"Soul, you've been selected to give the new student a tour of the school. Please, no repeats of what you and BlackStar did with my son. No funny business, Soul. I mean it. I have faith in you" Lord Death said cheerfully. I scratched the back of my head and yawned, still not up to doing much of anything.

"Yeah, yeah. Just one question, though. Why do I have to do it?" I said lazily.

"Because ever since you and Maka decided to separate for a while whilst she goes off and does her duty as a meister with her mother and father, YOU are the current Death Scythe to represent the DWMA. Now he'll be here in a half an hour. You're excused from your classes. After the tour bring him to the office for his schedule, then to me. Got it?"

"Yeah, Yeah, I got it." I said waving him off. Ichigo Kurosaki, eh? I'll bet myself a dime he's not as hot as Death The Kid. I snicker to myself and walk out the front door and I sit on the steps in front of the DWMA, and decide to just wait for him. After 15 minutes the bell rung and I was all alone outside the school. I sighed and texted BlackStar.

'Sup Star'? I get to play tour guide for the new kid, meaning I don't have to go to class. Suck it ;P'

I snickered and heard footsteps coming closer then just as I was about to look up at new kid, BlackStar texted me back.

'if new kid's a guy, I guarantee you'll be all over him XD' I sighed and mentally laughed. I felt a tap on my shoulder and looked up.

I hope to dear lord this is the new guy. His pure orange hair was clearly natural and looked soft, his soft brown eyes, and manly face shape instantly gave my brain a slap in the face. I owe myself a dime…

I got up quickly and he stood up straight. He looks almost four whole inches taller than me, and I'm 5'11" which means he must be 6'3" at the least. His muscular figure made me wonder if the guy lives at a gym or something. I swallowed dryly.

"Hey. I'm Ichigo Kurosaki, I'm new in town. I'm hoping this is Shibusen academy because I don't want to have to climb back down those ungodly stairs." He laughed a bit and I noticed he was a bit nervous. His smile warmed my heart a bit and I marveled at his stunningly deep voice. Not as deep as mine though. I smirked and looked him straight in the eye.

"Yeah, this is the DWMA. The one and only Death Weapon Meister Academy where we defeat pre-kishin and protect people around the world. I'm Soul Eater. I'm your tour guide for today. I'm also the most recent Death Scythe made and the youngest in history, and you can come to me any time if you're having problems." I said as coolly as possible and stuck out my hands which he took and shook it smiling.

"Your eyes are a cool shade of red, and your hair is pretty awesome too." He leaned closer "how do you get your teeth like that? You must've bleached your hair so many times, and those contacts must be a killer" He laughed and I frowned.

"My eyes are naturally this way. Same with my hair and teeth." I said simply, shrugging.

"OH! I'm so sorry…I didn't mean to offend you…" He replied apologetically.

"It's cool, so you wanna start the tour?" I said plainly and motioned for him to follow as I started walking. "So, are you a meister or a weapon?"

He looked over curiously "a what?"

I blinked and looked him over. Is this guy in the correct place?

"A weapon, like me, is someone who can turn into a weapon. I turn into a scythe. A meister is those who wield these weapons. It's more complicated if you factor in the Soul Resonance, because if your souls are too out of sync, you won't be able to wield that weapon partner." I explained as simply as possible. He nodded as if he remembered something.

"Oh, right. I skimmed the pamphlet that was sent to me. I didn't actually read it." He said, looking me over. Once. Twice. Three times…

He checked me out four times. I felt my heartbeat pick up. Soul, stop thinking like that. What if he's….straight….

I dismissed the thought and continued the tour. What if he's in my classes? What if….what if he's in my gym class? I blushed at the thought of him changing in front of me into gym clothes. I mentally slapped myself and toured him around the building, keeping small chat.

Apparently he's excellent with a sword, his family moved here a week ago, he's a meister, and moved because his father wanted to move somewhere where a hospital was needed more and opened up a larger clinic here in Death City. I told him about my friends and how if we ended up in the same lunch period, we should sit together. I brought him into the office while he collected his schedule.

"Okay, where to next?" He said curiously.

"your locker, we have time before Lord Death wants to see you." I snatched him schedule away from him playfully and looked it over. I scanned the list.

"wha….." I narrowed my eyes and looked it over again.

"Something wrong, Soul?" He asked, looking at me funny.

"Y-You….have the same schedule as me…" I whispered shakily. This seems to make him happy because he smiled.

"Awesome!" He started. Only partners are put in all the same classes….

"We need to see Lord Death…NOW." I commanded, grabbing his wrist and pulling him down the hallway. Lord Death probably planned this. He had to have done this on purpose. He even has Maka's locker. I knit my eyebrows as I walked into the Death room. I saw Ichigo marvel at the big room in the corner of my eye. I smiled a bit, thinking it was cute, and then remembered my anger. I marched up to Lord Death.

"What happened to Maka!?" I demanded, letting go of Ichigo's wrist. Lord Death stayed quiet. "You gave him her schedule, her locker, and you wouldn't do that unless we were partners…"

"Maka Albarn died in battle a month ago, Soul." Lord death said gravely. "Her things are gone from your apartment, Soul. We only said she was asking for them so you wouldn't throw a fit. I'm so sorry Soul. Ichigo IS your new meister." I'm not sure when I started crying, all I knew was by the end of his talking, I was bawling my eyes out, sunk to my knees, on the floor. Why did it have to be Maka?

I felt arms around me and looked up to see Ichigo holding me close. I turned and cried on his shoulder. I heard him and Lord Death talking about how this will be a difficult time for me. I knew it. Damn it I knew it. We called each other every night. Every goddamn night. She stopped calling a month ago. Even her letters stopped coming. No video chats. Nothing. I had known all along. I even cried a couple times already. I heard Lord Death tell me that everything was going to be okay, and that my friends already knew and are also here for me.

They knew? i felt myself start shaking. I knew all along. It only just now occurred to me how real it is. Maka's things are gone from my house except the few things I kept in my room like her perfume, the things she got me, things I borrowed. I can't return them. I stopped crying and wiped away the tears from my face, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Ichigo smiled at me and kissed my forehead. I felt my cheeks get hot.

"I'm here for you if you need me" He smiled and I felt like I was cloud.

He's my new meister? I guess I'll have to have him in gym afterall….