Author's Note: Did the last chapter surprise you a bit? I hope so! If not, I'm sorry. I try, I really do. But reasons will be revealed in time, my young grasshopper(s)!

R&Rs make me want to dance like that penguin in Happy Feet. Who came up with the idea of dancing penguins, anyway...?

"Woah!" Soul said, as he put his arms around her to steady her. "You okay?"

"Yeah," Maka said, standing back up straight. "Just a bit surprised."

She looked down at the floor. "That was my first kiss,"

Soul was surprised. Even though she was bookish and kind of nerdy, he was sure someone would've liked her enough to even try kissing her. She wasn't too bad looking either, with her clear green eyes and button nose. In fact, he wouldn't mind kissing her. I would actually really like that. He thought to himself.

"Hey, Soul?" Maka asked, quietly. Soul shook his head, as if to get rid of his indecent thoughts.

"Hm?" He said, ever aware of the fact that his arms were still around Maka's waist. She made no attempt to move them. Soul didn't either and the lewd thoughts returned again.

"Is it…" Maka took a breath and tried again. "Is it weird that I've never had a boyfriend?"

Soul thought for a moment. "Well, if that makes you weird, then I would be weird too,"

"You've never had a girlfriend?" Maka asked. The way she asked it made Soul's stomach flutter a bit.

"Nah," Soul said, rubbing the back of his head. "Not my style,"

"Really?" Maka asked. It was almost as if there was a trait of disappointment in her voice. "How come?"

"Girls, they're just…" Soul let out a breath. "They're just…annoying, you know?"

Maka chuckled. "No, I don't know," She gently placed her arms around his neck, like they were dancing. Soul felt his cheeks grow warm. "It's just that they say 'like' and 'OMG' too much and spend too much time straightening their hair. And they wear too much eye makeup and dress like whores. They don't have…"

"Substance?" Maka asked, finishing his sentence.

"Exactly," Soul said. "How'd you know?"

Maka laughed. "I think I know the girls you're talking about,"

"You…do?"

"Well, of course! They're the ones that hand around the jocks and are flunking out of all their classes, right?"

Soul nodded. It had just occurred to him that the only girls he really knew were introduced to him by Black Star. Resident lax bro.

"But not all girls are like that," Maka went on. "You really need to start getting to know some more substance-y girls,"

Soul chuckled. Maybe she's right. He thought. Maka's a good start.

"Hey, Maka?" Soul said, quietly. He tightened his arms around her waist.

"Yeah?"

"I was thinking-"

But he never got to finish his thought because right at that moment, a scream rang out through the deserted halls.