Chapter 1

The New Students

"Kid, do we have to go to school today? I really can't be bothered"

"Of course we do Liz, two new students are joining the EAT classes at DWMA and being the headmasters son, I have a reputation to uphold to greet them to the school, not to mention the fact my weapons must be present as well." I replied with a sight to Liz Thompson, one of my two weapons. "By the way, have you seen Patti at all this morning?" Patti was the youngest of the two sisters and my other weapon, known to act like a child half her age a lot of the time too. Shrugging on my black suit jacket, did up the cuffs and flicked my black hair out of my eyes. I caught sight of my reflection in the mirror and was immensely pleased to see that the black dye from last night had successfully hid the three white lines of Sanzu on the left side of my head. I was so symmetrical!

"Kid stop drooling at yourself we have to leave, and where is Patti?" Liz sounded annoyed.

"Well she can't have gone far-" I started to say when suddenly the air was knocked out of me as something fell from the ceiling.

"Who are you and what have you done with Kid?" Patti shouted in my face as she sat on top of me

"Patti-" I started

"Don't back chat me you imposter! What have you done with him!" She carried on

"Patti!" Liz raised her voice, "Your sitting on him!"

Patti's eyes widened and she started looking around and underneath her.

"Where? I don't see his cute little stripes anywhere!" Patti said

"You idiot! I'm Kid!" I shouted at her "You helped me dye my hair last night remember?!"

Liz put her head in her hands.

"Oops…Sorry Kid…" Patti apologised as she got off me. Dusting myself off, I cleared my throat.

"Are we ready to leave now?" I asked annoyed at Patti's outburst.

Standing at the entrance to Death Weapon Meister Academy, Me, Liz and Patti awaited the arrival of the new students. School was just starting and they were late getting here.

"Hey Kid!"

I turned and saw Soul Eater Evans grinning his devilish grin at me, hands in his custom jackets pockets, slightly hunched over as usual.

"Oh hey Soul, why aren't you in class Crescent Moon? Stein will be annoyed if you skive off another one of his dissection lessons."

"I could ask the same for you" He replied, yawning. "Naa, me and Black*Star feel that after beating the Kishin, we don't need teaching, so were meeting at the basketball court for some one on one, you wanna come? It's not like you're in class anyway. Of course Liz and Patti could join in if they wanted?"

"Yay!" Patti jumped in the air

"I'm sorry Soul but we are here for a reason, we have to meet the new students and show them around the academy."

"Naaar…" Patti slumped over disappointed

"Okay that's cool." Soul replied licking his sharp teeth "Maybe some other time, see ya." And he walked off down the huge staircases that lead to Death City, hands still in his pockets. He stopped, turned and added "I think I see your new students, they look exhausted" He chuckled, showing off his huge mouth and carried on down the stairs. Walking to the edge of the staircase I see two girls climbing up the stairs, panting heavily and sweating slightly as the Sun beat down with laughing intensity.

"That guy seems like such a jerk doesn't he Yomi!" One of the girls said, stomping her heel as they both climbed the last step and collapsed in front of us panting.

"So this is why you are late I expect? You couldn't climb the stairs quick enough?" I said to them, crossing my arms.

"Hey Kid, don't be too hard on them, it is there first day after all remember?" Liz tapped my shoulder and whispered into my ear.

"Yeah! Don't be a dick Kid" Patti smiled and laughed

I nodded and looked at the girls. Both had black hair, but in different styles. The one that had spoken had hers done up in pigtails while the friends hung loose and curled at the front. Her eyes were a deep vibrant green while the other had blazing blue coloured eyes. Both were wearing the school standard school uniform, although it wasn't compulsory.

The two girls stood up and faced us, heads bowed.

"We apologise for keeping you waiting" The girl with the long black hair and green eyes said to me without eye contact.

"It's okay, here have these." I said with a smile as I handed them to cans of tomato juice.

"Thank you!" They said in unison and gulped the cool liquid down. I smiled and waited, but then I realised something highly important!

Both girls were symmetrical! Both had the same outfit on and-

Wait…

The girl with blue eyes and pigtails had a bandage on one of her knees. I resisted the urge to shout at her to remove it and become symmetrical. My eye twitched.

But the girl with green eyes was perfectly symmetrical! A sudden feeling of love washed over my heart and I could feel my eyes grow.

I sudden sharp jab in my back interrupted my thoughts.

"Ahem." Liz coughed rubbing her elbow.

I snapped out of it.

The two girls finished their drinks and bowed, the girl with the pigtails spoke.

"My name is Mato Kuroi!" She said with enthusiasm giving us a peace sign.

"My name is Yomi Takanashi" The other girl said shyly, nodding her head slightly.

I looked into her eyes and felt the feeling of awe wash over me, whether it was her symmetry or something else I could not figure it out…

"Well Mato-san, Yomi-san. This is Death Weapon Meister Academy or the DWMA for short. It is a special school for weapons and meisters like yourselves. My name is Death The Kid. I am the son of the headmaster, Lord Death himself. Behind me are the Thompson sisters, my weapons Liz and Patti" I gestured to each of them respectively and they waved.

"It is a pretty looking school" Yomi commented.

"Wait til you get inside!" Patti shouted

The tour took most of the day, and ended with the Death Room.

"Here is where Lord Death presides and manages DWMA's affairs and runs the school, if you ever need to speak with him, or he calls for you, this is where you will meet him." Mato-san and Yomi sans eyes were wide with amazement at the rest of the school and they certainly didn't get any smaller now...

"This place is truly amazing Kid-sama, and it's also so big! Do we get a map or something?" Mato asks me.

"It's not that bad once you get used to it." I reply glancing over to Yomi then quickly snapping back before her beautiful symmetry gets my attention too much. "If you do indeed get lost I am sure one of the teachers or students will be happy to point you in the right direction. Just don't go down to the basement by yourself." I end sternly.

"Okay." Mato says, understanding how serious I was being.

"May I ask you a question Kid-sama?" Yomi walks over to me, not keeping constant eye contact with her emerald eyes.

"Of course." I say, hands in my trouser pockets.

"If you are the Grim Reapers son, does that in turn make you a Reaper too?" She seems extremely shy, rubbing her hands together and looking down.

"Yes of course, although I am not essentially THE Grim Reaper, I still have my own responsibilities to fulfil." I smile at her reassuringly, trying to inject some confidence in my voice for her.

So symmetrical...

"Thank you for answering my question Kid-sama" Yomi bows before me.

"That is quite alright." I stammer. Damn OCD, don't play up now and make me look like a fool!

"Wasn't Lord Death waiting for the girls to officially welcome them to DWMA himself in the Death Room?" Liz interjects, saving me from a outburst just in time.

"Yes...Yes! Yes of course! Please do go through!" I open the bulky doors and the two girls walk through, the door swinging shut behind them with a deep thud.