chapter eighteen :D

BlackDragon987: whootwhoot! lol

LonelyButters: lol to the flowers and the poem! x)

BeastGirlrayven: lol! i know! that was totally out of character for him! XD

KuriSari: lol hopefully this will aid in satisfying the crave :)

xXxSamxXx: lol thx hun n yeah, i changed the couple *sweatdrop* and to answer your question, chrona and ragnorak had bacon and french toast (the first thing that came to mind that would show off some of chrona's cooking skills)

okay, so just to let everyone know, idk if i'll be posting as much as i have been. im moving a couple states over soon (idk exactly when) and after a fourteen hour drive,
writing may be the last thing on my mind *sweatdrop* so in case i dont update for a few days in the near future, u all know y lol

anyway, enjoy!

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Stein POV

Once my classes were over, I went downstairs and glanced down the hall to Chrona's room. I was immediately disappointed when I saw that she just moved the flowers rather than take them in her room.

I sighed and went to pick them up, careful not to make too much noise in case Chrona was in her room reading-or worse, with Kid. As I went back upstairs, I noticed that a note had been attached to the one I had written my poem on (because Chrona likes poetry, right?) and pulled it from its clip:

It falls on deaf ears;
Your message goes unreturned.
Your love is just lust.

~Chrona

Ah...a haiku...

I frowned. 'Your love is just lust'? Clearly she wasn't buying my attempts.

I shrugged and pulled both notes from the roses, leaving them in the teacher's lounge in hopes that maybe they could brighten someone else's day.

On the way home, I kept staring at Chrona's neat scroll. On the plus side, she at least read my message...So I wasn't defeated just yet...I just had to try a little harder.
Maybe a different gift...

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I had been sitting at the desk in my room since I had gotten home, all of my ideas on how to 'whoo' Chrona written in front of me. Some were scribbled out, some circled...

I had no idea what in the hell I was doing. I had never had to work for a woman's affection like this before. Maybe that was why I couldn't get her out of my head? If I had just kept my interest in someone like Kid who was swayed a bit easier, I'd of had my way and been done with it by now. But Chrona had been through a lot more than most people. True, she had never been in love, but she knew when people were fake and when they were honest.

And clearly, she found me to be fake.

I hated Medusa, but at least she was easier, seeing as she was a shameless flirt who loved attention.

I glanced at the note Chrona had written me again, as I had countless times now. It kept spurring me to try harder. It made me think that maybe I could do something that would change her mind about me.

Of course, it basically WAS just lust, but if I didn't have her at my mercy soon, I'd go insane with desire.

"Knock, knock. You should really learn to lock your door,"

I didn't need to turn around to know it was Spirit. "You can't ring the bell like a normal person?"

"I rarely get the chance to just sneak up on you; I had to take it," He joked, coming over and looking over my shoulder. "Whatcha working on? Another class project?"

"Oh, it's a project, but not for class,"

Spirit POV

I looked over Stein's notes, expecting to see diagrams for some weird animal he wanted to dissect but saw a weird list he'd made up.

Flowers...Chocolates...Stuffed animals...

I felt my eyes widen a bit in surprise. "Stein...Are you trying to get someone?"

He frowned. "Trying...I'm not doing too well..." He admitted, frustration clear in his voice.

I smirked. "Oh? Maybe I can help? I am a well-known ladies man, after all," I gloated, trialing my hands through my hair in a show off 'look at me' fashion. "Who is the lovely young lady?"

"Chrona."

I froze, feeling my blood drain. "Chrona? Maka's friend? Medusa's DAUGHTER?" I knew Stein had a thing for Medusa (any guy would), but to think he was THAT desperate!

"Yeah, I can't get her outta my head since she came over to talk to Marie,"

"What are you talking about?"

He turned to me, winding his screw. "That's right...I didn't tell you about that, did I?"

"About what?"

"Chrona had come over one day to talk to Marie, but Marie had to go meet with Shinigami-sama about something, so I told her that I'd talk to her instead. Turns out that she had seen a couple students making out and she became aroused, but didn't know what she was feeling or why, so I had to explain sex to her."

"You didn't!" I felt my face grow hot. True, Chrona was attractive, but she was a friend of my little girl!

"I didn't," He confirmed. I sighed in relief. "I gave her a book that would explain things to her, but since I had to talk to her about...that, well she's been a bit of an obsession of mine,"

"So now you're trying to get close to her?"

"Yeah, but it's tricky...She's kind of dating Kid and she won't let him go for some fling with me."

"She's dating Kid?" How the hell do I miss out on all the juicy gossip? "Does Shinigami-sama know?"

He shrugged. "I dunno."

I shook my head. "Still...you've never gone after a woman in a relationship! Can't you just back off and find some one else?"

"No."

"...No?"

"It wouldn't be the same...Chrona is...different." Stein glanced at a note on his desk, picking it up and looking at it, handling it gingerly. "If she was any other girl, I would've had her already. But she's a challenge and...I can't find it in me to give up."

I just watched Stein closely. For some reason...I pitied him.

I sighed. "So...I guess I'll help you then..."

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lol spirit is going to use his lady powers...

is chrona screwed? dundundadun!

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