Soul Eater

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If I Were A Boy

The last bell rang in signal for dismissal. A lot of students were packing up for a route to their homes. Both Soul and Maka never heaved a word about anything. They were still-silent and Maka felt she's been holding her breathe for four hours, when both went outside, they split their routes and staggered faster than anyone else. When Maka spotted Kid, waiting for her beside the cafeteria doors she never felt relieved than ever. "Kid!" She excitedly squealed in delight. Kid smiled back in response as they both climbed the stairs to the roof top of the school.

"So... How were you in there?" Kid asked.

"I don't know what to do" Was one thing she knows but other than that, she doesn't know what to do. She only needs five minutes of his time for a talk then it was time for detention. Again. This won't get any fun than anything else, Maka and Soul were broken. They won't race until they reach Ms. Marie's door. They won't pass notes until Excalibur noticed. And they won't talk until the end of detention.

"Well, you need to face him somehow. You can't hate him forever. That's like saying, you will never eat bacon because you're vegetarian" And that was true, she can't hate him forever. Somehow, it was her fault for being too jealous. It wasn't like her.

They stayed silent for a little while as the soft breeze tickled her face. Kid stared at her for a moment, he noticed how calm she looked even though things were somehow falling apart. How she could handle things without giving up. "You know, you're very stubborn"

"Are you picking a fight?" She threatened. He chuckled at first before he softened his gaze. "I like you for that" Maka didn't cared to look up, she knew he was watching her. She stay still for a couple of seconds, watching the silhouettes of the mountain from afar.

By then, Kid walked her to Ms. Marie's door. They were telling jokes, stories and even cheesy pick-up lines that they laughed about. "Okay okay, that's a good one. But Kid... My love for you is like diarrhea" Kid stopped his laughter before turning to her.

"Why?" He asked, stifling a laughter.

"I can't hold it in" They kept laughing and laughing until they told funny jokes and funny stories. But when they finally reached the door, they both stopped laughing and then faced each other. "Thank you for being there" She smiled. She never laughed for a long time but Kid did it for her.

"Hey... I enjoyed the cheesy lines. Anyways, see you tomorrow" Kid smiled at her before patting her head and then turning to leave. Maka watched his figure as he disappeared from her sight. She sighed at first before rotating the door knob and clicking it open. She scanned the whole office before she spotted Soul looking back at her. She immediately walked inside and sat on the chair opposite his.

"Where were you? Ms. Marie was looking for you" His gaze was sticky and she felt as if he's frustrated at her. And so what if she enjoyed most of her time to stop herself for being emotional? She needs that kind of treatment.

"I was with Kid talking. And why do you care anyway?" She scoffed while crossing both her arms. She's not ready to start an argument inside the guidance office, this will get her in trouble any time soon.

"Because I care for you... No matter what" She felt a slight shiver travel her whole body before she trapped her gaze on his. She realized how focused his red wine eyes were on hers. Her cheeks turning red from one point to another and as if time went slower. But then again, they were both not paying attention. They were startled by Ms. Marie entering the office.

"Am I interrupting something that scared the both of you?" Ms. Marie started before walking over to her office chair and propping herself from her seat. "Good afternoon, Ms. Marie" Both greeted while bowing their heads in respect. Ms. Marie bowed her head back before speaking.

"Good afternoon. Alright, tell me what happened? And Ms. Albarn I thought you'll never come back" She joked but Maka didn't get the humor of it. "Well Ms. Marie, Soul and I yelled at each other in front of the class while the teacher was asking for Soul's opinion. So it was... Clearly my fault. I was the one who yelled at him" Maka wasn't really defending him, she just wants to be away from him. By blaming herself so that he won't get in detention and she will.

"Yes but I... Fought back" Soul insisted. Maka eyed him at first and she was impressed that Soul knew how her mind works. She thought, he would buy what she's selling. But turns out he knew her too well. And she thought she was just part of his shadow. Proven wrong.

"W-well, I was the cause of the fight" Ms. Marie didn't did anything, she turned her head back and forth from Maka to Soul as they both blame each other. "But I disrespected a girl"

"Wow, I never thought you know that I'm a girl. But, guess I was wrong" She sarcastically laughed.

"I know it. You're just different. You don't like pink but you like blue. You don't wear short dresses but you wear shirts and old band shirts. You don't talk calm but you yell-"

"Are you saying I'm abnormal?!" This time, Maka yelled feeling a bit offended. Before anything turns into tension, Ms. Marie walked in the middle of them to stop anyone from attacking. "Alright alright. From the looks of it, I guess you're both going in detention"

"Oooh" Maka responded while Soul fist pumped himself in success. And Maka knew Soul will not stop until she speaks to him but she knows how to concentrate. Ms. Marie sighed in disappointment as she wrote the amount of time spent inside the detention room.

When they finally exited the guidance office with a simple thank you, Maka glared at Soul as hard as she could but he didn't felt threatened anyway. "Why do you have to do that? I could have saved your ass and you could have much time with Blair"

"Maka, I never felt bothered this much... And just please, I'm very sorry. What do you want me to do?" He asked, irritated by Maka's aloofness.

"I want you... To prove yourself that you're my best friend" Soul's mouth gaped open and Maka walked passed him. What kind of proof? A first question that popped inside his head, so he ran along her pace. "What kind of proof?"

"Figure that out yourself" With that, they finally reached the detention room. Soul's eye brows were knitted together in confusion. He never understood girls. They have mood swings a lot, they have a different logic. They're too sensitive. He doesn't know anything to prove to her but they've been best friend since they both know it.

"Good Afternoon, students. Or just Maka and Soul. Today, you're staying here for an hour and a half and I hope you both learn your lessons... Once again" Excalibur formally announced as both sat down in the center of room. Maka took a book and then started reading, 'Looking for Alaska' by John Green. Soul, watched as Excalibur started doing some paper works.

"Maka, what do I need to prove to you? I've protected you from bullies before. I have been there for you-" Maka cuts him off by shutting her book close.

"Correction. You're never there. You were too busy with your business"

"Like you've been busy with Kid?" Maka wasn't ready to start an argument inside the actual detention room. She guessed, she'll get double the troubles. And twice the head ache. Instead, she just rolled her eyes in response and started reading again.

"Come on, Maka. What should I do? Alright fine, you want me to be with you, right? How about... I take you to the movie you want to see?" She remembered the dare she wanted from him. The offer was tempting but she felt like he just forced himself in it.

"No, you're like... Forced to do it anyway" Soul slapped his hand on his forehead and then started cursing at himself. Instantly, Excalibur noticed his 'colorful' use of vocabulary. "I never want to hear that kind of language, Mr. Evans. And you've been busy trying to talk to Ms. Albarn. Alright, you leave me no choice" He coughed at first, trying to compost his voice.

"Oh no" Soul responded while resting his face on his palm. "It all started last eighteen hundreds ago. My great, great, great uncle traveled the seas in search for a very expensive pearl. In hopes to sell it to the Westeners..." His stories went on and on, from black pearls to the Red Sea. From the Nazis to Soviet Russia, he never felt bored than before. The students were all right, that detention is surely a punishment to remember.

Finally after three long stories, detention was finally over. But Soul was not over talking to Maka. He needs to 'prove' himself to her. Either by what he's doing to convince her or by planning something. But he's not ready to give up just yet.

They were already outside the school gates, and Soul kept convincing her as she walks her way to her house but Soul followed her anyway. "Soul! Will you... Just stop following me!" She yelled but Soul didn't.

"No! Not until you tell me what to do. What do I need to do?" He asked for the twenty-seventh time. His patience was getting shorter in each passing second but he was persisted anyway.

"Do I have to... Be on my knees and apologize?" He did what he said but Maka didn't dared to stop walking. She didn't even looked up. She just rolled her eyes and staggered away, trying her best to leave him. Maka knew that Soul was just forcing himself so that she would finally forgive him.

But that's not how things work with her. She might be a bit aloof or ignorant but she knew how to use them. Soul caught up with her in the middle of downtown. He grabbed her arm and spoke. "Maka, tell me. Please!"

"How can I tell you? When you're just forcing yourself!" Soul was silent for a while. Maka knew she was right. He was just forcing himself. Like a task he needs to complete. "If you thought of anything without forcing, that's the only time that I'll believe you. Just... Leave me alone" She was being dramatic again and she felt even more dramatic when droplets of rain started staining her shirt. And then another and another. Until the rain grew stronger and they couldn't see much of the trees and commercial areas.

Soul suddenly grabbed her, took a hold of her gently inside his wet yellow hoodie. She looked up on him and she never saw him that concern before. How concern he was that she might catch a cold. How concern he was in taking care of her. Her cheeks reddened in a few shades before she gently pushed him away.

"S-soul-"

"Will you stop talking and come here! You're gonna catch a cold" She felt touched and her heart flutter but she's also annoyed that he's that stupid.

"That's not gonna help, stupid. Your hood is also wet!" With that she stayed away from him and started crossing the road without looking back at him. But as she was on the middle of walking, Soul shouted her name cautiously. "MAKA!" He yelled, as she tried to glance at him, she heard several beeps of a car until it grew visible in her eyes. She was in the state of shock to move, she couldn't move her legs. They won't run but her mind shouted at herself to run, but she couldn't. Until to the point that the car was just five feet away from her...

But a pair of hands pushed her out of the way.

She fell on her knees before the car could have hit her. She glanced on her back as her eyes widened in realization. The rain drops stopped pouring in her world, the car that hit him sped and and didn't even helped him. He rolled over and over from the impact until he finally stopped. His black shirt was starting to turn darker from the tangy liquid trickling inside him.

"SOUL! SOUL! SOUL!" She yelled on top of her lungs as she sat on her knees and started waving his shoulders. She couldn't hear her own voice, it was mute. Everything around her was muted except her heart beat. His eyes were fluttering close and open. "SOUL!" Maka yelled on last time before her eyes collapsed with tears that weren't visible in the rain.

Then, he was unconscious. 'You've proven yourself enough... You risked your life to save me' She yelled in her mind. A group of people surrounded her in a circle, snooping to what was happening. They were whispering and mumbled different rumors but she didn't care.

"PLEASE! H-HELP ME! I NEED HELP! HELP HIM! PLEASE!" She yelled as a lady flipped her cell phone and didn't cared if it was wet. She dialed 9-1-1 and then started talking to the ambulance. "I called the ambulance!" She announced as the crowd started leaving. And Maka stayed by him no matter how cold it was. She caressed his wet cheek. She never felt so hurt. So hurt that there were no tears left to cry.

A few minutes later, the ambulance came with a bunch of men dressed in green. They pulled a small fold-able bed as they carried Soul by his feet and shoulders and placing him inside. She went with him and held his hand tight. "Soul... Soul... Soul... Why do you have to do that?" She whispered to herself and then collapsing with tears once again.

That was when she realized, she remembered. He did proved himself more than she could ask for.