"So, did you guys see Soul Eater today?"
"Omigod, yes! He had this, like, glow that made him even more sexy than usual!"
Kristen rolled her eyes as she listened to her classmates gossip. It was the end of the week, meaning that it was time for her routine of breaking into Soul's locker before he got to it with Maka to get rid of all the love notes and partnership requests. Despite the fact that he was in a blissful relationship, the NOT class girls just didn't seem to get it.
"So, are you going to tell him?"
"Of course! I'm the prettiest girl in the NOT class, maybe even the DWMA!"
"Nice try, ladies," Kristen snorted. "He's taken."
"By you, Evans?" the busty redhead sneered. "I didn't think he was the type to date his double."
"Oh, God, no. He's with his Meister, Maka Albarn, and since I'm his baby sister, and I don't think he'd appreciate you talking to me like that."
The redhead and her dumb brunette friend shut up, gaping at the tiny white-haired girl as she slammed her locker shut.
"Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go raid my brother's locker so I can shred love notes and partnership requests. Bye!"
As Kristen flounced towards Soul's locker, the girls followed her, watching as she spun the dial and dug for notes. After finding them all, she stuffed them in her bag, shut the locker door, and turned to find the girls behind her.
"Ev—I mean, Kristen!" the redhead laughed nervously. "I had no idea you were Soul's sister!"
"Ha! Death Scythe made the same mistake when I met him, so no harm, no foul."
"Still, I'd love to—"
"Lemme stop you right there, Jenny. I know what you're doing. You're trying to be super-nice to me so that you can become my 'friend', get close to my brother, and ruin his perfectly happy relationship so you can date him even though he'd dump your ass within a week. Sorry, honey. Not falling for it." She slung her bag over her shoulder.
"Listen here, you little bitch!" Jenny growled, getting in Kristen's face. "Soul is meant to be mine, so if you think you can scare me, then you must really have a death wish because I'll kick your teeth—"
"Oh, hi, Soul!" Kristen called. Jenny immediately backed away to see her crush standing behind her, an arm slung around his girlfriend's shoulders.
"S-Soul!" Jenny stammered.
"Not interested. Now scram," he stated bluntly. Maka gave him a look that told him to be more tactful. "Sorry. I'm not interested in you because I have a girlfriend who I'm sticking with for the rest of my life, so you can go."
Jenny and her friend walked away as Kristen smiled.
"What's in the bag?" Maka asked Kristen.
"Stuff," the youngest Evans replied. "Cleared your locker, Soul."
"Thanks, Kris." Soul opened his locker.
"So, did anything interesting happen while we were gone?" Maka asked.
"Well… I mostly hung around the apartment except for on Saturday-when-I-sort-of-went-on-a-date-with-Kid, but—"
"Wait, you went on a date?! With Kid?!" Maka's tone made Soul whip around, slamming his locker shut in the process.
"What the fuck?!" he yelped.
"It wasn't an official date or anything! He didn't ask me! We were supposed to see Beauty and the Beast with Liz, Patti, Black*Star, and Tsubaki, but they didn't show, so instead of wasting the day, we went to see it together and he bought dinner."
"Still, you're only thirteen."
"You were living with the girl you loved when you were thirteen!" By now, they were walking towards home.
"Yeah, but that was different because I wasn't four years older than the girl I loved and I didn't know any better than to not insult her tiny tits—"
BAM!
A book came down on Soul's head.
"OW! GODDAMMIT, WOMAN! IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE THAT TINY ANYMORE!"
"Shut up, idiot! For that, you're on the couch tonight!"
Kristen giggled at her brother's pain.
"Kris, wake up!"
At the sound of Soul's voice and the feeling of him shaking her, Kristen opened one eye and glared at her brother.
"You'd better have a good reason for waking me up or there will be hell to pay," she growled.
"Yeah, I do. Just come on."
She groaned and rolled out of bed, following her brother into the kitchen. Ingredients were set out on the counter, Soul looking lost as he squinted at a recipe.
"Okay. What the hell do you need me for?"
"I suck at cooking and today's Maka's birthday, so I wanted to make her something special for breakfast."
"Uh, no. Last time we let you cook, I had to go out and buy a new fire extinguisher."
"I know. That's why I need your help, dumbass!"
"You're the dumbass. Look, it's simple. Follow. The. Recipe. And. Don't. Wake. The. Bear!" She bared her teeth, trying to look like a grizzly but instead looking more cub.
"Oh, yeah, and you can cook?!"
"At least my food is edible and doesn't set the kitchen on fire! Look, if you're that concerned, why not take her to her favorite breakfast place?" Kristen sighed and glanced at the calendar.
February 14.
"What the hell?! Miss Anti-Romance herself was born on Valentine's Day?!"
"Shut up! She's not anti-romance, she's just anti-any-guy-but-me."
"So basically if she didn't have you, she'd be living alone with fifty cats?"
"Shut up and help me!"
"Yeah, yeah. Keep your pants on until tonight, okay? Then you can take them off and get in bed with Maka and—"
"Shut. Up!"
"Okay!"
Maka was still asleep when breakfast was finished. Soul loaded it onto a tray while Kristen put a blue violet (yes, violets can be blue) and a single red rose from the window boxes into the vase.
"Okay, what?" Soul asked.
"The blue violet symbolizes faithfulness, while the single full-bloom rose says 'I love you and I still love you'."
"…what kind of school did you go to in New York?!"
"I read a lot. You know that!"
"Let's just give them to her and hope she gets the meaning."
Maka opened her eyes as the door to her and Soul's room opened. There was her boyfriend with her favorite breakfast on a tray and flowers in a vase.
"Happy birthday, babe," he whispered as he handed her the tray.
"Oh, Soul, you sweetheart!" She gave him a kiss on the cheek. "And… I know my birthday's Valentine's Day and all, but what's with the flowers?"
"Kris put them there. Said something about the blue one meaning faithfulness and the rose meaning 'I love you'."
"Well, tell her I said thank you."
"So, um… if you want to eat your breakfast, I can set up our plans for the day."
"All right." She settled down on the bed and started eating.
After breakfast, Soul came out of their room to find Kristen already gone. There was a note attached to the fridge.
Hey, guys!
I decided to head out for the day. Don't worry, Soul. I'm not going on a date or anything, but I did arrange a gift for Maka from me! Surprise! It's everyone leaving you two alone today! I'm spending the night at Kid's, so feel free to get as loud and kinky as you want with your girl tonight!;D
Love, Krissy.
He rolled his eyes and flipped the note around so Maka wouldn't read it. She came out of their room still in her pajamas.
"So, what are we doing today?" she asked.
"It's your day, babe. You pick."
"Well, I think we should have a movie marathon and cuddle on the couch. Then maybe some sexy times, if Kristen isn't here…"
"She already left and she's spending the night at Kid's."
"Great. I'll make the popcorn."
Soul smirked and squeezed her ass as she walked by him. She let out a yelp and whirled around.
"What? I'm not allowed to grope my sexy girlfriend's ass?"
"You are, but at least wait until we're on the couch, okay? Then you can give equal attention to everything."
"You know I will."
"Aw, c'mon!" Black*Star whined. "Why do we have to wait until tomorrow to celebrate?"
"We've been over this," Kristen groaned. "It's Soul and Maka's first Valentine's Day as a real couple and they deserve a little privacy. Besides, I told them I'd have the rest of you leave them alone for the day so they can do what they want."
"Sex!" Black*Star coughed.
"In the meantime, I was thinking we could all go out somewhere."
"Can't," Liz sighed. "I have a date with Killik."
"I'm watching a new show called Gravity Falls!" Patti chimed in.
"Patti, that show came out five years ago," Kristen told the blonde. "It ended last year."
"NO! IT CAN'T BE!" [1]
"I'm afraid so, my friend."
"I've got an idea!" Black*Star piped up, evidently out of his funk.
"What?"
"A triple date! Me and Tsubaki, Liz and Killik, and you and Kid! It's Valentine's Day, isn't it?!"
"But we're not a couple!" Kid protested.
"So? You act a bit like a couple!"
"WE DO NOT!" Kid and Kristen yelled in unison, each blushing a color more usually at home on tomatoes.
"HA! KID AND KRISTEN, SITTIN' IN A TREE!" sang Patti and Black*Star. "K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"
"Liz," Kid grumbled. The older Thompson sister transformed and he shot both Black*Star and Patti.
They ended up going on the date anyway, with Kristen borrowing clothes from the Gallows since she couldn't go home and everyone having a great time. Kid even got another kiss on the cheek from Kristen and turned the color of a cherry. She blushed hard, too.
The next day, Kristen shot a text to Soul to warn him that they were all on their way. Good thing she did, because he and Maka had been curled up in bed, cuddling naked after a night of sex. They just barely managed to get dressed before everyone burst through the door, yelling "Happy belated Birthday, Maka!"
"Thanks, guys!" Maka sighed, a smile on her face. Liz eyed the hickeys on Maka's neck and smirked suggestively.
"Looks like somebody had a great actual birthday," she teased. Maka blushed and covered one of the marks.
"Whatever! Let's party!" Black*Star whooped.
And that concludes chapter 8. Wow, I'm really keeping up with this, aren't I?
Anyway, yes, I made Maka's birthday Valentine's Day purely for the sake of irony. I've had someone in the comments ask about Soul being a dad. Don't worry; that's next time.
I'm also glad that Kristen is being well-received by fans of this story. As I've mentioned before, writing OC-based stories is hard.
So long and thanks for all the fish!