That evening after class everyone was at Maka and Souls' house for an impromptu meeting, but only Soul, Maka and Akira knew that.
"Wow Soul, you really invited the chick that used you like she was in some hammer throwing competition?" BlackStar joked, socking him in the arm.
"We came to terms."
"Yeah, we decided not to compete in the Olympics since scythes aren't a regulated throwing object for Track and Field." Akira deadpanned, grinning when Soul and BlackStar both snorted.
Once everyone was situated in the common room Akira stood up and took a deep breath.
"I am here to explain a bunch of things." They paused, and decided that looking at the ground was the best course of action for further public speaking. They didn't like how everyone was staring at them. (Except for Maka, who was giving them an encouraging smile.)
"You know how I appeared right after your friend Kid disappeared?"
A few of them muttered yes.
"Well he didn't actually disappear…."
"Do you mean you know where he is?" Liz asked, sceptical.
"Yes. His soul is actually just a different part of my soul because instead only being made of Lord Death's soul like my brother Asura we were also made with a soul part of Lady Memoria the first Demon and the parts split instead of being one whole soul the part you knew before was Kid who was all shinigami but now it's me instead I'm all demon."
They looked like they were one notch away from hyperventilating as the four people who did not know this news already stared at them in bewilderment.
"For a long time we were just one soul, but then Lord Death made us come here, because we had been living with Mom in another Realm because she rules it She's also his wife and the first Reaper Weapon and the eighth warlord but we were living with her for a long time and coming here made the shinigami part and the demon part split so now we are two souls but one has always overshadowed the other for control. Now it's my soul that's doing it. So... here I am. I still have all the same memories I do know all of you it's just that none of you know me."
"Soooo… you're Kid?" Patty asked.
"No. I'm Akira. Kid and I have different souls. We know all the same stuff though."
"Wait wait wait so you're a demon? Isn't that bad?" BlackStar asked. Tsubaki cast him a glare.
"Demons are on the same level as Shinigamis. We are not inherently good or evil, and like Asura, and like humans, our souls can become sources of malevolence. We are few, like Shinigamis. My mother makes sure of that."
"And who exactly was your mother?" Liz asked, resting her elbows on her knees and her chin in hand.
"Lady Memoria of the realm of the Underworld, the first Demon, the first Reaper Weapon, and the first to call my father and idiot. She supposed, after being used to strike down her stepson, that a more stable individual would be created if two souls were mixed. Thus me. Well, not me, but, me before the two parts separated anyway."
"So she rules a Realm?."
"Yes."
"What's a realm?"
"Well it's just like a different plane of space that's separate from here."
"So your mom's still married to Lord Death?"
"It's a long distance relationship. They haven't seen each other in the past 600 or so years but it's not like they'd have anyone to cheat with even if they weren't loyal."
"If they've been apart for so long how are you here?" Patty asked.
"Ha-ha, well, about that-"
"He's old as balls." Soul stated. "We got this story on the way to the Dispensary." Maka and Akira glared at him.
"I'm immortal, developmentally I am the human year equivalent of a fifteen year old." Akira stated coolly, crossing their arms. "It's not like we need to grow up quickly after all."
"So if you're a different soul can our wavelengths still fit?" asked Patty.
"See, Patty. Asking the important questions, why don't we find out because frankly I have no fucking clue."
"Now?" Said Liz, raising an eyebrow.
"Sure, why not."
"Okay."
"Okiedokie!"
The sisters transformed, and Akira caught them with ease.
As soon as they did so, they grimaced, smoke beginning to curl off their hands.
"Is it working?" Liz asked, her reflection shining through the metal.
"Mostly." Their hands stopped smoldering. "It'd be a good idea to do some exercises though so I can tune into you guys properly at a faster rate."
"Is that why it felt funny?" Patty asked, her reflection now showing as well.
"Yeah." Her sister confirmed. "It could be worse though, so I guess we're lucky for that," she sighed.
The Thompson sisters turned back and flopped onto the couch again.
"The housing arrangement isn't changing right?" Liz asked.
"No."
"Then where have you been?" her tone was accusatory, like a mom scolding her child for being out past curfew.
"I was, uh, out."
"Where?"
"Around the city…."
"And what were you doing around the city?"
"...things..?"
"Which were?"
"I'd don't know, I sat in a tree for a while."
"For three days?"
"Yes."
"You sat in a tree for three days."
"Yes."
"You expect me to believe that."
"Do you want me to SHOW you the tree I was in?!" Akira nearly yelled, exasperated.
"You guys are going to have very interesting conversations." Tsubaki mused as Akira and Liz continued to bicker about Akira's recent activities.
"I'll say," Blair said, walking out of Souls room in cat form with a yawn. "All this yelling woke me up." she turned into her human form in her normal witch outfit and stretched. When she saw Akira she perked up though and jump over to them.
"Ooh! Soul and Maka have a new friend!" She said, hugging them in the way that pushes her boobs into people's faces.
Akiras face however, was one of stone cold disinterest.
"Please don't touch me with those." they muttered.
"Awww, your no fun," Blair pouted, letting Akira go. "They must be Maka's friend."
Akira chuckled at that backhanded comment as Maka glared at Blair, who looked back at Akira with a grin.
"Well this has been an interesting night." Liz sighed, stretching her arms. She was a little bit sore from the time it took Akira to get their wavelengths to fit right.
"I'll say," Tsubaki agreed. "We should probably get dinner started."
"Yeah. Hey who wants Chinese food?!" She yelled. A chorus of whoops and sures answered back, and Tsubaki left to get the menu from the pile next to the phone.