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"Oh man... I can't believe I did it again." Rin Okumura mumbled as he was walking back to the church where he lived after lost yet another part-time job on his first day of work. He pulled down the knot of his tie and ran a hand through his short wild black hair. His deep blue eyes were radiating a tired and depressed look as he tried to figure out what he would tell his adopted father when he got back.

It wasn't that Rin had positive qualities for an employee. He was physically strong to almost a scary degree and he always tried his best to smile and get along with people who haven't given him a reason to do otherwise. But he had performance anxiety problems and he always tried to do everything as fast and as well as he could, but he always messed up since he was a bit of a klutz.

Rin's latest mess up was grounded in several factors. First, on his way to work he saw some other kids his age shooting doves with a crossbow, and that had just pissed his off, didn't they now that doves were a sign of peace? And what had those birds ever done to desire to be killed for entertainment. When he got mad he just couldn't help himself, so ended up beating the crap out of the three boys, messing up his cloths, giving him a small cut on his cheek, and making him late for his first day at work.

After that he had been asked to move several hundred boxes from the storage area to the front of the store. Rin had tried to be a good employee. He hadn't complained one bit and was didn't his very best. He had used his unusual strength and managed to moved ten of the heavy boxes at a time, when most people would have struggled with two. So he complete the three hour assignment in just three minutes. Or at least, he almost did. While he was moving the last box the store manager came to check on him. He had been giving her a friendly smile that stopped him from seeing the empty can on the ground. When he stepped on it he had lost his balance and the box when through the air and hit the manager in the face, knocking her out. And so another job was lost.

Most people would say that at the age of fifteen, Rin really should have been in school, and not trying to work a day job. The only problem was that Rin was terrible at school. Not only were his grades bad, but he had a horrible attention spanned that landed him sleeping in classes and with his short fuse and unnatural strength all the other students were always afraid of him, too scared to even approach him. He hated how he was always treated like the freak, so he just stopped going. Dropped out and tried to find some work so that he wouldn't be a total was of space.

Besides, he didn't want to be a burden for his younger twin brother, Yukio, who had already moved out and was on his way to a high end private high school. Unlike Rin, Yukio had always been smart, though not as strong or brave. Actually Yukio was a bit of a scaredy cat. But he had a promising future an academics and had always wanted to become a doctor. Having a brother like Rin around could only hurt his chances. But Rin figured that if he could get a job, help out with a few expenses and save a few things up to help Yukio go on to a good university when his high school was over, then he was still be a good older brother.

Sadly things weren't working out so well. "Shit." Rin mumbled as he kicked a can along the road. Things could hardly get worse for him. At least that was what he thought until he hear a scream coming from further up the road.

Rin didn't even hesitate. He never had. The moment he thought that someone was in trouble he feet were already carrying him in that direction, all thoughts falling out of his head.

When he rounded a corner into an alleyway he saw a woman on the ground whimpering with terror, her right leg had been cut open with three long slices. "Are you alright!?" Rin shouted as he ran towards her, he was shocked at the sight of blood. "What happened to you?" He asked, but then he was lifted up and slammed against the wall by an invisible force. His hand went to his shoulder where he could feel a bit of blood trickling down from a cut. But what cut him?

He head suddenly throbbed and he clenched his eyes shut until the feeling passed. When he opened them again his jaw dropped in shock. A man-shaped creature in nothing but a speedo and a weird white mask was leaning over the woman. It had dark grey skin and on his hands were huge steel blades that he had instead of nails. Its mouth was open, showing a long tongue and razor sharp teeth. Rin could just see a long black tail and short bat like wings coming from the thing. It was definitely not human. The monster cackled as it raised its hand for a killing strike.

Rin ignored the pain in his arm, ignored his shock, ignored his fear. He grabbed a large plank of wood that was beside him, leaning against the alley wall and swung it with all his might. He hit the monster in the face mask with such force that it split the piece of wood in two and sent the creature flying back into the opposite wall and into a dumpster.

Dropping what was left of the piece of wood, Rin grabbed the woman and lifted her up in his arms before running out into the streets. "Tha... thank you." The woman said. She had long brown hair and was a bit taller that Rin himself. She looked to be around her mid thirties, but Rin didn't have time to observe any of this. He was just running. "Where are you taking me?" She asked.

"Not here!" Rin shouted, having no idea were he was going. He only knew he could hear the creature's claws strapping against the ground behind him as he ran alone the concrete road on all fours. From the way the sound was getting louder he figure that the creature was getting closer.

Rin was running up a few stair in order to try to cut through the park on his way home. It seemed like as good a place as any to go, when the woman in his arms spotted the creature moving in behind them began to panic. "No... no!" She shouted.

"Stop moving or I'll fall..." Rin started but it was already too late. The woman's thrashing about caused him to trip and fall to the ground.

He turned his head to see the monster coming towards them, figuring that this was going to be were he would have to make his finally stand, like in the mangas he read, but instead the monster stopped in its tracks when a young female voice rang through the air. "Jack the Ripper." It said coolie.

Rin followed the should and looked up to see a girl around his age with straw colored hair done up in ponytails staring down at them from on top a twenty foot wire fence. She was dressed in semi formal wear, a white shirt with a brown dress vest and tie and a plaid shirt, with a large black trench coat over it. But that was hardly even unusual compared to what was in her hand. The girl was carrying a massive scythe.

It was bigger than she was with a red and black blade that glimmered in the light of the street lamps. On the top of the pole was what Rin was almost sure was an eye. The girl jumped down landing between the creature and Rin before spinning the scythe around. "I'm here for your soul!" She said in a flat tone.

"Wow... soo cool..." Rin said his eyes wide. She had to be the coolest girl he had ever seen. He didn't even remember what was going on out of fascination with her.

The creature growled in rage and rushed forward swinging around its bladed claws, but the girl defected the strikes one after another another. It looked as if she was dancing alone with her weapon rather than fighting. Finally she parried both of the claws upwards, giving her a clear shot at the creatures stomach. The blade passed throught without any effort and the beast pushed up its head as if to scream but then its body turned to dust.

But something was left over. A red orb flouted in the air were the creature had once been.

Rin's eyes widened as he stared at the red orb. The sight of it was making his chest hurt and his stomach turn. He suddenly felt like he hadn't eaten in days and a primal hunger started to fill him. But before he could act on it he was shocked back to reality, or at least he thought it was reality, he wasn't really so sure it was, but he saw the scythe the girl had been carrying shifting into a human shape to reveal another boy Rin's age.

This guy was dressed in a cool jacket and jeans, with a headband keeping his white hair out of his red eyes. He grinned showing rows of super sharp teeth as he walked towards the orb. He had to be one of the coolest looking people Rin had ever seen. Not as cool as his old man, or that girl, but still seated somewhere in the top five on the cool list.

"And this one makes ninety nine." He said as he grabbed the orb and opened his mouth, swallowing it whole. "Thanks for the mean." He said clapping his hands together.

"Come on, Soul. I'd rather not have to answer any questions." The girl said before turning and walking away.

"Right behind you, Maka." The boy said following her.

Rin was about to run after them so that he COULD ask questions, but then he remembered that both him and the woman he was carrying were injured.

Answers would have to wait. He had to get them both to safety and call for some help. He knew his old man could fix him up, so he started on his way towards the church again. But his mind was full of the events that had just happened. He felt... jealous. Though he couldn't put a finger on the reason why. He thought back to the way that the girl had moved along with her scythe. Maybe that is what he was jealous of. Man, she had sure looked cool.

Since no one looked at the story I haven't gotten any advice. Hopefully now I will get a little more because I still don't have a plot line planned out.