*Deadly Night*

After a tiny delay due to me getting a horrible headache, I finally got the time to type this up! Cause I'm weird and like to have my main manuscripts on paper. Even though it's a whole lot more work DX. Oh well, hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Soul Eater. I only own the OCs

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Chapter 1: Meet the Kids

"Alwyn! Get back here this instant!" Alwyn's father's voice rang through the hallways of the DWMA. Alwyn was running away from her father's class with her Partner, Heart Blade, in tow.

She only paused to look back once, and that was to smile down the hallway to where her father was standing by the classroom door. Heart started trembling beside her and let out a small squeaking noise. Alwyn patted his head and returned to running. Heart may be scared of her father, but Alwyn Stein was not so easily scared…at least at the moment.

Back in the classroom, several of Alwyn's friends stared at the door with wide eyes. Alwyn was always threatening to leave the class, but had never done it, and they never thought she would. One boy, with black hair that was covered with a hat, stood and tapped his partner's shoulder and nodded at the window. Might as well take the distraction in stride and get out while he can. His partner, a tall girl with red hair nodded and stood as well. They quickly walked over to the window, the boy paused to wink at his girlfriend before opening the window and hopping out, he was quickly followed by his partner.

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Alwyn sat on a bench at the basketball courts and sighed with relief, her father wouldn't even think to follow her here…maybe. Heart sat dejectedly beside his meister.

"Alwyn, we shouldn't have done that," he said quietly. Alwyn turned to look at him and smiled ruefully.

"Sorry I dragged you into mine and my father's fight," she said. "But Heart, I can't stand him sometimes… at least not in class. He always feels the need to point out my flaws and mistakes but no one else's. It's not fair!" She crossed her arms and tugged at her bangs absentmindedly.

"Hey! Mind if we interrupt this wonderful moment?"
Alwyn looked up to see her friend, and crush, Xavier Death, and his partner Dana Star walking over to them.

"Hey guys!" She called out waving. "When did you skip out on my old man?" she asked laughing.

"As soon as he left the classroom after you," Xavier said plopping down on the ground in front of them. "How about a game of basketball when the others get here after class?"

"You know I suck at basketball," Alwyn groaned.

"So do I," Heart added quietly.

"So, we can't all be amazing at everything," Xavier said. He stood and ruffled Alwyn's hair. "Cheer up Allie! I'll even take it easy on you." Alwyn smiled, but when Xavier looked away she gritted her teeth together and held in a growl.

It was a little over an hour later when the rest of their friends showed up. First were Xavier's girlfriend, Rose Evans, and her brother Josh. They were followed by Rose's partner Kai Johnson, and Xavier's little sisters, Maia and Melanie. Josh shook his head at Xavier and passed him the ball he was holding.

"You're so dead, you and Alwyn both." He said laughing.

"I figured as much," Xavier said dribbling the ball a little bit. "But I don't think Alwyn was prepared to face the consequences of her actions." He pointed over to where Alwyn was drawing in the dirt; a doom cloud seemed to float around her. Josh laughed; Maia, Melanie, and Heart were all poking her trying to get her to come out of her depressed state.

Rose turned up her nose and turned to Xavier. "Are you guys gonna play?" she asked. "Or can we go out this afternoon?" She blinked her eyes cutely at him. Xavier sighed.

"Allie, come on. There's a game waiting for you!" He called smirking. Alwyn stood up and walked back over with a Death twin on each arm.

"We wanna be on Alwyn's team!" Maia and Melanie said at the same time.

"Looks like you get Heart and the twins," Xavier said laughing. It was no secret that Heart was no athlete, and Maia was no better. "I get Dana, Kai, and Josh." He smiled.

"Shall we make things interesting?" Josh asked grinning widely; he had his father's sharp teeth. He was a weapon with no meister, and no rush to get one either.

"Interesting how?" Alwyn asked warily. Josh's plans usually wound up going awry and ending them up in trouble. Last time things were taken "interesting", they wound up scraping gum from everything in the DWMA.

"Captains step forward!" Josh said loudly. Alwyn and Xavier stepped forward to stand in front of their teams; Josh smirked wildly and waved Kai over to confer with his best friend. After a few minutes and some vigorous head nodding, they returned.

"It is decided!" Kai said loudly. "Shall Alwyn's team win, though they won't," a loud protest from the twins rang out, Kai shot them a look and they quieted down. "Shall Alwyn's team win; Xavier shall have to wear a suit and tie to class tomorrow." Xavier dead panned and shuddered.

"Shall Xavier's team win, which we will, Alwyn has to face her father's wrath… alone." Josh said smirking evilly. Alwyn stood still for a minute then she was on the ground rolling around.

"I'm going to die! I was gonna go home Dana, but now I'm going to die." Alwyn wailed.

"Come on Alwyn, we might win," Melanie said tapping her shoulder three times, their own little encouragement that they had come up with after they had lost the first time. Alwyn looked up and watched Heart trip over his own shoelaces trying to walk over to them.

"I'M DOOMED!" She wailed louder.

"Come on, let's get this over with, it looks like it's gonna rain." Xavier said holding a hand out to Alwyn. Alwyn looked at it dejectedly and took it. Rose shot her a glare from where she sat on the bench, out of Xavier's line of sight. Alwyn shrugged slightly and smirked.

"Okay," she said.

"There's my girl!" Josh said taking his position guarding Maia, Dana was on Heart (she was the only one who wouldn't squash him flat if he tripped or something like that), and Kai was on Melanie. Xavier tossed the ball to Alwyn casually.

"You can try first," he said.

"Nah, I don't take hand-outs," Alwyn said shoving it back at him.

"If you insist," Xavier said flicking his eyes to the left, Alwyn immediately went right, knowing what he'd do, but Xavier spun around her and dribbled the ball down the court.

"Maia!" Alwyn said, the little girl couldn't shot for anything, but she was a good little ball stealer. The little blonde girl smiled sweetly at her older brother and she sacked the ball from his hands and tossed it to her twin, who tossed it to Alwyn, who was waiting under Xavier's team's goal, wide open.

"One-zero," Alwyn crowed at Xavier as she passed him the ball back. Xavier turned to glare at Josh, he pointed at him and then Alwyn. The young reaper narrowed his eyes; he'd play for real from now on.

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Ten minutes later, it was pouring rain, and the group had to stop the game at 5 points instead of their usual 10. The final score was 1-5, Xavier's team won. Alwyn lay beating her fist on the sidewalk. She was dreading going home and facing her father.

"Come on Mad Alice," Josh said picking her up and setting her on her feet. He often called her this when she got mad, or her madness took over literally.

"I'm going to die," she whispered. Heart wrung his hands nervously and glanced up at Alwyn with his one good eye.

"I'll try harder next time," he said softly. Poor Heart had only gotten the ball once, and in his excitement he tripped himself and Alwyn, causing Kai to get the ball and score the winning point.

"Oh Heart!" Alwyn said smiling. "It wasn't your fault dear one." She always felt bad when Heart thought it was his fault something went wrong. She felt a triple tap on her shoulder and turned around to see Melanie standing there.

"Strength…" she said. Alwyn sighed before finishing what she started.

"Strength, hope, and fear. The three main elements that surround ones heart." She said. "Strength, to deal with the lost."

"Hope when darkness reigns," Melanie said.

"Fear, to keep you wary and strong," Heart added.

"For people need fear to survive and remain strong," the three of them finished together.

"While you guys are over there talking we aren't getting any drier!" Xavier called from where he stood with the others.

"We're coming!" Alwyn yelled back. She held her hand out to Heart. "Come on Heart, we need to get out of the rain. We can't have you getting sick." She smiled when he nodded and took her hand.

"See you guys tomorrow!" Josh said as he and Rose turned down the road closest to them. Rose lingered near Xavier, so Alwyn grabbed the twin's hands.

"Come on guys," she whispered dejectedly. The twins bowed their heads and followed her. They didn't really like Rose either, but anytime they brought it up, Xavier got mad. Alwyn, Heart, Dana, Kai, and the twins waited for Xavier by the road that led to Gallows Manor.

"Come on girls, mom is gonna kill me for letting you be out in this," Xavier said leading them up to the house. He turned to look back and wave at the others. "Don't forget to deal with your father Allie!" He called. Alwyn held up a very bad finger and turned to walk off without a word.

"Alwyn, was that necessary?" Heart asked nervously after they left Kai and Dana, who lived in the same apartment building.

"Yes it was," Alwyn said with certainty. She looked straight ahead as she walked. "Heart, you better get on back to the school. Spirit will be worried." Heart lived up at the DWMA with his father.

"Will you be fine walking home by yourself?" Heart asked.

"Of course, just get going," Alwyn said waving her hands at her best friend.

"I'll see you tomorrow Alwyn!" Heart called as he turned and ran back towards the school. He tripped and fell only once, Alwyn shook her head and sighed.

"Home…" Alwyn sighed again. She turned from watching Heart and began her own trek through the storm. Lightning flashed overhead as she continued her solitary journey home. A loud howl rang through the night and Alwyn shivered before looking around.

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A pair of green eyes watched the young Scythe Meister look all around her before continuing up the road towards an odd looking house. The eyes blinked only once then disappeared, their owner speeding through the storm to report to his master. The wolf stopped to howl once more to announce that his shift was over and continued on his way.

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Next time on Deadly Night: A New Mission is Given! Will the evil master mind behind the wolf appear? Will Alwyn live? Find out next time.

So I hope you liked the first chapter! Every time I tried to finish typing this, something would come up, so it's really delayed and for that I'm sorry. Any of you who watch the news, or live in Florida know that a whole bunch of bad storms as been nonstop coming through North Central Florida, and my mom won't let me have the computer on when it's storming. Anyway, until next time!

*Shimmerz*