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Soul looked up from the ebony and ivory keys of his grand piano as he saw his brother Wes put his blazer on while smiling at his fiancée and old family friend, Maka Albarn. She was smiling back up at him, making Soul glare at the pair.

"Have a good meeting."

Wes nodded. "I'll try. It'll be pretty long."

Soul growled silently. How dare he lie to her like that? The girl they both grew up with? Maka was the most beautiful, smartest, and most amazing girl all around. And she just had to be engaged to HIM…

It had been arranged between the Albarn family and the Evans family to make the ties between them strong. The oldest child of each family would be married. And Maka was the only girl, the only CHILD, of the Albarns. So, they were raised together so that nothing would be too awkward. But she was paried with the wrong brother. At least Soul thought so.

Soul looked away as she saw Maka kiss Wes goodbye. It was disgusting. He knew that Wes would use those lips with another when he would be out at his "meeting".

Maka sighed as she walked into the piano room before looking at Soul.

"Oh, sorry Soul. Are you rehearsing? I'll leave…"

"It's fine. I don't mind the company. You can sit next to me if you want."

Maka smiled. "Thanks."

Soul watched her as she came to the piano bench to sit down. The twenty year old woman next to him was far different from when they met when Soul was six, and she just a year younger. Wes was twelve at the time, but he always made time for the two younger kids and they became fast friends.

And before he knew it, Soul fell in love with Maka.

But the love of his life was now tied to his brother, a man who didn't deserve her.

"Hey, Soul." Maka started as she stared at the piano keys. "Did you know Wes is cheating on me?"

Soul's eyes widened. "W-what-"

"It's okay if you did." Maka smiled, quite amused by Soul's reaction. "I've known for a while."

"H-how did…?"

"Papa used to cheat remember? Wes is showing the same signs that Papa showed."

"You don't sound upset about it…"

"That's because I'm not." Maka said with a sly smile.

"So, you're not upset that your fiancé is out with another woman?"

Maka shook her head. "Our relationship is obligatory. We aren't in love. At least I'm not. But I AM kind of worried."

"What about?"

"I mean, when if Wes is caught by the media? His image and reputation may be shattered."

"Why do you care?"

"Just because I don't love him like that, doesn't mean I don't care about him. We grew up together. I just wished he would be more careful." Maka sighed. "I should probably talk to him…"

"Why don't you call off the engagement?"

"I told you. It's obligatory. There's no easy way out of it."

Soul nodded. "I guess you're right… But, why do you guys kiss all the time?"

"Just to keep up appearances. It's just a kiss. No big deal. See?"

Soul widened his eyes as Maka touched her lips to his. He gently pushed back, enjoying the moment. He felt Maka pull apart, and did the same. She gave a smile.

"See? No big deal."

'Maybe not to you…'

"I've met her before too." Maka continued. "It was only for an hour. She's friends with Liz and Patty. She's pretty, and nice and outgoing. I feel like she'd be a good match for Wes."

"So, you're willing to live your life married to a man that will continuously be out with another woman?"

Maka looked away. "It's… It's not an ideal situation, that's for sure. I do wish I could marry someone that I love and loves me back. Unfortunately, the only thing I get out of this relationship is presents when he comes back. That's how I know that he's been with her."

Soul looked at her, then at the clock, seeing it was around one. "How about we go get some lunch? Have you eaten yet?"

Maka shook her head. "I haven't, and I am pretty hungry for some burgers."

Soul brought the fall down on the piano keys and went to grab his keys. "Let's go then."

Maka followed Soul out the door to his motorcycle, and they both got on, driving to Death City. The two young adults went to a burger joint, making sure to get a window seat. They ordered their lunch, and while Maka was looking out the window, she stopped in the middle of her conversation and waved out the window.

"Who are you waving at?"

Maka pointed to the subject of her entertainment, and Soul saw a familiar while haired man looking at them with a nervous smile, and a purple haired woman with purple in her outfit, and her breasts almost popping out of her dress.

"Is she a stripper?" Soul asked.

"I think she's a go-go dancer, according to Liz, or something along those lines."

"Maka, he's still technically cheating on you. I can't believe you're so nonchalant about his."

Maka just smiled. "I'm surprised too. But I can't really summon any feelings toward it. Maybe I AM a bit disappointed that I can't get out of this…"

Soul looked at Maka for a second. Before he could say anything to her, their food was set in front of them.

"Anyway, let's eat." Maka smiled.

Soul looked warily at his friend before eating his lunch. This wasn't right. All three of them knew it, but Maka simply allowed him to do it. Which was incredibly hard to believe.

After their lunch, Soul and Maka returned to the house. A few hours later, Wes came back from his "meeting", and found Maka and Soul with his mother.

"Maka," Wes started. "may I have a word?"

"Sure." Maka smiled. She got up and followed Wes out the room. Soul's mother blinked a few times as she looked up from her book.

"Whatever it is, I'm sure they could've talked about it in front of me."

Soul rolled his eyes. "I'm positive they couldn't, Mom."

Wes and Maka went to a sitting room in the large Evans' house, and the latter sat on a couch.

"I'm sorry…"

Maka smiled. "Don't be. I kind of knew it would happen."

"But that doesn't make it right."

"I know. But what can we do? We're kind of stuck in this situation, aren't we?"

Wes gave an apologetic smile. "I suppose you're right. I wish our parents would have considered their future children's feelings."

Maka looked away and found a book on the floor. She grabbed it before standing from her seat.

"I'm not hungry. Tell your mother I went to my room to read. I'm skipping dinner."

"Sure, but are you okay?"

"I'm just a bit tired, I guess." Maka replied. "Please don't pay it any mind. And please don't feel bad about your girlfriend. I think she's good for you."

"Thanks…" Wes said, feeling somewhat small. He watched Maka nod before she walked out the room. Wes returned to his mother and brother.

"Where is Maka?" Their mother asked as she noticed future daughter- in-law was absent.

"She said she was going to read in her room. She wants to be alone, I think."

"But it's almost dinner time!"

Wes shrugged. "She's not hungry."

"Well, I can just-"

"Lay off, Mom." Soul sighed. "The only reason you want to check on her is to find out what she and Wes talked about. And believe me; you're better off not knowing. So just chill, and give her the space she wants, okay?"

The matriarch huffed at her youngest boy, then turned to go to the dining hall.

"I'm guessing you saw us too."

"I was with Maka, wasn't I?"

"Point taken."

"I still can't believe you did that…" Soul sighed. "That was a dick move."

Wes sighed. "I was unhappy… I met Blair. One thing led to another, and before I realized it, I was in too deep."

Soul snorted before following his mother to the dining room. It was a quiet dinner, and afterwards, Soul went to his room. After a few hours, and the house was quiet, he heard a knock at his door. Opening it he found a blonde haired, green eyed girl in her night clothes smiling at him.

"I can't sleep. Can I spend the night in here?"

Soul could feel his face try to heat up, but he pushed his blush down. "Sure…" He and his guest made their way over to the double sized bed and crawled in. Maka gave a giggle.

"We haven't done this since we were little."

Soul nodded. "Yeah, you're right. I remember that. But Mom made us stop."

Maka nodded with a smile. "I guess cuz we got too old." Soul made a noise of agreement, and a silence followed afterwards.

"Hey… Soul?"

"Yeah?"

"I… well, I've been kind of thinking… about how I could get out of my engagement with Wes…"

Soul turned to Maka. "Really? What is it?"

Maka dove under the covers. "Never mind! It's a stupid idea!"

Soul blinked. Was she… embarrassed? Soul followed Maka's example and dove under the covers too.

"I doubt it's a stupid idea. Just tell me."

"W-well… I was thinking that maybe… you and I… could maybe get engaged…"

"W-what?"

"See…? I told you it was stupid…"

"No! It's not stupid! Just… surprising. I guess that's a good word for it."

"Surprising?"

"I never thought you'd want to get engaged with me. I thought someone like Kid would be more your speed."

Maka shook her head. "I really like you. But I was engaged to Wes, so I just tried to forget about it. Then you kept questioning me, so it made me rethink some things."

Soul gently pushed his lips against Maka's, making her face heat up. She kissed back, and it lasted a long moment. When he pulled apart, he smiled.

"I want to be engaged to you. I've wanted it for a long time."

Maka gave a huge smile. "Really?"

Soul nodded. "But how do we tell our parents? And you know the stupid press is going to be all in it…"

"We'll just tell them the truth. I mean, excluding the fact that Wes was cheating on me."

"I think our parents should know that." Soul replied. "It gives even more reason for us to be together."

Maka giggled. "I hope everything goes smoothly. You know how stubborn they can be. And they overreact to everything. Maybe we can get Wes to back us up."

"I'm sure he wouldn't mind. Or we could just surprise everyone by coming out of my room in the morning." Soul could just tell Maka's face was incredibly red.

"Soul!"

"We wouldn't do anything. Just make them think we did."

"That would cause more problems than fix any!"

Soul wrapped his arms around Maka. "I'll just hold you all night so you don't run away. And I'll kiss you until you fall asleep." Soul said before kissing Maka on the forehead. "I'll do everything that Wes couldn't do. Including love you." Maka snuggled up to Soul with a smile.

So sorry that I didn't update last week. I had to catch up with my homework. And sorry again if the characters are a little OOC. I'm a bit sick at the moment. Hopefully I will be back next week. Until then, Lots of Love~!