SoMa drabbles - Flame

Flame

There was a burning inside her chest.

It wasn’t noticeable during school, or when she would do her homework after a long day of training, but it flared like a raging fire deep within her soul whenever he came close to her. Maka ignored the tiny spark of flame inside her for a long time, but eventually it became too hard for her not to try and get closer to him.

They held hands when they went on missions and assignments, but that was only because it was part of their job. It was so they could resonate their souls and be on guard for any kishin egg that decided to throw itself into their space and attack.

She tried to hold his hand outside of their assignments. Every time she did, that burning sensation within her heart flickered and she could rest easy for the rest of the day knowing she got her fill. He always seemed to be surprised when she would brush her hand against his when they walked down the street to go to the market. He never seemed to fight against it, or maybe he just ignored it. Either way, she was able to tame that flaming love within her just by being close to him.

She was lucky that they lived together. She already learned the hard way that it was tough being away from him for too long. When he would leave for assignments to do on his own, he would be gone for days at a time. She couldn’t keep her mind off of him, and she always found herself peering into his room or yelling at him from across the hall even though he wasn’t there.

The fire that burned inside her would die out and she would be able to focus on her work again. However, the minute he would come home and reassure her worried gaze, it built back up again and she always had to fight herself from bringing him close and pressing her lips into the bandage placed on his cheek. She could tame the flame for now, but there was no telling what she would do in the future when she finally gave way into the pressure and threw herself into her Weapon's arms and let him carry her off and do whatever he pleased.

Soul Eater had the power over the blaze after all. He could choose to keep it burning strong or blow the candle out for good.

Maka would be patient enough to let him find the candle within her. For now, she just needed to worry about getting her work done and she would make sure to keep the pathway lit to lead him through the dark and find her feelings and do whatever he wanted. She knew it would be awhile till that day came, but she was very tolerant to his obliviousness to her emotions. Everything else earned him a book to the skull, but for something like this, she could wait a lifetime if she had to.