In Which The Dictionary's Definitions Don't Match Souls's

priv·i·lege
noun
1. a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people

Soul despised the word "privilege".
It made him feel like a child.
A child trying to reach his fingers across the piano keys.
Trying to do what his brother did.

Why did he care about such a thing though?
Why did he try so hard to reach something he wasn't?

Because it was a privilege to learn music.
A privilege to be taught.
A privilege to be part of such a talented family.

And privileges could be taken away.

It was like they were pushing you forward,
holding all these privileges against you.
Or in front of you,
beckoning you to follow them down their dark void of privileges.

So when they were announced, "Demon Scythe Soul and his Meister, Maka."
He was not excepting what came after.
"It's a privilege to have you two here today."

"Hey Maka," I said.

She just grunted engrossed with her book.

I flopped down next to her on the couch.

"Would you say it's a quote on quote, privilege to work together?" I said making air quotes with my fingers.

She tilted her head and said, "Why are you asking?"

"Just answer it," I said.

Maka pursed her lips together, thinking before speaking, because after all, their strong bond basically relied on well answered questions.

"I wouldn't say privilege," she said mocking my air quotes. "I would use a different word."

"Like what word," I pestered.

"I don't know," she shrugged and went back to her book.

I poked and prodded for an answer but she just ignored me.
Giving up, I went back to my room to play video games.
A while later Maka knocked on my door.

"Come in," I shouted.

Maka opened to door and winced, "You don't need to screech."

"Hmph."

She stayed half in the doorway and said, "Dinners almost ready."

"Okay."

She stood there thinking for a minute and said, "Hey Soul."

"Mhmm," I said still entranced in my video game.

"I would say it's an honor to work together," she said shutting the door softly.

I clicked pause and leaned my head back and thought about the word.

Honor.

I decided that was just the word I wanted as an answer.

LITTLE DID HE KNOW..

hon·or
noun
1. high respect; esteem
2. a privilege