"Yesterday really wiped me out" A shark toothed boy say with his head propped on his hand.
A girl with pigtails head fell on to her desk. "I had Nightmares of the doctor operating on me…" she mumbled.
A clattering came from the hall, the clattering got closer and was replace by a loud thud. The group of students looked over to the door to see a familiar Doctor laying on the floor
"Okay! well then i'll start the lesson" he said from his spot on the floor "Today We'll be dissecting"
In the back of the mind of the pigtailed girls head she couldn't help but remember what the doctor had said about her father's supposed sister.
Three weeks had passed since Mim had joined the DWMA and due to the age gap between her and her new partner she had been moved from class Crescent Moon to class Dark Moon. Her days were relatively the same, Five AM- wake up, eat, dress, eight mile run ending at the steps of the DWMA at approximately Seven AM, after one hour of training in the gardens by herself she would arrive at class, where she would remain until lunch, which she opted out of Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
After lunch she returned to class until she was let out at three, following class she trained with Stein until six and then ended her day with a ten mile run ending at her house. Most days when she arrived home dinner had already been served and the remains of her mother's hard work were left on a covered plate to be reheated in the microwave. Most days she just ate it cold. When she finished her meal she would lock herself in her room reading the books and journals her grandfather had left her when he died, Then she would go to bed only to start the cycle over again the next day.
A loud beeping jolted mim from her deep sleep. She laughed all her sleep was deep these days. Throwing on her running clothes, she continued laughing as she struggled to lift her arms the proper amount to put her hair in its usual messy brain that would fall out throughout the day. Nearly throwing herself down the stairs Mim made her way to the Kitchen grabbed a protein bar and was out the door as usual.
"Wait, Mim!" Her mother yelled before she could close the door and start her run. "Stay. Let me make you breakfast."
"I-uh" She knew she was bad at arguing with people let alone her mother "ok"
"Why are you always in such a rush to get to school?" She said as she moved around the kitchen gracefully collecting the ingredients for the omelette she was preparing with efficiency and speed.
Mim often forgot her mother was a weapon and it was time like this that she remember, she turned and twisted the way someone under attack would and each time she reached for an ingredient she did as if she was attacking a witch. Mim had never seen her mother in her weapon form but she imagined it was similar to Spirits, since he inherited his weapon form from her.
"I like training before school" She said in a hushed tone
"you train after school with your partner don't you?"
"Yes, but I train by myself in the morning" She said raising her voice slightly
"You can't keep going like this honey" She said while pulling mims hair out of its frayed braid. "You'll overwork your body. I know it's exciting being able to save people but it takes time to get strong, you can't do it all at once" She braided Mims hair in a tighter more uniform braid.
"I'm not trying to do it all at once" It was always easier for Her to talk to her mother.
"Then what exactly are you doing Mim? 18 miles of running a day? Three hours of training sometimes more. Your barely eating." she said as she put the omelette in front of Mim.
"I'm...I'm just...trying to catch up to Spirit."She sighed, defeated by her mothers worried tone
"Do you really think Spirit would want you to kill yourself with training"
"Yes, he'd probably love that" she mumbled under her breath as she stuffed her face.
"Mimic! Why would you say that?" her mother scolded.
Mim got quiet again "he hasn't talked to me since my first day"
"That doesn't mean he doesn't want you alive!"
"No i guess not" she was back to her quiet self after her moms scolding.
Mim quickly put her dishes in the sink. She knew if she hurried she could get in four miles before her morning training.
Maka Albarn stared at the large bird in a cage at the front of the class with a panicked look on her face "Thats and important bird on the brink of extinction" She said to the strange Doctor at the head of the class
"It would be bad if i didn't find out about it before it became extinct, Don't you think?" He asked the Her with a mischievous look in his eyes. "By the way Soul and Black Star aren't here… did something happen?"
"They're slacking off as usual. Those idiots might as well become a team." Maka Said as a look of panic flashed over the girls sitting next to her.
"This is bad Maka!" the girl yelled, shaking Maka.
There attention went back to the front of the class when they heard professor Stein speak "what a shame- I think everybody knows already but...theres a 'new student' coming today."
As soon as he finished speaking a student yelled from the window "Doctor! Soul and Black*Star are fighting with somebody
Maka sighed "There's a rule that if two technicians are fighting on school grounds a staff member has to deal with it"
"Thats right" Stein sighed "Then Soul and Black*Stars partners will come with me, The rest of you study by Yourselves." He said as he headed for the exit.
They Quickly reached the entrance of the DWMA to see Soul And Black*Star losing.
"Professor, is that boy holding the guns the one everyone's been talking about?"Maka asked
"Yes, Lord Deaths son, Death the Kid. He wanted to to come here, so he joined the class...but his ability goes somewhat over his head. Now yesterday you became able to see souls Maka?"
"yes?"
"Shall i have you take a Special lesson?"
"Eh… ok"She said skeptically
"Don't worry, its just a simple question. Those two guns over there, are there soul wavelengths perfectly in sync?"
Maka began focusing on the guns. "Yes, usually matching wavelengths with two weapons is extremely difficult but they're stable. They respect-No thats wrong. Admiration? is that it?"
"Wonderful, I can see you got your brains from your aunt." He said slightly distracted "Twin demon guns, the Thompson sisters. They were brought up on the street so they admire a dignified soul like Kids. And Kid too, he has a nervous personality so he admires positive souls like the Thompson sisters"
There a really good team" Maka said absently. He had mentioned her again and it distracted Maka from the fight, She turned to face the Doctor "Were you and her a team like Kid and the Thompson sisters?"
This questions took Stein by surprise "I guess your father didn't give you any answers?"
He hadn't, when Maka tried to confront spirit about the existence of a sister he had ignored the question and quickly changed the subject.
"No...he didn't" she said annoyed that her father would lie to her.
"Yes we were very similar" He said as if reminiscing "After Lord Death started giving us missions, it took 48 days for her to get to death scythe status."
"Then how come I've never heard of her, i know all the Death Scythes and none of are my Aunt?"
"This is really something you should talk to your father about. Hold on." he stood up and pulled out a grey wallet with stitching on it. after a few seconds of rummaging he pulled out a worn Photo and handed it to Maka "Show this to your father, he won't be able to lie to you if he knows you've seen a picture"
Maka looked at the picture, In it was a very young version of her mother and father along with Sid, Nygus and Stein. Next to Stein stood a small girl obviously younger than the rest with long red hair falling around her face from a braid and golden eyes. The similarities between the girl and her Papa were undeniable. Maka turned the picture over to read the names. Spirit Albarn, Kami Michaels, Mira Nygus, Sid Barett, Franken Stein, Mim Albarn. Foundation Commemoration. Mim, her name was Mim.