Kiddie: I'm deeply, deeply sorry for the very late upd-
Rose: You should just go lay in a ditch somewhere, I'm sure your 'readers' got annoyed at you always forgetting to update...
Kiddie: *gasp* Why would you even say that... I didn't "Forget" okay... I just didn't have time to be able to up-
Rose: So you thought you were too good to update? Wow, so much for a 'humble' person...
Kiddie: Would you let me finish! D: I didn't have internet to update, and I was doing my story through my phone. You ever tried writing a story in a blackberry while you tried not to wake up your kids and made sure to get enough rest at the same time? It's not that easy, ya' know!
Rose: excuses, excuses. I believe you should just give this story away, seeing as you don't even take responsibility for your actions...
Kiddie: You're really itching to steal this story away from me, aren't you.
Rose: nah, you're story is too predictable, we all know that Sou-
Kiddie: ON WITH THE STORY! Enjoy!
Blind Sighted
Chapter 6
Paper Snowflakes
The footsteps echoed all across the room, as a hooded figure walked briskly towards its destination. It stopped when it saw two hooded figures dressed just the way it was, walking out of a dimly lit room, a gurney was being rolled out between them. It didn't bother looking at the new victim, as small trails of blood fell to the floor.
It gulped, looking straight towards the heavy doors where it's two co-workers just exited out of. Taking in a breath, it stretched out it's hands, opening the door. They came to life as a heavy groan was heard from them, it entered the room, shaking it's hands to get rid of them trembling. It's eyes scanned the dark-lit room, searching for the person it was looking for, the only light provided was by the hallway, as the doors remained open.
"Yes?" a female voice echoed, as yellow orbs appeared in the shadows.
"Mi-mistress," it bowed, trying to refrain from quivering at the woman's intense stare. "We've taken care of the witch that was captured by the Death Scythes. But before we were able to kill her, she spoke... of your existence." it took a moment's pause, waiting for the woman's ferocious outburst at the news.
She only smirked, her eyes showing a hint of satisfaction as she heard it, "And what about the soul?"
This time, it couldn't help but turn it's eyes away from the woman, "She's.. she's still under the care of the Death Scythe. She still unaware of her true potential, no sign of corruption has even entered the girl."
Her smile was erased as it looked towards the hooded figure, it's hands trembling as it spoke, her yellow orbs stared intensely at it. "Well, maybe it's time to tempt her." a smirk spread through her face as her thoughts ran wild.
"Yes, mistress." it bowed low, turning around it walked out the room, out of the woman's unpredictable grasp and away from death, the heavy doors groaned to life closing the woman back inside her room.
It let out a breath as it walked away, trying to stop it's trembling as tears slowly trickled down.
She slowly slipped her coffee, her hands holding on to her current book as she sat on the corner of the cafe, eyes focused on the pages, music blasting through her headphones, helping her ignore any noise from the other people. Every now and then, she would turn to look outside or at the door, waiting for the white haired guy who was suppose to be meet her there. She turned the page, too immersed in what her book what giving her, she was about to get to the suspense of the two main characters love, who was too easy for her to figure it out. She felt one of the chairs move, not bothering to close her book, she lowered down her music, pulling out one of her headphones.
"How did everything go?" Maka replied, her eyes still glued on her book.
"It was going okay, until I saw you, now you just made my day." she heard a husky voice speak.
Her eyes moved slowly from her book, making sure that the person who sat on her table was someone she knew. To her amazement, it wasn't.
He had black hair, that was just reaching his ears, his blue eyes were starring at Maka, he was wearing a black jacket, and he kept licking his lips as he waited for Maka to answer him.
"And you are?" Maka questioned, closing her book with what felt like pain as she had to look away for more than she would like.
"Just an admirer who thought a pretty lady like you looked awfully alone, a shame really." he smiled at her, his white teeth showing.
"It was rather pleasant until someone showed up." Maka didn't know why didn't just snap at the guy, as she glanced at the front door, once again, the damn bastard was probably late.
"Forgive me for bothering you, but it's just that I find you pretty interesting. A pretty girl like yourself, sitting on her own, her eyes too captivated by that book of yours, to even notice all the people around you." he extended his hand out to Maka, "My name's Joshua, if today goes good, I'll give you the pleasure of knowing my last name."
Maka couldn't believe how cocky the guy was, her eyebrow rose as she shook his hand, "Well then, guess I'll give you the pleasure of knowing my first name before I toss my coffee at you, for now, you can know me as Ms. Albarn."
Joshua smiled, his blue eyes shinning as he chuckled at her words, "I see, well Ms. Albarn, I would hope you would give me a heads up before you throw that coffee at me. Though, I do think that it's already luke warm than sizzling hot."
Maka mentally cursed herself, she was too into her book to even notice her coffee, and when she did get it, it was already warm, by now he was probably right. The coffee wouldn't have much an affect on him. "Don't tempt me into ordering another one." Maka muttered, her eyes narrowing at him.
"I meant no harm, I just wanted to come by and talk. Like I said, you looked like an interesting person to talk to, and I was actually right. You're really something." he muttered the last part and Maka had to strain her ears to hear things better. "Well, I guess this conversation is over, maybe next time, Ms. Albarn." he gave her a genuine smile, he got up from his chair, giving her a wink, he walked out the door.
Maka sat there dumbfounded, she didn't know what to make of the sudden event, her eyes darted to her book, about to pick it up she heard footsteps coming closer.
"Hey, been waiting long?" a velvet voice spoke, as she turned to see the person who's voice that belonged too.
"No, I was just talking to this guy... umm, Joshua I think?" Maka shook her head, she would never understand a guy's attempt to flirt, if that was what he was doing. "But he just left... anyways, how did it go?"
Soul eyed her carefully, she didn't look flustered, but more like she was trying to dissect some deep hidden cryptic message. He sat down on the chair, his red eyes never leaving the confusing girl. "Went good, Kidd says that you seem to be doing good on your Soul Perception, better than good it seems. He says that for someone your age, with very little time to fully master it, you took them by surprise. You're actually almost going to pass Kidd's own."
Maka sipped her coffee quietly, taking it all in, she only nodded when she thought fit.
"And as for your fighting, Kidd ask Black*Star not to help out anymore, if it continues, both of you might end up destroying the whole place... or worse. So he asked me to help train you."
That made Maka choke on her coffee, "Wai-wait! What?"
Soul let out a sigh, he knew she wouldn't be thrilled about him being her new personal trainer, but Kidd thought it would be best to have Soul train her seeing as he was the strongest of them all, not to mention he was in charge of taking care of her. So it seemed fit to ask the one who was going to spend most of his entire time keeping an eye on her to teach her to fight and defend herself.
"Why did they ask you to help train me?" Maka's eyes were starring at Soul, his cool demeanor was still the same, his crimson red eyes showing no hint of emotion since the whole conversation... for a moment, she felt like he was trying to read inside her mind.
His eyes always had that effect on her, stare at them for so long and you get sucked in there, forgetting more than just words, but logic as well. She hated how just looking at his eyes made her say more than she would intend to say.
"Death thought it would be more fitting for me to train you, seeing as I'm also in charge of keeping you safe." Soul didn't think adding that his rank was also one of the biggest contributions to it.
Maka shivered at the thought of training with him, every time she's tried to put a punch at his arrogant face, he always seemed to block it, and pin her faster than she could say 'vertigo' and no matter what, she wasn't looking forward to it.
Soul let out a small chuckle, her emerald eyes were showing many different emotions, and he had a good idea that it was about him training her. Maka bit her bottom lip, appearing to be too deep in thought as Soul stood there amused at her reaction. He figured she would either jump for joy and claim how she was free of the hyperactive spartan training her or throw a book at Soul and march to Shibusen and speak to Death about her thoughts.
"What can I expect?" Maka muttered, her eyes rising to look at Soul once again, "is it going to be as bad as dealing with that moron you call a friend. Because if you try to grab a pass at me, I will hit you with the same thing I hit him. I told him those kettle-balls were good for more than one thing!" Maka's face flushed as she remembered her previous experience, burrowing her face on her palms, she waited for Soul's response.
Something told her it wasn't going to be good.
Soul's mouth turned to a mischievous smirk, revealing his sharp teeth at her, a shiver ran down her spine. His red eyes glinted at something he was planning, he hooked his finger towards Maka, signaling her to move forward. As soon as Maka leaned in closer, her eyes focused on what he was to say, Soul leaned in closer, his breath tickling her ear. "Oh, babe." his smirk grew, "I got to give you payback for all those Maka Chops you've given me. Training starts in tomorrow, 12 pm, make sure to get some rest. *Star learned some things from me, as for the groping, you can rest assured, there's another time for that. I need you to announce how you're madly in love with me first, before all of that."
He leaned back towards his chair, a low chuckle shook his body as he starred at the petite blonde. Her face was the same color of a tomato any more red and she would give red a run for it's money. Her eyes were wide with shock as she tried to understand what he just said, she slowly turned back towards Soul, bitting her bottom lip as if contemplating what to say.
"Would it be too early to apologize for all those Maka Chops?" she gave him a genuine smile, hoping for the best.
Soul's lips twitched at a hint of a smile, something inside Maka showed her he was enjoying this, leaning in closer, he motioned for Maka to move in closer as well, another secret was going to be told. "Not likely." his smirk grew now, his eyes showing just a small hint of satisfaction as he leaned back.
Maka mentally groaned, she was suddenly feeling very exhausted imagining what was to come.
Sweat dripped down Maka's back, her arms were feeling sore with just the mention of any more movement, she took in another deep breath, her eyes narrowing at the damn jerk in front of her, he looked calm, not a sweat broken.
"Are you giving up?" his voice was smug, his arms were inside in pockets as he balanced himself on the heel of his feet.
"Not even close." Maka spat out, she straightened up, positioning herself for her next attack, her arms coiled to fists, she took in another deep breath, waiting for the right moment to attack.
"Your guard's getting better." Soul mentioned, he still didn't remove his hands from his pockets, eyes still on her. "Try to lift your arms a little bit further apart, too close and you'll leave yourself open for side attacks."
"It's not like I had years to work on my fighting skills. My papa was the one who taught me some of the skills, when he had the chance." She took in another breath, slowly moving her feet, she waited for the right time to attack, she knew better to think he wasn't guarded. She learned that from the first attack she did on him.
"Your down 18 to 0, make a hit and I'll be lenient on you, if I reach 20, be prepared for your punishment." there was that blasted smirk that Maka hated, she mentally made it a goal to slap that smirk out of him, but there was no hint of her ever being able to make a hit at the damn jerk.
Before she could blink, he moved at her, lighting quick. She had a few seconds to block, using her arms to hold his punch, unlike Black*Star, Soul was cautious, he wasn't trying to bruise her or knock her out on a month long coma. But she still hated that he was faster and quicker when it came to fighting. She skidded back, feet apart, she narrowed her eyes at him, throwing a punch before he had a chance to attack her again. He dodged it, moving from side to side as Maka kept throwing punches, just as she was about to throw another punch, he disappeared.
"The fuck!" Maka shouted, turning around to look for him.
"Your attackers will use any advantage they have, be it faster reflexes than you or strength, you have to expect the unexpected." she felt his warm breath tickle her ear, turning around she tried to kick him full force, he disappeared once again.
"Soul? Just when the hell were you going to tell me that you knew teleportation?" She dropped her arms back down, taking in another breath, she waited for Soul's next move. "And when can I learn that handy new trick?"
She heard him chuckle, not bothering to turn around she waited for her chance, "It's not teleportation, babe. It's called 'shadowing' and only Death Scythes can do it. It's not easy to learn, and it's even harder to try and find out where they're hiding."
Maka felt his arms snake around her waist, his face leaning in and burrowing itself between her neck. "Leave it to you to cheat." she muttered
She heard him chuckle, before she had a chance to let him response she twirled in his arms, using her head she was about to head butt him when he pushed her back, she didn't stop there, throwing a sideways kick, Maka tried to at least make him lose his guard, the bastard was quicker. He moved from side to side as Maka kicked in different directions, she crouched down, aiming at his legs to at least throw him off balance. He jumped out of the way, landing next to her.
She didn't have a chance to even turn around, Soul's fist was going to collide with her face, bracing for the hit, she closed her eyes, waiting for the pain to come.
"Relax, I don't hit girls." she heard him chuckle, Maka opened her eyes to see his fist inches away from her face. "20 to 0"
"Wait, when did you get the first hit, the one I blocked didn't count!" Her whole body felt exhausted, they were training for hours.
Soul's sharp teeth were visible with that mischievous smile he was giving her, his crimson eyes glinted at a joke that Maka still didn't know what was so funny. "Be ready in an hour, and... wear something nice, no loose clothing."
"Hey! Just when did you get the fi-" suddenly Maka remembered, when he hugged her from behind, she mentally groaned, she had hoped that he wouldn't count that as a win, she was beginning to miss dealing with that blue haired moron instead.
Her whole body ached, she was exhausted as she slipped deep inside the tub. She used to believe those victorian tubs were just for show, but for that moment, when her body sunk deep into the warm water, knotting out her sore muscles and body, she suddenly thanked who ever invented these damn things.
'Just what the hell is Soul thinking?' Maka let out a sigh, as she sunk in deeper, letting her whole body and face submerge in water. She stood underwater for less than a minute, rising up she took in another breath, sinking back in. She did that for a while until her head was cleared of any mention of Soul. She still thought he cheated, she didn't know about him being able to use that skill of his, 'shadowing' she didn't even know what that was. 'It's like, he evaporated into thin air... hard to learn, huh?' she shook her head as she got out of the tub, wrapping herself in one of the red towels that were folded neatly by the tub. She was pretty amazed at how big the restroom was, with two rooms and one bathroom, she thought it looked... expensive. Then again, everything with Soul looked expensive. Silk sheets, name brand of clothes, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, and high-tech items like his T.V and computer, along with his phone. Not one thing screamed out 'bargain sale' from him, the only thing that looked cheap was well... Maka's belongings.
The bathroom was spacious, with a shower on one corner that had two shower heads pointing in
the opposite direction, granite floors that looked as if there were waxed with diamonds on it in the day. There was just one sink, with a huge mirror hanging behind it, three light fixtures were on top, giving the mirror enough lighting to make it brighten the area. On the opposite corner of the shower was the victorian tub, it was deep and long enough for Maka to swim in, if she tried, there was a bath rug by the tub, shower and sink, another one by the toilet that was off on the other corner, the bathroom smelled of mint and wood, which she had no clue how if there was no wood around. She mentally made a note to ask Soul how he could afford all these things, there was no way possible that he was making riches off being a Death Scythe.
'Another job?' Maka remembered him telling her that, when she went to go buy house supplies. 'Wonder where he works in.' Just then Maka realized she knew nothing about him, other than the few things he told her, his favorite color, the music he listened to and that was it. She suddenly felt like was with a total stranger, one that was letting her live with him.
She walked to her room that was only a few feet away from the bathroom, her mind still reeling in the information she just noticed.
She went towards her dresser grabbing some black underwear and bra, she slipped them on and went to her closet, she grabbed some worn out skinny jeans and slipping them on, she was about to reach out for one of her regular long sleeves, when she remembered what Soul told her. Maka let out a small curse as she walked towards her dresser, opening the third one she reached in and grabbed one of her spaghetti straps, it was a simple black one. Slipping it on, she went back towards her closet, reaching to the far back, Maka got what she was looking for. A simple black shirt with the words 'Love' on them, it was off the shoulder long sleeve that fit her nice, but loose as well. She slipped the shirt on and grabbed her black flat boots. She was dressed and ready to go. Turning around to the mirror, she saw her hair already air drying, not bothering to do more than what she intended, she scooped it up and placed it in a messy bun. Letting out a breath she was about to sit in the living room and wait for Soul when her phone rang.
'Hey, meet me outside of Deathbucks, I'll pick you up there.'
Maka groaned, 'Just where are you taking me, Soul?' she texted, feeling exhausted already.
Her phone gave a quick ring, 'It's a surprise, just make sure to meet me there, I'll be there in 10. Hope you dressed nice for me.'
Maka could picture that damn smirk on him as she read the last part of the text, letting out a defeated sigh she grabbed her sweater and bag meeting the frigid air outside.
A few minutes later, Maka was leaning on the brick wall of Deathbucks, the smell of ground coffee and mocha filled her nose, as she stood just a few feet away from one of it's windows. Her eyes were glued to her book once more, she slipped one of her headphones on as she tried to listen to the music Soul added in there, more than just implying she needed to learn good music.
"We really have to stop meeting like this?" a familiar husky voice spoke, his breath close to Maka's ear.
Maka gave out a small shriek as she turn to wedge her book on the culprit's skull, only to stop when she met blue eyes full of humor. "It's you... umm, Joshua right?"
"Ah! So she remembers my name, I'm honored then, Ms. Albarn." he gave her a soft smile as he grabbed her book. "A little light reading I see."
Maka only nodded as she took her book back from his hands, "I don't peg you for the reading type." Maka mutters, placing her book back inside her bag.
"I'm not." she saw him smile at her once more, his white teeth showing, "I'm more of the movie person, once the movie is out, I rather watch it than read it. Saves me time, and trees as well."
Maka couldn't help but laugh, "Wait, your telling me that you think just because you don't buy or read a book, your saving trees? That's the first time I've ever heard that one!"
Joshua gave off a small chuckle, placing his hands inside his pant pockets, as he leaned back towards the mall again, "You look cute when you smile, and even more cute when you laugh."
"Then I guess you're job's finished." she wasn't sure her sarcasm was noted as he gave her a toothy grin.
"So, Ms. Albarn, what are you doing here all by your lonesome? Meeting your boyfriend?" he gave her a mischievous smile as he asked her the last part.
"Oh no!" Maka almost yelled as she tried not to think of Soul like that. "There's not a chance in the world that I would ever want to be something more with that jerk! I mean, who would want to be some thing more with that arrogant, lazy prick!" she had to pause to take in a breath as she vented out the last part.
"What's his name?" she turned to see Joshua smile at her, a small chuckle escaping his lips.
"I don't think you know him, shoot, I don't even know that much about him. His name's Soul." for a brief moment, Maka thought she saw something flicker through Joshua's eyes.
"You don't say, Soul 'Eater' Evans. He's one of the Death Scythe's right?"
"Uh, yeah... how do you know that?" Maka was surprised, but Joshua only smiled at her, his blue eyes showing nothing more than excitement as they talked.
"We used to go to the same piano class. But, it was only for a little bit, he was too advanced for our class and had to be moved to the higher ranking students who were already playing for their own concerts and stuff. He's really talented. Man, he could play some interesting music." Joshua gave her another one of his toothy grins as he pushed himself off the wall, "Well Ms. Albarn, I guess we'll see each other some other time. If fate would like, maybe next time I'll be able to give you my number." he gave her a quick wink as he walked away, leaving Maka to her own thoughts.
'Piano?' she was having a hard time trying to comprehend that, 'I've never heard him mention that he plays the piano, is that his other job?' she bit her bottom lip as tried putting the puzzle together, only she felt as is she was trying to solve it in the dark, and she couldn't seem to do it. 'Eater huh? What a weird nickname...'
"Hey, been waiting long?" she turned to see Soul walking towards her, he was wearing a nice red dress shirt with black stripes on it, dark denim jeans and what looked like regular converse.
"Now I'm worried. You're not planning on taking me out to meet the folks right? Because I am not going to call you 'hubby' any time soon." she joked, pushing herself off the wall.
Soul let out a small laugh as he walked closer to her, his hands reached up towards her hair, taking off the clip that held her hair, he let it fall down her back. "Looks good that way. Besides, if I were to go take you to meet my folks, you'd have to find them and me first. We don't get along that well..." he gave her a mischievous smile as he held her hand and walked along with her.
Maka was still trying to lower down her heartbeat to hear the last part, she was desperately trying to lower down her blush, but she had a feeling she wasn't making much progress with that. It wasn't until they stopped at an unfamiliar vehicle that she realized they were moving.
"Where's your bike?" she questioned, looking at him expectantly.
"It's at Kidd's, Patty needed to borrow it for some afternoon recreational activities, so I had to go get my car from the garage, that's why I took a bit long." he opened the door for her to slip in.
Maka starred at the shiny black car for a moment, slipping inside she tried making sense of the whole ordeal. "What kind of car is it?"
"Surprised the girl who reads books didn't learn about cars." Soul chuckled as he started it up, "It's an 2007 Mazda Eclipse GT, it was a present from my folks after they found out I got myself a motorcycle. They thought if they bought me a fast car, it would change my mind on the bike."
"Huh, it must of been a tough choice." Maka muttered, looking outside the window. "So, where are you going to take me?"
With that, Soul gave her a mischievous smirk, his eyes glinting at a joke only he knew, "You'll find out soon enough, just sit back and relax, it's gonna be a little while since we get there."
"Well that helps ease my worries." Maka muttered, laying her head back on the headrest, looking at the lights that were flying by, she didn't bother to look at the speedometer, she knew Soul was going faster than the speed limit, and if she bothered to look, she would only end up freaking out.
"Soul!" Maka hissed, her eyes narrowing at the white haired jerk in front of her, she was tempted to dub him demon, but thought that word would only boost his ego when it came to training. "When you said we would be going somewhere, you didn't say we would be going to a party... outside on a ranch! I don't like parties!"
"I figured as much, just relax, this isn't just any party... sadly." Soul muttered the last part, he grabbed Maka's hand, he chuckled lightly as he saw her eyes wide with panic, she kept bitting her bottom lip trying to find ways to avoid this. "Just trust me, I won't let anything happen to you, besides, I'm also hoping you don't leave me alone. Just stick by me and you'll be good. This is just a small detour, after this we'll leave and go where I actually had in mind."
Maka only nodded, taking in a deep breath she walked along with Soul, not bothering to let her hand go from his.
Inside the music was blasting, there was strong smell of alcohol filling the area and there were too many people, she had to squeeze her way through, never letting go of Soul's hand for fear of getting lost.
"Omg! Soul! You made it!" She heard a familiar voice speak, it was Liz and Maka almost gawked at her.
She was wearing a laced up dress that reached just a little bit under her thighs, covering only pieces of her, her entire back and stomach were revealed through the lace while she wore long black high heel boots that went past her knees, her hair was let loose, and she had minimal make-up but yet looked gorgeous.
"And I see you decided to bring her instead!" Liz turned to smile at Maka, "I'm glad you're here. I told Soul that we needed to bring you, that's the only way to end this whole thing once and for all. But leave it to him to tell me the last minute. Now I'm all dressed up, but I seriously doubt anyone would believe I'm dating him instead. I mean... c'mon, I'm way too good for someone like Soul." she chuckled at her own joke, turning back to Soul. "Be nice and don't leave her alone. In this place, they see a pretty girl like her, innocent and scared and trust me, she'll get eaten alive."
Maka watched as Liz walked away, swaying her hips to the music and heels, multiple guys turned to look at her, and more than once tried grabbing a pass at her too, it wasn't until they saw that shiny gun that was holstered on the top of her boot that they backed off.
"Soul!" Maka shouted over the music, "What did she mean by that?"
She saw Soul smile at her, as he pulled her closer to him, walking towards the bar, "Don't worry about it." he whispered, his breath tickling her ear.
She had a feeling she should of done something about it, that she should of questioned him more and more, but the music was giving her a headache, and the body heat was unbearable. Releasing Soul's hand, Maka took off her jacket, placing it on top of the bar, sitting down on a stool, she turned to look at Soul.
He was busy scanning the area, his whole demeanor was distant to everyone, she couldn't help but look around, multiple girls would stop and stare at him, some would even try and go up to him to talk, but once they saw that he would lean in closer to her, they would frown and walk away.
She used that time to look at the area, outside it looked like a ranch, but upon entering there were lights blinking and laser lights spinning, a DJ was up on what looked like center stage and mixing up his music. There were two bars in the area, one opposite of each other. There were no tables around as everyone stood up and drank or danced away. A sign pointing towards the bathroom was on the opposite direction of where she sat.
Maka was about to ask Soul where they were at, when she noticed his eyes were still scanning the area, letting out a frustrated sigh, she was about to take out her book when a bartender slid a drink in front of her. "On the house, courtesy of our lovely ladies, the Thompson Sisters." he gave her a wink as he walked away.
Maka didn't have a chance to protest as she saw the pink drink sweat out the ice cubes it had. Letting out a sigh, she grabbed it and took a sip. It burned down her throat, as she almost coughed on it. She didn't know she was that thirsty as she realized she was already half way done with it.
"Didn't peg you for a drinker, Maka." she heard Soul whisper in her ear once more, his arms were wrapped around her now, as she felt dizzy all of a sudden.
"I'm not. What's in this, anyways. You can taste the alcohol in it, but it's fruity as well." she coughed a bit as she took another sip of it.
"Beats me, didn't you order it?" Soul raised an eyebrow at her as he reached for the glass and took it away from her, taking a small sip he placed it back down. "Your drinking nothing but liquor with a dash of fruit on the side. Let me guess, someone gave it to you."
Maka's face flushed a bit in anger as she took her cup back, "It's not like I'll accept drinks like nothing you know! I know the dangers out there, I've read about them! The bartender gave it to me, he said it was from Liz and Patty, the Thompson Sisters... that's their nickname right?" she took another sip from her drink as she eyed Soul expectantly.
"Figures it would of been from them, I guess they thought you were an actual badass just cause your hanging out with me." he gave her a mischievous smirk as he was about to say something else, when a female voice shouted through the area.
"Soul-kun!" a sultry voice squealed as she almost bounced towards them.
Maka's jaw dropped at the sight of the girl running towards Soul, her clothes practically covered nothing on the girl. She was wearing a tight red dress that reached just under her butt, and some nude colored high heels. Everything about her shouted "seductive" and no matter where you turned, guys were almost raping her just by their stares. Her long purple hair was let loose, falling behind her back into curls at the end, as it swayed with every step she took.
Maka turned to Soul, his eyes showed no hint of excitement at seeing the girl, all that he showed was a small hint of a smile, one that looked forced to Maka.
"Souly, I was looking for you everywhere!" She squealed as she reached them, her hands snaking themselves around Soul's neck, she quickly pulled him towards her, burying her face on the nook of his neck. "Where have you been, Blair has been lonely without you."
Soul only moved himself away from her, his face still showed no hint to Maka if she was something more to him, he removed his hands from his pockets, only to take pull her hands away from his neck. "I've been waiting for you, you're late." his answer was quick and to the point.
"Blair's sorry," The girl gave a small pout, as she flashed her seductive yellow eyes at him, "I didn't think you would be missing Blair that much, eh, Soul?"
"I told you to stop talking in third person, it's annoying." Soul turned to look away from her, his eyes scanning the floor once more.
"He's at the second floor, Blair already got you in there, with no problem, but you're going to have to leave your little pet here alone." the girl turned towards Maka now, her yellow eyes scanning Maka from top to bottom. "Blair thinks your pretty, different from what Soul usually hangs around with."
Maka only nodded, taking her drink once more and ignoring the girl's eyes on her, after what seemed like a lifetime, Maka turned back to see the girl still staring, "I'm sorry, and you are?"
"Blair," The girl smiled, reaching out to shake Maka's hand only to surprise her in a hug.
"Nice to meet you, Blair." She turned to look at Soul who let out a sigh, as he pulled Blair away from Maka.
"Need you to pay me back that favor I just did." he then turned to Maka, "I need you to wait here real quick, I won't be long, as for you." he then turned to Blair, not even giving Maka a chance to reply to him, "Stay here with her, and don't even think about trying anything." he turned to Maka giving her a smirk, "Be back babe, don't go trusting this girl, she's worse than Liz and Patty combined."
Blair only pouted as Soul walked away, Maka only sat there confused, she was beginning to think there was another hidden meaning to coming over here and Soul wasn't telling her anything about it.
"How does someone like you know Soul?" Blair asked, her yellow eyes smiling at her mischievously.
"Someone like me?" Maka asked, taking another sip of her drink.
"Nothing offensive by it, but you look like the type where you would rather be home reading a book, knitting, or baking cookies rather than being here of all places."
Maka only nodded, "I don't knit, I was terrible at it. But other than that, I guess. We go to school together." she took another sip of her drink, ignoring the curious stare from Blair.
"Wait, so you two hanged out in school?" now Blair was intrigued and Maka could tell by the way she leaned in closer to her.
"No, we never even crossed paths, life just decided to change that for a while."
"Hmmm, you don't say." Blair moved away a bit from Maka as she waved the bartender closer to her.
Maka ignored what ever Blair was telling the guy, finishing her drink, she decided to look around, the club like ranch was getting more crowded and there wasn't any sign of that damn jerk who brought her here with him.
'Got dressed like this for... this?' Maka thought bitterly, letting out another sigh, 'Now I'm stuck here with a girl who speaks in third person, and without that jackass anywhere near.'
"Here you go, it's fruity, Blair doesn't think you are the type to drink heavy ones at all." she gave her a genuine smile as she slid the drink towards Maka.
"Oh, um, I don't normally drink." Maka replied as she took the drink from Blair, licking her lips she hesitantly took a sip, only to find the taste pleasant. "Wow, what is this called?"
"It's my own deadly poison, called 'Pumpkin Fruit Tonic' thought you might like it, though the flavor does cover up all the hard liquor in it, don't you think?" Blair smiled turning to take a sip of her own drink.
Maka only nodded as she sipped her drink, she was about to say something when Blair turned towards her again, jumping up from her chair.
"Now Blair remembers, you're Albarn right? Spirit's kid?" Blair asked, placing a finger on her chin to think it over, "You look nothing like your father, but all like your mom."
Now Maka turned to look at her, "How do you know my Mama and Papa?"
"Blair will only talk if little Albarn takes another drink with me!" she smiled at her as she handed her the next drink.
Maka only nodded, taking the cup she almost downed it down in seconds, wanting to get to the point, "Oh my gosh, what's in this?" Maka almost chocked on the taste as it burned going down.
"That's a heavy shot of a Kamikaze right there, extra vodka in there just for kicks." Blair winked as she took her drink and gulped it down. "Now then first question, how does Blair know little Albarn's folks, simple, Blair did favors for them."
"But you don't even look anywhere near their age, you look like your 3 years older than me." Maka questioned, taking the other cup that Blair handed her
"Drink that and Blair will answer your question," she pointed towards Maka's drink, "Blair needs to make sure that this little kitty won't fight back."
That caught Maka's attention, looking down at the orange like drink, she licked her lips, unsure if she should take the drink, her head was already feeling a little bit dizzy and she didn't want to get drunk out in a place like this. "Blair, I don't think I can-"
"If you don't drink, Blair won't tell you all the juicy secrets your parents were holding out on you." She smiled up at her, her yellow eyes shinning with excitement as she nudged at the drink in Maka's hands again, "Gulp it down, it's faster that way."
Maka nodded, taking a deep breath she poured the drink down and drank it all in one gulp, "Ugh, that taste terrible!" Maka screamed as she held on to the bar table, trying not to throw up.
"That's one of Blair's favorite, it has two shots of Patron with a bit of lemon in there to mix the taste, pretty heavy stuff," she gave Maka a wide smile as she turned to look around, "but it's all worth it. To answer your question, Blair's been around for awhile now, some even mistake Blair for a witch, but a witch doesn't live as long as someone like Blair does. Blair's a cat with a lot of magical powers."
Maka's head was starting to spin as she saw Blair smile at her, "And how did you help my Mama and Papa?" she bit her bottom lip as she tried to keep her balance in the bar stool.
Blair smiled as she spoke in a singsongy voice, winking at the bartender behind Maka, "Ooone Mooore drink, and Blair will tell you."
Maka was reluctant to grab the next cup that Blair handed her over, she was beginning to think the girl wanted her drop dead drunk to tell her whatever it was she was hiding from her, which made her all the more reason to freak out, though something inside her told her it was better to just take the drink and get it over with. Letting out another sigh, Maka grabbed the drink and gulped down, taking in a deep breath afterwards to try and prevent it from coming back up.
"Just what the hell was in that?" Maka shouted, grabbing her throat.
"Blair's own special drink, it hits hard and takes effect pretty quick." Blair's eyes were shinning as she saw Maka try and stand up only to grab the bar table to keep herself up.
"You-you're answer." she mentally wanted to kick herself, she wasn't the type to fall into peer pressure, but she didn't know why she kept grabbing the drink one after another, something just told her to drink it. "I'm sorry, what?" Maka asked, turning towards Blair now.
"Blair said that Blair was dating your dad while your mom was pregnant with you."
Maka didn't bother to let her finish, she punched her straight in the face, "Take it back." Maka gritted through her teeth, trying to stop any tears from showing.
"Ow, Blair thinks the drink hasn't taken full effect then." Maka saw her wince as she rubbed her nose, pointing her finger towards it, she saw that the blood disappeared and the redness was fading away. "There, well, guess Blair is going to leave now, seeing as this kitty doesn't want to play fair."
Maka was about to reach out towards her when stumbled on her own feet, "Dammit," she whispered, turning towards the exit she tried steadily walking out there, but there were too many people as she kept bumping into them, saying an occasional apology she finally let out a relieved sigh to get outside for fresh air... for the moment at least.
Maka swayed as the cold air hit her face, she tried taking another step as she focused on finding a seat, but her hands immediately reached out to grab the wall, helping her balance herself. Letting out a breath, she took another step, stumbling on her own feet as her hands were holding her steady. Maka was entirely focused on trying to keep herself from falling on her face when her tears starting pouring out. Letting out a sob, Maka finally slid down towards the floor, pulling her knees closer to her, she buried her face on them, letting out small quiet sobs when she felt like it.
She suddenly felt nauseous and angry, putting two and two together, she realized that the name her father had given her cat was the same name of that lady he was seeing behind her mama's back. Her papa knew about it, he chose the name specifically when Maka couldn't come up with a name for her new pet. She wondered why his eyes softened a bit every time he said it, why he suddenly felt guilty and gave Maka that cat for her birthday. Chocking on another sigh, Maka tilted her head back, letting out a breath she wiped the tears away with the back of her hand, closing her eyes for a moment to stop the dizzying effect from the alcohol.
It wasn't helping her that the more she tried to push back the memories she hated, the more they kept coming back up. Her mama smiling at her when she would find excuses for her papa's late appearance for things, their whispered arguments when they thought Maka was asleep, and the women she would see her Papa parading around with when she was suppose to be home instead. She got into countless fights when she heard people talk about how her mom was being cheated on, and many more when other kids said her papa slept with their moms and made them cry. Still Maka always tried to push those thoughts away, it wasn't until he missed one of her school ceremonies, where the girls danced with their fathers that she went out to look for him, how she wished she never did. She finally found him, in one of those slutty cabarets that were around in the shady neighborhoods, his arms were draped around a girl with dark brown hair cropped in a messy bob, she was practically naked as she laughed at whatever joke her papa said. When he saw Maka looking at him, he removed his hands and chased after her, but Maka never let him explain, she didn't want to hear him explain, her caring and loving papa was gone and all she saw was a disgusting man who cheated on his wife and daughter, the only man she trusted showed her that it was too easy to break that trust. Ever since then, she knew all men were the same, only out to use you and hurt you, never once did they really mean anything they said.
"Well look-y here, I found myself a nice toy to have." an unfamiliar guy's voice spoke, his footsteps approaching closer towards Maka.
Maka's head tilted up at the sound of a stranger's voice, suddenly regretting the fast movement, she grabbed her head to try and stop the images from spinning.
"Is my new toy not feeling well?" his chuckles sent shivers down Maka's spine as she tried to stand up, using all her strength to keep her balance.
"I'm sorry, I'm looking for someone and got lost." Maka tried to keep her voice steady as she was about to take another step, hands slamming down on each of her side stopping her.
"And where is my new toy going off to?" his breath reeked of alcohol, but Maka wasn't sure she should judge, her head was spinning and it felt like her eyes were playing tricks on her.
Squinting her eyes, she got a good look at the guy, his light brown hair was cut short, only for three spikes popping out on his right side, he had multiple piercings on his face and his grey eyes looked malevolent, turning Maka's skin cold. Something inside her told her it was best to get away from him fast.
She heard him cluck his tongue as one of his hands reached out to push one of her strands of hair away from her face, "My new toy better answer me, if now I just might get angry, and I'm not very nice when I'm angry." his eyes showed excitement at the thought of hurting her.
"I'm looking for my date." Maka replied back trying to keep her breathing calm, and her legs from collapsing on the ground. She had to close her eyes for a moment to stop everything from spinning again.
"Ditch the loser and come with me, I'll make your night something to never forget." she heard him chuckle as he reached down to grab her by the waist, that's when Maka attacked, kneeing him hard in the groin.
"Not interested, I'm looking for my date." She muttered, trying to walk farther away from the guy, but it was proving to be a bit difficult as she tried not to stumble. 'No pressure Soul, but if you could show up already, it'll make my life easier.'
Soul was debating about slicing the violet haired witch in half as she continued to apologize repeatedly to him.
"How the hell can you just lose her like that?" Soul shouted over the music, letting the girl's arm go. "I asked you for one fucking favor, Blair and not only do you lose her, you get her drunk at that too! You're not planning anything, are you?"
"Blair's sorry!" She gave him one last pout as she held her hands up in apology once more, "Spirit's daughter is mean, she punched Blair for answering one of her questions! Blair knew she would get mad, that's why Blair needed her to get drunk, to be more... happy!"
Soul knew she was lying as she turned to avoid his gaze once more, letting out a sigh, he turned to look around, trying to find a glimpse at the girl he brought with him. "I'm warning you Blair, if anything happens to her, you're going to be hiding from me instead of Medusa."
Blair pouted as she turned to walk away, when Soul reached out to grab her, pulling her back, "I'm not done, you're going to help me find her. That girl's a trouble magnet, luck doesn't seem to be on her side for a while now. So do your little magic and find her."
Blair was about to say something when his eyes told her everything, he was being serious, letting out a defeated sigh, she twirled her finger, muttering a quick spell.
Suddenly a manifested cat appeared from thin air, sniffing the air it stopped for a moment only to start walking, stopping every 5 feet from them. "It'll lead you towards her, it only has a 20 minute life span, so you better hope you little kitten didn't walk home." she pouted as she pointed towards her spell.
Soul only nodded following the cat towards Maka, though he had a feeling she was probably in trouble one way or another.
Maka bit back a scream as the guy pulled her hair, slamming her back towards the wall. "My new toy has spunk, I like that." he chuckled, grabbing her chin, to hold her still he placed his lips on her roughly, his other hand pinning Maka's arms towards the wall.
She bit back a sob as she waited for him to move away, closing her eyes she felt him move inches away from her face, his breath still on her. She didn't hesitate, she head-butted him hard, making him let her go. She had to hold her balance to the wall once more as her head started spinning once again from the hit and alcohol in her system.
Trying to walk closer to the door, she hear him curse as he grabbed her hard by the shoulder he was about to punch her in the stomach when someone pulled him off of her, causing her to lose balance.
"Geez, I leave that cat to take care of you, and you end up here." she heard Soul mumble as he helped steady her, his arm snaking around her waist. "How about you try not to get into trouble next time?" he smirked at her.
"Well if it isn't the twerp coming and taking my new toy away from me... wait, don't tell me that he's your date?" his eyes widened for a moment as he turned to look at Soul, "Heh, I'll show you I'm better than him in every aspect, little toy." he gave her a smile that made Maka's blood run cold.
"Giriko, I thought you were busy doing some dirty work for those witches." Soul stated, his grip on Maka tightening a bit. "Or did they get tired of you too?"
"Don't get cocky with me you bastard, I have a huge sausage hanging between my legs than you do, and I'll remind you that you're other pussy Death Scythe's aren't here. So it's just you and me, and once I'm done with you, I'll take that new toy of mine and have some fun. It'll be fun making her scream out for help knowing you'll never come."
Maka's whole body shivered from fear, her hands gripped Soul's shirt tighter, fearing for whatever might happen. She knew Soul was strong, from her training with him today, she knew he was capable of fighting him, but the guy named Giriko's eyes were stoned cold with the intent of murder, he looked excited with just the thought of it.
Soul gave out a low chuckle, a dark smirk was on his face that made Maka's skin crawl, "Who the hell said I was alone?"
Maka turned at the sound of a click seeing a shiny silver gun show from the darkness, "If it isn't Giriko, thought you were busy being the witches' bitch, or did they not fulfill your needs, I hear you really liked it from the back?" Liz smirked, as she walked closer to Soul.
"Hmm, Liz, my, haven't aged that much, see you still know how to rock those fine tits of yours, but it's all good, used goods were never my style. I have a feeling that my new toy hasn't even been broken." he licked his lips turning towards Maka now, "And I already know what I'm going to do with her."
Soul was about to bring out his scythe when Liz shot at him, almost missing his artery at the neck. "Keep in mind Giriko, even if I wasn't here, Eater could still kill you in a flash, I was just sent here to make sure if he did find you, that he wasn't suppose to kill you, but my finger's getting awfully heavy and all I feel like doing is blasting that small dick of yours away. I, of all people, should know why they call you 'Ken' behind your back." she smirked at him, pointing her gun towards his groin.
"You filthy cunt! I'll make you regret those words." Giriko spat out, his hands were coiling to fist and he looked just about ready to attack.
"Maka," Soul whispered, his head tilting a little bit towards her, "I need you to not move away from me, if he attacks, just stay next to me okay."
Maka only nodded, her vision was getting blurry now and everything was still spinning, she knew if it wasn't for Soul holding on to her, she would of already collapsed to the floor.
"Like that's going to do any good, you filthy twerp, I'll pry her out of your dead hands if I have to." he belt out a murderous laugh as he ran towards him, stretching out his hand, Maka was sure she saw some form of light appear, and a chainsaw was replaced by one of his arms. "You didn't think you were the only one, did you?" he smirked, about to bring it down towards Soul.
Soul held on to Maka tighter, "Close your eyes." he whispered, before Maka and him were pulled away from their position, one moment Maka was almost by the door and the next she was behind a tree a few feet away from where Giriko stood, a large cradle of rocks and rubble laid under his chainsaw arm... where Maka was sure her and Soul were before.
She turned to see Soul stretch out his hand, and his scythe appeared, the blood red color glinting at the moonlight while the muffled beats of the club covered up the gunshot and chainsaw noise.
"Stall for a bit," Liz shouted, shooting Giriko once more, "she needs a little bit more to complete it. After that, we're good and ready."
Soul only nodded, never letting go of Maka, he held his scythe ready for the next attack, and Giriko didn't hesitate to stop for a moment, he swung his chainsaw at them, hearing the loud roar of the machine hit Soul's weapon, Maka was sure it was going to break in half, but it never did as he kept blocking hit after hit from the guy.
"I'm going to chop that head of yours and use it as a soccer ball and when I kill that cunt over there," Giriko shouted, blocking another bullet from Liz, "I'm going to make sure that my new toy gets to see your corpse while I break her from left to right."
Maka was getting dizzier as she tried to keep up, Soul and Giriko were too fast for her eyes to manage, all she could make out was the sound of the hits being block as Soul tugged her along with him, his arm never leaving her waist.
'Why aren't you fighting back, Soul?' Maka thought bitterly as she noticed all he did was block each attack, 'Why aren't you doing the same thing you did to all those beast, why don't you kill him, like all the other monsters!' at that moment, Maka's head pounded, something inside her felt heavy and her body was getting hotter, she didn't know what was going on as her vision started to go out and she was having a hard time keeping up with everything going on.
"Maka?" she heard Soul asked, the sound of the roaring of the chainsaw and the metal clash were distant, as she began to feel herself slip out of consciousness, "Maka?" she heard Soul's voice distant now as her vision faded to black.
Soul turned to block another attack, as Liz was about to shoot, Soul swiped his scythe at him, keeping him occupied to the point where the bullet was able to penetrate his arm, causing the chainsaw to disappear back inside him.
"Is, is that blood coming out from..." Liz asked, her gun still pointing towards Giriko.
Soul was hesitant to look, but sure enough, blood was pouring out of Giriko's arm from his pores, as he clutched it in pain.
"What the hell is going on Giriko?" Soul snapped, aiming his scythe towards him, but before Giriko could answer, an orange colored orb went straight through him, causing his eyes to go back as he collapsed towards the ground, blood still pooling from his arm.
"Blair is sorry she took too long, but that spell was hard to do when he wouldn't stay still!" she chirped, appearing out of nowhere.
"By any chance did you do anything to Maka as well, Blair?" Soul asked, his eyes pointing towards the limp girl in his arms now.
"Blair is sorry about that too, Souly!" She raised her hands up in apology once more, "But Blair needed the power of the Grigori Soul in order to make it work, and it helped a lot when Blair felt a small hint of corruption in your little kitten, for the moment she wanted you to kill him, and that's when Blair took her chance!" she smiled wide as she pointed towards Maka.
"Wait, you're telling me that she was hoping for his death?" Liz asked, tossing her gun in the air as it disappeared in a small white light.
"You got her drunk on purpose, you made her angry in hope that she would storm off and hopefully meet with Giriko." Soul muttered, his eyes hardening towards Blair.
"If it helps, Souly, Blair didn't know she would be targeted by him, Blair just needed a bait to lure him out. You were doing a bad job at it, Liz!" she pouted, she was about to say something when Soul interrupted her.
"Did you think this was a joke, Blair?" he snapped, causing the girl's yellow eyes to widen in fear, "I told you I didn't want her apart of this, and the first thing you do is get her drunk and hope for her to meet with one of Death Scythe's most wanted criminals out for murder, rape, and other countless crimes?"
"She's safe Soul, that's all that matters." Blair gave him a small smile as she turned to Liz, "Blair told you she was going to do this Blair's own way, you Death Scythes think you have the upper hand in it all, but Blair knows differently. Blair's witnessed what Medusa is trying to do, Blair helped you capture that damn witch from her place, and Blair was also the one who helped you guys get 'The Book of Souls' from Al Capon. Poor little Blair is risking it all here, and not once have you guys made sure to keep Blair's life in check." her eyes reflected pain as she turned towards Soul, "Blair knew who she was the moment Blair saw her, and Blair wasn't going to give up the chance to see the powers of her soul, you should thank Blair. Because of Blair you two are alive, he's not his usual self. One of those bitches gave him something to power up his form, and that's why he's bleeding as if you just amputated that arm of his. Ask Stein, he'll love to see what they gave him." she smiled at Soul now, her yellow eyes forming to slits as smoked swirled around her, and a pumpkin appeared. "Blair's sorry for using her and putting her in danger, but with her power, Blair suggest you start trying to use it too."
Liz was about to say something when Blair snapped her fingers and disappeared in the smoke, letting out a sigh, she turned towards Soul now, "Kidd and Black*Star are here already, their about to load him into the car and go. You can leave now, I have it under control, I don't think she's going to like waking up in the morning, Blair can be a bitch when it comes to drinks, especially if she gave her, her 'special drinks'" Liz's eyes narrow at the sudden memory of going out and drinking with Blair.
Soul was about to reject her answer, looking down at Maka who seemed to be deep in sleep again, when he heard foot steps approaching.
"Man, I wish I was here to get him!" Black*Star blasted out, as he walked closer to Giriko, "Looks like you guys did a number on him."
"Other way around." Liz muttered, fixing her dress, "He was on some kind of drug or something that was making it hard to fight. He kept blocking my bullets while attacking Soul."
"Is Maka okay?" Tsubaki asked, turning towards Soul.
"Blair..." Liz and Soul answered in unison, not another word was said as they all nodded in understanding, they knew too well about the magical cat's 'special drinks'.
"Well, go home then." Black*Star turned to Soul as he stretched out his arms, "If the plan went well, Giriko's not going to wake up for a while now, and with the bullets Liz used, I doubt he's going to be able to move his body either."
Soul only nodded, turning towards his car he let out a sigh. He wasn't really looking forward to Maka waking up, she wasn't going to be happy with her killer headache, and he had a feeling he knew what he was going to do to help her out.
Soul was enjoying this, a smirk plastered on his face as he eyed the petite blonde in front of him, her eyes were narrowed and she she looked as if she wanted him to combust into flames, but that wasn't going to happen any time soon.
"20 to 0, seems like it's my win again." Soul let out a small chuckle as he placed his hands inside his pockets.
"You're terrible." Maka muttered, dropping to the floor, her head was pounding less now since the morning, but her body was sore from the whole ordeal a couple of minutes ago.
"And you're still slow on your attacks," Soul shrugged, crouching down in front of her, "here, drink this, and just to let you know, I won't be home for dinner."
Maka only nodded, taking a sip of her drink, she almost spit it out, "The hell is in this?"
"Consider it your punishment for today." he smirked, "Anyways, I'll trust you to be alone on your own tonight, or are you going to miss me?"
Maka let out a scoff, "I'm beginning to think you're putting you're moves on me, Soul... and you're doing a lousy job at it."
Soul let out a small chuckle as he got up and helped her up, "Avoiding the question?"
"Sh-shut up! Like I would miss a jerk like you." Maka snaps, trying to keep herself from getting another headache, and her face reddening.
"If you say so, Maka." a sharp-tooth grinned was visible on his face as he walked towards the doors. "Hurry and get your stuff, I'll be waiting outside."
Maka was about to snap at him when the door closed, letting out a tired sigh, she quickly grabbed her bag and ran towards the door, not risking her chances of her only ride leaving her.
True to Soul's word, Maka hadn't heard from him all night after he dropped her off, the only thing she got was a text telling her to stay inside and to rest. Letting out a sigh, Maka dropped to the couch as she finished drying her hair. She turned towards the kitchen, the food she prepared was already wrapped and put in the microwave for Soul, and she already washed all the dishes and cleaned up the place.
Closing her eyes for a moment, Maka got up and grabbed her book from her bag, "Soul said to rest, what better way than to rest by sitting down, unbothered by anyone and read my book." she muttered, letting out breath Maka plopped back down on the sofa, and began to finish reading her book.
Soul let out another sigh, as he checked his phone once more, so far there wasn't any missed calls or text from her telling him she was going anywhere outside, but it still didn't help that he wasn't there to keep an eye on her.
"Lord Death will see you now, Eater." a tall man with stitches across his face and clothing walked in towards him, he moved his hand towards the nail that was wedged across his skull, turning it a few times. "How is my old partner's daughter doing?" he spoke, taking a cigarette out of his pockets.
"Out of the many you had, Stein? Her trainings improved, still needs a bit of more work, but it's all good. She's still stubborn and a bookworm." Soul muttered the last part as they walked towards their destination.
"Soul!" Lord Death spoke, waving him towards him, "I wanted to see how everything was going, how is Maka?"
Soul placed his hands inside his pockets, and rocked on his heels before he spoke, "Her soul shows no corruption ever since yesterday, it's like when Blair noticed it, it was only for the briefest moment and then it just... disappeared."
"Well that is interesting, maybe she inherited the same Anti-Demon Wavelength as her mother's... only in Maka's own way." Stein answered, taking another drag from his cigarette.
"That would make sense, seeing as her mother was able to pass that wavelength on to Spirit instead of using it for herself, she was only able to pass it to the weapon she was with." Death let out a sigh. "In any case, I think it would be best to have her here for a little bit longer than we expected. If she does have the Anti-Demon Wavelength in her... then we need to teach her how to harness it and be able to use it to her advantage."
"Wait" Soul was beginning not to like where this was going, "Anti-Demon Wavelength? Aside from her having the Grigori Soul, Soul Perception, she also has the Anti-Demon Wavelength? Just what the hell is going on? She's not like the other Grigori Soul's we've seen in the past."
"You're right, Soul." Stein turned the screw on his head, "Maybe it would be best for me to meet her, dissect her brain a little bit, to see what is going on?" a sadistic smile was on his face as he turned to Soul.
"Not a chance," Soul spat out, turning towards Death, "Maka doesn't know she has this ability, am I to believe I'm suppose to keep this hidden from her as well. No offense Death, but in order to gain her trust, I'm not doing a good job at it, by holding so many secrets from her."
"My, my my, is THE Soul 'Eater' Evans actually caring for a girl?" Stein couldn't help but laugh as he sat down on a chair. "This is really something new."
"Now now Stein, Soul has a good point, but for the moment, I can not let Maka know more about her past, the information is too much for her right now, and given the situation, I'm sorry to put you in the middle Soul. But she can not know about the Anti-Demon Wavelength, we need to see how this can benefit her as well. Once we get the information from Giriko, then Maka and you can go back home, for the moment, Maka is to stay here in Death City." Death turned to look at Soul now, his skull mask and hood prevented him from showing any signs of compassion in there, but Soul knew he meant no harm.
The only hard part was how he was going to explain to Maka about staying here longer, letting out an exhausted sigh, he wasn't really looking forward to it. He waved to them good-bye as he walked out the doors and towards his bike, grabbing his phone while he was almost there.
"It's Soul, got a minute?" he waited for the other person's reply, hanging up once he got it, he turned his bike on and sped towards his new destination, all the while still contemplating about what just went on.
The area where they were to meet was dark, the stars shined bright thanks to the cold winter air, as the moon was asleep covered by some clouds moving their way. The trees were almost bare of any leaves as they all lay on the ground, while some tried to stay on the branches.
Soul let out a breath, watching it turn into mist right in front of him. He was about to move away from the bench when he heard a soft thud a couple of feet away. Not bothering to look, he automatically brought out his scythe, the black and red blade shined with the moonlight.
"Awfully paranoid, aren't you Souly?" Blair teased as she appeared in front of him, her dark blue jeans and dark purple halter top shirt helping to emphasize her curves.
"Only 'cuz you tend to bring some unwelcome friends with you." Soul muttered, still not letting his scythe disappear. "I need to ask you a question, consider it a favor you need to pay me back."
"Out of all the many that Blair still owes you, of course." her yellow cat-like eyes shined with curiosity as she stared at him.
"How was it that you were able to sense her soul being corrupted?" his crimson eyes turned to her now, awaiting the answer.
"Easy question, not so easy answer. Blair was the one who corrupted her." now her eyes turned hard, "It was easy for Blair sense her having the Grigori soul. Not something you should have parading around in a place like that. But Blair was smart, Blair slipped something in her drink to help the process, also making her want to drink more and more, all Blair needed was something to set her off. And it worked."
"You mean to tell me that she can get corrupted that easy?" his grip tightened on his scythe.
"Nope, not so easy. She needs something to get her really mad, to the point where your little kitten will wish harm on that person, and really mean it." she gave him a smile as she looked up to the sky, "Blair helped that plan move forward, when Blair told her that she slept with her daddy."
Soul wanted to slice the girl in half, "Was it true? Or did you lie to get her pissed."
"It was true, Blair slept with her daddy more than once, even after Maka was born. Blair told her mom that she was having a girl."
"You're sick, you know that Blair, even I wouldn't go that far." he had to close his eyes from the headache he was having.
"That's why you're asking Blair for hel-"
Soul didn't let her finish, he had his hand up to keep her from talking. "Did you tell anyone else where you would be right now?" he didn't bother looking at her, his eyes were busy scanning the area, his theory was proven right when out of nowhere a rock came flying at them.
"Blair was careful, she made sure that no one followed her." Blair yelled as she snapped her fingers and a pumpkin bomb exploded few feet away from them. "Blair's gonna leave this to you, Soul. Be careful!"
Before Soul could stop her, she already disappeared into the darkness, leaving Soul to fight alone. Letting out a chain of curses at the violet haired flirt, he turned towards the presence in the dark, the shadow of it giving off it's silhouette.
"Well, if it isn't a baby kishin, trying to get stronger..." Soul muttered, jumping away from another rock hurled at him.
It gave off a screech as it walked out of the shadows, it's body was rotten, a hunched back and four arms dangling from it. It's legs were long and thin, looking more like a makeshift insect than someone that use to be human. Five black, beady eyes turned to Soul, it's tongue slithered across it's face, licking it's lips while saliva fell from it's mouth.
"Can't even talk yet? Or are you feigning dumb?" Soul smirked, grabbing his scythe, he let out a breath, the Kishin was giving off a foul smell, it's body still transforming to the inhumane beast in front of Soul.
"hu...n...gry." it licked it's lips, stretching out it's hands it ran towards Soul, a screech coming out of his mouth as it went forward to attack.
Soul let out a sigh, this was the last thing he wanted to do, he just wanted to go home and make sure Maka didn't sneak off or worse, fall into the bathtub and fall asleep.
Spinning his scythe, Soul quickly jumped out of the way from the Kishin's attack, turning around to slice the thing on the back, blood pooled out of it's wound as the Kishin dropped to the floor, it's breath ragged from the blood loss.
Soul was about to make his scythe disappear when the Kishin started to move again, it's wound healing up. 'What in Death's name is going on?' Soul thought as he saw it turned back towards him, it's beady eyes shinning as it smiled at him. Giving off another screech, it ran towards Soul, who quickly jumped out of the way, using his scythe, he was about to slice it's head in half when the thing turned around and swiped at him, making him move back.
"Hu...n...gry, hu...n...gry." it gurgled, running towards Soul once more.
"Damn, this thing seems to be on a one set track of mind." Soul muttered, moving away from the Kishin as it swiped at him once more. Soul was having a hard time attacking it, as it used each of it's hands to block and attack at the same time. Mentally cursing, Soul did a quick jump twirling it's scythe in his hands he was about to slice the Kishin's head in half, only to miss when the beast to move away, howling in pain as Soul cut part of his face.
The Kishin turned to him, one it's eyes was gone as it bled out from it's new wound, it let out a screech as it came to attack once more, almost hitting Soul.
"This is getting annoying, how the hell is it that you won't die!" Soul shouted, letting out a frustrated sigh, he closed his eyes for a brief moment to use the darkness, one moment he was about to get attacked by the Kishin, the next Soul brought down his scythe, beheading the monster.
It's head rolled to the side as it's body slumped down on the ground, Soul was prepared for it to get back up, when it's body burst and it's soul was floating above it, as the blood and body began to disintegrate and disappear.
Soul let out a sigh as it walked towards the thing, grabbing it with one hand he swallowed it whole, letting out a satisfied sigh he let his scythe disappear. Not bothering to wait for more to come out, he grabbed his phone and dialed Kidd.
"It's Kidd, what's up?"
"Hey, it's Soul, inform your dad that a Kishin just entered the area, and I learned some interesting information from it."
"A Kishin entered into Death City? Are there more?"
"I haven't seen anymore of them, I don't think this one had any more friends, it was still going through the transformation when I sensed it. I think it just wanted to eat." Soul searched the area once more to make sure there wasn't any more Kishins around, he was glad to find out he was alone.
"I'll make sure to inform father about this immediately, as for the moment, go back home. Make sure it was just a coincidence that a Kishin arrived and it wasn't after Maka."
Soul quickly hung up afterwards, walking towards his bike he turned it on and sped towards his place.
Maka jumped when she heard a loud bang come from outside the door, letting out a sigh she got up and walked towards the door, only to hear muffled scream coming from outside.
Wondering what was going on, she opened the door and saw something almost fly past her, from the hallway.
"Is everything okay?" Maka asked, as she saw a girl hunched on the ground crying.
"He stole my purse! It had everything inside it! Please you have to get it back!" the girl cried, running towards Maka.
Maka looked at the girl, she had long light blue hair that was messy as she looked up at Maka, her big black eyes were full of tears. Letting out a sigh, she turned towards the door, grabbing her keys and locking it, not bothering to grab anything else, she ran outside to see if she can catch the guys, though she thought it was already too late to go over there.
She let out a sigh when she saw a group of guys start to run as soon as they saw her, not giving a second chance she ran towards them, she was pretty sure that they were just some hooligans that she could take on. Hell, she was pretty pissed with the whole ordeal of Soul and that crazy cat lady that fed her the drinks, so she had some anger to vent out, and they seemed like a good target.
Taking a sharp turn she was almost going to reach them when they ran into an alley, something told Maka it would be best now to just let them run away, but she couldn't hold herself to not help the girl out. Letting out a sigh she walked towards the area, grabbing her sweater a little tighter, she was prepared for anything.
Hearing soft mumbling from the end of the alleyway, Maka hesitated at first to see what was going on, but she didn't have to wait long when someone grabbed her from behind.
"Looks like we found ourselves the prize." a gruff voice spoke.
Maka didn't bother to wait for the other guys, she quickly elbowed him on the stomach, causing him to let her go, before he had any time to react, she turned to elbow him behind the neck, making him drop to the ground instantly.
"That was easy," Maka whispered, looking towards where the noise now stopped, "I just don't know how the rest will be."
Before she could answer her own question the group of men came out from the shadows, and Maka could make out five guys in total, six with the guy she just knocked out.
"Well look-y here, looks like we got ourselves a little spit fire..." one of them chuckled, he was wearing a red beanie and a red plaid shirt that looked worn out along with some stained jeans, he was a little bit taller than Maka, but then again, so were all the rest of them.
"Are you guys the ones who stole that girl's purse?" Maka asked, her voice didn't waver at all, as she stared at the guy in the red beanie, her hands coiling to fists.
"Maybe, then again... she did say we might find something very valuable if we took it." another guy who was wearing a greasy white t-shirt looked at her, his brown eyes shinning with a hint of malice.
"I'm here to take it back, it's pretty pathetic if you ask me a bunch of guys taking a purse from a small girl like her, nothing but a bunch of guys with no balls." she didn't know where the smirk came from, but she felt it form on her face, as she looked at them, though she could clearly blame a white haired guardian for it as well.
The guy with the red beanie cursed at her as one of them moved closer, "Careful," he said "a little girl like you should know her place." a sinister smile formed on his face when he said that, snapping his fingers, the group of guys moved towards her.
Maka quickly reacted, punching one of the guys straight in the face as another tried to grab her from behind, she was actually happy to use him as leverage, she kicked herself from the ground. Kicking one guy straight on the groin while another on the head, landing back down, she twisted herself from the guys grasp, elbowing him hard on the stomach. It worked as he gasped for air and let her go, quickly turning to finish him off, she kneed him on the face causing him to go unconscious. Two down, four to go.
She didn't wait for the next one to attack, she turned to kick him hard on the head, only to hit his neck instead, causing him to fall down fast.
"Looks like this girl knows how to fight..." one of them muttered, taking something out that Maka saw glint in the light. "No worries though, I don't feel like being nice tonight."
Maka was about to turn to fight him when out of nowhere someone stopped him, "Who the fuck do you think you are?" the guy snapped.
"It's not fair to fight a pretty girl like her when she's outnumbered." A familiar voice spoke, causing Maka to squint her eyes in the shadows.
His black hair was combed neatly around him, his blue eyes shinning brightly towards Maka as he moved closer to the guy holding the knife in his hands.
"Besides, I don't think your knife can even compare to mine." Just then a light appeared from his hand, turning his arm into a long silver like blade, inches from his throat.
"Fuck, it's a Death Scythe!" One of them screamed, causing the ones holding Maka to let her go, as they ran away from the new opponent. The others didn't wait to see if the ones Maka knocked out were okay, or for their friend in Joshua's arms as they ran away.
"I suggest you run now, I don't think it's right to kill you in front of a lovely lady like her." Joshua smiled as he let the thug go.
The guy didn't hesitate, as he bolted out of the alleyway, leaving Maka and Joshua alone.
"You're a Death Scythe?" Maka asked, her eyebrow raised up as she stared at the guy in question.
Joshua gave her a wide grin, his arm turning back to normal as he bent down to grab a big brown object.
"Not yet. Trying to be one. So far, I still need some good luck, to try again." He smiled at her again, handing her the brown bag. "And you, Ms. Albarn? Are you some sort of vigilante who fights thugs when she's not reading her books?"
Maka couldn't help but smile, as she grabbed the bag and began to walk out of the alleyway. "Just when the book keeps getting interrupted by hooligans who think I'm interesting."
She saw Joshua smile, but before she could say anything else, she heard another familiar voice say her name.
Turning to look at the person who called her, Maka saw crimson eyes show a small hint of relief as he spotted her. A smile forming on her mouth, she was about to bid her farewells to Joshua, only to stop herself from doing so.
Joshua wasn't there anymore
"What part of 'stay inside' did you think meant go outside?" Soul asked, walking up to her, he placed his hands inside his pockets, his eyes never leaving hers.
"Sorry, this girl outside your place asked if I could help her get her bag back from some thieves." Maka answered, placing the purse under her arm as she walked along side him.
"Either way, I don't see how you couldn't call the cops or something." Soul stated, as they walked back home.
The walk was quiet at first, until Soul decided to break the silence. "How did the girl look like anyways?" He asked, looking at Maka from the corner of his eyes.
"She was skinny, had light blue hair that looked almost pale really, and two huge circles on the corner of her mouth." Maka answered, walking into the building towards Soul's place. "Other than her crying her eyes out for her purse."
Soul let out a mental groan, not even bothering to knock some sense into the blonde haired girl, clearly she didn't understand how her life was in danger.
"Hmm, I wonder where the lady lives..." Maka muttered, peering into the hallway for any signs of the said girl.
"You mean to tell me that you don't know where she is, her name, or anything?" Soul asked, his eyebrow raised as he looked at the girl. It was starting to sound suspicious.
"She wasn't in her room, there was a loud sound and when I went to check, I saw the girl crying on the floor in the hallways." Maka answered, she was beginning to think she made the whole thing up. "Maybe her ID is in her purse."
Soul looked at her rummage through it in hopes of any sign for the lady who the purse belonged to. "Anything?" He asked, scratching the back of his head.
"That's strange. There's no wallet, no nothing, but a small notebook, and this..." Maka answered, taking a small golden trinket that had red embellished on it.
"Let me look at that." Soul grabbed the item, upon closer look he saw two snake eyes on the front of it. A key shape entrance in the middle. "Who did you say was the girl again?"
Maka stopped to look at him, her eyebrow raised as she answered him one more. "I don't know anything about her. All I know is that she has light blue hair that was really pale, black colored eyes and two big circles, one on each corner of her mouth. That was the weird part, her face reminded me of a frog."
Suddenly everything clicked, quickly grabbing her hand her walked outside of the building, placing the trinket back in the bag Maka was holding, Soul grabbed his phone.
"Soul, I thought I told you to get some rest. It's way past my symmetry hours of sleep." Kidd answered.
"Enough on your symmetry, we have a problem. Meet me in the library again." Soul snapped.
"Understood, I'll get *Star to meet us there."
That was all Soul needed to hear as he closed his phone. Tugging Maka towards his bike, he started it up and drove towards his destination.
Maka had no idea what they were doing back in the library, as she sat there waiting and watching Soul check his phone every 10 seconds along with yawning every thirty seconds, she was beginning to get annoyed.
Just as she was about to get up to get a book, the doors opened and in walked Kidd, dressed the same as all the times Maka ever saw him. Clean cut shirt that was buttoned up, black jeans, and black shoes. She remembered a comment Liz told her about him using white shoes, but would be crying as soon as one got dirty and the symmetry was off. She never understood his obsession with symmetry, and made sure to never ask him about it.
Kidd quickly nodded at both at them, pulling out a chair to sit down, before he got anything to say there was a loud bang as the doors slammed open once more.
"Okay, what's this emergency that I wasn't able to finish my training-" black*star stopped to look at Maka. "Oi! What's flat board doing here?"
"I can ask the same thing about the monkey in front of me." Maka spat, now turning to Soul. "Just what are we doing here? Is it about the purse and the lady I helped?"
Soul didn't answer her, only turned his attention to Kidd, handing him the brown purse with the belongings inside. "Maka said some women was crying and asked for her help getting her purse back from some thieves, only fishy part is... When we showed up, she was gone, and that's all there is in there."
Maka saw Kidd open the purse and look at the book, not bothering to open it, grabbing the gold trinket in front of him. "It looks like a music box." Kidd answered, after close speculation.
"Okay, so four-eyes over here found a purse with a book and a music box! Big deal!" Black*Star shouted, dropping to sit next to Kidd, "Looks like she got had!"
"She is right here, you moron!" Maka snapped, feeling her eye twitch as she tried to keep her anger in check. "So stop talking like I'm not here, or should I talk in third person to fit into this little group?"
"Apologies, Maka," Kidd replied, placing the trinket down and looking at Maka, "do you mind telling me how this girl looked like? And how she came across you?"
Maka let out a breath, she was tired of telling Soul the same story over and over again and here she had to go and do it again. "Like I told Soul, I fell asleep on the couch and heard a loud bang outside along with some screams, when I went to go check what was going on, I saw a girl with light blue hair; almost pale really. Her eyes were black a, and a huge round circle on the corner of her mouth, on each side. Almost like a frog. She said that everything was in her purse, so I helped her out."
"I think it's best to-" Kidd was interrupted by Maka who seemed to have snapped her fingers in surprise and turned to Soul.
"Soul, your place is on the 13th floor right?" She asked.
Soul only nodded, not bothering to see where all of this was headed. He was worried that they might of found out where Maka was living at.
"So, if a group of guys steal a purse from a lady, I would see them getting on the elevator or stairs when I went outside, right?"
"Yeah." Soul arched his eyebrow now, curious to where she was headed in this.
"Okay, so when I went out, there was no one but her, and by the time I went in and locked up, they would of been well underway of escaping right?" She got up to pace now, all eyes on her.
"So?" Soul asked, waiting for the finale of this.
"So?" Maka stopped to look at him, "So? Those bastards were outside the building, and as soon as they saw ME they bolted! How would they know that I was the one going after them! And when I caught up with them and fought them-"
"Wait! You ran towards a group of guys who stole a purse, and confronted them?" Kidd asked, now turning to Soul, "What part of 'keep her safe' is hard to comprehend?"
"It wasn't Soul-"
"Hey, you were the one who ordered me to go get those damn souls that *Star failed to get, along with being attacked by a Kishin who was just forming!" Soul spat out, "So forgive me if I don't take her with me on all my missions. Bad enough she got attacked by Giriko! Now you want me to keep an eye on her, while doing missions as well?"
"Hey!" Black*Star shouted, "I never fail to get anything! I'm THE great Black*Star, one who will surpass Gods, I'm just letting Soul do some work around here too, other than babysit her all the time!"
"Soul wasn't at faul-"
"Black*Star, please shut up, you are as far from becoming a God as a dog is to being able to use the damn computer on their own." Kidd retorted, glancing at Black*Star, he then turned back towards Soul. "And your duty is to make sure the Grigori soul is safe, and that means keeping an eye on Maka to make sure she's not harm! If she was killed or sensed by a Kishin or witch, image the chaos that could happen!" he yelled.
"Uhh guys?" Black*star muttered, turning to look at them.
"Grigori Soul or not, her life is first! I can't take her with me on missions and risk her getting injured." Soul spat.
"Guys!" Black*star shouted.
"What!" Kidd and Soul shouted back in unison.
"Think you should know Maka left." To show his point he pointed towards the area she was at, showing no one there.
"When did she leave?" Kidd asked, turning to the blue haired guy who sat there playing with his hands.
"'Bout the time you said her soul was the only thing that mattered." Black*Star yawned, getting up to stretch, he didn't let either one say a thing as he looked as Kidd, "I may not like the hag, but Soul has a point. With or without it, it doesn't matter. Her safety comes first."
Soul didn't wait for either one to talk, as he ran out the door, he knew where she was headed and he needed to fix things.
Maka wiped her tears away once more. She hated that she could cry when she was angry, and for the life of her, she didn't want to admit it hurt.
She knew she was only here for her soul, but hearing it being confirmed still hurt. Letting out another frustrated sigh, Maka stops to look up at the sky.
The moon was snoring away as the stars twinkled to life, for a brief moment, it all helped get her calmed.
She was about to turn back and wait for Soul by his bike, when a loud crash made her jump. Walking towards the noise, she saw an alley cat peer up at her. It's fur was matted and grey, showing how it had no home to go to, one eye blue, another yellow peered at her. Once it saw no advanced movement from Maka it moved towards the next trash can.
Maka let out a sigh as she continued to walk, clearing her head in the cold was helping her. She knew she should of gone back, she had no phone to let Soul know where she was, and she didn't want him getting in trouble again, because of her reckless behavior.
But to be honest, she hated being chaperoned by everyone. Unable to go to the grocery store without Soul by her side, or going and shopping for clothes, running errands without Soul stuck at her side. She felt crowded and, just annoyed! She had enough of being looked and cared for. If Soul wasn't there then it was either Tsubaki or Liz and Patty making sure she was safe. And even though she liked them and bonded with them great! She was still tired of being treated like some dainty, fragile princess, that she wasn't!
Letting out another frustrated sigh, Maka continued towards her destination. No one knew of it but her, and when she did tell Soul about it, he only looked at her as if she was hallucinating.
Maka let out a breath when she realized she was there already. The old abandoned observatory was perched on top of the hill, the place still looked used, with no signs of graffiti or vandalism any where near it.
She quietly entered through the door, having to push it a little harder to enter, it creaked out loud as she began to close it behind her.
The area was dimly lit, with only the shadow of the moon providing any light for her to see. Stretching out her hands, she carefully walked towards the huge telescope that looked up to the sky.
The familiar sight of the big dipper, orion belt, and the rest of the constellations made her feel as if she was back at her place. The only thing that held any similarity towards her world and this one were the stars, and at that moment, it's what she missed the most.
She knew the dangers of going to places like this on her own, she knew her soul was a magnet for any evil, corrupted person who could sense her. But she still hated living in fear. She had to overcome it, what would happened when she went off to college? Would she have to live alone for the rest of her life? And what about Soul? Was he to be with her ALL the time too? Didn't he have dreams and goals to accomplish as well? She couldn't very well believe that he was to stay with her as her guardian through out their whole lives, both of them would eventually have to go on with their own lives..
Maka let out a groan, as slid down to the ground; looking up to see the stars twinkle and shine from the slit the observatory provided. She hated questioning her path and life, but no matter what everything kept pointing towards it all slipping away; and she was trying hard to still hold on to that.
Wiping another tear from her eye she let out a sigh as she got up. Dusting herself off, she heard a loud bang from outside the door, not bothering to wait who or what it was, Maka slid between some huge boards lined up against the wall.
She strained her ears for any sign of it being someone she knew, but the footsteps sounded... Different.
When she was without her glasses, she learned how to tell if Soul was near by his walk, lazy and unnerved. This one sounded heavy and though she couldn't put her finger on it, it sounded angry.
"You're late!" She heard the voice speak, it was a male voice, one she never heard before.
"Did you just get here?" A female voice spoke, the same voice that asked Maka for helped from the purse.
"Yeah, no sign of anyone else, did you do it?" The male voice asked, sounding irritated.
"Yeah! They have the bag, the book was in there... As well as the other thing." The female voice answered, her feet tapping on the ground. "Have you done your end?" She sneered.
"Keep your attitude away, remember I'm only helping you out if I get my end of the bargain." The guy snapped,"I'm waiting for the right moment. It's rare when she's alone."
'They can't be talking about... me?' Maka thought, she was trying not to make any noise as she tried to hear the conversation.
"I don't care if she's with the whole Death City Army, or with Death himself, you need to get it done quick." The girl was almost shouting, "you might think you are in charge, but a pawn is a pawn. Just do what you need to do to the Grigori in order to get what you want. We need to make sure this works. If not, Medusa will be using us next for lab experiments on the black blood."
"Keep it down!" The guy yelled, his feet sounding more distant know. "Medusa can use you all she wants. But I'm not one of her lab pets."
Maka heard the girl mutter something really low, unable to hear it well, Maka didn't want to risk moving either way.
She didn't know how long she stood there, but as the footsteps echoed out to the door and silence filled the now dimly lit area, as trees' branches rustled outside. Maka was scared to come out from her hiding. Her legs were starting to get tired from standing so much. Still she didn't want to risk anything, but she knew if she stayed there longer she was going to get Soul in trouble again. Closing her eyes, and taking in a deep breath, Maka summoned her soul perception, scanning the room for any signs of someone else.
It was empty.
Taking a deep breath, Maka slowly moved out of her hiding spot, her ears straining for any sign of the two strangers either way. She let out a relieved sigh, as she saw herself standing alone in the empty observatory. She was about to walk towards the front door when a shiver ran down her spine. Her gut instincts told her it wouldn't be a good idea to do so, taking in a deep breath, Maka tried to see if there was a way out, she was relieved to find a window that wasn't barred up with wood.
It was small but spacious enough for her to fit through, if she could reach it. She bit her bottom lip, trying not to make too much noise, Maka jumped towards it, grabbing enough of the window to be able to pull herself up there and get out. She was grateful that there weren't any jagged pieces of glass on them, from the looks of it, it looked like any remnants of glass was swept away by the weather. Letting out a small sigh of relief, Maka slowly pulled herself out of the small window, trying not to make too much noise as she landed on the floor, hands first. She winced as she noticed her hands and arms took in most of the impact, with some minor scrapes from the careless jump. Still, she quickly got up and almost ran towards Soul's place.
'I need to tell Soul about thi-' Maka stopped for a brief moment, bitting her bottom lip, she knew she had to tell Soul what she heard, it was about the Death Scythes after all, but she knew if she did tell him, then it would mean more eyes on her, and less privacy. She also didn't want Soul to get into trouble again because of her careless behavior. Letting out a small groan, Maka began to continue her walk, all the while trying to debate if she would tell Soul about the conversation she just heard.
"I can't, if I tell him at least about the book, he'll get suspicious... and next thing I know, he'll find out everything else and then what?" Maka muttered to herself, as she continued her pace, 'That's right, then I'll be glued to every damn Death Scythe or to Soul's hip for that matter, and I can kiss my regular life good-bye.' Maka let out a small sigh, she knew she had to keep it a secret from Soul, but that white haired jerk was too good at figuring out when Maka was hiding something, and he was even better at finding out what she was hiding. Still, she had to try, she didn't want to keep it a secret from him, but she didn't want to be treated like a baby either. She knew the consequences of going out by herself, and she knew she wasn't as great at defending herself when it came to the Kishins or whatever the hell would attack her. The world she was in, wasn't the world she knew. In here, they people who tried to attack her, weren't... human.
Maka was about to turn another corner, when she heard footsteps fast approaching, she stopped for a moment, thinking she heard wrong, when the footsteps stopped with her. Bitting her bottom lip, she tried to tell herself it was her imagination, but when she started to walk again, the footsteps moved as well. She knew full well it was bad to turn around and face whoever was following her, and she knew from the books she read that they weren't always empty handed either. A chill ran down her spin as she picked up her pace, trying to lose the guy that was shadowing her, but no matter how much she turned and went around, the footsteps were still following her, and if she wasn't mistaken, they were getting closer as well.
She knew from all the books and self defense classes she watched, it wasn't a good idea to take a potential rapist or murderer and lead him towards your home, the best thing to do, was to lead him towards a well lit area, full of people where he couldn't harm you, and the chances of losing her there higher. But the only problem to that were two things. One, it was already late, so the chances of bumping into a group of people that weren't looking for trouble was slim, and two... Maka had no fucking clue where the hell she was at!
Bitting her bottom lip one more time, Maka tried to reevaluate her plan, but no matter how she looked at it, it didn't look good. Taking in a deep breath, Maka decided to make a run for it, sprinting across the street and turning in random corners, she was sure she lost the potential rapist or murderer, until she heard his footsteps following hers. Faster and faster he was chasing after her now, he knew she found out he was following her, and now was his chance to catch her. Her mouth felt dry, coiling her hands into fist, she knew if this failed she would have to face him. But the conversation from before kept echoing in her mind.
"I'm waiting for the right moment."
She knew right now was the right moment, she knew that her being alone was extremely risky, and no matter what she knew she shouldn't of left Soul behind. For the smallest moment, she felt so helpless, turning another corner, Maka was running out of breath, but she still couldn't stop, the footsteps were still close behind her. Closing her eyes for the briefest moment only to collide with something warm and hard, she mentally cursed at herself as she was about to land on her derrière, only to feel strong arms hold her still.
"Missed me that much?" she heard a familiar voice speak, she didn't need to see his smug smirk on his face, or the fact that his crimson eyes were probably eyeing her suspiciously as she steadied herself on her own.
"Only because you have the keys to the house, if not." She paused for a moment, looking behind her to check for any sign of her follower. Letting out a small breath, she turned back to Soul now, knowing she was safe, she was able to continue. "I'd be stuck wandering out on the streets, and we both don't want that." she forced a small laugh at her pathetic attempt of a joke, she saw him eye her suspiciously, but she couldn't risk anything. Turning away from him she grabbed his hand, trying to stop the fear she just had from showing. "Can we go home, I'm exhausted from trying to find out where the hell you live."
"Yeah... sure." Soul couldn't help but eye the petite blonde, she was hiding something from him, and from the small sweat on her forehead, he knew she was running. He just had to figure out why.
It didn't take long for him to find out the answer, her hand was still trembling, and she kept trying to look back discreetly, only to fail miserably at it. Letting out a small sigh, he had already two guesses in mind. One, she was either telling the truth and did get lost, or... she was being chased by someone and she didn't want to mention anything about it.
Something told him it was the latter. He couldn't take it anymore. Her hand wouldn't stop trembling and no matter what, she would flinch at any sudden noise being made. He stopped abruptly, causing her to stop as well. He didn't let her explain anything, as he quickly pulled her into a tight embrace, his arms wrapping themselves around her waist, as he laid his chin on her head.
He closed his eyes for a small moment, checking her soul to make sure what was going on. And he wasn't surprised. She was scared, terrified really. All that kept going through her was the thought of being chased. He let out a heavy sigh as he realized he was right. She was being chased and it scared the shit out of her. He came just in time, too.
But something else was bothering him, there was something she was hiding, something that even with him checking her soul, she wouldn't let him see. She kept screaming and yelling inside her to not tell him, and it was preventing him from finding out.
"...sorry."
It was those words that snapped him out of his thoughts, peering down, he saw her looking down to the ground, she was no longer trembling as she spoke.
"I didn't mean to get you into trouble."
Soul was grateful she wasn't looking at him, his eyes were wide for a second as he quickly composed himself. Flashing a smile, he only held on to her tighter. "It's cool, not the first time." He muttered, letting her go, though he hated to admit it, but it felt weird not having her in his arms. He quickly went for the next best thing at the moment, grabbing her hand. The trembling had come back, but only for a brief moment, when she felt his hand hold firmly onto her's, she calmed down.
"Hey," Soul looked at her from the corner of his eyes, he knew he had to figure out what she was hiding, but he didn't think it would be wise to screw this up right now. "It's okay, I'm here." he saw her eyes widen for a brief moment, and she stopped, her posture was back to normal, as she gripped his hand firmly, she stopped flinching and only nodded.
She knew she was safe as long as Soul was around, and that helped her tremendously. Letting out a small sigh, she only continued to walk along side Soul, hoping to the heavens that he won't find out what she was hiding. He couldn't know that there were some people planning to do something back, she didn't want to risk anything else going wrong from her life. She needed to get back to her old life before all of this happened. If she could ever get it back.
Soul kept eyeing the blonde haired girl, any sign of her soul wavering and showing what she was hiding wasn't going to happen any time soon. He mentally cursed, as he continued to walk.
He knew she was hiding something from him, he just didn't know what it really was, and something told him... he had to find out what.
There! All done! :D
I'm soooo sorry about the late, late, late update! But some things were going on. I just recently moved into my mom's house after a huge ordeal with my boyfriend's sister throwing a damn temper tantrum over a small joke. "/ And she decided to take it out on MY kids, so before Mama bear came out and went down for homicide, I decided it would be best to just pack my stuff and move into my mom's until my boyfriend and I pay all out debt and get our own place... again.
but anyhow, I'm sure you guys don't want to hear about my sad, sad sorry life. [In reality, it's not that sad, it's pretty interesting. Have you tried watching Barney with two boys who don't seem to be as interested in it as you are... don't judge! :P]
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