Sorry I couldn't be better- Meet the Girls

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Blegh, the school counsellor is so awkward to be around…

Disclaimer: I have no ideas for a disclaimer…I don't own Soul Eater


Maka stared in astonishment at the shy looking face staring at her with blatant curiosity. What she could see of the girl showed blue eyes and black bangs that fell about the roundish face in a casual way like she hadn't bothered to brush them. The girl was blushing and she seemed to be shaking from either fear or excitement. Maka was guessing fear.

"H-hello," the girl stammered again nervously as if she wasn't sure Maka would respond to her first greeting. "I'm T-Tsubaki." The head moved and soon Maka was seeing the whole body of the girl. Tsubaki's hair was fashioned into a long ponytail that reached to her waist and she wore a simple cream dress paired with bulky boots and thick arm warmers. She was twisting and turning her fingers as if nervous for reasons Maka didn't know.

"Uh hello," Maka said tentatively, scared the girl would faint if she addressed her. However, Tsubaki straightened up a bit and smiled happily.

"You must be M-Maka." The stammer was barely there now. ""It's nice to meet you."

"Yeah I'm Maka," Maka confirmed the sort of barely there question. "Nice to meet you too… I guess."

Tsubaki giggled slightly before looking down again, biting her lip and seeming to physically shrink.

"S-sorry," she whispered. "I s-shouldn't laugh."

"Eh?" Maka tilted her head, slightly annoyed at the fact Tsubaki switched between two personalities.

"Um n-never mind," Tsubaki said in a rush, forcing a smile. "We gotta g-go or we'll be late for lunch and the nurses will be u-upset that they have t-to come find us."

Maka got up off the bed and walked over to stand next to Tsubaki who immediately shied away from her. Maka frowned at the behaviour before remembering that she was in a mental hospital for kids. Of course the kids would have issues otherwise they wouldn't be there.

Tsubaki led Maka along the corridor, turning corners occasionally before the two girls walked into a large room with a serving table/buffet running along one side and tables scattered randomly here and there. The hall wasn't overly crowded, there were about 16 people who seemed to be patients either seated at the tables or collecting food from the buffet. There were some nurses/wards here and there keeping watch over the teens. Tsubaki walked over to grab some food, choosing plain pasta with what looked like tuna in it. Maka hesitated as the staff behind the buffet stared at her curiously but eventually, she selected some chicken pieces and an apple, not really hungry but knowing she had to eat something. The nurses were staring at her, not making any attempts to hide their fascination with the Maka. The teen wanted to sink through a hole in the floor. She wasn't used to attention never having gotten it at home and now that she was subject to it, she felt awkward and embarrassed.

Tsubaki was waiting for her and pointed to a table in the far corner of the room next to a window overlooking the car park Maka had been standing in about an hour before.

"That's where me and my f-friends sit." She explained. Maka saw two people already sitting there, blonde girls who were picking at their food and conversing loudly.

"Is it just them?" Maka asked bravely as she followed Tsubaki over to the table. The shy girl shook her head.

"Sometimes Kid and Soul sit with us. And BlackStar. But Kid's still with one of his therapists right now and Soul and BlackStar a-appear to have chosen to sit alone today."

Maka looked over to where she was gesturing with her head to see 2 boys at a small table. Each sported impressive hair, one a shade of white and the other electrifying blue. Both hairdos stood up straight in spiky locks.

"Who's who?" She questioned, curious despite her anger at even being in the hospital in the first place.

"The one with blue hair is B-BlackStar," Tsubaki tipped her head in his direction. "So Mr White Hair is S-Soul."

Maka nodded, taking in Soul's baggy jacket and BlackStar's tattoos. She wandered why they were in the hospital but she wasn't in a rush to ask them even if they were Tsubaki's friends. Instead she kept following Tsubaki until both arrived at the table and sat down, Maka immediately trying to avoid eye contact with the two girls already seated there.

The younger looking one was playing with her spoon, flipping the plastic utensil into the air by using a dollop of mashed potatoes to rest it against before tapping sharply at the end to send it flying. Her blonde hair was cut into a messy bob and she was wearing a red shirt and jeans. The elder was looking around nervously and fixed Maka with a suspicious look as she sat down. The girl jumped as the eating hall's door burst open and grabbed onto the younger girls arm as she did. The elder had longer hair in a neater style and her clothes consisted of a leather jacket and jeans that matched the other girls.

"This is Liz and P-Patty," Tsubaki introduced Maka to her friends. "Patty is the y-younger one and Liz is the older. They're a-also sisters."

Maka gave a half-hearted wave to the sisters before turning her attention to her food, not bothering to see if the two replied to her wave in any way. As she nibbled on her chicken, she peered at the people sitting around her whilst hiding behind her fringe as to avoid attention.

Patty seemed very enthusiastic and bright though her mood seemed to change easily. One moment she was happily flipping her spoon around, the next she was screaming profanities at a boy with glasses who demanded all bow before his superiority. A nurse whose dreadlocks matched Sid's stepped forward to calm her down. All of this took place in about five minutes.

Liz seemed to be very aware of her surroundings, she just couldn't seem to relax and she was very suspicious of Maka, shooting her glares constantly. She had spoken a few words to Tsubaki but apart from that, she'd nervously eaten her food, keeping watch as if someone might take it. She was even startled by Patty tapping her on the shoulder.

Tsubaki seemed nervous like Liz but in a more…subtle way and more scared than on edge. She was startled by loud noises and seemed to panic when it seemed someone was going to approach the table.

It was Liz who finally addressed Maka as if needing to know why the girl was sitting with them.

"So why are you in here?" The teen questioned in a strong voice, her voice oozing with curiosity and suspicion.

"Um," Maka hesitated, unsure of what to say and if she even wanted to say anything. "I...do I have to say?"

"So you're like some sort of crook?" Liz immediately latched onto Maka's hesitation to speak. "You've tricked your way into her and now you're going to kill me. Or Patty. Or both of us! Or Kid and Tsubaki!"

Maka was taken aback by this onslaught of accusations and just shook her head helplessly. Liz just kept glaring at her, tense as if ready to run.

"Sis I'm sure that's not why she's here." Patty was now kind and comforting. "She's in here because she's sick in the head like us."

"Oh thanks Patty."

"Well it's true dumby!" Now Patty was defensive and indignant, ready to jump onto her sister if she insulted her.

"I'm sure M-Maka is just a bit nervous around us." Tsubaki jumped in as the peacemaker of the conversation. "She is n-new and she doesn't know us."

Liz sighed and glared down at her lunch before quickly looking back up again to reassess her surroundings for what seemed to Maka like the fiftieth time. Patty began to play with her carrot sticks and Tsubaki picked at her pasta. Maka focused on taking tiny nibbles on her apple before setting it down half eaten.

"Can I ask why you're in here?" She addressed the whole table, her curiosity getting the better of her like it always did. A voice at the back of her head told her to shut up because she was only meant to be seen and not heard but Liz speaking drowned it out.

"Will you use this information to get the upper hand on me and exploit my weakness?" She questioned, pointing her fork in Maka's general direction. Patty sighed in exasperation and Tsubaki smiled slightly as if amused by the blonde's question.

"No," Maka finally said after breaking eye contact with Liz. "Why would I do that?"

Liz shrugged and stuck a forkful of pie in her mouth. "Because that's what everyone in the world wants to do. I need to get the upper hand in this situation and since you won't tell me why you're here, I won't tell you why I am."

Patty fixed Maka with an amused expression.

"I have bipolar bears!" She said excitedly, waving her hands wildly as she proclaimed herself to be in possession of polar bears. Liz and Tsubaki didn't even look surprised at this comment so Maka just smiled nervously and waited for Tsubaki to answer.

"The doctors diagnosed me with S-specific Phobia." The timid girl explained but didn't delve any deeper into what her condition was like or what it even meant. Maka took another small bite of her apple before deciding that she wasn't hungry and pushed it out of her view.

As she was doing this, a stern looking lady appeared behind Liz. She had shortish black hair and glasses which gave her a professional look. She wore a neat black suit. The lady was very quiet but Liz noticed Maka gazing above her head and spun around immediately. She shrieked in fear and shock, lashing out at the lady who caught the punch and shook her head disapprovingly.

"We do this every day Liz. You've made no progress. You have to find a way to deal with this otherwise you'll never be able to leave."

In reply to the comment, Liz got up and stormed away, exiting the room leaving the three girls and the lady behind along with Liz's half eaten lunch. Tsubaki trembled in her seat before muttering something and leaving too, Patty close behind her because as she had happily claimed, she wanted to annoy Soul and BlackStar.

The lady took Liz's discarded seat and fixed Maka with a level gaze, her clear eyes seemingly taking in every detail of Maka. Her sweater, her pigtails and her bruises from the fall that had not yet faded.

"Well Maka it's nice to finally meet you." The lady said once she'd given Maka a good look over. "I'm Azusa Yumi and I will be one of your therapists. If you follow me, I'd like to squeeze in a small session now."

Shortish chapter I guess. You can guess what Liz has if you like. If you are right you…I don't know…can request something I guess like a oneshot, bonus chapter, paring and I'll try to do it.

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