"Wait what?" I ask him over the phone.
"Yeah, I like you too. You're an awesome friend" He replies.
"Oh! You like me as a friend. Yeah that's what I was saying, hehe. Ok bye!" I say before hanging up quickly. I cover my face with my hands in embarrassment.
"Oh my gosh. I thought when he said he liked you too, I thought he meant he "liked you" liked you." Says Liz.
"Yeah me too" Says Tsubaki.
"Lets just forget this ever what happended." I say.
Soul p.o.v.
I whip my phone across the room in frustration. I can't believe I said that! I like you as a friend!? How could I do that! I finally got to tell her that I liked her but then got nervous and told her I liked her as a friend!? Fuck!
"What was that all about?" Black Star asks me, walking out of the bathroom and back into the room. We decided that since the girls were having a sleepover, us guys should too. We all sit on the floor in Black Stars room.
"Maka phoned me and told me that she liked me"
"What did you say back?" Black Star asks me.
"He said that he liked her as a friend" Says Kid. I look down in embarrassment.
"You're kidding, right?" Says Black Star.
"But then she said that she liked me as a friend and then hung up" I say.
The guys just laugh at me. I push them both over.
"Shut up" I say in frustration.
"Calm down dude. Love is hard" Says Black Star.
"Wait, don't you have a girlfriend?" Kid asks me.
"Well yeah, but I've been planning on breaking up with her. We're just not that happy together"
"You're both not happy, or you're just not happy" Says Kid. I look to the side and sit on Black Stars bed.
"So, Monday is the big day, huh" Says Black Star.
"Yep. The day we decide our partners and move in together at the dorms" I say. "Do you guys know who you'll choose?"
"I was thinking choosing Tsubaki." Says Black Star.
"Well I'm obviously choosing Liz and Patty, they are my weapons and they do already live with me. How about you Soul?"
"I don't know. Hannah and Maka are both Meisters and-"
"Soul stop it" Kid interrupts "Who do YOU want"
I sigh.
"Maka"
...
Maka p.o.v.
I wake up in the morning and see Tsubaki lying to the left of me and the sisters lying to the right. We all fell alseep on the floor last night. I sit up and stretch out my arms.
"Good morning" Says Tsubaki, slowly sitting up. I smile to her.
"I never thought having friends over would be so fun" I say to her.
"Yeah, especially when they're good friends and not fake friends" She replies with a smile. I look to my side and see both of the sisters slowly wake up.
"I had a weird dream last night" Says Patty. "I was dancing with a mermaid inside cherry soda when suddenly a giraffe starts to drink the soda and swallows us alive"
I raise an eyebrow at Liz and she laughs.
"She's always like that" Liz says.
We walk downstairs for breakfast. My dad is asleep on the couch and Blair is at the stove.
"Good morning girls" She says with a smile. She wears a short black dress and her cat ears stick out of her head.
"Wait, you're human? When I saw you, you were a cat" Says Patty.
"I am a cat, with a ridiculous amount of power. I can turn human, make pumpkin bombs, and yeah. Pancakes anyone?" Blair says with a smile. We all sit at the table and Blair uses her powers to flip the pancakes over.
"You guys ready for Monday?" Tsubaki asks.
"Whats on Monday?" Liz asks.
"Its the day we choose our partners" I reply.
"I choose Liz!" Patty yells, wrapping her arms around her sister.
"No Patty" Tsubaki laughs Its not like that. You have to choose a meister and then move in with them in the dorms."
"Oh, so does that mean we have to leave Kid?" Patty asks.
"No, we can still be with Kid" Says Liz.
"So who are you going to choose to be your meister Tsubaki?" I ask Tsubaki.
"Maybe Black Star." She replies. "You?"
"I was thinking of Soul, but I'm pretty sure that he'll want to be with Hannah"
"I doubt that" Says Liz. "I saw the way he stood up for you against her. He doesn't look at her the way he looks at you."
I nod and fiddle with my fingers. Blair uses her magic and puts plates in front of us and then we each get a pancake in the shape of a pumpkin.
"Thanks Blair." I say. She smiles at me.
...
Monday
I eat my breakfast and my dad walks up to me.
"Remember how I said that I would ask Lord Death if you could stay and live with me?" He asks me.
"Yeah" I mumble.
"Well, I didn't. If you want to live at your school, that's your choice"
I smile at him.
"Thank you papa" I say before giving him a hug. He stands frozen like a statue. He breaths heavy, as if I punched him in the gut. He slowly wraps his arms around me and sighs.
"Remeber that I love you, no matter what." He says before kissing my head. I pull away and continue eating my breakfast.
"Today is your last day living here. How about I drive you to school for the last time" He says.
"Sure" I reply.
...
My dad drops me off at school and I walk inside. There is a sign in the hallway saying "All grade ten students, meet in the gym"
I walk to the gym and see it full of chairs. The chairs on the left are green and the chairs on the right are yellow. A sign in front says "Meisters sit in the yellow chairs, weapons sit in the green"
I see Black Star and Kid sitting together in the yellow chairs so I go sit with them.
"Hey guys" I say. They turn to me and say "Hey". Black Star wears a black shirt with a jean vest over top with metal band patches on it. Kid wears a leather jacket and wears a "Black Veil Brides" Shirt underneath. I wear a simple yellow tanktop with my usual pink sweater.
"Hey Maka. You ready for today?" Black Star asks.
"Yeah. I'm a bit nervous" I reply.
"It'll be ok" Says Kid.
The lights go down and lights turn on in the stage in front of us. Lord Death walks onto the stage. We all applaud
"Hello hello kids. I am the Grim Reaper, Lord Death. Today is the day you have all been waiting for, the day you choose your partners. Today you are all making the biggest decisions of your lives. Whoever you end up with will be your partner for almost the rest of your lives. Will Dr. Stein please join me on stage."
Our strange science teacher, Dr. Stein, walks onto the stage.
"Dr. Stein is able to see your souls and see how they all connect with another. How this is going to work is that each of you will get a piece of paper. You are to write down your name on top and write down who you want your partner to be on the bottom. Dr. Stein will go through the papers and see if who you chose has chosen you and if he thinks your souls connect well, he will make you two parnters. If who you chose has chosen someone else or your souls don't match, then he will find someone who's soul connects better with yours. Under your seats are the papers and pencils. Once you finish writing everything down, hand in your paper to the bucket up front and return to your usual class" Lord Death announces.
I pick up the paper and pencil and write my name on top. I then write Souls name underneath and take a deep breath. Please choose me Soul. Please.
I stand up and hand in my paper. As I turn away from thw bucket and head to class, Hannah walks towards me. She grabs my arm and whispers into my ear.
"I saw what you wrote. Just give up, he will never like a little shit like you" She then pushes me away and walks to the bucket. I roll my eyes and walk to class.
...
Its been four hours since the partner choosing ceremony and we just got an announcement to go back to the gym. We are allowed to sit where ever we want now so I sit with all of my friends. Suddenly Hannah walks up to us and sits on Souls lap.
"There's an empty chair right there" Says Soul, pointing to the chair behind him. Hannah giggles and kisses Soul on the mouth. She tries to push her tongue into his mouth but he keeps his mouth shut.
"Hannah stop." He says, pushing her face off of his. She just sighs and sits behind him. I turn to Tsubaki and pretend to gag. She laughs. Hannah sits behind Soul and starts to rub his shoulders. She keeps looking at me smiling, as if she's telling me "He's mine!". She then leans forward, still staring at me, and starts kissing Souls neck.
"Hannah stop it" Soul almost shouts. She draws back and grumbles.
"Hello hello kids" Lord Death says as he steps onto the stage. "So we have reviewed your choices and have decided your partner. The list is posted outside. Thank you" He then leaves the stage.
"Why did we have to come here? Why couldn't he just say that on the announcements?" I ask Soul.
"Who knows, Lord Death is always doing weird stuff." He replies. We all stand up and walk into the hallway. A giant board of names is taped on the wall.
"I'm with Black Star!" Tsubaki cheers.
I look for my name, hoping to see Souls name next to mine.
"Hey, would you look at that" Says Soul. "You and I are partners"
"What?" I ask. He points up and I see it. His name next to mine.
"There has to be some mistake!" Hannah yells. "I made sure that Soul and I would be partners!"
"Calm down Hannah. Who's your partner anyways?" Soul asks her.
"The guy who has a habit of picking his nose and eating the boogers. This shouldn't have happended! I demand that my boyfriend should be my partner!"
"Yeah, here's the thing. I'm breaking up with you" Says Soul. Hannah turns to him in shock.
"What!?" She yells.
Soul just nods and walks away. Hannah turns to me and I see darkness in her eyes. I see revenge.