A/N: I really don't need an A/N for this chapter. Oh well.
Herp derp.

~Stitches – 11 years, 1 month~

Tomorrow, Stitches, Stein and I are going on a tour at Shibusen. Seeing as the last time Stitches went to Shibusen was when she was four and thought she owned the place, she'd best go back.

On another note, Junior turned one the other week. He's so cute! He's a little mama's boy; he's glued to Maka most of the time. He looks like Kid, though. He's even got the Lines of Sanzu, though Maka usually dresses him in hats so Kid doesn't freak out.

Adorable little shinigami babies.

Don't mind me.

Anyway, yes, Stitches, my own daughter, who's still adorable even though she's not a baby anymore. We're going on a tour which is usually taken a year before you attend Shibusen. However, because Stitches is in the advanced class at grade school, she's allowed to come on this tour a year early.

And, we can't tell Stitches, but we found out that her best friend, Mina, has been given a place at Shibusen.

In the E.A.T class. As a meister.

Stitches is gonna go nuts.

Marie x

"Alright, is everyone here? Are we ready for the tour?" Shinigami-sama asked. Just then, a little red-headed girl and her father walked up at the back of the group. The redheaded girl tugged at the back of Stitches' jacket.

"Wha-Mina?" Stitches exclaimed, throwing her arms around her friend.

"Hi!" she exclaimed.

"Wha-Why are you here?" Stitches asked. Mina replied, a wide smile on her face. She dug around in her skirt pocket and pulled out a small badge that simply read meister.

"It's just a pretend one that Shinigami-sama gave to show me, but… I got accepted into the E.A.T class. In two years." Mina smiled. Stitches' eyes widened.

"That means…" she gasped.

"We're coming here together!" Mina exclaimed. The girls hugged again before Shinigami-sama called all the future Shibusen students to the front of the group. Stitches' face dropped, but Mina dragged her through the crowd of people anyway.

"Why are you scared? Haven't you known Shinigami-sama since you were, like, a baby?" Mina asked.

"It's not him I'm worried about. It's everybody." Stitches confessed. Mina sighed and let go of her hand. Shinigami-sama looked down at all the students.

"Hiya, hiya, hiya!" he waved. The students all waved back.

"So, you know who I am. I know some of you quite well, some of you are children of former students, even current faculty members," Shinigami-sama began, Stitches looking backwards at her parents, "some of you I've met briefly, and some of you I'm meeting for the first time."

"All in all, you have at least one thing in common; you are the next generations of E.A.T students. Now, who knows what E.A.T stands for?" Shinigami-sama asked. The group mumbled to each other. Stitches whispered in Mina's ear.

"Especially Advanced Talent." she said. Mina sighed. She stuck her hand in the air.

"Ah, yes. The cute redhead in the front." Shinigami-sama said.

"The name's Mina, sir. I'm Albert-kun's daughter." she smiled.

"Oh, of course! Mina-chan!" Shinigami-sama said.

"Yes. E.A.T stands for Especially Advanced Talent. Though, Stitches here knew that, not me." Mina said. Stitches gasped at her friend's betrayal.

"Ah, Stitches-chan. I thought you'd know this. But, Mina-chan, well done for saying it. High five!" Shinigami-sama said. Mina and Stitches looked at each other, trying to process the shinigami's attempts at being cool. However, it wasn't every day you got to give a Death God a high five. They both slapped their hands against one of Shinigami-sama's oversized palms.

"Alright. Now, we're going to move along to Class Crescent Moon, the typical habitat of all of our E.A.T students." Shinigami-sama said, proceeding to hop down the corridor. The group followed, the students slowly making their way back to their parents. Mina walked with her father, Albert West. He worked around Shibusen, but nobody knew exactly what he did.

"You know, Shinigami-sama won't take your shyness." Stein said, wandering alongside his daughter.

"What?" Stitches asked.

"He did the same thing to me when I was here. At least your partner doesn't look stupid. Mine did. Shinigami-sama never believed when he called answers out in class." Stein said. Stitches sighed.

"People just scare me." Stitches said. Stein sighed.

"I remember your first day of school. You ran over to Mina and you became friends instantly. What happened?" Stein asked. Stitches sniffed.

"Aaron happened." Stitches said, ashamedly. Stein grit his teeth and pulled Stitches gently to the back of the pack. Marie hung back as well, just to watch on. Stitches leant against the wall and Stein knelt in front of her.

"He's gone now. And he's not going to bother you. And, I don't know about you, but I'd like to see the Stitches who walked around here like she owned the place back." Stein said. Stitches' eyes widened slightly.

"Oh, Papa." Stitches threw her arms around Stein. Stein hugged her back tightly, placing a kiss in her hair.

"So, next time you know the answer to something, what are you going to do?" Stein asked.

"I'm going to say it. Myself." Stitches smiled.

"Right. You'd better go, Stitches." Stein said. The girl smiled and ran off to the rest of the tour group. Stein turned around and shoved his hands in his pockets. Marie walked up to him and wrapped her arm around his waist.

"You're sneaky." Marie looked up at the silver-haired scientist and he raised an eyebrow.

"How so?" Stein asked. Marie crossed her arms.

"You wander around playing the ambivalent apathy card and then you go and do that." Marie smiled. Stein sighed and shoved his hands in his pockets.

"Only taken eleven years to work out the whole father thing." Stein remarked. Marie smiled and shook her head.

"Come on." Marie said, walking down to Class Crescent Moon, and as the couple walked in they were hit by a wall of parents.

"What's the curriculum like he-"

"How do the students get t-"

"If my child is feeling left out, wh-"

Stein shot a glare at Shinigami-sama.

"What the-" Stein began. Shinigami-sama threw his hand out.

"These are the current teachers of the E.A.T class, Doctor Franken Stein and Marie Mjolnir. Feel free to ask them any and all of your questions." Shinigami-sama chuckled. Stein and Marie turned to Shinigami-sama, a completely dumbfounded look on their faces.

"Sorry." Shinigami-sama said, backing off. Stein and Marie turned back to the group of parents. Stein stood there, silently. Marie sighed and stepped forward.

"So, who's first?"

"Do you think she had a good time?" Marie asked, tying her hair up before getting into bed next to Stein.

"I think so. Once I had a chat with her, she seemed fine." Stein said, pulling Marie over to lean on his chest.

"That was amazing; what you did for her." Marie said, seriously. Stein looked down at Marie.

"It was nothing. Not compared to half the things you've done for me. Not to mention our daughter." Stein said. Marie glared.

"I haven't done anything!" Marie said, modestly.

"So, giving birth wasn't anything? The way you managed to calm her down when she found out she was a weapon wasn't anything?" Stein asked. Marie huffed.

"Honey, I love you, but just take the damn compliment." Marie said.

"Fine." Stein said.

"It'll be a lot less painful that way." Marie remarked. Stein raised an eyebrow.

"Are you threatening me?" Stein asked, jokingly. Marie gasped.

"No!" she said, turning over to face the silver-haired scientist.

"I think you are. I feel threatened." Stein said. Marie tilted her head to the side.

"You're a terrible liar." Marie said.

"Me? A liar? No." Stein smirked.

"You… you're not nice!" Marie said, turning over and pulling the covers over her entire body. Stein chuckled slightly and turned over, grabbing Marie by the waist.

"Don't touch me." Marie said, crossing her arms. Stein grinned sadistically.

"Oh, come on. Twenty seconds ago, you were complimenting me." he smirked.

"Yes, well, that was twenty seconds ago." Marie huffed. Stein sighed, propping himself up on his elbow and glancing down at Marie. Tentatively, slowly, she turned around.

"You're still there." Marie said. Stein raised an eyebrow.

"Did you expect me to leave?" Stein asked. Marie sighed.

"I…Uh…Well…?" Marie began. Stein sighed and kissed the woman on the forehead.

"Goodnight, Marie." Stein grinned. Marie sighed.

Stein had a brilliant talent; he could completely infuriate and confuse Marie yet she could still find him insanely attractive at the same time. She sighed and caved in, nuzzling into Stein's side.

"I thought you said-" Stein began.

"Shut up. Don't say a word." Marie smiled, shutting her eyes. Stein smirked and wrapped his arms around Marie's small frame. Marie sighed contently, sliding her hand past Stein's shoulder and threading her fingers through his hair.

"I do love you." Marie whispered.

"I know. I love you too." Stein replied. Even after over a decade, the two still held the same feelings for each other; the respect, the admiration, the passion. Marie smiled slightly and sighed.

He placed a kiss in her hair before closing his own eyes in slumber.

A/N: So, I put that little bit at the end of this chapter as the last few chapters have been quite Stitches-centric, not to mention that the next chapter is pretty much completely Stitches-centric.

AND, LOOKY THERE. A CHAPTER WHICH ENDS WITH MARIE AND STEIN IN BED NOT HAVING SEX. Aren't you proud? :D