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25. "Finally!" Black Star yelled.

"Its now or never. . ." Soul Eater Evans thought to himself the next day, as he leaned against the fountain hanging out with the gang, waiting for the first bell of the day that signified the six gruesome hours of caged captivity known formally as "School" He waited patiently for the blond tresses to pop into his vision before he slowly walked forward.

"Hey Raissa."

The blond haired, blue eyed French girl flushed, "Hey Soul." she looked like she had slept upside down with a wind turbine going off, her hair was sticking up and about in all directions. She must not have slept well. his Maka conscience said, Ask her if she's alright.

Wait Macon, I have to ask if we can talk first.

Right! Sorry! And. . . Macon?

Yeah! Maka conscience!

"Soul?"

Soul grumbled to himself at his moment of space case, and asked, "Can we uh. . . Talk?" Raissa looked rather startled, and Soul wasn't surprised. Whenever Maka asked if they could talk, he'd get a chop to his skull with a Thesaurus or something and be sent to the hospital. The phrase "can we talk?" can make you relive every bad thing you've ever done instantaneously.

"Uh yeah. . . Sure." Raissa swallowed. What had she done? Did she say something wrong or look at him funny? Wait. . . That was ridiculous! It obviously had a lot to do with the date and the being afraid of him. Maybe even the crush she realized she had on him now. He probably just wanted to be friends.

Walking a short distance away from the others, Soul sighed and then tried to start talking just as Raissa sighed and tried to start talking as well. "Wait you go first." they both said in unison, then they blushed and once again spoke together, "No, you go first."

Once again:

"I'll go first."

Raissa and Soul stared at each other for awhile and smiled, "You can go first Soul." Raissa finally said by herself, and Soul swallowed and a vein strained in his neck as he physically fought off the heat rising in his cheeks. "Uh Raissa. . . I uh. . . I. . ." Soul scowled and growled, embarrassed beyond all relief.

Cut to the chase! Just tell her!

"I'm not very good with words." Soul admitted begrudgingly, "and if I'm being too forward, sorry. That was very not cool of me, but. . ."

Don't beat around the bush!

"Okay! I like you Raissa! You happy Maka?" Soul shouted, losing his temper for what had to be the first time ever on his own. Raissa's face was redder than some of the parts of the outside walls of the DWMA, and over by the fountain, Maka herself yelled over, "Yes! I'm glad you finally told her!"

Soul registered his out burst, his face becoming as red as his eyes, and then he said, "Its true Raissa. But I'm sorry I yelled at you." Raissa put a hand over her mouth, eyes closed, she started shaking. Everybody, but Jamie, looked on in worry. Jamie knew better, she cracked a grin right as Raissa busted out laughing.

"I never thought you'd lose your temper!" Raissa smiled, and Soul just continued to wallow in his embarrassment as the French princess stood in front of him. "You know what Soul? I like you too." she mumbled somewhat, still red.

Soul smiled a genuine smile, his shark-like teeth somewhat terrifying. "That's a relief." Black Star then pumped a fist and shouted, "Yahoo! Raissa and Soul together! Finally!" Soul and Raissa walked back over to them and as Raissa raised an eyebrow at Black Star, wondering how on Earth he had heard them speak, Tsubaki just smiled her usual head-cocked-to-the-side-eyes-closed smile and said, "He isn't just loud, believe it or not he's got good hearing."

"I don't believe it." Soul deadpanned, and Black Star then flew off into a rant about his Gods-like hearing and his other divine traits, while Jamie gave Raissa the thumbs up.

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Next two chappies:

26: Is a revelation of a secret.

27: Is why Jamie was happy when she went all Dr. Phil on Raissa.

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