I DO NOT OWN SOUL EATER

Soul opened his locker and found the letters and notes pouring out to the floor making him sigh and shake his head. He was so tired of these notes, he had tried to make it as clear as possible that he didn't want to date any of those girls, he didn't want a new meister, he was uninterested in any of them. As many times as he tried to make it clear they just ignored him and continued to try to get him to themselves. He shook his head as he put his books in the locker and starting to pick up the letters before, he caught sight of Maka as she glanced at him and the letters before being stopped to talk to Tsubaki. He worked to throw out the letters, not even wanting to read a single one, already knowing the words on all of them. When he turned back Maka and Tsubaki were walking away making him sigh again. It was the last months of their time in the academy and it was nearly time to be adults. Maka had already been asked to take a teaching position and he was already labeled as Lord Death's death scythe, he and Kid had worked it out that Kid would continue to use Liz and Patty and Soul would be Maka's weapon unless it truly called for a massive battle. Soul shook his head, he was worried that things were changing between him and Maka, as the last day as students crept closer he found her pulling back a bit and spending more time at the academy studying and tutoring with more and more time with other guys.

He finished throwing the letters in the trash as he started towards the entrance of the academy where Maka usually waited for him. He stepped out the front doors and had several girls move in, trying to make an impression on him and pull him off with them. He caught sight of Maka rolling her eyes and starting to the side where the stairs were. Soul furrowed his brow and felt his chest tighten a bit as he felt the wall between them go up even more.

"Maka." He said as he pushed through the girls. "Maka." He said as he caught up to her, making her stop and look at him as the girls all slowed and pouted, mumbling about how she didn't deserve him. "Wait up." She shifted as he made it to her side. "Where you off to so fast?"

"I figured I'd get home and start dinner while I waited for you to get done with your fan club." She said as they started walking again.

"You know I don't want any of that." He said as he pushed his hands into his pockets walking beside her. "If I knew how to make them stop I would, I even tried telling them straight, but they keep going. You got a better idea; I'm open to suggestions." He said watching as she glanced at him from the corner of her eye.

"Might want to just pick one and go with it." She said as she sped up a little making him look at her confused, wondering what that was about, why she was even more upset now. The two made their way home silently, he made dinner since it was his turn and she sat studying for finals and working on setting herself up to begin teaching in the new school year.

The next day Soul and Maka walked to school silently, he felt like the walls were thicker and she had pushed him even farther from her. He felt like something was missing and he realized it was her warm soul against his and her small fingers locked with his. They spent the first half of school silent, by lunch wandered to the bathroom and on his way to find her one of the girls from his fan club grabbed his hand and smiled proudly at him.

"Hi there." She giggled.

"Hey?" He said stopping to look at her confused as he tried to pull his hand away from her. "What are you doing?" He asked as she wrapped her arm around his and leaned into him with a bright smile.

"Hey there Soul." Liz said as she and Patty made their way through the hall towards him. She raised a brow as she looked at the younger student attached to his arm. "Maka's looking for you."

"I was heading there when this happened." He said still trying to pull his arm free. "Could you not do this?" He asked as he tugged at his arm but she giggled and cuddled into his arm. He felt a ping in his chest making him look to the side before Maka turned with an angry look and walked away. "Maka." He said as he tried again to pull his arm free and get to her.

Liz and Patty saw Maka turn and storm away as Soul tried to get the girl to let go, glaring at her. "Ok, you either let him go right now or I'll get lord death to kick you out of the academy forever." She said putting her hands on her hips and glaring at the girl who gasped and looked at her terrified as she let go of his arm. "Go get her." She said giving Soul a little smile as he smirked at her. "Don't lose her." Soul just waved over his shoulder as he took off down the hall.

"Maka!" He called as he chased after her.

Liz looked back at the girl. "Look we've all played along and laughed about the Soul Eater fan girls but enough's enough. You're all causing trouble and we wont stand for you hurting Soul and Maka." Liz said sternly.

"Hurting?" The girl asked confused.

"Yeah, are you seriously so obsessed you can't see he hates you guys and those stupid letters? He's already taken." She said as she shook her head. "Leave them alone and tell the other fan girls to back off too. It's not right." she looked at her sister. "Come on patty." The two continued on their way down the hall as the girl looked confused before following the way Soul and Maka had gone.

"Maka, come on, would you just listen?" Soul said as he caught up to her. "Man, this is so uncool. Maka." She wasn't even listening to him as she continued to walk, keeping her angry green eyes facing forward. "Maka." He said as he grabbed her arm making her turn facing him with angry, glassy green eyes. "I have never lied you." He said low as they stared at each other. "What's with you again? Didn't we already talk about this?" She looked away. "Maka, I told you before, I'm not looking for any meister other than you. No one can be as cool a partner as you." He said as she looked at him from the corner of her eye.

"Maybe you'll find a better one." She said as she pulled away, but Soul was quick to grab her again and pull her back around to face him.

"There's no one better than you." She looked up at him as he stared into her eyes, reaching his soul out trying to make her understand. He paused as he looked at her. This was getting harder to make her understand without letting his walls down completely in order to break down hers. He knew that the longer they do this the farther apart they would become until they fell apart. "He took a deep breath as he leaned his head forward resting his forehead against hers. "There's no other partner for me." He said as he pulled back to look at her.

Maka looked down at her the books in her arms sadly. "Soul, if you want a partner or just someone then go for it. I want you to be happy." She said softly. Soul furrowed his brow confused as she glanced at him. "You don't always have to be with me, I don't want to stop you from being with someone and living your life and all." She said before she tried to turn away again, but he didn't let go.

He shook his head as he realized what she was saying. "You're such an idiot." He said making her look at him and give a little glare as he grinned at her. "I don't want someone else." She looked confused. He looked at her and smirked before resting his head against her head again as the girl who had followed him stopped and hid around the corner as she watched. Soul took a breath as he closed his eyes, gathering his courage. "I want you with me for everything."

Maka froze at his words before she felt the warmth of his soul reaching out, waiting for her response. She felt her heart ease as she slowly smiled. She reached up resting her hand on his chest, over his heart making him pull back slightly and look at her. "Soul… I… I don't want to lose you." She said softly.

He smirked at her. "You'll never lose me." He said. "I promise." She gave a smile as he smirked at her. "So don't go worrying about all those girls or letters or any of it. I'm not going anywhere."

"Wouldn't be cool if you did." She said watching as he gave a little chuckle.

"Trust me." He said as he gently pushed a strand of hair behind her shoulder.

"I've always trusted you." Maka said softly. "I always will trust you with my life." He watched her as she smiled.

"Then trust me that I will always be with you, trust me with your heart." He said softly watching her reaction, waiting for her to run but she smiled and stepped closer, standing on her tip toes to press a kiss to his cheek. As she stepped back, she smiled at him, her face tinting red as she gave a little nod.

Soul grinned as they rested their heads together again, just taking a moment together.

The next morning Maka made her way to school early, they were getting down to their final days and she wanted to make sure she was prepared for everything and anything. She walked down the hall towards Soul's locker, his was closer to the classes so she was planning on leaving several of her books when she saw a group of Soul's fan girls near the locker. Maka took a breath and walked to the locker. They had spent the rest of their lunch break talking and settling how they felt, wanting to just be them still. The girls looked at Maka as she walked to his locker. As she walked up to the locker one girl walked over to her.

"You do know he's taken right? Or are you going to try to steal him?" She asked looking at Maka who just looked at her a moment. "He shouldn't have settled so quickly, I bet she's a horrible person." Maka rolled her eyes as she turned back to the locker, entering the combination and opening it to see several letters fall out as the girls stared at her. "How did you get his combination? You know what you could do with that?" She asked excited.

"Yeah, keep you out." She said as she put her book in the locker and turned back to the letters.

"I'll get them." They heard as Soul stopped beside them. "Figured you'd be here early." He smirked as he picked the letters up and looked at Maka. "You should get more sleep, you'll be falling asleep in class if you keep this up then neither of us will know anything." He watched as she gave a little laugh. "Come on, we better get going before Stein freaks." Maka nodded in agreement as she shut the locker. Soul wrapped his arm around hers as they started down the hall, throwing the letters in the trash can along the way. The girls stared as they walked away, shocked.