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Late For School

"Woah..." said a very atonished Maka. "This place is huge... I can't believe it's actually a school. Although..." Maka took a long look at the tall building she would call her school for the next two years.

It was really tall, even for a school and kind a... what's the word she was looking for... oh yeah, creepy. I mean there were three huge skulls in the front and the biggest skull had spikes coming out of it's eyes. Not to mention, a few enormous candles attached to sides of Shibusen Academy. The academy kind of resembled a black, red, and white castle. A very, very, very long flight of stairs led to the academy.

Suddenly. Maka was taken out of her gaze of Shibusen by a rumbly laugh. She quickly looked up to see that damned sun again, laughing at her. But strangest of all were the three black floating balls that looked like mist at the top of said school.

'I wonder what those are? They look pretty evil. I bet the princip-' Maka was interupted from her thoughts by a school bell.

"I'm late for school!" shrieked a green-eyed sixteen year old.

"Alright everyone, we are doing a dissection today on the doria's tree kangaroo." a sadistic grin grew on the face of a grey-haired science professor with circular glasses that shaded his glazed over gray eyes. And a... screw sticking from his... head.

"Umm... Professor Stein..." a busty, black-haired Japanese girl raised her hand and continued to speak once she got a nod from her teacher to continue "isn't that illegal." she hesitantly added.

"I don't know but, probably." Stein took a quick look at his board and showed a devious smile that weirded most of the students who weren't used to it out. "It looks as if we have a new student today. Maka Albarn."

No one stood or said anything. Nothing but awkward silence. And some coughs.

"Maka Albarn." Stein firmly announced. But nothing happened. "What a pity, seems she is late on her first day." his eyes dulled back into losing a new test subject. "Well, let's get along to the dissection." and that dangerous glint in his eye returned.

Bang!

The door to the classroom flew open and in the entrance stood a breathless blond girl.

"Oh you must be the new student. Ms. Albarn, right?"

"Right." Maka walked swiftly but cautiously to her unusual looking professor. "I'm sorry I was late Professor..."

"Stein" he stated nonchalantly.

"Professor Stein I am late because I kind a got lost." Maka replied. It was true, Shibusen was huge and had so many hallways and classrooms. It was a suprise to Maka she was able to even find her homeroom.

"Okay then, take your seat so we may start with the lesson." sweeping his gaze from Maka towards the rest of the class gave her a better view of his strange appearance. A stitched up lab coat and shoes to match. A screw in his head. Gray hair and gray emotionless eyes - which were covered by circular glasses. Stein was sitting backwards on a rolling chair, now facing the class waiting for her to take her seat.

Then, was when Maka took the chance to glance over a few of her classmates. Some characters got her attention right off the back. A black-haired boy with three white stripes on only the right side of his hair. He was also dressed in a nice black suit and had gold eyes, which were now on her along with the rest of the class.

Sitting beside him, were what seemed to be sisters on both sides of him. One - Maka presumed was older - had long light brown hair. This girl had dark blue eyes that went well with her hair color. She wore a red halter top and blue jeans and cowboy boots and hat. Her little sister wore the same outfit, but instead of jeans, she wore shorts. Her eyes and hair were different as well. Light blue eyes and blonde hair adorned her baby-like face.

The next pair, that caught her attention looked like complete opposites. A boy had blue hair that was shaped like a star and was very mucular for his age sat beside a busty black-haired girl who's hair was in a long ponytail. Both of them had stars on them. The boy had a star tatoo and the girl had a star plastered on her outfit.

But, the last person that caught her eye, really caught her eye. He had unruly white hair that was somehow well-groomed. He wore black shoes, tan pants, an orange shirt, and a black leather jacket. He looked sort of like an albino with his tan skin. Sadly, she could not see his eyes because he was the only one in the room who was not looking her way at all. Instead, he was gazing out the window.

She decided it be best if she sat beside someone who would annoy her, to avoid talking. She was never good at that anyway.

Silently, she walked over to her new white-haired classroom neighbor. Once she sat down Professor got back to starting the dissection and the rest of her class went back to whatever they were doing.

Then - but ever so slowly - he turned from the window. She didn't mean to stare but he caught her anyway, so she continued when her eyes widen.

His eyes, they were crimson red. A very beautiful crimson at that. Emerald green met crimson red, and they locked for about a minute before he looked away. Maka was slightly disapponted. She wanted to stare into those eyes forever. Then a call of her name took her from her thoughts.

"Maka?" Professor Stein called.

"Yes, Professor." she replied.

"Would you like a tour of the school during free period after the bell rings?"

"Um, sure."

"Then it settled, Soul will you take Maka on the tour of the school?"

"Okay" came a smooth voice from beside Maka. She quickly turned to see her red-eyed neighbor looking up at the front of the classroom.

So that was his name, Soul. Hmm. She liked it.