Ha ha ha, "Oh my, I never thought Spirit-kun could be so funny."
"You're telling me." answered Light
"So um why bats?"
"Beg your pardon?"
"I'm sorry but I couldn't help but notice your tattoo in your abdomen there."
Indeed Light did have a tattoo, around her abdomen. It was sort of a tribal tattoo of bats going from hip to hip.
"Oh um I like em."
"Is that so?"
"Why? Is it weird?"
"No, I have a liking to snakes."
"That's cool."
"May I ask you something?"
Light was taking a sip of her coffee so she just 'hn?'
"From what I've theorized so far, and calculating how long you've been away…. Where you married to Stein?"
Light immediately looked up from her coffee to Medusa.
Bingo. thought Medusa
Suddenly Lights mirror began to ring? (mirror phone )
"Excuse me Medusa."
"Sure."
"Hello?"
"LIGHT-CHAN! I need you to come back to the school please!" said Shinigami enthusiastically
"I'll be right there." she hung up
"It sounds urgent."
"I'm sorry Medusa- chan I must go."
"It's ok, I'm glad we got to spend some time together."
"Thanks for the coffee, I shall see you tomorrow."
"Bye"
Light went back to the school, the sun was setting. The sky was red.
"There's something foul in the air. I thought I told Shinigami to tell you to stay away, stein." she said his name as if it was poison on her lips
Stein emerged from the darkened alley way.
"How long have you been following me?"
"It's nice to see you Light."
"Answer me stein."
"I need to talk to you."
"There's nothing to talk about." she began to walk away
"Please listen to-"
"AH Light-chan!"
Shinigami appeared with Spirit.
"You alright Imouto-chan?" asked Spirit
Light just started to walk towards Shinigami and Spirit.
"Did you need me Shinigami?"
Oh boy, she's mad alright. Thought Shinigami
"Yes, please follow me." motioned Shinigami
Spirit waited until Shinigami and Light where a few feet ahead.
"What are you doing Stein?" asked Spirit serious
"I was trying to talk to her."
"Haven't you caused enough damage?"
"I need to make peace with her!"
"What if she doesn't?"
"She can't keep holding a grudge on me-"
"You're wrong."
…
"She has every right to hold a grudge against you and you know it Stein."
…
"You were lucky we came by."
"What makes you say that?"
"She would have kil-"
"SPIRIT-KUN!"
Shinigami called him over. Stein looked over and saw Light. She gave the strongest thirst for blood he had ever seen, for his blood. Spirit was right. She would never make peace with him. She still holds a grudge against him and from what he picked up it was better to stay away, but one thing is for sure Stein knows Light very well. He knows every weakness she has, leaving him with some advantages. He would not stop trying to talk to her, even if it meant his death.
*Back at the Death Room…
"WHAT?" Light cried
"Now now Imouto- chan, it was only a test." said Spirit as he and Shinigami backed away from her
She was being filled in on the student's level of combat, she had just found out of Maka, Soul, Black Star and Tsubaki's little extra assignment with Stein not too long ago.
"You sent them to him? He would have killed them!"
"But he didn't it was just a test Imouto-chan."
"Calm down Light-chan, he wasn't going to kill them. Besides it helped them, they have grown up." said Shinigami
"Tsk… don't do it again." she said as she calmed down
Shinigami and Spirit let out a sigh of relief.
"Hmmm Crona…." Light whispered to herself, "So this child harbors black blood?"
"I fought with the child, the blood was able to be transformed into a weapon making it impossible to land a blow." answered Spirit
"And the witch, she just appeared when you were about to win?"
"Yes."
"Soul and Maka must be training hard since seeing her partner injured and Black Star and Tsubaki have also been training since their mission on recovering the demon blade Masamune." said Shinigami
"Right, Tsubaki must have had it hard since the demon blade she had to defeat was her own brother" added Light a little sad.
"Light- chan?"
"Hn?"
"What will you be teaching the students?"
"Didn't I say it would be a surprise Shinigami- sama?"
She looked at them with glaring eyes, they both jumped back.
"Yeah you did, I could wait. Well now you know the students level of combat."
"They were already in their right classes Shinigami."
*gulp*
"All the students in each class are in the same level, each class is a different level. What was the true reason for calling me Shinigami?"
"Euh the reason?"
Light nodded not leaving his gaze.
"It was because you knew Stein was waiting for me wasn't it? You didn't want anything to happen to the most skilled technician you have isn't that right Shinigami? You were looking out for him."
"Light, we need all the technicians available and weapons. I fear that the witch's intentions might be more troublesome than expected."
"Then I suggest you do your job in keeping him away from me."
She started to leave.
"Where are you going Imouto-chan?"
"I'm going back to my class, I left tomorrows plans there."
She continued to walk. Shinigami and Spirit looked at her as she left. She was in the hallway nearing her room, she opened the door. It was dark. She was just reaching for the switch to turn on the lights but wasn't given a chance as someone pulled her in further into the room shutting the door. She started to struggle but whoever it was was stronger than her, a blade emerged from her back and tried to pierce whoever was holding her but they moved just in time. One thing that she had gained during her absence was that she could sense whoever was there by slightly hitting her blade making a very faint sound. The sound would travel through the room and bounce back any moving object.
"Bingo."
She dashed for the figure and kicked the person in the stomach but it grabbed her leg and pulled her closer to it, its body suddenly covered hers and they both crashed down onto the floor. Her head bounced back from the force with a loud crack making her black out. Suddenly the lights of the room came on, Shinigami and Spirit found Light on the floor with a puddle of blood coming from behind her head.
"What have you done?" Spirit cried as blades came up from his back and ran towards the perpetrator making it take a few steps back.
"I… I di… I didn't mean to."
"Shinigami-sama!"
"She's alive. We need to get her to the infirmary."
"I can help her."
"You've done enough Stein."
Spirit stopped advancing towards Stein and went to his sister. He carried her out of the room. Shinigami stayed behind.
"What were you thinking?"
"I was just…" Stein dropped to the floor
"You disobeyed my orders Stein and not only that but you hurt Light-chan for the second time, you are to keep away from her and if you try to go near her, I will deal with you myself."
Shinigami left leaving Stein by himself.
"What have I done?"
*Infirmary.
"Medusa-chan!"
"Ai Spirit-ku….?"
"Please help her. She has suffered damage to her head."
"How?"
"She was hit in the back of the head, I'm not sure with what but it must have been hard for her to be taken down."
Medusa started to work on her fast.
Damn that Stein… no matter her time will come.
*Two hours later…
"Spirit-kun, she is regaining consciousness would you like to see her?"
"Yes please."
He entered, Light was lying down with bandages wrapped around her head. Never had he ever seen his sister in such a condition, of course there was that one time but she wasn't bleeding.
"Light?"
She began to stir and slowly opened her eyes. Her vision was blurred so waited until her eyes adjusted. Her eyes met of that of sad, worried blue eyes.
"Imouto-chan!" cried Spirit with watery eyes
"Hey Nii-san, ugh my head hurts. What happened?"
"You don't remember?"
She slowly shook her head.
"You fell, you were trying to get… me since you threw me in my death scythe form up on the wall. You slipped and hit your head pretty hard."
"Prf nice try Nii-san."
"What?"
"I remember what happened, that idiot tried to force his way to me. I will kill him the next time, he didn't know about what I had told Shinigami- sama but next time Spirit… Stein will be no more."
She got up but laid back down, she was still dizzy.
"I'll go get Medusa-chan to see if you will be able to go home today."
Light slowly sat up, she felt light headed and weak. The loss of blood was making her feel dizzy, oh how she hated that feeling.
"Light- chan how are you feeling?" asked Medusa
"Like shit."
"Let me just check on your reflexes and I'll see if you can go home."
"Ok"
Medusa flashed her flashlight into Lights eye, her pupils contracting.
"Follow the light."
"Ok"
Light followed the light.
"Well your responding well, your blood pressure is fine. Here are these pills for the pain and drink plenty of orange juice."
"Why orange juice?"
"It will help with the loss of blood, and eat healthy to gain your strength back."
"Thanks."
"No problem, get plenty of rest and report to me in the morning. I will run some blood tests just to be on the safe side."
"Cool thanks for everything. I shall see you tomorrow then."
"Yes, take care now."
Light got up and headed out, Spirit was waiting for her.
"Ready to go?"
"Yeah, let me just get my plans for tomorrow."
"Oh don't worry about it I got it."
Spirit threw her a big grin as he held a folder full of papers, she laughed.
"You always were looking out for me Nii-san."
"And always will be."
When they arrived home Spirit told her to rest, she wanted to help him out with dinner but Spirit wouldn't have it. He made her some soup with vegetables, he always did know how to look after her and she thanked him for it.
"Nii-san?"
"What is it Imouto-chan?"
"If Shinigami-sama is right and the witch is trying to revive the kishin wouldn't stein be a problem?"
"What do you mean?"
"He always had a certain level of madness in him, wont the kishins madness influence him even more?"
"You may be right but he knows how to control it."
"Thank you for the meal nii-san I think I'm going to take a shower and go to bed early. I need all the energy I will need for tomorrow."
"Take it easy imouto-chan." he kissed her in the forehead as they said goodnight to each other
*In a dark laboratory
"Soon… soon you will awaken and bring forth the kishin."