I apologize for the delay everyone. I lost internet for a while, school started up again, and I didn't really know how or where to start this next chapter. But anyway, I hope that you all enjoy. ^^

"Hey Patty, whatcha thinking about so hard?"

Liz re-entered the room quietly as she looked at the young blonde, placing her hands on her hips. "Something bothering you?" She added, curious to know if her little sister was alright.

Patty looked up at her older sister as she smiled softly, replying, "Nope! I'm all good, Sis!"

Liz nodded as she sat down beside her, placing her nail polish onto the table. She opened it and began to slowly paint her nails as she stated, "He's pretty strong, Patty. Holding all of that despair inside of him since we've been here. I think he deserves a break, a chance to finally just let go and grieve on this very memorial day. Don't you think?"

Patty looked over at her sister, nodding slowly before looking down at her knees. She played with her fingers silently as she giggled and mumbled, "I remember the first day he took us shopping." Liz could only shake her head in response, grumbling, "That was Hell."

"It was fun," Patty added quickly, "it was really fun. I'm glad that he took us shopping that day and I'm glad that he kept us as his weapons." She smiled brightly as she looked over at her older sister, saying happily, "And I'm glad that Kid only cries in front of us, Sis! That makes me feel really important and special! What about you?" Liz nodded as a single tear fell from her eyes. She looked down at her nails and whispered softly, "Yes, Patty, I feel the same way. I'm honored to be his weapon and to help him in his time of need. He's the best and I'm glad that I met him."

Patty looked up at the ceiling as she mumbled, "I wish he ahd never experienced such pain..." She giggled as she added, "Though I'll never forget the first day we went shopping with him, Liz. You were so mad."

"That's because he wouldn't pick a damn outfit!"

Shopping Spree!

Do Symmetrical Clothes Exist?

"You want me to take you shopping?"

Death the Kid stared at the Thompson sisters sitting at the table, devouring their food like hungry animals. He twitched at their lack of manners, but pushed past all of his thoughts and sharp scoldings for a later time. A time when they were more used to his behavior.

"That's right!" Liz said with a mouthful, pointing her fork at Kid. "You said you wanted to impress us, right? Well, here's your first chance." Kid twitched as he replied, "Last I checked, you were the one that wanted me to impress you." Sighing he added, "But, whatever. We can go out shopping then. After you eat of course."

"Yay! New clothes!" Patty cheered, food flying from her mouth. Kid instantly twitched several times as he growled, "Patty, please eat with your mouth closed and don't speak with a mouth full of food. Understand?"

"Hey, you can't boss us around like that!" Liz snapped, glaring at Kid.

"I'm not bossing you around. I'm teaching you the proper manners neccessary for staying in my home."

"Well that's no way to impress us, Kid!"

"I don't really care." Kid replied sourly, glaring back at the brunette. "Having such little manners when at the table...it's disgusting. Were you two raised by wild animals?"

Liz stopped chewing for a moment, thinking about what he had said, before hissing, "You are one rotten little kid, you know that?"

Kid shrugged as he said under his breath, "At least I have manners."

"WHAT WAS THAT?" Liz shouted as she stood from the table. Kid instantly replied, "Oh, nothing, nothing! Please, sit and eat so we can go shopping. Okay?" He laughed nervously as Liz sat back down, giving him several dirty looks at once. She growled as she continued to eat, trying her best to use "manners", as Patty attempted the same action.

Kid sighed heavily as he placed a single hand to his head, grumbling, "This is going to take a while to fix..."

"THERE'S NOTHING TO FIX, YOU LITTLE BRAT!"

"YES THERE IS, LIZ! YOUR MANNERS ARE DISGUSTING!"

"DEAL WITH IT!"

"NEVER! IT'S DISGUSTING! I COULD NEVER DEAL WITH SOMETHING SO DISGUSTING!"

"AGGGGGGH! YOU LITTLE BRAT!"

"Well, here we are ladies." Kid looked back at the Thompson sisters, watching as they entered the mall wearily. They looked around slowly before Patty whispered, "What is this place?"

"A shopping center. It's full of all kinds of clothing stores, shoe stores, book stores, etc. Though most of the books here aren't very good and I prefer the ones from the Academy library or from the bookstore deeper into town. They always have such interesting plots to them."

"Who the hell reads anymore?" Liz mumbled, crossing her arms and smirking as Kid glared at her.

"Civilized people read, Liz."

Liz instantly flinched as she lunged at Kid, crying out, "YOU LITTLE-!" However, she was stopped suddenly as something slammed into the back of her head. She fell face first on the ground, clutching her head in pain, before looking up at a strange...man?...before her. He was holding up his giant of a white hand and glaring at her, saying sharply, "That would be called my famous Reaper Chop! And you'll continue to receive such punishment until you start acting like a lovely lady towards my son. Understand?"

"Father, it's fine. We were joking around." Kid replied, nonchalantly as he looked over at his father. "These are my Weapons-To-Be, Liz and Patty Thompson."

"The Thompson sisters?" Lord Death asked with surprise as he looked at the girls. Liz had slowly stood up shakily and was now taking refuge behind Patty. Lord Death instantly changed from a scolding figure to a much more respected figure as he held up his hand, calling out happily, "Well, I'm honored to be in the presence of such famous and tough young ladies! I trust that you've been keeping my Kid away from all dangers?"

"We're not even his Meisters yet." Liz hissed miserably. Lord Death instantly glared back at her as he asked lowly, "What was that?"

Liz flinched as she waved her hand, saying softly, "Oh nothing, nothing. I was just talking about how much I loved your son." She rushed over to Kid and hugged him to her as she said happily, "See? Can't you feel the love surrounding us, sir?"

Lord Death laughed loudly as he looked over at Patty and said happily, "And you must be the younger sister, Patty. It is a real pleasure to meet you, young lady." Patty grinned as she saluted Lord Death and said happily, "Yep, that's me! And it's great to be in a presence of such a cool guy!"

"Cool?" Lord Death tilted his head to the side as he began to laugh, making Patty laugh with him.

"Bunch of idiots." Liz mumbled.

"You're telling me." Kid chimed in.

"Well, kiddo, I've gotta run. I have some errands to take care of before Spirit finds me! Ta-ta!" Lord Death stated happily, waving to Kid and the Thompson sisters before patting the sisters on the head gently. Kid waved to his father as he called out, "See you at home, Father!" Lord Death nodded and left them to their shopping.

"He's scary!" Liz cried out, looking over at Kid. "How did someone like you end up with someone like him as your father? I mean, you're far from scary!"

Kid and Patty both blinked as they stared at Liz, saying in unison, "I don't think he's scary..."

"YOU TWO ARE CRAZY!"

"Hey Kid, what about this one?"

"No."

"This outfit?"

"...No."

"How about...this one?"

"No way! Liz, that one is disgusting!"

Liz twitched as she stared at Kid, throwing a piece of clothing at his face and yelling, "You've said no to every single clothing store we've been to, Kid! PICK A PIECE OF CLOTHING!"

Sighing heavily, Kid removed the bra from his face as he replied sternly, "When you two are in your everyday attire, I need you to be dressed symmetrically. That way, when we go on missions, we all look symmetrical, understand?" He rubbed at his face as he grumbled, "Though I am beginning to doubt that this digusting, vile place has no symmetrical clothing at all."

"Does symmetrical clothing even exist?" Patty asked suddenly, staring at Kid curiously. "I mean, who wants clothes to look symmetrical?"

"I do!" Growled, Kid, but Patty added quickly, "Only you though. Y'know?"

Kid sighed heavily as he looked around at the clothes surrounding him and stated, "All I'm looking for is something without bleach stains, holes, strange symbols, logos, graphics, etcetra. I want something that's unique, that'll look good with your bodies, and that is pleasing to the eye! Is that really so hard to ask for?" Dropping to the ground, Kid began to cry softly as he continued, "All I want is symmetrical pistols that have symmetrical clothing so that we can be a symmetrical team! What is so wrong with wanting absolute perfection when fighting?"

Liz twitched angrily as she glared at the young boy, growling, "You truly are a piece of work."

"What about these?" Patty emerged from a nearby aisle as she held up two outfits. Glancing from one of the outfits to the others, she grinned as she stated happily, "These look symmetrical enough, right?"

Kid raised his head slowly, staring at the outfits. Red shirts, white ties, white jackets, blue bottoms, black boots, and white and blue hats. He blinked as he examined the outfits and asked softly, "Your...breasts are different sizes?" Patty blinked as Liz instantly turned on him, punching him in the face as she cried out, "IT'S NOT MY FAULT THAT PATTY IS BIGGER THAN ME!"

Kid stood up quickly and rubbed his sore cheek as he grumbled, "Alright...well, try them on." He watched as the girls disappeared into the dressing room as he twitched, grumbling about the girls differences in height, hair color, and breast size. However, when they emerged from the dressing rooms no longer than five minutes later, Kid could not help but feel at a loss for words. The clothes pleased the eyes, they looked good with their bodies, they were unique, and most importantly...they were perfectly symmetrical. Despite the fact that Patty was wearing shorts and Liz was wearing jeans, Kid knew that these clothes were perfect.

Smiling brightly, he looked at the two and asked, "What do you think?"

"I really like them." Liz said, looking herself over as she asked with a growl, "What do you think?"

"They are...perfect! No words can express to you how I feel at this moment! These are truly the clothes meant for us!" Kid nodded as he rubbed his chin and mumbled, "These are fantastic, absolutely perfect!"

"Great," Liz stated, changing back into her original clothes and grabbing onto Kid's wrist tightly. She looked him in the eyes and stated with a large grin, "Now it's our turn to shop and this time, we'll be look for clothes that we like. Whether they be symmetrical...or not." Patty nodded as she laughed, skipping in front of the small group, as Kid was dragged along, crying out, "NO! I REFUSE TO GO! NO, LIZ! NOT ASSYMETRICAL CLOTHING!"

"IT'S DISGUSTING!"