Even though I wasn't a big fan of watching fights that I wouldn't be participating in, something always seemed different about watching my brother. He has amazing skills and prefect executions. Being grim reapers gave us more power and Kid knew exactly how to channel it to his advantage. He was also my training partner and neither of us went easy when it came to a duel.

These two idiots, however…

They had no idea that his pistols could shoot compressed wavelengths. It could be deadly, but when it wasn't, it hurt like hell. I'd only ever let him hit me twice. Sora and Yuki were sore for days after it happened. Now, I was working on a similar technique. The issue that continued to irk me was using my wavelength in the same way when I have sword like weapons, not pistols.

"Oh my, they probably should have picked a different opponent," Stein said, rolling up in his chair. I wondered if his ass was glued to that thing.

"Dr. Stein, is that the boy? The one everyone is talking about?" A girl with two pigtails asked.

"Yep. That's Lord Death's son, Death the Kid. It was his own decision to attend the academy. But he won't be a normal student. His abilities are far greater than anyone else's here."

"I wouldn't say anyone else," I spoke up, stretching my arms over my head. When Kid and I fought, there was never a winner, only a draw and a lot of household damage. We matched each other in power.

"I had heard that you might be attending as well, Hikari," Stein said, rolling his chair back and forth. I'd know him for years. We'd been acquainted because of a problem that arose a few years ago, and I needed someone with his tinkering abilities to make it go away.

"Are you a grim reaper, too?" The same girl asked. She didn't seem afraid of the answer. I assume these students have never seen my father in any other way than his overly obnoxious self that he personifies now. They have no idea.

When I didn't answer, Stein intervened. "Hikari is Lord Death's second child, first daughter and Kid's little sister."

I narrowed my eyes at him. "Tessie is his little sister. He's barely older than me."

"He didn't mean it like that, Hikari," Sora said, chastising my harsh tone. He hated for people to think I was an unapproachable person, but the reality of it was that I was. People didn't matter to me.

The girl with pigtails walked closer, a smile on her face. "I'm Maka Albarn, and Soul is my weapon. Are these yours?"

She had stuck out her hand when I didn't move, Sora shook her hand and gave her his charming smile. "Yes, I'm Sora, and this is my cousin, Yuki. Hikari isn't usually like this."

"Yes, she is," Yuki replied, earning a hit on the head from Sora. He yelped and rubbed the spot, muttering an insult.

I rolled my eyes, focusing back on the fight. Stein had called for Maka anyways. I could feel Sora staring at me. He wanted me to have friends… to be normal. I couldn't care less if I have any friends at all. Shaking off his stare, I watched Kid closely. I'd never seen him hold back this much. Either he was being overly cautious or he was saving up his energy for a big attack. My bet was on the latter.

"Can't we join him, Hikari? I'd kick some major ass," Yuki said, karate chopping the air.

"The longer I watch these two idiots, the more braincells I lose. How the hell did they even get in?" I asked, shaking my head.

The other weapon, Tsubaki, laughed a little. "Well, Blackstar is my meister and Soul is Maka's weapon. They decided to switch… for the day..." She didn't sound so sure about that.

"Oh? I thought…" Sora raised an eyebrow at me and shrugged. Neither of us could puzzle out why these two had joined together to fight a grim reaper without even syncing their wavelengths. Amateurs.

"Blackstar's specialty is martial arts, but Kid is just playing with him. And with how Soul is fighting today, he doesn't have a chance," Maka said with a heavy sigh.

I had to laugh at that, unable to hold it in. "Not on a chance on his best day. Grim reapers on are on a whole other playing field."

Again, the two tried to outsmart Kid and failed. For the first time since the fight started, Kid glanced over at me, catching my eyes. It caused me to stand up straighter. Both my weapons tensed up as well. This was the end of this fight.

"Sora, Yuki," I said quietly.

With a nod, they both transformed into weapons. As Kid, Patti, and Liz's souls expanded, I got more tense. He could bring down the whole building if he wanted to. But then, I guess that's why he gave me the warning.

When he fired the death cannon, that's when I moved to raise the barrier around the area. The blast wouldn't reach past it. This wasn't the first time I'd been on damage control. The blast hit my wavelength hard and I almost stumbled. Damn, that would never get any easier to take.

"Kid's unconscious," Sora said, sighing.

I sighed along with him. Neurotic tendencies. He lost half an inch of hair. "Dammit."

"He's the one bleeding so that means we actually won the fight, right?" Soul grinned.

Blackstar threw his head back with laughter. "Yeah! Right! And that means, I, Blackstar, have defeated the grim reaper!"

I swung my weapons around playfully. "It means your survived a run-in with a grim reaper. You're lucky you still have your lives."

Blackstar continued to laugh obnoxiously loud. "You're next, reaper girl! I'll take you on and crush you!" He called after me as I headed inside.

Sora and Yuki returned to their human form and I looked back at him. "If one day you are unfortunate enough to meet me in a battle, you won't be so lucky. Unlike my brother, I have no reservations in ending your life."

With that, I walked away in to the halls of the DWMA. There were a lot students around that were staring at me. Did I look that out of place? One of them directed us to the admissions where we had to wait around for over 20 minutes to spoken to. Sora and Yuki were both unusually quiet and frowning.

I caved "What?"

Glancing at Sora, Yuki rubbed the back of his neck. "Well… that was a little harsh. Neither of us want to kill that boy." They were both such softies when it came to dealing with people. It's probably one of the reasons our wavelengths matched so well. Where I lacked in empathy for anyone, they made up for it in their overwhelming kindness.

"They'll think twice before messing with me," I replied, standing when someone called for "the new girl". Instructing them to wait for me, I went into the cramped office. A boy with blond hair sat at the desk, pecking at the keyboard with his tongue sticking out of his mouth ever so slightly.

"Sid is… out today… so I'll be handling…" His speech was broken up by his concentration on whatever he was typing on the screen. Not a good multitasker, I see. He finally stopped and turned to me. "I'll be handling your admission. I'm Clay, have a seat, miss…" He trailed off, motioning to the chair.

"Hikari," I answered, sitting.

"Last name?" His attention returned to the screen.

"Just Hikari," I replied, leaning back. Whoever designed this office was a moron. I'd concluded that the office was very spacious. The issue lied in the fact that every inch of the room had junk placed all over it. Seriously, who needs this much space?

"The DWMA doesn't allow students without last names," Clay said, folding his hands on the desk, like I was a child who needed a good talking to.

Crossing my legs, I shrugged. "Well... that's too bad. Disclosing information like that might bring up past transgressions and I'd hate to have to deal with you finding that out." I smiled cheerfully.

Clay's mouth dropped open and he fumbled for some words. The door opened and a boy around the same age walked in. His dark hair shielding his face for a moment. "I apologize for being late."

He took the seat Clay had been occupying. Adjusting his glasses, he said, "My name is Akane. You're Hikari, correct? Lord Death's middle child? Clay, you can take these to the two gentleman sitting on the couch." Akane handed two clipboards to him with paperwork on top.

I nodded. "They told you that my brother and I were attending."

Akane typed on the computer, much quicker and more efficiently than Clay. He paused. "Kid is taking the Eat path, but it says here that you've chosen both the Eat and the Not path." He made it sound like that was unheard of.

"I'm already a skilled meister, so these classes will be boring. I only came to watch out for Kid. Figured I might as well learn something new while I'm stuck here."

Akane smiled, nodding his head. "You have two weapons, that's rare."

"Runs in the family. Kid had Patti and Liz. Sora and Yuki are mine. And then of course, Tessie had Kaede and Daichi." How is that rare? Having two weapons to channel our power into was necessary to control our power. Tessie couldn't tap into it yet, but one day she'll need both those boys to help her out.

"Well, welcome to the academy. If you need anything, don't hesitate to come find me," Akane said, handing my schedule.

Clay stood up when Sora and Yuki did. He still seemed afraid of me. "See you guys later," He said to the boys and retreated into the office.

"He's a cool weapon! And he's an intelligence agent! But we can't tell anyone. What classes did you get us?" Yuki's words came a million miles a minute. That boy was so full of energy he was practically bursting at the seams.

"Slow down, Yuki. Here," I said, letting him have the paper. My head started to pound. Not now. I excused myself to the nearest bathroom. "Leave me alone," I muttered, wiping the sweat off my forehead.

It started.

Let. Me. In.

Let. Me. In.

LET ME IN. LET ME IN. LET ME IN. LET ME IN. LET ME IN. LET ME IN.

LETMEINLETMEINLETMEINLETMEIN!

Over and over. Louder and Louder. I pulled at my hair, resting my elbows on the sink. "Go away. Go away! Leave me alone!" I shouted, feeling some pieces of my hair ripping out my scalp. Get out of my head!

Silence.