Chapter 1: A New Shinigami

A/N: Hello! :) This is my first fanfic. Tell me what you think! Please Enjoy! :3

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Soul Eater. Soul Eater is owned by Atsushi Ohkubo. Cover art is by Boomshiekia .

"I am Death."

Death the Kid looked at his face in the mirror. He still couldn't quite grasp this fact. His black bangs were slightly longer now, and the three white lines that had once covered half of his hair were now stretched fully across. He would've been pleased with his new-found symmetry, if he had not known the full implications of those three white stripes. He was the new Shinigami-sama, the Leader of Death City. He had gained the powers and responsibilities. There was no one to guide him now; he was on his own.

"I am a true Shinigami."

Kid gently lifted the white skeleton-shaped mask in his hand over his face and stared into the mirror. With the mask and the black cloak, it was almost as if his father, the previous Shinigami-sama, was staring at him, welcoming him home with his usual, "Hey there Kiddo, how ya doin?". Kid sighed and removed the mask. The mask and the cloak were the only remnants of his father that he had left. They were passed down from the previous Shinigami-samas, and now they rested with him. He was the only Shinigami left, now that his father was gone. He was alone. But Kid was just that, only a kid. He wasn't ready for this. Not yet.

Sighing once more, Kid went and sat down on the side of his bed, carefully laid the mask next to him, leaned his arms onto his knees, and covered his face with his hands.

"Kid?"

The door to Kid's room slowly creaked open. Two blue-eyed girls were peering inside. The shorter girl with lighter and shorter blonde hair pushed the door open and went inside. The taller girl with longer and darker blonde hair followed, and they stood by Death the Kid.

"You all right, Kid-kun?" The shorter girl asked him, sounding slightly worried.

"I'm fine, Patty." Kid replied without looking up.

"But…you don't look fine." Patty said in her little-kid voice.

Kid sighed, exasperated. "I'm fine, I just… I just saw something horrifically asymmetrical and I'm trying the get the image out of my head. It made my eyes burn."

"Oh okay!" Patty said, cheering up immediately now that she knew it was just one of Kid's symmetry fits.

"Hahaha, Kid-kun you're so funny! Don't cha worry about it, Liz and I'll fix it for ya!" Patty slapped Kid on the back a couple of times, laughed, and then cheerfully skipped away. On the other hand, the taller girl, Liz, sat down next to Kid on the side of the bed, full of concern.

"Are you really alright?" She asked him carefully.

After a short pause, Kid finally admitted, "…No."

"It's alright, Kid." Liz said, patting him on the back with a smile. "Whatever it was that you saw, Patty and I can fix it for you! Just try not to think about it right now and I'm sure you'll feel better!"

Death the Kid finally looked up from his hunched over position. "Thanks, but that's not it…it's about my Dad."

Liz gazed sympathetically at the young Shinigami. "Aww, Kid…" Liz put her arms around him, and pulled him in for a hug. "I'm sure Shinigami-sama is in a better place now."

"It's just…" Kid tried to explain how he was feeling. "Now that my Father is gone, I have all these responsibilities and powers which I barely know the extent of. I...This is hard to handle. Why did he die? I'm still just a kid, I'm not ready. I'll never be as good of a Shinigami as he was." He fought to keep his voice steady.

"I'm so sorry about your Dad, Kid, but we gotta look on the positive side of things, right? You have cool new powers and now everyone looks up to you and admires you! That's good, right? I mean, you're immortal now, and that's pretty awesome. Plus, your hair is finally symmetrical! That's something to be excited about! And, personally, I think you're going to be an even better Shinigami-sama than your father was. I'm sure everyone will love you as the new Leader of Death City." She smiled at him.

Kid weakly tried to smile back. "Thanks, but also, now that Dad's gone, I've been feeling kind of…lonely. I don't really have a family anymore."

Liz was shocked. "How could you think that, Kid? Patty and I are your family now!" She calmed down and ruffled Kid's hair.

"We will always be here for you, Kid. Patty and I will always be here to help you out and fight with you or defend you, or whatever is needed." Liz finally let go of Kid, got up, and walked towards the door; it was getting late.

Before leaving, Liz turned around, grinned, and said, "Never forget that, 'kay?"

"I won't. Thank you Liz." He said sincerely, blushing slightly. Liz exited the room and Kid smiled. He was feeling a little bit better already. Maybe being a true Shinigami wasn't that bad after all.

A/N: More to come! Please read and review. No flames please. Thank you. :3