Chapter 3:

Street Attack

Friday, November 8th, 06:37

Kidd was walking back to Gallows Mansion. It had started snowing but he paid no mind to it.

Though he felt he was trebling from cold here and there, having only his usual attire on and no jacket; He obviously did not expect snow. He had rarely ever seen it, counting Death City was surrounded by a desert only a few years ago, despite the fact that it's now shrouded in a forest from almost all sides.

He was walking in silence as snow drifted down. He was thinking about what he heard on the morning news; a new gang formed, attacking seemingly random people.

He was so busy with his thoughts he let his guard down

Ah, speak of the Devil.

He was half way to the Mansion when something hard hit back of his neck. The force from the hit knocked him down and blurred his vision. While he was trying to regain himself, five tall figures approached him.

Just as he was going to push himself up one of them grabbed him by his neck and lifted him off ground.

"Look who we have here" the man spoke, but his voice wasn't human. It was more like he was speaking through a radio mask "Grim Reaper's son…"

Kidd tried to loosen his grip but nothing. The tall man's grip was still metal strong.

"You are just the one we need.. Sister can't say no to her brother, no?" he tightened the grip "So, what do you say?"

Kidd was barely breathing because of grip on his neck so answering was the last thing on his mind. Though, he knew that if he didn't get some air soon he'll pass out. If that man doesn't crush his neck first, that is. His vision finally cleared a bit and the image focused into a man with a black cap, a scarf covering lower half of his face along with a radio mask, but the eyes were the strangest. Irises the shade of a dark purple-blue in narrowed eyes, like he was smirking.

"…. My, how rude of me." he said, dropping him to the ground "So, what do you say now, kiddo?"

Kidd fell onto the cold concrete, hitting his head in the process. He was trying to regain his breath and started coughing. The tall man was visibly displeased by that reaction.

"Tch. That's Grim Reaper's son? How disappointing." he said in a disgusted tone before bashing Kidd's stomach with his foot a few times to keep him from getting up and counterattacking. "Answer me, you spoiled brat."

The man soon became more violent. He got as far as almost breaking black haired boy's arm before one of his men, who stood still like robots all this time, spoke

"Boss."

"Hm?" he replied, suddenly calming down. He looked over his shoulder and saw two figures nearing them in the distance. "Ah, got it… Retreat."

"What about the kid?"

"Leave him here, he'd only slow us down. I have a better way to get the girl come around…" he replied

They got away before the two figures, Black*Star and Tsubaki, got there.

Saturday, November 9th, 09:53 a.m.

Kidd woke up in Dispensary and his first sight was the white ceiling of the room. He looked to his right and saw Tachiko who was sitting by him, asleep. Her hair was bit messy and she had slight bags under eyes, it was obvious she was all night there and fell asleep just around few hours ago.

The boy sat up, still feeling pain from bruises and strong pain in head, he brushed through hair on back of his head with fingers and before stopping them at a piece of soft fabric.

A bandage.

He then looked at rest of his body, he had bandages on several places and dried blood seen on some on them. He started recalling things that happened the day before. Tachiko just began wake up when Professor Stein walked in.

"Good Morning professor…" she sleepily greeted him, rubbing her eyes.

"Good Morning Tachiko-san " he replied then looked over to Kidd "And Good Morning Kidd-kun"

"Good Morning…" He said, clearly still woozy.

Stein adjusted his glasses, turning to Tachiko "I'll go report to Shinigami-sama, please talk to him and find out what happened meanwhile."

"Got it.." she replied, straightening up on the chair. The Professor then left the room, leaving the siblings alone.

"Kidd?" she said turning to him "Um, can I ask you about yesterday?"

He nodded and sat up. "I was on my way back home.. Something hit the back of my head.. I couldn't see very well from that point on, but I recall seeing five people. One lifted me off ground and-" he stopped at that part. He thought what he should tell, then continued: "… I don't recall well what he asked of me. He dropped me down and I don't remember the rest."

Tachiko listened, her face was dead serious.

"A-alright, I guess, it's time for me to tell what happened afterwards…" she cleared her throat and continued "I went home when I heard from professor Sidney that Black*Star and Tsubaki found you beaten in the snow.. You were in the Dispensary by the time I arrived, that's all I know."

"I see…" he replied but just a second afterward Liz darted into room and hugged Kidd, followed by Patty. A second after them Soul, Maka, Black*Star and Tsubaki walked in too to check up on their friend.