Chapter 1: Just Another Day

Soul and Maka walked hand-in-hand under the moonlight. Some would saythe scene was romantic, but what was really romantic was the fact that they were together. They had beaten the Kishin, but what was even more amazinging was that Soul had the courage to confess his true feelings to Maka. Now they were officially dating and just wanted to enjoy this newfound togetherness. They had thought that it would stay like this forever, that they would never let go of each others hands. Soul believed this with his whole heart. That is, until he met another girl that would change everything.

Serena let out a huge sigh as she collapsed in front of the grand doors of the Death Weapon Meister Academy or just DWMA, as she read in the pamphlet she was given before her flight from New York to Nevada. However, there were no planes straight into Death City. Serena had to fly to Vegas then take a two hour bus ride to this town in the middle of the barren desert.

How the hell did this happen? She thought as her eyes burned from staring into the blazing Sun as she lay on her back. She closed her eyes and breathed in the dusty air, felt the sweat drip down her forehead. She listened to the noise of the bustling city as she remembered a few days ago.

It started out as just any other ordinary day at her prestigious private school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. She wasn't lavishly rich though, since she was there on a partial academic scholarship, same as her older brother and sister. Though only her sister Holly graduated, her brother Daniel dropped out to go on tour with his punk-rock band.

Serena gained popularity there despite her "poor" status through her looks and skills as a cheerleader. One of the girls on the team Jenny became her best friend and helped reach the top of the social hierarchy.

Of course the day of the "Incident" was going like any other; Serena and Jenny were talking with some of their friends at the fountain in the middle of the courtyard at lunch when it happened. She didn't know what was happening. It started with terrified screams from the other side of the courtyard and then a lot of panicked students running past her. Serena quickly stood up to identify the cause of all the trouble, thinking it was someone with a gun who broke into the school. Instead she found herself faced with a giant monster. It was dark and shadowy with huge bloodthirsty eyes. That was really the clearest thing she remembered about that time, those evil eyes looking to devour her very soul. Serena stood there frozen, eyes locked with the monster, completely alone as everyone else ran out screaming. Good-bye, she thought.

"Give me your hand!" Someone behind her shouted. She whisked around to see a tall slender boy with dark hair and bright blue eyes extending his hand. She hesitated.

"Trust me," he said softly, encouraging. It looked like she had no choice. She clasped his hand and—

Nothing. Serena didn't remember anything that happened after that. She woke up in bed the next morning thinking it had all been a dream. Of course, reality came knocking, specifically in second period that next day when she was called into the principal's office.

She sat in the waiting room contemplating if she had done anything wrong or if she was getting an award (it was usually the latter). But when she was asked to step into the office she got a surprise of a different sort. The man who was sitting at the desk was not the principal, but an odd man with stitched clothing and a giant screw in his head.

"Have a seat," he said. Serena opened her mouth to ask where Mr. Miller, the principal, was, but he cut her off by saying, "I'm sure you're very confused right now. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dr. Franken Stein and I'm a teacher, and now apparently student recruiter, for the Death Weapon Meister Academy. This Academy teaches young people, like yourself, the necessary skills to fight with meisters and defend the world as you know it."

He paused to light a cigarette. He blew out the smoke and continued, "You are a weapon, which is a person who magically turns into a fighting mechanism to help defend the world and prevent the formation of Kishin, which is basically an evil soul like the one you saw yesterday. So in order to save to world you are transferring to the school."

"But I—" Serena started to say.

"It is also required by international law that you go. So pack your bags we'll see you on Monday!" He then ran out of the room. Serena just sat there, trying to grasp what he had just said.

Her parents were thrilled, thinking she was going to an extremely exclusive school, full scholarship. The DWMA had dropped off the plane ticket and a pamphlet called So You Found Out You're Actually a Magical Weapon. It was actually very helpful. It outlined the history of the DWMA and its rules and guidelines. A lot more helpful than Dr. Stein had been. Then she hopped on the plane with her suitcases and school backpack, the start of a long journey to her new life.

Serena then opened up her eyes again. The Sun was still too bright and she was still sweating profusely, but at least she had caught her breath. It took her a moment to realize that there was someone standing above her. She sat up quickly and looked at the figure.

"Hello. My name is Maka Albarn. Welcome to the Death Weapon Meister Academy."

(A/N): Just so you know this is my first fanfiction, so any review would be extremely helpful! Also, those of you who have read this before may know that I recently changed a few things in the story, including the title (Yikes! I'm really fickle), in an attempt to make it more interesting, since the main plotline isn't introduced until later.