Chapter 12 - Love Me
A/N - Holy cheese! I actually updated! I guess staying up late helps me write better. Couldn't have done this without the help of the ever so awesome Skye222AnimeGurl! (Love ya, Skye!) This chapter seems longish to me (at least it was to write being that I wrote it in one day instead over over a long period of time...*rambleramble*)...Hope you like it :D
(POV – Soul)
I stared out at the night sky, thoroughly pissed with myself. Being a complete and total asshole was not how to get women. Especially not Maka. I sighed and played the un-cool scene in my head again.
That's it. I can't take it anymore.
"One minute," I told Tsubaki. She didn't seem to mind.
Making my way through the crowd, I found Black Star, still dancing with Maka. I grabbed his arm roughly, pulling him away from the dance floor.
"Oy! How dare you-!" He began, bewildered.
"Shut up!"
Maka and Tsubaki had found us. "Soul, what do you think you're doing?" Maka scolded. I ignored her easily and turned to my new victim.
Black Star frowned, "What the hell, man?" He looked bored, but clearly happy with the attention of the other couples staring at us.
I grabbed him by the collar, "You knew! You egoistical bastard! You knew!"
"What?" There was a strange glint in his eyes, "That you like Maka and were too much of a wuss to admit it?"
I didn't have to look at Maka to know she was in shock. My vision went red- freaking red! Like I was turning into a bull- and I punched him. Hard He staggered back, absently lifting a hand to his face. "Soul!" someone yelled at me. Baring my teeth like a deranged beast, I spun around and stalked over to the closest exist.
Shit. The look on his face when I punched him. Well...More like eyes, since he still had a smug look on his face. His eyes had pain in them; as if to say 'Why? I thought we were friends...'. His actions were incredibly un-cool...But he was my friend; since we were kids, in fact.
"Soul.." a shy voice led me out of my thoughts. I turned my head to see Maka, by herself, playing with the fabric of her dress, not bothering to hid the sadness on her face.
"Maka...I.." You what, Soul? Sorry that you ruined her night and embarrassed her for life?
"You didn't need to punch him..."
"Look I..." I mumbled sheepishly, trying to find the right words to say, only to give up, "Forget it."
She joined me at the railing of the balcony, "Can you just tell me why?" I remained silent. "Soul, you're my partner...And my friend. You can-"
"Yeah. A friend. A partner. That's it." I cut her off, yet again walking away. I didn't get too far, though. She grabbed my wrist-I never realized how strong she really was, "Dammit, Soul! Talk to me!"
"Talking about feelings is-"
"Un-cool. Yeah. I got that. But it was pretty un-cool of you to hit Black Star like that."
I winced, "I know, Maka, I know."
We stood in silence for about two minutes. I made no attempts to move and she made no attempts to pull me back.
"Is what Black Star said true?" She asked ultimately. Ah, shit. Already broke the 'un-cool rule' of randomly beating people...No need to break the one about expressing yourself.
I tugged my wrist out of her grip, then wrapped my hand around hers. "Soul! What-?" I could tell she was tempted to 'Maka-Chop' me.
"Answering you," I replied to the un-voiced question and led her back into the building.
But we didn't go back the party. Instead, I led her up the winding staircases that I knew by heart, down lonely hallways, to reach a solid back door. Maka had been quiet the entire time, probably taking in the new sights-not many students had been to this part of Shibusen- and wondering what I was up to. I looked at her before opening the door.
Why did she have to be so...So smart, beautiful, cute, annoying, funny, strange, strong...Why did she make me act in the stupidest ways? Make me loose control of myself? Make my heart twist in pain when she was in pain?
"What is this place?" she whispered. Her lips looked so soft...I wanted to kiss her, and much more. Why was the world so complicated? I wish life wasn't so hard.
Without saying anything, I opened the door and lead her inside. The room contained one object. A black, parlor grand piano, nearing six feet in length, with golden engravings on the side. I sat down on the bench and gestured for her to sit next to me.
(POV - Maka)
Slowly, Soul pressed the middle G note; the only one I knew; the note our souls resonated on; the scale I heard him playing on when we first met.
The song started out slow. It was so different from his usual angst-like melodies. While it was still pain filled, there was a sense of calmness. And it sounded so familiar. But I decided to let him finish the song before asking.
I looked at his fingers, the right hand playing perfectly in sync with the left. He made it look so simple. Soul's eyes were closed, radiating peace. It was small, but there was a small smile tugging at his lips.
"Love Me," I could barely talk as he played the last notes.
He opened his eyes, "You recognized it in G-Scale?" his voice was only a whisper.
"That's what made it special."
We didn't say anything else; we didn't need to. There was a mutual understanding. We could practically feel each other's souls, which usually only happened during battle.
"Thank you, Maka," Soul leaned forward, his cinnamon breath fanning my face, while the spiky, yet soft, white locks tickled my forehead. He completed his initial action and finally, finally, we kissed.
A/N - ...What can I say? I like writing cliff-hanger-ish chapter endings. The song Soul played was 'Love Me' by Yiruma (piano, no vocals). I haven't heard it in G-Scale but I'm sure it sounds great ^0^
Sorry again for not updating in...wow, half a year o.o
Thanks for not killing me~ There should only be one chapter left for this story, and I'll try and update soon!
-Smoron