Unintended Medicine

by PuppyNoelle

Description: Maka goes on the Pill to help alleviate her troublesome menstrual symptoms, but things become skewed when Soul finds out about her new prescription. SoulxMaka, multi-chap, Lemony!

A/N: I got some great reviews again you guys, thank you! There were actually a couple replies I wanted to make to people's comments on my choices of zodiac choices.

First, CrackerJackMagoo did bring up an interesting idea about the Thompson sisters' ages. According to canon, Liz is the elder of the two, but the size of the age gap is never explicitly stated. Though it is possible for them to be fraternal twins, I've always interpreted the "twin pistol" references as descriptions of their identical weapon forms. I've actually always imagined them as being at least 2 years apart, and, because of Kid pointing out how different they are in human form, I always imagined them as having different fathers too.

And to JiroUchiha: I honestly didn't mean to insult any Leos by associating Black Star with the sign. I adore Black Star, and really don't think he's stupid at all. I've grown up around various mental illnesses, and I think Black Star suffers from a severe case of ADHD. I find his love of the spotlight very endearing, and since that love is one of the top Leo traits, that sign choice was a no brainer for me. I affectionately refer to my Leo best friend as my Black Star, and she loves the comparison so much that she'll refer to me as her Soul. So a Leo-Black Star is a connection that is intended with the utmost love.

Love, Ash~

Chapter 10

As she was making the scrambled eggs for breakfast, Maka noticed that Soul had gotten up bright and early as well. He gave her a quick morning peck on the cheek, and immediately picked up their home phone, and dialed his parents' number. Maka giggled at the sour look on his face when she heard the tones of a legato soprano voice over the receiver. She couldn't make out what the woman was saying, but her voice sounded so elegant and charming.

Soul grumbled into the phone. "No Mom, I'm not calling to chit-chat! And I don't want you guys hopping on a plane to come visit either-"

The beautiful soprano chimed again, sounding a bit disheartened.

"-No! I'm not coming to see you guys either." Soprano, then baritone.

"Yes, I know Spring Break is coming up. I'm staying here to spend time with Maka!"

Soprano. The baritone was exasperated. "Maka, Mom." He paused to listen. "Yes, my meister. Wait- what?" Soprano.

Soul blushed. "I, uh... yes?"

Suddenly the gorgeous voice of Soul's mother rang loud enough for Maka to hear: "Honey! Honey, come here! Soul has a girlfriend!"

While she served their eggs, Maka grinned at Soul's annoyed expression. She had never actually witnessed one of Soul's familial phone calls before. On the rare occasion he did call them, he always locked himself in his room for the duration. I guess there really were no holds barred now that they were officially a couple.

The scythe yelled into the receiver. "NO! Mom, you don't have to get Dad! I was just calling to tell you that I'm gonna use the credit card to get myself a new bed."

The soprano buzzed again.

"Mom, I've grown by like a foot and a half since I got that bed."

His mother must have needed to go at that point, because Soul muttered a reluctant "Love you too..." into the phone and hung up. He sighed and ran a hand through his messy platinum hair as he plopped down into his chair. He looked directly at his plate, avoiding his partner's gleeful eyes.

"Soul...?"

"...Yeah?"

"Are you a mama's boy?"

Her weapon blushed profusely. "No, I am not!" She's just the only one of those people I can stand to talk to!"

Maka grinned wickedly. "But you said 'Love you too'! I wouldn't even be able to imagine it, if I hadn't witnessed it myself! Soul Eater Evans loves his mommy!"

"Shut up Maka! This is exactly why I never let you listen to my phone calls with her! You're just as guilty of teasing me as I am of you." He crossed his arms across his chest. "We're the stupidest fucking 'match made in heaven' ever."

Maka giggled at the lame choice of words, but secretly felt like they were pretty accurate. "You know Soul, I just noticed: you didn't curse at all while you were talking to your mom. You curse around all of the adults here. Why is she so different?"

He raised an eyebrow. Maka was really clueless sometimes. He sighed as he tried to explain it, "Look Maka... I know I've never really talked that much about my family, but they're totally different than the people here."

His meister was extremely curious. It was like the different layers of Soul were starting to unravel before her. "Go on..."

He sighed, taking a few more bites of his breakfast before continuing. "Okay, look, I may act all laid back and say whatever I want to here, but back with my family I couldn't do anything I wanted to. I had to do everything a certain way. There were rules for how I dressed, talked, walked, sat, ate, and pretty much anything else you can imagine. I was brought up to be a perfect gentleman, and it was the most smothering environment you could possibly imagine. It wasn't until I came here that I could really start figuring out who I even am."

Maka instantly felt a massive pang of sympathy for her partner. She reached out and laced her fingers through those on his free hand, earning a rare sweet smile from Soul.

He clasped her hand tightly and finished his monologue: "So, I don't curse at my parents because I know what the consequences are if I do. I know it may not seem like it to you, but even your over-protective old man is a lot more tolerant than my parents are. I'm actually surprised that my mother reacted positively to the news that you're my girlfriend now. Maybe she's just relieved that I'm not gay..." He chuckled darkly.

Maka blinked. "I don't get it. What reasons would she have for not being happy about us being together?"

Soul sighed. "You are really naive sometimes Maka, you know that? My family is full of rich snobs who marry other rich snobs."

"Oh. But none of that matters, right? She was happy with the news, so everything's fine!" Maka beamed.

"You idiot. There's gonna be a lot more hoops for you to jump through than that. My mom may be a bit flaky, but she's sharper than a razor blade. I'm her youngest child, she's gonna want to make damn sure you're 'good enough' for me. Personally, I don't give a fuck what anybody thinks of you, and I'd love to be the proverbial thorn in the side of the Evans family for running off with a musically disinclined girl with no money, divorced parents, and a philandering father."

MAKA-CHOP!

"Hey! I was complimenting you!"

Maka grumbled, "Seems like a pretty back-handed way to do it if you ask me."

Soul rolled his eyes. "Whatever... Anyways, lets just finish eating and get ready to go shopping. We have a bed to pick out." He winked at her before turning his full attention to his plate.

Unfortunately for Maka, she was starting to feel a bit insecure. She already knew that Soul's family was full of rich and talented musicians, but she honestly didn't think that they could really be as cold-hearted as Soul made them out to be. This was really the last thing she needed to worry about before their midterms the coming week.

~end chapter 10

This chapter was shorter, since I've written two this week. I kinda felt bad about disappearing for almost two weeks, plus I've been on a writing binge the last couple days. Being away from writing too long really stresses me out, funny how that works out.

And, okay, so I didn't get straight into the bed-shopping extravaganza... but as I was writing the scene with Soul on the phone with his mother, I got the plot bunny, and had to roll with it. Their relationship was starting to sail along too smoothly... The next chapter will bring the new bed experience, and maybe a little something lemony? ;)

~Love, Ash