Chapter 8: The Darkest Blood
"Only one can overcome the Darkness in ones soul…"
"D-dai? Is that you? Why, why? Why did you leave me…? I just need to know please. Dai, Dai…" Ren wakes up panting, looking around wondering if that all was just a dream. She attempts to get out of her bed; it has not even crossed her mind how she got home. Ren runs to Dais room hoping he is there and it was all one bad dream. Her head lowers a bit when she saw an empty room like someone had moved out. "So it wasn't a dream…I wish Dai was here. I miss him so much. Or maybe I don't need him…"
"Don't worry you have me Ren." Maka says coming from the bathroom.
"Maka? What are you doing here?" Ren says looking back at Maka from the empty room.
"Well Professor Stein told me to keep an eye on you, which was my intentions anyway," Maka says flashing a small smile at Ren.
"Keep an eye? What am I, a ticking time bomb or something?" Ren then walks pass Maka into the bathroom.
Maka sighs a little, grabs her bag from the sofa, opens the door to the outside, and begins to walk out the door.
"Well, I'll see you at school right? Okay?" Maka awaits an answer, hoping she will respond.
"Yeah, okay!" Ren yells from the bathroom.
Maka walks out the door, closing it behind her, and walks to the schoolhouse. Ren walks slowly out the room after taking a long bath; she was now fully dressed.
"This is going to be a-" Ren sees the figure of another walk into her home, while she is brushing her red hair in the mirror. "Hello?"
Dai walks past Ren with no respond from her hello and appears in his old room with an empty small box in his arms.
"Didn't mean to startle you, I was picking up a few things…" Dai says while grabbing items from a desk.
"Can I ask you something Dai?" Ren says appearing next to him.
"What is it…?" Dai continues to pack things in the box.
"Why did you suddenly leave me…? I do not quite understand. I was angry at first, but now I am just trying to understand you. C'mon, please talk to me." She says with a teary look in her blue eyes
"There are some questions that are best unanswered." He says beginning to walk out the room.
"But…please? Her eyes begin to tear up and she clinches her fist.
"Tch…" He walks out of the home closing the door behind him, and walks to the schoolhouse.
Ren punches the wall with her fist; making a hole in the wall. She then wipes the tears from her eyes and grabs her book bag, walking out the door. She takes a glance down at the table next to the front door and sees a key, which is for her house. She smiles slightly to herself and closes the door to her home, then begins walking to school.
DING DONG, DING DONG
Loudspeaker: Will all students report to there respective classroom please. Thank you.
Students begin to scatter and walk to class. Maka, Soul, Blackstar, Tsubaki, and Ren walk to class together. Ren was seen holding her books to her chest as she kept her eyes fixated on the ground. All of them walk into the classroom and take there seats.
"Well students, welcome to class. For starters, the top five scores for the exam are the following: 1st. Dai Kiyoshi, 2nd. Ren Yoshi, 3rd. Maka Albarn, 4th. Tsubaki, and 5th. Soul Eater Evans." Stein looks up at the students after finishing what he said.
"Congratulations students" Stein begins to clap and the class follows.
Maka, Ren, and Tsubaki all rise and say together, "Domo arigato gozaimasu!"
"HUH? Why aren't I on the list?" Blackstar shouts from his seat.
"Well, you kind of scored the lowest." Stein says looking away, with a quiet tone.
"W-w-what!" Blackstar yells.
The classroom fills with laughter and gets quiet when Stein speaks.
Well with no further ado; wait. Children where's Dai Kiyoshi?" Stein says with a confused look on his pale face.
"Right here…Sorry I'm late…" Dai says coming into the classroom taking his seat.
"SHOW OFF, MAKING A BIG ENTRANCE AND CRAP!" Blackstar yells from his seat with an angered tone. He pouts and folds his arms across his chest.
"Awe, shut up Blackstar…" Soul says from the top of Blackstar's seat, sitting in his own.
"Now, now children. There is no need to be all roused up for no reason. Dai was just a little late, that's all." Stein says staring at Dai.
"Yeah, yeah. It won't happen again…" Dai says with his hood covering most of his face.
"Good, now lets start the lesson shall we?" Stein turns around in his chair before flashing a smile towards the children.
Five Hours Later…
DING, DONG, DING DONG
"Man, what a long day of school. I'm pooped." Soul says with a laziest tone of voice.
"Yeah, it's never been this long before…" Blackstar says after Soul.
"Well, for once I have to agree with you guys." Maka covers her mouth after yawning quietly.
"You guys want to go to Ren's house?" Tsubaki says towards them.
"My house?" Ren questioned, after looking up at them.
"Yeah you need some friends right now," Tsubaki says smiling at Ren.
"Well?" They all say questioning Ren, with big smiles on their faces.
"Sure, why not." Ren says after a soft smile and giggle to them .
As they, all walk towards the house, Ren stops and coughs into her hand. She looks at her hand and sees her own blood. The rest of them continue to walk, not paying any attention to the female Ren. Her eyes seem to become larger and she stares into her hand. Her face expression looking like she just saw a ghost, or she just saw Death. She then says quietly…
"Black…Blood?"
