Chapter 8: The Dance

Ryuka's POV

I think the most entertaining thins a fifteen year old girl can do, is go shopping for a formal-type dress. Liz and I had roamed the mall all day, looking for something and buying new things as we went. Her and Patty already had their matching dark red outfits, and Kid already had his white outfit. Now I just needed something nice to wear. We walked into another store and headed strait for the dresses hoping to find something.

"Anything in mind? Or are we still winging it?" Liz asked as we browsed. Then I saw it.

"LIZ! THIS IS PERFECT!" I smiled as I looked at the dress in front of me. It was solid black and sleeveless with thick straps and a high neckline. It trailed lightly just above the floor. It had three white stripes that went symmetrically around the waist. It was perfect.

She smiled, "It reminds me of him. I think it looks cute. Go on, go try it on." I took it off the rack and headed to the dressing room.

It slid easily over my body, fitting snuggly on my curves, I turned in the mirror to view myself at every angle. This was perfect.

Stein's POV

I slipped quietly into my sleeping daughter's room, a pair of scissors in hand. I looked at the dress that she had bought earlier today. It was too clean, too plain. I smirked and snipped the scissors. This would be fun.

Ryuka's POV

I looked at my reflection. My dad really pissed me off. Sometime the night after I bought my dress, he came in and changed it. My perfect dress had become a grey and black stitched monstrosity. It now had no straps whatsoever, and cut off in the middle of my thigh. It had lace on the edge of the skirt and the top. The stitches were asymmetrically sewing the grey, black, and white fabric together.

I had left my hair down and worn a pair of grey and white stitched knee-length combat boots. My dad may have changed my look, but he would love this. Kid, however, would absolutely hate this.

I grabbed my black and white stitched purse and walked out my door.

Kid had asked me to go with him, and tonight was going to be fun.

"Kid, I'm sorry about the asymmetry, I swear. I had it perfect before!"

He was just awaking from his recent nosebleed. My dress had made him faint. I felt almost horrid, "If it wasn't for my damned father."

He smirked, "Never trust the good Dr. Stein."

I reached to help him up from his bedroom floor, but he pulled me down, so I landed on top of him.

I blushed heavily, "Kid-Kun?"

He smirked even wider, "Your so cute when you get all nervous."

"Ha ha," I mock laughed, playfully hitting his arm. I stayed on top of him, seeing when he would decide to move what he'd put there.

"So I see your so frisky already," We both looked up from the sound of Liz's voice at the door. I immediately got off of Kid as she looked at us, on the verge of a smile.

"We were just playing a game, Liz."

"What kind of game?" She arched an eyebrow.

"Liz, can we just get going?" Kid stood and took my hand to help me up.

Stein's POV

My idea of "Dressing Up" is wearing my normal clothes, but with a white stitched dress shirt. I stood in the corner of the room, sipping on my glass of champagne. People were slowly showing up in groups. There was Maka and Soul. Black*Star went strait to the food, Tsubaki tailing him. Then came Liz and Patti in matching suits, with Kid right behi- wait a sec, was that Ryuka on his arm? Oh my God, it was her. Smiling and laughing, wearing the dress I had fashioned out of her old one with boots and a bag that matched. I knew something like this would happen. He would end up with her, but that didn't mean that I liked it. I no longer trusted him. Not with my daughter. What if he hurt her?

My glass had gone dry. Then I refilled it. It was time to pay doctor medusa a little visit for some information.

Death the Kid's POV

I got off of the stage after my little fight with Black*Star. Damn that guy was annoying. I straightened my clip and found Ryuka in the crowd. She smiled that fluttering smile.

"I thought you were doing good. Too bad Black*Star had to interrupt."

I touched her shoulder, "I don't even care anymore."

She smiled and touched my hand with hers, "Y-you wanna dance?" She asked curiously, taking my hand with hers.

I nodded, "Love too."

Ryuka's POV

Did he just say yes? The asking me to come with him as his date was crazy enough, but dancing with me? I could already see my father talking to Dr. Medusa at the corner of the room, probably pulling the old "Pretend to be drunk to gain information" bit.

He took my hand and the both of us moved to a corner of the room.

Death the Kid's POV

I picked a spot as far away from the rest of the crowd as I possibly could to give us some privacy. A new song began to play. It was slow, slightly familiar and almost sad sounding.

I took her right hand in my left and then placed my other hand on her waist as she sat hers on my shoulder. We began to dance in little side-to-side motions. She clung to me, forcing herself to keep her footing precise. She looked up at me smiling.

"Hey, Kid?"

"Hm?" I asked looking at her soft eyes.

"Why are you looking at me that way?"

"Oh," I looked down, blushing slightly, "I didn't realize I was doing that. Does it bother you?"

She shook her head back and forth, "Kid can I ask you something?"

A small blush flicked across her face as she asked. "What is it?"

"What do you think of….Me?"

I tilted my head to the side, "You know that I like you."

"But is their something beyond that, Kid?" She asked tilted my head up to make me look at her.

"Ryuka…." My voice trailed, Then I found myself leaning in close to her.

Ryuka's POV

He leaned closer, tilting my head to the side with his cool hand. My eyes went a little wider as his forehead pressed to mine, our noses touched and then….nothing.

He pulled away and set his head on my shoulder. He was just about to kiss me. But why did he stop?

"Kid?"

"Is this what you want? What you really want, Ryuka?"

"Why would I want any different?"

"Do you have what it takes to love a Shinigami? To love something like me?"

"Y-yes."

He began to lean closer again, but then the doors flew open. "Lord Death!"

That was Sid's voice. Our heads snapped up to the door. What was going on?

"This is what they've been waiting for. The day when all the students and teachers are in one place and Lord Death steps away from his mirror."

My father's eyes widened as he turned toward the balcony before calling out, "MEDUSA!" But she had already leapt over the railing. Then in only a matter of moments, the room began to shake.

I clung to Kid, "W-what's happening?" I asked as Sid drew his dagger and plunged it into the ground sending Make, Soul, Black*Star, Tsubaki, Liz, Patty, Kid, and my father falling through the floor. Kid's hand went from my grasp as the floor began to close back up.

"Kid!"

A/N: This is not the end of the chapter, I'm just skipping a chunk of the Rival of the Kishin episodes because if I put them in it would happen just like in the show and I don't feel like retyping the show. So therefore, The following scenes have been CUT: /the very beginning of the underground parts of the academy, Maka's fight with Crona, Kid's fight with Free ( The first on where it's just an allusion using spatial magic), and Spirit's whole "You Damned Witch" Crying moment. So Continuing on….

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Back inside the magic cube….

Ryuka's POV

The man, the one that gave me this ugly gash on my side, was the Kishin, or at least a hallucination caused by his madness? This was insanity. Lord Death had just told us about the Kishin and how he was currently sleeping underneath the DWMA. Something deep within me said that he wouldn't stay there much longer. I didn't want to believe that, but I had a strong feeling.

I slumped against the wall in the corner of the room and closed my eyes focusing, Trying to find Kid's wavelength so that I could tap into his mind.

Ryuka (Inside Kid's mind) A/N: Not reading his pervy thoughts he once had about her. LOL

He was on his skateboard, Beelzebub, (A/N: Yes that is the board's actual name, It's in one of the episodes about the black dragon) speeding down the hallway to the door that lead to the Kishin's place of rest. I saw the immortal werewolf standing in front of the bag, shielding the frog witch, Eruka, from Kid's shots.

Black*Star ran in from behind, attacking the witch. The battle between them went at a continuous rate, then Black*Star cut the shrine that sealed the bag.

Ryuka's POV

I couldn't watch that anymore. I knew what was going to happen. It was going to revive. The Kishin Asura was going to be reborn into the world. No, no, no, no, no. That could not happen.

I stood up and raced across the room, Grey tailing strait behind me.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no," I was hissing under my breath.

"Ryuka? Ryuka, what is it?" He asked grabbing my arm.

I shook him off, "It's going to happen. It's going to be reborn."

He pulled me to the side, "The Kishin?"

"Gotta tell Lord Death," I said stepping towards the Shinigami.

Death the Kid's POV

It was putting it's skin back on, and it was the most disgusting thing I'd ever seen. It slowly stood and then flicked me on the forehead with it's skin. A third eye emerged on my forehead and then I crumpled to the floor.

Ryuka's POV

I told Lord Death and just as the cube wore off. He stormed out angrily and took of into the sky. I needed to find Kid. I tapped into his mind.

In Kid's Mind…..

Unconscious Blackness

Ryuka's POV

I couldn't get him it was totally dark. What was happening?

A.N: DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUUUN! It's all better later though! Next Chapter is called: The Arrival. SANGUINE (RYUKA'S MOM) SHOWS UP! SO Exiting!i'm sorry if i left anything important fromthe series out! I think that this is the longest chapter that I've done so far. Tell me what you think, OKAY? See you all in the next Chapter!