WOOOO fanfics. I actually have one on Tumblr I've been working on recently but I'm taking a minor break.
Disclaimer: I don't own hetalia or Soul Eater
Rochester, New York
"We're getting a vacation?" Matthew asked, suspicious. Alfred nodded.
"I know, it's weird. But Mr. Vargas said that we should get time off. So here we are." Alfred grinned. It was nice being away from DWMA sometimes without having to worry about fighting demons. Nurse Katyusha was a bit worried but let them go anyways, as long as they promised to be careful.
"So while everyone else is off fighting demons and stuff we're supposed to be relaxing?" Matthew repeated. The two hadn't had a vacation with just the two of them in a long time.
"Exactly! So, what do you want to do first?" Alfred shot his brother a smile. Matthew smiled back.
"We could always go sight-seeing. I heard that Rochester is best at night, so we have a bit until then." Matthew suggested. Alfred grinned.
"Then let's go sight-see!" The two brothers set off. They stopped by the Ice-Rink first, renting skates and enjoying the ice for the first time in a long while.
"Look who's here. The DWMA students." Matthew, the better skater, turned around skillfully. He instantly recognized the speaker.
"Hey weren't you back in Switzerland? Why are you in Rochester?" He asked. Alfred glanced over his shoulder, trying not to fall over.
"Didn't Giriko call him Lars or something?" Lars scowled.
"It's called a vacation idiots. Why the hell are you two here?" Alfred narrowed his eyes.
"It's call a vacation idiot." He shot back. Lars twitched with annoyance as one of his friends skated up.
"What do you even have against DWMA anyways?" Matthew asked, trying to prevent a fight on ice.
"The school denied his application." The friend explained. Lars smacked him upside the head.
"Don't tell them that!" He snapped angrily. The friend rubbed his head, apologetically. Alfred laughed and Lars narrowed his eyes, giving Alfred a rough shove that caused the boy to fall onto the ice.
"Hey! Asshole." Alfred growled, Matthew helping him back up while at the same time restraining him.
"Look. We can't really fight here. We'd probably end up killed or hurting others." Matthew got in between the two boys, trying to prevent a fight.
"He's right. There's only one way to settle this. Hockey Match. Us two against you two." Lars smirked. Alfred exchanged a look with Matthew.
"Are you sure about this?" Alfred asked. Lars rolled his eyes.
"Are you backing out? I didn't think DWMA was full of cowards." Now he did it. Both Matthew and Alfred narrowed their eyes.
"You're on!" They snapped. The group moved over to the smaller rink that had goals set up. They managed to get a worker who was on their break to be referee and everything."Okay boys, clean game. 10 minutes. Ready?" He blew the whistle and dropped the puck. Alfred easily got to it first and passed it to Matthew, who skillfully maneuvered around Lars and shot at the goal, scoring. Lars and his friend stared, eyes wide. Alfred smirked and gave Matthew a high-five.
"You probably should've thought twice before challenging a Canadian to hockey." Matthew taunted, completely out of character. Lars scowled.
"Come on idiot, we can't let them win!" He snapped and the boy jumped into action. The ref dropped the next puck and the boy harshly pushed Alfred out of the way, stealing the puck. Alfred nearly fell but managed to stay on his feet. "Oy! Don't play dirty!" He snapped as he skated after him. Matthew was close but Lars slammed him into the wall as the boy shot, scoring. Alfred helped Matthew up, glaring at Lars.
"Where's the call Ref?!" He snapped angrily, but the worker shrugged. Alfred scowled and Matthew placed a hand on his shoulder."Alfred. If that's how they want to play, they can play that way. But we'll still win, even if they play dirty." He said firmly. Alfred nodded, determined. Lars smirked as the two took their spot on the rink."Aw are the babies back for more?" He taunted. Alfred and Matthew ignored him and the ref blew his whistle, dropping the puck. This time Alfred dodged the push, making the other boy fall forward. He took the puck and practically flew down the rink. Lars was coming straight for him and Alfred quickly passed to Matthew before he got ran over. He fell onto the ice as Matthew scored. He stood up, ignoring Lars and his friend's taunts and skated over to Matthew.
"How much longer?" He asked. Matthew glanced at the timer. There was still a full minute left.
"Just stall. I don't want to be ran over or slammed onto the ice again." Alfred and Matthew high-fived and took their spot on the ice.
"Last minute. Go!" The teens set off, Alfred winning the first puck and maneuvering back and forth along the ice, obviously annoying his defender. Finally he passed to Matthew off the wall and Matthew easily passed back, barely dodging Lars in the process. Soon, the timer ran out and the worker blew his whistle.
"Game! Winner to the DWMA students." Alfred cheered and Matthew smiled. The two high-fived and turned to Lars and his friend, who were obviously pissed at the fact they lost.
"Consider that payback for spitting on our friend." Alfred snapped before skating off the rink, followed by Matthew. "So, how's that for fun? Playing hockey like in the old days?" Alfred grinned as they returned the skates and left the rink. Matthew chuckled.
"I didn't even have to get serious on those guys. Hey it's almost dark. I heard they were setting off fire works tonight. I bet we could see them pretty well from the bridge." Alfred brightened.
"Oh dude fireworks?! I love fireworks! And I heard New York had the best fireworks too!" Alfred was excited and Matthew could easily tell.
"Okay okay. Let's head to the bridge before they start then." Matthew chuckled and Alfred grabbed his hand, pulling him down the street towards the bridge.
DWMA
"It's been strangely quiet…too quiet. Where's Alfred aru?" Yao asked Sakura, flipping a page in his book. Sakura shrugged."I believe he is on a vacation with Matthew. In New York." She explained. Yao frowned and finished his sentence, glancing at Sakura.
"Since when could those two afford a vacation to New York aru?" Sakura shrugged again.
"I believe Vargas-sensei told them to go. I received a call saying he was heading to Rochester and not to worry about him." Yao sat up quickly, looking at her fully.
"Wait Rochester, New York aru?" Sakura nodded, confused.
"Hai." Yao swore under his breath and flipped quickly back through his book."Is something wrong Yao?" Sakura asked, concerned. Yao nodded."In this book, they have lists of strange and unsolved murders all over the world. One is called the 'Alphabet Killer'. Killed three young girls in Rochester, New York aru." He finally found the page and handed the book to Sakura, who took it.
"'Carmen Colon, Wanda Walcowicz, and Michelle Maenza. Carmen was 10 and the other two were 11. Killer not found.'" Sakura read. "But these murders took place in the 1970s, I highly doubt the murderer could still be alive." She pointed out.
"That's what Feli and Lovi thought back in Italy aru." Yao shot back as he stood up.
"So, what are we going to do?" Sakura asked. Yao sighed.
"We have to go there and warn them. This 'vacation' was obviously a trick to get them to go on a mission aru."
Rochester Bridge
BOOM!
Alfred cheered at the fireworks. Matthew shook his head, chuckling.
"How is it you love fireworks but hate thunder?" He asked. Alfred stuck out his tongue.
"Fireworks are bright and colorful. Thunder is creepy." Matthew sighed."Speaking of thunder, you can see the dark clouds coming in. It might rain soon. We should head in." Alfred pouted.
"But the fireworks aren't over…" He whined. "Then why hasn't there been a firework since that last one? They go off one after another Al." Matthew folded his arms.
"Fiiiine…we can go now." Alfred admitted defeat and the two began to head off the bridge.
"Leaving so soon comrades?" The two froze at the familiar voice.
"Please tell me that was my imagination." Alfred whispered. Matthew shook his head.
"I heard it too…" The two slowly turned and there on the other side of the bridge was Ivan, his scarf blowing in the breeze. He appeared to be alone.
"Braginski. What the hell are you doing here?" Alfred spat, glaring at the boy.
"Ah such strong spirit. And strong soul. I'm sure my little pet agrees." Ivan chuckled darkly.
"Pet?" Matthew and Alfred exchanged looks as something roared behind them.
"MOVE!" Alfred pushed Matthew out of the way and got hit across the bridge, rolling a bit before slowing to a stop in the middle of the bridge.
"Al!" Matthew was about to run after him when he caught a good look at the demon. It was large, the height of the lamppost. It had two large fists and arms, but short legs. It's face was a mask, with an 'A' on the forehead. But it seemed to be looking straight at Alfred.
"I understand he doesn't fit your usual act however I'm positive he will be worth it." Ivan walked slowly towards Alfred, who was starting to get up. He grabbed his arm and pulled it behind him. Alfred bit back a cry of pain.
"You cause too much trouble comrade. I would love to play with you a bit longer but I can tell you will be a problem later." He hissed in Alfred's ear. Alfred glared at him as best as he could.
"I think you underestimate me Braginski." Before Ivan could think about what he said, he kicked back at Ivan's knees, freeing his arm, and roundhouse kicked towards his face. To his surprise, Ivan caught his leg and twisted it, forcing Alfred to turn with it, landing back on the ground. He tried to get up again but Ivan put a foot on his back, forcing him back down.
"Why don't you watch as the Alphabet Killer kills your brother and eats his soul? Then you will know what is your fate." He smiled and snapped his fingers.
"MATTHEW RUN!" Alfred screamed, trying to get up. Ivan placed more pressure on his back. Matthew looked at him and back at the demon, who was turning towards him.
"U-Um…Nice Demon?" He backed up until he reached the railing of the bridge. The demon lumbered towards him.
"Stop it Ivan!" Alfred couldn't do anything to help. Ivan chuckled.
"Nyet. It will be fun to watch your pretty little soul break. So bright and blue and powerful." Alfred clenched his fist. He couldn't freak out here. He might hurt Matthew. But…he needed to do something. Ivan's eyes narrowed as he watched Alfred.
"What are you do-""ALFRED NO!" Alfred instantly calmed down at the familiar voice, smiling a bit.
"Perfect timing." He chuckled and Ivan glared at him, putting even more pressure on his back. Alfred coughed and glared up at him.
"Aiyah! It's huge!" Yao and Sakura were running up the bridge and skidded to a stop at the sight of the demon. Matthew took the chance to escape, running towards Ivan and Alfred."Sakura, let's do this." Yao ordered. Sakura nodded and transformed. Yao gripped the weapon tightly, trying to think of a plan. The demon wasn't going to wait and swung its fist. Yao smirked and jumped, landing on its fist and began to run up the arm.
"In the name of Lord Death, prepare to be cleansed demon!" Yao swung down but the demon had moved, resulting in only the arm being cut off. The arm disappeared once it hit the bridge and the demon roared loudly. Before Yao could dodge, It hit him with a surprising speed, sending him flying into the railing, which nearly snapped on impact.
"We don't want to fall off Yao!" Sakura warned. Yao nodded and stood up.
"The pressure points are it's shoulders, knees, and waist. The shoulders are too high and it won't pull the same mistake twice. We'll have to start low and work our way up." Yao charged and faked a jump, causing the demon to raise it's arm to defend, and swung at the knees, striking accurately and causing the demon to fall.
"Bloody Slicer" the sword blade began to glow blood red and Yao slashed straight through the demon, cutting it in half before it dissolved. Yao grabbed the soul and turned towards Ivan and the two brothers.
"I hope you don't mind waiting for your meal Sakura." He said, putting the soul in his pocket. Sakura shook her head."We need to help them." Matthew's eyes flashed and his arm became his scythe blade. He charged Ivan, preparing to slash. Ivan smirked and jumped, causing Matthew to miss and trip over Alfred, who yelped in pain.
"Ow…when could you learn to do that Mattie?" Alfred sat up. Matthew shrugged."I dunno. But we need to deal with him now. He doesn't have his weapon with him." Alfred nodded and stood up. Matthew fully transformed and Alfred caught him. Ivan grinned and approached."Comrades, do you realize who you are dealing with? I know you have good Soul Perception Jones, why don't you look?" He taunted. Alfred scowled and narrowed his eyes, which quickly widened."What? What's wrong Alfred?" Matthew asked, worried. Alfred tightened his grip.
"His soul…it's insane. Pure insanity. It's like…." Alfred realized what the best comparison would be and bit his lip, not wanting to say it.
"It is like your own, but insane." Ivan finished for him. Alfred was silent.
"Alfred is nothing like you! Don't even say that!" Matthew snapped. Alfred nodded, getting into an offensive stance.
"It's two on one Braginski, do you really want to take the chance?" He challenged as Yao approached. Ivan folded his arms, appearing to think."Hmm…no I believe it has been long enough. Have fun comrades. Oh and Alfred….I hope you enjoy my surprise." Ivan waved and vanished. Yao ran to where he was and sighed.
"How did he even do that aru?" Sakura untransformed.
"What did he mean by the surprise?" She asked, looked at Alfred, worried. Alfred shrugged but suddenly stiffened.
"Shit….Soul Menace…." He muttered before falling to his knees, coughing harshly. Matthew untransformed, kneeling beside him, worried.
"Alfred?! What's wrong?" The other two ran over. Yao narrowed his eyes and gasped.
"His soul…it's out of control aru! That boy must've-" "Soul Menace." Alfred finished in between coughs.
"W-What do we do then?!" Matthew asked, looking at Yao, panicked.
"We need to get him to Nurse Katyusha. Aiyah, he is in the infirmary so much he might as well have his own personal bed aru." Yao grumbled as he put Alfred on his back and the group set off towards DWMA.
DWMA
"So you think this strange boy messed with Alfred's soul, making it out of control?" Katyusha frowned as Yao laid the now-sleeping Alfred on the bed.
"Hai. It makes sense." Sakura nodded and Matthew fidgeted."It wasn't just a strange boy. Alfred and I…we met him back in Switzerland too. He was the one that hurt us and Gilbert. But why would he attack us again?" Matthew looked at Alfred, worried.
"We'll find out. But for now you need to leave so I can start working on him. Why don't you go make pancakes for him so he can eat when he wakes up?" Katyusha suggested. Matthew nodded and Yao gently took his arm, pulling him towards the door."Come on aru." Sakura and Yao led Matthew to his dorm. Katyusha clucked her tongue and turned to Alfred.
"Ivan has very little patience. It is remarkable how similar you two are. The only difference is who's side you are on." She mused as she took a vial out of her drawer, walking over to Alfred.
"This should help a bit." She forced the liquid into his mouth and he swallowed instinctively. Katyusha smiled as she pocketed the now-empty vial.
"Have fun Alfred."
DWMA- Jones/Beilschmidt Dorm
"Hey Mattie! Making pancakes? Is it a special occasion?" Gilbert asked as he walked into the kitchen. Matthew sighed.
"Alfred. He's resting but he'll be hungry when he wakes up." Gilbert frowned and walked over, leaning against the counter."Resting? I didn't see him when I walked in." Matthew shook his head."Not here. The infirmary. We ran into….someone today." He wasn't sure if he should tell Gilbert the entire story.
"'Someone'? I assume someone bad if he's in the infirmary." Gilbert folded his arms.
"Definitely bad. But Yao gave me the soul from the demon he defeated. Sakura insisted too. So I guess I'm up to 26." he tried to steer the conversation away from Braginski. Gilbert sighed."Birdie, if you don't want to talk about it that's fine." Kumajirou walked in and nudged Matthew. Matthew bent down and scratched his ears.
"Hey Kuma. Pancakes will be ready soon." Gilbert glared at the bear.
"I'm watching you this time. Pancake-stealer." Kumajirou glared back at Gilbert. Matthew sighed."Can't you two get along for once?" He asked, standing up.
"He starts it- OW!" Gilbert flinched as Kumajirou bit his foot.
"Kuma! No!" Matthew tried to pull Kumajirou off, who began scratching wildly to stay on. Matthew hissed as he got scratched on his hand. Kumajirou let go of Gilbert, obviously worried that he had hurt Matthew badly.
"No I'm fine Kuma. Just a little bit of….blood." Matthew stared at his hand in shock.
"What's wrong Mattie?" Gilbert asked, worried. He gently took Matthew's hand to look at it and his eyes widened.
"Mattie…why is your blood black?"