How Could You Know
Summary: Death the Kid is given a new assignment while Maka and Soul are in Italy. His new assignment takes him to an out-of-the-way cottage in the middle of a forest, where a witch is supposed to reside. What he finds...however, is both the Witch he's supposed to kill, and her Daughter. He was never told to kill the daughter...
Anime/Manga: Soul Eater/InuYasha
Pairing: Kagome/Death the Kid
Genre: Romance/Drama/Adventure
Rated: M for Mature Content
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Kagome was shaking now, trembling as she felt her knee's nearly give out beneath her. Surprisingly warm arms wrapped around her and she was surprised to find the boy who'd just shot her mother, holding her up. She turned her eyes to where her mom had once stood, and right before her, was a beautiful light pink soul. Her tears, even if for a moment, finally stopped. With Death the Kid helping her stay steady, she walked over to the soul and ever so gently, her fingers brushed against it. "This...this is...mom, right?" She looked at Kid who nodded in confirmation, letting her go so that she could take in the soul before her.
"Technically speaking, Academy students aren't supposed to kill witches until they have collected the required amount of souls...however, since my father couldn't come, I was given a hall pass, and my weapons just can't...have her soul."
Kagome pulled the soul into her hands and cradled it, "you mean eat her soul. I'm not dumb. I know what the Weapon's at the DWMA eat...I know how they become weapons of Lord Death..." she gave a broken smile, "She really wasn't afraid...and," she looked to Kid who was watching her carefully, "it didn't hurt...right?"
"I made sure that two shots killed her quickly. Normally, it would take much more for a witch to die, but your mother brought down all of her defenses, and even opened herself up to my attack, not moving, blocking, she kept her eyes on me the whole time, and never once did she give me anything but a smile. She wasn't afraid...she was ready..." he placed his guns in their holsters and held his own hand against the warm soul carefully held by the owners daughter, "For what it's worth...she seemed like a truly kind and loving mother, I can see why my father told me to treat her with respect. She was someone who clearly deserved it."
Nodding her head, she felt him pull lightly at her arm and allowed him to guide her out of her home for the last ten years or so.
"Kid, she has no shoes on, no belongings what-so-ever. Won't you let her at least grab some things before we drag her off to Lord Death?"
Kagome jumped at the sound of an unseen voice. Turning her eyes to one of the weapons, she watched it glow before spinning out of Kid's holsters and forming a girl a bit taller and older than herself. Dressed in a short black and white top with a pair of black and white bottoms. "You are his weapon?"
"One of them, I'm Liz. Here..." she guided her hands to Kid and ushered him to hold onto the pink soul, "Kid can watch over your mom for a while, Patty and I will help you grab some things from your room, and a pair of shoes too."
Kagome glanced at her feet and wiggled her toes, turning sad eyes to her mother's soul again, she felt another pair of hands grab her and give a sharp pull. Her eyes widened dramatically as she was pulled into a tight hug, this girl was her height, but far more busty, even more so than the older one. "This is Patty?!" She was so shocked, her heart was racing still. She hadn't even noticed this one change back from the weapon form she'd been in. Getting pulled away as the shorter blonde talker her ear off, noticing that she wore the same black and white styled outfit as the taller one, Liz, did. Kagome did as she was told, and packed a duffle bag, though moving more robotic than anything, she barely took note of the items and articles of clothing that she grabbed.
When she finally returned with her bag to Kid's side, she was staring blankly before her, not really seeing anything anymore. Her eyes couldn't take in the boy, or the sister weapons, she couldn't get past her mother's souls hovering in Kid's hands. Even as he guided her closer to him, into his arms, and held the soul for out to her. Holding the fragile glowing orb carefully, tenderly, against her heart, she felt herself rise with a skateboard that had appeared out of nowhere beneath herself and Kid, the sisters back in his holsters, and her bag over his shoulders. Her heart would hurt for a long time, but she would find a way to deal with it. She couldn't find it in her to hate Kid for taking her mother from her, even if she wanted to. "Anger, resentment and revenge doesn't change the heart of others...it only changes yours..." one last look behind her as she and Kid left her home for so long, then she leaned her head on the boys shoulder and held tightly to his arm with one hand while she shielded the soul with the other.
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Lord Death stared withdrawn at the mirror before him. Alone, there was no one here in the Death Room with him. He excused his Death Scythe for some privacy of his own once he knew Kid had arrived, and watched the beautiful Midoriko give her farewells. He wished he could have taken it...her soul...but he could not leave. Thankfully, Kid didn't cause her any unnecessary pain. Looking at the small girl that was holding on to his son, his eyes softened at the girls lost gaze as she never took her eyes off the glowing orb she held in one hand. "Things will be difficult for you, Kagome...but please be patient, and we will all get through this together,"
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Me: Here is the next chapter. I had actually planned to post it last night, but sadly, I was stuck driving in a torrential rain storm. I didn't get him till past two, and by then, I was exhausted. Anyways, no one really reviewed, sad...here is chapter two, let me know what you think!