Music pulsed through Tsubaki's apartment from the cheap speakers next to her small TV; people mingled and talked most ignoring Black Star shouting from the middle of the living room on top of the glass coffee table. 'That's kinda funny actually', Maka thought taking a sip from her plastic cup, she was mainly talking to and helping Tsubaki with the party but she had disappeared to try and calm Black Star down before he broke something.
From the corner of her eye Maka spotted Liz strutting her way over to her, Liz had long straight, bright blonde hair that fell around her shoulder blades; her hair was just slightly longer than Maka's. She was taller than Maka but just smaller than Tsubaki with a body that could only be rivalled by her little sister Patty. Dark blue eyes twinkled mischievously when Liz spotted Maka and her light full light pink lips curled into a seductive smirk, her makeup is always on point and helps her look like some kind of super model or celebrity. Maka groaned inwardly, Liz was giving her this look that always gets one of them in trouble… Mainly Maka. "MAKA! Just the girl I wanted to see!" Liz exclaimed grabbing Maka's arms and starting to drag her through the room.
"What do you want Liz?" Maka asked trying to sound nice but failing.
"Now, now! I don't want any attitude especially since I have just found the perfect guy for you!" Liz said excitedly.
'Not again', Maka thought with an exasperated sigh, "Liz I thought I told you no more match making and you know I'm trying to find my soulmate!" Maka said trying to get out of her strong grasp.
"I know, I know but I thought you could have at least have some fun before you tie yourself down," Liz reasoned with a wiggle of her perfectly plucked eyebrows, Maka sighed again, looking back up at her Maka saw Liz giving her puppy dog eyes, "Pwease Maka." Liz begged. 'Oh no she's using the cute voice', Maka thought panicking slightly. The more she looked the harder it became to say no.
After what seemed like a five minute staring contest Maka sighed in defeat and resigned to her fate, 'Better to just do this and get it over with', Maka thought letting Liz drag her through the throngs of people.
Eventually they reached a dark corner where a very familiar silhouette was standing by himself, his white hair was slightly tinged by the bright rainbow lights in the room, 'Oh no', Maka thought with rising panic.
Lazy red eyes moved to look at Liz, widening slightly when he caught sight of Maka, a smirk graced his face making Maka blush in anger definitely not because the way the cheap strobe lights in Tsubaki's apartment made the shadows on his face look mysterious and sexy. "So Maka this is Soul, Black Star's friend!" Liz introduced with a flourish.
"I believe we've already met." Soul drawled lazily with a smirk.
"Yes but we didn't exchange names before as I thought we would never meet again… Sadly that doesn't seem to be the case." Maka said, mumbling the last part to herself.
"Well then I'm sure you have a lot to talk about so I'll be leaving you." Liz said inching away; she was too busy playing match maker to see the underlying tension between the two.
"So your Black Star's mystery friend, I probably should have guessed an idiot like you would be friends with an even bigger idiot like Black Star." Maka said looking back out at the crowd.
"Heh reintroduced two seconds ago and already with the bitchy comments." Soul growled.
"No offences but you're the last person I want to talk to at this party or anywhere for that matter." Maka huffed.
"Same… Though I don't even wanna be here." Soul said sulkily.
"Don't like parties?" Maka asked.
"Don't like people." Soul answered his smirk growing when he heard Maka giggle.
"Whether you like people or not you should probably hope the party runs late or Black Star passes out." Maka said looking around the crowed apartment.
"Why?" Soul wondered not sure what she was getting at.
"Well Black Star and Tsubaki are soulmates…" Maka trailed off trying to give him a hint.
"And?" Soul asked a little annoyed.
"And they haven't seen each other for like a year or two now…" She trailed off again.
"And?" Soul asked a little exasperated she wasn't just getting to the point of this (in his opinion) pointless conversation.
"And they would probably want to get to know each other again…" Maka said watching as realisation dawned on Soul. A bright red blush covered his cheeks and almost touched over the bridge of his nose, Maka started to giggle again at Soul's look of absolute horror. She started to laugh when he threw his head back, rubbing his face with one large hand and mumbling profanities. "See the party doesn't seem so bad now." Maka said smugly, trying to hold in her laugh when he shot her a glare that would probably scare anyone that wasn't Maka away.
"Stop laughing it ain't funny." Soul snapped.
"It's a little funny." Maka said smirking up at him.
Soul huffed slouching against the wall, before a Cheshire cat like grin appeared on his face, the fact he had shark like teeth just made him look more frightening, he straightened up then announced, "Alright I guess I'll just have to stay at your place then."
"What!" Maka screamed aghast.
"You heard me shorty, Liz mentioned you're Tsubaki's friend so you know I was in a crash and need all the rest I can get, of course if I stay here I won't get any sleep with them going at it like rabbits so I need a place to stay. As you graciously informed me of what they will be getting up to I thought you would be kind enough to let me stay at your place for a while." Soul explained with a smug look on his face.
"Well you thought wrong now excuse me but I'm leaving and if you follow me home I'll call the cops!" Maka threatened.
"Okay you do that and when you call the cops I'll just tell them how you assaulted me with a book and caused a public disturbance." Soul said nonchalantly.
"Oh you wouldn't." Maka hissed.
"Oh but I would," Soul said dramatically, placing a hand over his mouth like he gasped, then he came close to her face whispering sarcastically, "So what'll it be darlin'."
Maka looked away thinking about it for a second, sighing she decided 'fuck it, what could go wrong', she thought looking back at him and his smug smirk. Oh how she wanted to slap it off his stupidly handsome face. "Fine. Get your things, I'll be waiting outside." Maka said tightly, quickly turning away to say good bye to people. Soul pumped his fist in victory then sauntered off to collect his bags that he hadn't even bothered to unpack earlier.
Maka had almost said her goodbyes to everyone when she bumped into Tsubaki, "Ah Tsu I was just looking for you." Maka said happily.
"Same, Soul just told me he is staying at your place now, is that alright?" Tsubaki asked a little worried.
"Yeah it's fine." Maka sighed.
"Are you sure I mean you just met him tonight and he seems like a nice guy but we haven't known him long at all and sometimes you can't trust the people Black Star considers as friends." Tsubaki carried on, on her rant, she was one of the quietest people Maka knew but make her worried and she would talk for days. Maka smiled a little at her caring friend, stopping her with reassurance, "Tsubaki I'll be fine, I mean the worst his being is a little annoying and if he does step out of line I can give him a good ol' Maka Chop." She smiled waving her hand in a cutting motion.
"Right, right I just worry you know, you're my best friend and his looks aren't the friendliest." Tsubaki said.
Maka faked a shocked gasp and said in a teasing tone, "Tsu are you judging him by his looks I would never have thought you would do such a thing."
Tsubaki blushed a little and said a bit put off, "Fine just be careful okay."
"I promise, see you soon yeah." Maka said bringing her friend in for a hug.
"See you soon." Tsubaki echoed bending down a little for Maka's height.
"All I'm sayin' is you could help at least a little." Soul grouched dragging a large bag up the apartment complex stairs, Maka was both curious of what could be that heavy and not wanting anything to do with the inside of one of Souls mystery bags.
"Out of the goodness of my heart I let you into my home so your childlike innocence isn't tarnished by the Big Bad Black Star so the least YOU could do is bring in your own damn bags." Maka shouted dramatically from the couch stroking Blair on her lap.
"Out of the goodness of my heart my ass." Soul muttered finally reaching the top of stairs.
"I heard that." Maka shouted.
"This is my last bag so I'm goin' to bed." Soul huffed cracking his back and heading to Maka's spare room that luckily held her old bed that she kept forgetting to tip.
"Hold on don't we need to establish some sort of chart or routine so we know who's doing what chores and when, as well as you know house rules and stuff?" Maka asked an annoyed look on her face.
"Can't we do that tomorrow I'm tired." Soul moaned leaning on the wall closet to him.
"No because I'm going to be out all day tomorrow we need to do this now." Maka said stubbornly.
"Listen I ain't staying here for long so we don't need any rules and we can just say I do my laundry, you do yours, I help pay for food and rent and stuff while I'm here, you cook because I can't and we stay out of each other's way alright." Soul said with finality.
"I guess that will be alright for now, we can think of a better arrangement some other time," Maka sighed in defeat, getting up and heading to her bedroom, "Night Soul."
"Night." She heard Soul called gruffly behind her.
Maka got changed into her PJs then flopped onto her bed, she sighed wondering 'was this a really good idea', she was a good fighter but she could be easily jumped when a sleep. Shaking her head she thought to herself, 'Maka you may not have known this guy for long but the worst thing about him seems to be making fun of people and being sarcastic, you have nothing to worry about'. That thought reassuring her she looked at her arm, she had talked to her soulmate a little before the party and she was really tired so Maka decided to write a little 'good night' and when she received a 'night' in response fell asleep.