Heat and Soul: A Soul Eater Love Story (xKid)

~Chapter Twelve~

As I thought, Kid is pacing in front of the house as we approach. When he spots us, he stops, looking between me and Daemon like he's expecting us to kiss or something. I wave at him.

"Sorry I took so long, Kid! I completely lost track of time!"

Daemon is staring at the house, "Nice place."

Kid merely nods in response and enters the house. I sigh. He was definitely worried about me... I feel bad again...

"Hey, Daemon... Before I forget, can I have your cell phone number? Just in case... You know..."

He gives me a smirk, "In case you get lost again? Sure."

We trade numbers and I give him a hug. With a simple 'see you later' and a wave, he's gone. As I turn to go inside, I think I see Kid watching from the window, but one blink and he's gone. Eh, I'm imagining things...

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The rest of the day goes by just as quickly. Kid and I have a quiet, but not so awkward dinner together. Afterwards, I curl up on my bed and start reading one of my schoolbooks. If I'm going to play the part of a student, I have to act like one, right? After an hour and a half of reading about Soul Resonance, Weapons and Technicians, Death Scythes, and Shibusen's rules about not using human souls to gain power, my head is spinning. Just as I'm about to throw the book in frustration, there's a knock on the door. I look up to see Kid standing in the doorway, looking awkward.

"Sorry to interrupt, you..." he starts.

I shake my head, "Nah, my brain is fried! I'm ready for a break... What's up?"

"Well, my friends are planning on having a movie night tomorrow and they asked me to invite you."

I blink in surprise. People I've never met are inviting me to see a movie together? Are all Shibusen students this open and friendly?

Kid seems to take my silence the wrong way, "You don't have to if you don't want to... You can stay here alone if you want, that's fine."

"No, I'll go! I'd like to meet your friends."

He looks away, "You can bring Daemon if you want... My friends are 'the more the merrier' types."

"Sure," I smile, "I'll ask him right now. Thanks."

Kid shrugs and watches me pull out my phone and text Daemon. He waits until I've gotten an answer. I frown at my phone's screen.

"He says he can't come but to thank you for the offer."

"That's fine. I'll take you over tomorrow. It'll be fun."

Kid leaves with a smile on his face. I pout. Why won't Daemon come? I wonder what he's doing that he's busy all day... Even worse, it's too late for me to back out. After how happy Kid looked... I can't tell him I've changed my mind. I sigh and set my books on the chest with my bag. Tomorrow might be really awkward... It takes a while before I can fall asleep.

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Time seems to fly by the next day. Before I'm ready, it's time to go to the movie night. Kid seems chipper today; I don't want to ruin his mood, no matter how nervous I am. I'm not backing out, and I won't be cruel. I take a deep breath and try to imagine having fun with Kid and his friends. I end up sighing, with tears in my eyes. I really wish Daemon were here. But he never told me why he isn't coming. I debate on whether I should try to dress up a bit. I ultimately decide not to; I'm much more comfortable in normal clothes. I don a pair of dark jeans and a t-shirt with one of my favorite bands on it. I grab a hoodie too, since it's supposed to get chilly tonight. I exit the room to come face-to-face with Kid. We stare at each other awkwardly for a few seconds. I'm relieved to notice that he's wearing normal clothes too. A jacket is draped over his arm.

Kid backs away, blushing a bit, "Sorry. I was just coming to see if you were ready."

"Well," I shrug, "I'm ready."

The awkward feeling continues until we meet up with the two girls that tried to snap him out of his fit on my first day. They introduce themselves as Liz and Patty, and I learn that they are Kid's weapons.

I cock my head at him, "You use two weapons at once?"

It might be my imagination, but I think he looks proud, "Yup. They both turn into handguns, so I can use them at the same time and be symmetrical while fighting."

I sigh. I should've known that would be his reasoning. Patty and Liz ask me all sorts of questions in the couple blocks we have to walk. Where are you from? Who is your weapon? Why are you staying at Kid's house? I answer them truthfully, but simply. I don't give them any details they don't need to know. Kid eventually comes to my rescue, telling them they're being rude. I smile in thanks and end up staring again. That is, until I hear the sisters whispering.

"Hey, Patty... Did you see that?"

"See what? What did you see?"

"The way the new girl looked at Kid just now... Was she checking him out?"

"Hmm... You know, you might be right."

Kid saves me again, "Would you two stop whispering? It's impolite."

They stop immediately, but I can feel them watching me. Kid turns to me.

"Sorry about them. They aren't usually such gossips, but when they meet someone new..."

I give a small smile, "It's okay. They're just curious; I get it."

Kid raises his voice a little bit so they can hear him clearly, "Don't worry; we won't be walking back with them."

They whine at that, but he nixes them. I can't help but laugh. Soon, we've arrived.

"Your house is bigger... Wouldn't it be better to have movie night there?"

Kid simply replies, "Maka and Soul have a bigger TV," like that explains it all.

As we enter the house, I get introduced to many different people all at once: Soul Eater and Maka, whom I've actually already seen on my first day of school, Blair the cat (who is sometimes human...?), and Tsubaki, who seems quiet.

"Crona isn't coming, so... We're only missing one more," Kid observes, "and that would be-"

"YAH-HOOO~!"

A blue-haired boy comes crashing through the door.

"Black Star has arrived! The party can now start!" He stops when he notices me, "Hold on a second! Who is the newcomer? I hope you don't intend to draw more attention than me!?"

I back away a bit, "I don't think that's possible... And my name is Ember."

Tsubaki apologizes for Black Star's behavior as he goes running through the house. He and Soul high-five and sit on the couch together. Kid follows them, leaving me with the girls. Liz and Patty are helping Maka set up. I feel awkward and out of place all of the sudden.