Shadows flitted across the alley as I ran, swiftly, the air rushing around my short, pixie-cut hair. I turned around and looked at my pursuer
before he pounced on me, one last glance before he sliced my eyes, and I feared I would never see daylight again. That was then, back
before I knew what I was, who I was, and what I was to become.

I woke to find bandages over my eyes. I reached up to rip them off, but a hand gently slapped my fingers away.

" No, not yet, they aren't healed. " The voice, which sounded female, spoke softly.

The voice was unfamiliar and I began to grow anxious.

" W..Who are you? And where am I? " I demanded in my wary, and weak voice.

" My name is Maka, and I'm supposed to watch you for now, and you're in the Death Weapon Meister Academy. "

[Chapter 1]

" Maka, " I repeated slowly, " How did I get here? " I asked finally, the question had been bugging me. I had never heard of this place before, and I really wasn't comfortable in an unfamiliar location.

" Well, the man who was chasing you was one of our meisters. He got orders to kill a kishin that was detected in your area. He followed your trail on accident and somehow you got caught in the middle. He and I helped you back here after Shinigami ordered us to retrieve you. "

I frowned. That wasn't what happened at all, he had purposely attacked me! My thought was cut off though, when a needle was stuck into my arm.

"H-Hey!" I yelled out. I squirmed a little before the pain disapeared from my arm.

"Sorry," Maka spoke again, "I was supposed to give you some pain killers as well, seeing as you haven't gotten as strong as you will be."

"What do you mean?" I questioned.

"I can't tell you yet, not until Lord Death says that it's okay. " She answered.

"Goodie two shoes.. " A deeper, and male voice said.

I felt Maka's hand tighten on my arm in annoyance. " Soul, go somewhere else and be a pest. " She snapped at the male voice.

I sighed and reached for the bandages while she wasn't looking and slowly took them off while the two were still bickering. I blinked, I felt my eyelids open and close, but..why couldn't I see? I touched over my eyes and looked too see if anything else was covering them, and that was when I felt the deep, long scars going over my eyes. I gasped loudly and covered my eyes with my hands.

" I'm...blind..." I squeaked out. I heard Maka shift and 'tsk'. Soul turned as well.

"I told you not to take off the bandages.." Maka began slowly, but Soul cut her off.

" Woah, dude, look at her eyes..!" He exclaimed.

" What!? Whats wrong with them?! " I yelled.

Maka gulped and moved closer to me. " For starters, they're different colo-"

" Maka.. she can't be a.." Soul asked nervously.

" A WHAT?! " I demanded, irritated they wouldn't finish their own sentences.

" Maka...she's a kishi- " Soul began to say.

" Shut up, Soul! You're going to scare the crap out of her! " Maka yelled back angrily at Soul.

" Maka, I know you can see it just as I can. " Soul said softly.

I blinked, the darkness felt strange over my eyes, even after opening and shutting my eyes.