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It was another mundane day at Shibusen. Professors droned on, students gossiped, and not a single person had a care in the world. Only, this didn't apply to Karma- she thought that when Kid-sama declared a truce with the witches that everything would be better, but no. She was scored for being who she was. She sighed, walking towards the locker room for gym, passing by another outcast of the school- Ash.
Ash was eating his lunch in the school locker room since no one wanted to sit with a demon like him. Kids, who were brave enough to even talk to him, always teased him for not being able to find a partner. When he heard footsteps coming his way he immediately hid in a nearby shadow in the corner of the locker room, leaving his lunch on the bench.
Karma rolled her eyes as she saw him hide. "I can see you," she called out to the shadows, hoping he would emerge. She had no issues with him, but it seemed that everyone was afraid of her since they ran and hid whenever she approached.
He slowly came out. "Here to bully me too?"
"Bully you? You honestly think I would do that? Everyone here hates me, so why would I have a reason to be a bitch to you?" she said, arms crossed.
He let out a sigh of relief. "Because everyone hates me too…"
A sad frown crossed her face. She couldn't believe that people could be so shallow minded as to torment people for being different. "Are you a weapon or a meister?" she asked, trying to move the conversation to a lighter note. She was in search of a weapon, desperate actually. If she went any longer without one, she was sure to be kicked out.
"A weapon. What about you?"
She gave him a small smile. "I'm a meister. Want to be partners? I'm looking for a weapon," she asked.
"How good are you with wielding a chain scythe?"
"I-I've never had the opportunity to wield any weapon yet," she admitted, embarrassed.
He sighed. "Well that might be a problem for us…. Want to try it now?"
"Sure," she said, waiting for him to transform. She hoped that this would work.
He transformed into a chain scythe and landed in her hands.
She tested out the weight of the scythe, liking how it fit comfortably in her hands. She was able to spin it around easily and her soul was able to connect to his wavelength quickly and she grinned. This was going to work out perfectly.
"So what do you think?" He asked shyly. He was terrified that he wasn't good enough for her to be her weapon.
"I think we have the start to a wonderful partnership," she smiled, tossing him into the air so he could transform back to his human self.
He transformed back into a human and crashed into the lockers. "Damn it… I need to work on my landing." He groaned a bit and rubbed the back of his head.
She tried to stifle her giggles but failed miserably. "Don't worry, we have some time to perfect it," she laughed, extending her hand to help him up.
He blushed hard and took her offer to help him up.
"Guess this means we'll have to go talk to Shinigami-sama about our partnership and living arrangements," she said, sticking her hands in her pockets.
He nodded. "Wanna go now?"
She shrugged her shoulders in a silent agreement, already making her way to the Death Room with him in tow.
He followed her and when they got to the death room he shyly hid behind her.
"You can't hide behind me forever, you know," she murmured to him before coughing to get Shinigami-sama's attention.
"Hey there kids! What's up?" he asked in a cheerful voice.
"Ash and I are here to talk to you about partnering up," Karma said, nudging the scythe lightly.
"I-I know but I'm still scared…" He whimpered a bit before coming out from behind Karma.
"You two are going to be partners?" Shinigami-sama said in a questioning voice. These two seemed to be such an unlikely pairing.
"Will that be a problem Shinigami-sama?" He asked trying not to sound rude.
"Not at all," he smiled. He guessed it would be okay to let them try this partnership out, there was no harm in trying, right?
"About living arrangements," Karma started, getting straight to the point. "We need your consent to get an apartment together."
Shinigami-sama thought for a second then put his hands together. "Sure, that'll be fine as long as you two won't cause a problem." He went into a room in the back and came back with some keys. "Here are your apartment keys." He smiled and handed it to them.
"Thank you," Karma said with a nod, taking the keys from him and turning around to head to the door. Ash followed closely, nodding in his direction as his sign of gratitude. "Let's go find our place."
Ash smiled and nodded. "Any ideas where it could be? Cause I've got nothing."
"It shouldn't be too hard to find," she said, walking around the town to find the apartment complexes. "They tend to put all Shibusen students in the same complex."
"Okay." They wandered around for a while until they found their apartment. "Is this the one?"
"Looks like it," she murmured, pulling the keys out to unlock the door. The click of the lock signaled that they found the right place. She pushed the door open, leaving them with a wide living area.
He smiled as he walked in. "So this will be our new home huh?" He looked around a bit. "Which room do you want?"
"I don't care," she whispered, walking to one of the bedrooms, pushing the door open to find a full sized bed.
"Well I guess I'll take the other one then." He went to his room and began to unpack. "Hey Karma!" He yelled from the other room. "Do you know how to cook?!"
"Yeah!" she yelled, looking at the ceiling as she lied down on the bed. It felt good to finally have a place to live. She threw her bookbag into the corner of the room, sighing since those were her only belongings.
"Wanna help me cook something then?" He got out a couple of cooking things he normally liked to bring with him.
"Sure." She drug herself out of bed, walking to the kitchen, finding Ash there with pots and pans. "What do you want to eat?"
He shrugged. "Depends on what we have to cook with." He open the cabinets and fridge to find little cooking ingredients. "Got any ideas?"
"Order a pizza?" she said, shrugging.
He chuckled putting the pots and pans away. "Alright. I guess tomorrow we should go shopping for food then."
"Sounds good to me," she spoke, grabbing the phone to order out. "What do you like on your pizza?"
"Pepperoni and ground beef."
"Alright," she murmured. She placed the order and gave their address. "It should be about thirty minutes they said," she sighed, putting the phone down and plopping down on the couch.
"So what do you want to do in the mean time?"
"Get to know each other more?" she suggested, looking at him.
"Sure what do you want to know?"
"Tell me about your past," she whispered, curling up as she rested her chin on her knees.
"I would if I could. I don't know anything before I came here a couple of years ago…"
"Tell me what you remember then."
"All I remember is waking up in a forest in Death City… and everyone I met looked at me and treated me like I was a monster."
"Sorry to hear," she whispered, knowing that she could sympathize with him for everyone treated her like she was something evil because she was a witch.
He shook his head to clear his mind. "So what about you. Tell me about your past."
"My family hated me and disowned me because I was different. Since I was born a witch, they always treated me like I was some sort of monster. After a fight with my mother, I left. I couldn't stand being there anymore, so I wandered. Eventually I came upon Death City and Shinigami-sama took me in," she said, getting lost in her past, tears forming slightly in her eyes.
He hugged her gently. "I'm sorry that I asked…. Wanna just move onto another question?"
"It's okay, I'm used to it," she said, leaning into his hug. It was strange that someone actually cared about her. "How long have you known you were a weapon?"
"Not too long… A couple of months."
"Must have been terrifying," she mused.
"Not really…. Gave me some hope that I would fit in at least a little bit in that school."
"Why would you want to spend your life trying to fit in when you could be yourself?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at him.
He shook his head. "Because I am a demon… No one wants to see it." He gave a bitter laugh. "Even I don't want to see it sometimes."
She kept quiet, knowing what he meant. At times she wanted to hide from the world and not let anyone see what she truly was so the torment would stop.
"I will show you my demon form eventually but I don't want to scare you off."
She laughed bitterly. "There is little that you could show me that would scare me off. I am my own worst enemy."
He chuckled. "Well then want me to show you it now then?" His eyes flashed red for a moment.
"Bring it," she smirked, cocking an eyebrow at him.
He took a step back as black wings grew out of his back, black claws replaced his talons, and his arms were lit on fire by a brilliant blue flame.
Karma stared at him in fascination. He was, he was amazing to say the least. Her mouth gaped open in shock.
Soon a chain scythe dropped from above his as he caught it, twirling and spinning it around a bit.
"T-that is so amazing!" she gasped out.
He smiled a bit as he put everything away and the doorbell rang. "Must be the pizza."
Dazed, Karma walked to the door with the cash to get their food. She sat it down on the coffee table and took a slice out, nibbling on it as she tried to figure Ash out.
He sat down next to her eating his pizza with her.
The silence was not awkward like Karma thought it would have been as she ate with him.
After a while he finally broke the silence. "So what kind of magic do you use?"
"I'm a psychic," she murmured, glancing over at him. "My magic is used to foretell the future, yet nothing is set in stone."
"Is that all you can do?"
"T-that's all I allow myself to do," she said, eyes casting downward.
"Why's that?"
She was silent for a moment. "The last time I used my full magic was when I had the fight with my mother, and I hurt my sister," she whispered.
"Sorry I asked…"
She gave him a soft smile. "It's okay, you didn't know. Anyway, my true magic only comes out when I am extremely emotional."
He smiled. "Well I guess I need to make sure I don't upset you."
She laughed lightly. "Yeah, that would be a good idea."
He finish his pizza. "Well I guess we should sleep soon, it's getting late."
"You can go to bed. I'm not tired," she said, curling up on the couch.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I've always been a night owl anyways," she said with a grin. She needed some time to reflect on all that had happened.
"Okay. Well call me if you need anything." He quickly hid in a nearby shadow, making himself comfortable.
She chuckled. "Not even gonna go to your room?"
He popped his head out. "I don't want to leave you…."
A small blush crossed her face. "W-why?" she stuttered out, shocked that he would say that and thankful he couldn't see her face.
"I don't know… Just in case you need me I guess…. I just don't want to be alone myself."
"O-Okay," she whispered as he melted back into the shadows. She had no reason to get freaked out like she did, yet why did it happen?
"You okay Karma? You seem nervous."
She jumped at him talking to her, she temporarily forgot that he was in the room with her. "Y-yeah I'm fine. Just thinking over the day."
He yawned. "Okay. Well good night Karma. Just wake me if you need me." He fell asleep in the shadow."
"Night," she whispered to the shadow, a small smile on her face. She was interested in where this partnership was going to take them.