I was standing off to the corner, by my locker. It was dark here. This was where I stayed at the beginning of school. I usually just watched people walk by feeling a little jealous of them. They would talk to each other. Friendship is what it was called. I didn't have any friends. Only a voice inside my head who always picked on me.
But today, I'm not just watching anyone. I'm watching one who caught my eyes yesterday. The new girl in my class. I tried my best to stay out of her sight. She was so pretty. But she looked different than yesterday. I almost didn't recognize her. But then I saw her emerald eyes, and recognized her immediately. Plus Death the Kid was walking with her.
"Go talk to her," said the voice in my head.
"But, she can't talk," I said quietly back to him.
"Didn't Stripy say he was going to be her voice yesterday?" he responded.
"Well, yeah, but it would be very awkward for him to speak for her to me. I don't think I'd be able to deal with that," I said back to him.
MAKA'S POV
Me and Kid had gotten to school at exactly 8:00. The bells hadn't rung yet so we still had time to walk around and talk a bit. It was kind of weird to suddenly be talking.
I then felt eyes on me and started looking around.
Kid turned back to me "You ok, Maka?" he asked. I then looked back at him.
"Yeah, it just feels like I'm being watched," I said then turned my head towards the lockers and spotted a pink haired person standing in the shadows, staring at me. But something about him seemed strange. His eyes seemed to be focussing on something else.
"I'm sure it's nothing," Kid said and started walking. I grabbed his hand and stopped him. He looked back at me, then looked in the direction I was looking. "Oh, it's Crona. That's weird. He's usually sulking instead of actually looking at someone," Kid said then started walking again, but I kept him from doing so. "Maka?"
I let go of his hand and started walking towards Crona. Something about him had me drawn to him. Maybe because he had no friends. When I came within a few feet from him, his eyes focussed on me and became fearful. He gasped and pulled himself deeper into the darkness.
I stopped at the edge of the shadows and peered in. Crona was sitting against the wall with his face in his knees. Why does he do that?
"Crona?" I said trying to get his attention. In response, he made a small squeak and pulled his knees closer. "You can come out. I won't hurt you," I said. Crona then mumbled something that I couldn't make out. "Sorry, what?"
"I thought you couldn't talk," he said a little louder.
"Oh, yeah. I kinda remembered how this morning," I sad chuckling nervously.
"And how did you know my name?" he asked.
"Oh, Kid told me," I answered.
"Why would he tell you my name? There are other people he could tell you about," Crona asked.
"Because I saw you at lunch yesterday and wanted to be your friend," I said. Crona slowly lifted his head and looked at me with a shocked expression.
"Friends?" he asked. I nodded my head. "But why me? There are other, better people out there," he said then mumbled something like "I don't know if I can deal with this."
"Look, I saw you and realized something missing in your life. And i thought you needed a friend to help you find that problem," I said then crouched down to his level and put my hand out to him. "So what do you say, Crona? Do you want to be my friend?"
Crona sat there staring at my hand for a little while then slowly and shakily grabbed it. Then he shocked me with a hug. "Thank you, Maka," he said.
I hugged him back and smiled. "No problem."
"Maka, it's time for class," Kid said after walking to us. Me and Crona stopped hugging and both looked at him.
"Ok!" I said then turned to Crona. "Walk to class with us," I said. His eyes widened.
"B-but people will see and I don't know if I'd be able to deal with that," he said fearfully.
"Don't worry. Ignore them. Besides, friends walk to class together," I said and stood up. Crona stood up after me and gave a small smile.
"O-ok," he said. I smiled back and put my hand out again. He took it then I took Kid's and we all three walked to class together.
XD I finally got Crona in the group! Yay! The others will start coming later on. I haven't forgotten about them. And yes, Maka is a legit angel. Well, please review!