Okay, people. I was gonna update this last week, but I was too lazy. So, here's a really long chapter, mostly because I needed to include the ending... which couldn't be a separate chapter because Kirito was complaining about how my chapters never actually do anything...

Sorry if I included more swearing than I normally do in this chapter. I really need sleep. It's 9 am...

Anyways, enjoy!

Oh, and SoulReaper888, your guess is correct.

Disclaimer: Soul Eater isn't owned by me. As for Kirito, he can't even buy a Soul Eater necklace. Why would he own Soul Eater itself? :P

.:Scarlett's POV:.

Kirito glanced over at me from across the table, impatient. I smiled sweetly back at him before turning back to the muffin I was currently eating as slowly as I possibly could. Next to Kirito, Spirit was texting someone on his phone, looking bored.

Turn my gaze back to the table, I ignored Kirito, who was now drumming his fingers on the table. My thoughts went back to what I had been attempting to find a solution for before I was forced to look up in order to steal my plate back from Kirito. What exactly was the issue with our Soul Resonance? And how do we fix it?

You know, this whole thing started when Kirito had to... Is that seriously the problem here? Is this all over making him we- I was snapped out of my thoughts by a certain partner of mine kicking my leg as hard as he could.

I glared at Kirito. Kirito turned slightly so he could see Spirit better, and that was when I realized Spirit was talking. Oh. There was a purpose to the kick.

"So, you will definitely need to be on your guard, okay? I don't want to see you guys get your asses kicked on your first mission," Spirit finished.

"Wow, thanks for the support," I muttered, slightly confused at why we'd be getting our asses kicked.

Spirit glanced at me and shrugged. "Well, usually a Kishin as powerful as this one would be scouted and taken out by one pair. However, this is your first mission, and Lord Death doesn't want either of you to die." He stood up, shoving his phone in his pocket as he did so. "Good luck," Spirit said, walking away.

I looked at Kirito, then at the folder that was laying on the table. Stretching out my hand, I flipped the folder open, then proceeded to stare at the contents.

"What the hell?" I heard Kirito say.

Inside of the folder, there was one sheet of paper, about half the size of the folder itself. The paper had absolutely nothing on it. Just to be sure, though, I picked it up and turned it over. Nothing. I sighed. Of course they aren't going to make this easy.

"Well, we might as well get out of this hotel," I said, looking at Kirito before standing up. He nodded, jumped up, and practically ran to the door.

"How long do we have to do this?" I complained to myself. We had been searching for this Kishin for a couple hours already, and both Kirito and I were getting tired.

Speaking of Kirito, where did he go? I turned in a circle, spotting him some ways behind me, licking an ice cream cone. Shaking my head, I waited for him to catch up.

"Is this really the best time to be eating ice cream? I mean, we're attempting to find a..." I trailed off, noticing something weird in a couple shops in front of me. There was a woman in front of the shop batting a deformed humanoid figure away with a broom while yelling, "Get away, demon!"

The thing moved toward the woman, but by that time, Kirito and I were in front of it.

"Oh, and Kirito?" He half-turned toward me. "I'm sorry about making you wear a dress. Now transform before we get eaten!"

Kirito hesitated for a split second before transforming into a silvery bow. I quickly grabbed him and nocked an arrow, immediately shooting it at the Kishin that was getting closer by the second.

To my surprise, the arrow actually hit the Kishin, which, in response, half-growled and swiped out with a clawed hand.

Jumping to the left, I nocked another arrow, but as I was firing it, a random person hit me and knocked me down, throwing off my aim. The arrow flew sideways and grazed the monster instead of hitting it outright.

Spinning, the Kishin tried to figure out where I was. While it was confused, I fired another arrow, one that hit the Kishin in the stomach, which really pissed it off.

Roaring, it used a hand to slash downward in my general direction. As fast as I could, I rolled to the right, barely getting out of the way of the massive claw that tore through the spot I had been in moments before like clay.

I stood up, my breathing a bit harsh.

You ready for this? I asked Kirito.

I guess... He sounded doubtful. Oh well. It's a do-or-die moment, so you gotta take some risk, right?

SOUL RESONANCE! This time, doing Soul Resonance felt normal, with no weird pain or other unwanted baggage.

I pulled one last arrow, nocked it, and shot it at the Kishin. In midair, the arrow grew in size, until it was roughly the size of the Kishin's head.

A moment later, the Kishin was dead and floating in its place was a red soul.

Kirito transformed back into a human, grabbed the soul, and ate it.

I sat down, breathing heavily. "Well... that was... not what I.. expected," I managed to get out between breaths.

Kirito sat next to me. "What did you expect, an easy job?" he asked in a wry tone.

When I caught my breath, I shrugged. "I didn't expect that, at least. I guess I thought we'd get something... a bit easier, with this being our first official mission," I answered.

Kirito nodded. "That's what I had thought we'd be getting, too. Obviously, we were way off."

"SCARLETT! KIRITO! YOU ARE BOTH IN MAJOR TROUBLE!" Spirit's voice could easily be heard over the tiny crowd that had started gathering around us.

Shit.

At some random point after the above events... (Sorry, this is AU, really, and has nothing to do with anything that has previously happened. I just have to include it. )

"Hello?" Kirito walked through the front door, which I had left open in an effort hurry so I could get hidden before he entered the house. "Scarlett?" He scratched the back of his head, shrugged to himself, and walked toward the couch, which I was currently hiding behind.

Glancing around at the random people from school I had invited over, I held up a finger. One. Two. Three!

"Happy birthday!" we all shouted as we stood up from our hiding places. Someone who was close to the front door turn on the lights. Looking around, I noticed decorations everywhere and a huge pile of presents, which had definitely not been here when I dragged Kirito out of the house so the others could get the place ready.

How many presents did each person bring? I didn't invite very many people over, so why is the pile that big? I briefly wondered before deciding it didn't matter.

This should be fun.

Kirito somehow managed to unwrap all of his presents in 10 minutes, which shouldn't have been possible.

From that huge pile of presents, he got a bunch of games and candy (Oh, god. I need to hide that, otherwise neither of us will ever sleep again).

"Hmm... This is the last one. It's huge. I wonder what it is," Kirito said as he started to peel the magical dancing penguin wrapping paper off whatever was the last gift.

A muffled sound came from inside the box. Kirito paused for a moment, then continued unwrapping the giant box.

After all the wrapping paper was off, Kirito opened the box and peered inside, surprised by the contents.

Just as I was moving forward to take a look for myself, Excalibur stood up from inside the box, yawning.

"FOOLS! Rule number 635: Never mess with me when I'm asleep," the strange penguin (I don't know what Excalibur is, so he's a penguin. Deal with it.) scolded.

"Um..." Kirito glanced toward me. I shrugged. Why would you think I know what's going on here? This isn't what I would call normal.

"Why are you... in a box?" Kirito asked Excalibur.

"FOOL! You should know you never question your elders. I fell asleep, FOOL, and I woke up here."

I shook my head. We aren't going to play this game, Excalibur so... "Moving on. It's time for cake and ice cream!"

A loud cheer arose, and I went in to the kitchen to grab the huge cake. When I got there, however, I found Blackstar pushing a button on a remote. He then turned to me and immediately panicked.

"Blackstar, what did you do?" I sighed, just as the cake exploded. "...Never mind. I don't wanna know," I said, looking down at my clothes, which were covered in the cake.

Raising my voice, I yelled to all the random people in the house, "CHANGE OF PLANS. UNLESS YOU WANT TO LICK THE IT OFF THE WALLS, THERE'S NO CAKE. YOU CAN ALL GO HOME NOW."

Everybody, including Blackstar, filed out the door. I sighed. How do you even explode a cake?

Hey people, wish Kirito a happy birthday when you review! It's actually his birthday today~

AND THIS CHAPTER IS EXACTLY 1700 WORDS! I'm proud of myself. :) The part with Spirit storming down the street will be continued in the next chapter.

Also, testing starts this week for us, so we may not update this as often we normally do for a while...

~Kirito and Scarlett