Blue couldn't help but notice that the cloudy grey sky was strikingly beautiful in the clouded afternoon light.

Kaylee and Blue stood outside, looking out over the shooting range. Sid had told them to wait here.

And that had been fifteen minutes ago.

Kaylee was complaining about how long they'd been out here, while Blue sat on the ground, occasionally adjusting her braces.

"How long do they expect us to wait?" Kaylee huffed.

"Not much longer," a voice spoke from behind.

Turning to look, the girls were met with a large, grey haired man, with a long white stitched lab coat. Underneath, he wore a grey stitched shirt, black pants, and grey shoes. Unusual for most, he had a screw sticking out from the right side of his head. Glasses reflected the dim light, making it physically impossible to see his eyes. Stitches wrapped around his body in various places, like he'd done science experiments on his own body.

"I'm Doctor Fraken Stein," he introduced himself. "I assume your Kaylee Davidson-" he nodded to the Meister-"and Blue Morgan-" he nodded to the weapon.

"Wow! You're, like, awesome!" Kaylee said in awe.

"So what are we planning to do?" Blue asked in her quiet voice.

Stein looked around. "We have someone else coming, he should be here soon."

"Who's 'he'?" Kaylee asked, suddenly looking interested.

"You'll find out when he gets here," Stein said with a sigh.

"Okay!" Kaylee chirped. "So, like, what do you do? Are you, like, a doctor?"

"Yes, I'm also a teacher for the E.A.T. classes," Stein said. "Are you aiming to be a part of the fighter classes?"

"Ew, no!" Kaylee said. "My nails would get all messed up."

"I want to be a nurse," Blue said, her voice more like a whisper than an actual speaking voice.

"Hm," Stein mused, twisting the screw in his head.

After a few clicks, he nodded at Blue. "A soft, worried soul, who always wants others to be well." Nodding at Kaylee, he said, "A happy, peppy soul, with a hidden dark side, that hides her true soul."

"Oh my god!" Kaylee gasped. "How could you tell?"

"I can see your souls," Stein said, as if it was obvious.

However, the only obvious thing to Blue was that this man was a threat. To her, to Kaylee, and to everything they were here for. Of corse, it didn't truly matter to Blue. Because what she stood for, she stood with shaky legs. Like her unsteady legs, braces were the only thing between her and the ground. And some days, her braces felt cracked, so cracked, that she would try to run, afraid of what she was standing for.

So, did that mean that she truly stood for nothing? Maybe. Her words felt like lies, weighing down her tongue with every pronounced letter.

'Doctor Stein,' she thought, 'How do you know that this soul is my true soul?'

How could he tell when she was afraid that she herself was lying? 'Maybe I should've stayed home.'

Screaming was suddenly heard in the distance, as well as wailing and laughter.

"They're here~!" Stein sang in his creepy voice, a small smile on his face. It sent shivers down Blue and Kaylee's spine.

"Nonononono NO~!" a young man wailed, as a taller girl hauled him into Blue's far line of vision. They were followed by another girl. "I'm telling you Liz! One of my candles is burnt farther down than the others! How horrible this is! Such a tradgedy! How can I ever take my father's place as Shinigami-Sama if I let asymmetry rule my house! I'm trash! Filthy reaper scum! Just kill me!"

The tall, long dirty blonde girl screamed down at the young man, "Die already!" Her blue eyes were in ice cold flames.

This girl, who Blue assumed to be Liz, wore a red tank top with her midriff showing. A white tie hung around her neck, and skinny jeans showed off the curves of her thighs. She completed her look with a cowgirl hat, boots, and three bangle bracelets on both arms.

Liz was followed by a younger looking version of her, with shorter, blonder hair and the same blue eyes. She laughed happily. She wore a shirt similar to that of Liz's with the same tie, but accompanied it with puffy shorts. She had the same boots and hat has her sister.

And though she wished to do so, even Blue could not deny the strong attraction that followed the young man. He had black hair with three white stripes on the right side of his head, a perfect semi circle. He was pale. He wore a black suit with four white stripes on his shoulders, as if holding the sleeves to his coat. As he was passed out with his face on the ground, she couldn't see his face or the rest of his clothing. All else she could see of him were his black dress pants and black dress shoes. He seemed like the type to drink wine and go to formal parties with other rich people.

The only thing different was his quite apparent OCD.

Liz hauled him up by his collar, and shook him. "Come on! We're already late!"

"Garbage, trash," the boy muttered over and over.

The front of his jacket had four white rectangles down the front, similar to those on his shoulder. Blue could just make out his white dress shirt. Instead of a tie, he wore a small skull much like the one that was Lord Death's mask. His hair still covered his eyes.

"Pull yourself together," the doctor said. "Before I dissect you."

That seemed like a legit threat to them, apparently, because Liz, the boy, and the younger girl were suddenly at attention.

And she finally saw his double shaded gold eyes.

Her chest began to swell in a blazing emotion Blue recognized as hate.

For whatever reason, she hated him. She didn't know his name, but she hated him with all her being.

"Now," Stein said. "Ms. Davison, Ms. Morgan, this is Death the Kid, son of Lord Death, and his weapons, Elizabeth and Patricia Thompson. You can call them Kid, Liz, and Patty."

Blue nodded.

"Heya!" Kaylee sang. "I'm Kaylee and that's Blue! She's like, my weapon!"

"A pleasure to meet you," Kid said, shaking Kaylee's hand. He went to shake Blue's but the glare she gave him was enough to tell him that she had no intention of shaking his hand.

"Well then," Stein said. "Shall we start the experiment?"

"Yessir," Kid said. "Liz, Patty, if your ready?"

"Yeah, we're going," Liz said, as Patty cheered.

They went up in a beautiful blaze of purple. And when Kid caught them, they had morphed into twin pistols. However, the way he held them was odd. Instead of using his pointer to pull the trigger, he used his pinkies.

"And Blue?" Kaylee asked.

"Got it," Blue said, letting a swirl of blue transform her body into that of her machine gun form.

Kid snorted. "What a hideous weapon!" he scoffed. "Absolutely asymmetrical! She must be completely useless!"

"Say that to my face, why don't you?" Blue snapped, the sound ringing from the metal gun. "I say we kill this stuck up demon, Kaylee!"

"You challenging me to a fight?" Kid snarled.

"Alright you two, calm your hormones," Stein said, stepping in between them. "I know it's hard, but try." He pointed to two different targets in the distance. "Both of you, shoot at one of the targets."

Both Kaylee and Kid raised their guns, firing and hitting the bullseye.

Blue hissed. "One bullet and it still hurts! What are you even doing to me, Kaylee?"

"Looks like you two can't even work properly together!" Kid said, a smug grin on his face.

"Shoot again!" Stein called out.

This time, Kaylee and Kid let out a hailstorm of bullets, close to tearing holes into the loose fabric of the target.

And still, Blue couldn't help but let out a long, pained wail.

When they were done, Stein walked forward, plucking a few bullets from the torn fabric that Kaylee had shot at and dropping them into a clear container.

The weapons came up in a fury of blue and purple, and then they once again stood with their meisters.

"What a pitiful weapon," Kid scoffed at Blue. "What a mistake you were."

"Like your one to talk, Death!" Blue hissed. "You're just a replacement for your dad, for when he finally decides to hand it all over to you because he's too old and lazy to continue."

"How dared you insult my father!" Kid roared. "You lazy, sorry piece of garbage!"

"You sorry, dead, soulless reaper!"

"Stop your bickering!" Stein commanded, leaving the two teens glaring daggers at each other. "Blue, I'm going to take these bullets and study them. However, I am going to need you to come for a health checkup with me."

"Just keep me away from Death," Blue said, turning to Stein with one last, hate-filled glance at the reaper.

"Happily," Kid spat. "Girls!" he commanded, turning anger lay on his heel, storming away.

"Geez," Liz sighed, as Patty laughed happily.

Blue watched them leave, happily.

She was happy they were leaving.

Remember that.


Blue sat on the chair in the nurses office, waiting for Stein to walk in. It was the day after the tests, Friday. And she, gladly, didn't have anymore run ins with the soulless reaper.

She looked up, as the door opened. Stein walked in, studying some papers.

He looked up at her, closing the door behind him. He walked over and sat down on his wheeled chair.

"Well?" Blue asked.

"Short or long explanation?"

"Short."

"The bullets from your gun are coming from your tibia, one of the bones between your knee and your ankle. The more bullets you eject, the less bone you have." Stein looked at her with serious eyes. "If you want to go on missions and still use your gun form, all I can do is give you some pills that will cause you to lose feeling in your lower legs."

"Then give me them," Blue demanded. "I need to learn how to be a weapon. So I will suck it up and do what I have to do."

Stein sighed. "I'll get them to you on Monday."

Blue stood. "If that's it, then I'll be leaving."

Gently, she gripped the door knob, the cool metal cooling her sweating hands.

"Blue," Stein said, causing Blue to stop.

"Yes, sir?" she asked, not turning to look at him.

"You do realize that one day, you will be in a wheelchair?"

Blue was silent, not saying anything as she walked out, closing the door behind her.

She began walking down the hallway, eager to get home.

Kaylee had told her that they were going to call today.

She was already failing, of corse. She was screwing up in the first three days. She didn't look forward to getting yelled at for it. Maybe she could just go home late.

Not paying attention to where she was go, she bumped into someone, sending a jolt up her spine.

"Ah! I'm sorr-" She groaned inwardly, seeing the young reaper looking down at her. "Actually, you deserved that."

"Hello, trash," Kid growled. "You going back to the garbage truck that left you behind?"

"You going to go learn how to not be a jackass?" Blue snapped back.

"I'm going to learn how to rid the world of useless trash like you."

"You!" Blue screamed, sending her punch flying for his face.

Of corse, she should have known what she was up against.

Kid caught her fist easily, glaring at here through solid gold eyes.

"I am not in the mood to fight you now," he said, his voice deep and imitating. For sixteen, he was definitely a god. "How about Monday morning? I'll be happy to kick your sorry ass back to where you came from?" he threw her fist back at her, then turned and stalked away.

"Aren't you a coward?" Blue screamed after him, but he didn't acknowledge her.

She turned, storming down the hallway. She needed to get home.


Blue winced at the voice yelling down the phone at her, holding it away from her ear.

"Sir," she said, when she had the chance to break in for a moment, "How do I fall in love with someone who hates me?"

Blue sighed, the snappy response tiring her.

She gave the phone to Kaylee when the long beep signaled that the opposite party had hung up.

"Was it really that bad?" she asked.

"How do they expect me to fall in love with that twit?" Blue roared. "I... I can't."

"Blue," Kaylee said gently. "You can't pull out of this."

"As long as my Meister stays with me," Blue said gently. "Maybe, I can at least tolerate him."

"Sure we don't need a love potion?" Kaylee asked.

"I'm sure," Blue said. "Theres more to Death the Kid that meets my blind eyes."


I...

Am a total ass.

I know I should've updated sooner, but stuffs been going on with finals and such. High schools a bitch.

So I'm working on the next chapter, which will include a fight scene. Thanmy you to my reviewers! Im sorry I took so long to update.

And sorry Kids currently an ass. But it will make sense later.

IN THE NEXT CHAPTER:

Will Blue be able to tolerate KiWillow will win their fight? What is this about falling in love with someone? Who is the mysterious voice? WILL KAYLEE EVER LEARN PROPER GRAMMAR? Tune in next time for the next chapter of The Other Secret.

~A Fury Of Blue