"Yeah," Bernkastel said. "I'm hungry, so get moving."
"And I was so worried about nothing," Tsubaki sighed, getting to her feet.
"Ice cream? You mind if we come too?" Maka asked.
"Thanks, but no thanks," Soul said. "Do you see how cool I am? I wouldn't be caught at an ice cream shop with a bunch of girly—" His sentence was cut short when Maka chopped him. "Okay, fine…."
"If I may accompany you, I'll split the expenses," Kid offered, holding a hand out to Tsubaki.
"Oh, you don't have to do that, Kid," Tsubaki said. "I have it all covered."
"On second thought…" Tsubaki whispered as she watched Kanon and Bernkastel order their food.
"Well, it is a punishment game," Blackstar said.
"You sure you don't want me to pitch in?" Kid asked. Tsubaki smiled at him nervously.
Kanon's Past; A Team Less Forgotten?
"I can't believe you two can eat that much," Tsubaki breathed. They hadn't only eaten ice cream; they had purchased entire meals worth feeding armies. "Blackstar and I will be lucky if we ever get to eat again."
"You never eat like that at home," Soul said. "Not cool; how selfish can you get?"
"When you have all this power, hunger is the only thing you have to worry about," Kanon informed them. Maka smirked; he sounded just like Bernkastel.
"So, how did you get all that power anyhow?" Kid asked. "I assume from what Bernkastel has told us that you weren't born with this power?"
"We have to succeed it from a witch," Kanon replied. "By either fighting her for it, or having her pass it on to us willingly."
"Which was it?" Tsubaki asked.
"We've fought many witches alone," Bernkastel said. "None of them had had multitudes of slave Furniture to give us, so they were all easy enemies."
Tsubaki and Kid didn't say anything about them not answering their questions; the witches had secrets, that was for sure. They continued chatting over the subject and made their way to Kid's mansion, which was a suitable place for the rest of their get-together. However, Kid was honestly wondering about if Bernkastel and Kanon would play a duet in the music room.
"So, when you resonate, why is it that you become one person?" Blackstar asked. Kanon and Bernkastel stiffened.
"That's none of your business!" Bernkastel shouted, stabbing him in the forehead with an iron stake. Behind her, Kanon laughed calmly.
"Has she done this to you every time you say something stupid?" he asked.
"Yes," Blackstar grumbled, yanking the stake out of his head.
"My apologies," Kanon laughed again. "My sister was always rather trigger-happy compared to me."
"Trigger-happy? Is that how he puts it?"
"As long as you don't forget who saved you and who tried to kill you," Bernkastel warned.
"You know you were only saving them for your own selfish reasons," Kanon countered, making a glass of wine appear out of nowhere. Bernkastel gritted her teeth, drawing another laugh from Kanon.
"Kid, the painting in the hallway is uneven," Bernkastel said. Kid gasped and got to his feet immediately, but Bernkastel put a hand on his shoulder. "I'll take care of it, okay? In return for letting us bond here."
Kid nodded shakily and sat back down. Kanon and Bernkastel made their way upstairs to check the painting, but it was completely straight. Kanon glanced at Bernkastel suspiciously.
"Why did you do that?"
"Do what?" Bernkastel asked innocently.
"Lie and give Kid a heart attack. I bet he thinks you won't get it straight. You know he'll just come back and check on it once we're all gone."
"That's not my concern," Bernkastel said. She pulled Kanon over to the music room. He paused and gasped quietly, his blue eyes clouding over.
"It's…" he thought, unconsciously moving towards the piano. "It's been too long."
He sat down at the piano and began tentatively tapping keys. A beautiful melody began to spread throughout the room. Downstairs, Kid and the others heard the music and began ascending the stairs. When Kanon heard them coming, his shy nature almost took over and he stopped playing. Bernkastel sat to his right and began touching a lighter tune. He smiled at her and began playing again. Together, they were amazing. Neither of them were perfect, but their creative spirits balanced together to play a lovely sound. Kid smiled when he entered the room. They were so symmetrical….
Soul Eater
Kanon continued playing long after his sister fell asleep in his lap. After a few more notes, he paused to look at his audience. They were all sitting on the floor around him, staring at him expectantly.
"So beautiful," Maka whispered, tears trickling from the corner of her eyes.
"Thank you," Kanon replied. He looked down at Bernkastel and began stroking her hair. "I had to teach her after we became witches. She was such a fast learner."
"After you became witches?" Soul asked.
Kanon nodded. "We were born normal witches, but our magic was very weak because we didn't have a teacher. Our parents left us, and we were adopted by our aunt and uncle. Their mansion was even bigger than this one, but Bernkastel wasn't allowed to leave the basement. I had to bring her leftover bread from dinner, that's all they allowed her."
"She was locked in the basement?" Maka asked. "That's terrible."
"They didn't want to teach her. I assume you've realized how clumsy she is?" Kanon continued. "She was like that with magic; insignificant to them. She was always in the dark, waiting for me to visit her at night. And then one day, she stopped moving. Her hair stopped growing, her eyes became white, she wouldn't eat—" He paused to swallow the bile rising in his throat. The thought of his lifeless sister was one of the worst sights that haunted his mind. "The next day, she broke out of the basement. Her hair was lively as if it had a mind of its own, her colors changed to a light teal, and she seemed like we had a chance. She told me that she had contacted an Endless Witch that had pity on us and was willing to give us her power if we did one simple thing."
"What did you do?" Liz asked.
"We killed our stepparents," Kanon replied, narrowing his eyes. The others gasped. "We tore their throats out with our teeth." He laughed quietly. "After that, we were made Endless Witches and the old witch let us reside with her. Her name was Lambda. We were able to live with normal witches, but there was still one problem. When we resonated, we became on omni-gender being with no name. The other witches thought it was strange or something to laugh at. It made us less talkative with others, that's why we're so…."
"Disinterested?" Soul suggested.
"I want to stab you," Kanon thought, a stress mark appearing on his forehead.
"Yeah," Kanon said slowly. "Instead of using our Resonance, we became a weapon pair like most other witches. There aren't many twin Endless witches, so instead of creating an equal pair, most witches just have servant weapons called Furniture. However, the idea of equality defies the idea of rebellion, so we were a stronger pair in each other. After consuming the power and soul of several other witches, we were separated."
Patti tried to sit still as she clutched Kid's arm tighter. This is where it gets interesting.
"I thought Bernkastel took her share of the power and abandoned me. It destroyed everything I knew. She was the only creature I could trust, and it didn't make sense that she would just leave me. Before I had time to think about it, I was attacked by a gang of witches. Without my Meister, I was pathetic. They took me as their hostage for months, and all I could do was think in silence about my failure. I was trapped in the dark for once. It gave me plenty of time to think about giving into insanity. When you lose your mind, nothing hurts anymore."
Bernkastel tensed in her sleep.
"I killed all of those witches and used their souls to become a Keshen. I was going to find Bernkastel and kill her as slowly as I could. However, once I saw her, I realized how weak I was. I didn't want to kill her, I just wanted her back."
"I can't believe I've doubted you all this time," Maka whispered, looking down. Kanon knelt in front of her and put his hand under her chin, forcing her to look up. He gave her an easy smile and pulled her into a hug.
"You know… I could actually fall for you," he whispered. "Soul, do you mind?"
"Not at all, I had my sights set on Bernkastel anyway—"
"Soul!" Maka whined, pounding him repeatedly with a book.
"Maka, I was kidding, of course I mind! I don't like Bernkastel at all!"
"Soul, how could you say that?" Bernkastel asked, awakening suddenly.
"I… uh…."
"Huh, I always knew you had it for Maka," the little girl sighed. "But that's alright, because if you date me, you also have to date my brother as our Resonance form."
"That's creepy…" Tsubaki said.
THE WONDERFUL END! This has been a Wolf no Naku Koro ni production. Please stay subscribed to me and watch out for my newer fanfictions! :D Stay classy Nipaa!