Chapter 6: The Broken Bond

"Without another, one can not reach one's potential"

An awkward silence enters upon the room, Dai glances towards the ground and Ren started to stare at him. They all seemed to be at ease, as no one says a word for more than three minutes, when Stein stops the silence and response with…

"W-what did you say? I think you need to run that by me again…" Stein takes a glimpse towards Dai's frame and waited for an response from the male.

"I have no need or concern to repeat myself. Stein…" Dai's face expression suits the one of an emo person, being more depressed than usual.

"I personally don't think the kid knows what he just said, and if he does then he must be really serious than." Spirit's eyes begin to close, as he exhales a deep sigh.

Ren started to attempt calling Dai's name, but her mouth would not move when she began to open it and speak. Her blue eyes seem to stare more and more as the conversation kept its trail.

"I don't play games, you all should know this by now…And I know exactly what I'm saying, I don't need Ren and she doesn't need me…" Dai said after an uttered silence.

"Do you have any idea what will happen to Ren if you go through with this Dai? Because if you do, then you would know as a partner, no as a friend, that she needs you with every breath in her body." Stein's interpretive voice seemed angered towards Dai's comment.

Dai and Ren have been partners ever since the school year started, and they connected the first day they met. However, Dai as he is would just say 'It was just a big coincidence' and they did not meet by fate. Ren and Dai meet a long time ago, but only Ren remembers it, Dai does not really care that much for his past. Thus, being why it is an unknown story. Ren was about six or seven and Dai was around the same age. She was playing in the park one day with one of her nannies, which always followed her around and never left her sight but this day. Ren was playing alone when the nanny went off to get some ice cream and a tall well-built male approached Ren attempting to rape her. Dai came out of no where and tore the guy apart, Ren believes it was Dai, but she only saw the black hooded jacket Dai usually wears. This is why Ren knows in her heart that Dai is the one for her. More over, this being the reason Ren is only compatible to Dai's soul.

"Tch…Whatever, I asked nicely for a change…" Dai turns his figure around and he began to walk from out of the office. His frame started to disappear into the darkness of the school shadows.

Ren sits there with a non-expressed look upon her face with tears running down her soft pale face. Her cheeks turn red and Ren begins to cry. She sinks her head into her pillow and cries her heart out. Stein sighs to himself and glances down towards the crying girl. He pats her head and then runs his fingers through out her semi-short red hair.

"W-why? I- I do not understand…How could he leave me like this…is their something I have done? Why, why, why, why…!" Ren's crying subsided and anger began to fuel her soul.

"It's alright Ren, Dais most likely going through something right now." Stein says with a smile. "He'll be back, don't worry" He says, trying to comfort her.

"Yeah! Me and Stein can promise you that." Spirit then says flashing a smile down towards the female.

"No. I know the truth. Dai is never like this, he has nothing going on with him. I would know out of all people, and I now for a fact that he does not. If he wants to leave me and be a bitch then fine. I don't need him anyways…" Ren's words became more and more agitated by the second.

Ren gets herself from out of the bed pushes past the males and falls towards the ground clinching her chest as an evil soul presents leaks from her body.

"Stein! We have to move now!" Spirit says as he fell to his knees and looks towards the girl.

"…" I knew this would happen…I just had not known when. Why this soon, what is she planning to do with this young girl. Stein says thinking to himself. "Hold her down Spirit, make sure you let go when I do this, got it?"

"Yeah, now go!" Spirit held Ren's figure down on the ground as he waited for Stein.

"Stein nodded his head and placed his palm against Ren's chest and said "Soul purge!"

Stein is one of the only meisters to take his or her soul and make it connect with another's with out any warning. He can do this for a defense, offense, or to use it in such a way that he can calm the soul with his own. Spirit and Stein pick Ren up from off the ground as she passes out once more and places her on the office bed.

"I don't have a clue what to do, any ideas Stein?" Spirit folds his arms across his chest and looks over at Stein.

"I have no ide-…Wait! I know what Dai's going to do." Stein ran out of the office and disappeared out of the school doors.

"Wait, Stein! What's going on?" Spirit yells down the school hallway.

Dai walks down the cold dark streets of Death City, to one it would seem he was looking for someone. Nevertheless, his face expression didn't show much concern, or did it? As he walked passed streetlights, they would burst into a black flame and crackle in the night. Dai's hands stayed in his pockets, and his hood stayed placed over his head. His black eyes would seem to look up time-to-time, just to see his direction.

"I have no time for this, what am I doing. Why am I trying to help this girl? I do not quite understand it myself, but I have to. More like how Maka and Soul act towards another, maybe I should act that way to Ren. Nah, I don't think so, not my style." Dai looks up towards the moon and blinks slightly, as he would talk to himself. "I wonder if Ren remembers when I saved her poor little butt as a kid. I had no intention to, but my body just moved. I guess that is what you do for a partner. "I still remember when I first met Ren…"

"Hi, I'm Ren. Ren Yoshi, it is nice to meet you.

"…" Dai turns his head and looks away

"Hey! I am talkin' to you! At least tell me your name." Ren placed her hand on her hip and stared at the male.

Dai sighs and looks up at the female. "The name's Dai, Dai Kiyoshi.

"Well that's more like it!" She pokes his cheek and slightly giggles to herself.

"I'm a weapon, more like a Bow and Arrow." Ren says with some spunk in her voice.

"I'm a meister, and the only reason I want you as a partner is because of your skill, nothing more…" Dai turns his back to the female, and begins to walk away.

"Hey! Wait for me!" She runs behind him standing by his side.

Dai kept walking down the dark streets as his somewhat flash back subsided

"I don't think I just want Ren as a weapon anymore…She is my friend…I understand that now, more than I ever did." He says with a low-pitched voice.

A small women's laugh echoed from the distance of the night. Dai leaps from the ground on top of a small building's roof, towards the voice and he sees no one other than…

"Well, well, well. I knew I could find the trash here…" Dai says looking towards his upcoming opponent.

"I see you've come back for more Bulls-EyE." The female says.

"This time you will not leave here alive today, Medusa…"