The Bet: Soul Eater Fanfic

3: Week 2

Maka and I had been talking a lot more the past week. She seemed to cling to me a little more than before, which I kind of expected, since she was my girlfriend now....

I was still mad at Black Star for making me do this, and myself for actually doing it. We were going on week two and I couldn't help but feel extremely guilty. What I was doing was uncool. I don't like Maka the way Black Star thinks I do, and I have the urge to tell Maka about the bet but I know that would make her feel terrible about herself. I didn't want to make Maka feel that way. She seemed so happy since I asked her out, which made me feel even worse for now leading her on.

Keeping the bet a secret from Maka, and the other girls, though, was getting hard. I felt like the guilt was already starting to eat me alive, and I'm not even close to completing the bet. It's only the second week for fucks sake.

What I still failed to understand, was why Black Star thought I liked Maka like that. If he hadn't been acting stupid, Maka and I would still be just weapon and meister, like we should be, not boyfriend and girlfriend.

Now I was just laying awake in bed, at four in the morning, unable to get back to sleep, because I was thinking about this. I heard my door crack open, and a little black cat walked in.

"Blaire what are you doing in here?" I asked. "It's four in the morning."

"What are you doing up at four in the morning?" Blaire asked me.

"You answer my question first." I told her. "I want to know what the hell your doing in my room."

"I just wanted to ask you something." Blaire told me.

"At four in the morning?" I raised questioned her.

"Well, your awake, aren't you?" She asked me.

"Yeah, because I woke up from a dream and I can't get back to sleep. It's not like I haven't been trying to sleep." I told her. "So why did you come into my room at four in the morning to ask me a question in stead of waiting for a reasonable time to ask your question?"

"Because I didn't want Maka to hear." Blaire said.

"Wait why wouldn't yo-"

"You don't really like her, do you?" Blaire interrupted me.

"What makes you say that?" I asked her.

"Because I know you well enough by this point. You've always gone after girls completely different from Maka. From the way you act, she doesn't seem like your type." Blaire stated. "Well, at least not in a physical way."

"There's a difference between liking someone for their body and liking somebody for who they are."

"I know there's a difference. You just generally like girls for their bodies." Blaire said. "Though, I never thought I would hear you of all people say that. You've always gone for looks. Especially when it comes to the size of a girls chest."

"Okay, why the hell are we having this conversation, Blaire?" I said raising my voice just a bit.

"I'm just making sure you aren't leading Maka on." Blaire said. "and if you are, you're always welcome to come to me when you two break up."

After that Blaire left my room, and it was silent again. She was right, though. I normally would never say what I said to her. 

I eventually got to sleep again, but it was around five in the morning, so I got to sleep for about an hour, and then Maka and I had to go to school.

I could barely stay awake in class, not like that wasn't normal, but it was worse because of my lack of sleep. I actually fell asleep three or four times, and Kid had to wake me up, since Maka was paying to much attention to what Stein was teaching to even notice I fell asleep.

"Soul, why do you keep falling asleep today?" Kid asked me.

"I couldn't sleep last night, and class always makes me fall asleep, it was just worse because I didn't sleep last night." I said.

"Why couldn't you sleep last night?" Kid asked. I looked around for a second to make sure we were alone, and then started talking.

"Because I feel extremely guilty about this stupid bet. I'm angry at Black Star for even suggesting it, and I'm angry at myself for actually doing it. I keep thinking how unfair it is to Maka. I couldn't sleep because that was on my mind." I told him.

"Just tell Black Star that the bet is off then, and break up with Maka." Kid told me.

"I can't just break up with Maka." I told him.

"And why not?" Kid asked me.

"Because I don't want to loose her." I told him. "While finding a new meister wouldn't be that hard for me to do, I don't want to have to do that if things get too weird between Maka and I." 

"Soul, unless you plan on just staying with Maka, when you just pointed out that it's unfair to her, you have to break up with her." Kid said. "I'm sure you two would be able to patch things up."

Kid started to walk away. I didn't stop him, I just thought about what he said. But in the end I didn't take his advice.