Dedicated to LingLing who has been begging for the party chapter forever now. And so here's the party...enjoy my lovelies...also I don't own either of the songs that I put in here.
Chapter Twenty
"Why do you hate me?" Maka whined as I pushed past her, arms full.
"I don't hate you silly! In fact I love you to bits and reese's pieces which is why I'm doing you this favor!" I said, about to pull the girl into her bedroom to get her ready...only to face plant after tripping over a kitty. "Ouch..." I muttered into the floor.
"Blair! What have I said about sleeping in the middle of the floor?" Maka scolded the kitty who only mewed in response.
"IT'S A KITTY CAT!" I squealed, scooping the little black ball of fluff into my arms. "You said her name is Blair?"
"Yeah. But, um-"
"She is so cute! And I love the little witch hat you put on her! So adorable!" I hugged the kitty even tighter, making her mew.
"Why thank you, I think so too," an unfamiliar voice spoke to me.
Looking around, I only found Maka staring at me and Soul passed out on the couch, snoring, and with the TV on and a bag of chips spilled everywhere.
"Who said that?" I asked, still looking around.
"Me!" A woman with humongous boobs and purple hair spoke, hugging me.
"Where did the kitty Blair go?" I asked, disappointed.
"Silly!" The woman tapped my nose. "I am Blair! Meow!" She made a kitty face.
My eyes widened. "Kitty...turned human...that. Is. AWESOME!" I hugged Blair and we both started jumping up and down in excitement. I think I just found my new best friend.
"Well, that's Blair. She lives with me and Soul," Maka explained, smiling at us.
"For how long? I've never noticed you!"
"Well apparently every time you've come over, I've been out at work. You are so cute! Meow!" Blair was officially an awesome person/cat. "So is all that for Maka tonight?" She asked, referring to the arm full of supplies in my hands.
Grinning, I said, "Yup! And don't think you're getting out of this one!" I grabbed Maka by the collar of her shirt as she was slowly starting to slip away.
"Maka you are going to look so cute! Can I help?" Blair asked me.
"Of course! More girl time!" I squealed again and Blair meowed happily while Maka whimpered.
...Three Hours Later...
"Hey what's the hold up in there?!" Soul yelled, banging on the door to Maka's room.
"Give us another minute!" I yelled back, finishing up some last minute details.
"You've been saying that for the past fifteen minutes! What more could there possibly be to do?! It's not cool to keep my date away from me you know!"
Oh? Well that last little comment put a twinkle in my eye.
"Aaaaand...done! Meow!" Blair announced as she finished putting lip gloss on Maka's lips.
Nervously, she asked, "So, uh, how do I look?"
"Stunning!" I smiled, admiring my latest work. "Look for yourself."
Maka stood, finally allowed to look in the mirror. What she saw made her gasp. "Is that...really me?"
"Of course!" I grinned even wider. "Now let's go show your very-soon-to-be boyfriend."
Before I would let Maka comment, I said, "I'll meet you at the academy!" and opened the door to push her outside, locking it behind her.
Soul's POV
All I could make out was senseless blabbing inside the room, something about looking beautiful? I didn't know and didn't care. I just wanted Maka out here soon so we could go. It wasn't cool to keep my girlfri-date hostage...
After yet another minute of waiting, the door finally opened and Maka was pushed out, the door shutting and locking behind her.
"Hey, you read-?" My breath caught in my throat at the sight before me.
There, standing not three feet away from me was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. And her name was Maka Albarn. And she was wearing a slim white dress which had swirling black designs stretching across it, along with a matching pair of heels. Her hair was half up, half down, and she wore light eye make-up. This girl was gorgeous.
Nothing else in this world mattered except her. I'm not even sure there was anything else around. Everything around us had faded, leaving only her and I...
"Soul? Do you...like it? I don't look ridiculous do I?" Maka blushed, making my heart skip.
"No...Maka, you look beautiful." I grinned, offering my hand to her. "Are you ready to go? It's not cool to be late to a party." I said.
She nodded eagerly. "Yes."
And so I went, escorting this queen to the party. My queen.
Evy's POV
"Aww did you see that?" Blair meowed. "He was absolutely breathless when he saw her!"
"I know." I smiled. "And my plans better go well tonight."
"Plans?" She asked, filing her claws while I finished getting myself ready.
"Yep. My plan is for the two of them to finally get out of the friendzone and more so in the romantic zone." Finished, I turned to Blair. "Well?"
"You look so pretty!" she said.
"Why thank you. Are you sure you won't come to the party?" I asked, putting in some earrings and slipping on my heels.
"Yeah. I don't really do kids parties," she said, laughing.
I laughed too. "And I have to go 'cause I'm a 'teacher'." I made air quotes with the last word.
"That sucks." Blair sympathized with me.
"Eh, it's not that bad. At least from what I remember from my days it wasn't." Looking in the mirror, I looked myself over just to be sure I looked presentable.
I was wearing a chocolate brown dress with sleeves that hung loosely from my shoulders and reached my knees. I wore equally colored heels to match and had only put on some eyeliner and mascara. As for my hair, I settled with simply letting my natural curls hang loosely down my back. Since I had spent so much time on Maka, I didn't have much time to spend on myself, which I was completely okay with. It would all be worth it as long as something happened between Maka and Soul tonight...
"Alright, I'm gone," I said, waving goodbye to Blair. "It was awesome meeting you!"
"Meow! You too!" She waved back.
Walking out of the apartment, the cool night air chilled my bare shoulders, though I didn't mind. It felt kind of good in fact. Taking a deep breath, I began the short walk to the DWMA, looking forward to the rest of the night.
...
Ten minutes later, I was standing in the dining hall, surrounded by hundreds of students and fellow instructors. I noticed Kidd was trying to make poor Patty and Liz do some complicated symmetrical dance, and Tsubaki was attempting to hold BlackStar back from the food, and Soul and Maka were no where to be seen.
I would have went off to search for them, if 'Lord Death's' voice hadn't stopped me. "Welcome, everyone. I sincerely hope you enjoy yourselves." That was all he said, confusing everyone, who had expected his usual cheeriness.
I felt my fist clench.
We still didn't have any idea on what was up with Lord Death, who was controlling him, or anything. Spirit had finally noticed something was off about him too, and now considered our theory.
My thoughts were interrupted by a familiar song.
I hate you for the sacrifices you made for me, I hate you for every time you ever bled for me, I hate you for the way you while when you look at me, I hate you for never taking control of me...
I grinned, trying to bite back a giggle at everyone's expressions a few seconds later when the song really started.
BLOOD, BLOOD, BLOOD pump mud through my veins shut your dirty dirty mouth I'm not that easy! BLOOD, BLOOD, BLOOD, pump mud through my veins I'm a dirty dirty girl I wanna feel pain!
Spirit can not say I didn't warn him.
"I must say, this music sounds intense," a pleasantly familiar voice spoke.
My dress twirled slightly as I turned around to find Stein downing a glass of wine. I laughed. "I warned Spirit. And first a chain smoker, now a alcoholic. What's next Franky?"
"I assure you I have a very high tolerance of alcohol. It takes more than a few glasses for me to get drunk," he said, finishing off another glass.
"Whatever you say." I still didn't see Maka or Soul anywhere. Detective mode: activated. "I'll be right back," I said, walking past Stein to search the entire room.
Maka's POV
Soul and I were so awkward, not knowing what to say. Everytime one of us spoke, the other spoke as well, placing another uncomfortable silence over us.
A gasp of fear surprised me, and the next thing I knew I was being pulled out of sight of the crowd, behind one of the pillars.
"Soul? What's up?" I asked, looking in the direction he was looking and seeing what, or rather who, he was afraid of. I laughed. "Relax. She won't bite."
"But she will slice!" Soul countered keeping his eyes trained on Evy until she was a good distance away.
"You know...she's only trying to help us," I muttered softly, half hoping he didn't hear me.
"Help us? How?"
I blushed, looking down. "Soul...remember what you asked me a few weeks ago?"
It was his turn to blush, though he did his best to be cool and hide it. "Yeah...?"
"I've thought about it. A lot." I was so glad no one else could see us at the moment.
"And?" He prompted, eyes flashing eagerly. So much hope in those scarlet depths...did he really feel that strongly about me?
"If...if you're really interested in me, in that way, then I want you to know that I...I..." the words were on the tip of my tongue, why was I so hesitant in saying them? Taking a deep breath, I just let them spill from my mouth. "Soul, you're the most important person in the world to me. You're such an amazing person and just...I can't even begin to truly describe you. It's just I don't think that I'm good enough. For you." Weight left my chest, only to be replaced by new weight as I anticipated his response.
"Maka," he started, twirling a loose piece of my hair in his fingers. "You are more than good enough. You're exactly what I want, need, and more. Yes you can be annoying, but you can also be so cool. I like that about you. And you're an incredible girl. I'm grateful to just have you as my meister." He released the piece of hair, the tips of his fingers now trailing down my cheek, his thumb stopping at the corner of my lips. I resisted the urge to nervously bite them.
And he finally did it. Soul kissed me, his lips molding gently against mine for a few moments before he leaned back, gaging my reaction.
"I won't say it's love, but what I feel for you is more than just a simple crush," I admitted to him.
Now it was my turn to be the one to kiss back.
Smiling, we held hands as we made our way from behind the pillar, ignoring Evy's piercing gaze on us. Unfortunately, Papa was watching us too. Thankfully he was showing at least some restraint and not bulldozering through the crowd to kill Soul.
The song changed from the screamo that had been playing for the past twenty minutes and a softer song began playing.
"May I have this dance?" Soul asked, grinning.
"My pleasure," I accepted, taking his offered hand.
Evy's POV
I resisted a squeal as I watched Soul and Maka make their way to the dance floor. Watching them for a second, a realization and memory washed over me.
"How come you're just standing there?" A fifteen year old Evy asked Stein who was leaning against a pillar, just watching everyone else.
"I see no advantages in the act of dancing," Stein stated simply.
Evy scowled. "Oh I don't think so, Franky!" And she grabbed his hand, pulling him to the middle of the dance floor. "Come on! You need to loosen up sometimes." She grinned, stepping closer to him as the band's song went from a classy dance number, to something softer and slower.
He didn't argue, unadmittedly enjoying the close contact with Evy. He felt Ashlyn's eyes watching them, knowing how much she pushed them.
Smiling up at him, Evy said, "See? This isn't so bad. At least you're with me!"
He gave in to a small smile. "Yes. I suppose that is one advantage."
Evy blushed but kept her smile.
"Care to dance?" Stein's silky voice recalled me back to the present. "You and I haven't danced since you were last here thirteen years ago." He offered a stitched hand.
I smiled. "I'd love to, Franky."
The next song began playing playing as we made our way through the crowd to the dance floor.
Looking up from underneath, Fractured moonlight on the sea, Reflections still look the same to me, As before I went under, And it's peaceful in the deep, Cathedral where you cannot breathe, No need to pray, no need to speak, Now I am under all
We relaxed, just moving slowly to the music with one another. I closed my eyes, taking in his scent and listening to the lyrics.
And the arms of the ocean are carrying me, And all this devotion was rushing out of me, In the crushes of heaven for a sinner like me, But the arms of the ocean delivered me
There was no one else but me and Stein. Everyone else became mere shadows at the edge of my vision as I looked up at him, reveling those green eyes.
And it's breaking over me, A thousand miles down to the sea bed, Found the place to rest my head, Never let me go, Never let me go, Never let me go, Never let me go...
For the first time in weeks, I was completely at ease, not letting my worries and thoughts control me.
I'm slipping underneath, So cold and so sweet
Glancing just an inch to my right, I saw Maka and Soul still dancing. They seemed to be completely comfortable with one another now. They knew where they stood in their relationship.
I'm slipping underneath, (Never let me go, Never let me go), So cold and so sweet, (Never let me go, Never let me go)
Taking in a deep breath, I closed my eyes again, leaning my head against Stein's chest as the song ended. I looked back up, only to see the grinning face of Ren staring down at me.
For those of you who don't know, the first lyrics were from the song Blood by In This Moment and the other lyrics were from the song Never Let Me Go by Florence + the Machine