Partners

Wind

"Why are we doing this again?"

"I thought it would be cool."

Maka looked over her shoulder and gave a cold stare. He was in Weapon mode at the moment, and they were hovering just above the clouds so it was impossible to see what was below them. The only reason why Maka knew the desert wasteland was the only thing below them was because that was where they had taken off when they first started their voyage to fly up above. Now they were sitting in place; both of Maka's legs hung over one side of the pole, and the angelic wings spread broadly from where the head of the scythe had once been.

"This is going to do nothing but get us killed."

"Don't be such a buzz kill, Maka. We need this."

During their usual training session, Maka had overworked herself and collapsed. He approached her with a suggestion that normally would have been totally out of the question. However, she agreed to do it between her raspy breaths and took his hand to follow him out of the city and into the desert. It was there when he transformed and they resonated to bring out their very own wings to lift off into the sky like a bird. It wasn't until they were above the clouds and about to perform the act when Maka realized that the idea was just a little more than reckless.

"I don't see how we need this."

"Trust me. I'll catch you."

He knew she was going to contemplate further and it would be dark by the time she finally made her decision. So Soul went ahead and started for her by cutting off their resonating wavelengths to get rid of her wings. She gasped as they began to fall, and just as she began to lose contact with the scythe, he transformed to reach out and take her hand. They were freefalling now, the two of them, wind slapping against their faces and roaring over the sounds of her screaming and his laughter. Her yelling died out within seconds when she realized that his lips were spread from ear to ear in glee. She hadn't seen him look so happy in a long time and despite the feeling of dread she had just a brief moment ago she couldn't help but smile too. His grins were dangerously contagious.

"I guess this is pretty cool!"

"What? I can't hear you!"

The wind rushing by her ears was enough to block out his voice and she was sure that was what had happened for him when she spoke. Maka laughed out loud, visibly in joy as her head shook from side to side. She would have to tell him when they were on solid ground. Ah, speaking of solid ground; Maka immediately looked down and saw that it was closing in on them faster than she anticipated. This had been the part she was afraid of.

"Soul—!"

"Come here!"

Before she could yell at him, he had pulled her close and burst into a blinding light to signify his transformation. His warm body shifted underneath her and shrunk in her very arms. She was soon clinging to the shaft of the scythe and the ground was still coming in fast. So Maka lifted herself up, took the pole in her hands and crouched down to hold her balance. Heart racing within her chest, her mossy eyes then fluttered closed and her soul wavelength pulsed to reach out and find his. When they met, they were resonating again within mere seconds. The wings burst from the shrunken blade and their free fall came to an immediate halt just a few feet away from the desert floor.

"Wow."

"Told you that would be cool."

As Maka hopped off and landed her white boots into the desert sand, Soul transformed back into his human shape and landed cooly right beside her; hands already in his pockets. He leaned from one side to the other to stretch out his back while his Meister's eyes were stuck on the sky above them. He noticed a small smile spread across her thin lips and he felt a sense of relief. He suggested doing something like that only because she had seemed so stressed and taut after her argument with Black*Star in the training forest beside Shibusen. He could easily tell that his Partner's shoulders were relaxed now and she had loosened up.

"I really did need that. Thanks Soul."

"No problem."

Was it a good thing that she had immediately turned to him to ask about repeating their actions every week for the sole purpose of relaxing her nerves? Honestly, he didn't just do it to get the adrenaline rushing through her so she could forget about the tension in her muscles and strain on her heart. He also did it because it seemed like it would be a fun thing to do. He'd always wanted to do something of the sort. He was surprised that she wanted to keep doing it, but whatever the case, Soul didn't mind much at all. As long as he got to see his Meister smile while the wind captured her laughter in its net, he'd fall out of the sky for her any day.

this one was a lot of fun to write fjrhgtuh

obsessed with these two

xoxoxo