So... Shadowmistx98 here!
so this is the last chapter..
Disclaimer: I do not own Soul Eater.
Maka laid her head down on her desk the next morning in her classroom, thinking about what she'll do.
"Morning, Maka" Tsubaki approached her. Maka raised her head and greeted her back. The Thompson sisters followed.
"Hey, Maka!" Patty greeted her energetically. Liz simply smiled and waved a hand to her.
"So, how are things going, you seem quiet the whole morning…" Liz asked.
Maka sighed. "Well, it's just that… I've been thinking of someone…" Maka placed her cheek on her hand and her elbow on her desk. She remained quiet, not thinking of what she just said to the three.
"Someone?" Tsubaki tilted her head.
"Someone special?" Patty eyed her deviously. Maka's eyes widened with what she just said.
"O-oh! Um… y-yeah…" Maka sighed. Might as well be honest with them.
"Who?" Liz raised an eyebrow.
Maka bit her lip and looked away, trying to contain a poker face.
"I-uh… You already know who that is…" Maka simply said.
The three girls looked at each other curious. Maka smiled, thinking they don't know.
"Ahah!" Liz exclaimed making Maka twitch and sweat.
"Could it be the guy who's friends with your brother?" Liz whispered to Maka while raising her eyebrows. Maka's body stiffened.
"What was his name? It starts with an 's', doesn't it?" Patty leaned forward to Maka's face. Maka smiled forcefully.
"Why do I feel suddenly that I'm in a hot spot?" Maka groaned.
"Aha! I got it! His name was So-!"
Maka covered Patty's mouth immediately. Good thing she cut her off because Patty's voice was super super loud.
"Patty! Don't say that out loud!" Maka angrily whispered at her. Patty fell back laughing. Tsubaki and Liz giggled at Maka's actions. Maka looked away turning a bit red.
"You guys sure are annoying…" Maka gritted her teeth.
"Don't worry, Maka. Our lips are sealed" Tsubaki traced her lips, making a sign of closing a zipper.
Maka sighed and smiled faintly.
"But, Maka. You seem so quiet. Are you ok? Did he do something?" Liz's face turned to a worried one. Maka sighed and faced them again.
"Nothing really… It's um… He's kinda avoiding me…" Maka said. The three looked at each other.
"Avoiding you? Why would he do such a thing?" Liz asked.
"Um… we're kinda avoiding each other… You know, because we just discovered something about each other that we have in common…" Maka looked down and clasped her hands together.
Tsubaki, Liz and Patty continued to look at Maka with blank faces, before catching the idea Maka was giving her.
"O-oh!" the three nodded at each other.
"Yep…" Maka sighed.
"Well, did he say anything to you yet?" Liz asked.
Maka shook her head. "I don't think he's going to say anything to me any time now…"
Maka leaned on her chair and slouched.
"But I'm not going to prolong it any longer…" Maka smiled. Liz chuckled.
"Looks like our Maka has some plans" Liz said. Tsubaki and Patty chuckled too.
Tsubaki stopped chuckling and asked suddenly if Black Star knew.
Maka shrugged her shoulders. "Yeah, he knows… Just yesterday though… He freaked out a bit but… he understood"
"Well, that's pleasing to hear" Liz said. The bell then rang.
"Oh! See ya later, Maka" Tsubaki waved a hand to her as she went to her seat. Liz and Patty did so as well.
Maka took a deep breath and pulled a piece of paper from her bag. She looked over at Kid's desk, then to Soul's.
"Let's just hope that this won't go wrong like the first time" she thought and started writing down something.
xXxDismissal TimexXx
The bell rang and the students cheered. They all hurriedly ran out of the classroom.
Soul sighed as he placed his books inside his bag.
"So, leaving early?" Kid asked him from his desk. Soul looked at him then back to his bag.
"Uh, yeah. There's not much to do but…" Soul sighed once more.
Kid smiled and placed a piece of paper on his desk. Soul raised an eyebrow.
"What's this?" Soul asked.
"During lunch break, someone told me to give you this, since you were out in the cafeteria" Kid answered. Soul took it and unfolded it.
He read it.
It said –
"Meet me at the school gate"
Soul looked at Kid and asked him. "Who gave you this?"
Kid just shrugged but something about his smile was kind of unnerving. It's like he knew something.
"There's something you're not telling me…" Soul glared at him.
"Beats me… Well, I need to leave early too, father is expecting me in his office" Kid stood up and grabbed his bag.
"But for you, it looks like you won't be leaving anytime soon" Kid snickered and waved a hand to Soul as he left. Soul looked at him with mouth slightly open.
He looked at the paper again and slid it inside his pocket. He grabbed his bag and left the classroom to go to the school's front gate.
Soul looked around as he walked towards the gate, trying to see anyone suspicious of sending him the note.
No one seemed to be looking at him. Soul wondered if he was just being tricked or something. He looked around some more and something caught his eye.
He saw a girl leaning on one of the pillars of the school gate with a cap. Her ash blonde hair gave him the idea that she was Maka. He didn't know what to do. He didn't know if he should approach her or ignore her. But something made him think that it's best to at least go to her and greet or smile at her.
Soul walked towards Maka. He gripped his bag tightly and bit his lip.
"Hey, Maka" Soul smiled at her. Maka looked at him and her face lightened up.
"Good, you're here! I've been waiting for you since forever" Maka snickered. Soul raised an eyebrow.
"W-what?" Soul was expecting a 'hey, Soul' or 'Good to see you' kind of response but what Maka said to him made him curious.
"I said that I've been waiting for you. Didn't Kid give you a piece of paper earlier?" Maka raised an eyebrow.
Soul's eyes widened. "Whoa, whoa, whoa… Are you telling me that you're the one who sent me that note?"
"Exactly" Maka nodded.
Soul stuttered a bit. "Y-you could've just talked to me in the classroom if you have anything to say"
"Uh, yeah, right. Classroom isn't actually the best choice to have when I'm talking to you about this matter" Maka looked up as she placed her hand on her hips.
"What matter?" Soul suddenly felt nervous for some reason.
Maka smiled. "How about a walk with me? We don't have any homeworks or any upcoming tests so… will it be okay if we hang out?"
Soul continued to look at her. A lot of thoughts were rushing through his mind. He couldn't answer her.
Maka rolled her eyes and grabbed his arm, making him blush a bit.
"Come on" Maka dragged him out of the school grounds.
"H-hey! Aren't you and Black Star going home together?" Soul asked as Maka continued to drag him.
"Black Star said he'll be going out with Tsubaki and he said it was fine for them to go separate for a while. Sooo… Yeah, it's ok for us" Maka said as she walked.
"W-wait! Where exactly are we going?" Soul asked. Maka stopped and let go of his arm.
She crossed her arms and looked at him. "Soul, you know, you've been avoiding me these days"
Soul looked back at her a little nervous. "W-what? What makes you think that? I was just with you yesterday"
"But you were with Black Star the whole time and the only time we got to talk is when we were getting food and the time you were about to leave" Maka immediately said this after his statement.
The two fell silent for a while.
"S-so… I don't really get your drift" Soul said.
Maka sighed.
"You know what? Let's just enjoy ourselves before we talk about anything serious, k?" Maka grinned goofily and grabbed his arm again. But this time, Soul didn't let Maka drag him. He walked by her side.
Soul looked at her as she happily smiled to herself. With just her smile, he can't help but smiled too. But he can't shake off this nervous feeling with him.
"Hey! I know a good place to eat!" Maka ran before him. Soul stopped and looked at her.
Maka noticed and stopped 1 meter before him. She looked at him and placed her hands on her hips.
"Hey, c'mon, Soul! Don't tell me you're feeling wobbly there? Can't run?" Maka taunted him as she grinned. Soul smiled and ran to her. Maka smiled and ran again.
The two went to a few places. They went to a hotdog stand and ate there. They walked together and visited the park.
They had a happy time together. It was like heaven.
For their last destination, they went to the town's bay where the sunset was visible. Their last destination for this day.
Maka took a deep breath as they sat together, facing the sunset. It was the last phase of her plan.
The two were talking about something and they ended up laughing.
"That is so funny! I didn't imagine your brother could be so clumsy. Him being 'great' and 'awesome'" Soul looked at the sun setting down.
Maka snickered. "Don't tell him I told you though. It'll drive him crazy"
Soul chuckled but it was understandable that he agreed.
Maka looked at the orange sun.
Soul stole a glance at her and saw how warming and beautiful her face is with the sun's rays hitting her. No matter how boyish her clothes are, no matter what her hairstyle was. She was the Maka that he came and learned to love.
A thought suddenly came to his mind. Was this the right time to confess? The setting's perfect after all. They were all alone, and they were sitting there, watching the sun set down. But… What will he say? He doesn't know. He couldn't say it directly. He didn't know how to start. He already planned it telling her one day but he didn't know how he would say it.
Their silence was suddenly broken by Maka.
"Hey, about the matter I wanted to talk to you about earlier" Maka started. Soul snapped from his thoughts and replied.
"Yeah?" he asked.
Maka slightly chuckled. "It's kinda weird that I'm going to make this move but since being boyish in nature makes it okay, hehe"
Soul raised an eyebrow. What was she trying to imply?
"This kinda will be a little déjà vu… I remember you saying this only to get interrupted by my brother" Maka said.
She then turned to face him. "Soul, at first, I don't know why I think this way but… I realized this after Kid and I talked. You were always there for me, no matter what"
Soul continued to look at her.
"Lately things have been quiet different"
Soul then remembered that line. It was almost the same line he said when he was trying to say to her that he liked her.
"I know, this might sound cheesy and all but I realized Soul that…" Maka looked at him and took a deep breath.
"Soul, I had always loved you"
When Maka said this Soul immediately hugged her. Maka, a little dazzled, took a while to hug him back but eventually did.
"Maka… I'm so sorry I haven't told that before this… I guess I was a coward…" Soul said, still hugging her.
"Well, Kim made a way to say this to you"
Maka could feel Soul slightly laughing. "Yeah, I could tell Kim had something to do with this… Was it just yesterday at your house?"
Soul felt Maka nod.
"Does Black Star know?"
"Well, he freaked out a bit… He's not much one of my problems… What I'm thinking about is what my father's reaction will be when he finds out" Maka and Soul broke their hug and looked at each other for a while.
Maka smiled.
Soul smiled back. "So you sent a letter to me on purpose, huh?"
Maka snickered. "Well, to remind you that we aren't going to be here in this moment without a letter in the first place"
They laughed together and stood up. Soul held out a hand and Maka took it.
They walked back with hands together, side by side.
Hey to you all dudes and dudettes over there… My name is Maka. Maka Albarn. 15 years old. Nothing much I can say about myself except that I once sent a letter to my crush and ended up sending it to the wrong guy. And not to mention that I was blackmailed for it… Urgh, you have no idea how my world came into chaos after that. But it turned out that it made me close to the attention and acceptance I longed ever since I was young.
I'm still not that popular in school though I am honor student. Still boyish in attitude, but I don't worry about what people say to me. 'Cause I know the people around me, love me for who I am. We've been together in hardships and laughs.
My mother and father had come one month later from their trip. Mom was happy for me, though, my dad obviously freaked out more than what Black Star could offer.
Black Star, Liz, Patty, Tsubaki, Kim, Jackie, Kid…
And Soul.
So, I hope you guys enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it.
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So... This is shadow signing off!