Chapter 4

Marceline and Kid were walking to school alone and the Thompson sisters would meet up with them later. "How many steps are there!?" Marceline asked as she looked up at the giant staircase. Kid lightly chuckled. He stared at his sister's amazement as he grabbed her hand and lead her up the stairs. "It's not as hard as you think." He said.

"That's because you climbed them a million times." Marceline groaned before looking to see if they reached the school. "How far is it?" She asked.

"We're almost there." Kid replied. They reached the top of the stairs and Marceline said "Wow." She was staring right at the one and only Death Weapon Meister Academy, also known as the DWMA. Students were entering the building and talking to their friends. Kid lead Marceline inside, made their way down the halls, and stood in front of a door that was black with a red outline and a skull. "This is the Death Room." Kid explained. "It's where Dad spends most of his time."

"It looks cool." Marceline said. Kid opened the door and he and Marceline walked down the long passageway. Kid noticed that she was humming a song that sounded familiar. "What are you humming?" he asked. Marceline looked over at him. "I don't remember." she said. They reached a higher platform and saw Lord Death looking at a mirror talking to a meister and weapon partner. They both climbed the stairs and waited. "Uh hi Dad." Kid said as the conversation ended.

Lord Death turned around and said "Oh hello Marci it's been a while!" He hugged Marceline tightly while Kid slightly sweatdropped. Lord Death let go and gave her a Reaper Chop. "That's for leaving in the first place." Marceline looked down while holding the bruise on her hand. "Sorry." She said. "I couldn't take what happened."

"It's been hard on all of us dear." Lord Death replied to her. "We can never forget what happened." Kid nodded. "Let's get to class before we're late." Marceline nodded and as they were walking out of the room, a red-haired man and a blue zombie walked passed them and the red-haired man turned around with hearts in his eyes. "Lord Death who was that cute girl I just saw?" He asked. An irritation sign appeared on Lord Death's mask as he gave the man a reaper chop. "Lay a hand on my daughter and see what happens." he growled.

"Seriously?" The zombie asked. "That's your daughter?" He looked back and saw Marceline and Kid holding hands while they talked all the way to their next class.

Kid walked inside the classroom(I can't remember the name but I think it was Cresent Moon or something) and told a man with silver hair the situation. "If you don't know we have a new student joining us." He said.

"Where's Marci?" Maka asked Kid as he sat down. Kid pointed to the door, which opened and Marceline walked in. "I'm Marceline." She said. "It's nice to meet you." She curstied and al of the boys except Soul, Blackstar, Kid, and Professor Stein had hearts in their eyes. They all thought She's so cute. Marceline smiled as she sat next to Kid and lightly leaned on his shoulder, shocking the boys and making them all glare at Kid.

You are my rival.

Kid ignored their glares and smiled back at his sister.

At break, a few kids surrounded Marceline. "Where are you from?" One asked.

"I was born in Death City." Marceline replied. "But since I wanted to see the world, I went to California."

"That's so cool." Another kid said. "Do you have any family members that live here?"

"Yeah." Marceline replied. "Kid is my older brother." Everyone stayed silent and looked at Kid. "What?" He asked.

"You never told us you had a little sister." A third kid said.

"You never asked." Kid replied.

"You should have told us anyway!" Another kid yelled before his eyes widened. "Wait does that mean Lord Death is your father?" Marceline nodded with a smile while all of the kids gasped.

The usual gang was in the courtyard talking and laughing about the day they experienced. They mostly talked about how Marceline told the students that Kid was her older brother. "By the way." Marceline said. "Some kids were talking about a report about the Holy Sword Excalibur." Kid and Blackstar made a face that showed that whatever she said was annoying. "What?" She asked.

"So they brought that up." Kid said.

"Lame sword." Blackstar said annoyed.

"Why do you guys think it's lame?" Marceline asked. "It can grant victory and glory to the chosen one."

"Where did you hear that?" Tsubaki asked curiously.

"Some kids were talking about it earlier." Marceline said before she turned to Kid and Blackstar. "What grudge do you have against Excalibur?"

"Take my word and never go searching for that thing ever." Kid said as he put a hand on her shoulder. "Blackstar and I learned it the hard way."

"You met Excalibur!?" Kid nodded while Blackstar turned away. "I hated that thing." He said. "He kept saying the same damn thing over and over and he kept waving that stupid stick."

"Sounds like he's pretty lame." Marceline said.

"He looks lame." Blackstar said while Patty laughed. "Hey what are we talking about?" She asked. "I thought we were talking about giraffes." Everyone couldn't help but facepalm.

"So what do you want to do?" Liz asked when she, Paty, Kid, and Marceline entered the doors to Gallows Manor. "And what's with the black rose?" Kid noticed that Marceline clutched onto a black rose in her hands. He immediately knew what was going on. "You still haven't gotten over it?" He asked her, ignoring the confused sisters. "We have to move on." he continued. "That's what he would want us to do."

"I know that." Marceline replied.

"So what are we talking about?" Patty asked the two siblings. Kid turned to her. "It's nothing." He said before he and Marceline made their way to the living room. "There's something they're not telling us." Liz said. "And we're gonna find out what it is."

Me: It seems that Liz and Patty(Well mostly Liz) are curious to see what dark secrets Kid and Marceline hide. Stay tuned.