"Aiko, this is important. We need to know what you remember," Kid demanded in his usual calm tone as he sat across from her at the table. Patty continued roaming around the room imitating various animals.
"I remember a boy named Fain… I don't remember much about him, but he died. A girl with black hair and red eyes killed him," Aiko shook her head, trying frantically to remember everything, "before he died, he said it was up to me and I had to end 'it' but I don't remember what 'it' was I had to end." She held her head, "I remember meeting someone, a group of people… There were three, two boys and a girl. I don't remember their names, but I can sort of picture them… The picture is really fuzzy, though."
"Is there anything else?"
"Just one thing… A giant key, that's all I remember."
"That's probably the Keyblade. I'm assuming it was your weapon of choice… Can you try summoning it?"
"I guess," Aiko reached her hand out the way she remembered and closed her eyes. A small glow appeared in her hand which quickly grew and took the form of a large and heavy Keyblade. Liz quickly stood up and ran over to Aiko as she fell over in her chair. Only after catching her did Liz notice that Aiko's cheeks were wet, she was crying. "I remember how I got this… Fain gave this key to me right before that girl showed up and killed him… He said I needed it more than he did."
"He must have known he was going to die," Kid stood up and walked over to the window, looking up at the sky and the laughing sun.
"Kid!" Liz snapped as she held Aiko, who's sobbing only got worse by that remark.
"If he knew, then he should have told me! I could have done something!" Aiko yelled at Kid as tears streamed down her face, she couldn't remember Fain extremely well, but remembering his death by reliving it in a dream just made forgotten emotions emerge. The Keyblade vanished from her hand as she hugged Liz while mourning Fain's death.
"I'm sorry, I should not have said that," Kid apologized before leaving the room. Liz held onto Aiko, trying to calm her down.
"Sh… It'll be alright, but you need to be strong for Fain, okay?" Liz gently spoke to Aiko, being much more patient with the sobbing girl than she is with her own Meister.
"O-okay," Aiko quietly replied as she felt herself begin to calm down.
Xelysha paced around in the decaying shack, she knew it was impossible to hide now. That girl with the scythe, Maka, she already knew Xelysha was there. How did she know? How could a girl sense Xelysha's presence like that?
"L-Lady Xelysha," Crona nervously spoke up, not making eye contact, "I-I've finished fixing the r-roof." Xelysha looked up at the ceiling, noticing how there were still holes in the ceiling, she then snatched Crona and pinned him to the wall, glaring at him.
"You idiot! See? There are still holes!" Xelysha slapped Crona across the face, leaving an imprint on his cheek, "get back up there and fix that roof! I don't want to see your face down here until that roof is fixed!" She let go of him and he quickly scrambled out of the house and up the ladder with Ragnarok holding the hammer. Ragnarok just laughed at Crona and looked out at Death City in the distance.
"Things are definitely getting exciting around here," Ragnarok exclaimed to himself.
"That girl has got some nerve taking the spotlight away from me," Black*Star vented out his frustration. "Who does she think she is?! She just runs into Death City, takes Crona, and acts like she can take away my spotlight!"
"It is horrible, Black*Star," Tsubaki quietly agreed with him as they walked down the Academy hallway towards the infirmary.
"She better hope I don't see her, because if I do, she'll have so many broken bones she'll fall apart!"
"Yes, Black*Star."
Maka looked up from her book to see the infirmary door open. She smiled at the sight of Tsubaki and Black*Star.
"Hey," Soul greeted his friends as he lied on the bed.
"Hey, Soul! The Great Me has come to brighten your day with my presence!" Black*Star grinned as he walked into the infirmary.
"Kid said he'd be here soon. He said there's something he needs to tell us, something important," Maka informed them, trying to figure out just what it is Kid wants to tell them.
"Ha! Just remember this, I beat him here! I got here first! Yahoo!"
"Of course, you'll never let us forget it," Soul mumbled. Just then, three new faces to the group showed up. Soul's red eyes widened at the sight of them. "Hey, I know you three. You're Sora, Riku, and Kairi."
"How do you know our names?" Riku inquired, finding it extremely odd. Sora just grinned and put his hands behind his head.
"You're from a show I watch all the time!" Black*Star entered the conversation immediately, unable to let himself be left out of any conversation, "it's an anime called 'Light and Dark'. It's awesome; of course it would be better if I was in it."
"Of course, Black*Star" Tsubaki chuckled.
"Light… and Dark," Sora repeated the title as he looked at Riku, who only sighed.
"Hey, someone's coming," Kairi spoke up while looking down the hallway, "he's kinda cute."
"Kairi!" Sora pleaded with Kairi, unable to contain his jealousy at the fact she just called another boy "cute". Kairi only giggled and backed up, giving the cute boy some space. That cute boy was none other than Lord Death's son, Death the Kid.
"Ah, so you three made it, I was beginning to think you wouldn't show," Kid smiled at the threesome.
"Wait, you knew we were coming?" Riku stood there, extremely confused.
"I figured you would come here the moment I heard about Xelysha's arrival. I will say you have excellent timing, Aiko was just starting to remember you."
"Aiko?! She's alive?!" Sora grabbed Kid by his suit collar, "where is she? Is she alright?!"
"She's fine," Kid managed pushed Sora back and straightened his suit, "she's experiencing some memory loss, but that's it. Fortunately, her memory is starting to come back." He finally took the time to look at Sora and noticed the boy's spikey hair, unable to contain it, he snapped. "And what is with your hair?! The spikes are going everywhere in an untidy mess! Just look at all of those angles! It's a disaster! An asymmetrical disaster!" Sora stood there, dumbfounded.