AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here it comes! The soul eater story you have been waiting for! I promise next chaps will be longer so bear with me for a while, ok?

I will be using 'Shinigami-sama' instead of 'His Reaperness' because the latter sounds plain silly.

A boy walked lazily down the hall. His head was titled to a side a bit, a habit he gained. His messy, red hair moved around his face making the green eyes strike out even more. The only thing that could be heard in that corridor were his footsteps. He sighed. He knew this path like he knew the back of his hand. He let his hand graze the gray bricks as he walked by them. Left, straight, right, right. That was the path.

He came to a door. Nothing special, average size, made of wood, but to him, they were as precious as any gold. He put his hand to the doorknob and pushed forward. A smile replaced the frown that was on his face. It was a joy for him to be in an old, dusty room.

He glanced around. Everything was just like she left it. Opposite of the door was big window where she used to sit while her feet dangled over the edge. Next to it was a wardrobe that reached the ceiling. She used to put stuff of the top, it was her 'hiding space'. On his right side was a bed sized for two. She always had nightmares so she would drag him to sleep with her. They used to read all kinds of books on that bed, usually about witches, he loved those. Next to it there was a desk for work, covered with all kinds of papers. Dust had fallen over them from the lack of use. On the opposite wall, well, that whole part was empty, so you could clearly see the writings on the bricks. She used to write down her thoughts, feelings and some names there. He walked over and looked at his own name, written in graffiti. It was under a message: 'My partner, whom I owe my life to, Chiaki.' His smile widened.

"Chiaki, you are here again?" A feminine voice spoke from behind him.

He turned around to see a blond Meister leaning to the doorframe. The smile on Chiaki's face got replaced by his usual blank expression.

"Maka." He said with a monotone voice.

"I was just checking up on you." She smiled and walked into the room too. She went close to the wall and quickly found her name.

'My best friend, so that you know that you are always on my mind, Maka.'

"I miss her too. Especially her jokes." Maka whispered in a tiny voice.

This time even Chiaki couldn't hold his usual image. He smiled sadly at the girl beside him. She inched closer to him and grasped his hand.

"Why are you here?" He said pulling away.

"Going straight to the point as always." Maka sighed at his words. She had gotten used to his harsh behavior. Ever since his Meister went away Chiaki had been a mess. He became cold, distant, he didn't smile as much as he used to and he spent most of his time in this old room.

"Shinigami-sama wants to see you." Maka's voice became serious.

"A mission?"

"Probably."

Chiaki sighed.

"Lets go then."

With that they excited the room. Maka carefully closed the door, locking the remaining memories of her best friend back inside. They walked back down the hall they had come from. As they passed the light on the torches flickered. As Maka looked at it, she could almost see the fire that her friend had used to hurt her. A hand closed over her own pulling her from the flame. She looked up to Chiaki.

"Sorry I didn't realize that I had stopped." She muttered.

"It's ok. Besides, stop being so moody, it hurts the weather." He pointed out the nearest window.

Maka laughed at the comment. Indeed, it was dark outside.

"Let's do our best, Chiaki! So she can be proud when she comes back!"

He nodded at her words. Maka had become really strong since his Meister left. That girl would be proud.

"Maka! Chiaki! ~"

They turned to see Etsu. She was a brown haired girl with blue eyes and a slim figure. Usually she was really happy and cheery. You would describe her as the happy go lucky type of a person. But Etsu was a character even she wasn't friends with. Etsu was uncertain, mean at times, and cared only about herself. For her there was always something wrong with others. She was now Chiaki's Meister. The worst part was, that he hated that fact. He always yelled at the poor girl telling her that she isn't using him to his full potent ional. Deep inside he was just afraid that Etsu would replace the image of a red head in his picture.

Maka felt the normal aura that was around Chiaki turn all gloomy and purple.

"Etsu," She tried her best to both smile and help the girl notice her weapons state, "What are you doing here?"

"We have a mission, right? Chi-a-ki! ~" That probably did it. He turned around and stomped off towards Death room. Maka sighed at the sight. He was worse than an uncool Soul. Etsu, though, didn't seem bothered at all. She smiled at the blonde.

"Let's go, Maka, Shinigami-sama doesn't like to wait! ~" They continued down the corridor. Maka thought about the thing that upset Chiaki. It was probably the way Etsu divided his name. She used to do it too. The girl smiled to herself. It was about a year and a half, when she left, her best friend. Maka looked at her own feet for the rest of the way.

About an hour later

Etsu, Kid, Liz, Patty and in the end Chiaki walked down the streets of Paris. The light was dim and you could barely see the old houses. Etsu and Kid were walking in the front talking about the mission objective. They believed it was a strong Kishin egg. Liz was, as usual, holding Patty as tight as she could, whispering something about ghosts and monsters. The last one was Chiaki. His mind was too far away to see or sense anything.

"What's wrong?" He looked in front of him. Kid had fallen behind a bit. Chiaki shook his head.

"She was last seen here." He said more for himself than for Kid.

"Is that why you took this mission?"

"Maybe…" Was the boy's answer. Kid caught Chiaki's arm.

"Can you feel it?" He needed someone to reassure him that what he was feeling was a soul's presence. It was weak. Very weak.

"The only thing I feel now is your grip." The boy let him go. Chiaki kneeled stabbing the ground with his fingers. They went through the bricks with a crack. Chiaki winced a bit. He was used to the weird feeling by now. He closed his eyes.

"Which way?"

"South. I'm sure." He stood up, accepting Kid's extended hand. They turned to the girls.

"We have located the Kishin egg." Kid said.

"Let's go then." Etsu answered for all of them. They took off down the street of the left. The light was a bit better there so you could see the whole narrow alley. The walls were dark with dust and webs all over them. The wind blew occasionally making the people walking through shiver. Etsu leeched onto Chiaki's arm. He resisted the urge to brush her off.

"Its here." Kid exclaimed saving Etsu from her weapons opening mouth. Chiaki looked up. There was a cloud coming to the moon.

"Move it, slowpoke." He said transforming.

Etsu extended her arms for her weapon. Two firm red gloves formed on her hands. Thin lines went from them to her shoulders where they created two shield like plates. She moved her hands to her sides.

"Who might you be?" A voice whispered from the darkness of a side street.

"Liz, Patty."

"Ok!"

Kid took a hold of his guns and fired in the direction of the voice. In the light of purple bullets you could catch a glimpse of a humanoid creature that had jumped to the wall to evade. It ran quickly across the bricks its feet sticking to it. Etsu ran forward aiming a punch at the Kishin egg. She, naturally, missed but as the glove hit the wall red spikes reflected from it aiming again.

"Move!"

Etsu jumped back, allowing Kid to shoot his guns freely. He got the things left leg. The brown head used that opportunity and aimed with her finger at his head. One spike extended, killing the Kishin egg. The three weapons regained their human forms.

"You guys take it. We have 4 more than you." Kid said. Chiaki nodded going forward and eating the red soul in one gulp.

He turned back to them.

"Well, that was easy. Right, Chi-a-ki? ~" A vein popped on the named person's head.

'Is she stupid or something?' Kid watched them with a bored expression. 'But, this was way too easy. Father wouldn't put two of us on such a simple mission.'

"Liz, Patty."

Liz turned to him. "Kid?"

"Stay on your guard."

Patty laughed at his warning. He looked around ignoring the shouts of Chiaki and Etsu that had finally started. Those two could attract a Kishin egg in a mile radius with their arguing. Kid tried to sense any souls near. And he did. And when he did he hoped that he hadn't done that.

"Transform! Now!"

"What's going on?" Chiaki asked pushing Etsu's face away from him. Her fists were now trying to reach him through air.

"They are coming. A lot of them." Kid said. Those words made Chiaki transform immediately resulting in Etsu falling forward since there wasn't anything pushing her anymore. She picked herself up just in time to stop a Kishin egg from taking her head. Etsu moved out of the way letting Kid shoot the monster. A red soul appeared after the body vanished.

Etsu shot a lot of spikes trying to steady the things that were climbing walls or jumping around. When she did that Kid would take over killing them off.

"Etsu, behind you."

She turned according to Chiaki's warning and punched the Kishin egg's stomach. Spikes went out its back. The body disappeared and a red soul remained. She tried to move closer to Kid but couldn't. Her feet were stuck to a glue like liquid on the street. Etsu turned to the boy. He was in a pretty same situation.

"Hahahaha! Caught them!" One of the Kishin eggs on the wall said. From its mouth was coming the liquid. Kid felt his insides turn over at the sight.

"Well, let's get this over with and report to him." Another one said as it kicked Etsu to the floor. Now she couldn't move an inch. Kid shot the nearest Kishin egg.

"Ehehehe! You should glue him up, too. He is dangerous as well."

Three Kishin eggs jumped at the boy taking him down into the liquid. They looked unaffected by it.

"Take the weapons and let's go."

One of the Kishin eggs reached out for Patty but just as he touched her he vanished in red flames.

"What the?" The Kishin egg from the wall looked around searching for the culprit. The person was just above him. A girl jumped onto him kicking it into the glue and landing on top of him. She had fiery red hair that fell in many ponytails from her scalp. Kid noticed that its curliness made it completely unsymmetrical. Her green eyes had a cold distant look as she pointed to the Kishin egg that gave out the orders.

"Who sent you?"

Her voice was as cold as her eyes. Suddenly Chiaki appeared in the glue as well. He was smiling a wide grin. The Kishin egg laughed at her.

"Oh, you must know him, Leon Xylia! Hahahahahaha!"

Kid looked at the girl in the black cloak again.

'That is Xylia? The one that Maka always talks about? That is her? Then where is that 'kind smile she always has on her face' that I heard about?'

She smirked at the Kishin egg. "You were asking for it." She closed her eyes for a second. When she opened them they were white. Kid heard a scream pierce his head. Such pain he didn't even want to know. It was like it came straight from hell. He looked at Chiaki. The red head was holding his head. Tears going down his eyes.

"You can hear it too?" He asked. That, Xylia girl had attacked the Kishin egg. She was fighting a bunch of them by firing white flames from her palms.

"W-what is this screaming?"

"It's the scream of the feelings she locked away." Kid looked at Chiaki. "The feelings and the bonds that she threw away to obtain that flame. The Dragon Flame."

He explained. Xylia shot a big ball of fire killing of the rest of Kishin eggs. She looked around as if searching for something.

"Xylia." Chiaki stood up. Now that the Kishin egg was dead the liquid vanished.

"Hey Xylia!" He walked towards her. She took something from where the soul of the lead Kishin egg was and straightened up. Xylia walked towards Chiaki. Kid somehow had a bad feeling about this.

"Thanks for getting us out of that. I owe you one. I missed you. Maka too. We knew you would come back. You're staying this time, aren't you? We know about the Dragon flame, both of us. So….Xylia, hey!"

She walked right pass him as if he weren't even there. The smile that was on his face vanished. As she continued down the street, Chiaki stood frozen. Then he dropped to his knees. One only tear fell onto the bricks of Paris alley streets, nobody would notice it anyway, and it was just one drop. One drop that held so many emotions.