Heya, Shadow here. I'm back with a Black Rock Shooter Fanfic. So basically I'm sorry for not updating my Soul Eater story, but I've spent most of the month doing this. Anyhow a little background information before you start reading. So basically the events of the anime have already occurred. Two years later, we have Yomi and Mato going through events of the OVA with my own little twists. Anyhow enjoy and PM me or leave a review if you have any questions.

9/5/2015: This chapter has been rewritten and revised. I didn't really change anything just fix my grammar mistakes and add more detail. Also fixed the parts where I used the wrong tenses.

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN BRS. If I did, the OVA would get a sequel...

~Otherworld~

Black Rock Shooter winced, shooting pains flooding through her head. It had been a year since she had been reborn again, back to a mostly normal state. She now had emotions, but with that came echoes of her insane self. Most times she kept it under lock, but under duress, her control would slip and she would start to hear whispers of Insane Rock Shooter. Eventually her control would give out if she could not block those whispers, and all that insanity and madness she had kept contained inside would take over. Her form would shift into Insane Rock Shooter again and then she would start destroying everything in her path… She shook her head, this was no time to be lost in her musings. After all, she wouldn't want to be killed, her very purpose in life was to end the pain of others, not of herself. And right now she had a goal to reach for her realself. Even if she herself didn't not know what it was yet. Black Rock Shooter got up, and started to move towards a graveyard in the distance, following the feeling in her chest, telling her to go there. Besides, as long as she had a goal, she could hold out…

~Realworld~

Mato jumped up, alarm blaring. She blurrily stared it then reached out and hit the snooze button. She fell back onto the bed with an omph, staring at the ceiling, not wanting to get up. It was time for another year at school and it was imperative that she got up early to walk down to school with her friends otherwise she would end up late again. Mato crawled out of bed and moved over to her dresser, grabbing her comb. She started to comb her hair, brushing it out, wondering about her dream. Was it possible that Black Rock Shooter was trying to contact her again? Sometimes she would get whispers of Black Rock Shooter's voice telling her of certain things, or she would dream about being in Black Rock Shooter again, going after something, or at least searching for something, but what? She put down her comb and started to tie her hair into two pigtails. She checked herself in the mirror, frowning in dismay when she saw that the two pigtails were uneven. A thought came to her head, she was starting to resemble Rock with her uneven pigtails and slightly taller structure. But then again, she actually had a smile on her face...unlike Rock who usually had an expressionless face, through now that she thought of it, it wasn't as often as before… She stopped, lost in her thoughts until a call from downstairs broke her train of thoughts. She called back, "I'm going!" and raced to put on her school uniform and grab her schoolbag. Mato rushed downstairs, grabbed some toast, and ran out the door. Her mom called after her, "Be safe and good luck with high school!"

Mato ran as fast as she could to the end of the street and turned. In the distance were three figures waiting by the corner. Mato ran toward three figures in the distance and skidded to a complete stop by Yomi's side. "Hey guys! Sorry, I'm late. I really did get up early this time!" yelled Mato before she reached them.

"You're always late, Mato. What time did you get up this morning anyways?" asked Yuu.

"Well, I got up earlier, so this time I could actually arrive earlier than you guys or at least be on time, but I got side-tracked. And before I knew it, my mom was yelling at me for being late, so I ran out the door." explained Mato, shamefaced.

Kagari shook her head, "Typical Mato. Will you ever be early?"

Mato beamed, "I guess not!" Yomi reminded them of the time and they all started to walk towards the school, asking on which classrooms had they been put in this year. "I got 4B." said Mato.

"Same", said Yuu.

"Well, I got 2C." said Kagari.

"Me, too." said Yomi.

"Hey Yomi, no glasses?" Mato asked, looking at Yomi.

"No, my parents took me to the doctor and they prescribed me contacts instead. Now I don't have to keep on worrying about my glasses breaking and whatnot." They continued on and passed through the gates into the school.

"Do we have to attend the opening ceremony again? I mean I'm glad that I met you there Yomi, but did we seriously have to wait through an hour long ceremony just talking about the school?" said Mato.

"No." Yuu said.

Mato smiled, "Yes! Yes! Yes!" She hugged them all and ran on ahead.

"I don't get how that girl could have so much energy sometimes." Kagari said, staring at the trail of dust left behind by Mato's departure.

"I better follow her, I'll see you guys later for lunch then." Yuu left.

"Guess it's just you and me right, Yomi?"

"Huh. Oh, yes. Let's go to class then."

The two left for their first class in a new school year.

~Otherworld~

Rock reached the graveyard and walked through the rows of graves marked by planted crosses. She paused, hesitating, then with her mind made up she changed directions and headed further in the graveyard towards a figure in the distance. And soon, Rock stood in front of her, gazing up at the figure's face, emotionless. Dead Master gazed down at Rock from her perch on a cross, her two skulls circling around her protectively, a scythe grasped in her hand. She was in a new outfit, more simpler than her old one and had on a black dress, extending down to her thighs and accented with a white ribbon on her waist. Covering her legs was a pair of black leggings and pumps. Rock tilted her head, taking in Dead Master's new outfit.

The two stood at a stand-still for what seemed like eternity until Dead Master tired of waiting, attacked. She leaped down and swung her scythe, her skulls coming in from both sides. Rock leaped backwards, the scythe hitting the ground with a thud, and the skulls crashed together with a resounding clang. Rock began to run, summoning her Rock Cannon, and aimed at the skulls pursuing her. The skulls disintegrated upon contact with several charged shots from the cannon. Dead Master pushed forward, swiping at Rock with her scythe, Rock blocked with her Rock Cannon and summoned her Black Blade and attacked, going on the offensive. She dropped her cannon and started pressing forward, slashing with her blade with increasing speed. Dead Master barely managed to keep up with the onslaught of slashes. The blades clashed again and again with a resounding clang. Just another day in the dance of theirs. To Dead Master it seemed like more and more frequently Black Rock Shooter was seeking her out to fight, or offer her company. But being otherselves, it always ended up in fighting, and Dead Master relished the fighting, giving her a way to use all that lovely jealous energy from her realself Yomi. But this fight was proving more difficult and at certain points, it seemed like Shooter was actually going to win, except for an idea that might either get her killed... or it could stun Shooter enough to knock her unconscious to fight another day… She moved forward, dodging all of Rock's attacks with lightning speed, and kissed her right on the lips. Rock stopped, stunned, uncertain of what just happened, her blade inches away from slicing her opponent in half. Dead Master pulled away and with a smirk, knocked Rock unconscious before she could retaliate or defend herself.

Later, Rock woke up, back against a cross. Her face flickered into her usual emotionless expression. She stood up slowly and checked herself over, memory rushing back to her as well as some flickers of insanity. She got up slowly, holding her hand to her head, and mentally pushed back the flickers of insanity. Rock shoved all hints of insanity to the back of her head and locked it up tight, completely obliterating any trace of madness. Rock reached out and summoned her Rock Cannon then started to run, passing through the gates of the cemetery and across the ruined landscape, searching, propelled by the singular desire of her realself.

~Realworld~

"Mato Kuroi. Please go to the counselor's office. Mato Kuroi, to the counselor's office." The teacher announced loudly, scanning the room for Mato. Mato got up slowly from her seat wondering, 'What does Saya want? Could it be about the Otherworld?' She pondered as she made her way to the counselor's office. She opened the door and saw Saya sitting on the couch with a steaming hot mug of coffee clutched in her hands and an extra cup of cooled green tea on the table for Mato.

"Hey, Saya! What's up?" Mato said with a grin, sitting down and taking the cup of tea.

"The Otherworld. I'm concerned, Black Gold Saw hasn't been responding to me lately and she's blocked her connection to me. but before she did, I got this feeling from her, that it may have something to do with Black Rock Shooter. Can you warn-", Saya's words suddenly were cut off as Mato clutched her head, groaning in pain.

"Mato!", Saya yelled as Mato collapsed. Saya rushed to the phone and called the paramedics.

~Otherworld~

Rock ran and entered a dark cave, the attraction to whatever Mato wanted was getting stronger. She slowed down, walked to the back of the cave and tried to go through the tunnel. She walked back out, prevented from moving further into the tunnel by her cannon. She let it disintegrate back into her pocket dimension. Without the cannon hindering her from entering, she entered the tunnel and started to make her way through. As she did, water started to drip through the ceiling, dripping onto her long coat, and making it harder for her to walk with a soddened jacket. She took off her jacket and left it there, moving on. She had extras, anyways.

Soon the tunnel opened up to a broken checkerboard field, empty and desolate of anything but a single, lone figure in the distance. Rock frowned and summoned her Black Blade in case, instincts warning her to watch out for this figure. The figure rushed at her, raising her large, jagged sword and swinging. Rock's suspicions were confirmed, this figure did indeed mean her harm. Rock rapidly raised her sword and parried, the two swords clashing with a loud clang. The two leaped back and Rock got a good look at the person who attacked her. Her eyes widened slightly as she realized who it was. It was Black Gold Saw, but why? Gold rushed at her again, raising her blade up for another go. Rock retaliated and started to counterattack, their blades clashing and clanging. The sound of the two blades meeting over and over again resounding across the cavern. The two went at it slashing at each other until finally Rock faltered. Gold, seeing the opening left by Rock, used her superior strength and gravity to shove Rock through the floor. Rock broke through the floor in a cloud of dust and crashed into the floor. A few seconds later Gold jumped through the hole, blade pointed down, aiming for Rock's midriff. Rock noticed and rolled, Gold's blade narrowly missing her and sinking into the floor. She ran for her blade. Gold rushed after her, destroying one of the supporting stone columns in the process as she tried to stab Rock from behind. She tried again. Rock turned to face Gold and parry the blade that was after her, but it was too late, and Gold ran her through. Rock fell, vision blurring, until all that she could see was pitch black darkness.

Black Gold Saw stood there, her blade still dripping with Rock's blue blood. Her duty was done, and now the Otherworld was safe. Except for the fact where, it bothered her having to leave Rock there to her fate, simply because of a thing she had no control over. But it was simply too dangerous to leave her alive, especially with her insanity. The very insanity that had threatened to destroy the Otherworld before, until Mato and Rock stopped it. But as time went on she noticed it wasn't completely gone and Rock still had traces of insanity that could take over any minute. As long as there was the remotest bit of chance it could harm the Otherworld, Gold had to destroy it to prevent that, which would also mean destroying Rock in the process… She sighed and left, there was no other choice she had to do it.

In the distance, a mysterious figure walked up to the unconscious, wounded Rock. "Hmm, still alive…. Looks like it wouldn't work if i tried that…No it would be far more better to keep her alive for now." She murmured under her breath. She quickly stitched up Rock's wounds and left.

Hope you guys enjoyed that, the next chapter will be up on Thursday next week. I really hope you guys fav it or follow.

~ Shadow