makki week, day seven - partners (soul eater au)
they had to start somewhere.
Nikki felt the excitement shooting up her spine. She couldn’t help but examine herself in the mirror and make sure that she had everything she needed. Her skin was tingling, and her hands were clenching and unclenching. Even her soul seemed to pulse with the desire to resonate with someone. She was ready to find herself a partner.
Starting Monday, she, along with many others, would be attending Death Weapon Meister Academy. Tonight was the annual ceremony where Meisters and Demon Weapons were gathered. They were to seek out each other and form a special bond that would only be shared between the weapon and their handler.
Tonight, she would have someone to hold that connection with.
“Nicolette, you have to leave!” Candy called out. Nikki hurried through the living room and toward the door, “I know, I know. I’m gonna be late!”
As her daughter was putting on her boots, Candy looked confused at her words. “What? No, I meant that I have a hot date in five minutes coming over, and you’re still here.”
Nikki gave her a look from her seat on the floor. “Really?”
“I mean, you wanna stay here and become a voyeur?” at Nikki’s disgusted face, Candy waves her hand, “See? I’m kicking you out for your own good.”
“I’m going to the Partnership Ceremony, anyway.”
“Oh, right. Well, then I guess it’s a win-win.”
Nikki was soon making her way up the lengthy flight of stairs, where the grand and ornate building rested at the top. She was able to allow her gaze to wander, which led her to wonder if any of the nearby students were destined to be her partner. The laughing moon shined upon Death City, as if there was a joke unseen by mere earthlings. Nikki liked to laugh and joke with the moon, sometimes. It was a great audience.
The ceremony was held inside an expansive ballroom, filled with kids and a few supervising adults. In the distance, Nikki could see a red-haired man discussing with a dark-skinned woman, distress written all over his face. She would be more entertained if she wasn’t practically vibrating with enthusiasm. Her left arm had a red bandana tied around it, indicating her role as a Meister. It seemed as though all the kids possessing blue bandanas were already chatting with a Meister.
After a few futile attempts to find a partner, she was roaming around the prodigious building. Her feet led her through the empty, dark halls, before she ended up on a balcony. She took a deep breath and enjoyed the fresh air. The view was magnificent, with the entirety of Death City surrounding the hill the school was located on. She scarfed down the food she picked up from the tables before placing the plate down onto the railing.
It didn’t take her long to notice that there was a shadow looming over her figure. She turned around and darted her attention upward, seeing the silhouette of a boy sitting on the roof. Nikki blinked, her eyes quickly catching the blue bandana tied around his mouth.
“Hey!” she called. “You’re a Demon Weapon?”
She couldn’t see what face he was making, but his tone didn’t sound very friendly. “Why? You need me to cut shit?”
“No, I’m looking for a partner!” Nikki pointed at her red bandana, “See? I’m a Meister!”
“Tough luck, I refuse.” He hissed, “I’m not letting anyone touch me.”
“Oh…” she furrowed her eyebrows, “but I washed my hands.”
The boy sighed and jumped down to her level. She was able to see the rest of him in color; blue jacket, tanned skin, curly hair, and entrancing, green eyes. But there was also…
He seemed to have noticed she was staring, “What? Scared?”
Sharp teeth. He had very sharp-looking teeth.
He went wide-eyed when she bounded up to him. “Oh, my gosh! Your teeth are like a shark’s!”
A shark? He’s heard of demon, monster, and the like, but just a regular shark? “…Wha—”
“And your eyes! They’re so bright!” she reached up to graze him, but he smacked her hand away. “I said no.”
“Sorry, sorry. I just thought that you were really cool!”
He seemed to take her in, just as she was analyzing him. “What’s your name?”
“My name is Nikki! I’m twelve and ready to be a Death Scythe Meister!” she cocked her head at him. “What about you?”
“I’m,” he pointed out toward the gorgeous view, “going to get outta here. I don’t wanna stick around when I let the school have it.”
“Yeah, and since I feel like being nice, I advise you get out of here, too.”
“Whoa, whoa, wait!” she blocked his way, “What did you do?!”
He smirked at her. “Well, I thought this night was lame, and decided to let go one of the academy’s training robots. The biggest one they had.”
She frowned, “You know, other any other circumstances, that would be great! But tonight is the night for Weapons and Meisters to begin their journey together!”
He tried to get passed her, but she wouldn’t let him. “Why do you care so much?”
“Because I want to be a Death Scythe Meister!” Nikki argued, “Because it’ll be an amazing and long adventure!”
“Who the hell else cares about that?!” he glared at her. “Get out of my way.”
There was a resounding explosion behind them. Screams followed afterward, causing Nikki to gasp and the boy to grin darkly. “Looks like it got out.”
He passed her in her moment of shock. She quickly realized and was about to reach out to him, but stopped just short of his jacket.
“Please, wait.” Something about her voice made him freeze as he was climbing the railing. “I was really, really excited about tonight, but it sucked because no one wanted to partner up with me. Still, I didn’t want to give up the idea of going to school everyday to learn how to kick butt and go on missions with someone I can call a friend.”
She felt her lip quiver. “It’s all… I had. Even if it was just a possibility.”
A few long moments passed without a word exchanged. In the background, there were several more echoing clangs and chimes. He finally sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose, “Fuck, you’re annoying.”
He grabbed her hand, to which her head snapped up. In a flash of light, his body morphed into his weapon form. Suddenly, there was a beautiful, elongated scythe in her hand. Dark as the night with tints of blue and collared with icy gray triangles. The blade was curved sharply, cut in half and jagged with the same icy gray.
“What are you waiting for? Let’s kill the bitch!”
“R-Right!” she ran toward the commotion as his voice continued to come from the weapon. “Don’t tell me you were spouting bullshit and seriously don’t even know how to fight.”
Nikki scowled and fastened her grip on the handle. “We’re gonna get that robot.”
The smirk was heard in his tone. “That’s the spirit.”
She skidded at the entrance of the ballroom and was met with a ferocious robot and downed kids. The room was mostly empty, save for the ones still fighting. It seemed as though the rest of them were swiftly taken out of the building and were being watched over by the teachers, for there were none around. She asked, puzzled, “Where are the adults?!”
“Fuck them! We’ll take care of it ourselves.”
Launching off of her step, she gathered her momentum by spinning in the air, then swinging the scythe against the robot before it could attack another kid. She evaded a few of the lightning-fast attacks of the robot, while defending herself a couple of times with the weapon. The clash of metal against metal rang in her ears, which made her wince. One of the jabs nearly nicked her cheek, yet she was able to move just in time. Without hesitation, she fluidly twirled the scythe in her hand before slamming the weapon in its side, sending the machine flying to another wall.
“…Damn. You know what you’re doing.”
“Thanks! I have a lot of energy!” she jumped up, avoiding the long appendages that shot out from the smoke. With a battlecry, she sliced the robot straight down the middle, effectively destroying it. She panted heavily as the boy reformed back to his human appearance. The students around them were is absolute awe, whispering comments and inching just a little closer to the mangled machine.
“Oh, shit.” The boy groaned and squeezed his eyes in exasperation. Nikki looked at him with wonder. “Your name is Max?”
The redhead from before stormed toward them and placed his hands on his hips. “You did this, didn’t you?”
“Yeah, maybe I did. Where the fuck were you?” he glowered up at him. “I didn’t see you stopping a robot from hurting other people, David.”
“You were the one who released it in the first place.” He wagged his finger, “I was trying to find a way to make the ceremony more enjoyable, so I left it to my fellow teachers.”
“You’re such a lousy Death Scythe.”
“Wait, what!?” Nikki clutched David’s shirt, much to his surprise. Astonishment was shining on her face. “You’re a Death Scythe?!”
“Yep, and he sucks at it.”
“Max—” David sighed in defeat, “I thought it would be nice for you to participate tonight and find a partner. But you haven’t even found one offer.”
Nikki tugged on his shirt again, yet with a different expression. “Max may have released the robot, but he did help me stop it. And also, I gave him an offer!”
David was taken aback. “What? Really?”
She was smiling now, but a little sadly, “Yeah, although, he already said—”
“N—Really?!” Nikki whirled around to face Max. “You’ll be my partner!?”
“Are you sure you aren’t just pulling this girl’s leg?” David inquired suspiciously. Max pointed his thumb in her direction. “She said she wanted to be a Death Scythe Meister, which means I’ll be a Death Scythe. And I sure as hell am gonna be a better Death Scythe than you.”
Nikki felt herself smile at his words that exuded confidence about her, himself, and their future partnership. The two were also astounded to see David’s soft smile, as well.
Said boy growled, but his hard countenance shifted slightly. “Shut up.”
Abruptly, the dark-skinned woman from before marched inside with an enraged expression. David smile turned sheepish, “I’ll… take care of this. You kids go outside.”
As he was forced to take up the wrath of his colleague, Max and Nikki were exiting the building. She was skipping the whole way, causing his gaze to follow her erratic movements.
“This is gonna be so much fun! We can move in to a dorm together, and every morning, I can cook breakfast!”
“I don’t really eat breakfast. I like coffee, though.”
“Oh, well, more for me! Say, how old are you?”
“Thirteen? Whoa! Oh, oh, how are your teeth so sharp?”
“How are your eyes that shade of green?”
“How is your hair green at all?”
As they traveled down the dim corridor, there seemed to be a certain light shared between them. This was the start of their adventure, and they would be partners every step of the way.
Sorry this is so late, but I had to get it in before the day ended!
Thank you everyone who has been following my fics for this week! It’s been really fun, and I had never done anything like this before.
some art to go with the fic
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