Hello everybody! Chapter six is finally here! I'm really sorry about the delay, I intended to have this finished a lot sooner but I kept re-writing it because I wasn't happy with anything I came up with, and my depression has been acting up a lot lately which is greatly interfering with my writing, so I'm very sorry -n- In other news, I've decided to add Crona! He'll be a boy and will be introduced in the next three, maybe four chapters? I'm not really sure yet OTL So that's everything, hope you enjoy :3
She had to admit, the fact that the taste of blood had become this familiar to her was slightly disturbing.
Running a hand through her hair, which had been yanked from it's usual pigtails, she stared down at the three boys lying on the ground in front of her, clutching various body parts in pain. Spitting out the blood in her mouth, she picked her bag up from the ground, crouching down next to one of the men.
"You try something like that again, and I won't go easy on you next time, got it?"
The kid nodded frantically, overwhelming fear showing clearly on his face as a few tears welled up in the corners of his eyes. Maka rolled her eyes, standing back up and slinging her bag over her shoulder, continuing her walk back home. Pulling a spare ponytail from her wrist, she tied her hair up, noticing a bit of blood in her bangs. Reaching up, she swiped the back of her hand over her forehead, smearing blood across it.
'ugh, just lovely.'
Opening up her bag, she pulled out a packet of tissues, pressing one against the cut on her forehead and another one at her lip. Looking up, Maka sighed in relief as she approached her front door, flinging it open and dropping her bag with a semi-soft thump. Flicking on the lights, Maka stepped into the bathroom, flinching slightly at her reflection. She had a black eye, a cut on her forehead above her right eye, a cut on her lip, and a number of bruises littered across her skin.
Maka pulled out her ponytail, brushing out her hair, which had become matted from one of those boys grabbing it. Shedding her black dress, undergarments and flats, she stepped into the shower, watching as the water washed away the blood on her body. Rubbing shampoo into her hair, she winced as some of it got into her cut. Growling a bit, she rinsed out her hair quickly, washing off her body before stepping out and wrapping a small towel around herself. She grabbed her blood stained cloths, dropping them into the hamper before walking into her room.
Maka dropped onto her bed, not bothering to get dressed as she stared at her ceiling, the dull throbbing of her bruises keeping her awake. She jumped slightly as her phone began ringing. She looked around, not seeing it anywhere.
'Where the hell did I-'
She was startled yet again when Blair pounced on her stomach suddenly, making Maka yelp in pain.
"Blair!" She yelled, glaring angrily at the cat. "What are you-" She cut herself off as she noticed Blair holding her cellphone in her mouth, her head tilted to the side in confusion. Maka huffed, patting the cat on the head before taking the phone, swiping the screen to answer the call.
"Hello?" She asked, her voice slightly horse.
"Did you get home alright?"
Maka sighed, pushing Blair off her and rolling onto her stomach.
"I'm fine Kid, I just got back."
"Just now? You should've gotten back at least 10 minutes ago, did something happen?"
"If you expected me to be here 10 minutes ago then why didn't you call me then?"
"Father needed my help with something so I couldn't call right away. Did something happen?"
"Nothing happened Kid, calm down. I didn't just get home, I got back a little while ago."
"Why didn't you call me?"
"I had to take a shower."
"You could've called before that."
"You sound like a stalker."
She could hear a sigh on the other side of the line and chuckled slightly, smirking as she imagined the look of annoyance on her black and white haired friend's face.
"You need to quit worrying about me so much, I can take care of myself."
"I know that, but I just don't feel comfortable leaving you alone."
"I'm fine. Listen, I have to go, Blair's getting into the cabinets again. I'll see you tomorrow okay?"
"Wait, Maka-"
Maka hung up the phone, letting it fall from her hand and onto the bed as her head flopped down with it. She sighed as she ran her fingers through Blair's fur, taking comfort in the cat's purring. With a small grunt, she sat up slowly, pushing herself up off of the bed as the towel fell from her form. Neglecting to put anything on, she shuffled her way into the kitchen, rummaging through her cabinets before finally finding a bottle of aspirin. Popping two pills into her mouth, she took a swig of water and swallowed them, putting the bottle back before taking out a bottle of sleeping pills. Taking one, she didn't bother with water and swallowed it dry, trudging back to her room and crawling into her bed, lazily pulling the covers over her naked body and shoving her face into her pillow.
As her vision was overtaken by blackness, the last thing she heard was her phone buzzing on her nightstand.
"You look awful."
"Thanks, Kid, you really know how to make a girl feel special."
Brushing her bangs from her face, Maka couldn't help the scowl that overtook her features. She did feel awful, she was sore, tired, and flat out pissed off this morning. It had been three days since the two of them had gone to visit her parents graves, and her run in with the idiot teenage boys who thought it would be hilarious to pick on a defenseless girl (oh how she had proved them wrong) and while she was feeling much better compared to then, she still felt like shit. Though Kid's miracle cream did help, as he'd dropped by the next day and freaked out over her injuries, insisting on tending to them and telling her that he had just the thing for her. And he did, his medicine had made most of her bruises disappear within a day, and her previous black eye had faded to a faint purple, only noticeable if you were looking directly at her face.
"Did you get anything to eat this morning?" Kid asked when he noticed her rubbing her stomach.
"No, I woke up late so I didn't have time to- ?" She was cut off by Kid holding a granola bar out to her, making an offhanded remark about how she would probably forget her head if it wasn't attached to her. Rolling her eyes, she took the snack from his hand.
"Thanks Kid, what would I do without you?"
"Die I'd assume."
Shoving his shoulder playfully, Maka ran ahead of him, giving him a quick wave as she headed to her first class of the day.
"You're gonna put a hole in your desk."
At the comment, the albino paused his rapid finger-tapping to send a glare to the dirty blonde, resuming his task as he flicked a glance at the classroom door once again. Liz rolled her eyes.
"Just relax will ya? She'll be here soon, and then you can get your stupid book back." She sighed, brushing a strand of hair out of her face.
"Shut up."
"Rude."
As the unmistakable squeaking of the classroom door filled the room, Soul's eyes shot to it as his body became stiff, only for his shoulders to slump in disappointment as he watched Tsubaki walk in, Black*star parading behind her.
"Good morning Soul." Tsubaki said politely, taking the seat on his right. "Hey man!" Black*star boomed obnoxiously, vaulting over the desk and landing in the seat to his left with surprising grace. Soul only sighed in response, burying his face in his folded arms. Black*star cocked a brow, looking over at Tsubaki, then at Liz, pointing a thumb at Soul.
"What's with him?" He asked, poking Soul's cheek with his index finger, earning nothing put a small groan of annoyance from his friend.
"He's waiting for the Albarn girl to get here, she's supposed to be bringing a book that he left at her place." Liz said, flicking a tuff of Soul's hair absently.
"Really? Because she just walked in."
Liz pulled her hand away quickly as Soul's head raised from the desk quick enough to give him whiplash, his eyes locking onto Maka's form, or more so, the black book she held against her chest. Glancing up, Maka and him locked eyes for a moment before she looked at kid, giving him a quick word before making her way to his desk.
"Here," She said, setting the book in his hands. "Sorry to keep you waiting for it." Taking a step back, she was about to head for her seat when Tsubaki called out to her.
"Wait, Maka-san!"
Maka raised an eyebrow at her, wrinkling her nose at the use of 'san'.
"Don't use san please, that sounds too formal. Just use chan or kun instead."
Tsubaki looked at her in surprise, deep blue eyes widening with what looked to be... excitement?
"A-are you Japanese too?"
"Yeah, my Mama was Japanese and we lived in Japan for five years."
Standing up from her seat and grabbing her hands, Tsubaki grinned hugely at her. "That's amazing! I haven't met anyone Japanese since moving to Nevada other than Black*star, let alone someone who's actually lived there!" She said energetically, holding Maka's hands tightly in her own. Maka looked at her with wide eyes, glancing down at their entwined hands as her face heated up slightly, standing silently as she continued speaking.
"Hey, Liz, Patty, Black*star, Soul and I are all going to the mall this Saturday, why don't you come with us?"
Maka looked at her with even more surprise, if that was even possible, opening and closing her mouth as she tried to form the proper words to respond with. She glanced over at Kid, who grinned at her, nodding his head encouragingly. Maka looked back at Tsubaki, swallowing the lump in her throat before answering.
"...okay."
Tsubaki grinned, giving her a quick hug before handing Maka her phone, asking her to put in her phone number and asking if she could do the same with hers. She nodded, pulling her phone out of her back pocket and handing it to the raven haired girl. After both had input their numbers, Tsubaki turned to Kid.
"You can come too if you'd like, Kid-kun."
"Ah," Kid held up a hand, shaking his head politely. "While that does sound lovely, I'm afraid I'll be busy that weekend. I'm terribly sorry." Tsubaki only nodded in understanding, Maka sending him a nasty glare, as she knew for a fact that he was completely free Saturday, because they had made plans to have a movie night that weekend.
"That's too bad, maybe some other time then. Well, how about Liz, Patty and I pick you up Saturday at 12:00? Is that okay?" Tsubaki asked, turning back to Maka.
"Sure... that'll be fine."
"Great! See you then Maka-sa- ...chan."
Tsubaki put her fingers to her lips, testing out the word 'chan' before smiling softly, nodding her head in approval. As Maka and Kid walked to their seat, Maka whispered into his ear harshly.
"Why did you say you weren't free?! You're making me go alone!" Kid smiled at her, patting the top of her head.
"Because you need the opportunity to make more friends, some girl time will do you good."
"Soul and Black*star are going too."
"You need to spend time with people other than me."
"You want me to stay away from you?" Maka said, feigning hurt. Kid only rolled his eyes at her.
"You know what I mean."
Player: Maka Albarn had acquired a new friend! But someone isn't too sure about being around a delinquent...
Sorry this chapters kinda boring, I know it's not very soma-y yet, but I promise they'll be more soma further in the story! I'm also very sorry about the delay, this depression has gotten significantly worse lately and I really have no idea why, but it's getting pretty bad, I'm not really sure what to do about it anymore. But I'm trying my best to get through it for you guys! As long as I can write and hear what you guys have to say, I'll be okay VvV So thank you very much for reading, leave a review if you'd like, and I'll see YOU, in the next chapter. BROFIST!- Sarah