I sit with Tsubaki, Black Star, Death The Kid, Liz, and Patty at lunch. Soul walks towards our table when suddenly his girlfriend grabs him by the arm and pulls him to a different table full of girls.
"Don't worry" Says Tsubaki "he'll sit with us tomorrow."
"Who even is that girl?" I ask Tsubaki.
"Her name is Hannah. I used to hang out with her and those girls but I'm glad I don't any more" She replies
"Why?" I ask.
"They were so mean to everyone, especially Hannah. They would make fun of other girls and just be so rude. A few years ago they made a girl commit suicide."
"So why did you hang out with them?" Asks Patty.
"Because I had no one. I had no friends, no family who cared, no one. Until I met Black Star."
"Wow" I say before taking a sip from my water.
"High school is more depressing than I thought" Says Liz.
"You guys were home schooled too?" I ask the girls.
"Yeah. But only for the past two years we knew Kid. Before that, we couldn't afford school. We were homeless." Liz replies.
"Oh my God" Tsubaki gasps.
"Meeting Kid was the best day of our lives. We finally got off the streets and into, well, a mansion."
"Who would have thought that Death himself lived in style" Says Black Star.
"Yeah its great. I'm just glad we're finally off the streets" Says Patty.
"You know what?" Says Liz. "We should have a sleepover. Just us girls.
"Are we invisible?" Black Star asks, gesturing to him and Kid.
"I sleep naked. I don't want any guys looking at me" Says Patty.
"I promise I won't look" Says Black Star. I hit him on top of his head with my book.
"So who's house?" Tsubaki asks.
"It can be at my house" I say.
"When should we have it?" Asks Liz.
"Well, today is Friday. How about today to tomorrow" I say.
"Sure" everyone says.
...
I clean up my room before my friends arrive. I listen to some music as I pick up dirty clothes. I've never had friends over before, mainly because I didn't have any friends at my old school. I hear a knock on the door so I race down the stairs. My father opens the door and Tsubaki stands on the other side of the door. My dad grabs her hand and starts rapidly shaking it.
"Welcome to our house! You have no idea how happy I am that Maka has finally made friends"
I grab my book and smack my dad with it.
"Do you ever stop embarrassing me?" I yell before walking to my room, Tsubaki following close behind. We sit on my bed and Tsubaki pulls out her phone.
"Liz texted me, she'll be here in a few minutes"
"Cool" I reply.
"So, you survived the first week of school. Good job" She says. I laugh.
"Yeah, I'm a survivor"
We both laugh.
"So, do you have any crushes yet?" She asks.
"Pfft no. All the guys here a dumb"
"Even Soul?"
"Well, no-"
"Then you do like him!"
"What? No! He's just a friend"
Tsubaki holds her hands up in defense.
"Ok ok, hahaha"
"What about you and Black Star?" I ask her. She looks to the side and blushes.
"Well...I like him a little"
"Aww, that is so cute! You guys would be an adorable couple"
"I doubt he likes me back though"
"Well-" I get interrupted by the doorbell.
"The sisters are here" I say before we both run down the stairs. My dad is about to open the door but I push him out of the way. I open the door and Liz and Patty stand in front of me.
"Hey guys, c'mon in" I say. They walk inside and we all run back up to my room.
"Here" Says Patty, handing me a small bag.
"Whats this?" I ask, taking it.
"Well, we thought that it would be polite to get you something since you're hosting the sleepover" Says Liz .
"Now I feel bad I didn't get her anything" Says Tsubaki.
"Don't feel bad, it's ok." I say. I open the bag and see a gift card for Blue Notes, Ardenes and a Nightwish CD.
"Thank you so much" I say, hugging them both "How did you know I liked Nightwish?"
"Tsubaki told us" Says Patty. I smile at my group of friends as a tear roles down my face.
"Awww don't cry" Says Liz before wrapping her arms around me.
"Sorry, it's just that I didn't have friends at my old school. Everyone hated me. And now, I have you guys and Soul and Black Star and Kid." I say. We all have a group hug.
"Lets go get some pizza for dinner" I say. Everyone nods in agreement.
...
We sit on my bedroom floor, eating pizza and ask each other random questions.
"Liz, what's your favourite hobby?" I ask Liz.
"Riding my Long board at the skate park. Whats yours?"
"Sitting in my room, reading new books or studying. Patty?"
"Colouring or long boarding with my sistet and Kid, but he uses a skateboard. Tsubaki?"
"My favourite hobby is practicing different makeup styles"
"You can do makeup?" I ask Tsubaki.
"Yeah. I'm pretty good at it" She replies.
"I've never worn makeup before." I say. She turns to me wide eyed and puts down her pizza.
"Ok, now I HAVE to give you a makeover" She says before opening up her bag.
"You're gonna look so pretty with make-up" Says Patty.
Tsubaki pulls out a pink bag full of makeup.
"Close your eyes" She says. I close my eyes and feel her wipe down my face with a cloth. I wonder how I'm gonna look when she's done. Suddenly, I feel someone curling my hair.
"Have you ever had your hair done?" Liz asks me.
"No" I reply.
"This is a girl emergency. We must make you fabulous" Says Patty and I laugh. After about thirty minutes, Tsubaki finishes.
"Don't open your eyes yet" Says Liz. All three girls pull me into a standing position and make me walk into the bathroom.
"Ok, open" Says Tsubaki. I open my eyes and see an entirely different person in front of me. The girl I thought I was has completely vanished and has been replaced with this new, beautiful girl. I look at my complexion in awe.
"Can you teach me this?" I ask Tsubaki. She smiles at me.
"Of course"
Patty takes out her phone and takes a picture of me.
"You look so pretty" She says with a smile. I smile to her and we walk back into my room.
"Let's play truth or dare" Says Liz. We all agree and sit in a circle.
"I'll start" Says Tsubaki. "Patty, truth or dare?"
"Dare" Patty says proudly.
"I dare you to go into the living room and tell us what Maka's dad is doing."
"Isn't your dad a prostitute?" Patty questions me. I nod in embarrassment. She sighs and leaves my room. No less than ten seconds later she bolts back inside.
"What was he doing?" Liz asks.
"Having sex with a cat" Patty gags.
"Oh that's just Blair, one of his usual clients. When she's not sucking on my dads dick, she can be pretty nice" I say
"A cat?" Liz asks.
"Well, she's able to turn into a human" I reply.
"Next time, the sleepover is at my house" Says Tsubaki and we all laugh.
"Ok my turn. Tsubaki, truth or dare?" Patty asks Tsubaki.
"Truth"
"Who is your biggest crush?"
"Black Star" She whispers.
"I thought you two were already dating" Says Liz.
"No, he doesn't like me that way. Ok my turn. Maka, truth or dare?"
I scratch my head and think.
"Dare"
"I dare you to phone Soul and tell him you like him"
"What! I'm not gonna do that!" I yell.
"Why not. If you don't "like" him and he doesn't "like" you, then it should be ok" Tsubaki winks. I growl before pulling out my phone and phoning Soul. I hit the speaker phone button so everyone can hear.
"Hello?" Souls asks.
"Hi Soul, its Maka." I say
"Hey Maka, sup?"
"Nothing much. Just hanging out with Tsubaki and Liz and Patty."
"Cool"
"So, here's the thing. I like you."
Silence.
"Soul?" I ask. "Soul?"
"You like me?"
"Yeah"
"That's great. I like you too"