Chapter 5: Lies and Secrets
'Hurt me with truth, but never comfort me with a lie.'-Unknown
"It certainly is a very strange mission, Kid." Liz commented, looking over Kid's shoulder while Patty was at the other.
They were all currently in the cafeteria chatting about the mission, Kid had picked. Across the trio, was Tsubaki and Soul chatting happily as they ate their lunch. Currently, it was lunch time and the cafeteria was filled with students talking loudly and eating their meals
Kid gave a sigh, leaning on the plastic bench. His eyes were slightly narrowed from his drowsiness. "I thought it might've be an interesting one."
"Don't you think, it's a bit suspicious that you need your dad's permission for a mission that barely has any information on it?"Liz answered. Recently, Kid had noticed, she was more hesitant about his choices.
"Very, which is why I want to investigate even more." The half-shinigami said honestly. He knew finding out more about this weird mission would help him learn more about his father. "Patty, what do you think?" Kid turned to her, knowing the other sister would accept anything anyone says, but Kid's eyes turned narrow when he noticed Patty's strange behaviour.
Patty was silent throughout the conservation, which is so unlike of her. She kept staring at Kid without even taking a single bite off her meal. Her blue eyes seemed very hesitant and sorrowful. She finally answered in a small voice without taking her eyes off of her meister. "Sorry, Kid. I…" She paused and took a big breath."…don't…..know."
'I'm loosing their trust.' Kid thought. 'I am loosing them.' Tears almost fell from the boy's eyes, the thought of Liz and Patty leaving was almost unbearable to him. He couldn't imagine himself live without his weapons, his friends…his sisters.
"Kid, just be honest with us. Why do you want to go to this mission so much?" Liz spoke.
"Uhhhhh…"Kid remained silent. Be honest with all his fears and inner demons. No, he can't do that. His friends would be terrified of him and his psychotic tendencies. Loosing his friends would be much more painful than loosing himself.
Kid swallowed his saliva and came up with an answer. "I would like to address something my father seems worried about."
Both Patty and Liz gave him calmed and believed looks by his satisfying answer, but there was still a slight hesitance in their eyes.
"How about you go ask your father about the mission first, Kid." Tsubaki suggested nicely, who sat across the shinigami and was beside Soul. "Then you can ask Patty and Liz if they agree with all the things your dad told you."
"Good idea, Tsubaki." Kid praised, standing up from his seat. "I'll be off then, guys."
Liz moved from her seat to let Kid pass. The black-haired boy stood up and left for his father before the two other meisters returned to the lunch table.
When Maka and BlackStar came to the lunch table, Kid was no where to be found. They were both panting and sweating from the aches and tired states of their bodies. Maka had a disappointed look when she realised Kid wasn't there while BlackStar gave an angry growl.
"Where….huff…is…that….shinigami?!" BlackStar's furious voice said, in between huffs and breaths. He sunk on his knees, tired from the pain in his ankles.
Make seemed to be in the same state, leaning on the table for support. Her voice breath. "Have you guys seen Kid?"
"Yeah, he was just talking and eating with us earlier." Soul answered.
"He was suppose to have his meister physical test, earlier. Coach demanded us to go find him after we completed the test." Make explained.
"I thought he already took it. He told us that he took it before lunch started." Liz commented with crossed arms.
"Well he apparently didn't." BlackStar growled annoyed. "Man no fair, he skipped that 1000 sit-up test and the amazing me even got tired."
"So…where did he go?" Make asked, ignoring BlackStar's continuing rants.
"He went to his dad to ask about this weird mission." Liz simply said, taking a bite from her sandwich.
Make gave an understanding look, knowing that when Kid talked with his father, it's something very important. She finally relaxed and sat down beside Liz, knowing Kid would be excused from his test because of a meeting with his father.
BlackStar, however, looked downright furious. His fists curled into a ball as his teeth were bared in an animalistic way.
Tsubaki, who was use to reading her meister's emotions, gave a comforting smile. "BlackStar, I'm sure Kid-."
But her statement was interrupted, when BlackStar's voice bursted. "THAT BASTARD CAN'T HAVE THE GLORY OF TAKING THAT MISSION. I'M THE AMAZING BLACKSTAR, WHO WILL SURPASS GOD, AND I'M THE ONE WHO DESERVES THAT MISSION!"
The ninja ran off to Lord Death's office, ignoring Tsubaki's worried look.
The smell of chrysanthemum flowers lingered through the air of his father's room. Kid knew his father was rather quite fond of those flowers, but he would never place the smell in his office because it would seem unprofessional and unmanly. The fragrance, smelling strongly through the room, made Kid scan the office curiously.
Circular was the room's shape with a high ceiling and platform in the center. The walls seemed to be painted like the skies with floating puffs of clouds gliding around the room. A tall mirror sat on the platform, his father would usually stand in front of it looking at the scenes shown in the reflective glass.
Slowly, Kid walked to the platform and stood in front of the mirror. His hand glided over the mirror taking in the smooth surface, the glass felt cool in his fingers and it gave him a few sparks of electricity on his fingertips. His father told him once that this mirror was called the 'Mirror of Truth' because everything can be exposed through this mirror by a simple touch of a full shinigami.
The fragrance was even stronger when Kid gave a sniff at the mirror. Even if he still wasn't a full shinigami and can't expose truths using the mirror, he would receive small clues through the mirror. He wondered how are chrysanthemums related to his father's past?
Then a swirling image formed on his reflection, his image was soon washed away and was left with a scene of a small box. The box was the color of black and had gold designs of vines growing on it's surface.
'This is the box, my father would cry on every once a year.' Kid suddenly realised. He remember the day when his father would ignore him and stay in his room all day. Kid remembered all the whimpers and sobs he would hear from his father.
"Kiddo." A familiar voice said behind him.
Before his father could see the image of the box, the scene was shattered away like glass leaving only Kid's reflection. Kid gave a sigh of relief and turned to see his father in his usual cloak and mask. A black cloak that hid his entire body and a white skull-like mask that covered his face.
Sometimes, Kid would wonder what his father looked. He never saw his own father's face.
"Father." Kid said in a respectful manner. He bowed his head slightly and raised it again to look at his father's 'face'.
"What were you doing with the mirror?" His father's voice said through his mask. Weirdly, the older man's voice sounded clear.
Consciously, Kid dropped his hand back to his side. "I was just curious." He said partly honest.
"I see…" Lord Death spoke, understanding his son's reason. "So why are you here, right now, Kiddo? I thought it was lunch time."
"I was wondering….." Kid paused averting his eyes. "…..If….."He gulped. "you would allow me to take this mission." Kid showed him the small tablet-like card.
His father's large hands took the small mission card from his son's hands. The card barely was the size of his finger. Lord Death stared at it for a few minutes, thinking, before he raise his head and faced his son again. "This mission is too dangerous."
"What do you mean?" Kid asked confused by his father's answer.
Lord Death's voice turned hesitant and fearful. "It just is!" He insisted raising his voice.
Kid flinched. He never saw his father raise his voice so loud. Kid would sometimes see his father hit or glare at people angrily but never raise his voice. But Kid swallowed his fear and demanded. "Just tell me why."
"I don't want you to be hurt, Kiddo…" His father insisted worriedly but his hesitant voice hid something.
'But why can't you trust me?!' Kid thought bitterly, letting out a growl. 'I just want to know you better.'
The boy gave a small sigh and closed his eyes trying to relax, then his eyes grew open again and he whispered. "Please just tell me. I just want to prove to you that I can handle myself and make you proud." Kid lied smoothly hiding his darker intentions.
His father's eyes soften at his rather heartwarming statement and he sighed. "Fine but just please…." The full shinigami paused as if he was thinking what to say. "…be careful." His last words seemed genuine yet it seemed so secretive.
"The boy who was murdered had a very strange death." His father explained. "His body was found on his bed like he was sleeping peacefully but he was dead. His soul seemed to be missing and probably eaten by a Kishin…"
"Then how come the body is still there even if the soul is missing? It's impossible to take a soul without taking the body." Kid asked weirded out.
"Us, shinigamis, have that power." His father said making Kid's veins turn cold knowing that his father hid something else from him. "We are death gods as you may know and we are able to control life and death, so we have the ability to take away someone's soul without taking away it's body."
"But why don't I have that ability?" Kid questioned controlling his emotions.
"Because you are not yet a full shinigami, Kiddo." His father answered petting his head with his large hand. Kid winced at his father messing up his hair and tried to fix it.
"So who else could have murdered that boy?" Kid asked, suspicious at his father.
Lord Death stayed silent for a very long time as if he was thinking about something very deeply, then he turned back to his son and answered. "A very powerful Kishin…..very powerful."
Kid only stared at his father expecting an answer but his father continued to stay silent after his mutters.
They would've continued this awkward silence just staring at each other expecting an answer but a large familiar voice shouted. "LORD DEATH! THE AMAZING BLACKSTAR IS HERE TO TAKE THE MISSION!"
The two shinigamis turned and saw the ninja charging towards them.
"I deserve that mission better than Kid!" BlackStar landed in front of Lord Death.
Kid's hands curled into fists as he growled. "What makes you say that, idiot?!"
"Because I'm the amazing Black-." The other meister started but was interrupted.
"I found the mission, first, and…." Kid also started but he was interrupted when Lord Death pushed a hand between the two arguing meisters.
"How about you two take the mission, together?" Lord Death suggested.
"What?!" The two boys shouted at the same time in shock.
"I'll only let you take the mission, if you have another meister with you." His father gave him a stern look.
Kid slightly cringed at his father's glare and squeaked. "Yes."
"Good." Lord Death said happily. "Now off you go. I need to do some important stuff."
BackStar was the first one to turn and leave with a satisfied grin on his face. He was practically jumping throughout his way almost hitting one of the guillotine arcs.
"I'm off, then. Goodbye, father." Kid bowed respectfully.
"Wait." Lord Death said before Kid could tilt his body. "I need you to get a very important book. It was stolen from the manor where the boy died."
"What book?" Kid asked.
But his father already turned and stayed silent, Kid could still see his father staring at his mirror longingly. Something was up and Kid wanted to know desperately.
His father continued to ignore him, leaving Kid with unanswered questions and an untrusting love.
Disclaimer: I do not own Soul Eater
Author's Note: Thanks for reading. Hopefully you'll love this story. The boy they were talking about was from the other story and the book plays an important role. Please review on what you think. I will love to see your comments. Constructive criticisms are welcomed and loved but I'll still love comments.