Soul waited patiently for Maka to wake up, but he knew they wouldn't have much time to talk before school.

Soul sighed, rolled over and checked the clock. It was only 7:00 a.m.

Soul slowly got out of bed, he decided to have breakfast ready for Maka when she woke up.

Maka entered the kitchen wearing Soul's pajamas. Her hair had fallen out of the pigtails during the night. She yawned.

Soul smiled. She was so cute.

"That smells good." Maka sat at the kitchen table.

"Eggs, sunny side up." Soul placed a plate in front of Maka.

"Just the way I like them!" Maka dug into the eggs with a fork.

Soul sat across from her. "So.." He said.

Maka looked up at him.

"About last night..." Soul was trying hard not to blush.

"Yeah...thank you for putting up with me." Maka stared at the eggs on her plate. "I actually feel bad because you really put yourself out there yesterday at school and I just...ran away."

"Maka, I understand why. I uh...sometimes can be blunt and I just should have told you slower than I did. Okay? So don't think you did anything wrong. And uh...honestly I'm glad we talked more about...us when we got home. It's better to do those things in private, you know?"

"I guess you're right." Maka stood up and put her dish into the dishwasher.

"Not that it matters much..." Soul did the same. "By now the whole school probably thinks some crazy shit about us."

"What do you mean?" Maka asked.

Soul explained how Liz over heard him talking to Black Star and about the gang's plan to get the two together.

Maka sighed. "Oh great, today sure is going to be interesting."

As soon as Soul and Maka arrived at school, Soul could tell something was up.

Everyone kept staring at him and Maka.

"I can't believe Soul Evans is with her." Soul overheard a girl whispering to her friend as he and Maka walked to their first class.

He saw Maka's face fall, so he reached for her hand and held it tightly right there in front of the girls.

He didn't let go until they reached their classroom.

When they entered their classroom, Soul was glad that Black Star and the rest of the gang weren't there yet.

He and Maka took their usual seats.

"Look don't let what others say get to you." He whispered.

Maka didn't respond.

"YO!" Black Star and Tsubaki entered the classroom. "Woa Tsubaki, they are sitting next to each other! Ooo did you guys make up?" Black Star laughed.

Soul looked at make with apologetic eyes.

"Black Star!" Tsubaki nudged him.

Maka's eyebrow twitched with annoyance.

"I'm sorry Maka!" Tsubaki said as she and Black Star took their seats behind Soul and Maka.

After class Black Star pulled Soul aside.

"So did you and Maka talk it out?"

"Yeah, well sorta..." Soul scratched his head.

"Sorta?" Black Star said in a confused voice.

"Well we both agreed that we should be more than friends and partners but..."

Soul stared at Maka who was talked to Tsubaki across the room (probably about the same thing).

"But what? Dude, just ask her out. You guys are making this way too complicated." Black Star crossed his arms.

"Oh yeah? You try asking a girl out!" Soul said.

"HA HA! That's easy for me! I'm the great Black Star!" Black Star yelled.

Soul rolled his eyes.

Just ask her out.

Soul hated to admit it, but Black Star might be right.

He thought about it for the rest of the school day.

Was he making things too complicated?

By the end of the day Soul had decided.

"Maka..." Soul looked at Maka as they both walked home from school.

"Yes?" She asked.

"I know we have some things to talk about, so uh...why don't we go out to dinner? There's that Italian placed downtown that we both like."

Maka blushed. "O-okay." She smiled.

Soul grinned.

Thank you Black Star.