Yay CHAPPY FOUR! S yeah sorry she isnt teaching quite yet but theres some cuteness in this chapter so if your allergic beware! Anyhoo enjoy!

Disclaimer: Wahhhhh! i dont wana (pout) Stein: *sigh* Spawny doesn't own Soul Eater, no matter how much she wants to.

(By the way reviews for awesome corny title XD)

The Power of Love – A Partner is Always Willing to Sacrifice for the Other?

"Umm…" Arusa stared up at Stein's house. It was a box like grey building with stitches covering its surface. Dead drooping trees surrounded it and an eerie grey fog hung in the air. "Umm… no offence but it kinda looks more like a mental hospital than a house." He smiled placing a pale hand on her shoulder.

"Well you should feel right at home then." She laughed.

"Thanks for that."

"Any time." he guided her through the grey front doors. Lupis followed close behind, the black Lanimanunae watched Stein suspiciously. He didn't trust the scientist, especially not with his meister. Lupis and Arusa ad been together ever since her father was murdered and he had sworn to keep her safe. Lupis growled to himself, he was going to make sure nothing happened to her.

The inside of his house was even creepier than the outside. Stitches lined the walls and the lights flickered dimly. A lab bench covered in beakers was up against the left wall. The light of Stein's computer hummed green. His desk was surrounded by bookshelves and the floor was covered with arrows pointing in and out of each room.

"Umm… well it's very…" Arusa looked around the dark room. "You." He laughed.

"Yes a big change from the apartment I used to share with Spirit." Arusa smiled.

"Yeah this is way creepier," she subconsciously moved closer to him, brushing her shoulder up against his arm. "So…"

"You'll be staying over there," he pointed to a door on the far side of the room. "There is a guest bedroom through that door, down the hall and to the right." Arusa nodded. Lupis pushed his way in between the two meisters, severing their contact. Arusa frowned patting his head. She followed Stein through the doors; he led her down a hallway and through an open door. She examined the room. It was plain grey just like the rest of the house, stitches zigzagged across the walls. There was a bed, which looked just like the walls and a night stand. It was very plain and almost gloomy but that didn't bother her.

"You should get some rest." She nodded.

"Ok, umm…" she shifted uncomfortably.

"What is it?" Stein tilted his head to the side.

"Umm… nothing it's just… thanks."

"Anytime Roo." He gave her a small smile then turned and walked back down the hallway. She watched him go then shut the door and walked over to the bed. Pulling the covers aside she slid her thin body underneath them. Lupis hopped up beside her. Laying down her rested his head under her arms. Closing her eyes Arusa let herself drift off to sleep.

Arusa snuggled close n her father's arms. The seven-year-old girl listened to him mutter and occasionally laugh.

"Papa?" she asked. He looked down at her. His black hair drifted in his eyes.

"Yes?"

"What's wrong? Are you afraid?" her father hesitated eyes flicking back and forth.

"Yes I am, this world is not safe, it is filled with those that would hurt you…. I will not…" His arms tightened around her. Reaching up Arusa wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Don't worry Papa, when I get older I'll be really strong, I'll protect you forever just like you're protecting me." A rare small smile inched onto his pale face. Suddenly there was a crash and the ceiling of the church they were in exploded. Arusa's father jumped to his feet and put her down on her feet.

"Run Arusa."

"But Papa."

"Run!" She did as he said and ran but hid behind some overturned benches. He glanced down and saw the disembodied head of one of the priests that had been inside the church. She was unfazed by his blank eyes and gaping mouth, the blood that pooled on the floor beside her. Papa had killed them, he had killed them all. She had been outside the church looking at a snake that had coiled its way around the base of a pole, when the priest came out. He had tried to grab her arm but she screamed and in the next moment he had been torn in half.

Arusa peered over the benches just as a figure clad in a back robe and a white mask landed in front of her father.

"Lord Death." He said quietly.

"Hello," Lord Death replied his deep voice shaking the air. "You know that I cannot allow you to continue to hunt human souls."

"That is why you are here then?"

"Why else?" Her father glared at the scary man in front of him.

"Very well, then what are you waiting for." Death launched himself at her father, the two clashed and fought. Arusa watched helplessly as her father was thrown the ground and helpless to stop Lord Death as he began tearing his skin off. Her eyes widened in terror, she screamed and his face turned on her. She froze tears spilling down her cheeks. The reaper ignored her and continued to tear the flesh from her father's bones. The only one in the world that loved her cried out in agony. Unable to watch Arusa flung her self from the scene trying to get away. As soon as she made it out of the church she was stopped by a huge black mass of shadows and cloth and a tiny penguin thing. She screamed again falling onto the ground. The shadows reached for her.

"Wake up, Arusa! Wake up!"

Arusa's eye flung wide open, sitting up she screamed pushing hands away from her shoulders.

"Roo, calm down, you were having a nightmare." She blinked letting her eyes become accustomed to the darkness. Stein sat on the edge of the bed concern clouding his face. Tears welled up in her eyes. Lupis rubbed his head against her shoulder.

"Stein…" he reached out taking her hands.

"I'm here."

"Stein." She collapsed forwards burying her face in his chest. Sighing he wrapped his arms around her.

"It's alright." She shook violently.

"H-he killed him… He k-killed him…" She sobbed.

"It was just a dream." He sighed rubbing her back. "It's going to be ok."

"Don't leave me, please, I don't want to be alone."

"You're not alone." Arusa reached an arm backwards and clutched at Lupis' fur.

"I need you both." The scientist sighed.

"Ok." He pushed her over a bit and sat down beside her. Arusa moved closer to him. He put an arm around her shoulders. Lupis laid his head on her hip growling quietly.

"Go back to sleep Roo." She shivered.

"I don't think I can."

"Try." Closing her eyes again Arusa tried to let sleep take her and after a few minutes it finally did.

Arusa stood uncomfortably in the hallway of the DWMA just outside the Death Room.

"So you slept with Stein last night did you?" She jumped at the sound of Spirit's voice.

"Ah! Huh, what? No, no I… that isn't what happened." She stuttered helplessly. Spirit laughed at her.

"Really, cause I know for a fact that you were at his house last night." She punched him in the arm.

"You creep, and of course I was at his house, I'm staying with him while I'm here." She put her hands on her hips. "It was either him or you and no offence but I don't think that would such a good idea." He put a hand over his heart as though she'd stabbed him.

"Roo Roo I'm hurt that you think so low of me." She opened her mouth to remind him of all the times when she had come over and stayed with them in school, but the door of the Death Room opened and Stein stepped out holding a stack of papers.

"Oh great paper work." Arusa drooped a bit. Stein laughed and shoved the white sheets into her arms.

"They're for your classes, just something you can do to get to know them quicker, what sort of lessons are appropriate, ideas for tests and such." She picked up the top sheet scanning it with her eyes.

"Is he serious."

"Yes quite."

"Well umm… how old is this class that I'll be teaching?"

"You remember Maka and the others right?"

"Yeah."

"You'll be teaching her class." Arusa gaped at him.

"And Lord Death wants me to get to know them by playing 'the name game'? They're gonna think I'm a complete ditz." Stein shrugged.

"Then come up with something else." She pouted.

"You know I'm no good with children, I still have no idea why I decided to take this position."

"Oh I beg to differ," Spirit patted her shoulder, causing Lupis to growl at him. "I think you'd make a wonderful mother." The conversation descended into awkward silence. Suddenly Arusa burst out laughing almost dropping the stack of papers.

"Haha, that's funny Spirit, you obviously haven't seen me around kids before."

"Huh? What's so funny?"

"The last time Roo had to be in charge of children she almost killed them all, if someone hadn't heard the racket she might have." Spirit's jaw almost hit the floor. He grabbed her shoulders and shook her.

"ROO ROO YOU AWFUL PERSON HOW COULD YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT HARMING CHILDREN!" She laughed at his overreaction.

"Relax Spirit, I have just never wanted to be around kids that's all." He paused giving her a confused look.

"So you've never wanted to have kids?"

"No."

"Why not! I can't even begin to imagine my life without Maka."

"I can think of a lot of reasons why not to and only a few that would be beneficial." She glanced at Stein. "So what time does this class start?" He frowned.

"About that, actually, you, Spirit and I are being called down to Italy, it seems Maka and Soul have run into the Demon Sword." Arusa stiffened.

"Oh dear…"

"WHAT! IS MY DARLING MAKA IN TROUBLE?"

"I don't know but we should probably get going." Arusa nodded.

Arusa, Lupis, Stein and Spirit ran down an empty street towards the church where Maka and Soul supposedly were.

"MAKA!" Spirit shouted sprinting ahead of them.

"Spirit wait!" Arusa called after him.

"It's no use, when it comes to Maka, Spirit is very stubborn."

"Yeah I've noticed, I never thought he'd become such a devoted father."

"Neither did I, but he is very committed to her even if her mother has full custody." Arusa did a double take.

"Wait what? Hold on a sec, Spirit and Kami got a divorce?"

"Yes." She frowned.

"Oh."

"There it is." Stein and Lupis and her came to the end of the street joining Spirit in front of a massive cathedral, it's pointed traipses and arch ways accented its gothic heritage. Arusa glared.

"I can sense something weird."

"Yeah I can feel it too, Spirit."

"Right." He transformed into a long black scythe. Arusa held out her hand and cracking Lupis' whip form on the paved ground as he too transformed. They started forward when they heard someone scream.

"SOUL!" Stein picked up the pace. He reached the towering faded green doors and paused.

"What are you waiting for Stein?" Sprit shouted.

"They're right on the other side of the doors." He said swinging Spirit behind him. Then jerking his arm he swung the scythe at the door. Its blade pierced the wood and Arusa heard someone gasp on the other side.

"What's happening? How did that get there?" Arusa jumped kicking the door open, the green wood splintered and her feet landed on the cool cathedral floor. Stein stepped in after her. Who ever had been on the other side of the door had been flung to the other side of the huge room.

"Professor Stein!" Maka called. "If he's here then that blade must be…" Spirit transformed and stood with his back turned to Maka.

"Your papa has arrived." Spirit looked so proud that one would have thought he'd just ended world hunger. Stein bent down and placed his lab coat over Soul's body. Arusa guessed he must have been hurt because there was a pool of blood forming under his body.

"Professor Stein, is Soul going to be alright?"

"The wound is very serious if we don't get him treatment soon he might not make it."

"I gotta say that was a lot easier than I expected." Arusa stated curling Lupis around her arm. She glanced over at a young child with jagged light purple hair. He wore a long black robe and a huge black sword hung from his hand. Suddenly the sword transformed into a black and white… uh… thing. It started squeezing its meister's head and yelling at him.

"Professor Stein, who are those two? What are they?"

"That, is the reason the academy is created,"

"The reason the academy was created? Does that mean he's a Kishin?"

"Technically not yet, but he's only one step away from it," Stein got a glazed look on his face. He smiled standing up. "Alright then, let's take care of this shall we?"

"Yeah." Spirit said transforming back into a scythe.

"CRONA IF YOU DON'T GET IT IN GEAR THEN WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE SLEEP DEPRIVATION AGAIN." The black uh… thing pushed it's meister's nose.

"NO! Don't start waking me up every hour again, the dark circle under my eyes will come back, I don't know how to deal with the dark circles!" Arusa frowned. Are these two for real? Stein stepped forward. She held up her arm getting ready for the battle. Closing her eyes she allowed the madness in her soul to have more control, Lupis would be able to pull her out if it got to bad, but the madness would help amplify her power.

"Spirit can you stand against the demon sword." Stein asked.

"Of course I can, what do you think I am some kind of rusty old dagger?" He paused. "Been a long time hasn't it? Since we teamed up like this." Stein laughed.

"We're not as young as we used to be that's for sure."

"Speak for yourself I haven't aged a bit." Arusa laughed at them.

"You guys are both old, it's just me who hasn't aged." Stein smiled.

"Oh I beg to differ." She gave him a fake stern look.

"Stein, you know better than to comment on a woman's age."

"WOULD YOU HURRY UP AND ATTACH YET CRONA!" The black uh… thing turned back into a sword and the meister rushed Stein.

"But I've never seen a man with a screw sticking out of his head before, I don't know how I'm supposed to deal with a guy like that." Stein blocked the attack and flipped the purpled haired boy over on the floor, punching a hand into his stomach. Electric sparks radiated over his body as Stein sent a blast of his soul wavelength into the meister. He screamed and black blood sprayed from his mouth. Arusa's eyes widened, the blood from the meister started to move.

"Look out!" Shouted jumping in between Stein and the blood. A black needle shot up stabbing through her side.

"Gah," she stumbled backwards clutching her wound.

"Huh. That's the blood from the wound we gave him." Stein gasped quickly grabbing her and jumping just as the fresh droplets of blood spiked inwards almost skewering them. She staggered when her feet hit the ground.

"Hey Roo, you ok?" Spirit asked.

"I'm fine." She replied. Lupis growled. She looked up. "He's using every drop of his blood as a weapon. How is that even possible?"

"We have to stop this here and now, if we don't the demon sword could become a Kishin." Arusa's eyes widened.

"Stein, look at his soul."

"Yes I see it, the balance between these two is uneven, the weapons soul is clearly dominant, it rules over the meisters more introverted soul, confining it. For the moment the meister still has some strength to fight back against the weapon, but if he should be completely swallowed up things will get dangerous."

"Yes but look, what's that snake doing there." The demon sword pulled on its meister's face threatening to put thumbtacks in his shoes if he got hit again. Arusa grunted dropping Lupis to the ground and charging the boy. She could no longer feel the pain in her side. Pupils shrinking she laughed jumping over the needles of blood. Lupis transformed and snarled. He ran after her, sliding under the spikes. The boy shrieked as she ducked under his sword and slammed a fist into his face. Stumbling he stared at her. Arusa smiled maliciously swaying slightly. An insane laugh spilled from her mouth. She leapt forward slamming a hand into his stomach and blasting him with her soul wavelength. He flew backwards into a wall.

"This woman is all wiggly and laughing, I've never seen something like this before I don't know how to deal with this." The meister muttered as he stood back up.

"Ha ha, you're funny." Arusa staggered pointing at the boy and laughing. As he rushed her Lupis jumped in front of her and caught the demon sword in his jaws. He bit down hard on it eyes glowing with rage.

"Ragnarok, screaming resonance." The sword screamed and its surface began to vibrate. Lupis let go rearing backwards and shaking his head. Blood dripped from him mouth. The Lanimanunae whined in pain. The purple haired meister lunged at Lupis. The sword was aimed directly for his head.

"Hey look out!" Spirit called. Suddenly Arusa saw what was going to happen, the scene played before her eyes a hundred times. Without thinking she flung herself in between the sword and her partner. The blade went through her stomach. She grunted bending into the impact. Red liquid sprayed from the wound. She heard Spirit and Stein shout and Lupis bark in surprise. The sword was wrenched from her body and suddenly all pain came rushing back into her body; she had already lost a lot of blood from the gash in her side. She was acutely aware of every feeling. Slumping onto her knees she fell forwards everything going black even before she hit the ground.