Chapter 2!:)
When Soul reached the doors of the Ceremony Hall, he was about to push it when suddenly the girl which he encountered a while ago appeared behind him, breathing heavily.
Soul looked at her, now in confusion. "How come you catched up with me that fast?" he asked her.
The girl smiled mischievously. "Think you can outrun me?" she said.
Soul just narrowed his eyes at her when he heard her response. He pushed the doors of the Ceremony Hall with the girl behind her.
When they entered the hall, they were surprised to see that the opening ceremonies did not yet begin. Shibusen students were still talking and chattering to one another.
When Soul saw the students still talking, he looked at the girl with boastful eyes. "I should be thankful, huh?" he said to the girl.
The girl looked at him with annoyance. "Well, maybe there was a delay or something that's why the ceremonies did not yet start. Ever thought of that?" the girl laughed. "Peanut head."
Soul felt anger dwell up inside him. I've had enough from this girl! he thought.
"You know," he said, facing the girl, "we don't even know each other, but we're already starting to tease one another."
The girl looked at Soul, and let out a little chuckle. "You started it, Soul."
Soul was surprised. "How did you know my name?" he asked her curiously.
When the girl heard his question, she faced him and removed the headband that he was wearing.
Soul was astonished by the girl's action. "What the heck?! Give me that back!" he said, annoyed.
"Just shut up!" the girl said. "You wanna know why I already knew your name? Then take a look at your headband." she gave the headband back to Soul.
"What does my headband have to do with---" Soul did not finished what he was about to say when he already had a full look at his headband which was placed on his hand.
Aside from the big mouth with razor-sharp teeth plastered on his headband, he saw his name plastered on it also. SOUL.
When the girl noticed that Soul wasn't talking anymore, she said, "You know, if you don't want other people to know your name that easy, replaced that "Soul" word on your headband to something else." she chuckled.
Soul narrowed his eyes at her, then said, "So what if you knew my name that fast? I don't care." Soul was about to walk away from her, but he stopped and turned around to face her. "Before I leave you here, let me ask you one last question: how did you know that "Soul" is my name? Well, of course, because you saw it on my headband. But didn't you think of any other names first rather than "Soul"? You know, my name isn't used often by other people."
The girl just chuckled at that. "That's how fast my brain works," she bragged, pointing to her head. "Quick."
Soul grunted at that. "Brain Freak." he said.
"Peanut head." the girl fired back.
Soul scowled at that. "Hmph!" he said. "Kindly tell your name first before you make another comment!"
The girl smiled at that."Why, did you ask?" she laughed. "Maka Albarn."
"Maka....Albarn? You're new here, right?" Soul asked her.
"Yep." Maka answered back coolly.
"Ah....." Soul smirked. "So that's why this is my first time seeing a girl who isn't attractive....at all." he laughed.
"And this is my first time seeing a guy who has a brain the size of a peanut." Maka laughed also.
Soul, when he heard that, felt heat rising in his cheeks. He really had enough from this girl!
"Would you please just shut up?!?" he said, angry.
The girl faced him, frustrated. "No, you shut up! You're the one who started this whole thing, stupid!"
"Idiot!"
"Freak!"
They were still quarreling when suddenly they heard a holler from behind them. "YOOHOOO!!!"
Maka and Soul stopped quarreling and turned around to see who it was.
It was Black Star.
"Hey, man!" he greeted Soul in an overly-active manner, as usual. "Where have you been? And who's this chick beside you? You seemed to be quarreling a while ago."
When Maka heard what Black Star had just said, she sighed. Oh brother, she thought. It's obvious that Soul and this Black Star person here are friends. They're both freaks.
When Soul heard Black Star's question, he said, "Well, I went out a while ago for some peace and quiet because it's too noisy in here---and besides, I can't stand your crazy antics! So I went out and relaxed. I sat on the floor and leaned on a wall, then drifted off to sleep. I was having a good time when suddenly this meddlesome Maka girl woke me up." he finished.
Maka reacted about what Soul just said. "You should be thankful that I even bothered waking you up! It's already late!" she said.
"But when we entered the hall, what did we see? Students talking to one another! Meaning, the ceremonies did not yet begin! Stupid!" Soul fired back.
"You really are a Peanut Head! Maybe there was just a delay or something! Have you ever thought of that?! You really are dumb! Idiot!" Maka answered back.
"Brain Freak!"
"Jerk!"
As the two started quarreling all over again, Black Star looked at one person to another, scratching his head. What's up with these two?! he thought.
Fortunately, when Black Star thought that he can't handle the noisy quarrel of Maka and Soul anymore, Liz, Patty, Tsubaki, and Kid went over to their place, probably for a chat or something.
"Soul! Black Star!" Liz waved at them, smiling. Patty, Tsubaki, and Kid did the same.
"Hey." Soul greeted them without enthusiasm. Behind him, Maka just shrugged.
"HEY!!! WOOHOOOOO!!! IT SEEMS YOU'RE ALL SO EXCITED TO MEET THE GREATEST MAN IN THE WORLD!!!" Black Star jumped in front of them and began his silly antics again while talking loudly about how great he is.
His friends, when they saw him, just sighed and rolled their eyes. Liz have to cover Black Star's mouth so that they can continue their conversation.
When Black Star finally zipped his mouth shut, Tsubaki said, "Hey, how was your vaca---" she didn't finished what she was about to say when she caught a glimpse of Maka behind Soul, who looked out of place.
Tsubaki looked at Soul with curious eyes and said, "Hey, Soul. Who's your new friend?" She smiled.
When Maka heard Tsubaki's question to Soul, she looked at her, blushing a little bit because of shyness. But she managed to muster a smile for Tsubaki, who smiled back at her also.
However, Maka's smiling moment with Tsubaki was suddenly interrupted by Soul's rude introduction about her."Friend? Oh, you mean this idiotic girl beside me?" he said, pointing at Maka.
Maka's anger grew more, but she just kept quiet. She wanted to hear all the things that this jerk will say about her.
Tsubaki, when she heard Soul's response, said, "Soul! How rude! How dare you talk like that to a pretty girl like her?!" she said it with a twinge of frustration in her voice.
Maka, when she heard Tsubaki's response, smiled. On your face, Peanut Head, she thought.
Soul responded to Tsubaki's reaction. "Pretty girl? Are you kidding me?!? And you should listen to me first before reacting, Tsubaki. Don't you know that this girl is meddlesome?! I went out of the Ceremony Hall a while ago for some peace and quiet. I sat on the floor and leaned on a wall, then drifted off to sleep. I was enjoying my moment when suddenly this girl woke me up!"
Maka couldn't control her anger anymore. She really had enough from this idiot! She didn't care if there were some people around her who still didn't know her. All she wanted to do at this moment is to win the fight that she and this jerk are having.
"I only woke you up because it's already late! How many times do I have to say that to you?!? You should be thankful that I even bothered waking you up! Peanut Head!" Maka said angrily.
"I will never be thankful that you woke me up because it's still too early and the ceremonies did not yet start!" Soul snapped.
"Still too early? STILL TOO EARLY?!?" Maka was now raising her voice. "The ceremonies were supposed to start......" Maka looked down at her watch. "thirty minutes ago! And I told you, maybe there was just a delay or something that's why the ceremonies did not yet start! And what if the ceremonies did start at 8:00 AM, and I didn't wake you up? Huh? And who sleeps in a hallway while waiting for an occassion to begin anyway? You really are a Peanut Head!"
"Stop calling me a Peanut Head because I am not a Peanut Head!" Soul snapped.
"Oh really?" Maka said. "Well, from the way you're reasoning things out now, you're just proving to me that you really are a Peanut Head! Stupid!"
"Shut up, Brain Freak!"
"No, you should be the one who should shut up, jerk!"
As the two quarreled all over again, Liz, Patty, Kid, and Tsubaki looked at them, confused. Black Star just sighed. "They've been quarreling like that even before you guys came over here." he explained.
"They only met a while ago, and they're fighting already?" Liz said curiously. Then an idea came to her mind. "Don't.....don't tell me....."
Then she slapped her hand over her mouth and gasped. "OH MY GOSH!"
Maka and Soul stopped quarreling after they heard Liz. "What?" they asked in unison.
"Are you guys.....dating?!?" she asked with a shocked expression. At her back, Patty, Black Star, Kid, and Tsubaki raised their eyebrows in confusion.
Maka and Soul froze when they heard that. The two of them.....dating?!? They can't even imagine themselves being friends!
"WHAT?!? OF COURSE NOT!" They said in perfect unison.
"There's no way I'm going to date a girl who isn't attractive at all." Soul explained with a smirk.
"And there's no way I'm going to date a boy who can't analyze things. Or, in other words, stupid. Dumb. Peanut head." Maka laughed hard at that. Even Tsubaki have to laugh at that one.
Soul scowled, then said, "I REALLY HAD ENOUGH FROM YOU, BRAIN FREAK!"
"You started it, idiot!' Maka fired back.
Then they started quarreling all over again.
Liz sighed when she saw the two quarrel all over again. But, after hearing a minute of their noisy quarrel, she had enough. So, she stepped forward, and, in her stern voice, said, "Will you two just shut up even just for a minute?!?"
Maka and Soul zipped their mouths shut when they heard Liz. But they still continued giving angry looks at each other.
Liz just sighed when she caught Maka and Soul throwing angry looks and glances at each other. I don't know what I'm going to do with these two, she thought. But she cleared all her thoughts away when she saw Maka. She smiled at her and said, "Hi! My name is Liz." she said, holding out her hand. Maka smiled back. "I'm Maka. Maka Albarn." She shook Liz's hand.
"I'm Tsubaki, by the way." Maka looked at the tall girl who have been so kind at her a while ago. She smiled at her, then smiled and waved back.
"And I'm Patty, Liz's younger sister. It's very very nice to meet you! Oh, do you love giraffes? Oh, if you do, then we have something in common!" Maka was startled by the enthusiastic greeting of the cute girl behind Liz who introduced herself as Patty. However, she greeted Patty with a sweet smile. "It's very nice to meet you too."
"And I'm Death the Kid. But you can call me Kid for short." Maka looked at the boy beside Patty who introduced himself as Kid. She saw him hold out his hand in a formal manner. Maka shook it, then smiled.
After Kid introduced himself to Maka, he scanned the whole hall with his eyes. Suddenly, he saw something that he didn't want to see in his whole life.
On the stage, he saw two Shibusen students tugging and playing the curtains at both sides. It looks perfectly symmetrical when suddenly the boy on the right side accidentally ripped a large part of the curtain.
Kid yelled when he saw what happened. "HEY, YOU TWO! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!?" He ran on the stage and said loudly," You just destroyed the symmetry of the lovely stage curtains!" The two Shibusen students were confused about Kid's actions, so they went down the stage.
Maka saw Kid trying to put back the large chunk of cloth removed from the curtain. She sighed. She thought this Death the Kid was different from Soul and Black Star.
Liz slapped her head when she saw Kid on the stage, already crying and babbling about how stupid he was because he can't put back the symmetry of the curtains. She knew that she can't do anything about it, so she just went up the stage to calm him down.
Tsubaki saw Maka looking at Kid with curious eyes. She smiled, then she went beside Maka and said, "Don't mind Kid when he acts that way. He just wants everything to be perfect---he's pretty obsessed about symmetry." When Maka heard what what Tsubaki had just said, she laughed. Tsubaki smiled at her reaction.
When Soul saw his friends and Maka already laughing and talking to one another, he sighed. I wonder what they saw in this Maka girl that made them so interested about being friends with her, he thought.
Soul was still deep in thoughts when suddenly he heard the bell of the Ceremony Hall ring. He sighed. Opening ceremonies were about to begin.
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