Okay everyone, thanks for being patient^_^ It is my joy and pleasure to finally be able to give another chapter of Bite Size to you all.
Don't forget to review and let me know how I am doing with it, plus to just let me know what you are thinking of it overall.
The concept and ideals of this chapter as well as the original storyline are blankdude's, but of course you already knew that, right?
Also check out some of raelynn gross and Sally White's stories as well as some of my own, such as Semi Legal and New Beginnings. If you've read Soul's Fluffy Kitten or Fluffy Puppy Trio, you might like to check out the third story of that series called Soul and Maka's Fluffy Family. Please be sure to review anything you read; have respect for the authoresses who made those stories possible^_^
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Bite Size
Chapter 6: Hangout Perils
Tuesday after school found Maka, Soul, and friends in Maka and Soul's apartment. The streets of Death City were dimming, but the laughing sun hadn't even begun to set yet.. The skies were decently clear and it likely wouldn't storm or anything. The air was warm and the wind was gentle. It gave the city a calm and serene feel, even though Death City was generally and very often not serene. If anything, Death City was usually just quite creepy although fairly lively through the day and some of the afternoon.
"Wow, all I can say is, not bad," Tsubaki praised, chewing on a small morsel of the lasagna Soul had recently prepared.
"Yeah, Soul," Liz chided in, "-I never would have expected someone like you to be able to do this. If anything, I always thought it wasn't your style."
The weapon couldn't help but smirk as he took another slice of his greatly received cooking. As he set his plate back down, he took another glance at Maka, who appeared to be fascinated by all the commotion going on around her. Maka was sure this room had never looked so interesting to her before. Yet, in her shrunken state, she found this room to be quite amazing. Her green eyes sparkled as she looked around the room, seeing it in it's gigantic glory over her current size. The floor was brown wood and the walls were a clean white, both seeming so much larger to her than they ever had before. The walls were like giant white sculptures towering over her and the floor was a giant brown field. The kitchen was across the room while this segment was the living room. The stove, countertops, and appliances were all either black or white. All of them were mountains to the meister right now. She loved how she could see the many different cracks in the floor, either of old age or something scratching the surface. Maka, wearing the doll version of a black lace lounging dress, sat on was the large coffee table in front of the TV and in between the couches. Soul, Black Star, and Kid watched basketball as they ate their lasagna. Kid, Liz, and Patty lined one couch while Soul, Chrona, Black Star, and Tsubaki lined the larger one across from the other couch. The glass coffee table sat in the space between the two couches and in front of the small-medium black TV set.
"You okay Maka? Need any more food?" Soul inquired.
"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine. I will take some more though, thanks."
Soul smiled at her and went to get her some more food. As she sat on this table, Maka could also see its wearings and even see where some paint was chipped. The ceiling light dangling and shining above her and the brown wooden table almost made her feel like she was on the beach with the sun beating down upon her.
Soul soon returned with Maka's plate along with his own. She was using a broken down plastic fork to eat, but even that was just slightly oversized for her current. However, she knew using a doll fork would be useless and an essential pain in the hind end. Especially since the lasagna towered over her as she sat down on the table. Soul sure knew how to make lasagna and damn was it good. Suddenly, the crowd in the TV cheered and Black Star tossed his arms up into the air.
"Yeah! They scored! I told you they'd win one Soul! I, the godly Black Star, was right again!"
"Black Star, you do know it's only the first half right? And they only have a two point lead!" exclaimed Soul.
"It's not symmetrical!" wailed Kid.
"Oh great," moaned Liz.
"Haha! They only have two!" chided Patty.
"It should be eight!" cried Kid.
"Well nope, now it's four," Tsubaki sighed.
"W...what's so great about eight again?" asked Chrona blankly.
"You'll regret asking," Soul and Maka both stated in unison.
Everyone eyed Kid expectingly as he stared at Chrona, something developing in his gold eyes. It was like a spring pulling back in order to spring up later.
"Eight is amazing! It is symmetrical both ways and it divides evenly!"
Kid went on and the whole group, even Chrona, groaned mournfully. Patty finally snatched the last cookie from the plate on the coffee table and shoved it into Kid's mouth roughly.
"Awesome. Thank you Patty!" cheered Soul and Black Star.
Maka decided that she wanted a cookie and she wanted to get it by herself. She saw that the plate on the coffee table was empty, but there was another on the table next to Soul. Maka stood up and walked over to the edge of the table where she looked up at Soul.
"Soul, let me over on your arm."
"Eh, Maka? What's up?"
"I'm traveling to get a cookie."
"And why couldn't you ask?"
"Because I want to get it myself!"
Chrona and Tsubaki giggled sightly as Soul sighed. He stretched his arm to the table to let Maka walk over, but kept his eyes upon her. It was a good thing too, because Black Star sneezed, snapping Maka's concentration and causing her to fall. Soul quickly put his other hand below her and caught her before setting her on the table by him.
"See, you should have just asked."
"Shut up Soul," Maka pouted as she collected a chocolate chip cookie.
The girls giggled again as Soul used his arm to help Maka with her return trip before setting the plate of cookies onto the coffee table for everyone to get to. She decided to start conversation with someone. Since Soul was into the game, Maka decided to chat with Chrona.
"So how are you doing Chrona?" Maka inquired.
"O...oh I'm fine. Thanks. H..hey, M...Maka, what does everything look like when your s..small anyway?" Chrona asked her
"Huge," Maka answered, "-this lasagna is like a tower or something. The floor looks like a giant and endless field. This table seems like a beach being under the ceiling light too, which is like the sun right now. Only not so burning to the skin," Maka added.
Chrona nodded with a slight smile on the shy pink haired girl's face.
"And everyone looks like a giant to me right now. I'm just glad everyone here is my friend, you know?" Maka giggled a little.
"Y..yeah. It would be pretty scary if w..we weren't. I..I could only imagine being tiny and having to be around M...Medusa then..." Chrona's voice trembled.
"Yeah," Maka sighed, smiling wanly at her friend.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang and Soul huffed as he stood to go get it, wondering who it was anyway. He opened the door to a somewhat familiar girl in a simple red skirt and a black formal blouse. An emblem on the shirt and a small beret-like hat on her head identified her as a Death Scout. Carrot colored bangs showed from under the hat while the remains of the hair was pulled back. Her eyes were hazel as they sat behind her glasses somewhat calmly. This girl was no more than 11 years old and she recalled Soul, being that she was Raichel. The girl from the toy store narrowed her eyes up at him as she made her inquiry.
"Would you like to buy any Death Scout cookies sir?" Raichel asked.
"No thanks kid. I'm pretty good with cooking my own cookies," Soul responded.
Unfortunately, Soul didn't even recall the girl. She smiled as she walked away, not caring that she hadn't made a sale given the fact that she now had a plan that the devious and brainy girl liked a lot. She glanced up at the door to check the number, apartment 506. Perfect, she loved that she knew this information as she continued on.
Soul, quite oblivious, sat back onto the couch and relaxed as Maka eyed him.
"Who was that?" she inquired.
"Some strange girl selling Death Scout cookies. Told her no and sent her on her way," Soul answered.
A chill ran up Maka's back. Why was it that she suddenly had a bad feeling about this? She shrugged it off and finished up her plate of lasagna finally before joining in on the rest of the hangout time before everyone went home.