On Monday Sasha walked into the academy with Hisoka and Tama following close behind, like her own little entourage. 'I wonder if this is what Kid feels like with Liz and Patty,' she thought to herself. Then, as if on cue, Kid, Liz, and Patty came walking down the other end of the hall. Sasha suddenly found the ground very fascinating. When they reached the door both groups stopped. "H-hey guys," Sasha stammered. "How are you doing?"
Patty seemed oblivious to the awkwardness. "Doing great! Say, who are those two guys behind you?" Sasha looked up and noticed Kid must have been looking down too, because he acted like he just saw the twins behind her.
"They're symmetrical," Kid said with awe. "You have… identical weapon partners! Oh please tell me they turn into the same weapon."
"Yeah. They both turn into katanas." Sasha said. Kid's eyes had a sparkle to them as he studied the twins. After a minute or so it got really awkward so Sasha cleared her throat. "We should probably, you know, go take our seats." Kid nodded and walked in first. Sasha turned to Hisoka and Tama. "I'm really sorry about that. He has this obsession with symmetry." Hisoka shrugged and the three of them took their seats. Class seemed to drag on forever as Stein did yet another dissection lab. Afterwards they all filed out of the room. Kid and Sasha were the last to leave, and as they walked out they accidentally brushed up against each other. The two blushed furiously and quickened their pace, not bothering to gauge each other's reactions. As Sasha strode away she saw Tama waving her towards the assignment board. She joined her partner, asking, "What's up?"
"We have an assignment!" Tama was jabbing his finger at one of the pieces of paper on the board. Sure enough, it had all three of their names written on it, along with 'Death the Kid, Liz, and Patty Thompson'.
"Huh, looks like we have an assignment together," said Kid's voice suddenly from behind her. Sasha jumped a little, but when she regained her composure she gave Kid one of her signature smiles.
"Yep, sure does! So where are we headed?" Kid looked closer at the assignment posting.
"Looks like a major amount of kishin at Stonehenge."
"When do we leave?" Sasha asked.
"Right now. Come on guys." Kid turned on his heel and walked towards the academy doors. Sasha followed with the twins hot on her heels. Kid waited at the entrance for them to catch up. "Do you have a mode of transportation?" he asked Sasha. She nodded and gave a sharp whistle. Soon a strange gliding contraption cam hurtling toward them. It looked like a backpack hooked up to one of Leonardo da Vinci's flying contraptions. Sasha turned toward the twins, who nodded and switched to their katana form. She placed them into sheaths at her waist and strapped on the flying contraption. "Ready?" Kid asked. Sasha nodded and Kid hopped onto a skateboard with jets instead of wheels. "Let's go." Kid took off and Sasha followed close behind, gliding on the air like she was flying a hang glider.
"How far is it to Stonehenge from hear?" Sasha shouted over the wind.
"We should be there by tonight!" Kid shouted back. The two of them continued the rest of the journey in silence. As the sun began to dip below the horizon Sasha and Kid saw the massive pile of rocks that had been dubbed Stonehenge. "Let's set down in the forest!" Kid shouted. Sasha nodded in acknowledgement and the two landed in a thick grove of trees a few yards away from the target. Sasha pulled a string on the side of her contraption and it folded up so it stored neatly in the backpack. She then unsheathed the katanas so Hisoka and Tama could transform back into their human forms. Kid did the same with Liz and Patty. As the weapons stretched out Sasha walked over to Kid.
"So, what's the plan?"
"Uh… I don't… know. I usually just improvise at this point." Kid said. Sasha shrugged and started walking in the direction of Stonehenge. Kid followed and their weapons fell into step behind them. Eventually Kid began to mutter under his breath.
"What's up?" Sasha asked.
"It's just our formation isn't symmetrical." Kid said. This caused Sasha to start giggling uncontrollably again. "Why do you find my OCD so funny?"
"Because I think it's something interesting to get obsessed over. But maybe that's just me. You see, I'm actually a bit of an artist, so I actually work more with asymmetry than I do with symmetry. Don't get me wrong, it's nice once in a while, but I've found asymmetry actually is better to look at rather than everything being even."
"Why would you think that?" Kid asked.
"Because it keeps you thinking," Sasha said.
"I've never thought of that," Kid replied. Sasha was about to reply when she held up a hand, signaling for the group to stop. They had reached the edge of the trees, and Stonehenge was now in view. There was a massive group of disfigured humans prowling the ruins. They looked like a huge hoard of ogres with disfigured limbs and huge, sharp teeth. Kid and Sasha ducked behind a tree to stay out of sight. Sasha's brow furrowed as she analyzed the scene in front of them. "I count at least forty," Kid said. "Liz, Patty, get ready." The girls nodded and changed into their weapon form. Kid grabbed them out of the air and looked to Sasha.
"Okay, here's the plan," Sasha said, the tone of her voice low-pitched and serious. Kid was so taken aback by the sudden change he almost missed the plan. "I'll run in and keep their focus on me. Do you think any of those stones will be able to support you?"
Kid looked at the rocks. He pointed to the closest set of rocks that were stacked like an archway. "Those should do the trick." he said.
Sasha nodded. "Okay. When I hit my blades together twice, get on top of that rock; you should be able to get a good number of them from behind." Sasha turned to Hisoka and Tama. "Ready?" she asked. The twins nodded and turned into their weapon forms. Sasha took a deep breath, and then bolted toward the mass of kishin. Kid watched in awe as she swung the swords around like she had been wielding them since she could walk. Her face was deadly serious as she cut through the creatures, causing the remaining ones to follow her to the other side of the monument. Suddenly she launched herself into the air and did a backflip. As she spun around, she crossed the katanas and banged the blades twice against each other.
"That's the signal, Kid." said Liz. Kid shook himself from his stupor and bolted for the clearing. When he was close enough he leapt into the air, landing perfectly on the stones he had identified earlier. True to Sasha's word, the creatures were all focused on her, leaving them perfectly vulnerable to an assault from behind. He raised his guns and began firing rapidly, killing kishin after kishin. A few turned to challenge the new threat, but most kept their attention on Sasha. She didn't seem to be in any need of assistance, though. She spun and swung her swords like an expert, slashing into the kishin at vital areas and sending them sprawling. Kid continued to watch in admiration. Sasha seemed like a completely different person from the peppy girl who had kissed him on Saturday. "Hey Kid," Liz called out, "we got a stray at nine o'clock!" Kid wheeled and saw a creature to his left trying to limp away. Kid fired a quick shot at his head and he collapsed. With that distraction taken care of, he turned back to the main battle. But Sasha had pretty much taken care of all of them. There were only two or three left for Kid to shoot down and then the action was over.
Kid jumped down from the rock to join Sasha, who was standing in the midst of glowing red souls. Hisoka and Tama switched back to their human form and Sasha beamed at Kid. "Well, it looks like we got 'em all!" she said in her usual peppy voice. Kid was dumbstruck. Was this really the same person who just took out nearly twenty kishin eggs all by herself!? Sasha noticed his expression and tilted her head to one side. "What's wrong, Kid?"
"You… how… you're like two different people!"
"Yeah, what's up with that?" Patty asked.
"…Promise not to laugh?" Sasha asked. Kid nodded. "Well, I tend to get really scary and serious in combat, as you probably just saw. So when I'm not fighting I act all happy-go-lucky to… balance it out, I guess."
Suddenly Kid rushed forward and pressed his lips against Sasha's. It lasted eight seconds before he pulled away, leaving Sasha a confused, blushing mess. "Wh-what was that for!?"
Kid started blushing just as much. "It's because I… I'm pretty sure I'm in love with you. Plus, you kissed me on Saturday, so now we're even."
It was Sasha's turn to be dumbstruck. Kid loved her? She thought she was going to get the opposite reaction. A clever thought suddenly worked its way into her head. "Technically we're not even."
"What? Why not?" Kid asked.
"Because I kissed you on the cheek, and you kissed me on the lips." Sasha said, suppressing a giggle.
"Well now what do I do?"
"That's easy. First, you give me kiss on my cheek," Sasha said. She leaned over slightly and Kid gave Sasha a quick kiss on her cheek. "And now I'll even things up." She pulled Kid close and kissed him on the lips for another eight seconds. "There, we're nice and symmetrical now." She smiled at Kid and he smiled back. As they stood there, still really close to each other, Sasha heard Hisoka walk over to Liz and start to ask her about her nails. Following his twin's lead, Tama walked over to Patty and started up a conversation about origami giraffes. The four walked back into the forest, leaving Kid and Sasha alone. "They're so nice," Sasha said.
"Yeah, but they forgot to pick up the souls we just collected." Kid said. Sasha just laughed and wrapped her arms around Kid's neck.
"You know, I think I'm in love with you too, Kid." Sasha said. She laid her head against his chest and he gave a soft chuckle.
"Well, I guess that means we're even. Right?" Kid asked. Sasha nodded.