"WHY IN HELL AM I IN YOUR FREAKING APARTMENT IN THE DEVIL SCHOOL? YOU BASTARD!" If you couldn't tell, Aster woke up, and was currently laying a kick to my shin.
She had been sleeping for about two hours. In that time , I had her paperwork filled out, signed her up to the same classes as mine, and had five available weapons in Death City lined up.
Now, the girl had managed to realize where she was and pin me to the nearest wall all in one swift movement.
"HEY, YOU WERE GOING TO DIE IF IT WASN'T FOR ME! YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL! I COULD PUT THAT BLOOD PUMP BACK IN YOUR ARM RIGHT NOW!" I shot back.
She looked at me with hatred and fury. Letting go of me, she walked back over to the guest bed she was sleeping on and plopped down on it and pouted.
"I'm still don't want to be here."
To be honest, If I was in her situation, I wouldn't want to be either. But I wasn't about to let her know that."Well it's either living here or going back to that tree that , thanks to your blood,
will have a permanent reminder of your presence there. And besides, your lucky to be living with someone as big as me."
"Well Star Clan members need to stick together, I guess," she said. "I guess. Since your here, do you want to tour the school and meet people?" I asked.
"Sure, what the hell. She smiled for the first time and slightly laughed. I smiled back, glad that she finally was slightly opening up.
"Wait, Black Star, I don't have any extra clothes." She looked down at the ground with embarrassment. " I can let you borrow Tsubaki's until we can get you some," I replied.
Tsubaki. Did she even know about Aster? I hadn't seen her all day. Will she be ok with it? Eh, she'll be fine. She has to agree with someone as awesome as me!
I took her into Tsubaki's room and picked her out a pair of blue jean shorts and a white shirt ,with a red, thin hoodie that had a white star on the sleeves. "You think that will fit?" She nodded yes and
I left her to change.
"Black Star? I'm home!"
Crap.
"Tsubaki! Good to see you! H-how's life?" I sput out nervously. "
Umm.. Good I guess. Listen I'm sorry for getting mad, I should hav-"
"YOUR FORGIVEN! Well, you see, um, I h-have something t-to-"
"BLACK STAR, WHAT IS THIS?"
Aster lifted up her shirt just above her bellybutton. "Oh yeah, that's my autograph! Its been known to be the best medicine and helps everyone that has it! "ON MY STOMACH? Why not my arm or something reasonable? You perv- Who's this?"
She pointed at Tsubaki in curiosity. A blush appeared on Tsubaki's cheeks as she introduced herself and leaned over and whispered,"Who's this?"
"Well, might as well explain everything now. Take a seat."
•Fallen Star•
Tsubaki is a saint. She understood and was totally ok with Aster staying for a while. She was a little unsure at first, but Aster was, too.
Now, we were walking around the school. "This is where we see the missions available for us and the ones that are completed." I looked at the one me and Tsubaki had attempted and hung my head in shame while Aster wasn't looking. "It's alright. We'll get the next one." Tsubaki shot me a reassuring smile.
Aster popped up, "These people Maka and Soul sure have accomplished alot of missions. They must be pretty great."
I rolled my eyes and agreed, while Tsubaki laughed at my reaction.
"Yep, me and Maka exceed cool." Soul put his hand on Aster's shoulder. Bad move.
Aster jumped and reacted the only way she knew, and turned around and punched Soul in the stomach.
"Ugh, why did you do that?" Soul groaned in pain. "Um, sorry," she said awkwardly, as if she regret it.
"That's ok. I'm soul." He took hand that wasn't gripping his stomach and held it out to Aster.
" Aster." she said, and shook his hand.
He smiled and showed his pointy teeth. "Are you new here?" Aster stubbornly said, "Apparently." She gave me a 'I'm still mad at you look.' He laughed and told her that if she needed anything to feel free to ask. Cool boy was being oddly nice.
"Hey look, it's Maka!" Soul said. She waved and politely introduced herself to Aster. They talked and seem to be getting along well.
Suddenly, Soul leaned over and whispered in my ear, "Dude, your friend is hot!" I asked, "Aren't you dating Maka?" He replied, "Just stating the obvious. I mean, look at her!"
Actually, it was the first time I had even noticed. She had long, black, straight hair that would have been gorgeous if she didn't wear it in a ponytail. Her skinny body was sun kissed and it complemented her beautiful eyes. They were striking, being a piercing green color that put even the grass to shame. She was beautiful.
I guess all star clan members are a sight to see! I am the hottest guy in the entire world, Akane wasn't that bad, and Aster is beautiful, too!
Pulling me out of my daze, Tsubaki spoke up. "Hey, how about we all go and get something to eat?"
Everyone agreed and we started walking out of the school, to head to Death City. But, Aster had seemed a little uneasy.
"Hey, Black Star." she whispered, motioning for me to stay with her. I walked back to her and left the group. "What now? All of the good foods going to be eaten!" I whispered harshly. "I don't have any money to pay."
"Dingbat, I'll pay for you! It's not like your not under my care from now on! I honestly thought all Star Clan members were smart!" I grabbed her wrist and pulled her along.
"HEY, I AM SMART! BEING WITH A BIG IDIOT LIKE YOU FOR MORE THAN TWENTY MINUTES MIGHT KILL SOME BRAIN CELLS, THOUGH!"
Oh God, what did I get myself into.
!Fallen Star!
As I scarfed down my fifteenth chicken wing, everyone else carried on conversation.
Well, Maka, Tsubaki, and Aster did. Soul kind of just sat in pain with his mouth open, staring at the nearest wall.
"So how does your real name connect with your Star Clan name?" Tsubaki asked. She was beginning to really like Aster, which didn't really shock me. But, it made life easier.
"Well, my full name, Asteria, means 'Starry' and I've always just put Grey as my last name. But Ember said that the grey part was from my mom. She said that mom said it was storming that they so everything around looked grey. I guess that part isn't pansyish."
"That's so cool!" Maka exclaimed. "Who was Ember?" She asked, grabbing Soul's hand.
Aster replied, "Oh, she was the lady that took care of me." Tsubaki asked, "Was she nice?" Her sweet face had a questioning look.
"Nah, she was just a big bitch." Aster said with a straight face.
It got quiet, and everyone just ate in silence.
"Hey, you haven't eaten much, Aster. I'm paying for this crap, so load it on!" She laughed and said she was saving room.
"Can I get you all something for dessert?" Our waitress asked.
Maka and Tsubaki each got a cupcake, and Soul and I didn't get anything. But Aster.. Oh Aster.
"I want two chocolate chip cookies, a piece of cheesecake, and five cupcakes." she said simply, as if it was normal.
"How in hell are you going to eat all of that? You look like you weigh ninety pounds, how are you not on some freaking weight loss show?"
"You told me I could load it on, I lose weight easy, and I like sweets. So suck it."
We continued to argue, until we heard Maki and Tsubaki giggling. "You two fight like an old married couple! It's really cute!" Maka spit out.
I looked at Aster with confusion. Well, her face kind of had one of those looks a five year old girl gets when a boy touches her.
We turned to give Tsubaki and Maka a look that said, "You two might be smart, but right now you exceed stupid."
They just giggled until Tsubaki popped up and said, "You two should date! Black Star really needs a girlfriend that could keep him out of trouble!"
"How in hell do you think this crazy will keep ME out of trouble? Not even steel chains linked to a stonewall can restrain me from getting in trouble! And besides, she's about as bad as me!"
I motioned at Soul to get ready. He nodded and grabbed the ends of his shirt.
"EXHIBIT A!" I waved towards Soul, and he lifted up his shirt. Not only was he revealing his six pack abs and a long scar, but also a big purple bruise that Aster left.
"After only one sentence, not even a glance at the poor boy, this insane girl left him a reminder of her presence! A punch to the stomach, if you will! And it's in-"
"Woah, I did that? That's the first time I've seen that happen!" Aster smiled and leaned closer to see her masterpiece. Tsubaki and Maka laughed and then continued to attempt persuade us.
Maka said, "Well, if you get married one day and have a child, you would have another full-blooded Star Clan member. That way you would keep lineage pure and the Star Clan wouldn't go extinct!" Maka looked proud of herself, as she had made a good point.
I started, "Well...-"
"U-umm, Here's your food." Our waitress dropped off our desserts and rushed back to her counter.
I looked at what we got. Tsubaki got a chocolate cupcake, Maka and Soul were sharing a piece of Cheesecake, and I got a Chocolate chip cookie. Then their was Aster.
The girl was already on her third cupcake by the time I had looked at what we were eating. She had managed to not get a drop of it on her clothes.
"How have even managed to eat three cupcakes in five seconds?"
"The same goddamn way you can eat twenty five chicken legs
without stopping!
"You two are so cute!" Maka said.
Here we go again.
Fallen Star
As we were walking home, we began talking about school, weapons, being an assassin, and how awesome I am. Well, I talked about that, Aster just shook her head.
"So this Ember lady, was she really a bitch?"
"Yep. A huge one."
"What did she do that made her so bad?"
No reply.
"Was she that bad?"
No reply.
"Why aren't you talking to me?"
No reply.
I was getting tired of it. In one quick movement, I pinned her to her to the nearest wall. "What are you keeping from me? Don't tell me your not, because I know you are."
"WANT ME TO TELL YOU EVERYTHING? WANT ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT ALL OF THE CRAP I'VE BEEN THROUGH? she screamed. Thankfully, no one was around to hear her, but I think she might have broken one of my eardrums.
"YOU KNOW WHAT? I DO." The look in her eyes softend as she began to shrink down the wall until she was sitting down. I sat down beside her and looked into those stunning eyes. "Tell me what's wrong. Tell me why you hate being here."
"The day I was born, the DWMA came and raided our clan. My mom had already died, but my dad had snuck out if the village with me. He took me to a friend of his and made me stay with her. He promised he would come back.
But after a couple of days, Ember, the girl who took care of me, had began to wonder what had happened. So she took me to the village and looked for him, but I couldn't remember a thing.
When I was older, She told me that everyone was dead, and all of the houses were burned to the ground. Ember had said she actually found my Dads body. He had been stabbed. Like a lot.
She raised me until a year ago. She helped me with my training, and taught me how to use weapons, since she was one herself. She was one that transformed into different types of guns.
But after I had became really good, she made me go and find jobs killing people. That's when it started getting bad. If I didn't make enough money at the end of the week, I wasn't aloud certain things. Sometimes I couldn't anything, and sometimes I had to sleep outside. She said when you have a goal or a quota, you have to accomplish it no matter what. You finish what you start, no exceptions. Ember said of you don't accomplish a goal, you face the consequences.
After a while, Ember had began to totally lose it. She began hitting me on a daily bases, saying I wasn't her responsibility. That she shouldn't have to put up with someone else's burden. She called me a mistake and that being an assassin was the only thing I was good for.
She was actually killed by someone later. She wasn't strong enough. But I was. I had that girl dead in a blink of the eye. Turns out she was from the DWMA
And that day, I packed up my stuff and left. I kept my assassin job, and earned enough money to get by. It was hard. I never did like killing, but I had to do if it I wanting to keep my own live. Kill or get killed."
I wrapped my arms around her shoulders as she began shaking. I laid my head on her shoulder and said, "It's ok. Your with me now, and there's no way I'm going to let anything happen to you. You don't have to do any of that stuff anymore."
"But they're coming for me! The DWMA, they want me dead! That's why I didn't want to stay here, idiot! I'm scare-"
I interrupted her. "Listen, a good assassin doesn't submit to something as low as fear. And the way I have seen you punch people and pin me to walls, I know your good. And besides, if anyone tries to hurt you, I'll throw them out the nearest window."
She smiled and nodded. I returned that smile, then grabbed her hand and walked out of Death City with her.
Stein POV-
As I stood outside the classroom, listening in on their conversation, I realized that Black Star was smarter than he looked. We did want her dead, and if he would have left her in that room alone, she would have been dead.
He was going to make it hard for us to get her alone. And when she gets a partner, it will be even harder. But we will have our way, even if it requires slowly dissecting the two from eachothers hip.
Aww, their so adorable! This chapter was a little harder to write, but I pulled through. I'M SOO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING! I was on vacation and didn't have access to a computer for most of it. And when I did, I didnt have my iPod (where I keep my stories). But that won't happen.. Until next week. I'm going to camp. But after that, it will be the promised estimated time! AGAIN IM SOOOOO SORRRY! I'm a terrible excuse for a Fanfic author
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In the next chappie, Aster will start classes, get assigned to a weapon, and Black Star starts to develop feelings for her!;)
Stay Lovely
~Alice