Maka woke up feeling better. Her head didn't pound and her stomach wasn't upside down. She opened her eyes seeing her door slightly open with a small beam of lights that looked like it came from a TV. She tried to sit up but nothing happened. "Soul." She tried to yell his name but her voice barely came out. "Soul!" It wasn't any louder no matter how hard she tried. Don't panic Maka. Soul will check in on you soon no worries.
She waited for some time, her panic slowly growing. "Soul!" She tried yelling his name again and it was still quiet. The lights flicked off from her door and she yelled/whispered his name again. This time nothing came out. Panicking! Panicking! Maka tried once more with still no success. She started to silently cry, tears streaming down her face. What is wrong with me? Why is this happening?
Her door creaked open and a white head of hair poked into the room. Soul! Yes! "Maka you awake?" Yes! I am awake! Help me! She coughed from a small tickle in her throat letting Soul know. "Are you crying? Why are you crying Maka?" She opened her mouth trying to make words come out but nothing happened. "Do I need to call Stein?" Soul asked a little worried. She mouthed the word 'yes' and he got up and left the room coming back with a phone a few second later.
Soul dialed Stein's number and the phone rang a few times before she barely heard the professor's voice. "Hey Stein something is wrong with Maka and I have no idea what it is... She can't say anything and I don't think she can move again... Mmhm... Yeah okay. Bye." Soul hung up and gently stroked her hair. After a while a knock sounded on the front door and Soul got up to get it. "Hey Stein she's in her room."
"Wow. Got some pink in here." Stein said when he walked in the room and Soul flicked on the lights. "You said she was sick yesterday right Soul?"
"Yeah." Wait... How long did I sleep?
"Then why didn't you stay at home yesterday instead of today?" Stein questioned.
"She wanted me to go and Blair was here. But it turned out Blair didn't take care of her so..." He ran his hand through his hair and looked away.
"Constantly protecting your meister." Stein sighed and turned to Maka. "Can you lift your arm?" She mouthed 'no'. "Finger?" 'no'. Stein sighed again. "Anything?" 'nope'. "And I'm guessing you can't talk either." 'Really? I didn't know'. She mouthed. "Don't give me that sarcasm Maka."
Soul snickered but whistled suspiciously when Stein turned to glare at him. "Alright I think you can't do anything because since you were sick your wavelength got weaker allowing Arachne's spell take over again but stronger."
"So she's stuck like that again?"
"Pretty much, yes." Stein turned his screw and patted Maka on her head. "Just get some rest and get well. The effects will wear off again when you aren't sick anymore." He turned and walked out of the room. Soul and Maka heard the fridge door open and things being rustled inside.
"Stein!" Soul ran after him. Maka heard Stein say a really long 'hey' and heard Soul say "No."
"It is my price for coming over here during my lunch break!"
"I'll give you some money for a burger!"
"You wouldn't care about leftovers!" Stein shouted apparently hungry.
"I happen to like Maka's cooking!" Maka blushed, happy that Soul likes her food that she cooks.
"Maybe I want to taste since you like it so much!"
"Get out!" Soul's voice cracked and Stein cackled as he left. Soul came back in her room and kissed her forehead. "Get some sleep Maka. If you are feeling better later I'll make you some soup for dinner."
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"Sooooooul!" Maka whined. She could talk again after just three painful days of getting Soul to be able to read her lips to tell what she wanted. She had to repeat 'water' almost ten times before Soul understood.
"What?"
"This show is stupid and I can't change the channel!" She heard a groan from Soul's room and something being knocked over. A 'damnit' may or may not have been uttered. Soul walked over and picked up the remote clicking through the channels and settling for a movie he knew Maka liked.
"There now maybe I'll be able to get done with this homework you are making me do."
"But I don't want to watch this! Soul!"
"Too bad." He left and Maka huffed but she laughed at every funny part. It was getting incredibly difficult readjusting to not being able to do something. Soul whined about everything he had to do including making meals. Maka watched the movie but her eyes started to close about halfway through. She yawned one last time before her eyes closed and she fell into the comforting darkness of sleep.
Author's Note: Yaaaaay :D I updated! Hope you guys like this chapter! Somewhat fillerish so... Meh.