5This wasn't going good at all.
The pages were all crimpled and yellowed, it was a miracle that they weren't dust yet! I knew our school was old, but I didn't thought it was THAT old. I guessed we are going to wander through the dungeons after all.
And what if it wasn't in the dungeons? The rest of the school has many empty rooms- it would be easy to hide something in there, and no one would think that there is a bunch of powerful artefacts in an empty classroom... I felt a beginning of a headache coming up. Again. I guess sleeping less than 7 hours does take a toll on one's health. But I couldn't help it- every time I went sleep I would wake up on the floor, recovering from a nightmare I couldn't even remember. Awful.
Delicately, I closed the book and glanced at what Crona was doing. It looked like some doodles. They weren't bad- quite nice actually. Maybe he could help me with copying those drawings... A loud grunt woke me from my musings.
"It's almost 10 PM, children. If you want to borrow the books, you'll need to sign their cards, if you don't- then I'm afraid you'll need to put them away. Library is closing for today."
The librarian smiled at me apologetically- he liked me, I was after all one of the most common visitors, what librarian wouldn't like someone like that? That fact came with many privileges- even if I borrowed books for more than 2 weeks, I didn't have to pay the fine. He also was more likely to help me find the book I was looking for.
Still- no one shall ever be in the library after 10 PM on his watch. Ever.
"We were just going to leave. I won't be borrowing this book- it's quite old, I'm afraid of ruining it. And the others- I think Crona would like to take them." Crona nodded and cast his gaze downwards.
"Alright then, I'll put the book away, and about these- he turned towards Crona- just come with me to my stand. You are free to go, Miss Albarn."
"Well, I'll get going then- I moved to hug Crona, he lightly hugged back- see you tomorrow!"
"Bye Maka..."said Crona with a smile. Ugh, why does his smile look so cute? And yes- everyone thought that, not just I, right? I flushed a bit.
I went to the exit thinking about what happened today. I felt a little guilty for forcing Crona to pretend he was my boyfriend, he can't really deal with normal relations, this must be a big burden... Now to the apartment- I was very tired, time really does go fast in the library- not that Soul would get that. I sighed inwardly and prepared myself for a sure to come scolding.
I looked up at the clock- 10:20, what was taking her so long? She shouldn't be coming through the city at that time. Hopefully, she decided to stay at Crona's. I looked around the living area, looking for her bag to pack it up for tomorrow. I face palmed- it wasn't there of course. She hadn't been home yet, so why would her bag be? I was such an idiot sometimes.
Now that I thought of it, I could have offered to take her bag home- it looked rather heavy, and it would make her more tolerable when she came back- a man without a hurting shoulder is happier than a man with one, right? I glanced at the clock again.
Well, looks like she won't be coming home after all- and all that effort to comfort her- all for nothing! The cake won't go bad overnight, but the same didn't apply for my frame of mind. I snorted and started preparing for bed.
All of the sudden, I heard the door being unlocked- so she came after all, not thinking about her own wellbeing. How so very Maka. I let out a sigh and put up a mask of indifference. She must be tired as much as I am- it wouldn't do well to have a fight now. Especially if said fight always ended with a bent in my head- not cool. Not cool at all. I ran to the door just when it opened.
"You're finally back, Maka. You don't even know how worried I was." I smiled and closed the door behind her. Weird, she looked rather pale for someone who just came all the way from school. I frowned. "Hey, are you alright? You don't look so well..."
"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Just couldn't sleep lately."
"What? Why? What's the matter? Do you want to talk about it?" My voice begun to rise as I talked, I must have looked quite stressed, but sitting in one place for hours does that to people."
"No...but, maybe...yes, yes, that would help I think, just, not today, okay? We're both exhausted, it would be better if we were a little less tired. And it's always better to talk things in the morning. It makes your head a bit lighter."
"All right, if you are sure..." She's definitely hiding something. And it's not what she wants us to believe it is. But how could I find out without lowering to petty stalking? I'll have to think about that. I hope I won't forget about it, though. Whatever's happening could be something nasty. Like really, really nasty.
...shit! I'm doing this again...
I 'm thinking too much about this. I mean, if this wasn't a serious matter and Maka found out that I've been worrying so much about her, she would probably call me an idiot and maka-chop me. But, well. now that I think about it, I would prefer that over this endless uncertainty. Oh, and in the meantime I would have something interesting to do. Hah, I'm going to play detective like some 5 year old kid.
"Yeah, screw you, Tsubaki. I'm taking this into my own hands! And I'll solve this mystery!" And with that thought I went straight to bed. Great minds need lots of sleep, after all. Geez, I sound so stupid. I don't care though.
"Goodnight, Maka!"
"Goodnight, Soul."
I am very sorry for not submitting this earlier. For a while, I lost interest in writing, and had no idea what, when and how. Still, I'm not abandoning this story. An update may take a month, or more, but it will happen. Stay determined, guys.