Chapter 3
Sometime on a gray and cloudy day, I awoke to find a letter addressed to me by Professor Stein, and Marie. In it, they both requested me to meet them, Justin, Spirit, Sid, and Lord Death in the Death Room as soon as possible. At first I seemed reluctant to oblige considering I hadn't spoken to anyone of them in years, but I still felt I had a moral obligation to assist and serve Lord Death since my absence. Yet before I'd leave to meet my former colleagues, I deemed it best to shower, change, and brush my teeth before heading anywhere near the Death Room.
I arrived at the base of the steps that lead into the academy just as students were flocking inside. I stopped before ascending the staircase to light a cigarette before I made my way up. I gazed at my cigarette as I took a long drag and looked up to see a handful of students. A group of whom, stood out among the rest. A pig-tailed blonde carrying a freakishly thick book, a white-haired dude with a sharp-toothed grin, and a black-haired lanky guy walking with two girls behind him. I began to walk up the stairs, and they did as well. I could hear their conversation about how they weren't looking forward to yet another dissection directed by Professor Stein. Upon hearing their whining, I couldn't help but chuckle. "Trust me guys, I know too well how you feel. I muttered under my breath" What I didn't expect was for Miss Pig-tails to overhear what I said, because she whipped around and glared at me for what I said. "Were you eavesdropping on our conversation? And who are you anyway?"
After she asked who I was, I snuffed out my cancer stick before introducing myself to the group before me. "Yeah, I heard what you were talking about. I said I know how you guys feel, because I too had to endure Stein's repetitive dissection labs. As for –." I was about to state my name, but was interrupted by the black-clad gentleman... "Wait. You were a student at the DWMA?" I eyed each of them as I continued: "Yes, several years ago I was a student at the academy. Not only am I a former student, but you are looking at and speaking with a Death Scythe." It didn't require a brain surgeon to tell that their expressions indicated feelings of surprise and shock at what I just told them.
After a few moments of silence, I cleared my throat and continued: "Anyway, if you will excuse me, I must be on my way. I have a meeting with Lord Death and I don't want to keep him waiting. Have a good day, and good luck with the dissections." I didn't even begin going up the stairs before one of them interrupted my departure: "Wait! What's your name anyway? You never told us" I turned around and again made eye contact with each of them before speaking. "My name is Vlad, Vladimir Blutmesser."
The pig-tailed blonde then spoke: "I'm Maka Albarn, and I'm a Meister. I'm sure you know my dad? Spirit Albarn?" I looked at her with surprise. This girl is the daughter of that lecherous pervert? I thought. In any case I nodded courteously and commented on the book she was carrying. "The Divine Comedy's my favorite book by the way." She and the guy in black looked at me and asked: "You like to read too?" I nodded in reply and cited one of my favorite quotes: "A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." She smiled and proceeded to introduce the rest of her friends: "This is Soul Eater Evans. He's my partner and also a Death Scythe." I approached him and stuck my hand out to shake his hand but he instead high-fived my open hand. Rather than make something of the gesture, I grinned at his laid back character.
"The guy to my right is Death the Kid," she continued. I glanced in his direction and he stuck his hand out first. I mirrored his gesture and we shook hands. "It's a pleasure to meet the son of Lord Death himself," I said. "And I'm pleased to meet a Death Scythe," he said in reply. I then proceeded to shake hands and courteously greet his two weapon partners, Liz and Patty. Once the introductions were finished I said my farewells once more and began my ascension up the steps when I heard shouting coming from above. "YAAAAHHOOOOO!" I looked up to see a blue-haired Neanderthal standing atop one of the spike structures protruding from the school. "Behold, you lowly peasants, the real god of Death City! I am Black Star the greatest assassin who ever lived, and you all have the honor to witness – " The moron would've kept rambling, however the tip of the structure began to crumble, broke and came falling down along with him. He screamed as he fell towards the ground, but landed on his feet. Just watching the whole spectacle undoubtedly made my morning, and I couldn't help but burst into laughter. Apparently I wasn't alone because Soul joined in. "Oh how the mighty have fallen", he said. His joke earned him a Maka Chop and the ridicule from Liz and Patty, while Kid began to berate and reprimand Black Star for "ruining the school's symmetry for the 3rd time in a year." I didn't stay to watch the circus, but merely giggled as I entered the school.