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Lost Keys

Chapter 2

Soul opened the his drawers, grabbed some small clothes and handed them to the child who stood next to him silently.

"Here," Soul shoved the clothes at Max's face. The child looked at the clothes for a moment then looked back at Soul, not very sure what to do.

"Put them on." Soul sighed. The child didn't move, still staring at Soul. Soul raised an eyebrow. Was the kid that stupid?

"Would you just put this shit on already?"

"SOUL!" Maka screamed.

She stomped here way over to Soul, grabbed the clothes from his hand and used the fabric to slap Soul's face. Clothes didn't hurt, but Soul was stunned by the sudden act.

"What was that for?" Soul growled.

"Don't talk to him like that, Soul! I heard what you said!"

"Wha - ? I hardly said anything!"

Maka opened her moth to say something but stopped when she felt the child tug at her hand. She looked down and saw him heading behind her, still wearing nothing but a towel.

"Oh, did Soul scare you?" she kneeled down, "Don't worry, I'll protect you from him." she said sweetly and kissed the child's cheek. Soul felt fire burn inside him, ready to explode like a volcano.

"Protect him... from me...? The fuck- I didn't do anything!" He growled and clutched his head in frustration.

"Soul!" Maka screamed and covered Max's ears, "Don't say that word in front of him!"

"Word? You mean Fu-"

"Don't say it!" She hissed before leaving his room with Max holding her hand. Soul stood there, speechless. He tried to help the kid by giving him some clothes, and that's the thanks he got?

At dinner, they all ate quietly. The child didn't eat much and spent most of his time poking his food with a fork.

"So?" Soul started, "What are we going to do with him tomorrow?" He asked with a mouthful and pointed his fork at Max.

Maka took a sip from her orange juice, "Well, I'm thinking of bringing him over to Stein-sensei first."

"Huh? Why Stein?" Soul asked.

"Well..." Maka turned to look at Max, "The scar over his eye seems new. He doesn't remember how he got it though."

"Wait, it's new but he can't remember when or how he got it?" Soul asked.

"Nevermind that, I'll just wash the scar so it doesn't get infected. We might need Shinigami-sama's help too if we want to find his parents."

Soul belched and stood up, "So you're saying we're taking him with us to school tomorrow?"

"Yeah. Hay Soul, put your plate in the sink!" She ordered when she noticed him leave his plate behind.

"Why? You're going to wash the dishes today so what's the point doing it if you're going to grab it soon?" Soul said carelessly.

Maka sighed. She was about to grab Soul's dish but a smaller hand grabbed it first.

"M-Max?"

Both Soul and Maka couldn't believe what they were seeing. The child smiled widely, put Soul's plate over his, took both plates and placed them in the sink. "I... T-thank you for taking care of me." ,he said shyly and walked back to Maka's room. Soul rubbed his eyes and blinked repeatedly.

"What I polite kid! Did you see that, Soul? Maybe you should learn some manners from him." Maka teased. Soul's eye twitch and his hands turned into fists. That kid annoyed him like a fly buzzing in front of his face. Was he doing it on purpose? Acting innocent when Maka was near but annoys the hell out of Soul when the time comes?

'Calm down Soul, calm down.' Soul thought over and over again.

Soul was about to go to bed and have a good night rest. Like every night, he would stop by Maka's room to say goodnight to her. He entered her room, "G'night - WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING HERE?" Soul shouted and pointed at Max who was in the same bed with Maka.

"Soul, I thought I told you don't talk like that!" she growled. She was hugging Max in her arms like a cuddly toy.

"Maka, why is he sleeping in your bed? Can't he sleep on the couch or something?"

"Soul! Don't be so cruel! He had a nightmare so I let him sleep here." Maka explained.

Soul's eye started twitching again, "A nightmare? It's just a dream - get over it and sleep by yourself, kid."

Max ducked his head under the blanket, not wanting to hear the older male.

"Stop bullying him and go to sleep, Soul!" She yelled.

"FINE! Goodnight!" Soul turned to walk away.

"Mr. Soul?"

Soul looked over his shoulder. The child was peeking out from under the blanket.

"What?" Soul answered coldly.

"...G-goodnight."

The serious look on Soul's face didn't change, but he was shocked in the inside. He suddenly felt guilty. 'Wait, no. The kid is messing with you again. It's another trick.'

"Yeah, sure. Goodnight." Soul said and closed the door behind him.

"You want me to WHAT?" Soul screamed.

He was very happy this morning. He couldn't wait to get rid of the kid. But now he faced another problem. He was sitting on his bike, waiting for Maka and Max to sit behind him, but Maka had other ideas.

"Soul, just let him sit in front of you."

"Can't he sit at the back with you?" Soul panicked. She was going to let Max sit in front of Soul so that he won't fall backwards.

"No. If I let him sit behind me he's going to fall off, and I can't put him between us, I'll squish him if I tried to hold on to you." Maka said simply.

'Shit, not cool. My reputation is in danger! What will everyone think if they saw me driving with a brat ?"

"Cool guys always sit in front - " His excuse was cut off.

"Do it or I'll chop your head in half." She gave him the Maka-death-glare. He knew she was being serious just by looking at her green eyes.

"Arg... Fine..." he surrendered.

Maka lifted the child effortlessly and placed him in front. Soul had to lean back a little to make room for Max. When Maka wrapped her arms around Soul's waist he reached out to grab the handles and felt himself blush when he felt the child sink into his chest. Soul had gotten used to Maka holding on to him, but having a young, fragile child pressed against him was something new.

'This is going to be a long ride...'

To Be Continued...

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Oh, and I would like to say that this takes place in the manga. And the character's ages are~

Maka: 16

Soul: 16

Max: Unknown

These are the most important characters so far. I won't put Max's age because it's important in this story later.

Notes~

I don't own Soul Eater.