Safe from the cold (Soma)

Warming the air

Soon the two had drifted off to sleep; Maka had her head leaning on Soul's shoulder while he had dropped his forward on hers. Soul shivered, waking him up. The fire had nearly died out, he put another piece of wood on to get it going again, and he felt Maka shaking. He pulled her closer and turned her a bit, trying to cover her as much as possible. She began to wake but neither one spoke. They just sat in the silent cold, holding onto hope that someone would find them, and that they would get out safe. Soon Soul felt his eyes drooping and the cold had grabbed hold of both he and Maka, making them shake.

"Maka." He said and he heard her hum in answer. "We have to stay awake. The cold is getting too much. It won't be good if we fall asleep."

"Wha-what do we do then?" She asked as she shifted a bit. "I don't think I can stay awake."

"You-you have to o-or we could fr-fr-freeze to death."

"I never thought I w-would be in this k-kind of si-situation." She smirked. "To think w-we're stuck in an ice trap wi-with nothing really to keep us wa-warm. We've e-even resorted to-to holding each other." She gave a small laugh hearing him chuckle.

"Not what I e-expected when I said I wa-wanted to die cool." Maka giggled at his joke making him smirk. They needed to keep awake. They needed to keep talking. He had promised to protect his meister and he had sworn to himself he would never let something happen to the woman he loved. Loved. If they really were going to be stuck in this hole and were going to die, maybe it would be a good idea to get everything out. The two were silent as Soul thought about his options.

"Soul?" Maka whispered. "Ar-are you still... still..."

"Yeah, Maka." He readjusted his hands so one sat at her waist and the other on her shoulder. "Don't worry, I'm n-not going anywhere."

"G-good. Cause I d-don't think I could handle that. I-I would be really s-sad. You know?" Soul tightened his grip for a moment before nodding. "I-I think we should talk.... T-to stay awake."

"I think I-it will help." Soul shivered. "W-what do you want to talk a-about?"

"I don't know. A-anything. Anything that w-will keep us talking." Soul's mind went to their feelings. That would have them talking for a while but it might also have her moving away from him. "C-can you thi-think of anything?"

Soul did not know what to do. He did not know if it would be right to talk about it now, but he did not want to miss the opportunity to tell her how he felt if this really was it. His mind went in circles until he felt her body begin to relax. "Maka." He said rough. "D-don't fall asleep."

"I-I'm sorry I just... I-I'm so tired. And I'm s-so cold."

"Keep talking to me. P-please. Just stay a-awake." Maka tried to cuddle closer to him but tensed as she felt pain in her side. "Y-you okay?"

Maka nodded. "Yeah m-my side just hur-hurts." Soul let out a long breath. "Wha-what are you thinking about? I c-can always tell when y-you're thinking hard about something i-important."

"I'm just tr-trying to think of what to talk a-about."

"What comes t-to your mind first?"

"You." He blurted out without thinking. Maka lifted her head to look at him curious making him realize just how close their faces were. He took a deep breath. He was going to have to explain. "I... Maka, y-you are really important to m-me." Her green eyes searched his red ones. "If we're g-going to... if this i-is the end, I wa-want you to-to know how mu-much I really care about you." He stuttered part from cold and part from nerves. Maka just watched as he looked down. He was afraid to say anything, he didn't want to ruin their friendship, and he had planned to hold off until the right time, but there' may not be another chance to say what he felt.

"So-soul, what are you sa-saying?" She asked as her heart started thumping faster and faster. He took a deep breath and looked back at her. If this was his last chance, he was going to make sure she knew.

"I'm tr-trying to tell you th-that I love you." He said sternly. He watched as her eyes went wide and she took a quick breath. "I ju-just wanted you to know, incase.... Incase this is-is it. It's not like yo-you have to return-" He was cut off as she leaned closer connecting their lips before either knew what was going on. Soul froze a minute before his one hand came up to cradle her head as he kissed her back.

The two parted and Maka looked up at him a bit startled at what she had done but a small smile slipped onto her lips. "I-I love you t-too Soul." Soul grinned before he leaned in kissing her deeply. As they pulled apart, again they rested their foreheads together. "I guess it wa-was a good thing we-we were trapped in here." She laughed before he pulled her back to him, letting her head rest on his chest as he leaned his cheek on her head.