Reunion; Settling old feuds?

Kema's POV

I stand at attention, awaiting for Sid to arrive with Stein. The other Death-Scythes all give me curious looks. Some that don't think they can trust me, whereas others just seem confused why I am here. After several long moments Sid runs up to the circle with Stein casually walking behind him.

''Sorry we took so long'' Sid said

''No problem!'' Shinigami said with his happy tone ''So I all called you here to say thank you for your help with everything!''

''No problems'' Everyone said in unison

''Also since you will be returning to your respective stations I had enlisted some assistance'' Shinigami said pointing at me.

''Are you a member of the gorgon family per chance?'' Justin Law asks

''Gorgon family?'' I ask putting on a dumb look. In truth I knew who they were, like who didn't?.

I loved Medusa's look, I tried to mimic it as much as possible but my eyes were blue unlike her pretty yellow ones. I wanted to become Medusa's follower along with that other witch and Free but I could never find her. Then again I was always in the air so... Yeah.

''Never mind'' Justin said turning back to Lord Death, who was waiting for us.

''I understand that you are a witch?'' Spirit asked looking at me

''Yes and No'' I say and he tilts his head to the side

''That means...?'' He asks

''Yes I am a witch but before that I was a Meister here at Shibusen like you'' I explain and he turns to Lord Death, straightening his tie briefly ''You knew that very well''

''Lord Death, You can't be serious about enlisting a witch at the school'' He said

''May I remind you Spirit that we are severely crippled, Even with you by my side we were unable to defeat Kinshin Asura. If he or another Demon God were to awaken then we wouldn't be able to stop them, plus Kema did technically save your daughter and maybe even the school'' Lord Death said.

''Right'' Spirit said in defeat, glaring at me before looking the other direction

''Well then, I wish you all a great journey back!'' Lord Death said cheerfully and waved. Everyone bowed and began to file out of the room except Me, Sid, Stein and Spirit.

''Sid, Stein and Spirit you may return to your normal duties. Kema I wish to speak with you in private'' Lord Death said and everyone nodded, leaving the room. I stood at attention.

''So this other witch, why did she attack Shibusen?'' Lord Death asks in a low tone

''That I do not know, possibly just a terrorist attack'' I explain

''Kim told me you knew the woman'' Lord Death asks, a serious tone overcoming him

''Yes, her name was Felcan. I encountered her from my travels when I was still a Shibusen student, We fought and I beat her but only just'' I explain and he nods

''So you killed her this time?'' He asks

''Yes, I killed and ate her soul before getting the kids to the infirmary'' I said and his tone lightens

''Good Good, so how are they now? All of them?'' Lord Death asks

''Kim only suffered a single Soul Force to the stomach, Kilik only took a Blade-hand to the stomach and he will just need to rest a little. Oxford only took a punch to the face'' I say before continuing ''Kid took a stab to the stomach along with a Soul Force, He is mostly healed. Black Star took ten or so Soul Forces to the stomach and was bleeding heavily but I managed to stop the bleeding. Maka took a couple hits from her Soul Force and we almost lost her before 'Death gave her a second chance' as she said''

''Death giving someone a second chance? That's rare'' Lord Death said

''You know Death?'' I ask curiously

''Not really but people who have encountered Death and been given a second chance generally make it well known to the public and write books about it and stuff like that'' Lord Death said

''I see''

''Well that's all I wanted to tell you, you can return to the others'' Lord Death said and I bow, turn and walk down the steps that lead to the long hallway. After getting out of Shinigami's view a hand grips my arm, I turn to see Stein standing behind one of the wooden pillars.

''What is your real reason for coming here, Kema?'' He asks

''You heard, Lord Death enlisted my help'' I say with a sly grin

''Lord Death would never just enlist a witch'' He said as he looked me up and down ''Especially not one who looks like Medusa did''

''I came here because Lord Death enlisted me, that's all you need to know. Besides I used to attend this school, you know this better than anyone'' I remark, more angry than I meant to sound ''I was close by so I came to help, since you were at home''

''With Himself, Spirit, Me, Maka and Soul, Black Star and Tsubaki and Kid, Patty and Liz why on earth would he enlist a witch? You know in order for a weapon to become a death-scythe they have to eat the soul of a witch, so you will be a target for some of the desperate students'' Stein says

''You can go ask him yourself if you want to know and to answer your second question I could brush any of the students aside, they would be little effort'' I smile

''You shouldn't underestimate them, Just three Meisters and their respective weapons took down a Kinshin'' Stein said giving me a cold stare

''Bah, even someone like you would only be a challenge'' I taunt, hoping he will take the bait.

''Is that your way of asking for a fight?'' He asks curiously, grinning slightly

''Maybe'' I say, a grin spreading across my own face.

''Outside in the courtyard, ten minutes'' He said and with that he walked away down the path, I followed since that is the only way out. I catch up quickly

''You can use your death-scythe, Spirit'' I say as we approach the doors

''Oh? And what will you use?'' He asks as we get closer to the doors

''You'll see'' I grin and he grins aswell. We reach the doors and he opens one of them for me.

''Ladies first'' He said

''Quite the gentleman aren't we?'' I ask as I walk through the doorway with him following closely behind. ''See you out there'' He says and walks off in the opposite direction of the stairway to the main entrance.

Luckily for me classes were in session right now but will end in five minutes. I needed to check on Maka and the others quickly then I would head out. I climb down a set of stairs and quickly walk along a long corridor before turning the doorknob on the door that leads into the infirmary.

The door opens and everyone is still as they were before but with Spirit hugging the life out of Maka, when I enter everyone looks at me. All of them give me cheerful looks except Spirit who just gives me that same old cold stare.

''Hey all of you, I just quickly came to see how you were doing'' I announce

''We're all fine'' Maka smiles

''Okay good. Soul'' I say and the boy turns to look at me ''Make sure Spirit doesn't choke Maka''

Right then everyone bursts out laughing, I laugh along with them.

''Right then I better go get ready'' I say

''Ready for what?'' Spirit asks curiously but coldly

''Stein wanted to test my combat abilities, so we are fighting in the courtyard outside'' I explain and Spirit gives me a 'what?!' look.

''I wanna see this'' Soul said ''Can the others leave the infirmary?''

''As long as you can stand then you can come watch'' I say and immediately Black Star jumps out, Kid sits up and stands along with Maka.

''Well it looks like you three are all better'' I smile and head out the door ''Oh yeah Spirit, Stein needs you to be his partner''

''Good'' He says coldly, as usual

I walk out of the room and when I get into the hall Black Star charges past me with Tsubaki trailing behind. We walk together for a minute or two as we approach the entrance. I burst into broad daylight as we walk outside, Stein standing in the middle of the courtyard. Spirit walks over to him and transforms into a death-scythe.

''Lets finish this old feud, eh?'' I say as I raise my right hand into the air, Thunder boomed in the distance despite there being little-to-no clouds out. A golden-tinted scythe gently falls from the sky into my hand. I spin it around me, getting the feel for it.

''You ready?'' I ask

''Whenever you are'' Stein retorts.

I charge quickly at him, he moves one hand so it is outstretched and when I get in close range I see it spark. He thrusts his hand forwards and I swiftly move to the side, dodging the attack. I swing my golden-tinted scythe and he blocks it with Spirit, I reach out with my hand and place a hand on his chest. ''Soul Force!'' I yell and Stein goes flying backwards but regains his footing quickly and charges at me again, he swings Spirit and I raise the body of my scythe and block it.

We both leap backwards to catch our breath, he seemed just as exhausted as me.

''You've improved'' He tells me and I nod

''You too'' I say and grow a grin ''You are worthy of a challenge, Frank''

''Hm?'' He hums and I throw the scythe into the air, its golden colour glowing in the sun

''Soul Resonance! Double Ultra Death-scythe!'' I cry and the scythe splits into two identical scythes, they fall and I catch them with one hand each. I stand with my legs spread apart from each other, a cool breeze blows through the air and blows my hazel hair to the side a little. I charge forward at a regular speed and swing the left scythe downwards onto Stein who blocks it with Spirit. I remove It and swing my right scythe from below and catch him off guard, I knock Spirit from Stein's hands who goes flying upwards and throw my right scythe up there with him. I outstretch my hand and place it on Stein's chest, in the few milliseconds my brain conjures up I realise 'He's so muscular' Although I continue with my attack plan and shout loudly:

''Serrated Soul Force!'' I shout and Stein is launched backwards further than before

''Stein!'' Spirit shouts in alarm as he hits the ground making an 'Ow' sound.

Stein gets up and looks bad, although anyone who knew Stein, personally or not, would know that he does not go down that easily. Although he struggles he manages to get up and walk over and pick up Spirit, He has a pained expression on his face but he charges at me regardless. When he is close enough I swing my left scythe in an attempt to knock Spirit from his grasp but he holds on, I pull upwards as hard as I can be he won't let go. I grin and let go of the scythe, I go several feet into the air and grab a hold of my falling right scythe. I spin for a second before plummeting into the ground, causing a cloud of smoke to erupt. Stein is smart and won't try to use this for cover and get and attack on me.

''Gotcha!'' Stein roars as he bursts out of the dust cloud

Or maybe not.

I raise my right scythe and block the attack and outstretch my other hand, the left scythe comes flying into my palm and swing at his legs but he jumps at the last second. He moves backwards several feet and I stand there, twin scythes in hand.

''Time to decide who is truly the strongest Meister of this academy, Stein'' I smile seriously and he smiles back.

''Time to finish that argument from when we were teenagers?'' He asks and I nod and he replies with a laugh ''Come at me with as much as you feel like then, 'Cause I'm going to give you a lesson in being a Scythe Meister''

''Stein, we can't use Witch-hunter or it will kill her!'' Spirit says in a hushed whisper

''I know, I've got something else up my sleeve'' He mumbles

I raise both scythe's so one is pointing towards Stein with the blade pointing to the left, the second scythe behind me and the blade pointing to the right. I remember our training, I take a deep breath and focus on our soul wavelengths, hers are calm and quiet like normal while mine are similar but a bit more excited. We haven't tried this in a while and my legs feel shaky from the pressure, again I take a deep breath and focus. Stein looks at me with curiosity along with Spirit, aswell as all the other students that were drawn in by the show. Time for the final act.

''Soul Resonance'' I say in almost a whisper before my body is outlined by a purple glow

''Soul Resonance'' Stein says also, what is he planning?

''Hybrid!'' I shout and both scythes disappear from vision before a golden blade appears on my left and right arms. Stein looks surprised but continues his resonance.

''Hybrid!'' He shouts and I scrunch up my features, that was my idea!.

We stare at each other, his blades were the same as mine but were metallic-coloured unlike my golden ones that I got from my scythes.

''Surprised?'' He asks and I smile before nodding

''Are you?'' I ask and he nods with a sweet smile aswell

''Hybrid-ing with your weapon is my territory, Stein'' I said

''We'll see about that'' He said and with that he began his charge, I charged forward aswell.

When we are centimetres away from one another I swing my right arm and catch his stomach, he swings his and grazes my left arm. He swings his right arm and I duck before slashing up his stomach and he lets out a cry of pain before attempting another swing only to miss again.

I do a backflip but only finish halfway before plunging the tip of the scythe into the cobblestone floor and swing around and kick him in the side of the head, making him wobble to the side slightly before falling backwards onto his back. I swing around once more and leap forwards towards him, he pulls up his arms and make an 'x' shape with them in an attempt to block my attack. I cross my arms at the wrists to that both tips of the blades are close together, I launch forwards and aim directly for the centre of his cross and when they two pair of scythe's meet they sent sparks flying.

I hold on as long as possible but they won't go through his barrier, suddenly he pulls the blade apart and sends his left hand to his left and right hand to the right, sending my own blades that way aswell. He moves his right hand quickly onto my stomach and I move my right hand to his shoulder.

''Soul Force!'' We scream in unison and I go flying backwards while he skids a few feet across the floor, during the brief seconds I was flying I saw that we gained quite a crowd of onlookers.

I regain my footing quickly and bolt across the cobblestone, both arms at my side. Stein hasn't fully recovered and is lying flat on his back so I remove the blade on my right hand and plant it on his stomach while the other bladed-hand lands a hairs-length away from his head, I hear him gulp a little. Victory is mine.

''I win'' I say and he grins slightly

''Who says?'' He grinned

''Says the hand on your stomach'' I reply with a half-lidded smile

He chuckles and I stand up with a helping-hand outstretched, he looks at me for a second before grabbing hold and I yank him up to face me.

''Sorry to steal your title'' I whisper

''Meh'' He whispers while smiling at me ''Someone like me doesn't like titles''

''But someone like me does'' I say and he chuckles again before leaning next to my ears

''Meet me at my lab tonight, We can catch up over some coffee'' He says before turning to Spirit who was giving us a curious look. He walks over to Spirit and puts a hand on his shoulder and looks into his eyes for a moment before walking towards the school, Spirit follows shortly and I follow shortly after him.

''Get back to class!'' Stein shouts and almost immediately everyone runs back into the school, After around a minute or so the only remaining people were Maka, Soul, Black Star, Tsubaki, Kid, Patty, Liz and Sid.

''THATS WAS FUCKING BADASS!'' Black Star shouts ''But not as badass as me ofcourse''

''How did you two learn to become a Hybrid with your weapon?'' Maka asks me and Stein

''Training'' We say in unison before looking at each other and laugh lightly

''Can you train me and Soul to do that?'' Maka asks looking to me then Stein

He looks at me giving me the 'Do you want to take her?' look and I nod.

''Sure, I will teach you it another day'' I ask and Maka nods cheerfully while Soul just grins fist pumping Black Star

''What was that Golden scythe anyway?'' Kid asks curiously

''That's my partner'' I smile and he tilts his head to the side

''So you are a Meister then?''

''Yeah, my partner was a death-scythe when we were at the DWMA'' I explain and he nods before squinting his eyes at me.

''Was?'' He asks staring at me, damn his OCD

''Yeah, Was'' I repeat ''Why?''

''What is your partner now then?'' He persists

''An Ultra Death-scythe'' I smirk and his eyes widen

''What? No-one else in history has been able to achieve that status!'' He shouts drawing the attention of everyone in our group. I want to crack up at his expression but hold my tongue.

''Until now'' I smile and pat him on the head

''What's an Ultra Death-scythe?'' Soul whispers to Kid

''An Ultra Death-scythe is the rank a Death-scythe achieve once it has been a Death-scythe for a minimum of three years and has collected a total of one-hundred witch souls'' Kid explains and Soul's jaw drops and Maka's eyes widen

''One-hundred witch souls...'' Maka gasped, shocked by the number

''...And we can't even get one!'' Soul shouts in frustration

''Don't worry guys, you will get one eventually'' I laugh and pat Soul on the back repeatedly

''If you lot are feeling better then get to class before I do or you all will be on punishment lessons'' Stein said as he starts walking down the hallway. It takes a moment for the kids to process this for a moment before Black Star just bolts down the hallway and Tsubaki sighs before jogging after him. Kid pulls out his skateboard and jumps on, Liz and Patty transform into guns and hand in his hands before they take off. I am surprised by the lack of communication that they have that they can understand each other like that. Maka and Soul also run down the hall after their friends and I begin a casual walk towards the medical room before a hand lands on my shoulder.

''How do you know my Ex-Wife?'' Spirit asks

''We were friends together here, you know that'' I reply

''When we were dating I didn't see you anywhere'' He said

''I had a chain of missions to do that took around three months'' I reply again, stubborn bastard

''What about the wedding? Where were you?'' He asks again

''I was busy alright? Just let me get back to my work'' I say in a low growl

''One last question'' He said, finally ''Why do you look like Medusa?''

Shit.