"So, Blair's going to ask Daddy if he wants to come over for dinner tomorrow night, so we have to buy him a present and get other items for the dinner." Maka said walking straight a head down the street. Soul was right behind her but staring off at the ground barely hearing what was being said. "Hey… are you alright?"

"Huh?" Soul said looking up, "yeah, just trying to think about things." 'Wes's birthday's coming up soon too… I wonder if I should give him a call.' Soul looked up to see Maka staring at him. 'Crap, she's going to start asking questions soon.' "What were you thinking of getting him as a present?"

Maka shrugged quickly. "I really don't have a clue. Maybe I could get him socks…"

"You don't buy a guy socks." Soul snapped, "That's like telling him his feet stink" Soul stopped in front of a store. "Get him a photo frame and put a picture of you and him in it. Look, you can get him a couple." Soul said pointing to a sale sign.

"But they are all really expensive, that one alone is still ten dollars on sale." Maka said and Soul reached into his pocket to pull out his wallet. He flipped through the bills and pulled out a fifty. "I'm not taking that."

"You can pay me back later if it'll make you feel better." Soul said and held it out slipping his wallet away.

"I said no." Maka said and turned her head. "Hey, Liz and Patty are coming."

Soul pulled her in and smiled. "Take the money."

"They'll find out." Maka whispered quickly.

"Like I care." Maka quickly took the bill and shoved it in her pocket and pushed him off.

Soul looked down the street and Liz and Patty came walking down the street discussing whatever came to Patty's mind. "And that's why pigeons have wing. Hey Liz, can I have a cow?"

"Uh… it's an expression, Patty." Liz said quickly and Patty looked up at her, Liz sighed and smiled. "Ask Kid. Hey, Soul, Maka, what's up?"

"We're shopping for my dad's birthday tomorrow. You two?" Maka asked smiling over and gaining a pleasant composition.

Liz pulled out a small frame with a single scratch on it. "It's in the corner, so it's unsymmetrical. We have to get a new one."

"Why not scratch it on the other side?" Soul asked quickly.

"Kid also said scratches were un-perfect." Liz said putting it away and walking up to the shop door. "You guys coming inside?"

"Yeah." Maka said following Liz inside. Patty made a goofy face at Soul and followed Maka in. Soul turned and walked to the side of the display window and leaned against the bricks staring up at the sky. Captivated by the clouds he watched silently as they floated freely in the breeze, Soul sighed. Maka poked her head out the door. "Soul… are you coming in?"

"No, I think I'll just stay here. There's something about the sky today." Soul said quietly. Maka shrugged and headed back in. She headed over to a large wall of frames all under a giant '50% OFF' sale sign and began looking over them. She began to reach for a pink frame she thought was cute but stopped. 'What would Papa like?'

Maka turned to a simple silver frame with the words 'Mom and Me' then down one to one that read 'Dad and Me.' Maka quickly grabbed it and began looking over novelty frames. Suddenly there was a slight crash and Patty was covered in the wooden frames at the end of the store. Both Maka and Liz rushed over. "Patty, stop being so clumsy."

"But I wasn't touching it, Liz. It attacked me." Patty said standing. She began picking them all up and putting them back. "See look." Patty said as she put them back and fell off again.

"Oh, young ladies." The shop manager said running over. "Don't worry about this, it's been broken since yesterday."

"I told you." Patty said angrily. She picked up a frame and handed it to Liz. "I want this one."

"We have to get a matching frame for the room or Kid will go nuts." Liz said quickly.

"I think I saw a frame like that over here." Maka said walking over and looking at the metal frames. She picke it off the wall and held it up. "Is this it?"

"I think so." Liz said and pulled out the scratches frame. "No, it's off a bit. Where are we going to get another frame like this?"

The manager walked over and looked at it. "I can buff the scratch out. It's a five dollar fee."

"Do you take credit cards?" Patty asked pulling out what looked like Kid's wallet. Maka turned back to the frames and kept looking around. "Get this one Maka."

Maka turned to see Patty pulling off a small bronze frame that had scythes on each side of it. "This would actually go great."

"It looks like it has wings. Do you know why pigeons have wings?" Patty asked happily.

"Evolution." Maka said quickly.

"Did this Evo Lotion tape the wings to the rats?" Patty asked quickly. Maka sighed and nodded. "I should go and thank him."

"One more frame." Maka turned back and saw a small section of necklaces. 'Would Papa wear a necklace?' Maka asked herself and walked over to see a simple square inch frame on a thin gold chain. Maka flipped it over and read '7.59' and grabbed it down. She set the things on the counter and waited next to Liz.

The shop keeper handed the frame back scratch-less. "Are you ready to check out?" He asked turning to Maka. She paid quickly, had the frames carefully set in a bag and walked out of the store with the twin guns behind her. "I'll see you guys on Monday."

"See you Maka." Liz said and Patty yelled 'Evo Lotion!' and they left. Maka turned and saw Soul still standing against the wall starring at the sky. She quickly pulled and ten and three ones out and held them up to him. "Don't pull a stunt like that again."

"Huh? Oh, yeah. But you got his presents didn't you?" Soul said standing. He held out a hand, "no one's around anymore right?"

"Right." Maka said and grabbed his hand and they began walking to the other stores. "Maybe we should wait and get the food until tomorrow. When Blair gets off work, she could probably tell us what he likes to eat."

"You don't know your own parent's favorite food?"

"Not really, Dad always went out to eat." Maka said quickly. She dropped Soul's hand as the Death Scythe in charge of Europe, Justin Law walked by his head phones blaring. He nodded at them and walked by. "I wonder why he's here."

"Maybe because his boss is up at that mansion on the edge of town?" Soul said quickly. "They do have to report back every now and then."

"But why not use a mirror?" Maka asked.

"Don't drag us into something. We get a break every now and then from heroics." Soul said and grabbed her hand and pulled her along until she stopped staring and started walking foreword. The scythe's head turned, looked back on them quickly and kept moving.