Hey Followers! Brace yourselves, this is the last chapter! I am deeply grateful to all your feedback- everything was very helpful! I love you all, and I promise you future stories! (If you have any ideas you would like to see come to life, PM me!) Remember, Soul and Maka and everyone was around the age of 17 to 18! :D
~Five years later~
Sweat rolled down the back of my neck, and I nervously clung to my now out stretched stomach. The grass nicked my toes through the opening of my sandals, and Soul's hand grasped mine tighter until I finally made a gasping noise from the closed circulation.
"OH! I'm so sorry Maka! Is the baby okay!" Soul panicked and leaned down to my stomach, pressing his ear to the outside eagerly.
"OH! Cool, I can hear it kicking. Whatever it is, it's going to be good at soccer like its dad!" Soul smiled, pumping his arms in the air, and then finally wrapping them around my shoulders, securing me next to his chest.
"Soul, you won't hurt it by holding my hand! You're way too paranoid." I rolled my eyes, but smiled at the jester that he cared, it filled by body with a warm happy feeling. He snuggled me closer, and whispered,
"I love you Maka." The tone of his voice still made me blush, even though I was so accustomed to it already, and I had a feeling that our child was too.
"I love you too Soul, but don't I just look awful to you now? My stomach is huge! It's been 6 months, and I have been a real mess!" I exclaimed, showing my thoughts on how he may grow tired of me with my wrecked body.
"I love you still… not still, but even more! You're carrying our child. A combination of the both of us! It only makes my love for you stronger." With that, he leaned in, and kissed my lips passionately. All my worries washed away as I melted into the kiss. We were now in the middle of the park, oblivious to the actual reason for being here was, until…
"YAHHHHOO! YOU GUYS JUST KEEP GOING AT IT HUH!" We pulled apart at the familiar voice that no longer annoyed us, but a voice we missed dearly.
"Black *Star my man!" Soul cheered, commencing an epic fist pump, "It's been too long! Where's that baby of yours?" Soul exclaimed, whipping his eyes around dramatically, until it landed on Tsubaki, who was cradling a 5 month old baby, and trying to hug a well-rounded Maka awkwardly. Soul and Black *Star rolled their eyes at their girlish cries of joy, and the words of excitement like, How far are you! Oh, look how cute he is!
"IT'S BEEN TOO LONG SINCE YOU'VE SEEN YOUR GOD! LET US NOW MEET AT THE COFFEE SHOP WITH THE OTHERS!" Black *Star exclaimed, loud enough for the whole park to hear. Tsubaki, flustered at the now staring faces, waved her hands for him to stop. Black *Star just smiled, and held Tsubaki's hand as they walked up the road to Deathbucks. The image of them walking was similar to a double date, except for the tiny child nestled into Tsubaki's crook of her arm.
"What did you name him?" Maka asked, grinning wide.
"Oh…his name is White Mune Star, named after Black *Star's grandfather, my brother's name, and of course our last name. But, we do call him Star junior for short." Tsuabaki looked calm, and relaxed as she held her baby and her husband's hand, while in the company of two of her best friends. "Do you know what gender your baby is?" she added. Soul and Maka simply shook their heads, and replied in unison,
"We're waiting." Out of shock, they turned to each other, surprised that they were in sync.
"I ALWAYS KNEW THAT YOU TWO WOULD GET TOGETHER!" Black *Star exclaimed, grinning like a maniac. They giggled, and the four friends made jokes the whole way until they were standing outside the store.
"Mmmm, I can smell the coffee and pastries from here…" Maka moaned, inhaling the sweet sugary aroma.
"Oh pregnancy hormones…" Soul added, laughing while Maka jabbed him in the ribs playfully. They soon spotted Liz, Patty, Kidd, and Hiro in the cushy corner of the back, sitting in a crescent shaped booth, laughing about something. As soon as they spotted Maka, Soul, Tsubaki, Black *Star, and Star Junior, they paused, shocked to see the wide Maka, and a glowing couple of parents.
"Oh! MAKA! Remind me how far you are again!" Liz said, excited.
"Six months!" Maka cheered, adding, "And you?"
"Oh, this little bugger is 8 months along, making Kidd very happy with the number of course, right honey?" Liz said happily, while Kidd's hand was rubbing her excessively huge stomach, bigger than Maka's.
"Oh yes, the perfect number, with the perfect wife!" he said sweetly, caressing Liz's lips with his quickly, "Come on! Sit down, we ordered pastries for the preggers, (winking as he said it,) and coffee for the rest of us. They all slid in to the booth, and questioned each other, while Patty showed off her brand new engagement ring.
"OH! When's the wedding again?" Maka asked.
"In July, so… five months from now?" Patty responded, while making Hiro's fingers dance on the counter, giggling, as Hiro leaned in and kissed her on the cheek. Everyone took turns holding Star Junior, and Black *Star of course was bragging how great him and his son were, to anyone who would listen, Liz was explaining how rough the 8th month of pregnancy was to Maka, and Soul and Kidd were in a conversation about the weird cravings their wives were having. Tsubaki was politely talking with Patty and Hiro about the wedding when the coffee and treats were set down in front of them. They all cheered and started to drink and bite into the deliciousness, when Maka noticed something weird about Tsubaki.
"Tsubaki… why aren't you drinking your coffee? You aren't pregnant anymore!" She joked, making everyone chuckle, but Tsubaki didn't laugh, and Black *Star blushed.
"Wait…" Liz commented.
"You're?" Patty questioned, her eyes widening.
"YES! THE GREAT BLACK *STAR WILL BE EXPECTING ANOTHER SON OR DAUGHTER!" He exclaimed, standing on his chair, excited to have finally spill the beans, while Tsubaki remained sitting down, smiling.
"Congratulations!" Everyone cheered, gathering for a round of applause.
"Man, you work fast." Soul muttered, just so Maka and Black *Star could hear.
"Hahahah, don't doubt your god!" Black *Star joked, clutching his stomach from laughing so hard.
"Soul, that was so rude!" Maka pouted, while fake nudging him with her shoulder.
"What happened?" Tsubaki asked, causing the three to stop talking, and all mutter a, "Nothing…"
"I'm so glad we finally got together again! Sometimes I miss our high school days; now we rarely get to see each other… you have all grown so much!" Kidd inquired, obviously happy to see all his friends again, and to secretly show off his pregnant wife.
The group all huddled together like in the old days, to talk about memories, and funny stories. They laughed, and ate, until some cried tears of joy; they were all glowing, and holding their partner in hand. As they parted, they all closed in for hugs, and cuddles, and the passing of Star Junior one last time.
"We'll see you at Patty's wedding! We'll have the babies by then!" Maka, Soul, Liz, and Kidd yelled, as they all parted ways, feeling complete and ready to take on the world.
~Three monthes later~
"Oh Maka, she's beautiful." Soul was crying tears of joy as he held his first born, beautiful daughter. He carefully handed the buddle to a worn out Maka, who accepted her daughter, and stared into a familiar pair of green eyes, and the graced her hand over the budding white hairs. Her father was outside, bracing himself to be a grandfather. The baby smiled, and her face was soft and smooth. Everything about her was delicate, as she wrapped one of her miniscule fingers around Maka's pinky. Maka and Soul teared up at the sight of their perfect child, they had high hopes and dreams for her, and both knew that they would sacrifice anything for her. Soul leaned down for a kiss over the baby, meeting Maka's as they shared their growing happiness. Their family had now officially started.
"Promise to love me, always?" Soul questioned.
"Forever, and always, Soul." Maka answered, as they came together at their lips, one more time.
Thanks for reading! I truly enjoyed all of your help! Please check out my future stories, or my other SoMa that is still continuing! I hope you all had a nice "Fan-Fic Black Out Day" yesterday, and I wish you all signed to petition! Forever and Always,
Melody