He didn't eat. He didn't sleep. He didn't even talk to anyone or attend classes for two weeks. The Oni didn't make things any easier on him.
"Swing right, Soul! That's what she said to you, right? But you insisted on swinging left! And look where that got her!" He would taunt.
"Just shut it!" Soul would shout back, just the same as usual. The words of the Oni were cruel, but not untrue; if it hadn't been for Soul's foolish actions, Maka would still be alive.
The one day that Soul had decided to attend classes. The one day that he'd decided to eat lunch. That one day that his world came crashing down.
"Soul Eater, could you please report to the Death Room." A voice said over the speaker in the DWMA. Of course, once his name was said out loud, people stared and whispered. He could hear them as he passed.
"Soul Eater?"
"I hear his meister passed away a few weeks ago."
"You mean Maka Albarn?"
"You didn't know?"
"No! Poor Soul, he must be crushed."
And crushed he was.
Soul entered the Death Room slowly seeing Lord Death standing alongside Death Scythe. Death Scythe, unlike the pitiful looks given to him by the others, looked like he wanted nothing more than to murder Soul right then and there. A third member joined them today, however; a girl. She looked to be about his age, with a long mane of red hair that was tied into a ponytail, freckles, and emerald eyes that; God dammit; they looked just like Maka's.
Aside from that nothing else about her really seemed that much like Maka Albarn. She wore a black t-shirt imprinted with Death's mask, along with a black and red skirt, a black jacket with a triangle imprined on it, black knee socks, and black and white converse.
"Soul, you may be wondering why I asked you to come here." Shinigami said calmly. Death Scythe still never took away that menacing look. "As you know, you now classify as a meisterless weapon." Soul nodded. Oh no. He's gonna say it, isn't he?
"This is Yoru, a weaponless meister." The girl smiled shyly at the mention of her name. "I figured that you two would work well together."
"Thanks for the offer, Shinigami-sama, but I don't need another partner." Soul fake-smiled. Death called after him.
"I don't believe that I have given you any choice in the matter." The Shinigami said seriously.
"What?" Soul gasped. "Are you saying that I don't get to choose a meister? But what about matching soul wavelengths?" Soul didn't care how much senseless babbling it would take; he would not be partners with this girl.
"Yoru possesses abilities similar to Professor Stein." Death explained as both Yoru and Death Scythe stood idly by. "She can match soul wavelengths with any weapon, no matter how old, young, experienced or amateur."
"You can't just expect me to be ready for another meister." Soul objected feircely. It wasn't that Yoru didn't seem nice or trustworthy; it was just that he wasn't ready to let go. "Not after what happened."
"I feeel obligated to inform you that Yoru knows nothing of your current situation, and in exchange you know nothing of hers." The Reaper said informatively. Not that it mattered; Yoru would find out about his situation soon enough from the other students.
"I've heard a lot about you, Soul Eater." Yoru said, speaking for the first time since his arrival. She sounded incredibly similar to Tsubaki; right down to how she could sound sweet and serious at the same time. "And I'd really like to be partners with you."
"Just take her out for a test run, Soul. I'm sure she can prove herself worthy of partnership, right Yoru?" Death asked a she nodded quietly.
"Fine. But just one." Soul said, deflated. "But if she messes up, it's a no."
"Yoru will be staying in the girl's dorm until you make up your mind." Death said, trying to speak with the same tone as before. But everyone could tell that this was a happier tone, and it was most likely caused by the fact that Soul had agreed to consider having Yoru as a partner.
"Now go on to class, you crazy youngsters!" Death cheered happily, but Death Scythe still looked pissed as hell. It was understandable. To him, Yoru was seen as his daughter's replacement. Despite this, Soul and Yoru trudged off to class together, both weapon and meister silent.