Link to the latest fic I wrote because I got into soul eater
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
“Please.” A woman's voice quivered as drool hit the ground between her legs. A large, monstrous figure hovered above her legs. Drool dripping down from its razor sharp teeth. Sharp, knife-life nails digging into the ground on each side of her body. Trapping her, making her prey. “How uncool, targeting a girl who's just trying to get home.” A bored voice caught the attention of the monstrous figure.
The source of the voice sat near the top of steps that were only a few feet away. The source of the voice seemed to be a teenage boy with long, black messy hair and a red and white letterman jacket with dark orange buttons. The teenager also wore black jeans and knee high black, red, and white boots. Behind the boy was another boy.
This boy stood behind the other on a step above. The second teen wore a long buttoned up cream colored jacket with a white collar resting over the jacket. The teen also wore a simple black, knee length skirt and above it you could see a pale red shirt poking out. The boy also wore a simple plaid tie that hid under the cream jacket and a pair of black boots that reached his calves. The boy also wore dark orange gloves.
The woman took this as a chance to escape from the monster, thinking of an apology to the teens as she ran. The monster simply stared at the two, its razor sharp teeth being shown off in a smile. “You're right, we can make this your ninety-ninth Kishin soul.” That caused the first teen to stand up, moving to put an arm in front of the other teen. “Bet Shiro is still trying to catch up.” The second teen only grabbed the arm in front of himself, causing the first teen to be swallowed by a bright light.
A large scythe took the place of the first teen once the light was gone. The second teen only jumped at the Kishin, swinging the blade of the scythe at the neck of the Kishin. The Kishin only used its nails to push it away. The teen only landed on his feet as the Kishin charged at him. “I don't think he liked that very much.” The words came out slightly echoed. A reflection of the first teen appeared at the blade of the scythe as the second teen jumped away from the Kishin. “Maybe he does like it, after all he seems to be smiling.”
The second teen decided to jump towards a building, using it as a way to boost himself towards the Kishin. Landing a hit on it as the Kishin screamed as its body turned into itself and into a red floating soul. The second teen only stood close to the soul, holding the scythe next to himself and upright. The second teens upper half came out of the blade of the scythe as he reached for the soul and brought it to his mouth before eating it whole. “Thanks James.” The scythe was swallowed by a bright light before turning back into the first teen. “No need for thanks Keith, it's part of our job.” James turned around, walking away from the area. Keith only followed, his hands hidden in his pockets.
They walked down the streets, the streetlamps being their only source of light. James walked beside him and was slightly ahead. “Do we have to walk?” James only gave a small hum as a response. Keith only stared at James, waiting for a verbal response. “If you don't want to, you don't have to. You can take a ride back to the Academy, I'll be fine on my own.” James didn't look back at him, James only folded his hands behind his back.
Keith only let out a small huff of annoyance at the words. “Fine, we can walk.” He could hear James’ small laugh at the words. He only smiled a bit, walking slightly faster so he was walking side by side with James. “I don't know why you like walking so much, it doesn't help with swinging me around.” He was looking at the side of James’ face, looking for an answer. James only gave another annoying hum.
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A beam lit up the street. Hitting a Kishin in its chest. More beams followed as the Kishin turned in on itself. Going into a corrupted soul. “Eat up Pidge.” The source of the voice walked over to the soul, dropping a pistol in front of it. Instead of the pistol hitting the ground, a fourteen year old girl landed before it and grabbed the soul. “Thank you Shiro.” Shiro only hummed, dropping the other pistol. A seventeen year old boy took its place while landing.
“Don't drop me in a puddle.” Shiro only gave a nervous smile. “Do drop him in a puddle! Matt sucks!” Pidge's voice was muffled by the corrupted soul in her mouth. Matt only crossed his arms and frowned.
Shiro put a hand on Matt's shoulder. An attempt at comfort. “I don't think you suck Matt.” That caused Pidge to gag, a finger pointing down her throat. “Let's just head towards Lance and Adam. It sounds like they're struggling.” With those words, a large crash could be heard a few streets down. Matt and Pidge only nodded before following Shiro towards the noise.
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A clash of metal hitting metal could be heard. The two blades of the kusarigama that threatened the Kishins life, were pushed back. Causing the wielder to jump back a bit. “Be careful!” A voice from one blade warned as the chain hit the ground in front of the wielder's feet. “You don't want to trip on the chain.” The wielder only smiled at the words.
“You're right, I want the Kishin to trip on it.” The wielder only gave a large grin to the Kishin before jumping towards. Throwing one of the blades towards its feet, causing it to wrap around its ankles. Once it was secure, the wielder grabbed the chain and pulled. Causing the Kishin to fall, the wielder took this as a chance to jump towards it. Getting ready to hit the creature with the blade. The Kishin turned around before the blade could make contact and caused spikes to jut out of its body. “Lance, look out!” The kusarigama was swallowed by a bright light before a seventeen year old boy took its place. Pushing Lance out of the way and landing onto the spikes, his back facing the Kishin.
Lance only froze at the sight. The Kishin took this as a chance to try and eat the soul of the kusarigama. Lance only ran towards the Kishin, jumping up to kick its face. Causing it to stumble and the spikes to disappear. The body of the kusarigama only hit the ground. “Stay away from him!” The kusarigama pushed himself up, standing on weak legs.
Lance only shot a glance at the weapon. The weapon gave a weak smile before reaching a hand out towards Lance. Lance went to the weapon, grabbing his hand. The light came back, the weapon's body turned back into two blades connected by a long chain. Lance charged at the Kishin while it was trying to stand, swinging both blades at its neck. It caused the Kishin to scream as it turned its body into a corrupted soul.
Lance only walked away from the soul, allowing the kusarigama to take on a human form once more. “I'm sorry-” Lance couldn't finish as the kusarigama fell forward, Lance only caught him and frowned. That's when Lance noticed the onlookers. Shiro, Matt, and Pidge. “Take the soul!” The only words that were spoken as Lance picked up the kusarigama. One arm under his knees as the other held up his back.
Lance left the onlookers behind, bringing the kusarigama to someone who could help.
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The walk back to the Academy was long but they made it back before Shiro and his weapons did. “I think we beat him.” Keith only smiled, James only hummed. Keith stopped before they could reach the doors together. James stopped as well, turning to face Keith who was now facing the steps leading up to the Academy. “I assume you're going to wait for him.” Keith only gave a small nod. James only hummed at the action, turning around and walking into the building.
Keith only stood and waited until he saw the familiar figures of Shiro and his weapons walking up the steps. Shiro wore a black and white suit with reddish orange buttons. His weapons wore matching clothes that consisted of a dark red turtleneck, dark blue jeans, and reddish orange ties with cream and faded blue hats. But one weapon wore circular glasses. “We beat you guys.” Shiro only gave a small smile as the trio walked closer. Giving a dismissive wave at Keith's words. “Are you waiting for James?” Keith only gestured towards the Academy. He walked into the building with Shiro and his weapons.
“You only won because Lance and Adam were dealing with a Kishin nearby and he wanted to make sure they were ok.” Keith could see Shiro's ears heating up at the words. Shiro only started to walk ahead of the three. “I'm pretty sure it's only because he likes seeing Adam.” Keith only snorted at the words while Shiro brought his shoulders to his ears.
“You make it sound like I'm some sort of creep.” Shiro seemed embarrassed by it. It only made Keith want to hear more, no matter how gross he found it. “No Matt, tell me more or even Pidge, I want to hear more about Shiro's little crush on Adam.” Pidge only hummed, thinking of more stories to tell while Matt crossed his arms with a grin.
“You know those springs on the school grounds? Shiro went to them once to get me for a mission but Adam was also there. So Shiro was just staring at Adam like a fish out of water while Adam was yelling at Lance for being so loud while trying to sneak up on him.” Keith only stared at the back of Shiro's head. For the entire walk to Krolias office, Matt and Pidge told embarrassing stories of Shiro's crush on Adam. It made Keith laugh like a maniac.
Shiro pushed open the doors once they reached them, the redness of his ears sticking out against his black and white hair. James was already there, standing a few feet away from Krolia. Keith hit Shiro in the arm with his elbow as he walked ahead to stand next to James. “You should tell Shiro to stop being such a creep.” Shiro only let out an offended hey at the words. Krolia turned to face the group, her eyes lingering on the door. “He's an eighteen year old boy who's in love, it will cause him to be a bit odd when it comes to his crush. You'll experience it one day if you wish to have a crush.” Krolia only extended her arms to gently pat both Keith and Shiro on the head.
“Now where are Adam and Lance?” Krolia looked at the door, as if saying their names would cause them to appear faster. “Adam's outfit was ripped and kinda bloody so if they're here then he's probably changing or sewing it back together.” Matt was the first to speak out of the group of students. Shiro still seemed to be embarrassed at being deemed a creep while Pidge was patting his arm with an amused look.
“I see, I suppose we can wait for them.” Krolia went to turn back to her mirror when James raised his hand. Keith only let out a huff at the action. Krolia gave a small gesture for him to speak. “Why are we waiting for them? Did something happen where you need us to meet up as a group?” James lowered his hand after he was done talking, hiding it behind his back.
“No, I simply found this to be easier than hunting you all down.” Krolia gave a small smile before making an attempt to give James a small pat on his head, he only moved away from the large hand. That seemed to be the moment Lance and Adam decided to show up because the doors were shoved open with a loud clatter. “Everyone's favorite star is here!” Lance rushed up to the others while Adam was forced to chase after him slightly.
Lance wore a tight blue and cream turtleneck. The neck stuck out like a cone with a bright orange scarf running up the middle before wrapping around under it and extending behind him. His top was tucked into dark colored jeans that only had the orange scarf material wrapping around his middle before resting as a loop on his hip. Lance wore fingerless gloves with a dark gray material wrapping around the middle and dark green cuffs wrapping around his wrists. The jeans were tucked into blue combat boots.
Adam wore a similar bright orange scarf but it simply wrapped around his neck only. It rested above a dark gray shawl-like item that rested on his shoulders. Underneath it was a simple light gray dress-like outfit that reached his knees and had a slit on the side that reached his hip. But to cover his exposed legs, he wore dark gray leggings that were tucked into a pair of simple black boots that reached his calves. Adam also wore dark gray arm sleeves that reached the middle of his upper arm and down to his wrist. Adam also wore dark gray glasses.
“Lance, you don't run inside the Academy like that.” Adam's voice was calm but held a scolding tone to it. Lance only crossed his arms behind his head before grinning. “It won't happen again, promise.” Krolia only pretended to clear her throat to catch their attention. Adam only gave a mouthed apology while Lance's grin only grew.
“James and Keith, you two collected ninety-nine Kishin souls. Shiro, Matt, and Pidge, you three collected one hundred and ninety-nine Kishin souls. Lance and Adam, you two collected ninety-eight Kishin souls.” Krolias voice was monotone as she said the words. She simply stared at Adam and Lance, looking them over. “What happened to the ninety-ninth Kishin soul?” Lance only frowned at the words. Adam only gave a nervous smile before opening his mouth to speak.
“I gave it to Shiro, Pidge, and Matt. Adam wasn't going to be able to eat it.” Lance spoke before Adam could, Adam only looked away from Krolia. “Is this true, you three? Or did something else occur because you're only meant to collect one hundred and ninety-eight Kishin souls.” Shiro only nodded with Matt and Pidge.
“Yeah, the Kishins were in the same area. We finished before them and decided to wait for them before heading back. They seemed to be in trouble and we were going to step in but they handled it. But by the end of it, Adam was severely injured and collapsed so Lance picked him up before demanding that I took it. Then Lance just left with him.” Shiro spoke calmly, which caused all eyes to move onto Adam and Lance once he was done. Lance seemed irritated while Adam seemed more interested in the floor. “Adam, are you alright? You should be resting if you're still hurt.” Krolias voice matched that of a small child's caretaker.
It made Keith feel bad for Adam, he was being put on the spot. “It was just a bad fall, I'm fine now.” Adam only looked up and gave a small smile. Lance only huffed, not happy with Adam's words. “If you say so.” Krolia only gave Adam a small pat on the top of his head before heading back to her window.
“You all can leave now, you need sleep for the classes you all have tomorrow.” The group all left, Adam and Lance walking ahead of them. Once they reached the halls, Keith elbowed Shiro before gesturing to Adam. “Talk to him, if you want to get with him then you kind of have to.” The words seemed to cause Shiro's ear to heat up before he nodded and walked slightly faster to catch up with Adam and Lance. Matt and Pidge followed close behind, possibly to make sure Shiro doesn't make a fool of himself.
“I didn't know you knew how to woo someone.” Keith only looked at James, James had a small smile on his face as they walked at a slower pace than the others. Keith only huffed before smiling himself. “Jealous that you don't?” James only snorted at the words. Keith looked at the group in front of them. They walked in silence, watching the others. Keith could just barely hear what Shiro was saying but he could clearly hear what Lance was saying. “Aren't you the one who left those badly burnt chocolates in Adam's locker?” Keith only snorted at the words while Shiro seemed to tense up at the mention.
“I don't think Shiro will be able to woo Adam if he left badly burnt chocolate in his locker.” Keith only looked at James at those words. James had a slight look of disgust on his face. “I believe it was Pidge who did it because she got pissed at him.” James only hummed.
“It's still gross.” James looked at him. “Maybe he liked it.” That caused James to roll his eyes.
“I mean he still ate it because it was from you but still.” Keith only held back his laughter as James gagged.
