Chapter 1: The new Kid. You know each other?

His first day and he was late. How was he supposed to be taken seriously if he wasn't on time? He was sprinting to get to his first class. His hair had come out of its small ponytail. He screamed out to the howling fall wind,

"Damn it all!"

Another boy followed him in silence.

Meanwhile two hours before; Blackstar was air boxing with a huge grin on his face. Soul and Maka walked up to him while Tsubaki had a sarcastic laugh coming from her stomach. Maka was the one to ask,

"Okay Blackstar, what are you doing?"

"Of course you didn't hear. You guys are always so behind."

"Yeah whatever. So what has got you amped up today?"

"Well there is a new kid coming into the school."

"Yeah and I'm guessing this will be like when Kid came to our school."

"What about me?"

Death the Kid was joining the group without his twin pistols with him today. Liz and Patty weren't trailing behind him. He no doubt would refuse combat training today. Liz was running small errands around town for the school. Kid would've sent just Patty but when asked to run them, she asked what an errand actually was. So Liz decided to bring Patty along. Blackstar was the one to answer,

"Yeah it will be like when I defeated you the first time you came here."

Kid gave a light little laugh and said,

"Well I guess we can tell Sid that we are going to show the new kid everything. It is more of a public service to show him or her what our school is like."

The made sure it was okay and Sid agreed to let them introduce the new student. Blackstar went wild with his excitement for battle. The rest of the group wasn't planning on attacking every new kid that stepped on the grounds. They stepped outside and waited around until two boys gasping for air reached the front of the DWMA. Blackstar was the first to yell at the tallest one with the ponytail,

"Hey what the hell? You are soooo late."

The boy took a deep breath and regained his smug little composure. His voice was smooth and gentle,

"Look Ethan, we have a welcoming party."

The other boy made a scoff and said nothing. Maka extended her arm for the strange boy to shake her hand. The boy said,

"Hello, my name is Logan. Sorry we are late. Were we supposed to have someone here to guide us?"

"No actually we are here to-"

"Kick your ass."

Blackstar's blatant interruption made Maka say,

"Maka CHOP!"

The blood that poured out of Blackstar's head and onto the ground was rushing around the pavement. Logan stepped forward and shook Maka's hand. He looked down at Blackstar and said,

"If it means so much to you, I could use a good warm up. Get up and fight."

Blackstar jumped back to his feet and waved over Tsubaki. They cleared enough space for the spectacle to happen. Ethan stood behind Logan and Tusbaki behind Blackstar. Logan smiled and said,

"Ethan, Kopis blade form, please."

The silent boy nodded and he transformed into what resembled a Spartan's old battle sword. Blackstar said,

"Tsubaki, kunai form, now."

"Yes."

She transformed into a ninja like hidden blade. Maka was the official referee for the sparing match. Her hand raised and she yelled out,

"Okay, when I say start w-"

"Alright let's go!"

Blackstar ran at Logan with fight in his voice. He went to stab but was sidestepped. Logan grabbed Blackstar's arm and twisted it until the point of the kunai was just about to stab the back of Blackstar's head. Logan's voice was calm and collected as the others were stunned at what they had just witnessed,

"The lady didn't even say to start. That was very rude. You don't just go interrupting a pretty girl for no reason. I have a certain level of chivalry. I won't break your arm but I will do this."

He turned his blade backwards and struck Blackstar in the chest. He let out a grunt and stumbled back with a scowl on his face. Maka and Soul were conversing on the sidelines,. Maka said,

"Did you hear that?"

"Yeah, I did. He called you pretty. Man he must have a screw loose."

"What the hell does that mean?"

"Oh did I say that out loud?"

Logan wasn't trying to toy with Blackstar but since he was getting angry, he was easy to dodge. He was making him pay for his mistakes; slapping him with the blade and not cutting him. This in turn only made him more upset. Blackstar finally said,

"Tsubaki, Enchanted Sword, Now!"

Maka's voice called out,

"Don't try to kill him. What are you doing Blackstar?"

Logan wasn't the slightest concerned. He smiled as the black sword came into view. Logan said,

"Soul Resonance. Phalanx Strike."

His body started to glow red before Blackstar's body was thrown back by a blow from Logan's elbow. Blackstar was holding his chest as several more blows ripped into several more parts of his body. He fell to his knees and Logan stood above Blackstar. An familiar voice yelled out,

"Logan? Ethan? Is that you guys?"

Logan turned his head and saw Liz and Patty Thompson standing at the front steps smiling at him. He threw Ethan up in the air and he transformed back into his normal form. Logan yelled,

"As I live and breathe, it's the Thompson sisters. It has been way too long. Last time we saw you, you were two badass girls who were ready to take over that city."

Patty ran up and gave Logan a huge bear hug and switched to Ethan as Liz walked up to Logan. He was expecting a slap to the back or some sly comment. Instead she wrapped her arms around him and said,

"We missed you. We never got to do what we had planned."

He returned the gentle hug and said,

"Yeah I'm sorry about that. It was the last thing I wanted to do, but you know I wasn't able to save Lily that night."

"Yeah I know, but at least you're okay."

"Thanks. Well I am going to your school now. We can hang out as much as you want now."

"Good."

Maka and everyone joined the little reunion. Soul said,

"Do you guys know each other or something? That's cool I guess."

Maka chimed in,

"So can you tell us how you know each other?"

"Yeah I guess we can let you in on how we are intertwined. Do you want to tell it Liz?"

"No. You can tell it."

"Okay."