Hi! Chapter 3 is already here:) I want to thank all those who reviewed my story. Thanks!:D Enjoy reading!
Soul was about to find a seat when he noticed that Tsubaki and Maka were still talking to each other. He sighed and went to their place. "Hey, as if you two didn't notice, ceremonies were about to start." He walked away quickly.....but not before giving Maka an annoying glance. Maka stuck her tongue out at him, which made Soul scowl. Maka smiled at his reaction. Tsubaki laughed, then she grabbed Maka's hand. Maka smiled at that, then they went to find a seat.
Coincidentally, Maka was stuck seated beside Soul. Tsubaki was on her other side.
When Maka and Soul realized that they were seated together, they scowled. Then they gave each other an annoying glance. Again.
When Tsubaki saw them glaring at each other, she sighed. I just hope they'll figure everything out someday, she thought.
Maka and Soul stopped glaring at each other when they saw Shinigami-sama on the stage. "Why, hello there, my dear Shibusen students!" He said in his usual, cheerful manner of talking. "Welcome to Shibusen once again!"
The students clapped. Others hollered and cheered. It was pretty obvious that Soul was the only one who was not amused by all the excitement.
After the applause, Shinigami-sama continued what he was saying. "We have quite a number of new faces for this year, so please give them a warm welcome. And to the new students, please try to mingle with the others. I'm sure you'll find new friends and have fun! Now go and head to your cozy classrooms. Opening ceremonies are officially over!" Then, with a snap of his hand, he already disappeared.
The Shibusen students froze after Shinigami-sama disappeared. Opening ceremonies were now over? Was that really the opening ceremonies?
Some sighed, some raised their eyebrows in confusion. Sometimes, Shinigami-sama can be very weird.
Since they can't do anything about it, they just rose up from their seats and went to their classrooms.
After they made their exit from the Ceremony Hall, Maka, Soul, Black Star, Tsubaki, Kid, Liz, and Patty made their way to their classroom together. Maka and Soul made sure that they were not beside each other this time.
They were all walking silently when suddenly Patty spoke up. "So, Maka-chan," she said in her usual, cheerful voice, "kindly tell us something more about yourself." She looked at Maka and smiled.
"Yeah, Maka, since we're all friends already, we want to know something more about you." Liz put in.
Maka smiled when she heard the word friends. She loved the sound of that.
Soul, however, grunted when he heard what Liz just said. "Friends with this girl? Hmph, in your dreams."
Maka narrowed her eyes at Soul when she heard him say that. She wants to make a comeback, but instead she chose to ignore it. She doesn't want to waste her time arguing with this idiotic Peanut Head. So, she just replied to what Patty and Liz had just said. "Well," she began, "I'm a meister. My mother is also a meister, and my father is a weapon. But, unfortunately, they were already separated. I live with my Papa right now."
"Oh. I'm sorry to hear that your parents were separated." Liz said.
Maka smiled at that. "Don't worry about it. But, to tell you the truth, I'm kind of angry with my Papa even if he's so protective of me all the time. He's kind of the reason why he and Mama separated." She sighed.
"Let me guess. Womanizing ways?" Liz asked.
"Yeah. I guess you could say that." Maka replied.
"Who's this father of yours anyway?" Liz questioned Maka.
Maka stopped walking when she heard that, then she faced Liz. "Actually," she said, "he's here in Shibusen."
"Here in Shibusen?" Liz asked in confusion.
"Yep. His name is Spirit. He's the Death Scythe." Maka said.
When the others heard what Maka just said, they froze. Her father is the Death Scythe? THE DEATH SCYTHE?
"What the--- The Death Scythe? No wonder your parents got separated!" Liz exclaimed. Then she realized what she had just said. She slapped her hand over her mouth and gasped. "Oh my gosh....Maka, I'm sorry! I'm so so sorry! It's just that, well, your father, um...." Liz began to stutter. Her cheeks were red from embarrassment.
Maka smiled when she saw Liz's reaction. "It's okay!" She said. "I know my Papa. Even if he and Mama were already separated, he still can't stop his womanizing ways." Maka looked at Liz straightly in her eyes as she started walking again. "That's what you're going to say, right?"
Liz smiled. "Yeah."
Suddenly, Patty piped up. "But I don't understand. Your father is the Death Scythe? But you two are so different from each other!"
Maka sighed. "Probably because I inherited almost all of my traits from my Mama. I love her so much. Even if she and Papa are already separated, she still sends me postcards just to check if I'm okay or something." She said. "But, I also got something from my Papa. I got from him my love for reading. When I was still little, he used to read me picture books all the time." Maka smiled, then shrugged. "But like what I told you a while ago, I'm kind of angry at him. I'm doing that so that he'll realized his mistake. But, I still love him, of course. He's there for me whenever I need help. Only that, I don't let it show." Maka finished.
Tsubaki smiled at that. "Your parents are so lucky that they have a daughter like you."
Maka blushed at that. "My mother, maybe. But I think from the attitude that I'm showing to my father right now, he isn't that lucky. But thanks for the compliment." She smiled.
Soul, who was not uttering a word since Maka started talking, had enough from his friends' praises about Maka. Can't they see that there's something more in this girl that they didn't still see? "Oh, shut up!" Soul suddenly said. "For me, it's no wonder that your father is the Death Scythe. You're both freakish and idiotic."
Maka, when she heard that, suddenly faced Soul. Her eyes gleamed at him dangerously. Then, she said, "Hey, am I talking to you? Huh? AM I TALKING TO YOU?" Maka couldn't control her anger anymore. "Why do you disturb other people's conversations even if you know that you' re not part of it?"
"Because I want to." Soul replied back coolly. He was trying to get to Maka's nerves again. He loved seeing her get mad.
Maka was silent after that, but you could definitely tell that she was already very mad. Her cheeks were already red because of anger, and her fists were tightly closed.
When Soul saw Maka, he just chuckled. "What? You already had enough?"
"Yes. I've already had enough. And when this happens to me, I do something." Maka then brought out a very thick book. "My Papa already experienced the pain of this. If you don't want me to do this again, then KEEP YOUR FREAKING MOUTH SHUT!" Then, to the surprise of the others, Maka slammed the very heavy book---on Soul's head. Then she smiled. "That's my Maka Chop, useful for those people who annoys me all the time."
Soul became dizzy after that. He rubbed his head then said, "What was that for?"
Maka rolled her eyes. "Didn't you hear me? I said it's for all those people who annoys me all the time. And you're one of them."
Soul gave Maka an angry look. "You know, if you're not only a girl, I already punched your face."
"Then do it!" Maka dared. "I don't care. And if you think I'm going to run away or chicken out from your threat, then you're wrong. I am not afraid of you."
When Soul heard that, he just snickered. "I don't want to. You'll be very afraid once I do it."
Maka laughed at that. "What you're trying to say is that you're a chicken. Hmph. Not only are you a Peanut Head, you're also a chicken. Idiotic chicken."
Soul scowled at Maka's comeback. "Be thankful that I'm a gentleman." He said.
Maka laughed very hard at that. "Gentleman? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? In your dreams!"
Soul was about to make another comeback when suddenly Liz covered his mouth with her left hand. She did the same to Maka, with her right hand.
When Liz made sure that they're both quiet already, she removed her hands from their mouths then said, "Will you please take a break even just for a minute? It's like you're the only ones who are here! Our ears hurt already because of hearing your stupid, senseless fight!" She sighed. "And why don't you forgive each other, anyway? Besides, your fight only began because of something that involves sleeping. SLEEPING! Are you two nuts?" Liz then turned to Soul. "Hey you," she said, "say sorry to Maka. You're the one who started this whole fight, anyway."
When Maka heard that, she smiled. Who's the real idiot now, Peanut Head? she thought.
"NO WAY!" Soul exclaimed. "I'm not the one who's going to say sorry! She should be the one who's going to say sorry! And I'm not the one who started this stupid fight!"
"Me? The one who's going to say sorry? ME?" Maka snapped. "I'd rather say sorry to my father than say sorry to you! Stupid Peanut Head! And, for your information, YOU ARE THE ONE WHO STARTED THIS WHOLE FIGHT! Liz is correct!"
Then they started fighting all over again.
Liz couldn't take it anymore. She's already sick from hearing these two babble over little things. "SHUT UP, YOU STUPID FREAKS!" She suddenly blurted out. "If you can't solve this little problem of yours, then justkeep your freaking mouths shut!"
Maka and Soul shut their mouths after that. Sometimes, Liz can be a little scary.
"Thank you." Liz said with a sigh of relief. Then suddenly, she stopped walking. The others did the same. "Okay, here's our classroom. Let's now enter."
When the gang entered the classroom, they immediately went to find seats. Maka was embarrassed at first because she felt like she can't find a seat because she was only new. Luckily, Tsubaki grabbed her hand and led Maka to her seat, which is beside her.
When Maka and Tsubaki are already seated, Maka said, "Hey, Tsubaki?"
Tsubaki faced her. "Yeah?"
Maka hesitated at first, but was able to get the words out. "I just want to....um...say thank you, you know, for being nice to me and everything."
Tsubaki blushed at that, but she smiled. "No problem. That's what friends are for, right?"
Maka smiled at that. "Thank you for being such a good friend."
Tsubaki smiled back.
Maka suddenly noticed something. "Hey, what's up with all the numbers?" She asked, looking at all the numbers taped on the desks.
Tsubaki shook her head. "I don't know. Maybe we'll find out later."
Suddenly, they heard a loud swish of a chair. "Morning, students!"
Maka looked at the person who interrupted their talk.
"Dr. Frankenstein....." She said quietly.
Tsubaki looked at her. "You know him?"
"Yeah....Papa sometimes talks about him." Maka replied.
"He looks ridiculous, isn't he?" Tsubaki joked.
Maka laughed. "Yeah."
They were still talking while Dr. Frankenstein scanned the room. "I see we have a few new faces around." Then he spotted Maka and smiled. "Even Spirit's daughter is also here."
When Maka heard that, she looked at Dr. Frankenstein and sighed. She can't believe that he also knew her.
"Why don't you come down here and introduce yourself?" Dr. Frankenstein requested.
What? Maka thought. Man, there's no need!
She sighed, but she doesn't have any other choice. So, she just stood up from her chair and made her way in front.
"Hi," Maka began. "My name is Maka.....Maka Albarn. It's very nice to meet all of you." Then, she caught Soul giving her a smug face. Except for one, she thought.
"How's your father, Maka?" Frankenstein asked.
"He's perfectly fine." Maka replied.
"Oh....well, just tell him I said hi." Frankenstein said with a smile. "You may now go to your seat."
"Thank you." Maka said, quietly breathing a sigh of relief. Then, she walked her way back to her seat.
After she made her exit, Dr. Frankenstein suddenly spoke up. "Okay, I'm not going to let you wait any longer. Maybe some of you are wondering what the numbers in your desks are for." He stood up from his chair. "Today, you're going to be paired with your partners already."
As soon as the class heard that, they gasped because of surprise and excitement. At last! They were going to be partnered already!
Dr. Frankenstein continued. "Those numbers will determine who your partner will be. And if you don't like your partner, I'm sorry, but there's no switching partners because we already picked out the best partner for each of you. Now go and find your partners." He finished with a grin on his face, then he sat down.
The students were suddenly very noisy. Almost all of them stood up to find their partners.
Maka looked at her desk and found her number. Three.
"Hey, Tsubaki," Maka said, "what's your number?"
"Seven." Tsubaki replied. "What's yours?"
"Three." Maka sighed in disappointment. "I was hoping that you will be my partner!"
Tsubaki chuckled. "Don't worry, I know you'll like your partner."
Maka shrugged, then smiled. "Yeah, I hope so." Then she caught a glimpse of Soul who was talking to Black Star. As long as it's not Peanut Head, I'm cool with it, she thought.
Maka immediately went to Liz after she found out that Tsubaki isn't her partner. "Hey Liz?"
Liz turned. "Yeah?"
"What's your number?"
"Eight." Liz grinned. "Since Patty and I are sisters, we have the same number. And our partner is Kid. That's obvious, the guy's obsessed in symmetry, so he needs to have two weapons." She looked at the number. "Even the number's symmetrical!" She laughed. "About you? Who's your partner?"
Maka shrugged. "I don't know. I'm still finding that person."
Liz smiled. "Well, keep looking!"
Maka smiled. Then she went to her seat and sat down to take a break. All her girl friends already have a partner. Who's my partner, anyway? She thought.
She started walking around the classroom, desperately trying to find her partner.
When she thought that she already asked almost all of the students in the class, she sighed. She wondered who her partner would be.
Then, suddenly, she realized that she didn't yet ask Soul and Black Star what's their number. "Oh man....." Maka said. "There's no way I'm going to be paired by one of those two!"
But she also realized that she already asked almost every person in the class. She sighed. She didn't have any other choice but to ask them.
She made her way to the boys' place. "Hey."
The boys looked at her. "What?"
Soul smirked. "Seems like Brain Freak is lost."
Maka scowled. "Shut your mouth if you don't want me to hit you again."
"What are you doing here, anyway?" Black Star asked.
"I'm just going to ask if you already have partners." Maka replied. Freaks.
"Yep. Already have a partner." Black Star said, grinning. "I'm paired with Ms. Angelic Face, Tsubaki. Lucky for me! And lucky for her....I'm her partner! The Great Black Star is her partner!" He yelled. "LUCKY SEVEN!" He cheered, then said, "Soul here is the only one who doesn't have a partner yet, though. Maybe you two are paired together." He snickered, then went beside Tsubaki to talk.
When Maka and Soul heard what Black Star said, they froze. Then they stared at each other with wide eyes. No, Maka thought. It can't be......
"Wh-what....what's......" Maka stammered. "WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER?" She exclaimed.
"Three." Soul replied.
When Maka heard that, she turned pale because of shock and surprise. She looked like she was going to faint. She wanted to scream, but she can't.
When Soul looked at her, he raised his eyebrows in confusion. "Hey, what's gotten into you?" Then he suddenly caught a glimpse of the paper on Maka's hand, which contains her number. "Oh man," Soul said. "Please tell me I'm only dreaming......"
Maka shook her head. "Too bad. I hope I'm only dreaming either. But this is reality." Maka looked at him. "We're partners, Soul."
When Soul heard that, he became pale too because of shock and surprise.
Why do you have to be partnered with the person whom you hate the most, anyway?
There! Chapter 3 is done:D I'm sorry I didn't update right away. I'm a little lazy to do it. I'll try to give the other chapters as soon as possible. Promise!:)
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