Hello again, and WOW! People are actually reading this! xD I knew it couldn't be just me - these two are adorable together.

Well. They're not exactly together, are they? Hmm...let's find out! Chapter 2!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Soul Eater, or the characters...sadly. :c

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The next couple of days dragged on for Soul. For some reason, all he could think about was Kid's upcoming party on Friday. Actually, the thoughts seemed to be centered less around the party, and more around Kid...

Walking through the hall the the DWMA, Soul tried to shake his thoughts. Why am I acting like this? So not cool. He kept telling himself; but nothing seemed to be working. Eventually, even Maka began to notice a change in Soul's demeanor.

"Um, Soul, are you alright?" She questioned with a tinge of concern. "You're acting a little...strange lately."

Soul smiled and shook his head. Placing his hand on Maka's shoulder, he guided her into the classroom. "I'm fine, Maka, really. Just sort of dragging lately. Come tomorrow night, we'll get to unwind a little."

As they took their seats, Maka looked uncertain. "Um...alright Soul, if you're sure." She smiled warily and turned to face Professor Stein; but she couldn't help but wonder what her partner was hiding.

Phew, way to keep your cool. Soul reassured himself. He glanced to his left and saw Kid (actually on time?!), with no Liz or Patty to be found. Though Kid was facing the front of the room, and there was no chance that Stein was saying something even remotely entertaining, the reaper smiled. What's he thinking about, anyway? Soul wondered.

As if reading his mind, Kid tilted his head slightly to the right and glanced in the direction of Soul and Maka - catching eye contact with Soul in the process. His grin widened ever so slightly, then evened out back to the front of the room, where the smile faded altogether.

Soul felt himself blush, the unmistakable heat filling his face. He saw me and thought I was staring at him, or something! So, so uncool! Soul scolded himself. After taking a deep breath, he wondered, Why the hell do I even care what he thinks, anyway? Trying to clear his head again, he stared intently at Stein, hearing nothing, and spent the rest of the class avoiding everyone's gaze - especially Kid's.

After class, all Soul wanted to do was get out of the room before anyone could question his odd attitude again; but of course, that would not come to pass. The one person Soul most wanted to avoid at that moment clasped a pale hand over his shoulder. He froze.

"Soul. Mind if we talk for a moment?" Came the young reaper's voice from behind him.

Soul nodded and turned to face him slowly. He placed his hand behind his head and shrugged, trying to appear as cool as possible. "Eh, sure Kid, wh-what's up?"

Kid smiled and raised an eyebrow, curious about Soul's behavior. "Are you alright? You seem a bit...wound up."

Soul took a deep breath and nodded a bit too enthusiastically. "Yeah. I am pretty stressed lately. I'm alright though; complaining isn't cool." He smirked, bearing his sharp teeth unintentionally.

Kid's eyebrow lowered, but his mischievous smile remained. He knew he was a bit naive at times, but he wasn't dumb. There was something else wrong...but he let it go for now. "Yes, well, I hope you're feeling better by tomorrow evening. Actually, that's what I wanted to talk to you about."

Soul's ears perked up, relieved at the change of subject. "Oh. Kay, what's up?" He placed his hands in his pockets and swayed back on his heels.

Kid continued: "I've been working hard on planning our soiree, even so much that I've had to send Liz and Patty out to gather things without me." He paused to confirm that Soul was still listening, since he had a slight tendency to drift in conversation.

"Alright, so, what did you want from me? I can't plan parties." Soul chuckled through pursed lips.

Seemingly unfazed, Kid picked up where he left off. "I hear you have impeccable taste in music; a skill that I, regrettably, am sorely lacking. If you don't mind, could you come by early tomorrow, and bring your music collection?"

Soul froze up again, unsure of what to say. He could feel himself start to blush again - just barely - before clearing his throat. "Oh! Uh, sure. No problem."

"Thank you. You've made my process quite a lot easier." Kid grinned again, patting Soul on the shoulder once more. (Had he flinched away, or was Kid imagining it?) As he left the classroom, Kid felt the urge to look back, though he was unsure why. Instead, he adjusted a painting in the hallway and headed home to see the how the sisters' shopping had turned out.

If he had turned back, he would have seen a very befuddled Soul standing in the middle of the room, his face ablaze with about eight shades of red, doubting his own sanity.

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Viola! Hehe. Alright, so really this is just a lot of Soul acting like Crona.

But. He doesn't know how to deal with this! xD Again, this chapter was supposed to sort of go along with the anime, buuuuut not exactly.

Anyway, the next chapter is going to be from both Kid and Soul's perspective, and it'll be pretty lengthy so be prepared!

And...BIG developmental moment in Chapter 3! *que dramatic music* Teehee. But you have to wait a week. xP

Until then, pleeease keep the reviews coming! What did you like, what didn't you? And who knows, if you just can NOT wait, I may not wait a whole week to update. 3

TTFN!