Chapter 1
Author's Note
Hi guys! So this is my first ever long story for Soul Eater so please give plenty of constructive criticism: No flames unless absolutely necessary ^^ And also, If you don't like this story, please tell me which parts I could improve so that I can make this story more enjoyable for everyone :D Well without any further ado, scroll down and start reading this first chapter; I hope you enjoy! :D Also: I don't own Soul Eater even though I wish I did and all I own is the OC Noir and some parts of the plot; I'll be recycling the original plot somewhat so I don't deviate from the original storyline too much.
3rd person POV
'I told you no!' Auburn bangs framed sea green eyes with golden flecks that glared sharply but the witch made no move to get up. "Chrona isn't some little pawn you can move around in your sick game with Death!" At that the witch swiveled around and held the gaze of the speaker with her own serpentine irises.
"It is precisely because I am your mother that I'm doing this, when I planted you here 6 years ago, I knew you were a good spy – excellent even – but the fact remains that at any moment your cover would be blown; and I'd be sent back to square one. But you already know that… don't you Kuro?" the witch Medusa laid a gentle hand on the girl she called Kuro "My game with death is going to be a long one and for this I'll need allies make sure you're alone when I come to get you tonight but for now go back to class; you wouldn't want Professor Stein to think that your sick spending so long in the nurses office and all… would you?" Kuro barely flinched as the hand tightened, sharp nails digging into her shoulder.
"No I wouldn't… But you've been using me since I was an infant… when have I ever failed you? I even spied for you full-time for the last 2 years… And can't you call me Noir when we're alone? It's nice to hear my own name again every once in a while… Mother" The slit-like pupils dilated in shock as she watched her daughter effortlessly slip out of her vice-like grip and leave the room closing the door behind her with a click. She gets more like her father and even more like her cousin everyday… thought Medusa fondly turning back to her medical files.
Strolling back to her class at a leisurely pace Noir ignored the stares, whispers and looks of admiration and adoration; her mind wandering elsewhere
I wonder what Medusa is planning… that woman's evil and I refuse to call her "mother" when I don't have to! I wonder how my cousin is…No! My little sister is in more danger right now!... Dammit… Chrona Please be safe…!
~In another place~
3rd person POV
Back at Medusa's hideout a certain pink-haired girl's mind was also wandering
Onee-chan… It's been lonely without you, I haven't seen you in person for 2 years… mama left a while after you did too and she only comes back occasionally… I miss you Onee-chan, please come back safely…
But her gloomy thoughts were quickly interrupted when a figure burst out of her shoulder without warning startling her. "Hey Chrona! What's with the gloomy face huh?! You thinking gloomy thoughts again?! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO DAMN GLOOMY HUH?!"
"Ragnarok…" A small smile found its way to Chrona's face "I….I was just thinking about Onee-chan…. I miss her so badly…. I want to see her…" Tears brimmed in Chrona's eyes threatening to fall as she hugged herself tightly. "She used to stop mama but now she's gone… What do I do…? Ragnarok…!" The first few tears made their way down her cheeks to fall on her black robes more tears joining it even as she watched.
"Hah?! Onee-chan?! You mean Noir?! What kind of crazy mission is that crazy bitch you call a mother making her do now anyway?!"
"She's pretending to be a student at DWMA… the head master is a Shinigami… I don't know if she's hurt! I-I don't even know if she'll be found out…! Onee-chan…!" It was all Ragnarok could do to lay a reassuring hand on his fragile meister's shoulder as she cried her heart out longing for her beloved older sister.
~Back to DWMA~
Noir's POV
After I made it back to class narrowly avoiding a dissection by Professor Stein, a girl with dirty blonde twin tails spun around in her seat giving me a grin "Hey Kuro-chan! What kept you? Was it a partner request or a proposal this time? Stein-hakase will really dissect you next time you know?"
Ugh… Maka I hope my mission ends soon… I am not who you think I am, my name is not even Kuro, it's Noir...You are a good friend but if I risk getting any closer to you then it will only hurt that much more for both of us when I have to abandon you…"Hey Maka, it was nothing like that; Medusa-sensei was just taking a while with my check-up that's all" I hoisted a cheerful grin onto her face to mask my inner thoughts.
"Medusa-sensei huh? She's really nice isn't she? She's like a big sister or mother figure to all the students!" Maka's close-eyed grin reached from ear to ear. If only you knew Maka… If only you knew…
I opened her mouth to talk some more but an airborne scalpel impaling itself next to my face changed my plans. "Quite enough talk back there! One more whisper and I'll dissect you!" Ah Crap busted… We both turned back to the front and went back to taking notes.
During Lunch Break
Noir's POV
"I'm sorry Kuro-chan! I didn't mean to get you in trouble are you okay?" Maka's forest green eyes were glazed over in concern.
"It's fine~ good to get a shock every now and again it keeps me on my toes. What should we get today?"
We both stood in DWMA's massive cafeteria which served foods from all around the world so that foreign students could still enjoy their home tastes. I noted with amusement that a few new students stood slack jawed at all the different cuisines available while the older students who had taken this more or less for granted by now sat at the tables eating and laughing with friends. If only this could last forever…
"-uro! KURO!" I snapped out of my trance with a jolt to focus my gaze on my twin-tailed friend instead.
"What is it Maka?"
"Nothing… You just had a really sad and wistful look on your face just now… anything you want to talk about?" Maka was biting her lip; a habit she reserved for when she was truly concerned for the wellbeing of a friend and I contemplated telling her the truth for a second…
"It's really nothing" I lied with my cheerful façade back in place and we stepped forward to place our orders.
~Small time skip to when they have their food~
Noir's POV
"Man, I'm surprised you didn't get nailed after talking in class and turning up late in the same day… Totally not cool" Soul's smirk brought a scowl to my face as I stabbed my spoon into my lamb stew with unnecessary force.
"Shut it albino, at least I don't have to cheat during tests and be stripped down to my underwear in front of the whole class" It was Soul's turn to scowl face flushed red with embarrassment as the rest of our friends sitting at the table (Kid, Liz, Patty, Maka, Black*Star, Tsubaki) laughed recalling the incident.
"Give it up Soul, since when have you won a single fight with Kuro? It's undignified and frankly you are embarrassing yourself" Kid said while rearranging his food to be perfectly symmetrical.
"It's not just Soul though, no one has yet to win a fight of any sort with our Kuro-chan" Liz added her part not looking up from picking at her nails "Although that's not the only reason not to get her upset" At this the whole group turned to see many males (and even some females) glaring holes into Soul's back.
"Eheheheh~! You're popular aren't you Kuro-chan~!" I laughed sarcastically from Patty's comment, setting my spoon to pull out my pocket watch opening and closing it, playing with the clasp.
"It's nothing like that; I bet you they just want an autonomous weapon for a partner so that they can sit on their meister-asses and not have to do a thing"
"…And the weapons…?"
"They just probably want a few tips to ditch their meisters" I finished the rest of my lamb stew and reclined back into my chair with a roguish grin on my face.
What will we ever do with you everyone in the room sweatdropped.
~Time skip to late at night~
3rd person POV
Sitting in her leather armchair Noir frowned slightly swilling her tea in her cup. When will she get here… and who is her victim this time?
The ringing doorbell jolted her back to reality and she hurried to answer the door passing through numerous hallways in her manor.
"Couldn't you have opened the door by magic and saved me the trouble of walking all the way out here? You told me to wait alone so I had to send all the maids and butlers away and answer the door by myself just fan-fucking-tastic!"
Medusa's serpentine eyes glinted with amusement "Now now… Is that any way to speak to your mother in front of your little sister?"
"Little sister…?" Noir's sea green eyes widened in shock seconds before she was knocked to the ground by her pink-haired visitor.
"Onee-chan…! Onee-chan! I finally get to see you… After so long…! Onee-chan…!" Chrona's tears stained Noir's waistcoat but she ignored it to sit up and embrace her younger sister.
"Don't cry Chrona… I'm here so nothing will happen to you, I promise" At this Noir turned her steely golden eyed glare to her mother resting her chin on Chrona's head "I'll protect you so you don't need to worry so… Don't make such a sad face please…"
Medusa observed the touching scene with a smirk. They're attached to each other, something I can use to manipulate them both later. Good. "We'll be heading off to the witch gathering at the coven, I want you both to keep silent and give away as little information as possible and you'll be allowed to catch up later; is that clear?" Medusa's olive green eyes narrowed.
Noir hugged her sister closer pulling her into her lap as Chrona clung on. "Yes mother" they both replied.
~Time skip to the end of the meeting ~
Noir's POV
"Joma Joma Dabarasa, now we're finished with the witch-mass meeting" said Mabaa-sama
"Joma Joma Dabarasa" all the witches present replied marking the end of the gathering.
"Let's go Noir, Chrona, Ragnarok" commanded Medusa pulling up her lowered hood.
"Yes Ms. Medusa" Chrona meekly replied following.
"Wait"
A single rod was thrust in front of Medusa blocking her path out of the room.
"Ahhhh?! We cannot go home… What are we going to do?!"
"Oh shut up or I'll take your money!"
Ignoring the banter between Chrona and Ragnarok, my eyes narrowed at the sight of our aggressors.
Mizune Mouse: Eldest sister of the Mizune family of Mouse witches. Notable magics include beam whiskers, flight, transformation and merging with other members of her family.
Eruka Frog: the Frog witch. Notable magics include tadpole bombs, soul protect, transformation and Arithmetic magic.
All in all not remotely threatening. Amount of energy needed by Medusa to defeat them is… Less than one percent.
Run… You guys have got to run I thought to myself … Apologize and laugh it off as a joke… Medusa is not an opponent you can beat and you guys aren't completely evil; which is more than I can say for most witches.
"What can I do to help you?" Medusa's face showed no anger. Rather she looked almost bored.
"It is irritating…" Eruka clenched her teeth glancing between Chrona and myself. Okay~ forget what I said about the running, you guys can get nailed for all I care. Seriously what's her problem?
"Well I'm not the only witch accompanied by non-witch outsiders right? Look at the little one there with the human"
Following Medusa's gaze, everyone looked towards Angela Leon the young Chameleon witch.
"Mifune I'm hungry…"
"Right"
"Geko. It has been such a disgrace to the witch mass. But that is not what I want to talk about now. I was watching… that you stole something from Mabaa-sama. Tell me… What are you doing at DWMA in secret? You stick out like a sore thumb to me." Eruka turned back to Medusa with a frown on her face. She's screwed for sure
"Chrona my coat" Or not… Medusa snapped her fingers at my sister like she was a dog. Bitch.
"Yes ma'am"
Sliding on her coat Medusa made to leave so I stood up to follow.
"I'll stay there as long as I wish to continue my study" Woohoo! You're telling her mum! …Wait… did I just call her mum…? "We all agreed on that in the meeting… you heard Mabaa-sama didn't you?" Looks like she's going to let them off… maybe we aren't so different after all…
"Hold it!"
Eruka's rod was thrust in front of Medusa stopping her in her tracks again. Does this chick know when to quit it?
"She has lost her eye and is not able to see reality well. DWMA is an organization of witch hunters! You can endanger all of us! Also I know that you are trying to create more kishin!" You knowing something? That's new.
"Give me a break… go peddle somewhere else. I don't…"
But we never got to find out what Eruka didn't because at that moment Medusa shoved her hands down her and Mizune's throats. …Did I say we weren't so different…? Oh well… at least now I know why she asked for her coat from Chrona… smart move Medusa…
"A frog and a mouse… I'd gladly show you the meaning of punishment." Chrona flinched at Medusa's sadistic expression so I instinctively stood in front of her and gave her a hug.
"O-Onee-chan…" Chrona clung to the front of my vest and dress shirt. It would take ages for my maid to iron it back out again but I pulled her closer.
"Shhhh…" I soothed "It's okay; you're not the one in trouble… Onee-chan has you now"
Burying Chrona's face in my chest making sure to keep her eyes and ears covered, I turned back to see Medusa making her way out for the third time.
"Well then. Joma Joma Dabarasa. The school nurse cannot be late for school" with that she set off walking at a brisk pace.
"Come on Chrona" I said taking her hand and letting her lean on my shoulder as we walked away.
"You… Snake…" Eruka moaned out, but I doubt anyone but I caught it with my hearing that I inherited from Medusa (Author's note: snakes perceive sounds and vibrations on a very sensitive level).
~Time skip to on the way home~
Noir's POV
"You're what?!" I turned my head sharply to glance back at Chrona riding on the broomstick behind me.
"No…I'm sorry! Please don't get mad at me Onee-chan…!" Chrona's eyes brimmed with tears as she hugged my waist tighter.
"I'm sorry Chrona… I didn't mean to raise my voice at you just…" I allowed my gold eyes to soften fading back to their usual sea green "Let me get this straight. She." I jabbed my thumb at Medusa flying about 20 meters ahead of us "Dissolved you." I pointed at Ragnarok "In black blood and replaced your." I gestured gently in Chrona's direction trying not to scare her "blood with it".
"I'm sorry Onee-chan… but please don't be mad at me…!" I felt Chrona tighten her grip yet again and felt warm wet patches on my back where she buried her face. Ragnarok gave me the WTF-R-U-srs face and motioned for me to cheer her up not that I needed him to.
"Chrona… I'm not mad at you, I never was… I'm your Onee-chan and I love and want to protect you, you know that right? I'm not mad at you, I'm mad at Medusa for doing this to you, to both of you" I nodded my head in acknowledgement to Ragnarok and took one hand off the broom to rest it in Chrona's hair.
"Uhhh~ Boss? Do you actually have any clue where you're going huh?! It's been bothering me for a while now when you took your eyes off the road but how come now you only have one had on the handle huh?! Are you trying to get us killed huh?! IF WE DIE BECAUSE OF THIS I'LL KILL YOU BOSS!"
"Ooh~ shut your mouth… mask… face? How do you even work?" I grumbled under my breath.
"So what else is new? I find it hard to imagine that Medusa would just leave you guys completely alone for 2 years."
"…shh mdd us attk a chhhhch nd t' stdnnts…" came Chrona's muffled voice from my back.
"Sorry Chrona didn't catch that, but I could've sworn that sounded like "she made us attack a church and two students"" I said cheerfully.
"…" (Chrona)
"…" (Ragnarok)
"…" (Noir)
"…You're kidding right?"
~Time skip to after the explanations~
Chrona's POV
"… After I cut him across his chest when he jumped in front of the girl… a weird scientist guy and another scythe weapon man showed up…" I whimpered out.
Noir's POV
…. A scythe weapon and girl meister… must be Maka and Soul… And "weird scientist guy" and "scythe weapon man" have got to be Spirit and Professor Stein… Godammit Medusa What the hell were you thinking? You'll blow our cover…!
Chrona's POV
Onee-chan turned back to frown at me when I was finished. Why is she frowning at me? Did I do something wrong again? Is she going to hurt me? But Onee-chan always protected me from lady Medusa and gave me everything she had even when she didn't have enough for herself…!
"Onee-chan…!" Oh no, I can feel the tears again. Lady Medusa says crying is for the weak. Am I weak? She says I am and beats me afterwards. Onee-chan used to protect me but she's been gone for 2 years and I got to see her again for the first time tonight… Will she beat me too?
"Chrona…" I looked up into Onee-chan's sea green eyes. They look so kind… She will never beat me. I'm sure of it.
"It's nothing…" I buried my face into her back again and fell asleep for the rest of the flight.
~Time skip to arriving home at Noir's manor~
Noir's POV
"We're here Chrona-…" Noticing my sister was still asleep I cut myself off just in time.
"Looks like you're still asleep…" Freeing one arm from her grip, I ruffled her pink hair smiling slightly to myself. Chrona… I'm sorry I couldn't be there for you, but this time Onee-chan promises to protect you.
"Hey bo-!" Gold eyes snapping open I managed to slap my hand across that idiot Ragnarok's loudmouth just before he woke Chrona.
"Are you trying to wake her?" I hissed my gaze dropping back to Chrona. She stirred in her sleep but didn't look to be waking up. Good.
Ragnarok was gesturing wildly to I sighed before removing my hand.
I'm sorry Boss! He mouthed waving his arms frantically.
It was fine as long as he didn't manage to wake Chrona, but as I opened my mouth to tell him so, someone laid a hand on my shoulder from behind. What in the-?! Eyes flaring gold like they do when I've got an adrenaline rush, I changed one finger into a sharpened spike and made to stab my assailant in the eye but my hand was caught and twisted into a painful wristlock. Eyes widening, I shifted my gaze to the face of… Medusa! When did she get behind me?!
I opened my mouth but she shushed me with a single finger on my lips. Damn her…
"You wouldn't want to wake Chrona up would you…?" Her eyes glinted with her sick amusement.
"No… Mother" I really didn't want to call her mother but she ordered me to and I didn't dare to risk disobeying her while Chrona was nearby unconscious and vulnerable.
Lips curling into a smirk like she knew what was going through my head, she beckoned with one finger.
"We should get back to the school… After all… It would not do for you as a star pupil or me as the school nurse to miss a day of school" turning on her heel she walked off in the general direction of the school but I looked back to see Chrona and steeled my courage to form a single word.
"Wait"
Medusa stopped in her tracks and turned to stare back at me looking mildly surprised. Meeting her gaze squarely I raised my voice as much as I dared without waking Chrona. "I have to at least drop Chrona off and I've got a few spare rooms; for you too if you want to change out of your witch garb anytime soon"
That said, even Medusa looked slightly impressed at my reasoning even though we both knew that I just wasn't keen on forcing Chrona to wake up and tag along.
"Lead the way"
~Mini time skip to entering the house and Noir showing Medusa to a room~
Noir's POV
Laying my precious little sister down on my own bed with a note to the servants instructing them to take care of her, I turned to leave the room only to see Medusa already standing at the door waiting for me.
"We'll be off then" casting one more furtive look back at Chrona, I followed Medusa out the door.
We walked for a grand total of 10 meters before our path was blocked by Eruka and Mizune. Aaaaannnd the prize of the most suicidal duo in history goes to… Seriously do these two know when to quit it?
~A small rewind and the same place~
Medusa's POV
It's finally paying off staying undercover at DWMA… Black blood contaminated Soul Eater… Should I try it now? Dangling the object in my hand I let it jangle. I have the key…
Feeling my daughter tense behind me, I turned my head to follow her gaze. Well well… if it isn't Eruka Frog and Mizune Mouse…
Quickly masking my amusement, I greeted them. "Oh, such a nice surprise"
Eruka spared Noir a glance before turning to glare directly at me.
"I guess you'd already know still… Do you want to know why I am here?"
She's right, I already did know. She hid her change in posture well, but judging from Noir's shift in eye color from green to gold, she knows it too. Deciding to humor them I kept my answer bland. "Yes, Please"
"Gekori" she smirked, "I'm here to kill you"
"Why? We are allies." This may be my chance to recruit another pawn…
"We just want to do our magic under the nose of Shinigami, I don't care what you want in DWMA, it endangers us."
"Is that the reason?" the fools, the two young fools… "I have a piece of advice for you. It's not safe walking around with your own costume. Even if you use "Soul Protection" there are so many young meisters around here you know."
"Don't worry, unlike you I can transform in a worst case scenario."
"I see. You mean that you can defeat me with something like that?"
"I know that I can't win in an ordinary battle. You don't want to blow your undercover mission do you? You can't remove your soul protection let alone use magic" While it's true that I can't use magic I'm not completely defenseless either… "As long as you keep the soul protected, it's the same as us attacking an ordinary human. If you lift the protection to fight back, we'd run with transformation magic. Meisters will know what you are and they'll hunt you down. Either way we'd win… A frog and a mouse defeating a snake! This is a real gekokujou!" You pitiful weaklings… taking the time to explain your plan like it would actually explain you plan. Judging by Noir's fidgeting and glances, I could tell she wanted this over and done with, and to be honest; so was I.
"Not only would I be killed, but I'm also forced to listen to your lousy jokes… (Geko=croak and gekokujou= usurpation by a lower level) How horrible…" Even as I spoke, Mizune created her beam whiskers and Eruka got ready to throw her tadpole bombs. I glanced back at Noir to see if I needed to step in. Her eyes were trained on Mizune with an expression I knew all too well. Clearly not.
Noir's POV
Medusa may be evil but she's my mother. Blood is always thicker than water so I guess I'll take them down starting with Mizune…!
Medusa's POV
"I wanted to see you cry and beg… too bad we don't have much time…" Did she really think I'd sink that low?
"Fools you intend to win?" Venom dripped from my every word, "You may need real punishment…" And at that, Noir lunged forward at Mizune and… hugged her.
Eruka's POV
What…? What is that girl doing?! Does she swing the other way?! If so why now?! The scene was so bizarre that even though I didn't know it, my jaw grown slack and dropped.
Mizune's POV
Chi chi chi? "Chi chi chi!" chi chi chi…!
Medusa's POV
Seeing their expressions, I had to chuckle. Mizune looked stunned while Eruka looked shocked and both were sporting rather bright blushes. This will be interesting indeed…
Noir's POV
Mizune was blushing so hard I could practically feel the heat coming off her face. Don't get me wrong, I had no interest in her, it was just fun to see how they'd always react when I did this. Smirking to myself, I leaned closer and stage whispered into her ear in a sultry tone. "Shall I give you a hug to die for…?"
"Chi chi…? CHI CHI CHI!" Mizune's cautious eyes widened and she started screeching when she felt me partially change into my weapon form. Over her head I watched as Eruka's expression went from shock to confusion and finally to fear and horror when she realized what had happened, what I'd done.
Medusa's POV
Noir Daminé Law, daughter of Damien Law and myself as well as cousin to the famous death scythe Justin Law; although he's ignorant of my identity. Currently under the stage name of Kuro Hōritsu as per the school's allowance and my instruction, she is widely known and acknowledged throughout the student and teacher populace as "the Iron maiden of DWMA"
~End of first chapter (hope you liked it ^~^)~
Author's Note (semi-important if you were wondering about the etymology of my OC)
Alright so an explanation on why/how I chose Noir's weapon form and name:
Justin's weapon form is a guillotine; an execution weapon from medieval times.
Soul Eater's author Ōkubo Atsushi seems to favor making the theme of weapon names based on their weapon form: E.g. Jackeline o Lantern Dupré (Jack-o-lantern), Tsugumi Harudori (the "dori" in "Harudori" means "bird" or "bādo" in jap pronunciation and the jap pronunciation of "halberd" is "Harubādo"), Giriko (loosely based off an anagram of "Nokogiri" which means "chainsaw" in Japanese) and Clay Sizemore (who's weapon form is a claymore).
Ōkubo Atsushi also seems to favor making witch names an anagram of their theme: E.g. Eruka (frog = kaeru in Japanese), Mizune (mouse = nezumi) and Taruho (firefly = Hotaru)
Justin looks to be of French descent (given that his weapon form a guillotine originated from France)
Noir is Medusa's daughter so her name should also relate to Chrona's somehow
How I took each of these into consideration:
An Iron maiden is a torture device from medieval England but it's victims almost never survive so it's an execution weapon in its own right
I decided Noir's name should be based off her weapon form the Iron maiden
I made Noir's first and middle name an anagram of her weapon form the Iron maiden (Noir is an anagram of Iron and Damine is an anagram of Maiden)
There were many anagrams that could be made from "Iron maiden" but I settled on "Noir Daminé" because Noir is French for black and I added an accent to Daminé to make the name look more French… (I actually have no idea what it means though, I kind of just went with a feminine sounding version of her father Damien's name because naming her middle name after her mother would blow their covers at DWMA)
Chrona means "the Dark one" and Noir means "black"
I won't lie… It was tough to think up a name while considering all those factors OTL