Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Maka's New Family

The nice lady then asked er if she wanted to live here. Maka said yes, and got the top floor with six other occupants who she will room with. It will 10 o'clock and everyone who was there out partying, but Maka wanted to sleep the shitty day off. She checked out the top floor and it was nicely decorated with both boy and girl acentraics. She got the room that was empty and the nice landlord told her she will explain to the other occupants about her and that she should meet them tomorrow morning.

Maka accepted and looked around her new room in the apartment she was sharing with six other people. She just hoped they weren't like them, though. She sighed at the thought and pushed them to the back of her mind for now. She laid out her pjs which would so happen to be just a t-shirt and white panties. She didn't care for appearances right now sinces it was so late. The landlord also gave her a first aid kit before she left after showing her the accommodations. She replied with thanks and unceremoniously took off her clothes into a pile on the floor and used bandages in the bathroom trash can.

After taking a hot bath, she moved to her bed and puts on her pjs and makes a commitment to go shopping on a weekend when things cool off.

(Morning 8 A.M.)

The sun laughs deeply and shining directly through the shades of Maka's new window. She groans at the awakening and tries to cover it with a pillow.

"No, its too early! I wanna sleep until noon, for the first damn time of my life! Stupid sun." Maka complained.

Realizing the sun's rays won't leave her face she complies with waking up.

"Fine! You win, I will find a way to block you from my mornings! Promise you that!" Maka cursed to the heavens for having a sun in the first place.

She then heard shuffling around coming from the living area.

"The other people on this floor must be up already. I better get myself ready to introduce myself and then go shopping."

As Maka goes to get ready to meet the people downstairs let me introduce all the other six teenagers in the apartment building top floor.

Jackson

Mari

Ling

Lilly

Jay

Michael

"I wonder how the occupants will react to me being here?" Maka wondered to herself as she dressed in a white t-shirt with black yoga pants and a peace sign necklace. She then leaves her room and goes around the top floor and to find everyone else. She finds them and the nice landlady on the living room dining table waiting for her. The landlady breaks the ice and calls out to her saying,

"Oh Maka dear, you arrived! Come in, come in! Don't worry, these guys don't bite."

"Thank you Mrs.-"

"Call me either Baa-chan or Mrs. M, and sorry I did not tell you earlier. You just looked like you just wanted to pass out on the floor."

"It's okay. I was really tired yesterday and so I thank you for giving me a room to sleep in and dress my wounds."

"No problem. I want to introduce everyone here to you, then I want one of you girls to take her out shopping okay?"

"Hai"

"So. You must be Maka, right?"

"Yes? Who might you be?"

"I'm Jackson, or Jacks for short."

"Okay. Nice to meet you, Jackson."

"Likewise. Allow me to introduce everyone else. The girls are Mari, Lilly and Ling and the guys are Jay, Michael and myself."

"Nice to meet you all."

"Same" Ling and Lilly said.

Lilly and Ling are both twins. Lilly is a girly girl with baby blue highlights in her long brown hair and Ling is a tomboy with purple highlights in medium black hair. Lilly and Ling are both weapons. Lilly is a fencing blade and Ling is a katana.

Mari is an older sister. She has red highlights in her blonde hair that is put up in a lazy ponytail. She has a lazy to serious leader personality that solves all most of the problems in the group. Mostly with the girls, and solves disputes with the guys that are entwined with the girls. Mari is a meister.

Jay is a single child. He has black highlights in his brown hair. He has a happy-go lucky personality, the jokester and the clown of the group. Jay is a weapon, that is a blaster that shoots pressurized soul wavelengths at his target.

Michael is an younger brother. He has golden highlights in his brown hair. He is the serious personality type that brings everyone back to reality in case of a problem. He is a meister.

Jackson is a single child. He has green highlights in his black hair. He has the lazy, but chill type of personality. He is the leader of the guys and will usually solve problems if they get too out-of-hand. He has no tolerance for bullying whatsoever, as he was a victim when he was younger. He is a rare meister and weapon, who is able to turn any body part of his choice into a weapon.

"Hey. Maka ,was it? What is with the bandages? Did someone do this to you?" Michael asked.

"Yes, unfortunately. But, I doubt you guys want to listen to my story and I bet when I tell you, you'll just want me to leave and I'll understand."

"Maka? Sweetie, it's okay. Tell them your story and they will understand, okay?"

"Alright, Mrs. M."

Maka then sits down on the table next to Jackson and tells everyone her story. About the fight she had with her ex-boyfriend Soul and how he has been cheating on her for over a year. A picture that her ex found of some girl that looks like her, but isn't and how he and his new girlfriend turned everyone at her school against her and the betrayals of her so-called friends.

"That's about it. I'll understand if you don't believe me though."

"Wait a minute, why wouldn't we believe you? We do!"

"Why would you believe me? I'm sure you heard of all the rumors about me being a slut and whatnot along with the testimonies of my ex-friends. It's all over the school."

"Considering that I don't believe rumors and I like to see evidence with my own eyes instead of a word of another person. So, that would be that." Jackson said with finality.

Maka then starts to cry with joy with just that sentence.

"Thank you for believing me." Maka said, wiping her tears off her cheeks.

"Alright, alright! Enough of the mushy stuff let's go shopping!" Lilly exclaimed.

"Why would we go shopping now?" Jay asked with his head on his arms.

"We need to get Maka some new clothes and new clothes always make a person feel better."

"Clothes in general always make you feel better, Lilly." Ling responded.

"It's okay, I need some new clothes anyways. Also, there is a new MSI cd, that I want to buy that is out right now and I want to get it before they sell out.

"Wow! There's another MSI listener here in the house, huh?"Jay said.

"You like Mindless Self Indulgence, Maka?"

"Yes, I do. Jackson. It was one of my favorites next to All-American Rejects and My Chemical Romance." Maka blushed, playing with her hands.

Jay then plays the wedding bells and song on his phone and the two flush with embarrassment.

"Shut up, Jay!"

As Jay is cackling like a madman, and the two were ready to beat the shit out of him. Michael then steps in to be Jay's saving grace.

"Alright, Jay enough. As much as I like seeing people getting embarrassed, now is not the time. We need to go shopping, remember?"

"Yeah, but it's part of my job." Jay finished with a shrug.

So, everyone get up and leaves and as they leave, they wave goodbye to the Mrs. M. We all head to the outlet mall that is a ten minute walk from the apartment to go shopping. The guys and girls split off into two groups, one for clothes and shoes, the other for movies and music and after an hour they switched.

After three hours of shopping, everyone meet up at the food court to see what everyone else about. After spending two hours at the food court everyone wanted to go home. Some wanted to sleep, others to mess around with their new stuff and Maka just wanted to fix up her new bedroom, then watch action movies all night with the guys and Ling.

Moving forward, Maka missed a week of school, but she didn't care. She had several new outfits and new friends. But, sooner or later she had to go to school and she made sure no one from the sun class messed with her new friends and tried to avoid them in the halls so they wouldn't be targeted. But, her new friends, especially Jackson, didn't take her abuse and avoidance very well.

They were severely angry at those who hurt her and made sure to stick close to her as much as they could. They wanted to kick everyone who hurt Maka off the damn DWMA staircase. However, pleaded with them not to or else most of the sun class would be missing. They insisted that she train with them to protect herself and if the situation gets any worse, to change to their class.

Maka tried to hide the scars and wounds from them, but they were smarter than that and found them anyways. The one who would always take care of her when she was too injured, more emotionally than physically was Jackson. She was physically hurt for over two weeks by getting caught by BlackStar and the Twins, but she didn't let get to her. It, just hurt her a lot emotionally.

When one of the people tried to sexually harass her, she fought back. Harshly. The bastard would have scars to last a lifetime for that. The people of the top floor celebrated for that. Maka and Jackson became a couple and the Sun class backed off from physically punishments.

They were a really cute couple and the guys introduced her to their classmates in the moon class and it was very different from the sun class.

"I wonder if I should change classes."

"Anything you want to talk about, Maka?"

"Nothing. It's just I really like this class, Jackson."

"Wanna change classes?"

"Let me think on it, okay?"

"Sure, but I am going to go to Death-sama, just in case this stupid bullying thing gets worse, so Stein-sensei and Death-sama knows."

"Okay. And thank you for watching out for me."

"No problem."

Maka and Jackson kissed, before Jay ruined the moment. Maka then 'Maka chopped' his head into the ground and Jackson bursts into tears laughing. "That's my strong, cute bookworm." Jackson said, then kissed her cheek. Turning a bright red. She muttered, "Thanks."

Ending it here. Finally. I'm done. On to the story of the next chapter. Reviews are welcome. Haters and flamers are not.

Later Minna.