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A/N: NEW FAVOURITES! NEW FAVOURITES! Thanks to elvisfan994 and XxSoulTheDragonSlayingNinjaxX (epic name) for favouriting. The hardest part of this term is over, now i can focus on typing. Joy. Well hope ya guys like the chapter.

"Aaagh!" The enormous 'man' screamed as his body unravelled in shadows, the red soul all that remained behind. "Eww that guy was disgusting!" Natasha squealed, jumping around as she tried to get the foul smelling liquid off of her. "At least you weren't stabbed into him, you have nothing to complain about." Darkstar said after absorbing the red soul. "Oh please that's not as bad as him slobbering on you." She retorted back. "Sis. . . you sliced through his stomach. That's as bad as being vomited on." He said and she went green in the face. "Let's just stop talking about it. Please." She replied.

"Hey it's your fault that we're here, picking a mission aptly named 'The Glutton'. I can't believe he completely devours his victims." He said as he took out the small mirror he always kept in his pack. "You do know I can call my dad with ma magic fingers, right?" She asked, dramatically twirling her hands. "Yes I'm quite aware but you just had a big fight, so relax, sis. I'll report back to Stripes." He said smiling at his meister. "Oh Death yes I'm gonna take you up on that. All the training with Stein is wiping me out." She said as she eased into a comfortable position, falling asleep almost before she was completely down. Darkstar turned back to the mirror.

"42-42-564." He said under his breath as he wrote the number with his finger. "Darkstar?" Kid asked, surprised that he was calling in the more traditional method. "Is Natasha okay!?" He asked worriedly. "Yeah she's all good, sir, just a bit tired." Darkstar replied, turning the mirror towards the sleeping girl. "The lessons with Stein? Yes I remember when Black*star had to go through similar training. It was hilarious, he was such a knuckle-head sometimes." Kid said, chuckling at the memory. His laughter faded as he saw the slightly saddened look on the young weapon's face. "You really miss him a lot, don't you, kiddo?" Kid asked. "If it's any consolation I know how you feel, I miss my dad too." He added. Darkstar's head shot up as he remembered that Natasha's grandfather had vanished without explanation shortly after she had been born.

They stared at each other, giving a look of mutual understanding. "Any news yet? It's been a month." Darkstar asked finally, but the look on Kid's face was answer enough. "Not a word, kiddo, sorry." Darkstar saw that these words bothered the reaper just as much as himself. "Anyway the mission was a success, the target fell easily, sir." Darkstar said, snapping Kid back to the present. "He was kinda pathetic actually." He added as an afterthought.

"What? But the first pair we sent were injured and nearly died." Kid said, furrowing his brow in thought. "Yes, we heard, I was quite disappointed. Not nearly enough of a challenge for a star like me." Darkstar said grinning. Kid chuckled before replying. "It would seem not haha. Well hurry home you two, I booked the 8 o'clock flight so you need to get to the airport. Tell that lazy bum I said hi." Flashing his signature double peace signs as the image faded. "Yes sir!" Darkstar said, saluting jokingly into the mirror. Darkstar put the mirror away and walked to the slumbering girl. "Hey, sis. . . wake up." He said before poking her in the ribs.

"It wasn't me I swear. . ." She mumbled, turning over in her sleep. "Hey come on wake up." He said and after poking her twice more he lost his somewhat limited patience. Turning the tip of his finger into a small sharp point he proceeded to poke her lightly in the side. "It was princess bubblegum! Really!" She shouted, sitting up fast and headbutting a very surprised Darkstar. "Ouch!" They said in unison, rubbing their foreheads. "What the hell were you doing so close to me while I was sleeping?" She asked. "Trying to wake you up, what the hell was princess bubblegum doing in your dreams?" He asked in return. "Framing me for a despicable crime so she wouldn't get punished and lose her title as ruler of the candy kingdom." She answered casually. "And what pray tell would this oh-so-despicable crime be?"

"Moving all the furniture in my dad's house." She said, her eyes widening. "Wow. . . Stripes would FREAK." Darkstar said, laughing. "He would make symmetrical mince meat out of me." Natasha added. They both laughed at the thought of the enraged, possibly crying, reaper. They didn't know their laughter was mirrored in the yellow eyes that were gazing at them intently from the shadows. Oh this could turn out to be veeeeery interesting. . . but I will have to improve. That glutinous oath was no match for them. The owner of the eyes thought. They watched the teenagers leave before fading away into the darkness as well.

"Whatsup ya crazy mother!" Joey said as he walked into the Patchwork laboratory, Michael not far behind him. "Hey you two, make yourselves at home." Christie said warmly. She wasn't so shy around her friends. "Wow Jay, this is some creepy place you got here." Michael said, gazing at the stitches running across the room. "I guess you could say my dad has a very specific sense of style." He replied, looking somewhat distant and bored. "Actually it was an experiment I conducted after graduating." Stein's voice suddenly said from behind Michael. Joey almost jumped through the roof at the sudden appearance of the somewhat scary teacher."Geez doc, why do you always do that to me!" He exclaimed indignantly as he jumped down from where he was clinging to a fan. "Sorry Valentine, I'll try keeping my walking and talking to a minimum. Especially in my own house, wouldn't wanna be imposing on your wishes." He said sarcastically.

"I'd appreciate that." Joey said back, grinning at the aging silver haired meister. "Don't make me dissect you, Valentine." Stein said, his glasses shining dangerously. Joey went white at these words and the sound of Jay's knuckles cracking behind him. "Uhm I'll be sitting down now." Joey said and squeezed in between Darkstar and Natasha, thinking it would be the safest place. They all laughed at his discomfort. It was strange at first but as the night grew older the laboratory filled with loud voices and laughter. Stein watched the youngsters carefully, assessing their souls and personalities.

He saw Darkstar's strange half soul, the blue and red sides constantly fighting for dominance. Natasha's strong willed reaper soul, ever filled with hope and engulfing half the room. He observed his own son's soul, glad to see that his cold distantness receded in the presence of his friends and the same could be said for Christie's shyness. He then turned his attention to the newest additions to the little circle of friend. Cleaver's soul was immovable in its determination to prove his skill to not just others but mostly himself. He was amused to see that beneath his cocky nature Joey was actually. . ."Wait just a trick of the light, he's just as cocky underneath." Stein thought to himself, laughing inwardly. "But he does seem to care a lot about his friends, there's something familiar about his soul but I can't quite put my finger on it. . ." But his thoughts were interrupted by the sound of Joey flying past and hitting the far wall. Stein turned to see Christie retracting her foot, there was a large stain on her white shirt and she was sure Joey did it on purpose seeing as her underfabrics partly showed there.

"I think that's our cue to leave anyway, it's getting late." Michael said, checking the clock on the wall. "Yeah we should probably get going as well, I've got those extra lessons with sir tomorrow." Natasha said to the smoking man. "Yes indeed, Darkstar I want you to come along tomorrow as well." Stein said. Darkstar smiled at this, he was completely bored at home while she was at her training sessions and sleep wasn't an option. Nothing worse than a bored insomniac. Darkstar thought. He didn't really need any training, Stein just wanted to observe his strange double-soul phenomenon further.

"Bye, Jay! Christie!"Natasha said happily, hugging everyone in turn. "Goodnight professor." She said, actually giving him one as well. He seemed surprised by this, a small blush actually visible on his cheeks. "Er. . .goodnight everyone." He replied. "Ciao guys, see you at school." Michael said, dragging the semi unconscious Joey out the door. "Hehe. . .polkadots. . ." He mumbled.

"You seem awfully cheery tonight." Darkstar said. Smiling as they walked home, glad to see her so happy. "I just feel like everything is working out in my life at the moment, we're gonna find your dad ourselves if we have to." She said, giving him a dazzling smile and actually skipping. He chuckled. "Yeah I know what you mean, sis." He couldn't help but smile at her giddiness.

They had no idea how wrong they were.

Jay Stein's notes:

Appearances:

Christie Heart- Abnormally petite body with mostly mediocre muscle mass. Straight, light brown hair down to the upper back. Has scattering of freckles and clear green eyes. Fringe falls over half the face and is often used for covering the face in moments of shyness. (He makes himself sound so detached, it's kinda scary). Wears loose clothes that covers most of the body and is both stylish and colourful, far outclasses the other girls in her year. (Real modest, babe).

AN: well hoped you enjoyed it. Please review and be sure to also tell your mom, dad, great aunt in Italy, that weird bag boy at the grocery store and that Nigerian prince who keeps e-mailing you about your bank details.