Hello all! This chapter will be portrayed in Maka's view, and not in Soul's view. That means everything that happens in the chapter, stays on Maka's side - unless Soul is reminiscing/thinking about it afterwords. That way I can fit more important scenes in and start introducing the other characters.

At the end of this chapter I will fit in some personal responses to your reviews, in hopes of you understanding this story a bit more, and in hopes of getting you to read more chapters and throughly enjoy this story!

Anyway, let's move onto the chapter, alright? Here you are, Chapter Five of Starcrossed Lovers, it is quite short - but for a very good reason.

MAKA

When I awoke, my body seemed to gravitate towards the window. I leant my head outside of the tower's wide window, sucking in the fresh air that envolped our kingdom. My maids came in slowly, a kind smile pulling at their lips.

"Princess, your bath is ready. The King has wished of us to inform you of the Ball that will be held to celebrate Christmas in two days." She spoke, nodding her head respectively at me.

A Ball? Of course, this was obviously my parents were using this ball as an excuse for me to find a husband. Not to mention I did not wish of finding the next King, much less a husband. I didn't enjoy the touch of men, I was repulsed by them - I despised them. They were all pigs who could only bring lies and false love to the table. Was this what I was fated to do? Marry a man who didn't love me, be cheated on endlessly and bare children as a voiceless Queen? No, I refused to be played like that - I refused to be set up with a man who would not respect me, and surely that type of man who I detested would surely be the only type of man present at the Ball.

Fists clenched, I followed the taller maid into the bathroom - where a steaming bath lay, waiting upon me. The water was warm, and as I entered the cat-footed tub a smile twisted my lips and all previous thoughts were forgotten. But after an hour of soaking in the pure water, I finally exited.

"Your mother has already picked out a dress for you today, Princess. She wishes you to wear formal clothing until after the Ball." The shorter maid smiled kindly, to which I nodded in response.

I followed the tow back into my large room, where a beautiful yellow dress spread across my already made bed. A lighter bodice fit along with the square neckline. Short ruffles fell out of the neckline and the quarter sleeves. It was a beautiful dress, but it looked to be quite uncomfortable.

Biting my lip, the maids helped me fit into the tight dress. Although I was uncomfortable, I looked as my title. After all, I was a princess and princesses did not wear comfortable, plain clothing. Placing a golden hair pin into my wavy hair, the maids quietly applied a very low amount of make up. I did not fancy wearing make-up, thus I did not wear it unless I had too and in this situation, with a Ball right around the corner, I definitely had to wear it.

Thoughts slowly drifting to the red eyed prince, a small smile made it's way onto my lips. He was so handsome, I couldn't help but think about his devilish ruby eyes, or his snow white hair. It was like I was drawn to him unconsciously. Squeezing my eyes shut, I slapped both hands against my cheeks three times. I couldn't think about him, even if he did like me, it would be impossible for us to be together. We were the heirs of different thrones, not to mention enemy thrones.

Stepping down the long stairs of the tower, I held my skirt up slightly so I could walk more easier. Dresses like these always bugged me, they were tight, not to mention itchy. They molded to your body, like a leech and were the most horrid things to wear. It was no wonder why so many high end people were stuck up, because their dresses were too tight!

Scoffing at my own joke, I soon reached the end of the staircase.

"Mother." I smiled, noticing her curved figure strolling down the hallway along with her lady in waiting and old friend, Marie.

Marie was a beautiful woman, with golden locks and a curved, full hourglass figure. Although she was very beautiful, the eye patch she wore repelled men, and thus she was a unmarried woman. But Marie seemed to enjoy this style of life, as she was free and had no man or children to tend to.

"Maka, good morning. I see you're wearing the dress I picked out for you." She smiled, a glint in her eye. She knew how I hated wearing the tight dresses that we were destined to wear, she was not a fan of them either - but often found it funny to make me wear them to see my reaction.

Nodding, I looked over at Marie - the woman who was like a second mother to me.

"Good morning, Marie." I smiled softly, my hands resting properly in front of me as I stood.

"Good morning, Princess." she curtsied, normally she would not need to do that. But servants were running all over the castle preparing for the Christmas Celebration, and if anyone caught her speaking informally to us - she would surely be hanged.

I nodded back to her, moving my attention back to my breath-taking mother. She did not deserve to be treated as my father treated her. He did not beat her, only scorn her, as he he slept with many mistresses instead of taking the time to love and cherish her. There were many men through out our kingdom that were in love with my mother although, but she did not disregard my father and sleep with other men. She was a beautiful, kind woman - who was a good wife and a fantastic Queen.

"Maka, I must be going now. Marie and I must fetch Spirit." She said and with another kind smile, she continued down the hallway.

Taking this as my chance to go for a walk through the kingdom again, I silently slipped out. My green eyes moved curiously throughout the bustling crowds. They all knew who I was, and many would often come up to me and greet me - but today the kingdom seemed hectic and chaotic. People moved quickly through the streets, loud voices filling the air.

I was so caught up in the crowds, I did not notice the hand that had grasped my arm. Opening my mouth to ask who the shaded figure was, they quickly placed a hand over my mouth, and that's when the panic began. Was I going to die? Was this person going to violate me, take my virtue and purity? If they were going to, I would have no trouble in never finding a husband, as I would be damaged goods. But I didn't want that, I wanted to be happy one day - I wanted a family, I wanted someone to love me for who I was and cherish me forever.

Thrashing, I belted out a muffled scream as they dragged me into an alleyway. This was just like all of those books, and then after they did horrible unspeakable things to me, they'd leave me out here to die.

"Calm down! Aish. It's only me, okay? I didn't want anyone seeing me."

I immediately calmed down at his voice, and he let go of the grasp he held on me. A rush of emotions ran over me, happiness and excitement being the two main ones. As soon as he let go I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him into a hug.

"I missed you!" I cried, hugging him tightly, he chuckled, wrapping his own arms around me.

"I missed you too, Maka. You're still as symmetrical as ever." He smiled, pulling away to get a good look at me. I did the same, almost unable to stop the smile that was creeping onto my face.

He was still as handsome as ever, with his raven black hair with the three white stripes. With his two golden eyes and dark black cloak. Kid was a prince, himself. But our kingdoms were on great terms. He would often escape the boundaries of his kingdom to come visit ours, which was on the other side of Aeterna.

"Maka, I have something important to ask you." He said suddenly, a faint blush coming across his cheeks. What did he want to ask me? The one thought had so many more different thoughts enter my head. Did he want me to come visit him in his kingdom? Or did he want to ask me about the Holiday season? Suddenly a flash of white caught my eye, and I was half tempted to go follow it. But before I could even process in my mind that that may have been the prince, Kid continued to speak.

"Maka, let's get married."

Soul Eater Death Scythe - Well, last year I read Romeo and Juliet in my English class, and then thoughts of that whole forbidden love thing seemed to stick with me. It wasn't until my school decided on doing Romeo and Juliet as a play this year did I really want to write something about it. Then with the "The course of true love never did run smooth" line from the summary, is actually a famous quote from the Shakespearean play A Midsummer Night's Dream. So I suppose, all in all, Shakespeare was the one who inspired me to write this - and is also how I founded my original ideas for this fan fiction. Anyway, thank you very much. I'm glad you like my story so far! I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

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70Seji07 - Me too. I felt as though that even though he is from the "dark side", he still needs to act like a gentleman - as princes are not tyrants (usually, there are a few exceptions.) I hope you'll continue reading this story, and thank you!

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