AN: See I promised I would post earlier :).

Disclaimer: I wish I owned the soul eater but sadly I do not.

Chapter 11

Soul's POV

I decided to go to the apartment, I wanted to be completely alone when I read the letter maka left me. Once I got to 'home'I sat on the couch... Where I first kissed her. Every inch of the apartment held a memory of maka, her in the kitchen cooking us dinner, her reading on the corner of the couch. The way she would play with my hair when I would lay on her lap while watching TV, the night I made her mine... With shaky hands I opened her letter:

'Soul,

I know that I am probably the last person you want to hear from right now, but I wanted to tell you the truth of what happened from my point of view. I finally got tsubaki and Wes to shine some light on as to why everyone suddenly turned away from me. I wish we would have had the chance to talk about this face to face, but at least I can clear the air.

After you and I parted ways I went to garden, I walked around for a while until I reached the fountain. I was examining the design of the sculpture, when wes walked up. I wasn't paying attention and he ended up startling me, we started talking. When he brought you into the conversation he became rather rude and I told him off, I turned to leave but wound up slipping and almost falling into the fountain. Wes caught me I thanked him, I tried to leave again however this time I was trapped.

Wes tightened his grip on me and he pulled me into a kiss. I was shocked, I froze, I wasn't able to move. Once wes let me go I eventually regained my self control and I punched him , then ran back inside to find you.

I don't blame you soul, and I also understand why you just wanted to shut me out. However I was with you because I truly loved you, I think I always loved you, ever sense you took that hit from crona, for me. I am so sorry that you got hurt soul, I never meant to betray your trust. I will have my father remove the rest of my things from the apartment, if he hasn't done so already. I truly hope that you can let yourself trust your new meister the way you used to trust me. -Yours truly, Maka.'

I had a hard time finishing the letter. How stupid could I be? Did I truly abandon maka, or had she betrayed me. I had the sinking suspicion that I made the worst mistake of my life. I needed to talk to wes, I grabbed my keys and stormed out of the apartment.

Wes's POV

Sitting on the couch I was going through my email, Jim and Karen often sent me messages keeping me informed on how maka was adjusting and how the pregnancy was going. I would receive messages from maka as well but not as often. I was reading my most recent message from maka, when the front door burst open. "Wes!" taking a breath I shut my laptop.

"I'm in the living room soul," He marched into the living room. "I was beginning to wonder how much longer it would take for you to come see me. I take it you got maka's letter then?"

"What!? Y-you knew that I would come to see you? How did you know about maka's letter? You knew she was gone? Why di-"

I had to cut him off mid- question, "Whoa whoa whoa, soul take a breath. One question at a time, first... no I didn't know you were going to show up but I had a strong feeling you would. Second, yes I knew about the letters, I was there when she wrote then and when she gave them to tsubaki. And lastly, yes I knew about her leaving."

Soul didn't seem pleased that I knew more about her than he did. "Do you know why she left?"

"Yes... well I don't know the whole story but I do know that you and your little friends were in the wrong and she needed sometime away."

He was silent for a moment, I assume to collect his thoughts. I leaned into the couch waiting for him to speak.

"I want to hear from you what happened at the funeral."

I chuckled slightly, "I Kissed maka, but you knew that."

He growled at me, "I want you to tell me what you two talked about and what happened after you kissed her."

I knew this was coming, "I had spoken to maka about your music and she called yours beautiful, she said how much she loved to hear you play." I couldn't contain my laughter. "She then called my music junk, 'cookie cutter trash' to be exact. But when she turned to leave she almost fell into the fountain, I caught her and that's when you came along."

"She called your music cookie cutter trash!?"

I chuckled at the memory again, "Yup, and that isn't even the best part. After I kissed her she punched me, she just bout broke my nose. If you would have stayed an extra minute or two you would have seen her clock me."

Soul crossed his arms and glared at me. "Why did you kiss her? You knew how I felt about her!"

"I did, and that is why I kissed her soul, I was trying to push your buttons. I was wrong to do so, and I will never be able to fix what I did. I became worried when I never heard from you though. You never called me to tell me off." A horror filled shiver ran down my spine, as I explained to him about how I found her that fateful day in the rain.

"I found her you know, that day that we showed up at your apartment together. I found her lying on the side of the road, she was pale, cold and completely soaked. I tried to call out to her, but .. she .. she just wouldn't respond to anything I said. That is until I mentioned you..."

I looked up at soul, his eyes were wide and he was growing paler by the second. "I still don't know exactly what happened, but I had noticed she had a fever and I took her to see that stein guy. After he looked her over I walked her home so she could rest."

My poor little brother looked as I had just ripped out what was left of his heart and smashed it to bits. "Soul... you still in there?"

He laughed humorlessly at me "I guess you still get the last laugh huh wes."

"How do I have the last laugh?"

"How do you not!? You took away the best thing that has ever happened to me, you get to have maka. "

I shook my head at him, "You really are stupid! I am not laughing soul, this is serious. Maka left practically broken, she says that she is a mistake, Your mistake! I don't get to have maka, I see her as a little sister now, and even if I did want her I would never be able to hold a candle to you. To her there was ever you. But I will be there for her if she needs me, I will be damned to let her be hurt again!"

Soul unfortunately caught my slip. "How is she like a sister to you? You hardly know her."

I did the only thing I could think of, and changed the subject. "You wanna know something really messed up!? I have always envied you."

He just laughed at me, "Stop with the lies wes, You have always hated me, the family screw up."

I got in his face, "I am being serious soul! You have such natural talent for the piano, you play with all of your emotions, and you don't let anything hold that back. No matter how 'dark' those feelings might be you still play them! You were the special one with weapon blood, and now are a death scythe. You grandma's favorite, you were free to live your life. Free to make mistakes, to get angry, to make your own choices."

Soul had a look of unguarded shock and disbelief plastered on his face, I didn't care. I had opened this can of worms, by death I was going to let them fall. "I don't get my own life soul! I have to practice for hours to play the 'right music'. I don't get a say in who I associate with, who my friends are, who I Love. I just recently found out that my wife will be picked for me, all for the sake of the 'family business'. But YOU soul you get to choose."

I finished my rant, and watched a whirl pool of emotions dance across his face. "W-wes,... I Don't know what to say."

"Don't say anything soul, I didn't tell you for pity or for a reaction. I wanted to tell you the feelings I have been harboring, I hate that you and I are so distant from each other. This time someone else was hurt by it, this needs to end..." I trailed off while he just gave me this look of aw? No, it was a look of understanding, it seemed like he might be tired of this fighting as well.

"I need to get back, I have school tomorrow but.. can I ask you something before I leave?" I chuckled at him, "you just did soul but yes go ahead,"

"Do you know where maka is?" I sighed at him, "Yes I know..."

"Can you tell me? I..." He didn't finish his sentence. I slowly shook my head at him. "No soul, she needs time. Maka made me promise not to tell anyone especially you.. she's broken soul."

"I see..." He was hesitant, "I need to get going." I nodded at him, "we can talk more later."

He nodded and left. I opened my email from maka. "So.. maka has weapon blood too. And to top it off she found a meister to work with after the baby is born." I smiled at my screen. Things were getting interesting, What will my little brother do when he finds out about her new partner?

AN: Gasp* maka has a new partner!? You are right wes.. Things are getting very interesting indeed.