Chapter 14 : Jealosy runs deep in the Soul
The light shining through my window woke me from my slumber. I yawn.
"Wakey wakey Maka Chan." Gem was right in my face.
"Hi Gem." She smiles, and runs out of my room. I sat up and stretched. The cuts on my body started to ache.
"Hurry Maka Chan it's on!" I walk into the living room, wait whats on? I sat on the couch next to her.
"Look Maka, that girl on the TV, she's a genius!" The girl was answering a difficult math problem.
"Are you good at math Maka Chan?"
"Not my best." Gem giggles and continued watching. I got up and got ready for school like always.
"A pencil sculpture?" I stare at the creation.
"If you don't like it then don't stare at it." Soul pushes the sculpture back.
"No, no like it." Soul rolls his eyes like I was lying to him. I began to read my book, I didn't want to start a fight already. I felt a tap on my shoulder, I turn to see a boy who I have never seen.
"You're Maka right?" I nod.
"My name is Nale, I need your help with something." I give Nale a look, please not a lesson.
"I heard you're an amazing meister, I have some problems with fighting and bonding... so." I smile.
"You want me to be a tutor?" He nods.
"Uh..sure... I'll help you." He smiles.
"Thank you Maka, I'll be in the library okay?" I nod and Nale runs out the door.
"He was nice."
"I don't like him." Of course, Soul hates him and doesn't even know him. I started to read again, I wonder though... whats it like to be a tutor. I am screwed.
I walk in the library after school. Nale waves me over.
"Hi Nale." Nale smiles at me.
"What are you teaching me?" I scratch my head.
"Well,what do you want to know..."
"How do I bond with my partner?" What?
"See, I try to hold him and... I can't pick him up." I nod.
"Can you show me an example?" I froze.
"Ah then I'll have to get my own weapon." He nods and sat down.
"I'll wait." I sigh and walk out of the library. Is Soul still here? I'm guessing not. I look almost everywhere. I found him, outside shooting hoops, why didn't I come here first?
"Hey Soul!" Soul stops.
"What do you want, aren't you suppose to be at the library?" I nod.
"The guy that I'm tutoring wants to see how we bond."
"Nope." I whine.
"But why?"
"Because I don't like him." I hit him with a book and drag him with me.
"You anti-social freak." I walk through the door to the library, Nale was throwing a paper airplane.
"Oh Maka." I smile, he got a scared look on his face when he saw Soul.
"Don't worry he's alive."
"Wish I was dead." Nale nods.
"So you can hold your weapon?" I help Soul up.
"Change or a book to the head." Soul rolls his eyes and changes into a scythe. Nale's eyes went wide.
"Woah! So you can hold him!" I giggle.
"Well of course I can." Nale runs off, he returns with a young man.
"Okay so how do you bond Maka?" I look at Soul.
"It's understanding one another. Try to match your wavelengths." Nale nods and his partner changes, I wonder if weapons changing in school is allowed. Nale's partner changes into a ball and chain, what the fuck. A big shock came from Nale's hands.
"Ow fuck, Drake!" Nale started to shout.
"You dumbass, you're the reason we fail!" His partner spoke up.
"Me dumbass?! You have GOT to be kidding me! You never blame yourself!" They kept shouting back and forth, Soul changes back.
"SHUT UP BOTH OF YOU!" Nale and his partner look at Soul.
"I know meister and weapon fight from time to time, but fighting all the time isn't helping you bond better!" I nod in agreement.
"Soul is right you two." I walk up to them.
"If you keep fighting, you'll never get anywhere, I don't think you need a tutor. Maybe you need eachother, okay?" I smile at them. Nale nods.
"Are you kidding Maka, today you and your weapon helped us realize that we fight to often, I'll be back tomorrow." Nale hugs me then ran off, my face felt so warm.
"I really don't like him." I stare at Soul.
"Why?"
"Because." Not a good answer.
"Well Soul, see you tomorrow." Soul lifts a hand up. I walk home.
The next day at school was boring, until it was time to see Nale.
"Hello." Nale smiles.
"Hi Maka, what are we gonna do today?" I sat next to him.
"Well do you know how to pick out a good mission?" He shook his head.
"Okay just wait." I grab my notebook from out of my bag, I flip to an empty page. I pulled out a pen and drew a replica of a mission sign up.
"Here see." He nods.
"This part right here is the name of the enemy like uh...Slog." Nale laughs.
"Anyways then its ranked by star levels, it goes up to three, right now we're both one stars so look for a one star mission." Nale nods.
"Now we go to location, if you don't have anyway of transportation and you hate running, then I suggest one here in Death City." I point at the last spot.
"This tells you what you need to do this mission, like I have seen big heart, hard hitter, soul perseption and quick runner. If you have one of those abilities then it'll be easier." Nale nods.
"Thats it Maka?" I look at him.
"Yeah why?"
"I want you to stay with me longer." My face started burning.
"Uh..." I couldn't speak. Nale starts laughing.
"You're so cute Maka." My face was almost on fire.
"Well thats it for today Nale, bye." I ran off, okay he is so nice and really cute... does he like me?
I told Gem what happened.
"So someone has a crush on my sweet Maka." She hugs me.
"He better be nice." I smile.
"He is nice, extremly nice!" Gem seemed happy.
"Well good, he shouldn't be mean to Maka Chan!" I can't wait till tomorrow, I might have a crush on Nale.
It has been one week since I started teaching Nale, he and his partner have improved so much. That made me happy. I had to get moving, I didn't want to be late. I started running to the library when my partner stops me in the hallway.
"Where are you going?" I stood there, he should know where I'm going.
"Uh remember...I'm a tutor for Nale."
"Uh.. I don't care, we need to work on something!" I growl.
"Hey I still have cuts on my body that I want healed."
"You did a remedial lesson with cuts!" I push Soul.
"Because I had to! What mission are we doing?"
"Oh NOW you're coming!" I clench on to my bag strap.
"What mission are we doing Soul?"
"You're the one who decides 'meister'!" I try to hit him.
"I'm gonna skip the mission, and just tutor Nale."
"You like him don't you!?"
"Yeah I like him, a WHOLE LOT MORE THAN I LIKE YOU!" He looked hurt, I tried to talk but I didn't know what to say.
"Uh...I..."
"Fine if that's how you feel that FINE by me, I don't care!" He storms off. What did I do, I am an idiot. I walk into the library.
"Uh Nale?" Nale smiles.
"Hi Maka."
"Uh... I'm sorry but I can't teach you today."
"Why?" I sigh.
"Well..." Nale grabs my arm.
"Maka just shush." He lightly kisses me.
"Uh NALE?!"
"Please stay?" I back away.
"NO!" I ran out. He got me, I don't like getting kissed, it doesn't matter where I just hate it! I just kept running.
I burst throught the door to my home and hug Gem.
"Maka Chan, whats wrong?"
"NALE KISSED ME! HE KISSED ME!" Gem pats my head.
"Maka Chan isn't ready." I nod.
"And I never will be!" Gem sighs.
"The worst part though... is I hurt someone close to me, I didn't want to hurt him, he hates me now." Gem rubs my back, I stiffen up when she got a cut.
"Maka Chan, people will like and not like you, mistakes are made, that's life." I sat there taking in every word she was saying to me.
"Life is too hard Gem, it's just too hard."
"I know."
School wasn't fun, when your weapon was ignoring you, I can't even say I'm sorry. He talks to everyone else though.
"Soul..?" He ignored me. Nale walks up to me.
"Maka..."
"What?" I was still upset with him.
"I...I'm so sorry I kissed you really, I didn't know you hated that! Please forgive me?" I could not believe what I was hearing, but he was being so nice.
"I...I'ts okay." Nale smiles.
"Thank you!" He ran off. Well one good thing happened today.
"HE DID WHAT?" Soul stares at me.
"Did you just shout?"
"OH NO NOT ME!" I was ticked.
"YOU DIDN'T TALK TO ME ALL DAMN DAY WHAT THE FUCK CHANGED YOUR MIND?!"
"WHEN DID HE KISS YOU?"
"NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUISNESS SOUL!" Soul shook me abit.
"When are you okay with something like that."
"Since when did you care?" Soul's eyes widen.
"I'm done with you." I walk out. He told me he didn't care. Why was he so upset over a tiny kiss? I was upset to but it was so sudden. I leaned against the wall.
"Hey can a fellow galpal sit here?" Tsubaki, of course. She is there when you need her.
"Hi."
"Whats wrong Maka?" I look up at the ceiling.
"I'm confused Tsubaki." She smiles.
"Like with what?"
"I don't know, Soul was upset over one lousy thing and got mad when I said I'd rather be working with Nale than with him." Tsubaki stood up, the second period bell rung.
"Maka..." I look up at her.
"I think Soul wants alittle attention, it's just a theory so I don't really know." I pout.
"I don't get guys."
"They're a mystery alright." She walks away. Well I should ... crap. I have to get my bag from the classroom. I was about to walk in when I saw Soul still there working on his pencil sculpture. Black Star was there too. I pressed myself against the brick wall and listened. Black Star was poking the pencil sculpture.
"Dude, why did you make this?"
"Because I did." He laughs.
"Jeez man, you seemed stressed what happened?" Soul sighs.
"Maka is a tutor to some guy and he is so..." Black Star thinks for a minute.
"Annoying? Stupid? Gay?" He shook his head.
"I... don't know what it is, but the thing thats bugging me the most ...is this feeling I keep getting." Black Star looks confused.
"Like it wasn't just this one time... I've been feeling this awful burn lately, and its always around her." Black Star scratches his head.
"Maka?" Soul nods.
"It's weird, like when I'm alone with her sometimes, my face feels like its on fire and my heart races." Black Star laughs.
"DUDE ITS NOT WHAT YOU THINK!"
"It is SO!" They started to fight. I leaned against the brick wall outside... Oh my god, did I do something to Soul... what did I do? They kept fighting, I started hearing footsteps so I hid myself in a dark corner.
"I'm telling her."
"You better not tell anything I just told you."
"Yeah yeah." As soon as they were in the distance I ran in and grabbed my bag, and quickly ran out. I waited for lunch to be over. Damn that is a LONG time.
When it was over almost the whole class was there, so were my friends. I walk up to Soul.
"Hey." He looks up at me.
"What the fuck do you want?" I took a deep breath, and without a moment to waste, I wrap my arms around him.
"What the hell are you...?"
"I'm sorry." Soul tried to rip me off of him, but I refuse to let go. By now the whole class was staring at us.
"I'm so sorry I hurt you."
"HURT ME WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU... GOD LET ME GO WOMAN!" Black Star laughs.
"HEY LOOK AT SOUL'S FACE!"
I was so looking forward to this chapter :D Okay the usual do you want the next chapter? I know my stories are awful but eh *Gun to the head* eh-hehe
Liz: Better keep typing I wanna know what happens...
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