Song contributed to the cause by: Methodical Madness
I'm the one to be blamed for taking it and running with it like a madwoman through the streets of Shibusen. XD
Summary: It was silly, really, for him to trip over himself the moment he saw a pretty woman (although, he decided later, pretty was far too simple a word to describe how attractive you were), he was a father, for heaven's sake! He should have had no trouble talking to and look at women of any age or attractiveness, but you were different for some reason.
Pairing: Spirit "Death Scythe" Albarn/Reader
I'd love to know just what you're thinkin'
Every little river, runnin' through your mind
You give and you take
You come and you go
You leave me here wonderin' if I'll ever know
How much you care or how much you don't
Whatever you need, whatever you want...
It wasn't often that Maka brought friends over for him to meet, but on the days she did, well… It was a very special occasion. Made even more special by the simple fact that this wasn't just any old friend he was meeting for the first time, this was you.
A graduate from Shibusen who had come back at the request of Death-sama in order to act as a substitute teacher and tutor for some of the students who just hadn't quite gotten the hang of things yet.
It was silly, really, for him to trip over himself the moment he saw a pretty woman (although, he decided later, pretty was far too simple a word to describe how attractive you were), he was a father, for heaven's sake! He should have had no trouble talking to and look at women of any age or attractiveness, but you were different for some reason.
It was the way you spoke to him with respect, even though Maka would talk down about him seconds later, the way you laughed when he teased her back, the simple fact that you had become friends with his daughter, and managed to make it more than a week without screaming for mercy. It was the way you tucked your hair back behind your ears and let your eyes soften when you smiled, the way you sat on his couch and sipped tea like you'd done it all your life.
Like you would do it for the rest of your life.
And no, he shouldn't be thinking of things like that (or any number of other things that had instantly sprung to mind not two seconds after), but he couldn't help it!
And oh how he tried.
Maka had told him she'd put him in a body cast if he so much as looked at you wrong (and he was oddly proud of how loyal she was to her friends), so falling for you was completely out of the question!
…And yet it had happened anyway.
He saw you in the halls at Shibusen between classes, always smiling as you talked to the students or teachers, and always with that same air of respect that you had had with him. You never talked down to any of the kids (even Black Star, who still couldn't pass one of your training exercises even after all this time), and you even managed to get along with Stein of all people.
He wanted to learn more about you, learn how your mind worked and whether this absurd crush of his had even the tiniest hope of being reciprocated, or if he was barking up the wrong tree entirely.
And if he found that he was, he'd still be there when you needed him, because that's who he was… One giant bleeding heart ready to bleed just for you if you asked him to.
If you're gonna be somebody's heartbreak
If you're gonna be somebody's mistake
If you're gonna be somebody's first time,
Somebody's last time, baby be mine
If you're lookin' to be somebody's "just friends",
A little laughin', little lovin', never callin' again, that's just fine
If you're gonna be somebody's heartbreak
Be mine, yeah
Oh, be mine...
It wasn't until he saw you fight that he really understood just how hopelessly head-over-heels he was for you.
It was an accident, really, he'd wandered out onto the terrace where you were sparring with Black Star for practice and nearly gotten sliced in half by Tsubaki. You'd laughed (a completely heavenly sound), and grabbed his hand, your intent unmistakable even though this wasn't sanctioned and he really should not be letting you use him like this…
But he did anyway.
He transformed and let you run your fingers along his new form, trying not to shiver because you'd be able to feel that through your new link with him. Your soul was a bright pulse on the edge of his vision and he carefully edged towards it, ready to do whatever you asked of him.
"I can see why Death-sama likes you so much." You commented softly as you got used to the weight of him in your hands. "You're so flexible."
He knew you meant that in reference to his soul wavelength, knew it hadn't been meant in any sort of context that could be seen as compromising, but so help him that's how he heard it.
It had been quite some time since someone had made him blush like that. "I don't know about that…" He grumbled back softly, beating away his embarrassment as you sidestepped another attack by the aqua-haired ninja. "I can be pretty stubborn sometimes."
You grinned, nudging against his soul with your own and getting more acquainted with it as you started to spin the scythe through the air before you, getting the feel of it. "Just the way I like 'em." Your wave lengths resonated suddenly, without much warning, and he felt his soul suddenly glow as it merged and intertwined with your own.
If he thought it had been long since he'd been made to blush, it had been even longer since he'd felt like this.
He hardly felt Tsubaki's blade bite against his, he was so focused on you. You moved so smoothly, like you'd been using him your whole life, and kept your eyes on the target. This was a sparring match, and yet it felt like a real battle, your attention fully focused on your opponent and what his next move would be. Your orders came quickly and simply, and he performed them without question.
And when the battle was done and Black Star had finally admitted defeat, he almost didn't want to change back, because he liked being so close to you, in such proximity to your shining soul. But he transformed dutifully and helped you drag Black Star back up onto his feet, a false smile on his face as he watched you and Tsubaki half-carry-half-drag him off to the clinic to treat the superficial scrapes he'd acquired from the fight.
Spirit didn't want to have to leave your side. And (if he was being completely honest), he never wanted to have to do it again.
I guess that all I'm tryin' to tell ya
Is a minute with you is better than two without
Oh, I won't be a fool but I can't play it cool
So I'm playin' safe and I'm breakin' the rules
I'm wishin' I had what I know that you got
So if you're comin' my way then please don't stop...
Inevitably, of course, it all went downhill from there.
It started with his apparent need to walk in on you in embarrassing situations (like when you were changing out of clothes that an unfortunate prank had completely ruined), or his complete lack of personal cool when you walked in the room (which had resulted in him face-planting beside Stein's chair and the scientist teasing him mercilessly for a full week after). He couldn't even look at you in the hall without suddenly finding his feet tripped up by overly dense air, or walking into people or things (which had resulted in Maka calling him a clumsy idiot twice now, and he wasn't able to deny it even a little).
And you, of course, noticed. The most innocent of questions from you would have him stumbling over words and sputtering as though you'd just asked if he was planning on eating any little children soon, and then you'd giggle at him (which was well within your rights to do, he decided), and he'd lose it all over again.
What was worse, of course, was when you were sent on missions together (which Spirit believed Stein had something to do with, considering he smirked every time Spirit went to him to complain), and there was no possible way for him to hide.
The absolutely worst thing, however, was when you next tried to resonate souls in the middle of a fight and it didn't work, because he was hiding things from you, and partners couldn't do that to each other.
"Spirit!" You glared at him as you ducked back behind a boulder, trying to figure out your next move. "What's going on?! I need to use Witch Hunter, and I can't do that if you don't cooperate!"
"I'm sorry!" And he was, because this mission was slowly turning into a complete disaster, and it was entirely his fault. "I don't know what the matter is…" And wow, he hadn't thought it would hurt so much to lie to you.
"Well figure it out! I can't do this without you…" You jumped when a thundering footstep shook the tree above you, your enemy fast approaching.
The look on your face was what really decided it for him, in the end. You looked so panicked and worried and like hell he was letting you get hurt just because he was being a stubborn ass. "You trust me?" He asked, unable to keep the slight shake out of his voice.
"I wouldn't be here if I didn't." You pointed out, managing a faint smile.
He didn't reply verbally, instead pressing closer to where he could see your soul flickering, your hammering heart making it look like a flame caught in the wind. He let go of the secret he'd been hiding, wrapping up your soul with his own and hoping you got the message before this all went straight to hell.
He opened his eyes to find himself in a small room, you standing not far from him with surprise written on your face. "Why didn't you tell me?" You asked softly, looking less insulted and more merely curious.
"I didn't think it would go over well." He shrugged, not looking at you. "I told you, remember, I tend to be stubborn."
You moved over to him, kissing him quickly before you pulled back and grinned. "And I told you, that's just how I like 'em."
You grabbed his hand as his cheeks flushed red, and he was dragged back to the present and the approaching enemy that would squash you both if you didn't do something soon.
"You trust me?" You asked, grinning as you held onto him a bit more tightly than before.
"I wouldn't be here if I didn't." He replied with a smirk.
You chuckled, nudging against his soul with your own and feeling the resonance begin. "Just what I was hoping to hear."
Be mine
Baby, baby, baby, be mine, all mine
If you're gonna break someone's heart, yeah
Might as well, might as well be mine...
I love Spirit, I reall do, and it seems oddly fitting to start off the Soul Eater arc of these (so-totally-not) drabbles with him. :3
The song "Somebody's Heartbreak" belongs to: Hunter Hayes
Soul Eater and its related characters belong to: Atsushi Okubo
