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chapter 25
'You can do this Maka, you can do it.' The ash-blonde squeezed her hands into fists sweat forming in her palms, her breathing became off rhythm making her take deep breaths. She looked up at the hospital door that had the numbers 1003 on it, she grabbed the door handle before she froze in place.
What if I can't do this? What if- another thought cut in with a familiar husky male voice You can do this, now march your ass in there will ya..
She laughed to herself Of all the people who could up popped in my head, you pop up Soul...
After a few moments of silence Maka turned the door handle and pushed it forward to see a man with scarlet red hair sleeping peacefully with a oxygen mask on his mouth. There was a small tv screen stand by him showing his heartbeat, quietly going beep...beep...beep.
Maka strided silently towards her father's side before taking a seat by his left side. She sat by his body quietly watching his chest go up and down as he slept peacefully. A few minutes of silence went by as Maka watched her father, she took one long breath before finally breaking the silence.
"Hey papa." she said awkwardly as she looked down on the ground holding her hands together "...I didn't expect our first meeting in a long time to be...in the hospital." Maka bit her lip before continuing
"I'm sorry papa for last Christmas, I'm also sorry for avoiding contact with you for several years up until my senior year of high school." she blurted out scratching the back of her neck "...Papa I want you to know I don't...hate you." a tear slipped from out of her eye making her put her glasses on top of her head
"To be honest Papa..I-I don't think I can or ever will hate you." she smiled looking up at her father "No matter how hard I try...all I can remember is the good memories we had. I love you alot and ...I know you're not perfect but that what makes you special...because you were picked especially to be my papa."
Maka wiped the tears from her eyes before looking down as she gripped her fists. "Hey Papa after all this time, I want to ask you...Papa, are you proud of me?" she sniffed her nose as the tears streamed down her cheeks "Did I-I make you proud? Was I all you've wanted? Just please tell me p-papa did I do something right?"
After a few moments Maka proceeded to cry before hearing a raspy voice 'Maka...' She snapped her head up in alarm looking around the room before she looked towards the bed to see her father with tears streaming down his cheeks.
The 30 year old opened his eyes, he gave a pained expression before wiping his eyes. "M-maka." he choked on his words before taking a deep breath "I'm sorry, I'm sorry for being a shitty father...I'm just sorry." he cried before latching onto Maka who was still dumbstruck, he hugged her tightly before she squeezed her father's shoulder, crying into him.
"...I've always been proud of you, of-f course I-I've n-never re-regretted having you!" he cried kissing her cheeks and whispering over and over to her how much he loved her. Maka bit her lip when she heard these words, tears fell from her cheeks as she hugged her father tightly.
"I love you papa." she whispered hugging her father
From afar a familiar albino and gray haired teacher watched the two's reunion. Soul had his hands in his pockets as he smiled warmly at Maka's make up with her father. He stole a glance from the man besides him who was sitting on a computer chair and who also happened to be his science teacher.
"Let me get this straight teach, you're a teacher and doctor," Soul listed bringing up each finger as he counted "and also Maka's uncle?"
"Sums it up." Stein replied lazily making Soul think to himself 'So that how she passes science with straight A's..' "Got degrees in teaching science and medical plus I'm that idiot Spirit's best friend, so yep."
"Weird." sighed Soul before he felt a sharp punch in his left side,"Keep an eye on my niece." smiled the doctor darkly making Soul's eyebrow twitch, "Sure old ma-ouch!"
"That's Dr. Stein to you,Eater."
Maka huffed angerily as she folded her arms across her chest, she clicked her tongue as Soul grinned widely with amusement. She had a scowl on her face when she found her things she packed in a box once again unpacked and put pack to their original place. Soul was leaning on the door frame smiling innocently with his arms folded across his chest.
"Soul.." she groaned throwing her arms down in defeat "..I told you I'm going back to my place."
After Maka sorted everything out with her father, she planned on moving back to her home. She talked it out with Soul who seemed to understand completely before. The sweet comfort of her books and the smell of flowers was calling her, the only thing in her way is...
"I have no idea what you're talking about." he mused swaying his body back and fourth playfully "I mean you can always..stay with me."
Maka flushed bright red before grabbing her books and putting them inside the box. "...S-shut up." she stuttered before Soul wrapped his arms around her waist.
"You smell good." he inhaled making her blush before he rested his head on her shoulder "Just stay with me and let that aunt of yours keep the house."
"Yeah, right." sighed Maka trying to get out of her boyfriend's grip "I love you Soul," the albino's ears perked up "but I'm still going home no matter what." Soul face drop before he tighten his hold on Maka and plastered a sad puppy face on.
"Please." he pleaded only to receive a flick in the forehead making him flinch in pain. Maka bursted out in laughter making the albino grumble before a smirk spread across his face.
"How's about a bet?" Maka raised a brow
"I'm listening.."
"If I beat you in a game of basketball, you gotta stay here." said the albino with hint of amusement in his voice, Maka propped her hand on her hip at the sudden challenge. "If I lose you can go back to that shady place of yours."
"Oh you think you're gonna win cause you got all the guys." she countered as Soul put his hands up in defense. "Let's raise the stakes pretty boy, the loser has to do whatever the winner says for one day."
"Deal." smirked Soul shaking hands with the ash-blonde "No backing out."
The ash-blonde dribbled the basketball back and fourth before passing it straight towards Patty. The short haired blonde ran up towards the hoop, executing a lay up earning Maka's team a point. Liz and Patty wiped the sweat off their foreheads as they hi-fived each other.
"Still can't believe we managed to tie up with the boys in 10 minutes." huffed the older Thompson before chugging down a bottle water
"Not my fault I suck at basketball since I was little." shrugged Maka before Liz poured the rest of her water onto the ash-blonde making her jump in surprise.
"Don't worry sis, we'll beat them." grinned Patty
"Don't count on that," yelled a certain blue haired shirtless with a white head band on his forehead keeping his hair of out his eyes "You can count on the fact that your god Blackstar will win this for sure."
"Pssh." snorted Maka as she brushed her fingers through her hair, pulling her bangs back "We'll see about that."
"Yea we'll see Maka." smirked Soul
Maka and Soul stood in the middle of the court while Tsubaki held the basketball with both hands. They smiled confidently at each other as they waited for the ball to go up in the air.
"You ready bookworm?"
"That what he said."
"Say wha?"
Tsubaki threw the ball in the air before Maka smacked towards Patty who caught instantly as she dribbled her way to the other side of the court. The ash-blonde stuck her tongue out at the dumbstruck albino who received a smack in the back of the head from both Blackstar and Kid who went after Liz and Patty.
Kid managed to the steal the ball from Liz, he passed it towards Soul only to have Patty run up and steal it before passing it straight towards Maka.
"Shit," cursed the ash-blonde looking to see both Patty and Liz blocked by Kid and Blackstar. She looked towards the hoop before her eyes locked with a certain albino's. Soul had a smirk plastered on his lip before he ran towards the ash-blonde.
"Well here goes nothing." sighed Maka
She arched her arm back with the ball in hand before lunging forward, throwing the ball straight towards the hoop. The ball hurdled straight towards the hoop making her eyes widen in hope before she saw a certain blue haired leap into the air towards the ball.
"DENI-" the ball smacked straight into Blackstar's chin before ricocheting off into the hoop earning Maka's team the winning point. Maka and the others stood their dumbstruck before watching Blackstar fall to ground.
"EH?"
"It looks like Maka-chan ended up winning." mumbled Chrona hugging his knees underneath the shade provided by the tree.
"Okay you ready?"
"Yep, you got the camera?"
"I can't believe we actually got them to do this."
There was a whole crowd of seniors with the phone out ready to take pictures of the final night of being in highschool. They all were at the after party from the graduation ceremony, it was private lake side owned none other than Kid's father. Everyone was bringing in food along with drinks as they celebrated their final night together.
Maka sat down cross legged as she waited for the show begin along with everyone else. The only thing illuminating the whole area was the tiki torches making everyone excited. The whole crowd silenced when they heard a voice shot up making some people jump.
"*TAHHOOOO!"
A drum beat began to kick in making everyone scream before bunch *tahitian dancers popped out and began to shake their hips vividly to the rhythm of the beat. As the audience went wild Maka watched silently with a smirk plastered on her face as she waited for 3 certain guys to appear.
The beat cut off before a voice announced 'Now introducing the Alphas!' The ash-blonde smiled happily as some of the dancers led the 3 idiots to center stage. Soul and Blackstar grinned as Kid's face flushed beet red from embarrassment. All 3 of them wore long hay skirts along with a crown of flowers in each of their hair and not to mention going shirtless.
"Fuck you both for bringing me into your bets." cursed Kid towards Blackstar and Soul who only shrugged it off by saying "Love you too, Mom."
The man on the drums began to count down before bringing in beat making the guys start dancing. The crowd began to laugh along hollering out their each of their names. Maka watched from the back with her phone in hand as she recorded the whole performance. She couldn't help but laugh at how fast the guys were shaking their hips to the rhythm.
"Best bet ever." she smiled to herself putting her phone away at the end of the performance. She watched as Liz throw Kid ,who was beet red, over her shoulder like a sac of flour.
"This one's mine! *TAHOOO!" cried out Liz as if she was going off to battle, she ran off with the poor raven haired while everyone cheered them on. The ash-blonde watched as Tsubaki carried Blackstar off as well making her laugh. "Let's see where did hiiiii-"
Maka was lifted up in the air making her gasp before feeling a kiss planted on her forehead making her blush. She looked up to be greeted by a familiar pair of red eyes.
"To think I was gonna come down next and carry you off too." she grumbled wrapping her arms around the albino's neck as he carried her off bridal style.
"Cool guys don't get carried by girls." whistled Soul as he took off the flower crown off and placed it in the ash-blonde's "This looks better on you then it does on me."
"I thought Mr. Cool looked sexy in anything."
"I do but Mrs. Cool looks more sexy." he smirked sitting on a bench with Maka on his lap "I'm beat after that dance."
"You should be happy that I didn't make you guys do something more embarrassing." she teased only to have a hand ruffle her hair "I still won though, so guess who gets to go back to her house?"
"You mean our house." he mused making her raise a brow
"What do you mean by 'our' house?"
"The bet never said that I couldn't move in with you if you win." winked Soul making Maka's jaw drop before she began to hit the albino repeatedly as he roared with laughter.
"Soul I don't-arggahh!" she whined before Soul grabbed her arms, peering before her face
"What do you really think we won't live together again in the future?" he countered making Maka flush red before she bumped her forehead against Soul's softly
"That another bet?"
"Yep."
"What are the stakes?"
"Let's talk about that later." grinned Soul before capturing Maka's lips with his own, they both smiled into the kiss as the night went on.
THE END!
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*"Tahoo"is a battle cry from polynesion warriors
Tahition is another race of islanders in the polynesion nation