Kid visited his father about Ame's secret. He wasn't that sure how to ask, so he just stood there in the Death Room alone with Lord Death until the elder Shinigami prompted his question with a slight tilt of his head.

"What's eating at you, Kid?" he asked. "I know you're upset about something. Did anything happen with Ame?"

"No, Father, I was just…" Kid sighed. He kept his gaze down. "About the Puppet Master, he said I wasn't totally immortal because I wasn't human. I don't think he was referring to me being a Shinigami. He seemed to say that Shinigami do take a human form, but we're not actually human. I asked Ame about it, and she got really upset. I was wondering if you knew anything about it."

"I hate to keep things from you, Kid," Lord Death said. "But I honestly don't know. I think that the only one old enough to answer that question would be Life. But if it upsets Ame, you really shouldn't go digging into it. She's keeping secrets for a reason, right?"

"How can you trust her so blindly?" Kid asked. "You know what she can do to the world. You know what she's done. You don't expect me to believe that you trust her simply because she's a god of innocence, do you?"

"…" he sighed. "Kid, I owe her. All these times she's reversed time, whatever the reasons, were all for the best of the world. And she saved you. I don't know what I'd do if I lose you. If you just disappear like Yuki did. I owe Ame that. And you do, too."

"I understand, Dad," Kid said.

"So don't fight anymore," Lord Death's tone was lighter now. "Enjoy yourselves, be young! You don't have to let little things come between you like adults."

Different Beings; Arguments, and Make-Up Arrangements?

Kid and Ame stopped fighting after that. Actually, they got along well, for being such contrasting individuals. They did more than complement each other; they'd dedicated their lives to each other. However, they did have their rough moments.

Like this one particular day that everyone knew Ame was out to kill.

Kid was running down the hallway alone. He usually walked with his partners in his calm and composed manner. It was odd; the people he passed weren't even sure if it was really him they'd seen. He rounded a corner and leaned against the wall, momentarily catching his breath.

"Hey, Kid, what's up?" Soul asked. "Whoa, you look bad. What happened?"

"It's her," Kid choked out. "She's after me."

"What?" Maka asked. "Who?"

"WHERE IS HE?!"

"Oh no," Soul flinched.

"Got to go!" Kid began running again.

Ame rounded the corner at break neck speed. She skidded to a halt and scanned the hallway.

"Hey, Ame," Kilik greeted her. "You're really going today. Looking for someone?"

"Where's my useless counterpart?!" Ame demanded.

"Oh, Kid?" Kilik remained casual. "I haven't seen him—oh, god, my spine isn't supposed to bend that way!"

Ame grinned maniacally. She tightened her grip on the meister.

"I'm warning you," Ame repeated in a sweet voice. "I've lost my mind, and I'm pretty sure Kid took it. Now tell me where I can find him, or I'll tear your spine into tiny, little pieces!"

"He went that way," Kilik whispered, pointing. Ame released him and tore down the hallway. Kilik got to his feet and rotated his shoulder with a frown.

Ame never did find Kid. It was after the last class of the day that she was able to locate him.

"Do you think it's safe?" Kid asked, peeking into the hallway.

"I really don't see why you're so worried," Soul said, walking out into the hallway casually.

"Easy for you to say," Kid said, sighing and following his weapons once he thought it was safe. "She likes you."

"So?"

"Actually, Kid has a point," Liz admitted. "You guys don't know what she'll do to him"

"What could she do?" Soul asked.

Kid suddenly stopped walking as if he were momentarily paralyzed.

"Hello, honey," Ame greeted him sweetly. "I finally found you!"

"Uh-oh."

Kid tried to make a run for it, but Ame power slashed him and held him up against the wall.

"No one ever suspects the short ones," Kid whispered.

"Silence!" Ame snapped. "I'm sorry, you seem to have mistaken me for a woman who will take your crap!"

Kid whimpered.

"Soul," Liz whispered. "She likes you. I need you to do something."

"No way," Soul shook his head, remaining a safe distance from Ame.

"But he's your friend!" Liz cried.

"And?" Soul wasn't going to endanger his life. "This is between Kid and Ame."

"A-Ame," Kid tried to reason with her. "Just let me go, okay? We can deal with this… later?"

"I know what you did!" Ame growled dangerously. Her eyes seemed to glow red with rage. "That pizza was mine. What the hell were you doing at three in the morning eating it?"

"I never took Kid for a midnight snack person," Soul noted.

"I'll get you some more pizza!" Kid offered. "I'll get you whatever kind you want! I was just hungry is all, and there was nothing else really in there, so…."

"I cooked a wonderful meal for you the night before, what about that? I know it's still in there."

"I… um…"

"Did you not like it?" Ame asked calmly. No one could tell from behind, but Ame's face really portrayed every negative aspect of a psychopathic killer.

Kid cleared his throat. "Not… extremely, really?"

There was a collective gasp among the spectators that had gathered in the hallway.

"I'm going to bleeping kill you!"

She wrapped her arms and legs around Kid, throwing him to the ground and twisting his limbs in a very uncomfortable-looking way. Soul just watched with a bland expression.

"I love this academy," he said, walking away. "It's the staff I'm afraid of."

"Ame sure does pack a punch," Maka agreed, following him out.

"I'm so sorry! I'll never steal your freaking pizza again! Dammit Ame, you have a really firm grip for a girl."

"What do you mean 'for a girl'? I'm a goddess, you British twit! Of course I have a firm grip!"

"Ah! My spine isn't supposed to bend that way! What is it with you and the spines?!"

"The spine controls the rest of your body. I do this so I can kill you quickly!"

"Well you sure aren't making it quick now!"

"Shut up!"

Soul Eater

Ame was in her room reading when she heard a knock on her door. She looked up.

"I'm not ready yet, Kid," she replied. The door opened and her brother walked in with his hands covering his eyes. It was as if he was afraid he'd walk in on her naked or something.

"Ready for what?" he asked. Ame laughed.

"Nothing. Come on in." She shuffled slightly, making room so Nagi could sit on the bed. "What's up? Need advice for your relationship with Liz?"

Nagi blushed, but ground his fist against her head.

"Shut up. I'm serious. I need your help."

Ame's grin faded and she shoved her ears forward gently. She tilted her head and put her book aside.

"We were talking today," he began slowly. "We were actually talking about you and Kid, how perfect you two are for each other, in a way. For one thing… you're both immortal."

Ame frowned. She knew what this was about. Nagi and Rin were given a sort of immortality as a gift from Ikiru. They would live as long as Ame, so Ame would always have someone since she couldn't interact with the human world. There was something about being immortal that had a disadvantage. If you fell in love with a human, you were guaranteed to outlive them.

"Ame, I… Rin and I don't want to leave you, but… we've each found someone. Like you've found Kid. Only…"

"Just say it," Ame said. "It's okay. Just say it."

"Are you sure, Ame?" Nagi asked. "I mean, what if Liz…. What if I get hurt again, I can't come back?"

"That's just a risk you're going to have to take," Ame said.

"I still don't know," Nagi said. He'd never felt so uncertain about anything before.

"Well, I think it's a good idea," Kid said. The other two looked up. Kid was standing in the doorway, watching them peacefully.

"Why are you here?" Nagi asked. "Are you eavesdropping?"

"I'm serious, Nagi," Kid said. "Liz wouldn't want you to have to live a long life without her instead of a short life with her."

"…" Nagi sighed. "Do you know how many times I've had to meet her? The first time I saw her, she ran away. I was a monster. Then you met Ame. And now, I finally get to be with her, and she's going to die centuries before I'll live my life."

"I knew how you feel," Kid said. "Liz was the first and only other girl that actually cared about what happened to me. She was the only human I thought I had a chance with. But I refused to love her; I could never hold onto someone I knew I couldn't keep."

"Then why are you with Ame?" Nagi asked.

"Take good care of Liz, Nagi," Kid said. "I just hope you two will have a better ending than Ame and me."

"What do you mean a better ending?" Ame asked. "I thought we were perfectly happy together."

"You just keep thinking that," Kid said.

"What?! Why, you!"

Kira chapters with some serious sprinkled in; my favorite kind of chapter! Anyway, this is the last update for tonight.