I feel like giving you guys a warning...I kind of cried a little writing the first part of this chapter...I love all of you...
"Tsubaki!" Black-Star cried. He dropped Cylas to the ground and ran to the building's door. The star ignored the boy's yelp of pain as he grabbed the door's handle and pulled it open. "I'm not losing her again!" He shouted and ran into the building.
"Stay here." Kid ordered the teenagers before following Black-Star. Kid stopped right after entering the building and put a hand over his mouth to quit his gasp. He watched as Black-Star ran back and forth to both sides of Tsubaki, cursing wildly and throwing his hands around.
"Kid, do something!" The man cried.
"I'm...fine..." Tsubaki panted. "It just hurts...really bad." Her voice cracked and she held back a sob.
"We need to do something!" Black-Star shouted.
"Give me a minute!" Kid snapped."Give me a minute." He said softly to himself and bent down to get a better look at what they were dealing with.
Tsubaki's foot was crushed between the two brick walls that had shut to form one. The wall had caught her right above her ankle and blood slowly seeped out of the wall, she was still bleeding. How were they going to get her out?
"Can't we just put in the password, code, thing?" Kid asked.
"Won't work...it changes after every use...and only the owner knows...what it is now."
"Where is he? We can just find him and-"
"He's dead." Tsubaki interrupted Black-Star.
"Oh God." Black-Star moaned.
"I can regenerate." Tsubaki stated after a moment of tense silence.
"What?" Kid asked, being pulled out of his thoughts.
"I can regrow...my body parts." Tsubaki repeated. "One of my fingers...got cut off during a mission...and it grew right back...three minutes later."
"What are you saying Tsubaki?" Black-Star asked.
"There's a saw...in my bag."
"We are not cutting off your foot!" The star shouted.
"We don't have any other choice." Kid said, straightening himself back up. "We can't just leave her here."
"It's okay Black-Star...it'll be okay." Tsubaki stated, putting a hand on her meister's shoulder.
"Why don't you just become a weapon and we slip you out?" Black-Star asked.
"I...I can't."
"What do you mean you can't?" Black-Star ran through his memories and realized that every time they went on a run with the woman, she'd use a weapon in her hand, not herself.
"Ever since that day when I...died. I can no longer go into my weapon form...The best I can do is make my nails a little sharper." Tsubaki's voice caught in her throat and she sniffed. "Just cut my foot off already."
"I'll do it." Kid volunteered, knowing that Black-Star wouldn't be able to, even if the man would never admit it.
"You're positive you can regenerate?" Black-Star asked, trying to ignore the sound of Kid getting out the saw.
"Yeah." Tsubaki said and looked at one of her fingers. "I'm positive."
"Let me know when your ready." Kid said and kneeled next to the wall, holding the sharp saw in his hands.
"Don't give me a warning...just do it." Tsubaki said and closed her eyes. Black-Star went up to his ex-weapon and grabbed her hands. Tsubaki quickly took her hands away. "I'm not...hurting you-" Tsubaki's statement turned into a scream as Kid started sawing into her leg.
Kid's pale face turned a light shade of green as he went through the motion. Moving his hand back and forth, going deeper and deeper into Tsubaki's flesh. Tsubaki sobbed, shaking violently and eventually falling over, her caught leg staying up in the air. Black-Star sunk down to his knees and put his hands on Tsubaki's back, rubbing her softly. He needed to feel like as if he was doing something to make this ordeal a little easier for the woman. Kid stopped when the saw hit bone he hesitated before slamming his elbow down on the handle of the saw and breaking the bone with the sharp edge. Tsubaki let out a ear-piercing scream, tears rolled down her red checks as she continued her pain-filled cry. Black-Star flinched and looked away, swallowing down vomit that threatened to come out. Kid felt pain pinch his heart after having to break Tsubaki's leg and he quickly cut off the rest of the foot before he changed his mind.
"What's going on!?" Lexi demanded as she came into the building, dragging Cylas on her shoulder. "Oh dear lord!" She exclaimed after seeing Tsubaki. The woman was laying on her back, crying and missing a foot.
"Holy shit!" Giriko cursed when he saw the scene as well.
"She got stuck." Kid stated, tossing the bloody saw as far as he coud.
"So you cut off her foot!?" Lexi asked. Cylas let out a whimper and lifted his injured foot up and behind him.
"There was no other option." Kid said and wiped his face with the bottom of his shirt.
"It's okay Tsubaki." Black-Star held Tsubaki's hand, stroking the back of it with his fingers."It's okay." Tsubaki looked at Black-Star and gave the man a quick smile before passing out.
"I get to keep my foot...right?" Cylas asked.
"You're fine, you just twisted it and if they even think of cutting off your foot, I'll cut off their balls." Lexi stated and Cylas chuckled at her response.
"The wound's not bleeding anymore." Kid observed. "We can carry her back and have her rest on her own bed."
"I got her." Black-Star said and stood up. He grunted as he threw Tsubaki over his shoulder and had to adjust several times before Tsubaki was balanced evenly on his back.
"Do you want me to get Cylas?" Kid asked Lexi.
"I got the monkey, you and Giriko go on ahead." The girl jerked her head toward the door. Kid nodded his head, grabbed his, Tsubaki's and Black-Star's bag. He looked at Tsubaki's guitar and didn't know how to carry that along with the three bags filled with supplies. Giriko noticed Kid's stare and grabbed the guitar before taking off.
"Let's go." Kid stated and took off, the others following right behind him and the group ran back to the apartment as fast as they could.
Giriko opened the door and held it open as Kid, Lexi, Cylas and Black-Star walked in. Tsubaki was still unconscious but the wound had already healed over.
"How was the run-Tsubaki!" Free pushed Kid to the side and yanked Tsubaki off of Black-Star. "What happened!?"
"We went to this bank, that wasn't really a bank, more of a circus that was really, really fun...until Tsubaki got her foot cut off." Cylas looked down and Lexi sighed as she and the boy walked away.
"You cut her foot off?" Free asked in a growl.
"She got it stuck, we had no other choice and it'll grow back." Kid stated. The wolf glared at the men before leaving, carrying Tsubaki away with him. Giriko yawned and left the younger men as well, muttering something about getting a quick nap in before lunch.
"Oh dear, what happened to Tsubaki?" Miriah asked as she and Kenna joined Kid and Black-Star.
"It's a long story." Kid said.
"It's not like we're going anywhere soon." Kenna stated.
"She got it stuck and Kid sawed it off." Black-Star said, not looking at the girls.
"Is she okay?" Miriah asked after gasping.
"Yes, she can regenerate and she should be up before lunchtime." Kid answered.
"Are you okay?" Kenna walked up to Black-Star, cocking her head as she asked her question.
"I just feel like it's my fault that she got stuck, I should have made her leave first." Black-Star said.
"Do you really think she would have listened?" Kid asked with a light chuckle.
"Probably not." Black-Star gave a small smile.
"Kiddy, Kiddy!" Tommy and Timmy squealed together and ran up to the man. Black-Star laughed loudly at Kid's new nickname.
"What is it boys?" Kid asked the young twins.
"Do you love Black-Star?" The shinigami flinched in shock from the odd question.
"What do you mean?"
"Kenna and Miriah love each other." Tommy said.
"Soul and Maka love each other." Timmy said.
"And they hang out together a lot."
"And you and Black-Star hang out together a lot."
"So do you love each other?" The boys asked in unison.
"Now aren't you two just a bunch of silly buggers." Miriah giggled. "They had wives that they loved, they're just really good friends." She said with a smile.
"Oh." The boys said.
"Let's ask Giriko." Tommy said.
"Maybe he and Justin love each other!" Timmy squealed and the twins ran off.
"I want to see that." Kenna chuckled.
"I'm going to bed." Kid sighed and started walking away.
"It's only ten o'clock." Miriah protested.
"But it's night-time somewhere in the world." Kid let out a yelp when there was a sudden weight on his back, he was about to shout at Black-Star but he saw the man standing right next to him."What are you doing Kenna?" He asked calmly.
"I'm bored." The girl whined and rested her chin on top of Kid's head.
"Go play with Miriah." The shinigami stated.
"I'm not that bored." Kenna said with a smirk.
"Kenna!" Miriah's cheeks turned a light red and Black-Star laughed.
"Can we play basketball? I've been praticing and I think I'm good enough to beat you guys." Kenna chuckled. Kid was going to say no, but he figured Black-Star needed something to get his mind away from Tsubaki's foot.
"Alright, let's go unpack our bags first and we'll play a few rounds."
"Yay!" Kenna cheered and hopped down. "It can be me and Black-Star against Kid and Miriah." She said as she grabbed one of the bags that laid of the floor.
"Hey Miriah." A boy with curly blonde hair that went to his shoulders walked up to the group, holding a sketchbook in his hand, there was another boy with short brown hair and a scar that went down his face. "Cylas tried to look through your sketchbook, figured you didn't want that." The handed the book to the girl.
"I saved your sketchbook from Cylas Miriah-sama." The brunette stated and wrapped an arm around Miriah's shoulder.
"Thank you Tyler." Miriah giggled. Kenna glared at the boy named Tyler and pushed him away and hugged Miriah.
"Someone's jealous." The blonde chuckled.
"Shut up Ryver." Kenna snapped.
"Just making a simple observation." Ryver stated with a grin.
"Hey Ryver, Ryver!" Cylas limped over to the group and Kid let out a sigh, why can't he be left alone? "Become your weapon, I wanna try something."
"I'm not becoming a weapon." Ryver stated. "Last time I did you almost took out Jake's eye."
"But it was funny." Cylas raised an eyebrow.
"Yes it was, but it wasn't funny when Free tied us up in chairs and made us apologize for hurting Jake in front of everyone."
"I remember that." Kenna chuckled. "Tsubaki just shook her head the whole time."
"Come on Ryver, I promise I'm not going to hit anyone. Please, please, please, please-"
"Okay, okay" Ryver muttered something under his breath before becoming a ball of light and landing in Cylas' hand as a whip.
"He's a whip?" Kid asked.
"Kinky." Black-Star's chuckle became a grunt when Kid elbowed his stomach.
"I'll be right back." Cylas said with a smirk and limped away.
"Five bucks he's going to do something stupid." Tyler said.
"Poor Ryver." Miriah sighed.
"When did you guys discover that Cylas could use Ryver? You weren't a part of the DWMA." Kid asked the teens.
"Cylas was there long enough to figure out that he was a meister and he spent forever trying to figure out who his weapon would be." Tyler answered.
"Everyone thought it would be Lexi since they hang out with each other a lot, but when they tried Cylas almost burned his hands off." Miriah added.
"What weapon is Lexi?" Black-Star asked.
"She's a sword." Kenna answered. "Now can we go play?" The group flinched when a loud squeal echoed in the room. A laughing Cylas ran into the room, running lopsided from his limp, but faster than expected.
"I'm going to kill you!" Ryver threatened as he ran after the boy.
"You'll have to catch me first!" Cylas chuckled and climbed up the side of a wall. He grabbed one of the rails that supported the roof and he hung humself upsiide down on it.
"What did the little monkey do?" Tyler asked.
"He used me to slap Lexi's ass." Ryver stated. "Now get down here!" He shouted at Cylas.
"All's fair in love and war." Cylas quoted and swung back and forth.
"You got that right." Ryver turned his arm into a long whip and threw it up. The whip wrapped itself several times around Cylas' wrist and Ryver yanked the boy down.
"Damn it Ryver." Tyler cursed as he took off and caught Cylas before he landed head first on the ground.
"I'm going to go play basketball." Kenna stated and walked away.
"I wanna play!" Cylas said after being set down on his feet.
"You can't." Tyler stated.
"I'll be the referee." He offered and limped after Kenna.
"Come on guys, we can play three on three." Miriah said and gestured for the boys to follow her.
Kid was the last one on the roof, seeing that the others were trying to decide how the teams were going to be split up. Kid looked at the three boys that were still new to him, what were their stories? He already knows a little about Cylas with the way he acts and the short story about him becoming Ryver's meister, but that was it. Who is Tyler? Is he a weapon or a meister? Kid could tell he liked messing with Kenna with the way he hit on Miriah right in front of her, so the group of five teens must be friends...to a degree at least. They all appear to be strong fighters by the looks of their souls, they would have done very well at the DWMA.
Kid...
The shinigami's head was jerked by something that made him look at the burning DWMA.
Come to me Kid...I can help...come and play Kid...
It was happening again.
Come on Kid...you know you want to...come Kid...come and play a little game...
Kid pressed his eyes shut, trying to break out of the thing's hold, but they were forced right back open.
Stop resisting Kid...you'll lose...everyone else is slowly losing...just like Bre and Max...
"Kid, KId snap out of it!"
Black-Star will lose too...he'll be gone just like the others...say goodbye and come Kid...play my fun little game...come and lose...
"What's happening to him, it's creeping me out."
Goodbye Ryver...goodbye Miriah...goodbye Kenna...
"Kid!"
Kid was snapped out of his trance by Black-Star slapping him across the face. The shinigami looked at the others, all of them having concern covering their faces. How long was he out?
"No one else heard that?" Kid asked.
"Heard what? You were just standing there, staring at the DWMA." Black-Star stated. "Are you okay?"
"Uh...yeah. I'm just tired that's all." Kid said.
"Maybe we should play some other time." Kenna suggested.
"You guys go on ahead. I'm going to take Kid to bed, I'll get ya'll when it's lunch." The star said.
"But I wanted to play with you guys." Kenna protested.
"Later, I promise." Black-Star said and walked away with Kid, getting the shinigami down the stairs and to their bedroom.
New characters, who doesn't love new characters?
Also...creepy voice is back...*weird hand gestures*