A/N: This is the third installment of my prompts- "Anonymous Love Letters". It should be worth nothing that this is both an AU and role-reversal from canon. Enjoy.

"Is that another one, Marie?" Azusa asked, her nose wrinkled in disgust.

"Yeah. I just don't get it. Who keeps leaving this stuff in my locker instead of just talking to me?"

"Some people just don't do well with others, I guess. He's probably just worried about you finding out who he is."

"Do they really have to be so weird though? It'd be different if it was a normal love letter, but whoever is sending these keeps talking about creepy stuff, like how delicately my pulse beats through my carotid artery. Seriously, who would think that was in the least bit romantic?" Marie gave a tinkling laugh, and Azusa smiled.

"Anyway, class is starting. We both need to get going or we're going to be late. I have to drop you off before I go to make sure you don't get lost."

"Hey! My sense of direction isn't that bad!" Marie protested as she started down the hallway. Azusa waited for a moment before sighing.

"Marie, your home room is the other direction."

Marie tossed the letter into a corner when she got home after classes, into a pile with several others. She still couldn't figure out who was sending them, or why. She shrugged, pulling out her notebook and doodling while she decided what homework she should start on first.

She found that she couldn't focus, and that her gaze kept being drawn back to the unopened letter. With a sigh she pushed aside her notebook and stood up, grabbing the letter as she passed it and moved into the living room. She collapsed onto the couch and opened it, leaning backwards as she read it.

Marie,
I believe that simply seeing you causes increased levels of serotonin in my brain. When that is combined with heightened levels of dopamine and norepinephrine I am left with a feeling of anxiousness and depression whenever I do not see you. I can only hope that my own appearance will be able to evoke the same chemical catalyst in yourself someday. Until then, I will wait.

Marie shook her head. Why couldn't whoever this was just be a normal person? It was sweet to get love letters, but she wasn't even certain that these were love letters. At least this one hadn't spoken about how delicate her pulse was. She shuddered slightly. Now that was creepy.

She tossed the letter onto the end table as she heard her roommate come in. "Hey, Kami!"

The girl smiled back at her before dropping her backpack on the floor and heading towards her room. A moment later Marie heard the unmistakable sound of her door shutting and the groan of the bed as Kami probably face-planted onto it. Marie laughed. Exams were always hard for students, doubly so for overachievers like Kami.

Besides, she had her boyfriend Spirit to deal with too. Marie scooted down on the couch so she could recline better against the armrest. Maybe the guy writing her, no matter how weird, was like Spirit. Handsome and tall, though she'd prefer dark hair. She fell asleep thinking about it.

He took great care in choosing the paper and ink for his latest letter. Apparently they weren't getting to her, or she didn't understand what he was trying so hard to tell her. Probably the latter, Stein decided. He knew he was socially awkward and she may as well be a goddess when it came to all things social.

His pale cheeks heated up slightly as he thought of her in that respect, but he forced himself to relax. All that it would take would be to get her to understand how she affected his physiology, then he could finally reveal his identity. If only he could understand it as well.

Marie,
I wish to meet you. I wish to reveal my identity and then perhaps I can make you understand what I have been trying to tell you. I will be waiting behind the gym after school.

Marie stared at the letter, not sure if she was excited or afraid. After all, this was the creepy kid, but it was also the person who had been leaving her anonymous love letters for most of the semester. She took a deep breath, looked at the clock and decided that she'd go. What's the worst that could happen?

Class seemed to crawl by as she waited. She was nervous, and more than once she contemplated getting Azusa to go with her. Then she thought about Kami, but she knew that Kami would probably grill the poor guy for information- especially about how he was managing to get the letters into her locker without ever being seen.

Finally she bit her lip and asked Kami to go with her. Kami just shrugged and agreed- almost too easily. Marie listened to the last bit of their class with only half an ear, their exams over and everyone, even their Resonance teacher, ready to be gone for the day.

When it was over she grabbed Kami and the pair moved out of the room, towards Shibusen's gym. They came around the corner and found Spirit standing there, his back to them, talking to someone.

"What gives, Spirit?" Kami asked and Spirit turned around, a grin on his face. A shock of silver hair appeared from behind him and Stein stepped out. He held a crumpled note in his hands, and Marie could see the spidery writing from where she stood- it matched the writing on the other notes she had gotten.

"Let's go, Kami. I'll take you out for dinner. Let's give them some time," Spirit said, linking his arm through Kami's.

"You knew all along?" Kami asked as they walked away from the pair.

Marie heard Spirit's laughing answer of yes and she gave her full attention to the short, silver haired meister standing in front of her.

"Hello." Marie was mute, looking at the other teen. "I wanted to give you this one in person. Spirit helped me with this one; I wanted to make certain that it made sense." He pressed the note into her hand she opened it, a little laugh escaping her as she did.

I like you.

"That makes perfect sense," she said, giving him a smile.

A/N: Please note, that it is shown in canon that Stein was shorter at one point than Spirit. Hence the difference. I hope you enjoyed.

/Lialane