*This is my first fic, this story follows the events of the anime after the last episode. Let's just say there will be quite enough twists, mysteries and of course adventures that will keep you wanting more. Maka will open up a door that will make the kishin fight look like a piece of cake. I own none of the Soul Eater characters.*
"You'd think after all the books I read I would be able to find information on this quickly." With a sigh the girl closes the book she was holding and placed it back on the shelf. She looked along the same row looking for another lead that might help her answer questions that seemed to never have an answer. Rubbing her tired eyes she looked around at the bookshelves surrounding her, the DWMA's (Death Weapon Meister Academy) library was very vast, a paradise for any scholar who could easily get lost amongst its knowledge…
"YAHOO! They added the new comic I've been waiting for! Finally I can see what happens to the GREAT Ghost Samurai! Although no one is GREATER than ME, BLACKSTAR!" With a roaring laughter, a boy with spiky blue hair, wearing a black sleeveless shirt tucked into white shorts, brought the girl back to reality. She peered down from the second floor to where a mountain of books was stacked in the middle of the giant library.
Sitting on the top of the pile was the boy she knew as Blackstar. With a groan she turned her attention back to the shelf. Her tired green eyes scanned for another book. She had spent all morning looking through this section of the library and the past three days researching the other sections that contained research about the abilities of those who had both Meister blood and weapon blood within them. Although it now seemed like a futile search because not many mentioned much since the person would only awaken one type while the other stayed dormant throughout their lifetimes. It was a rare for a person to be able to wield both bloods.
"Come on! The Great Ghost Samurai can't possibly be beaten so easily! This sucks!" yelled Blackstar. Anger surged through the girl and she ran to the edge of the balcony glaring down at Blackstar.
"THIS IS A FREAKING LIBRARY YOU IDIOT! You can't just go yelling randomly stupid! Honestly Blackstar can't you come out of that stupid world of yours every now and then!" Blackstar looked around trying to find the source of the voice then finally looked up at the girl that was pissed and glaring at him.
"Oh hey Maka! Sorry I didn't think anyone else would be in this boring place right now." Setting the book down, he easily jumped to the second floor balcony, somersaulting over the railing to land next to Maka.
"If this place is so boring then why are you here?"
"Professor Stein placed me in detention again and my punishment is to clean up this place. But I got distracted though. Trust me I would much rather be off doing cool stuff that a big star like me should be doing. Doesn't surprise me that a bookworm like you would be here though." His big smile was an indicator that he was using Blackstar humor again. Maka just frowned and faced another bookshelf, ignoring Blackstar.
"Hey Maka do you have a date or something?" blushing brightly, Maka turned to face Blackstar, stunned by the sudden remark.
"What makes you think that?!"
"You're wearing that dress for starters." Looking down at herself she had forgotten that she wasn't wearing her usual attire of the white blouse with a beige sweater vest and skirt. Tonight she was wearing a black dress that reached to her knees and had black heels. Her dark red shawl was hanging on her shoulders. She had let her hair down instead of having them in their usual pigtails.
"Oh, no it's not exactly a date. My father wants to have some quality time with me so he's taking me to a new restaurant that opened up in town."
"Hanging with your old man? And here I thought you hated him." Turning away from him she headed to the staircase.
"I dislike him that's all. Blair guilted me into accepting"
'Threatened me is more like it though' she thought with a scowl as she remembered how the magical cat had threatened to turn her into a toad for an entire day had she not accepted going. Blackstar followed her as they went back down to the first level.
"You should give him a chance you know. He really seems to be trying to bond with you." Coming to a halt Maka turns to glare at him.
"Let's get this straight, just because I dislike him instead of hating him doesn't mean I forgive all the crap he did in the past. And besides, when did you start caring about such sentimental things?" With a shrug he walked passed her and picked up a pile of books. Walking across the room he spoke to her.
"I just feel sorry for the pathetic way the guy acts. And how his daughter is a cold hearted bitch." With anger surging through her again, Maka storms after Blackstar to give him a piece of her mind. As she rounds the corner of a row of bookshelves however, he is nowhere to be seen.
"Damn it you jerk, get out here!" She yelled as she looked around for him. A hand to her shoulder makes her turn around ready to lash out at Blackstar.
"Geez Maka what has you all worked up?"
"Soul? How did you find me?"
"Hmph easy, really. You seem to spend all of your time here lately. So since you we're running late I decided to come get you." Looking him over she realized that he was dressed formally instead of his regular relaxed attire. He sported his favorite black suit with a red tie and his white hair was in its usual spiky style.
"Ah crap! I completely lost track of time! Wait what do you mean we?"
"Oh come on Maka, you know I would never abandon you. We are partners right? So I'll be there to ease the outing with your dad alright." Grabbing her hand, they rushed to the front of the academy.
"Yea right, you have been dying to try the new food at the restaurant! That's the real reason isn't it!" Looking back at her over his shoulder, he gives her an innocent grin. With a groan she allows him to lead her.
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As they grew farther from the library, A figure watched their retreating forms with a grin. Blackstar laughed as his eyes turned pure black and he suddenly vanished in a black smoke, leaving no trace behind.
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"…So he called me a cold-hearted bitch. That's why I was yelling" Maka said while they rode a taxi to the restaurant. The trip from the Academy to the restaurant would only take a couple of minutes but Maka wasn't able to get Blackstar's last words to her out of her head. Soul, noticing her behavior wanted to know what had occurred back there.
"Hmm even for Blackstar that's kind of harsh. Wonder what got under his skin. He was probably just cranky that he got Detention on a Saturday and wanted to take it out on you. Still, not cool."
"That's the thing though it really just came out of nowhere, he was in his regular Blackstar attitude when we started talking but that last part really came out of nowhere. AARRRGGHHH he really knows how to push my buttons! Damn that arrogant moron sometimes I just want to…"
"Hey, HEY! Will you calm down already? Geez look if you get all worked up now then you are going to take it out on your old man and the lunch will be ruined so will you get a grip?!" with a deep breath, Maka leaned back into her seat and started to tame her anger. Something was off she knew it but she just didn't know what…
"By the way what have you been looking into that you spend more time in the library?" Looking outside Maka considered telling Soul the truth. He was her partner after all but…
"There's no point in hiding it I guess. I've been researching the possibilities of what a person with both weapon blood and Meister blood could do. If both powers could co-exist and the person be able to use either one at will…just imagine the advantages that could bring." He looked at her with a scowl.
"You mean that after the fight with the Kishin, when you were able to summon your own blades…but you were unconscious then right?" She nodded. Sighing she looked at Soul.
"I know what you're thinking. I'm not planning on leaving you and just master this new ability. All I want to know is if this has happened before? Think about it, I could use it as both a back-up and for defense or offense. I could combine it with you to create a new fighting style. The thing is, every time I try to summon even a small blade I feel…nothing."
"Have you asked Professor Stein about it?" She nodded as she looked out the window to the passing streets, remembering the conversation.
"Professor is there any way for me to harness this power? To be able to wield it at will?"
Stein, Maka, and Lord Death were meeting at the Death room at the insistence of Lord Death. Stein turned the screw imbedded in his head before answering.
"You must understand something Maka, Even though there have been others whom are children of weapon and Meister parents, only one blood of either seems to awaken. It seems that even after a lifetime of training in harnessing either power, a person can only achieve one. It has been possible in rare instances however for a person to awaken the other blood but at an extremely minimal level."
"I asked Stein to research more about this case since you have been the only one to wield such power so strongly. Only those present at the battle and in the Death room know about that. We have wanted to keep this a secret until we can know more about it. The last thing we need is to put you in danger unnecessarily. Even though you were unconscious it is still an amazing thing you did but until we have more info I would rather you not be too concerned about this."
"Lord Death and Professor Stein both had different speculations about it. There have been some cases where a Meister could summon a small part of a weapon but nothing like what I did where I summoned so many blades." Soul looked down at his own hands.
'Yea, even for me it's impossible to summon more than one blade at a time by myself. I guess it was stupid of me to even think she would abandon me and our goal to make me into a Death scythe.' He thought as the taxi stopped in front of a building. A doorman opened their door to help Maka out while Soul paid the driver. Maka felt her breath taken away as she saw how the restaurant looked like. It had a mix of both Japanese architecture and gothic architecture. It was two stories from what she could see and the customers could eat in the second story balcony to enjoy the view of the city.
"I gotta say this place sure looks fancy. Come on I'm starving." Soul walked ahead of Maka as the door man held the door open for them.
"Is food the only thing you think of Soul?" passing the doorman and into the restaurant they were greeted by a beautiful woman who was the hostess. She wore a long sleeved blue blouse with a black skirt. Her heels made Maka's feet cringe as the heels were so high she thought the woman's feet would pop out at any minute. Her hazel eyes and blond hair complimented her look.
"Welcome, do you have a reservation?" she asked looking up at Soul who seemed to completely forget how to speak. All he could do was grin like an idiot and stutter.
"Honestly all men are morons." Maka whispered to herself.
"Yes there should be a reservation under Albarn or Death Scythe." She said to the hostess while elbowing Soul roughly. He staggered a bit but seemed to recover himself…somewhat. The hostess scanned her clipboard.
"Let's see…ah yes here we go. I'll show you to your table, please follow me." Leading them through an archway the duo were fascinated by the inner décor as again both Japanese and gothic styles combined to enhance the beauty and mystery of one another.
A man that was sitting at a nearby table suddenly stood up, bumped into a waiter that was carrying desserts on a tray and spilled his cargo all over the man.
"God-dammit you fucking moron! Do you know how much this suit cost?! You'd better be able to pay for this you insignificant worm otherwise…" Outraged the man wearing a dark purple suit tried to clean off the cake on his shirt.
"Please sir my apologies! I didn't see that you stand up I…"
"Are you saying it's my fault you worm?! I'll just have to teach you your place you pathetic shit head!" The man in the suit said as he grabbed the waiter by the shirt collar with his left hand and pulled back his right hand in a fist ready to strike him. Everyone's attention was to them as all the chatter stopped. Maka and Soul were about to rush to the waiters' aid when a man grabbed the guy's fist.
"Enough."
*Alright this is the end of chapter one. Chapter 2 will be posted as soon as possible until then I will leave you guessing as to what will happen next*