"Hey Kidd, I thought you gave up on that whole symmetry thing…"Liz groaned, watching her tech bounce around the room.
"Since when did I say that?" Kid replied cheerily, straightening the large mirror. "Besides, there's nothing wrong with a little symmetry~" Liz groaned again, leaning her head back.
"I know Shinigami-sama's retired now, but do you HAVE to go remodeling the death room?" Liz asked. Kidd stood unresponsive, mumbling something about needing something to add to the balance. Patty giggled to herself just as a knock on the door rang through the room.
"Ah, yes, come in!" Kidd called. The door opened and Maka, or as some students called Mrs. Evans, stood in the doorway. Fifteen years had blessed her, turning her skinny bookworm body into the object of every horny schoolboy's fantasy. However, her straightforward attitude still remained, and now she was famed for sending many students, including Soul, to the infirmary with her Maka Chop.
"Oh, hey Maka." Liz greeted, standing straight again. Kidd turned around and gave Maka a warm smile.
"Maka! Long time no see. What can I do for you?" Kidd asked, skipping down the steps.
"Actually, Kidd, I'm just here to escort someone." Maka replied, stepping off to the side. In the doorway now stood a girl no older than 16. Her expression was blank, but Kidd didn't need to see her soul to know she was nervous. She looked over at Maka, who gave her a reassuring grin. She stepped forward as Maka introduced her.
"This is Rhya Aoyama, a student from the League of Angels in Europe," Maka reported. "She is a one star meister, but her former teachers have told me she has the skill and potential to become a two star. She can use a wide variety of weapons, from a cannon to a knife." Rhya gulped as she looked up at Kidd. He studied her for a moment. With her appearance, she reminded him of a Maka with attitude.
"Wait, League of Angels?" Liz asked. "Isn't that some sort of like an Ivy League version of Shibusen?" Kidd looked at Liz from the corner of his eye, and then looked back at Rhya.
"Actually, it merely focuses on training techs. They aim for creating meisters that can synch with nearly any weapon, wield any weapon, and overall have flexible souls, while Shibusen aims to create Death Scythes as well as strong techs." Kidd explained. Rhya gulped again, and looked down. Curiously, Kidd blinked and turned on his soul perception. He could feel Liz and Patty's buoyant, playful souls, and he could even see Maka's calm, collected soul. Then Rhya's soul appeared before him, a massive orb of unbalanced energy, with stitches and threads entrapping it. It almost looked like it would break at any moment.
"I would like to attend classes at Shibusen, Kidd-sama." Rhya exclaimed suddenly, causing Kidd to snap out of his daze. Kidd blinked and stared at her. Rhya shifted, and then spoke again. "You see, I never get to have long lasting relationships with my weapons at L.O.A, and besides, I simply believe that school wasn't my fit." Kidd studied her for a moment, long and hard. He sighed, and then held out his hand.
"Well, Rhya Aoyama, its an honor to make your acquaintance and to have you attend this school." Kidd chimed. Rhya gave a laugh, one with a slight nervous edge to it. She shook his hand in return, but looked directly at his chest. For the first time during the meeting, he realized that she hadn't looked him in the eyes, once. Kidd shook his head and turned to Patty. "Patty, I'd like you to take Rhya to the enrollment office. I'm sure Blair will enjoy having some company." Patty's face lit up as she giggled, taking Rhya's hand and dragging her out the door.
"Come on, come on!" Patty exclaimed. "I'll show you the kick boxing gym on our way there and kick some ASS!" Rhya squeaked as the two of them disappeared out of sight and the large doors closed behind them. Maka's smile was no longer there, only a grim shadow.
"I take it you saw her soul too?" Kidd asked, shoving his hands in his pockets. Maka snorted
"Kidd, I felt her soul before you even knew she existed. "Maka replied. "That soul…her soul…"
"Yes, I know." Kidd interrupted. "However, I'm sure that her abnormal soul is no cause for alarm. If it puts your mind at ease, I will have her placed in your class." Maka sighed and slowly relaxed.
"No, put her in Soul's class." Maka said. "He is in constant battle with the black blood. Whatever is up with that girl, he will know how to handle it better than anyone else." Kidd nodded and turned around, looking at the mirror. Invisible scars were coated across his body, across his very soul, from the fight with Asura and his madness. Kidd began to wonder if Maka and the others had these same scars. If humans had these scars. Lastly, he wondered if the Kishin's madness had scarred that girl's soul beyond repair.
Shun lied back on his chair and groaned "Holy fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck..." Yuhei looked over at him.
"What?" Yuhei asked. Shun somewhat proped his head, only to have it crashing onto the desk.
"Why isn't Evans here yet?" Shun groaned again. Yuhei shrugged as Julia popped up between the two.
"Didn't you hear?" Julia asked. "There's a new tech from the League of Angels who's coming into this class." Yuhei's face lit up a bit as Shun's face separated from the desk.
"Who? I'm pen pals with a girl who goes there." Yuhei asked, closing his sketchbook. Julia shrugged.
"All I know is she's supposed to be a really good tech," Julia relpied. She then leaned down to Shun's ear and whispered. "I also heard from Aya that she's a hottie."
"Aya thinks any girl with bigger boobs than her is a hottie," Shun remarked playfully. Julia laughed and stood up.
"Well, if anything, you might get a meister." Julia replied as she walked away. Shun gripped his hands into fists, taking a deep breath. Yuhei sighed and patted his shoulder, a silent reassurance emitting from him.
"Ok, ok, shut up!" a voice suddenly boomed. Shun looked up groggily. There stood Evans, hands shoved in his pockets. In front of him stood a young girl, looking up nervously at the class.
That must be the new tech, Shun thought. Observing her better, he couldn't help but think that Aya's judgement wasn't solely made on breast size.
"This is our newest tech, Rhya Aoyama." Evans reported. "She's an exchange student from the League of Angels." Yuhei's fae lit up as he said the name.
"I do know her!" he whispered. Rhya looked at Yuhei and a small smile creeped on her face.
She must be happy to know someone here.. Shun thought. Somewhere inside him though, he felt a little jealous of Yuhei at that moment. He shook his head clear, then directed his attention back to Rhya.
"Well, um.. Hi," Rhya began as she addressed the class. "I'm Rhya, and I'm a tech.." She started to fidget a bit, apparently running out of things to say. "Um...one thing you HAVE to know about me is...I firmly believe the world will end in zombies and if you hate on Pokemon I will not hesitate to punch you." A few people in the class lauged at this, but Shun didn't notice them. This girl, who showed up out of nowhere, likes Pokemon AND zombies? It was a gift from Shinigami-sama himself!
"Um..." She began again, then looked back at Evans." I know there's a Shibusen open house in a few weeks, but would there happen to be a weapon I could partner with for now?" Evans looked up at Shun nonchalantly.
"Hey! Jezek! You awake?" Evans called. Shun held up his hand in response. Evan motioned his head to Rhya. "Wanna partner with Rhya for now?" Rhya looked up at Shun nervously, almost pleadingly.
God, what I have I done to deserve such a blessing? Shun exclaimed in his mind. "Yeah, that's cool." Shun replied, his voice betraying the excitement in his brain. With that, Rhya wasted no time running up the stairs and sitting in her seat, just a row below him right next to Scarlett. Evans rolled his neck and started lecturing on something relevent. But Shun had stopped listening. His mind was trying to gather what the fuck just happened.
"Wow, nice one Shun." Kaido whispered to him. Shun, almost shocked by Kaido's sudden attempt at a conversation, merely noded. Kaido looked at him from the corner of his eye.
"Good luck." Kaido muttered under his breath. Shun looked at him, confused.
"Why?" Shun asked. Kaido didn't answer; instead, he intently focused on what Evans was teaching. Shun looked to the board, stumped.
Kaido never talks, especially not to me, Shun began to think. He must've known something in order to say that. But what could he know? Only Yuhei actually knew her before this point in time. So...how could he know something about her?
It suddenly clicked. Kaido was a tech. He could use the ability of soul perception, something he couldn't do. Whatever he saw, it must be something pretty intense.
Shun shook his head and rested his head back on the desk. Whatever he saw, Rhya was more or less his meister now, and he could learn to deal.
Note from UndeadxXxOtaku- thank you for reading the first chapter in my fan fic! More characters will be introduced in the next chapter. One thing I'd like to make points of, though
Shinigami-sama is Lord Death. That is just his name in the manga
When I say tech/meister, they're virtually the same thing. I like to bounce back and forth between the two terms, so I am sorry for any confusion.
Maka and Soul are married. Hence the . I am a firm supporter of SoMa and I'm not afraid to point it out.
Ok, onto the next chapter!