A/N: …Hi. I've recently gotten myself re-obsessed with Soul Eater. (Partially because I reread CuteCat213's fanfiction, the Birth of DeathStar. You should really go read it some time.) So…here's a new fanfiction…I hope you like, and drop a review? I don't mind CONSTRUCTIVE CRITIQUE but flamers make me laugh, because you flamers really suck at it. YOU CAN'T HURT ME OVER THE INTERNET SUCKERS.
Warnings: There will be swearing, the occasional inappropriate joke, violence, and homosexuality. Please do not read if you dislike any of these things. Additionally, this fanfiction is based off the manga of Soul Eater, so if you have only watched the anime, then this will be a very different, or if you plan to read the manga, there will be spoilers. Also, there will be OCs, but they will not be paired with canon characters, even if they play major roles, such as the villains.
Pairings: [Death the Kid/Black Star] [Soul/Maka] mild [Oxford/Kim] [Harvar/Jackie] [Tsubaki/Liz] [Stein/Marie]
Ahem. Without further ado…here we go.
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"So, what did you call me alone here for, Kid?"
Black Star has just received a call—whatever the mirror thing was called—from Death the Kid, telling him to go the Death Room—alone. And that's strange, because usually whenever he receives missions, Tsubaki is involved.
"You've done solo missions before, am I correct?"
That question catches Black Star off guard. An undignified "Eh?" escapes his lips before his brain catches up with the surprise. "Of course I have. Well, only two or three times. And they were only for two or three days."
Kid chuckles softly. "Well, I have a solo long-term mission for you this time. Tsubaki recently agreed to train with Stein, if you remember, so I can't send her with you; but I don't think you'd be willing to take her along anyway."
Black Star winces. "That dangerous? And you're not sending Soul and Maka because…?"
"Russia," Kid replies. "There's been a strange amount of Kishin activity, and I can't risk sending Soul because of the madness soul wavelength detected there. I can't go because the situation isn't dire enough for a Shinigami to take action, and there's always a threat that something will attack Death City. I can't send any other members of Spartoi. I haven't sent you on any missions for a while now anyway, since the Asura incident, so I'm assuming you're quite eager for a mission."
He nods as a response. "I see. I hope I'm not too rusty though." Black Star grins brightly. "But I'll be sure to come back."
Kid can't help but smile faintly as a response. "You'd better. You're not allowed to defect from our ranks, Black Star. Spartoi is small as it is."
"In other words, it's rare to find people as talented as me!" Black Star responds, snickering. "I'm flattered, Kid. Really." His expression goes serious a moment later. "How long do you give me for the mission?"
The Shinigami pauses to think for a moment. "It would take Soul and Maka about a week to complete it. For you and Tsubaki together, I have no doubts that it would take you less than five days. But you alone, I give you ten days. If you're not back within two weeks, I'll personally hunt your sorry ass down and bring you back."
"Okay. If there are any…complications…I'll contact you," Black Star tells him in a confident and reassuring tone and it does calm Kid's worry a little, even though he hears the unspoken or I'll try to contact you hanging in the air between them. "When does the mission start?"
"Tomorrow," Kid informs him. "Sorry about telling you on such a short notice." Black Star responds to this by nodding.
"Wish me luck, okay?" Black Star smiles—it isn't genuine, and Kid knows that because he knows Black Star well enough, and it only stirs up more worry—and is waving a bandaged arm at him as he leaves the Death Room.
Death the Kid doesn't know that he will be seeing him smile like that a lot more in the future.
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One week in, and Death the Kid is congratulating himself on not worrying himself sick and acting relatively normally. Tsubaki is pretty upset about the prospect of her meister leaving on his own, but with some coaxing from Liz, has forgiven Kid…mostly.
The days have gone by, seemingly dragging themselves on as long as possible, which seriously irks Kid a lot. He tries to remind himself that it's only been seven days, that Black Star has three more days to get back. But honestly, he doesn't think that he'll be able to hold himself back from going to find Black Star if he goes over ten days…even though he gave him two weeks.
Good god… Kid frowns, realizing that if he uses the term "god", he's referring to himself. Basically, he's cursing with his own name…this train of thought is seriously stressing him out. Good god, I'm acting like a fucking high school girl with a crush. Which isn't all that far from the truth, actually.
Kid can't help but wonder just how he's going to survive the next three days…if Black Star even comes back within three days.
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Every single person notified of the mission is worried sick. Tsubaki is distraught. Kid remembers his promise and manages to not go out there to Russia and find Black Star. Two weeks. He can't go in until he reaches the deadline, and yet, by the fourth day that Black Star's late, he's calling a meeting of all of Spartoi.
"As all of you should know, Black Star was sent on a solo mission exactly fourteen days ago," Kid begins, and the people sitting at the Death manor's dining table nod grimly, knowing exactly what's to come. "I gave him ten days to complete the mission, and two weeks for extra time before we go in to find him."
"We understand that," Stein says dully. He doesn't seem all that affected by Black Star's disappearance, if affected at all…but this is Stein, so Kid doesn't find that strange. "Why did you call this meeting? We aren't going to go out to find him until the two weeks are out, and I believe there are still ten days left."
Kid hates Stein's blatant logic. He hates how Stein is perfectly cool and calm. He hates how Stein can act like Black Star's disappearance isn't a big deal at all. Taking in a shuddering breath, Kid continues. "I haven't heard from him at all. He promised to contact me if anything is wrong."
Maka puts in her own two cents. "But that's Black Star for you, he never tells us if there are complications, because of his own hardheaded idiocy."
The Shinigami sighs. "I'm especially worried because Maba and the council of witches contacted me this morning."
Immediately the room dissolves into worried chattering and Kid narrows his yellow eyes in frustration. He doubts his father had this much trouble controlling the DWMA.
"Can you all please shut your traps so I can tell you what's going on?" he grinds out, clearly irritated. When they finally do shut up, Kid breathes a sigh of relief.
"Thank you. Back to the topic, Maba informed me that a fox witch has defected from her ranks and headed to Russia." The room is deathly silent, almost as if there is nobody in the room.
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A/N: I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of Unmasked. ^^