Sadly enough, school had to begin again. What I did like was when I would walk to school and I could smell the crisp, warm autum air and can hear the leaves crunch underneath my feet. It was really relaxing, and I liked to see all of my classmates again. During summer break, Maka, Patty, Liz, and Tsubaki bought me clothes (pants, shorts, short-sleeved and long-sleeved shirts) for me to get used to wearing. I'm still wearing my dress, but I decided to wear 'normal' clothes during the weekend to start out with. School started only a week ago, but today everyone was chatting about a new girl. I went to Maka to find out why this new girl was so special.
"Hey Maka."
"Oh, hi. How are you today?"
"I'm good. How are you?"
"I'm fine, thank you."
"Um, who is this new girl everyone is talking about?" I saw Maka tense up a little before she said anything.
"Uh, she," She looked at Soul for a second and he shook his head,"she is, just a new girl that started to tour the school today. She will be attending our class next week. I'll introduce you to her then."
"O-okay. Is there something bad about her?" She tensed up a little again.
"No, not exactly... I will have to explain it to you later on..."
"Okay." Thats wierd. Whats so bad about this girl?
"It's complicated... You will have to be introduced to her in a special way I guess," Soul said.
"A special way? Okay, whats her name?" I saw Maka punch Soul and then they were whispering things to eachother. No one ever answered my question, I don't get whats so bad about this girl. The bell rang that signaled that we have 5 minutes until classes started.
"Whats so bad about this new girl," I asked Maka.
"I'll have to tell you later, lets go to class." She grabbed my arm and I was practically 'dragged' to class. We sat in our normal spots before anyone else could take them. All of our classes were about starting the new year and going over some of the new things we'll be learning this year. At the end of the day I could tell that Maka was bothered by something, she seemed really tense. I think its because of this 'new girl'. I wonder whats so special about her and why its so hard for me to get why everyone is avoiding telling me who she is. I don't think that she can be that bad, can she?
"Maka, can you tell me now who this girl is?"
"Uh, how about we go to your apartment and talk about it."
"Okay." I didn't have work today luckily, so I could actually have time to talk to Maka. We walked to my apartment and we sat down and relaxed for a little while before we talked about the new girl. Maka made us tea to calm her nerves.
"Okay, uh, let's see how do I explain this," she was talking to herself.
"Can I know her name?"
"It's Cumo."
"Huh?" Kumo, as in spider? It's pronounced, K-oo-mo. I always thought it was wierdly spelt.
"Yeah, but with a C not a K."
"Oh okay, Cumo." I looked down at my knees for a moment. Why does her name sound familiar?
"Is something wrong Crona?"
"Hm? Oh uh, no nothings wrong. It just sounds familiar, I think."
"I can't tell you anything else about her."
"Wait what, why?"
"Lord Death asked me only to tell you her name." Now I am really worried...
"O-okay." She scooted next to me on the couch, hugged me and whispered, "You'll understand soon." I didn't hug her back, I just let her hold me. It felt nice in Maka's arms, it made me feel safe and warm. Thats why I liked Maka so much, she's the only person that I could feel like this with. She was always so sweet and kind to me, I didn't realize I was crying until Maka wiped a tear from my face.
"How come your crying?"
"I-its nothing," I said wiping tears from my eyes.
"Are you sure? I'd like to comfort you if anythings wrong."
"N-no i'm o-okay."
"Kay', here." She stood me up and hugged me really hard. I wasn't the only one really confused about this, Maka knew how I felt and I think she's a little confused too. She hugged me tighter before she said, "you can tell me anything you know that right? I will always be here for you no matter what."
"I-i know." We hugged eachother for a while, I stopped crying which is good. I didn't ever want to let go of her, she was really special to me. But, eventually we stopped hugging and looked into eachothers eyes when Maka stepped on her tippy toes and kissed me (on the lips). I was surprised at first but I kissed her back, I was glad that we finally kissed since the last time we did on the balcony at school. When we stopped kissing, we looked into eachothers eyes until someone said something.
"I promise that I will help you get through whatever," she said that looking really serious.
"O-okay, I promise t-the same t-too." She smiled at me and put her arm around me looking at the living room.
"We should get you some paintings or photos to go on your wall."
"Y-yeah, that would be n-nice."
"So um, since its already 5:30 how about I stay and make dinner."
"Thank you." She smiled and hugged me once more before she went to the kitchen to start making dinner.
"Hmmm, what sounds like something good to eat?"
"I'm not sure." She looked in the fridge for a second before her face brightened with an idea.
"Ooh! I know, how about chicken quesadilas?"
"Sounds delicous." I walked towards the kitchen and grabbed a couple of pans so she can start cooking. I started looking through my books, seeing what I could do while she was cooking. I started reading a book that Maka suggested me. It was only about ten minutes later that I could smell the food, it smells really good and my mouth began to water. I put the book away and went to see how Maka was doing. She was starting to put the chicken and cheese inside the tortillas. Maka wasn't as good of a cook as Tsubaki was but it was still delicous.
"It smells good."
"Thank you, I made it with extra love," she giggled. I giggled too and set a big smile on my face.
"You always do, I can't wait to eat it."
"Well of course you can't. Which is why they are done now," she said putting the food on plates. I put the plates on the table and pulled a chair out for her. We sat down and started eating.
"Thank you Maka."
"For what?"
"Well, for cheering me up, and for the food."
"Crona, don't thank me for cheering you up, I hate it when your sad. I want you to always be happy. And, the food is no problem. In fact, I love it when you let me cook over here." She grabbed my left hand from across the table and started rubbing it with her thumb. She smiled at me and giggled a little, "I don't know how you live without me." I smiled at her and we pulled our hands back so we could continue eating. When we finished, I cleaned the dishes and put them away. Maka was going through my bookshelf.
"How many of these have you read?"
"Umm, all of them but 5."
"Wow, really? I guess you like books more than I thought."
"You suggested them to me Maka, and you were right. I do like these books." We smiled at eachother for a moment before we heard a knock on the door. I walked over to the door and opened it, it was Soul.
"Hey Crona, is Maka he.." He stopped as soon as he seen Maka by the bookshelves.
"Hi Soul, what are you doing here?"
"Just wondering where you were. You've been coming home really late latley and I was seeing if Crona knew where you've been running off to. But, I guess I know now." He didn't say it rudely, but it had a rude vibe.
"Whats wrong with me coming over to Crona's apartment?"
"Nothing, but could you atleast tell me next time?"
"Why would I have to tell you? Its none of your business, and you have no control over me."
"Oh, so now I can't worry about you," He said sarcastically.
"Soul, don't start this. Crona is right there, listening. Crona has already had a bad enough day and doesn't need to listen to any of the crap you have to say," she said calmly.
"Fine, whatever. But i'm not helping with the wi.."
"Don't you say it," Maka said sternly, "leave Soul. Crona has enough to deal with for today."
"Pfft, whatever you say Miss Kishin Slayer." He looked at me for a second then left. It was silent for a very long time, I have no idea what just happened. I know that they've been fighting constantly lately, kinda like brother and sister. I can see the brotherly attitude Soul gives Maka, but I didn't realize he's been this worried about her. It kinda made me feel a little bad making Soul worry about Maka so much.
"Sorry about that, please don't worry about what he said."
"I-its fine, he's just worried about you."
"Yeah, but still. He's starting to get really over protective, its getting annoying."
"What was he saying, by the way? What is he not helping with?" I saw Maka tense a little and she sat on the couch. She looked at me for a moment before she patted the couch where she wanted me to sit.
"Come here, i'll tell you what I can. I don't want you to be upset." I walked over and sat down by her.
"What did he mean?"
"Um, I don't want to worry you much so I can only tell you a little bit. Okay, how do I start..." She sat in thought for a moment before she looked straight at me and began, "well, we found Cumo in a really torn up place. We took her into the DWMA questioning rooms in the basement to ask her about some... Stuff." Wow, thats really weird. They even took her to interrogation? Is she really that bad?
"What kind of stuff," I asked. She sighed and continued, "um, let's just say she could've been a threat." Wait what? A threat? I'm starting to get a little nervous, I feel like this has something to do with me.
"I-i'm sorry Crona, I didn't want to worry you. Please don't worry about it. I'll talk to you about it next week before you get to meet her. She will cause no harm, promise." She took my hands and stared right into my eyes, her eyes were full of worry. I couldn't let her worry about me anymore.
"O-okay, I won't worry. Why do I have to meet her?"
"I'll talk to you about it next week, its not that bad." I nodded and she hugged me tight. I could tell that she didn't like talking about this topic with me. So instead of asking more questions, I held her until she calmed down. I could even feel my nerves start to settle down as we held eachother. I looked at the clock after a while and it was 8:30. I don't know if Maka wants to go home now after the scene with Soul. After we stopped hugging, we sat there for a while not saying anything. Maka got up and turned the T.V. on, then sat down on the other side of the couch.
"How about some T.V.? To ease some of our nerves. By the way, Crona?"
"Hm?"
"Is it okay if I stay here tonight? I don't want to see Soul tonight."
"Y-yeah, thats o-okay."
"Kay', thanks." We smiled at eachother for a moment then watched T.V. until about 10:30. I saw that Maka had fallen asleep. I turned the T.V. off and went to get a pillow and blanket for her. I put the pillow underneath her head and put her legs on the couch. I set her where she could sleep comfortably and put a warm blanket on top of her. I whispered goodnight and went to my bed. When I got up the next morning, I could instantly smell food. Maka was probably already up. I stuck on a shirt (that Tsubaki bought me) and walked into the living room. I looked over to the couch to see that the blanket was folded and the pillow rested a top of it. I looked into the kitchen to see Maka cooking.
"Good morning Crona," she said with a bright smile.
"G-good morning. What are you cooking?"
"Bacon and eggs. The perfect breakfast," she giggled.
"Sounds good," I said as I yawned. I looked over at the time to see that it was only 8. I'm glad that its a weekend, I don't have to go to school or to work today.
"So how did you sleep," Maka asked.
"Fine, what about you?"
"Good, the couch was more comfy than I thought."
"Thats good." I walked over to where she was standing. Like she said, she was cooking eggs and bacon. I've always loved the smell that bacon and eggs made. The bacon and eggs were done, Maka set bacon and eggs on two plates and sat them down on the table. We sat down at the table and ate with eachother. With her staying the night and cooking for me all the time, it feels like we're an actual couple. Then a thought popped in my head.
"Um Maka?"
"Hm?"
"Well, I was thinking. We've been d-dating for about three months n-now and," I paused thinking about what I should say, "um, I know that we said we would take it s-slow. But, when are we going to t-tell our friends?"
"What got you thinking about that," she asked.
"Well, they've got to know s-sometime."
"You're right, they do. But, how do we tell them?"
"I-i d-don't know."
"We can plan a picnic and tell them there."
"Y-yeah, that'd be o-okay." We nodded in agreement and finished our food. We cleaned up and decided to try and set a date for the picnic. I don't know how everyone is going to react, which makes me really nervous.
"Okay, when do we want to do a picnic?"
"M-maybe next Saturday," I said. She tensed a little and instantly shook her head.
"I don't think that'll work. How about tomorrow, since its Sunday?"
"O-okay." I wonder why Saturday won't work.
"Okay, i'll tell the others the plan," she smiled at me for a second, "wow, I haven't realized we've been dating this long. I'm surprised we kept it a secret for this long as well, other than Kid of course."
"Y-yeah. Me too." She walked over to me and grabbed my left hand that was gripping my right bisep so hard.
"Hey, it's going to be okay. They won't judge us, they're our friends. They'll support us." Maka's sweet smile warmed my heart. I gave her a reassuring smile which was fake, but i'm not good in these kind of situations. I don't know what to do. I know I brought it up, but it doesn't mean that I know what to do. I guess all I can do is hope for the best and try not to give myself a panic attack. The sweet feeling of her warm lips against mine broke me from my thoughts.
"It'll be okay, I promise. Don't worry."
"O-okay." I hugged her and I sure hope that everything will be okay.
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