A Life to Remember

Chapter 2: Introductions

I casually strolled over her way, trying hard not to draw attention to myself. Even though hardly any of the other students were paying attention to me, it felt as if the whole school had their eyes on me. I cleared my throat once I was within talking-distance, her attention then falling back to me.

"Hello." I said, giving the best smile I could muster, which really wasn't that hard when I was smiling at her. "Welcome to the DWMA. My name is Death the Kid. I'm a reaper-in-training here at the Academy."

"Nice to meet you Death the Kid, thank you." She outstretched her hand for a handshake. Instead, I took her delicate hand gingerly and planted a kiss at the top. I couldn't help but suppress a chuckle once I saw a small blush bloom across her porcelain skin.

"And who might you be?" I asked.

"Oh, I'm sorry. My name is Trinity Law."

I began thinking. Law… Law… Law… I know I've heard that name before. But since I was in the middle of a conversation, I didn't have a whole lot of time to think on it. It was exceptionally hard to think when hearing this rhythmic sound in the background.

"Do you hear that?" I asked, trying to pinpoint the sound. It was going to drive me crazy and I would rather not have a mental breakdown in front of Trinity, especially after only talking to her for a few minutes.

"Hear what?" She asked, looking around along with me.

"That beat… It sounds like…"

"Oh, my bad…" She giggled. "That sound is coming from my headphones. I was listening to music before you came over when reading my schedule. I guess I had it up a little loud." Trinity then commenced into opening her small hand bag that hung at her side and fished out a pair of pink skull headphones. Seeing the headphones made my mind come to a recognition. Law! As in THE LAW! There was no way was there? She couldn't be in relation, right? I felt my palms go sweaty and my heart rate quicken. Why, I'm not quite certain.

"Oh, That's alright. Um, Just o-out of curiosity… Are you related to Justin Law by any chance?"

"Yes actually. He's my father." My jaw dropped to the floor. No wonder… Trinity was a preacher's daughter… or was it a priest's daughter… what was the point again?

"I-I see." I stated, getting over my shock. "Well, Trinity, I think you're going to enjoy it here. D-Do you need help finding your first class?" I asked, afraid of intruding.

"Sure, thanks." She handed me her schedule and I glanced over it. I couldn't help but find her class rank. She was in class "Crescent Moon". My class. Father must have seen great potential if he put a first year in the highest-ranking class.

"You're in class Crescent Moon." I said with a smile, pointing to the schedule. "It's my class as well. All class rankings have a set schedule and everyone in each class has the same schedule. So our first class is Soul History with Professor Stein."

"Oh I see." She said. "Thanks Death the Kid." I was about to reply when Liz called to me, reminding me we were to meet up with Maka and the rest of our group. But I hated to just leave Trinity alone after talking with her so suddenly.

"Why don't you come with us?" I asked.

"Hmm?"

"Come and meet a few of my friends. I'm sure they'd be happy to meet you. Besides, it doesn't hurt to make a few more friends, right?"

"A-Alright." She said with a smile. And with that, the lovely girl walked next to me as we headed towards the front entrance where Maka and the others were waiting.

"Hey, Kid!" Maka called, waving as Trinity and I came into view.

"Hello again Kid." Tsubaki said softly.

"'Sup Kid?" Black*Star asked.

"Nothing new with me. Except we have a new student in our class. Guys, this is Trinity."

As always, Maka was the first to introduce herself to a new face. She outstretched her hand towards Trinity, who took it willingly. "Hi Trinity, I'm Maka Albarn."

"Hi, Maka. It's nice to meet you."

Before the two could get more acquainted with one another, Black*Star decided to make his move. "Hey there, how's it goin' gorgeous?! I'm Black*Star!" He shouted as he wrapped a muscular arm around Trinity's waist. It took all the willpower I had, plus a terrified looking Tsubaki, to keep myself from strangling the assassin. Honestly, I thought to myself, doesn't this moron know proper manners? Sadly, Tsubaki's sorrowful expression wasn't enough to subdue Maka's wrath. In about .005 seconds, Black*Star's blue, giant ego-sized cranium came into contact with the spine of a hard-covered book.

"Can't you be polite just once in your life?" Maka sighed.

"I truly am sorry, Trinity. Black*Star just… gets a little rambunctious sometimes…" Tsubaki said, coming next to Trinity. She took a breath before smiling. "I'm his weapon, Tsubaki."

"Nice to meet you both." Trinity giggled through her words. I didn't realize just how much that sound made my heart shake its normal rhythm. Maka introduced Soul next, who had been lounging coolly against the wall of the Academy.

"And this is my weapon, Soul Eater." Maka said, catching the scythe's attention.

"So, Trinity, huh?" Soul asked while smiling his toothy grin as he walked casually our way. "That's an unusual name don't you think?"

"So is Soul Eater." Trinity giggled again.

"What does your name stand for?" Patty piped up.

"It stands for the three beings of God. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." Trinity explained.

"Oooh! So pretty!" Patty exclaimed while clapping her hands together. She then proceeded to bombard Trinity with one of her signature, death-grip hugs. "I'm Patty."

"Sorry about that," Liz said coming forward to pry Patty away from Trinity. "I'm Liz, her older twin sister."

"Nice to meet you." Trinity smiled. Her teeth were so white, so perfect. Such symmetrical teeth…

"Well, the bell should be ringing soon. Shall we all go meet the nutty professor?" Maka chirped. We all followed the pig-tailed meister towards Professor Stein's room.