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After working on the project for a countless amount of hours, Maka was just about to doze off when her phone buzzed in her pocket, receiving four texts at one time. Maka opened all of them and to no surprise, they were from a worried Spirit, who was furious not only because she wasn't at home, but because she wasn't at home with a boy. Maka bit her lip and looked at the snoozing Soul next to her on the couch. He was gleefully snoring to his heart's content and sighing whilst drooling on the pillow he was cuddling. "Bye Soul," she whispered, planting an innocent kiss on Soul's forehead. She then gathered her things and slipped out the front door.

Sighing in relief, Maka started walking back to her house that was only about half a kilometer away. She nervously pushed the door open when she arrived, expecting Spirit to be fuming and popping veins, but no sound was heard. She just shrugged and headed off to her room to get some sleep. Her alarm clock read eleven forty-five, making her bite her lip and hop in bed so that she wouldn't die from lack of sleep the next day.

The next morning, Maka awoke to her alarm clock buzzing madly. She groaned and sat up, her hair greasy because she never took a shower the night before. She sighed and got dressed, figuring that since her swimming class was second hour, it wouldn't be too much of a deal. She pulled on some jeans and a plaid shirt and walked into the kitchen, expecting some sort of edible substance to be sitting on the table, but there wasn't. She tilted her head and looked around for Spirit, only he couldn't be found either. Maka shrugged, grabbed a muffin, and headed out the door to walk to school this time. She didn't bother taking the crowded, noisy bus because the weather was too perfect to pass up.

It was always a little hot in Death City, but for some reason it seemed a bit chilly to Maka. When she was walking past Soul's house, he popped out of his door and smiled at her.

"Morning, Pigtails!" he exclaimed. Maka rolled her eyes, but smiled back at him.

"Good morning," she replied. He walked alongside her and stared at the academy that they were approaching.

"How far did we get yesterday?" he asked. "I fell asleep and I forgot everything. When did you leave?" Maka thought for a moment.

"Well, when I went to sleep it was about midnight...so I probably left about eleven thirty. We finished taking notes and now we have to start getting ready for the presentation," she retorted. He nodded. He stared at the plaid shirt she was wearing and instantly thought it was cute. Naturally, he started blushing. Naturally, he told himself to shut up and that he shouldn't be thinking those things because they broke up a long time ago.

"What's the matter, Soul?" she asked. He looked away so she wouldn't catch a glimpse of his reddening face. Sure, he acted all tough in front of everybody, but deep down, he was really just a pusillanimous, adolescent teen. It didn't do him any good to pretend to be someone he wasn't. Maka noticed his timorousness a long time ago and thought it was adorable when he got all shy like that.

"Nothing..." he replied, looking back now that his face was less red and more tanned. For an albino, he sure was tan. Maka shrugged and kept walking, now that she was almost to the doors of the school. They walked in together, and immediately all eyes were on them. There was no stopping the staring this time. They were just going to have to face it. A couple of guys gave Soul congratulatory punches on the arm, but besides that, nobody really said anything. No one, that is, except May. May marched right up to Soul and stuck her finger right in his chest accusingly and snarled, "So what?! Are you and Tiny-Tits over here back together now?!" Soul bit his lip, looking over at Maka, who was just staring at the floor.

Okay, sure. Maka wasn't exactly huge in the upstairs department, but that didn't mean anything! It just meant that her back was in less pain and running was so much more fun because she wasn't getting smacked in the face by her own boobs. And while May did have quite the bra size, it gave her no right to make fun of others who didn't. That's for sure. It just pissed Maka off to have to deal with another new nickname.

"Actually, yes," Soul said, shocking everyone. You could hear a few surprised gasps from the crowd that had formed around Maka and Soul. "If I was dating her, would that make you leave me alone for once, Miss Priss?" Everyone chilled down after realizing that they weren't actually dating, but it was still shocking to hear those words from Soul's mouth; especially because he wasn't exactly the type of person to reply like that.

Maka looked up at him, and then back at May, who was saying, "N-No! if you were dating this...this nerd then I would just bother you even more!" she exclaimed, fury and embarrassment combining into one and making her want to cry.

"So," Soul said, "that means you'd be...jealous?" The crowd "oohed" and made faces at her to indicate that she couldn't fight back anymore. It was over. May's dastardly machination was over. Or was it? The fracas over Maka and Soul wasn't over yet, but it was about to be.

"Soul," May said, "I actually liked you; I can't believe you'd just blow me off for some nerd who wears her hair pigtails! I'm obviously WAY hotter than her, so how could you do this?!" The crowd shifted their gaze from May to Soul, who was wondering how the hell he had gotten himself into this.

Maka cleared her throat, "If I may interrupt, I have nothing to do with this! We're just partners for a fucking project! Get over yourself and move on with your life because he's OBVIOUSLY NOT INTERESTED." Nobody expected that to come from her mouth; even Maka was surprised with herself. "I can't edify you about this, but I will tell you this: it's possible for exes to be friends. Just because they still hang out, doesn't mean they're dating." Everyone went silent, and then nodded. May gritted her teeth together.

"You know what? This is juvenile. I'm leaving," then she stomped away to her first hour class. Soul turned to Maka and smiled.

"Great job, friend," he said. Maka nodded and shook his hand.

"Friend."

The agglomeration of kids spread out in the cafeteria and made Maka kind of dizzy. The day was almost over, thank God, and she wanted nothing more than to just sit alone and read her-

"Hey Maka!" Soul exclaimed as he slid into the chair next to her, followed by four other boys. They all say and stared at her.

"Uh, hi," she said, suspicious of what was going on.

"We needed to replace may at the table," one of the guys said. Maka raised an eyebrow.

"Okay...?" she uttered, feeling kind of uncomfortable.

"So we chose you," another guy added. She nodded, slowly taking all of this in. She sorrowfully discarded her book under the table and looked around at all of them.

"Well?" she asked. they stared back at her blankly. "Aren't you going to introduce yourselves?!" They all smiled at her.

"Brenton," a tall guy with a football jersey said.

"Michael," another guy proudly announced.

"James," a short boy said.

"Matt," the last boy stated. Soul smiled at her. Maka just nodded at them all.

"Maka," she said shyly. Matt looked behind him at the long line of kids waiting to get their lunch.

"There's another guy...He should be here soon," he said, shoving three tater tots in his mouth. Maka nodded and watched as all the boys talked and laughed and once the last guy came to the table...whoa. Everyone turned their attention to him.

Maka figured he had some significance in this group of zany boys.

WHO IS THIS MYSTERY BOY?! That's what I want to know. No seriously, OC contest. Let's do this. :3

FIRST OF ALL I HAVE SOME RULES.

1. It must be a boy.

2. He must have some kind of secret.

3. You have to give a description of his looks and personality.

4. YOU MUST BE CREATIVE. I don't want a boring boy to be the leader of the group. :D

5. This boy is going to like Maka, so be aware of that and don't give him a girlfriend or anything.

That is all! x3 Please participate. :o You don't have to, and I'd really still like a regular review of the chapter, if that's not too much to ask. XD THANK YOU FOR READING! Review, follow, or favourite for a SHOUT-OUT! The winner of the contest will be posted in the next chapterrrrr. (By the way, the word of the day was pusillanimous. :3)