Hello again, I'm sorry this took so long, but chapter 6 is finally here! And I'd like thank all of you for your favs and reviews of the story so far!
Moments before-
Maka was getting settled for class, slumping her bag beside her, gathering a few books and some other materials. Unlike the other students she wasn't really that into morning socialization or getting ready the last minute for lessons, but today she was called over to hang out with her group of friends by the classroom's entrance.
"YEAHHHHHHH, ONE LAST QUARTER 'TILL SUMMER!" Blackstar bellowed at the top of his lungs. "Too bad the people won't have the amazing presence, of the great Blackstar, right Tsubaki?" The energetic boy said, disappointed.
"Uhh... Yeah." His weapon partner replied with her usual response to Blackstar's rants. "So umm, where do you think, you guys will being doing over the summer?" Tsubaki changed the topic of the conversation so that it would involve everyone.
"Oh oh! I know!" Patty exclaimed, elated. The younger of the Thompson sisters began speaking rapidly, but her voice was soon drowned out when Maka spotted a familiar figure slide past her. At first, she didn't recognize who it was until she got a closer look, but she soon realized that it was was the teen she and Soul had found during the pre kishin chase.
"But what's he doing here now?" She wondered as she approached him. Whatever the reason, however, she wanted to give the new student a warm welcome to the DWMA. She got behind him and tapped his shoulder lightly until the unsuspecting teen turned around.
"Hi! My name's Maka! What's yours?" Maka chirped with a warm smile, the kind her father would never get.
"Hey, nice to meet you, I'm Lelouch" the new student said casually.
"You're new here, right?" Maka asked-she could finally learn more about him now, with him being not fainted and all, but maybe also why the DWMA allowed such a person to become a student after that incident that night, and in that short amount of time too! Not even Crona was let off that easy.
"Yeah, I just transferred here." Lelouch informed her. "So, do you know anyone that needs a meister?" The new student made an important query. But their conversation was cut short by the ringing of the school bell and the teacher's voice for everyone to take their seats, leaving Maka to ponder why all this was happening as she took her usual spot next to her partner Soul. Lelouch sat to her right.
"Hello class, now, as you all know, we should be starting our lessons by now. But today, we have a new transfer student." Stein announced, to the surprise of the class. Just why would their be a transfer this late into the school year? They won't learn anything because it was too late, plus everyone in class already had a partner. "Lelouch Lamperouge, will you please come to the front to introduce yourself to the class?" The professor said, reading off the name list. Maka watched the raven haired boy stand, walk to the board, and write out his name at an even pace, in large, clear letters.
"Hello, my name is Lelouch Lamperouge. I just transferred from Britain." Lelouch introduced himself. "It's nice to finally meet you all!"
"Okay, class, let's welcome our newest st-" Stein began, only to be cut off abruptly.
"HEY YOU! WELCOME TO THE DWMA, AND I'M THE BEST PERSON HERE! THE GREAT BLACKSTAR!" Blackstar trumpeted.
"Ooh, me next! Me next! Hi! And I'm Patty! Do you like giraffes?" Patty followed suit, springing up from her seat.
"Sure, I love animals! Giraffes are one of my favorites!" Lelouch proclaimed, then another girl, with pink hair this time, carried on the interruption of professor Stein.
"So, does that mean you like tanukis?" Kim added on to Patty's question.
"I do, they're adorable!" Lelouch replied cheerfully, which caught almost all of the attending female's attention, prompting more and more students to force questions upon the new meister, making the classroom explode with a cacophony of chatter.
Maka's pov
Although Lelouch was really well received, and probably cemented as the next big thing in class Crescent Moon, Maka couldn't help to notice that among the welcoming celebration and jabbering, Professor Stein appeared to be glaring daggers at the new arrival. Truth be told, he looked like he was about to rain death upon the young meister. It was the sort of look you would give to a kishin. But why would professor Stein have a reason to hate this person so much? If he was that bad, then why would Lord Death simply let this guy into the school in the first place? He must be dangerous or special, if the professor would detest him that much. Maka couldn't remember Stein showing that much hatred for something since the kishin or Medusa. Plus, after the incident, Maka was sure her soul sensing abilities were spot on, and there were no question about it. Just to be sure, after that night she tested her gift out several times, each time with surprising accuracy, so she couldn't be wrong. And even if she is, then how did that pre kishin die, or how did Lelouch get there? And now here is another mystery. She needed answers, and she knew she was entitled to them, but there weren't any. Sadly, to make things even more complex, she doesn't think Lord Death or any of teachers would give her any useful answers. Maybe she can pry something out of her papa, if she tried hard enough. Guess she just had to look into it herself, Maka concluded. As the classroom's discussion want on, everyone finally settled down for Professor Stein to resume his lessons. Finally, quite a while later, the school bell rings and everyone was dismissed for lunch. Students flooded out of the classroom and into the wide hallways of the DWMA.
Lelouch's pov
Lelouch hastily grabbed something from the school's large selection in the canteen, and exited to the library where he picked out almost every book he could find about this new world. It's better to know than not, he thought. At least this way, he could blend in to the people around him and have some common knowledge. He selected books about American history, world geography, American government, technology, and so on. It was an exceedingly queer and interesting read for him: the supposed alternate history of Great Britain, and the forming of the United States with the Revolutionary War. Or that his suspicions were confirmed-giant fighting mechas being only the stuff of fantasy, found in mostly manga books. The more he dipped into the books of this world, the more he become to wonder about his own world, where war has torn almost every nation into shambles, leaving nothing but an area number behind as their official way of identification, while the Britannian Empire ruled leisurely over the mess with an iron fist, trapping him and sister in a dangerous situation either way. Plus, not to mention, now that she's been captured by their asshole of a father. They've been using her ever since! As Lelouch thought about the possibilities of what might become of her, it just made him cringe with disgust; It was unfair-totally, unacceptably unfair! Why did his sister and him have to be born in such an insane world, when there's an exact opposite of that right next to it! Nunnally didn't deserve this, what did she do to the world? Nothing! And in return, it took away her eyesight and crippled the whole lower half of her body.
"Hey! Lelouch!" The raven haired boy jolted when he felt someone lay a hand down on his shoulder. "What are you reading?" The voice said again. When Lelouch turned around to see who it was that had unintentionally jump scared him, it was none other than Patty, the girl who had happily stood up and introduced herself to him in front of the whole class.
"Nothing really that interesting, just a history book." He replied back in a friendly tone. He had to get this girl of now, so the best way was to direct her interest elsewhere, but he couldn't blame her for asking-after all, who wouldn't be interested in a new student?
"Awwww, but that's so boring! Here, try this!" Patty then handed Lelouch of what looked like a picture book. "It's way funnier! With pictures! And it has cute animals in it!" The short blond giggled innocently. At this point he didn't know if this girl was either insulting him, or just trying to help.
"Patty! Stop bothering him, that's not what we're here to do." A taller girl with the same shade of hair as Patty's approached them. She wore almost the same outfit as the bubbly blond, but with a few tweaks, such as longer pants. "Look, I'm sorry my sister's been bothering you, but Professor Stein needs to talk to you." The older of the sisters said with a semi serious tone. "By the way, my name is Liz." She finally introduced herself, then gestured for the new meister to follow them. "What's this Stein want with me now?" Lelouch thought as he followed the twins into the largely vacated classroom, walking slowly to the stand where Stein and another student stood. This extra person looked to have pitch midnight black hair, and odd white stripes going through the right side of his head, wearing a calm, even smug expression.
"Lelouch, I'd like you meet someone," Stein then turned to the weird-looking student by his side. "This is Death the Kid, he's one of the top meisters we have at our school."
The EAT professor introduced the young death god, but then he began again without giving the two time to properly speak to the other. "But the reason I brought you all here isn't for simple introductions," Stein went on, then he quickly handed the two meisters each an equal amount of assignment papers. "Lelouch, you will be going on a pre kishin hunting mission accompanied by Kid."
It was 2 hours after school, and Kid was in his room, as usual fixing and sure everything was in perfect symmetry; he slowly measured and aligned a slightly crooked vase from one of the tables. While doing this, he was thinking back to the all the surprise events that had occurred today. The loathing in Stein's eyes in the morning, the sudden decision of the professor to send a new transfer on a dangerous monster hunting mission without even a demon weapon... During the time when Stein called him and his weapon partners into the classroom, he had tried extract some answers, stubbornly questioning almost everything the professor said but it was to no avail. This pissed him off deeply-it was against school policy to send someone out without a weapon, and he knew 100% his father would approve of the idea. It was just like last time, so he doesn't really see any further results by addressing his father about the issue. Just what was the school up to know? Kid pondered with a mild headache, while unknowingly elbowing another vase right next to him, sending it plummeting to the found with a loud crash.
"Kid, are you okay?" Liz rushed to where she saw her meister by the broken pieces of pottery.
"Yeah. It's nothing, thanks Liz." he lied, starting to pick up the broken pieces of pottery. His weapon partner joined him.
"Are you still thinking about the things that happened today again?" Liz started to push the conversation so that her meister could tell her how he felt. Kid hesitated.
"Yes, I just don't understand why father would allow this," he said, clearly frustrated.