Hey everyone! Hope you like it! This is of my favorite couple, Death the Kid and Maka (sorry all you SoulxMaka fans but, she and Kid make such a better match!)

Please rate and comment. I already have the chapters ready but I want some feedback first so this can be the best possible.

I realize this may be a bit of a long one but I assure you, lots of time and effort have gone into them.

This of course is a short chapter because it is just the set up. You know, introduce the characters and set up the plot. Developement really takes place in the up coming chapters

Death Finds His Match

Chapeter 1: The Study Date

Kid had not heard a word Professor Stein had said for the past ten minutes. It had started when he looked down and realized that his right suit cuff was not the same length as the left. It was maybe a centimeter shorter than the other. He had adjusted it, but then it still seemed lop-sided. No matter how much he tried, the OCD Shinigami could not seem to correct them properly. It was causing him to become increasing frustrated and he begun to whisper to himself. "Damnit, damnit," he muttered, tugging one sleeve and then the other. "I'm a piece of trash if I can't even keep my cuffs straight…"

Liz, sitting on his left, glanced over at him. "Kid-kun," she whispered. "It's fine! You check you cuffs every morning so you won't have to do stuff like this in class!" Though she was scolding him for not paying attention, he noted Liz had an open beauty magazine in her lap under the counter, hiding it from Dr. Stein's careful eyes. Patty was sitting on Kid's right and she was asleep with her head down. Every so often she would giggle in her sleep or roll her head to the other side.

Kid frowned down at his sleeves not looking at either of his twin-gun partners. "If I cannot stay perfect what kind of Shinigami garbage am I?"

"Death the Kid," a voice snapped from far away. Kid looked up to see Dr. Stein staring right at him, a piece of chalk in his hand standing near the board. "Shut the hell up before I shut your mouth for you."

Kid flinched and there was a small echo of stifled giggles among the other class mates. Kid-kun noticed Maka Albarn, who was sitting a few seats in front of him glance back at him. Soul Eater Evans, her demon scythe partner sitting beside her, smirked as he turned his head back slightly as well exposing a grin filled with large, razor teeth.

"So not cool Kid," he murmured with a smile. Maka shot him a glance that seemed threatening and Soul responded by pretending to be more interested in something else on the other side of the room. Chrona, who was sitting on the other side of Maka rubbed one of her arms nervously.

"Yahoo!" shouted a voice Kid hated to hear. He glanced behind him to see Black Star at the back of the class. He was standing with one foot on the counter top in the lecture hall. "Oi! Oi! Don't look at Kid, look at me everyone!" He waved his arms wide and pointed a thumb at himself. It was obvious he had been bothered that the classes' attention had been temporally turned towards Kid, and, embarrassing or not, Black Star could not stand being out of the spot light. "Me! The man who will surpass God! Look at Big me and—"

Suddenly a scalped shot across the room and lodged itself into the wall a few inches from Black Star's head, cutting him off mid-sentence. Every one turned their attention back to Dr. Stein who was standing by the board but with his hand up still from throwing the blade. "Take your seat Black Star or the next one won't miss."

Black Star smirked, happy that he at least was able to get Dr. Stein's attention. He sat down but propped his feet on the counter and leaned back on his chair with a big grin. Tsubaki, his shadow blade partner, whispered to him quietly and passively, scolding him for making a scene. Like always, her complaints went unheard for the most part.

Kid slipped his hands under his desk and with great and quiet frustration he continued to tug at his sleeves. This time, however, he made sure to stare forward at the board so that Professor Stein would not notice his lack of concentration.

Even with his moment of OCD, Kid was able to pick up on some of what Stein was saying.

"…So you all only have two weeks left before the exam. If you thought the last one was hard, it's my pleasure to inform you that this one will be even more difficult." He smirked happily behind his glasses, turning the large screw lodge in his head with a click.

A low murmur echoed among the students. Very few had received good marks on the last test. People such as Ox, who received the second highest mark, and Maka, who scored a perfect hundred, seemed to be the only ones smiling at the prospect of another test.

Kid felt his face flush at the thought of another exam like the first. Kid was a Shinigami and thus knew almost everything there was to know about souls and the like, so should have aced the test with a perfect score easily. However, he had failed it horribly. The problem was that his OCD had gotten in the way. He had not been able to get past writing his name. His obsession with things being symmetrical and perfect caused him to spend almost all of the time for the test writing, then erasing, and rewriting his name over and over again. When the paper had ripped from him erasing so much apparently he had passed out but he did not remember that part. Liz and Patty told him later that day. Liz recalled it while trying to play down the embarrassing parts as Patty screeched in the background "Kid-kun spat blood and fell!" while giggling.

The stressful thought of another test caused Kid to become even more flustered with his cuffs. His face turned hot with frustration at the lack of symmetry and the embarrassment of the memory.

Stein continued to write on the board and then turned to the class again. "I guess that is enough for today. Tomorrow we will be dissecting something in class and it will be a surprise so be ready for it."

At this Maka's hand shot into the air. "Professor Stein," she chimed. "We have had a dissection in class almost every other day but the upcoming test, or even the lessons, has nothing to do with it. Shouldn't we be reviewing more for the exam?"

Dr. Stein wasn't paying attention anymore though. He was already sitting backwards on his wheelie computer chair and beginning to slide out of the classroom. He had lit a fresh cigarette as well and had a rather creepy smile on his face as he daydreamed about dissections, body parts, and organs.

As he rolled out of the class room all of the students began to gather their things. Liz stretched as she and Patty conversed on if they should start studying when they got home since they had also both failed the first. Liz had spent the entire night before hand doing her nails and plucking her eyebrows (Kid had helped with the eyebrows part, because otherwise they would have not been perfectly symmetrical and that would have bothered him) and Patty had turned her test into an origami giraffe by folding and coloring on it (surprisingly, the giraffe counted for something so she got some points for it). Though the two seemed fired up about studying this time, Kid was well aware of the fact that they would both end up just doing something else when they got back to the mansion. Kid glanced over at Soul and Black Star who were high fiving each other about something and Tsubaki was standing near them looking awkward and shy. The three of them departed leaving Maka who was glaring over at Ox as if to say "bring it on."

Kid hesitated for a moment as he watched Maka. Abruptly an idea struck him on how he could do better on the upcoming test. He started formulating a plan that would involve Maka's help. Suddenly his mind drifted however and he realized how symmetrical she looked that day…

"Kid-kun?" Maka's voice jolted him out of his mini trance and he realized he had been staring at her. She gave him a slightly annoyed look.

"Oi, sorry Maka," Kid said trying to recover. He turned to Liz and Patty who were by the door waiting for him. "I'll catch up with you two later."

Liz raised an eyebrow and then struggled. "Come on Patty." Liz took her little sister by the hand because she seemed distracted by something she was pointing and laughing at. The two sisters departed.

Suddenly, Kid realized he and Maka were alone. He decided to take the opportunity. Even so, he felt awkward and his face flushed a little.

"Um, Maka…" Kid rubbed the back of his neck. Maka looked up with a large book in hand that she was stuffing into her bag.

"Yeah, Kid-kun?" She stood and threw the bag over her shoulder.

"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to study with me for the test. I was hoping you could help me prepare for it and I could help you since I already know all of the material."

Maka tilted her head. "Wait, if you already know everything, why do you need my help with—Ohhh…" Kid felt his face flush again as he realized she was recalling his episode during the last exam. She paused for a moment. "Kid, I don't know how much I can help you with that. Have you asked Liz or Patty?"

"Well, I would ask them but they aren't very diligent." Kid realized that Maka was the only one who could really help him with this problem. Though Liz and Patty had always been good at getting him back from one of his OCD break downs, this had always been during battle when his attention was vital for survive. For less trivial things Liz was more likely to get distracted by her nails while Patty would be distracted by, well, pretty much anything. Black Star and Soul only became increasingly frustrated with his obsessions and he knew that it would only result in a fist fight like on the first day he had met the two. While other people like Tsubaki were not strict enough and would probably just allow Kid to give into his obsession, just like how she allowed Black Star to continue to make an ass out himself whenever possible. Chrona had her own problems and did not seem capable of helping others in her current depressive state. No, it would have to be Maka. She was smart and stead-fast, yet at the same time understanding and patient. Not to mention symmetrical… "I'm sorry Maka but you are the only one I feel comfortable asking."

Maka's face flushed and Kid did not have the slightest idea why. She paused for a moment before finally replying. "You know what? I think this would be a really good idea. With your help I am sure to beat Ox!" She grinned at him with a clenched a fist.

Kid smiled in relief. Though Kid and Maka were friends, they had never really hung out just the two of them so he was not sure how she would respond. For some reason, how she viewed him was very important to Kid.

"Great, so when do you want to start studying?" he asked.

"As soon as possible!" Maka bounced making her pig tails flutter. Kid smiled, classic Maka.

"Alright, how does my place, five 'o'clock, sound?"

"Sounds great, see you then Kid-kun," Maka said as she turned waving. She headed out the door and Kid was alone in the class room for a moment while he collected himself. He was not sure why, but for some reason he could not get his heart to stop pounding.