A/N: Okay here's the deal, I've been pretty sick lately and it makes me really tired so if the quality goes down on the chapters, that's why. Thank you all for reading the story and even if you don't like thank you for giving it a chance.

Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia. If I did it would suck and you would not be reading this now.

Chapter III: The Judgement

The world seemed to freeze for a moment when attention finally moved to Gilbert and me, then pick up again at high speed after we were recognized.

"Oh mon dieu.. Gilbert, what did you do?!" Francis was quiet to start with but it quickly turned to yelling when he turned to Gil.

"What I had to, he was going to die!" the albino vampire was quick to yell back. "There was a rouge vampire running around town and picked Matt as his next meal. I had to do something about it."

"Then you should have contained the vampire that attacked him, but that is no excuse to change Mathew!" It was Ludwig that yelled this time.

"Then what would have happened?! You would have given the guy a scare, maybe chain him up with silver for a while, that's all! And what would have happened to Matt! He was past human assistance, he would have died if I didn't change him!"

"You have seen many people die before Gilbert, you yourself have caused most of the deaths you've seen. Or did you forget about that?" Ludwig's hard stare strengthened when Gilbert said nothing, then softened greatly and a look of realization flashed across his face. "Gilbert, I-"

"Save it!" The albino's normally cocky smirk was absent from his face, currently replaced by a look of pain and anger so great the sun paled in comparison. "You promised never to brig that up again, no matter what.."

"I didn't mean-"

"Save it, we'll talk about it later." Gilbert said it with such a tone of finality that there was no room for argument. "We're here about me changing Matt, not what happened centuries ago."

With a nod, Ludwig cleared his throat to continue. "So why didn't you restrain the vampire?"

"He fought with intent to harm so I was forced to silence him. I changed Matt soon after because he was past human care. He didn't deserve to die like that." His voice was stiff at first, but softened when he spoke about me. "He doesn't deserve to die at all.. He's too young.."

"That's not for you to decide right now Gilbert." Antonio cut in. "As much as we hate to do it, there's really nothing we can do. You know the rules about this."

"But why is it a rule?! It makes no sense!"

"Its a rule because without it there would be dozens of newborn vampires running around out of control." Yao stated from his seat between Ivan and Francis.

"Matt won't be out of control! You guys know me, I would make sure he doesn't do anything that could expose us."

"Gilbert speaks the truth." Kiku said, eyes on Gil. "He would ensure the Mathew doesn't do anything that would revel our existence to the humans." At this Gilbert smiled slightly.

"See, Kiku knows its alright!"

"Just a moment Gilbert. I can tell that you will do what you can to protect him, but i am concerned about your bad habits.. Even with that bird of yours, you often left him unsupervised, and when he caused problems around the house, he often went without punishment as I am aware."

"Oh, well about that-"

"A newborn vampire is much more responsibility Gilbert. The kind of trouble he can get into is much more dangerous and harder to clean up." Gilbert's happiness faded more and more as the seconds went on.

"I know that, and I can keep and eye on him, really I can.."

"With what we have seen with Gilbird, I am not so sure about that."

"Just give me a chance! Nothing ever happens unless someone is willing to give someone else a chance to do something!" With each person that spoke, my chance of survival dropped lower and lower. I could nearly hear the tears in Gilbert's voice as he continued to try to reason with them.

On after the other, the council members found reasons to follow the rules and execute me, but none found a reason to keep me alive.

"Please, just give us a chance! Matt has done no wrong, he doesn't deserve to die, that's why i changed him in the first place!"

"Its not you're place to decide who does or doesn't deserve to die." Arthur finally spoke up for the first time, rising from his seat. "A rule has been broken and punishment must be given for it. I've heard enough to cast my judgement, and I will share it with the rest of the council. Gilbert, you and Mathew will remain here while we speak."

Gilbert's shoulders slumped into a defeated pose and he nodded slightly. "Right.." I know Gilbert seemed greatly upset by this, but the way Arthur looked at me as the council left the room, it gave me hope that he had a hidden ace up his sleeve. It gave me hope that I would survive this after all.

xXxXx

All actions have consequences.

Whether good or bad, however, depends on what we have done. Bad things are the result of bad things done. Good things are the result of good things done. This concept if commonly known as 'karma'. What goes around, comes around.

But sometimes, in this celestial balance system, something will go wrong and consequences become flawed and mixed up. Good will happen to bad, as bad will happen to good.

However, the stars will often notice these mistakes and fix them as best they can, which can often result in extreme bad happening to bad people, such as being hit by a car, or breaking an arm.

It can also result in the reversal of the good from the bad person, such as the loss of a job after a promotion, or losing a winning lottery ticket. This same concept applies to the good half of the universe.

Extremes may be finding a valuable item hidden among the junk in your closet or finding money on the side of the road. Reversals may be inheriting a new house after being evicted from your own or insurance paying for a new phone after your's is broken by a friend.

In Mathew's case, his life was nearly cut short by a rouge vampire. For one that has never done any harm, its only natural that this be fixed. Luckily, karma is on his side, for now anyway.

xXxXx

Hours later, the Gilbert and I were sitting down. Well, Gilbert was sitting, I was laying down with my head in his lap as he played absently with my hair. Finally, we heard the sounds of the council coming back into the room and we got up to hear.

They came in one at a time, the same order they introduced themselves in. One by one, the seats were filled, Arthur coming in last and taking his seat in the middle.

"This council meeting is back in order for the final Judgment of Gilbert Beilschmidt and Mathew Williams. Please stand." He may have say please, but we both knew it was an order. We got up form our position and stood in front to the council.

Gilbert held my hand tightly as i looked around at them all. Every one of them wore similar, expressionless masks. Even Alfred's was devoid of anything that might give away the judgment.

"After much deliberation and more yelling than i figure would have been necessary the council has come to an agreement." he paused for a moment to look us both in the eyes before moving on. "We have decided that you have done no wrong and therefore do not have any reason for death." At these words, both Gilbert and I brightened greatly.

"Thank you so much!" I smile widely. "You won't regret this!"

Arthur held his hand up to show that he wasn't done yet. "Its true, you don't deserve to die, however, you still need to be punished for breaking a law. We have decided that you will work for us as punishment. Think of it like community service with no set hours."

"What will we be doing.." Gilbert asked hesitantly.

"Oh nothing much.. just hunting down a some trouble makers.. the occasional silencing or purification." He said is offhandedly, like he was discussing the weather.

"That sounds dangerous.."

"It is but we will start you off with easier jobs and move you up from there. Supplies will be provided for jobs, all you have to do is provide the service, and if you wish to bring your own supplies then you are free to do so. Is it a deal?"

Gilbert hesitated for a moment, glancing at me, then nodded. "Its a deal."

And just like that, we had become bounty hunters.

xXxXx

Later, Council Room

Third person POV

"That was pretty smart thinking, Iggy!" Alfred shouted as the glomped the poor angel.

"Quiet down! Bloody hell, you give me a headache sometimes.." the British angel stated, holding his head tiredly.

"He's right you know." Ludwig said, sorting through a stack of papers."You are the only one that came up with any way to save Mathew."

"it was really quite impressive." Yao commented.

"Si! I'm so glad Matt won't have to die, i enjoy cooking with him!" Feliciano grinned widely.

"Si, si! And now Gilbert won't be depressed half the time anymore!" Antonio and Francis were both rejoicing at this fact.

"I am curious, however.." Ivan grinned, setting his book down. "How did this idea come about?"

A grin stretched across Arthur's face as well. "Well, its like killing two birds with one stone. I could never let my adoptive brother die so i had to do something that would make his survival useful to the council."

"I get it." Romano said between bites of a tomato. "And you got the idea of hunting down trouble makers when the albino potato talked about that rouge vampire, huh?"

"That's right. I would never have allowed any harm to come to Mathew, I just needed a reason to justify it."

As everyone continued to congratulate Arthur on his quick thinking, Ludwig hung back, pretending to sort through papers. If anyone had been paying attention, they may have seen a smile pull at the corner of his lips as he glanced at the high ranked angel.

"Thank you Arthur.." Barely above a whisper, but still the British man turned to look, only to see that the vampire was still looking at his work.

A/N: Now i know what you're thinking! After so long without an update and suddenly two updates in a row? WTF!

Well, i have a 4 day weekend from summer school so i may actually get another update or two in this weekend!

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