Disclaimer: I don't own Soul Eater at all except my ocs.
"So Professor Sid, is it alright if I go see Crona?" Aura asked the zombie teacher.
"But your proposal isn't good eno-" Sid was soon stopped by Aura's rebuttal.
"No. It's Crona's decision whether she likes it or not!" Aura stomped her way into the dungeons leaving a confused Sid in front of the entrance.
"Isn't Crona a boy?" Sid commented to himself, "I don't think anyone told Aura that..."
Back over to Aura, she slowly opened the dungeon to Crona's room.
"Crona?" Aura peered inside to find Crona huddling in the corner of the room, "It's me, Aura. Miss Marie's student and Professor Stein's assistant."
"P-Puppet?' Crona muttered out while lifting up his head,.
"How many times..." Aura mumbled to herself, "It's Aura, Crona. Aura."
"Okay...Aura." Crona responded, "So what are you here for today?"
"I wanted to ask...if you can go to an all girl's." Aura was soon interrupted by Ragnarok's sudden appearance.
"All girl's?" Ragnarok's had a high squeaky tone, but it was noticeable that he was acting all mighty, "Crona is a boy, you stupid puppet!"
"What?" Aura returned her gaze over to Crona, who nodded in confirmation, "I-I'm sorry, Crona! It's just that you're always wearing that outfit so."
"Lady Medusa had me wear this..." Crona noted as Ragnarok slithered back inside Crona's back.
Aura froze before yelling, "You mean to tell me that your own mother forced you to wear this even though you're a boy?!"
"D-Don't hurt me!" Crona wailed as he huddled to the corner.
"Wait, Crona! I didn't mean that!" Aura rushed over to Crona patting his shoulder, "I was just mad at your mother, not you. I won't hurt you."
"Really?" Crona sniffled
"Really, Crona." Aura replied smiling toward the pink haired boy.
You remind me of my past, but your's was much worse than mines.
Aura thought in the back of her head, her lifestyle before this was quite similar to Crona's life in one way.
Ding Dong Dead Dong.
Aura hurried over to the group that was about to leave.
"Hey can I borrow the girls for a moment Soul, Black Star, and Kid?" Aura seemed anxious, a bit, making the group wonder about why Aura seems so out of her self.
"Sure." The boys go on ahead as the girls stayed behind to ask Aura.
Maka questioned her first, "So what did you want us for?"
"Well, Shade said I needed to do this once in a while." Aura bit her lip, "Can you guys come over to my house for a sleepover the next day?"
"A sleepover?" Tsubaki tilted her head a bit to the side.
"At your house?" Liz faintly blushed a bit when she continued, "An all girl's sleepover or is Shade going to be there?"
Aura shook her head, "Shade said he had to do something that night, so it's just me in the house."
Although, how come Liz is blushing?
Aura ignored her thought, "Is it okay with you guys?"
"I'm fine with it," Tsubaki answered, while Maka nodded in agreement.
"SLEEPOVER!" Patty was about to yell, until Liz covered Patty's mouth muffling her voice, "Yeah, we'll go."
"Bruh..." Aura mumbled in the pillow of the couch, "I hate you Shade."
"And you're the same innocent child Asura admired?" Shade received a glare from Aura, "You know he always liked the flower crowns you gave him."
"That's the real Asura?" She sat up beginning to wonder about her forgotten history, "I thought he was the strongest guardian of Lord Death's team? The way you speak of him, makes Asura seem as if he was my father."
Shade shrugged, "From the memories I had as a fragment, the farthest one was of you crying to him. Unable to let go of the feelings of your father."
"The day my father died..." Aura felt a pang in her head, as Shade got up to steady Aura's balance. Placing his hands over Aura's shoulders, it helped relaxed the pain in her head.
"Don't force yourself to remember everything, you have to let it return slowly." Shade reminded the girl as she agreed.
In her dream that night, she remembered seeing a small child crying in someone's shirt. The someone was Asura cradling a younger version of her. Her heart sank, as Aura listened to her younger self's words.
"He's not coming back..." The little girl began to rub her eyes to stop the tears, "Mommy doesn't smile anymore. So I try to become strong like daddy always said..."
When Aura woke up the next day, she questioned herself.
Did I deserve the kindness from here?
She stared at her hands.
Asura was kind, even if he didn't see it.
Small tears dripped on to her hands.
He was unlikely caring compared to how he's deemed as.
It must be hard.
Having only one person you trust.
Only to have them forget about you.
The Next Day (In the Afternoon)
Aura fretted around the living room of her apartment. She's never been this anxious before. Actually the only people she ever had over to her house was Lana, and now it was just Shade. A guy, but more so a friend that wouldn't cross over the boundaries of more than just friends. A knock was heard on the door.
"There here now," Aura opened the door only to be smacked down to the ground by Patty, "Ouch..."
"Teehee! Aura!" Patty giggled while gripping Aura down.
"Patty, I think Aura needs space." Liz tried to rip Patty off of Aura, but she didn't peel off.
"No. Aura needs a big squeeze from me!" Aura wondered what Patty had meant after stopping her struggle.
"Ah, this might be my fault..." Tsubaki entered the apartment, "I noticed that you seemed down, and Patty said that you needed a hug. I didn't expect her to go this far."
Maka this time assured Tsubaki, "No need to. Patty is doing the right thing."
Maka glanced to Aura, "You seemed sad earlier in class today, do you want to talk about it?"
"..." Aura didn't respond.
"You don't have to say it now, but please do tell us. You're not alone, Aura," Maka reminded extending her hand to Aura.
Aura smiled softly as she took Maka's hand, "I guess I'm not...anymore."
I'm not alone.
Shade silent smiled during his conversation with Lord Death.
"Is something the matter, Shade?" Lord Death asked the weapon, noticing a slight change in Shade's demeanor.
"No." Shade replied after taking a quick sip from his tea, "It seems that Aura made good friends ever since she came here."
"I see...well she does deserve it." Lord Death closed his eyes, "She was able to spare some of Asura's sanity. Then it would be best if she earned something in return for her bravery."
"Although, I'm really surprised on Aura's mentality." Lord Death turned to Shade, "You said that Aura was able to ward off the madness of terror when she first met Asura, right?"
"It was quite questionable to me as well as my master." Shade pondered, "In fact a child to do something like that is beyond a normal human's reach."
"I don't think so." Lord Death suggested, "From the looks of it, Aura indeed is a normal human. A normal human who just happened to connect to Asura's plea for a savior to save him from his madness."
Shade stood up realizing, "Then you mean!"
"It's possible. That maybe Aura was also calling to someone on being there for her after the death of her father." Lord Death eyed Shade through his mask, "She may not recall it now, but it might be the reason why Aura and Asura were able to meet each other."
"That's quite plausible..."
It would explain a lot. After losing her memories of Asura, she seemed to think about her father constantly. Asura was the one who filled the loss of Aura's father, while Asura earned a friend he could safeguard his trust upon.
Lord Death thus decided, "We should probably stop. Rethinking the situation would be bad for us."
"Yeah." Shade replied as the two resumed sipping their tea in the middle of the Death Room.
"Soooo, what should we do next?" Patty asked after finishing the pizza Aura ordered earlier.
Liz smirked, "Oh I know what we should do!"
"Let's talk about boys!" Aura shifted her eyes over to Maka, who was grinning from ear to ear. Tsubaki blushed in embarrassment. Whereas Patty giggled upon her sister's decision.
"I got my eye on you Aura since the day we first met," Liz announced before demanding, "I know you like Kid, deep down in your ice-cold heart. Admit it!"
Aura's face tinted red, "N-No! I don't see..."
Aura hesitated.
Crap, I shouldn't have hesitated!
"You're in complete denial." Maka noted while smiling toward the blue-eyed girl, "Just admit it."
"Liz...Maka...You're both mean!" Aura stuck out her tongue at the two who laughed in return.
"It's mysterious..." Tsubaki spoke making the four girls turn her head toward her, "You seem more lively now, Aura."
Aura blinked before touching the back of her hair, "I-I guess I am...I've never been this talkative before."
"Really?" Patty questioned Aura, "What were you like before?"
"Where do I start?" Aura wondered as she began her explanation to the four girls, "I wouldn't really call myself shy, but from what my best friend told me. The classmates around us would call me the Ice Shard of the Council."
"I can't see you like that Aura..." Tsubaki answered, "You're more cheerful in the DWMA."
Aura grinned, "I guess I'm not as cold as I thought I was."
"You." Liz fought back her laughter as she pointed at Aura snickering, "Ice Shard of the Council? You've gotta be kidding me."
"That was my reaction to that title as well." Aura deadpanned remembering how students would avoid her, "My cold authority scared many students when I walked in on a misbehaving student or so I've heard."
Flashback
Two students chatting in front of the classroom door. Aura entered the fray, her eyes glared at the random students who were in her way.
"Move." Aura muttered in a dark tone.
"SHIT IT'S THE ICE SHARD!" One of the random students from behind Aura ran off screaming, "SHE'S GONNA MURDER US!"
The two students in front of her gasped as they rushed inside to their seats.
"Wow. Miss Ice Shard of the Council strikes again, huh?" Lana walked over to Aura as she playfully punched Aura's shoulder.
"And who was the one that came up with that title?" Aura cocked her head to the side asking her friend.
"You don't remember?" Lana raised a brow before explaining, "Instead of making a snowball to stop the fight between the girls and boy students during middle school you broke an icicle to fake stab Walter (the leader of the boy group) to stop annoying the girls."
"Oh...that." Aura grimaced, "Not only did it scare the boys, but it shocked the girls into thinking I actually stabbed Walter."
"Don't worry, I got your back! Moon jellyfish!" Lana laughed as Aura yelled, "DAMN IT LANA! DON'T CALL ME THAT HERE!"
End of Flashback
"Ahahaha!" Liz couldn't hold back her laughter any longer, "And to think...Kid has a OCD problem. You, Aura, already earned yourself a reputation! You two are a perfect match!"
"Liz!" Aura pouted, "I don't like Kid that way! What about you and Shade?!"
Liz swallowed returning her composure, "What about us?"
"Don't lie to me, Liz!" Aura this time smirked attaining the upper hand, "I've seen the way you mention about Shade or even stare at him!"
Maka nodded in agreement, "She has a point. You've seemed to have your eyes targeted on Shade now."
"Oooh! Liz has a crush! Liz has a crush!" Patty mocked Liz, who was turning red by the minute.
"Don't turn this back on to me!" Liz declared, "You're denying that you like Kid! Even I'm not denying that I like your partner!"
Aura bit her lip, as her attitude toned down.
"But...I can't. My relationship with Kid." Aura muttered her words to herself, "Can't happen."
Maka's head shoots up when Aura spoke.
Aura can't reciprocate such feelings if she were to return home.
Maka gripped her pajama pants, before giving a signal to Liz to change the subject.
Liz and Patty began discussing about recent events that's been happening during their time at DWMA to prevent Aura from feeling down.
However Maka couldn't help but feel worried about Aura that whole time.
One day we'll have to say goodbye to Aura, but will Aura be alright with that?