A/N: Hey guys, new chapter . Hope you enjoy. Don't worry, we're getting to the good stuff. I added a bit of KiMa friendship building and SouLiz moments.
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After the shock wore off, everyone filed into their respective bedrooms. Maka flopped onto her bed and pulled out the book she was currently reading, Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment. Kid went to the bathroom to change. Maka was so engrossed in her book that she didn't even realize Kid came back until she heard him sit on his bed. Maka spared him a glance and turned back to her book.
"Where is it…?" Kid whispered to himself, reaching under his bed. Suddenly he smiled and pulled out a book. The exact same book as Maka's. Kid looked at her book and smiled slightly before getting comfortable and reading his own copy. Maka eyed him curiously behind her book.
"If you have a question, ask." Kid said, eyes not moving from his book. His tone wasn't annoyed, just curious. Maka jumped slightly.
"I-I don't have a question…" she said quietly, turning back to her book for real, blushing slightly from embarrassment. Kid shrugged and chuckled.
"Suit yourself."
Maka tried to continue her reading, but she kept reading the same sentence over and over again. Her mind was racing with thoughts and questions. Finally, she sighed audibly, causing Kid to jump slightly and look at her.
"What gives?" she asked, looking at him while crossing her arms. Kid looked at her with a puzzled expression.
"What do you mean?" Maka huffed.
"You know what I mean. Last week, you were loud, obnoxious, hell, you even got drunk and almost caused a bar fight! Now you're calm, collected, and you're reading quietly. What gives?" During her outburst, Kid put his book down and looked her in the eye. He blushed and looked away.
"How I'm acting now is actually me. What you saw last week was my stage persona. I'm not as confident as I am in my stage persona. So, I created it to get the band started." Maka nodded.
"Kinda like Beyoncé and Sasha Fierce?" she asked. Kid nodded.
"Exactly. The whole bar fiasco was kind of like a high. I guess it was kinda like my soul transferred my feelings of excitement to Soul, Black*Star, and Crona. And guessing my persona was still intact, it didn't help the situation. Sorry 'bout that…" Kid rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly while blushing and looking away. Maka stared at him.
There was a brief silence before Maka smiled. "Wanna play 20 questions?" she asked, tilting her head slightly. Kid looked at her. "N-not that you have to; I just thought it would be a good way for us to get to know each other better…" Maka looked away, blushing. Kid smiled.
"I'd like to play with you Miss Albarn." He said, bowing slightly, causing Maka to giggle.
"Okay, what's your favorite color?"
"Black, gray, and any combination of the two. Yours?"
"Hmm… I'd have to say green or gold. Or possibly red. One of those three. Favorite food?"
Liz was painting her nails on her bed while Soul was tuning his guitar.
"So," Liz said, blowing on her nails. "What's the plan?" Soul shrugged.
"Aren't girls supposed to come up with plans like that?" Liz rolled her eyes.
"I wouldn't have asked you if I had a plan. I don't know much about Kid to formulate a plan that wouldn't tip him off, but you do. Anyways, we're gonna have to tell the others about Operation KiMa." Soul nodded. Yes, they made a codename for their little plan to get the two lead singers into a relationship together. The plan took effect after both bands won.
"Sounds cool. Well, we should probably get some sleep so we can actually think straight tomorrow to come up with something. It'd be really uncool to try this hard and not be able to move past phase one." Soul put up his guitar, and while he did so, Liz was checking out his backside. She blushed when she realized what she was doing.
"Yeah, sleep sounds good…" Liz waited until Soul into bed before she turned out the lights. Thoughts raced through her mind. I can't believe I was checking him out! Soul! Soul of all people! Of course, we're rooming together, but that was only because we needed Kid and Maka to room together, and Black*Star and Crona already had roommates. Right? Okay, calm down Liz. You check out guys all the time, so how is this any different? I don't know! It just feels different from all the other times…
With that last statement in her internal battle, Liz fell into Morpheus' arms.