Soul Eater
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If I Were A Boy
If Maka was angry before, now she's getting really mad about getting in detention for Soul's tiny note. Her eyes kept glaring at people who passed their way as if no one had a right to enter or pass the boundary or territory. They felt intimidated by her jade green eyes and she knew that while both her and Soul are walking in the school hallway to Ms. Marie's room since English class was finish. But Maka knew one girl who's not intimidated with her eyes.
"Soul-kun, I'll be expecting you in our practice" Blair gleefully embraced Soul and walked away. And once again, Maka swore, she saw Blair smirk at her while she's hugging him. Soul was a bit out of focus for a moment that he forgot how mad Maka was. She kept cursing on herself for being such a total idiot. Why was she in detention again? Oh, that's right, it's because of Soul!
"Maka, you don't have to go, you know" Soul said off topic or started a new topic since he never bothered Maka while she was too busy cursing at herself last ten minutes ago. Maka only glared at him for a moment and turned her gaze back to the hallway. If she doesn't have this attached feelings for him, she could've chopped his head by a book and a lot or maybe a few people wondered why Maka never chopped Soul's head. A lot guessed that she likes him and all but she denied even if it was the truth.
"I don't want being left behind, you know. I know that the next day, you'll all be like 'Did you saw her? I saw her panties yesterday, they were flippin' awesome'" She mocked that made Soul chuckle. The thing about Soul's chuckle, made her heart flutter. The soft voice was music to her ears and she found it sexy. Like some old dance to attract the old woman.
"Yeah but... You're not a guy to talk like that with us. If you did, that would be totally weird" Maka chuckled back in response. It was true indeed, she even wished to turn into a boy. Because, her situation fits for a boy not for a girl who should talk sweet and act innocent. In fact, she's bro zoned anyway. So why be like a girl?
"No can do. Plus, I just want to witness Black Star's failures in picking up chicks" Maka didn't lied about that part about Black Star but she also wanted to guard whatever's happening between Soul and Blair. She could already picture Blair making her jealous. She always tried to remain calm in every attempt Blair made because Soul would totally feel awkward if he knew about her feelings. Their friendship would be wasted and she's smart enough to thought of a reason why Blair was doing such things.
"Wanna bet? If Black Star picked up one chick... I want you to ask someone out for... A date. Any kind of date. Friendly, study or the cheesy one. Your choice" Maka bit her bottom lip. That was too risky but she never found a reason for a no. If she said no, that could start a new impression about her that she's too conservative or something. Or she's too woman to do such a thing. "But if Black Star didn't, you have to take me to the movies... For free" She admitted, it was too shallow that Soul couldn't ask for more. But that was a chance to hang out with Soul more and if she won, she'll try. This time to be more 'lady-like'.
Both did there secret handshake as a sign of agreement. Maka felt excited yet nervous. What if she lost? Who would she ask? She knew, no guy took any interest to look at her or look back at her when she passed. They would think she's just another girl but breaking the shell would make it better. Maybe that's why, Soul hanged out with her even if she's a school nerd.
"Last one to get to Ms. Marie's room is a rotten egg!" Maka said in a fast tone before passing to a turn leaving Soul behind. But in a matter of seconds, Soul followed behind her. This was something she wanted to happen, like when they were kids. Playing tag and laughing. She's not into being passionate like liking flowers and pink. Maybe that's another reason why Black Star and Soul hanged out with her.
Heavily breathing and a few more steps in front of Ms. Marie's door, Soul wrapped his strong arms around her and carried her on the other side before running back towards Ms. Marie's door. For that very moment, she realized how strong and built Soul was. She felt his rock body touch her from behind, she felt a slight shiver in her body before removing the fantasy away from her mind.
"YOU LOST, ROTTEN EGG!" Soul proclaimed with his index finger pointed towards the loser who was panting heavily. Even if her face doesn't show it, she's actually happy about it. Maka knocked a few times before a voice asked them to come inside. The background eventually turned cool because of the air conditioner.
"Please sit down. What do you need?" Both feeling embarrassed of the incident, they first sat down on the small couch in front of her and handed her the detention slips. "Okay, what happened? And Ms. Albarn? You never had a detention since last three years ago, right?" She just nervously smiled and fiddled with her fingers. Ms. Marie, was used to Soul being in detention since he's also a troublemaker in school.
"Noah saw us passing notes in class... Soul was just apologizing because I was pissed-er... Mad. Noah, asked us to read it in front and told us to come here and give this to you" Ms. Marie nodded in Maka's story. She wrote something on a piece of paper before handing it to Soul.
"Okay, both of you will be staying here in school at 5:00 to 6:00, in R210" Both nodded and bowed in respect before exiting the office. Once they got back from class, Black Star was in front of the class, being as stupid as usual. Because he cannot solve the equation. "Ms. Albarn, please help Black Star" The teacher asked.
Before Maka could sit down on her spot, she walked beside Black Star and snatched the chalk from him. Within seconds, the board was filled with different numbers, formulas and expressions. Everyone never got tired about her being too smart that whenever there's a group work, her classmates pulls her to be with them to get high grades but she's never tired sticking to her idiotic friends.
"Thank you, Ms. Albarn. Now, Black Star... If you don't pass the next test this week, you'll be answering a difficult equation without her help. Sit down" So the class started just in time. And Maka was ready to learn with her classmates not ready to face it. It wasn't her problem that they don't want to listen, its theirs. That's why she'd rather stay with her idiotic friends than a fair-weathered friend.
"CHEERLEADERS, HERE I COME!" Black Star yelled when the bell rang for the reminder of dismissal. She picked up her things before sliding her bag around her shoulder. She red the slip over and over again about signing a detention slip by her parents. "I'm so screwed" She whispered to herself.
"Maka, Black Star and I will go ahead at the gym, got it? Black Star's too ready to fail" He tried to whisper but no matter what, Black Star could hear it. "I HEARD THAT, DUMBASS! LET'S JUST GO!" He excitedly ran away from the room with Soul.
Maka didn't stopped staring on the paper while making her way out of their room, not like she can't read. She just can't figure out a way to let her parents sign it without getting yelled at. And she knew, it's too impossible to dream about such things.
Bumping on something, she fell back with the note sliding in front of her. When she was about to get it, a hand grasped the note as she slowly stood up to get it back but then the guy stooped lower to help her with her scattered books. "You should always watch where you're going" The guy said cautiously while handing her the books.
"Yeah, sorry about that... I was just too distracted"
"No, that's okay... Just be careful next time" He smiled at her and quickly patted her shoulder before dashing off and then quickly waving goodbye. Maka felt weird about it, because her feet were glued to the floor that she never left her spot until his figure disappeared from her sight. The weird part about it was his hair and eyes. His hair was pitch black and his eyes were gold and gleaming. They weren't natural for her but she shrugged the thought away before proceeding to her locker and placing her items inside.
'We are the dragons, mighty, great and victorious! We will cheer to hear the mighty dragon's roar! We are the dragons, mighty, great and vigorous! We'll let you tremble with our greatness until you lose without awareness!' The cheerleaders' voice echoed in the gymnasium when Maka arrived. They were cheering a few yells and forming pyramids. A few people were also watching, Maka guessed a few jocks, school nerds and sororities.
Maka scanned the gymnasium to look for a certain albino when a hand waved at her. Her curious face turned into a glowing inspiration. Since, she finally saw what she was looking for. She ran towards his direction and then finally a few meters away from him, Blair already took her spot and sat on the bleacher beside him. Soul immediately forgot her because he turned busy talking to Blair.
Instead of sitting beside Soul, she sat on the other side. As far away as possible. With jealousy written all over her face, she regretted agreeing in joining them watch the cheerleaders. People might even think that she's a lesbian and two of her best friends are treating her like one. She crossed her arms and glared on the cheerleaders trying to form a huge pyramid.
'No matter how I look at it, a cheerleader always ruins every part of my chance' she thought. Each passing second, she felt like she does not exist at all. Soul and Blair were talking for some time now and she felt excited for the practice to finish.
Her wandering gaze focused on a desperate someone talking to a cheerleader, but eventually the woman walked away from him with her teeth clenched together. She chuckled in her inside joke. Black Star's first attempt failed in an instant.
"She's the fifth one to reject him" Maka recognized the voice that she didn't looked up and she didn't cared in talking to him anyway. He basically ignored her to talk to his beloved Blair and Maka felt horrible about it. Soul's changing for the worse about her. And she's turning him to ignore her.
She chuckled in her own again, ignoring every conversation starter he tried to give her. But the truth was, she was getting bored about Black Star's attempts since they never succeeded so its not something new when he fails. People should be shock when he achieves something with some sense. The real talk was, she's desperate to talk to him. Share their favorite teams and tease a lot. She was looking forward about it earlier but Soul ignored her just because Blair walked up on him and tried her best to flirt.
"Maka, are you mad at me?" Soul asked as sincerely as a best friend should with his hand over her shoulder. The warmth overwhelmed her but she's not about to give up her guard. She shrugged the hand away before returning in watching Black Star.
Somehow, Black Star was succeeding since the girl was chuckling. "Maka, is it about Blair?" Her face even turned horrible when he said her name but that was that. He ignored her. Soul scooted closer beside her and wrapped an arm around her while moving his hand up and down on her left arm. She stared at it for a brief second before removing it for herself.
"Will you ask yourself what's wrong with you?" she said as Black Star was now basically getting the girl's number since he revealed his cellphone and started typing her number. Maka wasn't really that excited for Black Star because she's not really focusing on him. She cared of what Soul thinks.
"What? Like... If its wrong trying to go out with someone?" she face-palmed herself and sighed in annoyance.
"No... Just... No. Just go back and talk to Blair. I don't want you causing too much trouble for her because of me" With that, he slowly walked away. And Maka couldn't believe it herself that he just left her like that. But that wasn't the point, Soul chose Blair over her. His best friend that she became so faithful that now, its all useless.
With that, Black Star had a happy ending and walked away with the girl's arm wrapped around his arm. While Maka had a bad ending, sitting on the far end of the bleacher with her prince flirting with some princess. What a mess if life was a fairy tale. And what worse could happen, is that... She needs to attend detention.
Her eyes was turning watery and she was about to cry when Black Star saved her life by talking to her. "Maka! I want you to meet, Tsubaki!" Black Star cheerfully greeted with the girl's arm wrapped around his. Maka felt impressed by just looking at her. Her long pitch black hair was tied on a tight ponytail and the red cheerleader uniform fitted her perfectly. "Hi Maka-chan, nice to meet you... I'm from the other class" Good thing though, that Black Star talked to her and introduced Tsubaki.
If he didn't, she could've cried just now. She shook her hand and smiled gleefully. "WELL, MAKA! I HEARD THAT BOTH OF YOU ASSHATS ARE GOING TO DETENTION. It's not fair! YOU DIDN'T TOLD ME, YOU WANTED TO GO TO DETENTION! I COULD'VE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT!" Black Star nagged and Maka was ready to be back as the dude.
"You're just to busy getting nagged by teachers-"
"BUT TOMORROW! WE... ARE GOING TO PRONEON! WE'RE GONNA BODY ROCK LIKE A FUCKING STAR!" He dangled his arm around her neck and announced. Maka frowned on his plan. Its not her style to party and get drunk. "Why don't you just bring Soul with you?"
"Meh, he leaves me. But tomorrow! We're hanging out! Black Star OUT!" He walked away with Tsubaki beside him. Tsubaki gave Maka a small wave before leaving with him. Maka wished herself that Soul would do what Black Star was doing.