Chapter 1
A New Day
Outside the DWMA
Death the Kid stared at the staircase leading up to the DWMA. Just another normal day in Death City. It was nice outside, the air was warm, and the other students would have been outside, had it not been almost 8:00.
"Kid, why are we always late to class?" Patti cheerfully asked.
"I told you, Patti, 8 are much better," Kid replied.
"Yeah, but it wouldn't be bad to get here on time for once," Liz tiredly said. But Kid was already staring at the school.
Perfectly symmetrical, as always. Kid loved the school, and was looking forward to running it one day. Although he would probably stop that crazy Dr. Stein from being a teacher (he was too valuable to let go altogether) he wouldn't change a single thing about the school. The trio of students continued up the stone stairs, not paying much attention to their surroundings. Not much changed at the DWMA, and if changes did occur, they didn't last for very long. Lord Death liked it that way.
"Hey, Kid! Look!" Patti yelled, already ahead of them.
Ugh, Kid thought. Probably some papers a student dropped or something. But what Patti found was different: a trail of dried red liquid on the warm pavement.
Kid stammered. "Wh-what is this?
"Whoever it was, they were hurt pretty bad," Liz claimed. They raced up the stairs, both eager and scared for what lay at the top.
Inside Dr. Stein's classroom
"Where is Kid? I'm starting to get worried about the three of them."
Maka sat at her desk, listening to Dr. Stein giving a lecture on how demon weapons were created (and possibly the only one taking notes) but at the sound of Tsubaki's voice she turned her head.
"What do you mean? It's only 8:13. His lateness is to the point where Dr. Stein doesn't even care, so I wouldn't worry too much."
"Yeah," Soul interjected, "but he's always here at 8. He would have a heart attack otherwise."
"Okay, you're right," Maka said. "But, where is he then?"
Tsubaki turned away, a worried look on her face. She didn't want to give away anything about how worried she really was. Could something have happened to him before they got to the school?
No, that's impossible, she thought. He's a Reaper. I'm sure he's fine.
Suddenly, the door burst open, revealing the young Reaper himself. His hands and suit were covered in blood, and he was panting.
"WHAT? KID, ARE YOU OKAY!?" Tsubaki screamed.
"What the hell happened?" Soul yelled.
"Ah, Kid. So glad you could join us," Dr. Stein calmly spoke.
"Dr. Stein," Kid rasped in between breaths.
"You've got to come with me. Something's happened.
Hey guys! InsanityPasta here. This is my first story (at least the first one I put on this site). Sorry this chapter was so short, but just wait a bit. The good stuff will come around Chapter 3. I'm not some sort of review hog, or someone who is emotional about it. I just do this for the writing. But reviews, ideas, donations (haha, kidding about that last one) are appreciated, and I'll respond to them. I don't know how long this is going to be, or if I can update it with any form of regularity, but I'm sure it'll be fun.