A/N: Wow. Here I was all worried no one would take the time to review or even read this and I've got all nice reviews! :D A few of you guys even said it was funny and I didn't think it was that funny (except for BlackStar and the vodka) but I'm all cheery that you guys think so!

Reviews:
EnviousLostAngel - Yay! First reviewer! But I'm glad you find it interesting and I hope you like this chapter! :)
Dancing in Crimson - Wow. I've never got a review that started with holly crap so yays I'm glad you liked it so much and found it funny (seriously? I wasn't even aiming for that except for blackstar so YES!) and I plan on getting even more characters in this chapter so enjoy!
HDAnimeFul - Glad you think so :)
Akamaruwolf323 - I'm glad you like it so far and yeah, we see more of Soul's 'cool mood' in this chapter. :) I can understand the whole not wanted those three things to be near each other. Silly BlackStar...
yuuki24688 - Yeah dressing them up is fun! And I'll keep that in mind cuz I agree. Tsubaki always dresses in colours like that :)
Evilwhiskers - Haha look who it is! Hey Evilwhiskers, glad you found this and yes, that is so a blackstar thing to do ;P And you'll have to put up with grumpy Soul for a little while I'm afraid, but I promise it gets better and to make up for it, this chapter's from Soul's POV so you'll soon get why he's all grumpy ;)
Spixie303 - haha, glad you like it.
Lady Shadow 77 - Awesome, thanks for checking this out! :)

Right, well something I've established from all those reviews is that you guys like BlackStar and the vodka :P Nearly all of you mentioned it :D So more from B*S and his vodka in this ;)

2. Tension in the air

Soul POV

First thing I thought when I walked through the doors to that stupid party was 'why the hell I am doing this?'

I don't even like parties that much and my insane room mate is not the kind of guy I'd party with. I've only known the guy for about a week, but I'm starting to think I'll be deaf by the time I finish college. I'm so out of my comfort zone. The noise is deafening in here, the music played at full volume and it's not the jazz music I prefered, but things like pop, rock and stuff like that.

Still, it could be way worse. I could be at home or worse, in the music program my parents wanted to sent me to in France. So I guess it couldn't be that bad. BlackStar walked in there like he owned the place and strolled straight over to some fancy dressed guy who was playing the meet-and-greet. The way he was dressed and how sophisticated he talked, he could have easily fit in at one of my parent's parties. He introduced himself as Kid and he seemed like a cool guy, though I don't quite think he knew how to deal with BlackStar.

"THE GREAT BLACKSTAR IS HERE!" He announced to Kid at maximum volume. Poor guy, I knew exactly how that felt. The guy had scared me half to death when I first met him.

To his credit, Kid quickly recovered and gave a weak smile. "Nice to meet you, BlackStar. Welcome to the party."

BlackStar frowned. "It's the great BlackStar!"

Well, I'm not sure how Kid would have responded, but he was saved by a small girl pushing her way over to us. "BlackStar!" She called over and BlackStar grinned, opening his arms up and she quickly launched herself over to him to hug him.

Who the hell was this chick? When I'd asked BlackStar, he'd claimed he had no girlfriend, but this girl seemed pretty friendly to me. She pulled away with a smile and he grinned. "Hey Maka."

Ahh, that's who it is. BlackStar had mentioned this girl a few times before, when I'd asked a little about his home life. I'd heard all about how his real parents were murderers so they'd been arrested when he was only a baby and he'd been adopted. Maka had come up constantly. He'd apparently met her when they were only little children through their fathers and were pretty close. BlackStar had called her 'his most loyal follower', but then said she was 'a she-demon at times'. This girl did not look capable of being a 'she-demon'. She was a tiny thing, all slender and a lot shorter than me. Her grin was all sweet and her green eyes lit up at the sight of her friend. She was wearing a plain green sundress and cowboy boots, as well as a stuffed-looking brown bag. The word 'she-demon' did not come to mind at all, more 'pixie' with how she looked.

"Happy to a big star like me came here for ya?" I heard BlackStar laugh and she nudged him playfully. Then BlackStar glanced at me like he'd forgotten me and I felt slightly irritated. "Oh and Maka, this is my room mate, Soul." He added that like it was an afterthought.

The girl's eyes focused on me and she frowned slightly, looking at me like I was an experiment in a science class. I scowled and her frown deepened. I tried for a simple greeting. "Hey."

Something about her eyes freaked me out a little, like they could see right into my mind or something. She tilted her head slightly, then extended her hand to me. "I'm Maka Albarn."

Her tone held a fake-politeness and I suddenly wanted to just get away. I ignored her hand and just mumbled. "Soul Eater." Then I made my quick escape.

I went and grabbed myself something from the food table and wondered around talking to a few people. Eventually, I found myself talking to some guy I didn't know and the guy who was throwing this whole party, Hiro. I'd met the guy a couple of days ago when me and BlackStar were moving our stuff in. He and BlackStar had already been briefly aquianted I'd guess, since Hiro seemed slightly afraid of BlackStar, which I could understand. I, personally, wasn't much of a fan of Hiro. The guy had seemed like a complete perv and he was a smug, arrogant loser in my opinion. The only reason I'd even stopped for their conversation is because I heard a name I recognised as I passed.

"-agree, Albarn is looking fine." I overheard Hiro say to the other guy. I wandered over, kind of curious now and Hiro nodded to me in greeting, then carried on talking. "I only met her las week when her room mate, Tsubaki introduced us. Then she wasn't much, but now she's kind of hot."

I looked over to the middle of the room and saw her among the dancers, smiling at some curvy girl with short blonde hair. She did actually dance really well and I wasn't the only guy looking at her. I frowned and then saw her glance over in my direction. She caught my eye and frowned at me, before turning back to the blonde girl.

Meanwhile, Hiro was still talking crap. "-actually a hot piece of ass." Then something hit him round the back of the head, knocking him over and BlackStar stood behind him scowling.

"Maka doesn't hang with people like you. Leave her alone." BlackStar growled. I looked at him and realized he'd been drinking.

Hiro got up glaring at BlackStar. "Dude, what the-"

"Problem?" A pleasant voice asked and I turned to see Maka, giving Hiro a strained smile. She'd obviously saw BlackStar's stunt. She went over to grab BlackStar's arm and by the looks of it, she was digging her nails into him. "Sorry about my friend. I'll deal with it."

BlackStar staggered and I went to help the girl with his weight, but she held him up easily and started to tug him to the door. Because of being brought up as a gentleman, not wanting to hang around Hiro now and the need to get the hell away from this damn party, I went to help Maka with BlackStar, who was barely walking.

"BlackStar." I heard her groan. "You idiot, you drank half of that vodka, didn't you?"

I stepped forward to take his other side and Maka looked at me in surprise, but didn't say anything. The little blonde she'd been dancing with earlier came over and maka told her she had to take BlackStar back to his dorm and she wouldn't be coming back. I don't think the little blonde was happy about that, but she agreed to tell 'the girls'.

Together, we wrestled the now limp BlackStar to the door and akwardly pulled him down the stairs. Once we got outside, the fresh air seemed to wake him up a little. "Maka...? Where the hell are we going?"

"Back to your dorm." She told him firmly. "Before you punch someone else in the face."

BlackStar laughed loudly. "Yeah, but he deserved it. I know you hate guys like that and hate when they talk about you that way... Hey, do you remember when I punched you in the face, Maka?"

He punched Maka in the face? But Maka just chuckled. "Yes, I remember BlackStar. It god damn hurt, but I deserved that one. And as for punching people, couldn't you just tell them to leave me alone instead of punching them in the face all the time?"

BlackStar laughed again. "But it's not as fun."

Maka sighed and silence descended on us, until we reached our dorm. Maka looked at me as i unlocked the door and instructed me firmly. "Go turn your shower on as cold as you can for me."

I nodded, a smile crossing my face as they lumbered after me, listening to Maka tell BlackStar she was going to feel like crap in the morning. I went into the bathroom and switched on the shower. She quickly followed and before BlackStar could realize what was happing, she shoved him, fully clothed, into the ice cold shower.

He started cursing in new and inventive ways, even rhyming a few. He staggered out the shower, dripping everywhere and Maka shoved a towel at him. "Damn Maka, you cruel-hearted witch!"

Maka only smirked. "Nice to see you've woken up a little. Dry yourself off and go straight to bed now, while I wipe up all this water you've dripped all over the place.

BlackStar scowled and opened his mouth to argue, then seemed to think better of it and went off to do what she asked. I watched silently as she grabbed a towel off the rack and wiped up all the water wordlessly. She turned to me and pulled a little box out of her bag. "Give him these tommorrow morning when he wakes up with a hangover or he won't stop complaining. See ya." And with that she walked out the door. I looked at the little box in my hand and realized it was aspirins. Wow, this girl was something alright.

XXX

The next morning I was woke by the sound of BlackStar running for the bathroom. Ah, the joys of a hangover, stupid idiot. I got up to make coffee and noticed the small cardboard box I'd left on the counter last night. I smirked and picked it up. When BlackStar walked in a few minutes later, a little green from hugging the toilet, I tossed the box toward him.

"Aspirins?" He asked, his brow furrowing in confusion. Then his expression lightened. "Oh, Maka gave you this, right!?" I nodded and he grinned, going to the sink to fill up a glass of water and knocked back the pills. "So, what'd you think of her then?"

I looked up from my coffee and raised an eyebrow. "Control freak with an attitude problem."

He snorted at me, sitting up on the counter. "Dude, she would beat the crap out of you if she heard you."

It was my turn to snort at him. "Please, that lightweight? She reminds me of a pixie."

BlackStar gave me an evil smile, which didn't go well with his drunken, bloodshot eyes. "Well, I guess you won't believe me when I tell you that Maka was feared by many in high school. Oh and she gave a guy a concussion with a book. Plus, she took martial arts classes with me since we were kids and more recently, self defence classes too. She's like an enraged grizzily bear."

All of a sudden, I felt kind of afraid. If BlackStar was impressed by her level of strength then she was a force to contend with, clearly.

A/N: See guys? Grumpy Soul isn't so bad, though I warn you, he's not going anywhere yet. I want a few heated arguements with him and Maka before we say hello to nicer Soul.

You know what? I'm grumpy too. I just read a soul eater fanfiction I really like called 'Soul Fire and Black Widows' which is actually pretty cool, but now I'm grumpy because the new chapter made me angry. Because stuff happens that makes me angry. Boo.

Review or I'll eat your soul.
Yeah, I mean it kiddies.
I eat souls for breakfast. Sometimes lunch. Occasionally dinner and always desert.

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