"Soul Thief." Lord Death said with a nod.

"Excuse me, 'Soul what'?" Silara asked, placing her hands on her hips.

"Soul Thief. The name of your resonance."

"My… okay what the heck is 'our resonance'?"

"Dammit, Stein… he's supposed to be teaching us about battle techniques and Kishins. But instead he's teaching us the art of dissection." I spoke up.

"I understand that. And because of it, I don't know what a retzonatas is, or whatever." Silara replied.

"That's resonance." I corrected her.

"Soul Resonance is a special technique used by meisters and weapons, in which, they match their Souls' Wavelength. By doing this, they can release highly powerful techniques and, more often than not, change the tide of a battle." Lord Death explained to her.

She still seemed puzzled though. "I still don't get it."

"Okay. Here's a way that you might understand. A meister and a weapon are like an electric guitar and an amp. The sound that comes from an electric guitar, or in this case a meister, by itself is rather faint. But when you connect an amp, or weapon, to it, the sound, or Soul Wavelength, is amplified, giving it a lot of power." Lord Death told Silara.

"Oh, I get it. So when Angel and I connected our souls…" she waited for me to finish.

"We created Soul Resonance."

"Precisely!" he said happily. "And Soul Thief is the name of your resonance."

"Why Soul Thief?" Silara asked.

"I dunno. I don't pick the names."

I smiled at that. It was a little funny to me.

"Yeah, thanks Lord Death. But we should probably get to class." I told him, pulling on Silara's arm.

"Oh yes! Have a good day girls!"

"Okay, we will." Silara chimed.

We left the Death Room and went down to Class Crescent Moon.

In Class

This was beginning to irritate me. I raised my hand slowly as Stein was about to make the first incision in the creature.

"Yes Angel?"

"I was wondering. Why don't you teach us the things we're supposed to be learning here at the DWMA?" I asked. "And don't freaking stare at me! It's rather creepy." I added when everyone turned to look at me. They all looked away.

"Because, Angel, I do not know exactly how to teach those things. Really, only dissection."

"But aren't you some sorta all-mighty meister or something?"

He smiled. "Yes I am. That doesn't mean I know how to teach others my skills."

I slammed my fist on my desk. "Then why the hell are you a teacher here in the first place?" I yelled.

"Why don't you take that up with Lord Death? Or come up here and teach us about… Soul Resonance!"

I had literally just talked to Lord Death. And about Soul Resonance.

"I'm pretty sure just about everyone here already knows about Soul Resonance. But, if you insist."

I wedged my way through Kid, Silara, and Liz's legs and walked down the steps to the front of the class behind the teacher's desk. I saw Silara smirking from her seat.

"Soul Resonance," I began, deciding to completely quote Lord Death, word-by-word, "is a special technique used by meisters and weapons, in which, they match their Souls' Wavelength. By doing this, they can release highly powerful techniques and, more often than not, change the tide of a battle." I said it rather quickly, proving I knew exactly what it was.

Many of the students' mouths were agape, dropped open in little O's. I smiled deviously.

"What? I'm not an idiot, you know." I informed them with a shrug. "Now, can I have an example?" I said in a very teacher-like manner.

I was honestly shocked to see a couple students raise their hands. Among those hands were Maka, Kid and Patty, Black Star (not at all a surprise), Kanari, and a kid whose name I remembered to be Kilik.

"Kanari and Cupid. Oh, and Kid, Liz, and Patty." I called. Kanari smiled widely and grabbed Cupid's arm as she ran down in front of me. Liz and Patty followed behind Kid as they walked down the steps, not in much of a hurry.

There was a bright glow from Cupid as she transformed into a battle-axe with a heart for a blade. Kanari caught here flawlessly. She closed her eyes and held Cupid in her hands tightly.

"Let's go, Soul Resonance! Warrior Seeker!" Kanari shouted, along with Cupid who had appeared in the blade.

An incredibly large glow came from Kanari's hands and Cupid became a two-bladed battle-axe, both shaped of hearts. The staff became longer and a bit blacker than the silver color it had been before.

Liz and Patty were already changed into pistols and Kid had his eyes closed. And in the blink of an eye, Liz and Patty had become sort of cannon looking things attached to Kid's arms.

"Death Cannon!" he yelled, pointing his arms toward Kanari.

"Stein, is okay if they have a short battle?" I asked, not really caring. I was going to let them either way.

"Sure. They break it, they buy it." Stein replied.

I pointed at them both, signaling the beginning of the fight.

Days Later

I pretty much taught about Soul Resonance every day. It felt as if I was doing something productive, but people were less afraid of me. This made me a little upset, like I'd lost some of my edge. At least they weren't coming up to me and acting as if I were their best friend.

"So, I've been thinking." Soul said to me as we walked down the street.

"What about?" I asked him, flipping some hair out of my face.

"Well… kind of about… at your birthday party…" he started shyly.

I knew what he meant. "You mean… the kiss."

"Uh, yeah."

"Mhmm. What about it?"

"I don't really know. I mean, after it, like not the night of, but the day next on until the beach, I was kind of a jerk to you."

"Pft, yeah ya were!" I was only joking. A little.

"Yeah, and it wasn't cool of me. Complete opposite, actually."

"So? I know all of this."

"I know that. But I felt like I needed to tell you how I felt about it all."

I fell silent as we rounded a corner down a different street.

"The kiss was… good, really. And after it, our friendship felt awkward. So I kinda just tried to stay away from you."

"Oh? Yeah, I agree."

"Wait. About which part?"

"All of it."

"Even about the kiss being good?"

"Well, yeah, I guess. It would have to be good coming from a guy as cool as my best friend. And it was my first kiss, after all."

Soul blushed and I smiled. He slipped his hand into mine and squeezed it. I squeezed back and he smiled, showing his teeth.

"I love your smile." I heard myself say.

My face burned red and I bit my lip as I mentally slapped myself. No, stupid! Why did you say that out loud?

"I like your smile, too Red." Soul replied.

We walked into the diner and sat at the nearest booth. Something struck me all of a sudden.

"Soul, this isn't a date is it?"

"No! No, it's not a date at all. Just, hanging out."

"Okay. Good."

The waitress came up to us and asked what we wanted.

"Cheeseburger, fries, and a chocolate shake." I told her.

"Same thing, but a strawberry shake." Soul said after me.

Strawberries… He must love them. I thought to myself.

"What's up with you and strawberries? It's like the main thing you eat when you're around me." I said, on purpose this time.

"I dunno, I just like them." he answered with a shrug.

I smiled. "Hey, if this isn't a date, then why are still holding hands?"

Realizing what I just said, we both pulled away quickly.