A/N: I recently rewatched the Soul Eater anime, and I couldn't help but feel the need to write a fic. And like with all things I write, I included original characters. I won't follow the original storyline too closely if I carry out what I have in mind. We can worry about the timeline and other details like that later. If you happen to like(or dislike) this fic by the end of it, please leave a review with your thoughts! It really helps me improve.
Without any further ado, I present to you the most impulsively written thing I've done yet.
Atrocious.
That was the first word to come to mind when Kid looked upon the kishin. It had consumed enough souls for it's entire form to be contorted. Whatever human semblance it once held was no longer apparent, and instead it was a large leathery creature kept permanently in a hunched posture. The kishin was crouched on the roof above the reaper, and the long needle quills on its back bristled with anticipation. It extended it's spindly paw down towards the floor, slowly stepping down from the roof to confront its new prey.
"Your soul is a kishin egg," Kidd stated, raising his dual pistols, "I've come to claim it."
Just as he was about to open fire, a loud cry interrupted him.
It did not come from the kishin, but from something above him. He caught a glimpse of a figure jumping over him, and then it came down upon the kishin with weapon digging into the corrupt flesh. Then the body dissipated, leaving only the kishin egg soul in its place.
"Not if I claim it first!"
The dark figure took the soul in its free hand, then turned to Kid. The figure, or rather girl judging by voice, was clad in a dollar store black fox costume. In one hand she had the soul, and the other an axe. By no doubt was this a weapon meister pair. But last he recalled, no student at the DWMA dressed like that.
"Excuse me," Kid crossed his arms as Liz and Patti transformed back into their human forms, "But we were assigned the mission to claim that soul there."
"Yeah, but technically they got to it first." Liz said as she stretched out her arms.
"Don't worry Kid, at least you lost to a fox!" Patti gave him a few hard pats on his back in what she considered to be reassurance.
Kid was already irritated enough by the situation, and his weapon partners weren't helping much at all.
"No! That is strictly against the rules!" He snapped, then pointed to the girl. "Who are you anyway?! I want your ID number and homeroom immediately so I can report this to my father! You'll be suspended! No, expelled!"
Even with the mask on, one could tell the girl was confused.
"Dude, chill out. I don't even go to school."
"You... you don't?" Kid was astonished, "So you've never been to Death Weapon Meister Academy?"
"Nah man. I'm the Night Lady! I save helpless people like you from monsters like that. I'm a vigilante!" She struck a valiant pose. "An unknown hero for the people!"
"God, quit the act." Her weapon spoke. "I'm kind of hungry here, if we could move this along that would be great."
The girl nodded in agreement, "Right then! So let's clear things up. We're too cool for school, and this is ours."
She pocketed the soul and gave a mocking two finger salute.
"See ya later!"
"...and then she ran off! I've never been so offended in my life!" Kid buried his face in his hands and choked out a sob, "That costume hadn't been washed in ages by the looks of it! And the ears! I could've sworn one of them was slightly bent. If only she stayed around longer. I could've corrected it."
"That is very unfortunate." His father said with a sigh, "But it isn't the first time this has happened."
"Wha-?"
"There have been a few other instances where a weapon meister pair like you described swoops down and kills a kishin already targeted by a students. Three instances, including yours, states the meister is a girl and the other two as a boy. I suspect we're dealing with two weapons, a brother and sister perhaps."
"It is not often we get a pair of kids who already have experience fighting kishins." Death continued. "They would get along quite well here at the academy."
"But father, I don't think they'd be interested in enrolling in the DWMA."
"Of course they'd be interested! If they think themselves heroes, then why wouldn't they come? The students and alumni here are the front line of humanity's defense against the kishin threat. They'll enroll in a heartbeat I'm sure."
Death clapped his hands together decisively.
"And you are going to recruit them, kiddo~"
Of all the tasks his father could have assigned him, a recruitment mission wasn't one that Kid was all too enthusiastic about.
It was night again, and he was back in the area where he last came across the vigilante duo. He rode on Beelzebub, and scanned the streets bellow for signs of the costumed meister, a kishin, or both. With one came the other. And if both were there, well, Kid would simply give the weapon pair a taste of their own medicine.
He slowed his speed as he spotted someone running along the rooftops. And as he descended to get a better look, he could see it was the girl from before. He suppressed his initial anger and retained his composure. He could challenge them once they've enrolled in the academy.
"Pardon me, but could we talk for a moment?" He called as he rode alongside her.
The girl looked over, having to double take at the flying skateboard before slowing to a stop.
He veered in front of her before stepping off Beelzebub and having it absorb into his hand. He then put his hands in his pockets coolly as he stepped forward. This in turned, caused the girl to step back with unease.
"Okay, you caught me." She held up her hands, "No hard feelings about the other night?"
Kid forced a smile, "No hard feelings, sure."
The girl sighed with relief, "Great. I thought I was in trouble or something."
"Right," He walked over to her, "Hold still for a second, please."
Kid reached over and began fiddling with the bent left ear of her costume. It just wasn't straight, and he couldn't handle looking at it for much longer until it was corrected. Unfortunately, it just couldn't straighten out, and so Kid settled for bending both ears.
"Perfection!" He hummed, clasping his hands together with satisfaction.
The girl glanced up at the ears, then looked back at him.
"Really, dude?"
"Yes, really. And my name is Death the Kid, not dude." He paused, "Who are you?"
"Me? I'm Night Lady!" She then grabbed her axe, "And this is my sidekick Axey."
The weapon groaned, and phased to a blueish hue of light before morphing into his human form.
Incidentally, he was in the same costume.
"No, I'm not being called that one more time." He said crossing his arms, "My name is Damion, and this here is my sister Calypso."
Calypso jabbed him in the side with her elbow, "Thanks for giving away our secret identity, dork!"
"Ow! It's not like it mattered much anyway!"
The two went back and forth in their bickering. Kid looked from one to the other as a new argument was made, and more blows were exchanged. Apparently Damion had surrendered their identities before, and by the sounds of it, it was to another weapon meister pair. They must have forgotten Kid was standing there, and since he wasn't there to watch sibling rivalry in action, he stepped in to break up the fight.
"Both of you stop that!" He pulled them apart and held them there until they ceased their hostilities.
Kid then reached into his pocket and handed them a brochure normally given to new students at the DWMA.
"You both have caught the attention of the my father, Lord Death. He runs the academy, and he requested that you two enroll in his school. Usually we catch weapons before they start causing havoc, but I suppose there can always be exceptions."
"Requested, huh?" Damion skimmed over the brochure with his sister.
"Yes, I can already tell you that you'll be placed in the EAT class. You'll both get by, I'm sure. After all, you can already take down kishins without a proper meister."
"English, please." Calypso huffed.
Kid should have known they were ignorant to the proper terminology. It was reasons like this that had him thinking they'd be best suited for the NOT class. And with a small sigh, he proceeded with the lengthy explanation of what they were and what they had been doing this whole time. He also went into noting how rude and inconsiderate it was of them to undoubtedly steal kishin souls from himself and other students.
"If they were any good, they wouldn't be so sl-"
"Shut it sis." Damion snapped.
Calypso sighed, "Okay, since we were requested to enroll, we'll go to this academy. If we like it after the first week, we'll stay. How does that sound?"
"That sounds just fine to me." Kid replied, "Just don't come to school dressed like that."