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Selena shook her head in an attempt to stay awake in class. Last night's little (can you call a fight with Giants little?) Fiasco had really tired her out. She had spent half an hour trying to get her hand to stop glowing, before finally breaking down and calling her mother for help. She hadn't been able to sleep very well that night either, despite being mentally, physically, and magically exhausted. So it wasn't surprising when Sid-Sensei had to call her name several times before it registered to her that he was talking to her. Her nodding head snapped up when he practically shouted her name.
"Selena!" The Zombie teacher shouted for the fifth time.
"Yes Sid-Sensei?" She finally answered. Everyone snickered.
"Lord Death would like to see you." He answered. About time she answered! What's wrong with her today? Sid wondered. The class turned and looked a Selena, who was sitting in the far left corner of the room, separate from everyone else. What would lord death want with a Meisterless weapon from the N.O.T. class? They all wondered.
Selena Nodded and made her way to the door. As she headed to the Death Room, she didn't need to wonder what he wanted. She already knew. She calmly walked underneath the guillotine style arches and saw Lord Death talking to Spirit, The resident Death Scythe.
"There is absolutely no reason to go looking Spirit! The, for lack of a better word, Ghost that Maka and Soul saw isn't a threat. If it intended to harm them it would have done so! Besides, Maka is fine!" Lord Death said in his normal chipper voice to the Frustrated Death Scythe. At that moment, Selena cleared her throat quietly, announcing her presence. Lord Death turned and saw her standing there.
"Now if you will excuse me, I need to speak with Selena here. Could you give us a minute?" He asked Spirit. The Death Scythe turned and saw Selena waiting patiently. He nodded and left, unusually quiet.
"You wanted to see me Lord Death?" Selena asked once Spirit had left.
"Yes I did! I needed to speak with you about-" He was cut off as Selena finished his sentence for him.
"The Incident Last Night in the forest. Yes, that's what I figured." Selena said dryly.
"Correct! And as you might have noticed, It's kind of set everyone on edge." He said.
Selena knew he was right. She had heard people talking about what had happened that morning. Everyone thought that an old legend about a Witches' Battle in the forest was coming true.
She nodded. "I'm sorry sir. I did not mean to cause such commotion. Looking back on it I realize I could have helped in a more discrete manner. Nevertheless, I do not regret my decision to assist them. They could have been even more severely injured or even killed had I not intervened." Selena said, using her "Diplomat Voice" that she had to practice while she still lived at home.
"Whoa there! I'm not saying that you shouldn't have helped, in fact, I'm glad you did! There's no need to get all defensive!" the Reaper said, holding up his huge white hands. "I called you here to tell me exactly what happened, so I know how to answer all of these questions I keep getting."
Selena nodded again. "Hai, Shinigami-sama." So she told him what had happened in the battle and how they had found them. After hearing the story, Lord Death paused and thought for a while.
"Well, what do you think I should tell everyone? It is your secret." He said after a while.
Selena thought for a while. "A ghost. A soul that died with unfinished business comes back from the dead to complete whatever it left unfinished. Perhaps this one was a Witch who died regretting causing so much trouble in her life, and she came back as a ghost to try to pay for some of the damage she had done. It would fit in nicely with the stories and rumors that circulate around the forest anyway." She finished.
"Not a bad idea! Thanks for your help!" Lord Death chirped. Selena nodded and turned to leave.
"Oh! One more thing!" He said. Selena stopped and turned her head back to Lord Death.
"What is it sir?" She asked.
"Starting tomorrow I would like you to attend the E.A.T. classes instead of the N.O.T. classes. It's obviously doing no good for you to be sitting in a low level class when you can do so much more!" He Chirped.
"Ummmm, Sir? After what just happened, a student moving up into the E.A.T. classes would raise allot of suspicion, don't you think? Especially one without a meister." Selena pointed out.
"Yes, I know, but you've already managed to collect 17 Kishin souls, and without use of your magic. I also know that you've been holding back, even then. You have talent, you shouldn't waste it." He countered.
Selena thought for a moment. She did not think it was a good idea, but one does not simply, not follow an order from Lord Death.
"Hai, Shinigami-sama. If you really think it's a good idea." She bowed respectfully and headed back to her classes.
The rest of the day, she only concentrated halfheartedly on her assignments. It wasn't like she would fail if she didn't pay attention. Lord Death knew what he meant when he said she was wasting her talent. Finally, it was time to go home. She went through the motions, nothing around her really registering. She was thinking about something, something that even she didn't really know what it was. But if the other students noticed that something was off with the odd weapon, they never said a word.
Niato noticed when Selena got home, but she had learned that when Selena was like this, she was either tired, Thinking about something, or being possessed. She brushed Selena's mind with her own, but she could tell that her little charge was just mentally and physically exhausted from last night's events. She would be fine in the morning.
Selena lie in bed, staring up at the stars through the skylight in her roof. What would tomorrow be like? When people found out that she had been collecting souls on her own, what would the think? They would probably think she was like the next Justin Law or something. Ugh, tomorrow was gonna be interesting.
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