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A New Beginning: Life at Shade Academy

Shade Three: KRCT's Past

"Now as all of you know, different Grimm inhabit the lands of the four kingdoms. Case in point is the Grimm that live out here in the desert who've adapted…"

Leone groaned as eyes were heavy from hearing Stylish's lectures. She put her head down on the desk. "Man…never thought I would miss Port's lectures of his past heroic deeds. At least I could catch up on some sleep."

Esdeath was busy taking notes. "I kinda agree. I miss hearing those."

Cornelia made extra sure writing down what her teacher said. "We are kinda learning more. What do you think Akame?" She didn't hear a reply from her leader. "Akame?" The blonde looked over at the other girl and saw that she was a little out of it. Cornelia poked her shoulder which seemed to snap Akame out of it and turned to her. "Are you okay Akame?"

Akame looked away from her teammate. "I'm fine. Just thinking is all." Somehow Cornelia knew her leader had much more on her mind.

"Ahem." The team heard Stylish and looked over at him who had his arms crossed. "Something you four wish to share with the rest of the class?"

The whole team looked they were caught in the headlights. Akame shook her head. "No, sir. Nothing at all."

Stylish continued to stare at his students. "And let's keep it that way." He turned around to his board. "Now, continuing on…" He resumed teaching his lesson but Akame continued to linger in her thoughts.

B

Lunch finally came around which Leone now considers a godsend considering who her teachers were now. It's been several weeks now since team ALCE enrolled in Shade Academy and they have gotten used to living in it. Having their former enemies as their teachers, Akame and Leone were still trying to get used to that. Apart from that, everything else seemed good. Kurome and her team spend some time with them whenever they had free time. The same with NDGO much to Kurome's annoyance and even May who wanted more female friends. It was great…but not the same. No matter what, it wasn't the same as living in Beacon with Ruby and everyone else Akame and Leone met. It was something they and the rest of ALCE had to get used to. But there was one that was constantly on Akame's mind and has been thinking about for quite some time.

It was obvious enough for the rest of her team. They've noticed it a while back. Leone took a sip of her milk and set it down. "Alright, Akame. How about you tell us already? You have that look again. Plus, you even haven't touched your food which is really weird."

The Faunus blonde had a point as Akame didn't even touch her lunch. Of course, she was planning on telling them so better sooner than later. "As you wish. I've been debating if we should tell the rest of Kurome's team."

Already they what their leader meant by that. "You mean about who we really are? Past lives and everything?"

Akame nodded at her girlfriend's question. "They deserve to know. I already told Kurome so it makes sense her team should know about it too."

"What about NDGO and our other friends?" Esdeath asked.

Her leader shook her head at the question. "No. I do admit they have been kind to us but we have more history with Kurome's team. History they need to know about."

Leone sighed as she knew where this was going. "So we're doing this again except this time is just with a smaller group. Well, I'm on board just as long we don't tell Chelsea…"

"Leone…"

The Faunus blonde waved her hand nonchalantly at Akame. "I know already. Just pointing that out." Cornelia and Esdeath still had no idea what their two teammates had to hide involving Chelsea. What about you two?"

The other two members looked at each other then back at their teammates. "If Akame says so. Plus, I don't think our other friends would take it as well as Ruby and the others did. They'll probably freak out actually."

Esdeath couldn't agree more with Cornelia. "Yeah…especially with what you two done before. Me included and I don't want them freaking out about that." Yeah, they didn't need that part concerning their other friends.

It was unanimous. "Then it's settled. After classes are over, we'll invite Kurome's team into our room. That's when and where we'll tell them the truth. I'll let Kurome know in advance."

That was their plan. Leone only had one worry, though. "Let's just hope they can take it."

B

"So…what is it that Akame's team want with us Kurome? Kinda weird they ask for us all of a sudden."

Kurome was leading her team to her sister's room after she got a text from Akame saying that it was time to tell them. She was still a little unsure about the whole thing but could understand why Akame wanted to tell them. They didn't know it but they had history with Akame's team. Akame included. "You'll see soon enough Chelsea." They stopped in front of ALCE's door. "And we're here." She knocked on the door a few times.

While they were waiting for the door to be answered, Chelsea had thoughts of her own. Ever since Kurome received that text from Akame, she had been acting a little differently. Chelsea wasn't stupid. She's been with Kurome long enough to see certain signs like when was smiling happily at her, it meant she was really pissed off. The door opened to reveal Akame. "Hey there. Brought them as asked."

Akame stepped off to the side. "Come inside."

KRCT accepted the invitation and walked inside the room. They saw the other members sitting on the bottom bunks from both sides. This was actually the first time they've seen ALCE's room and Chelsea couldn't help but laugh. "You know you're allowed to decorate your room right?" She didn't hear a reply so she just decided to ask the question the rest of her team had on their minds. "Alright. So what is it you wanted to talk about?"

No one spoke a word about it. Instead, Akame walked over to a corner where she kept Murasame and picked it up to show the other team. She slowly drew the sword out until it was fully revealed. As a sword user herself, Taeko was very impressed at the sword she was seeing. "Quite the sword you have. If I remember right, you used that same sword back at your initiation but haven't used it since."

She was right on the ball there. "Yes. That's correct."

Chelsea crossed her arms at this whole thing. "Can we get to the point of this already? I'm pretty sure you didn't call us over to show us your sword."

Akame knew that. She had to prepare for what they were going to them up ahead. "You're right. Before we get to that, why do you think I haven't used this sword since the initiation?"

It was a good question and they were wondering about that. Rienna decided to give a guess. "Does it have to do with how you killed those Grimm with it? I mean you just attacked them once and they went down after that."

Akame nodded at the answer. "Yes. You see, this sword is too dangerous to be used against others. If it can do what it can to Grimm, I'm sure you know what would happen if the same thing could do to a human." She brought up a pretty good point and explained why she didn't use it since the initiation. "That's because this sword, Murasame is a weapon called an Imperial Arms."

Now questions were being raised. "An Imperial Arms? I've never heard such a thing before."

"Of course, you haven't." Taeko and the other two girls looked over at Leone. "That's because an Imperial Arms isn't from this world."

And even more questions were raised. "Hold on. That doesn't make sense. How can you have a weapon that's from a different worl…d…?" Chelsea slowly realized the answer to her own question. "No way…" Taeko and Rienna continued to look at Akame and started to realize what Chelsea was getting at.

"What you're assuming is correct." Akame sheathed Murasame since they've figured it out. "The truth is…Leone and I are from a world not of this one. What's more is that before we were students, Leone and I were once assassins."

The room was filled with a familiar silence. It was then Chelsea laughed that broke the silence. "Assassins. Yeah, right. Can you actually believe this Kurome?" She looked over to her girlfriend but wasn't laughing. "Kurome?"

Kurome sighed and looked at Chelsea in the eye. "She's serious, Chelsea. What Akame said is true."

Chelsea stopped smiling but still chuckled a little. "Okay, the whole different world is hard enough to believe but assassins? Really? Freaking assassins?! Like you two really-"

"Yes, Chelsea. We did kill people but not the kind you think." Leone interrupted. "The kind we dealt with, they were those who harmed others for the fun of it. In other words, people who deserved what's coming for them."

That didn't make things any better for them. "And that makes what you do justifiable?" Takeo pointed out.

Her response was Leone laughing at her. "I didn't say that now, did I?"

She had a point which meant they fully knew what they were doing. Chelsea was having a harder time trying to keep a straight face. "You got to be kidding me. Just how the hell…I mean…" Something else came to her and looked over at Kurome. "Did you seriously know about this?"

To her horror, Kurome nodded. "Yes. Akame told me everything after our fight in the Vytal Festival. I found it a little hard to believe at first but she and Leone said is true. They were assassins and they did come from another world. It's also true that I am her sister. Even back in her world."

This became all the more confusing to Chelsea and her teammates. "No way. That's bull! I've known you for a long time and I know you're not from another world."

"She's not technically wrong." Chelsea looked back at Akame. "You see, the Kurome you know is different than the one I've known."

Chelsea was getting fed up by all of this. "Just get to the point already."

Akame would do just that. "Fine then. There was a Kurome I knew back in my world and she was my younger sister, blood and all. Not only that, there was you, Chelsea. And Rienna and Taeko."

Taeko felt a little surprised upon hearing that. "Is that…even true?"

Leone nodded at the question. "Uh-huh. In fact, Chelsea was on the same team as me and Akame for a short time. That means…back in our world, you were in assassin same as us. Hell, you racked up as many kills as Akame."

Chelsea certainly did not expect to hear that. Even more, since she was just told she was an assassin one time. "And what about Taeko and Rienna?" For some reason, she felt afraid to know the answer to that.

So did her two teammates but Akame needed to tell them. "For Taeko, we've met before and not just me." She looked over at Taeko. "You've met Cora too." Taeko was surprised to hear that. "And you were the one that killed her."

Taeko's felt her blood run cold when she heard that. She looked over at Cornelia who wasn't even looking at her. "No…" To be told that she was the one who killed the one she loved, she couldn't just believe it. "Now it makes sense why Cora looked at me the way she did earlier at the Festival. Akame must've told her about this before."

Unfortunately, Akame wasn't finished yet. "It's true. The two of you were enemies back in my world and I was the one who killed you in return." And that did not make things easier for her. "So you can imagine my surprise when I saw you, Chelsea, and Kurome again back at the Vytal Festival. I felt the same when I saw Cora with my own eyes."

Taeko closed her hand tightly as her breathing became tighter. "Was I one of your enemies that you spoke before?"

To her surprise, she saw Akame shake her head. "No. This was long before I met Leone. Cora and I were part of team called the Elite Seven. Seven individuals who showed remarkable kill ranks. I was naïve and believed what I thought was right but was actually being used. If it makes you feel better, you two were friends before you discovered you were enemies."

It didn't, actually. Taeko was still getting over the fact she actually killed the girl that she loved. "Cora…"

Rienna gulped as she was afraid what Akame might've known about her. "And…me?"

In all honesty, Rienna was the hardest one here and Akame knew it. "We didn't know you, per say. However, we did know your father. Bols."

Rienna's eyes widened in shock. "My dad?"

Akame took in a deep breathe. "Yes. I won't beat around the bush so I'll tell you. Bols was one of two targets we were ordered to kill."

Fear ran through Rienna's body after hearing that. "No way. My dad was…"

"He wasn't what you think he is." Leone interrupted again. Rienna looked over at the Faunus blonde. "A friend of ours was abducted once and learned some things about the team your dad was on called the Jaegers. From what he told us, your dad was actually a nice guy. A little creepy with the mask but overall a nice guy."

Rienna was glad to hear that but it still didn't explain why he was targeted. "If he was nice, why did you have to kill him?"

Of course, she would ask that and had the right to know. "They were orders. Before he joined the Jaegers, Bols was part of the incendiary squad that set people and villages on fire. He was a target based on his abilities regardless of him being nice."

Now Rienna was horrified after learning what her father did in another world. It almost seemed unreal to her. "My dad…did all of those things?"

Akame could understand the other girl's reaction. "He was a soldier, Rienna. A soldier is ordered what to do regardless what the order is."

That was something Rienna couldn't argue but the thought of her father burning people alive wasn't what she expected to hear even if it was her father from another world. "And you killed him because of the orders you were given."

"Not exactly." Rienna turned to Akame. "He was killed but it was neither I nor Leone who did. Someone else killed him." She knew where this part was going.

Rienna never felt so afraid but she had to know. "Then who was it?"

Akame was silent for a few seconds before giving the other girl her answer. "One of our own dealt the final blow to Bols and that person was..." She turned to one certain girl. "You, Chelsea." Chelsea's heart dropped and Rienna was horrified. "I'm afraid it doesn't stop there. Shortly after we returned from a mission, we learned soon that a family, a young daughter and her mother were raped and killed beyond comprehension." Rienna couldn't help but feel a very horrible feeling coming over her. "That family belonged to Bols."

Hearing that proved too much for Rienna as she just shut down and dropped to her knees. "Rienna!" Taeko instantly went over to her to see if she was okay.

Unfortunately for them, Akame wasn't done yet. "There's more." The three members didn't know how much more they could take after hearing that bomb about Rienna's family. "Shortly after Bols was killed, you were killed in return, Chelsea." Chelsea completely froze upon hearing that. "And the one who did it was-"

"That's enough, Akame." Akame saw her younger sister turn to her. "I think they've heard enough. If it'll be alright, I'd like to tell the rest of them later on after they've recovered."

Akame nodded at the request. "Of course. I know all of this is hard to take in but what I…Leone had told you is true. You deserved to know the truth of what we knew from before. Take your time."

Kurome was thankful for that and kneeled down next to her teammate. "Come on Rienna." She brought the other girl up with Taeko helping. "Come on. Let's go already." The teamed headed to the door and Chelsea opened it. They soon left the room to return to their own.

Leone sighed when they finally left. "Well…that went as expected and we didn't tell them the other side of it."

Esdeath couldn't help but feel bad for what the other team had to go through. "Do you think they'll be alright? I mean…"

"They had the right to know." Akame spoke. Her grip tightened around the sheath of Murasame. "It was difficult but it had to be done. I don't blame them. This is different from when we told Ruby and the others because they were people we once knew."

Cornelia agreed but that didn't mean she had to like it. "They took it a lot harder than I thought. Not that I blame them. So what happens now?"

It was a question Akame wished to know. "That'll depend on the next time we see them."