Note: SOUL'S GUNNA GET BUSTED IN THIS CHAPTER :D Also, continued kudos to ladylily101. ^^

CHAPTER 4:

Soul's POV:
My mother and father seemed to get along pretty well with Mesuji's parents, bringing up the occasional matter of business or other adult things, drawing the conversation away from the topic me.
Something I was very thankful for.
I had made it through almost the entire night, it was 8:30.
Only one more hour to go until the parents practically got kicked out of the school.
On top of that, Mesuji's parents seemed fairly impressed with me, as her father was no longer giving me that cold stare he had when we first met.
Kenai was nodding at me, approvingly, apparently agreeing with all the things I was saying.
He also seemed slightly happy that I had drawn Mesuji's mother into a conversation that did not include him.
He very obviously did not appreciate the way she babied him.
"Excuse me!" Someone called from behind.
I immediately recognized it to be Dr. Stein's voice.
"Crap..." I said quietly, so no one would hear.
"Mr. and Mrs. Evans? May I have a word with you?"

I shot a panicked glance at Mesuji as my parents walked off with Dr. Stein.
"Who was that, Mesuji?" asked Mrs. Yamasaki, "Dr. Stein?"

"Yes, Mother. He's our primary teacher," replied Mesuji, in her "I'm-being-a-good-little-daughter" voice.

Just then, my parents came back.
"Soul..." said my father reproachfully, "I think we need to have a word with you."
"When?" I asked, as innocently as I could manage.
"Now."
"Well, alright, I'll be right there," I replied, still trying to seem as if I knew nothing about what they wanted to say.
"SOUL EATER EVANS, NOW MEANS NOW!" my mother said, half-shouting.
I followed them as quickly as I could.
"Let's go outside," I said desperately, hoping that if we got out of sight, Mesuji's parents wouldn't know about it.
"Let's not." replied my father, in a voice that I did not dare to argue with. "Now," he continued, "what is the meaning of these grades?"
"I... um..." I stumbled, searching for the right words to use.
"I bet it's that girl isn't it! She's distracting you!" My mother shouted at me.
"No! That's not it-" I refused to to agree with what my mother had just stated.
"Then what is it? You're smart enough to get better grades than that!"
I sighed, "Right... I'm sorry."
"Why are you sorry!? These grades will being effecting the rest of your life, not ours!" My father snapped.
I took a few steps back, and began "I dunno, I just-" before I was cut off once again.
"You need to shape up!"
"DAMMIT LET ME FINISH!" I screamed before I could stop myself.
Then, I remembered that I was also trying to impress Mesuji's parents, and that they would have heard that outburst.
Oops.
"Well, Soul, what's your excuse?" asked my father.
"It's... well..." I searched my brain for a lie that my parents wouldn't detect. "Please, can we go outside? I don't want my friends to know."
My father started to say something, but I said, "Father, it's really, really personal. Please?"
Finally, my mother's motherly instincts kicked in. "All right Soul, we can go outside."
I lead them to a secluded corner of the garden, all the while deciding what lie to tell.
Finally, just as we reached the spot, I knew what to say.
"It all started a few months ago," I said, "When Mesuji and I started going out." Alright, truthful so far.
"I knew it was the girl-" started my mother, but I cut her off.
"I was doing fine, Mother, until she stopped hanging around me as much." Now it was a lie. "I thought, 'Maybe she's just pulling away, she wants to break up,' until I noticed that none of my other friends hung around either - even Maka!" I forced fake tears to come to my eyes.
"I feel so pathetic whining to you! It's my problem not yours!" I wailed, trying to sound as truthful as I could, "And now I'm..." I paused for effect.
"You're what, dear?" asked my mother. Both my parents were looking concerned.
"I don't want to say, but you are my parents. I don't know, just been feeling kind of crummy lately." My mother sighed, and then came and hugged me, saying, "Oh, my poor baby!"
Ugh. I hadn't counted on that.
"Just go back inside," My mother shooed me away, "Your father and I need to discuss this matter."
I nodded, trying to look as pathetic as possible, and slunk back inside, hoping Mesuji was still there.
Luckily, she was, although she looked rather stunned.
"What's wrong?" I asked her, walking up as if nothing had happened.
"Weren't you just..? What happened?" Mesuji looked at me, with wide eyes.
"Oh nothing at all." I informed her, I would tell her the truth later.
I shot a glance at Mesuji's mother and father, and while they weren't looking as happy as they had been before, they still didn't seem to upset.
"It's been a pleasure meeting you." I smiled at them, and stuck out my hand to shake, "I need to get back to my dorm to study."
This time, Mesuji's father stuck out his hand as well, "It's been nice meeting you."

Mesuji's POV:

I sighed in relief.
Somehow, Soul and I had made it through the night.
I gave my mother and father each a hug, then said my goodbyes.
My parents may have only lived right across town, but they made a huge deal over leaving their 'baby' once again.
Kenai and I quickly followed Soul back to the dorm, not wanting to have to put up with a mushy goodbye.
When we arrived, Soul was sprawled out across the couch watching television.
He had changed out of his suit, and was looking extremely pleased with the fact that he no longer had to be formal.
"So Soul, what did you tell your parents?" Kenai said, sitting down on top of Soul's legs, causing Soul to yelp and fall off of the couch.
Soul stood up, "Not cool..."
"Yeah Soul, what did you say?" I asked, taking a seat next to Kenai.
"I guess I said something along the lines of 'I'm depressed'..." Soul sighed.
I looked at him in shock, "You said what!?"
"Is there something wrong with what I said?" he asked in surprise.
"Yes!" I screeched, "Your parents are going to think you need therapy and stuff! Then if my parents find out about that, they'll think the depression will rub off on me!"
He looked up at me, pouting. "What would you have said?"
"I don't know, something better than that, though," I replied.
Everything had gone so well before that.
"Then your parents just don't have to know," Soul said.
I rolled my eyes. "They're going to find out - I mean, our parents are both rich and now that they know each other, if they run into one another at a high-end party they'll end up talking about it!"
"But the thing is," Soul said, calmer than I expected, "My parents think that it's your fault that I'm depressed, so they won't want to talk to your parents."
"WHAT?" I screamed, "How dare you bring me into it? And anyway, wouldn't you be happy that you have a girlfriend, and not depressed? It doesn't work!"
Soul waited patiently until I had finished, and then said, "I told them you weren't hanging out with me, and neither were any of my other friends. A few fake tears on top, and my parents totally bought it."
"So you lied to them?" I asked.
"Well, I was already lying about being depressed."
"He does have a point there, Mesuji," said Kenai, but I was too worked up to notice.
"This isn't going to work," I said sharply, and then walked quickly off to my room.
Once I had closed the door, I sank to my knees and began to cry.
Everything had been going so well, and then Soul had to go and tell his parents that he was depressed!
My parents would make me transfer once they found out, and I loved it here.
I loved everything.
Especially Soul.
I knew then that I couldn't be mad at Soul - he just did what he thought seemed right.
And anyway, any time I spent being mad at him was time that I couldn't spend with him.
Just as I came to that conclusion, someone knocked on the door.
I didn't say anything, but the door opened anyway and Soul stepped in. He sat down next to me, and we were silent for a long while.
"Sorry," we said at the same moment, and I laughed.
Soul did too, after a moment, though he seemed unsure about something.
"I'm sorry for screwing everything up," he said, after we had stopped.
"I'm sorry for getting mad at you," I told him, "You did what you thought was right. And if I am going to be transferred, I'm not going to spend the rest of my time here mad at you."
We smiled at each other, and I reached for his hand, and we sat there, in a silence less awkward than before.
It was fairly dark in the room, neither of us having turned the light on, and the only light came from the window, where we could just see the moon.
"I love you," Soul whispered.
I felt joy envelop my body, and I whispered back, "I love you too."
I meant it, with every fiber of my being.
And though so much was uncertain - whether my parents would find out about Soul's lie, whether they would transfer me, I was absolutely certain of those words.
"I love you too," I repeated into the dark room, and then, as if saying it three times would engrave it into stone, I said once more, almost inaudible, "I love you too."

Note: Arrghh, crappy spacing. x-( Hopefully ch 5 will be out soon-ish. ^^