Note: This story picks up at the end of the anime with some inspiration from the manga. While I love the Soul Eater franchise I personally felt the anime's ending was terrible. I had to come up with some ideas just so I could have closure. I greatly expanded upon those ideas to create this fanfic. I tried keeping the story very much in the "Soul Eater world" although I have added some romance in along the way (eventually) since I'm a sucker for that kind of thing. Nothing too crazy, I just see some opportunities for the characters to have some deeper relationships. I'm thinking Soul x Maka, Kid x Maka, maybe a little Stein x Marie? I have created a new villain that will appear in due time. I haven't finished writing the entire story but have an outline and many notes and ideas. It will be a long story I can tell you that.

Please remember this story is meant to be thought of as a "continuation" of the ANIME.

And of course, disclaimer: I do not own Soul Eater.

Chapter 1

Weapons Class

Maka and Soul stood in a clearing in the forest by the DWMA. Maka began to doubt is she really needed to focus on her extra weapons classes. After all, she needed a lot of improvement as Soul's meister. How can she afford to waste her energy in seemingly useless classes for becoming a weapon? She didn't even have a meister. She can't even become a full weapon yet. All she knows is that she did it once and that was a complete blur. She wouldn't have believed it if Lord Death didn't convince her. Too many issues, too many goals, not enough time and energy, Maka thought.

"Hey, Maka are you listening?" Soul asked, starting to lose patience.

Maka snapped out of it and readjusted her focus from gazing off into the distance. "Yeah, sorry," she responded sheepishly.

"It's hard enough trying to explain this, I don't really want to have to repeat myself," Soul said frustratingly. He really didn't know how to explain this and that wasn't cool. At his level of experience, it was like trying to tell someone how to breathe- it just came naturally to him and he was having as much difficult explaining it as Maka had trying to willfully transform.

"Sorry, it's just.. I don't know. Should we really be wasting our time doing this? Shouldn't I be working on making you a Death Scythe? We've really gotten behind thanks to Medusa and Asura," Maka said doubtfully.

Soul gave his signature half grin. "Well we shouldn't really be too mad at them. Thanks to them I have this mad black blood to use to our advantage and you found out you're a weapon." His smug grin turned into a slight frown. "But I have to admit I kind of agree with you. We barely scraped by our fight with Asura the way we are now. It's not cool to switch things up when we need to work on the way we already fight." Soul paused for a moment and shrugged, "But these are the orders from the big man. Must have his reasons."

Being reminded it was Lord Death who had order the pair into these extra lessons Maka regained her determination and became reassured. She never was one to disobey orders. Well, that was a lie, but she didn't like to if she didn't have to. The thought of a Grim Reaper Chop sounded painful. Maka face turned from worried to determined. "Right! Let's get back to work!"

Off in the distance and barely within earshot of the duo's conversation, Stein leaned against a tree observing the exchange.

You have a point Maka. You two should be working on your Genie Hunter and Kishin Hunter. But Soul raises a valid point as well. Lord Death must see something in you that isn't apparent yet, he thought to himself. He remembered the conversation he had with Lord Death a few days after the Kishin's defeat.

In the Death Room (Flash back)
Stein entered the Death Room, "You wanted to see me, sir?"

Lord Death was standing by his mirror. "Yes, I want to discuss you starting weapon training classes for Maka."

Stein responded coolly, "I believe Maka already has that under control. She seems determined to use Soul to perfect the Genie Hunter and Kishin Hunter. Maybe even develop a new technique. I don't see any need for extra help at the moment. "

Lord Death responded bouncily, "No no no. We're talking about MAKA's weapon training, not Soul's."

Stein froze for a moment, doubting Death's sanity. He thought to himself, I knew he was a bit off, but I never thought he'd totally lose it. "… Maka is a meister…" he managed to say, with an obvious inflection in his voice.

Lord Death responds without missing a beat, "and also a weapon."

Stein clicked the bolt on the side of his head and looked down, his glasses hiding eyes. "Yes, I suppose that is possible. I overlooked she has weapon blood because of Spirit. I had assumed that trait wasn't passes down to her, not that she decided until now to not be a weapon."

"Maka wasn't aware she was a weapon until Asura put her life in grave danger and she still can't become one at her own will," Death explained. Then he became joyfully enthusiastic, "Can you believe it?! A meister and a weapon! What an incredible advantage if they ever have to fight someone as dangerous as Asura again!"

"Yes, that is rather convenient." What I wouldn't give to be able to dissect that, Stein thought, hiding a grin.

"I'm trusting you to head the lessons," Death ordered.

Stein wasn't really in the mood to be taking on extra tasks, especially in talents he's not accomplished at himself. "Why can't Spirit do it? It's his daughter. He should be able to teach her how to become a weapon."

Spirit pops into view, crying with big water blue eyes, "My wittle baby won't let me!"

Stein and death look at him with disappointment a grown man could act this way. Spirit lay huddled on the floor mumbling about how it would be perfect daddy-daughter bonding.

"Eh? When did you get here?" Death questioned.

Stein focused back to Death, "It's just I'm rather occupied trying to attend to Marie now that you've reassigned her here and have her living in my house."

Lord Death, trying to keep his poker face, remembered the private conversation Marie had with him regarding her concerns for Stein's mental state. She had said that even though Asura was defeated, it still felt like something sinister was out there that could affect Stein. "Uhhh, yes, well… it couldn't be helped." Determined not to lose ground on the conversation he quickly changed the subject. "Are you telling me a pretty lady is distracting you?" he questioned teasingly.

It almost seemed for a moment Stein choked up but quickly recovered. Eyes still masked behind reflective glasses he calmly said "As you wish, but I'll need Soul to do most of the explaining," as he clicked the bolt in his head.

Stein was brought back to the present from Soul's shout of "Yeah! You did it!" Maka's entire right arm turned in giant light green and gray blade that resembled how Soul looked when he half-transforms. "Now you need to turn the rest of yourself into a weapon. Concentrate!"

Maka's brow furrowed as all the muscles in her body tensed up. She seemed as if she was summoning enough energy and will power to push the entire Earth from under her feet. Stein had begun walking over to them when he initially heard the excitement and reached them at this point. "Wonderful progress but I think that's enough for today." Maka released her tense muscles and fell on her knees to her ground, sweating and trying to catch her breath, her right arm an actual arm again.

"She may have her mother's incredible talent as a meister, but I can't see her becoming a successful weapon like her father. Death better have a reason for this," Stein thought.

Sorry for the very "introductory" first chapter. I promise the next will have some more plot progression and familiar characters you know and love! I hope to get it out within a week. Is there anything from the anime you wish was addressed or covered? Maybe I can find a way to tie it in. I haven't written anything fictional in a very long time so please be gentle with the reviews! Friendly suggestions welcomed of course. :)