Rai's POV

"Hey, Kid. Long time no see." I said with a wave and a small smile. My heart beat loudly in my chest and everything seemed to happen in slow motion as my silver eyes met the shocked stare of his gold ones.

"What are you doing here? The last time I saw you was 10 years ago." He asked as he turned to face us. I just couldn't take it anymore! I ran over and glomped him like I had never glomped any human being before.

"I came to attend the DWMA and see you, silly!" I exclaimed with my arms around him. I was so happy to see him, that when I didn't feel him return the hug, I let go to look at him. His golden eyes were still wide with shock, but he still tried to be polite, ever the gentleman.

"Really? That's great. I didn't know you were a meister."

"Yeah, who woulda thought, right?" I said as I played with a strand of my orange hair. "I've been wanting to come here for years, but I just needed a little training first." I perked up, as I remembered by partners.

"Oh, I almost forgot. Get over here, you guys!" I said while waving Derek and Mason over. When they reached us, I made the introductions.

"These are my weapons, Derek and Mason. Guys, this is Death the Kid. We used to be best friends when we were little."

Kid politely shook their hands. "You can just call me Kid."

Derek gave him a quick once over. "So, you're really a death god, huh? No wonder you and Rai used to be friends, considering your parents." (A/N- Confused? Don't be. It will be explained later.)

"Yeah, I miss those good ole days," I said while playfully punching Kid in the shoulder. "But you haven't changed a bit. Still as symmetrical as ever, huh?" I said with a wink. Well, that did it. His professional demeanor melted away as a wide grin morphed his ever-present serious expression. Derek and Mason sweatdropped, confused as to why that statement would be taken as the greatest compliment ever.

"Oh, speaking of symmetry, did you ever find a weapon you liked? I heard that you were having trouble finding one." I said curiously.

"Yes, in fact, I did find weapons that suit me quite nicely. You will have to meet them later." He answered.

I blinked. "Weapons as in there's two of them?" I asked.

Lord Death broke in the conversation. "Yes, and they do make quite a good team, those three! Kiddo here is quite the shooter!"

"Oh, so they're guns, huh? That's so cool! We should train together sometime."

Kid smiled and nodded, then eyed my partners. "I see you got yourself a pair of weapons as well. While we're on the subject, what kind of weapons are you two?"

They were about to answer until I put my hands up to stop them. "Just let him wait with the others. Apparently, we're going to have an audience for our next mission."

Suddenly, a thought occurred to me. I cocked my head slightly and asked, "So how come you didn't know we were coming? I enrolled here weeks ago."

Lord Death clapped his hands together. "Ah, yes. That would be my fault. Rai's mother and I had a conversation about her enrolling here. I didn't tell you about it because I wanted to see the reunion of the happy couple. You two were so adorable when you were children, holding hands and sharing your toys. Ah, you two grew up too fast!" he said while playfully ruffling Kid's striped hair. I knew he would've done the same to me if I didn't have my beanie hat covering my head.

"Father!" Kid complained in embarrassment as he swatted his hand away and hurried to straighten his hair back to its symmetrical formation; I blushed as well.

"Happy couple?" Derek asked, wanting an explanation.

"Well, that was a long time ago. I'll explain later." I mumbled while fiddling with the hem of my shirt.

I turned my attention to the annoying Shinigami. "So, do you have an assignment for us, sir? I was told to come here to get it as soon as I arrived."

"Oh, that can wait until later. You should take some time to get settled in first!" Lord Death said while waving his oversized hand casually.

"We could use some time to unpack. We haven't even been to our apartment yet," Mason offered shyly.

I sighed, defeated. "Fine, we'll take a day to rest, then we'll come for the mission first thing tomorrow." I said determinedly as the boys nodded in agreement. I wasn't the only one hungry for action. It took so long to get here that we hadn't been on a good mission in weeks. I turned to walk towards the exit, but felt a hand on my shoulder, stopping me.

"Do you know where you're going? I can walk you to your apartment if you want. Obviously we have a lot to catch up on." Kid said gently.

"Yeah, I'd like that," I said with a grin. This was going to be a totally awesome day!

So, the childhood sweethearts reunite. Whaddya think? If you have any comments on how to make it better, please let me know. You know the drill: please review, yadda yadda yadda. The next chapter is on the way!