Hey everyone, I got back from vacation just recently, anyways here's the next chapter. ^-^
Okay, well, this has another back story, I think each chapter will have one, but, notice the but, but I will also write way more than just the back story so that the story actually progresses. So in the end each chapter will be super long. -.-'
Disclaimer: I do not own Soul Eater
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I felt a cold drop of water land on my head. I shivered and put my small hand on my head, rubbing the cold spot in my raven black hair. More drops fall down from the gloomy sky, matching my mood.
"Tsubaki! Get back in here young lady!" I let out a tiny sigh. My breaths are small visible puffs due to the cold temparature of the winter. The leafs have fallen and the earth is covered in a thin sheet of frost. Although some leafs remain I know they will all fall. And so will the flowers.
"Coming mother." I grumble then begin making my way through the garden to the black haired woman waiting for me under the wooden shelter.
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I look out the window at the mournful sky, sharing it's pain to the world. 'I wonder why the sky is sad today' I think as I put my hands on the glass. My breaths make the glass foggy causing the view of the outside to disappear. I frown and wipe it away. I feel a tap on my shoulder. I turn around and find it is my older brother. "Oh, hi brother." I smile happily with my eyes closed. He grunts. I know my brother doesn't like me.
We used to be as close as siblings can be when we were younger. I'm only nine, the last time he smiled at me was when I was six. It was after I was named the successor to the Nakatsukasa family. The reason is because I was able to succeed in inheriting nearly all the weapon forms my family has ever had while my brother only has one form. A Katana. He grew jealous and only talks to me when he's giving orders. "Father wants you in the meeting room right now." he says without sending a single glance back at me as we walk through the empty hallway. "Why?" I ask. My brother snorts, "He has something to discuss about being the next head of the family with our neighbors the Lotus family. You'll be drinking tea with them." I smile, I have a friend from that family, "Okay. Oh, will you join us for tea too, big brother?" Masamune halts on his tracks, turns, and puts his hands on my shoulders, giving them a little shake. "You know damn well I'll never be able to join none of you. I am an outcast, remember?" I shake my head, "Not to me big brother, I-I love you brother, but why do you hate me? Why can't we be friends again, like before?" my vision blurs from the tears gathering up in my eyes.
"Because-! Because!- It's because you're you that we can't be like that anymore. You're better than me Tsubaki." I sob and shake my head again. "No brother, I'm not. You're older, you're stronger, right?, you don't know the things our parents say to me. They always complain about how weak and shy I am, how they wish you were to be the head of the family. But it was grandpa's decision." His eyes widen and I now know he is also on the brim of tears. He looks sadly down at the floor and storms off. "Wait brother!" I extend my arm out after him as I watch him run away.
"Tsubaki? What are you doing, hurry up and get in here." I turn around and realize I'm standing in front of the meeting room. I wipe away my tears and nod. I have to force smile and be and obedient girl. Like always.
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"We were discussing how the Star clan was just killed recently."
"Really? That's a relief, they had been stealing from us for quite a while."
"They are nothing but pests who kill off anyone who offends 'their godly presence'."
"Tsk, so who was it that killed them?"
"The DWMA."
I listen to the adults' conversation while pretending to be playing with my friend Loti who is also listening by the crack from the door. I step away from it and stare at my brunette friend. He has straight dark brown hair, cut neatly into bangs, and rare violet eyes. "We should stop listening, I am taught that a lady never eaves drops." I say remembering mother's lessons. Loti pouts, "But I'm not a lady." I sigh and he continues to look through the small crack into the room as he listens to the adults' conversation. He steps back with wide eyes filled with fear. "What's wrong?" I ask Loti. He grabs my hand and leads me away and into a different room. Lightning strikes somewhere outside making the room flash with light due to the window. Loti and I jump at each thunder bolt we hear. "They said some of the Star clan members escaped!" he whispers. My eyes widen, "No way! Who?" I whisper, he shakes his head, "I didn't get enough details but the clan is basically destroyed so there is not much to worry about except four or five members who escaped."
"Wow, wait who was the one that killed them in the first place, the DW-something?" I ask. "The DWMA. Oh death I really want to go to that school when I grow older. Then join the staff members and work for the grim reaper, I am a meister so I should be able to join." Loti's eyes fill with glee. I look sadly at him, "But you never will Loti, you're going to the next head of you're family. We'll also get married when we're eighteen, remember?" I tell Loti. His glee filled gaze turns back to normal, he sighs, "I know. At least I get to have you as my wife." He holds my left hand and gives it a tiny squeeze. I smile, "Yeah."
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In the end the DWMA couldn't kill all the Star's before it was too late. My village and the ones around it were burned to ashes thanks to it. I am eleven. My brother ran away long ago. My parents and family were killed, along with Loti's. We were able to run away as the Star's and their followers killed and robbed my people. The night is filled with screams of agony, pain, the flickering tongues of the fire, rain barely stopping the fire, and death. I struggled running in my kimono and tripped.
"Tsu, hurry up, they are coming!" Loti yells. I hear the yelling come closer. The star clan is coming closer. 'For ninjas they sure are loud' I think this as I stand up and begin running again with Loti's hand holding mine. 'Why did this have to happen, why?! Why isn't the DWMA helping us? Can they even help us?! Why isn't Masamune here when I need him?!' we continue to run through the muddy ground. We eventually end up running through the forest, that was the worst mistake we could have ever done. I hear people grunting, the swishing of leafs, the sounds of jumping from branch to branch. 'They are above us.' We continue running but our feet can barely run any further. A dark figure lands in front of us. Lightning strikes, in that moment I catch sight of white spiky hair and narrowed green eyes.
His eyes hold a fire and thirst for revenge over something I do not know of. He stands in front of us, glaring, sending a shiver down my spine. I hear more loud thumps land around us. Loti and I stand back to back as we are surrounded by the members of the Star clan.
"We came here to kill all those who are alliance with the DWMA." My eyes widen. My family does work for the DWMA. "Which one of you pricks is the head of the Nakatsukasa family? Don't worry, we'll let the one who isn't go." Liars. Loti squeezes my hand, "I am the future head of the Nakatsukasa family." My eyes widen as I stare at Loti. "Loti no!" I look back at the white haired man with green eyes. "Kill him." the man orders. The one next to him nods and takes out a blade. "No!" I transform into a smoke bomb blasting the air around us. I hear the star clan members and Loti cough. I grab Loti's hand and run away through the smoke.
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We rest under the shelter of a bush, hovering next to each other. "Um...Tsubaki, I know...why they...want to kill anyone allied with the DWMA." Loti says struggling to breath for some reason. "Why?" I ask him, "I heard..from my father..the DWMA took away White Star's, the clan leader's..son." I gasp. "That's...terrible." I say. Loti narrows his violet eyes, "Are...you feeling..sorry for him?" "Well yes, it feels terrible to have a family member taken away." I feel a lump forming in my throat. Both me and Loti now know that feeling. Loti sighs beside me, "You're too naive..Tsubaki... I want you to run away,... maybe join.. the DWMA. Go..without me." tears finally flow down my cheeks. "What?! Why? After all this you're the only one I have left." Loti smiles sadly and shakes his head, "You're...on your..own Tsubaki." those were his last words. He fell to the ground in front of me. It wasn't until then that I noticed the silver blade stabbed at his side. 'How did I not notice?!'
"Please don't leave me! Please! You're the last one I had left!" My tears fall on his pale face. Thunders cracks the sky. Rain pours down heavily. The blood on Loti's side slowly fades away, just like him, leaving nothing but the pain and the hollow feeling inside of me.
"Hey, over here Sid! I found someone!" my head shoots up in the direction of the young woman's voice.
A woman covered in bandages with army clothes on bends down to meet my sitting level. "Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?" I shake my head. She notices Loti who is laying on the muddy ground besides me. "Is he dead?" her eyes show sympathy, I nod. "What's your name?" I don't say anything. A dark skinned man with braided hair and soldier clothes arrives and smiles sadly at me, "Well kid, you're the last survivor I believe. Come on, come with us." he helps me up, he turns to the woman, "Justin will come to pick up the bodies soon, let's go." The woman nods. I look at Loti for the last time. I bend down and kiss his cold forehead and smile one last time for him.
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[A few years later, present day]
"You should meet him sometime, he isn't like his parents you know." Azusa says doing her paper work in front of me. I put my hands on my lap and shake my head. I barely talk anymore, and when I do my voice comes out quiet and polite, although I hold all the emotion on the inside. "Don't have the courage huh?" She turns around and stacks the paperwork on a growing stack. I look away from her and out the office window. A small blue bird flies through the sky. 'How I wish I was that bird. So careless and free. Nothing crushes it's spirit.' I sigh.
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I walk up the DWMA steps. I look up at one of the weird red cones the DWMA school building has where a small figure, standing on it, seemed to be shouting and pointing at the people below.
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"Let me hear you know scream the name of Black*Star!" I don't know why but I listened to his whole little rant. And after many years of keeping to myself and not letting anyone get to my emotions, I smile. 'So he's the one.' I chcukle, ' He's not like his parents' Azusa's words echo in my head. I begin clapping loudly for the blue haired boy. he looks down and puts a thumbs up. He jumps off and I stop my clapping as he lands in front of me.
"Wow." He reminds me of the small blue bird I saw earlier, so wild, free spirited, and free from anything that can bring him down. "That was amazing." I say. He leans in his tan face as if investigating me, "Oh yeah?" I recognize those green eyes. These hold the same fire except these are...different. He averts his gaze and faces the floor with his eyes closed, "You're the first person to actually appreciate my talent, good for you, you'll go far." I continue smiling at him, "Now, what's your name?" I lean in, "Oh, Tsubaki, I'm a weapon." I say. He opens his eyes and grins. "I'm the world's greatest assassin, Black*Star!" 'this boy is so childish.' I think. He get's his pin, "I'm a meister." he shows me the pin with the word 'meister' written on it.
That was the first time we met.
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"Oh hey Tsubaki." I feel someone nudge my shoulder. I look to my left and find Maka looking at me with a nervousness reflected in her green eyes. "Oh, yes?" I say holding my hands in front of me on my desk. "W-would it be okay..if-if we could eat lunch together?" I smile brightly at her, "Of course," I say in the happiest tone I had spoken in years. Usually I was a really gloomy person, but that changed after I met the blue haired boy sitting all the way in the last row, today. Funny how quickly I was able to change in one day.
"W-would it be okay, if my friend Kid joined us too?" Maka asks giving a shy smile. I nod, "Of course, he seems to really care for you. Hopefully I can be friends with him too." Maka nods and flashes a smile, "Yeah that would be great," her smile disappears, "but..sadly, he has major trust issues." I giggle, "I kinda did too after...never mind. I think we can convince him some how." She smiles once more, "Yes." her eyes gleam with determination. I shuffle my feet nervously, "Is it okay if I invite someone too?" I ask thinking of the blue haired boy from earlier. Maka nods, "Of course, you don't seem like the type to invite weirdos to hang out with you."
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"And I stand incorrect." Maka gives me a nervous smile, which I return. Black*Star sits next to me with his tray full of stacked food in front of him. He grins at Maka, "Tsubaki invited the great me to eat lunch with you guys, so you should be grateful." he doesn't say it in a rude tone, it's more...conceited. I don't know why he gets my attention so easily but he does. I think I just want to be friends with him. "I'm grateful." I say smiling at him. 'One thing I know about people like him is that you should play along to avoid any conflict.' He smirks.
We are currently sitting in a long table in the cafeteria with our food trays sitting in front of us on the table. I sit next to Black*Star who is to my left, Make is across from me, and Kid,who is making a disgusted face at Black*Star who is noisily eating his meal, to her right. I give a curious glance at Kid's tray which is organized perfectly, the right side reflecting the left. "He's obsessed with symmetry." I look up at Maka who spoke. She glances to her right at Kid who is glaring at the mess Black*Star's tray is. Every food on his tray touches each other, some of it even mixes with each other. I look at Kid and give him a friendly smile, "So Kid, how long have you and Maka been friends?" I ask trying to get his attention away from Black*Star. He looks at me with a stoic expression, but that changes after I'm done asking the question. He smiles slightly, "Since we were children. How long have you and that doofus been friends?" he points to Black*Star. I laugh lightly, "We actually just met today." I pick up my juice box and take a sip from the straw attached to it.
Kid turns his golden gaze to Maka. "Maka is it okay if I organize you're plate symmetrically for you?" Maka rolls her eyes, "Fine." she pushes her tray over to him and he begins. "I'm serious Kid, you have to try to learn how to control your OCD." Kid pauses and smiles at her, "Oh silly Maka, you know just as well as I do that will never happen." Maka sighs then faces me, "So Tsubaki, are you a weapon or a meister?" "She's a weapon." Black*Star answers for me with a mouthful of rice. Maka's eyebrow twitches, "What about you Black*Star?" "Oh I'm a meister of course! I'm also a big star who will some day surpass god!" he announces with a cheesy grin plastered across his face. "Good luck with that you asymmetrical blue headed idiot." Kid says with his eyes still looking down at Maka's tray as he organizes it symmetrically.
"What was that? My godly ears weren't listening to to your peasant voice." Black*Star crosses his arms. "Kid." Maka sends a glare at the said boy. He looks at her, "Maka." "Black*Star!" Black*Star laughs obnoxiously after saying his own name. "Please don't argue." I say. Kid looks at Black*Star ignoring my plead. "Sorry to inform you but, a person like you could never defeat god no matter what you do or how strong you get." he says calmly. "Yes I will. I'll become stronger than him and make you weep for ever saying that!" Black*Star leans in closer to Kid. Kid leans close to him, "Is that so?" he narrows his eyes and furrows his eyebrows. "Yes it is! Do you dare challenge the great me?" "Hmph. I don't think you actually have any greatness."
"Kid." "Black*Star." Maka and I say simultaneously.
Kid sighs, "Fine, Maka. But only because you say so. Fighting this idiot is probably just a waste of time anyways." he crosses his arms on the table.
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The school bell finally rings signalling the end of a long school day. I walk out of the DWMA with a smile plastered on my face. Today I made two new friends(Maka & Black*Star) and one possibility(Kid). Maybe Loti was right, this is a great school. I will get stronger here and maybe even...no never mind. Sigh. I can't wait for tomorrow.
I walk down the steps of the long stair case of the DWMA. I stop dead on my tracks as I hear someone trip then roll down the steps, landing in front of me. Black*Star. "Hey Tsubaki, what's up" he says grinning casually while still laying on the steps. "Are you okay" I extend my hand helping him up. He nods, "Why wouldn't I be? A great star like me can handle anything!" he boasts with his forest eyes gleaming. I sigh, "Well okay. Are you going home?" I ask as we begin walking down the DWMA stair case together, side by side. "Nope. Not yet. My dorm room is in the dungeon." I gasp slightly and glance at him, "Why did they put you in the dungeon?" I ask already knowing the answer.
"Do you know of the Star clan?" I shake my head. "No." I lie. "Well it's a clan full of assassins, they are all dead, I think. They were hunted down by the DWMA, however, I lived. I was the son of the clan leader, White*Star. Sid and Nygus found me and took me in. The DWMA showed me the difference between good and bad. I used to kill people as a child, my parents were raising me like that. They probably didn't trust me at first which is why I was put in the dungeon." I wonder how he can tell me his past so easily
I feel sympathy for the blue haired boy. I know what I'm about to do is crazy, and probably what some would call the worst decision, but I can't help it. This boy catches my attention and I feel like we can form a great friendship. "Hey...would you like to live with me?" I ask him. He stops going down the steps, "Wha?" he questions. I smile sheepishly. "Well...you don't like living in the dungeon right? My house is huge since I inherited all the money my family owned, it's plenty enough space for the two of us. We can be room mates." I smile widely, "Well until you find a partner of course." I stammer. He smiles, "You know, I'm starting to really take a liking to you my loyal disciple. Thanks for the offer. Of course I would like to be room mates with you!" he leans over and hugs me tightly. I grin, "Well then let's go home, friend."
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Woohoo I ended one school day! *Cries tears of joy*. I also want to thank those who read this story and review it ^-^ I'm also glad for posting this before 12:00. It's 10:00 something, but it's still not 12:00. Oh, well, i acully don't know what time any of you are reading this since this is the time here in LA :/.
Anyways, bye~