Maka woke up shaking in the middle of the night.

She climbed out of bed and went into the living room. She sat on the couch, holding her head down between her knees.

Not real. Not real. Not real. Not real. Soul is still alive. He's sleeping in just the other room. Just to be sure, she got up and crept up to his door and peeked inside. Sure enough, he was sleeping in his bed. Maka felt as if a hundred tons of weight has been lifted off her shoulders. She let out some air she didn't know she was holding as she sat back down in her spot and hung her head once more. His scar. How could she forget that a wound that bad has left a scar? He still has to get it checked, and that is all my fault.

"Stupid. Weak. Stupid. Weak. Stupid. Weak," She repeated to herself quietly.

Maka heard a sound and looked up with teary eyes.

Soul was standing over her and was looking down at her. He wiped away a tear from her eye and knelt down in front of her. He took her hands in his and looked into her eyes.

Maka moved her eyes away quickly and found herself looking at Soul's scar across his chest and teared up even more. How could I let him jump in front of me when I was the weak one? I should have been the one who got injured or killed. I don't deserve him as a partner. She started full out crying and didn't care that Soul was witnessing it.

"Maka, what is it?" Soul whispered.

"A-another nightmare. I-I'll be o-okay." She sobbed as she put her head down.

"That was months ago Maka." Soul pulled her into his arms, bringing her into a comforting hug. "I'm alright. It's just a scar."

"No!" She cried. "It's not just a scar! It means I'm not good enough to be your partner! It means that I'm stupid! You shouldn't have leapt in between Crona and I! She should have killed me!"

Soul saddened at the thought of Maka dying when he could have protected her. Why would I leave the most amazing girl I've ever known to die?

"You saved the world because you're brave." He said softly. "Crona is now in the DWMA because of you. It was an accident anyway. Anyway, I'm supposed to protect my meister."

She was silent for a moment, thinking through what he had said. "You love Crona, don't you?" Maka cried as she hugged him tighter.

She thinks I love Crona? That is so not cool. Now he was starting to cry because Maka was so upset. That is not cool either. He needs to stay strong for her. Maka only had one weakness; her friends. Maka felt tears that couldn't possibly be hers drop onto her back. She pulled away from the hug to see if he was crying now.

Soul dipped his head down. Maka noticed I was crying. Not cool.

"You don't listen to anything I say, don't you?" He said quietly.

"Soul..." Maka looked at his sad, distraught eyes.

"You idiot. You think I love Crona."

He looked up into Maka's eyes.

"Soul, I've seen you around her more and more often." Maka cried. "You like her admit it. It's alright if-"

"No! I don't! I really don't like her Maka!" Soul said angrily. "You never catch a hint! Crona and I won't ever happen!"

Maka was surprised. She was expecting him to be cooler about it. But then again, maybe he was fed up with her attitude.

"Maka, everyone knows how I feel but you," He said with a bit of a grin. "And to be honest, that is kinda not cool."

"Then tell me how you feel!" Maka cried. "I'm tired of people thinking that they can't handle things!"

He smiled a bit. Maka was confused. Is this funny or something?

"Okay, but can you handle it?" Soul said.

"Yes." Maka said. She knows that whoever it is, it won't be the same around her anymore.

"I would die to protect you, Maka. You're the one person in my life that I would do anything for." He said. Then Soul leaned in and kissed her.

Maka always wondered what kissing Soul would be like. She never imagined it would be like this. All her blood pumped through her faster than Death The Kid on his board.

Maka was surprised. All along she thought that he never even liked her. She hits him over the head with books all the time and calls him baka. She caused that scar. He should hate her. But instead, he likes her.

When Soul pulled away, he got up and went into the kitchen.

Maka began to blush. The more she thought He likes me. He likes me, the rosier her face gotten.

Soul walked back into the room with a few cookies Maka had made earlier and a glass of milk.

"Soul..." Maka whispered.

"Maka…" Soul said as he put the milk and cookies in front of her and sat down beside her.

"I love you." Maka blushed even more as she said it.

"I love you too." Soul said as he wrapped his arm around her.

Soul put his head against Maka's head and they sat there like that for a while.

I could stay like this forever. Maka thought to herself as she took a cookie and dipped it in the milk.

"There's something that's gonna try to stop us though." Soul laughed quietly.

Maka nearly choked on her cookie and looked over to him to see his smile.

"Yeah? And what's that?" Maka smiled back.

"Spirit." Soul said as Maka leaned onto his shoulder.

Not even her dad could stop me from loving Maka. Soul thought as he started getting sleepy.

"Soul, I think I might fall asleep." Maka yawned.

No answer.

Soul must've fallen asleep Maka thought. She fell asleep smiling because finally, Soul was all hers.