Weapon's Blood
Chapter One
It was a normal day at the DWMA. Maka was reading her book, while Soul was sleeping in class again. Stein was up at the board writing down the homework for that night. Black*Star and Tsubaki were sitting next to the other pair, Kid, Liz and Patti were all somewhere else at the moment. Probably off doing some kind of mission. At the moment nothing was really going on, so Tsubaki took the moment to ask Maka and Soul something.
"So, did you two hear about the new kid?" Tsubaki asked. Maka didn't even look up from her book, and Soul opened one eye. Kid, Liz and Patti walked into the class at that time, walking over the group and listening to the conversation.
"What new kid?" Maka looked from her book finally, putting in her bookmark and closing it. Tsubaki looked at the weapon and meister pair, thinking how cute they were together. Black*Star of course didn't notice and was too busy yelling at Soul and Maka about the new student.
"WELL NO MATTER WHAT YOU HEAR, SHE ISN'T AS BIG A STAR AS ME!" He yelled, followed by a laugh. Maka looked at him, and back at Tsubaki.
"What is he talking about?" Maka had a confused looked on her face. Soul was wearing a similar one. Liz nodded at Maka's comment, also wanting to know. Kid had heard a few things about this new kid, but not much.
"According to the rumors that have been going around the school, the new student is extremely powerful. No one really knows where she came from, what she looks like, or if she's a weapon or a meister, but all of them say the same thing. She's a force to be reckoned with. And beyond that, we don't know much." Tsubaki said. After that, Stein yelled at the class to get back to work. Soul fell asleep again, Black*Star starting yelling, Maka taking down notes, and Tsubaki was trying to calm her meister down. Not long after the bell rang.
"Well I guess I'll you all tomorrow. Bye Black*Star, Tsubaki. I wish you luck in tomorrow's battle." Maka smiled at the pair as they walked out of the class. Soul sighed, before getting up at walking over to his meister. He kept thinking just how beautiful she was when she smiled. Whereas Maka was thinking that Soul was really cute when he slept, even if it was during class. As Maka and Soul were walking out, Stein called Maka over.
"Your father wanted to see you for some reason. He said that it had to do with the new kid. And he wanted to see you alone, without Soul." Stein said, then rolled out. Maka looked over at Soul, the same question on their minds. What does Spirit want with Maka? Both would find out soon enough. Kid had come over at this point, deciding to walk with them.
"I wonder what your crazy father wants now." Soul thought out loud directing it towards Maka, who just kept looking on towards the hall. Her face was set in this determined look.
"I doubt it's something of real importance. Probably just something that has to do with spending time with you Maka. I don't even think that he told Stein the truth about wanting to talk about the new kid." Kid stated.
"I really doubt it." Maka whispered.
When the three got the doors of the Death Room, Kid took his leave saying something about going to check on Liz and Patti. Soul looked over at the girl next to him thinking about what her father could really want. Spirit was unpredictable when it came to his daughter. Soul should know. But the look in her eyes scared him, almost as if she knew what he was going to say and it was nothing good. So when Maka walked through the doors, it took everything he had not to pull her back.
Spirit was standing at the front of the Death Room, next to the mirror. Maka walked up to him, and asked what this was all about. Her father looked at her, and her fears became reality.
Maka and Soul made their way home, and the entire time Maka's mind was somewhere else. Soul was trying to bring her back, but no matter what he did, she was still distant. When they finally made it home, Soul made dinner. He didn't think that Maka could cook without burning the food, or herself for that matter. When they sat down for dinner Maka still had that distant look in her eyes.
"Maka, what did your father want?" Soul asked. She looked up at him, a deadly glare in her eyes. Soul knew that look, and even though he would normally back off, he wanted to know. "Maka come on, it can't be that bad."
"Soul. Drop it." Maka's voice was cold. "This is not something you need to worry about. So please, just drop it." Maka told him sternly. After that she got up, washed both Soul's and hers plates then made her way to her bedroom. Soul watched her every move, wanting disparity to know what her father had told her. But Soul knew that his meister wouldn't tell him that until she was ready. So he sat on the couch watching TV. As he watched he couldn't help but notice the worry from her soul wavelength. The worry transformed into anger and sadness. Eventually he felt the genital soul of his meister drift off to sleep.
Soul walked over to her bedroom door, and opened it as quietly as he could. He did this almost every night. Not that he would admit that to anyone. For a just a moment he watched as his meister slept. She was very cute when she was sleeping, he thought. Slowly, and quietly, he walked over to her bed; kneeling down beside it. The weapon brushed some of her hair out of her face. Tonight he saw the stains of tears on her cheeks. It broke his heart. She's so beautiful. It's so uncool that she will only think of me as her weapon partner. Soul smiled down at her, then kissed her forehead.
"I love you Maka. You have no idea how much." Soul said as he walked out. He shut the door quietly behind him, not seeing the open eyes of his meister.
The next morning, Maka woke up thinking about the previous day. What Papa said can't be true. Can it? She can't be the new student, she promised that she would never be coming back. But that wasn't everything. She remembered Soul coming into her room last night. She was asleep until he opened her door. She felt the light kiss he placed on her forehead. She heard what he said as he was walking out. He said that he loves me. Maka wasn't sure what he meant. If he was talking about the partnership they have shared for so long, or something more. She was pulled out of her thoughts by a small knock on her door. Soul she thought.
"Come on Maka. We're going to be late. And the new kid is coming today." Soul said. He sounded normal, as if nothing happened. Maka wasn't sure if she was going to be able to face him again. But the thought of her being at the academy without Maka there sent shivers down the young meisters spine. And with that she made her way out of the bed.
Breakfast was good. Soul had made eggs and bacon. They ate in silence, and Maka kept glancing over at her partner. The way he looked at her made Maka realize that what he said last night was true. How could she not have noticed it before now? Was he just that good at hiding it? And what about all the teasing that he put her through? Why would Soul do something like that if he indeed did love her? But most of all, Maka wanted to know why he didn't say anything sooner. But that was all put form her mind when they made their way to school.
Black*Star, Tsubaki, Kid, Liz and Patti were waiting for them outside. All of them wanted to meet this new kid when she first arrived. But it was Maka who just walked past them.
"Where are you going Maka? Don't you want to greet the new student," called Kid. She looked back at them, her eyes cold, and her soul colder. Maka couldn't believe what was going to happen today, and she just wanted to get it all over with.
"If you wait out here, you're going to be waiting a long time. The whole day in fact. She's already inside. In fact she was probably here for the past week just hiding out in the basement." Maka said.
"But how did she get in without people noticing?" Kid asked.
"She climbed up the side of the building, and went down the chimney." Maka said the statement with all seriousness. Soul wanted to believe that she was joking, but he knew his meisters wavelength well enough now to know she wasn't. "Now come on, or we're going to be late." And this something that I just can't be late for. Not with her. Turning on her heal, Maka walked into the DWMA.
The entire class was buzzing with excitement. All of them were waiting for the new girl to show up. Some of them were terrified, others nervous. Black*Star kept saying that he was going to beat her. It was Maka that didn't seem happy. In fact she was being gloomy, as if this new student was a horrible thing. Soul tried to understand why; but before he could ask, Stein came rolling in.
"Alright class, quiet down. As you all know we have been expecting a new student. In fact she should be here in a few minutes. I don't understand why she is even late considering that I saw her talking to Death Scythe only a few moments ago." Maka tensed at that comment. "Now I don't know much about her, but please don't try to kill her right away." Stein looked at Black*Star when he said that. "I'm sure she will be a fine member to the DWMA." And with that the clicking sound of shoes against the tile could be heard just outside the classroom.
"Well well well. Look what we have here." A voice called out. It was female, strong, care free, with a deadly undertone. It was almost as if there was something that she was hiding, something dangerous. "Death the Kid. How… wonderful it is to be sharing a class with Lord Death's son." Sarcasm dripped from her voice. People were looking around now; trying to find the source of the sound. "And of course I can't forget the Great Black*Star. The man who helped defeat the Keshin." She said helped much stronger than normal. As if she was implying something.
Now Soul had eyes on this girl. She was tall, and yet skinny. Her skin was the color of honey, sun kissed by much time outside. Her outfit was strange, but fit with her personality. She wore black combat boots, blue jean shorts that showed off her long legs, a red crop top (that had a low cut, and showed off her medium sized bust) and a waist high black leather jacket. Her sandy colored hair was done in a side braid, and her piercing emerald eyes scanned the room. Soul thought that something looked familiar about her, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
"Ah yes. Of course, how could I forget to mention the savior of the world? The person who single handedly brought down the Keshin, without the need of her weapon partner. Maka Albarn." And that was when it hit Soul. Now he knew why she look familiar. She's Maka's… "My dear, dear, sister."
