Hey, everyone! I know some of you were a little thrown off by the page break in the middle of the last chapter, but you should know that the chapter ends when you see a *page break.* Also, thank you for the lovely reviews, I really appreciate that! I still have exams (five down, four to go) and I should be studying right now, but whatever. Hope you enjoy! xoxo

"Perfect." Liz clasped her hands together, smirking. "This is so kick-ass. This is so epic." She rubbed her hands together, chuckling in a low, demonic voice as she carefully watched Maka, Tsubaki, Patty, and Crona checking out at the cash register. (A/N: Does Liz remind you of Arisa/Uo-chan of Fruits Basket? o.O) "I'll have those idiots falling head-over-heels for her."

"...Hey, Maka?" Tsubaki's brow was creased as she stared across the room at Elizabeth. "Doesn't Liz seem a little... peculiar right now?"

Maka shrugged, chuckling. "She always seems to be up to something!"

Tsubaki felt reassured at Maka's good nature and placed the dresses on the item belt of the checkout counter. The cashier was a redhead female with freckles dotting her face and Justin Law-like earbuds stuffed in her ears. She was humming to her music as she quickly rung up the items.

"That'll be one-oh-four ninety-three (A/N: $104.93... dresses are sure expensive, lol)," she said in a monotone voice as she adjusted her earbuds.

"Liz, get over here!" Maka called loudly, motioning to the eldest Thompson sister.

"Eh?" Liz asked, snapping out of her trance as she stumbled over to the others.

"We need your credit card." Liz had agreed to paying for everything - besides, it wasn't like she was paying with her actual money. Most seemed to forget that she and Patty had once been blackmailers in the city.

"Oh, 'kay." Liz started to search in her pocket (much to her displeasure, Kid did not permit his weapons to carry purses because they weren't symmetrical), and her hand finally emerged with a blue card with the printed name "Magnolia Renio" on it. The cashier probably would've noticed the stolen card, but she was too absorbed in her music that she missed when Maka had called Liz's name.

The redhead swiped the card, tore off the recipt that grew out of the machine, and handed both to Liz.

"Thank you, Miss," Tsubaki smiled politely, grabbing the bags. She started to walk away, with Maka pulling Patty and Crona along, close on her heels and Liz placing her things back in her pocket. They had stepped out into the mall's main center when suddenly the redhead gave a yelp.

"Hey, wait!" she called, running torward Crona. Maka narrowed her eyes defensively and took a step forward.

"You, cutie!" the cashier continued, fawning at the pink-haired boy. "What's your name?"

Maka started to respond, but Crona interrupted her. "My name is... Crona..." he said, tipping his head unsurely.

"That's adorable! My name's Kelly," Kelly giggled as she fiddled with her (now pulled out) earbuds. "So, Crona... tee hee, I should just get right to it. Can I have your number?" She winked flirtatiously.

Crona blinked at her in surprise, not knowing what to say. Suddenly a sweet smile formed on his lips. "My blood is black, you know..."

oOo

"Shit. Crooooona," Liz sighed, tousling her long hair. "That was really bad."

Liz, Patty, Maka, Tsubaki, and Crona were crouching down under the counter at Subway; which was right across from The Store.

Why is The Store capitalized, you ask? ...funny story.

"L-o-l," spelled Patty, shrieking with laughter. "R-o-f-l! That was so funny, Crona. How Ragnarok just popped out of your back and started to hit that lady!"

"Hey, ugly!" Mini-Ragnarok snapped, glaring at Patty. "Shut up, will ya?" Suddenly a sadistic smile grew on his odd face. "Hmm... but at least she has boobs, unlike that Maka girl that Crona hangs aro -"

MAKA CHOP

"Oww, what the h -"

MAKA CHOP

"This girl seriously has some -"

CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP

"M... Mak... Maka?"

"Oh, yeah. Sorry, Tsubaki... I guess I got a little carried away, ha ha!" Maka giggled nervously, glancing guiltily down at her hardcover book.

"Maka, stupid! You were chopping Crona too, you know," Liz mused, laughing.

"Oh!" Maka's eyes widened and she rushed to Crona's side. "I'm so sorry!" she apologized frantically, staring at the now-unconscious boy's body.

Well, Lord Death had previously stated that the trio was "resting," but now - all the boys were literally unconscious.

Great day.

Had to cut this short - sorry, everyone!

Anywayyyy, I just have two more exams to go and then I'm done~ I've taken seven now. Well, I've been stalking the reviews xD And here's what I have down so far:

After Chapter 1: 8 reviews (YAY SYMMETRY! :D)

After Chapter 2: 14 reviews

After Chapter 3: 19 reviews

Yay! xD It really pays off; putting a lot of time into writing and then seeing a bunch of people telling you how you're doing, even if your story's crap! 8D