Maka's POV

"Papa I don't want to!" I said, twisting and wriggling trying to get out of my father's firm grasp on my wrist. "Why can't I just work by myself, without a partner? If I do ever need help, Kid and Black*Star are always there with their weapons to help me. You know how protective Kid is…" My voice trailed off as I was into the Music Room of the DWMA. There was a small open house sort of thing today for Meisters and Weapons who had yet to find a partner. Everyone convened in the Music Room because it was ideal for such an event with so many chairs (used for instrument players).

"Now, find a nice, kind hearted soul to be your partner. I have errands I need to run. I will pick you up at 6pm when the open house ends." Said my father. Yeah, errands. I thought to myself. More like 'single and ready to mingle' with other women. Ever since mom left us, all he does is sleep around. Wait. 6PM? That's five hours! What am I supposed to do here for five hours?! My father exited to the hallway and I was left to sit here and bumble around like I actually was looking for a partner.

I leaned against the wall and watched everyone carefully, looking at their souls, and trying to figure out their personalities. This open house may be the last thing she wants to be doing, but being stuck here for five hours, she has to do something to keep her occupied seeing as how she didn't have a book. Let's see, there were supposed to be 34 students to attend the open house, including me. Counting myself, there are only 32. So why aren't the other two here?

After watching everyone for a while, no one really seemed to 'spark' with my soul. My stomach growled. I hadn't eaten anything but some toast for breakfast, since I'd woken up late. Earlier I saw a few people coming out of the Instrument room with small plates of food. My stomach started to growl again and I decided "what the hell" and squeezed my way through the few groups of people, making my way to the Instrument room.

This room was lined with shelves and cubbies against the walls, some holding instrument cases, and some left empty. In the Band Room itself, the only instruments that were left out were the piano and the drums. In the case of the open house however, the drums had been pushed to the back of the instrument room, and the piano was left out near the back of the Band Room.

There was a small table in the center of the Instrument Room, filled with sandwiches and drinks, and a few cookies. I grabbed a plate from the side of the table and placed a sandwich on my plate. I walked back out to The music room and took a seat against the wall next to the piano.

Eating my sandwich, I started thinking to myself. Maybe for once, papa is right. Maybe it would be best for me to get a partner. Someone I can train into a death scythe, and I could become as good a meister as my mother was once rumored to be. I noticed that a lot of people had left, already having found their partners. It had been a little over an hour since Maka had arrived. There were only 18 people left. I finished my sandwich, and tossed my plate into the trash can by my side.

Determined now more than ever to find a partner, I stood up and immediately sat back down. I felt like I had just been blinded with an extremely bright light. That was weird… Even after I regained my senses, I still had that feeling, but it was like a shadow in my mind. I stood up for the second time, and towards the front of the room. The closer I got, the sharper and more intense the feeling was. It was almost too much to bear. After I made way through the leftover 18 people, no wait… I recounted. 19. There were 19 people now. Someone else had entered the room. It was probably one of the two latecomers. I was facing the door that lead to the hallway when the intense feeling became even worse. It was getting worse by the second.

I spun around trying to locate where the sound was coming from. If he'd been any closer, I probably would've bumped into him. A boy around my age with snow white hair, pulled back by a thin black headband was standing in front of me. He was wearing an orange shirt with a smooth black leather jacket over top, left unzipped. He had on dark blue jeans and black sneakers. He was smiling and I glanced at his mouth. He had sharp, pointed teeth. And those eyes. Piercing scarlet eyes. He was absolutely gorgeous

Soul's POV

"Finally here" I said as I dismounted my orange motorcycle. I ran my fingers through my hair as to get the windblown look out. As I entered the DWMA, I soon realized I had no idea where I was going. I needed to find Lord Death so that I could get enrolled, but I had no idea where his room would be. I walked down what seemed to be the main hall and heard some noise coming from one of the rooms. It sounded like people talking. I decided to ask someone where I could find Lord Death.

I noticed it was some sort of event, and upon entering the room, I was hit with a piercing sensation. Like someone just shined a bright light in my face. What the hell was that? I thought to myself. I walked to side of the room and followed the wall the back of the room. A thin girl with light tan hair was sitting by a piano. She looked shocked about something. Her hair was pulled into pig tails and she had beautiful bright green eyes that sparkled like emeralds. She was wearing black boots with white straps and a plaid short skirt with a white shirt and black button down.

Before I could get to her, she got up and walked toward the door. I followed her and I noticed that piercing feeling began to get stronger. She stopped and I stopped behind her. I was about to tap on her shoulder but she instantly spun around, and by the look on her face, she was not expecting me to be there. I realized she was a few inches shorter than me, and she looked to be about my age. After looking me up and down, she stopped and looked at my eyes.

"Hi. I'm Soul Eater Evans. I was wondering if maybe you could tell me where I could find Lord Death?" The feeling began to fade away and I started to notice every little thing about her. From the way her bangs fell on her face to the buttons on her cuffs. "U-uh yeah. Come with me." She led me out into the hallway and we started walking down the hallway. "Are you here for the open house?" she asked me. Oh so that's what that was… "No" I replied. "I'm here to enroll in a class for weapon and meister training."

Maka's POV

After walking down the hall a ways, the feeling began to slip away, and I returned to a normal state of mind. Weapon and meister training? I wonder if he's a weapon. "My name is Maka by the way. Maka Albarn." We were about halfway to Lord Death's room. "Where's your partner?" I asked, assuming that someone as good looking as him would definitely have a partner. "I don't have a meister." He said. That answered my next question. It's unbelievable that he doesn't have a partner. "Here we are" I said as we arrived at a black door. I knocked the knocker and the door creaked open. "If you'd like I'll wait for you here" I told him. "You don't have to but I'd appreciate it. Thank you." He had the most beautiful eyes. It's like they drew u into his own little world. "No problem. See you in a bit" I said as he entered the door.

Soul's POV

I walked through a kind of hallway with red arches and sharp blades, like a guillotine. Cool guys wait for girls; they don't make girls wait for them. I'm such a dumbass. As I reached the end of the guillotine archways, I stepped up on a large white, circular platform. There were crosses stuck in the ground all around the platform and in the center of the platform was a large mirror. "Hi howdy!" said a a voice. I turned to see Lord Death. "Hi. I'm Soul Eater Evans. I came here to enroll in a weapon and meister training class." Lord Death studied me carefully.

"Do you want an apartment provided by the DWMA?" He asked me. Seeing as how I didn't have a place to stay, it was my only choice. "Please. I currently have no residence." Lord Death walked over near his mirror. "You will be placed in class crescent moon, you start tomorrow. By the way, do you have a partner?" "No" I said. "Ahhh then maybe you should visit the open house, perhaps you will find a partner just for you." Lord Death said. I thanked him for his time and left quietly.

As I opened the door, I noticed Maka sitting next to the doorway. She stood up and smiled. "So how'd it go?" she asked. "I've been placed in class crescent moon." An excited expression swept across her face. "That's MY class!" she exclaimed. "Maka," I said "do you have a partner?" she looked down towards her feet. "No… but that's why I came to the open house. My father thought that maybe I would find a good weapon to partner with." I heard a tone in her voice when she mentioned her father. There must not be a good relationship there. "Maka Abarn." She looked up at me as I said her name.

"Would you like to be my meister?"

"Yes!" her eyes lit up like fireworks. I looked at her face, and took in the happy look in her eyes. She really was a beautiful girl.