CHAPTER 2

"Maka, I heard you came to school with Kid today?" that was Tsubaki right after Maka entered the classroom that fateful Monday morning.

"Maka, I heard you're going out with the son of the school master, Kid something." That was Liz, the elder Thompson twin, on Thursday morning of the same week. Rumor really does travel fast and changes quickly too.

Maka sighed and continued on fixing her things, removing the books and notebooks she will be needing on that day. Patti, the younger of the twins, was still giggling at her side much to her annoyance. In her defense, people had been staring at her whenever she walks by and when they thought they are suddenly out of earshot, whispers some random gossip behind her back.

It's not like it's something new for Maka, she had been on a similar situation before when her mother left her father to travel the world instead. For the first few weeks, everyone was feeling sorry for her but as the days gradually pass by, they would just randomly gossip about her life and his father's poor choices.

"I am not going out with him." Maka answered to satisfy Liz's curiosity to which she replied with, "I knew that. Just wanted to straight up hear from you. Patti and I were actually telling the girls who started the gossip that it was not true but I wanted to have a very legitimate source, you know."

Maka couldn't believe what she just heard. Did Liz just said she and Patti were protecting her? She looked at Liz in awe before suddenly hugging her leaving the taller blonde in shock and amusement.

"Hey there missy," she started, "you had me by surprise there!" after that, Patti joined in and tackled both Liz and Maka.

Maka, with some tears in her eyes broke the hug and giggled slightly, "Sorry, sorry. I was just really grateful for the both of you. Nobody has ever done that for me…" she trailed off and has actually started sobbing quietly. Liz, who doesn't know how to handle crying girls (aside from her sister who she simply coaxes with colors and papers) began to panic. "Hey, hey, what are you crying for? Patti and I were simply doing what any friend will do…" but with that, Maka simply sobbed a bit louder.

Thankfully, Tsubaki has entered their room and noticed them immediately. She made her way to the trio and when Liz noticed her, she mouthed "Help Me".

When Maka calmed down, they chatted a bit and she told them how the real encounter with Kid happened last Monday to which the group silently laughed when Maka got to the part where her father narrated her life story to the son of the owner of the school.

"Man, your father is really something, isn't he?" Liz laughed, "I wish I could meet him even just one time."

"I have actually met him, in more occasions than one, and I can confirm that he really is something…" Tsubaki responded which earned Liz's curious look, "and now I'm more determined to meet him!"

"Ugh! Stop guys, it's really not helping." Maka grumbled, "besides, he's always holed up on Mr. Shinigami's office that only a few people actually see him doing his job, if he really does something…" right after Maka finished her sentence, the door swung open, quite loudly if you might say, and every eyes turned towards the door.

To Maka's dismay, it was his father who was supposed to be always holed up on the principal's/faculty office. "Good morning, everyone!" Spirit shouted as he grandiosely entered the room. He seemed to turn his attention to Maka and looked at her as if wanting to say "I'm so sorry my wonderful, wonderful child. I can't give you 100% of my attention now since I have to address the whole class. But know that I do love you!" Maka internally gagged and turned away from him. Spirit cleared his throat to cover the fact that he suddenly wanted to cry after seeing his daughter's indignant face. "Alright everyone settle down. I'm here to introduce you an addition to your class. You can enter now, kid."

"I'm not a kid…" Kid muttered as he neared Spirit seemingly dejected.

"No you're not, but your name is." Spirit stated as a matter-of-fact but Kid didn't mind him. He was supposed to be on Class 1-B but was asked to be moved due to a misunderstanding with one of his classmates. In all actuality, Kid was totally not amused. He thought he was to stay on the same class and simply ignore the agitated looks of some of his classmates but it turned ugly just yesterday when Soul, one of his (now former) classmate, suddenly attacked him. Well, what is he to do but to simply fight back right? It's not his fault that Soul has had a huge crush on Maka that the rumor of them going out angered him. He sighed once again, as if for the hundredth time this day.

"I'm Death the Kid, Kid for short." He stated as he stared directly on the wall farthest from him.

"Well, that's that. Kid, go sit over there, by the last row beside the window." Kid looked at him bewildered. So after being forced out of a class he was now being isolated? As if reading his mind, Spirit added silently, "It was an order from your father, sorry Kid." But Kid didn't answer and simply picked up his bag from the floor and marched angrily towards the last row where his nearest neighbor is 2 seats away from him.