1x1 w/ Milk & Tea / Soul Eater

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Akira's eyes widened as she was pulled away from the older boy and wrapped in Yuichi's arms. Her blue eyes went even wider as he kissed her, shock surging through her body. After the initial shock wore off, the princess melted in his arms,wrapping her own arms around his neck and kissing him back. She hadn't expected her first kiss to go like this, or with a boy of such, for lack of another word,low class. Akira had always thought her first kiss would be with someone of high class in England,someone her parents picked for her. But that was not the case anymore. She knew word would spread like wildfire now,those two boys would no doubt spread the word as soon as they left the class room. When Yuichi pulled away, she instinctively pressed against his chest,not wanting him to let her go. She felt safe, however crazy that may sound, in fact, it was even comforting, like this was where she belonged. As he motioned for the two other boys to moved,she took a small,reluctant step back,her face an even darker shade of red. At this point, the princess figured she'd have a permanent blush upon her pale face if she were to stay around Yuichi. Akira quickly followed him out of the classroom,hesitantly brushing her fingers against his,glancing over her shoulder as if they were being followed.

She cleared her throat,turning her head towards him,not quite sure what to say. Should she apologized? It seemed trouble always followed the young princess,and now Yuichi was being dragged into it, but was it really her fault? Akira couldn't help being royalty, she didn't choose to be born into the royal family. "I'm sorry for the trouble, you didn't have to do that." She said softly,her blue eyes wide like a doe's, but something sparkled in them, something soft, and seemingly genuine. Something that some might describe as love for the young man next to her danced in her eyes. She gripped her bag tightly with one hand,the other hanging free next to Yuichi's. She resisted the urge to reach out and touch him again,recalling what he had said when they met the second time. She turned her head so she could watch in front of her again,making sure to avoid people and keep to the right side of the hallway. Glancing to her left she noticed the job board,but said nothing about it,walking past it towards their next class.Her heart fluttered a bit as she looked at her partner through the corner of her eye,whether she liked it or not, Akira was smitten with the boy standing next to her.

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Yuichi didn't know what he was supposed to do in this situation, which seemed to happen more and more as the day was going. First the girl had run into him, unsurprisingly they then became partners when she was avoiding other meisters which he still had yet to figure out just why she'd never felt a connection with anyone else. She then proceeded to get herself into trouble yet again while he was taking his nap, which he was then rudely awakened to have to deal with two guys who seemed to think they could get whatever they wanted. People who assumed everything was handed to them were quite annoying and for some reason could make him mad unlike others. He rubbed the sleep from his heavy eyelids, he felt as if the nap did nothing for him but make him feel even more exhausted along with all the interactions he'd dealt with so far in this terrible day.

He only wished to sleep in his next class as well, which didn't bother him in the least. Like earlier others would talk, he's so lazy, ect. ect.. But people always talked and it wasn't really any of his business what others thought of him, he was focused on one thing: taking a nap, an undisturbed one this time. If he were to wake up from his peaceful nap again he might actually throw some hands at who ever were to wake him, unless it was the Princess. He'd get one heck of a punishment if that were to happen. He probably was the talk of the school right now seeing how he'd kissed the girl earlier, he took a quick glance at the girl walking silently beside him. For once she wasn't talking and had a permanent blush upon her cheeks. He didn't know what he was thinking when he kissed her, it was out of the blue. He had no real feelings towards her - little did our young Yuichi know he would later on - she didn't understand how others worked, like himself. He could tell he was going to have his hands full though. It had only been a day of knowing the girl and he'd almost gotten into a fight, had his first non-real kiss, and been knocked over one too many times for his liking.

As much as he'd like to deny it she was kind of cute though, her blonde hair made her seem innocence yet she countered that with her Princess-like manners. Without thinking, exactly like earlier he might add, he grasped her hand without looking in her direction. "I guess if we're gonna be partners I might as well try to get along with you I guess.."

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Akira's thoughts had drifted away from her partner for the moment, and onto their next class, which would be the one where they actually got to go outside and practice matching soul wavelengths properly. She had been told to meet their teacher and class mates in the court yard,which was where she was headed when she felt something warm and soft touch her hand. Glancing down she almost jumped out of her skin, shocked at seeing Yuichi's hand in hers. The girl gently laced their fingers together,a content smile upon her face."I would have thought you had decided to get along with me earlier, none the less, I'm quite glad you finally came to that decision." The young princess giggle cutely,absently rubbing her thumb over his. People were staring, and she knew it. There were whispers about a multitude of things, like how so suddenly Akira, whom never had a partner before, had one now, and how they were seemingly in a romantic relationship. She ignored them, there was no use denying the rumors,that would only spur them on, and besides, she didn't care to make a scene, and no matter how much she didn't like having everyone's eyes on her, she didn't like making a scene even more.

As they made their way outside, Akira began humming a soft tune,one her mother had sung to her at a very young age when she had nightmares, which on occasion happened now. It helped calm her down, and lull her back to sleep, something Akira needed right now. She was nervous, though it didn't fully show on the outside. The girl stopped by the group of students who had gathered in front of Professor Stein,who was waiting for the last couple of students to arrive. Once they did, he explained what they would be doing today."There will be no actual fights today, you will only be trying to match soul wavelengths with your partner so that you meisters will be able to hold and use your weapons when needed. If you have any problems, come talk to me." And with that, the professor took a step back,watching a few of the groups carefully. Akira turned to Yuichi,letting go of his hand,the blush having faded slightly from her face."I'll turn into my staff form first, it's the one I know how to use better." The girl stated,and willed her body to transform into the elegant,gold, white, and red staff. When she did,she silently prayed at Yuichi would catch her,though she had no doubt he would, especially after all that's happened these past hours,there was no way he was going to let her fall to the ground right? . . .unless their wavelengths didn't match then he wouldn't even be able to hold her,she might be too heavy,or burn his hands, or something even worse.

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Yuichi couldn't help but listen while the girl was humming, it was making him more tired than before, he really wished to be at home, which had been his wish the entire day. He was extremely disappointed that their next class was outdoors, where he couldn't take a nap or anything of the sort. He had to actually do something that didn't include him being asleep. Thankfully the next class what going to be somewhat interesting and wasn't going to be any boring learning. He wasn't surprised to hear they were going to have to match soul wavelengths, although what was surprising was that everyone around him seemed to have trouble matching soul wavelengths. He would have thought the people who were at this school would have at least some experience with a weapon before coming here but he guessed not. He came here prepared and already knowing most of the things he'd get taught at this useless school, his teachers already knew that he didn't really need to be in their classes which gave him the perfect opportunity to sleep during most classes. Though taking classes were needed to actually turn someone into one of Death's Weapons.

Without saying a word the girl before him who was once blonde and small turned into a staff with no warning, had he not been paying attention for once he wouldn't have caught the staff. Initially this type of weapon would have never been on his list of wanting to have them as a weapon but for a weapon it was pretty.. elegant. Which wouldn't come as a surprise since the girl was from a royal family, which was obvious by her weapon form. He held her easily in his right hand, she had weight to her but it wasn't too heavy. He looked around at the others trying to match wavelengths, some couldn't pick their weapons up or some dropped them instantly as if being burned. He had never experienced that, even as a child he'd match soul wavelengths with someone effortlessly. "Now turn into a bow I want to see how that feels too," he said to the princess who was currently in her staff form.

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Akira was shocked at how easily Yuichi seemed to be able to hold her. The staff at the castle weren't able to hold her so easily. Upon his request to turn into the bow, she flinched,not that he could tell of course. Thankfully though, weapons still had the ability to speak in their weapon form,though they had no mouths to do it with."Alright,just please be careful
" The princess took a deep breath and changed into her bow form after a couple seconds of hesitation. She quickly remembered an important fact about this form, and began to speak up."My bow form is different from a regular bow,instead of shooting actual arrows, it shoots my meisters condesed soul wavelengths, much like some weapons who turn into guns. You can use real arrows if you prefer though, I do have a quiver and a set of arrows back at the cottage." Akira said all of this qith a timid tone to her voice,as if he might be freaked out or digusted at how her bow form worked.

As she waited for him to get used to her bow form,she took notice of Professor Stein watching them closely. He knew who they both were of course and found them an interesting pair,one he did not except, nor did he expect them to walk out holding hands. Akira was shicked by how strong his wavelength was, she had briefly witnessed it before but hadn't been fully aware of it as she wasn't in her weapon form. Now she could clearly make it out. He was strong,no doubt. The thought made her shiver so she turned her attention to the other students wavelengths. Their sessions were not going as well as hers,which made her pity them,but she was grateful for Yuichi's experience in wielding weapons.

[XLOVEr]

Yuichi had only used a bow once before and had been exceptionally good at it, but he had preferred other close combat weapons, he also didn't understand how a staff would fare in battle. A staff didn't seem to have much power if one hadn't used one which was unfortunate for him that he'd never used one. "Do you just have these forms or do you happen to have another?" he asked, turning the bow in his hand. He pulled it back just to see how it felt. It felt the same from when he first used one when he was seven. This was the first weapon he'd learned to use, it was the easiest as his mother said, he'd beg to differ. It was one of the most difficult for him to master but once he gained the muscle to use one he was unmatched, which was why it had been taken away from him. He slowly released the tension in the bow and studied it once more, he had missed the feeling of holding a bow and the satisfying way an arrow would hit the target every time as a child.

"Are the maids and butlers good at using a bow?" He asked her. He could tell that she probably hadn't experienced someone who knew how to use a bow like he did. She'd be in for a big surprise later if they didn't practice fighting this class.

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"I don't have any other forms. Just that staff and the bow." Akira stated,listening to his breathing as silence fell upon them. She felt the tension release when he let go of her string,and knew that probably signaled it would be okay for her to change back. She didn't change yet though,letting him test the weight of her in this form and what not. She perked up a bit at his question,a small chuckle coming from her."Not really, Trevor is really the only one that could handle both my forms, him and this boy about my age,Allen, he was one of the maids sons. I mainly practiced with him as Trevor was the personal assist to my father for a while there." She explained,feeling her cheeks heat up at the mention of Allen. She may or may not have had her first crush on the boy, until she was redirected by her mother, no matter how progressive her parents may be, they still expected her to marry someone from the high class of England,or even somewhere in Europe. So obviously they had not so subtly introduced her to a few nobles sons, but her attention was still on Allen, until eventually, her parents made him the stable boy,so they didn't get to spend much time together. It was nostalgic to remember the times with the other boy,though she harbored no more feelings for him any longer.

She quickly refocused herself,clearing her throat."Being wielded by someone who knows what their doing feels a whole lot different from being wielded by the maids and butlers at the castle." She declared. She was still in her bow form,not wanting to change just in case he wanted to practice anything else with her in this form. Akira knew this class wasn't very long,and they had already used up half their time, but she didn't mind. Especially since this was their last class for the day. They were free to do whatever they liked the rest of the day, and the princess hoped to get to know her partner better,and introduce him to the staff that worked at the cottage,taking care of her and tending to the grounds."If you'd like to practice shooting, we can do that for the rest of the class period, have you ever used a weapon that fires soul wavelengths instead of actual ammunition?" She questioned,on one hand she hoped he hadn't so he could experience it with her for the first time,but on the other she hoped he did,so it wouldn't take a while for him to get the hang of it. Akira crossed her fingers, not sure which option she was really rooting for in this situation.

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Yuichi watched her as she turned back into her human form, the absence of feeling the bow was disappointing. He'd definitely give everyone here a run for their money when he finally got to use her bow form. He listened to her while she talked, he knew that she'd definitely be surprised at his bow skills, he was unmatched back at home and even with his long-distance family he'd trained with the week before coming here as well. He had totally forgotten about that part of his family before he'd even left their house, they weren't anything special, nothing like his cousins back home who were trained to hold a weapon at the age of seven. His family was kinda crazy ontop of all that, they actually liked to fight one another. Something he himself could never truly understand why. They were definitely weird ones, and looking around himself now he knew that these people had never held a weapon in their entire life and were struggling to ever hold their own weapons now. Matching wavelengths was all about being relaxed and matching that person's personality as well as their wavelength, which he was naturally good at since his personalty was calmer than most.

Forgetting he was supposed to be listening to his partner all he caught was, "one of the maids sons. I mainly practiced with him as Trevor was the personal assist to my father for a while there." After this statement she seemed to get distracted until, "Being wielded by someone who knows what their doing feels a whole lot different from being wielded by the maids and butlers at the castle." To this he nodded, it definitely felt different than when he used to be clueless about weapons before he got the hang of it all. After she finished speaking Yuichi spoke up. "From now on it would be wise to not practice with anyone else, and i've used a gun before so yes I've used a weapon that is soul wavelengths instead of ammunition, although that was a while ago so I might be rusty. Change into your bow for again and I'll show you," he ordered as he made his way towards the targets. Many were close ranged but there was one so far away it was just a little dot.

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She could tell Yuichi hadn't caught the majority of what she had told him,but chose to ignore that fact. If it continued however, it would be vital she brought it up eventually. She listened to him speak, frowning at his first statement. It wasn't as if she was an idiot, she knew better than to practive with other people after she gained a meister."I'm not stupid, Yuichi. I know how a partnership works." she said with a huff,crossing her arms over her chest. Now was not the time to be defiant and she knew it,but after his comment she really didn't want to change into her bow form. Akira took a few minutes,before she changed into her bow form."Alright, here i go."She said right before turning into the white and gold bow. She preferred her bow form over her staff form by a lot, there wasn't much that could be done with the stsff too her knowledge, though she did recall her mother saying, that much like a thunder staff, her staff form used light to attack, or it could be used as a full on weapon,and hit people and stuff. Akira had yet to figure out how to use the magic side of her staff, even witb Allen's help. They had almost had a break through when he was forced to work in the stables, away from Akira, and since then she hadn't been able to even muster up the courage to try such an attack. It was like something had been locked inside her and Allen had held the key,
but with him gone there was no way to access that ability, little did she know, a new key had been made and was very close to her, closer than she thought to ever look because she's oblivious as ever, and she didn't realize Yuichi would be the one to help her uncover that ability in the future,even though he would because he's her partner and thats literally his job now. Akira is just. . Not very observant its okay though.

"Please don't hit anyone, I'd rather not be responsible for someone going to the infirmary today, or any day for that matter." She said worriedly, she was being paranoid and she knew it, Yuichi was a skilled meister, there was no reason to worry, especially since he'd dealt with wealons that fired soul wavelengths. But that fact he had admitted to being a little rusty made her concerned. She didn't want anyone to get hurt, especially not Yuichi himself, and there was a chance he might get hurt. The first time someone bad fired her bow form, they hadn't been prepared or very focused and ended up sending one of the gardners to the castles infirmary. That wasn't her proudest moment by far, and it made her her cringe at the thought. There was no way she was going to let that happen again if she could help it. But then again she couldn't really do anything about where the arrow landed,not in her weapon form at least, so it would have to be left up to Yuichi.

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He decided to ignore the fact that Akira assumed that he was calling her stupid. He didn't think she was, he didn't know how much experience she had, and assumed a princess wouldn't have too much. He could tell she was thinking about something, it was a feeling he got from weapons often, he just knew. But for now he had to ignore that fact and see if he was as good at it as he was before. He held the bow upright, before taking a step back and pulling the bow tight. The bow didn't have any arrows but he'd dealt with that before when he was 15. All he had to do was shape his soul wavelengths into arrows, although for many others here they probably wont be able to use theirs right off the bat. He could see the soul wavelength taking on the shape of an arrow before he released it into the farthest target that should have been much too far to reach by anyone else his age.

It loudly hit it's target, it's little point was all he could see nestled into the center of the target. He nodded his head like he'd done before, he was still as good as he remembered. He knew what this bow could do, even if the weapon itself didn't know. The Princess's strongest weapon seemed to be the bow, although he wouldn't let himself ignore this fact- the staff could prove to be powerful if he worked on it long enough. Although for now it would have to wait until they both figured out what the other was capable enough and collect some souls first. Yuichi was surprised that he actually kind of wanted to collect souls. It would feel almost like a game."Any questions?" he asked looking down at the bow that he was still holding.