It was eerily quiet as Silara and I walked down the hallway.
"So, you really think we're that good?" I asked Silara.
"What do ya mean?"
"It's odd, I think. How Stein just thinks we're ready for a mission already."
"Well, you did have a partner before me. So you're skilled."
"Not much. I haven't trained in years."
"It seems like you train every day."
"Nope. What about you? You're a pretty strong weapon. Any training?
"Not really."
I stopped there. I didn't have anything else to say. I looked up and saw we were at our usual classroom.
"Here, let's go and see who our team is." I said to Silara. She smiled brightly and I smiled back as we entered the room. My smile quickly faded.
"Uh…" I started. I couldn't find the words.
"You're the new addition to our team?" Soul asked, surprised.
Moments Earlier
"So, Stein says we're supposed to get new people on our team…" Soul said boredly to Maka, Black Star, Tsubaki, Kid, Liz, and Patty.
"Well, we don't need an addition. I could take this Kishin on myself!" Black Star shouted as he jumped onto a desk. Everyone rolled their eyes.
"I hope these newbies are good…" Liz said, inspecting her nails.
"Liz, that isn't nice." Kid scolded her. Liz rolled her eyes again.
"They've gotta be good to be a new student and get on a team already." Maka told them all happily.
"Maybe it's Angel." Tsubaki suggested.
"It can't be, she doesn't have a partner." Liz replied
Kid smirked and shoved his hands into his pockets. How much ya wanna bet? Kid thought sarcastically. Just then everyone heard footsteps in the hallway.
"They're here!" Patty shouted excitedly. There was a click as the door creaked open.
"Uh…" I started. I couldn't find the words.
"You're the new addition to our team?" Soul asked, surprised.
"Eh, yes?" I said, questioning myself. Silara came up from behind me.
"Who's that?" Maka asked me.
"This is my weapon, Silara." I told them. Silara smiled at them and waved. Maka smiled back.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Maka." They shook hands.
"This is Soul, Liz, Patty, Kid, Tsubaki and-" I was interrupted by a certain blue-haired nuisance of an assassin.
"AND I AM THE GREATEST ASSASIN EVER! I AM THE ONE AND ONLY BLACK STAR!"
By the look on Silara's face, I could tell she was going to hate him almost as much as me. I giggled a little and my eyes darted directly to Kid. He was staring at Silara, his mouth partially open. I smirked and walked over to him. I knew what he was thinking: Wow, Silara is almost symmetrical! If only she didn't have that belt…
I waved my hand in front of his face rapidly.
"Earth to Kid!" I shouted. He was still staring. I rolled my eyes and punched him lightly. Nothing. I punched him again, harder. Nothing!
"OH MY GOD! KID, YOU'RE COMPLETELY ASYMMETRICAL!"
He snapped out of it. His face went totally white.
"What?!"
We all laughed at him. "Never mind, Kid. I was just joking." I told him between fits of giggles. He made a disappointed sound and walked away.
"So, are we good to go kill a Kishin?" I asked, realizing what we were all here for.
"Oh, yes." Soul said.
"Alright. Let's do this!" Silara shouted and pumped her fist in the air.
At The Mountains
"So, where is it?" I asked. As if to answer my question a tall and creepy looking man carrying a dagger came out from behind a large rock.
"Ah, my next meal has arrived." He said as he stared hungrily at us.
"I don't think so creepy!" I yelled and slashed his arm off. He winced at the pain.
"Ow! That hurt. You know, you're really mean…
"That's my specialty." I told him sarcastically. The Kishin smirked and laughed crazily. For moment I didn't understand, then his arm began to grow back.
"Oh, crap."
We all split up, taking different angles at him. "Try all you want, but I cannot be defeated, not even if you get my heart or soul." he teased us.
"You don't have a soul anymore, ya damn Kishin!" Maka yelled. The Kishin chuckled.
"The only way to defeat me is by ripping out my heart or cutting off my head."
"And why did you just tell us how to kill you?" Kid asked, confused.
"Becau- oh… Forget everything I said."
"Nah, I think we're good." I told him. He came at me, and I barely dodged it, receiving a small cut on my cheek. I wiped away the blood went at him again, aiming for his heart. I lodged Silara into his chest and twisted. The Kishin smiled wickedly.
"Off by an inch, my dear." he told me. I gasped and he stabbed my right shoulder. I cried out in pain and dropped to the ground. There was too much blood for me to just wipe away. I breathed slowly, but loudly. I saw Black Star charge at him and stab his stomach.
"You can't hurt my friend!" Black Star shouted. Friend? I thought he hated me, like I hated him…
I got up, clutching my shoulder. Silara appeared in the blade. "Are you okay, Angel?" she asked, a concerned look on her face.
"I-I'm fine. I've taken worse shots." I said shakily. Kid blasted him a bunch of times and Maka waited patiently for her turn. When Kid finished, she charged and aimed for his neck. I attempted to distract him by running at him again. He caught Soul's blade with one hand and stabbed me again in leg. I winced and kicked him in the stomach. He let go of Soul and doubled over. Maka backed up a bit and I tried my hand at his heart again. No such luck. Instead, Silara's blade ended up in his arm and he stabbed me, once again, but in my hip. I was getting really angry.
"Why the hell do you keep hurting me?!" I shouted. He laughed.
"Because, you're stupid and don't learn from your own mistakes. Your friends seem to." The Kishin said in a sing-songy way. I growled at him but didn't make a move. Kid moved toward me.
"Angel, be careful. Take it easy, you're really hurt." Kid told me, his back turned to the Kishin. I saw the Kishin strike at him.
"No!" I shouted, shoving Kid behind me and letting myself take a blow. He got me on my right arm, underneath where I was stabbed in the shoulder. Everybody's eyes went wide and Kid dragged my over to a rock and sat me down.
"Damn it, Angel! Why the hell did you do that?!" he asked me, angry that I let myself get hurt even more.
"He would've gotten you in the heart." I said weakly, gesturing to his chest. His face went soft.
"Thank you…" he said, brushing some hair out of my eyes. I nodded my head. From behind Kid, I saw the others fighting, getting a bit messed up too. Liz and Patty were switching back and forth and my awesome partner was landing punches on him.
"I have a plan."
"What is it?"
"If we all charged at him at once, one of us is bound to either get him in the heart or head."
Kid smiled. "Good plan."
"Thanks."
I called Silara over and she switched back to katana mode. I managed to get back up and tell the rest about it. Maka took his side, Kid took his back, Black Star at his heart, and me aiming for his head. When the Kishin wasn't looking, I ran up on a tall rock above him. He never noticed me. Away the others went. They tried their hardest, but nobody killed him. He smiled deviously and noticed I was missing.
"Where's the stupid one?" he questioned them. They all just smiled and said nothing. I raised Silara above my head and jumped, screaming like an idiot. He didn't' notice until I was about to get him. I failed.