Well... I lied. xD I said that I would post more, but... I mean, what did you expect my little souls? Well, I hope you enjoy this chapter anyway, despite its lateness on my part. (OwO)
"Holy shit, what?!" I was amazingly and astoundedly dumbfounded (if that even counts as English, but fuck it...) This little pig-tailed meister just stated that she wants to stay with me; of all the people in the world?! I'm sure I looked super cool right now, my mouth gaping like a fish and my eyes just as wide.
"That- came out wrong…" She then said, biting her lip as she glanced away bashfully.
"Hell yeah that came out wrong! What do you mean you want to stay with me!? You realized we just met" I barked back. She looked at me flustered before a mortified look took its place.
"EW- GOD NO! You disgusting pig! I didn't mean it like that" she cried out, her face completely red.
"Then how the hell am I suppose to take it?!"
"Just- UGH!" She groaned and covered her face, obviously irritated that I couldn't get what she was getting at; but seriously, how else am I suppose to take that? "I meant it as I want to learn more about you! Soul, you're a weapon and I'm a meister. It's been years since our kinds have encountered each other and despite our kinds not getting along, neither of us have killed each other. Our statements, what we were taught, are wrong in each other's perspective. Doesn't that make you a little curious about each other? Aren't you curious about me…?"
She stepped close to me again and shit; what was she doing to me? Her eyes went wide, the sunlight reflecting on the forest green shade that made my stomach flip. I passed it as being nauseous of being too close to a meister.
"I-I guess, kinda" I trailed afterwards, scratching my fingers through my hair nervously. I looked away, unable to handle looking at her but her tone told me she was satisfied with my answer.
"I want to get to know you… Where you're from, how you are raised; what's it like being a weapon." I bit the inside of my cheek, not fond of the title entirely. I mean, fuck yeah it was cool to be a weapon; but because of who we are, we weren't fond of anyone else but our own kind. We see ourselves as humans beings (with minor special abilities) but not as a dangerous tool like others.
"I… I don't know-"
"I'll teach you all about meisters and Death City! Any questions, and I'll answer them. After all, I am a local." She grinned and my stomach went up on another roller coaster, but I quickly looked away. With arms crossed, I pretended to hum in thought. In reality, I was as much curious about her as she was about me. A meister and weapon, two beings meant to kill each other as it has been as we know it; but is that true? What she says about us is wrong, but apparently we're in the same boat of wrong; and that can't be right, right? I groaned and stretched my fingers through my hair before tightening them into fists, my head pounding with an on-coming headache.
"Look, Maka- right?" I questioned her name, which she nodded assured. "First things first, we just met. I don't know if I can, you know, trust you-"
"I just saved your life, you know that right?" She grounded out irritably.
"Will you just listen?!" I snapped back, digging my nails into my palms. "I can't trust you. Not only that, but taking you home; my home? Out of the question. As soon as someone notice's that you're a meister, you're good as dead." I stepped up to the little meister, ignoring the heated glare reflected from those damn eyes of hers. "Standing in front of me, you're good as dead."
"Do it. Kill me." She challenged back, lifting her chin up haughtily. Biting back a snarl, I imagined skin red and black, bones into metal, and human into weapon. Holding my scythe-arm to her neck, I lightly pressed on her skin in warning. For a moment, she seemed to hesitate, but she still stood with challenge, her eyes never leaving my own. We stood there till seconds turned into minutes, neither backing off.
"What are you waiting for Soul? You say your kind will finish me, so why don't you just do it?" Unable to suppress my growl any longer, I whipped my weapon away from her neck, not a single drop of blood shed. I stepped back, my arm shifting back into flesh as I scowled at Maka. She crossed her arms as if in right, looking at me no different. "Why didn't you?"
"I'm a weapon; not a demon." I hissed back, turning heel and sulking away into the brush.
"H-Hey! I'm not done with you!" I continued to walk faster, stalking away as quickly as my tired legs would let me. I heard her heavy boots slap against the twigs and leaves of the forest ground, knowing that this girl wasn't made for stealth in the slightest.
"But I'm done with you." I bellowed behind me, not caring if she fell behind or followed. She seemed to continue to follow, but now in silence. If she thinks I'm leading her back home, she was wrong. It's not like I care for her necessarily, but I'm not one to start bloodlust. Plus, I'd probably have to go through questioning, and that's just too damn frustrating.
"I can tell that you're upset, but-" I immediately closed off my soul, unaware that I let it exposed. I stopped in my tracks, holding back a growl with a hard clamp of my jaws. She yelped from behind and walked right into my back before stepping back, apparently hurt that I closed off my soul to her. Like hell am I going to show her my feelings and thoughts; fucking meisters.
"How can you guard your soul so well?" She questioned in disbelief after a few minutes, finding my body turning towards her to look her dead in the eye.
"I just do. Keeps nosy people like you the fuck out of my head." I growled back before looking away, running a hand through my hair.
"Excuse me?!" She squeaked out, and from the corner of my eye, I could see a tinge of red on her round cheeks.
"Nosy people get a door smacked in their face. I would watch where you put your nose."
"You… Could tell that I was looking at your soul?"
"Of course I could. What the hell do they teach you meisters in that goddamn city?"
"Well, like I'm trying to tell you, you stubborn ass, we can share what we know about our own people with each other! You bring me to wherever it is you call home, and I'll tell you everything I know."
"You're still on that, seriously?" She affirmed it with a nod, looking up at me with absolute resolution. I breathed out heavy, not able to look at her fully as my mind swirled with confusion. On one hand, she seemed eager to know and harmless (hopefully), while on the other, she could just be fucking with me and just waiting for the moment to strike.
"Of course I'm still serious about it! Really think about it, you moron! Think about what this could mean for-" Suddenly, a chill ran down my spine and my bones turned into frozen ice, effectively silencing the blonde meister with one terrified look. Yet, the look on her face told me she could sense it too.
GROOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
"W-Wha…" Maka started, fumbling over words as she visibly froze. Eyes wide, she begun to turn her head to look back, but instincts took over. I grabbed her head, ignoring her startled or pained yelp from my grip. My legs carried me as fast as they could, not caring if I was literally dragging Maka behind me.
"S-Soul!" She cried out, her feet pounding heavy right behind mine.
"Don't fucking stop." I panted out, only allowing a slim look over my shoulder to see a few tree lines back the trees shaking wildly.
GROOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAN!
"NO!" Maka finally cried out loud after a moment, digging her heels into the dirt and stumbling us forward, but her hand slipping out from mine.
"Fuck Maka!" I hissed out, turning on her and reaching to grab her hand again. She jerked her hand back, a harsh yet freighted glare directed right to my soul it seemed. "Now's not the time to play ass. We. Need. To. Move." I grounded out, teeth clenched so hard that my jaws felt numb.
"No, not till you tell me what the hell is going on!" She howled, on the verge of tears that, for some reason or another, twisted my gut in guilt.
"Now you chose not to follow me!? There's no time to explain right now Maka!" I shouted back and even though I thought she was going to break down right there, on knees with tears running down her cheeks, she just shoved me back with surprising force.
"I don't care! Just get away from me!" I opened my mouth to try to talk to her quickly, but like I said, there was no time to explain. Especially when I had to change tactics and tackle her down before a pine tree crashed on her little body. She gasped in my ear and held onto me tightly, nails scraping into my back as I landed with her tucked beneath me. Snapping trees and branches echoed around us, a few branches slapping painfully against my back with those large pine needles that just bit into my skin. Followed by a deafening demonic howl, I felt my bones rattle from just the force of the cry.
Maka panted beneath me, and at any other moment, I would honestly be turned on… I think. But, when you've got a fucking ten foot tall kishin towering over your body with black drool flinging this way and that as it tries it's best to search for our hidden bodies, being turned on is the last thing on your mind.
Welp... It's been a little while my little souls... And before you go off saying that this was really short and stuff (because I think it is xD) I promise that a new chapter will be up within the next week. (OwO) I'm officially done with school until the Fall and have more time on my hands. x3 I hope you liked this chapter and love to read your reviews. Until next time my little souls!
~soulfullySoulful