Something Strange

Madness, no one could escape it. Madness lies deep within the soul and once one is infected with madness, it slowly consumes them. Death the Kid was no exception to this, not since he'd met the Kishin for the first time. Although he didn't know it at first.

There was nothing but darkness. A pure black mist that was clouding one's vison. Although it was hard to see, he had to keep swimming. Some way, somehow, he would get out. Just when Death the Kid had finally found some source of light, it quickly disappeared as soon it had appeared. Death the Kid kept swimming towards it, hoping it would still be there but it wasn't. He had to get out, he had escape this endless abyss.

Foolish fragment, you can't escape the madness. Just give up already. Death the Kid tried to pinpoint the location of the voice but there was no such luck. All he could see was nothing but darkness.

You would feel so much better if you just gave in... It is your only way of escape. That stupid voice again but where was it coming from. Kid shook his head. No, this is just a dream...this isn't real.

Just then he could feel something wrap around his leg, something that felt like a scarf. Whatever it was, it was dragging him down. No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't shake it off. The fragment closed his eyes.

Suddenly the young Shinigami's body shot up out of his bed and his eyes were wide open, sweat dripping down his face. It was only a nightmare but it seemed so real... He usually didn't have nightmares but all he knew was that this all started happening after the Kishin escaped. Death the Kid jumped at the sound of knocking on his door.

"Kid, are you okay? I thought I heard something in here..." A voice said, Liz's voice by the sound of it.

Quickly gaining his composure, Death the Kid climbed out of bed and walked over to the door. He opened slightly, just enough to reveal the best fake smile he could, one that he hoped would fool Liz.

"What are you talking about? Of course, I'm fine, why wouldn't I be?" Kid chuckled, yet Liz still seemed worried, "You must have just been hearing things."

Liz frowned and shook her head, " But I swore I could hear something coming from your room..."

Liz knew that she wasn't crazy. Whatever she heard, she knew was real and she was very concerned for Kid. If only he would open up to her, she would be able to help. That's what friends do, right?

"There's nothing to worry about, now would you go already? I have to get ready for school," Kid replied and quickly closed the door, not giving Liz a chance to respond as he locked said door. "Phew, that was a close one."

The smile faded from Death the Kid's face the moment he knew he was alone. The memory of that repetitive nightmare still ingrained in his head. What is wrong with me? No matter, I must get ready or everyone will start to worry about me. Death the Kid only took a second to straight out his sheets and make sure his hair was perfectly combed. When he felt like everything was perfect, he headed out.

At School

Everyone was in Stein's classroom, learning some new lesson that Kid couldn't quite pay attention to. He looked like he was paying attention but the lack of sleep was really getting to him. His group of friends had noticed this of course, aside from Soul and Black Star who rarely paid enough attention to much of anything.

While Stein seemed to be distracted, Maka leaned over to whisper into Liz's ear, "Hey, Liz, have you noticed anything off about Kid lately?"

No doubt the sudden question caught Liz off guard but that didn't stop her from nodding. Even if Kid wasn't saying anything, she knew something was wrong. Her Meister hadn't pulled any kind of stunts like this before. Some part of her was glad that she wasn't the only one who noticed.

"Yeah... There is just something off about him, it's really starting to scare me," Liz whispered back, still keeping her eyes on Kid, "He hasn't been getting very much sleep, either. I tried to talk to him about it this morning but he didn't say anything to me. He never does..."

"So, you think there is something he isn't telling us?" Maka asked, attention fully on Liz, whose frown only deepened, "Maybe we should bring this up to Lord Death? Maybe he has some kind of idea."

Suddenly, they could hear someone clearing their throat, making them look up right way. Looking at them was an obviously annoyed Stein, whom apparently had noticed them talking. Had they been talking too loud?

"Ahem, if you ladies are done talking, I'd like to get back to class," Stein said and rose an eyebrow, "Or would you me to report to Lord Death about this?" Both girls quickly shut up and shook their heads and he once again continued his lesson.

Meanwhile, Kid was only sitting there, laying his head on the table. His eyes closed for a moment before he opened them. When he looked forward, however, he was greeted with a traumatic sight. There were spots that looked like black slime everywhere. The entire room was covered in it and those around him were staring at him with creepy smiles on their faces.

No, I'm just seeing things. None of this real...Snap out of it Kid. He shook his head violently to shake the image out of his head and it worked. Everything was back to normal, however, he seemed to disturb class. Stein was looking right at him.

"Kid, are you alright?" Stein asked with concern as he saw the state of the boy, who seemed very troubled. There were a lot of things wrong with Death the Kid but something like this wasn't normal.

Kid just couldn't take it anymore. Those images, they just wouldn't go away and he felt like he was going mad. However, he could hear Stein ask if he was alright, but he wasn't in his right mind to answer. So, instead of answering, he bolted out of the room without even looking back to see if anyone was following him.

He found himself in the boy's restroom, staring at himself in the mirror. Automatically he could tell why everyone seemed so concerned. Judging by his appearance in the mirror, he didn't look so good and that even concerned him. Kid only looked away from the mirror for a moment but when he looked back he saw something he didn't see before. Lines… There were five black lines (symmetrically) over his mouth.

Normally he wouldn't comment on how beautiful the symmetry was but not now. Those lines hadn't been there before…ever. The boy ended up blacking out soon after.

Moments after he fell, the doors to the bathroom opened, revealing Soul, who had indeed been following him sense he bolted out of the room. He'd been pretty concerned and no one else seemed to actually follow him so he decided that he would. Of course, Stein had also instructed him to do so anyway.

When he saw Kid on the floor he ran over and kneeled on the ground, now shaking Kid to attempt to wake him up. None of his efforts seemed to work, however.

"Hey, Kid, wake up!" Soul shouted, not that it would do any good at this point. "This is so uncool…

Soul picked Kid up off of the floor and decided it was best to take him to the Death room where Lord Death could have a good look at him.

Death Room

Soul had quickly managed to get to the Death room in a hurry and the second he knew it was safe, he laid Death the Kid on the floor. That boy was way too heavy for him to carry for an extended period of time. Also, the Thompson sisters had apparently managed to catch up to him and was now in the room with him.

The Shinigami turned around, holding up one of his hands. "Hey, wasssssup," He said cheerfully before losing the cheerful demeaner upon seeing his son on the ground, "What happened...?"

"I don't know, he started acting weird in class and just ran out, next thing I knew he was in the bathroom unconscious on the floor..." Soul replied as he stared down at Kid.

"Umm, Lord Death, I think there is something else too," Liz spoke up with concern as she looked at the Shinigami with a serious expression. "Kid hasn't been sleeping very well and he's been acting strange ever since..." She paused suddenly.

The room got very silent as all the attention was now turned to Liz, who looked rather troubled. She gulped before speaking up once more. "Ever since the Kishin escaped."

Even though it couldn't have been seen, everyone could feel how serious Lord Death was behind that white mask of his. Death should have seen this coming but he wasn't going to let what happened to the other... fragment to happen to Kid. No, Kid was his perfect son. He wouldn't allow it.

"Okay, I want you all to listen to me right now… I need you all to leave and get Stein right away," He said darkly, surprising the others, "Didn't you hear me? I said right now!"

Within minutes Stein had already arrived and the door was closed behind him, leaving the two alone.

"You asked for me, Lord Death," Stein asked before looking down at the unconscious boy in front of him. He then leaned down to get a good look at him but he didn't see anything wrong.

"This could be nothing, but Maka and Thompson sisters seem to think that there might be something wrong with Kid," Lord Death stated, "Also, Soul said he had found him unconscious on the bathroom floor before bringing him in here."

Stein stood up straight and looked up Death, bringing up a hand to rub it against his chin as he began to think about what could possibly be going on. However, unless he was in Death the Kid's head he wouldn't really know. He sighed before cranking his screw, taking a good look at the boy's soul.

What he saw was a bit off. Kid's soul almost looked the same except for one thing, it shrouded with some sort of mist.

"Well, nothing seems to be wrong, not from what I can tell but his soul seems a bit shrouded...However, he was acting rather strange in class. I tried to get his attention but next time I knew he rushing outside of the classroom. I told Soul to follow him."

Death frowned deeply, trying to understand what was going on, however, he was quite sure that it might have something to do with the Kishin. The girls had mentioned something about all this happening after the incident.

"Right now, it's unclear as to what is going on but we need to keep a close eye on him in case something else happens or his condition gets worse. It might be possible that it could have something to do with the Kishin. Now please take my son home, he needs the rest," Lord Death paused for a moment, "And remember to keep a close eye on him. You must let me know of all the progress."

"If it does have anything to do with the Kishin, this could turn out very bad..." Stein nodded, "As you command, Lord Death. I'll let you know as soon as I find anything out if there is anything you should be concerned about... Later."

With that, Stein picked up the young Shinigami and exited the room, not looking back. Death had already turned around and looked at himself in the mirror, deep in thought.

Why is this happening? I hope Kid will be okay…

|This is actually my first Soul Eater, so I am sorry if it's not the best. Anyway, I hope you all find it at least somewhat good! I've just read some stuff and I just kind of got ideas in my head and finally did something about it! I'm not sure how active the updates will be, so that is a warning in advance and sorry for the possibly bad grammar! Thanks for reading!|