This is how Iris and Alice met. They were ten when they first met.
Alice tapped her foot on the floor impatiently. She was sitting in a room full of other kids her age. Alice was bored. It didn't cross her mind to try and socialize, the kids had already picked their pairs. They didn't want to work with a witch. Alice blew out a sigh, watching the door open, ushering in a small girl in a daffodil-yellow dress and skeleton tights. Alice raised an eyebrow, the girl's clothes didn't match one bit. The girl looked across the room, holding a basket full of white cloth. When the girl spotted Alice, she skipped over. "Hellllooo there!"
Without asking, the girl sat by her and shook Alice's hand.
"My name is Iris Purefoy, second daughter of the well known Purefoy family. I came here 'cause I'm a scythe, and dad thought it would be better to send me here than etiquette school." Iris wrinkled her nose when she mentioned etiquette school. Then she went on to say, "I live in the mansion at the end of Tall Gourd street."
Alice nodded. "I'm Alice Helson, a witch from the Helson clan. I left because I decided I liked the idea of helping than destroying."
Iris's eyes lit up. "Let's be partners!"
Alice was taken aback. "Wha?"
Iris sighed impatiently. "Let's be partners! I bet we could totally be one of the best in the academy! Alice and Iris, the great!"
Alice snorted. She doubted they would be the best. The only thing they would have going for them was Alice's magic. Iris didn't seem to have anything important besides her family's wealth. Iris pulled out the cloth in her basket and revealed a cloak. She gave it to Alice. Iris had another one in the basket made of the same material.
The lights flickered, and a kishin egg entered the room. The kids all screamed and ran back. Iris took this as an opportunity to shout, "Hell yes! Alice, this is our first kill!"
Alice gave her a confused look, then nodded. Iris seemed to be highlighted in blue, wings glowing on either side of her. She grabbed Iris's wrist and Iris shifted with difficulty into scythe form. Alice struggled with the size of it for a moment, and found what worked. She looked to the side and found that the wings had left, but a blue sphere surrounded them. They later learned that their souls had been resonating. Alice frowned, deciding she wanted to show off too. She slammed a foot into the floor, and watched as shadows peeled themselves from the wall, and lashed at the kishin egg, which let out a mighty roar. Alice clumsily swung the scythe at it, and the blade got stuck in the flabby side of the kishin egg. Iris showed obvious distress at being stuck on a monster's body, because she screamed and shifted out of scythe form. The blue sphere broke. Iris did a little shake all over her body.
"Ew, ew, ew!"
Then a teacher finally decided to show. The teacher easily killed the kishin egg. He turned to the ten year olds.
"Congrats, you've made it into the advanced abilities class. Of course, you were already in it with your qualifications... but you're in. Good job."