The Moon

It was strange, all of the times that Death the Kid had even looked up at the moon, he never imagined it's surface would look anything like this. It looked much better on the surface than it did when one looked from afar and this was where his brother had been hiding all of this time? Though, it was extremely asymmetrical but he didn't seem to be bothered by it all. In fact, nothing that was asymmetrical around him affected him.

When he had finally caved and let the madness win, it changed him quite a lot and one of the main changes was his lack of concern with symmetry. Why exactly had he been so obsessed with symmetry? Was it because of balance? If so, there was something much more powerful and perfect than symmetry: Nothingness, the very pinnacle of Order. Symmetry that exceeded symmetry.

Liz and Patty, who had returned to their human forms, were watching Kid as he looked on. To them, it was sad seeing their Meister in this condition. Madness and Insanity had gotten the better of him and they hadn't even known until they'd found him with the Kishin. Still, even though Kid denied it, they knew that the one at fault for everything was the Kishin.

That bastard manipulated Kid but the teen wasn't in his right mind, so it's not like he knew any better, right? That's what Liz was thinking anyway. So, maybe, just maybe she and Patty would be able to get through to their Meister and convince him that what he was doing, how he was acting, wasn't him. The longer Kid was under the influence, the worse it would be for everyone back on the Earth.

Neither of them understood just how much better Death the Kid felt, how much happier he was. Yes, he had let the madness take him but it didn't completely consume him. Kid was still himself and the only changes he felt was the addition of power and the clarity he hadn't had before. This was all thanks to Asura, the only family that had been honest with him the whole time. Also, despite what they thought, the madness wasn't controlling him. Kid, instead, was in the one control and he could think quite clearly.

"So, this is where you've been hiding all of this time?" Kid asked as he sat down next to Asura and looked over at him curiously, "It's a lot different than I would expect it would be on here… but hey, if you've been here, how were you able to get in contact with me like you did? I don't understand…"

Asura rose an eyebrow before chuckling. Of course, his little brother wouldn't know, the boy had spent his life not knowing the truth. Lord Death was the idiot that thought it was best keeping the truth when, in fact, that was the worst thing he ever did. Though, that gave Asura the advantage that he needed. The advantage that lead his precious little brother to him.

"Like I said weeks ago in your mind, I was able to contact you with our connection, I could be worlds away and still be able to speak to you," Asura commented as he ruffled the younger fragments hair, "See, Father was the only fragment created, so he wouldn't understand but… Fragments have a connection that no one else has because we were created by the same soul, his soul. We're two halves of a whole. For example, before we met you felt like there was something missing but that's changed, hasn't it?"

The more Kid thought about it, the more he realized that was Asura was saying was legit. For the majority of his life, Kid lived with the feeling of being incomplete. It wasn't something that he really thought about before because he didn't know the truth for so long. Now that he did know, it perfect sense.

"I guess that explains why I always felt so empty or incomplete, but I didn't know because father was always lying to me," Kid muttered before looking down at the ground, frowning, "He was always lying to me, why? I trusted him, so why couldn't he trust me? That bastard… So, then, was it the connection that lead me to you when I was looking for you? Whatever it was, it felt like it a magnetic pull or something."

Asura couldn't help but grin as he could practically feel the anger the young fragment was feeling when Death was mentioned. After spending all that time trying to get Kid, it felt good to know that he, once more, beat Death. He stopped ruffling Kid's hair as he looked down at the Shinigami.

"That's exactly what it was, the connection. That's how I knew you were coming, I could feel it. We can also feel each other as well, and it picked up on that and lead you home, where you belonged," Asura stated as his grin grew wider, "Father has always been a selfish old man who only looked out for himself. So, he lied to you knowing full well that he could easily take advantage of your loyalty. He never cared about you, but you know that now. But don't worry, you won't have to deal with that anymore because unlike him, I will never lie to you. We're brothers and trust me, I understand you more than he could even dream of."

A lot of people feared Asura because he was the first Kishin, someone who was dangerous. When Kid had first heard about him, he thought so too. However, now that he had actually met him, he couldn't understand why he ever felt that way. Asura was a monster, there was no denying that, but Kid didn't feel scared or intimidated. No, he got the feeling that he would be able to trust Asura and if anyone could help him it would be the older fragment. After all, if Asura was a monster, wouldn't that make him one now that he madness in him too?

"You know, I used to think that my home was with Father but now I can see that that was never really a home, was it? How could I ever consider that place a home?" Kid replied and clenched his fist as he stared back up at Asura, "Say, brother, how long will we be up here? I want to show Father just how much I hate him."

What liz was hearing didn't sound at all like her Meister. Not once had she ever imagined such words to escape those lips and she didn't like it one bit. Speaking up would probably proof disastrous but she couldn't hold the urge back. She was far too worried about Kid to just hold her tongue now. So, she took a deep breath to prepare herself and then approached Kid.

"Kiddo, do you even know what you're saying? This doesn't sound like you at all and it's scaring me," Liz commented with concern as she looked sadly down at her Meister, "What has happened that you've come to resent your own father like this? I'm sorry, but I'm worried about you…"

"Yeah! You're acting very scary right now, Kid," Patty commented but she didn't dare move from her spot. "Is the mean Kishin making you act this way?"

Apparently, the Thompson sister's responses earned a cold glare from both Asura and their Meister, who looked unpleased with them. Once more, Kid had to hold the older fragment back before standing up and walking right up to Liz.

"Leave them be, brother, I'll handle them," Kid spoke up as he continued to glare at them both before only glaring at Liz, "Did you not hear me say that if you continued that I would let my brother kill you? Let me say this to you one last time, nothing has happened to me. The only thing that happened was me opening my eyes. You were there outside the door when I was talking to my father, so I am sure you heard at least some part of our conversation, but if anyone is at fault here, it's my father. I told you this before."

Kid would have continued but he was interrupted when Asura placed a hand on his left shoulder, causing him to look up towards the Kishin. Said Kishin wasn't that pleased either but he could tell that the older fragment was trying to keep himself composed.

"It's no use saying anything to them, little brother, they will never understand," Asura said as he kept his hand on the younger fragment's shoulder but keeping an eye on the sisters, "Be patient, little brother, I still have to recover and you have to let your new abilities grow. Once that is taken care of then we can…"

Asura paused for a moment to build suspense before continuing, "Then we can both visit Father and finish him off for good."

|Sorry it's been a while since my last update! I didn't know exactly what to update with but here you go. Hope it's okay! I'll update when I get some more reviews and/or come up with ideas.|