The One And Only?

by Alya Spruce

Amara is a normal girl with a not so normal past. Living with the family of her mother's best friend, she's grown up loved. But she's avoided their son for the past three years. Why? He's a scythe. The one and only Weapon in his family. But what happens when he and Amara are both accepted to the DWMA? Can the two work as a team and prepare for their new fate? Altered canon

1. Chapter 1

A/N: I know, i know. I'm starting a new story, even though I never update my other ones. Look, if your schedule was as hectic as mine, you'd understand. So I've begun reading Soul Eater. I got this idea and I've been working on it for a while now. Hope you enjoy.

A sound soul,

Dwells within a sound mind,

And a sound body.

Chapter One: Students

Amara stared down at the letter in her hand. It was signed by Shinigami-sama of the Death's Weapon and Meister Academy. She'd... She'd been accepted.

"Congratulations Amara!" Nanami and Kira cheered.

Amara looked up at them.

"I-I don't understand. I'm not a Weapon, and I can't be a Meister. I'm not like my cousin and aunt" she said.

"Well, Shinigami-sama must believe otherwise" Nanami said quietly.

"Yeah! I bet you're gonna be the best Meister EVER!" the six year old Kira said happily.

Amara couldn't help but smile.

"Alright. I'll... I'll go. I'm gonna start getting packed" she said, running up the stairs.

As she passed a certain door, she slowed. It was open. She looked at it for a moment, then at the letter in her hand. She sighed and looked up again. She stepped towards the door.

"Knock knock..." She said quietly.

A boy with dark grayish-blue hair turned in his swivel chair.

"Hmm? Amara?"

"Uh... Hey Akiri..." She said quietly.

"Something wrong? I don't think you'd come to me if something wasn't"

"No, no. Nothing's wrong. I just..." She looked at the floor for a moment, then the letter. She sighed quietly and looked up.

"You got one too, right?" She asked, holding up the paper.

Akiri looked slightly surprised, but nodded.

"Look, I really wanna do well there, and I want to apologize. I haven't exactly been the best permanent houseguest. I wanted to apologize. I just... Finding out you were a Weapon freaked me out."

"Don't sweat it. It's not like you're the only person who got scared. A lot of people left me."

"Well, we have a fresh start. And I was wondering... Would you be my partner?"

Akiri looked surprised again. Then he smiled, fangs showing a little.

"Think you can handle a scythe?"

Amara smiled back.

"I'm not as weak as you think" she said happily.

They laughed a little.

"I guess we should get packing. There's a mingle or something tomorrow, and school starts the next day. I'll see you in the morning... Partner" Amara said, holding out her hand. Akiri grasped it in a firm shake.

## THE NEXT MORNING ##

"Good luck you two!" Nanami called.

"We'll be fine mom" Akiri said exasperatedly. He laced his fingers into Amara's and they walked into the large school.

Amara was in wonder. She'd never been to the DWMA before. It was so big. It almost overwhelmed her just to look at it. She snapped out of it when she spotted her cousin. She smiled largely and let go of Akiri's hand, running over to the other Meister.

"Maka!" She called. The blonde girl turned to look at her. She smiled.

"Amara! It's so good to see you!" She said, embracing her hyperactive relative.

Akiri followed Amara over to the older students. A boy with white hair raised an eyebrow at the two girls.

"Mind introducing?" He said, slightly sarcastically. Maka glared at him.

"Soul, this is my cousin, Amara Tsunori. Amara, this is my Weapon partner, Soul Evens" she said.

"It's nice to meet you Soul! This is my Weapon partner, Akiri Makota" Amara said. Akiri smiled lightly.

"Cousin? Are ya sure she isn't another one of your sisters? Your dad-" Akiri barely had time to block the blow.

"Careful there Maka. You dropped your book" he said, handing the large tome back to her.

"H-how did you...?"

Amara smiled. This was just like the Akiri she'd known. Always standing up for people.

"He's pretty fast, isn't he?" She said. Maka and Soul nodded, still slightly shocked. "Guess that's a perk of being a scythe. Speed is increased"

"You're a scythe?!" Maka and Soul exclaimed. Ok, now they were even more confuse. Akiri nodded.

"Amara tells me your father is a scythe as well, Maka-chan" he said.

"And he ain't the only one" Soul said. He stepped back a few feet and his arm became a scythe blade. Akiri's mouth quirked up at the corner a bit.

"Good. I'll have proper competition. And since Maka and Amara are cousins, they should be fairly evenly matched as well" he said.

"Pfft. Like you two will ever catch up to us. Come on Maka, Shinigami-sama will want us to get these two registered" Soul said. This time it wasn't Maka.

"It slipped" Akiri said innocently.

Soul grumbled and walked away, rubbing his head.

"Sorry about him. Come on, I'll take you to Shinigami-sama so we can get you two registered as a team" Maka said. Akiri nodded and grasped Amara's hand again. Amara smiled and the two followed the older Meister and Weapon.

## A FEW MINUTES LATER ##

"So what about the mixer thing?" Amara said to her cousin.

"Hmm? Oh, that's for Meisters and Weapons who aren't yet paired. Since you two are, you don't need to go" Maka said.

"Lucky them. We gotta be representatives for the lousy freshies" Soul said.

"MAKA-CHOP!" Akiri didn't even try to stop it. In fact, he laughed.

"How is it you don't dodge those? I mean, it's simple enough" he said. He suddenly stepped to one side, letting go of Amara. Maka stood there with a book in hand, right where Akiri's head had been, looking quite surprised. Amara sighed.

"Akiri, please. Don't show off like that" she said. "You'll become as conceited as Soul"

"Just wait until you meet Black Star" Maka said. "But you shouldn't have to worry about him until tomorrow"

"DID SOMEONE SAY THE GOD'S NAME?!"

Maka groaned. Soul rolled his eyes. Amara giggled. Akiri took his place back beside Amara. A few seconds later a boy with spiky blue hair, followed by a girl with long black hair, stood before the Meisters and Weapons.

"I'M BLACK STAR! I'M BEYO-!" the blue haired boy was cut off by Akiri's hand clamping over his mouth.

"Calm down. We aren't a giant crowd" he said calmly.

"Sorry about him. I'm Tsubaki Nakatsukasa" the girl said.

"I'm Akiri Makota, Weapon"

"And I'm his Meister, Amara Tsunori"

"It's nice to meet you. Um, Akiri, could you let him go?" Tsubaki pointed at BlackStar's mouth. Tsubaki sighed, shaking her head sadly.

"That's two down. Now we just need to introduce them to Kid and the Thompson's" Soul said.

"Think we could get a quick tour of the school?" Amara asked. Maka looked at her watch.

"I don't think we'll have time. We have to get you two to your apartment and then get back here for registration" she said.

"Ok. Mind showing us the way?"

"Of course. Just follow us" Maka said. She and Soul led them through Death City, towards a large apartment building.

"Which one is ours?" Akiri asked, hand still over Black Star's mouth.

"Yours is..." Maka looked at the slip of paper Shinigami-sama had given her. "Huh. Right next to the one Soul and I share. Weird."

Maka led the way, the others in toe. When they reached the door she handed Akiri and Amara each a key.

"This one is yours. You each get a key, keep it safe. We can walk with you tomorrow morning if you'd like" she said. Amara looked at Akiri, then back at Maka.

"I think we'll be fine. You two should head back to the school" she said. Maka nodded. And she and Soul ran off, Tsubaki and Black Star following. Amara unlocked the door and went inside, Akiri in toe.

A/N: So that's the end of chapter one. Hope you liked it. Hope you don't hate me for not updating my other stories. Please, R&R.