It was normal. Just like any other day at work. Bustles of students preparing for class, gossiping about the latest rumors.

"O-M-G! Did you hear about Kano and Tahaji? I heard they broke up two nights ago, and now Tahaji is already dating Kano's meister!"

"Seriously? I heard that Kano was the one to break it off, and he's dating this new young teacher!"

My annoying associate was bothering me about stupid things.

"Yahoo! Guess what? I heard-blah-blah-blah"

I drown him out. Unless he says something interesting.

"Dude, are you listening? There's this totally hot new substitute teacher coming in, and she might become a full-time teach! I sort of saw her earlier, and I'd totally bang her if I wasn't already with the smokin' librarian! I mean, since you're still single, you can have her. Oh, hey! I think that's her!"

"I'm sure Tsubaki would be over-joyed to hear you say that."

Never mind. I forgot. He doesn't say anything interesting.

Until I actually saw.


"Thanks," she said as she swiped the morning attendance out of my hand. Her lush, thick caramel hair blew cold but graceful air into my face. I was dumbstruck. My jaw dropped. My eyes were saucers.

"Yahoo! Dude! She totally just dissed you man!"

This snapped me out of my dillemma momentarily.

"You idiot!" I snapped. "Did you even look, Black Star? That's MAKA!"

"What? No way. She's too hot!"

"Look, you stupid dork!" I grabbed him by his freakin' blue spikes, and twisted his head to get a better look at the curvaceous figure confidently stepping into the middle of the room to take attendence.

"My name is Maka Albarn! Graduated top of my class, a three-star meister, creation of a death-scythe complete. Captured over four hundred Kishin eggs, and killed a dozen witches. I am your new co-instructor for combat technique! If you have any fears, any doubts about your training, get the hell out of here right now!"

Oh crap.