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Maka had texted him and said that she was already fine. Soul replied with a smiley and said:
That's good to hear. Take care, ok?
Maka smiled and blushed when he said this. Soul was a really nice guy. A gentleman. She smiled as she threw herself on the couch again.
"Black Star!" Tsubaki covered the lower part of the phone as she called out to him.
"Yeah? What is it, Tsubaki?" Black Star came running to her.
"It's for you" she smiled at him. "Oh! Ok! I won't be surprised that someone wanted to call the great and awesome Black Star! Haha!" Black Star went to her and smiled. Tsubaki blushed and smiled back. Black Star grabbed his phone and greeted.
"Hello?"
"Hello? Is that you, Black Star?" a deep voice asked him.
"Oh, wait! You're… Let me guess… Hmm…" he remained silent for a while thinking of what his name was.
"Um… My name starts with an 'S', ends with an 'L' and rhymes with 'pole'…"
"Oh! SOUL! MY MAN! WHAT'S UP?" Black Star finally got it.
"Finally, dude! I thought you weren't going to pick up my hint!" Soul laughed through the phone.
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Black Star placed his free hand on his hips.
"Haha! Nothing… So I called to check on you… Was that the girl the one you were talking about? Tsubaki, right?" he asked.
"Yeah! Isn't she nice?" Black Star scratched his head.
"Seems like it… So is she your love interest?" Black Star could feel Soul grin through the phone.
"Hey! Hey! Shh!" Black Star hushed him. Soul chuckled.
"Well, you seem happy. Care to explain? Maybe you're the one with love life here…" Black Star's voice went a little naughty.
"Actually… Yeah" Soul shyly admitted. Black Star's eyes widened.
"No way! Who is she, when did you meet her, and how?" Black Star asked while smiling.
"Um, she orders at the company I work for. I met her couple of days before and… She's really cute… I got a small talk with her yesterday at her house and boy did that made me feel happy... It made me happy to help her last night… She's really nice" Black Star could feel him smile.
"I see… Do you know her name?" he asked.
"Yeah, but I don't want to tell her to you… I don't trust you in keeping secrets…"
"Hey! You're no fun!" Black Star raised his eyebrow. Soul laughed.
"So, have you made the preparations of your papers for school tomorrow?" Black Star asked.
"Mmm…" Soul replied.
"Cool! So, I think we're ok now? Oh wait! How about your work?"
"It's ok now. My boss switched my schedule to MWF. And it's not school hours too…" Soul said.
"Oh, I see… Ok!"
"Anything else needed?" Soul asked with a yawning sound. He knew that he was the first one to call him in his house but somehow, he wanted to hang up on him all of a sudden.
"Yup!"
"Ok, I think I need to go now!" Soul said. "Oh, sure! If you ever need anything, just call me! The great Black Star! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-! *beep* Um, Soul? Soul? You still there?"
Soul had already hung up. He rolled his eyes as he hung his black leather jacket over his shoulder and went out of his apartment.
"Tsubaki! I'm going out! You wanna come?" Black Star shouted from the other side of Tsubaki's bedroom door. Tsubaki opened it with a smile.
"Oh, I'm really sorry Black Star. No matter how much I want to, I can't because of a project I'm working on" Tsubaki' eyebrows wrinkled.
"Oh, I see. Wanna have the great Black Star help you with it?" he raised his eyebrows repeatedly and grinned at her.
"No, it's ok. You should go out and have some fun, now!" Tsubaki said, reassuring him.
"Are you sure?" Black Star asked, with his voice turning a bit worried.
"Uhuh! Besides, this is my school work. I should be able to finish it on time!" Tsubaki raised her right hand.
"Oh, ok. I'll go on now… Bye!" Black Star waved his hand to Tsubaki as he left her sight. Tsubaki returned the wave and went back the room.
"Take care!" she smiled at him sweetly. Black Star smiled at her before he could walk away again. He blushed a little bit. Tsubaki's smiles were wonders for him. Tsubaki was the girl she trusted the most next to Maka. He suddenly thought of it. Why didn't Tsubaki and Maka meet when they were kids? Black Star just shrugged the thought as he locked the gate and went outside. He looked at the shops at his side as he shoved his hands inside his pockets. He yawned out loud as he walked.
"Man… I need someone to talk to…" he whispered to himself and held his chin. He was too awesome to be ignored. Well, at least that's what he thinks. He took a deep breath as he passed by a grocery store when he saw somebody he knew.
And that was Maka. Carrying a lot of bags from her grocery shopping. Maka placed them on the ground to adjust her grip on the plastic bags. Black Star approached her.
"Hey, you need help from an awesome guy like me?" Maka's ears perked up when he said this, looking up. There she saw the usual Black Star, grinning at her.
"Um, I could use some, if you don't mind" Maka stood up. Black Star decided to tease her a little bit.
"Um, sorry. I don't feel like it, so I think I'm gonna go…" he pointed a finger to the other direction and laughed. Maka looked at him unenthusiastically and carried all the bags herself and went to the direction of her house.
"Hey! Hey! C'mon? Can't you take a joke?" Black Star went to her hurriedly and snatched the other plastic bags from her hands. Maka rolled her eyes and walked. Black Star followed her by her side.
"I'm just joking you know… Are you on your period or what?" Black Star joked. Maka's cheeks turned red.
"Black Star! How can you talk about that in front of a girl?" oh right. Maka's furious now. Maka walked up the stairs of her apartment with Black Star tagging along. They entered her main room and placed the bags on the chairs. Black Star sat on a chair and Maka started taking off her jacket.
"Now, I seriously doubt you living with Tsubaki… Please don't mind me calling to check on her everyday…" Maka half-joked.
"No, seriously… What's gotten into you?" Black Star laughed.
"I just got from a fever last night…" Maka went to the kitchen counter and preparing some tea for Black Star.
"Really? Are you feeling fine, now?" Black Star set aside his big ego and asked her like how he used to when they were young.
"Uhuh. I actually fainted last night… But I'm fine now…" Maka poured the hot water on the cup and mixed it.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold on! You fainted? Who helped you?" Black Star asked panicking.
"Relax. This deliver guy happened to be here and he helped me in here while I have a fever… He's really nice…" Maka gave the tea to Black Star and looked away as she blushed. Black Star raised his eyebrow as she said this catching the blush on her cheeks.
"He?" Black Star's voice turned stern. Maka nodded and looked at him. Black Star was eyeing her.
"Um, yeah… Why are you looking at me like that?" Maka asked. Black Star sighed and looked away.
"I want to meet him…" he sipped his tea. "What?"
"I said I would like to meet him. Your god demands it" Black Star said. Maka face palmed.
"Black Star… You're acting like my father…." Maka said.
"Hey, I'm just worried about you. I wouldn't want what happened in the past to happen to you again…" Black Star said sadly. Maka looked at her feet then at Black Star again.
"I know… Thanks…" Maka managed to smile at him. "But, I'm sure of him this time. I won't make the same mistake like that again" Maka said. Black Star scratched his head.
"Geez… You better. How could you tell he's nice? You can't even talk to a human being without stuttering…" Black Star said.
"I'm changing now, Black Star. I don't want some fear of my past to get the best of me. I'm doing this for all of you" Maka smiled at him sweetly. Black Star sighed and looked at a small paper. It had a cellphone number and a message. He took it and analyzed it.
"Hmm… Is this the guy's number? What the hell is it doing here?" Black Star continued to analyze it.
"He's asking if how I was with my fever now. He's just being nice" Maka said.
"You know… This number seems very familiar to me yet I can't place my foot on it…" he said. Maka groaned.
"Well, I better go now" he stood up. Maka followed him to the door and opened it for him.
"Well, tell Tsubaki I said hi!" Maka waved at him. "And please give this to her!" Maka held a paper bag to him. Black Star took it.
"Yup! And Maka, don't be afraid to tell me anything if this guy does anything to you!" Black Star held his fist up. Maka looked at him.
"Bye, minion! Hahaha!" he went down stairs. Maka rolled her eyes and smiled.
"Hmm, typical Black Star. He didn't change one bit. A guy with large ego and pride yet still the same old caring guy…" Maka went back to her room.
Soul took a walk in that morning after his talk with Black Star. He decided to walk by Maka's house. He didn't want to appear like a stalker but he just had to know if she's really fine. Soul turned to the corner to pass by Maka's apartment. But something caught his eye. It was Black Star walking out of her apartment with a paper bag. He quickly hid and saw him take a peek inside it. Black Star slowly got it out and looked at it. Soul's eyes widened when he saw that it was the book Maka had ordered. Black Star quickly threw it back and stuck his tongue out. Soul couldn't take the horrible thoughts in his mind. What was he doing there? Damn it. He's going to confront him.
Black Star was walking up to the corner he hid. Soul leaned against the wall and waited for him. Then, there he was.
"Oh! Hey Soul! What's up?" he cheerfully held his hand up to high five with him. Soul glared at him making Black Star twitch.
"What's wrong? You had a bad day or what?" Black Star scratched his head.
"I'm about to if I didn't find the reason behind this…"
"Huh?"
"We need to talk"
Hmm. I didn't quite like how this came out.
So, basically - Black Star is the guy who's Soul referring to as a 'supportive friend' from chapter 2. Soul doesn't know Black Star is Maka's childhood friend and Maka doesn't know that Soul is one of his friends too. And Black Star... He's too dumb to put the pieces together. Black Star is like the one that connects the two.
Characters are OOC, I know. Especially Black Star, who acts like a brother to Maka.
~shadow