Liz POV
Days following that strange basketball game, Crona and Maka definitely began acting weirder. I don't think they noticed it, though.
I asked Kid on his opinion, but he merely smiled slightly and nodded, and said, "Stranger things have happened."
Yeah, I got the sense he knew what was happening, and I didn't. That was extremely annoying. I asked Patty one evening, who was sitting
at her desk doing homework. She just said, "Whatever! Please leave, I'm coloring my giraffe! Yay!" Okay, so she wasn't doing homework.
Never mind, I stand corrected. When I looked at her papers, she had colored various animals all over her homework.
I don't think Sid would appreciate pigs and ponies all over his essay. I asked Tsubaki on her opinion, but she just told me,
"Yes, they have been acting strange, but everyone is with the Kishin awakened!" I asked Black*Star,
which I was sure would have no effect whatsoever, but he said the most interesting thing, which was, "Sorry! A promise is a promise"
Okay, so then I asked Soul what he thought. He shrugged, and replied, "Well, she's my partner, but honestly, I haven't noticed anything!
I'm too busy trying to run away from Blair!" That reminded me, I hadn't asked her yet. So I did, and she said, "Nyao! They are cute,
aren't they? Do you want some fish?" She was cooking some salmon for Maka and Soul, but it was burning a bit. I pointed that out,
but she just winked at me. "Whatever's going on with them, you don't need to look far. You're smart, Liz, in many different ways!"
That comment left me very startled. After all, I had gotten only 28 points on the big exam. But maybe she meant non-school related...
I decided to investigate.
That evening. I casually walked out of Gallows Manor, and started to walk. Not anywhere in particular, just walking.
And walking. And thinking. And walking.
What was I smart at? It must be non-educational, otherwise what Blair said wouldn't make any sense. Let's see... I was smart at fighting,
but it didn't seem to fit this context. I was also smart with clothing advice, nail polish, etc... but that didn't seem to fit either.
I now passed the basketball court where Crona fell. Hm... I suppose I was good with relationships. Friendships, family, love, that whole thing.
Loyalty, I guess. I was good at determining different levels of loyalty. Crona seemed to be very loyal towards Maka, probably because she had
been the first person to truly understand him. If only I could read soul wavelengths like Kid and Maka! Then I would be sure to figure this out.
But I couldn't ask Maka, and Kid refuses to say, even though I can tell he knows. Lately Maka had been treating Crona as a stronger friend,
if that was possible. No, that's not it. That would simply be impossible to have them form a stronger bond, unless... Hm.
It seems to make sense now, I thought, as I walked past some clothing stores.
One of them was the one where Patty and I had dragged poor Crona into, and helped him shop for clothes.
He looked ridiculous in the first outfit, a baggy T-shirt, shorts, and sunglasses, but we managed to find a couple of good things eventually.
Snap out of it, I thought again, losing my train of thought. Oh yes. What was it again. I smacked my fist into my palm triumphantly.
Maka and Crona were dating secretly! Ooh, what a cute story! I could totally picture them together! 3
"Okay, seriously! Concentrate, Liz!" I muttered to myself. I mentally reviewed the information I had. Patty and Tsubaki most likely had no idea,
what they said didn't relate to this. I didn't think Soul knew either, surprisingly.
Then again, maybe Maka thought he would get jealous if she told him. Yes, that must be it.
Black*Star must have found out somehow in that annoying way of his, and Maka probably, like, beat him into submission or something.
No, she and Crona probably just made him promise not to tell anyone. That was more likely. As for me, I didn't know. Now I did. Ha ha! Victory!
Okay, calm down, and stay FOCUSED! I mentally shouted at myself. It's easy to get distracted. Blair is definitely an expert on love,
so she probably figured out first thing. Kid is really clever, when he's not focusing on symmetry. He's also a Shinigami. Sigh. I stopped walking.
I had ended up close to where Maka and Soul's apartment was. So, of course I decided to pay them a visit.
I rang the doorbell, and waited. Shortly afterwards, I heard a click, and Soul peeked his head through the door.
"Hm? Oh, hi Liz! What's up?" He asked. I smiled. "Oh, just visiting. I had some free time, so I came to see you guys! I hope you don't mind."
Soul grinned back, his pointed teeth flashing. "C'mon in," He opened the door a bit wider, welcoming me. I stepped into the cozy apartment,
looking around a bit. I hadn't been here much in the past few weeks, with the whole Kishin issues and whatnot.
"Oh! Hi, Liz!" Maka called cheerfully from her casual place on the couch. Crona was there too, along with Blair, and...
"Kid!? Patty!? What–what are you guys doing here!?" I exclaimed. Sure enough, my meister and sister were sitting there too.
Patty giggled, and waved. "Hey, big sis! Wassup?" I just gaped. Soul laughed. "I guess you realized you're not the only one visiting, eh Liz?"
He laughed again. "The look on your face is priceless! You look almost like..." Blair jumped on Soul's head in cat form, and chimed in.
"The cat who swallowed the canary!" She mewed happily. Soul considered this for a moment, then crossed his eyes, and looked up.
"Hey Blair," He asked her, "Have you ever swallowed a canary before?" She licked one paw delicately, and swiped it over her ear.
"Maybe. Maybe not." She replied, then jumped down, and curled up in Crona's lap, purring. The poor guy looked terrified at this.
I then remembered his first experience with Blair. He had a reason to be scared. I cleared my throat, and coughed nervously.
"Well, um... I guess Blair and Soul are kinda right... um... I am kinda the cat who swallowed the canary... erm... I came here because..."
The front door banged open.
Author's Note: And a longer chapter to make up for the last one! Thanks to the people who are actually reading this! :D