Greetings viewers! This is Arbiter of Woe, bringing you the second chapter in the prequel trilogy of this fanfiction! For those who don't know, I'm basically making a whole crap load of OCs including the children of the original group in Soul Eater, their partners, and a couple new villains. This chapter is centered around Sasha and her new partner, Eric, attending their first day of school and collecting their first soul. Enjoy the show! (P.S: I'm going to be doing P. all throughout the next few chapters, just to try it out)

(Sasha's P.O.V.)

"C'mon, Sasha! We don't wanna be late on our first day at school!"

I sighed heavily. I have tried to tell him repeatedly, but my partner Eric always fails to see how being early to school is seriously uncool. We're talking nerd-worthy uncool. And I know that I am not a nerd.

"UGH, you are so annoying sometimes," I mumbled while shuffling along the sidewalk. It was going to ruin my Converse All-Stars, but I didn't really care at this moment. "We still have half an hour to get there an we're already at the steps. Calm do-" I was interrupted by Eric tugging off my headband and sprinting up the school stairway, cackling evilly the whole time.

That did it for me. "GOD DAMMIT ERIC! GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW WITH MY FATHER'S HEADBAND OR I SWEAR I'LL PUSH YOU DOWN THIS STAIRCASE!" My threats fell on deaf ears, as Eric continued sprinting. Thankfully I easily caught him when I reached the top. Eric didn't really believe in physical fitness.

I tackled him, then proceeded to pull out a text book. "SASHA CHOP!" I screamed out loud, using one of my mother's signature techniques, leaving a book-shaped crater on Eric's head. This sudden act of violence caught the attention of Blossom, my cousin, and Jean, her partner. Seeing them made me calm down. Sort of.

"Hey Sasha! Great job on that Sasha Chop!" Blossom cheerily complimented. "Have you been practicing?"

I smiled back at her. "To no end. Can you check on Eric for me? I don't want to do it in fear of chopping him again."

After Eric got back up - and after retrieving my headband - we started to chat with Blossom and Jean.

"Hey Jean, what are you doing up so early?" Eric asked. "I thought you usually get out of bed at noon."

"Haha, yeah, funny thing about that. We have had the craziest morning..."

A/N: AAAANND TIME SKIP! Don't worry folks, this gap will be covered in the next chapter. Now we re-enter at the end of the school day contract!

We were walking down the hallway after school when we overheard a giant crowd up ahead. They were all screaming, but I could still hear individual voices shouting things, like "GIVE ME THAT CONTRACT!" and "Those souls shall be mine!"

The second scream caught my attention. If the crowd was doing something to get souls, this could give us something to get a leg up on the competition. At this thought, I started walking over to the crowd.

"Hey Sasha, where are you going?" Eric called after me. Then he saw the giant crowd up ahead. "Oooooh...Crap."

After about five minutes of pushing, the crowd finally managed to give way. I smiled victoriously, only to find myself facing a blank wall.

"Wow, I feel stupid," I said out loud. "Why would anybody be interested in a blank wall?"

"It wasn't always blank."

The sudden voice startled me. I looked to who was talking, then put on a big smile. It was Death the Kid! (He was a great friend of my parents.) "This is the wall with this month's contracts; now they're all taken."

"Kidd! It's great to see you!" I exclaimed. "I thought all of the teachers went home already. Why are you here?"

Kidd smiled back. "Well, being the acting Shinigami at this school causes me to work late, so I decided to look around once I was finished signing applications. Good thing too, I found you here."

"That's good to know," I replied. "What does a contract do?"

"It is essentially a bounty on a certain soul," Kidd started. "That's what I was assigning applications for; you can't take it off the wall till I sign the paperwork. For entry- level students they're mostly extra credit, but some are for souls." Then he smiled. "Speaking of which, I've actually got one for you."

I instantly brightened up. "R-really? For me?"

"You heard me correctly. It's actually a direct request for you from your parents, whenever you want to take it. There have been reports of a strange monster growing in the lower parts of the DWMA, where the Kishin used to reside. You would be going down there to slay this monstrosity before it gets out of control."

"How would it be getting out of control? There are no human souls for it to feed on!"

"It's sustaining it self off of the Kishin's residual Madness. You can't feel it yourself, but a pre-Kishin can sustain itself off of it."

"Don't worry Kidd!" I was going to take it. "That bugger won't know what hit him!"

The Shinigami chuckled. "That's the spirit, kid! When you complete it, let me know. This one is going for extra credit in a class of your choice and twice the regular rate of souls. That'll be eleven souls, if you're counting the monster's soul."

"Awesome!" I proceeded to give him a hug, then dash off to the basement, Eric trailing close behind me.

A/N: AAAAAAAND ANOTHER TIME SKIP! Sorry, but this chapter is just going on too long! (It's ok, they kill the thing.) This is a prologue, not an episode!

We approached Kidd, who was waiting at the contract board. "Ah, Sasha!" He looked pleased – almost relieved – to see us. "Did you get the monster?"

We answered him by showing him it's soul. It was a murky gray with hints of crimson, hinting at the Madness in it's heart. "It was surprisingly easy," we remarked. "The thing hardly put up a fight."

Kidd sighed, then smiled at us. "Well, a contract is a contract. I'll send you the souls by tomorrow. Have a nice day!" With that, he departed.

"See ya Kidd!" We both called after him. "Well, this has been a rather eventful first day."

"That it has been," Eric mused. " That it has been. GOTCHA!" He then proceeded to take my head band. Again.

I pulled out a textbook and started chasing him, screaming at him the whole way. I had a feeling this was going to happen routinely throughout the school year.

OK! That's a wrap! Thanks for sticking around! I would like to take this time to put up some announcements. I would love to thank my mother and stepfather for supporting me and helping me throughout this whole process. Check out his books; he writes under T.M Brenner. Next I would like to thank the first follower of this fanfiction, just PM me and I'll make sure to give you my thanks. Next chapter, we look at the daily life of Blossom and Jean! Until then, this is AOW signing off! Ciao!