A/N – I was wondering whether or not I should refer to him as Kid, Lord Death, or Shinigami-sama. It made my brain all weird when I was writing it. I think I fixed most of the mistakes regarding that, but let me know if I messed any. I don't own Soul Eater and yadda yada. Enjoy! ^^

It seemed as though they were waiting for hours for class to start. Eida finished the last few chapters of her book in just over 20 minutes. Blade became bored when he ran out of paper to spit. He drummed his fingers repeatedly on the desk, exhaling loudly.

"When's the professor gonna get here," Blade whined. "Class is half way over already."

Eida rolled her eyes at her partner's impatient. "Class just started 20 minutes ago," she explained as she glanced up at the clock. She sighed and continued, "It does get a little boring when he's not here though, doesn't it."

Moments later, everyone in the room fell silent. She wondered why for a moment, then she heard it. It was the obnoxious sound of small wheels on tile. The very sound Blade couldn't stand to hear. He covered his ears with his hands to block out the noise. Every pair of eyes in the classroom was now rested on the open door.

It seemed to happen in slow motion, which only made it that much more epic. An odd looking man in a lab coat and oddly placed stitches came wheeling into the room on a desk chair. As soon as the back wheels – since he was sitting backwards on the chair – hit the door jam, the chair stopped, but the man was sent flying across the room. Eida and Blade watched, not daring to blink so they wouldn't miss it. The man stood up and adjusted his glasses which had become askew upon impact with the ground. Blade burst into laughter. He couldn't help himself. He grabbed his belly as he laughed heartily, pointing at the teacher.

"Now now, settle down students," the professor said calmly. It's as though he weren't even faze by the event. With his left had he grabbed what seemed to be an extremely large screw which protruded from his head and twisted while he grabbed the desk chair with his right hand. Eida always hated the eerie clicking noise the screw made when he played with it.

"Are you alright Professor Stein?" You hit the ground pretty hard that time," Eida inquired.

"I'm alright, thanks. Sorry I'm late, let's get started, shall we?" Stein answered.

Though there wasn't a lot of time left in class, Stein made it interesting nonetheless.

"Poor bird," Blade sympathized as he left the class by Eida's side. "He never saw it coming. You ever wonder why we always dissect stuff instead of learning how to master techniques?"

"Eida shrugged her answer. "I heard Lord Death just keeps him around 'cause they're old friends. I bet he's not even a meister. I mean, where's his weapon?"

Blade shrugged his answer. He yawned, his mouth wide like that of a hippopotamus.

"I bet you're tired 'cause you woke up so early," Eida sneered.

"I'm tired 'cause I never got to finish my workout," Blade retorted.

Since they had finished their one class for the day, Eida and Blade were free to do whatever they liked. They walked towards the library so Eida could do some research on their next mission. As soon as they entered, they were approached by a tall, lanky boy wearing a black suit…..and his identical twin.

"Dad wants to see you," they said in unison. They bother had 3 white stripes on one side of their jet black hair. One boy's stripes were on the left, the other boy's stripes were on the right. Immediately Blade began to defend himself.

"It wasn't me! I-I didn't mean it! Whatever he says I did, I didn't do, honest!"

The boys rolled their eyes in unison and explained, "You're not in trouble Blade. He wants to talk to you about your mission."

Eida put on a dutiful expression as she nodded. "Thanks guys," she said, then grabbed Blade by the collar of his jacket and dragged him along.

Once they entered Lord Death's chambers, they walked along, counting every odd thing they saw.

"Always 8 of everything," mentioned Blade. Eida nodded in agreement.

"You wanted to see us Lord Death?"

Blade looked over and saw what he thought were two gorgeous women dressed in matching outfits. Kid turned to face them as they approached the platform. He looked like a large black ghost with oversized, goofy , white gloves and a child friendly skeleton mask. He sighed and began pacing.

"I understand that you've accepted one of the missions from the lower part of the board, is that correct?"

Blade frowned down at his partner, thinking she had gotten them into trouble.

"Hai, Shinigami-sama."

"I'm sorry, but those missions are for the 2-star meisters. You are only a 1-star meister. I'm sorry, but I can't let you take that mission," Kid explained. Eida kept the serious expression about her face, even as Blade nudged her with his elbow.

"With all due respect Shinigami-sama, I know we can do it. Blade and I have been practicing like crazy and we're so close. We've already collected 99 kishin eggs, all we need is one witch's soul and Blade can finally become a death scythe."

"I'm sorry Eida," he started, "but this witch is far too powerful for a 1-star meister to handle. You'll just have to take another mission."

Eida was silent for a moment while she contemplated her next argument.

"Oh come on Kid, let 'em try. You've seen their work, they're good," Liz told him in a calm voice. Kid only sighed. "What if they don't go alone? They could bring someone along. How about the boys?"

Kid made a horrible gasping and gagging noise at the mention of his sons.

"Those two idiots? No way in hell! I'm not sending-"

"You know they're good Kid. They take after their father, don't they?"

"NO, NOT IN THE LEAST! THEY HAVE NO RESPECT FOR SYMMETRY, NONE I SAY! THEY'RE A DISGRACE TO THE ENTIRE SYMMETRICAL COMMUNITY! I DON'T KNOW WHERE I WENT WRONG WITH THOSE BOYS!"

Patty began laughing in her usual manner and Liz groaned as Kid began to Rant.

"How could you say that about your own sons Kid? Besides, you and I both know those boys are perfectly symmetrical. They're identical twins, for crying out loud!" Liz interjected.

Kid stopped for a moment and thought.

"You're right Liz! My boys [i]are[/i] perfectly symmetrical! Silly me, how could I have forgotten!"

"You seem to forget every time they're not in the room," Liz muttered. Kid began pacing again before turning back to Eida and Blade.

"You and Blade can go on this mission, but only if Renji and Kenji are with you at all times. Should you fail to complete this mission, all the kishin eggs you've collected thus far will be confiscated."

"Done!" Eida said quickly, leaving Blade to stand with his jaw on the floor.

"Eida what are you doing? He's gonna confiscate everything we worked so hard for! Let's just pick an easier mission!" Blade complained in a loud whisper.

"Only if we lose Blade. We won't lose," she whispered back. "Thank you Lord Death! We won't let you down!" Eida turned and walked away, Blade trudging angrily behind her.

"You better be right about this Eida," he growled.

"Trust me Blade, I know what I'm doing."

A/N – You know, this chapter seems fairly short even though it was 3 pages in word. Perhaps its because I didn't describe the Renji and Kenji good enough. Anyway, since you've taken the time to read the story, I was hoping you could take one extra moment to leave me a review please. They can be really useful and feedback is much appreciated. Thanks a Bunch! ^^