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(Troubled ~P3 OST~)

Aura breathed slowly as she continued to rest in bed, Shade silently sat on the couch remembering what he recently told Lord Death.

Yesterday

"I see," Lord Death understood, "Aura has finally realized who gave her the chains, and not only that...you seem to bear a part of Asura's goodness."

"Yes, it's sad to say he didn't have much time," Shade responded remorsely.

"It's quite unfortunate. So Aura is a meister now, but with the power she's imbued she wouldn't need to go to school like Kiddo however she is already working as part of the staff here so there would be no need of enrolling her into DWMA," Lord Death nodded, "Also, Aura can now do mission like the others, so be sure to protect her from now on."

"I'll be sure to do so," Shade promised.

"I'll take you by your word, afterall Kiddo was truely worried about her. Ah, how it is to be young again," Lord Death sighed in content as Shade agreed.

Present

"But it's painful," Shade began, "You're going to continue to barricade yourself and not have anyone to talk about it. That's why Lord Death allowed Maka Albarn, Soul Eater, and Death the Kid to understand your pain."

The door bell rang, as Shade stood up to answer it, he last spoke, "It wouldn't hurt to tell at least someone how you truly feel."

By the time he opened the door, Shade found Liz.

"Oh, aren't you Elizabeth Thompson?" Shade remembered

"You're Aura's weapon, Shade, right?" Liz answered, "I prefer it if you called me Liz though."

"Then Liz, what brings you here today?" Shade asked as he allowed Liz to enter the apartment, "There's something on your mind after what happened during the incident?"

"Yeah, I've wondered about it lately. The fact that you stayed in weapon form for that long of a time, " Her eyes narrowed to the weapon, "How come you didn't return to your human form for the past month?"

"Aura's consciousness didn't acknowledge my existence," Shade explained, "That's why I wasn't seen until the night she met the first Afreet. She needed the trigger, and I wasn't the one who lead her to it. It's bad enough that the Afreet was the one who placed her in such a situation."

Shade turned his head to Aura's door, "Aura prefers to hide many things about herself. Ever since I became the guardian of her memories, Aura had a hard time telling the people she's close to about how she felt. Making it easier for her to fall into control of the Afreet."

"How come you're not doing anything about?!" Liz retorted, "She's in that much pain, and you're probably the only one here who understands how she feels!"

Shade returned his gaze over to Liz, "It's because I can't. Plus, your meister has already broken one of the chains."

"What?" Liz faltered a bit before sitting down again to understand what Shade meant.

"Before she left to face the Afreet, the bet you placed Aura in backfired on her feelings thinking that she would be even more depressed when it came to dancing with Death the Kid. Instead, each one of his actions and words that time were able to break the first chain in Aura's soul. Allowing me to awaken."

Liz grinned, "To think Kid would be able to do that...is really unbelievable."

"Well it's up to you whether you believe me or not," Shade replied, "However I'm thankful for all you trying your best to involve Aura in more outgoing activities. Thank you."

Liz blushed, "W-Well it's really nothing."

He's not that bad of a person, compared to how Aura described him before.

Two Days Later...

(Afternoon Break ~P3 OST~)

"Training? With Miss Marie?" Aura wondered.

"Yes, since the incident at the gala, you've been able to wield a weapon now right?" Professor Stein responded, "It would be better if you trained. since Lord Death will sooner or later send you on missions with the others. Better speed up than fall behind right?"

"I can, but why Miss Marie?"

Professor Stein continued, "As a death scythe, she has the same type of weapon as your first weapons. It would be better on being more familiar with a weapon you started with than the other. Plus, Shade said you can't handle using Desesperado mode completely."

"Alright, I understand. If it's about what Lord Death is detailing, then I won't hesitate to support the Crescent Moon class." Aura stated, "So why do you want me to train?"

"Me?" Professor Stein's eyeglasses gleamed, "In about a few days, our class will be holding a Duel Arts to match their souls as a team. You and Shade have a much unique bond which is the perfect example to use in class. So don't hesitate in using your powers to full extent even if it's a classroom."

"Yes, Professor Stein."