I finished putting away the dishes I had just washed and smiled. A week's worth of chores done in a day seemed like a nice accomplishment to me. I checked the time on my cell phone and grabbed my keys and walked out the door. I haven't recorded anything in two months and it was about time I did something. I had recorded all my own songs, so there was nothing left to do but a cover-song.

At Angel's Recording Studio

Perfect, absolutely perfect. It was the best song for me to record at the time being. I started up the song with a huge smile on my face and set the headphones around my neck. Because it was Sunday, I figured no one would be around except Lord Death, but if he was in the Death Room, he'd be all the way on the other side of the school. Even so, I closed the door and cranked up the volume for my own pleasure. When the chorus came, I switched out 'girl' for 'boy' since I myself am a chick and not a dude.

"… Oh, but hold your breath. Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you over again, don't make me change my mind. Or I won't live to see another day, I swear it's true. Because a boy like you is impossible to find. You're impossible to find.

"So breathe in so deep. Breathe me in! I'm yours to keep. And hold onto your words, 'cause talk is cheap. And remember me tonight. When you're asleep."

The song slowed a little. "Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you. Over again. Don't make me change my mind. Or I won't live to see another day, I swear it's true. Because a boy like you is impossible to find."

I continued on with Secondhand Serenade's song until I was finished. It seemed impossible to find my voice afterwards; I was pretty much shouting the whole thing. I closed up shop and wandered down the halls of the school. I noticed a wall with a bunch of plaques on it. I've seen it before and have walked past it numerous times, but never paid any attention to it. I realized they were missions, pretty much free for the taking. I found it odd, since all the missions I had, though I only had two, were just handed to me and Silara.

"Angel. What are you doing here?" Stein's voice came.

I froze, caught off guard. Slowly, I turned to face him. "I was ju-just… exploring? And… looking for new missions."

"I don't believe you."

"Good for you, Screw-and-Stitches. I do lie a lot, but we all do sometime in our lives. Anyway, see ya later. I got things to do, places to be, and people to see."

"Have fun with that."

"Will do, sensei. Bye, Stein."

"Goodbye, Angel."

With that, I left. What else was there to do? Nothing, that's what. Once I got home, all I did was watch Howl's Moving Castle and listen to some awesome Japanese music. I lost myself in the music and began to dance. Nothing major, like flips or break-dancing. Just some shaking and swaying, the basics really. 'Black Papermoon' faded out and I ended with one last spin on my tiptoes. Afterwards, boredom rung through the kingdom of my home and I decided to go for a ride on my very, very old skateboard. Riding down the street, I felt like Kid. I had only ever seen him skate once, but I knew he was pretty good. I could do simple tricks, like a kick-flip and grinding, but that's absolutely nothing compared to Kid. As I glided around the corner to the area of the park, I heard a thumping noise.

Someone must be playing basketball. I thought, my converse pounding the sidewalk as I gained speed. I came to the court and saw familiar spiky white hair. He shot the ball through the hoop and I rode onto the court, circled him, and kicked the board up into my hand.

"Hey, Red. Nice to see you."

"Back at'cha Soul. You alone?"

"Yeah, needed time to think."

"About what?"

"Dunno. Life, I guess."

"Makes sense. Can I play?"

"Sure."

He tossed me the ball and I smirked. "Fair warning, you're gonna get creamed."

"Yeah, right!"

I giggled and threw the ball over my shoulder. Soul's face looked shocked, in a good way, as we both heard a swoosh sound from the net.

"You were saying?"

"Never mind."

"Yeah, that's what I thought."

I retrieved the ball and handed it to him. Then, the game started.

A Little While Later

We laughed about how terrible my shot was and Soul grabbed the ball. He dribbled and was about to make the shot. But I ran in front of him and snatched it from his hands. I heard a thump and turned around. Soul was laying on the ground, rubbing his elbow. It came to my attention that I had just knocked him down. I dropped the ball and held out my hand.

"Dammit. Soul, I'm so sorry!" I apologized.

The wind blew the hair out of my face as he took my hand and I helped him up.

"It's fine, Red. I'm alright."

"Okay, good. Let's get back to playing!"

"Sure."

I dribbled the ball and passed it to Soul. He just stood there a second. Then he dropped it and looked at me.

"Angel, do you think I'm cool?" Soul asked, avoiding my gaze.

I was little shocked, he hadn't called me anything but 'Red' in such a long time.

"Of course, Soul. You're the coolest person I know." I said, smiling slightly.

"… Can I ask you something then?"

"Um, sure."

"I guess that I think you're really cool. Like, as in, I really like you…" Soul told me as he rubbed the back of his neck, trying to keep his precious cool.

My heart flipped. "I-I like you too, Soul." I replied back, suddenly feeling shy. Like the night of my birthday party.

I took a step forward and took his hands in mine. "In fact, I think I love you."

Soul smiled, leaning closer and closer. Finally, he kissed me. I kissed back confidently as I let go of his hands slowly and wrapped my arms around his neck. He gently slid his hands down my back to my hips. I pulled away smiling.

"I love you too." Soul tells me.

I kissed his cheek and suddenly snatched the ball from the ground. I ran past him, making a slam-dunk.

"Hey, that was so not cool!" Soul said, laughing.

He grabbed me from behind and growled playfully. "Now it's time for payback."

A/N

Hiiiii! So… WASN'T THAT THE MOST KAWAII THING EVER?! You don't have to agree, but you should. Anyway, I gotta give credit to Secondhand Serenade for their awesome song 'Fall for You' and then the creator's of Howl's Moving Castle.

This was originally gonna be the end of the story, buuuuut you guys are just too awesome, so there are more chapters to come. And possibly a sequel, but I dunno.

Love and hugs,

~Marysa