Chapter 1:
"Hey! Hey! What's up? How's it goin'?" the chipper God of Death greeted them, "I see you all made it here safely!"
"Good morning, Lord Death," the six students standing on the platform of the Death Room bowed and smiled.
Iris looked around the room, it captivated her, all the crosses, guillotines, and especially the ceiling. It was the sky but not the sky at the same time. It was fascinating...
Lord Death spoke up, cutting off Iris's thoughts, "However short your stay here has been so far, are all of you enjoying Death City?"
Iris's friend and teammate, Lilly Nolan, replied to the Shinigami, "Yes sir! We love it! Especially the weather! It's just like back home 'cept without all the humidity!" She tugged on her black hair for emphasis.
"...Dear lord…" Aragorn cringed.
Iris chuckled at her partner.
"Wonderful!" Lord Death turned serious, "Now to get down to business. The reason all of you were transferred here to the DWMA is because you have succeeded and surpassed all expectations at the Training School for Technicians and Weapons in Atlanta. You have passed all your exams with flying colors and beyond." The six beamed. "I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing more the TSTW can teach you. So furthermore you are now enrolled at the DWMA to expand your skills as Weapons and Meisters. Welcome to the Death Weapon and Meister Academy!".
There was a chorus of thank you's and bows from the six students.
"Your schedules are on this table. And since you have missed your morning classes you may all go to lunch. Have a nice day!"
The six sat on the front steps of their new school. Iris lounged, looking at her friends. To her right sat her partner, Aragorn, drinking his usual cup of tea. Where the hell does he keep that stuff anyways, Iris thought to herself. To her left was her best friend, Violet Alazae. The brunette was digging through her bag, probably looking to see if she had forgotten anything, all while munching on some Pringles. Sitting a step down was Owen Jennings, he was scarfing down his sandwich and smiling at his Meister as she dug around in her bag, muttering to herself. Going down another step was Lilly, the weapon was chatting excitedly about how they were in this famous city and it was so cool. Her Meister, Luke Harris, sitting a step higher was talking right along with her, equally as excited.
Iris smiled to herself, taking a sip of her Coke, I love my friends.
Violet turned to her, concern written on her face, "Iris, did you remember to bring all your things for class?"
"Of course I did! And you've already asked me that about five times already," Iris sighed, "What's our first class?"
"Soul Studies with Professor Stein," Violet narrowed her eyes at her schedule, "Then after that Combat Training with Sid. EEK!" Violet exclaimed, "We need to get going! Our class starts in 5 minutes!"
The six jumped up, Owen pulling out a map, and made their way to their first class as students at the DWMA.