Chapter 2 - The Students of D.W.M.A
''Hey Lord Death!" said the girl who had come in. Her hair was worn in pig-tails just as Aoi's was, but her hair color was light brown. She wore a school outfit with a black jacket, was an inch or so smaller than Aoi, and her eyes were a nice shade of green which made Mizuki smile to herself.
''Oh hello, Maka!" replied Lord Death, Stein was now nowhere to be found. Aoi looked at the girl, tilting her head a bit. Maka looked at Aoi, smiling kindly towards her.
''Hey, Maka. Shouldn't we get going?" asked the boy next to her. He had snow white hair, red eyes, and seemed to be a bit smaller than the girl known as 'Maka.' His voice sounded smooth as he talked, yet sarcastic which annoyed Aoi for some reason.
''No, Soul,'' replied Maka, continuing to look Aoi Mizuki up and down slowly and catiously.
''Oh, Aoi, we should be getting back to your weapon selection! Class is going to start today, so we should be picking up the pace. Now, you want Yuki?" Lord Death asked her.
Aoi just nodded, not saying anything to him. She was so focused on the two next to her. She seemed to like the girl, but she wasn't so sure for the boy. He seemed too free with no cares in the world to her.
''I'm Maka Albarn.'' Maka put her hand out for Aoi to shake it. Aoi did so, returning the kind smile Maka had been using with her. ''Next to me is my partner, Soul Eater Evans.'' She pointed to the boy next to her.
''How old are you exactly?" Soul asked, looking Aoi up. She seemed taller than both of them, which Soul assumed she was older than him and Maka.
''I am 15 years old, and how old are you both?" asked Mizuki.
''I am-'' Soul began to say before he was interrupted by a girl coming in.
''Ah! Yuki, meet Aoi Mizuki; your new meister,'' said Lord Death.
''Nice to meet you,'' said Yuki in a soft voice.
''You too,'' said Aoi.
''Hurry, hurry children! It is time to get to class, you know. You'll be late if you do not hurry,'' Lord Death sad to the children, looking at each of them. They nodded, hurrying out of the room and towards the hallways.
''Wait! Maka and Soul, you both have the same classes as Yuki and Aoi. Show them around, will you?" Lord Death had said to them.
The children ran their ways down the hallway to get to their first class together, which was taught by a man named Sid.
Day after day had passed, Aoi and Yuki becoming used to one another's soul while they fought the evil souls known as the kishin. They had even met a few new people along their days known as Black Star and Tsubaki. Maka and Aoi became great friends along with Yuki. A month or so had passed since Yuki and Aoi went to the school, which was enough time for the two to get used to the way the D.W.M.A ran.
''Hey Uncle!" called Aoi. She began to make her way up the stairs to the first floor of Stein's house. Aoi looked around, but Stein was nowhere to be found. The house was dark except for the few candles spread around, which served almost useless for a light source. A female snicker was heard somewhere near her. Aoi instantly looked around in confusion, fear growing inside her.
''Hello?" She asked as she cautiously walked around. ''Anyone here? Uncle Stein, is that you?" Aoi came over to a dark figure in the corner of the room and touched what appeared to be it's arm. However, it was not Stein. Instead it was a female with snake tattoos along both arms. She had brown hair, yellow eyes, was wearing a black suit, and was barefoot.
''Hello, Mizuki,'' hissed the strange woman. ''I am here because I need to tell you a few things and I need a favor from you.'' The woman stepped out of the dark corner, coming towards Aoi with a smile on her face. Black arrows shot around the room, wrapping around Aoi. She struggled to get free, but she failed. The arrows were tightly wrapped around her with no easy way of breaking free. If only Yuki were here, thought Aoi.
''My name is Medusa Gorgon, and I need to tell you how much potential you have – and you certainly have a lot. You are a witch, Mizuki and you do not know how to harvest your powers to their fullest yet. That is where I come in. Once I inject you with this…'' Medusa swiftly comes next to Aoi and injects her with a black liquid. ''This is my black blood that I give to you, and I need you to do a little thing for me. You must spy on your little friends that you have.'' Medusa snickered evily at this, her yellow eyes flickering.
Aoi stood there, helpless. Suddenly her thoughts on studying, friends, Stein, school, and everything else had froze up.
''You do not have to do this, but if you are not with me, by definition you are against me,'' said Medusa looking seriously at Aoi.
''I will,'' replied Aoi. Something about this woman had made her feel safe and warm inside. She seemed much more sane than Stein was, and she wanted to stay near this woman.
''Good,'' said Medusa. ''You cannot tell anyone about this. Not a single soul alive must know about this unless I tell them about it. '' Medusa began to crawl up the wall, jamming herself in the corner once again. ''You will gain powers from the black blood which will make you more powerful than anyone can imagine.''
''W-Will it hurt me, though?" asked Aoi, looking Medusa in the eyes.
''No, no. You will be fine,'' answered Medusa coldly. ''For now, atleast,'' she muttered under her breath so Mizuki wouldn't be able to hear what she had just said. This made Medusa snicker to herself and let an evil smirk form around her lips. Medusa offered her hand to Aoi. Aoi took the hand, Medusa then pulling her up onto the wall.
Medusa whistled, a broom burst in in through the roof and resting in front of them. Medusa held Aoi tightly, taking her onto the broom with her. ''Let us control this city,'' Medusa said. ''Together, we shall rule the D.W.M.A.'' And together, they flew through the skies on that broom.