Soul tugs at his collar. This is a lot harder than he expected. "What is it Soul? I'm sorry I haven't been listening today." She says looking at her feet. He tries to calm his breathing but it stays uneven. "Um. Maka. I've been thinking for a while now and I-I-" He trails off wondering how to continue. Maka looks up at him. A little impatient. "Look Soul. It's getting cold. Can you tell me inside?" She gets up. "Idiot! Come on Soul do something! She's gonna get away again if you don't do something quick! Maybe if I-' He thinks frantically. She gives him a searching look that suggests disappointment. At what? Suddenly it clicks. The note. He realises that the ink was quite fresh. Like she wrote it that day! In the split second it takes for him to think all this Maka has got up and is already heading towards the door. He acts out of impulse and grabs her wrist. He pulls her into his arms and kisses her full on the lips.
Maka's eyes widen in shock at the actions of her partner. 'Soul?' She thinks. The feel of his lips on hers makes her blush. When he brakes away Maka stumbles backwards a little. "I've wanted to do that for so long!" He says. Maka raises her hand to her lips feeling the spot where Soul first made contact. She starts backing away. "Maka?" He looks at her wondering why she's backing off. "I-I'm sorry Soul! I just-just need to go inside. It's cold and..." She trails off and runs back inside. Soul looks up at the others who he can see from the window. They all shrug and gesture him to come back inside. He kicks the bench Maka was sitting on and curses himself. "Soul! Me, Liz and Crona will take care of Maka! You come back up to the others!" Shouts down Tsubaki leaning out the window. He nods and walks back through the garden.
Maka runs blindly through the crowd trying to get anywhere private. She brushes past her father who looks after her worriedly. "Maka?" He asks looking after her. Liz and Crona rush past him going the same direction as Maka. Tsubaki quickly follows but stops when she sees Spirit looking confused. "I'm sorry sir. Maka's emotions are running a little wild at the minute." She informs him. He nods and watches as she rushes by. Maka looks round trying to guess where she is. By the looks of it, she ran into a room and barricaded the door without being aware of it. By the looks of it it's a spare room. She sits with her back against the wall and lets the tears run down her face. "Soul." She whispers. "Why are you doing to me?" She puts her head in her arms. People start banging on the door but she ignores them. Tsubaki's voice comes through the door but it's to muffled for her to hear. Eventually the voices die away leaving Maka and her thoughts alone. She doesn't know how long she sits there. The next time she looks up she's aware of another presence in the room. She quickly turns to see Soul standing by the now open window. Maka looks away from him. "I'm sorry. I didn't think you'd react like that." He says rubbing his arm. When she doesn't reply he continues. "I've liked you for a while now and I just couldn't think of any way to tell you." Still no reply. "Look I understand you don't want to talk to me!" Maka tunes him out after this looking for options. She could either ignore him and continue in pain or do something to show him her love! "Just shut up Soul!" She says. She get's up off the bed and goes to kiss him before he can object.