Disclaimer: I don't own Soul Eater! [If I own this I would have partnered Kid and Maka a long time ago.]

Author's Note: Nya~. Good day readers. I'm very sorry that I just recently updated my fanfic after a year. I give you all a very big 'THANK YOU' for reading my fanfic. I was very much happy when I read the reviews. I promise you guys that I will finish this but it will take a long time because of school. I just recently entered college so I'm very much busy but I'll try my best to update this if I have free time. Well, I really tried my best in creating chapter 3. Hope you like it and enjoy reading!

Chapter 3 – Saying and Thinking

"What? !" The group shouted.

Tsubaki, Kim and Jacqueline squealed at the announcement. Ox, Harvar and Kilik patted Kid on the back. The Potts only smiled.

"Congratulations!" The group greeted.

"Wait!" Black*Star shouted. "You two are engaged?" His eyes went wide like saucers.

"Yes." Maka rolled her eyes. "What's the problem about it?"

"Maka." He took hold of her shoulders and shakes her violently. "Bu-but what a-about, S-Soul?"

"You idiot!" Soul bashes him with a book and Black*Star fainted.

"Hey! That's my book!" Maka snatches her book back from Soul. "What about you, Soul? That idiot shook me hard just to tell me that."

"Ah, about that…" Soul wandered off.

"Maka! I'm opposing for this marriage!" Black*Star became conscious and shakes her again. "Why don't you notice his feel-?"

Soul grabs again the book from Maka. "Stay unconscious!" He bashes it again on Black*Star's head. He then again fainted but with an additional trickles of blood coming out from the dent part of the head.

"Eh? What feel?" Maka bent her head sideways and looks at Soul waiting for an explanation. "Soul, what is Black*Star blabbering about you?"

"What? It's nothing really." Soul scratches his head and walks away. 'Damn that idiot. It was this close.'

"Wait, Soul!" Maka is about to follow him but she's grab on her right arm. "Huh-?" She turns around and saw Tsubaki, Kim and Jacqueline weirdly grinning at her.

"You should give us the details." They said in unison and evidently carried her out the classroom. Liz and Patti just followed them. The Potts looks at Kilik. "You two should follow them." He nods at them. The Potts hurriedly followed the girls.

"So, it's just us the boys then except for the other Pott." Kilik smiles at Kid. "Just like the girls. How did you end up engaged to Maka?"

"Huh? What happened?" Black*Star stood up and looks at them. He rubs his head and muttered. "My head hurts."

"You forgot what you blabbered about awhile ago?" Harvar looks at him with a raised eyebrow. "Well, Soul hit you with Maka's book two times, so maybe it affected your brain."

"What? !" Black*Star formed a fist. "When I get my hands of him, he will pay for what he done to me! I'm the one who will surpass god and he hits me? !"

'He really is an idiot.'

"Do you remember that Maka and Kid are getting married?" Ox asked.

"Oh really?" Black*Star grins at Kid. "Congratulations."

'Whoa, he was opposed before but now he accepted the marriage. I wonder what else he forgot.' The boys sweat drops and looks at Black*Star weirdly.

"Th-Thank you." Kid blushes. He sat on the chair and rests his face on the table.

"Don't be embarrassed Kid it's just us." Kilik smirks and sat at the table. Just like I said a while ago, why did you end up engaged to Maka?"

"Yeah." Black*Star agreed. "Why did you choose Maka? Why not some other girl?"

"Honorable father chose Maka as my fiancée." Kid raises his head and sighs. "It was announced earlier to us before we got here. Honorable father thought that it was best that Maka would be my wife." He smiles slightly.

"You know, I always thought that you will have twins as your wives because of your OCD." Kilik said with a smile.

"Nah" Kid shrugged. "I'm fine with only one wife than two. As long that she is in perfect symmetry. Like her clothes and all."

The four sweats drop. 'Poor Maka'

"Well, what do you think of Maka?" Harvar looks at Kid intently. The other three looks at him expecting an answer.

"She's…" Kid mused. "nice and a bit selfish. Her attitude is well balanced. I liked her way thinking, it's quite amusing in such a way." Kid smiles at them. He remembered that she loved books as well as him. It would be nice that they both love books. He dazes off and went to his thoughts.

"Oh" The four looks at each other and grins. Death the Kid might feel something more about Maka Albarn.

"Kid-kun" Ox waves his hand back and forth on his face. "Earth to Kid"

Kid went back to reality. "Yes?"

"What do you feel about Maka?"

"I like her as a friend." Is his immediate answer. Of course that would be his answer. What else would it be?

"Oh really?" Black*Star chuckled. "You don't feel something else?"

"There must be?" Kid's eyes are in state of confusion. "She's just a close friend that got engaged to me unexpectedly. Why would I feel anything else?"

"Oh well, you'll figure it out soon enough." Kilik sighs.

(At the girl's side)

"Where are we going?" Maka asked as they walk in the training forest. Half-way, she requested that she will walk by her own but still they made a delta formation to make sure that she won't get away.

"To a quite place." Kim giggles. "Ah we are already here!"

Maka's mouth went wide as she saw an empty lot that is full of flowers in different colors. She never thought that there is such a place existing in the training forest. There's even a 4 meter wide cemented walkway (approximately) leading to a gazebo that is designed in gothic style architecture, at the middle. She thought that she already has explored the entire school. Maybe, she was wrong?

"Kim, just recently discovered this last week when she was aimlessly walking without me." Jacqueline mused but with a raised voice indicating that she is a bit angry.

"Eh~, it's not my fault that I lost my thoughts." Kim pouted at her. "It's a good thing that I found this beautiful place. There's even a gazebo!" She squealed.

"Yes, it is beautiful." Liz mused. She puts a hand on her chin. "I wonder when we had a field of flowers in here. This wasn't here before."

The girls look at Liz with a questioning look. Liz raised her eyebrow to them. She then looks at Patti, "Ne, Patti, did Kid tell us about this?"

"Ahre~? Nothing in particular." Patti said as she looks around happily. "Such pretty flowers!" Patti squeaks. Liz sighs to her sister and thought to ask Kid later about this. They made way to the gazebo.

"Girls let's have a sit." Tsubaki gestured to steel chairs that are placed there. The girls sat at the chairs except for Maka.

Maka is busily looking at the design of the gazebo. It's interior and the Corinthian pillars that are supporting the roof are simply amazing. "As I remember, there isn't such place here." She murmured.

"Well, maybe it was recently established?" Tsubaki suggested.

"Maybe…" Maka's brows furrowed, deep in thought. She thought on why Shinigami-sama would establish this field of flowers just recently. She then thought something weird for her that made blush. 'Just maybe…'

"Maybe it's for Kid-kun and Maka-chan's wedding!" Patti happily squealed. She claps her hands happily.

The girls' eyes went wide at Patti's comment. They immediately look at Maka who's blushing madly. They smiled widely and Maka looks at them suspiciously. She mentally armed herself to their expected barrage of questions.

"Oh yeah, we almost forgot why we're here." Jacqueline smirked. "Oh how did you get engaged to the ever almighty Death the Kid whose father is Shinigami-sama?"

"It's very surprising that you're engaged even though you are only 16." Kim mused.

"Father agreed to Shinigami-sama that I should get me married to Kid-kun." Maka said timidly. She hates answering questions that makes her uneasy. "I don't know why they would agree that we're getting married at such a young age."

"Are there any conditions involved?" Tsubaki raised a brow in question.

"None." Maka tilted her head sideways. "None at all." She then became suspicious on why would her father and Shinigami-sama agreed to such no given conditions. She knew that arranged marriages are used to some of high caliber like they are married for financial support to the family who is getting bankrupt or a clan marries another so that the clan would be enlarged. But in this case, she is just a normal girl and a young shinigami, Kid-kun, is the son of the great Shingami-sama who would be with his father someday. So, he should be married to a girl whose position is like his or of high caliber.

"Oh really?" Kim blinks at her. "Then Shinigami-sama just chose you for Kid-kun?"

"Yes."

"How lucky of you!" Jacqueline happily shouted.

"Eh?" Maka looks at her in question.

"You know, without Kid-kun's OCD, he would be a great guy to have. He's smart, handsome and has a great… body." Jacqueline emphasized the word 'body'. Maka blushes as she thought about it and frantically shakes her head to clear such thoughts. Jacqueline laughs and nudged her. "Are you aware that he is popular to the girls at school?"

"Yes, I'm aware of that. He is Death the Kid." Maka wryly smiles at them. It wasn't a question for her because she always heard some girls squealing and the topic concerned is about Kid-kun.

"Oh right, when is your wedding?" Tsubaki asked with a soft smile, changing the subject.

"About that…" Maka looks down and blushes.

"It's going to be on December." Liz interrupted and grinned. "It would be a month after the next. There's also an engagement party after Kid's birthday."

"Wow, that's fast." Tsubaki said amusement in her voice. "So when does Maka-chan going to prepare for the wedding?"

"Maybe, next week I guess." Liz smirks and looks at Maka, eyes gleaming. "I'm going to help her prepare for the big day."

Maka sweat drops at her. Somehow, she got herself a wedding planner.

"I want to help to!" Patti raises her hands up.

"Yes, your included Patti." Liz sighs.

"Yatta!"

"Ooh, I want to help Maka-chan to choose a dress!" Tsubaki raises her hand.

"Me too!" Jacqueline also raises her hand.

"Me three!" Kim giggles. "We should pick a dress for the engagement party and for the wedding day that would make Maka-chan beautiful!"

"If the venue is this, then Shinigami-sama and Death Scythe-san are the one who's going to take care for the decorations and invites." Liz nods her head. Her mind is filling with plans for the wedding preparation of her meister and Maka-chan. The girls are getting excited.

Maka just stood there listening to her friends planning for her wedding with Kid. Her future life is unwillingly getting planned for her. She wants to speak up but it seems they are having fun, she decides that to leave them be.

"Eek, I forgot my bag!" Maka raced to the classroom. It's getting dark after all. She forgot to grab her stuff when the girls lifted her out. Soul would get mad at her for being late and it's also her turn to cook dinner and on top of that, she hasn't bought the ingredients. She finally reached the classroom, the lights are turned off. She saw a familiar silhouette that is near her bag.

"Maka?" A familiar voice was heard. She opens the lights.

"Kid-kun?" She then saw a tied up Kid. His whole body is covered with ropes. Strangely, the number at each side of knots is 4 and it was oddly symmetrical. She raised a brow to him, questioning on why is he like in that condition.

"Umm, the boys tied me up and said that I should be the one to wait for you." Kid answered automatically. "Could you untie this?" He chuckled nervously.

"Okay." Maka sighs and starts untying the ropes. "They didn't need to tie you to wait for me." She mutters.

"No, it's alright." Kid chuckles nervously. Maka untied all the ropes and a note fell near her feet. She picks it up and reads quietly, 'Maka, we tied Kid because we just made fun of him. He actually volunteered to wait for you. If he told you that we told him to wait for you, that is a lie. Good luck to you both and congratulations again to your engagement. Kilik, Harvar, Ox and Black*Star.' After reading the note, she madly blushes and crumples the note.

Kid dusted his suit and looks at Maka, "What does the note written about?"

"Uhh, nothing actually." Maka puts the note on her pocket and looks at him. She tries hard to compose herself but greatly fails.

"Your face is red Maka. Do you have a fever?" Kid puts his right hand on her forehead and he puts his left hand to his own. "You're burning up."

Maka shakes his head wildly and grabs Kid on the shoulders, accidentally getting her face closer, "I'm fine." She wryly smiles at him. She notices that Kid's cheeks are getting red. Also, the distance that they were in. 'Too close.'

The two both immediately backed away. "I'm sorry." Maka said nervously.

"It's ok." Kid clears his throat to compose himself and grabs Maka's bag. "Let's just go home."

Maka 's eyes widened when Kid held onto her bag. "My bag!" She blurted. She reached out to her bag but Kid easily evaded her. "Kid-kun don't start up again just like that frog incident! You don't need to carry it!" Maka pleaded.

"No, as your fiancé I should at least carry your bag." Kid simply said. But there is a tint of pink on his cheeks as he said that.

Maka blushes as she heard the word 'fiance' from Kid. "I'm fine. I can carry that on my own." She insisted.

"I insist." Kid starts to walk out and Maka sighs in defeat.

The two walks silently at the streets of Death City. They both decided to be quiet but the atmosphere is awkward for them both. They were a few blocks away to Maka's home when she suddenly remembered. "Ah! I forgot to buy ingredients for today's dinner!" She blurted.

"Really? Then we should go to the grocery store." Kid looks at the moon. The sky is dark now but there are still no signs of stars popping out. "It seems it's still 7, so it should be open."

"Eto," Maka bit her lip and rolls her eyes. She doesn't want to burden Kid. "Maybe, I should just order take out. Soul will understand." She said in a hesitant voice. She already knew the outcome if she just ordered take out. Soul would definitely be mad at her. 'Dinner is nicer if either of us cooks.' She thought and sighed inwardly.

"It's your turn to cook dinner huh?" Kid smiles at her softly. "It would be nicer if it is home cooked than take out."

Maka eyes widen at what he said. He said almost the same thing as she thought. She blushes and immediately made a full turn. "We will go to the grocery." Without a second thought, she immediately walks in a fast pace.

"Umm, ok." Kid followed her with a confused face.

They made it to the grocery store and bought all the ingredients that are needed. Also, Maka also bought some things that are lacking at home. As they were there, they actually enjoyed and become comfortable to each other's company. They talked about all sorts of things. After buying, they walk to Maka's home; Kid carries the heavier plastic bags while Maka only carries the lighter ones.

Maka smiles and thought that it was nice that the tension has faded away. As they are nearing their destination, they saw a familiar figure waiting outside the apartment building. Looking down and whistling a tune. "Soul? Why are you outside?" Maka stops in front of him.

Soul head jerked up, "Maka!" He smiles at her. But that smile became a frown when he saw Kid besides Maka, looking at him. His blood boils. "Why are you here?" He gritted his razor sharp teeth.

"I'm accompanying her." Kid simply said. He noticed that the dark clouds are getting redder. "Maka we should get inside. It's going to rain soon." Exactly as he said that, rain drops suddenly fell down from the sky.

"Oh geez." Maka's eyes went wide. "Let's get inside. Soul, open the door, the groceries will get wet." Soul grumbled in reply but he consented to her demand.

They went inside the building and went to the space that Maka and Soul live. Soul opens the door and they all went inside. Kid and Maka went to the dining area and placed the groceries on the table.

"It's rare that it rained this hard." Kid looks at outside the window and then to Maka. "Maka, I should be leaving then."

"Already?" Maka frowned. "Why don't you eat dinner here? After all the trouble you did for accompanying me."

"You shouldn't try Maka's cooking, it's horrible." Soul smirks and rolled his eyes. Obviously, he's teasing her. He loves her cooking because he knows that it was made with love and effort. Now that Kid is here, he wanted her attention only to him. For now, the only way to catch it is to torment her.

"Soul!" Maka screeched. "Why would you eat my dinner if it is horrible? !"

"Because I don't have a choice but to eat yours."

"What? Then why don't you cook your own dinner tonight? !"

"Eh~?" Soul plugged his ears as if he heard nothing. He walks away and went to his room.

As Maka was about to follow him and give him an earful, Kid interrupted. "Thank you Maka for the offer but no. I have things to attend to first." He smiles at her. "Maybe next time?"

Maka sighs, "Ok." She nodded and smiled back. "Next time then."

Kid went to the front door, "Goodnight Maka. Sweet dreams."

Liz was waiting for a quite while now at the main entrance of the Gallows Mansion. She can still see that the rain poring outside the windows, it seems that it won't stop soon. She wonders why her mister is this late to go home. She guesses that Kid accompanied Maka home considering his way of thinking.

The door opens and revealing a soaking Kid. He saw Liz waiting for him. "You're soaked Kid!" Liz gave him a towel that is conveniently with her. She knew that her meister haven't brought an umbrella at all. She made a wild predication that he will get a cold. "And it's already late. Where have you been?"

"Eto…" Kid blushes and sneezes. "I accompanied Maka home."

She was all correct. "REALLY? !" Liz eyes went wide, making a surprised face. She pauses, processing a thought. Kid is getting nervous to the outcome to what Liz is thinking. She evidently grinned, "My meister is doing something for his fiancée. So, are you really recognizing the arranged marriage? You're not against marrying Maka-chan?"

"Why should I be against Maka-chan? She's a close friend of mine so it's alright with me though." Kid answered with swirly eyes and a beet red face. He is getting light headed. Maybe, he caught the cold. "Also, it's also honorable father's decision that I should marry her and as his son I shouldn't complain about it."

Liz raises a brow at him and sighs again, "Really?"

"Maka-chan is a close…" Kid is getting dizzy and feeling faint, "…friend…" He collapses on the floor. He is breathing heavily.

"Kid!" Liz screamed. She touches his forehead, "You have a fever." She sighs and immediately carried him, "Patti! Call the doctor!" 'Ah, I forgot to ask him about the field of flowers, maybe next time.'

Maka is inside her room, reading a book at her study table with the lamp open beside her. Actually, she may seem reading a book but she's recollecting the many events that happened today.

The announcement that she and Kid are now engaged and getting married this December. 'Ooh, I want to kill Papa for planning my future.' She and Kid became dissecting partners and their being engaged was almost revealed to the class. 'That was a close one.' The two revealed to their close friends that they are engaged and she was dragged by the girls. 'What happened to Kid-kun's side?' Her friends are organizing her wedding. 'Sigh...' They both went home together for Kid waited for her in a tied up body. She then opens a page from the book and reveals the note that was tucked between the pages. She begins to blush. 'What is it you're thinking Kid-kun?'

She heard a knock from her door and scrambled to hide the book, "Maka…"

"Go away, Soul! You insulted my cooking in front of Kid-kun!" Maka snaps. "Don't ever think of eating my cooking anymore!"

A vein pops out from his head as he heard 'Kid-kun' from her but immediately composes himself and sighs. "Maka, I'm sorry…" Soul mumbles, he was leaning besides Maka's door for awhile now. He was trying his hardest not to tell what he was really thinking. 'Your cooking is great. I was just teasing. I really love it when you cook.'

"What?" Maka raises her voice.

"I'm sorry!" Soul exclaimed. "I'll be the one in charge in cleaning for a week! Just forgive me!"

Maka raises a brow, 'Why is he so desperate?' "Hmm, just for a week?" She stood up and slowly walks near her door and leaned on it. "You insulted my cooking…"

Soul knew that Maka is also leaning on the door because her voice is clearly heard. He smiles and a tint of pink is visible on his cheeks. "Okay, a month of cleaning, just continue on cooking your delicious meals." He bites his lips for saying such a phrase.

"Delicious?" Soul heard a giggle from the door. His smile became a full blown grin. "You're just saying something like that so I can forgive you faster." Maka sighs and opens the door, "Deal, you handle the cleaning for a month and I'll continue cooking if it's my turn. Of course, you will still cook if it's your turn. Taking turns, right?"

"Right." Soul chuckles and his stomach growls, "I'm hungry."

"Ok, I'll prepare dinner. I'm also hungry." Maka went straight to the kitchen and opens the fridge. "What was it again I'm cooking?" she mumbles.

Soul looks at her with happiness and desire. He knew how lucky he was for having a beautiful and forgiving meister. 'I hope this would last forever.'

A/N: What do you think? (To my fellow Filipinos out there: Wah~! Naks naman, maraming salamat sa inyo na binabasa niyo ito. Di ko akalain na maraming Pinoy nag shiship rin sa Kid X Maka. Haha. Ok ba? Syempre, bitin rin ito. XD)

Question: When it rains in day time the sky is grayish but why is the sky reddish when it rains at night? (Just want to ask if you know. XD)

Please, don't forget to R&R.:3