Shingami's room was slowly being filled with the young meisters and weapons of Shibusen. In the early morning hours no one seemed to have much energy.
Kilik was standing in corner of the room watching Fire and Thunder chase each other around, giggling all the while. Ox and Harvar were having a half-hearted conversation off to the side about the atomic makeup of weapons. Soul and Maka were standing beside each other near the doorway, obviously half-asleep. Maka was slouched slightly to the side and her emerald eyes were closed.
"Why the hell did we have to get up this early in the morning? I'm exhausted…" Soul couldn't resist a hefty yawn and threw his arms up into the air. Maka opened her eyes and glanced over at her partner with an annoyed air to her movement. She lifted up a large black book and gave him one of her famous Maka Chops and then closed her eyes again.
Soul recoiled and crouched down, rubbing his head irritably. He grumbled something about this being a waste of his sleeping time, only to be stopped by another silent glare from his meister.
"Father ordered us to come to his mirror, so it must be important." The pair looked over to Death the Kid just as he walked in, Liz and Patty flanking him as he entered. "He didn't even tell me what this is all about…"
A moment later, Tsubaki and Black Star also entered. But of course, Black Star couldn't help but be the center of attention. He lifted his fist into the air and announced, "The Great Black Star is here! Bow down before me, for I shall surpass even God!" Tsubaki blushed slightly from her perch beside him and gave a teeny smile.
"Goood morning! Goody, it looks like you're all here!" The kids turned towards the mirror to see the Shingami bouncing inside of it. He pointed an oversized white finger into the air.
"Now, you're probably all wondering why I called you here oh-so early, hm?" The Shingami was greeted by silence and a small snore from Soul. Maka gave Soul another Maka Chop, and he was immediately awakened. The Shingami paused and then continued on cheerfully.
"I think it's time you meet a new student of Shibusen! She's come all the way from New York!"
Black Star frowned at the aspect of someone stealing his spotlight. He immediately shouted, "Just who is so important that we have to be woken up in the middle of the night just to meet them? The great Black Star needs to rest if he is to ascend to godhood!"
Shingami took his arm out of the mirror and gave Black Star a Shingami Chop over the head. Black Star shouted in protest and clutched his head. "Oi! Don't -" Kid came up behind him and rested his hand on his shoulder. "Just listen to him. Father wouldn't do this unless it was a big deal."
"No one's a bigger deal than me…" grumbled Black Star, brushing Kid's hand off his shoulder and folding his arms across his chest.
But it seemed no one had heard him, for their eyes were all locked onto a new arrival. Death Scythe had just entered with his hands shoved into his pant pockets, but it wasn't him that interested the students.
An attractive girl in her mid-teens was crouched on the top of the doorway arch, her long silver hair swaying below her face from the sudden leap. She looked at Black Star and narrowed her scarlet eyes critically.
"Says you, kid."