So the rest of the week was pretty freaking amazing.

I'm not even sure how to explain it. Soul and I have been eating out at Death's Diner every night since the beach.

Mrs. and Mr. Evans asked me to be their babysitter for Nessy so that every once in a while they could take a break or so Mrs. Evans won't have to take her everywhere she goes.

I agreed of course they offered me 10 dollars an hour each time I watched her…I said I didn't want the money but…Jason insisted.

Liz, Patty and Tsubaki took me to Death's Mall…At first I was nervous because the only times I went to the mall were to listen to Rachel, Maddie and Ashlyn complain and try on a million things only to trash the 200 dollar item's like yesterdays garbage.

So when they took I was completely surprised…they took me to little shops and we all talked together laughing at Patty when she got chased out of a store for being to wild…not to mention climbing on one of the statues.

It seemed that in so little we became the best of friends…

It was weird…

Having real friends and a boyfriend…and a babysitting job…all in one week.

I love Soul…I know I do…I know everything about him…I'm mean I should…I've watched him for 10 years.

It just doesn't seem real…

It's like a dream that you don't want to wake up to…because you know its to good to be true. The Evans family is unlike any other family…of course you should have already noticed that…

Black*Star challenged me to a Basketball match…one on one. I agreed knowing I'd loose since I had no idea how to play but I hurt his ego enough…for now…so he beat me and proclaimed some of his…Erm… Godliness.

Soul took me to the park after ice cream and he told me a few stories about how he and Wes before his parents adopted. And how every night he remembers his brother coming in the room and playing with G.I. Joes when their parents went to bed and closed their door for the night.

Than he told me that He and Black*Star took Nessy to Death-Mart and she stole a watch off of a rack somewhere…he said that it was probably when Black*Star…being the idiot he was…set her down on the floor to pick up a t-shirt that he liked and examined it.

He said they didn't notice she had it hanging from her mouth until they walked out the doors only to see Black*Star get tackled and some lady taking Nessy…just so he could get tackled as well.

After being brought to the back room and chatting for an hour they understood and let them go with a warning and a smack to Black*Star's head for putting a baby on the floor of a public place.

We were laughing so hard tears were coming out of our eyes.

I had lunch with their family everyday…Samantha asking questions about my life and Jason asking if I wanted to play a game of Scrabble after he got home from work on Thursday…and let me tell you what…

I beat him so bad that even Black*Star felt bad for his father.

Everything was so nice and…and just perfect…not that I strive for a perfect life…but I just wanted this life for as long as I could remember and now…I finally have it.

But…every dream comes to an end.

It was Sunday afternoon when the phone rang…I just walked in the house. Taking my shoes off that were covered in grease after helping Soul with his motorcycle all afternoon.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Maka…honey we'll be home in about half hour. The plain just landed, so make sure the house is tip top shape when I get home because I really don't want to clean everything…it's been a very long trip."

Than the line went silent with just a beep to indicate that my mother and father were on their way home.

How could I forget about my parents…has it really been a whole week?

What am I supposed to do?

I can't possibly tell them that I broke up with Kidd…and am now going out with the forbidden Soul Eater Evans.

I can't let them know that I'm head over heels with a guy that I've basically just met.

They would never let me see him again…or their family.

I have to keep this to myself…but…but what if they find out? Will they kick me out? Will they tell me out loud what they've been thinking since I was born…that the really do hate me?

The sound of the doorbell snapped me out of my panic.

I look at the clock on the wall and see that its 3:30 they should be here by 4:00 p.m.

I jog to the door and a smile graces my face when I see Soul.

"Hey." I say leaning against the door frame.

"I just left…did you really miss me that much." I smirk when he snorts.

"Yeah right…I just wanted to tell you that we'll go out to eat a little later tonight. I have to take a shower and help mom out with diner for the others than we'll go okay." He says with that barely there smile.

I nod and giggle...

"You know you could have just text me."

"Yeah but I always wanted to do this." He smirks as the smile slips off my face when he grabs my hips and pushes me against the house and than presses his lips to mine.

My arms immediately wrap around his neck pulling him closer.

I've been kissing him all week and it still feels like the first time he kissed me. My face still heats up several degrees and my mind goes completely blank.

He pulls away and throws his head back laughing when I pout.

"Better than a Text?" He asks and winks.

I roll my eyes missing his lips already.

"Mm…much better than a text." I say and press a kiss to his lips one more time before pushing him away.

"Now I have to go clean before my parents get here." I say and start to walk in the hosue when his voice stops me.

"Oh that's right…your parents are flying in tonight…what time will they be here?" He asks and I peak my head in the door to look at the clock again.

"Probably 15 or so minutes." I say with a shrug.

"Oh well if you want to eat with your parents tonight I understand really. You haven't seen them all week."

I smile at how thoughtful he is.

"No you don't need to worry about it. I'd rather eat with you every night than with them. They're going to be all grumpy from the ride and I really don't want to eat my moms cooking…all I know is that I definitely don't get my cooking skills from her." I say with a laugh.

"Oh so you're a good cook?" Soul smirks grabbing my waist pulling me closer making me squeak a little in surprise.

"You're going to have to cook for me sometime…" He trails off kissing me again before I could answer.

Damn I love kissing him…but I really shouldn't be…not right now in the public of the neighborhood where everyone can see…they'll tell my parents for sure.

But I really don't care…

I love kissing him…God damn can you be born a great kisser?

Oh no…what is I'm not a good kisser…what if he doesn't want to go out with me anymore because I'm a horrible kisser! What if he gets embarrassed about going out with me! Oh god! What if he secretly laughs with Black*Star and Wes each night about how bad a kisser I am!

"Maka…stop thinking…I can hear your brain working." Soul says and I blush like crazy.

"H-how did you know I want thinking?" I stutter.

"Because I stopped kissing you three minutes ago and you wouldn't answer and your eyes were still closed." He laughs.

"Oops…sorry." I look down to my hands.

"It's fine Maka…now I'm going to take a shower and I'll see 'you' tonight." He kisses my nose when he says you and walks off my porch.

I watch him walk through the green lawn and than he stops and turns around to face me.

I raise an eyebrow.

"You are the best kisser in the world Maka Albarn. You don't need to worry about it Angel!" he yells and I make an Eepp sound than slammed the house door.


After I swept the kitchen floor and vacuumed the carpet twice I heard the front door open.

"Maka!?" I heard my papa's voice boom through the kitchen.

"In here!" I shout back.

"Please stop your yelling. I have a headache!" My mama's voice follows.

"I'm…um…Sorry. How was the trip? What did you see? Any pictures?" I ask my parents as my fathers runs a hand through his deep red hair and my mother glares around the house with her green eyes.

"No Maka…we didn't take any pictures. It was strictly business, every time we come home from a long trip you always pound us with questions…it gets annoying. Why don't you go upstairs or go play with some friends. Your 17 for God sakes!" my mother says with a harsh voice.

I flinch and slump my shoulders but keeping my chin high. I'm not going to give her the satisfaction of knowing how much her words hurt me.

Even though tears are threatening to fall and I can't help but think about Mrs. Evans and Mr. Evans and how only after a week they accepted me into their family…I still think about ho much I wish my parents loved me…how much I wish that they cared.

"I-I'm sorry. I'll just go upstairs. I cleaned the house like you asked and the dishes are done…there's some left over ham and gravy in the fridge if your hungry." I say starting to turn to go up the stairs.

"Wait." My mother says and I have a little flicker of hope welling inside me.

"Yes?" I ask turning to them to see my dad with ham sticking out of his mouth and my moms eyes turned to the carpet.

"You didn't vacuum the carpet the right way…now there are lines all over. Have I taught you nothing child! The one thing I asked was for you to make sure the house was clean and you can't even do that! You have probably done nothing all week! I'm exhausted and I really didn't feel like cleaning. Now look what I have to do! Clean up after you…again!"

Anger flared up inside me and I couldn't help but let a few hot tears slip through my eyes that I screwed closed.

"I don't even know why I try." I whisper but apparently my father understood because he chocked on a piece of ham.

"Excuse me?" my mother said with a cold hard glare. I looked to my papa since hes been in this situation many… many... times before.

His eyes were wide and mouth gaped.

I looked back to mama and thought about Soul…

What would he do…he would probably stand up to them…

Okay…Maka you can do it.

"I-I…"

Rats.

"What was that?" My mother said hands on her hips.

"Erm…Ugh…I-I said that next time I'll try harder. I'm sorry…I missed you guys… night." I said and looked at her one more time before I headed up the hallway.

I stopped on the forth step when I started to hear my mother speak.

"I don't know what I'm going to with her…she's useless…she doesn't even know how to vacuum a simple carpet. God…and here I thought this summer was going to be different. I thought she would work on being more social or something! Spirit! Stop eating for one god damn second and listen to me!"

My mother rants and raves.

"Why just so I can listen to you complain about our daughter! You were just like her at that age! Do you not remember! That's the reason I loved you! You didn't care what any one thought and you were your own person! Now you're criticizing our 17 year old daughter because she didn't vacuum a carpet the right way…good job Kami. You're doing a great job at teaching Maka how to be a strong independent woman!"

I heard papa yell and mama gasp.

"I was never such a disappointment!" My mother yelled than I ran upstairs not wanting to hear anymore.

I carefully jogged up the stair my vision blurring from tears. I ran into my room wiping my eyes but nothing was working.

I closed my door behind me and fell onto my bed sobbing into my pillow.

Why? Why to everything.

Why do parents hate me?

Why am I so weak I can't even stand up to them?

Why does life have to suck?

Why does Soul want to be with someone like me? I'm not brave…I'm a disappointment.

My phone stared buzzing and I reached for my cell on the night table next to me book that I'm in the middle of reading.

Soul

Hey is everything alright? I hear yelling.

I look at the message and thing about how I'm going to reply…I look like a mess and I'm still crying my eyes out and I just…I just need him here.

Me

No…can you please come over. Through my window, parents are here and they can't know you're here.

I bite my lip while sending the message.

Why did I ask that? I look like crap and he over worries about me. He's going to be so upset.

I'm just about to say Never mind when my phone buzzes again.

I look down to my screen.

Soul

Open the window than ;)

I look up to my window and see him smirking at me.

I roll my eyes and wipe my eyes. They feel puffy and I bet all my money that they are red and my hairs a mess.

I walk to the window only to see that Soul's smirk was gone replaced by a thin line and eyes filled with worry.

I open the latch and the next second I'm piled in his arms breathing in his scent.

He smells like…fresh air. A forest maybe…a rainforest…Its hard to tell but either way he smells amazing and it immediately calms me down and sooths me.

"Maka… what's wrong? Are you okay?" He whispers and I grip his shoulders tighter.

"No…I-I'm…um...my parents got back and they…they completely hate me! My mom says I'm a disappointment and I can't do anything right. I'm not even sure why you like me! I should be working on my school work…or ugh…I don't know…maybe I should get a job or something! My parents say I'm to anti social and that I need to get out more. I don't even know what that means! They aren't even home half the time!" I cry into his strong chest and he just holds me closer.

"Maka…first of all…" He says lifting my chin up. So my watery green eyes meet his vibrant red ones.

"I don't like you…I love you. Second…your parents have no idea how lucky they are to have you. You are so smart and beautiful… and why are you worried about school? Maka it's the middle of June! You have nothing to worry about…and…Your not a disappointment…my family loves you, I love you and you surprise me everyday. Stop worrying about what your uncool parents have to say…"

He wipes the tears from my eyes and smiles…a real rare smile that I barely ever see.

That smile that makes me know exactly why I fell in love with him…because that smile holds so many things…I don't even know how to explain it.

"I'm sorry." I say and he raises an eyebrow.

"Why?"

"Because I wasn't brave enough to tell them about you yet…and I still haven't told them about Kidd…and I just…I'm sorry I can't be brave enough."

"Maka…don't worry about it…you are brave. One of the bravest people I know. You don't need to be brave for me…or any one else…be brave for yourself…maybe that will help you." He smiles and I smile back.

"Thanks Soul." I whisper wrapping my arms around his neck my fingers knotting themselves in his white hair that I love so much, as I stand on my tip topes ad press my lips against his.

After a second he pulls away and I whine.

"Let's get out of here." He whispers and I raise my eyebrow this time.

"You mean sneak out?"

He nods with a smirk and I look around my room…my mama's words ringing in my head.

"Okay lets do it." I smile and he chuckles letting me go and heading to the window as I slip on my worn out black high tops.

"C'mon." He grabs my hand and helps me out the window and climbs down first.

As I climb down I can't help but to think…

'Why did I get so lucky to have him?'


I'm sorry it took so long for this update. I've had a lot on my plate...and sadly I had to attend a funeral for a really good friend of mine.

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-Alli