"Okay, Death Scythe I'll need you to speak for me again, OKAAAAAY?" Shinigami said clapping his giant hands together.
"Just tell the kid to take out his head phones." Death scythe complained. "You're always really long winded and keep blabbering on."
""That's not something you tell your boss!" Shinigami said pointing a still peppy finger at him. "Okaaay! Welcome Justin!"
"Shinigami says hi." Death Scythe said as Justin stopped in front of them. "What are you doing here?"
"I didn't say that!"
"OH LORD, I HAVE COME WITH URGENT NEWS." Justin said loudly. He reached into his robes and they heard a tiny click and Justin took out his head phones. "It appears two to four witches are gathering strength in England. They're getting quite a human following and I can't tell witch from human, I need a miester skilled with souls. I was wondering if I could borrow Stein."
"Due to certain circumstances, Stein can't leave Death City right now, Justin." Shinigami said sadly. "But, I'm sure he could recommend a good student to take his place. We have many talented miesters here. Spirit, why don't you go and take Justin to Stein's place."
"Alright, come on kid." Death Scythe said beginning to walk away into the long hall. Death Scythe shoved his hands into his pockets. 'I have to show this kid around…' His cell phone rang and he picked it up. "Hello… Blair-chan!"
Justin was behind him and looked at him. "Who's Blair?"
Death Scythe shoved his away and began talking excitedly into the phone. "No, I'm not doing anything important tomorrow night why?" He stopped. "Maka, really... I guess I didn't realize what the date was. I'll be there. Bye Blair-chan!"
"Who's Blair?" Justin asked again.
"I'll tell you when you're older kid. Let's hurry to Stein's place." Death Scythe said as they exited the hall into Shibusen.
"Sempai." Stein said opening the door a cigarette lit in his hand. Stein looked past him to see the Death Scythe of Europe. "Is there a problem?"
"Can you recommend on of the miesters to go with Justin to Europe?" Death Scythe asked quickly. "He needs someone who can see souls."
"See souls, then it'd be your daughter Maka, Sempai." Stein said sticking the cigarette back in his mouth. Stein took a drag and tossed the cigarette down and stomped it out. "She should probably train with him before she goes though."
"Maybe, Justin works solo though." Death Scythe said. "I better go tell her. She'll be excused from class of course?"
"Duh, Spirit-sempai." Stein said playfully. "What's Justin doing?" Stein said pushing Death Scythe out of the way. "Hey, that was my cat!"
"I'm burying it, it was dead." Justin said calmly and carefully laid the cat in a little hole. "Oh Lord… Hey, what are you doing?"
"The cat is a dissection specimen!" Stein said grabbing the corpse by the tail and dragging it away. "Don't you have any respect for other people's dead animals? Later Sempai." Stein said marching by him and slamming the door behind him.
"Don't ask." Death Scythe said quickly. He began walking away and motioned his hand for Justin to follow. "I believe you already know Maka?"
"She was the one who I brought back paralyzed, correct?" Justin said and put a head phone in one ear and turned on his music player while he shoved the other one in. A loud blaring note came out. "THE GIRL IN THE PIGTAILS?"
Death Scythe turned around. "If you're going to talk, take out your ear phones." He turned back foreword and continued walking while he pulled out his phone. "Stupid kid." He muttered with his head turned away.
"It looks uneven." Maka complained squatting to eye level with the frosted cake. "This side is higher then that one, it's terrible."
"You sound like Death the Kid." Soul said quickly. "It's your dad, he won't care." The phone rang and Soul went to go pick it up. "Yeah… Death Scythe-sama? Just a sec…" Soul covered the mouth piece and held it out to Maka; she grabbed it.
"Hello?" Maka waited for a second and was surprised to hear her dad completely competent. "Yes, that's fine. Bye." Maka stood up and hung up the phone. "Dad's coming over quickly, help me put the cake up."
"Right." Soul said and he followed her in and grabbed the tin foil and covered the cake to set it in the fridge. At the knock at the door Maka went to open it to see two Death Scythes file in. Soul leaned against the door frame and watched.
"Maka, Monday morning, you'll be leaving with Justin on an assignment in England." Death Scythe said. "I suggest you two train together today.'
"But…" Maka said turning around looking at Soul. "Soul's my partner."
"That's only until you've gathered all the souls, then you'll be using whoever's near by." Death Scythe said quickly. He quickly ripped one of the ear phones out of Justin's head. "You two should train now."
"Of course, Death Scythe-sama." Justin respectfully cooed. He offered out a hand to Maka, "We need to work on how I function as a wielded weapon and our Soul Resonance."
"Of course." Maka said taking his hand as Justin led her out of the apartment. Death Scythe looked over at Soul and smiled at him. "You should go lie down, looks like you've got a fever. Later." Death Scythe said walking out and closing the door behind him.
Blair popped into the kitchen and looked at him. "Soul-kun does look sick; Soul-kun's all red in the face." Soul without thinking turned his arm into a blade and swung at the edge of the counter cutting off a chunk. "Soul-kun…" Blair said nervously. "Maka-chan will be upset it Soul-kun cuts up the counter."
"Huh, right Blair." Soul said and changed his arm back and grabbed the phone and dialed rapidly. "Black Star, pick up… Hey, get over here quickly… I don't care if you're busy, I'm pulling a very solid you owe me…. No Tsubaki, I need you to help me spy."
