Alistaire chuckled and said, "Yeah, I've met Grumpy. Saint Peter must have gotten him to take his shift for the day. Jade I- Oh dear..." The two men stared at me, confused. They exchanged a look of worry. Stein cleared his throat and said, "Jade, you might want to... look in the mirror." I scrambled to get out of bed, and ran to the bathroom. What I saw in the mirror astonished me. My eyes had become a shocking red, I was then 6 ft 1", there were scars on my cheeks that carved a permanent smile into my face, my teeth were pointed and sharp like a shark's, and my entire body had sitches like Stein's. Not to mention my pale blue skin. I raised a shaky hand to my face, tracing the scars with my finger. Franken walked into the bathroom and stood behind me. I turned to face him, looking up into his newly gray colored eyes. He smiled, trying to reassure me that I wasn't a freak, "You're still beautiful to me." He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to him. Alistaire stood in the doorway, "Not to ruin the moment or anything, but you should probably wear this when you're in public so you don't scare kids senseless with those teeth. And the smile. It's fine to take it off to eat and stuff... but it would be a good idea to keep it on most of the time." In his hand was dark red strip of cloth. He handed it to me, and I put it on to cover my mouth and the end of my nose. Stein sighed and said, "Well this is dismal. Why don't we go and get something to eat, I'm starved."
I walked into the restaurant, hand in hand with Stein. Alistaire got us a table trying to keep the hostess from giving me weird looks. After a minute or two a waitress led us to a back room, where we would be eating. There were four tables there, and the waitress closed some silk curtains behind us as we entered. Alistaire said, "I managed to get us a private room so nobody would stare." I smiled behind the mask and sat down, taking in my surroundings. There were several other tables in the room, had bright red wallpaper, and paintings of what looked like abstract cat angels. A while passed and the waitress came to take our orders.
My teeth sunk into the steak much more easily, and made it more enjoyable. The juices dripped from my food as I tore into the meat hungrily. Stein and Alistaire stood by, chuckling. "You know I must just learn to love these teeth. You can just shred stuff with these!" As I finished eating, Maka and Soul walked briskly into the room. "Miss Jade, Professor Stein, we have a problem and w- Um... Jade? Is that you? You seem taller... and blue... and scary..." Maka's body shook as she quivered with fear.
"What? Maka it's still me. I just look a little different. I know it's a little creepy but it isn't anything you won't get used to."
"You-you're a freak..." Soul stammered. They scrambled out of the room, the curtain swishing behind them.
I sighed and wiped my mouth, putting the mask back on, "I'm gonna go home, guys. You go see Lord Death about these 'urgent matters'."
"Jade, don't worry about what the students said. They're wrong." Stein hugged me tightly. The two men walked me back to my apartment before heading off to the DWMA. I closed the door and took a look around. My thoughts buzzed, and I twisted my screw. Click, click, click. Better. That night I avoided all mirrors, keeping myself from looking at any reflection I could find. I fell asleep to the feeling of burning tears falling from my eyes, wondering what morning would bring.
The rain had started early in the morning. Droplets of water poured from the hanging grey clouds. I trudged to the DWMA, soaking wet and stomping through puddles. The red cloth mask made it harder to breath, but I was opposed to taking it off. When I reached the hallway leading to the Death Room, every student I passed stared at me and whispered to their friend. Stein was already waiting for me with Lord Death. "Jade... Your predicament is quite strange. I've never seen anything like it. I understand that you've been getting quite a bit of attention from my students. I am very sorry, but there isn't any way to change you back. This form is permanent."
"No... You have got to be kidding me! I looked in the mirror this morning and noticed that you can easily see my ribs and spine! My skin feels more scaly, my teeth are sharp, this smile... I'm not anywhere near pretty anymore... I'm a monster. The kids were right."