My protector.

Souls POV

"Congratulations, you're expecting a baby!" Those words ran through my head over and over again. I didn't know how to think or what emotions were acceptable for me to feel. I want to be happy, I mean I'm going to be a father, but we still haven't finished high school yet. What were we going to do when the baby finally came anyway? Maka and I can't just quit being partners. Wait, they'll make Maka stay home, away from missions while she's pregnant. That means I'll be assigned a temporary partner for the nine months. I can't work with another partner, it won't be the same and my work won't be as good. Not to mention there are no other scythe meister currently at the DWMD, meaning I'll paired with someone with no experience using a scythe. Not to mention Maka hates not being able to fight or go on missions, not being able to do so for nine months will make her more than just moody. I look over to Maka to see that her face has the blank expression as she usually has when she thinks to much. I reach over to her hand and take it into mine gently.

"Are you okay Maka? What are you thinking?" I say in a soothing manner. She shakes her head a bit getting out of her trance, then looks at me with a small smile.

"I'm okay, but I don't know what I'm thinking. I'm not sure how to react, I'm not even sure if I'm ready" Maka said as her smile continued to fade.

"Well I don't think I'm really ready either. What do you want to do? I'll support anything you decide, Maka" I say wanting to reassure her that he didn't have to do anything she didn't want to go through with.

"That's the thing Soul, I'm not ready, but I want to have this baby. That may be an irresponsible thing for me to say but I want this baby and all the struggles it gives us. I know it's your decision to make as well and you probably have something to say on the matter. I'm willing to work something out together" Maka explains. Now even though having this baby may have some set backs, but I never truly said I didn't want to have the baby. I do want this baby, I want this baby more than anything in the world. Being a father would be such a blessing to me and my life. I also couldn't make Maka give the baby up for adoption or have her get an abortion either, after all I didn't want that either. I understand we're going to struggle but at least we'll struggle together.

"I want this baby just as much as you do Maka. We're going to struggle and I'm willing to do the best that I possibly can for us. We're a team, and we'll be a great team at this too" I say, my grip on her hand tightened a bit. Her smile returned to her face and she looked at me with her big bright green eyes like she was the happiest girl in the world.

"Thank you Soul, I was scared you would want a baby right now" Maka said.

"Of course I want this baby, it's not like it's just my baby, it's our baby. That means that they will be adorable, smart and cool. Plus this finally gives us the excuse to move our stuff into one bedroom." I explain. I've been wanting to move Maka's stuff into my room for months now but I've never been able to find an excuse other than that's where she sleeps most of the time. She laughed at the remark, and leaned in to give me a kiss on the cheek. I turned my head at the last second to give her a real kiss. She giggled against my lips as she tried to kiss me back. We parted and rested our foreheads on each other. She looked happy but at the same time I could feel her shaking a bit. She was just as scared as I was, this was really big for both of us. Taking care of another human being is a big responsibility and a huge change in our lives.

"How are we going to tell everybody?" Maka asked. I never even thought about how we were going to tell everyone. It's a pretty big deal and telling everyone one one at a time would be a hassle.

"How about the only people we tell separately are our parents, and the rest we can throw a get together for" I say before kissing her head.

"And how are we gonna do that?" She asked.

"Well I'll probably just send a letter announcing the engagement and the baby to my parents. We'll tell your dad face to face and you can decide how to tell your mother. Speaking of which, when do you think I'll be able to meet your mother?" I ask.

"She's been really busy, maybe I'd be able to talk her into coming down for a visit soon" Maka says. They talk and video chat all the time, you were to think that her mother would visit more often, but from what I heard, she's only came to visit once but it was only for a couple of hours.

"If that's the case I hope she can stay for the announcement party, I got something planned for her" I say.