"So, Akane," Maka said, intending to make small talk on the way to the EAT class, "Can I ask why you transferred in the middle of a term?" They were all walking alongside each other, Kid, Liz, Patty, Soul, Maka, and Akane, down the empty hallways because everyone was in class.

"My parents went traveling without me." she mumbled angrily. That left the rest of the group without anything to say. "Oh! But that's okay, I'm glad to be at such a... unique school." she added in politely.

"Yup! The DWMA, or Death's Weapon Meister Academy, is the best school you could ever attend. Which reminds me, are you a weapon or a meister?" Maka inquired.

Soul took one of his hands out of his pockets, place it on Maka's shoulder and sighed. "Oy, Maka, don't ask her so many questions."

"I'm just making conversation!"

"No, Soul is right, Maka," Kid added in, "Just let her be. Let her sink in at her own pace."

Maka raised an eyebrow, but since Akane wasn't objecting, she dropped the subject. They soon arrived at the EAT class, and all eyes were in them when they walked in.

"Thanks, Maka, Soul," Sid said when they entered, "All you kids, take your seats." They obeyed.

Akane wore a nervous look, but it swiftly switched to surprise when Sid tapped her on the back. Although to Sid, it was just an innocent tap on the new student's back, it was hard on her fragile body. She stumbled forward and fell on her knees.

"Ooh, uh, sorry about that," Sid stammered through, "I have no sense if control." He said with a chuckle as he helped her up. "Class! This is our new student!" his shouts echoed through the room, and murmurs spread across the students. "Please, introduce yourself," he said in a calm voice.

"M-My name is... S-Sakura, Akane." She announced. "It's a pleasure to meet you all," she finished.

"HEY!" a boy's voice shouted from one side of the room. He stood up onto the desk in front of him and continued to shout. He had bright blue hair, and a mark on his shoulder the shape of a star. "Remember me!" he yelled, pointing to himself, "and remember her!" and pointed to a tall girl sitting next to him with a long black pony-tail, "Because I am going to make Tsubaki the best Death Scythe this school has ever had!"

"Black Star, calm down." Tsubaki said in a low, polite tone.

Sid sighed and shook his head in disappointment. "Go ahead and sit down over by, hm..." he scanned the classroom looking for open seats.

"Sid-sensei!" Maka said, raising her hand and rising from her seat, "There's an open seat over here by Kid!" she exclaimed, pointing to the seat.

"Yeah, you can go sit next to Kid-kun. The boy with the stripes in his hair." Akane nodded her head and made her way to the seat next to Kid. "Okay, now, onto the lesson for today." Sid turned around, picked up the chalk, and began to write on the board. He got as far as "Lesso," in attempt to write lesson, but was interrupted by Stein. He was riding his rolling chair, but fell over the bump in the doorway. He got up back onto his chair, and rolled over to Sid.

"He's clumsy for a Professor," Akane mumbled. She sat with her head resting on the right arm, and her eyebrow raised, thinking about how her parents just left her there.

"That's Professor Stein for you." Soul said in response, as he leaned back in his chair and put his hands behind his head. "Underestimating him isn't good, though." Akane was shocked that Soul heard what she said, and showed in her facial expression. He glanced up and smiled, revealing his shark-like teeth. "Yeah, I heard you. You might be the worst mumbler ever."

Akane gasped dramatically. "Nuh-uh!" that was the best thing she could think of on the spot. Her cheeks turned pink out of embarrassment. Soul chuckled at Akane's response. She scoffed and went from embarrassment to attitude. "Y'know what?" she said sassily, while slamming her hand on the desk in front of him. Her hand was on her hip, and she was giving him a look meant to intimidate him.

"What?" Soul replied with a smirk, taunting her. "I suppose you're the best at comebacks? That's cool." He said with a sarcastic tone.

"No. Maybe if you used that thing inside your head called a brain, you would know that there are plenty of people who are worse at mumbling than me!"

Maka, Soul, Kid, Liz, and Patty were all stunned at Akane's remark. After a few moments, they all burst out laughing, but not so loud that Sid and Stein could hear it.

"Oh, Akane," Liz started, wiping a tear, "You have a great sense of style, and you started off with that comeback really great, but..."

"It ended up being really lame!" Soul finished, and they were all still laughing so hard it was no longer audible.

Her eyes alone showed sympathy, but her mouth was curved into a smile.

"So, is that the real Akane?" Patty asked. "Trying to be high and mighty when really, you're just barely average?"

"Just you guys watch, I'm gonna get better at this whole attitude thing." She said, while pointing and gesturing to all of them.

Then, they heard the wheels of Stein's chair rolling away, so they turned their attention towards the front. Sid was erasing the partial word on the chalkboard away and in its place, he wrote, 'Extra Lesson: Dual-Souls.'

"Professor Stein just told me that Lord Death requested for me to teach this special lesson today." Akane was uneasy in her seat, but was subtle about it. "Which reminds me, Akane, Kid, Liz, Patty, please go see Professor Stein in the hall briefly." The four of them obeyed.

When they arrived in the hallway, Stein was leaning forward in his chair smoking. He turned his head a little when the door opened, then all the way when the kids stepped out. "Okay, really quick. Don't tell anyone about Akane's Dual-Soul, got it?" Akane was shocked, but the rest just nodded along. "And, Akane, if anyone asks if you're a weapon or a meister, say meister. Okay?" After a few moments of hesitation, she agreed. "Good. Now go back to class."

They all made their way back to their seats, and Maka turned around to catch them up for the minute they were gone. "All he said was that Dual-Souls are created when souls that were initially twins are pushed together in the womb."

"So... Dual-Souls are a result of birth defects?" Akane asked.

"Technically, yes. But they're also very powerful because their souls are constantly resonated, so they're always in sync." Maka continued.

"However," Sid kept going with the lecture, while reading from a book, "It says here that they can resonate past that stage. So, for example, when Black Star and Tsubaki are resonated, that's the state that Dual-Souls are always in. But, they can become even more in sync, then be even more powerful. If you need and idea of just how powerful, then..." he looked up at the roof to think, and the room was dead silent. "Probably... on the verge of how powerful a full-blown Kishin could be. But, they can summon the power whenever they want for a limited time. Maybe... eight minutes, max?" Kid's eyes lit up when he heard that. "Let's see, what else is there..." He scanned the book in his hand trying to find where he left off. "Ah, yes, there are three possible combinations for a Dual-Soul: Meister-Meister, Meister-Weapon, and Weapon-Weapon. Of course, the Double Meisters are born with natural talent for wielding weapons. Double Weapons can shoot Soul Wavelengths. And Meister-Weapons can do all of the above, but not as powerful. Still pretty powerful, though." He continued to read ahead, without announcing it to the rest of the class. "Oh, dear Lord Death..." he mumbled to himself. He shut the book. He cleared his throat, "Early dismissal today. Have a nice day."