Whoa I got some great feedback on the first day of this story being published. Thank you guys so much! I haven't really thought of a name for this chapter, so I'm going with the first thing that pops into my head.

Chapter Two Listening

This pizza is to die for. It must be where Maka orders from for delivery when she doesn't want to cook. Now I know Soul and I eat a lot, but seeing Black * Star's appetite was something out of a horror movie. We had to have Tsubaki tie him up in her weapon form so the rest of us could get something to eat before it was all gone. Everyone else was pissed, but I thought it was hilarious and started laughing.

"What's so funny about this huh? I could take you even tied to this chair!" Black * Star said. I exchange a look with Donna and she changes into her katana form.

"So sure about yourself. Think you're a big hot shot? I'm sorry, but we're you the one who killed the Kishin by punching him in the face?" I say referring to my sister. "Or what about being the son of Lord Death and being able to wield two weapons?"

"What? No, but I'm going to-"

"Yeah yeah, surpass God. We all know. But, tell me something. How can you even imagine surpassing God, when you can't even surpass my sister?" I hear Patty say, "BURN!"

I let go of Donna letting her change back to human form and high five her.

"Wow," she says. "Never thought I'd see the day where Black * Star actually shut up."

"So, he's always like this?" I ask.

"Yes, always," Kid answers. For someone with OCD, he sure seems calm about the fact that I have two earrings in one ear and three in the other. Maybe he's just focused more on the big things. Kid stands up and walks over to me.

"What the hell are you doing?" I ask him as he's fiddling with my right ear. I must have spoken too soon because when he steps back, my right ear feels slightly lighter and he's holding something in his hand.

"Now it's perfect," he says.

"Give me my earring back."

"But now you are perfectly symmetrical."

"I don't give a damn," I hold out my hand and he defeatedly gives it back. "Thank you." And with that, I again take my seat in between Patty and Donna stuffing the earring in my pocket. I don't like people touching me so I did not need him to mess with my ear again. I see Kid pout a little as he sits down. It's pretty funny. Maybe Maka was right. I do kind of like these guys. Even if Black * Star is a self indulgent ass hole… at times.

A while later Maka tells me that I can go if I want. I do something I didn't think I would when I first came out here. I stayed. They were a cool group. So after we left the café I was led to a basketball court. I am not good at sports… I think. I end up playing on Kid's team and was handed the ball first. To be honest, I had no idea what to do so I just threw it in the direction we were going and I heard a swish. Mind you, we were only at half court. Patty ran up behind me and squeezed me so hard that I was oxygen deprived for a few seconds.

"Patty….can't….breathe," I managed to choke out and she let me go. "What did I do to deserve that?"

"You made a basket and now we are tied!" she giggled.

"That's a good thing right?"

"Very good. Now the scores are perfect!" Kid tells me.

"Yup. A whopping 7-7 score." His eye started to twitch.

"7? 7? NO SAY 8! IT'S MORE SYMMETRICAL! 7 IS A HORRIBLE NUMBER!" and then he had a breakdown and started ugly crying. Well that was…interesting.

"Uhm, sorry. Hang on," I say. I take the ball from Soul, start dribbling it and make another-what do you call it? - basket. "There. Now we have 8. Better?"

"PERFECT!" he yells looking better already. We start playing again, but Soul's team doesn't catch up. We beat them 14-7. By the time the game was over, I was sweaty and gross. Man I needed a shower. And I was about to say so too when my arms were almost pulled out of their sockets by none other than Black * Star and Kid.

"What the hell are you doing? Let me go!" I say as I try to wiggle out of their grasp. However, it was to no avail. They dragged me across the city and to a river the runs just a little past the city limit. "You haven't told me what's going on. Tell me now before you both get fists to the face!" They don't answer me.

"Ready Kid?" Black * Star asks.
"On four," Kid replies.

"Ready for what? What's on four?" I frantically ask. Kid grabs both my wrists and Black * Star takes my feet. They start to swing me by the river bank.

"One…" Black * Star starts.

"Two…"

"Three…"

"FOUR!" They both yell and they let me go. I don't feel anything for a few seconds then my body is hit by ice cold water and I'm submerged. I forgot to hold my breath for a few seconds then closed my mouth and swam back to the surface. My MP3 was still in my pocket and now it's ruined. Oh they are so going to pay for that. I pull it out of my pocket and try to turn it on, but the screen went dead. Just like they will be in a matter of minutes.

"You bastards. I can't listen to my music anymore and it's all your fault! You're both dead! You hear me? DEAD!" I scream at them. I charge at the pair of laughing boys and was held back by Maka, but she wasn't enough. I kept going. Soul joined in too, but I was still moving. It wasn't until Donna held onto my legs that I finally stopped moving.

"Let me go so I can kill them! This is why I don't meet new people!" I spat my words out like acid.

"Whoa girl, slow your roll," Donna tells me from the ground.

Kid stops laughing and wipes a tear from his eye before putting on a sincere face.

"I'm sorry. Doing this is a tradition between all of us inducting a new person in our group. I'll buy you a new MP3 if it means we can all still be friends." I look him over as my breathing returns to normal and I calm down. I remember the three people still holding onto me and tell them that I won't do anything rash.

"Fine. Be at my place by three tomorrow. I'm tired and want to go home now Maka," I say. She nods and we say goodbye to everyone else as we walk back home. I'm shivering because by that time, the sun was starting to set and I was still soaking wet.

"Cold?" Soul asks me and I nod, teeth chattering a little. He hands me his jacket and puts an arm around Donna's shoulders. Soul's jacket is warm and feels nice.

When I step inside, I give Soul his jacket back then head to the bathroom to get clean. After cleansing myself, I put on my sleep wear, fall backwards onto my bed and instantly fall asleep dreaming of a new MP3 player.