"Kid!" Soul called as he picked up his bag. The rain stopped and as he promised, he would leave as soon as it had. However he wanted Kid to know he was heading out.

"I'm going!" He called again. He waited for a response or at least some sign of acknowledgment that the shinigami would come down. Nothing.

"See you later! I guess..?" He muttered lastly. His worry grew over his frustration and Soul sighed heavily as he dropped his bag. He couldn't help it. "I'm coming up!"

Soul walked up the stairs and shivered as the mansion grew colder with each step. Christ, how did Kid survive in this temperature?

He immediately pin-pointed Kid's bedroom, the room down the hall between the two walls. Symmetrical as the Meister would have put it. Soul walked up to the door and knocked three times. He thought he heard movement, but when no answer came he knocked again. Okay so now the asshole was ignoring him. Soul tried the knob and frowned when it was unlocked.

'Joke's on him, it's not locked.' Soul opened the door and simultaneously, the bathroom door inside opened. Steam flowed into the room and Kid followed the suit while buttoning up his dress shirt.

"Oh it's you." Kid muttered as though he was annoyed. And Soul scoffed while leaning against the wall.

"I was trying to tell you that I was leaving."

"Well what's stopping you?" Soul raised his eyebrows before turning around with a scowl.

"Alright asshole. Bye."

"What did you just call me?"

Soul faced him again and gladly repeated himself.

"You heard what I said, asshole." Soul waited for Kid to just ignore him, but instead, he was shocked to see Kid with a smile on his face. And not a happy one.

"Asshole, am I?" He asked and Soul did not know where the question was being directed, but took a step back. He could clearly see he made a bad decision, but held his ground when Kid stepped up to him. A cool hand snaked up his arm and to his shoulder, leaving Soul to shudder and yelp when he was slammed against the wall.

"What the fuck Kid-!?"

"I'm sorry, repeat what you said I was one last time. I didn't hear you clear enough." This was not a request. It was a warning. Soul's heart sped in anticipation and slight fear, but his anger slowly rose. What gave this priveleged bastard the right to treat him however he wanted? Why was Kid being so heartless?

"I said you were an asshole! What, you have a problem hearing the truth?" Soul taunted and hid his falter when Kid smiled again and held his chin up.

"You may be right. I am an asshole. However you're more than welcome to leave any time, but you chose not to." Soul froze. He was right. He could have left the moment Kid said he was fine. He could have left even if it was raining. He could have left when it stopped. He could have left when he called the shinigami an asshole. Hell, he could still leave right now; he wasn't even pinned against the wall anymore. So why isn't he considering leaving the mansion still?

"I'll go right now!" Soul said while swatting Kid's hand away.

"Go ahead."

Mocking.

Soul briskly stepped out and made his way downstairs. He could not believe after all this, Kid found time to actually amuse himself. His friends are worried sick but the shinigami is making a little game out of it.

"Stupid prick. Selfish jerk. Annoying asshole." Soul muttered to himself, as he grabbed his bag and headed toward the front door. Oblivious that Kid was silently watching him on the staircase.

He grabbed the knob and twisted hard so he could hurry up and leave.

The door didn't open.

Soul looked down and twisted again. It wasn't even budging. Why isn't it budging? It was perfectly fine before?

Unless-

Soul growled and spun around to face the shinigami, even more annoyed when he caught a smirk on the male's face.

"You did something."

"Whatever do you mean?"

"You know what I mean!"

"Can't open a simple door?"

Mocking.

"Kid, I swear to god if you don't undo whatever you did-"

"I didn't do anything." Kid spoke more boldly as he began to ascend the stair steps. "Must be a bit too cold and froze the lock I presume."

"Turn the goddamn AC off then!"

"You're the one that wants to leave. Do what you think is necessary." Kid said in a tone that suggested Soul was being a nuisance. "However, I don't think it's the AC that makes this mansion cold." He was already in his room before Soul could comment.

"Tch. Something's up. And I'll find out one way or another." Soul promised to himself. Afterall...

He still won't leave.