chapter thirteen

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dino kid: glad to know i cheered ur mood :) n yeah, but then again, ragnorak likes chrona to suffer lol so u never know

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Kid POV

I had barely slept all night, and when morning finally came, I found Spirit downstairs staing that my father wanted to see me to give me a new mission.

Great.

It took a lot of effort to try and hide my inner turmoil from Liz and Patty, though the way Liz's eyes seemed to focus on the back of my head, I think she knew that something was off with me.

No doubt I'd be interrogated later on.

Walking into the Death Room, I found my father cheerful as ever, Stein already standing on the platform with him.

The man may be a filthy woman-chaser, but his loyaty towards my father was absolute. I'll give him that much.

"Hey-ya, Kiddo! Wassup?"

"I hear you have a mission for me?" I didn't like coming off as rude, but Dad knew I liked to cut to the chase.

"Oh, yes that. Well, it's nothing too big. I just need you to go to Sweden and be sure that those yhetti are keeping in line and not bothering the townspeople again, kay?"

I sighed. "Yeah, okay." Damnitt, he knew I hated the cold. Why was he sending me there of all places?

I turned to leave, hearing a faint hollar behind me: "Good luck, Kiddo~!"

Of course, it was that blessed moment that I ran into someone.

Yep, you guessed it: Stein.

Damnitt.

"Oh, good morning, Kid. What are you doing here so early? Classes haven't even started yet,"

I sighed. "I was being given a mission, if you must know."

"Really?"

"Really." I gestured for Liz and Patty. "Come on. The sooner we get done, the sooner we can get back."

"Stay safe," He commented, waving a bit.

Bite me, Screwhead.

Stein POV

I frowned as I watched Kid leave, his weapons fallowing like loyal dogs (as any weapon would, I suppose). Was it just me, or did he seem cold and unhappy to see me?

Ah well.

I shrugged and headed to the Death Room. "Good morning, Shinigami-sama...Spirit."

"Good morning, Stein!"

"Hey," Spirit added, jerking his chin up a bit.

I returned the gesture. "So, I just ran into Kid...He seemed unhappy."

Shinigami-sama nodded in understanding. "Yes, I told him to go to Sweden and he hates the cold..."

"Sweden?"

"Yes, it seems that some of the people there are convinced that the yhetti are getting too close for comfort to the towns there, so I sent Kid to see if the tips were accurate.'

"I see...And...why Kid, exactly."

"He hasn't seen any action for a while. I would've sent someone else but they're either busy or just returned."

"I see," On the outside I was just the curious scientist, but on the inside, I was celebrating. Now was the perfect time to see Chrona! Maka would be in class, Kid's gone, and my classes didn't start for another three hours! "Well, I should make my rounds. See you later,"

Today looked good so far.

oooo

I strolled down to the lower level casually, passing Sid on the way, who seemed not to think that my presence was anything out of the ordinary and made no comment (which was confusing because this was very out of the ordinary for me...).

I stopped at her door and looked down each hallway, to be sure that no one else was coming, listeing for any footsteps.

I smiled to myself and knocked lightly on the door. "Chrona? You there?"

Chrona POV

I was woken up by a knocking at my door. I was never much of a morning person and never woke at this hour if it could be avoided.

And my friends knew that...as well as Sid-kun (I learned he really wasn't so scary), so who was at my door?

"Chrona? You there?"

Professor Stein?

I jolted upright and brought my blanket up to my chest to hide myself.

"P-professor!"

"Yeah, it's me. Can I come in?" Before I could respond, he was turning the door handle.

My heart stopped...My blood froze. I couldn't do anything but hide myself.

Thank god Ragnorak was still asleep!

Professor Stein opened the door all the way just as I brought the blanket to cover myself. Curse my bad habits before bed!

"Hey, Chrona," Professor Stein smiled. "Good morning."

"G-good morning..."

Oh what a terrible lie...

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