It's been so long since I updated this fic . Sorry! I actually had the idea for the next chapter in a dream (I know it's weird but I just go with it!) so here it is!
Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia or Soul Eater.
"I thought weapons couldn't be hurt in their Weapon form…" Ludwig murmured, staring at the bleeding weapon on shock. Gilbert gritted his teeth.
"We're invincible…unless we're hit by something incredibly powerful. Then we can be hurt." Gilbert said softly. Ludwig scowled as the boy walked past the still-shocked Alfred and towards them.
"Alfred! Alfred I'm fine! We have to help Ludwig!" Matthew pleaded, but Alfred didn't respond. The boy untransformed to try and get his brother to respond, revealing a cut on his shoulder. Ludwig tightened his grip as the boy stopped a few feet away.
"You seem strong. If you give up now, maybe I won't kill you." The boy's smile was back and Ludwig involuntarily shuddered.
"If you give up, maybe we won't kill you!" Gilbert shot back. The boy didn't change emotions.
"Gilbert. Silver pistol mode." Ludwig said automatically. Gilbert grinned."Ah. Gonna try out our new move? Nice!" He changed into the form Ludwig wanted and the boy held the pistol even.
"Many Meisters and Weapon partners will look back at the past students to see what made them successful. Some will even create special attacks based off of the old ones." Ludwig began. The boy cocked his head, confused.
"Many will use the same idea as the original, but change it, switching weapons, names, etc." As Ludwig talked, Gilbert had begun to grow. He was growing into an arm-cannon that fit perfectly onto Ludwig's gun. The boy smirked.
"Ah I know that move. Death Cannon?" Ludwig smirked."You wish." The boy's smirk fell, a look of pure confusion on his face.
"Ready whenever you are Lud!" Gilbert said, a look of determination and excitement on his face. Ludwig nodded.
"Originally, this move was meant for a Guillotine-weapon. We edited it a little. Law Abiding Silver Gun!" The gun fired, releasing a silver beam. The boy's eyes widened as he tried to block it with his pipe. He managed to withstand the attack until it finished, finally throwing the pipe out of his hand. Ludwig collapsed, quickly followed by Gilbert, who had untransformed due to pure exhaustion. The boy panted, dropping to one knee. After a few minutes, he stood back up. He was no longer smiling as he picked up his weapon. He turned to the unconscious Ludwig, stalking over.
"You could become very dangerous later. I must deal with you now." He muttered, raising his pipe. As he swung down, there was a loud cry as Gilbert managed to fling himself over his brother, taking the full-force of the attack onto his back.
"GILBERT!" Matthew screamed as the teen cried out with pain. The boy lowered his weapon, apparently shocked that Gilbert had taken the hit. Gilbert's hoodie was ripped open, blood dripping out the large cut that had appeared. The boy frowned, grabbing Gilbert's hair and forcing the boy to look up. His red eyes glared into the boy's purple ones.
"Why did you do that? It was very stupid." The boy asked. Gilbert scowled, flinching as another wave of pain flashed through his body.
"It's a weapon's job to protect his meister at all costs." He said through gritted teeth. The boy cocked his head.
"How selfless…and stupid. Why take a hit for someone else who simply uses you? Meisters do not care for their weapons, so why should the weapons care for their meisters?" Gilbert scowled."You obviously don't get it." The boy tightened his grip, getting another cry out of Gilbert."What don't I get?" He hissed.
"Leave them alone." The boy turned, releasing his grip. Gilbert fell forward as the boy looked towards the newcomers.
"No way…" Matthew gazed towards Alfher, who was holding a large sword.
"Who are you?" The boy asked. Gilbert glanced weakly towards the man."Vati…" Gilbert was as shocked as everyone else.
"Stay away from my students. I know all about you. Ivan Braginski, ex-student at DWMA, expelled for stealing the souls he 'saved'." Alfher began to list various reasons when Ivan rolled his eyes.
"Why are you here? Don't trust your 'students' so deal with a problem?" Alfher scowled.
"Their mission was to deal with Giriko. You weren't part of the mission so we were sent to deal with it." Matthew frowned."'We'?" That's when the sword began to laugh.
"Man Alfher, it's been so long since we fought together." Gino chuckled. Alfher nodded. Matthew and Gilbert's mouths dropped.
"No way…Mr. Vargas!?" Matthew shook Alfred, trying to see if the boy saw the same thing.
"You two are too old to be fighting. Leave the fighting to the kids, da?" Ivan smirked. Alfher raised an eyebrow."He thinks we're too old to fight Gino." The sword laughed again.
"We better teach him to respect his elders." Alfher swung the sword, burying it into the ground. Ivan cocked his head, confused.
"Split Branches" Suddenly, in an irregular line, a bunch of black spikes burst out of the ground. Before Ivan could even move he was stabbed through the shoulder and leg. He didn't even flinch when the spikes retracted as Alfher picked up the sword once more.
"Natalya, we are leaving." Ivan said sharply. There was a bright glow that caused everyone to look away and when they looked back, there was nobody there. Gino turned into his human form and both teachers ran towards the students.
"Gilbert! Ludwig! Are you okay?" Alfher knelt down the boys. Gilbert managed to grin.
"Relax Vati. He's just exhausted. Did you see us? We actually pulled off our special attack and it worked." Alfher chuckled as he ruffled Gilbert's hair.
"You need to rest Gilbert. We'll get you back to DWMA and Nurse Katyusha will fix you up." Gilbert nodded, closing his eyes. Meanwhile, Gino was over by Alfred and Matthew.
"How'd you get hurt Matthew?" He asked as he studied Matthew's shoulder.
"Um…I'm not sure. Alfred blocked an attack and I was bleeding…but what's wrong with him? Why won't he respond?" Matthew glanced at his brother, worried. Gino knelt next to Alfred.
"I think I know. A long time ago, back when Alfher and I were partners and still trying to collect souls, there was an opponent we never beat. He was so strong, he could hurt me in weapon form. The first time Alfher saw me bleed, he panicked and filled with guilt. That was the end of our fights. He was too worried about me ending up hurt. I think Alfred is upset that you got hurt." Gino explained, putting a hand on Alfred's shoulder.
"That's….so stupid!" Matthew snapped. Alfred finally moved, looking up at his brother with a shocked look in his eyes.
"You risk your life all the time trying to fight demons and get souls! You think I feel good whenever you get hurt during a fight!?" Matthew ranted. Alfred looked away.
"You aren't supposed to get hurt…" Alfred mumbled. Matthew reared back and slapped his brother across the face. Alfred raised a hand onto his cheek, tears welling up in his eyes.
"Y-you hit me…." Matthew didn't soften."You are so stubborn! You always think you can be the hero so you recklessly throw yourself into dangerous situations to show off! You don't care how it affects me or anyone else!" Matthew kept going. Alfred didn't say anything.
"Matthew…" Gino said quietly. Matthew glanced down and saw that the others looked uncomfortable.
"You can talk to your brother when we get back. Right now, we need to get back to DWMA…" He said softly. Matthew nodded and the group began to head to the academy, Alfher and Gino carrying Gilbert and Ludwig.
DWMA
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?!" Katyusha stood up, shocked, as Alfher and Gino brought in the boys. They laid Ludwig and Gilbert down on two beds while Matthew sat down on another.
"Many things. Ludwig's just exhausted but Gilbert got hit on the back and Matthew's got a hurt shoulder." Gino explained. Katyusha glanced at Alfred, who was still rubbing his cheek.
"Alfred's the one who managed to not get hurt?" Katyusha murmured. She then turned and grabbed some bandages and began walking towards Matthew. She glanced over at the three standing in the room.
"You'll have to leave so I can take care of them." She said sharply. The three quickly left the room.
"Alfred, are you going to wait out here?" Alfher asked. Alfred nodded. The two teachers exchanged glances.
"We'll go get someone to keep you company." Gino said, grabbing Alfher's arm and pulling him away. Alfred just sat against the wall, not sure what to do. Matthew's words rang through his head.
"You don't care how it affects me or anyone else!" Tears fell down his face.
"ALFRED!" He glanced up at the voice. All of their friends, Alice, Feli, Lovi, Sakura, Francis, and Yao were running towards him.
"What happened!?" Alice asked, concerned. Alfred quickly wiped away his tears.
"Some guy attacked us during our mission. He hurt Gilbert pretty bad and managed to make Mattie bleed…in weapon form." Everyone looked shocked."Wh-What?! Is he okay?" Francis asked. Alfred nodded."It's just his shoulder. Ludwig's passed out too, but he's just exhausted. But the guy…he was a kid like us. Mr. Beilschmidt called him Ivan Braginski." Sakura frowned as she knelt down beside him.
"Why was Mr. Beilschmidt there?" She asked. Alfred managed to smile.
"He and Mr. Vargas came to help us. It was pretty cool, they fought together and everything." Feli giggled as Lovi rolled her eyes."Nonno is too old to be fighting. He could've gotten hurt." Lovi muttered. Sakura looked closely at Alfred.
"Alfred…are you okay? Honestly and truly?" She asked softly. Alfred looked away.
"Mattie…got mad at me." Alice frowned.
"All siblings fight, it's just natural." Alfred shook his head.
"This was one-sided. It-" Alfred was interrupted by a sudden coughing fit. He covered his mouth with his hand and Sakura quickly began patting his back as Alice also knelt by him.
"A-Alfred!" Alice stared at Alfred's hand, which had black blood in it. He was staring at it as well.
"Black blood…Impossible. There hasn't been any Black Blood for years aru!" Yao said, shocked. Sakura and Alice began helping Alfred to his feet.
"We need to get him into the Nurse's office." Alfred began to protest but the girls managed to get him into the office. Katyusha glanced over, frowning.
"I thought I told you to stay outside Alfred! I need space to wor- what's that?" Katyusha suddenly grabbed Alfred's hand. She stared at the black blood.
"Lay him down over there on the cot next to Matthew." She ordered. The girls led Alfred to a cot by the chair Matthew was sitting, his shoulder now bandaged, and laid him down. Matthew stared in shock at his brother."W-what's wrong with him?" He asked, standing up.
"He began to cough up blood. Everything will be fine Mattieu, just rest." Francis said softly, gently pushing the boy back into his chair. Meanwhile, Yao was looking at all of them.
"None of them got away unscratched. This Ivan person is a worthy foe if he could hurt all four of them aru." He muttered to himself. Feli glanced at him before walking over to Ludwig, who was slowly gaining consciousness.
"Mein gott…my head hurts…what happened?" He asked, looking around. He glanced to the side and his eyes widened when he saw Gilbert lying next to him, his back bandaged.
"W-What happened?!" Ludwig tried to get up but Feli made him lay down."He'll be fine Luddy! You need to rest!" She said firmly. Ludwig tried to protest but he saw the determined look in Feli's eyes and laid back down, but propped himself up so he was sitting.
"Now. You need to tell us exactly what happened! Every last detail." Alice said, crossing her arms. Ludwig sighed.
"Well, we were called into Lord Death's office…."
Later…
"So the four are spending the night in the Nurse's office?" Feli asked. Sakura nodded.
"I'm very worried about the Black Blood. I know that it doesn't last very long in people who have Anti-Demon Wavelengths so it should leave Alfred soon but it also spreads through soul resonance so if he tries to fight with Matthew, Matthew will become infected." Sakura explained. Feli frowned.
"But how did Alfred get infected in the first place? According to Ludwig, he never touched that Ivan guy directly." Sakura shrugged.
"I am not sure. It worries me though…"
Nurse's Office-
"How long will it last?" Katyusha sighed. Natalya was once again in her window."Considering Alfred's soul, not very long. Of course, if he manages to infect Matthew, it might be constantly transferring between the two as they fight. But is he the only one you infected?" Natalya cackled."Big Brother was going to kill the blonde one but the other boy got in his way. If he lives, he should be infected as well. Plus with the glimpse of insanity we saw while he fought Giriko, he should become fully under the control of Black Blood soon." Katyusha glanced down at Gilbert, who shivered in his sleep.
"Good. He is a strong boy, he could be very useful…" She smiled, rubbing her hand through his hair.
Gilbert's Soul Room
"Why am I even here? I haven't been here in forever…" Gilbert muttered as he glanced around his soul room. It had a cross over a small table with a laurel around it, representing his religious side while on the other side there were swords for his more aggressive-fighting side. But now there was a new door, one he'd never seen before.
"What do we have here?" Gilbert slowly walked towards the door, ignoring his better judgment. He opened the door and frowned. All that was through the door was black, pitch black nothingness.
"Isn't it nice to finally meet? It's been so long…" Gilbert stiffened at the voice.
"What the fuck? Who's there?!" He whipped around, looking for the voice.
"How rude, you don't remember me after all I've done. I'm the reason you're strong. I'm the reason you haven't died yet. I'm the source of your power. In fact, if you ask nicely, I could even give you more. Enough to beat any enemy you come across." Gilbert scowled.
"Yeah right. I don't know who you are but get the hell out of my Soul room!" He shouted, slamming the door shut. The door shimmered and vanished.
"You'll ask me soon enough…" The voice sounded more distant but still there. Gilbert covered his ears, trying to block out the voice."LEAVE ME ALONE!" He screamed.
Nurse's Office
Gilbert sat up with a cry, flinching when a flash of pain went through his body due to the sudden movement. He glanced around and saw everyone else was asleep, Katyusha leaning against her desk. He relaxed as he laid back down."it was just a dream…"
Dun Dun DUUNN! Epic no? isn't it nice to see some insanity going around?
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