Two days later
I pick up my walking stick and leave my room.
"Morning" Says Soul, sitting at the table, eating a pancake. On the other side of the table is another plate with a pancake on it.
"Thanks" I say as I sit down. I grab a fork and stab the pancake.
"No syrup?" He asks.
"Nah, I don't really like it" I reply.
"How could you not like syrup?"
"I just don't"
He just laughs and shakes his head.
"You're weird" He says. I smile.
"I'd rather be weird than normal".
We continue to eat our breakfast in silence.
"I know I already thanked you, but I just really appreciate you saving me" I say.
"Of course. I wasn't going to let one of my best friends die. I know we've only known each other for a few weeks but I feel really close to you" He replies.
"Same here" I say before grabbing my cane and standing up. I head to my room to get dressed. I open my dresser drawer and decide what shirt I want to wear. I decide to wear a white shirt with a cardigan. I begin to un-button my pajama shirt and take it off. I stare at my reflection in the mirror in awe. I stare at the giant bandage covering my chest. I place my hand on it but quickly feel a stinging pain. I hope it will heal quickly so I can start fighting training soon. I finish getting dressed and leave my room. Soul is still in his room changing. I bend over to pick up some garbage on the floor and my chest starts to burn. I yell in pain and kneel on the floor.
"Maka!" Soul yells as he runs out of his room. He crouches next to me and puts his hands on my shoulders.
"I'm fine. I just have to be careful with my stitches" I say. I look up at him and see that he is shirtless. His muscles almost shine in the light. His six pack seems to glow and I catch myself staring.
"You need to be more careful" He says, standing up. I nod as I pull my eyes away from his body. He offers me his hand and I grab it as he pulls me up.
"Thanks" I say. He nods and pats my shoulder before heading back into his room. I sigh as I sit down at the table and put my face into my hands. I need to stop being so weak and relying on Soul or I won't be able to survive the battle field.
Soul leaves his room, dressed in blue jeans and his usual leather jacket over an orange shirt.
"Ready?" He asks me. I nod as I grab my cane and we leave our home and walk to the school. Once inside we head to class and sit in our usual seats.
"How are you feeling today Maka?" Tsubaki asks, sitting next to me.
"A lot better. The bruises are healing quickly but my cut still burns like hell" I reply. She sighs. Mr. Sid walks in.
"Good morning class. I just wanted to remind you guys that the DWMA High dance is next week after school at four." He says before sitting down at his desk. Tsubaki taps my shoulder.
"Hey, lets go to the mall after school today and buy dresses" She says.
"Sure. Lets invite Liz and Patty too."
"And the guys too so they can get tuxedos" She replies.
"Black Star? In a tux?"
"Yeah I doubt he'll get one" She says and we both laugh.
...
The seven of us sit together at our usual lunch table. Suddenly, a girl with brown hair with blue streaks walks up to Kid. I'm guessing its the Olivia girl that Liz was talking about two days ago.
"Hey Kid" She says. She wears a black tank top that says "Evanescence" on it.
"Hey Olivia" Kid replies. She starts to breath heavy.
"So, uh, I was wondering if you, um, wanted to, um, go to the dance with me?" She asks, sweating.
"Sure" Kid replies. Olivia jumps up and down in excitement before running up to her friends. Liz, seeming very angry, stands up and marches to the girls bathroom.
"Whats wrong with her?" Black Star asks.
"I'll go ask" Says Patty before she walks to the bathroom. I raise an eyebrow before taking a bite of my lunch.
...
School finishes and Me, Tsubaki, Black Star, Soul, Death The kid, Liz and Patty all walk into the mall together. We head to the food court and get some food. We push some tables together so we can all sit together.
"So what kind of dress are you looking for Maka?" Tsubaki asks me.
"I'm not quite sure yet. There was a black dress I saw the other day that I liked." I reply. I turn my head to Liz and she stares at her food, looking more grumpy than usual.
"Liz, are you ok?" I ask her.
"I'm fine" She snaps.
"Liz, do you want to talk about it?" Kid asks. She turns to him and gives him the death stare.
Once we finish eating, we walk around the mall. Eventually the guys and the girls split up. Me and the girls walk into a store together. I walk around until I find the dress I saw a few days ago that I liked. Its a black dress with a red ribbon belt and It has spaghetti straps. The bottom of my dress is just above my knees and is poofy from the bottom to my hips. It comes with black, long, silk gloves.
"You have to try it on" Tsubaki says, walking towards me.
"I don't know. It'll probably look horrible on me" I reply. She crosses her arms and raises an eyebrow.
"Try it on" She says with a serious voice. I grab the dress from the hook and rush to the change room. Once inside I remove my clothes and slip into the dress. It fits me perfect. I open the door and see Tsubaki sitting on a chair on the other side.
"Oh my gosh. You look so beautiful" She says. Patty walks towards the change room with a pink dress in hand.
"Maka, you have to get that dress. It looks so good on you" Says Patty. I smile.
"Thanks. Lets see your dress on you" I say to her. She smiles and walks into the change room next to mine. I head back inside my change room and put back on my normal clothes. I head out and sit with Tsubaki on the chair.
"Did you find a dress?" I ask her.
"No, but there was one I liked at another store." She replies.
Patty leaves the change room and wears a beautiful pink dress.
"Thats gorgeous" I say. Patty smiles at us before spinning in a circle.
"That looks great on you Patty" Says Liz.
"Did you find anything?" I ask Liz.
"Nah, I'm not gonna go to the dance" She says.
"What? Why?" I ask.
"I just don't want to go. Not that big of a deal" She says, crossing her arms.
"Why are you so mad?" Tsubaki asks.
"Why don't you mind your own business!" Liz yells before leaving the store. Patty sighs.
"Whats wrong with her?" I ask Patty.
"You guys can't tell anyone" She says.
"We promise" Me and Tsubaki say.
"She likes Kid and she's upset that he's going with Olivia and not her."
"Really? I didn't know that." I say.
...
We finish up at the mall and we meet up with the guys.
"Did you guys find anything?" Tsubaki asks.
"Yep. You guys?" Black Star asks. We all nod except for Liz. We all head to the exit together and go our seperate ways. Everyone goes on the bus but me and Soul rode his bike. He hops on first and I sit behind him. I wrap my arms around his waist and we drive off. Once we get to our home, he parks his bike.
"Maka?" He asks as he hops off.
"Yeah?"
"Remember when you were in the hospital and I held your hand while you slept?"
"Yeah. It was only a few days ago"
"Were you weirded out by that?"
"No, I thought it was really sweet of you."
"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to be my date to the dance"
I tilt my head and raise an eyebrow.
"Are you asking me out?" I ask. He rubs the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Its ok if you say no"
I laugh and grab his hand.
"I'd love to" I say. He stops rubbing his head and smiles at me.