Chapter 5: Meister Hunting

~Reader's POV~

I didnt see Kid properly since that day, even if the whole time we were in the same house. The day of the incident, which occured on Friday, he refused to go to school no matter what Liz or Patty tried saying. (He wouldnt even come out of his bedroom) Saturday and Sunday was basically the same but I did get to catch a glimpse of him sneakily leaving the room for some food. I waved at him but he didnt quite see me so I ran over to him but as soon as he saw me he grimaced and ran back to his bedroom. With no food. And he wouldn't come out after then not even for food.

'Did my hair really bother him that much...'

I tugged at it uncomfortably.

'At school they thought it was pretty cool...'

Frowning at his door I huffed and turned away from it.

'I don't need his approval to do something!'

Annoyed I decided to let him be but it did pain to see how much he detested me now. He was technically "my hero", because if it weren't for him I'd be dead or out in the streets with no place to go, most likely to be found by my parents. I'd hate either one of those as much. So it worried me but I really had to put that aside for now. For one thing, I had to find a partner as soon as possible. Maybe once I do, we could both find a place to stay so I could leave from Kid's manor, to stop being a burden to Liz , Patty, and mainly Kid.

"Yeah...I guess that would work..."

Finally, Monday arrived. Time for some Meister hunting! Soul and Maka tried to help me out but little by little I began to lose hope. I know everyone told me when I first came that I would find a partner here but it literally seemed impossible.

"I can't believe there isn't a single partnerless Meister in the whole EAT program. You sure we checked every class..."

To respond her question I nodded at Maka sadly, my eyes switching from her to Soul who leaned against a wall, arms behind his head, eyes closed sighing.

"I am pretty sure we did."

he mumbled not bothering to look our way. I sighed rubbing my forehead in distress when I was shortly interrupted by a quick tap on my shoulder, and someone clearing their throat in back of me.

"Hmmm?"

To my surprised I turned to see Kid standing there facing me. But he refused to look at me directly. His eyes twitched to look towards Maka. Now at Soul. Ceiling. Floor. Wall. Window. But never at me. The excitement that ha bubbled in me when I saw him near me slowly faded.

'He still didnt want to see me...I bet he can't even stand to be near me...'

"Father is asking to see you..."

I muttered an okay, waved to Soul and Maka and began following Kid silently.

'This is awkward...'

I soon noticed how fast he was walking, making it a bit hard for me to keep up. Was he purposely doing this? Just in case I stayed behind him, trying my best to not be neither in front or side by side to him. I sighed, my eyes gazing at his back, I felt like he just wanted me to disappear from his sight. Slowly my eyes drifted to his hands that were swaying at his side. But something seemed wrong. I furrowed my brow noticing they were bandaged all the way that you could only fingertips. Unconsciously, I reached for his arm and grabbed his wrist making him jump.

"What happened to your hands!?"

He quickly jerked his arm from my grip, his eyes avoiding me again.

"None of your business..."

"Don't give me that! What happened!?"

"It was during a fight, okay! Let it be! We're here anyways, so hurry up, father is waiting."

I wasnt at all satisfied with his answer. But I decided to let it go once again. I would ask Liz and Patty later if it was really because of a fight. I looked at him suspiciously as he pulled on his sleeves, attempted to cover the bandages as he moved aside letting me go first to where his father stood.

"Hiya _! How have you been settling in?"

I smiled slightly, pushing my hair out of my eyes.

"Fine Lord Death. Just having some complications finding a partner..."

He tilted his head to the side as if confused.

"Oh really? Well thats exactly why I called you in. A new student will be arriving to the academy and he turns out to be a talented weaponless meister looking for a partner."

I gasped, jumping happily.

'Finally! Yesss!'

I quickly stopped when doubts began filling my mind.

"Umm but Lord Death do you think he'd be willing to be my partner? What if we're not compatible? Or what if he wouldnt want his partner to be a girl?"

Lord Death chuckled at my questions, while behind me I heard a sigh from Kid.

"_, he's willing to become your partner, I have spoken to him already. And I believe you two will get along just fine dont worry. "

I nodded grinning excitedly.

"Well thank you Lord Death for arranging this...can I know when he will be arriving?"

"Of course! He'll be here in more or less about a month, his name is Night by the way. You'll have to be patient until then."

I nodded once again ready to go back.

"Okay, shall I be going now?"

"Sure! Go back to class, Kid will take you. Oh and by the way...nice hair."

I laughed waving at Lord Death thanking him once again, excited about my partner. I nearly even forgot completely of my whole situation with Kid and his bandaged hands until we began walking through the halls again. I gulped.

'Wait a MONTH! I have to stay in Kid's place for a month! No way...that's too long, I can't stay too long...I have to find work...'

But my thoughts were quickly interrupted by pain as someone yanked my arm, pulling me into a dark room.

Hiiiiii there ^-^ well here ya go, Night is the name of your partner :0 wonder if he'll be cute... xD well guys thanks for reading, I might post a pic of your partner in the next chapter if I find a way ^-^ So Arigato and byeeeeeeee ^3^