Meisters

Chapter 15: Interaction

[OFFLINE]

For the first time in my life, it was hard finding an outfit. I didn't just choose a skirt and a shirt, I had to look good. I didn't want to disappoint Soul even if we had already sent pictures to each other. After trying on multiple outfits, I decided on wearing a red skirt with a t-shirt with a print on and my black leather jacket. To it I decided to wear my black boots with white belts on. I smile wide toward myself when I text Soul the time we will arrive with the bus at his college.

I walk out of my room and surprisingly, I find my mother inside of the kitchen making breakfast. "Maka! Breakfast is ready!" This is unexpected. My mother never made breakfast for me. Well, the last time was when I was a toddler.

My mother has made breakfast for a whole army. She has made scrambled eggs, sausages, pancakes; she put cereals, milk, bread and various other things to put on the sandwich. I didn't even have all of these things in my kitchen.

Awkwardly I walk up to the kitchen table and grab a slice of bread and starts buttering it up. "I thought maybe we could so something together. Do you have anything in mind we could do?" My mother asks and takes a seat in front of me.

I sigh heavily. "I'm going to hang out with some friends today. Sorry."

My mother goes from being happy to a sad frown. "Oh. Well, we could do something else a different time."

I nod but I'm sure that time won't come. If she was free today, then she wouldn't be free tomorrow. "I have to go. I don't want to miss the bus."

"Where are you going? Do your friends live far away?"

"No. Tsubaki Black*Star and I are going to the local college to meet up with some friends." I stand up with my sandwich in my hand. I don't really feel like she has earned her right to know what is going on in my life when she never seemed to care before the whole divorce, but I want to be polite to her because that is who I am. "I'm going to go now."

"Wait Maka!" My mother says while she stands up from her chair. "I'm going to quit my job and take a break. I'm going to travel around the world and I would like for you to come with me. You could join me when you graduate and we could travel together the whole summer and then you can start your year in Harvard. I could get a new job in that city and we could start over." My mother says a little desperately. "I know I haven't been a good mother, but I want to start over and be in your life again. Think about what I'm offering."

I'm shocked. I did not expect my mother to say something like this. "I'm going to think about it." That's the last thing I say before I walk out of the apartment.

I ate the sandwich on the way to the bus and there wait Black*Star and Tsubaki. They are both very excited to meet Soul and Death, whose name is Kid in real life. Tsubaki was pumping me up since I told her everything about yesterday's kiss and our relationship statues. She kept saying over and over we would make a great couple and how jealous all the other girls would be for me having a college boyfriend. I don't care about the college boyfriend things, I just care about the fact I'm going to meet Soul. I'm going to see Eater in real life and that makes my heart race and my hands to grow sweaty.

We all get on the bus and I send a picture of all of us to Soul that we are on the bus and on our way toward him and Kid. My phone buzzed and I got a picture of Soul and Kid. They were smiling wide and waiting for us at the bus stop.

The college grew larger and large and in the distant I could see Soul and Kid waiting for us. My heart starts to beat faster and my hands are really sweaty. The bus gets closer and closer to the bus stop and just in a matter of seconds, I will be standing face to face with Soul. What am I going to do? Am I going to hug him? Shake his hand? Or am I going for a kiss? I mean, we are a couple inside of the game but this is reality. Do I even dare to kiss him? I still haven't received my first kiss in this world. I wouldn't have the guts to walk up to him and plant a hot one on his mouth!

Tsubaki grabs my hand and squeezes it. "You're going to be fine. You know Soul likes you and you like him. He is who he says he is. Just be you and you will be fine."

I slowly nod.

Ever since Eater killed the dragon inside of the couple quest, I couldn't quite let go of how he defeated the Kishin. The Kishin's HP just dropped to zero in a matter of seconds. I need to ask Soul about what happened and what he did to the Kishin. But first, I'm going to have fun.

The bus slows down before it stops. I can see Soul and Kid looking at the exit of the bus through my window. I inhale deeply before I exhale. I walk to the exit and my heart is beating so hard in my chest. There is nothing to be nervous about. It isn't like I'm not meeting my online boyfriend. Oh I'm freaking out.

I'm the last person to leave the bus and I see Soul's face light up when I walk out of the bus. I smile nervously while I walk up to him and Kid.

Soul shakes his head a little while he smiles wide at me. "This is so surreal." He says. He sounds exactly the same as in Meisters. "I can't believe you are here."

I smile wide and blushes a little. "Me neither. It is a little weird seeing you and not having my scythes with me."

Soul barks a loud laugh. "Ha! That was a good one." Before I know it, Soul wraps his arms around me and I hug him back. He is just as warm as inside of the game. He doesn't smell of leather from his jacket or belts. He smells of fresh deodorant and mint. I prefer this smell better than Eater's. It seems more human and real than inside of Meisters, which is understandable since we are in the outside world.

Slowly we pull away from each other and we smile toward each other. "I like your hair." I say. From his pictures it is shorter than it is inside of Meisters and a lot messier, now it is pretty tamed and straight. "Did you comb your hair?"

He chuckles and nods. "Yeah, I did." Soul's hand touches my hair. "Your hair isn't that bad either. I like this look better than the pigtails."

I blush madly. I have my usual look; I have pushes hair strands at the back of my head and used a clip to keep them in place. It kind of feels good he prefers something on the real Maka instead of the character Maka.

Soul's arm snake around my shoulders and he turns toward Kid, Tsubaki and Black*Star who are chatting away about Kid's suit. "Shall we go and get something to eat before we head back to our place?"

"Yeah, I'm starving! A god needs his breakfast!" Black*Star laughs loudly. Black*Star will never change.

We all walk toward a café Kid and Soul always like to go to get breakfast. Soul said they had the best breakfast in the world, they literally served everything all around the world. They had the special menus were you could order the American breakfast, Japanese breakfast and Italian breakfast. I understood why they like this place, I ordered the Italian breakfast and it was amazing. I got juice, a slice of bread with jam along with some sort of cookie. The menu said it was a fette biscottate and I have to say it was really good. It almost felt like I was in Italy eating my breakfast along with Soul's arm wrapped around my waist. It was romantic and adventurous as I have heard Italy is.

I only regret we never did this sooner.

We all got along swimmingly. It was like we had known each other before for years. We didn't even have to talk about Meisters to keep the conversation alive. I was more than curious to find out about the college life and what Soul is studying. I learned Soul is studying to become a game maker and Kid was studying to become an effect maker in audio and graphic. It all sounds so interesting when they talk about what they do and everything. It is actually very intriguing.

After we finished our breakfast, Kid and Soul showed us their apartment which they share. It is right by their college so they are very lucky. I bet those apartments are very desirable.

"Welcome to our place!" Soul says and we step inside of their apartment. To be honest, I expected the place to be a mess. Two college guys living in an apartment together, I expected it to be dirty dishes on the tables, dirty clothes littering the floor and half eaten food on the coffee table.

The place is spotless. I can't see grain dirt anywhere. Everything is in order. There are no dishes in the sink, no clothes on the floor and no half eaten food. Everything is picture perfect.

"Wow." I say take off my shoes before I walk inside their apartment. "This is really clean. You guys are taking good care of your apartment!"

"We actually cleaned this place up so it would be extra welcoming when you came." Soul says and his arm is wrapped around my waist again. "I don't want you to get the impression I'm a pig, you know, because I'm not."

I giggle and wrap my arm around his waist as well. "I'm sure you are not." Everything feels so natural to be around Soul. I don't feel afraid to touch him since Soul isn't. He hasn't let me go ever since we saw each other at the bus stop. Either his arm was around my waist or shoulders. It felt great that Soul dared to do it since when we walked passed random girls, I could see them throwing me looks. It kind of makes me feel proud of myself since I'm doing it, you know, couple things. We may or may not be a couple in real life yet but I'm determined we are going to be one at some point because I really like Soul, not as Eater but the real him.

"That reminds me," Soul says and looks at Kid. "You can start the movie without Maka and me. We will join you soon enough."

I throw Soul a quizzical look when he guides me to his bedroom. My heart starts to race and I see Tsubaki giving me a thumb up as the door closes behind us. Soul's room is just as clean as the living room and kitchen. Picture perfect clean. There aren't a lot of things inside of his bedroom. A bed, a desk with textbooks and other kinds of school material along with a large computer. I have seen Soul take pictures inside of this room.

"I'm not going to do anything funny with you, just so you know. I just want to talk." Soul says and takes a seat on his bed. "I know we have only known each other for a day now, but you are a really cool person."

My cheeks turn pink while I take a seat on Soul's chair beside the bed. I don't feel bold enough as in taking a seat beside him on the bed. The bed is just so intimate place to be sitting beside a boy. I do like Soul, but it is way too early to sit beside him on a bed.

"I didn't think you would do anything funny toward me. And I like you too. You are a really cool person, and I have to say it, cooler than Eater."

Soul's face light up and I can see Soul's cheeks are slightly pink. "I know this is going really fast, but I really like you, and I would be really happy if you would be my girlfriend."

I smile wide. "I would love to, if you will be my boyfriend."

Soul smirks wide. "I wouldn't want it any other way."

My blush grows brighter and I try to cover it by cupping my cheek. "There is actually something I want to ask you."

"Ask away. You can ask me anything."

"You know when we were inside of the couple quest?" Soul nods. "I actually saw you the whole time but you couldn't see me. I was right there but when I tried to touch you, you went right through me. Then when you met the dragon, I saw you do something weird. I just saw the HP of the Kishin drain at once. What did you do to it?"

Soul sighs loudly while he runs his hands through his hair. "I hoped you didn't see that." Soul looks up and into my eyes. "What I did was to hack into the Kishin's data and drain its HP."

My eyes widen. So it was like I thought it was. He is a hacker. "Okay, how many times do you do this? Why do you hack to begin with?"

"It is for my own experience. If I'm going to be a game maker, I don't want any hackers to be able to hack the game. So, in order to stop them, I have to think like a hacker and do what hackers do. I don't hack very often since it comes with a lot of risks. I usually do it to try new things out and for critical situations. That Kishin was a critical situation and I wanted to reach you as soon as possible. That is why I did it." Soul stands up from the bed and stands in front of me. "Look, I don't enjoy hacking. I dislike it but I need to know how hackers think in order to prevent them."

I stand up from my seat and put my finger to his lips. "You don't need to say anything more. I believe you. I just don't want you to get caught. Please be really careful and only do it when you really need to hack things."

Soul grabs my hand and kisses it, his lips lingerie on my knuckles and sends shivers through me. "I am. I promise. If I think it gets too risky I will quit with it immediately."

I smile and take back my hand from his and take my seat again on the chair. "Good, now I want to share something with you. I know it is way too early to be talking about it but I want to have said it." Soul doesn't seem to object while he takes a seat on the bed again. "My mother had a talk with me this morning. She offered me to come with her the entire summer to travel around the world. She says she is sorry for neglecting me as a child."

Soul's eyes widen and I can see his tanned skin go pale. "What was your answer?" He says shakily.

"I haven't said anything yet. I wanted to meet you first and see how things go. Now when I have met you, I want to ask you, are we serious or will this end in a month?"

Soul shakes his head strongly. "I'm not fooling around with you if that's what you mean. This is totally real for me. I'm serious when it comes to you and if my opinion means something for you, then I want you to have it. I don't want you to leave. I want you here. I want to be with you and have breakfast like we had today. I really like hanging out with you and I don't want this to end because of your mother."

"Oh Soul." His words touch my heart. It makes it flutter with happiness and I can't help myself. Quickly I stand up from my chair and goes over to him. My arms quickly find his neck and I hug him tightly while I straddle his lap. When did I become this bold? "I don't want to leave. Not after this, not after meeting you. I can't leave when I have you. I don't want to leave you."

Soul hugs me tightly. He pulls away from me so we can look into each other's eyes. He is so close to me and it makes my pulse raise and my blood to boil. "Then don't." Soul leans toward me and I meet him half way. Our lips meet and I kiss him back. He tastes even better in reality. His taste is so vibrant, a perfect mix of mint and spices. I think I just became addicted to his lips. I want to kiss him forever.

Soul moves his lips and I follow. It went from a simple kiss to something more. Soul pushes me to his chest while I pull his head closer to mine. Our lips more against each other's so eagerly it will leave bruises on my lips. Wave after wave of pleasure comes crashing into me and this feels way better than kissing Eater inside of Meisters. I push my body closer to him and before I know it, we both tumble down on the bed and our lips keep on moving hungrily.

It is when I feel Soul's soft sheets against by back I realizes we need to stop. I pull away from Soul and rest my head on his shoulder. "You know you are the second person I have ever kissed."

"Oh really?" I can hear jealousy in his voice as he lies down beside me and holds me close to him possessively. "What's his name?"

I smile wide as I snuggle closer to his chest. "Eater."

Soul the breaks out laughing while he holds me close to him. "You scared me for a second there. I seriously thought you would start talking about an ex and I wasn't happy about that." Soul then plants a long kiss on my head. "So I was your first kiss?"

"And first boyfriend. You are actually first in everything. No guy has ever noticed me like you have. You are the first one to take me on a date, first kiss, first guy I held hands with, first everything."

"If I get to decide, I want you to be your last. You are amazing."

We laid there in each other's arms, just talking about our feelings, my mother and about my exams. Since I had my finals really soon Soul wanted to swing by and help me with my homework. We made up plans that after school Soul would meet me and we would walk home to my apartment. We spend so long time in Soul's room we missed the whole film. Kid ended up knocking on Soul's door to get us since Tsubaki, Black*Star and I had to get to the bus. I feel sad that we have to part so early, but Soul needs to study and I know I will only be in his way if I stay.

We reach the bus stop and I see the bus coming toward us. I said goodbye to Kid and Soul smiles sadly to me when I hug him tightly. "Log into Meisters when you are done." I whisper into his ear.

"I will. We will see each other later." Our lips meet again and it is short and sweet. I wave goodbye to them as I get on the bus. Tsubaki shrieks happily and congratulates me on my relationship with Soul and Black*Star even praises me. That is something new.

This has been a perfect day.