Trust My Soul

Chapter 9 "Only One Goes Home"

-Tsubaki: "We need to leave soon Blackstar." I sit and put my shoes on and grab the basket I prepared for the picnic with the gang. Due to Soul and Maka's curse we've hardly seen them except in class and at lunch. But Maka's been in the infirmary for almost a week now and Soul just got discharged and is allowed to go home. To help keep him sane and calm for Maka's sake, Blackstar convinced him to go on a picnic for the day with the gang. He reluctantly agreed; but now that it's time to leave, Blackstar is taking his sweet time. I smile sweetly and shake his sleeping body on the couch, I blush slightly when he groans alittle as if a little kid having to wake up and go to school early. He sighs and sits up, he rubs his eyes and me being lost in thought over that groan, we're only inches apart, he opens his eyes and stares at me.

-Blackstar: Waking up to seeing Tsubaki's pretty face makes me jump in surprise. I blush and turn my head, brushing off my pink cheeks. "Alright I'm ready lets go Tsubaki! Did ya make sure to pack some of that rice crap Soul likes so much?!" I hop off the couch and stretch, I turn and jump over the couch and head to the door.

-Tsubaki: "Mhm, I packed the rice balls with the tiny bit of curry sauce for him to dip it in. And Liz called a few minutes ago and said her and Patty can't make it, but Kid is on his way over to Souls so they'll meet up with us at the park." Blackstar takes the basket and walks out, I smile at his sweetness since the basket was pretty heavy. We start heading to the park as we chit chat about the curse and Soul and Maka.

*Kid just now arrives at Souls place*

-Kid: *I close my eyes as I knock exactly 8 times, a few moments later Soul opens the door looking distracted and not very excited to go. He lets me in and goes back to his room, I go to his kitchen and get out the soda's he agreed to bring and a bag of plastic cups. He comes back out in a t-shirt and jeans. "It's pretty hot outside, maybe you should change into some shorts or something." I try to lighten the mood as he goes to the door for his shoes. Once they're on he stands and we head out. "So how are the tests going with Stein? Any leads yet? Has Jinx given any information about the curse?"

-Soul: "Fine. No. No." I answer bluntly and straight forward as all I really care about is Maka, the past few days have been torture, the hallucinations are getting worse and although I'm in heaven, I'm also in hell. This morning I woke up and Maka was laying under my covers right on my crotch. Yesterday she refused to wear clothes all day and kept trying to straddle me everytime I sat down. "Has Lord Death told you anything about Jinx? Something we don't already know?"

-Kid: "Unfortunately no. Everything you know, we know as well. This witch hasn't been a problem in over a century and according to my father, anyone who ever tried to do research died soon after their studies began. Seeing as she is a Jinx Witch that doesn't really surprise me."

-Soul: "Well if people die after studying up on her why hasn't Maka died?"

-Kid: "I suppose it's because she was just studying previous knowledge on the subject, not actually discovering anything herself." As it goes silent for a minute i speak up. "It's going to be fine. Sooner or later we'll-"

-Soul: "Shut up, Kid." I cut him off and ball my fists in my pockets. "I'm sick if hearing that. Everyone promises she'll be fine but she's just getting worse and worse. I can't take this torture anymore. She's dying and my brain keeps making up crap to hurt me."

-Kid: "Are you in love with Maka?" I see the shock on his face at my straight forward question. I've always assumed he's had some sort of hidden feelings for her but I never got the official *yes* or *no* from him. Liz always assumed it and always talked like she knew it was a fact. Everyone felt that Soul loved Maka but we never asked. I can tell by his sudden blush that the assumption of hidden feelings was right. "Well...there is a possibility that Maka loves you back."