In the apartment, Kagome and Free went on with some bickering. Free was avoiding her by jumping around the room as Kagome tried to corner him.
"Hold still!" Kagome yelled
"No way! Not on your life!" Free protested
"Yes you are! If you like it or not!" Kagome snapped
Free shook his head childishly. Kagome tried grabbing him, but he only jumped over her. She turned to face him as she began to pant. How a huge man like him able to jump around so freely?! She recalled Inuyasha able to do the same thing, though Free was able to jump much higher. Kagome continued to try to catch him but the werewolf always seemed to dodge her. About 20 minutes in playing tag Kagome finally had enough. She took a deep breath before letting the words escape her lips.
"Free, SIT!" Kagome commanded
The beads glowed and forced the man to the ground. Kagome took her chance and stood over Free. The werewolf knew there was no use to argue with her now since she had the advantage. Kagome didn't see why is was such a big deal? All she wanted him to do was wear a kimono similar to Inuyasha's. To be honest she wanted to see what he would look like. Free snatched the kimono out of Kagome's hands before stomping away. Kagome waited happily until she saw Free leave his room.
"You look fairly descent." Kagome smiled
"I think I look ridiculous..." Free grumbled
Kagome was rather shocked that Free looked descent in a kimono at all. For all she knew he would've looked utterly silly. Free began to wonder what was on Kagome's mind. It wasn't like her to suddenly want to play dress-up. He couldn't get a clue since she always does this without telling him. Finally getting the girl's curiosity satisfied Free went back to his room and changed back into his normal new cloths. They finally got ready and began to make their way to the school.
Meanwhile, Stein and Death stood in the death room. Stein was reporting about Kagome and Free's success in their first mission on the field. Death was rather happy with the results and watched Kagome and Free through the mirror. It was strange to see the two getting alone more. They use to argue day after day. Now the two seem to have a pleasant conversations, though Free would seem to upset her every now and then. What shocked Death the most was that the two were able to soul resonate. Stein was just as shocked, but something inside his gut told him they would.
"I want to put them to the test." Death said
"What do you mean by that?" Stein asked
"I want them to have a spar between Black✩Star and Tsubaki." Death ordered
Stein was shocked he would have a new beginning pair fight Black✩Star and Tsubaki. Tsubaki was a weapon who mastered in changing into multiple forms. Kagome has only scratched the surface on what she could do. Stein didn't think this would be a fair fight, but it was Death's orders. He had no choice but to comply.
In class Kagome and Free sat in their seats. Though Kagome felt something was different than normal. Stein was usually here before the bell rang but it would seem he was late. Speak of the devil the man opened the door and walked to the calk board. Kagome watched as Stein wrote down words in huge hiragana. He then slapped his hand loudly against the calk board.
"Today were going to test on how much you improved." Stein said
Kagome blinked as Free shrugged. Stein saw the class muttering to themselves as he then took his clip board. He knew the class would wonder whats going on. Then again today was all about seeing Kagome and Free's progress. He just needed an excuse to do it in class.
"We're going to have each duel one another to see who has the most improvement. It's just a simple sparing match." Stein instructed
"Why are we doing this all of a sudden?" Maka asked
"Cause I want to see if my teachings had done you any good." Stein said
Kagome only watched as Stein looked at his clip board. He scanned for a moment before throwing surgical knives at Black✩Star and Kagome. Kagome covered her face, but saw Free catching the knife. He stabbed the knife into the table glaring at the mad doctor. Black✩Star on the other hand catch it and smiled big.
"Black✩Star and Free, your two are the first to go." Stein ordered
With the first duel the class when in front of the school to give themselves more space. Free and Kagome stood together as did Black✩Star and Tsubaki. Kagome wondered if they would have to fight a classmate. The thought wasn't settling because she didn't want to fight Tsubaki of all people. Tsubaki taught her everything she knew about weapon changing. She hoped Tsubaki was feeling bitter to her. Stein got in the middle between the sparing team.
"This is only a sparring match. So no soul resonating or trying to take one's life. You are to knock out your opponent and make them unable to move." Stein explained
"Come on, the werewolf is immortal." Black✩Star said
"That's true, but this is only a sparring match. No one soul resonate or I'll personally hurt you." Stein threatened
Black✩Star only nodded as did Free. Stein smiled before making way for them to fight. Tsubaki was the first to change and was a chain scythe. Black✩Star grew a smug grin and charged at Free and Kagome. Black✩Star then threw one of Tsubaki's ends them. Free took hold of Kagome's hand as she turned into a huge boomerang and deflected Black✩Star's attack. Black✩Star yanked the chain back and threw the other end. Free saw it and again deflect it with Kagome's boomerang form. Stein watched the two fight and saw shocked Free could use Kagome so easily.
"It seems they work in perfect sync." Stein thought
Free saw Black✩Star charging towards him. He swung Kagome while keeping hold of her as Black✩Star was swept off into the air. Free jumped after him and was to attack until Black✩Star used Tsubaki's chain to swing Free and Kagome to the ground first. Kagome turned into a monk staff and created a small barrier to protect Free from the ground. Black✩Star landed on the ground as Tsubaki turned into a katana. Black✩Star charged as Free twirled Kagome and stabbed her in front and stopped Black✩Star's charge.
"Kagome, turn into a katana." Free said
Kagome nodded and turned into her katana form. Free then charged and clashed blades with Black✩Star. The two struggled against one another until Free stomped on Black✩Star's pivoting foot.
"Hey, what the he-?!" Black✩Star gasped
Before he could finish Free used his free leg and kicked Black✩Star under the chin. Small bits of blood escaped his lips as Free summersaulted to use Kagome's back blade to swing at Black✩Star. By instinct Black✩Star used Tsubaki to block the attack, but in that instant Free let go of Kagome. Leaving her in the air and went behind Black✩Star and jabbed him in the back with a powerful blow with his elbow. Black✩Star was stunned for a moment before Tsubaki turned into a ninja knife. Free took hold of Kagome as Black✩Star swiftly charged and kicked Free in the stomach. For a young child he sent Free hurdling into the wall. Free shook his head, wiped off the blood off his lips and saw Black✩Star charging again.
Kagome turned into her monk staff again and deflected Black✩Star's charge. With the barrier up Kagome wondered how they were going to win this sparring match. It wasn't like Free could use the windscar on Black✩Star. That would be killing the boy. Kagome tried looking deep inside herself, hoping there was a form that could help win this fight. She could feel herself changing and turned into a chain scythe. Free blinked before looking at Kagome.
"How you do that?" Free asked
"I don't know... It just happened..." Kagome replied
Free didn't argue with her knew form. Though it was different from Tsubaki's chain scythe. Kagome only had on blade as Tsubaki had two on both ends of the chain. Free smirked before throwing the chain at Black✩Star and capturing the boy in the arm. He then yanked the chain closer and forced Black✩Star to fly his way. Free took hold of Black✩Star's shirt and slammed his head against his. Black✩Star may have a hard head, but it was no match to Free's. The fight was now over with Black✩Star knock out cold.
Stein saw the battle over as Kagome and Tsubaki turned back into human forms. He walked over to check on Black✩Star who was only unconscious. It would seem that Kagome and Free were the victor in this battle. Kagome and Tsubaki smiled at one another before shaking hands. Kagome was happy that Tsubaki wasn't angry with her. Tsubaki on the other hand was happy to have somebody keep her on her toes. Not many weapons have many forms so she had to stay with one to make it fair. Class ended and Stein went to go report to Death in the death room.
"It seems Kagome and Free were victorious." Death said
"Yes, they put up a better fight than I thought." Stein said
"It's strange that a new form has showed itself." Death went on
"Indeed, I thought she was only able to turn into 5 forms, but now it's 6." Stein said
Death nodded before sending Stein off. Death couldn't believe Free and Kagome were able to take on Black✩Star of all people. Well, Death knew Free could take on Black✩Star, but he wondered if the werewolf could with a partner. It seems he underestimated him and Kagome. Death thought it was best to keep an eye on the two to be sure.
Kagome and Free went home exhausted. That was the first sparring match Kagome ever had. She never knew Black✩Star was Tsubaki's partner. Then again there was a lot she didn't know about them. She never really hung out with Maka and the others. She always seemed to rather hang out with Free. It was strange, yet he was the only person she could herself with. Maybe it's because he was the first person she met. It was hard to say since things usually didn't make since. Kagome looked over and saw Free going to his room for a nap. That probably was the best idea since they had a rather tough sparring match. Kagome went to her own room to rest up a bit.
Free on the other hand was unable to nap since he was wondering about the sudden sparring match. It wasn't like Stein to suddenly say they will duel. It just didn't seem like him. What was more concerning was Free's friendliness with Kagome. He admitted he seemed less annoyed with her than when they first met. Though he felt more closer to her than anyone. Free wondered if it was because he had a close friendship with Kagome. If that was so, then he probably should distance himself from her. That was hard since now she was a magnet to him. Free frowned at the thought of softening up all because a school girl. Ironic it was somebody like that. Free wondered if Kagome felt the same way about their friendship. She always seem to hang out with him than anybody else. Free found it disturbing that he actually enjoyed her attention. Free shook his head and told himself it was because she was his closet friend. There was no romantic feeling what-so-ever! With that settled in his mind Free finally drifted into deep sleep.
Chp 6 end
Author's note: Heck to the yeah! I'm done with chp 6 and Now I'm bored lol... Anyway hoped you guys enjoyed chp 6 redone... Now to go through the process all over again *faints* I hope you stay tune for chp 7! But first I'm going to try to get the manga version of this story to this point. So the story is on halt for now. It WILL continue. I just want the manga version to be as far as this one.