A/N: Well, like I said in the despcription, this is one of those AU fics where Maka and Soul and the gang go to college and stuff. Pretty simple. :)

Anyways, I'm S Puff as you may know and I have other soul eater fics on here if you'd like to have a look, plus I'm always working on more.

Enjoy!

1. What did I get myself into?

I walked into my dorm room with a sigh and tossed my old brown shoulder bag to the side without a care for where it'd land. As you walked in there was a small area with a set of small kitchen units that opened off into our sleeping area. My dorm room was a simple college dorm, though me and my room mate had already decorated "our sides" of the sleeping. My side, the left side was painted a neutral green and was funished with a plain wooden bed, a desk, an office chair and a wardrobe. My room mate's side, the right side was a pretty pale yellow, the colour of lamplight. She'd furished with a pretty furniture set, made up of a white dresser, a white bed with buttercups painted into the headboard, a white wardrobe and a white chest of drawers beside her bed with a plain lamp on it. While her side was much more elaborate than mine, the neutral colours would tell anyone we had compatible personalites which was a relief since we'd be living together for a while now.

My room mate, Tsubaki was sitting on her bed, happily chatting into her mobile phone and leaning out the open window above her bed. I caught the end of what she was saying.

"-sounds like a lot of fun!" She practically squeeled.

"Who you talking to, Tsubaki?" I asked her, strolling over to her bed.

My room mate pulled away from the window to give me a big welcoming smile and blinked her big, dark blue eyes at me. Today she'd left her hair loose and she was wearing a simple white tank top with red flowers on and a pair of black jeans. "Hey Maka!" She greeted. "I'm just talking to Liz and Patty. Look!"

She pointed out the window at two blonde girls hanging out the window across from us, just out of speaking distance. The taller one with the longer darker blonde hair had a phone clasped in her hands, which was obviously how she was talking to Tsubaki. The shorter one with shorter, spikey, light blonde hair waved enthusiastically at me when she saw me looking over at them.

I sat down by Tsubaki and leaned toward the phone. "Hey guys."

Tsubaki clicked the mobile onto speaker phone just in time for me to hear the cheerful greetings spill from the phone from the two blonde sisters.

To be honest, Liz, Patty and Tsubaki were pretty new friends. I'd only met Tsubaki a week ago, when I'd first moved into this dorm room to settle in two weeks before college started and she'd arrived the same day. I'd been instantly charmed by her sweet, kind, formal personality and we'd become instant friends. I'd quickly found Tsubaki to be a 'social butterfly' and she was always introducing me to new people every day. I'd met Liz and Patty the day after I'd met Tsubaki and they'd apparently all been friend at high school. They both seemed nice, if a little odd.

"So what's up?" I asked the phone and looking out the window to where the sisters were still hanging out the window.

"Well, Maka, we're taking you to your first... college party!" Liz announced cheerfully down the phone.

"No." I answered flatly. In my short friendship with Liz, I'd realized she was one of those girls who were at the top of the social food chain and was a total partier. While there was nothing wrong with that, I was the exact opposite and I knew by excepting to go to this party, I was also accepting the fact she'd turn me into her newest dress up doll. No way.

"Aww, sis, she turned it down!" Patty moaned sadly. "C'mon Maka, it'll be fun! Please come with us!"

At first, I'd thought of Patty as the lesser of two evils with her childish attitude and her 'trapped in my own world' personality, but then I'd quickly found her to be hiding a inner 'social animal'.

"I don't party!" I protested, clinging to the hope they'd let it go and I'd be able to sit around and read in my pajamas instead. Yeah right.

"Maka," Patty said warningly. "You either come with us willingly or me and sis will come over there and drag you to the party."

See what I mean about about the inner social animal? In the background I could hear Liz cheer in agreement and through the window I saw at me challengingly. Oh great, I had no chance.

"Aww Maka." Tsubaki joined in, putting a hand on my arm. "Please come with us. It won't be as much fun without you there!"

I sighed in defeat. There was no way I was going to get out of this. "Fine. I'll go." I grumbled and all three of the other girls cheered in response. Through the window I could see Liz punch the air in triumph and Patty give me a thumbs up. Tsubaki gave a delighted smile at me.

"Perfect!" Liz's voice cheered down the phone. "Me and Patty will be over there a half hour before the party to help you decide what to wear. Bye!"

She hung up before I could protest and I saw her and Patty clear away from their window. I got up off Tsubaki's bed and strolled over to my bed, flopping down on it face first with a loud groan. "Damn it, Tsubaki, what have I just let you guys drag me into?"

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"Is this all!?" Liz screeched in horror at my sparse wardrobe. Patty giggled, pulling out my tan sweater vest and I reddened with embarrassment. Usually, I wasn't bothered about what I wore much, but judging by what the other girls were wearing, I knew my usual wouldn't cut it.

Tsubaki was wearing a pretty white dress and she was currently pulling her long black hair back into a bun with pretty red flowered slides. Patty looked adorable in a red blouse with white polka dots on, a pair of black, skinny jeans and little red ballet flats, obviously making the Minnie Mouse look work (no mouse ears though, thank god). Liz, of course, was rocking the little black dress look.

Patty rummaged through my wardrobe some more and plucked out my short, red, plaid skirt and Liz eyed it suspiciously. "Well, either you're a punk rocker or you love the Britney Spears schoolgirl outfit."

I blushed. "Neither! Is this really needed? Why can't I just go as I am?"

Tsubaki looked at me timidly and I remembered I was wearing a ratty tank top and old grey sweatpants. Liz seeing my 'never mind' expression, turned to carry on with her assault on my wardrobe and then cheered.

She pulled out a piece of clothing I'd completely forgotten about until now. It was a pretty, dark green sundress that I'd worn only once to a family friend's wedding. I took it from Liz with a small smile and went into the bathroom to tug it on. When I came out they cheered and Liz even wolf-whistled to make me blush.

"Brilliant!" Liz said with a wolfish grin. "Now for the shoes." She looked towards me miserable collection of shoes which consisted of ratty trainers and my favorite pair of short black boots. Liz considered the dilema for a second before having a little 'lightbulb moment'. She turned to Patty with a grin. "Patty, could you go get my cowboy boots from our room?"

Patty nodded firmly and saluted, rushing out the door so fast that she blurred. Cowboy boots?

Patty appeared back in the room five minute later, out of breath and clutching a pair of simple dark brown leather cowboy boots. They were nice and polished, but they were a simple dark brown leather which was just perfect. I pulled on the boots quickly and they nodded their heads in approval. The dress was simple and cinched just under my chest and flowed down to just above my knees.

"Lucky your legs are so long and thin or that look wouldn't work as well as it does. It looks great, Maka." Liz smiled. Patty quickly pulled me over to Tsubaki's dresser and we started to put on make up. At first I was going to skip in, but Liz convinced me to put on some clear lipgloss and a little mascare, before pulling out my usual pigtails, since they were a bit 'kiddy' for my look. My hair had still been a little damp from my earlier shower when I'd put it up so my hair fell in gentle waves over my shoulders.

Finally we were all acceptable, so I grabbed my old shoulder bag from where I'd slung it earlier and we were out the door. Tsubaki and Liz walked up front, chatting animatedly about the brand of lipstick Liz had borrowed from Tsubaki for tonight. Patty skipped beside me with a excited smile. She gestured to my bag. "What's with the big bag? If you need a smaller bag I've got loads your welcome to for tonight."

I smiled, lifting up my shoulder bag to look at it. It was a chocolate brown colour in a messenger bag style, made of a soft, tough material I couldn't name and it had a little dragonfly keychain attached to it. It was only about the size of an A5 sheet of paper, but I guess Patty judged small by the little black leather bag she was carried that could only hold a phone and keys at most. I always carried the bag since I was a firm believer in 'always be prepared' so my bag was always filled with pens, a notepad, a small comb, my purse, a small water bottle, a bus pass and my keys. "It's okay, Patty. I always carry this thing with me. Thanks though."

Patty gave me a friendly smile and carried on skipping next to me in companiable silence till we reached the dorm room the party was being held in. This dorm room was obviously one of the bigger ones that you didn't have to share. They were for the more financially privileged kids and it was crowded with people. We were greeted by a tall, thin boy who was dressed quite formally in a pair of neatly ironed black trousers and a pristine white shirt. He greeted me with a polite smile and a formal handshake. "Thank you for coming."

Then he saw Patty and Liz and grinned as the two sister gave him a big smile and hug. "Liz, Patty, nice to see you here." He saw Tsubaki and gave her a hug too. "Hello to you too, Tsubaki. I'm guessing this girl with you must be the new room mate you've told me about."

I nodded at him with a friendly smile. "I'm Maka Albarn and as you guess, I'm Tsubaki's room mate. Is this your party then?"

He grinned. "No way, my room's next door. I just offered to help my neighbour keep the peace. I'm Death the Kid, an old friend of Tsubaki, Patty and Liz's. But most people call me Kid."

I went to speak, but my phone started up loudly calling my attention. "Excuse me a sec." I stepped away and left the others to talk to Kid, pulling out my phone which flashed with a new text message. I was from my friend, BlackStar. He was the only person here that I'd known when I'd arrived, on account of us being close friends since we were kids.

Ran into Patty earlier and she said ur goin to the party?
B*S

I texted back that I was here already and my phone almost instantly beeped with a reply.

Gr8. On my way over now with my room mate. See u there.
B*S

I smiled, glad that he'd be here to liven things up for me a little and pull me back into my comfort zone. For me, it was easier to be comfortable with that big idiot around. I wondered briefly why he always signed his initials at the end of each text, but then quickly coined it down to the fact he just liked signing everything.

I sauntered over to where Tsubaki stood getting a drink in the fairly crowded kitchen and leaned over to her. "I'd go for the canned drinks if I were you."

She looked up in surprise. "Why's that?"

I smirked. "'Cause BlackStar's on his way over and his party piece is to pour vodka into any open, unattended drinks, including punch and any of the opened bottles. Always choose the sealed drinks that he can't get to before you drink them, then never put your drink down for a minute or it'll be spiked, I guarantee it."

Tsubaki blinked in surprise, then giggled a little uncertainly. She'd met BlackStar once before when he was helping me move my stuff into my new room and he'd made quite an impression with his huge ego. She'd made an impression on him too and I think he had a little crush on her, judging by how he'd blushed every time she'd spoken to him. Tsubaki nodded in agreement with my instructions and said she'd pass the message on to Liz, Patty and Kid.

"THE GREAT BLACKSTAR IS HERE!"

I grinned, loving the fact BlackStar came with a warning system and rushed over to great my friend. BlackStar was standing by the door in front of Kid laughing obnoxiously, while Kid stared at him in confusion. BlackStar had that effect on a lot of people. He had a little bit of a 'superiority complex' and the volume control on him was always set on 'deafening'. Also, he had bright blue hair which defied gravity, which he'd dyed when we were ten to get attention and had kept the look since. He was wearing his usual baggy jeans and muscle tee.

I rushed over to save Kid, before BlackStar started either his 'I am a big star' rant or 'I will surpass God' rant. It varied depending on what kind of mood he was in. I called over to him. "BlackStar!"

He turned to me with a big grin and grabbed me into a bone crushing hug. Despite all of BlackStar's ego flaws, he was actually a really selfless and loyal friend and I did love him like a brother. He practically lifted me off the ground when he hugged me, since despite the fact he was short-ish, I was very slim and tiny. He set me down with a smile. "Hey Maka. Happy to a big star like me came here for ya?" His tone was teasing and I grinned, nudging him playfully with my elbow. "Oh and Maka, this is my room mate, Soul."

He gestured to a boy I hadn't realized was standing there, which is saying something since he was pretty noticable in more than one way. The guy was pretty tall, almost well muscled as BlackStar and pretty good looking, but that wasn't what was attention catching though. This guy had white hair, like stark white hair and his eyes were a deep shade of crimson, an albino. He was wearing a simple t-shirt and black jeans. He looked down at me (since he was quite a bit taller than me). When he spoke, I caught a glimse of sharp teeth. "Hey."

The guy sounded like he wished he was anywhere but here, a sentiment which I could understand, but it was more the way he looked at me with an eyebrow raised, that made me irritated. I tried to be polite though. I extended my hand to him. "I'm Maka Albarn."

He ignored my extended hand. "Soul Eater." He then just turned and walked past me without a bye or anything. And Soul Eater? My closest friend's name was BlackStar and I still found Soul's name weird. His attitude was weird too.

Still I shrugged it off and went to grab something to drink (canned, of course, since I'd noticed BlackStar carrying something distinctly bottle shaped in a plastic bag) and relaxed in the kitchen, where the music wasn't so loud and there were less people, since most people were in the main room all crushed together and dancing. I leaned back against the kitchen counter and took a sip of my can of diet coke with a sigh, letting the room's conversation wash around me. So far, the party wasn't as bad as I'd thought, despite the fact I could see BlackStar only a metre away from me leaning suspciously over the punch and the problem his room mate seemed to have with me. But whatever. I closed my eyes a little and sighed.

"Maka, are you falling asleep standing up?" A voice questioned, breaking my calmness and I opened my eyes a crack. Patty was standing in front of me and she smiled at me brightly when she saw my eyes open. "Oh, you're not! Great! Come dance with me, Maka!"

She didn't give me a chance to accept or decline, instead grabbing my arm and pulling me into the centre of the other room where Liz was dancing. They grinned at me and I reluctantly started to dance with them, soon loosening up and enjoying myself. I'd taken quite a few years of dance classes for hip hop, ballet and some street dance, so I enjoyed dancing.

Out the corner of my eye, I could see that Soul guy watching me with those odd red eyes and a frown on his face. Damn, what's his problem?

A/N: Heehee! I'm made up with that all. I liked how everyone came out. Maka was a little akward, like I wanted. I liked Liz and Patty's quirky behaviour as well. Yes, people you probably don't like grumpy Soul, but that's how he's gonna be :P
Another thing I loved was the outfits. I never realized how fun it was designing outfits for each character and now I'm probably gonna go off and draw what they looked like in my head. Also, don't hate me for the cowboy boots. I have a friend that loves them and she insisted that the sundress needed cowboy boots and there's no point in arguing. Plus, I like the look actually. My fav was Patty's "Minnie Mouse" look with the red blouse with the white polka dots and the black skinny jeans. I wanted something childish, but fashionable for her and I think that worked.

Well, enough of my blather. I update quite, so you'll see the next chapter sometime soon. And please tell me exactly what you think on the reviews.

Review or I'll send BlackStar with the vodka to spike your drink!
It won't be pretty, trust me.

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