"My god… I have a date… with Maka… I'm screwed… majorly…" Soul groans looking up at the sky on the academys steps, having changed into his usual attire, along with Star.
"Dude get through this, and you'll get yourself some in no time!" Black*Star grins maniacally. Soul gives him a questioning look.
"What?" Soul asks to Star's own confusion.
"You know… BOW CHICA WOW WOW." Star lulls before Soul blushes and punches Star.
"MY GOD YOU FREAKING PERV!" Soul yells in disgust while Star rubs his bruise.
"So…. your not concerned abut that?" Star asks in pain.
"THAT'S THE LAST THING IM WORRIED ABOUT YOU DUFUS!" Soul yells. "You know Maka does not trust most guys mainly because of her father fooling around behind her mothers back. I don't want her to think all I care about is that stuff. Its not cool to think that way anyway." Soul explains looking off into the distance of the city.
"Oh… sorry dude. Didn't mean to…" Star says guiltly before Soul stands.
"Its cool dude. Now come on. I gotta date to get ready for." Soul says walking with his hands in his pockets while Star jumps up.
"THAT'S RIGHT! WERE GETTING YOU YOUR GIRL!" Star yells making Soul stop in his tracks.
"Star. Shut up."
Meanwhile, at the Thompson's and Kid's….
"OW. OW!" Maka yells as Patty playfully brushes her hair. "Why do I have to redo everything? I got the date with him." Maka asks the elder Thompson.
"You had the look to get the date, now you're gonna knock that boy out. Then he'll be all over you." Liz answers with a wink.
"What?" Maka asks as Patty puts the brush away and applies curlers.
"Well, Soul does have a nice bod, and if things were to get hot and heavy…" Liz mocks while Maka gives a disgusted and shocked look.
"WHAT?" Maka shrieks scaring Patty and making her fall back. Liz looks over with a grin.
"Oh come on, you've never thought about it? Not one single day dream or-" Liz asks as Maka blushes a deep red and bites her lip. "Sorry Maka, I didn't mean to embaress-"
"Its not that… its just, if I ever thought about it I'd imagine his shirt off and… and the scar. How he almost died saving me…" Maka says looking at the floor with a guilty look.
"Oh… I forgot about that." Liz says guilty about even bringing the subject up.
"Besides, Soul's to cool a guy to think about stuff like that. I'm sure of it." Maka says with a grin of assurance.
"Maybe… oh crap! Make that make over double time Patty, we only got 30 minutes till Soul gets here to pick her up!" Liz shouts as Patty jumps up from her scared state saluting with a blowdryer.
"YES OLDER SISTER SERGEANT SIR!" She says.
"Oh boy. This is going to be a long night." Maka sighs.
"Ok, she said she'd be at Kid's and The Thompson's place. Ugh… this is both uncool yet so much cooler." Soul mutters. He had picked a black suit with a red buttoned up shirt underneath with a black tie. Maka always complimented how it looked on him, so he figured he'd wear it tonight. Not to far, Star and Kid follow.
"Ok, our job is to make sure everything goes perfect. And that means you can't randomly yell symmetric crap, got it Kid?" Star commands as Kid scoffs.
"Please, I have some self con… OH MY GOD HE DIDN'T STRAIGHTEN HIS TIE!" Kid yells as Star covers his mouth.
"SHUT UP. Soul doesn't know we're even following." Star whispers and continues as Kid shakes. Soul approaches the door and rings the doorbell.
"Ok… you're cool. This is cool. She thinks were just going out as friends… on a date. CRAP I HAVE TO BACK OUT!" Soul panics and turns before the door opens to Tsubaki.
"Oh, Soul, you're here." She says as Soul gets a curious look.
"Tsubaki, what are you-?" He asks before Tsubaki gets close and whispers.
"Listen, I only have like 5 seconds, but Maka-" She trys to inform him before she is pushed out of the way by Liz who grin.
"Oh good. PATTY! BRING HER OUT!" Liz yells making Soul even more confused. Patty appears with a trumpet and blows a tune.
"Introducing, all the way from death City, she's the daughter of Death's Sycthe- " She announces before Liz hits her over the head.
"Get on with it Pat." Liz growls in annoyment.
"Ms. Maka Albarn!" Patty announces as Maka steps out, making Soul's mouth drop.
"Uh…uhhhhh…" Soul mutters seeing Maka's appearance. Her hair was still down from earlier, she wore a long black with crimson jeweled dress with laced sleeves. Her face shined in the moonlight as it had earlier the previous day, making Soul have to loosen his collar to breath. 'Save yourself from embaressment you idot.' He says to himself in his mind.
'Yes, he wants her. VICTORY!' Liz says in her own mind with a grin.
"A little over dressed for dinner between friends huh? HEHE…" Soul asks with a grin and blushing, making Liz's face go blank and Maka's heart sink.
"I… just thought since we don't eat out much… wanted to look good." She answers avoiding his eyes. Soul grins as Liz mentally wishes to strangle Soul for his apparent oblivious attitude.
"Well, lets go. Want to hurry before the restaurant is filled right?" Soul says with his toothy grin as Maka sighs and follows. Liz closes the door behind and points down the halls.
"Ok, through the back door! Hurry so we don't lose them!" She commands as the three girls rush to the back door. Meanwhile, Star and Kid stay in pursuit of Soul and Maka.
"This is gonna get good. As long as we don't lose them on the way to the restaurant, we're good." Star says with a grin to Kid holding up a hand to interrupt.
"They're gone." Kid says to Stars wide eyes.
"WHAT?!" Star yells looking around, with Soul and Maka having disappeared from sight. "Crap…." He groans.
Soul and Maka step in front of their apartments door, Soul taking out the key to enter and Maka standing right behind.
"Cannot believe they had the nerve to actually want to follow us. Glad I spotted Star and Kid in the bushes." Maka says annoyed at the boys plan.
"And I'm guessing me hearing Liz scream at the top of her lungs to follow us through the door didn't mean anything as well huh?" Soul chuckles opening and holding the door for Maka to enter.
"I guess I'll make dinner for us." Maka states, before Soul motions for her to sit.
"No, its fine, I might not seem like it, but I can cook." Soul says with an assuring grin as Maka just becomes very curious.
"You can cook?" She asks very interested in this fact.
"Well, along with the ballroom dancing and piano lessons, the 'rents wanted me to learn cuisine cooking. Didn't really mind. Was better than the dancing." Soul explains taking out ingredients from the pantry and taking out cooking utensils. Maka remembered how Soul came from a rich and high society family, but annoyed he never mentioned he could cook.
"So all those mornings I made breakfast and you complained about my cooking… And you could cook all along?" She asks with her usual annoyed look.
"Well, you never asked." Soul answers with a sly grin. "Now, relax and I'll cook." Soul commands as Maka stands and walks and lys on the couch as Soul begins the twos dinner.
"Well, well. They think we're that stupid." Liz states sitting in a tree with Patty and Tsubaki looking into Soul and Maka's apartment window. "How sweet, he is actually making dinner for them. Their might be hope yet!" She giddily lulls. Tsubaki looks in and wonders where Star and Kid could be.
"THOSE TRICKSTERS! BET YOU SOUL HEARD YOU RAMBLE ABOUT HIS TIE!" Black*Star blames Kid as they walk down the street looking for the couple.
"Yeah right, you kept looking out of the bushes to get a see at Maka in her dress. Don't blame me on this!" Kid defends as Star jumps back holding up his fists.
"Oh yeah?" Star yells waving his fists. "Maybe a beating will jog your mem-"
"YOU TWO! WHERE IS MAKA!" A voice yells out to both boys shock.
"Who the… MR. ALBARN?!" Star yells jumping back being startled.
"Oh here we go." Kid states both worried and excited that things were getting interesting to him.
"Where is my Maka? She hasn't answered my calls today! Oh my baby!" Spirit begins to cry in sorrow.
"Oh… well, she's…. uhhhhhh…. You know…. HEHE…" Star begins rambling before Kid sighs and spills.
"She's on a date with Sol." Kid says nonchalantly to Spirits face draining of color. Star runs and puts Kid in a headlock and covering his mouth.
"What he meant to say was they…. Uhhhh…. Yeah they went on a date." Star says giving up that they'd squealed the news.
"Why that little freak! Imagine all the terrible things he could be doing to my Maka! ILL KILL HIM!" Spirit yells running down the street.
"Oh…. Boy…" Star sighs as he lets go of Kid.
"It was either admit it or he'd kill us. And I for one enjoy living." Kid states as Star begins running after Spirit.
"COME ON! WE GOT TO GET TO THEM BEFORE HE DOES!" Star yells as Kid begins in pursuit.
"Wow… that was actually very nice." Maka says wiping her mouth off from the meal.
"Thanks. Was a granny Evan's special recipe. HAHA." Soul chuckles taking his and Maka's plate. "So, what you care to do now?" He asks putting the dishes in the sink, knowing he'd clean them later. "We could watch T.V or something." Soul suggests. He looks over and sees Maka's face, she seemed like she had something very deep on her mind to him. He walks and sits on the couch next to her. "Maka, are you-"
"Why?" Maka says not even facing him.
"What do you-" Soul asks before he notices a tear starting to form in Maka's eyes.
"What is this? If were just doing this as friends, why are we sitting in our living room, with the lights low, candles freaking lit on the table, and you preparing food for me? Tell me Soul, why are you doing this?" She asks, wanting to really know why when she was the one who loved him, he was acting like he loved her.
"Maka… to be honest… Star put me up to this. I kinda didn't want to but-" He begins to explain as Maka scoffs turns her head fully from him.
"Part of that bet you lost, huh? Ask me out and act like you actually cared that way? Just play with a girl's feelings? Damn it is that all you guys do?" She asks in anger. She didn't want to be angry at Soul, but she knew that had to be it. The only reason he would've done all this for her.
"FINE! YOU WANT TO FREAKING KNOW WHY?!" Soul erupts standing at his feet and looking down with a look of furry Maka had rarely seen. "You can think this was all apart of some freaking bet I lost. But I did this because maybe I… I…. " He states, fighting to finish the sentence.
"Oh crap… What's going on?" Liz questions, looking inside the apartment.
"MAYBE ITS BECAUSE IM IN LOVE WITH YOU!" Soul yells so loud the three girls sitting outside can hear as clearly as Maka had being no more than a foot from Soul. "You know what, why re YOU dressed like that? Believing this was just dinner between friends? HUH? ANSWER ME THAT!" Soul yells. He didn't want to be this angry, but couldn't control it. He falls back into the couch and leans foreword and avoids even looking at her. They both sit in silence for a few moments, making the girls outside anxious, and in a way themselves.
"Well then, I'm going to bed." Soul states standing and begins walking to his room, hiding his look of guilt. "See you tomorrow Mak-"
"Because I feel the same." Maka state looking at the floor. Soul stops dead in his tracks.
'Did she just say that? Did she just say she feels…' Soul says to himself. "What did you just say?" Soul asks, tears forming in his eyes.
"I feel the same Soul. I… I'm sorry. I shouldn't, I shouldn't, GOD DAMN IT!" She yells before dropping her face into her hands and bursts into tears. Soul looks down the hall at his room, then back at Maka.
"Come on you idiot, she's sitting there crying, do something!" Liz yells at the window before Patty and Tsubaki cover her mouth in alert.
"Maka…" Soul mutters before walking in front of the seated Maka and squats in front of her. She still sits with her face in her hands and continues to cry. Soul grabs her hands and pulls them from her face. The make up she was wearing was all over her face and she was still crying. He looks into his suits breast pocket and takes the hankerchief and slowly wipes her face from the messy make up. "Its funny…" He mutters cleaning her face.
"Wh-what?" Maka croaks through the tears.
"Your a lot more beautiful without make up." He analyzes still cleaning her face.
'Beautiful?' Maka asks inside her head. 'The only man to ever say I was beautiful was papa…' she realizes as she looks into Soul's face.
"There. All better." Soul says with a soft grin. Maka looked into his crimson eyes, her face red from crying so hard. His face seemed to be getting closer. No, not seeming. It was.
"YES DO IT YOU BIG IDIOT!" Liz yells breaking through Patty and Tsubaki's hands that covered her mouth.
"Maka… Im sorry I yelled at you…" Soul whispers as his head gets slowly closer to Maka's.
"I know…" Maka whispers back, her heart uncontrollably beating.
"And I… I…" Soul whispers again before Maka shoots her head up and grabs his face.
"JUST SHUT UP AND KISS ME YOU BIG IDIOT!" She exclaims and pulls his lips to hers.
"BINGO!" Liz yells in victory. "PLANT THAT ONE YOU TWO LOVE BIRDS!" She continues almost exploding in joy. Below, a red haired man stands looking up with his eyes wide.
"Plant that… love birds…." He mutters in a pitiful tone. Star and Kid rush up, having heard themselves.
"WHAT HAPPENED?" Star yells up.
"SOUL AND MAKA JUST KISSED!" Tsubaki yells down, in joy herself. Spirit collapses and Star jumps in joy.
"WAY TO GO BRO! HAHA!" Star yells in his joy.
"Oh… " Liz says with eyes wide.
"What is it?" Tsubaki asks looking in the window.
"SOUL JUST CARRIED MAKA INTO HIS ROOM!" Liz yells in shock making Spirit jump up with a face of anger.
"THAT PUNK! IF HE THINKS HE'S GOING TO DIFILE MY LITTLE GIRLS INNOCENCE HES GOT ANOTHER THING COMING!" He yells as he runs up the apartment complexes steps with Star and Tsubaki in pursuit.
"So, Soul and Maka sure are rushing things." Kid chuckles at the whole episode.
"Didn't expect it myself…" Liz says still in shock.
"YAY! WERE GETTING LITTLE SOUL AND MAKAS!" Patty squeals in excitement as they see Spirit bust into the apartment.
"I swear if he's doing what I think he's…" Spirit mutters as he runs to souls door and busts in. "GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY DAUGHTER YOU… oh…" He says looking into the room.
"SOUL YOU DOG YOU I NEVER THOUGHT YOU HAD IT IN YA…. Oh…." Star exclaims as he looks in, a little more than surprised at this sight.
Maks and Soul lay on Soul's bed, Soul laying near the edge asleep with Maka curled into his chest and Soul's chin resting on her head.
"Well… this is awkward…." Star mutters.
"COME ON, GIVE THEM SOME PRIVACY!" Tsubaki yells grabbing both by the back of their shirt collars an pulling them outside of the room.
Maka mutters in her sleep, as she enters a weird dream….
"Where… Where am I?" Maka asks out loud looking around the dark hall. She saw she was in her same dress and her hair was fixed again. "Am I dreaming or awake?" She asks out loud walking down the dark hallway towards a large door. She stands in front and stares, scared at what could be on the other side. As if against her own will she presses against the door and steps in to a more lighted room. "What is-?"
"Maka…" A voice she knows can only belong to one person.
"Soul… where are-?" She asks a little frightened in the gothic room.
"This is… the Black Blood Room."