Kid’s Jealousy

Noire's p.o.v.

Almost there Noire. Just a little further.

"Hey Noire, where have you been?" Patti asked and waved at me. I turned around.

"Hey Patti...." I forced a smile.

"Noire! WHY DO YOU LOOK LIKE YOU BEEN SOMEWHERE AND WHY ARE YOU IN THAT SKIRT!" Kid got up going towards me. Crap. This is what I wanted to avoid.

"Hi Kid. Nice to see you. I'm gonna go to bed." I started backing up the stairs watching Kid.

"Oh okay. It is too late, we will talk about this tomorrow." He waved me off turning towards Stein. I waved to get Stein's attention. When he finally looked at me, I motioned for him to be quiet about where I went and pointed to Kid then dragged my fingers across my throat and pretended to look dead for a second then put my hands together in a pleading way. He smirked.

"Looks like she had fun wherever she went, good night Noire." Stein waved at me. I glared at him then ran up the stairs before Kid decided he wanted to talk about it now. I slammed my door shut and ran to my bathroom grabbing some pajamas off of my bed and turned on the water in the bathtub. I took off the jacket that hid the phone number and started to scrub it off. Please come off! I can't let Kid see it at all! He'd probably freak out! I almost died tonight. I didn't get all of it off though. There was still sign that someone had written on my arm, but my arm was bright red from all the scrubbing so I left it alone and took a shower. When I got out and got dressed I looked at it again. Shit, it still looks like someone wrote something there! I'm sooooo dead if Kid looks close enough.

I ran to my bed and got into the covers going to sleep before something could happen.

Sunlight was coming in from my windows. Morning already? I got up and left my room going downstairs trying to be quiet. I went to the kitchen and made some breakfast for myself and when I was done eating, I started on cookies. Peace offering. Hope Kid accepts. I put them in his cookie jar and put it on the shelf putting a note on it saying "Enjoy Kid". I went into the living room and put on a cartoon. I watched about 7 episodes of SpongeBob and watched Percy Jackson Lightning Thief before I heard some moving upstairs. Someone descended the stairs. I shrank down on the couch trying to hide from whoever it was. I peeked over the edge and saw Kid. Nope, not here. I should have stayed in my room this morning.... Kid walked over to the couch and looked at me.

"Morning Kid." I forced another smile trying to achieve my normal cheeriness.

"What are you doing?"

"Watching the second Percy Jackson since how I finished the first one." I sat up making room on the couch in case Kid wanted to sit down. He sat down putting his arms on the back of the couch and smirked at me.

"Morning too. So I heard you went on a date." I stood up accidentally bumping into the coffee table.

"Oww! Um, what are you talking about Kid?" Damn you Stein. Damn you. You are sooooo cruel that I don't feel bad for making fun of you last night.

"Sit back down. I want to ask a few questions." I went over to the arm chair that was a few feet away from the couch and sat down crossing my legs.

"O-ok." My heart was racing as I met Kid's eyes.

"So...Who was he?"

"No one you probably know." I started wringing my hands out. Where's the snap? Oh gosh, the suspense is killing me....

"Well I want to know...Did you have a good time?" His hands balled up into fists.

"Take off your rings Kid. Then I'll tell." I stared at him biting my lip. He took them off and put them on the coffee table. "I had an excellent time last night." I smirked at him.

"Oh." He shrugged. "That wasn't to hard for you to say now was it?"

"Of course it was. You're possessive over just about everyone who lives here."

"Yeah, that's why he asked me before he actually came over last night."

"So who is he Kid?" I started to narrow my eyes. Is he trying to make me feel easier and spill everything that happened?

"Some guy I met once in the hall."

"I want his name."

"James."

"Ok, anymore questions? You've at least proven that." I took a shaky breath.

"No I think I am good." He stood up putting his rings back on as he stared at me.

"What are you thinking about Kid? Your looks kill you know." I started getting nervous again. I need to do something about those rings....

"I am thinking about going into the kitchen to make breakfast."

"Then why are you staring at me? I made a peace offering, so help yourself when you find it." I stood up and inched over to where Kid was standing to take my spot back on the couch.

"Noire why do you act like I am about to hit you? I told you I am happy that you had a good time."

"Then you won't mind if I see him tomorrow." I sat down on the couch watching. Let's see what you REALLY think.

"Oh...Okay..." He walked out the room and I heard something crack.

"KID! ARE YOU OK?!?" I stood up and followed him making sure to pick up a bat and drag it behind me. He stood leaned up against a wall with his back to me as his head rested on a cracked wall that he...punched. "Um.... Kid, you know I was testing the water right when I said that?" I gripped the baseball bat tightly my knuckles turning white from the pressure. I decided to go get a first aid kit in case he hurt himself. Guess he wasn't alright with me hanging out with James. Now I know he lied. Maybe Fade needs someone to check on her.... No, she's fine. I need to pacify Kid somehow. Tranquilizers? No, that's for wild animals. Well, he kind of is.... Maybe a tiger? A panther? It's got to be a cat though. Guess that would make me a rabbit or something. Well, I'm not a rabbit. I'm a weapon in the house of a crazy person. Should I call Lord Death for advice? He might have a document somewhere about what to do when Kid goes crazy like Night at the Museum documents. Step one: subdue him. Step two: Lock him in his room. Step three: Scream bloody murder and run. Step four: Change your name and get plastic surgery. I laughed. I went to the bathroom and grabbed the first aid kit and carried it downstairs with the baseball bat. "Now where's the emergency cookie I put in here?" I opened it and searched. I found one I.O.U. signed by Kid. "Thanks mister." I slowly walked back to where I last saw Kid. "Hey Kid? I was wondering...." I gripped the baseball bat and sighed. Anything to stay his madness. Just spit it out. "If you wanted to hang out today or something. Fade probably won't get up for a while, and I think... I think you are..." Can I even say it? Probably not.... "I think that you are cool Kid! We could go see something, go to the park, whatever you want." I entered the room again and set down the first aid kit and picked up the baseball bat. He turned towards me and put his back up against the wall and slid down to his knees. He looked at his bloody knuckles.

"I thought that might have happened. Kid, you need to stop punching things." I grabbed the box and put the bat out of his reach but close enough for me to grab it quickly if I needed to. I sat down on the ground in front of him. "May I bandage up your hand?" Ask first. Always ask first when someone is like this.

"Noire, I don't know how it happened but my knuckles are bleeding." He looked up at me then looked away. "I hit the beautiful symmetrical wall...Yes...You may." He gave me his hand.

"Hey, don't worry about the wall. I'll fix it. It's my fault because I shouldn't have tested you. And for that, I am willing to do whatever you want for right now. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE BEATING ME UP." I took his hand gently and examined it before I started cleaning it up.

"I don't want to hit you, that is why I hit the wall... You shouldn't get hit."

"Says the guy who had hardly any self control once and beat the shit out of me. Anyways, I'll get you a real punching bag. The wall doesn't match your skills at all." I bandaged his hand up and gave it back to him. "What about the other one? Is it all right?"

"It's fine. I am going to go to my room and do some...thinking." He stood up slowly. I stood up.

"Ok Kid. No hurting yourself. No running away." I leaned up and kissed his forehead before he went anywhere. He froze still them pulled me into a hug.

"I would never do that!"

"Whatever you say. Hey.... I think I just got over my aversion to touching you. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. I'm surprised you aren't freaking out right now." I smirked at him.

"Freaking out over what..."

"Touching me at all. Normally you're like 'STAY AWAY FROM ME! YOU'VE GOT COOTIES!'" I hugged him back and rested my head against his chest.

"Oh...right. cooties....It is ok...I already have them from those kisses, don't remember how to get rid of them so I will just be... I won't think about it." I looked up at him.

"If I tell you how to get rid of them, would you freak out about touching me again?"

"Good night Noire." He pulled away and winked at me then went up the stairs.

"What. the. hell. have. I. done? I think I just flirted with Kid and he... flirted back? I need to do some thinking too!" I sat on the counter and looked up at the cookie jar. "I can always make more..." I started to reach for them. "DAMN IT! I WANT THE COOKIES! KID! CAN I GET SOME HELP PLEASE?!? I can't even drop to the floor." I sighed and waited to see if I got a response from anyone.

"Just a minute." Kid yelled and walked in a few minutes after and smirked as he seen me. "You are in quite a pickle huh?" I sighed.

"Short stuff here can't reach the cookies or get down."

"Afraid of heights or of falling which one is it?" He laughed and helped me down then got the cookie jar down for me and handed it over.

"Thanks Kid." I gave him a cookie to enjoy. "They help your thinking Kid. Or at least I think they do...." I kissed Kid's cheek and moved against the counter and grabbed a cookie.

"Another kiss?" He asked then backed up and turned to go to the stairs.

"A person did once say the hero gets the kiss." I shoved a cookie in my mouth and took the jar to the living room.

"Then I am quite a hero indeed."

"The first one was a kiss for your sanity and a good night kiss. The second one was for helping me out. The hug.... I don't know why." I sat down on the couch and turned on the TV.

"I think you just enjoyed being in my arms...Why don't you come with me upstairs if you like it so much. I will hold you in my arms and we can think together." He chuckled and ate the cookie finally. Is this a test? What will happen if I say yes? Um... so he wants to cuddle? Weeeell, I did say whatever he wanted for the most part. I think he wants me to say yes. Maybe he doesn't hate me as much as I thought he did. I guess I can stop drawing on his face in invisible ink in the middle of the night.... Oh yeah, I need to go buy another pen for that. I ran out. It's my little secret, and if he ever finds out, this probably won't last. Pfft. I guess I'll say yes.

"Alright Kid...." I turned off the TV and got up and looked at him.

"Huh? You said wha- Okay." He blushed.

"Oh you weren't serious." I sat back down on the couch and laid down waiting for a reply.

"I never said that. Well looks like you didn't want to anyways. Goo-"

"I never said that either. I just thought you were messing with me because you thought that the fact that I might like to hug you is funny and cute. If you were serious and not messing with me, then I'll go. I don't like being alone and you know it." I looked over at him.

"Well I can not have you alone now can I? In specially if I am a hero. Come on, I was being serious." Wait, he was serious? Ok then... I stood up and walked over to Kid.

Kid's p.o.v.

I walked with Noire up the stairs and to my bedroom. I can not believe I punched that wall! What the hell Kid? My poor knuckles... I suffered knowing about her date with James since yesterday and honestly I hoped she wouldn't have much interested in him. Yet, if she likes him then why is she doing this? Does she pitty me for hurting my knuckles or is it because she is just wanted to give me her time so she is not alone and it is to thank me for getting her those cookies and helping her down....

"Kid, is something troubling you? If it's about James at all, I'll have you know: He is not boyfriend material. He's just a really cool friend who like mint and chocolate chip ice cream like me. We are not dating and last night was more of a hang out. Stein preferred me to say date over hang out for some strange reason. Why would he care?" She looked at me with confusion written all over her face.

"I...I don't know what you are talking about, why would that trouble me? He is just a friend and I gave him permission when he asked so...whatever."

"Well then. May I ask why you punched the wall?" She smirked at me with amusement lighting up her blue eyes.

"I didn't like the color, it has to many lines in it." She giggled.

"Kid, your bedroom is painted that."

"SOOOOO, I think Fade is right. We do need to remodel." I laid down on my bed and lifted the covers up and got under them then held them up and smirked, "Coming?" Noire's face went pink, and she walked over to me and laid down beside me under the covers without saying anything. "Why Don't you take a nap? I might be thinking for a while...I will wake you up later."

"O-ok.... Um.... Yeah." She turned over onto her side to where her back was to me.

"Noire, I don't want to spoon with you so just lay facing me, you can lay your head on my chest while I hold you."

"Kid, why are you all of a sudden interested in me?" She turned over and looked at me then scooted closer to me after a brief moment of hesitation and laid down next to me.

"Why did you say yes to laying with me silly if you are going to ask that. You said you would be lonely and I don't think a hero would let a girl stay lonely."

"So pity then." She put her head next to my chest and closed her eyes.

"Maybe." I picked up a book off of my nightstand as I wrapped one arm around her pulling her into a more comfy position getting comfy myself and opened up the book. "Good night Noire."

"Whatever." She peeked at my face after she said that smiling just a little.

"Oh you want to play that game?" I raised an eye brow and smirked as I started to close the book.

"A game huh?" She started to sit up.

"Whoa! Hey now, I was just playing, lay back down." I chuckled and opened up the book again.

"Fine." She laid back down and nestled up to me.

"That's more like it." I whispered more to myself and bit my bottom lip.

"Kid,"

"Noire."

"Why do you hate me?"

"Why do you think I hate you?"

"Well, you called me your nightmare once." She sighed and stayed still. I could feel her tense up a little.

"You are a beautiful one at that. You know..." I closed the book and laid it on the night stand and whispered softly to her. "I like a good nightmare."

"Soooo I shouldn't be scared of you anymore?" She whispered back.

"No. Not for now." I closed my eyes and decided I would leave it at that. She whispered something that I didn't quite catch. I tilted her head up.

"What was that?" I asked checking her face to see if she was ok...

"Hmm? What Kid?" Her blue eyes locked onto my golden ones.

"I was...Nothing." I smiled softly and let her face go and closed my eyes leaning my head back. Why are girls so complex? What did she say? Did she say something....Maybe I just was hearing things. I heard her giggle.

"I said 'thank you even if it is just pity'." I held back a smile and pretended not to hear her. I wonder... will she fall asleep before or after me? Just as I thought that I felt Noire relax and soon she didn't move anymore.

"Good night sweet cup cake." I whispered to her and chuckled. Yeahhhhh I still can not believe she just didn't go lay with Fade...Why me? I shall ask my diary that...

Fade's p.o.v

I woke up in my bed and looked around. The got up out of bed going to the bathroom. My head ached from the wound and I seen my forehead swollen a little when I took off the bandages and looked in the mirror. The good thing is it stopped bleeding. I stripped then took a shower being careful about the wound. It is still very tender and it hurts like a headache...or worse. Well of course it is worse...After the shower I put on some white shorts and a band t shirt that is mostly black. I looked through my bathroom and picked out some pain killers that don't knock me out and I took two. I put on some toe socks that went all the way up to my knees and walked downstairs to the kitchen fixing me an ice pack and put it on my head. What happened? Did someone knock me on the head while I slept or what! How long was I out anyways?

"FADE! You're up!" Noire ran into the kitchen and gave me a hug. "I'm glad that you are feeling better! You are, right?"

"If going from bleeding constantly on the head to feeling like I died and woke up only to feel like I have been hit by a car is better then yes." She looked towards the stairs then back at me. She looks angry a little....

"Damn Kid needs to watch you better when he is the only one around. Jeez, I'm gonna have to talk to him. Letting you sleepwalk down the stairs like that! Maybe he needs to go on vacation and clear his damn head!"

"What...sleepwalk...I don't sleep walk." I crossed my arms. DAMN HIM AND HIS LIES.

"Ok then. Give me a few seconds." She started to walk back up the stairs.

Noire's p.o.v.

I stomped up the stairs and went into Kid's room. I walked over to his sleeping body. He still has his arms where I was. Why does he have to be that way. Pity me, lie to me, then take a damn nap with me. I should have slept with Fade instead. At least she doesn't lie to me like that. Hey! Maybe I should mess with Kid to teach him a lesson about lying. I crawled back into his bed and maneuvered myself to where I was next to him again and sat up pretending to wake up.

"Kid. Wake up will ya?" I poked his sleeping face.

"Wh..What?" He opened his eyes and yawned.

"I thought about this. What if Fade wakes up and finds us here in the same bed? There will be no explaining to her." I faked worry.

"Well go lay with her silly. I never stop- well actually I did a few times but I never said you had to sleep with me." I mumbled something and blushed. "What? You still want to sleep in my arms? Okay. Go lock the door will that make you feel better?"

"I think I know why I want to be near you Kid." I actually blushed for real.

"Why is that?" He yawned once more and sat up.

"Kid I-I.... I think that the reason might be because I think you are cute." I looked towards the wall. Teach the lesson well Noire.

"Well I already knew that." He laid back down and pulled the covers over his face. "I don't think we should lay together no more."

"Good. I'm sick of you." I got up and stormed to the door pausing for a moment. "Kid, don't ever lie to me again. Got it?"

"I never lied to you."

"Ok, Sleepwalkers. Let's talk about that." I leaned against the wall. "Did you know that I actually just told you I thought you were cute to mess with you? But anyways, sleepwalkers Kid."

"Yeah...why are you saying that..."

"Fade doesn't sleepwalk." I stared at him.

"How would you know?"

"You are a very heavy sleeper Kid. I already got up and found Fade in the kitchen and asked her about it. Your sleepwalking story isn't true. I crawled back into bed after I talked to her. Pfft. Why would I think that you are cute. You are just always lying to me. I'm sick of it." I closed my eyes.

"Well then if you don't believe me I will have to show you, Fade does sleepwalk." He started to pull out his phone.

"Ok, Yeah she sleepwalks.... I kind of knew that because of the glass in her feet when I got mad at you for trying to hook me up with someone. But she didn't sleepwalk this time. This injury came from something else. Either you tell me, or I ask her what exactly happened. If I have to ask her, I'll just start hanging out with James more and stop talking to you." I looked at him. Which will be reaaaaally hard.

"Uh. You don't think I did it do you? Because I didn't. I found her running into a statue at the maze, she really is not to bright at looking ahead of her while she runs. So go ahead and ask her cause you will get the same story from her. And technically I didn't lie to you, I lied to Maka."

"And I told that lie to Stein. Anyways, Fade come join us." I smirked at Kid and Fade walked into the room from where she was listening outside. She only heard after he took out his phone though.

"Yeah? You needed me." Fade asked holding the ice pack over the wound.

"Did Kid give me the truth this time? It's a matter of urgency. Either I'm not gonna speak to him anymore and hang out with.... Oh yeeeeeaaaaah, she doesn't know about him.... Oops."

"Hang out with who Noire?" Fade pouted. I grabbed her and wrapped her in a hug.

"Screw James and Kid. I've got you and that's all I need right now. Boys are complicated and stupid lying brats." I glared at Kid.

Fade's p.o.v.

"Noire, that is cute but you do realize he was telling the truth? I was running and suddenly a statue popped up out of nowhere and well, I look like this now."

"Don't care. Kid will lie again to someone, and the next lie he throws my way is going to land on deaf ears." I could feel her glaring at Kid while she hugged me.

"Well...I think we should watch movies for the reamin- SHIT! We have to go to school." I panicked and looked for a clock.

"Shhhh. Only I do. You get off for getting hurt like that on your head. Training this afternoon had already been cancelled too. Maybe FOREVER." I felt her glare at Kid again. "But for now, you need to get some rest while I get your notes and figure out a way to forgive Kid. If I try." She started to pull me out of Kid's room who was staring at us wide eyed.

"When did training get cancelled?"

"I just cancelled it. Just stay away from me till I approach you."

"Hey you two stop fighting." I pulled Noire to my bedroom and hugged her. "You don't have to go to school without me, I am perfectly fine!"

"Fade, no. You aren't going to school for a little bit. I'll bring you your work after school, ok? And.... I need to tell you something...." Noire looked nervous.

"What is it?" I asked as I sat down on my bed.

"Ok, I'm gonna try to shorten it a little. Don't freak out at all!"

"Don't tell me you kissed a kitchen knife!" I joked. Noire giggled.

"No, not even close. While you were asleep last night, I went on a date...." She looked at me searching for any sign of me freaking out.

"You...went on a date? With who? What was he like! WHATS HIS NAME?" I giggled and laid back.

"I went on a date with a guy named James from school. He thought I was crazy when I asked him if he saw a Kid look alike. Anyways, after we cleared up I wasn't crazy, we agreed to hang out together at 7. DON'T TELL KID THAT I LEFT AT 7. I went to a movie and got ice cream with him. Stein happened to catch me trying to sneak out because I didn't want Kid to find out. He said that he preferred that I go on a date then hang out with someone. I don't get him at all. Anyways, I came home, and just about everyone was up except you. I tried to sneak back in, but Patti pointed me out to EVERYONE. Damn Patti. Kid asked me where I went and of course he scared the crap out of me just talking to me. He decided it could wait till morning, and then- are you sure you want the rest?"

"No. I am good from there!" I took in a deep breath. "I can't believe I slept that long and I am so hungry!" Noire looked at me then grinned.

"Stay right here Fade. I'm gonna give Kid's peace offering to you. He won't need it at all. Not right now." She ran out of the room and returned a few minutes later with a jar of cookies.

"You KNOW ME SO WELL!" I giggled as she handed them over then I started to eat them, this won't last me long though....