You're Not Alone

Part 3 - Kid's Mother

This part leaves off from Lord Death about to tell Kid about his mother. Since this part is pretty important, I wanted to give it it's own chapter. Ms.Marie will talk to Crona in the next part. I read somewhere that Kid was 15 in the anime and since this story takes place a few months after the kishin is destroyed, I made him 16. Hope you enjoy :)

- Sommie Musso

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"My m-mother?" said Kid, as he blushed realizing that he sounded like Crona.

"Yes kiddo.Your mother."

"Lord Death.Do you really think that NOW is the right time to bring that subject up?" said Spirit, finally becoming serious at the topis of Death the Kid's mom.

Kid had very few memories of his mother. The only memeory that he could recall every single detail of was the day his mother gave him his skateboard, Beelzebub.

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It was a normal day in Death City. Everyone was going about with their usual afternoon activities.

The newspaper boy was finishing his last round of deliveries and Death Weapon Meister Academy, the school that Kid will be officialy attending when he turned 10, was closing for the day.

Kid could see all these things from his room at the top of the DWMA.

He could especially see group of kids about his age playing a game of kick the can in the local park across the street. Kid couldn't help but feel a bit jealous watching them have fun.

Ever since his father attached his soul to the academy, Kid usually spent his time at the DWMA watching his father to help him train to become the next shinigami. His mother, Rachel, also lived in the academy with Lord Death and Kid. She usually spent her time, making sure the academy was as clean as possible and watching over Lord Death.

Kid was in his room,at his table, reading a book about two kids that find a treehouse filled with books that magically take them to any time in history. Kid loved the thought of traveling to far off places and read stories about them often in the books he checked out from the DWMA library.

All of a sudden, Kid heard 8 knocks on the door and immediately knew who it was.

"It's open,mother."

Kid's mother opened the door and walked into kids room carrying what looked like a rectangular box. She sat the box on the bed and walked over the kid,gave him a kiss on the forehead,and sat in the seat across from his. She then asked, "What are you reading there?"

"It's a book about two kids who find a magic tree house filled with books," replied Kid as he admired his mothers symmetrical floral dress. Who knew that they made symmetrical dresses?

Kid then heard the laughter of the same group of kids at the park and looked out the window only to turn his head back to his book with a saddened look on his face.

"Kid," began Rachel as she noticed the look on her son's face,"do you want to go outside and talk to some of the kids? You haven't been very social ever since your father and I told you that you were going to take his place as the next shinigami."

Kid thought about his mother's question in her head before finally saying, "Of course I want to, mother. I've always wanted to take adventures like the people I read about in books. But...my duty comes first. One day, I am going to take dad's place and become a true shinigami. I don't know what day that is but when that day comes, I want to be prepared. That's why,no matter how badly I want to go to places like Egypt to admire the perfectly symmetrical architecture,I can't. I have to stay at the academy just like father and you do so that one day...I won't feel sad about not being able to leave the DWMA."

Kid's mother almost felt like she was about to cry after hearing her son's confession. All this time she thought that her son was nervous about meeting new people. Sure, he talked to many of the students that attended the DWMA. But little did she know that after Kid waved goodbye to the students returning home for the day, some nights, he cried himself to sleep from the sadness of not being able to go with them.

"Kid...", Rachel began,"...I never knew you felt this way." Kid then saw that tears were rolling down his mother's face.

"Mother. Please don't cry. Besides,even if I could leave the academy,there's no way that I could ever leave you and father behind."

Rachel wiped the tears from her eyes, got up to retrieve the box from the bed, and sat it on the table in front of Kid.

"Open it."

Kid opened the box and inside of it was a brand new skateboard. Kid read the print on the skateboard. "Beelzebub."

Immediatly the skateboard's wheels flipped underneath the board and started floating in midair.

Kid couldn't help but feel mesmerized by the idea of having a flying skateboard. And a symmetrical one nonetheless.

"Kid." said Rachel as she kneeled down in front of her son. "Just because I have to stay with your father at the academy,doesn't mean you have to too. Please, my son, take this skateboard and go to those places you read about in those books and tell me about them."

Kid couldn't help but cry and hug his mother.

"Thank you mother. I love you and father so much"

"I love you too. Kiddo."

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As Kid had finished recalling memories from his mother, he could hear his father say, "Kid?

Kiddo? Kiddy? Kiiiiidddddd? Are you there boy?"

"Yes father. I'm listening. What were you going to tell me before about mother?"

"Ahhh yes," said Lord Death,"as you know, I loved your mother very much and was very sad when she passed away. I felt very alone at the time. But after a while, I realized that I wasn't. Rachel left me with so many wonderful memories and she also left me with a wonderful son who I am proud to call the next shinigami. So son, when you fall in love with someone,it will make you feel sad. And sometimes, it will make you feel lonely. But most of the time, it will make you the happiest you've ever been. Just remember that you're not alone and that you'll always have people who love you."

Death the Kid couldn't help but feel like he was about to cry. Right when he was about to shed a tear...

"MAAAAAAAKKKKKKKAAAAA! YOU'RE NOT ALONE EITHER! YOU'RE DADDY LOVES YOU VERY MUCH!"

"REAPERRRRRR CHOP!"

"You both didn't have to do it." cried Spirit now on the floor with twice as much blood coming out of his head.

Kid and Lord Death started to laugh.

"Thanks for the advice father." said Kid as he began to walk out of the Death Room.

"Anytime kiddo."

Rachel....our son is growing up so fast.

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This chapter is my theory on how Kid got Beelzebub. The book that I was referring to was "The Magic Treehouse".I thought it would be cute if Kid got his OCD from his mother and Lord Death get the nickname, "kiddo" from her too lol XD.I'm debating whether or not I should talk about how she died. Commet below on if you think I should or not. Love you <3