Disclaimer: I don't own Soul Eater at all except my OCs.
Any music reference made is background music when reading this story.
(A Way of Life ~P3P OST)
As Aura hummed, a ding was heard from her kitchen.
"Ah, the macaron shells are done," Getting up she thought back to what Maka invited to her earlier.
Earlier, Aura's POV
"A party? For Soul, Tsubaki, and Black Star?"
Maka grinned, "Yep, I was hoping you'd go."
I want to decline the offer, but I feel bad doing that to Maka...
"Yeah, I'll go," Putting a brave face up.
Maka's eyes narrowed, "Hmmmmm..."
"W-What is it?"
"I've been noticing lately you'be been avoiding Kid awhile now."
Geh! The cat's out of the bag!
"Is it because..." Maka grin widened before whispering, "You like Kid?"
"What! N-No!" I rejected Maka's assumption, "It's not like that!"
"Right..." She was still not convinced.
"Look, Maka, I'm not interested in Kid at all," I explained, "The day when I was completely introduced to him, he kept pressing on about me being asymmetrical and interrogating me on my reason for being here. He didn't leave a good impression on me."
"Well considering the way you two talk to each other," Maka nodded in understanding, "But Kid is a good person. He just goes overboard in what he says sometimes."
"I hope you're right."
"It's hard enough trying to be friendly to him," I mumbled as I spread the filling in each macaron, "Making these, reminds me of Dad. He always did love seeing people smile whenever they eat his creations."
I smiled at the chocolate flavored macaron in my hand for a minute before changing my clothes.
A pale yellow blouse and brown shorts. Casual yet comfy. To finish a pair brown flats.
"Now off to Maka and Soul's."
"You came!" Maka pulled me inside eagerly
"Maka careful! The desserts! The desserts!" I tried to protect the box of macaroons in my arm by clutching it closer to me.
"Oops, sorry." Apologizing in return.
"Don't tear her arm off, Maka," Soul snickered, until Maka glared at him.
"I'll take care of these..." taking the box of macaroons into the kitchen,"You can go ahead and sit with the others."
"Aura!" Patti yet again waved to me in such hyper manner pointing to the empty seat between her and Liz, "Sit here!"
Taking a seat, Patti and Black Star began asking me what was in the box I was holding.
"You guys have to wait until after we eat, it's a secret between me and Maka."
It didn't stop the two from their eager behaviors.
"So how're you, Soul," I began, "You hanging in there?"
Smirking in return, Soul replied,"I'm always hanging cool as usual."
"I see."
"How about you? From what Maka told me, you've been in and out of the class lately."
I sweat dropped remembering the reason, "It's just hard to keep up with Professor Stein. He's practically had me running all over DWMA to send either messages to Lord Death and Sid."
"You can't even believe how hard it is to keep up with him when he's rolling on his chair," I sighed, "It's like he's testing me on something."
"Then, how come you can't use the mirror to send the message to father," Kid interrupted.
(Unsettling Prenomination ~P3 OST)
Annoyed, I scoffed, "You still figured it out? Well let me spell it out to you Kid. I'm not a meister or a weapon. I'm just a regular person working under Professor Stein as an assistant. Nothing more."
The room became stiff, as soon as Kid and I finished our usual spat, I still feel annoyed at Kid's insistant pursuit of finding out about me. Liz and Patti had to convince the two of us to be within neutral terms amongst each other before Maka returned. Black Star and Soul were too animated in their conversation with each ignoring what was happening initially. Tsubaki was trying to stop Black Star from boasting too much of what he did during the mission.
After sometime, I went into the kitchen with Maka to help place the macarons on a platter.
"Aura, are you alright?" Maka muttered to me, "You're avoiding Kid again. You can't keep this facade up."
"He asked another insensitive question, and I answered. That's that," Maka frowned at me, "Fine, I'll apologize to him. Just help me take these out there."
(Joy ~P3 OST)
"What's that?!" Black Star bounced up from his seat to stare at the peculiar dessert.
The colorful macarons were aranged in to two separate plates, creating a small pyramids.
"Macarons," I answered, "Each one is a different flavor."
"And they're symmetrically shaped as well as placement!" Kid's eyes gleamed.
I guess his OCD kicked in.
"What's this flavor?" Patty pointed to the dark green macaron.
"Green tea flavor," I thus began naming the rest of the eight flavors I had in both plates, "Chocolate, Coffee, Raspberry, Caramel, Earl Grey, Lemon, and finally my favorite Pistachio."
"Eight different flavors," Kid uttered, as he nodded in agreement.
The dessert was indeed in symmetrical order, shape, and in number.
As the others began eating each macaron at a time, Liz asked me, "So why Pistachio your favorite flavor?"
Returning her a weak smile, "It's the first flavor my dad taught me, so it wasn't that hard remake the flavor."
"Is your dad a chef?" Tsubaki asked.
"No, in a more correct sense, he's a pastry chef. A chef that specializes in making desserts," I described to Tsubaki.
"Heh, they're not that bad," Soul spoked before gulping down another.
"All of the chocolate ones are my mines!" Black Star snagged all of the chocolate flavored macarons.
"Hey, Black Star! Aura made those for everyone, so don't hog them all!" Maka snaped at him in return.
"You must be be proud of your father upon teaching you this," Kid praised
(Girl of the Hollow Forest ~P4G OSt~)
Although his next question made my heart sink, "Are you in perhaps going to inherit your father's work?"
I was silent for a moment causing me to grip the edge of my shirt, "...Well there's been a little problem, since my father is no longer...working...anymore."
I don't know if anyone caught on what I said, but looking up, it seemed that everyone within the room got the memo.
"You don't worry about it. It's no-" Soon Maka lifted a handkerchief to me, I didn't notice...but I guess the tears overflowed.
Third POV
The silence was stopped once Aura, told them to not worry about her anymore. Or rather it was Blair who broke the silence by intentionally showing off her body in front of everyone. That is until Maka sensed something, at the same time Aura cringed slightly.
Something is pulling inside me, what is this feeling?
Maka first stood up before Aura slowly got up the same.
"A witch!" Maka began shocking the life out of the others.
Aura agreed,"There's something there within Death City."
"What's gotten into you two?!" Liz questioned them.
"I'll go check it out!" Maka dashed out of the house.
"Wait Maka don't go alone!" Aura ran after Maka as well as not listening to the others.
By the time Aura caught up with Maka, Professor Stein and Nurse Medusa were there.
They came alright. Stein, Maka, and the puppet also. Interesting. To think the puppet would be able to sense a Witch...no maybe, the supposed chains reacted.
Medusa intrigued upon interest.
"Nurse Medusa," Maka huffed out.
"We sensed two witches in this area now." Stein continued.
"Yes, I sensed them too, and came running." Medusa explained her situation.
Maka then informed, "It could have been one of the witches from when Soul was injured."
"It may have been," Medusa agreed with Maka.
However Aura and Stein disagreed.
"Maka, I don't think either of those witches were the culprit," Aura started reminding Maka of what had taken place of Soul's incident, "You said that there was a meister that weilded a Demon sword in the area at the time when Soul was injured, right?"
"She wouldn't have released her Soul Protect in the middle of the city for no reason," Stein added, "It shows that she has an interest in weapons and meisters, she may as well be in hiding and watching in the shadows...If she was here that is."
Medusa's eyes narrowed slightly not allowing herself to show her face to Stein.
"Or maybe she's trying to do something to DWMA, similar to how delinquents apply pressure to the school," Stein thus commented, "All in all, at least you're safe Medusa. It would be a lot of trouble if the school nurse got injured."
"Absolutely," Medusa responded
"Still if I see that Demon sword and meister again..." Maka's head was down, Aura patted her back to support her. Aura regretted not being able to support Maka properly, even after what Maka did to support her.
"Maka! Aura!" Soul came running in, "Are you two alright? You two shouldn't have done that! It's dangerous!"
Quietly Maka turned around to face Soul, "I..."
She placed her hand against the are of Soul's scar. Causing Soul to wonder what the heck Maka was doing.
Maka...is really worried about Soul. Even though they fight quite, often. Maka is able to forgive him.
Aura thought watching her secret keepers.
Maybe I should appologize to Kid. I shouldn't have said those words to him, he didn't know anything about me, yet I...
"Professor Stein," Maka moved toward Stein as Aura refocused her attention to Maka, "I finally know what I'm lacking."
"Is that so?" Professor Stein's mouth formed a smile, "Then you and Soul arrive in my office tomorrow. Aura, I'll be in need of your assistance as well."
(This Strange Feeling ~P3 OST~)
At night, two people had unsettling doubts.
Death the Kid felt bad.
He unfortunately triggered way to many emotions in Aura today, and yet he forgot to say sorry. The silence at the time made it hard for him to appologize to the brown haired girl.
"Kid, I think you need to say sorry to Aura the next time when you get the chance," Liz advised, "Better yet alone, that way she can understand you're not insulting her in a crowd. I think today might've made her upset for talking a bit too much of her past in front of more than one person."
"I'll manage," Kid decided.
Patti happliy spoke enforcing Kid's decision, "Apologize!"
On the other hand Aura's anger toward Kid was lifted. It was bad enough she lashed out at him so many times, although there was an unsettling feeling in her mind about what happened earlier today when Maka sensed two witches.
"How did I know that something was wrong in Death City?" Aura silently pondered while lying in her bed.
The pull felt as if she was being dragged to where Maka and Stein sensed witches at.
"Maybe Soul isn't the only one who's being messed with Witches..." Aura speculated, "I think I'm starting to get a lead on whose responsible for dropping me in this world."