Steins' Lesson

The class had now begun; the students were talking amongst their classmates as usual. Alice was sitting alone in her seat; her arms were crossed onto the table as her chin rested on top comfortably. Soul and Maka were below her. Both of them aren't always talkative with each other, but, today they seemed to be enjoying themselves with an interesting conversation. She didn't mean to ease drop, but that didn't stop her ears from listening intently.

"I can't believe you, Soul. How could you barge into a place filled with half-naked women?" Maka yelled at her partner, who was hunched forward with his hands inside his pockets as he tried to act cool, "Well sorry! How was I supposed to know that there would be a bunch of women there in the first place?" Soul glared at Maka who returned the same gesture.

Alice closed her eyes enjoying her time to herself that is until someone patted her left shoulder. She raised her head and was met with none other than Kid. He greeted her and she greeted back with a smile, Kid then sat down next to her.

"Good morning Alice." She took out her flashcards as she showed it to him which read, 'Good morning Kid.' the boy smiled in response. Alice placed the card with the others that were inside a notebook, the flashcards were neatly organized and it was color coordinated so that she could identify them easier.

"Tell me, how was your weekend Alice?" he asked curiously before she showed him another card, 'Oh, nothing interesting happened. I had been in my apartment, nothing special.', Kid stared at her intently, his golden orbs narrowing slightly, "You know, you could have stopped by my mansion. I could have invited the others." Alice placed the card down, grabbing another one that read, 'I'm sorry.'

"Honestly, Alice. I'm here, you are never alone. Next time, tell me when you have nothing to do. I can stop by if you'd like." he waved his hand back and forth. A smile appeared on her lips before showing another card, 'That sounds great!'

As if on cue, Professor Stein entered the classroom with his famous rolling chair. The wheels of his chair hit the entrance of the door making him fall, again, as he spun around on the floor before finally stopping, "Today we will be sparring; two students must use hand-to-hand combat against their opponents. Those who win will be fighting other until one victor is left." the professor said bluntly as he stood up brushing off some dust on his shoulders, he picked up the chair as he sat down on the opposite side of the chair.

Maka raised her hand, waving it eagerly. The professor noticed this as he spoke, "Ah, yes Miss Albarn?", the girl nodded as she lowered her hand, "Professor Stein, what will happen if the meister or weapon wins the sparring lesson?", her question earned her a loud laugh from the professor, "That is something I rather not tell Miss Albarn.", his sadistic grin appeared on his face making everyone in the room shudder, except for Alice.

"I'm beginning to wonder that we will use our skills for his personal gain.", Kid looked over to Alice who held up a flashcard to him, 'Well, it's a good thing I chose to wear shorts today, otherwise, the boys would've had a wonderful time bathing in their own pool of blood.', Kid scrunched up his face in disgust. And with that, she gathered up her things and putting them away in her small backpack.

.''.''.''.''. In the courtyard of the Academy .''.''.''.''.

The students gathered around the professor nervously as they waited for him to choose the first individuals, "Now then, let's begin with our first round.", he adjusted his glasses as he looked across the crowd of his students, "Maka Albarn and Oxford, please step forward.", the two students now stood in front of Stein, "Let the lesson begin.", he grinned as he rolled out of the way along with the other students as they now watched the battle from a safe distance.

The first round ended in a few minutes, Maka was the winner. She thrust her fists into the air as she happily made her way where Alice and the rest of her friends were. Round two began, Black Star was facing Harvar. He didn't stand a chance with the wild boy, beating him in a matter of a minute or so.

Alice was called out by the professor as she made her way out onto the courtyard where her opponent stood. It was an intimidating looking boy; his messy hair was sticking out in various places. His posture was slightly slouched forward but he remained in his fighting stance. Alice reached down into her pocket pulling out a hair band, as she then tied up her hair tightly.

"You're kidding right?" her gaze landed on to the boy who had an unsettling smirk on his features, "She can't fight! You don't belong here girly."

Alice had clenched her fists as she stared at the boy, who didn't seem like he would be stopping his dumb little rant. The boy turned around as his back was now turned; what a dumb mistake. She took this opportunity as she now made her way behind him waiting for the right moment to strike.

"This lesson is nothing but a waste of my time." he turned around only to be introduced by a pair of fists hitting his abdomen. She finished him off with an uppercut, causing him to spit out blood from his mouth before he fell down.

She walked away from the fallen boy as she now stood next to Kid and the others, "Dude, you really nailed him back there!", Soul exclaimed with a grin on his face, "That was incredible!", Maka cheered excitingly. Alice blushed at her friend's compliments, rubbing her hands together. Kid placed his hand on her shoulder; she looked over to her friend, "I'm glad you taught that guy a lesson. He was getting on my nerves. ", a soft giggle escaped her lips as the lesson continued.

Only three people remained from the match. Black Star, Kid, and Alice were left. Now, Black Star and Kid were going to face each other. Alice clasped her hands together in front of her chest, wishing kid a good luck. When the fight began, Kid was actually winning that is until Black Star decided to rip off his sleeves. His asymmetrical outfit had caused him to spill blood from his mouth and fall unconscious on the floor. Alice ran down the courtyard where Kids unconscious body was. She kneeled down to the floor as she picked up his head and gently laid it down on her knees, 'Oh kid...'

Liz and Patty helped Alice carry him away from the field, placing him down under a shade from the academy building. Alice took out a white cloth, wiping away the blood from his lips. Professor Stein rolled over next to Alice, staring down at the grim reapers son, "Don't worry. He'll be fine." he reassured her as he patted her head. Her strand of curly hair twitched, her cheeks turned slightly pink before she nodded.

Alice stood up and made her way down the courtyard where Black Star waited for her. He seemed awfully quiet, it was odd seeing him not talk or even yells loudly about how much of a God he is. He stood there with his arms crossed glaring at her; she wasn't going to let him beat him. Black Star began to chuckle to himself, a large grin appeared on his face, "I'm going to win this you know. I will beat you." he said as he was now in his fighting stance. Her face remained neutral, though, her eyes showed seriousness and determination.

Black Star was the first one to make a move as he charged towards her, "No one can beat the mighty Black Star!", he cried out, swinging his fist at her but to his disappointment, she moved out of the way with ease. His eyes widen as she grabbed a hold of his neck, lifting him up in the air. With full force, she slammed her right hand onto his chest throwing him on the ground in the process. The battle was over.

Alice stood up and took a few steps away from Black Star, who was completely out of breath. Tsubaki ran over to her meister and began to panic before dragging him back to where Kid was, thankfully he finally awoke and his tux was removed before he would flip out. She was glad that he was alright. Sighing in relief, she placed her hand on her chest with a smile on her lips.

"Congratulations Alice. You have successfully completed the lesson." Professor Stein rolled over in his stitched pattern chair, standing in front of her. The glare from his glasses had disappeared revealing his left eye, "Impressive, but, you still have one task to complete." Alice tilted her head to the side, bewildered at his remark.

His sadistic smile spread across his lips, this reaction made her hair to stand on end. Stein stood up from his chair, pushing it away with his leg, "Your final task- "

He adjusted his glasses as his words came out bluntly, although, the way he said it clearly meant he was excited to finally test her, "- Is to battle me."