Freya walked into the academy rather nervously the next day. She was honestly having quite a bit of anxiety about what James had said last night about doing something interesting today.

"Freya!" a pink haired girl called.

"Oh Mariko…hi…" Freya said sheepishly.

"Freya…I'm sorry about yesterday…I was out of line. Forgive me?" Mariko offered. Freya giggled.

"uh huh!" Freya said smiling.

"I'm sorry too girl." A tomboyish voice said from behind Freya.

"Naomi…I forgive you too." Freya said.

"Haha, cool so we're all still friends!" Naomi said patting Freya's shoulder.

"Let's be mooooore than friends ladieees!" the twins said wrapping their arms around their weapons.

"Hehe really Caden? You're so silly…but be serious! Today is important ok." Mariko laughed.

"GET THE HELL OF ME YOU DIPSTICK!" Naomi shouted launching Zeke into the air.

Important… Freya pondered as her brothers argued with their meisters.

"Freya! I was worried you wouldn't make it. I was going to come get you…" James said running up to her.

"So James…why is everyone so riled up?" Freya asked noticing all the kids in the hall chatting with each other excitedly.

"Wha? You mean you don't know?" Naomi said.

"Freya, today is when we test are weapon and meister skills in the field. We spar." Mariko explained.

"It's old fashioned fuuuun!" the twins said sandwiching Freya. "A machine chooses teams at random to go up against one another! You never know whooooo you'll get!" the boys said in unison laughing like crazy.

"Sp-spar?" Freya stammered. "I…no…I wanna go home right now!" Freya shouted as she took off toward the exit with her eyes clenched shut.

Damnit. She ran into something.

"Ah!" Freya cried as she fell backwards. When she opened them and looked up her eyes widened in terror.

"Hey there fraidy-cat Freya. Where are you going? You running away? Freya the failure. Feeble Freya. Filthy Freya." A dark purple haired girl said smirking. Her almost black, purple eyes flashed with cruelty.

"J-Jezebel…" Freya stuttered.

"Awww are you scared? I can't blame you, freaky Freya. You're only 4 feet tall and 50 puny pounds….I'm 5' 6'' and a perfect weight….you're underweight and too small for your age…pitiful preemie." Jezebel sneared.

"I-I…I can't help that I'm tiny.." Freya said weakly.

"Yeah, and you can't help that your eyes are all weird. I bet your weird daddy poked out one of your eyes and shoved someone else's in because you looked so damn ugly at birth that he had to change SOMETHING about you." The purple haired 13 year old scoffed.

"That's not true! I was…I was…I was born this way!" Freya said with drops of saline moisture forming in the corners of her eyes.

"Awww now she's crying like a baby." A male voice laughed.

"R-Ravana too…" Freya choked.

Ravana was Jezebel's weapon, and an amazing one at that. He had two forms: a battle axe and a 10 bladed giant throwing star….he was amazing. He was 14 and tall for his age with tan skin, black hair, and blood red eyes that almost glowed. His teeth were jagged like a shark's. He was intimidating.

"You're gonna get destroyed you runt!" Ravana said laughing.

"L-leave me alone!" Freya cried desperately.

Jezebel kicked Freya in the stomach, making her keel over in pain.

"Is that it?...pathetic. I bet your daddy hates you." Jezebel said happily.

"Get away! GET AWAY FROM HER!" James barked, rushing forward and scooping Freya up.

"Awww here he is like usual…saving the day." Jezebel said smoothly.

"You stay the hell away from my meister." James growled.

"James…when are you going to ask me out? My father would loooove to get to know you." Jezebel said smiling provocatively.

"Never! I'd rather have my soul ripped out by a kishin!" James shouted angrily.

With that James lifted the injured Freya and spun around leaving Jezebel and Ravana behind.

"James…I'm sorry." Freya whimpered.

"Shhh it's ok…me and you are going to fight together today, and everyone will see that Freya Marie Stein has what it takes to make me a death scythe!" James said with an encouraging smile.

"I-I'm scared that…I'll embarrass you!" Freya sobbed into his chest.

"If I was worried about that, I wouldn't be your partner…I love you Freya." James said kissing her tiny nose.

"Daddy is still mad." Freya giggled.

"At least my dissection has been postponed." James chuckled. Freya smiled in response.

"Will you try today? I want you to Freya…I know you can do it if you try. We'll fight together, and do our best…with a smile ok!" James said winking at the girl in his arms before setting her down carefully.

"I…I will try." Freya said tracing circles on the ground with her tiny white sandals that had blue butterflies on them.

"You look cute today Freya." James said confidently. Freya blushed and made several embarrassed sounds.

She was wearing a fitted sky blue shirt with a yellow flower in the middle of it and a pink bird on the shoulder of the shirt. She paired it with a sky blue, white, and yellow plaid themed pleated skirt.

"I…" she didn't know what to say.

"Just say thank you." James said taking one of her hands.

"Th-thank you." Freya squeaked.

A bell rang.

"Time to go to the arena! Will alllll you ladies cheeeer for…a couple of lonely souls?" the Stein twins begged with large puppy dog eyes.

All the girls in the hall swooned and squealed.

"Oh girls…thank you." The boys said swooning in response.

Mariko, James, and Freya laughed while Naomi rolled her eyes.

"Why do they do that dumb stuff?" Naomi said rubbing the back of her head.

"Do I detect a hint of jealousy?" Mariko said poking her friend.

"As if! Zeke can shove his ego up his ass! He can flirt with all the girls he wants!" Naomi growled.

Freya, James, and Mariko all thought Yeah…I'm totally convinced.

Once all the students had gathered in the arena, Maka stepped forward.

"Alright everyone…I want you to take this all very seriously. This is in NO WAY a death match. You can harm your opponent, but you may do nothing lethal. The objective is to knock your opponent unconscious, knock them out of bounds, or have them surrender." Maka announced seriously. "If anyone breaks these rules, the consequences will be severe, and you may be expelled. Now that you have an understanding…the first two teams will be announced."

Everyone waited anxiously as the machine scrambled different names until it finally stopped….everyone waited for the names to be read.

"First pair: Jezebel Bellicose and Ravana Egregion!" Maka called. The pair smirked devilishly and made their way to the arena.

"Second pair: Ezekiel Stein and Naomi Marakawa!" Maka shouted.

"Hehe! That's me bro!" Zeke said giving his twin a high five.

"Kick some ass you two!" Caden said throwing a punch above his head.

"No problem. I'll have that bitch begging for mercy in ten seconds flat." Naomi said giving a thumbs up.

Freya looked on nervously while James, Mariko, and Caden laughed. All the girls swooned as Zeke made his way to the arena.

"How does it feel to be up against a REAL meister, Jezebel?" Naomi said with a smirk.

"A REAL fool of a meister, you mean. How pathetic…" Jezebel said smoothly as she stretched out her arm, signaling Ravana to transform. He immediately glowed a blackish-purple light and transformed into a giant battle axe.

"Ha! If you think that's gonna scare me then you're stupider than you look!" Naomi said allowing Zeke to transform into a gigantic machine gun.

"Please…be careful…" Freya whispered.

She was truthfully….afraid.

(A/N: hehe Jezebel means "impure" and Ravana is an evil demon king in Hindu mythology. What will happen next? Also, in reference to Freya's size: an average twelve year old girl should be anywhere from 4' 5" and up; Freya is 4'. The weight of a girl that is 4' should be a minimum of 60lb and Freya is but 50. This is due to her being so small at birth. More chapters coming soon!)