Kuroshitsuji © Yana Toboso
OCs © reaper-of-lost-souls
A/N: All I have to say right now is… OMG I LOVE YOU GUYS! A few people are saying that they love my story and it's one of their favorite stories for undertakerXoc. I feel so proud and happy! You guys are the reason I haven't left my "let's write as much as I can down before midnight" phase. So thank you X3 I'll continue with this story as long as I feel up to it. I don't know how long I'll be writing this, but I do hope to finish this! Well… as always ENJOY!
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Sophie let out a sigh, finally finding time to walk into the library to catch up on some investigative reading. Finding the history section, looking under S, and climbing a tall ladder to get to the book she was looking for, she climbed down the ladder and walked to a table to read it. The book was large and dusty; obviously no one cared to read about shinigamis. 'Those arrogant fools,' Sophie frowned to herself, blowing the dust off of the book before opening it up. After flipping through the table of contents, she flipped through the thin pages till she came to the chapter she was looking for. 'Legends,' she read to herself, skimming the introduction.
'A legendary can be found in any species. The way an ordinary being can spot a legendary is the yellow haze they have in their eyes. This yellow haze had grown over time through many tests and ordeals. Usually legendaries have lived for thousands of years, but there have been a few rare cases of newly created beings exhibiting yellow in their eyes. A strength to the yellow haze is the being's senses are quadrupled of a normal being from their species. A weakness to the yellow haze is over a long period of time the being with the yellow haze will create a form of blindness. The strain of the yellow haze will become too great on their eyes that they will have problems seeing. Even so, a being with the yellow haze will be able to see differently than a normal being, for the reason that their other senses are strengthened. From their experience and powerful strength, legendaries are one to be feared and not crossed.
'Categories: angels, demi-gods, demons, elementals, gods pg6418, hybrids, incorporeal'
Sophie looked up from the book, flipping through a few of the pages till she got to pg 6418 and scanned the pages. 'Legendary Death Gods,' she read, finally coming to the section she was looking for.
'Legendary death gods, widely known as reapers, come from the elite class of shinigamis. They are the most powerful and can hold the top positions in their species, if they wish. The legendary shinigamis were told to have lived around the time humans began to increase tenfold. Many were around till the Crusades and the Black Death. The Crusades killed most of the reapers, for many religious humans would make contracts to demons. The Crusades cause a war between the Reapers and Demons, which resulted in many from both sides slain. The Black Death overwhelmed the reapers with a long list of deaths. This caused demons to steal souls easily, resulting in reapers chasing after the devoured souls. This began another war between the Reapers and Demons, which resulted in many from both sides slain.
'The oldest legendary reapers still alive today:
'The Apep – hybrid, reaper/demon; originated in Hibernia; male with short black hair and amethyst eyes. He is a cunning and deceitful reaper who cans wit out his opponents. He wields a black mattock with green markings of snakes on the handle. Can talk to animals and uses snakes to combat his enemies.
'The Dark Centurion – originated in Italia; male with short maroon hair. As a human he was a Centurion in the Roman army. As a reaper he commands several lieges of reapers. A fearless fighter and never took no for an answer. He wielded a scythe forged from a thunderbolt from the heavens. He rode a dark horse made from his own dark energy. Can change his death scythe into whatever he chooses, ex. sickles, bow & arrows, Roman short sword, etc…, but usually uses the scythe.
'The Dark Harvesters– combination of The Black Rose (deceased), The Dark Centurion, The Silver Dove, and The Undertaker; two males and two females. Combine forces to defeat rival species. Responsible for collecting massive amount of souls two thousand years ago as well as restoring and keeping order among the reaper species. Very powerful and unstoppable when united.
'The Silver Dove – originated in Mesopotamia; female with long dark-brunette hair. Born a reaper from Enki and an unknown mother. Strong spirited and energetic. Very powerful when provoked and stands strong for her wields a three- pronged fork made of iron and sharp to the touch. Can smite her enemies with one swat of her pronged fork.
'The Undertaker – originated in the Goths; male with short silver hair. Born a reaper, unknown father and mother. Cold and heartless, never gave his enemies mercy. Wore black hooded cloak and wielded a long silver scythe, which had a skull welded into the top of the scythe…'
Sophie felt someone poking her back and she turned around to find Alex standing behind her. "Hey Sophie," he smiled, "detention just got out. Do you want to come with me to Julia's?"
She smirked, closing the book, "Of course. Let me just check out this book and bring it to my room," she smiled, taking the book to the front desk and using her Shinigami ID to check out the book. Then she walked out of the library with Alex trailing behind her.
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Sophie let out a yawn, putting her shinigami glasses in a black leather case and slipped it into her suit coat just as they had arrived at the Shezmu residence. She smiled as Alex knocked on the door, suddenly hearing yelling and someone running into something, which sounded expensive, and breaking it. "I'm coming!" they heard from inside the house as Albert opened the door.
"Master Alexander and Mistress Sophia do come in," he bowed, letting them inside as he closed the door behind them.
Just as they walked in Julia flew down the stairs, colliding with Sophie and Alex and pushing them over. She gasped in horror as Sophie and Alex laughed, standing up and brushing themselves off. "Hi to you too, Julia," Alex chuckled, putting his shinigami glasses in a black leather casing as Sophie had done and put it in his suit coat.
"It's great to see you so soon!" Julia jumped up and down. "I wasn't expecting you for a few more days, but I have great news!"
She giggled, ushering them down the hallway. "And what would that be?" Alex asked.
"My father just got back from his business trip!" Julia giggled, causing Alex to frown.
"Julia…" he sighed, "Perhaps I wouldn't have brought Sophie along –"
"Nonsense!" she grumbled, before giggling again. "I told him about Sophie already. Actually, he wanted to talk to the two of you, especially you Sophie."
"M-me?" Sophie gasped, "W-hat for?"
"Since you're hanging out with Alex and all… and he's like family to us, my father just wants to learn more about you. You don't have to give him a life story, but you're open to doing that if you want. Just the usual stuff, your name, what do you, and so forth," she smiled happily. "Now come on!" she said, pulling on Alex and Sophie's arm and dragging them along. "He's in his study." Once they got to an open door, Julia knocked on the door. "Hey father," she said quietly, an odd thing for Sophie to hear, "Alex and Sophie came by. You know the reaper I told you about."
She heard a low chuckle coming from the room, "Yes do come in. Let me just finish these forms and I'll speak to the three of you in a minute."
Sophie watched as Alex and Julia walked normally into the room, 'a rather large room,' she thought to herself. Cautiously walking in, she looked around the room in awe. The room was rather large, with bookshelves lining the parameters of the room. The room was colored in different tones of red and black, making the room somewhat gloomy. It was kept neat and polished, the maroon rug recently cleaned.
At the end of the room was a large window, the black colored curtains pulled so light could travel into the room. There at the end was a large deck with a man sitting in a big leather chair signing forms. Not wanting to sit down yet, Sophie walked around looking at the books on the wall. She smiled, the books dating back years into the past, as well as some new novels that had recently been published. "Sophie," she turned, noticing Alex ushering her over. She hesitated, still looking at the books on the wall.
"Let her be Alexander," the man said, signing a form and stamping it, "she's not bothering anyone." She smiled, putting a careful finger on some golden lettering. "Do you like to read?"
"Oh," Sophie coughed in surprise. "Yes I do sir," she smiled.
"What type of books?" he asked, his eyes still on the forms he was signing.
"Well…" she thought to herself for a few moments, "I never thought about it, but I guess I like history and biography books. I usually read books to learn something, but there are some books I've read for pleasure. Also paranormal and suspenseful novels, but history and biography books captivate my interests."
He smirked, "I see…" he looked up from what he was writing, his gray eyes staring over at Sophie with interest. She smiled, walking over to Alex and Julia and sitting down, letting out a sigh. "You don't have to be nervous with me," he said, brushing a hand through his black, but yet red, hair. When his hair hit the light, it turned a dark tone of red, but in the dark it looked black, pure black. It was like a black rose, which the rose is really a dark crimson color but is called a black rose because it looks black from far away.
Sophie chuckled slightly. "Sorry," she answered, embarrassed.
He smiled, setting the stacks of paper to the side so he could get a better look at her. "So you're Sophia Ioreta… is that your real name?"
She smiled, "Yes and no. My full name is Sophia Maurus Ioreta Serbus, but I like to use Sophia Ioreta because I remember growing up and using that name."
"A Serbus huh?" he answered, a smirk on his face. "So Sophia, would you mind telling me a bit about yourself?"
"Ummm…" she frowned, scratching the back of her head. "Actually… when I turned into a reaper, I was told that I lost my memories. So I can't recall anything of my pervious human life. All I have is just the experiences I gained during my time at the academy."
"I see…" he nodded in understanding. "It's understandable, since you're half-human and half-reaper. It's okay that I know that information, right?"
"That's okay," Sophie shrugged, "I don't mind… actually there are a few things I'm beginning to remember. Stuff like my name and the fact that I lived here in London. The only other things that seem to be memories come to me in dreams, but they're more like nightmares then dreams. People dying and such, but I'm still trying to figure out who I am so I can't say that any of my dreams actually happened."
He nodded, a smile appearing on his face, "Well you seem like a good and honest kid. I won't mind if you hanged around my little Julia, but you have to promise me that you won't let any harm come to her while she's with you."
Sophie nodded in understanding, "I do, just as long as I make one thing clear."
"Go ahead," he said, leaning back in his chair.
"If I come across a demon trying to steal a human's soul that I am responsible to reap, I will dispose of that demon without any regrets. When I'm on the job, my first priority will be taking the human soul to be judged accordingly. I am sorry in advance if I met you or anyone else taking a human's soul, but I will not stand for that to be done. That is the only time I cannot fulfill the promise, and I hope you can understand the position I am in."
He looked at her, her blue/green eyes staring with seriousness at him. Then he cracked a low chuckle, "I completely understand your situation Sophia. I've come across many reapers like you in my lifetime. I will keep your terms in mind, but I do ask that you take care of Julia as Alex does."
Sophie smiled, her eyes sparkling happily, "I promise I will take care of Julia with my life, as long as my terms are met."
"Good," he said, getting out of his chair and walking around the desk. "So tell me Sophia, what business do you have being at the academy?"
"Well…" she thought, "It just sort of happened. One minute I'm waking up on the floor, next minute I'm signing forms to go to the academy. It wasn't really a choice, but something told me that it was an okay thing to do. Plus they're the species that found me and supposedly I'm one of them."
"Do you like it there?" he asked, looking through one of his books, "and the same question is directed to you, Alexander."
"Oh," he exclaimed, "Yeah I guess everything is alright," he shrugged.
"You just keep getting detentions," Sophie said with a smug on her face.
"Hey!" he grumbled, crossing his arms. "I'm sorry that my teachers don't like me, and don't be all high and mighty Sophie. You just got a detention today."
She shrugged, "So what. It's all because I refuse to wear those glasses in class. I don't mind wearing them around the campus, but if I'm going to be able to see the board then I'm going to need them off." She grumbled slightly, a bit irritated she had to wear glasses in the first place.
"You don't wear glasses?" came the deep voice of Julia's father, causing Alex and Sophie's bickering to stop.
"I don't like them," she frowned, scratching the back of her head. "They make my eyes hurt, and they don't help with seeing anything. They give me a painful headache when I put them on, so I usually just close my eyes as I walk down the halls. Sometimes I run into someone, but they're just so irritating!"
He chuckled, "That's pretty funny. I haven't seen a shinigami who hasn't been able to wear their glasses in a few decades. It's been a while… how are your studies going?"
"Other than the weekly detentions, I'm keeping a steady GPA of an A," Sophie smiled happily, "but we haven't had any major testing yet."
"How about you Alexander?" he asked, leaning against his bookshelf.
"Ummmm…" he grumbled quietly to himself, "my GPA is a double-B sir."
"Why are you so disappointed?" he asked, raising an eyebrow, "That's a pretty good grade for someone who has just started."
"Because…" he grumbled to himself, "It's not an A, sir."
He chuckled, and then let out a hearty laugh, "Don't be disappointed. You need to learn some humility Alexander. I thought that's why you left your mother to go to the academy."
Alex looked away from him in shame, and then nodded, "Yea sir…"
"Good boy," he chuckled. "Now Sophia," he began, causing her to look over at him, "You say you have to close your eyes when you walk because of the glasses."
"Yes sir," she said, letting out a cough. "It's not a big problem. I just constantly run into things."
He chuckled, "Come follow me children. I have something to show you." Then he walked out of his room, with Sophie following closely behind him with Alex and Julia following behind her.
They walked down the hallway and down some narrow stairs, causing Julia to jump up and down in excitement. "You mean you're going to show –"
"Yes I am Julia," he chuckled in amusement, "but don't give away the surprise."
"I didn't know there was a staircase here," Alex frowned.
Then they reached the bottom of the stairs, ending up at an old wooden door. "Feast your eyes," he said, opening the door, "on our training room."
Alex and Sophie looked inside in awe, as Julia and her father casually walked inside. "Woh…" Sophie couldn't help saying as she looked around the large room. It was as big as five football fields combined and bigger than the mansion by a great percentage. There was exercise equipment towards the other end of them and the rest of the room was used for training.
"Glad you're impressed," he smiled, his low voice echoing into the room. "This is where I've trained Julia so she can harness her demon powers. The place is completely soundproof and is built to the mint of perfection. If you would like, you can train here with Alexander to harness your own skills. You can have the machine throw objects at you or have someone else do it. It's open for you guys to train in even when I'm out of town. Any questions?"
"N-no sir," Alex and Sophie said, still in awe about the place.
"Good," he smiled, walking out of the room. "Go ahead and train now. I'll be back in my study Julia."
She giggled, waving to her dad, "Yes father. I'll be up by dinnertime!"
He smiled, walking out of the large room and back up the stairs. "They don't have anything like this back at the academy," Alex gasped.
"Maybe they do, but you just haven't found it yet," Julia giggled, causing Sophie to giggle with her.
"So what's the plan Julia?" Sophie asked, walking farther into the room and looking around. Julia smirked, sneaking up behind her and tying a blindfold around her eyes. "Hey!" Sophie gasped, confused with the sudden loss of sight. Then she heard something being thrown at her and Sophie jumped away, just avoiding the knife that was thrown at her by Julia. "Hey what the heck?" she grumbled, about the take the blindfold off.
"Don't take it off!" Julia gasped. "I'm just helping you train… since you said you have trouble seeing. Perhaps if you concentrate on your other senses to avoid objects, then you'll have a better time when you're wearing those glasses of yours," she smiled; though Sophie just figured she smiled by her next comment. "Now come on Alex!" she giggled as Sophie heard her pick something up. "Let's throw these knifes at her, and then we can move onto the flying disks."
"Wha –" was all Sophie could say before she heard a bunch of objects flying at her. "Hey!" she gasped, trying to avoid them as best she could. Then she felt a cut in her arm, Sophie gripping her arm in pain.
"You're going to have to avoid these weapons better then that!" Julia giggled playfully, throwing more objects. Sophie growled under her breath, before closing off her eyes so she could hear the objects flying towards her. The next few objects she was able to avoid with ease, to her astonishment. "Good job Sophie!" Julia said from the other side of the room, "but this is just the beginning," she giggled, throwing more random objects at her as Sophie hysterically tried to avoid them.
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Sophie let out a sigh, walking into a room full of new year shinigamis like herself. Looking around the room, she spotted Chaz and made a mental note to stay away from that side of the room. She frowned, noticing Margaret was standing around in his little fan club. Letting out a sigh she walked over to get a cup of water, when someone jumped behind her as she was holding a cup of water. "Guess who~~" the shinigami said, causing Sophie to grumble.
"Alexander Agon if you don't let go of me this second, you're going to be the next person I bury ten feet under the ground," she hissed as Alex let go of her eyes and stood back, laughing his head off.
"What a sourpuss you are today! Was the training yesterday to intense for you?" he smirked.
She chuckled, pretending to clean her glasses as she stared evilly into his eyes, making him flinch slightly. "No," she smirked walking away from him slightly. "I wasn't expecting pendulums with sharp blades, I'll admit that, but it wasn't that hard." She put her glasses back on; grabbing the cup of water she had gotten and drank down the water. "I'm just irritated that we're here. I could be studying or training right now," she grumbled to herself.
"Or out partying," Alex chuckled, causing her to smirk.
"Oh, that's not till later," she winked, throwing the cup away and heading to the group of shinigamis.
Alex shrugged, ending up next to her in the crowd. "Why do you think we're here?"
Sophie shrugged, "I have no clue… but I did hear that it may be the day they give us mentors. I could care less myself."
"I just hope I get a good one then," Alex sighed.
"I doubt it," she said with her arms crossed. "We're half-breeds. They wouldn't waste their good mentors on us. No… we'll probably get the worst of the worst."
"That's what you think," he smirked happily. "You're a double-A student. A young one at that! I'm just your average B student –"
"Double-B, remember," she smirked.
He chuckled, scratching the back of his head, "Yeah… sure. Either way, they'll probably pair us with mentors who had grades similar to our own."
Sophie let out a bored sigh as one of the teachers walked to the front of the podium. "Whatever Alex," she shrugged, "We'll just see what happens."
"Welcome Students of the London Division Shinigami Academy," said the teacher, causing everyone to quiet down. "We have gather you here today, for you are the new shinigamis whom have GPAs of a B or higher. The next step is to be selected by top shinigamis in our departments to be your personal teachers. They will help you with the next steps into becoming top quality shinigamis. Now can I have the students with GPAs of A or higher come with me and the rest will stay in this room." He concluded, taking out a list of names.
As soon as Sophie's name was called off, she let out a sigh and looked over at Alex. "We'll meet at the infirmary if we can't meet up any sooner, okay?"
He smirked, "Sure Sophie. Now you better get going," he chuckled, causing her to roll her eyes.
Sophie followed the older shinigami into a smaller room, soon noticing that there was only 20 students out of the 135 students that had gathered had A grades. Sophie narrowed her eyes, noticing Chaz gloating over his grades. "I don't see why you're gloating," Sophie said with her arms crossed, as he causally walked over to her. "You've been at this school of ten years and you finally get a decent grade. To me, they should have kicked you out a long time ago."
"Oh your one to talk," he narrowed his eyes. "I've noticed you've been hanging out at clubs recently with that half-breed. You're probably planning on becoming a demon like them!" He laughed, causing a bunch of eyes to look in their direction.
"My grades actually increased, Chaz, and I don't care about hanging out with a half-breed." Then she smirked slyly, "Besides, you probably had to wait in lines like everyone else. That's why I don't recognize you being there, I'm already too drunk to notice you finally walking in at two in the morning."
He narrowed his eyes, "Shut up."
"Just saying the truth," she shrugged, "if you can't handle it then sod off."
"Why don't you!" he growled, pushing her and causing her to stumble backwards.
She narrowed her blue/green eyes, putting her glasses in her glasses case and slipping it into her coat. "You want to fight, huh?" she growled back, cracking her knuckles.
He smirked, pinning her into the wall, "I've been waiting for this for a long time. If you hadn't noticed, I don't like you very much."
Without even a flinch, Sophie whipped Chaz around in a circle and grabbed his arms, twisting it behind his back. "And if you didn't notice, I don't practically like you either," she whispered in his hear, kicking him in the back and letting go of his hands, making him stumble forewords.
Now everyone in the room was looking at them, beginning to form a circle around them. "What the heck was that?" he gasped, rubbing his back in pain.
"I've been training," she shrugged, putting her hands up in a fist. "Besides, I need a little warm-up before I fight anyone really strong, maggot," she smirked, noticing him growling at her.
"I'm no maggot!" he yelled, throwing a punch at her. "And I'm not weak!" He growled, throwing another at her.
She yawned, "If that's all you can do then this'll be easy." As he threw another punch at her she caught his arm, and in one swift motion she flipped him up into the air and kicked him in the gut, slamming him into the ground. The group of students began to cheer them on, rooting for one side or the other. Sophie looked around, wondering why there weren't any teachers in the room to stop them.
She let another yawn escape her lips as Chaz stood up, angry with her own arrogance. "Don't yawn at me!" he growled.
"But you're so boring," she said, rubbing her eyes. "I don't spend my day trying to go binge-drinking and getting laid. Though I doubt you're a good lover. If you can't fight then you can't be very good at love making," she smirked, Chaz growling at her.
"Shut up!" he yelled, whipping out his standard death scythe and ran at her, about to strike. Sophie just stood there, her arms crossed. Just as he was about to strike, she grabbed hold of his scythe, staring into his eyes as their faces began to pass.
"Too slow," she smirked, her one-iris eyes glowing green in her crystal blue eyes. She easily took the scythe away from him, kicking him in the chest and causing him to fly backwards into the crowd. They all evaded just in time, Chaz flying across the room and hitting the wall, a grove being made in the wall. He regained his senses and began shuddering in fear, watching as Sophie came walking towards him with his scythe in her hand. "Now will I cut off your hands or feet first?" she said to herself, licking the scythe in pleasure.
"Oh god, you monster!" he yelled, causing everyone to go silent as she brought the scythe up to his face, cutting into his cheek slightly.
"Perhaps you're too human to be a shinigami then," she said, swiping the blood from his cheek and licking her hand, a smirk still on her face.
"What is going on in here?" Everyone in the room turned to see a few teachers standing at the door, walking into the room to investigate. "Sophia Ioreta and Chaz Hoover, what is going on in here!" one of them grumbled, noticing the hole in the wall.
"She!... She almost killed me!" Chaz squealed.
"I wasn't going to kill you, you little piggy," she rolled her eyes, handing the teacher his death scythe. "I was just teaching him a lesson."
"So you're responsible for this?" he glared at her, quickly accepting the scythe from her.
"He provoked me," she shrugged.
"Two weeks detention, the both of you," he glared, Chaz's mouth dropping.
Sophie just shrugged, putting her glasses back on and walking away from him. "Why you—"
"And enough out of you Chaz," the teacher glared, causing him to let in a fearful gulp. Sophie smirked, getting a few high-fives from her peers as she walked among the crowd. "Ahem," he said, getting their attention. "I would expect top-notch students like yourselves wouldn't be involved in childish roughhousing," he glared at them, before looking at his notes. "I will be assigning you to mentors whom had a GPAs of A when they graduated. Several have requested you specifically for your internship. I expect the upmost behavior from all of you," he glared, especially at Chaz and Sophie. Chaz cringed as Sophie glared at him back, a bit pissed at the teacher's attitude towards her. At least she had her glasses back on her head by now. She didn't want to have a longer detention then she already has. "Mentors, if you would enter the room please."
Sophie crossed her arms as the older shinigamis came walking in. One stood out to her, a male shinigami with bright-red hair and sharp teeth. 'No way,' she gulped, stunned.
"If you cannot find your mentor or student, you may come to me for the list. Once you have your student, go ahead and show them to your office and etc," the teacher finished, leaving the room.
In a blink of an eye the red-headed shinigami jumped at Sophie and wrapped his hands around her, causing her to push away as a reflex. "When I saw your name on this list I just had to request you," he jumped around, suffocating Sophie's air supply. "Kawaii! You're so cute!~"
"Grell…" Sophie groaned, "You're suffocating me again…"
"Oh sorry dear~~" he giggled, letting go of Sophie. She staggered slightly, breathing in.
Then she heard a chuckle behind her, causing her to turn around and narrow her eyes at Chaz. "Oh this is priceless!" he laughed.
She growled at him, "If you dare say anything, I'm not going to hesitate in punching through that wall again. Perhaps I'll bury your body next to the academy so your annoying ghost will irritate students for days to come," she smirked, his eyes going wide.
"What the fuck?" he backed away. "You're sick! A sick, twisted reaper! No, not a reaper, a thing!"
She glared at him, the feeling of ripping him up into a million pieces pulsing though her, but she stopped and bit down on her lip, calming down. "If you're going to be mean to me, then I'll be mean to you. Just don't expect me to go easy on you, ever," she glared. Then she turned back around, grabbing the stunned Grell's hand, "Come on Grell, let's go," she smiled, her angry eyes still staring at Chaz.
Once they left the room Grell pulled her to the side and crouched down so he could stare into her double-iris, blue/green eyes. "What was that Sophia? What's gotten into you?"
Sophie let out a sigh, staring down at the ground, "Sorry Grell… I just don't like the guy. He's been bullying me since I got here. He just got on my nerves and I fought him… then punched him into a wall."
"So that was you?" he asked, as Sophie gave her a nod. Then she looked up in confusion. Grell laughed, laughed full heartedly, "My little apprentice is a natural-born fighter! Oh it's so nostalgic ~," he sighed. "This is going to be fun!~~" he giggled, standing back up and rustling up her hair.
"Hey!" Sophie grumbled, shooing his hands away.
Then he grabbed her hand and pulled her along as she tried to put her hair back to its neat looking self. "So did you get in trouble?"
Sophie looked up at him slightly shocked. "Of course," she smirked, "Two weeks detention, but I don't care. I seem to be getting into a lot of trouble around here anyways."
"Well that's okay," Grell smirked, "I got into a lot of trouble when I was a youngling too." Sophie smiled, letting him rustling up her hair again as they walked down the hallway.
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Sophie let out a groan as she sat in the detention hall, sitting in the back as she always did. She took out her homework, not having time all day to work on it. Then Alex walked in, sitting next to her. He smiled, "Hard day?"
She nodded, slamming her head her open book. He chuckled to himself, grabbing his own homework out and beginning to work on it. The two other shinigamis who always showed up soon did, setting their stuff down and pretending to work, but really they were taking naps. Sophie looked at the time, 5:03pm, 'another 57 minutes to go,' she frowned, taking out a pencil and writing notes down. Alex sneakily slipped a note under her book, which she skillfully grabbed without anyone noticing.
~ Who's your mentor? ~
~~ Grell Sutcliff ~~
Alex snickered and Sophie glared, grabbing the note back and quickly wrote something down.
~~ DON'T LAUGH! He's actually a nice guy… or girl. Not sure which one he prefers. ~~
~ At least you have a fun mentor. I have William T. Spears. He's always angry and stern, so annoying! ~
Sophie snickered, causing Alex to glare and take the note back.
~ What's so funny? ~
~~ Nothing really… he's the guy who woke me up after I died and told me what happened. Yeah, I met him before. Haven't you noticed when he's annoyed he always adjusts his glasses? ~~
~ Yes I have! So I'm not crazy… that's not normal, is it? ~
~~ Nope XD ~~
Alex smirked, writing some more words down and handing the note back to Sophie, making sure the shinigami in the front wasn't getting suspicious.
~ I think the T in his name means Terrible or Tyrant ~
~~ I like it. William the Tyrant Spears… has a nice ring to it ~~
Alex and Sophie giggled quietly, as Alex wrote more down.
~ He wouldn't let me do anything. I figured I'd have an easy mentor because of my grades… I guess not ~
~~ I would have thought William would have had a GPA of A instead of B… guess I was wrong ~~
~ No kidding ~
Alex shrugged, noticing Sophie was working diligently on her homework.
~ Did you not get your homework done? ~
~~ No. I had to help Grell with his paperwork. His desk was overloaded with weeks of work! I made him sit there during my time off and we worked on it. He fell asleep, but I finally finished the 10 stacks of paper there. Then, when I was delivering the papers, I ran into Chaz and his mentor. I felt like punching him through a brick wall again. So now I have to work on my homework now ~~
~ Are you the one that punched Chaz through the wall? ~
Sophie smirked, writing down her response.
~~ Yes I did. I have two weeks detention, so I need to keep my glasses on my head for two weeks… great ~~
They looked up, noticing Chaz walking in at 5:15pm. He looked to the back of the room, noticing Sophie sitting next to Alex. "Speaking of the devil," Sophie frowned, glaring at him as he glared back at her.
"That's my line," Alex smirked, causing Sophie to roll her eyes sarcastically.
Chaz looked around the room, deciding to sit right at the front of the room, staring as the clock ticked by. Alex looked at her confused as she grabbed a new sheet of paper and wrote down a response.
~~ We both got two weeks detention ~~
~Ouch… wish I was there to see it ~
~~ He was a wimp. He needs to work on his reaping skills because I was close to cutting up his pretty face of his ~~
~ Now Sophia, we talked about this ~
He looked at her with a sarcastic expression. She rolled her eyes, writing her response.
~~ Shove it Alex. I was just too good for him, that's all ~~
She smirked, going back to writing notes.
~ All day I worked on homework because Mr. Tyrant wouldn't let me help him. Only stare at him as he worked on his paperwork. What a rip off! ~
~~ I guess we'll just have to teach ourselves ~~
~ Yep ~
Alex shrugged, letting out a sigh and looking up at the clock.
~ Are you going to Julia's tonight? ~
~~ Maybe… I'm almost done with the homework, but I'm tired ~~
~ We could just hang out. We don't have to train and go out tonight ~
~~ Sure then. I wanted to read one of those old books they have there ~~
~ They intrigue you ~
~~ Yep ~~
She smiled. Then she let out a sigh, finishing up her notes. Alex laid his head on his book and slowly fell asleep. 'Only 30 more minutes,' she frowned, reading her notes.
'Glasses – every reaper needs to have a pair of glasses. Needs glasses for lack of sight. Glasses help evaluate souls faster. Glasses get more complex as you move through academy. Full-fledged shinigamis can choose own glasses. Each pair of glasses is different for every shinigami. Must fill out forms to alter glasses. Unregulated glasses will be confiscated and proper punishment will be given. Shinigami must wear glasses. Shinigami must never remove their glasses
'Death Scythes – every reaper is allowed to carry a death scythe once they start schooling. Start off with regulation scythe, small scythe with wooden handle and sharp blade. Scythes came become more complex as a reaper moves up the ranks. Ex. usually gardening tools: ancient, modern, or to be made tools. Full-fledged shinigamis can choose their own death scythes. Either it appears before them or they select their own. Can have multiple scythes for specific jobs. Must fill out forms to acquire/alter death scythes. Unregulated death scythes will be confiscated and proper punishment will be given. Shinigami must take care of their death scythes. Using one's death scythe without permission is forbidden. Modifying one's death scythe without following proper procedure is forbidden.'
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"I have your DNA results," Jenna said to Sophie, who was sitting on a white cushion with Alex slouching in a chair.
"Why that's great!" Sophie smiled, putting her suit coat and necktie back on. "So what does it show?"
"As you know, your mother is obviously a human, so we decided to only take the DNA results from your father. Your father… from our records is a reaper named Marcus Serbus."
Sophie nodded in understanding, "Well that's good. When I was found they were calling me Sophia Serbus before I changed my name to my mom's maiden name and my middle name. So will I be able to talk to this man? Is he even alive?"
Jenna let out a sigh, much to Sophie's disappointment. "I looked up the reaper Marcus Serbus for you and all they would tell me is that he had died about 15 years ago. I'm sorry Sophia."
Sophie just shrugged, "That's okay. At least you tried… no one else would have." She smiled, before letting out a sigh, "Well I guess both of my parents are dead now. I'll still try and look him up though… thank you Jenna."
"That's quite alright Sophia," she smiled. "Perhaps you can find someone who knew him."
"Perhaps," she shrugged, "but for now I'll just work on becoming a full-fledged shinigami. If I find more about them in the meantime, great, but I'm not going to count on that." She jumped off of the cushion as Alex stood up. "And have you told anyone Jenna?"
"No," she shrugged. "It's in your records, but under a secret file. I don't see a reason why you need to keep this a secret."
"There are a few people who would probably use my information to blackmail me," Sophie shrugged, "I just don't want any problems right now. Well let's get going," she said to Alex. He nodded, holding the door for her as she walked out. "Thank you," she smiled.
"You're welcome," he smiled back, walking through the door.
"Oh and Sophia," Jenna said, causing Sophie to poke her head in the doorway. "I would like you to come by the infirmary on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at the same time as we've agreed. You seem to be recovering fine, but we just want to make sure you're doing okay. Are those days okay with you?"
Sophie nodded in understanding, a smile falling on her face, "Those days sound fine. I'll see you Wednesday?"
Jenna nodded, a smile falling on her face. "See you on Wednesday."
Then Sophie closed the door, walking with Alex down the hallways towards the main entrance. "Mr. Shezmu seemed to have known my father… or should I say by his response, when I said my full name. If he doesn't, perhaps I can find something written about him… but whatever. I could care less if I find out about my parents."
Alex chuckled, causing Sophie to look at him suspiciously, "I doubt that. You obviously care about finding out or else you wouldn't go though the trouble."
She growled at him under her breath, knowing he was right. "Come on," she said simply, pushing on the double doors that lead to the outside, "Let's get going." Alex shrugged, following Sophie as the sun began to set on the horizon.
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"So you do know about Marcus Serbus?" Sophie asked, walking down the hallway with Mr. Shezmu.
"Of course I do," he smiled, his hand behind his back as he walked, "I've lived for a few thousand years and I've come across the name. Why do you ask?"
"Just…" she let out a sigh, scratching the back of her head, "I was just told he's my father. I want to learn all I can about in, even meet him if he's alive. Sadly, I heard he's dead."
"Yes I believe he is," Mr. Shezmu said, "but don't let that get you down. You can learn more about yourself and the abilities you may possess by your predecessors. In fact I have a documentation I wrote about him when I had met him. Would you like to read it?"
"Sure," Sophie smiled as they walked into his personal office room. He began looking at his books, trying to find the document he seeked. "If you have other books about him, could I see those too?"
He chuckled as he grabbed a book that was the size to be a journal. "Read this book first before you go looking around for anything else. You'll be surprised on what you find in this book." Sophie nodded in understanding, looking at the engravings on the front of the book. "Now if you excuse me young Sophia, I need to get back to work. There's a study area just across the hallway. If you have questions don't be afraid to come by, just knock on the door." Sophie nodded, about to leave, "And I'll have Albert bring you some tea."
"You won't have him poison me this time, will you?" she asked, a smirk on her face.
"He tried to poison you?" he asked, before letting out a hearty chuckle. "I'm so sorry about that Sophia. He's been ordered to do so when strangers are let into the mansion. I hope you can understand that."
"Of course," she smiled, "It's completely understandable. I won't take it to heart. I'll just be going now." He nodded to her as she walked out of the room, silently closing the door behind her.
Then she walked into the room across the hallway, the door smaller than that of the double doors just across from her. Opening the door, her eyes beamed with awe. The room was fairly big, with books everywhere. It made the large shelves in Mr. Shezmu's office look small. There were a few tables and couches around the room. It seemed rather extravagant for only two beings, but Sophie just figured more people had lived here and just don't anymore. Deciding to sit on a couch, which had a table with a lamp next to her, she read the book, noticing it looked more like a journal then a standard-published book. "Journal CLXXIII," she read aloud to herself as she opened the book. "Dies Saturni A.D. VII ID. Feb. MCCLXII A.U.C…" Sophie thought to herself for a second, "so February 7th… 509 B.C." She smiled, realization on how long ago that entry was.
"That's correct," she heard a voice saying, noticing Albert walking over to her with a tray of tea and some food.
"Oh hi," she smiled, setting the book down on her lap. "I didn't hear you come in."
"That's quite alright," he smiled, pouring her some tea. "Would you like a scone with the redbush tea?"
Sophie smiled, grabbing the tea from Albert, "Yes please."
"It is raspberry coconut almond scone," he smiled, setting the small scones down on the table next to Sophie. "Is there anything else you would like me to do for you?"
"No thank you," she smiled, enjoying the taste of the almonds with the redbush tea. "It's very good. Thank you."
"You're welcome," he smiled. "If you don't mind me asking, I was wondering how you knew how to read the master's writing."
Sophie thought for a second, shrugging, "I don't know. I just automatically read it… I think I remember a man teaching me how to read the Latin language so when I came across it I could translate it. That's all I can remember."
"That's quite alright," he smiled, grabbing the tray. "I'll just be leaving you now," he said, leaving the room.
Sophie smiled, finishing one of the scones and setting the tea on the table. 'Yeah… I was wondering that myself,' she thought to herself, before shrugging. 'Whatever. If it's a memory that I want to know then I'll soon find out about it,' she sighed, opening the book and reading over the first journal entry and translating it in her head.
'February 7th 509 B.C
'Today I have come across an astonishing sight. First off, I would like to say that having to go to Rome was a major inconvenience. Since the death was low in Egypt and there were no major threats on the Egyptians' souls, I move my work to Rome. There were several wicked men whom I came across, so when they died I judged them, executed them, and crushed their heads to make into red wine, as is my job.
'Anyways, I had come upon an unfamiliar sight. One of the men I had to judge was a young virtuous man named Serbus Marcus. His life was an ordinary life of a Roman noble, as he was expected to join the army and command a legion. He soon shot up the ranks, rather quickly, and became a commander of legions. He was still a humble man, a man not working for his own goals, but the goals of his country. As I've seen many young men as good as he, he died on the battlefield commanding his troops. He had put up a restless fight, not wanting to move on, but as an Executioner of Osiris it was my job to help him along to the afterlife.
'After I evaluated his soul and his soul woke up, I handed him a cup of red wine, which he oddly accepted with a smile on his face. He had asked me where he was, and I told him he had died in battle. He was down about it for a few moments, but then the smile appeared on his face again. Oddly enough, I soon noticed that his eyes were creating a double-iris, as his eyes were naturally green. I concluded that it was the will of the natural forces that his soul be turned into one of us, a god of death. I helped him up and told him what was going on that he wouldn't be traveling to the afterlife just yet, but rather he had a new purpose on earth that he must fulfill. He didn't seem too surprised, which astonished me, and he went on his way.
'That night I had found him staring at a dead body on the streets. It was obvious that by instinct he had taken the human's soul. Not to eat, but to judge and send onto the afterlife. Once I noticed he was done I told him what he had become. He nodded, but still seemed confused. I have decided to take some time to instruct him on what he must do. I will be fairly strict with him, but I can tell by his willpower and determination that lit up in his eyes when I told him to follow me that he will become a profound death god, whose name will live on for ages to come.'
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'September 21st 511 B.C.
'Today I have found out that my apprentice is a very popular being in the supernatural world. Serbus Marcus had earned the name The Dark Centurion, but has kept the same virtues as he had when I first met him. I came across him as I walked through the desert, finding a human who was on the verge of dying. Taking his soul I noticed he had a companion, but I didn't have a feeling that I needed to take his soul. Just then Marcus came by riding on a black horse. He gasped, excited to see me, but for him his job came first and he took the human's soul before embracing me in a hug. I couldn't help but swell with pride, for I had taught him well about the life and death of a person. Why they must be judged and sent to the afterlife. Afterwards he talked about how he was doing and how he got his title. It was because of the black horse he always rode on, which he conjured with his own abilities; also because he had been a Roman and commanded legions. I invited him into my home and he is currently walking around town reaping two souls. I wonder how strong he had gotten. When I left him he was still somewhat weak, but showed signs of improvement. As for now, I will leave and come back later. He's currently rummaging through my house and eating all my food.'
Sophie chuckled at his last comment, before flipping the page and moving on to the next entry. She yawned, sleepiness beginning to overcome her. Grabbing the single scone that sat on the plate next to her, she quickly at it and gulped down the rest of her tea. Then she moved on, reading the next page.
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A/N: I still can't believe you guys! Even one of my own favorite undertakerXoc authors said this story is one of their favorites… I think I may just cry X'D
Well I'm happy that I was able to get this chapter up when I did. I think I put a lot of information in this chapter, but I don't care. I need to story to move along anyways =3 I was thinking of doing a Halloween special, but I wanted to get along in the story (at least another chapter) before then. Should I? Would you guys even care? Or would it just take away from the story? It'd be incorporated in the story, just wondering if you guys would want that. If not, then I won't even bother, but it's a nice side story X3 As always, PLEASE COMMENT! I don't know if you guys are still interested in the story or not if you don't comment
Incorporeal - lacking material form or substance
Hibernia, Italia, Mesopotamia, Goths – different countries/groups of people in the ancient world
Enki – Sumerian water god/creator deity – pronounced him the curse of death by the earth mother
Black Rose –darkest red roses are called 'black roses'; symbolize death of an idea or saying farewell, can send positive message of rebirth and new beginnings
Roman names – they used to say the last name first before the first name. Ex. if you have William T. Spears, then it would be Spears William T. There wouldn't be an extra comma or anything like that. Some languages still make the last name first