Yours, Death

Chapter Four

Alice didn't plan on falling apart in front of Black Star. Truth be told, she never intended to meet with him again. All she wanted to do was see the reaper child again and kiss up to him so much that he'd trust her. But that's not what happened. An soon as she really saw Black Star, something in her brain clicked into place and she could remember everything about him. She had a brother.

Before, when she had stabbed him, all of her focus was on the shinigami. Nothing else mattered then. But now he was there, in front of her; the spitting image of her father. The overwhelming feelings she had when she saw him were too hard to explain, but it was enough for her to start crying. And when he referenced her to their mother... She could somehow know his name without even asking for it.

"Black Star," She whispered softly. He tightened his grip on her and nodded slowly.

"That's right. I am the star." He tried to sound proud, but since everything was happening at once that didn't really work out. Alice laughed a bit despite the tears and stepped out of the embrace.

Kid noticed that for the first time, Black Star's soul looked pretty relaxed.

"Well it's nice to meet you," She said timidly. Black Star just nodded, still totally taken aback. Alice turned to see everyone still standing there, and once her eyes landed on Kid, she remembered what she had came for.

"Oh! Right, uh..." She let out a nervous cough, "Shinigami--"

"Kid." Death the Kid interrupted, "call me Kid."

"Oh, well okay. I don't really know what happened when I saw you chasing me... I, well... I lost control and I'm so sorry. Actually, I wanted to make friends at this school. I guess I blew it, huh?" She muttered the last part. Kid was still suspicious about Alice and her instincts, but for the sake of the madness he had to at least pretend to be on her side.

"I forgive you. This school can be overwhelming at times. But I'd advise you not to try anything like that in a normal student. Just in case that happens, you can hang out with us." Kid told her, avoiding her gaze. Inwardly, Alice cringed and cursed at him for being so forward. Outwardly, she smiled and thanked him.

"Alice!" The tall chestnut haired girl called Liz approached her, smiling this time. "Please come sit with us at lunch today. You're are friend now."

Patty laughed cheerfully and jumped up and down in agreement. Maka rolled her eyes and walked down as well.

"Soul, stop being rude and introduce yourself." She ordered. "My name's Maka. Soul is my weapon."

Soul smirked at her and flicked his hair away from his eyes as if he were saying "hi". Tsubaki raised her eyebrows and smiled as well.

"My name is Tsubaki. I'm Black Star's weapon." She said brightly. This time, Alice gave an honest grin and shook her hand.

"What kind of weapon are you?" Alice asked. Tsubaki, after answering, returned the question and asked what kind she was.

"I'm a variation of knives." Alice answered. "The truth is, I'd rather be a miester. That's no offense to weapons, of course. I don't even have a miester."

This certainly got everyone's attention.

"Why not?" Black Star asked, "Since I'm your big brother it's my job to take care of you, right? Did someone not like you? Because I swear of they do--"

"It's nothing like that!" Alice laughed a little. Even though the two of them had just met, Black Star was already overprotective.

"I just don't know many people here. I've never stayed in one place long enough to meet a suitable miester." She furrowed her blonde eyebrows and bit her bottom lip. Was she saying too much? "Besides, I like working on my own better."