A/N - Hello hello hello! Little bit of good news, I have a beta reader breathing down my neck now for more chapters! So hopefully, this means I'll force myself to be more on time and update more! (She says hopefully ...) Or my beta will kill me. I'm being serious, she could kill me. With a freakin' pen! So ... anyway, enjoy :)

I was just dropping off when Stein walked in, slapping my cheeks, I stood up and went over to Kid's side. While Stein checked his vitals, I glanced at the clock. 12am. Jeez, I still have hours to go, I sighed rubbing my face.
"Why don't you take a nap, he isn't waking up anytime soon." Stein murmured.
I shook my head, "I can't, I promised Liz and Patty I'd watch out for any movement." I stifled a yawn.
"You are just going to overwork yourself. Your soul would have already taken a hit from you going purple. You need your rest." He pushed, jotting down on Kid's charts before focusing fully on me, "You're not going to be very useful tomorrow when you can hardly keep your eyes open."
"I'll be fine. I went weeks without sleep at one point. One all-nighter is hardly going to hurt." Stein left after that, making me promise to find someone to take over if I did decide to go sleep.
"Yeah, cause I can sleep while you're in a hospital bed." I grumbled, pulling my chair up to the foot of Kid's bed. "You know, you really should have told someone how bad you really felt. Then at least you wouldn't have passed out."
Nothing.
I sighed, running a hand through my hair wishing I'd brought a band or something to keep it off of my face. Maybe I should get it cut. It has been 6 years. I pushed off the chair, rummaging through all the draws until I found a band strong enough to hold my hair. Brushing the knots out with my fingers, I got to work plaiting it. "There, that looks …. Horrible." I groaned, taking the band out and starting again.
"Would you like me to do it?" I jumped out of my seat, sending it crashing to the floor.
"Kid?! Jeez! Way to scare someone!" I gasped, going up to his bed and switching the lamp on. He chuckled when the light hit him, grinning up at me.
"Sorry, you looked so into it, I couldn't bear to disturb you." I rolled my eyes.
"You're supposed to be out of it till morning, why didn't you wake up when Stein was checking stuff?"
"Oh? Erm, I don't really know. I heard someone talking to me and I woke up," He looked at me worriedly, "I've scared Liz and Patty haven't I?"
"Only a little," I said, "I probably should call them, I did promise I'd let them know if anything happened." Kid nodded, taking the hair band out of my hand.
"I'll do your hair first, and then you can call them." He said, motioning for me to sit down. After sitting there for 20 odd minutes, Kid finally tied the plait off. I stood up and looked in the mirror.
"Hey that looks cool," I beamed at him, "Thanks. I might actually have to let you do my hair more often."
"It's no trouble." He smiled, it fading as soon as it came, "Erm, I was meaning to ask you, do you know why Stein is suddenly making students spar against you in lessons?"
"Nope, he just said that I'll be sparring with people from now on and to just watch myself. Why?" Sitting on the end of Kid's bed, I noticed for the first time how pale he looked. More pale that usual. "Kid, if there is something wrong, you can talk to me. It's what I'm here for."
"I don't know if you've already guessed this or not, but some of the professors here don't exactly … like you?" Kid laced and unlaced his fingers together.
"I kinda knew that would happen, but go on."
"Well, they want you dead. But Father made a deal with them, if they get to use you as a practice dummy in lessons, they won't kill you. But, we have to be taught to kill you. That's what Stein told us today, when Soul took you to calm down, and then Spirit said basically the same thing. We're being trained to kill you." That actually explains a lot.
"Thank you for telling me, I probably should ring Liz." I stood up, fishing for my phone in my bag.
"Wait, I've just told you that we're being trained to kill you and your fine?!" I snorted.
"You sound like Soul. He said almost the same thing when Marie locked us in a room. He found it astounding that I wasn't kicking and screaming. I'm happy with whatever they do to me Kid. I technically am a dangerous person. I should be treated with caution," finally finding my phone, I clicked off the screensaver and brought up Liz's number, "As long as I get to stay here with you guys, they can do what they like to me." I smiled, before hitting the call button.

Liz had actually been able to sleep. She had wanted to stay with Kid all night, make sure he was okay. But Stein had assured her when he rang that someone would ring if anything were to have happened.
Then she was worried about her phone dying, or even worse, she couldn't hear her phone when it rang. But Patty had attached her phone to some speakers in their room, making it so, if there was a call, the whole of Death City would probably be able to hear it. Knowing this, Liz fell into a dreamless sleep. She was snuggled up with Patty when her ringtone shook them both awake, both so disorientated they fell on the floor in haste to shut up the horrid ring tone.
"Hello?!" She asked, once she got her thumb to work to actually press the answer button.
"Liz? Sorry did I wake you?" Amy's voice crackled through the line.
"No … okay yes but I told you to, so it's okay. What's going on? Is Kid okay?"
"He's fine, awake actually. Which is surprising. But don't worry about coming out, I'm getting Stein to do a thorough check up on him, which will take a few hours. So by the time school starts, he'll be up and out of bed. Okay?" Liz sighed in relief.
"Thank you, tell him he's a complete idiot from me,"
"I'm sorry Liz … I probably shouldn't have ran off on my own." Kid's voice replaced Amy's, making her heart throb.
"Oh Kid, you are the biggest idiot in the world! But I'm glad you're okay,"
"So am I!" Patty said into the microphone, beaming when Kid laughed.
"I'll see you two later, get some sleep, goodnight."
"Goodnight,"

Kid passed the phone back, smiling a little. "Now to ring Stein," I said, finding his number easy.
"Hold on. I know you said you're happy with whatever they do to you, because you think you're dangerous. But really, if you were that dangerous and out of control, father wouldn't have let you anywhere near the school. Right?"
"But what if it was your fathers plan from the start to use me as an example for future kishin's? Either way Kid, I was going to be a part of this academy, whether as a professor or as a play toy to show anyone who dared tries to infiltrate. It's just the way it is,"
"But you're not dangerous! You've never turned on us!" Kid shouted. I was about to argue that it didn't matter, but I stopped myself. I haven't turned in front of them. That's when it hit me.
"I best go call Stein in," I said, walking out into the corridor, dialling the familiar number.
"Finally decided you want a nap?" Stein's voice rang through the speaker after the second ring.
"No, actually. Kid decided he wanted to wake up. But before we get to that, I need to run an idea by you."

Maka's alarm rang dead on half 6. Normally, she would switch it off and be out of bed within a matter of seconds. But after tossing and turning till the early hours of the morning, she was certain she only got about 3 hours of actual sleep. So instead, she let it ring. Hoping the noise would wake Soul up and he'd come and turn it off. But after 10 minutes, it became apparent that her partner wouldn't be coming in and turning the blasted thing off.
"Okay, okay, shut up. I'm awake!" She groaned, throwing off the covers to sit up, hitting the 'off' button. Sighing deeply, she rubbed her hands roughly on her face.
After dressing, she went straight to Soul's bedroom door, banging on it loudly. "Soul! Come on! We'll be late!" Raking her fingers through her hair, she waited for him to groan a response. When nothing came, she barged in, taking in his room. Trying not to focus on the mess, she stepped over the threshold, hoping to find him in bed.
"Maka? What are you doing in my room?" Soul's voice called, Maka squeaked, turning around to find him standing right behind her.
"Eh? You weren't even here?" He held up a carton of milk.
"We ran out, so I went to the store to pick some up before school. Why do you look so rough?" Maka pouted, pushing past him into the bathroom.
"I couldn't sleep," she grabbed her hair brush, pulling the knots out forcefully before pulling it up into pigtails. Soul was sat at the table when she'd finished, skimming through his phone.
"I don't think anyone slept last night. I was texting Black Star till about 4. Apparently Tsubaki kept having nightmares," he said, reading through one message before exiting it. "But Kid's awake."
"What? How do you know?!" Maka was just making herself a coffee, but she dropped the mug and sat opposite Soul, eager to find out what he knew. He slid his phone across to her, showing a message he'd gotten at 2am from Amy.
Good news, Kid's awake. So please go to sleep, you're going to end up ill! Xx
"Did she send everyone that message?" Maka asked, passing his phone back.
"Think so," he shrugged, locking the phone. Maka got up and went into her room, finding her phone charging on the side. Sure enough there was a text from Amy around the same time, telling her that Kid was awake. Just as she was about to lock her phone, it started ringing.
"Hello?"
"Morning Maka!" Amy said cheerfully.
"Morning, how come you don't sound tired at all?" She asked.
"I've been on coffee since Kid woke up. He couldn't get to sleep and it wasn't fair to leave him awake on his own, so yeah. Yay for caffeine. I'm guessing you didn't sleep well, huh?"
"I got 3 hours … probably." She shrugged.
"Hmm, not good at all. Listen, if I tell you something, do you promise to keep it a secret?" Amy asked suddenly, sounding serious.
"Sure,"
"I mean it, not even a word to Soul. It's actually because of him that I'm telling you this," Maka was nodding, until she realised Amy couldn't see her.
"I won't tell anyone." She promised, taking a seat on her bed.
"Good. It's about today's lesson. I need you to keep a hold on Soul, and do not whatever you do, do not let go of him."
"You're starting to freak me out, Amy." She bit her lip, what have I just agreed to?
"I'm going to turn today. But it won't be the usual halfway turn I usually do. It's for real this time, Maka and I need you to hold onto Soul."

"I still don't like this idea." Spirit whined. He was sitting with Stein in the cafeteria, warming his hands on a mug of ea.
"I don't like it either, but you have to admit, she has a point. How are they going to know how to stop her if they don't know what they're going up against?" Stein reasoned, rolling a cigarette between his thumb and finger. He'd been mildly surprised when Amy proposed the idea, he wasn't expecting her to make such a rash decision.
"I know now why Lord Death is so eager for me to stay here, he needs me to teach these guys how to fight against a kishin properly. You guys only just got through it last time!" She had said when he'd come in and even though he wanted to argue against her, he knew what she was saying was true. Even if Maka and the rest had beaten Asura, they'd taken quite a beaten in the meantime, as had Lord Death himself. Stein didn't like to think about it much, his madness had gotten so out of control back then, he did things he wasn't proud of.
"Why do we have to be the ones who turn her?" Spirit dragged Stein out of his memoires.
"Because we've done it before and we know exactly what tips her over the edge." Stein replied easily, making Spirit visibly wince. Stein didn't blame him, it wasn't exactly one of his best experiments.
"There you are!" Stein and Spirit both turned round, spotting Amy making her way in.
"Amelia," Stein nodded, "What can we help you with?"
"Oh I've just come to give Kid and the girls some privacy. It felt really awkward," she smiled, taking a seat. "You two still okay for today?"
"Only if you're certain it will work," Stein said, making her roll her eyes.
"Even if they hate me afterwards, it will work. They'll know what they'll be getting themselves in for." She said, leaning back against the chair, "Plus, Lord Death thought it was a great idea!"
"Lord Death thought having a kishin locked up under the school was a good idea, look where that got us!" Spirit huffed, glaring at the table. Amy and Stein both sighed, but it was Amy who spoke up.
"I'm sorry Spirit, I know last time this happened it didn't exactly end well. But I'm not going to hurt anyone this time. I'll be completely secure and there are loads of people in the background if I get too out of hand and Lord Death said he'd be close by if he felt that something was a little off." She reached forward, squeezing his forearm, "I don't want Maka going into this blind. She needs to know what I'm like so she can make a rational decision on her own." It was a few minutes before Spirit nodded.
"Okay, but if I even get the tiniest feeling that something bad is going to happen, I'm pulling the plug." It was Stein's turn to wince. Maka was Spirit's priority, he knew that, but if he did 'pull the plug', he'd be putting her in danger, as well as the whole school.
"Agreed, thanks Spirit," Amy smiled, "Well, I'm going to go check on things. So I'll see you later!"
Stein waited until Amy had vanished from his sight before he kicked Spirit in the shin. "That's what you get for doubting her."
"It's not that I doubt her. I doubt the power of the kishin. You know what happened last time," Spirit glared at him, rubbing his shin.
"How can I forget? She nearly killed some kid. But that was long ago, and he's fine now."
"Because Daniel managed to direct her attention to him."
"Yes, well, do remember to not to mention the little boy. You know she doesn't actually know about him." Spirit drained his coffee and stood up.
"Let's go check the restraints again."

Black Star had started laughing again, the sound ringing in Maka's ears. Even since her call with Amy, she couldn't think straight. She knew Tsubaki suspected something, but instead of pestering her into talking, she walked by her side, an arm wrapped tightly round her shoulders. Maka was glad. Normally, she would tell Tsubaki everything, but this, no. Amy had made her promise.
"Seriously Kid, you were almost invisible when you were laying on that bed! If you weren't all passed out and stuff, I would have so pointed it out!" Black Star lightly punched Kid in the shoulder, making him stumble and fall into Soul.
"Watch it Black Star," Soul grumbled, setting Kid straight before hitting Black Star back. They were on their way to Amy's lesson, which happened to be their first lesson today. Possibly our only one … No. It won't be that bad. Amy knows what she's doing. Maka hoped she did anyway. She looked up at Soul, watching him laugh and joke with the others.
I need you to hold onto Soul.
What did that mean?
"Hey Maka! You look spaced out! You okay?" Patty jumped in front of her when they stopped outside of their classroom. She flushed slightly, not liking the sudden attention.
"Oh, I'm just really tired. I didn't sleep well last night," she laughed shakily.
"I'm sorry. I really did cause a commotion yesterday," Kid sighed. Turning to Black Star as he started talking again. Soul looked at her, his eyebrows raised.
I'm fine, she mouthed, turning away from his stare to listen to Tsubaki and Liz talk about … clothes? She couldn't tell.
The classroom door opened, revealing Sid and Nygus, they motioned for them to go in.
"Where's Amy?" Black Star asked, eyeing all the professors who were standing just around the outside of the classroom. Maka spotted Marie standing next to Stein and her papa.
"I'm here, don't worry." She called, coming out from behind the huge structure that had been put next to the desk.
"What the hell? What's going on?" Soul gaped at what Maka knew was the restraint. It looked like they had just ripped a tree out from its roots and placed it in the classroom. Although the chains wrapping around the wood gave it away that it wasn't actually a tree. Amy smiled sadly, glancing at Maka before she sat on the desk.
"Well, I'm going to be blunt. That, is a kind of restraint. Basically, it's strong enough to hold back Lord Death. So it'll be strong enough to hold back a kishin." Maka moved closer to Soul, grasping onto his wrist before Amy could continue. "I'm going to show you what I'm really like." Maka saw Tsubaki look her way before looking back at Amy. She knew she would have clicked on, as she moved round to Soul's other side, getting ready to help Maka if needs be.
Black Star started laughing, "You're kidding right? Please tell me you're kidding."
"I'm not kidding Black Star. You guys need to see this. It struck me this morning-"
"Wait!" Kid butted in, "You can't possibly mean when I said that you weren't dangerous? You don't have to turn yourself to prove me wrong!"
"It's not about proving you wrong, Kid. It's about showing you what you're all going up against. I know you think that because I'm in control of myself most of the time that I'm not actually that dangerous. But it's not true and the only way to get my point across, is to show you." She jumped off the desk, Stein and Spirit coming up on either side of her. Maka felt Soul ball his hand into a fist, and she pulled him back, wrapping her other arm around his waist.
"Maka, what are you doing?" He gritted out, turning his head to glare at her.
"It's for the best," she mumbled, watching as her papa and Stein chained her up. She was thankful she had Black Star and Tsubaki on either side of her, then at least, if she couldn't hold Soul back, they would have a good chance of grabbing him.
Stein stepped away from Amy, she had now got chains wrapped around her wrists, ankles and her waist. All in an attempt to keep her from going anywhere.
"I want you to listen, and I want you to listen well. I'm not doing this because I want to. As a matter of fact, this is the last thing I ever wanted to do again. The last time this happened, people got seriously hurt-"
"Then why are you doing it?!" Soul shouted, pulling against Maka.
"Because Amy asked me to. She has a point, none of you know what you are letting yourselves into. This is the only way to show you. You might get scared, but don't run and don't scream. Stay absolutely silent and stay still. If she sees any sudden movement, her instinct is to give chase. Got it?" Everyone nodded.
"I'll be fine, guys. Trust me." She said, closing her eyes as Stein placed his hands on either side of her face.
"Tsubaki, Black Star, help me." Maka whispered, knowing the two would hear her. As expected, they closed in, Tsubaki taking the wrist Maka was holding and Black Star doing the same on the other side. Maka allowed herself to relax a little before wrapping her other arm around Soul, bracing herself.

I tensed up for only a second when Stein readied himself. Not daring to open my eyes, I braced for the initial impact of his wavelength. It would hurt, a lot, but it'd be over in a matter of seconds as the kishin side kicks me out of the way to deal with whatever awoke it, but it still wasn't exactly a nice feeling.
Stein's wavelength was just powering up as he muttered sorry. I only had a second to smile before it hit me. Electricity forcing its way around my body. I think I screamed, although, the ringing in my ears was so intense, it could have been anyone.
Then it was gone. Just like that. I opened my eyes, revealing a bright white room, empty except for the single chair that sat in the centre. A sense of déjà vu hit me as I thought back to the first time Stein turned me. I came to this very room, although I was too panicked to even think about what had happened. I'd tried ripping one of the walls down, only hurting myself in the process.
I had tried to ask Stein and Spirit afterwards what the room was, whether it was something to do with my being half kishin, but they had been too busy cleaning up after what I had done, they hadn't even bother to answer. Daniel had tried to work it out; he had said that maybe that's where I go when I turn completely. Again, he'd been a little busy, trying to figure a way to hide the fact I had turned from our parents.
I sat in the chair, getting myself comfortable for the inevitable wait. Knowing my other half, I would be trying to talk my way out of being restrained. All that was missing, was the voice.
"Don't hurt them," I muttered, slouching down in my chair a little.

Why do you careeeee? The voice purred. I smiled, it sounded exactly the same as last time. Only this time, I wasn't scared.

"Because they're my friends," I smiled up to the ceiling, "Something you don't have."

I don't need friends. Together we are stronger than all of your friends put together. Why can't you see that?

"I know how strong I am. But I'm stronger with them, not with you. With you, I'm weak."

Nonsense. We could have killed that Grim Reaper last time, if only you had let go of yourself completely.

"What do you mean 'let go of myself completely'?"

That boy, Soul, because of him, you had more control over me than you thought. That is why you took back over so quickly. Did you really think those old fools could've stopped you if I had taken over completely?

"Makes sense, I didn't come here last time,"

Of course you didn't. You only put yourself here when you feel most vulnerable to me. I cannot penetrate you in here. I am a mere illusion. As if to prove it, a ghost version of myself stood in front of me. Her blood red eyes flashed as she cocked her head to the side. See? I am useless here.

It was my first time actually seeing her, even though I knew she would hold some resemblance to me, I didn't expect her to be an exact copy, "You sure are talkative today. What's going on? My friends aren't entertaining enough?"

Those fools aren't even worth my time. Her face scrunched up, looking off to the side.

"They're stronger than you think."

You think so, but they are all scared. Even if they are too bone idle to realise it. But, I do have a proposition for you.

"Why would I do anything for you?"

She smiled, eyes flashing again, Because we both want the same thing. I want my mother dead. As do you.

"Why do you want Serah dead?"

She is the key to getting the full power of a kishin. I am a measly half kishin. I can't do anything compared to that woman. I want her dead.

"What makes you think I want to help you power up?"

Without my help, you won't even lay a scratch on her. It's a small price to pay. You want the woman dead, I want power. It's a win win situation.

"Hardly. I'd lose myself completely, and I'm not willing to do that."

Then she shall forever be taunting you from the side-lines. Whether you like it or not, we are different sides of the same coin. I cannot live without you and you wouldn't have survived without me. She shrugged, starting to pace in front of me, I don't care if you believe me or not, but I want what is best for you. I know you hate me and I know you blame me for all the bad things in your life. I probably would have as well. But the real core of your hatred is still alive and she is walking the earth as we speak. If we do not get rid of her, she shall forever make your life a misery.

She had a point …. "Say I do agree, and we kill her, you get the power. What about me then? Am I forever stuck in this room while you go around destroying things?" Her head snapped round at that, her eyes blazing.

What gives YOU the right to assume that?! I am you! You are me! I wouldn't go around destroying things!

I laughed at that, running a hand through my hair, "You're kidding right? You wouldn't destroy villages to make yourself seem like the most powerful being ever? I don't buy it." She sighed, mimicking my action of running a hand through her hair, taking the ends and rubbing it between her fingers.

Just because I have before, doesn't mean I'll do it again. I have been watching everything that goes on in the world. Witches, our mother, and the way they try and gain power, never work out.

"Okay, now I'm confused. You are supposed to be the evil side of me, the one who can kill someone with their pinkey finger. What the hell is going on?!"

Like you, I've matured, I suppose. But I must admit, scaring your friends is kind of entertaining. You know, that blue haired one, he is quite … energetic.

"So they are worth your time?" I grinned, "You know, if you were this nice back when we were kids, things wouldn't have ended up like they have." She smiled sadly.

Daniel still would have died. I never liked the way he put a wall between us, but I knew you cared deeply for him.

"He was your brother too," she shook her head.

I am our mother, you are our father.

"That's not true. You said it yourself; we are the same, so you have dad in you too. Come on, if you didn't, you would be more concerned about how you were going to get rid of me than helping me destroy Serah."

I still want the power …

"Sure, but there could be some way of working it out." I stood up, holding my hand out to her, "We can be a team, and we'll take Serah down and get the power."

You are stupid for trusting me so easily. She eyed my hand, I had to chuckle, she looked like it was about to bite her.

"Then don't prove me wrong. Prove to me that I'm making the right decision." She thought about it before taking my hand.

Deal. I grinned at her.

"Cool, so … erm, what do you want me to call you? Kishin sounds a bit mean."

Yes, and Amelia is both our name. Why not Lea? You have Amy, so I'll take Lea.

"Lea. Awesome. Well Lea, can I take over now? I … Well I have to face them some time or another."

Sure, I shall speak with you soon. Her smile seemed to brighten up her face, and for the first time, I was thankful for having her there. She soon disappeared, taking the white room with her.

"Amy! Wake up!" Stein shouted, I squeezed my eyes shut tighter before opening one up.
"I'm awake, okay?" I moaned, my head felt like it was about to explode. Stein visibly relaxed, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Good, you had me worried there. One minute you were red and the next, you collapsed." He said, starting to untangle me from the mass of chains.
"Still kept me tied up though," I chuckled, dropping the arm he freed.
"I couldn't take that chance, you know that." I nodded, taking deep breaths to try and get the headache to recede slightly. After what felt like hours, all the chains were off and I could sit down, allowing myself a little time to recover. "How are you feeling?"
"Like I've been caught in a lightning storm." I smiled, looking up at Stein, "How bad was I?"
"Like usual, you tried to talk them into letting you free," he shrugged, looking over his shoulder, "They took it … well I suppose."
"Well?!" Black Star marched up to where I was sat, towering over me, "We took it well?! Damn it Amy, you freaked us out! What the actual hell?! Since when you do purr?!"
"… Errr … I don't know?"
"Well you did! And it was freakin' awful!" He glared at me for a few more seconds before holding out his hand, "Come on. Those guys won't move an inch." I rolled my eyes, grasping onto his hand as he pulled me up, holding onto my shoulders while I balanced myself.
"How bad is it?" I whispered to him as we made our way over. He didn't answer, looking straight ahead. I stopped a few feet away from them, making sure to not make them feel uncomfortable. Black Star went and joined Tsubaki, her hand instantly fishing out his in comfort. I sighed, this is going to be fun.

-Don't worry, I am sure they will be fine with you. It is me they hate- Lea whispered, she appeared beside me, smiling a little.
"I want to say I'm sorry, but I'm not," I started, trying not to look at Lea, "You guys needed to see that and … well now that you have, you can really think about what Lord Death is asking you to do."
I waited, anxiously twiddling my thumbs as they all just stared at me.
-You're making me nervous. Please stop it-

You're not the one they are staring at here … Still waiting, I gave up, "Oh come on guys, I know it was bad but can you not stare at me!" I looked towards Lea, but she shrugged. I looked back at them, jumping a bit when I found Soul standing a little closer to me.
"You are an idiot," he muttered, before coming forward and pulling me into a hug. Lea instantly disappeared as his wavelength put a protective wall around mine. I tried not to think about it as I returned Soul's hug.
"I'm sorry, I just needed to show you." Patting his back, I pulled away, looking round at the others. "I won't ask you what you want to do for now, I'll leave you to think about it." Just as I finished, the bell rang, making the group of them jump. But one by one, they left the classroom, all keeping their distance. Aside from Black Star and Soul.
"Don't worry, they'll soon come round. It was just freaky, that's all," Black Star grinned, patting Soul on the shoulder, "Come on dude, being all mopey around her isn't going to solve anything." They then headed out themselves, the other professors following after them. Which just left Spirit, Stein and myself.
"I need to talk to you two," I said, closing my eyes, Lea.

-You sure don't mess around …-

"What is it Amy?" Spirit asked, I turned around to see him, but he couldn't see me.
"We need to explain what happened while I was in control," Lea turned round, keeping her eyes closed until she was fully facing them, "We've unlocked something that may interest you and the grim reaper." She opened her eyes, revealing her pulsing red iris's.
"B-b-b-but you turned back! How can you still be here?!" Spirit stammered, shakily turning his arm into a scythe. I jumped back in, getting a glare from Lea.
"No Spirit! Wait! She's serious, we've unlocked a new power so to speak." I rushed, making sure they noticed my eyes.
"How is that even possible? You've never been able to jump back and forth like that," Stein mused, coming up to me and taking hold of my chin. I was thrown out of my body as Lea took over.
"Do not touch her body." She hissed, slapping his hand away.

Lea, please stay calm. We've got to get them to understand, not get them to hate you!

-Fine. But if he makes one wrong move, I won't hesitate.- She huffed, crossing her arms over her chest.

"So I'm assuming by the way you referred to Amy as 'her', you have your own name?" Stein asked, choosing to ignore the fact Lea was glaring a hole in his face.
"Amy and I have decided that I should be called Lea. So my name is Lea." She muttered, "Let's get this straight, I've never liked you. You prodded and poked Amy and I don't like it. I killed that witch, I will kill you too if you lay a hand on her again."
"Okay Lea, well we've never really liked you either. So I guess we're even." Stein turned the screw once, looking back at Spirit, "We need to get her to Lord Death without anyone noticing."
"You won't hurt any of the students here, right?" Spirit asked, I almost rolled my eyes.
"I shall not harm anyone. For some reason, Amy likes it here, so I shall not harm what she likes." Lea said stubbornly, looking at me. I nodded, smiling at her. Spirit nodded.
"Okay, well the corridors should be clear; will you follow us to the Death Room?"

-Death Room?-

Where Lord Death is. I thought you said you watched everything?

-I zone out sometimes.- "I shall follow you." She nodded once, following behind Stein and Spirit.

Something didn't feel right. But he couldn't put his finger on it. Soul was trailing behind his friends, each and every one of them trapped in their own thoughts as they left their second lesson. Ever since Amy had turned back, he had this strange feeling. Almost as if half of her soul was missing. But Soul couldn't understand why. The first time she turned in front of him, he didn't feel like this afterwards, he was pretty sure she felt whole then.
Don't be stupid, a person couldn't live with half a soul. He scolded himself, shoving his hands deeper into his jean pockets. Damn, why can't I shake this feeling?!
"Soul, you okay dude?" Black Star asked, falling back to walk with him. Soul sighed, shaking his head.
"I can't shake the feeling that something has changed. Something serious." He admitted, thankful that Black Star nodded instead of laughing.
"Me too, I don't know why, but I can still feel her kishin wavelength in the air. Almost as if she hasn't turned back."
"You think she's still red?" Soul asked, but Black Star shrugged.
"I've no idea. I hope not. I don't ever want to see her with those eyes again." Soul agreed, as much as he knew that it was inevitable, he really didn't want to see her go like that again. He'd rather die.

"Maybe I can help you figure this out," The ogre called, Soul could see him, standing at the door to the black room.

"Or you could just buggar off." Soul spat back, trying to ignore the stupid creature.

"But I have a very good idea of what could be happening, Soul. Don't you want to know why your newest meister is acting so strangely?"

"If she wanted me to know, she would tell me." Soul said. He and his friends had made it outside now, sitting in their usual spot just before the front steps into the academy.
"Something isn't right." Maka said after a bit, making everyone look at her, "Don't tell me you guys haven't felt it?"
"I feel it. I can't explain it though," Kid replied, leaning back against one of the pillars. Black Star looked at Soul, his eyebrows raised.
"You don't think Stein's damaged her soul, right?" Liz asked, looking between the three meister's. Kid shook his head.
"No, it's not like that. It's-"
"It's almost like her soul has been ripped in half." Soul finished for him, shrugging when they all looked at him quizzically, "I don't know how to explain it. But it's almost as if her kishin self has separated from her. Like they are two different people."
"It would explain why Amy never remembers anything when she turns." Maka put in, smiling a little at Soul. But Soul couldn't smile back. What if he was right and Amy's kishin side has separated from her soul? How will that affect her?

"Can I just say, you've hit the nail on the head. Little Amelia isn't on her own anymore. You have to deal with both sides of her." The ogre chuckled, "Oh, if only there was a way for you to do that."

"If you have something to say, just come out and say it!" Soul growled, trying to keep his composure on the outside as calm as he could. He couldn't let this pest get under his skin.

"In time, my impatient little friend," he grinned madly, closing the door, "In time, you'll figure it out and you'll be begging me for my help."

Lord Death was still humming and ahh-ing after the 3rd lesson of the day had started. Lea had gotten fed up with standing there so swapped over, forcing me to be under the grim reapers gaze.
"Well it certainly is a pickle!" He said finally, spinning round to face his mirror. Lea groaned beside me, throwing her hands up in the air.

-I knew I should have killed him!-

Lea … calm down. "Lord Death, I know it seems like a bad thing, but now I can actually communicate with her, my turnings won't be as dangerous as before! Lea wants to protect me, she wouldn't do anything I didn't like!"

-Unless you were unconscious, then I would do some serious damage.- She added, luckily no one could hear her.
"I do see you're point Amy. Now we have a way of actually talking to … Lea. We might be able to stop the rampages." Lord Death nodded.

-Unless you get on my nerves ….-

Lea … They are giving you a chance. Please, for me, try and not think about killing them.

-I'm not promising anything.- She smirked, her eyes flashing, -I shall have to find a hobby.- Lea swapped over. "Grim Reaper, I shall make a deal. If you can guarantee Amy's safety while she is on academy property, I shall not allow myself to go on these so called 'rampages', but I request that you let myself and Amy find our mother, and wipe her off the face of the earth, whatever it takes."
"What you are asking is a lot Lea. You may be powerful, but Serah is a different story all together. She has been collecting souls since before you were born."
"I know, which is why now is the time to stop her. If she catches Amy off guard and I'm not able to switch over in time, that'd be her dead and my power completely at her disposal and I don't think I have to tell you what'll happen if it comes to that." She glanced at me, and I just shrugged. Lord Death would probably try and make some sort of a half way deal with her now, knowing that she wouldn't harm the students as long as I wasn't in danger, he could more or less pull all the strings.
"If I have your word that you won't harm anyone, then the next time I have a sighting on Serah, I'll let you peruse her." Lord Death said, his hands rubbing together. I tried to take over from Lea, but she shot me a look that said if I did, she'd be the one harming me.

-I'm handling this one. I'm better at bargaining than you.-

… Sure. Just, don't freak them out. No one is going to talk to me now.

-Do not worry yourself Amy, I'm just ensuring your safety.-

And making sure you get to Serah first. She glanced at me again, smirking a little.

-That's just a bonus.- I rolled my eyes, looking back at Lord Death, who was still waiting for an answer from Lea.
"You have yourself a deal reaper," she held out her hand, only flinching a little when he grasped hers.
"Don't make me regret it." His voice dropped, the usual chirpiness had been replaced by his original voice, making Lea squirm a little under his gaze. She nodded once, letting her breath out when he backed up, "Well, now that's all done and dusted! Why don't you scurry off, make yourself familiar with the grounds." He sang, bouncing off towards his mirror, "Don't worry, I'll start looking for Serah now, so you needn't worry 'bout that!" Lea nodded quickly, turning round and rushing off.

-Time for you to take over.-

Did Lord Death freak you out a little? I chuckled, switching places.

-I should have killed him …- She muttered, looking around the corridors as I made my way round, -Do you not get lost here? -

Not really, it's easy once you get used to-

"Amy!" I stopped, turning towards whoever called my name. Lea started to push me out, but I stood my ground.
"Black Star, hey," I waved, smiling a little when he reached me, "So I haven't scared you off?"
"I'm the great Black Star! Nothing can scare me!" He grinned, "But the others, well, they're whimps." He jerked his thumb to where the others were standing quite a bit away.
"They aren't whimps Black Star, I'd be the same," I shrugged.
"Yeah, whatever. Anyway, I need to ask you something." He smiled, cocking his head to the side a little.
"Sure, what do you wanna-" I was pushed out, Lea standing in my place, her eyes blazing, while she had Black Star's fist in the palm of her hand. What the hell!?

-You walked into that one. I knew something was up.- Lea hissed at Black Star, "What do you think you're doing, boy?"
"I knew it," Black Star grinned, "You're not Amy. You're that kishin we saw earlier." That made Lea falter a bit, giving Black Star the chance to kick her legs from underneath her. Forcing her onto her stomach, he pinned her down with his knee pressed firmly on her back, "What the hell have you done with Amy?!"
"Nothing! We are the same person!" Lea gasped, biting her lip when Black Star added more pressure.
"Don't lie to me kishin, I can feel Amy here, but she's not you."

Lea! Let me take over! I can explain! I screamed at her.

"Don't be stupid Amy!" Lea gasped out, trying to push against Black Star.

Listen to me! These guys wouldn't hurt me; they obviously knew something was up!

"Just shut up and let me handle this!" She spat, managing to knock Black Star off balance enough so she could wiggle free. Black Star stood back up, looking at Lea.
"Why were you talking as if Amy was standing there?" He asked, looking around himself.
"Because she is you imbecile! When that professor turned her and forced me to take over, we were able to separate our souls! We are the same person, but not at the same time." She straightened up, rubbing the bottom of her back, "My name is Lea. In case you cared."
"Lea? What, so there are two of you?" Black Star looked around again, "Okay Amy, if you really are there, please prove it. I'm bored of playing hide and seek."

Just for five minutes. I reasoned, jumping in as soon as she nodded. "I'm here. I'm sorry … Lea is temperamental." Black Star sighed.
"We shouldn't have bloody let you turn. Now look what's happened!"
"I didn't exactly plan on splitting my soul you know …. It just kind of happened. But Lea isn't a bad girl. Well, she is in the fact she's kishin, but she's just overly protective of me." I said, trying to get him to understand.

-Let me punch him in the face. That'll soon sort his stupid brain out.- Lea grinned, her eyes seeming to darken.

No. I glared at her.
"So, the kishin part of your soul has taken on its own form, so now you two share a body?" Black Star threw his hands up in the air, "What the actual fuck?! I mean, come on. I knew something was up, but I didn't think that was up!"
"Basically. I'm still me! That's not changed, I've just got … Lea here. An alter ego? Maybe? I don't know. I mean, she's spoke to me before, but I was always too freaked out to even listen. I'm still Amy."
"It's messed up man," Black Star muttered, "But, you can control it right? It won't be going around killing people when you're not concentrating?" I rolled my eyes as Lea stepped in, going right up to Black Star.
"I am not an it. I am a part of Amy you its best for you to remember that."
"So start acting like her, she doesn't throw out threats to her friends!" Lea narrowed her eyes before pulling away.
"I've made a deal with Lord Death, as long as Amy's safety is guaranteed while she is on academy grounds, I will not hurt anyone. Even if they annoy me." She muttered, pulling the plait over her shoulder to play with.
"So my father knows?" Kid's voice broke the silence, he had Liz and Patty in their weapon forms but made no moved to use them. Although Lea glared at the twin pistols, she nodded. "Good," he held the pistols at his shoulder, letting them change back, then he walked up to Lea, keeping a foots distance between them, "Lea, was it? I'm Death the Kid, or Kid. Son of Lord Death," he held out his hand, waiting for her.

It's okay Lea. I encouraged her, standing beside Kid to show he was safe. She gingerly grasped his hand, shaking it once before withdrawing.
"Yes, it's Lea. You're not going to try and hurt Amy's body too, are you? I may be kishin, but fighting someone who isn't up to full strength is cheating." To her surprise, Kid laughed.
"No, I won't hurt her. Black Star was just testing you, sorry if we gave off a bad impression. We don't usually punch people the first time we meet."
"May I ask how you knew?" Lea asked, eyeing Black Star as he moved round to where Kid was standing.
"Of course. Soul felt something different, and seeing as he is Amy's assigned weapon, we knew it was serious." Kid replied, shrugging a little.
"Ah, that boy." Lea muttered, frowning a bit.
"Not a big fan?" Kid asked, failing at trying not to smile. Soul came up to the other side of Kid, slightly glaring at her.
"She wouldn't be would she? I've kept her at bay since Amy came here." Soul said.
"Yes, and if it wasn't for you I would have killed that reaper! But you just had to hold me back enough so those pathetic men could stop me!" She snapped, her eyes pulsing. Soul walked forward, going straight through me, and towered over Lea.
"Awh. Is the big, bad kishin not liking the fact she has a weakness?" He smirked, "Not so tough now, huh?" Lea hissed.
"I am stronger than you'll ever be, scythe." I rolled my eyes, pushing Lea out the way to take over.
"Do you mind? I have to share a body with her." I said as my eyes changed. Soul smiled, seizing his chance and grabbing my hand, lacing his fingers through mine.
"But now she won't bother you." He grinned, squeezing my hand. I laughed, rolling my eyes at him.
"Fine, but you can deal with her when you finally let go."
"Not a chance, I'm tying you two together." Black Star said, his shoulders relaxing slightly, "At least you feel normal now."
"Soul puts like a barrier around my soul, it prevents Lea from coming out," I shrugged, "But that doesn't mean you can annoy her. She may have an agreement with Lord Death, but she still has a short fuse."
"But now you can explain, in full detail, what the hell is going on! Without 'ole stroppy arse bothering us," Black Star stormed off, leading the way back to the classroom.
"I don't really know much myself," I admitted, following them.
"Then explain what do you know," Maka smiled, "You said you wanted us to know what we were letting ourselves in for, well, now you can." I returned her smile, nodding.
As for the rest of the day, I had got them excused from their other lessons, promising to help them catch up with what they miss, and answered every single question they threw at me. Making sure they understood everything. At the end of it all, we went our separate ways, everyone promising to think about what they'd learnt and to come up with their decision in the morning.

-I think you are making a mistake.-

"Sometimes, you have to trust others," I said, coming up to Stein's lab.

-Just because you trust them, doesn't mean I will,- Lea stubbornly said, she'd been pretty miffed about the fact that Soul had prevented her from making herself seen. But she hadn't acted out on it, yet.

"I never said you had to trust them, you just have to trust me," I pushed through the front door, waving at Stein and Marie as I went straight up to where I was staying. Lea never said anything else that night, which I was glad of. My soul had taken a toll with the all-nighter then having to deal with being split in half. For the first night in years, I slept all the way through.

"I'm going home now, Lord Death." Spirit called, waving over his shoulder, "Don't work too late."
"Yes yes, good night Spirit." He called back, waiting until the death scythe was out of sight. "Now, I wonder …" He got straight to work, looking for the wavelength he was almost too familiar with. Finding it with ease, he pulled up an image of a dark flat, although it was clearly daytime outside, the curtains closed off the outside world, leaving the place casted in shadows.
"Hello? Anyone there?" He asked, his voice just above a whisper. A flash of movement later, and the connection was cut. "I'll take that as a yes …" He sighed, "Whether you like it or not, I will talk to you."

Confused?! Oh well :3
So, who do you think Lord Death was trying to get into contact with? What do you think of Lea? Can Amy really trust her?

Only one way to find out :3 See you next chapter!