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"So, what do you think?"

"She seems cool."

"Aaand?"

"I guess it'd be cool to be her weapon."

"SWEET! THAT BOOKWORM IS SO GONNA WORSHIP ME AFTER THIS!"

"Keep your voice down Star!"

The bluenette chuckled like an idiot, rubbing the back of his neck,"Sorry."

He and a white-haired boy who looked his age, were not that far from Maka and Tsubaki, who were still hanging around the place where they completed their mission.

Black*Star grabbed him by the collar of his jacket, pulling him along against his will, surprising the boy.

"OI, BOOKWORM!"

The bookworm in question growled, "What is it now Black*Star?"

Black*Star grinned, "Your god has found you a weapon!"

Maka raised a brow, walking towards Black*Star and the boy he had dragged with him. The assassin finally let him go, and he immediately brushed himself off, straightening his jacket while he glared at Black*Star.

He was donned in a black leather jacket, red t-shirt, black jeans, and all-black-converse. It was his eyes that fascinated her though, they were a deep crimson, and despite the face she knew that they might not be his real eye colour, Maka couldn't help but get lost in them.

She felt a blush starting to form on her cheeks when she realised that she had been checking him out, but calmed down when she noticed him looking her up and down as well. Wait, does that mean he's checking me out too? No Maka! Don't sound so hopeful! Men are nothing but lying, cheating and conniving bastards, this guy will be just the same!

To lessen the feeling of awkward, Maka put her hand between them, "Maka."

She mentally sighed in relief when he put his hand in her own, shaking it back, "Soul."

The meister raised her eyebrow at the name, Who calls their kid that? I guess it's probably just the name he uses for in-game.

She blushed again, noticing the amused look in his eye at her reaction to his name. Maka rubbed her neck, "So you're a weapon huh?"

Soul smirked, "Hell yeah. Think fast."

Before she knew it his body was glowing, and morphing into his weapon form. Despite this, Maka's high reflex level helped her out, and she spun him in her gloved hands, finishing in a fighting stance that immediately felt right for the two of them.

Maka looked down, her eyes wide in awe as she observed his weapon form, he was a scythe.

For those who chose WEAPON when they first logged into the game, weren't actually able to choose their weapon form. Their weapon was decided depending on the answers they gave for the personality quiz.

Even the meisters took the quiz after they had chosen, which decided which weapons they were most compatible with. After Maka took the quiz, her result was Scythe Technician. But unfortunately, no matter how hard she had tried, she hadn't found any weapons that were scythes.

According to the info brokers she had spoken to, they were only two of them in the whole game so far. That was yesterday, so despite the fact that the game had been out for several weeks, and thousands, most likely millions of people had logged in, only two would have been compatible.

It was pretty amazing to see one of them in person, well, in game anyway. Out of only two people, this guy, Soul, was one of them.

Maka hadn't really kept her hopes up about the whole thing, because the second scythe was already taken. So, to have met the only one left that could be her partner right in front of her, was pretty awesome.

Even though Maka gets angry at Black*Star calling her a bookworm, it really is true. Before she had bought DWMA Online, without telling her father of course, using the moeny she ahd earnt on her own, she had read up on it, not exactly wanting to risk anything happening to her that was like what happened in SAO, or GGO.

Apparently the game was to help people socialise in a way. With the help of the personality quiz, people were paired up based on their responses. Many of these pairs had already become either best friends, or even more. Yeah, Maka had Black*Star, and he was like a brother to her, and Tsubaki, who was always lovely. But she wanted something else, a bond that would last forever, with someone who understood what she had gone through as a kid. In truth, she was kind of afraid that it was a boy, because apart from Black*Star, she didn't trust them.

Maybe he's different, maybe he'll be able to help me trust again.

This was one of the reasons why she had bought DWMA Online. She wouldn't admit it, but despite her fears, she wanted her partner to be a boy. A boy who could prove her wrong, prove to her that not all men were the same. Not all like her Papa.

Soul's appearance shimmered in the reflection of the scythe, making Maka blush once again at the sight of his bare chest. He smirked at her, "Cool. Looks like we're partners then."

Maka gulped, nodding, staring at him, yet staring into space at the same time, as she spun him upwards, him landing on the ground coolly.

The pig-tailed girl looked up, noticing the darkening artificial sky. "I should probably log out, Papa should be back soon."

Black*Star didn't miss the disgust in her eyes as she mentioned her father. His eyes narrowed at the thought of him, he wasn't exactly a fan of him either. But he disguised it with a grin, his eyes still showing sympathy, "Hey Maks, since it's Friday, you wanna come over to our place tonight?"

Her eyes softened in gratitude, and she nodded, "Sounds like a plan."

Without another word, Maka and Black*Star logged out, leaving Soul and Tsubaki. The black-haired weapon walked closer to Soul, smiling in a way that it was almost a smirk, "She needs you Soul."

Soul raised a brow, hands stuffed in his jacket pockets.

"You'll understand soon enough." Tsubaki, leaving it like that, logged off, waving before her from disappeared.

Soul smirked, shaking his head, "Guess I'll have to wait, cause I have no idea what the hell she was talking about."

With the tap of a finger, he disappeared, leaving the place empty, all of them back in the real world.

Maka lifted the visor off her head, waiting to hear any sign of her father being home. He had been in the house when she had logged in, but Maka knew better.

Hearing nothing, the pigtailed girl pulled her shoes on, picking up an overnight bag she had prepared for times like these, and left her room.

As soon as she was a fair way from her house, but still able to see it, she noticed a car driving in her driveway. Maka's grip on her bag tightened as she gritted her teeth. Her father was getting out of the car, wine bottle in his hand, a prostitute under his arm as he staggered into their home.

Maka couldn't handle it, and she ran, not stopping until she had reached an apartment building, and reached room number 42.

She brought out a key from her pocket, opening the apartment to see Black*Star waiting for her. She kicked off her shoes in anger, throwing her bag carelessly onto the ground beside them. Maka immediately ran into his arms, sobbing into his shoulder, the bluenette rubbing her back as he held her tightly.

She used to be the same height as him, but time had been kind to his height, and had let him grow until he was almost as tall as Tsubaki. Maka was a head shorter than him, so he was more like her big brother now that he was so tall, suiting his age more.

Maka was 16, while Black*Star and Tsubaki were a year older, so they never really got to see her often during school, only during morning tea and lunch.

Black*Star hated it, because he was't able to protect her as much as he should have, but he kept quiet for her sake. He knew that Maka wanted to be able to take care of herself, she hated needing others, she always wanted to do it alone. She thought that she was a burden to Black*Star and Tsubaki, but they wanted to protect her, they needed to know that she was alright, especially Black*Star.

But maybe now, with Soul, she won't need me, she won't need us anymore. Maybe he can help fix the mess her dad made.


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