Kid wrote the science terms Marie had written on the board in the notebook he was given shortly after the night class began. But his thoughts were on other matters...

"Kid."

He flinched when the silence was broken, and looked up at Marie, who was staring straight at him.

"Your teachings with me are over for tonight."

Kid stood up and closed the notebook quietly. Marie walked up to him with a light smile.

"I'll escort you outside to Sid."

Kid raised a questioning eyebrow.

"Outside? But..."

"No one will see you, Kid. Sid wouldn't allow it."

The two walked out of the classroom and down the hall.

"Is Sid going to teach me anything besides gym?"

Marie nodded.

"Yes, but sadly, I forget very easily." She laughed at herself.

Kid looked away, his expression grim.

"...Too many subjects? How lovely..."

Marie laughed even more and gave Kid a reassuring glance.

"No; he has less than I. It's just that I haven't looked into Sid's teaching field much."

"...oh."

A few minutes of utter silence later, Marie opened the back doors of the Dwma that led to the outside.

"I didn't even know there were back doors until I was told to teach you."

Kid stepped outside and looked at Marie over his shoulder.

"Thanks for escorting me, Miss Marie. I appreciate it."

Marie's eyes widened and she couldn't find any words to speak with. So she just nodded in return, turned, and closed the doors behind her. Kid then looked around, searching for the blue-skinned zombie teacher. Then all of a sudden, he heard something approaching him from above. Before he could see what it was, he rolled out of the way just as the unidentified object crashed to the ground. Dirt and pieces of cement flew everywhere from where it landed. Blinking away the dirt in his eyes, Kid looked up to see Sid towering over him. Sid laughed and offered Kid a monstrous hand.

"Glad to see your senses are still keen. Back when I was alive, I was always a man to test people. That was the kind of man I was."

With a nervous chuckle, Kid gripped a hold of Sid's hand, being pulled up to his feet. Just as he was standing, Sid turned and lifted an article of clothing off the ground, dusting it off.

"Here you go, Kid. It will help you blend in more in the dark." He handed it to Kid, who observed it once it was in his hands. It was the cloak he had used on missions in the past. Like killing the black dragon and stopping the train in the desert. He smiled slightly as he remembered and gave Sid an appreciative smile as he slipped it on, pulling up the hood right away. He was outside, after all. He needed to blend in.

Kid knew the drill from when he was still breathing; when he had normal classes like all the other Shibusen students.

"Run around the Dwma four times. If you collapse, you slow to a walk, or stop at all, your whole class will be forced to run an extra four. If you have a problem with that, you can have a word with Lord Death in the Death Room about it. But I can guarantee everyone of you won't stand a chance." Sid's orders echoed throughout his head and he charged forward, running as fast as he could around the Dwma. He remembered what it was like. In his mind, he could see Black*Star tripping Soul behind him, eager to be the fastest. He could also see Liz trying to catch up with a giggling Patty. Tsubaki had already finished and she was stretching, having a conversation with Nygus.

And then there was Maka. She ran as fast as she could, panting, but she always managed to pass him somehow.

Kid soon ran all four laps and stood back in front of Sid, feeling like he hasn't broken a sweat.

Sid pat his back in approval. Kid knew that if Still had the face of a living human, he'd be smiling.

"It's good to see that you can still run. When I returned from the dead, it took me four hours straight to learn how to walk or run normally again. I suppose you could so easily because of that black blood coursing through your veins."

Kid smiled a little, but as soon as it surfaced, it had disappeared.

"Sid Sensei... What will we be doing tonight...?"

Sid shrugged and really thought.

"Because of your black blood, you are probably stronger than other students. So it will be quite difficult to think of anything that'll leave you out of breath and full of curses to say about me after class..." He laughed a bit. "You see, when Crona was still a student here, before he left the academy, he was quite a hard student to educate."

Kid nodded in understanding.

"Ah. Then... with the remaining time we have left... may you answer the questions I have unanswered?"

Sid nodded, looking over at the hybrid student.

"Yes."

"How did you feel when Stein brought you back to life?" Kid asked at once, hoping this wasn't a too personal question.

Sid sighed, and the two undead Dwma members began to walk together.

"Back when I was alive, I wasn't the man to shy away from my feelings; that was just the kind of man I was. When the Professor brought me back as a request from Lord Death, I honestly had no clue how I should feel. I guess I just felt embarrassed because when Stein told me how I died in the first place, it made me feel like a laughing stock."

…:oOo:...

When Maka fell back into the world of slumber, Patty slowly opened her eyes, hearing her light snoring.

She smiled slightly and got up from where she sat, at Maka's side, and walked out the door.

"What can I do to bring that smile back to Maka's face...?"

She stopped in between her room and Maka's room, getting an idea. She smiled widely and raised a fist up in the air.

"She hasn't read a book in a while! If I go to the Dwma library and get her one of the books I've caught her reading in class a few times! She'll love that!" Patty giggled silently and slipped into her room, getting dressed. "She'll be happy for sure! She's gotta be! I'll even make it a surprise... Just in case! I mean, everyone cheers up when they get surprised...! Right...?"

Once she was dressed, she threw on her tan coat and ran out of Maka's apartment, heading towards the Dwma.

…:oOo:...

Kid snorted slightly and Sid looked at him.

"What's so funny?"

That's what instantly silenced him and caused him to regret laughing at his only undead companion.

"Nothing, Sid Sensei. Please forgive me. It's just that you sort of were a laughing stock. But I'm sure you aren't anymore. You couldn't be worse than me."

Sid chuckled and itched the back of his head.

"I suppose you can be correct about that..."

Kid looked back up at his Phy Ed teacher, his expression suddenly filled with such seriousness that it scared Sid a little.

"Do you know how I died, exactly? The time? The date? The cause?"

Sid sighed.

"Kid... You died at exactly eight o'clock am on November twenty seventh. You and..." He hesitated to say her name, thinking it would make Kid upset, but Kid just looked away and with a small hand gesture, told him to proceed. "...Maka... Had just defeated your mother, Valencia, the witch of witches. We emerged victorious. But as soon as the light dispersed, you fell to the ground, and began to bleed internally..."

Kid felt his eyes widened, shocked that he hadn't remembered that at all.

"...How bad was it?"

"Severe. One of the worst cases Professor Stein ever saw. Kid, Stein claims that your soul was ripped apart."

~Patty inched closer to the school and she can barely make out two figures walking with each other. She smiled and ran quicker, determined to get Maka the books so she can see Maka smile again. ~

Kid chewed his lower lip.

"And after that? Tell me. Tell me everything."

Sid put his hands in his pockets.

"After Stein knew you had no hope, he had a sudden idea. He talked to your father about the 'idea' and he accepted. He accepted the twist of your fate of living on black blood, just so you can survive... Then... Maka came in to see you..."

Kid clenched his fists and fought off tears.

"How can I not remember this? My last moments with her... My last memories... I'm disgusting... Her heart must be so broken apart...She..."

"...She heard you were gonna die, but had no idea you were going to return. She stayed by your side for the remainders of your life. She watched you grow weak and held you in her arms. And then, you took your last breath, and you died."

Kid felt his tears roll down his cheeks and he stopped walking, completely oblivious to everything around him.

"...She..."

Patty finally ran up the stairs and recognized Sid instantly, but didn't see the shorter one's face.

"Sid Sensei!"

Sid flinched and his dead skin suddenly got chills. But Kid didn't acknowledge it.

"Patricia! What are you doing out this late at night? It's almost..." He looked at his watch. " two o'clock in the morning!"

Patty giggled and tried to ignore the boy in the hood, despite that her eyes kept drifting over to him.

"I'm looking for a book! Y'know, for Maka-Chan!"

Kid flinched back into reality when he heard the name of the one he cared about the most, but he remained silent.

Patty noticed his form go frigid and pointed at him, looking at Sid.

"Is that boy okay? Is he new?"

Sid stood in front of Kid so she couldn't see him anymore.

"If you'd come back tomorrow morning, I'll show you right to the library to find a book for her, I promise. But right now isn't a good time. I was always the man to reschedule. The was the kind of man I was when, you know, I was alive."

Patty felt slightly offended that Sid ignored her questions and raised an eyebrow.

"Who is that boy, Sid Sensei?"

Sid racked his mind for something to say, as an excuse, when Kid slowly stepped to the side, moving the hood over the upper half of his face, lowering his head; in Patty' perfect view of sight.

"I am the night time maintenance man at this academy, young miss..." He spoke with a raspy voice, hiding his own well.

Sid resisted the urge to widen his eyes and nodded.

"Yes... he's the new janitor, Patty. I'm just showing him around."

Patty smiled.

"Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Maintenance guy! I am Patricia! I hope you enjoy this academy as much as I do despite that you're cleaning our toilets!" She looked back up at Sid. "Tomorrow morning sounds great. See you then, Sid." Giving Kid one last curious look, she ran down the stairs, the cold wind biting at her creamy apricot face.

"That janitor is a strange one... Sid was also acting strange... I wonder what they're up to..." Patty shook her head, her blond hair blowing in the wind around her face. "No... It's like what Onee-chan always told me. I can't let my mind run or I might get in a serious pickle one day."

Kid and Sid watched after her and they both sighed.

"That was a close one..." Kid muttered, watching after Patty's running figure in the distance. It was the closest he's been to an actual friend since he returned...

Sid looked down at him, seeing the dried tears on Kid's face.

"Are you alright Kid? You've been crying..."

Kid looked away from Sid and frantically wiped at his face.

"No I wasn't...!" He turned away and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Take me back. I'm tired."

Sid frowned and took Kid lightly by the arm, leading him back inside and through the Dwma's maze of corridors, and down into the basement. Kid was pushed gently back into his cell and Sid looked at him before he closed the cell door.

"Goodnight, Kid. I hope you feel better soon. See you tomorrow, alright?"

When he heard no reply from Kid, he sighed and walked away, his footsteps echoing through the narrow twisted hallways that slightly resembled a nightmare.

Kid sat down, pulled his legs up towards him, and pulled down his hood, staring at the cement ground.

"I'm so sorry, Maka... It'll get better soon, I promise you..."

Soon enough, he gently closed his eyes and rested his head against the wall, his heartbeat calming down to a steady pace.

No. Not a heartbeat. It was just a memory to him now.

"... I promise you..." His mind slipped away to unconsciousness and his head lowered.

…:oOo:...

Patty walked back inside the apartment and walked up to her room, her mind running over the strange scene that had occurred just five minutes before. She stopped in front of Maka's room just in time to see her fist clench over Kid's skull tie. Patty smiled lightly.

"Goodnight Maka." She whispered quietly and slipped back into her room, laying in bed without changing back into her pajamas.

Maka heard words echo through her empty dream, as she just floated there in a dark space.

"I promise you..."

How is the story so far? ^^" Too angsty, too 'woe is me'? Anyway, I hope you like it so far. XD Plz Review