Note: New chapter! Sorry to keep you waiting, I'm kinda busy lately... Before you read my fanfict, I want to say thank you to all my readers & reviewers... and thanks so much to my pal Aulia for being my 'editor'!

Disclaimer: Ha! I finally remember to put a disclaimer... I do not own Soul Eater, Justin Law, Giriko, etc... But I will own Justin someday...

Chapter 2: The Abandoned Apartment

That night, Justin and Giriko arrived at an old, abandoned apartment just outside Death City. Justin inspected the building's front yard. "This is where we're supposed to meet Shinigami-sama... But I don't see him anywhere."

Giriko walked towards the building's entrance. It was sealed with chains and locks. "Hey, Justin! Take a look at these chains," he pulled the blond priest to his side. Justin looked at the chains. "These chains are new," he gasped. "Somebody just resealed this place. Could it be..." Before he could finish his sentence, Giriko had broken the chains with his kick. "We're going in."

They entered the building quietly (well, as quiet as they could be with Justin's roaring earphones!). The inside of the building was dark and they could barely see anything. Justin pulled a small LED flashlight from his pocket and turned it on. Suddenly, Giriko jumped right behind Justin and clapped his hand over Justin's mouth and wrapped his other arm around Justin's body. Justin struggled to escape from Giriko's arms, but it was useless. Giriko removed Justin's earphones with his teeth, whispering very softly to his ear, "Someone's here. Turn the music off so he can't find us." Justin turned off his iPod.

Giriko released Justin and walked to a small door. Justin knew that somebody is behind that door, so he turned his arm into a guillotine, ready to fight. Justin wanted to surprise his opponent and defeat him (or her, or them) with a single strike. But Giriko had a plan of his own...

"SHOW YOURSELF!" he yelled as he kicked the door. Justin let out an angry grunt. "Giriko-san, you don't have to shout," he complained. Giriko didn't seem to hear Justin, and he kept on shouting instead. "Come out, come out wherever you are!" he yelled playfully.

Justin sighed loudly. He positioned himself back to back with Giriko. Justin prepared himself for any sudden attack or movement. "Turn the flashlight off," Giriko whispered. Justin turned his flashlight off, when suddenly...

No one knew what exactly happened. Someone – or something – hit Justin's neck and Giriko's face. A few seconds later they found themselves lying on the ground. They stood up and looked around for any signs of their attacker. With another hit from the unknown attacker, Giriko fell on his back. Justin heard a loud thud from the fall and ran to Giriko. "Are you alright?" he said. Giriko grunted and stood up again. "Don't worry about me. Focus on that mystery guy."

They looked around to find their opponent, but before they could see anything, the mysterious attacker attacked them again. None of them fell or got hurt this time. Giriko and Justin looked at each other and nodded. They knew that they had to work together this time. Justin focused all of his senses to find the attacker. It's a good thing that I turned the music off, he thought.

For a moment there was a complete silence. Then there was another attack. Giriko managed to dodge, but Justin got a kick straight to his face. "We have to split up," he whispered as he stood up and wiped his bleeding nose.

The attacker approached them again. This time, they could see that the attacker was a wearing a long black robe. Giriko gave Justin a signal and they split up. The attacker stopped to search for them. Both Justin and Giriko used the moment to attack the mysterious man together. The man fell unconscious. The couple slowly walked to the mysterious man.

"Now let's see who this guy really is..." Giriko grinned as he pulled the man's black robe. "What the..."

Behind that robe was nothing. Nothing at all.

"WHAAAT?" Giriko screamed in anger. "So all this time we were fighting... Nothing?"

Behind them, someone spoke in a cheerful tone. "Not exactly..." the voice said. They turned around. Justin gasped in awe and kneeled. Standing there was Spirit Albarn, who was standing in front of a big mirror. Inside the mirror was Shinigami-sama, Lord Death himself. "Shinigami-sama... It's such a great honor to meet you again!" Justin squeaked. "W-what exactly happened? I demand explanation!" Giriko shouted.

"There was no attacker," explained Lord Death, "we were just keeping you busy while I examine your souls' wavelengths. Congratulations, you both pass the test!" Giriko leaned to the wall and sighed loudly. Justin, so amazed by the presence of his lord that he could barely hear a thing, asked Giriko, "What did he say?"

"Your lord just told us that there was no attacker," Giriko sighed again, "he was keeping us busy so he could examine our souls... But he didn't explain the damn robe that attacked us! And how long have they been there? Now can anybody explain that?" Spirit shrugged and giggled. "The attacking robe is Stein's invention," he said, "why don't you ask him?" Giriko punched the wall in anger. "That sick bastard again... He's gonna pay for it!"

Shinigami watched as the chainsaw swore and cursed while the guillotine was still praising. From my observation, their personalities are very different and it's almost impossible to bring them together, he thought. But I just found out that their souls can somehow connect... Well, maybe there is something about them that I don't know... Maybe even they themselves have no idea that they can connect... I'll just pair them for a while and see if they can work things out together...

"Justin, Giriko, please come closer," Shinigami-sama spoke. Giriko and Justin stepped closer. "I've decided to assign both of you on a mission together. This mission requires partnership, so you two will be partners from now on. And Justin, Giriko will live with you, too. Now, is there any question?"

Justin, though he didn't really like the idea of living with Giriko, decided to agree with Shinigami-sama's decision. "Oh Lord," he spoke with his sweetest tone, "I shall accept that mission, if that's what you want." Strangely, Giriko also agreed with the decision. "A mission, huh? With this priest? I might die of annoyance if I stick with him, but I'll just go with it..." he mumbled. Shinigami-sama dismissed the meeting. "Thank you. Now you may go home. See you tomorrow!"

Giriko and Justin walked out quietly. Now, let's see if it works, Shinigami-sama thought. This will be fun!

End of chapter 2

Ooh.. Giriko & Justin will live together! Haha... :] BTW, sorry if the fighting scene sucks... It's my first time. Reviews = love :] I'll update ASAP