One book in one year, written about your partner. Game on. Oh wait, they're writing about you too. [SoMa, TsuStar, KidLiz]
Rated M for Mature content
Genre: Romance, Suspense
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Fiction
SunshinGirl09
Maka
There are benefits to having Soul Eater Evans as your boyfriend. No one bothers you anymore. The brief instances where I had been criticized for being a nerd, the person would got shot down by Soul. "I'm the only one allowed to call her a nerd." Or Ox Ford harassing me in Chemistry class. "Maka! You're so stupid! 3.5 oz not 3!" Earns a glare from Soul. You're also never alone. At night if I was tired or lonely, I could always call him. He was like a shoulder I could lean on. Having him around now was like a huge sigh of relief. I didn't have to carry problems around on my own. I could vent to him. Even if his answers weren't even the least bit helpful, it felt better knowing that he knew.
"Soul! I'm so worried about my math grade!"
"Ehh...pre-calculus. Probably better than my C+ so don't worry."
Above all, Soul was the only guy I could ever trust. My father was close, but he was too unstable to trust. The only thing I trusted in my father was his love for me. But I didn't trust his ability to avoid alcohol and other women. However, he had been getting better lately for some reason...
We sat by each other at lunch and stole each others food. Black Star and Tsubaki kind of did it lovingly. Soul and I made it a competition though. We tried to do it without the other knowing it but we always ended up getting caught somehow.
I think in some ways we acted like we were still in the 'trying-to-get-the-other-to-like-you' and 'hard-to-get' stage. But then other times we acted like lovers. I kinda liked it. The problem with boyfriends and girlfriends these days was that once they started going out they stopped doing the things they did to get you. I could say one thing, Soul became nicer, but not that much nicer.
"C'mon give it back!" I groaned.
Soul held up my book, wiggling it in the air, an amused smirk plastered on his face.
"Oh yeah? Come on and get it." He challenged me, raising it higher.
I narrowed my eyes.
"That's not fair, Soul Evans!" I cried. "You're taller than me."
I swatted at the book and he moved it.
"Guess you're gonna have to jump." He informed me, getting a kick out of this.
I scrunched my nose.
"You bastard." I growled. "You're still gonna move it!"
I swatted again.
He held the book back and moved closer to my face, holding it farther away.
"Well I guess you're gonna have to fight for it!" He laughed.
"Maybe I will!" I countered, balling my fist, ready to punch him in the shoulder.
Before I could make contact, he caught my wrist and spun me around once, as if we were dancing and then pulled me close into a kiss.
Our lips moved in sync, tongues dancing and he slowly brought my wrist down and set his hand on my waist. Finally I wrapped my arms around his neck, one of my hands running through his hair, causing him to moan slightly.
We stayed there for a minute or so, enjoying the moment.
And then I snatched the book from his other hand and broke away from the kiss, stepping back. I was the one smirking now.
"You little demon..." Soul mumbled, however he was grinning evilly again. "You gonna pay up?"
I licked my lips, playfully.
"Maybe." I remarked, stepping back again.
We were in my room, hanging out and I wanted to read my book but Soul...had other plans and now I see what he really wanted to do. I guess reading could wait a little while. There were other things to do.
And that's when my phone buzzed.
Soul was about to reach for it but I snatched it quickly, glaring at him.
"Yeah nice try." I told him. "Asshole." I stuck my tongue out at him and answered.
"Maka!" It was Tsubaki.
"What?" I asked, suddenly concerned at the tone of her voice.
Soul moved closer to me with worry, seeing the expression on my face.
"I need...I need..." Tsubaki whispered. "FOR YOU TO COME TO THE BEACH!"
I almost fell over but Soul's hands were on my shoulders, keeping me upright.
"What the heck?" I said into the phone. "I thought someone was dying."
"I am dying." Tsubaki remarked. "I cannot be at the beach alone with Black Star. I want to sit out in the sun and he wants to go in the water. Can you come? I need another girl here!"
I looked out my window at the warm, May air. It was around 75 degrees. I guess that seemed fine for swimming.
"Ugh...yeah I guess." I tried to sound annoyed but I kind of wanted to go.
"Thank you!"
Click.
"What was that about?" Soul inquired, now sitting on my bed.
"Tsubaki wants us to go to the beach." I informed him.
"Now?" He asked, looking at the clock that read 1:00 pm.
"Yeah," I answered. "She's already there."
Soul moaned.
"Ugh...requires energy." He complained. "Whatever."
I sighed.
"Guess I'll meet you there?" I asked, opening my closet.
Soul got up to leave and go to his house to change.
"Yeah...I guess." He replied. "Mmm...energy..."
I rolled my eyes at him, knowing he definitely had enough energy from the way he was kissing me before.
Tsubaki
Okay. I might've exaggerated my problem. It wasn't the fact that Black Star and I wanted to do different things. He didn't try to make me come into the water. Well anymore. At first he tried but then he stopped. However, right now I just can't watch him in the water. It's too distracting. I didn't expect him to be so fit and attractive. I was supposed to be relaxing in the sun with my eyes closed but with Black Star shirtless, running around in the water, I was far from being relaxed in my seat. Ugh. Having-a-10th-grader-assassin-as-your-boyfriend problems.
So I had to call in reinforcements. Maka to the rescue. She would surely get me to focus.
"Eh Tsubaki?" Black Star questioned, coming closer. "We got any food?"
Oh my god.
He was dripping wet and-
I stopped myself. I'd been dating him for months. I should've been past that stage.
"Y-yeah..." I said, rolling over in the sand to grab the chip bag.
"Yo, you okay?" He asked, taking a seat next to me and feeling my forehead.
"Y-Yep." I replied, handing him the chips as fast as possible.
He took them and started to eat, vegged out next to me. His abs were too distracting for my liking and I had to start eating chips also to distract myself, wishing Maka would hurry up and save me.
Finally, my savior arrived.
"Maka!" I called, seeing my best friend arrive in a baby pink bikini that was decorated with the pattern of Hawaiian flowers.
I was wearing a navy blue bikini with white lining, while Black Star was wearing teal swim trunks.
"Is Soul coming?" I questioned.
Maka jogged over, finding a spot next to me, laying out a towel and taking out some drinks, handing one to me.
"Yep," She replied. "Some time."
Then she glanced over at Black Star suspiciously and then to me.
"I thought he was in the water." She said, raising an eyebrow.
Black Star swallowed down a fistful of chips.
"I was," He said. "But then I decided to get some food with my girl." Then he put on that adorable smile and put his arm around me, causing my heart to flutter. Honestly. I'd been his girlfriend forever and still felt this way around him. Geez.
Maka started to look around for something.
"I swear that I brought it...but..." She trailed off.
"Hey, Baka!" A voice rang from above her. "Forget something?"
Soul walked towards us, holding the sunscreen bottle Maka had been searching for.
She squinted looking at him, then placed big sunglasses over her eyes.
"Jerk." She looked like she considered snatching it from him but then thoughtfully sat down.
I giggled watching the two. They were always so funny to observe.
Maka started to take a swig of her Sparkling Ice (c) when she suddenly yelped, jumping up.
Cold sunscreen was dripping down her back.
She whipped her head around, facing Soul who held the open sunblock bottle, casually looking away and smirking. She made sure to chop his head with a random book from her bag for that.
Maka then came back and laid down with me.
"Go do something boyish." We both told the guys, who glanced at each other and shrugged. Then they walked to the water to go play some violent game that involved drowning each other.
I couldn't help but notice a scar running down Soul's chest. It had immediately caught my attention but I didn't want to say anything about it. I wasn't sure if Maka knew what it was all about either but like I said, I decided not to press.
"Man this sun feels good." Maka mumbled. "Too bad Liz and Patty couldn't come. Or Kid."
I looked over at Maka.
"They couldn't?" I wondered.
"Yeah I called Liz on the way here and she couldn't." Maka answered. "Something was going on that involved a fit of giggles."
I just rolled my eyes.
"Something's going on between Kid and Liz." I stated.
Maka nodded.
"Definitely." She said. "Don't know what...but it's something."
"We should totally find out sometime." I continued. "But, not nosily. If you know what I mean."
"Yeah I-" Maka was cut off by a volleyball landing on her face. "Soul!" She screeched.
Soul
My girlfriend's expression was priceless. But she kinda looked in pain. So I guessed I had to go over and help her.
I stalked over to her and wrapped my arms around her bare waist, pulling her up and examining her head.
"Okay?" I asked, stroking her hair. But I knew it was pissing her off. Half the reason I was doing. Of course I did actually care too.
Maka looked at me, frowning. I imagine fire burning in her eyes but I couldn't see them because they were hidden behind her shades.
"C'mon let's play volleyball." I suggested.
Maka continued frowning.
"Isn't that a girl sport?" She asked me. "Careful, you might lose your manhood." She warned.
I pulled her up, patting her head.
"Shouldn't you be watching out for your womanhood?" I asked.
Chop.
My head was already throbbing from her last attack. And I thought that I was being too nice.
"Whatever," She mumbled. However she followed me.
Maka turned around. "That means you too Tsubaki!" She called.
Tsubaki grumbled and got up following us to the volleyball net where Black Star was already waiting, doing a warm up jog around the net.
"Girls vs Guys?" Maka suggested when we arrived, glaring at me.
"Fine by me." I answered. "If you two wanna die."
Tsubaki was now joining Maka with the glaring.
"Oh yeah?" She said. "I don't think so!"
Black Star started to speech about how he could be on his own team against all of us and still win so the girls didn't stand a chance but they weren't listening. They were huddled up and preparing.
"What do you think they're plotting?" I asked Black Star, who wasn't paying attention to them.
"Come on," He said. "They're girls. They don't stand a chance."
I wasn't so sure anymore. I was now remembering Maka's story about the gang. She had stamina, speed and the intelligence to win a battle where she was outnumbered by men. This type of volleyball game with her...had to be taken seriously.
Our prides were at stake here.
"Alright!" Tsubaki cheered. "Everyone ready?"
She tossed the ball to Maka, who still had her shades on.
We all nodded.
"Start!"
Maka served to ball furiously, as if it was burning across the sky over the net, Black Star made a diving save for it but he bounced the ball out of bounds. His hands looked as if they tried to bump as baseball rather than a volleyball.
Jesus. Maka was scary sometimes.
Maka
I was determined not to lose this. The boys didn't know me. While I did play volleyball in Junior High, I wasn't the star. However, I had a mean serve and crazy strength for a girl hidden under these skinny arms.
Tsubaki was the volleyball star though. She had the great technique and bumps and sets. With my agility we couldn't fail. I think Soul and Black Star were realizing it too. Well, Soul mainly. Black Star was only shocked to find out he sucked at volleyball. While his speed always brought him to the ball he couldn't do anything with it. The smart thing to do was lightly bump it to Soul, who actually knew how to hit it to the other side but of course, the two were best friends but they sucked at teamwork.
It was really amusing to watch them fail.
When it was twenty to four Tsubaki and I decided it was probably time to stop.
Soul was fine with that but Black Star didn't want to accept defeat.
It took a whole hour to calm Black Star again and even after we had all settled down he was still freaking out.
That's when we decided it was time to take a dip in the ocean. I managed to get dunked a few times by Soul. However, I didn't necessarily mind considering the dunk sessions also consisted of underwater kisses.
We all splashed like crazy as if we were little children and I started to think about how horrible the beginning of the year had started. The whole gang incident was still fresh in my mind, my father was at his worst and Soul was my enemy. Tsubaki wasn't really close to me either but now...it seemed so different. The 6 of us and maybe even Patty were inseparable.
This is what having friends was all about.
After the beach we decided to walk back together instead of taking the bus. Soul kindly offered to carry my towel and bag though I could've done without the 'cuz your weak' but hey, free bag boy.
We parted ways but Soul insisted on walking me home. Now that we were alone, the even softer side of him came out and he held onto my hand. Once we got to my apartment complex we stopped and he gave me a good bye kiss before finally parting with me.
"See ya later, Wormie." He said, a mischievous grin on his face.
"Bye..." I whispered, almost falling over.
I think I was in love.
Author's Note: Ohhhhh some fluff/filler chapter. Yesss I am into the summer right now XD So anyway...gotta go to dance now. Ugh last night we did pilates...my body is in extreme pain. Sooo review? Yess pleasseeee. :D