SOUL SIMMERED NOT SO SILENTLY/ DEATH THE KID'S HANDS

"Maka, lets go home."

"Oh sorry, Soul I forgot to tell you. Kid and I are going to the library. I'll see you later, ok?" She smiled and skipped towards the black clad boy. Soul suddenly wanted to choke his best friend.

"Maka I approve of your book choice. Algebra is so symmetrical."

"Yeah. I know its not required of us at the DWMA to learn normal subjects like math but it provides a challenge for me that I enjoy."

Soul was on a ladder, peeking over a tall bookshelf at the two meisters. He craned his neck to see them better. Soul watched Kid take the book with one hand and place his other hand on Maka's back. Soul simmered silently.

"Ah how the equations balance so perfectly."

"Yeah," Maka giggled at her odd friend.

"I suggest you begin with chapter 8"

The two studied their own books quietly for a while. Maka sighed and put her book down.

"What I really should be studying for is the general meister abilities exam."

"Why? Your one of the toughest meisters at the DWMA." Soul didn't like him complimenting her.

"Promise you won't tell anybody? It's a little embarrassing." Kid chuckled.

"I double pinky promise," he said, extending both hands to pinky swear his silence. Soul really didn't like Maka telling Kid a secret he didn't know.

"Ok. I'm a horrible shot. I can't aim a gun or crossbow for my life."

"Well that's easy. I could help you with that."

"Really?"

Suddenly Soul was picturing Kid teaching Maka in the shooting range in the basement of the school. He could vividly see Maka making googly eyes at Kid's skills and suddenly they're kissing. Hot bodies pressed together in furious passion away from onlookers. Soul lost his footing and him and the ladder came crashing down. Maka and Kid rushed to investigate.

"Uh, I forgot…I needed something from the library…"

Kid put one hand on Maka's shoulder and his other over hers on the gun. He helped her aim it and told her to shoot. She shot a few on her own. After a few rounds she was hitting the target. She got within the third ring (out of five) and turned to smile at the shinigami. When she went back to shoot again her stance was off. He placed both hands on her hips and moved her into the right position. His hands lingered though and Soul cleared his throat. Maka turned to scowl at him. Her stance was messed up again but Kid didn't adjust it this time.