At half six Maka stands in front of her mirror. She looks quite pretty. She sits down at her desk and starts doodling on a scrap of paper. 'This is gonna be so much fun! It's the first time we've all been together since the destruction of the Keshin! Then again it was only last night! But what ever I'm still looking forward to it!' She looks down at the paper and sees 'Soul' written all over it with love hearts. She scrunches it up and throws it in the waste basket. She doesn't notice it bounce off the edge. She's spent pretty much the entire day in her room. She gets up and as she does she decides to go to the bathroom. 'I probably won't have time when we get to Death Mansion! And anyway I need to freshen up my make up. I knew I shouldn't have put it on so early!' She opens the door and looks around. There's no sign of Soul. He must be getting ready. She goes to the bathroom and locks the door.
Soul hears a door lock and wonders if it's Maka's room. He get's up off the sofa where he spent most the day. The twists the handle and it swings open. He's about to shut the door when he notices a bit of paper on the floor. 'It probably fell off her desk I'll just put it back she won't notice.' He thinks picking it up. In his hands the paper unfolds itself and he sees what's written on it. His name! With love hearts! He drops the paper where it lands in the bin. He runs back to his room, being careful to shut Maka's door, and leans against the door. 'What the hell was that? Does that mean she...she...?' He fits the pieces together slowly. "God dammit! I should have asked her when I had the chance! That's probably been there for ages! She could have liked me at some point and I never..." He trails off as he slides down the door. His head in his hands he silently curses his stupidity. "Maka. I love you!" He whispers to himself.
At quarter to seven Maka knocks lightly on Souls door. "Soul? You ready to go?" The door slowly opens to reveal Soul in his suit. His tie is a little low down so she tightens it. She smiles. "Y-you look great!" He stutters blushing. Maka laughs and steps back. "So do you! Come let's go! If we're late Kid will murder us! Plus I told Tsubaki we'd meet her and Black*Star on the way!" Soul laughs. "Would you mind telling when we're making plans with the others? Hey Maka I need to ask you something." She looks at him but then looks at the ceiling. "Oh god! I nearly forgot! Hold on Soul I need to get something from my room." As she runs off Soul tries to stop her by grabbing her wrist. But her hand slips through his grasp. Just like she has so many other times. He kicks the door and leans against it. His thoughts are so confused. Maka wrote that note but who knows how long it's been sitting there? He decides to forget it just as she comes back. "Ok you ready now?" He asks folding his arms. She smiles. "Yeah I left my purse. We can go now!" She smiles. They leave the apartment and head towards Kids house.