*Star comments, ignoring my rising anger.
"I don't like her, but I hate the thought of her liking Kidd." I growl at him. Black*Star stops bouncing the ball and sits up, grinning mischievously.
"I know what's wrong with you." I look at him and grab him by the collar.
"Tell me! What the hell is wrong with me?"
"You LOVE Maka! It's so obvious." Black*Star cackles and I push him against the couch. He continues to roar in laughter as I stand there stupidly.
"Oh my god Soul! You should have seen your face! Hahahaha!" After he notices my awkward silence, his eyes widen and he points his finger at me.
"You're not shitting me?" I shake my head and he suddenly gets up and starts hugging me.
"What the fuck Black*Star?" I push him off of me and see him wipe a tear away.
"I'm so proud of you Soul. I was starting to think you were gay or something but you finally fell for a girl! This calls for a celebration. I say we go out and party tonight!" Black*Star screams in triumph.
"Hell no! I have to go to Maka's house and work on the presentation. Besides, it's a school night. I don't even know why I invited you after school." I growl as I slump on the other couch.
"I'm not gay and I'm not falling for Maka!" I add on to my last statement. Black*Star jumps in front of me, studying me real closely.
"Get the fuck out of my face or I will beat you to a fucking pulp." I whisper in a deadly voice.
"Do you know what this means?" Black*Star asks me. I look at him curiously when he gets into a 'godly' pose.
"I will take it upon me to help you hook up with Maka. In the future when you two get married and have beautiful children, I will be your first kid's godparent. Not only will I be famous, I will give my legacy for your children to inherit!" My eye twitches as I punch him in the face, knocking him unconscious. Then I hear the door open behind me.
"Hey Soul! I just got the groceries and …..." Blair looks down at the floor and sees Black*Star unconscious.
"Do I want to know?" She asks.
"No." I answer her. She closes the door behind her and starts putting the food away.
"I already have some food prepared for you. That way when you go to Maka's and she invites you for dinner, you won't eat all her food like you did last time." Blair smiles at me.
"I won't be eating at her place. I'm just going there for a project and coming right back." I growl. Blair giggles and continues her work.
"Ow! My head." I hear Black*Star grumble on the floor. Wow...he recovered pretty quickly.
"Say stupid shit like that and I'll make sure you don't wake up until graduation." I threaten him. I wave good-bye to Blair and Black*Star heads home. As I walk down the street, my hands start getting sweaty and my throat gets dry. No man. Pull yourself together. You are only going to Maka's house. No big deal. You have nothing to worry about. I walk up to her door and ring the bell. Three seconds later, I hear footsteps and the door opens. There I see Maka in the strangest outfit. She has on little buns on the side of her head and she's wearing a pink apron. I can see pins all over her apron. It takes all my willpower not to bust out and laugh at her.
"Shut up and don't say anything." She growls as she slams the door behind me. We walk up the stairs and there in her apartment, I see the two costumes laid out and the sewing machine on the kitchen table.
"Alright, let's get you fitted. I'm sure you are the same height as Papa but I just want to make sure." She pulls out a measuring tape and starts measuring the length of my arm, leg, chest and waist.
"Hm..." She murmurs. She looks at the costume on one of the couches and suddenly claps her hands.
"Yes, I did get the measurements right. A few tweaks here and there but the costume should be ready by Friday." She smiles at me. For a minute, I was about to protest but her smile hits me like lightening. She goes back to humming and I am left standing there like an idiot.
"What am I supposed to do now?" I ask her as she pulls the costume and places it in the sewing machine.
"I'm done with you. You can go back and do what you need to do." She waves me off as she goes into concentration mode. I stand there before I feel my eye twitch.
"Look, I reserved my afternoon just for you so you better not just send me off like that." I manage to say in a composed voice. What the hell? This little punk was going off about how I was supposed to make time for her when all she needed was five fucking minutes? She stops sewing and looks up at me.
"Look I'm sorry I had to trick you but you would have blowing me off if I didn't make it sound so important." She goes back to sewing. I guess she does have a point there.
"Come on. I'm sure there's something you want me to do. I seriously have nothing else to do." I manage to blurt out after an awkward silence. I didn't just want to leave here all by herself, for some odd reason.
"Alright, if you want to help me out, then do my shopping." She throws a list at me. I look at it and see that's it's just kitchen stuff that she needs.
"What the hell?" I point to the piece of paper and she sighs.
"Look, Papa forgot to go grocery shopping again. I was trying to make time but I have these two costumes to work on. I would really appreciate it if you could do this for me." She looks at me tiredly and with hope in her eyes. I turn away for a second but her puppy dog look won't leave my mind.
"Please! If you do this, I'll make dinner for you!" She bribes me. I breathe out a sigh as I stuff the list in my pocket and grab my keys.
"Thank you so much Soul! It shouldn't take long!" She cries as she turns her concentration back onto the sewing machine. I roll my eyes as I close the door behind her.
"You did what?" Black*Star screams over the phone. I move it away from me ear and wince in pain. I forget that Black*Star sounds just as loud and annoying on the phone as in real life. Why did I even bother calling him while I was getting the stuff for Maka. I should have called Kidd but he's been pissing me off lately so that was out of the picture.
"Yeah, she's making me do her grocery shopping."
"Hahahaha! She's got you whipped! Did she promise to make you dinner or something? That would be genius!" Black*Star cackles and I stay silent. He gasps as he continues the conversation.
"You are serious. Dude! That's what girls do to make guys do favors for them! You fell for it." Black*Star starts yelling at me. I look at the phone and then I hold it back up to my ear.
"She's done it before. It's not like she's tricking me or anything." I defend her. Black*Star whistles at my response.
"Yep, now I definitely have to get you two together. Don't worry Soul. My plans never fail and I have the perfect plan to you hook you up with Maka. All we need is..." I hang up the phone and continue looking down at Maka's list. I am never telling Black*Star anything ever again. As I head for the cereal aisle, I starting looking for the box when my cart hits someone else's cart.
"Oh, sorry, my bad." I grumble. I look up and see Patty and Liz looking at me curiously.
"What?" I ask them a little too loudly. Patty jumps over to my side and Liz rips the list out of my hand.
"If I am correct, this looks like Maka's handwriting." Liz inspects the list. I snatch it from her hand and stuff it in my pocket.
"It's none of your business. Now move. I have places to go and people to see."
"You mean you want to go home to your sweet sweet Maka?" Patty giggles at me. I turn away and Patty squeals in delight.
"Oh my god! Soul loves Maka! Soul loves Maka!" She starts chanting.
"I do not like Maka!" I snap at her. She sticks her tongue out at me and continues to chant that sentence. I growl loudly but then Liz leans in towards me.
"Judging by your reaction, it looks like you do like Maka." She whispers evilly in my ear. I jump away from her as I swat Patty away.
"Whatever. You two are on crack. Besides, where's Kidd? I thought he never left your side."
"He's distracted with Shinigami-sama's portrait again. We make sure to have him occupied when we aren't in the house. You know how he is." Liz explains. I nod my head and push my cart away when Patty latches onto my neck.
"You know, if you don't pick up the pace, Kidd will take Maka away from you." She cackles once again. I pull her off of me and I push the cart furiously away from the both of them.
"They're crazy." I mutter as I finally find the cereal box on the damn list.
"Oh Soul! Thank you! You got the exact brand I was looking for. I really appreciate this." Maka exclaims as she starts taking out the groceries. I blush at her comment but she seems too distracted to even notice.
"I even managed to finish your costume. Now, I guess you did need to stay because I need you to wear it again. Just to make sure I did all the necessary alterations." I nod my head as she dresses me up in that stupid costume. She inspects me head to toe and gives me the thumbs up. I sigh in relief as I rip the costume off of me.
"Uh Soul..." She ponders as she folds my costume safely into a bag next to her sewing machine station.
"Yeah?" I ask.
"Are you ok? You seem real quiet and you did everything I told you to do. Usually, you would be protesting and complaining about this whole thing." She says nervously. I look at her stupidly as I try to come up with an excuse.
"I...I...uh...I...have a lot of stuff to do. That's all." I murmur. She nods her head in understanding as she moves on to her costume.
"Yeah, Kidd did say you have to compose songs for your family." As soon as she said that, her hands clasp her mouth. My hands tighten into fists. How did she know that?
"How do you know that?" I whisper dangerously at her. She turns to me with a frightened look on her face.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I …...I...Kidd told me but that was it. I promise." I see her gulp when my face relaxes and I slump over on the couch. At least it saves some explanations.
"Yeah, I have to write stupid songs so that I can live away from my home." I explain as I pick up the remote and start watching T.V. She doesn't say anything and I hear the hum of the machine. My eyes start to get droopy and I manage to fall asleep on her couch. I wake up to a loud crash on T.V. I look around and see that a soft blanket is laid on top of me. I push it away and see that Maka fell asleep at her machine. She looked so peaceful napping on her cobra costume.
"Stupid girl." I mutter as I walk over to her and pick her up. I carry her over to her room and lay her down gently on the bed. I look at my watch and see that's 1 in the morning.
"What the fuck? How long did she stay up?" I whisper as I turn off the lights and shut her door. I turn off the TV and look down at her cobra costume. It's already completed. Well, at least she'll get a break for tomorrow. I groan, not wanting to leave as I close the door behind me. Once I get to my motorcycle, I see a man with red hair and a suit walk up the stairs to the apartment with some ugly slut clinging onto his arm.
"Spirit-kun. Are you sure I can spend the night?" She whines pretty loudly.
"Of course my dear. Maka is sleeping and she won't hear us through the night. I promise to rock your night away." He growls seductively. She laughs and I puke on the inside as I hop on my motorcycle and peel away. If that's Maka's dad, then he's one sick dude.
~This was long overdue. Too much crap has been going on. It's been one thing after another. Anyways, I apologize to my fans and as a special gift, I'm posting up four chapters all for you my kiddies. As always comments are appreciated!
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