Shizuka Taiyou: Hehe what happened to Soul is a mystery and I guess you'll have to wait to find out :) Not sure if you have watched or read the anime/manga Orange, but it's mostly based off that. Also, I thought it would be more saddening and romantic if Kid and Maka had a kid at 25, especially for the ending of this story, you know?

I guess for now, since I don't have homework I'm going to be posting daily.

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Soul stood in front of his bag and Maka's, holding the note in his hand.

"I can't exactly just say no to Laura I just said yes, right?" Soul said to himself. "I'll talk to Maka later." He stuffed the note at the back of his bag and walked away, leaving Maka's bag alone on the floor. He slung the bag onto his shoulders and placed his hands inside his pocket. He walked down the hall to find Laura. "Laura!" he called. She came running down the hallway towards him and threw her hands around his neck. "Did you retrieve your bag?"

Soul nodded. "Yeah," he replied.

Laura giggled. "You're so cool."

Soul nodded. "Yeah," he replied again, brushing his hair out of his eye sight.

Laura and Soul walked together, side by side in silence. Soul could tell that Laura wanted to say something, but she was holding back. 'So like Maka…' he thought.

"If you want to say something, say it," Soul said.

Laura looked at Soul with surprise. She turned bright red and covered her eyes with the sleeves of her sweater. "Um… Why'd you say yes to me?"

The question really threw Soul off. He really wanted to say the truth, but he knew that Laura would get hurt.

"I want to know you better, too. I want to experience feelings and emotions with you," Soul finally said.

Laura's eyes filled with happiness. "I'm so glad…"

And they walked on in silence. Soul sighed.

'She doesn't know the truth,' Soul thought. 'No one knows the truth. And the truth is, I want to run away from my deep love for Maka.'

Maka didn't go home that night. Instead, she stayed with Kid. Kid offered Maka to sleep in his apartment for the night, or until she feels better about the Soul Situation. Maka sniffed and said thank you. So currently, she was sitting on Kid's couch alone because Liz and Patty were in their own rooms, sleeping. It was 10:34 PM, and she sat on the couch in deep thought. Suddenly, she heard a few creaks and a weight on the other side of the couch go down.

"Kid," she said softly.

Kid smiled tiredly. "How are you feeling?"

Maka brought her knees together and placed her head on her knees. If she couldn't tell Kid, who would she tell?

"I'm not feeling entirely like myself," she started. Kid nodded. Maka sighed, she knew that Kid would understand. "I just don't want Soul to… To forget me… I mean, as his meister," Maka quickly said when Kid gave her the raised eyebrow.

"You know, it's not bad to say what your true feelings are," Kid said. "It might even help you feel better."

Maka smiled. "Thanks, Kid. Well…"

And so Maka and Kid talked all night, about Soul, about their lives, and about everything.

"But Kid…" Maka said. "There are two kinds of burning in my heart that happen. First, it was when I realized that I did, infact, like Soul."

When Kid heard that, he smiled. "Finally, you admit it."

"Anyway," Maka said, turning red, "when I saw Soul saying yes to the little girl, it was another kind of burning. It was a fire burning up in my heart. I felt my blood rushing throughout my body, and I felt dizzy. I didn't like it. But that's when I realized I was being selfish. Of course I couldn't get Soul to just do as I wish. I couldn't just get him to say no to her at that moment, of course not! So I don't know what to do. How do I face him?" Maka asked, desperately.

Kid smiled and hugged himself as well. 'I feel the same, Maka.'

"Well," he said, "you should tell him how you feel. I think that's the best solution."

"While he's dating someone else?"

"Well, you should drop hints or wait just a bit until everything's settled down."

Maka sat in silence, until she heard the clock go *ding*, indicating that it was now 12:00 AM. She stood up, as well as Kid. She grabbed his hands and held them to her heart. Kid was surprised at this gesture, but the two stayed in that position for a bit.

"Thank you," she whispered.

She let go, and walked towards the guest room. "I'll see you tomorrow. I'll cook breakfast," she called from her room.

Kid smiled to himself, and head off to his own room.

Another school day went by. Another day with Laura went by. Another day of Maka avoiding him went by. Another day of being alone in the apartment. It's been about 3 weeks since Maka came by to their apartment, and Soul was feeling empty. He never realized just how much he relied on Maka, and how much he needed her. He was starting to feel the burning desire for her.

'No,' Soul said, 'you're with Laura now, aren't you? Just chill.'

Soul decided that he should go on a light jog around the neighbourhood. He wore his black hoodie and stepped outside into the cool air.

'Ah, I remember now. It's going to rain soon.'

Soul went out into the neighbourhood anyway. He jogged for a few good minutes, and that's when the rain came pouring down. He started walking, dripping with water and sweat. He felt alone. Suddenly, he knew what he was doing to himself, tearing himself away from Maka.

"Why?!" he cried. He dropped down to the floor. "Why?"

He heard some loud splashes coming towards him. He felt a pair of hands hugging his shoulders, and sobbing.

"Maka…"

He turned around to see a tearful, gorgeous green-eyed Maka Albarn with her head down. He reached down to hold her hands. "Maka?" he whispered.

She was silent. "Soul…"

She suddenly sobbed uncontrollably.

"Soul, I love you."

Soul's eyes widened. "Soul, I love you. I didn't want to say because I was afraid of a heartbreak. But, you already broke it, so it doesn't hurt anymore. Soul, I'm not going to run away anymore. Soul, I love you, okay? Soul… I miss you. I feel like I'm underwater, drowning in black liquid, with all hope lost when you're not next to me. Soul… Say something…"

Maka felt the strong pair of hands squeeze her body tight.

"Maka… I'm sorry."

The two of them hugged strongly in the rain, never wanting to let go.

Soul and Maka were back to their normal selves. That morning, Soul told Larura that he couldn't be with her anymore and broke it off with her. Laura simply nodded, and said thank you for being her boyfriend for the last month. Maka thanked Kid at least 27 times, but then Kid told her he won't do that again because the number of times she said sorry wasn't 8 or 88, or 888, or… You know how Kid is.

Maka and Soul happily sat together after school at home on the couch, eating chips together. They munched quietly watching the worst shows on TV, laughing together, making jokes together. Soul and Maka never felt so full, both stomach wise and heart wise.

"Hey, Maka?"

"Yes?"

"Did you really mean it when you said you loved me?"

Maka suddenly stopped chewing on her chips.

"Yes…"

Soul turned back to the TV screen. Slowly and carefully, he placed his hand on top of Maka's and they interlocked hands. "I'm not going to say it yet when I'm not sure. But wait for me, okay?"

Maka smiled and nodded. "Okay."

Kid and Maka sat together on the field with their little child in front of them, playing with the grass.

"Maka?"

"Yes?"

Kid sat there quietly, watching the grass move slightly. He sighed.

"There's no easy way to say this, but… If Soul was still alive, would you have married him?"

Maka was taken by surprise. She thought carefully. "No," she said, "I would have still married you. I was so happy when you told me your feelings. I really was."

Kid sat there, thinking quietly. "Maka, I love you."

"I love you too, Kid."