A/N:
Ok…so I'm really into this story and have a lot planned for it. So I guess what I'm saying is I don't know if I might continue the other story I have. I'll try to work on it as much as I can but this one really has my attention and is quite the little distraction.
Thank you Black Cat Angel, EaglefootMoonflightVipertail, tlg, and Jejje for reviewing. And thank you to everyone else that has favorited, story alerted, and probably bookmarked this story. I appreciate all the love you guys. ^_^
DISCLAIMER:
I do not own any of the anime!
Bleach is owned by Tite Kubo; Soul Eater is owned by Atsushi Okubo; Trinity is owned by my friend.
Chapter 3
Healing Consequences
{BACK IN THE DEATH ROOM}
"They were all dressed strange except the girl that ran into Soul. The rest of them had on black robes but one had a white one over his and he looked like a little boy." Maka explained to Lord Death and Spirit. Maka, Soul, Kid, Patty, and Liz were discussing what they witnessed while BlackStar was unconscious in the infirmary with Tsubaki at his side. Nygus was working on getting him healed.
"Hmm." Lord Death pondered.
"But that wasn't the weird part." Maka stated. "The girl, Trinity, well…when the bigger of the two came after me I froze and couldn't even wield Soul. But, she took a hold of him and used him like Soul was her weapon."
The scythe meister had to stop herself from continuing. Anger was beginning to wash over her from the flashbacks. Was this jealousy she was feeling? Because another girl beside herself could wield Soul? She glanced over to him from under her bangs. He seemed awfully quiet since they got back.
"What exactly attacked you?" Spirit asked.
"They were hollows. But…not ones that I've ever seen." Kid answered. "Although, these ones seemed stronger somehow. They weren't scared of us and the biggest one was practically mocking us. Dad, we don't deal with hollows so why would they be so close?"
Spirit looked at his master who was still thinking to himself.
"What I want to know is who were all those guys that came and scared them off?" Maka asked.
The students had a lot of answers and they weren't getting much. Kid knows very little about the subject from his father but even he was clueless with some of these questions.
"They're called Soul Reapers." Stein said behind the students.
"And those hollows are called Espada." Someone unfamiliar answered.
The students glanced behind them to see Professor Stein with two others. A perfectly fit brunette girl and a short, spiky, white haired boy. The girl had on a black halter-top which showed off her dark shoulders with the hem of the back of her shirt extending out almost like a cape. Four large pendants buttoned up the front of the unusual clothing. Ebony pants showed off her sculpted thighs and fanned out near her calves and nearly hid the black shoes that she wore. Again, her dark hair was tied into a tight ponytail at the top of her head. The boy wore a casual collared black t-shirt with the number '49' embroidered over his heart. It fit him close and displayed his physique. His tan pants covered the slender legs that held him up and looked pretty comfy for a guy. They stood on each side of the professor.
"It's you." Maka breathed seeing the girl for the third time that night.
"Ah, Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya. I've heard many things about you." Lord Death finally spoke to greet his new guests.
"Wait, isn't that the child prodigy?" Spirit asked.
"Sure is." the girl answered the weapon, "Child prodigy." She grinned at the word.
Toshiro glared up at her.
"Anyways," Trinity continued, "I don't think we actually got to introduce ourselves before. My name's Trinity."
"And I'm Toshiro Hitsugaya, captain of squad ten of the thirteen court guard squad." Toshiro spoke.
"What brings the two of you here?" Spirit asked a bit annoyed.
"Death, we need to talk." Trinity answered.
"Hm? What about?"
The short captain started walking until he was in line with the students, between Kid and Soul, who were watching him. He barely reached their heads but stood as tall as he could with his hands nestled in the pockets of his pants.
"We know about the Kishin that got loose and nearly destroyed the world."
"If you knew then why didn't you Soul Reapers get off your high horses and come help us?" Spirit shot back.
"Enough, Spirit." Lord Death stopped him.
"We didn't act upon it because of orders. Death, you and your students here are responsible for the living world and the evil kishins who inhabit it. As for us Soul Reapers we take care of the hollows that living humans can't see."
"And where does Trinity sit with all of this?" Stein asked walking around the group of students to stand next to the weapon and Lord Death.
"Oh, I'm Switzerland. I help out who ever I can but that doesn't mean that I belong to just the Soul Society or the DWMA." She said behind the meisters and weapons.
"We've also heard that you've been having trouble yourselves. If I remember, the rumors were that three of your captains betrayed the Soul Society and stole the Hogyoku." Death recalled.
"Yep, and with the Hogyoku he's evolving hollows into Arrancar. Those two that you saw were called Espada. They're the highest level of Arrancar and they aren't to be taken lightly." Trinity answered walking up to stand next to Toshiro and Soul.
The students remembered how Yammy easily knocked BlackStar like he was nothing but a worthless insect. What Trinity was saying was true, these guys can't be taken for granted.
"My, my, I didn't realize how much you've grown, Trinity." Spirit said in that seductive voice he always gives to impress ladies. Maka rolled her eyes at her father while Soul just glared at him.
Trinity growled loud enough for the scythe to hear, "Bite me, Spirit."
"Hmm…feisty." Stein noted at the fearful expression on his ex-weapon's face. "So, what were they doing in that city?"
"That's what we'd like to know." Toshiro answered.
Maka froze remembering what that gothic looking one was talking about. They way he looked at her when he realized that she was the reason they were there made her skin crawl. Those dead eyes, not even the kishin Asura put that much fear into he
"Me…" the scythe meister spoke barely above a whisper.
"What Maka?" Soul asked making everyone look over to the scythe meister.
"The one guy, he said that this 'Lord Aizen' was looking for me because of my 'angel soul', remember?" she answered recalling what happened to them earlier.
Trinity stepped out from line and strode over to stand in front of the technician. She looked her dead in the eyes and acted like she was searching for something. But, what could she be trying to find in a girl like her?
"You're Spirit's daughter aren't you?" She asked still keeping her eyes on her.
"Wha - how do you know that?" the stunned Maka asked.
"Because of your scent." then she glanced over to Kid. "For instance I know that you're Death's son. And the two girls that are standing next to you are sisters."
"Scent?" Soul asked puzzled, "Like a dog?"
Trinity glanced back at the other white haired boy in the room and smiled. "You could say that. I have a lot stronger senses compared to you guys. But I'm not bragging or nothin'." she gloated and turned on heel.
"So then what was that all about?" Kid asked as he watched the spunky girl stand out far enough to see all of them.
"I wanted to see exactly what Aizen saw in her."
"And?" Lord Death pressed.
Trinity turned her head to look at the three adults, "She diffidently has some special soul, I'll give her that, but what makes her really valuable is the blood that comes from both weapon and meister parents. Because of that she can become both." Then she turned around to look at Maka, "And that's exactly what Aizen is looking for. He wants to find a strong weapon to help him in that nasty plan he has. You could say she's kinda like me that way. Not being one or the other but two halves of a whole."
"What do you mean by that?" Liz asked.
Trinity smiled at the tall blonde, "You could say I'm a special child."
Toshiro snorted, "That's an understatement."
"She means that she comes from two very strong fighting beings and is known as the half-blood." Stein answered clearer. "Where is Nuuri*?"
Trinity glanced up. "I'm guessing she's sleeping."
Toshiro chuckled.
It was odd, Trinity seemed to have two personalities. The serious one that is so entwined with the fight at hand and then the goofier one that was showing itself to us no. If Maka hadn't witnessed it herself, she never would've guessed that this free-spirited girl was the same one who took a hold of Soul and fended off that giant Espada.
"Where are the others that were with you?" Soul asked the captain that was still next to him. And here he was thinking that he was the only one with unusual white hair.
"They're off taking care of another hollow that's closer to home." Toshiro answered.
"Speaking of which, Toshiro," Trinity started coming to stand in front of the young captain, "maybe you better go check on them. You never know what kind of trouble they could be getting themselves into. I mean, you did leave Ichigo and Renji together and it doesn't help Rangiku is there. Besides, those two have really been slacking off with the hollows."
Toshiro sighed; he knew she was right. "Can you take care of things here?"
Trinity shrugged her shoulders. "What's there to take care of?"
Toshiro smiled at his friend before he tensed up and vanished.
"Ok, what the hell is that?" Soul asked as he stepped back from the sudden disappearance of the guy he was standing next to.
Trinity looked at him with a smile, "It's called flash-step." After her answer she too was gone.
The students glanced around the room and learned that she made her way to stand next to Stein like she'd been there the whole time.
"It's a technique that the Soul Reapers and I use when we're trying to get from point A to point B a lot faster than just running." then she stared down the students, "Are there anymore questions or are you finished quizzing me?"
"I do have one question." Lord Death announced.
Trinity acknowledged him.
"Would you be willing to heal BlackStar? The attack that he sustained cause a number of bones to be broken and if you could help him it would make it easier on him and Nygus." He asked.
"You mean the loud mouth that decided to try and take Ulqiorra on by himself?" she asked unimpressed by the assassin's idiotic attempt.
"The very one." Stein answered.
"Sure." Then she narrowed her eyes. "But only if I get to teach him a thing or two about keeping a low profile."
"Actually, that's not a bad idea." Lord Death brought up.
Trinity raised an eyebrow at him, "What's not a bad idea?"
"You training these students."
"Whoa now…I'm not here to train anybody. I'm only here to make sure that the Espada aren't going to make a mess of the city trying to find this girl." Trinity argued. "I'm busy enough with my own training. After two years of not fighting and then being slung right back into it, takes a toll on you both physically and mentally."
"Then why don't you have them help you with your training and in turn you give them a few pointers?" Death reasoned.
Trinity opened her mouth to say something but then just gave up and sighed. She must've dealt with him before to know that arguing with someone who has a one track mind is basically pointless.
"Fine, I'll do it. But I'm not gonna be downgraded to some babysitter."
"Then it's settled." He confirmed and clapped his big white block hands together. "Now, Stein, if you and the students would kindly show Trinity to BlackStar so she can take care of him."
"Yes sir." The students agreed harmoniously.
Trinity blinked a couple of times at the meisters and weapons, "You sure have them well trained, don't ya?"
Stein chuckled while the friends exchanged looks.
"Follow us." Stein informed the girl.
XxXxX
The five students and teacher guided their guest through the empty halls of the DWMA. It must've been well close to eleven o'clock on a Friday night in Death City. Of course no one else was accompanying the hallways so the friends had no one to talk to besides themselves.
"So Trinity, how old are you now?" Stein asked the girl. The rest of the students hushed up when they heard the new conversation start.
Trinity giggled to herself at the curiosity of these guys. "I'm eighteen."
"It's amazing how young you are and you still have all this knowledge of combat." he pointed out.
"Stein, I don't care how many times I'm able to heal myself, you are not sticking a scalpel in me." She warned after practically reading his mind.
Stein laughed and scratched the back of his head. "So you still remember the stories?"
"All too clearly." she narrowed her eyes at the mad scientist.
"So how do you all know each other?" Maka asked curious at how Trinity seems so familiar with Lord Death, her father, and Professor Stein.
"Soul Reapers and Meisters are a lot a like; they hunt down the souls of humans that have turned evil. I became a part of the Soul Society about four years ago, but I don't abide by a lot of their rules because in my mind, head captain Yamamoto has lost a few too many screws. So if I see something that seems out of place I take it into my own hands. Basically what happens in the Soul Society is heard by Lord Death and what happens here is heard by the Soul Society. I met most of your teachers a few years when I was alone on a mission sent to try and find a hollow that was hard to track down. That's when I ran into the DWMA and Lord Death himself. You could say we all kind of bonded, but I went back to the Soul Society after finding the hollow." she answered her question in detail.
Stein snorted, "I remember hearing about that fight. It must've taken you no more than five minutes to kill it. I assume you could probably do it in less than a minute now."
"Wow." Liz and Patty said in unison.
"So who's this…Nory?" Maka asked remembering Stein had asked about that name to her before.
Trinity laughed at the failed attempt to pronounce the name, "Nuuri." she corrected, "She's like my counter-part; she keeps me in check so to speak."
"Does that mean you've gotten a better handle over her power?" Stein asked.
Trinity nodded with a smile, "Sure have."
Maka glanced over to her scythe who was currently walking with his eyes glued to the floor. "Soul are you ok? You've been pretty quiet since we got back." Maka said trying to grab her partner's attention.
"He's just worried about you, that's all." Trinity informed putting her hands behind her head.
Soul stiffened up. "Ya know, I never asked you to go peering into my soul." he glowered at the girl.
"I didn't, that was your own doing. When you resonate with Maka you two have to be able to 'read' each other, correct? Well, that's what you did with me, except I'm able to hide my thoughts and emotions a lot better than you." Trinity explained.
"Wait, what happened?" Kid asked intrigued by this new topic.
Trinity sighed. She was getting bored with all of these questions that were bombarding her. "Remember when I said that my senses are higher than yours? Well, that also includes mind probing. I don't exactly read minds but by looking into someone's soul, much like how you two meisters have soul perception, I can basically assume what your next actions are going to be. I mean, why do you think I growled at your dad Maka? Or a few minutes ago when I told Stein that he wasn't going to use me as an experiment? That wasn't just pure dumb luck that I knew what was going in their heads, but because of the special ability I have. When I wielded Soul it was kind of like our souls resonated and connected our minds allowing me to see some things in Soul's mind, like memories."
Now Maka remembered when Trinity reminded her that she's tensed up in battle before against a strong opponent. She was talking about her battle with Crona and Ragnarok. She peaked into Soul's mind during the fight and saw what must've been on his mind at the time. He was thinking about how she so easily froze up and couldn't fight and that the same thing happened during the fight with the Espada. Soul was worried that she was going to get hurt this time.
"Hmm…so how about sharing some of those thoughts?" Liz pushed.
"How about we don't?" Soul asked a little outraged that someone managed to read him better than Maka.
Trinity smiled, "Sorry, but that's not my place to say anything."
"Aw…" Patty groaned.
"Alright we're here." Kid announced when he stopped in front of a closed oak door.
Stein made his way through the young blood to get to the door knob. He turned it and walked in with everyone following closely on his heels. Nygus was standing next to Tsubaki watching him but when the room was suddenly filled she averted her attention to the guests.
"Oh hey guys." Tsubaki greeted.
"Hey Tsubaki." Maka greeted her friend and came to stand next to her looking at BlackStar. "How is he?"
"He's stable." Nygus started looking at his charts. "It looks like he took quite the beating; 6 broken ribs, shoulder dislocated, and a broken arm. If I didn't know any better, I would've guessed that he got run over by a freightliner."
"Is he going to be ok?" Stein asked looking down to see that the young assassin was covered below his neck in bandages with his right arm was wrapped in a cast. He was sweating due to his body trying to heal itself and was breathing shallowly.
"He should be fine, but he wont be fighting for a few weeks." Nygus confirmed and that's when she noticed someone she's never seen before with the rest of them. "And who's this?"
The girl went from looking over the crippled meister to smiling up at the nurse. "My name's Trinity."
Nygus' eyes grew wide, "The Trinity?"
She nodded and walked over to stand in front of BlackStar. Maka and Tsubaki watched as Trinity's eyes scanned up and down the body of their friend.
"Maka…?" Tsubaki started but Trinity already beat her to her question.
"I'm a friend of the DWMA and I'm here because those things that attacked aren't going to be stopping anytime soon." she answered.
Tsubaki stared at the brunette in awe.
Now they knew what Trinity had told them earlier was true. Tsubaki barely said a word and Trinity knew right away what she wanted to know.
All of the students watched as Trinity stuck her hands out over BlackStar's body and started to glow with a blue hue.
"What are you doing?" Tsubaki asked a little puzzled.
Nobody noticed that Trinity's eyes had closed until she opened them up to show her bright golden orbs. They were nothing like Kid's eyes which were plain yellow compared to hers. The pupils had changed form also. They were still fairly round but more football shaped and looked anything but human.
"I'm helping him." She said then looked back down at her hands which started glowing brighter. The aura began to wash over BlackStar's body covering his bandages.
It stayed that way for a while in silence as everyone watched Trinity work. Her eyes kept adjusting over him to see what else needed to be done. Finally, after about five minutes of watching her, the aura from her hands disappeared and she brought them back to rest at her sides. The golden orbs turned back into human eyes and moved to look at BlackStar.
"That's about all I can do." She said still looking down at the assassin. "I repaired his ribs, shoulder, and arm but he still needs to rest. He'll be up and about in a couple of days."
"Thank you, Trinity." Nygus appreciated.
"No problem." she said and smiled but Soul saw that something off in her smile. It seemed that she was smiling through something. Was she not telling us the whole truth?
"I need to talk with Death about something." She decided suddenly and started making her way to the door.
"Alright." Stein said but he also saw something not right with the way she was acting.
All the students watched as the door closed behind her and then turned their attention to a grunting BlackStar.
Slowly his eyes opened to look up at the ceiling and then to his left and right to see everyone surrounding him.
"Hey," he greeted, "what are you all doing here?"
"We came to make sure you were alright." Maka informed him.
"I'm perfectly fine." He puffed up and started to get into a sitting position.
"Take it easy BlackStar." Soul suggested his friend.
"Like I said I'm fine." the assassin reassured. "I thought for sure that that big dummy would've done some real damage to me. I must be a God!" then he started laughing. After his gloating he swung his legs over the edge of the bed.
"Wait a minute BlackStar." Nygus halted him, "Let me check you out before you get up." She took out her stethoscope and started listening to his breathing.
BlackStar sighed and looked down past the bed. "Hey, who's bleeding?" he asked.
"What?" Soul asked.
"None of us are injured." Kid answered glancing around to his friends.
"Then how do you explain that?" He asked pointing at a small pool of dark blood on the ground. Nygus stopped her actions and looked to where he was showing them.
Stein kneeled down and swabbed at the liquid. He stood up with the black substance covering his index and middle finger.
"Is that…" Maka started; petrified, "black…blood?"
"What the hell?" Soul asked gritting his teeth. "Where did that come from?" he knew it couldn't of been him, he wasn't injured nor did his blood look completely black like that.
"Wait, wasn't there where Trinity was standing?" Liz asked looking down to where the ebony substance was.
A/N:
Another cliffhanger! Haha Told ya BlackStar was going to be fine.
And if any part of the discussion was confusing let me know. I'll be happy to answer some questions. But I hope that you guys have a better feel of Trinity. I'm trying to play her as close to how my friend writes her. She's supposed to be REALLY sarcastic and jokingly but serious whenever need be.
*sigh* somehow I think I could've written more but I'm just too lazy.
Again, please review. I love reading your comments on this story and seeing the popularity of it rise.
*Nuuri - This is a character that my friend is thinking about putting into her story but she's not sure yet. They also told me to put in the AN how to pronounce this name. The double 'u' is said like Nurf. The 'r' is rolled. And the 'i' is said as 'e'. I kept trying to say it how my friend told me to say it and it started sounding like 'nerdy' the more it was repeated. if this is confusing, don't worry about it, I was confused at first too :/