Hey guys answering another question so to AnimeLover54 no Soul doesn't have the black blood and he never will, I decided that only Maka would have it for what I have planned for her. Also to Rosebud292 . . . I guess you'll have to wait and see if Soul reveals what he said to her mother :)! Enjoy!
Birthday Surprises Pt. 1
Maka's POV
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAKA!" Everyone shouted as I exited my room.
"Wow thanks you guys, you remembered." I smiled.
"Of course we remembered silly! You're our friend and part of this family now!" Liz exclaimed smiling.
"We've got a lot planned for today Maka!" Patti exclaimed and I smile to them all.
"We know you've been through a lot Maka, but today we're all going to forget that and just celebrate!" Black Star shouted.
I nodded to him as he along with everyone smiled. I took a glance at Soul who gave a small smile to me as I did to him. Soul only knew about my condition for now, because I just couldn't bear to tell them until I knew the time is coming closer. So for now I'd put on a smile go back to the way things were; only Soul and I wouldn't be a couple. Suddenly I saw Tsubaki serving breakfast. I really loved Tsubaki's cooking and actually she's been teaching me to cook as well.
"Hey Maka I really like this song you wrote. You should sing it today." Liz said holding my notebook of songs.
Suddenly my eyes went open as I knew which song she was talking about. I quickly ran up to her and she handed me back my notebook as I held it close to my chest.
"I'm sorry Liz . . . but I can't sing that one . . . I'm not ready for that song just yet." I replied and suddenly Soul took it out my hands and began to read it as I tried to take it back from him.
"Why it's a really good song Maka and I think it would be great to sing it-." Soul spoke.
"I just can't!" I shouted shocking everyone and I felt embarrassed.
"It's too soon . . . with the way things are Soul . . . You know that . . ." I replied and it became silent.
"Look at the time! We've got to get going soon!" Kid exclaimed and everyone quickly rushed to get ready.
The concert today was basically an all-day thing which meant this was our biggest concert of all time. . . People from different countries came today and we were all excited. For me I was nervous as hell . . . So many things had many to me to me and I'm afraid if I'll be able to sing in front of the crowd again like always. There was a sudden knock on my door and Kid entered the room and greeted me with a smile.
"What's up Kid?" I smiled and he laid a hand on my shoulder and gave a small smile.
"You really don't have to pretend you know when it's just you and me Maka . . . I know your still hurting inside . . ." Kid replied and I frowned.
"Great if I can't even convince you, how the heck am I gonna convince the fans out there today!"
"Maka . . . I know what you're going through is super hard for you, but we all want you to know that can always count on us . . . You'll never be alone . . ."
"Thank you Kid . . . I feel a little better . . ."
He nodded and we both headed out to my room to join everyone. On our way to the concert, I found myself being able to laugh and smile again with everyone which was strange for me . . . I didn't expect to feel this way at all today. . . Why was I able to relax all of the sudden . . .?
Soul's POV
"Hey you ready Soul!?" Black Star exclaimed as I looked at my two best friends and grinned.
"Let's give them an unforgettable concert." I replied as we walked out of the dressing room.
I noticed Maka was standing with the girls and I could final see her smiling again. However, once I came to view she smiled faded and she tried to look away from me. The band went on stage first and boy was the crowd loud today! I walked to Maka and tried to get her to smile.
"Maka . . . It's going to be find . . . Don't think of anything else tonight alright? It's your birthday . . . Please just try to enjoy this day for all of us . . ." I explained and she looked up to me and gave a small smile.
"Ok Soul . . . I'll try . . . I promise . . ." She smiled and I nodded walking on stage.
As I walked on stage I heard the crowd chanting my name and screaming for me and I grinned in return. I grabbed the mic and looked to my friends who nodded.
"Are you guys ready for today!? This is our longest concert ever, so you better be ready!" I shouted and the crowd screamed in excitement.
"Now before we begin, I just wanted to tell you all that today is Maka's Birthday!" I shouted and you could hear the crowd screaming Happy Birthday as Maka felt embarrassed.
"We're glad you were born Maka! Alright now let's get this concert started!" I yelled.
Maka's POV
(Dakishimeru Hoka Ni by Aucifer)
I noticed Soul walking to the piano and began to sit down and play a beautiful melody and soon everyone began to join in.
Nemuru kimi no madogoshi ni sora ga
Yaseta tsuki o asa yake ni tokasu
(I went to your window while you slept, there I saw the sky
It absorbed the tiny moon at dawn)
As he sang this verse I felt my heart beating again, but I placed my hand on my heart and tried to deny it.
Riyuu mo naku toki ha nagare
Kimi hitori o otona ni suru yo
(Without realizing, time flows away
I'll make you into a woman)
My eyes widen as he said this verse I looked to him and noticed her was actually looking at me to my surprise.
Hareta shuumatsu ha umi made aruite
Arashi no yoru ni ha BEDDO de jareatta ne
(During the weekend we walked up to the sea
And the stormy night we had fun in bed)
Yume no kakera sae sagasenai boku ga
Kimi no tame ni ima nani ga dekirundarou?
...dakishimeru hoka ni
(I can't even find the trails of my dreams . . .
What else can I do now?
Except to hold you . . .
As he continued to sing he looked only at me and my heart began to ache inside. I saw the seriousness in his eyes and I wanted to avoid them, but I just couldn't.
Natsu no koi ni yakedo shita mune ha
Fuyu no mae ni yasashisa o nedaru
(My breast is marked by the fire of the summer love
Now I'm begging for the caresses to begin during the winter)
Ara kezuri na ai ha itsumo
Kimi no egao yuuutsu ni suru yo
(The rough love that always
Makes your smile stained by sadness).
He began to look back at the crowd now, but would glance at me every so often.
Deai no binetsu futari ha kagayaki
Kiss o bara maite hoshikuzu atsumeta ne
Mahou ga togirete odorenai boku ha
Kimi no tame ni ima nani ga dekirundarou?
...dakishimeru hoka ni
(The fever we get because we both shine so brightly
Kissing together we went to the land of the stars
Once the music ended, I couldn't dance
What else could I do?
Except to hold you . . .)
As the song was ending I listened to the words he sang and it reminded me of the night we fell asleep watching the stars in the tour bus. I was so happy then with him . . . Being so distant from him was worse than knowing that I'm dying . . . As the song ended I saw Soul run off stage and quickly grabbed my hand and led me on stage and everyone screamed and I smile and leaned closer to Soul while still smiling.
"What are you doing Soul?" I questioned and he grinned handing me a guitar.
"Recently someone close to Maka has passed away . . . Maka has been going through a lot since we came to Japan and she tried for a while to keep it all to herself . . . But tonight we want her to know that she'll never be alone . . ." Soul said and everyone began to say we're here for you, or we love you, and etc.
I looked to Soul trying not to cry and he smile and nodded to me. He got the mic stand and placed it into front of me.
"You're ready . . . We're all with you . . ." Soul whispered to me and I turned back to my friends who were smiling at me and for the first time in a long time I gave a sincere smile back.
(Someone's Watching Over Me by Hilary Duff)
I heard Soul begin to play the piano and I turned to him and he nodded for me to go on and sing. I looked to the crowd who were all smiling at me and cheering me on.
"This song . . . I'm about to sing . . . I'd like to dedicate it to my mother . . . Kami Albarn . . ." I spoke and the music began to play and I started to strum my guitar.
Found myself today
Oh I found myself and ran away
Something pulled me back
The voice of reason I forgot I had
All I know is you're not here to say
What you always used to say
But it's written in the sky tonight
As I began to sing I found it hard to look to the crowd straight in the face, but then I knew I had to be strong . . . For all of them . . .
So I won't give up
No I won't break down
Sooner than it seems life turns around
And I will be strong
Even if it all goes wrong
When I'm standing in the dark I'll still believe
Someone's watching over me
I gradually began to sing louder and I felt myself smiling more as I sang. I looked back to my friends who smiled to me and then I looked to the sky as I sang the last part of the chorus.
Seen that ray of light
And it's shining on my destiny
Shining all the time
And I wont be afraid
To follow everywhere it's taking me
All I know is yesterday is gone
And right now I belong
To this moment to my dreams
So I won't give up
No I won't break down
Sooner than it seems life turns around
And I will be strong
Even if it all goes wrong
When I'm standing in the dark I'll still believe
Someone's watching over me
I felt myself becoming happy again and smiling as I sang and played my guitar. I even began to walk toward the crowd as they begin to now cheer for me.
It doesn't matter what people say
And it doesn't matter how long it takes
Believe in yourself and you'll fly high
And it only matters how true you are
Be true to yourself and follow your heart
So I won't give up
No I won't break down
Sooner than it seems life turns around
And I will be strong
Even if it all goes wrong
When I'm standing in the dark I'll still believe
I had forgotten this feeling . . . It's been so long since, I felt this way when I sang . . . I felt at peace and not worried anymore . . . I emptied all thoughts of what might come in the future . . .
That I won't give up
No I won't break down
Sooner than it seems life turns around
And I will be strong
Even when it all goes wrong
When I'm standing in the dark I'll still believe
That someone's watching over
Someone's watching over
Someone's watching over me
I looked to Soul and gave a smile to him as he grinned to me . . . I love Soul I really do, but for how long can I be with him . . . It kills me so much inside right now pushing him away . . .
Someone's watching over me
The song ended and the crowd went wild. Everyone was chanting Soul Eater. We told them will take a short break and be right back. I walked off stage and suddenly felt someone grab my hand. I turned to see Soul, but I quickly pulled away and was unable to face him and anyone.
"I'm sorry Soul . . . This still doesn't change anything . . ."I spoke.
"You're smiling again . . . That's all that matters to me right now . . ." Soul replied and started to walk away to get ready for the next part of the performance.
"Maka . . . What happened between you and Soul?" Liz questioned and I turned to face my friends.
"Something, I can't tell you right now . . . For now I just need you all to trust me when I saw everything is fine . . . I still love Soul, but . . . because of the way things are I can't be with him and he know that . . ." I explained and they were hesitant, but nodded slowly and left to get ready.
. . . . .
(Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi by ON OFF: Bold-Soul, Italic-Kid, and Bold Italic-Soul and Kid)
Akaku akaku akaku yurete
Yume no yume no hate e
Hanarerarenai
(Shaking in red, in red, in red
To the edge of the dream, of the dream
We can't be separated)
Mou naido mo akiramete wa oshikorosu tabi
Ikiba no nai kanjou ga
me wo samashiteku
Kegare no nai sono hohoemi zankoku na hodo
Tooi sonzai da to wakaru yo
(Already, every time when I'm stifled to death after I give up again and again
My emotions that have no place to go wake me up
Your unblemished smile knows it's an existence
So distant that it's cruel)
Watching Soul and kid sing this song was a little surprise for me. In a way the song kind of fit their personalities.
Ienai kizu kokoro mushibamu dake na no ni
Yami no naka ni ima mo yadoru
omoi wo osaekirenai
(Even though the incurable wound only eats away at my heart
Even now I can't completely hold back my thoughts (that dwell) (within) the darkness)
Akaku akaku akaku yurete
Yume no yume no hate e
Deatte shimatta unmei ga mawaridasu
Dare mo dare mo shiranai himitsu
Ochite ochite ochite
Mou modorenai tsumi wo kizande mo kitto
(Shaking in red, in red, in red
To the edge of the dream, of the dream
We met; destiny begins to turn
A secret that no one, no one knows about
As I fall, I fall, I fall
I certainly can't return anymore, even if I carve out my my sins, surely)
The song and many emotions within them and I could feel them all flowing through me as the sang together.
Kodoku no fuchi arukinagara sukuwarete ita
Donna toki mo kawaranai riaru na hitomi
Demo hikari ga mabushii hodo umareru kage wa
Fukaku irokoku shinobiyoru yo
(While I was walking in the abyss of loneliness, I was saved
By realistic eyes that never change
But a shadow born as the light is bright
Deeply and pronouncedly creeps up to me)
Futatsu no kodou maru de awase kagami no you ni
Niteru keredo chigau itami mugen ni tsuzuite iku
(The two heartbeats are exactly like mirrors facing each other
The (pains) are similar (but) different and continue infinitely)
Akaku akaku akaku moete
Subete subete keshite
Kanau koto no nai maboroshi ga ugokidasu
Tsuyoku tsuyoku hakanai yoru wo
Koete koete koete
Nogarerarenai tsumi ni oborete mo kitto
(Burning in red, in red, in red
Erasing everything, everything
An unfulfilled illusion begins to move
Strongly, strongly
Overcoming, overcoming, overcoming the fleeting night
I certainly can't escape, even if I drown in my sins, surely)
As they sang I placed my hand on my chest and felt it beating again. This feeling wasn't of love this time, but . . . happiness . . . Something I lost, but now have found again. I finally realized what I was missing . . . What I needed again to feel whole . . .
Akaku akaku akaku yurete
Yume no yume no hate e
Deatte shimatta unmei ga mawaridasu
Dare mo dare mo shiranai himitsu
Ochite ochite ochite
Mou modorenai tsumi wo kizande mo kitto
(Shaking in red, in red, in red
To the edge of the dream, of the dream
We met; destiny begins to turn
A secret that no one, no one knows about
As I fall, I fall, I fall
I certainly can't return anymore, even if I carve out my my sins, surely)
As they finished the song and felt myself become weaker all of a suddenly as I fell to the ground. No one noticed and I quickly got back up and went into the dressing room and saw down and stared at my reflection. This feeling I felt before washed away my old feelings . . . It washed away my fear . . . I looked to the mirror and placed a hand on the mirror . . . I was becoming something I never wanted to be and tonight suddenly made me realize that. . . I was weak and had almost fallen had it not been for everyone showing me the light again as they sang . . .
There songs were a message to me and I finally was able to reach them . . . Life is short for me possibly, but it's not cool to dwell on something that might not even happen . . . That was Soul's message to me . . . I found myself giving a small laugh as I looked at myself in the mirror . . . Nothing's changed yet . . . Nothings determined . . . Instead of pushing away the people I love and burdening everything on myself I should have just let them in . . . I should have let Soul in . . . I don't know how much time we have together, but I truly think I want to be with him until the end . . . Suddenly the door opened and it was Tsubaki smiling.
"We're ready when you are Maka." She smiled and I smiled back to her surprise walking toward her.
"Let's do it!" I shouted.
