A/N : I am sorry for not updating for so long. I was going through a lot this week. So, I couldn't bring myself to write at all. I won't say everything is resolved but I think I can write. So, please enjoy. A long chapter to make up for the wait. THANK YOU SO MUCH for all the reviews,favs and follows. Like I said, two friends named Hiya and Sathi deserve the credit!

Disclaimer : I don't own soul eater. T_T

A Cup of Coffee?

"And that's how me and Soul met and I asked him to come meet you guys" Finished Maka. Though Soul couldn't understand why she replaced the part of her crying with falling on the ground. Everyone nodded in understanding not doubting her at all. "Nice to meet you, I'm Tsubuki Natsukasa." Said the raven haired girl with a kind smile. " I'm Kid. I am not pleased to meet you" Said the boy with black hair. Soul wasn't prepared for this. He was going to say something but Kid didn't give him a chance saying "Your appearance is asymmetrical." This confused him even more. He couldn't find words to reply. He didn't need to either. " Don't worry about him, he's OCD gets the better of him, I'm Liz by the way and this is my sister, Patty." Said the elder blonde ignoring Kid's protests. "Helloooooo! Do you like giraffes?" Asked the younger blonde with a giggle. Soul didn't know what she was giggling about but answered, " I've never thought about it that much." Patty said, " Giraffes are the best! You should love them just like this." And she broke the neck of the stuffed giraffe she was holding dearly until a while ago. "Yeah..." he said hesitantly.

"Hey, kneel down to your god!" shouted a certain blue haired boy. Kneel? Soul looked at him in confusion not so sure what to do as he never had any friends. Hell, he never had anyone to talk to except his brother. Though they never talked casually. So, he turned to Maka for direction of his next move and surprisingly, Maka understood his discomfort. She nodded and said, " Shut up Black star or I'll make you!" This somehow managed to quite down the boy who was acting like nothing could scare him in the world until just a while ago rather effectively. Soul wondered why this 'so brave' boy was scared of a harmless girl's threat.

He found that out after a while. As soon as Black star began to "God" up again a really thick book came slamming down on his head leaving a dent. He felt shivers running down his spine thinking he was witnessing a murder. But, the others didn't seem to be frightened at all rather they acted like it was natural. This scared him even more but he didn't let it show on his face. He kept his cool act together. But a minute later Black star got up almost as if nothing happened. How can a person still be able to move after that blow Maka gave him? Soul could not find the answer to the question. BUT! One thing he was sure of was that they weren't normal. At this thought, his senses seem to tense up and the fear showed on his face. Nobody noticed it though.

Wrong! Somebody did notice. Somebody who has ash blonde hair with a talent to kill people with books and somebody who has green eyes which were staring right at him with an emotion. He wasn't used to this emotion so it took him some time to decipher that look. No! He was surely mistaking. Was that concern? No, it couldn't be. How can someone be concerned for him? There is just no freaking way. "...ished yours yet?" He was snapped out of his thoughts as a he heard a familiar voice. "What? " He asked not being able to catch the full sentence.

"I knew you weren't listening. I said, you haven't finished your coffee yet, have you?"

He looked down at his cup. It was half full even if he had gotten it half an hour ago. He took a sip and said " Sorry."

" Why are you apologising? I was asking because I was worried. You weren't talking much either so I thought something was bothering you. Are you alright?"

No please don't show me that concerned look. I of all people don't deserve it. But it managed to calm him so much in mere seconds. He had to get away from that look as soon as possible or he might drown in it. And the only way to do that is to say, " I am perfectly fine, thank you for your concern. Please do not mind me."

Instead of disappearing, that look was getting deeper. All of her friends looked at him and then at each other as though they had been told something shocking. Was his manners not appropriate? Was it not gentlemanly? He had to do it again hadn't he? Just when he was getting to know what friends are like he had to blow it all. Well, maybe that's what he deserved. This thoughts kept swarming inside his mind until-

" Why are you talking like that?" Asked the ash blonde girl sitting beside him.

" I am terribly sorry for my manners not being appropriate. I beg your pardon" He said hurriedly as a last attempt.

At this the girl started to giggle, so did the rest of them. He glanced at everyone with confusion. Then the blue haired boy said without stopping his laugh, " Listen bro, I don't know what kind of star you are. But you definitely ain't a bigger one then me. So don't you dare try to outshine me with those so called manner things of yours. Got it?" Soul was so surprised he couldn't talk. He remained silent with wide eyes still trying to grasp the current situation. "No manners?" He asked with all the might he had left.

" No, you don't need to be so formal around us. We're all friends here. So talk to us normally like you did when we were at the playground. Okay?" Said Maka with a cheerful smile.

" No manners? I don't have to be a gentleman?" He asked again with his voice revealing his uncertainty. At this everyone started to laugh again. Then Kid said, " No you don't have to be a gentleman to us. Just act like you please and become symmetrical." Liz rolled her eyes at Kid and said, " We're your friends not some rich guys attending a ballroom party. Why would you think you need manners to hang out with friends? Didn't you have friends before?"

" No I didn't" Replied Soul with his ivory bangs covering his face.

Everyone went silent. Soul felt uncomfortable. He ruined the atmosphere again. His mother was right. He can't to anything but ruining. He knew what he had to do. "I should lea-"

"We'll be your friends from now on so you don't have force yourself to be gentlemanly." Said Maka with somewhat determination. Everyone nodded. Soul looked at her with shock. He could not believe his ears. Even after destroying the fun they wanted to be his friends. "You'll still be my friends?" He asked to make sure he wasn't dreaming.

" What's the still for? Of course we'll be your friends. That's what we've been trying to tell you since the start. Look, I don't have any idea how you used to live or what your lifestyle is. But I don't care if you didn't have any friends or not as that doesn't change the fact that I think you are a good person. So, don't ever think about being alone again, okay?" Maka finished her teacher like narrations with a huff. Soul just blinked twice, he was a good person?

"Yeah, your God thinks you'll be a good follower so don't you even dare to follow anyone else!" Said Black star with a grin. " As long as you're symmetrical it's fine to be friends." Stated Kid. " You can be asymmetrical, don't worry. We'll still be friends with you till the end" Said Liz. "We'll stay with you no matter what, Soul-kun." Tsubuki said. " Mr. Giraffes gonna be friends with Soul too." concluded Patty waving the headless giraffe in her hand. Soul stopped thinking, They'll stay with him till the end?

Soul. Was. Speechless. They still wanted to be his friends? How is that possible? Is it? "Soul are you alright?" Asked Maka staring at his blank expression. He could only say, " Yeah, I'm cool. Thanks for being my friends." Maka and the others gave him a warm smile. " That's better" They said in unison. Soul had friends now. Real ones not the ones his mother prepared for him to learn various gentlemanly things.

Soul slowly started to talk casually with them. They also greeted Soul with welcoming tone. Gradually Soul started to open up to them. He created a "Cool" personality of his own. They didn't even mind that arrogant side of him either. He also learned to cope with all of them more as the days passed at their own pace. Be it Black star's Godly rants or Kid's OCD or Patty's attraction to giraffes or Maka chopping Black star senseless. And the thing he enjoyed the most was learning new sides of Maka.

"Bye guys, see you later." Everyone waved their byes and started towards their destinations after the coffee shop hangout was over. " Don't you have piano class today, Soul?" asked Maka seeing Soul standing right there with her not going to class like other days. "No, my teacher finished my lessons before the break-time so I don't have to go back today." Replied Soul. "So, what are you gonna do now?" Maka inquired. "Walk I guess. Where are you going?"

"This way." Maka pointed towards a direction and said. " I'm going this way too. Come on I'll walk you home today." Soul said not thinking much. "No,just walking with me until ours ways part is enough." She said almost forcing herself with a sad smile. Somehow he knew that he shouldn't force her. It's like something in his soul told him what he should do when it came to Maka. "Okay, let's go." He said and just started off without giving her a chance to talk. Maka was surprised. She was prepared for him to pry in further. But, he didn't. " You coming?" Soul asked from a few feet ahead. "Yep" Maka replied and walked up to him with a smile. There was no way to tell that she was sad until a while ago. Soul made her smile was what Maka could think. I won't let her be sad was what Soul could think.

A man was walking behind them. Soul moved a little to the side to give him space to go ahead and he went ahead. But the side Soul chose to move to was the side Maka was on. Their hands accidentally brushed against each other. They both stopped and looked at each other surprised at the sudden touch. Both of them were blushing furiously. What should happen?

A/N : Sorry for the Italic finish with questions every time. I just like the mystery it gives. Tell me if you don't like it. And I'd like your opinion on how the story is. Please review.