DISCLAIMER: I do not own Soul Eater AT ALL! It belongs to Atsushi Okubo!

Worth the Wait

'What is up with the time in this school?' It had felt as if the clock in classroom Crescent Moon was moving extra slow. Maka had already finished her classwork and written down all the notes on the board. She had hoped it would make time go faster. That hadn't worked out too well.

And now, here she was, sneaking side glances at the albino next to her.

Was he asleep?

He looked so peaceful when he slept. Maka's quick glances turned into long stares with breaks, then into full-blown just gawking at his sleeping form. It was certainly a suprise when the bell rung loudly overhead. The new girl nearly fell out of her seat. Her movements stirred the young boy next to her and he silently opened his eyes. Since he was facing her when he dozed off, he awoke to a petite, blond-haired girl in front of him.

It was quite amusing to see this girl quickly reaching for her school items, what with papers flying about and pencils being scattered across the floor. Head still on desk, Soul nudged her backpack towards her with his foot. She didn't even notice. Soul quietly sighed to himself and without making a sound, he got up from his desk and made his way to the door.

Maka had just finished placing all her notes and mechanical pencils in her backpack when she noticed her white haired tour guide wasn't in his seat anymore.

When had he even woken up?

'I must have woken him up during my little episode after the bell rang. No wonder he left.' To hear herself say this stung a little bit. The thing is, Maka had no clue why. She had just met the guy and his opinion of her already mattered this much to her? She was Maka Albarn, the teenager that had been through hell and back with her parent's divorce. And she'd be damned if she let this albino get to her like this.

Looking around for her tour guide, she spotted him at the door with a crwod of people surrounding him. Most of them girls, but a few guys as well. While he was paying no attention what so ever to the girls giggling for no apparent reason at all, he was chatting away with the other five that had caught her attention earlier.

From her distance she could hear bits and pieces of the words they were saying.

First one to speak was the blue-haired boy who was kinda short for his age. "What do you mean Soul... basketball today. I thought we... brothers... mother. Is... new girl?"

"Sorry Black*star,... Stein... stupid tour of the school." Soul cooly explained. It made some since to Maka, but she was still unsure about that whole brother-mother thing?

By Soul's simple explaination, blue-haired dude - who's name must be Black*star - seemed outraged, looked as if he'd been insulted. "Seriously Soul... flat-chested... why Soul?" Maka didn't hear much of their conversation, but by the way Black*star was nearly screaming, she didn't want to know.

Black*star, please calm down. Dr. Stein... could... or worse? spoke the black-haired Japanese girl. She comfortingly placed her hand on Black*star's shoulder while pointing in the direction of the mad professor sitting at his desk.

"Oh right, forgot... him. Thanks, Tsubaki." Black*star's attitude seemed to have calmed since he was reminded of the presence of gentle Tsubaki or insane Stein. Maka couldn't tell.

Next to speak up was the gold-eyed boy.

"Um, okay then. Well... later Soul. If you don't mind...ask... when you get back? I would like... know more... symmetrical beauty." with that he smiled and turned to the two sisters standing beside him "Alright Liz and Patty... to go?"

The taller of the sisters answered first.

"Sure Kid, ready... you are... Patty?" with that gold and dark blue eyes looked over to the younger sister.

Patty gave them a serious look before burst out laughing and with a quick "Ok!" she was off the fllor and at the door.

'Moodswings, much' Maka thought to herself. What kind of friends did Soul hang out with? The only people Maka found who acted and looked normal was: Tsubaki and Liz. That wasn't much.

The twins walked out first and turned back around to wait for Kid, but he told them to go ahead without him and that he'd catch up later. Liz simply shrugged while Patty kept on giggling uncontrollably at her side. Sighing, she walked her sister out of the classroom and down the hall.

Once Kid was sure they had left, he turned to Soul and whispered something Maka couldn't catch. Then turned and walked out the door. Soul looked shocked, but got over it quickly and turned to Black*star and Tsubaki.

Black*star was shouting and Tsubaki was trying to quiet down his loud rambling. Maka heard it loud and clear.

"I, THE GREAT BLACK*STAR, AM HERE TO BRIGHTEN UP YOUR DAY WITH MY GODLY FACE THAT SHINES BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN ITSELF!" Black*star was standing on a chair he had pulled in front of the class and telling the unforetunate rest of class Cresent Moon of his godliness. "AND ALL OF YOU MAY BOW DOWN AT THE FEET OF A GOD! YOU HAVE A CHOICE, BUT WILL BE BEAT DOWN IF YOU REFUSE TO SHOW RESPECT TO I, THE GREAT-" a scapel was mere millimeters away from Black*star's hand that was pointed towards the ceiling.

"Black*star..." came a creepy voice from the back of the room. "What have I told you about yelling..." A body sitting in a little rolly chair came out of the shadows from the back of the room. Everyone was very weirded out now. But, no one wanted the face that came from the shadows to come. "About yelling in my classroom." peering from the darkness with perfectly round glasses - which at the moment were glazed over in insanity - looked at the single blue-haired ego-maniac. There was a cigarette hanging loosely from cold lips that were turned to that haunting sadistic grin. To top it all off, was a huge, black screw going through a head of silver hair.

Professor Franken Stein.

That grin grew even more on his face from the look in his students' eyes.

Terror.

"Black*star, you have detention." Black*star gave a sigh of relief like he was holding his breath for a while now. But, unforetunately for him, Stein wasn't finished. "With me."

Black*star suddenly looked petrified and as pale as a ghost.

He fainted.

"Oh, Black*star." Tsubaki was at his side in a heartbeat and checking his pulse. He was alive. Barely.

Stein rolled up beside the two best friends and said "Take him to the infirmary." as if nothing had happened. Tsubaki did as told and dragged him to his feet so she could balance his weight on her shoulders. Together they left the room without a word.

And everthing was quiet again. Until...

"If anyone would like to either join Black*star in the infirmary or me in detention, then leave my classroom." informed the good professor.

At first everyone just stared. Not knowing what to make of the situation.

"Or I can always disect you?"

And with that, the room was empty in seconds.

Outside classroom Crescent Moon, Maka was confused on how to get out of this maze they called a school. All because of Black*star, she had lost her chance to get a tour during free period.

'Class wasn't worth the wait.' Maka thought depressingly.

She was took from her thoughts by a call of her name.

Maka turned to meet crimson eyes again.

Soul.

He had waited for her and that was really nice of him. Though Maka was suprised that her heart fluttered when she thought of him waiting for her. He just did it because he probably didn't want to get in any trouble. Oh well, she was happy!

"Maka. I'm sorry about Black*star. That's just how he is, and always has been. But, you ready to go on the tour now?" he said with a smirk. Maka got a good look at his teeth and was taken back to see them pointed like sharks, but didn't say anything about them.

She smiled. "Sure sounds like fun. As long as we don't stop by the infirmary."

Soul chuckled. And it was really low vibrating sound at that. It sounded like music to her eyes.

And as Soul and Maka walked down the hall talking about school and each other's interests, Maka thought that maybe all that happened today had been worth the wait. And when she said all, she meant all of it. Even her father's flirtacious ways.