Chapter 7: I'm Willing to Take That Risk

"Good Moring class." Professor Stein greeted the class, "Today we'll discuss witches and their powers."

It was yet another day at The DWMA, and I have yet to find Lulu. Liz and Patty were able to get Kid to hand over the information I needed. Plus Kid and I are cool now, after I apologized to him of course. Damn it! Why can't I find her? I have her schedule; I should be able to find her easily. Does she know I'm looking for her or something? Avoiding me perhaps? It's driving me crazy! I need to know if we're compatible to be partners. We could go on missions, fight together; maybe she could even make me into a Death's Scythe.

Lulu you must have felt it too, don't you want to know? To be friends, to be partners with me? Because I do. So please, let me find you.

"Hey Dagger are you OK?" Tsubaki asked with a kind but worried smile.

"Yeah I'm fine." I answered; I brought my attention to our professor. He talked witches with different abilities, how dangerous they are and how a weapon becomes a Death Scythe.

I personally think witches are cool. I mean, they have all of these amazing powers yet they use them to do evil. Why? It's because of them and kishins that this school exists. But still, I think their powers are pretty cool. I wonder, if I were a witch, what kind of powers would I have? I obviously would use them for good. I shouldn't be thinking this; I should focus on the lesson.

~Time skip end of lesson~

"OK class, I'll see you all tomorrow." Professor said as the bell rang.

I wasted no time, I ran as fast as I could out of the classroom. I only have a short amount of time, I ran through the halls and down the stairs to the second floor. I had to get to Room 326, that's Lulu's class. I finally reached the classroom in about two minutes; the students were already filing out of the room. Damn it, I'm too late. Lulu might have already left. So I stood there in place, watching the students exit the room and went their separate ways. Then I saw a familiar face.

"Oh it's you." The familiar person said, "No luck today, huh?"

This face belonged to a student who had the same class as Lulu, a girl by the name Kristen. Kristen noticed that I had been hanging around her class at the end of the day and she got suspicious by the third day and asked what I was doing. I explained to her I was looking for Lulu. Then she thought I was going to hurt Lulu or something. And after a long discus she was informed on everything.

"I guess not." I said letting my shoulders slump and leaned against the wall next to me. I then sighed in defeat. "How is it she keeps getting out before I get here? How?!"

"I don't know. Sorry Dagger." Kristen said with a sad face.

"You have nothing to apologize for. It's not like you can do anything about this." I said.

"Well I could do something." Kristen said," I can help in some way."

I looked at Kristen, she can help,"That's right you can stale Lulu until I get here and finally get to talk to her!" I jumped up with excitement, this could work.

"Yeah!" Kristen said.

"Alright, tomorrow I want you to stop Lulu from leaving this classroom, by any means necessary. Expect you know killing her." I explained.

"I can do that." Kristen said.

I bowed down in gratitude "Thank you Kristen! Thank you!"

Kristen let out a little chuckle, "Your welcome Dagger."

I then left the school and went home for the night. As I walked I thought of what I would say to Lulu. I want to convince her to be my partner; I knew we're meant to be partners. Now all I need is a good night's sleep.

~Time Skip to the next day after classes~

'I need to make it! Please be there! Please be there! You have to be!' That's all I could think as I ran to Lulu's classroom.

I raced through the halls and jumped down the flights of stairs, but I didn't land so well on the way down. Ow! I still got up and ran the room. I turned the corner and I watched as the student fled the classroom, but where's Lulu?

"Hey! Lulu!"

Lulu? I peered into the room and without a doubt; there she was, talking to Kristen. Thank you Kristen. Lulu looked the same as she did the night we met. But she was kind of dressed like a ninja, a pink skirt, white boots similar to Tsubaki's, fishnets cover her arms and legs, a bash v neck sleeveless shirt and he big pink bow on top her head. I was so happy, so overjoyed to see her gain.

"Lulu!" I yelled as I ran to her with a bear hug.

"Dagger?" she screamed as I embraced her.

"Do you know how fucking long I've been looking for you? Ever since the night of the ball, ever since that 'spark' I've been thinking of you nonstop!" I said to her still holding her afraid I'll lose her if I let go. "You felt it too, didn't you? That 'spark'? Please tell me you did."

"I did." Lulu said but with gloom in her voice.

"So why did you runaway?" I asked.

"I was scared. I never felt anything like that before. I didn't know if it was good or bad, so I ran away. I always run from my fears and problems. It's a habit that will die with me." Lulu answered.

"Well you're not going to run away from me, not until I know for sure." I said releasing her but I still held her wrist.

"Know what?" Lulu asked.

"Lulu, I want to be partners," I said, "Please, be my partner!"

"Dagger,"

"Please, I know we're meant to be partners!"

I looked her dead in the eyes, and she looked back. Our eyes in some sort of staring contest. But then at that moment, I felt it again! But this was more powerful than the last time. I was shocked by the power I had completely let go of Lulu.

"What was that?!" I asked looking at my eyes with worry and awe.

"We synced our soul wavelengths." Lulu said answered in awe. "But how?"

"Because we're meant to be partners!" I shouted with certainty.

"No Dagger we can't!" Lulu shouted, "It's impossible!"

"What?" I asked, I don't get it. If we can synchronize our soul wavelengths, then why can't we be partners? "Why! Tell me why we can't be partners!"

"Because I'm a weapon!" Lulu screamed.

"What?" I couldn't believe it, she's a weapon too. "Wait. If you're a weapon then why can we synchronize our wavelengths?"

"I don't know!" Lulu answered," It doesn't make sense! We're both weapons so how is it possible?"

"This is crazy." I muttered. I stared at Lulu in confusion. A weapon needs a miester and a miester needs a weapon. That is the rule of the DWMA.

"We can't be partners, Dagger. Accept it; it's too big of a risk. " Lulu said refusing to make eye contact and left the room so fast I barely saw the blur that was her.

I didn't care! If we're both weapons then who gives a fuck?! We're meant to be partners! Lulu you told me you run away from your fears and problems, am I one of them? Are you scare? You can't keep running away. Eventually your fears will catch up to you and I want to be by your side to help you face them. Our soul wavelengths have synced, at this point we are partners. And I will always be there for you; all I ask is that you'll be there for me.

"I'm willing to take that risk." I said out loud.