Soul Eater Chronicles: Broken Resonance Episode 1: Cool Steamy Hot! Night: An Uninvited Guest?
Nightfall—it's already been a few hours since the Shinigami's faithful announcement. Shibusen has closed up for the night and the students have all gone home. The cool summer breeze swept across the desert and entered Death City. The Sniggering Moon has risen and illuminates the city with its pale glow.
It was a cool, peaceful night. A perfect night to be up and about which is exactly the case for Soul and Maka's unwanted guest, Blair the cat. After a busy night's work at the Chuppa-cabras night club, Blair happily makes her way towards her new home in the woods. Due to the chaos released by Asura, Maka and Soul have rarely gone home. By the time they did, the tension was always through the roof. So, being the ever thoughtful person, Blair decided to move out for a bit and let things cool down. She relocated her pumpkin house somewhere closer to Death City. However, she placed her home a distance away to hide it from any curious onlookers.
"It's such a beautiful night, nyahhh," she walked across the sands in her cat form, followed by a floating grocery bag. It wasn't long before reaching her home, she noticed that the lights were on inside.
"Did I forget to turn off the lights?" she transformed into her human form and tried the door. It was still locked. She sighed with relief. The locked door means that no one has broken in.
"Pumpumkin-Pumkin," she chanted and this unlocked the door. She made her way inside and was about set the groceries on the table when a small black pot caught her eye. It was steaming on her stove. She took a peek and a mouthwatering aroma filled her senses.
"Chicken?" examining the contents with a ladle, she discovered it to be a well-made chicken hotpot. She tasted the soup—heavenly! She took several sips again just to make sure she wasn't imagining things. Afterwards, she looked around for the cook. She feared nothing since; after all, someone who's good enough to make such a delicacy can't be that bad.
So as not to alert the intruder of her presence, she transformed back into cat form. Since her bedroom was empty, she stuck her head into the bathroom to check. The sound of splashing, bubbles and the sight of steam were clear indications of someone using the bathtub. She entered and tried to peer through the steam barrier.
"It's rude to peep at others," a voice said.
"Who are you, nyahhh?" she said and turned back into human form. The steam cleared a bit and revealed a red-haired young girl, who was lounging around in the tub.
"You've forgotten who I am?" the stranger gave her a seductive look.
"I guess. Who are you? How did you get in here?" she asked politely. Without any warning, the beautiful stranger stood up and showed herself in full splendor. Her body was still dripping with warm soapy water. The smooth silk-like soft skin, proportional body parts, and slender built made the cat blush with envy.
"Can you hand me a towel?" she turned on the shower to rinse herself. Without thinking, the cat complied and handed her own personal towel to the stranger. The latter thanked the former.
"Who are you?" repeated the cat. Her unwelcomed guest ignored her and continued to the bedroom. There, she sat on the bed and beckoned her to come closer. She felt uneasy about the whole thing, but complied anyway.
"Turn into a cat for me, why don't cha?" the person said and she does so. Afterwards, she was motioned to the person's lap. She doesn't know why she's so amenable, but readily complies.
"My, how much you've grown," the stranger said, scratching the cat's ears. Her constant stroking and her knowledge of the feline's sweet spots sparked a very old memory.
In that memory was a much younger version of Blair the cat. She was perched on the lap of a child, whose face she couldn't see. During that time, she didn't have her hat yet so she looked more like an ordinary kitten. She looked so very happy, yet the child was weeping. Around them was the pumpkin house. It was trashed, everything was tossed around. The girl kept weeping, while young Blair could only look at her with empathic eyes. Something terrible must have happened.
"Who was that person?" For some reason, Blair could stop the tears from flowing from her eyes. She didn't know she even had a memory like that, yet it struck her heart like a knife. Before she realized, she had transformed back into her human form. Meanwhile, her guest was already dressed in black Halloween-themed pajamas.
"I'm surprised you still have a memory of that day," she remarked. Blair followed her to the kitchen where they enjoyed the chicken hotpot. With tasty food in her mouth, she didn't mind that the other person was dressed in such a manner or the fact that this person hadn't introduced herself yet.
"Are you going to stay here? There's only one bed, you know," mumbled the cat.
"That's okay," she paused to swallow her food, "We'll be sleeping together." At that instant, Blair the cat almost choked.
"I'll be gentle. I promise," she whispered, and winked.
"EXCUSE ME!?!"
Back at Death City, in Shibusen, Crona sits alone in her quarters. Dressed in dark-colored jammies, she sits cross-legged on her bed. With the moon at her back, she sees nothing before her but her very own shadow.
"Where are you?"
Author's Notes: To my valued readers, I would like to thank you all for being with me up to this point. With "Broken Resonance" I'll try to better myself and further improve the story. However, unlike my previous work, I'll try to focus more on the relationships of the characters. This is uncharted territory. So please, bear with me. Thank you for your time.