Day 11: Greeting Card
When they had been separated for their new job positions, bother of them were heartbroken. Maka had gotten to pace back into a life with little of him in it, starting to do what she did with her mother.
So, when Soul got a Death City greeting card in his PO box, his heart fluttered. Oh shinigami, that girl was going to be the death of him. He read the outrageously cheesy message on the back and sighed.
They had the worst luck, but always seemed to manage. He could manage a year of greeting cards, he could do that. He hurried inside to grab his keys and headed to the nearest store with greeting cards.
It had been the longest year for both of them. A whole year of greeting cards and a few phone calls (if they were lucky), had proven to be difficult but manageable. Maka couldn't wait for his plane to land. Neither could the Black Star, with him complaining to Tsubaki while they waited at the airport.
"Why do planes fly so slow?"
"He'll be here in half an hour, Black Star. Just you wait." His partner assured him, like a mother would a child.
Sure enough, the plane landed and a surge of people exited from the escalators. They all searched for white hair and red eyes, though they couldn't find it.
Her heart clenched, had he missed the flight? Or did he not want to come back? He would have told her though. Right?
"BRO!" Black Star yelled, running up to a man and giving him a bone-crushing hug.
Maka sighed in relief.
"Bro, you're crushing me."
"Sorry man, it's just been so long."
He patted his friends shoulder, laughing. "It's cool. Hey, Tsu. How's the baby?"
The shadow weapon tapped her chin with one hand and her enlarged belly with the other. "Huh. I didn't even know I had a baby..."
He scoffed and gave her a hug with one arm. "Adapting sarcasm I see."
"Well, I have only been hanging out with your meister lately. With everyone else being busy with work and all." Tsubaki moved aside so green eyes could meet red.
Maka was picked up and spun around within seconds, her partner giving her butterflies and a bear hug may have been something she missed a lot.
When he finally put her down, Black Star and Tsubaki smiled warmly and helped Soul gather his things. They walked ahead of the two to give them a little privacy.
"Welcome back." Maka blushed as he slipped his fingers through hers and interlaced them, following the other weapon-meister pair in front of them.
Soul flashed her a grin that made her heart stutter. "I missed you."
"Yeah, I missed you too."
