As Soul pulled away at the sound of Black Star's voice, he realized what he had done. He pushed past Tsubaki and Black Star. Black Star called after Soul, to stop him and asked what happened. When he didn't stop, Black Star ran after him. He dove at Soul's feet, and managed to trip him. He went face first into a wall. All the meanwhile, Mrs. Evans' mess sense was tingling....

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Tsubaki sat down next to Maka as she slowly slipped to the ground. "D-did Soul just...?" she asked quietly. Tsubaki nodded.

"He did, or at least... from what I saw." she told her.

"I never thought Soul would ever think of me that way..."

"Did you ever think of any indicators?"

"Well, he always protects me, and I guess his teasing is just his juvenile way of saying he likes me..."

"But the question is, will you accept his feelings? I'm sure he'll understand if you say no, but he is your partner. He will always care for you, whether it's like that or not." Tsubaki said wisely. Maka knew her words were true. She sighed and thought for a moment.

"Well, there were times when I thought about it, there were. But I knew there were plenty of barriers keeping that away. Not only socially, but emotionally."

"And Soul has just crossed those barriers. And remember, it was for you. And whenever you need any help, me, Liz, and Patti are willing to help a fellow girl out!" Tsubaki said with a smile.

Maka gave her a hug before standing up, still a little woozy from what had just happened.

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"Maka was who you liked?! You could do A LOT better than that!" Black Star scolded.

"Well, I don't see you complaing about Tsubaki. In fact, I think you like her." Soul said with a small shrug.

Black Star's eye twitched a little. "How did you know?" he asked lowly.

"I didn't." Soul said simply.

"YOU JERK!!!" Black Star yelled before raising his fist to strike.

"Black Star!" called Kidd's voice.

They both turned to see him standing there with a frown. "Black Star, you need to let Soul be. From what I've heard, he needs thinking space." he said calmly.

Black Star looked at Soul who nodded. He sighed and said "Fine, be free Monkey Boy." Soul didn't move, he just sat there. His ruby eyes looking out the window. He desperately needed to get out of the house. He knew his parents wouldn't let him go anywhere until the ball ends.

Soul got up after five minutes of looking out the window. He walked down the stairs and into his room. He locked the door behind him. The bell tolled for dinner and Soul was not hungry at all.

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Maka and the other girls were hanging out in Patti and Liz's room. Maka told the two sisters what happened. "How'd you feel after?" Patti asked.

"A little strange. Like a rock hit me, but at the same time, I was numb about it." Maka told them. The three others looked at each other, not sure of what that feeling meant.

"Any other feelings?" Liz asked.

Maka thought for a moment. She was quiet until she asked "Do you think I'm feeling the same feelings as he does for me?"

Liz smiled a little. "We don't know, we'd have to ask you that question." she told her.

Maka looked down. She wasn't sure at all. All she was feeling was distress. And she felt a strange need to call her father. The dinner bell tolled. The four girls got up and headed to the dining room. They noticed everyone was there but Soul.

"Where is Soul?"

"He refuses to eat right now. Don't despair, he said he'd eat later." Mr. Evans said with a small smile. Suddenly, Maka couldn't help but feel a little guilty. She sat down on the girls' side and starting to eat the soup in front of her. Kidd seemed calm enough, but Black Star was a little uneasy. Then again, the whole dinner table felt a little uneasy.

After dinner, Maka excused herself and walked to Soul's room. She knocked on the door. There was no reply. She opened the door and saw him lying down in his bed asleep. She bit her lip and walked inside. The others snuck over to the door and peeked inside to see what was going to happen.

"Soul..." she started. "I want to tell you that..."