A:N/ So this is the first free write I have ever done that didn't involve school so please don't be too hard. Please comment and tell me if there's anything I can do to make this better. Alright so… enjoy!
CH 1:
"Dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit," Kid pounded the floor as he curled up into a fetal position, "I'm trash! Garbage! I don't deserve to live! I should just die…"
"No! No! Kid, you're not garbage! I'm sorry. I didn't mean it!" Maka pleaded, kneeling down next to the young shinigami.
A few minutes earlier, Kid had been pestering Maka about her hair, saying that it wasn't symmetrical. Begging to let him fix it, he had gotten on her last nerve and, Maka, having lost her temper, shouted to him about his hair and how asymmetrical he was because of those three little white stripes on the left side of his hair. That was about when he broke down and started crying in self-pity.
Kid's twin pistols, Liz and Patty, sighed (well, Patty actually started laughing hysterically).
"We'll handle it," Liz told Maka, and she knelt down next to Kid, "Come now kid, there's no need for that. You're way better than garbage."
"Yeah! Garbage is all icky and you're not! ~" Patty chimed in between giggles. Maka watched guiltily from the side as they tried to calm him down. Soul walked next to Maka and huffed, scratching his mess white hair, "Don't get all depressed because you made Kid go into one of his meltdowns," he said, "He probably would have freaked out over something else anyway." Maka sighed and nodded, "Fine." She said. I still feel guilty though. I should have known better than to bring that up.
Finally Kid looked up, "Do you really think I'm not garbage?" he asked teary eyed.
"No!" Liz said with relief, "You're not garbage. You're way better than that." Kid relaxed," Thank you girls," he said getting up. Dusting off and straitening out his suit, he began walking, "Come on. We should get going or we'll be late for class."
Everyone followed him and chatted idly as they walked to their classroom. When they entered a loud voice rang out to greet them, "HEY! THERE YOU GUYS ARE!" Black*Star jumped onto his desk and waved to them.
"Black*Star, quiet down," Tsubaki said. He ignored her and continued to order them to hurry up. When they reached their desks he jumped down and gave Soul a high five.
"Hey, I heard you and Tsubaki had a mission yesterday," Maka said, "How'd it go?"
"It went great! Those pre-keishins never had a chance. The went down easily! HAHAHA!" Black*Star boasted. Maka turned towards Tsubaki feeling annoyed, "How was it?" she asked her.
"Weeelll… it went o.k. We managed to complete the mission and collect the pre-keishins soul but Black*Star had a little run in with the locals. Please don't ask what happened." Tsubaki cringed slightly from a memory. Make sweat dropped, 'that bad huh? '
A loud metallic clattering sounded in the hallway and everyone hurried to their seats. Suddenly Professor Stein shot through the door on his little computer wheelie chair and at the same time the bell rang. One of the wheels caught on something and he fell over, spinning across the floor to the middle of the classroom.
When the chair skidded to a stop he looked up at the class, "Okay class, today we'll be having a dissection lab." he said. He got up and picked the chair off the floor, plopping down on it backwards. Everyone groaned loudly and Maka held up a hand, "Dr. Stain, do you think we could do something other than a dissection lab? All we ever do is dissect stuff."
"Oh but you see young Maka, today's subject is far more exciting than anything else we've done." he explained while turning the screw in his head. The class perked up with curiosity.
"Today we'll be dissecting a rather interesting species of wild cat," he continued. Stein got up and let the classroom, returning a minute later with a large cage that had a tarp draped over it. Everyone leaned forward in their seat to get a better view of the cage. Smiling maliciously, Dr. Stein grabbed the tarp and drew it off with a dramatic flourish, "Today's subject is the Snow Leopard. It's quite a rare species, maybe even endangered."
"WHA!!!!" everyone's jaw dropped and they gawked at him. Maka nervously threw up her hand to claim his attention, "Dr. Stein! I don't think we could dissect a Snow Leopard. I mean they're endangered right? Almost extinct."
"Heh heh," he shot and evil grin towards the leopard, "All the more reason to dissect one before they're all gone." The light caught on his glasses as he leaned creepily towards the leopard, an evil gleam in his eye. The poor animal cringed away, hissing loudly and exposing sharp white fangs, it's tail twitching nervously. Maka could only stare bewilderedly at her teacher with her jaw hanging down.
Suddenly a teacher ran into the room and hurried over to Stein, who was sharpening a scalpel. She whispered something in his ear and he nodded looking up, "Maka, Kid, Black*Star. You and your weapons have been requested by Shinigami-sama to go to the death room." Maka looked over to Soul who shrugged. The group stood up and began walking down towards the door.
The teacher who delivered the message also turned to leave when she noticed the leopard in the cage. "Er… Professor Stein. I do hope you don't plan to dissect that Snow Leopard." She eyed the scalpels in his hand, "There are rules that prevent the experimentation on endangered animals."
"Mm. That's a shame," he said, disappointment coloring his tone, "and I was so interested to see what it's insides looked like." He stared longingly at the wild cat. Though obviously creeped out at the stare Dr. Stein was giving the leopard, the class exhaled in relief. Maka, Soul, Kid, Liz, Patty, Black*Star, and Tsubaki all filed out of the room and began walking towards the death room.
"I wonder what Shinigami-sama wants?" Maka wondered aloud.
"Probably a mission or extra lesson," Kid answered.
"HA! It's probably something they're having trouble fixing themselves. I mean, it's gotta be something pretty big if I'm being sent there!" Black*Star cackled loudly.
"Ermm… right." Kid said sounding annoyed. Kid didn't have a problem with Black*Star but something his cocky attitude got on Kid's nerves. Finally they reached the door to the death room and after walking under a hundred arches that looked like the tops of beheading machines, they walked inside. The room was huge and unexpectedly bright (after all. It is the death room) and surrounding the center platform was a plain with hundreds of crosses stuck in the ground.
"Heya. Hiya. Waazzzup!" greeted Shinigami-sama.
"Hello sir," the grouped chorused.
"Why Kid! How are you son? Those three stripes are looking adorable as always!" he said. Kid's eye twitched, "I am well father, and please, I would appreciate it if you didn't mention my hair at the moment."
Kid's father cocked his heat to the side then shrugged. He hopped back as two oversized hands appeared at his sides and clapped them together. "Alrighty then! Let's get down to business." Everyone straitened up and gave the death god their undivided attention, "As you may have already guessed, you're all here because I have a mission for you to complete. Down in South America, a horde of pre-keishins has been attacking countless villages. They have been growing stronger so I warn you now that his will not be an easy mission. I-"
"HA! NO MISSIONS TOO DIFFICULT FOR BLACK*STAR! CRUSHING THESE PRE-KEISHINS WILL BE EASY! I'LL KILL THEM OFF SO FAST, THEY WON'T KNOW WHAT HIT 'EM! I'LL B-"
"SHINIGAMIIII-CHOP!" Shinigami-sama cut Black*Star off with a swift chop to the head, and he lay there unconscious, blood spurting out of his head.
"As I was saying," Shinigami-sama continued, "this mission will be very difficult. Not only have they been growing in strength, but they've also learned how to evade and blend in. They're hard to track and even harder to corner and are very skilled at fighting. Already we have lost several meisters on this mission. They also never attack the same village two days in a row. They pick a new village everyday though there is one village that they have returned to more often than the others. I strongly suggest that you all come up with a plan before you set out to attack them."
He gazed at everyone before continuing, "You all leave tomorrow at 7:00 (Kid twitched at the asymmetrical time) by plane. Is everyone clear?"
"Yes sir!" they answered harmoniously.
"Alrighty then! You may leave school early to prepare for the trip! Peace out!"
"Goodbye sir!" everyone turned and left the room. Outside Soul let out a sigh, "Man! This mission seems like a lot of trouble. I was hoping we wouldn't have to so far away!"
"Don't worry Soul! With ME around, this mission will last 2 days tops!" Black*Star said.
"I'm not so sure. I've heard father talk about this group of pre-keishins. They really seem like a tough group. So far a reported 28 villages have been attacked. And that's not counting any villages that may be hidden within the rainforest." Kid replied.
"Should we pack for hiking?" Maka asked.
"It would be wise. Maybe even some stuff for outside survival." Kid answered. The group descended down the steps of Shibusen, heading home to pack.
"How much stuff should we take with us?" Liz asked.
"I think that if there's a possibility of moving around a lot we should pack lightly. Maybe two outfits and one you'll wear on the plane. Then just a few essentials." Taubate said quietly. Her expression turned thoughtful as she began packing in her mind. Maka though about what she should pack too. Maybe a change of warm clothes, hiking attire, and she could wear her usual clothes on the trip with her cloak packed up too. Also things for camping like the steel, flint, and water canteen her mother sent her a few years back. Maka was pulled out of her train of thought as Kid, Liz, and Patty turned to go to their house.
"BYE!" Patty yelled happily as she was pulled away by her sister. Tsubaki, Black*Star, Soul, and Maka waved as they disappeared around a corner.
As the remaining friends walked Soul and Black*Star started a contest to see who could punch the hardest. Needless to say it was soon turned into a fistfight and Tsubaki giggled as she watched the boys chase each other around while Maka shook her head thinking how stupid boys sometimes were.
A few minutes later Black*Star and Tsubaki also departed and then it was just Soul and Maka. The two chatted idly as they walked to their apartment complex. As Maka switched the light on a voice called out enthusiastically, "Maka! Soul! You're home early." Blair trotted up to them in her cat form, "What's up?"
"Hi Blair. Soul and I were dismissed early to prepare for a mission."
"Yeah. We'll be gone for some time." Blair's little kitten face looked slightly put out at the news of her two friends leaving her behind. "How long will you be gone?" she inquired.
"We're not sure," Soul said. "Shinigami-sama told us that this mission was going to be difficult and it might take some time," Maka continued. Blair's ears drooped down for a moment but then they perked up again, "Oh. Well then you guys should get ready." she said with a gleam in her eye, "When are you leaving?"
"Er… at seven tomorrow morning." Maka answered feeling uneasy. "But hey! Even though we'll be gone all the house rules still apply. And I mean all of them. That means no parties." Blair's face fell again, "Awww. You guys are no fun," she sniffed sulking as she walked away. Maka sighed, "Well, Let's get packing.
A:N/ Yayyy! My first chapter! Sorry if anything seems ooc. I'm really bad at character portrayal. I'll try to include more of what they're feeling after this chapter. I'll also try to update regularly but I'm making no promises.