Personality Conflict

Chapter 1: The Girl With Two Weapons

A girl with her long lavender hair pulled into a ponytail stood atop a tall, dark building in the middle of the night. Her red eyes reflected the smiling moon, and her blood red lips curved into a malicious smirk. She wore a red corset over a black tank top and a short, poufy black skirt was around her waist. She had knee high black boots and red and black fingerless gloves.

"Meet your doom…." She said, jumping down onto a dumpster as a creepy looking man ran by, laughing.

The girl whipped out a double bladed katana, slicing the man in half as he ran by. There was a strangled screech as he disintegrated and left nothing but a ball of lighted soul.

"There you go." The girl said, as her katana transformed into a slender girl with long black hair and blue-gray eyes. She wore a navy blue jumper over a white polo and had blue rimmed glasses on her face. She had white ankle socks and black Mary Jane shoes.

"You do not need to be so reckless, Alice…." The girl said, plucking the blue soul egg out of the air, sliding it into her mouth with a grimace.

"And you don't need to be so uptight, Amy," Alice rolled her eyes.

"How do our souls resonate?" Amy sighed. Alice smirked.

"Maybe it's your sister's fault."

"Kai has no control over such things, as I do not, and hopefully…. You do not. Furthermore, you are well aware that we dislike when you keep us together when we are to transform."

"Yeah, yeah, then transform back and I'll separate you." Alice sighed, rolling her eyes.

Amy frowned, then transformed back into a double bladed katana, and Alice pulled them apart, holding one blade in each hand. Then, each transformed into a girl. The blade with the blue hilt turned back into Amy, while the other turned into a shorter girl with blue black hair and blue-green eyes. She wore black jeans and a black turtle neck with a silver vest. She had white sneakers on.

"Thank you." Amy said as she adjusted her glasses on her face.

"Yeah, yeah. Let's just get back. I have stuff to do," Alice stretched.

"Like what?" Kai asked. Alice just shot her a little glare and they ventured off into the night.

The next morning, Alice, Amy, and Kai sat in the classroom, with Sid at the front, teaching something, but Alice wasn't paying attention.

Alice was scribbling something in her notebook, humming quietly to herself. Amy was taking notes diligently. Kai was doodling absent-mindedly, her gaze occasionally drifting around the room.

"Alice!" Sid threw a piece of chalk at her, but she caught it. Her eyes scanned the chalk board.

"Ask someone who was paying attention," she smirked. Sid frowned. Amy glared at her. Kai wasn't paying attention.

"I wasn't asking a question."

Alice didn't react.

"I wanted to use you as a volunteer."

"I pass."

"I'll fail you."

"Fine." Alice sighed, rolling her eyes, standing up, going to the front of the class.

"Now, Alice is very well equipped to stalk Kishin in the night. Notice her dark clothing which allows for easy mobility."

"And notice my weapons!" Alice smirked, holding her hand out toward Amy and Kai. They exchanged glances, and Amy sighed, standing up with Kai. They transformed into the double bladed katana, flying into Alice's hand.

"Very good, Alice," Sid nodded. "Alice uses a double bladed katana that we know better as Amy and Kai. They are unique, like all weapons, but mostly because, even though they are two separate entities, they can be joined into one."

Alice pulled them apart, swinging them in a flashy fashion. "But they can also be used separately! And they don't like this, but when I keep them connected, and they transform back, they are only in one body!" Alice connected them again, and it transformed into Kai.

"Every time we transform only into one…." Kai said, looking downward, her hands clasped behind her back, "we alternate which body we are in…."

"Very good," Sid nodded. "Thank you for the demonstration."

Alice smirked as Kai transformed back into the double katana. Alice separated them, and they both transformed back into Kai and Amy.

They returned to their seats, behind Soul and Maka. Alice poked Maka on the back of the head, and Maka turned around, glaring a bit.

"What?"

"Nothing. I just wanted to see what part of the book we are supposed to be in…." Alice smirked. Maka frowned and held up her book so that Alice could see the page.

"Can't you just ask Amy? She's in my study group, I know she pays attention in class…."

"Yeah, yeah, but she won't show me anything." Alice rolled her eyes.

Later that day, Alice was practicing her fighting with Amy and Kai, as separate katana, in the gym. Maka, Soul, Black Star, and Tsubaki came in, and watched for a moment.

"Hey!" Alice said when she noticed them. "I need a sparring partner!"

"Yahoo! I'll do it!" Black Star said, jumping up and down. Alice smirked. Black Star grabbed Tsubaki's wrist and hurried to face Alice. Tsubaki transformed into a ninjato.

Alice swung her katana in a fancy way, then took an offensive stance. Black Star smirked and charged at her, swinging the ninjato at her head, but Alice blocked with one katana and swung with the other, but Black Star flipped backward to avoid the blade.

"Hm," Maka said. "Maybe they should have gone with the kusarigama…."

"What do you mean?" Soul asked, giving her a puzzling look.

"I mean that with the kusarigama, he would have two weapons, too, even if they are connected with a chain. And Alice wouldn't have any type of advantage. Because with those two blades, she can block with one and attack with the other."

"Maybe Black Star wanted to practice with the ninjato. He uses the kusarigama a lot, so maybe he was thinking about what he needed to practice with."

"You know, it's amazing how Alice can use Amy and Kai. The three of them are so different; I can't see how their souls could resonate."

Alice blocked another blow from the ninjato and this time, sweep kicked, knocking Black Star's feet out from under him. But he flipped over her, and she blocked the blade just in time. Alice swung the other katana toward him, but Tsubaki quickly transformed into the kusarigama, and he was able to block that blade, as well.

Alice smirked, connecting the katana, swinging them around, ending up in an offensive stance, smirking.

"Maybe it's like us?" Soul asked. Maka shook her head.

"Alice is confident and cocky. She is irrational and self-centered. She thinks of herself before anyone else. Amy is intelligent and focused. She thinks everything through and is very proper. And then there's Kai. She's shy and internal. She thinks of everyone else before herself and is kind of a space case. There is no way they could ever really get along."

Black Star charged at Alice again, swinging the two blades of the kusarigama from either side at Alice. In a flashy movement, Alice swung the double bladed katana, blocking both blades, and then she kicked Black Star to the ground.

Black Star glared at her, and then jumped up, charging again. Alice blocked the blades again and then pulled the katana apart, swinging them toward her opponent. He blocked them.

Alice, that is enough, Amy told her. Alice rolled her eyes.

I don't want to fight anyone if I don't have to…. Kai said.

"You two are such babies…. Just let me finish this!" Alice roundhouse kicked Black Star, but he flipped over her, knocking her to the ground. Tsubaki became to ninjato again, and Black Star smirked, pointing it at Alice's heart.

"Ha! I am god!" Black Star cheered. Alice glared, then twisted Tsubaki out of his hand and forced him against the wall with her arm, holding one of her katana to his throat.

"Who's the goddess, now, Star boy?" Alice smirked. Black Star frowned, then held his hand out and Tsubaki zoomed toward him as a shuriken. Alice hit her away with one katana.

I don't want to fight anymore, Kai said.

Alice, you have defeated him, there is no longer a reason to fight. Amy said. Alice sighed and rolled her eyes, releasing Black Star, and then Amy and Kai transformed into their human forms.

"That was a valiant effort," Amy said to Black Star and Tsubaki as the latter returned to her human form as well.

"I would have won if you didn't cheat!" Black Star yelled, pointing at Alice dramatically.

"Cheat! I did not! You lost because I'm better than you!"

"No way! You used two weapons!"

"I found them as one!"

~Flashback~

Little Alice, probably around eight years old, was running about on the streets, laughing. A man was chasing her, waving a broom. Alice ran into a shop, hiding in a clothes rack. The man didn't enter the shop. Instead, he looked around and scowled, returning to his own shop.

Alice looked down at the locket in her hand and smirked.

"Did you steal that from that man's jewelry store?" A small Amy asked, crossing her arms.

"What is it to you?" Alice glared.

"You should not steal."

"You should not stick your nose in other people's business. Hey, this is a doll shop!"

"Yes, it is. Our aunt owns this shop."

"Our?" Alice gave her a suspicious look.

"I have the ability to transform into a double-bladed katana. When I transform back into a human, I am a different girl, a girl named Kai."

"That's cool! I'm Alice!"

"My name is Amy. When we are old enough, we are going to attend Shibusen in order to find a meister who is able to use us properly."

"Hey, I want to go there, too! Maybe I can be your meister!"

"I am sure that our souls could not possibly resonate in any way."

"What are you talking about…?" Alice stared at her, completely confused.

~End Flashback~

"We have wasted enough time here," Amy said. "Why do you four not join us for dinner?"