Soul Eater: The Next Generation

Chapter 16

Ellie’s POV

“Whuh… Spike stop tapping me,” I snap at him as I jolt up from my position from the desk.

“You were sleeping and class just ended.  Normal meisters would thank their weapons for waking them…”

“Sorry.  I slept through class?”

“Yep and a summer reading test.  Well you were half asleep for that…”

“Dammit, Spike! Why didn’t you wake me?”

“I tried! You were exhausted and you still got a perfect score, so you have nothing to be complaining about.”

I huff a response and pack my bag, throwing out over my shoulder.

As I’m walking out Professor Stein says, “Next time Ellie, try to stay awake. Kay?”

I apologize profusely and then run out of the room.  I’m mortified.  I’ve never slept through class before!

“Hey there sleepyhead,” I spin around ready to bite off whosever head just said that, but I see Fury.  I know she’s just kidding, and I take a deep breath to calm down.

“Sorry, I haven’t gotten much sleep recently…”

“You have no reason to be apologizing to me, I was just kidding,” she says, smiling sympathetically.

“Ellie.  Hey, so my family is having an end-of- summer barbeque and my mom wants you to come.  It’s on Saturday.  You can bring Spike too,” Tristan says.

“Ya, sure.  We’ll be there.”

Behind me Spike groans, “Haven’t we had enough of families recently?”

“We’ll be there,” I say again, smiling to try to compensate for Spike’s rude remark.

“Ok then.  Well, Fury and I have to get going.  We’ll see you guys tomorrow,” Tristan says before turning to leave.

“Try to get some sleep, okay doll?” Fury says as she hugs me.

“Alright, bye guys!”

Spike and I walk home.  I’m still sluggish from my nap so we’re going pretty slowly.

“So, do you want to tell me what obsessing over?”
“What? Why do I have to be obsessing over something…”

“Because you always can’t sleep when something’s bothering you.  You were up all night, thinking about something.  What was it?”

I sigh.  He knows me too well. “How do you know I wasn’t just cleaning up the mess from the party?”

He cocks an eyebrow, “All night? And besides, something has been eating at you since Japan.  I thought maybe you’d tell me without me asking but you didn’t so now I am.”

“It’s stupid. Just let it be okay?”

“You never tell me anything…”

“Please! I’m not even ready to think about it fully myself. I don’t want to say it because I’m probably wrong.  Just leave it.”

“Fine,” he says, storming into our apartment.  I sigh.  I know he’s just worried about me.  I should be grateful that he cares so much.  Some weapons don’t care about their meisters personally, but he does.  Which is good.  I just can’t tell him what I’m thinking because it’s absurd.   But then again, it could make sense.  God, there I go again.  I throw my bag on the kitchen counter and make myself a snack. 

“Spike, do we have homework,” I call out. No answer.

“SPIKE, DO WE HAVE HOMEWORK,” I yell louder. No answer again.

“Grr,” I grind my teeth and swing his door open. But he’s not here.  The window is open, the curtains flapping quietly against the sill.  I immediately freak out.  What if those people who the boy works for came and took him? I take a deep breath and focus on his soul.  It’s on the top of the roof, alone.

I climb up to the roof and sit next to him, draping my legs over the side of the building. It just started drizzling.

“Why are you so upset? Because I didn’t want to talk about what’s on my mind? Is it because I fell asleep in class,” I half- joke.

He looks down at the street, “I just want to help you.  You just box me out a lot and part of me wonders if it’s worth worrying about you anymore.  You seem to do fine on your own, so why let anyone in?” His voice is low and gravelly.  Spike’s usually pretty serious, but this time he just seems depressed.

“Because, I need to.  I need you in my life, Spike, whether it seems like it or not.  I need someone to lean on when I’m not strong.  I need someone who will support me when no one else will.  I know I’m smart and powerful, so it seems like I don’t need it but I really do.  You can ask Tristan or Matsukaze, I wasn’t half as open as a girl then I am now.  I closed everyone out and ignored everyone.  I was so damn spiteful.  Tristan and Matsukaze wormed their way into my life.  I don’t know why, but I think they saw something in me.  Something worth being friends with.  I didn’t talk much and was a shadow.  I didn’t try to stand out.  I didn’t want to.  I didn’t tell anyone how I felt.  I felt so damn alone, deserted,” I say before I realize that I am crying.

“I hated it.  I hated being the little white haired girl with no one there.  I was ostracized except for Tristan, Matsukaze and their families.  Then one day this green haired punk walked up to me.  He hardly even asked to be my partner, he just kinda stated it and when this brat came up to him, begging him to be his meister, he stood up to her.  He was supporting me before he even realized it. He made me more social, more happy because he made me feel wanted.  He brought out a different person in me, and I don’t know what I would do without him. But, sometimes, I still can’t talk about what I’m feeling, because it’s hard.  It’s hard to explain and hard for me to open up.”  The tears are rolling down my cheeks right now, and I don’t dare to look up because I’m afraid of what I’ll see.  My white hair is soaked and sticking to my face. 

“My life wasn’t so amazing, you know, before.  I realize you were alone because you left you family, but I was alone too.  When I found out I was a scythe the rest of my classmates were scared of me.  The meatheads you met called themselves my friends but they never invited me anywhere.  They were freaked out and afraid.  Addie was the only person who treated me normally.  That’s why we’re so close. I was such an asshole, my parents basically forced me to leave.  They saw I wasn’t happy and didn’t know what to do for me, so they sent me here.  You can imagine my shock when I saw my name at the top of list for most powerful weapon, and a gorgeous girl at the top of the meister list.  I said what the hell to myself, and asked you, because I had nothing to lose.  I’m quiet, you know I am, so you don’t press me for information. But you, you are loud and confident, so when your down it’s obvious and I worry.  I have a right to worry you’re the person who finally allowed me to be comfortable.  I don’t want to see you upset.”  

I smile.  I can’t say anything right now.  I don’t want to mess anything up.  I put my hand on top of his and look him in the eyes.

“I’m sorry, Spike. I really am,” I’m crying again.  His big hand rests on my head and pulls me to his chest.

“It’s okay.  I think I understand you just a little bit better now.”

I smile and laugh half- heartedly, “Ya maybe.  C’mon let’s go dry off and order a pizza.”

“Okay.”

“Can you answer my question now? Do we have homework?”

“Nope.” 

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