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Soul had a bad feeling about today. He wasn't sure if it was because his dad still wasn't home from "work" after two days, what happened with Maka and Markus, or because of the weird look that old man gave him on his walk to school. Nevertheless, Soul pushed the two doors open to the school and sighed, thanking the heavens that only a few people turned to look at him. He spotted Maka and scurried over to her. "Hey Maka," he said, resting a hand on her shoulder. She turned and the redness of her eyes showed that she had been crying.
"M-Maka? You okay?" he asked, wrapping the other arm around her and staring into her eyes. Her ashen hair fell over her forehead and brushed her cheeks as she shook her head no. He pulled her into a hug and refused to let go, even as he saw Markus out of the corner of his eye. There weren't any words exchanged, but a note was slipped into Soul's back pocket. he could feel it. As he had an entire ten minutes to kill before class started, he slid down the lockers and sat on the ground, Maka's head resting against his chest.
"So what you said yesterday..." Maka started, "about you still loving me-"
"I meant every word of it," he interrupted, a faint, but expressive smile reaching his lips. The smile said it all. Of course he was telling the truth, his smile reflected the sincerity in his heart that he was truly in love with this girl.
She smiled too, only hers was a smaller, forlorn smile. It faded after only a few short minutes. They embraced, sending her heart racing and her tears stopping. She noticed the note and pulled it out, flipping it over in her hands. On the front, in neat cursive penmanship, read her own name. She bit her lip as she examined the note and pried it open, letting Soul watched too, for she knew that he, too, was curious. It read:
Maka (and Soul),
You will be mine. There is no taking you away from me. I will succeed no matter what you and that albino jackass try to do to stop me. You heard what I said yesterday. I meant it. Deal with it.
She lifted a hand to her mouth as the tears were starting up again. Soul angrily crumpled the note up and shoved it in the nearest trash can, needing the riddance of Markus's horrid threats. He ensured himself that Maka would be fine, and that Markus was only trying to intimidate him, but there was a part of him that wanted to expect the worst so that he wouldn't end up too brokenhearted. The serenity of the empty hallway was interrupted by a horde of adolescents crashing through the double doors and heading for their classes. The warning bell sounded; Soul sighed as he stood up to hug Maka and return to his first hour class.
As Soul and Maka walked into the lunch room, they were oblivious to all the eyes that landed upon them. Soul was too busy searching for and avoiding Markus, while Maka's gaze was fixed on her shoes. As the two settled down into their chairs, Matt cocked an eyebrow.
"I thought you and that girl of yours," he eyed Maka, "were going to move somewhere else." There was hostility in his voice, like he knew shit was up that he didn't know about. Everyone's eyes read, "I hate you."
"Did….Markus tell you that?" Soul asked, his grip on Maka's hand tightening. She looked over to him with uncertainty in her eyes. The second Matt's head moved to nod, Soul stood up and cleaned the fist that wasn't holding Maka's hand. He gritted his shark-like teeth and mumbled something under his breath.
"Why the fuck would we move?" Soul said between clenched teeth. One of the other boys shrugged. "I know I shouldn't have let that bastard out of jail." Maka gasped and the rest of the table just stared at Soul because of his random remark.
"He raped Maka!" Soul exclaimed a little too loudly. Maka squeezed her eyes shut in an attempt to disappear. It didn't work, of course.
The whole table gasped, including a few other eavesdropping tables and passerby. The news of Markus's felony spread rapidly, causing Maka to feel dizzy and embarrassed while Soul was focused on regretting everything he's ever done. If I just stayed with the girl, none of this would have happened…If I just treated her nicely…A few girls came to her comfort, rubbing her back and saying things such as, "Oh you poor thing…" or, "Markus is a disgusting pig; you deserve better!"
Markus put an end to all of it when his smirking face showed up at the table. His smirk faded as his eyes landed on Soul and Maka. It finally dawned on him why everyone was staring and being silent. His lips pressed into a linear line and he exhaled out his nose.
Well played, Soul Evens…He thought. What happened next happened so quickly, it was over before Maka even realized it had happened. Markus pounced on Soul, beating him furiously as blood shot from his nose. Soul pushed him on the ground and kicked him in his side. Soul punched him in the face, causing a waterfall of blood from his nose.
A lunch aid hurriedly ripped Soul off of Markus and the crowd went wild. Cheers and boos erupted from the hundreds of teens in the cafeteria and Soul rose victorious. Maka smiled to herself and cheered silently for the boy who was her defender.
Her defender.
"Maka Albarn…" the guidance counselor sighed as she tapped her chin with a blue pen. "Thi8s is the second time you've been called to my office for boys fighting over you. You're quite the man's lady, aren't ya?" Maka blushed and half-nodded at her. Soul, black-eyed and bloody, was smirking at Maka from the other side of the room. A pissed-off Markus sat in a red chair in the corner.
"So Maka," the counselor sighed, "tell us a story." Soul and Markus were being ushered out of the room by the counselor so that only her story would be heard. No interruptions meant progress, and progress meant the potential saving of Soul's ass from suspension.
She drew in a deep breath and told her whole story, beginning to end. She made sure to include everything from studying with Soul to being molested by Markus. Not a single detail was left out in her spiel of horror. And after it was all done and over with, she felt a little better and a lot more confident.
The counselor nodded after writing a couple more things down on her notepad, "Mhmm…well, Ms. Albarn, I can see that it is imperative to you that Soul does not get suspended, however, he's going to have to be. That is, unless he agrees to Saturday school for a month." Maka nodded and thought for a moment.
"But you see, they've been listening this whole time," she chuckled. Maka tilted her head.
"W-Wha…?" she said, baffled. The counselor walked into the other room and turned the light on. Maka could then see through the chalkboard and Soul's face. He had distinct tears in his eyes, but they were diminished a second after the light was turned on. It pained Maka to see him crying, but she couldn't help that what her story was, was what her story was. Markus was scowling when he saw the counselor come in.
"Any commentary from the peanut gallery?" she asked, and got no response. Chuckling lightly, she stepped over to Soul and whispered something in his ear, then winked and walked back to Maka.
"Well, boys, now that I got the full story, I have the announcements on your punishments. Soul, you have the choice between in school suspension for two weeks, or Saturday school for a month," Soul groaned, but she went on nonetheless, "Markus, you will be expelled for the rest of the school year. These letters to your parents will explain everything, yada yada yada..." She passed them each a yellow slip of paper. Markus cringed as his punishment finally sank into his head, while Soul smirked. He knew that Maka had wanted him to get Saturday school so she could see him during the day, so he knew what he would choose. Just for her.
As Soul and Maka walked out of the counselor's office, they weaving their fingers through each other's and giggled as they had the same thought: Interdigitating. They walked to their last hour class with their heads held high, for this time, they were victorious.
But not for long.
YESH! THIS CHAPTER WAS SO AWESOME AND I WORKED SO HARD ON IT DURING SCIENCE CLASS! :DDD Sure, it was kinda weird when Mr. Teacherman read the part about rape over my shoulder, BUT WHO CARES?! I MADE A GOOD CHAPPY! :DDDD Well, review, favourite, or follow for a SHOUT-OUT! Byyeee x3