"Well we should really get going, it's getting late and Soul is starting to whine like a baby." Maka said with a smirk.
"I am not!" Soul said bitterly. "I just need a shower and some food."
"What ever," she said with a wave of her hand.
Tsubaki stood next to Black Star and said, "Yes, we should be going too."
Crona walked a little closer to Maka; Stein observed the pink- haired boy. He only wants to be around Maka... He must trust her and her only. That, or he has a crush on her. Yeah, I think that's what the students call it. What a strange term. Why would you want to crush the person you are attracted to? Stein smirked and tried to suppress a small laugh as he thought of Crona "crushing" on Maka.
Maka had noticed how Stein's chest was trembling slightly, and she worried he was seizing or something. "Professor Stein! Are you alright?"
"What? Oh, yes I'm fine. I was just imagining something funny." the mad doctor said as he tried again to stop himself from laughing. This time, the laugh broke out a little and Maka couldn't help but imagine what he was thinking about. What if he's laughing about dissecting something? Or maybe he's thinking of dissecting Crona, he keeps on looking at him. Wait, now he's looking at me! Stein shifted most of his weight to his left leg, his hip leaning out slightly, and he put one arm across his lower rib cage and rested his elbow on his forearm with his thumb and index finger to his chin. His eyes darted back and forth from Crona to Maka, thinking of how they would look together as a couple.
"Uhm... Professor Stein?" Maka asked nervously.
"Yes?" Stein responded. Obviously, what ever he was thinking about really was funny to him because he still had a smile on his face.
"Why do you keep observing Crona and I?" Oh my god please don't say you were imagining dissecting me... Please don't...
"Oh, I was just thinking about how you and Crona would look as a couple." Stein said simply.
Marie's face brightened up. "Awwwww that would be so cute!" her voice was at a high pitch; Stein had never heard her voice like that. Why do I feel as if I am attracted to her when she talks like that? Of course, not in a sexual way. Maybe I think it's cute... Stein's smile grew larger after he thought that.
Maka's and Crona's faces turned a hot red and he looked to the ground as she turned her head to the wall. Now, Soul looked really irritated. Stein continued on, "Soul, you don't like that idea much, do you?"
"What? No. I mean yes. Wait, I meant-" he stammered.
Stein's laugh was strengthened as he said, "It's alright, Soul. I know what you meant."
"Yeah, so uh... We really should get going. Hehe, I hope you feel better, Professor Stein. I'll see you later, hehe." Maka said quickly as she grabbed Soul and led him out the door with Crona following just a few feet behind. Black Star and Tsubaki said their goodbyes then left.
Stein laughed a little as he noticed that Marie was still smiling. "You know, I've never heard you speak in that voice."
"What voice?"
"When you were saying how it would be cute if Maka and Crona were together, your voice raised to a high pitch." Stein said, he was still smiling. So many smiles... he thought. Marie blushed and looked down. "Well?"
"Well what?" Marie asked, her head turning up so she could look into his olive eyes.
"I was just wondering what next."
Marie thought for a moment, trying to figure out if he had meant it some way else. But she decided he probably meant it exactly how it was. "Well, I'm pretty tired so I was going to go to bed."
"But you just slept... On my lap," Stein said as another smile bubbled on his face.
Marie blushed again before she said, "I don't know, I'm just still tired. Are you going to finish your coffee?"
Stein looked to the small living room table where his coffee mug was sitting. "Yeah, in a minute." He turned his head back to Marie and he stared into her amber eye. "But first, I want to say bouna niotte." Marie only looked at him with a confused expression. Stein smiled slightly and said, "It means 'good night' in Italian."
"Ah. Well, bouna niotte, Franken." she said as she walked past him and toward the hall. Stein felt a small amount of dissapointment in his chest; he had been expecting a hug. However, before she got to the hall, she turned around, ran back to him and wrapped her arms around her neck. Stein put his hands on her back and buried his face in her neck. Her sweet scent of coconuts, strawberries and vanilla invaded his nose. Then he felt her head move, and he pulled back slightly to see her looking up at him. She was staring at his lips for a brief moment, then at his eyes, then his lips again.
"Marie... I..." Stein didn't know what to say to her. Should I even say anything? His question was answered when he felt his lips touch hers. He didn't tell himself to kiss her, or to even lower his head. He just... Did. As the kiss grew more passionate, he used barely half of his arm strength to push her closer to his body. To him, it was barely an effort. But to her, his strengthening hold was a beautiful crush. Finally, she pulled back, leaving Stein with a feeling of emptiness and fullness at the same time. He needed air; that was a long kiss, and there were so many emotions going through his head. He didn't want to pass again. But he didn't want Marie to realize that he needed to step outside, he wanted to be with her like this for just a little while longer.
"Goodnight, Franken," Marie said as she pulled her arms from him and left to her room. As soon as she was down the hall, Stein picked up his coffee cup, got his chair, then wheeled hisself outside. He got back in the same position he was in earlier, enjoying the cold air of the night. Lifting the cup to his lips, Stein took a big gulp of his coffee. That's strange... It tastes odd. Maybe it's stale. But then, it's still warm. Stein just shrugged it off and put the cup on the floor next to his chair.
Marie was still smiling over the kiss by the time she had showered and slipped in to bed. She stared up at the cieling, giggled, then turned off the lamp on her bedside table and relaxed to drift off into waking dreams... Dreams that she wished would not haunt her for the rest of her life.
Sooooo, what do you think will happen in the next couple of chapters? Leave a review and tell me what you think! Bye :) -Mikshizels