Soul Eater

"No." James said. "We have class.'

Xavier caught her and twisted her around his body and brought her up in time to block two claws coming down onto him. He shoved the Kishin away from him, backing off to give him some space for a counter attack.

Calyx groaned at the thought of class. "...Fine, let's go..."

"C'mon Xavier, we're all over this," Abby cheered him on, inspecting their foe warily.

Xavier changed his grip on the scythe, blocking the Kishin's attack with the end without the blade, twisting...

Swish.

Abby's blade cleaved through the middle of the Kishin...it's form shifted, wrapping around to form the red soul.

"Bon appite." the miester said with a grin.

Abby's head appeared out of the top of the stick part, chomping down on the soul.

"Mmm, souls are so yummy," she announced. "Anyway, that was quick."

"Of course, we're the team of Awesome!" Xavier said with a grin. "Guess he must have been watching us...though, I wonder which one he was..."

"Haven't a clue. How many souls do I have now?" Abby asked.

Xavier blinked at her. "I thought you were keeping track! Uhm...I think around thirty to fourty?" he said.

"We'll have to ask Lord Death. Speaking of which, do you want to call him to see if there're any more jobs available in Russia? Since this one was so easy," Abby suggested.

"Nah, let's just head back. We've still got class tomorrow, and I dun wanna be stuck in bed sneezing," Xavier said with a grin.

"True, true," Abby replied. "Lead the way towards the airport, you've got the map."

"Alrighty," Xavier said, walking back to the airport to order some tickets.

Abby let Xavier do the talking, just like she usually did.

Xavier nodded and handed Abby her ticket. "We've gotta board now."

"Good, good, the sooner the better," Abby nodded happily.

"Ayu--ah-ah--achoo!" Xavier sneezed.

"Aw, has my big powerful Meister got the sniffles?" Abby teased.

"It's cold! Sue me!" Xavier retorted and was stopped by a security guard. He explained what they were doing. "Actually, don't sue me. I can't afford it."

"Then I can't either," Abby reminded him.

"Victory~" Xavier said as they boarded the plane with a grin.

"I might go back to sleep. Souls always give me food comas," Abby replied.

"Have fun with that then," Xavier said.

"Don't worry, I will," Abby replied, quickly falling asleep.

James nodded.

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A couple hours later, they returned to the airport, and James looked at his watch. "Hmm...looks like we won't be able to make it back by the end of the week."