(A.N. Sorry for long wait! Not too sorry, but... you get the picture. High-school is more hectic than I imagined, so i have ignored everything. Well, that's enough talk. On with plot bunnies!)
Maka POV:
The first few questions were simple, and standard for our school. It read;
"Question one: A sound soul dwells within a sound _ and a sound _.
Question two: Once a Technition/Meister feeds _ Souls to their weapon, they become a _ _.
Question three: A Weopon and Meister pair require _ Kishin Souls and _ Witch's soul to become a Death Scythe."
I knew that I was going to ace the test, easily. But what about Kid and Soul? I could hear the scratches of pencil on paper all around me. We only had one hour left to complete the test. I couldn't afford any distractions. So I filled in the answers, and moved on.
Kid POV
The questions were easy and average, but... UGH!
THE FORMAT OF THE PAPER WAS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE! THE ENTIRE THING WAS OFF CENTER, DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ABOUT THE COLUNMS, AND-
I told myself to breath. I could get through this, so long as I stayed calm.
I read over the questions again, filling in answers as I went. Blinding myself to the blatant asymmetry, I was able to get through the first page. Take a breath, and turn the page. I followed this process for the next twenty to thirty minutes, the ticking of the clock a perfect metronome.
Patty's POV
I couldn't read the first question quite right. A sound soul resides within a sound_ and a sound _? What the heck was a sound _? I decided that I could put a smiley face on each one. They WAY too blank.
"A sound soul resides within a sound Smiley and a sound happy face. Much better." Soul was sitting next to me and looked at me funny. I stuck out my tongue, and smiled. I was gonna finish this test-thingy before shark-boy had a chance! Maybe if I got a better score, Crona would go to the zoo with me. He reminds me of a little rabbit. I don't know why, but I think I would show them to him.
So I drew a rabbit. Crona sat across the room, scribbling down answers as Ragrnaroc pulled at his hair. I would have liked to throw something at Ragnaroc, but all I had was a pencil, and I needed it to write.
Black*Star POV
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I AM GOING TO WIN THIS TEST! NO MATTER HOW HARD IT IS, NO MATTER HOW MANY WORDS I CAN'T READ! I'M GOING TO WIN THIS TEST, AND SURPASS GOD! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA- What does s-o-u-l spell? ...Damnit.
Soul POV
Kid kept looking towards Maka. He looked sick, like he's gonna puke.
I hoped the stupid bastard would.
It's not like I was trying to look at Maka, but she was three people over. Not much that I could do not to look at her, right?
Who was I kidding? I put my head down, and started writing out answers. Gosh, that hour was boring. I looked up a couple more times during the test, and noticed Liz doing almost the same thing that I was. Sitting, scratching out random answers that probably weren't gonna be right. I halfway smiled, and went back to writing
Stein POV
They all looked like ants, scrambling to get answers down. Funny to watch really. I wondered what was going on in those puny minds. How each and every one of them works, the wheels turning rapidly.
Guess I'd just have to wait until one of them died to find out. Lord Death wasn't about to let me crack their skulls open quite yet.
-An hour later-
Maka POV
"BRIIIIIIIIING!" Proffesser Stein smacked his hand down on the alarm, and looked up to us.
"Turn your papers over now, and set down your pencils. Don't try any funny buisness, because I've been wanting to crack one of your skulls open all day."
I shivered, and turned my now finished test over. I didn't doubt that he could crack open a skull easily. He walked around the room and collected our papers, telling each one of us to leave. I picked up my book bag, and set out towards the library. I could have sworn that Soul was looking at me forlornly, but that was ridiculous! There was no way he was having a hard time, after all of the hours he spent studying.
So I left, a nagging voice in my head telling me to turn around. One that I ignored.
Soul POV
I watched Maka leave, those dorky pigtails swinging with every step. It was too late to call out, but that was okay. We were partners, right? And there was no way in hell that I would let anything happen to that.
"Hey, Soul!" I turned around, and saw Liz trying to drag Patty away from a... 'mural' she had created on the seats. I smirked, and she glared at me. "A little help? Kids been so caught up in his own little world, that he went chasing your meister, instead of helping me with this lunatic!" I shook my head, and helped her drag Patty out of the room
"NO! NO! I DON'T WANNA GO! MEANIES!" Patty twisted, and turned, trying to run away. We caught her, and placated her with promises of an ice-cream sundae. Liz sighed, and continued leading her towards a caffe where the ice-cream sundae could be purchased.
I held the door open for her, since she was already dealing with patty. "So," I said, looking over to Liz. "How do you think you did on the test this time around?" She grimaced. "I honestly think I failed. Again." She plopped herself down into a booth, and Patty followed suit. I grinned, almost laughing at how little she seemed to care about it. I held out a menu to her, but she waved my hand away.
"I used to work here, back when Patty and I were on probation. Ive almost got the menu down, believe it or not." She smirked, and called a waitress over. We got patty her sundae, and Liz got a strawberry milkshake.
"So," said liz, pulling the paper off of the straw, and sticking it in the milkshake. "How did you do?" I groaned. "Not much better than you." Liz smirked. Out of nowhere, Patty slammed her sundae back on the table, and With a chocolate coated face exclaimed: "I think I got got 100 percent!" Liz snorted, and I couldn't help but smile. It was way more fun than worrying about Maka... but I still did worry.
Maka POV
By the time Kid made it to the library, I had already picked out an entire stack of books. I stood back, and admired my work. The test was over, so I could read whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted! Kid was smiling when he ran over. I ran up to him, grabbed his hands, and started jumping up and down,
"Kid! We did it! We finally did it! How do you think you did? Did you pass?" He smiled, and laughed. I let go of his hands, and clasped mine together. "I Believe that I ended with a perfect score of 88." He said, smiling smugly.
"What did you do, calculate the score?"
"Well, after I got over the terrible layout of the paper, I could have done it all in my sleep." I smiled, and punched him lightly in the arm.
"Ha-ha." Kid smiled, and pulled up a chair.
"Well, since the test is over, what are we gonna do? I guess you don't need a study partner any more, and I'm not as bad with symmetry, so..." He shrugged. I frowned. I hadn't thought about that yet... and it was a saddening prospect. Now that we'd each accomplished our goal, what purpose did these times have? Were the days at the library over?
"Maybe," I said, weighing each word carefully. "Maybe we could be something a little... more than study partners? Or..." I fidgeted with the edge of my sweater, afraid of what he might say. I closed my eyes, and he pulled me into a hug.
"You mumble allot when you're nervous." He said, obviously grinning. Since we were the same height, it was easy to rest my head on his shoulder. After a moment, he pulled away, and tugged at one of my pigtails.
"Well then, my perfectly symmetrical girl," He said, blushing.
"What is it, my asymmetrical boy?" I asked. He laughed again, and took my hand. I don't think I remembered to bring home all of my books from the library that day, but it was still a happy one. Simple, happy, and mine.
A.N. So much OOC-ness! AHHH! But I love making them act like this once in a while. Ill post a few more chapters, but please comment if you are alright with some second-generation stuff! Byes! ;3