After my battle with Asura, Nygus had found that my mind was unstable. Insanity still dwelled in the recesses of my mind. Weeks of trying to figure out how to keep my thoughts focused produced the decision to become like Stein. The screw. Apparently, the screw controlled his mind. The only way was to do the same for me. About two weeks after Julia's engagement I stepped into the cold operating room of Stein's lab. He made all of the preparations and gave me the anesthesia and before my conciousness left me, he smiled and said, "You'll be fine."

When I woke up I was in my bed at home. My thoughts buzzed and whirred around my brain. I reached up and twisted the screw. Click, click, click, click. There. Much better. It was strange, the new addition to my body did help a lot. But when I twisted it, it felt natural and not like a metal thing grating against my skull. "Morning beautiful." I heard from the door. I turned to see Stein, Nygus, Julia, and Kid out in the hallway. "Hi you guys." I said, although I had wished that it would have just been Stein. They all came in and sat on the floor. I answered the usual post-surgery questions, such as how I felt, did it work, and was it worth it. Then came the bad news. "Jade, Medusa's sister Arachne has risen. I heard that she is targeting us for destroying Asura and Medusa." Stein told me about our situation in full. The celebration was that night, the school's opening anniversary ball. She would most likely strike there, but only us two. After I convinced them that I was feeling great, I got showered and dressed. Stein and I trained for hours, and finally agreed that we were ready. Julia ran into the room yelling, "Jade! Guess what! Our friend from middle school, Adrienne, is here! She's come to graduate from the DWMA!"

The girl that I had known for years came striding through the door. Her long brown hair spilled over her shoulders, gorgeous but messy, as always. She was 16 now, and came running to me. I hugged her and said laughing, "Hey! What made you decide to come here? It's great to see you after so long!" she stepped back and smiled up at me. She and Julia had always been quite a bit shorter than I was. "Well, I got bored of America and wanted to actually do something. So I discovered my meister side and came here! You know Justin right? He's um... not too bad... if you know what I mean." she claimed with a wink. We talked on and on until I noticed Stein standing in the background with his arms crossed and a smirk spread across his face. "Oh, Adrienne I almost forgot to introduce you to Stein! He's my boyfriend." she shook his hand and introduced herself. Julia grabbed the arms of Adrienne and I, she pulled us out of the school. "You two need something to wear tonight."

I stared at my reflection. I grasped the end of a chunk of my now silver hair. I played with it as I took in my figure. I had on a grey ball gown (With black stitching, of course.) All of the girls were required to wear ball gowns, and all of the men wore tuxedos. The two girls that I had spent my day with came in, and Adrienne said, "Um.. Jade... come out here for a minute... you have got to see this." I looked out my window to see Justin on his car-buggy-thing pulling into my apartment complex's parking lot. He vanished from sight. A couple of minutes later there was a knock on the door. I pulled it open and was shocked to see that he wasn't wearing any headphones. "Um... Is Adrienne here?" he stammered, obviously nervous. "Back there..." I gestured into my living room. Julia and I peeked through a crack in the door, Justin and Adrienne were obviously having a sappy conversation. They kissed and Julia yelled, "HOLY CRAP!"

Stein and I danced in the center of the room. There was a sea of people around us. A slow song started to play, and I thought of Julia's birthday. It was oddly similar. The people around us stopped dancing and made a clearing around us. Stein opened his mouth to speak, "Jade, I-" he was cut off by the sound of a gunshot. A loud crack followed it. I was horrified as I felt the blood splatter all over me, the life in Stein's eyes fled, and he went limp in my arms. I sank to the ground, mouth open, eyes watery, blood covered, and holding Stein. The hole in the back of his head had a crimson liquid dribbling out of it. My tears fell,and dripped onto his pale face. Just like that, he was dead. No struggle, no warning, and he was gone. I was bawling like a baby, holding him close to my face. All of the people around me stared, awestruck. Julia curled into Kid's chest sobbing, the same with Adrienne and Justin. My shaky right hand went up, and twisted the screw in my head furiously. I tried to focus myself, but I twisted too hard and snapped my sanity instead. My eyes dilated now, turning into a pale blue. The corpse I was holding was the only thing that mattered to me. I lifted my hands to hover just above him, the blood dripped off of my fingers. I giggled and held up my pistol hand. I took aim at the dark corner of the ceiling, and shot once. A figure fell and landed with a smack. Lord Death came to me and picked up Stein. For the first time in hundreds of years he used his true, rough, and creepy voice, "Go, get your revenge." I stood up, slightly swaying. I took a step towards the corner. Another giggle left my throat. When I reached the body to identify who it was, I found Arachne. She was alive, but her arm was broken. She smirked and hissed, "I've gotten my revenge. I regret nothing." I let a twisted grin cross my face. I started to cackle now, and grabbed her hair. I started to drag her out of the room and said loudly, "You're about to." Marie ran out onto the front steps and yelled after me, "Don't do anything that'll come back to bite you! Calm down! Try counting to five!" How soft could she possibly be.

I took Marie's advice, eventually. I strapped the witch that had killed Stein to the operating table. I didn't bother with any antibiotics. I wanted her to feel pain. I sat on her legs, criss cross apple sauce as it was called in preschool. I picked up the scalpel, the blade glinted in the light. I laughed as I stuck the knife into her chest, pulling it towards me. Archne screamed bloody murder as I cut her upper body open to reveal her ribs and guts. I giggled once more.

1. She shrieked as I snapped her ribs with my fingers.

2. Her heart was exposed, beating quickly.

3. I twisted the screw.

4. I tore apart the tubes connecting her organs, she passed out from pain.

5. The insanity overwhelmed me, I cackled as I went, wreaking havoc on her unconcious figure.

The screams satisfied me. She was getting the pain I felt right back. The lab was almost silent now. The only audible noise was a clicking. Several students and Death Scythes entered the lab. They heard a single laugh from the back, followed by a horrifying noise. It was ominous. It was creepy. It was the sound of madness. Click. The door opened. Click. They screamed at the sight of me. Click.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey y'all sorry it was morbid but it was fun to write. Please review! Comment on the whole story or just certain chapters, I don't care. Thanks for reading! If you want to read the sequel, the title is: My Undead and Insane Friend