Your Soul Belongs to Me (Soul & Maka)

Chapter 37 (Ending)

Maka's Point of View:

Soul and I sit on a park bench under the laughing sun, hands intertwined, watching the people as they pass by. Couples pushing strollers with little ones babbling, mothers watching their children run and play tag.

I smile softly, tilting my head back, my eyes closing and feeling the warm sunshine on my face. Soul squeezes my hand, I open one eyelid slightly, peering at him.

He grins at me, I see mischief dancing in his eyes and I feel a questioning look fall into my features.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" I ask, breaking the comfortable silence between us.

"Why are you so beautiful?" He asks.

I roll my eyes and punch him in the shoulder, "Really, Soul, what's going on?"

"There's something I want to ask you..." He trails off. His face suddenly serious.

"What is it?" I ask, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong," he runs his free hand through his white hair, losing his cool a bit. "It's just..." He lets out a deep breath for a moment, trying to regain his cool-guy image and failing. "Maka..." He starts, shaking his head. He tries again, "Maka, wi--"

"YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" BlackStar suddenly crashed into the bench between us, interrupting Soul who is momentarily distraught before quickly shoving his hands in his pockets.

"BlackStar!" I yell, "What are you doing?"

"Making your day better, of course!" He leans back on the bench, his hands falling to the back of his head comfortably and his eyes closing.

"You're interrupting something," I say through gritted teeth.

He opens his eyes slightly, scanning both of us and feeling the moment slip away. "Well," he sighs, "Whatever it was, it's over now! So what are we doing today, guys?"

"Why aren't you with Tsubaki?" Soul snaps at him.

"Oh, she's on her way!" BlackStar replies cheerily, "We have a double date, don't you remember?"

I looked at Soul, he face palms hard, and looks at me with his ruby eyes. He smiles sheepishly and mouths, "Sorry!"

"Right!" I say, "That's why we came to the park today. We totally forgot."

"That's fine, me and Tsubaki have something better planned for ourselves anyway," he stands. "Have fun trying to get whatever moment that was back!" With that he grins at us and walks away.

I turn to glare at Soul. "What the hell?" He shrugs, looking down at the ground. "So what were you going to ask me?"

He looks at me, and shakes his head. "Nevermind."

I sigh, looking off into the distance again. I reach over and take his hand in mine. Slowly moving closer to him. "I love you, Soul."

"I know, Baka."

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Soul's Point of View

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Stop being an idiot and just ask her, my thoughts scream at me. My free hand shoved in my pocket, playing with the smooth, velvet box that holds her ring. She's going to say yes, you just have to ask.

I take a deep breath, "Maka."

"Yes?" She looks at me with her big, emerald eyes, and my words are lost again.

I shake my head, my thoughts are spinning. I let the unfiltered thoughts run from my lips, "You know I love you and with everything going on, I wanted you to know just how much. You're beautiful, brilliant, and perfectly bewitching. I want you to be my Meister, my lover, my best friend, and my wife for the rest of my life. Maka, will you..." I pull my hand out of my pocket, the box smooth in my fingers. "Will you marry me?" Ugh, buddy, you started off super uncool with all the feelings... But I gotta hand it to you, I think it worked.

I pull the box open with my fingers, my sharky grin spreading across my lips as a large blood diamond, surrounded by small black diamonds is revealed.

I hear Maka gasp, I look up at her, finally meeting her eyes. I can see the tears lining her cheeks as she nods her head feverishly. "Of course I will, Baka!"

Her body melts into mine as I kiss her passionately. And for the first time since Ragnorok's blood first entered my system, I no longer feel my devil.

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BlackStar's Point of View

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Jeez, how could Soul let me ruin a moment like that. He's so stupid. And not at all as fabulous and perfect as me! If I were going to propose, it's going to be way over the top and perfect. Like it's about to be!

I ran ahead of Tsubaki for a reason, she doesn't know it yet, but we're going to the most perfect place in the park. I jump into the trees, melting into the perfect assassin and spying on my beautiful target. She walks slowly and silently, far from where I am. She is headed right toward me! Now's the time!

I jump from the trees flipping in the air, spectacularly, of course. "YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" I land directly in front of Tsubaki, one knee to the ground, my hands outstretched.

She stops calmly, a gentle smile crawling across her lips, "Well, hello BlackStar." She puts her hands in mine, and I gulp.

The great and amazing BlackStar is not nervous. I tell myself. I clear my throat.

"I, THE AMAZING AND POWERFUL BLACKSTAR, ASK YOU, THE LOVELY AND TENDER TSUBAKI, TO MARRY ME!" I take one hand and fumble into my pocket for the ring. Slowly, I pull a small, subtly beautiful ring from my pocket. It has a pear-shaped diamond surrounded in six, small star sapphires. As they shine in the sun, small stars dance across the stones.

After a long silence, I shift uneasily. I look at her slowly. Her face red with tears.

My voice softens, "Tsubaki?"

She shakes her head before a huge grin spreads across her face. "Yes, BlackStar, of course!"

"YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" I kick off the ground with my foot and do a backflip before giving her a soft kiss.

"I, the amazing BlackStar, have finally asked the most amazing woman on the planet, to be my wife."

I grin wildly, my hands falling behind my head. Everything finally seemed to be as perfect as me.

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I'm so sorry it's been as long as it has! I feel like it's been forever! But I guess that's how life goes!

This is the finale, and I hope I did well enough tying everything up, aside from Kidd and Crona, anyhow.

As I've said before, I will be starting another book for you guys. This one will be including all of your favorite ships in OneShot-type stories that all fit together. If you have any suggestions, please let me know! I hope I can get started on it soon!

Love always,

-C