Shingeki no Mahou CH.8: Bloody Rose

by nightmareGear, 4 days, 19 hours ago

Journals / Personal

Disclaimer: Do I need to even post this? Anyway yeah, I own nothing but the story and Nadia.

When the Scouting Legion returned that evening the two were told by Armin what had happened, the female titan and how many people had died. The rest of the day went by in mourning.

Standing outside a wooden door, silent sobs could be heard from where she stood. Blake's eyes closed as she leaned against the wall outside Levi's room, she held back her own tears as she listened. She managed a weak and sad smile while remembering a soft and kind voice whisper into her ear

"Ganbatte Blake"

a tear rolled down her cheek and she slid down the wall, whispering in a shaky voice before rising and going to her room,

Petra

Elsewhere:

Nadia sat on her bed, staring absently at the bell shaped red make on her nail, the mark of her soul gem. Why was this happening? She rose from her bed and dressed into a white and black with a black undershirt. A white skirt that fell to her knees and black knee high socks and black shoes.

"Kyubey"

Said creature appeared in her desk,

"Yes"

Turning to face the creature with blue eyes that glowed in the darkness, white clothes stood out against the shadows that consumed the room,

"I have to go somewhere, could you do me a favor and not tell anyone unless necessary?"

"I believe I can"

Opening a window and jumping through, Nadia ran back to the wall, climbing up quickly with the use of the 3-d maneuver gear. Making her way undetected through the buildings and streets she arrived at her destination. Walking into the apartment ( I don't recall where she lives) she approached the blonde,

"Annie, I believe we need to have a talk"

Back with the Scouting Legion

Blake lay awake on her bed, she closed her bright green eyes and thought back to her world, the one that was born out of a selfless desire, a prayer, the one where life was so much simpler and far more frustrating.

Blake was drinking hot chocolate, she was waiting for Nadia to get out of her school. Blake had decided to move in with the other here in Asunaro City but the two still went to different schools. Blake herself went to a very nice school on the border of Asunaro and Matakihara while Nadia's school was north of her's nearing Namimori but still mostly in Asunaro. She sighed, the cold air allowed her breath to be seen in the air, clear puffs blooming before her.

Taking another sip a voice made her choke on the warm drink,

"Geting bored?"

Nadia's mid back red hair was tied up into a pony tail by a pink ribbon, blue eyes staring down at her with amusement at her reaction and a white uniform (the one she wore currently though Blake doesn't know that. Shhh) The only difference to the outfit was a red scarf around her neck.

"Yeah! Bored of having to wait for you to go hunting!"

"Never said you had to wait for me"

"You heavily implied it"

The red head smirked before playfully responding,

"But I still never told you"

Blake pushed a few strands of dark blue hair behind her ear, giving the younger girl a pout,

"Why is it I'm older but you're still the bossy one?"

"I'm a Leo"

"That's a stupid answer"

"I'm younger than you, I get to say stupid things"

Blake sighed again in defeat, mock glaring with bright green eyes. Throwing away her hot chocolate cup into a trash can she rose with Nadia and the two headed out into the city, searching for wraith.

"Nadia"

"Yeah?"

"I've been a puella magi for a year now, I have a question I wanted to ask you back then when Mami...died."

The red head stopped walking and looked at her companion,, curiosity etched into her face,

"Yeah? What is it?"

"What did you wish for? I mean, it had to be something important right? Or was it like Mami's?"

Nadia smiled at the other with a thoughtful expression,

"My wish, my wish was for someone else, someone I thought was important to me at the time, that person died for what she believed in along with someone I looked up to. But in the end it didn't matter, they were freed from that curse by a prayer"

"What do you mean?"

"It's a long story"

placing a hand on Blake's cheek Nadia leaned in and hugged her, resting her head on the other's shoulder,

"That won't happen again, I won't allow that to happen to you"

Blake's face turned tomato red at the affection, Nadia pulled back and gave her a smirk,

"hehe"

Blake snapped out of it,

"W-What's so funny?"

"I didn't know your face could turn that red, hehe"

"There's a special place in hell for people like you"

"I know, it keeps me up at night"

The two kept on walking off into the night, Blake kept on glaring at Nadia even while fighting, and Nadia felt that eventually there would be a hole in the side of her head.

With Nadia

Annie sat across from Nadia, the red head had entered her home two hours ago, they had talked about the female titan and titan's in general.

"I know it's you Annie, why though? Just to kidnap Eren?"

"How do you know"

"How Armin described the way the titan acted and looked. It wasn't to hard to figure out"

Annie looked over at the other,

"What will you do with this knowledge?"

"For now, nothing, as long as it doesn't involve me or Blake it doesn't really matter. We'll find our way home and leave you all behind anyway"

Nadia mentally yelled at herself

'STOP TALKING LIKE HOMURA!'

Then again, spending her earlier years near the other girl probably wasn't good for her emotionally. The other was detached when dealing with things like this and it rubbed off, she absently touched the pink ribbon in her hair. Annie seemed to accept her words,

" I have a question for you though, this...place you come from, I heard you mention it was different then it was with Fuyu. Can you explain?"

"Seems like a fair trade, though what I'm going to tell you...not even Blake know the whole thing"

Another Flash Back~~~~

Nadia had made her wish to change the tragic future that Oriko had seen, where Krimhield Gretchen Destroyed the world, consuming it within a labyrinth. Nadia's wish wasn't what she had thought though, as Oriko and Kirika died leaving her by herself, she had decided to help Homura. The two had began to team up on kills and preventing Madoka from making a contract, Sayaka had eventually become a witch killing Yuma and Kyoko along with herself. Mami had died fighting, she held her own but eventually was devoured by her opponent. Nadia and Homura were the last remaining to fight Walpurghis, the two had been winning the majority of the fight till it all went down hill. Homura was hit with a building and couldn't get back up to fight while she was attacked ruthlessly by familiars.

A pink light ending the fighting,

"MADOKA!"

Nadia awoke within a strange light filled place, Madoka appeared before her,

"thank-you, I know it's because of a wish like yours...I know...you'll remember me"

placing a pink ribbon in her hands,

"Madoka! what about Homura she-"

Pulling the red head into a hug,

"It's because she protected me for so long that I'm the person I am now, thank-you, I'm sure, without you by her side, this would have been different"

"My wish though-"

"Is granted, you, by helping Homura, changed the future that Oriko saw and Kirika fought against. Thank-you"

Nadia awoke in her apartment, blue eyes wide, landing on a pink ribbon in her hand. Tears fell from her eyes as she held onto the ribbon like a life line,

"Madoka...gomenesai Akemi-san"

Nadia and Homura had been a team for a short while after before Nadia moved to Asunaro and a year later met Blake.

Nadia told of how they came during the battle with the titans and a few things like her own titan shift while the scouting legion was gone fighting Annie. Annie had a thoughtful expression before responding,

"Interesting" She rose and closed in on Nadia, the two merely a foot apart,

" If that's true than I'd like to speak with Kyubey"

"Not now, I have to head back before they notice I left"

Nadia got up and prepared to leave, Annie spoke again,

"There is one thing I didn't gat though"

"What"

Back to Blake - 4 hours later-

Blake awoke from her dream of the past, those winter days made her so happy. She was hoping to go back to those but then the thought of leaving crossed her mind and she wanted to cry again. Could she? Could she just leave these people, Levi? She knew deep down when the time came it would be one of the hardest things to do if she could. But, could she stay? would he want her to? She felt confused and wanted answers she knew she'd probably never get any time soon.

What about Nadia? What if the other left her behind here?

"Augh!"

When the time came she'd make up her mind, with that thought she fell asleep, this time a different dream, one of the future, though she wouldn't remember it for a long time

A small girl ran up to an older Blake,

"Mama! Madoka!Madoka!"

"Silly Petra~"

"Not silly Mama!"

The odd dream graced Blake with a smile as she slept.

The dream then shifted to a building from back in her own world, before her stood Nadia, Long red hair blowing recklessly in the wind, she was in a white outfit similar to the one she wore now* Blue eyes a blood red that glowed dangerously against the dark night around them, silver gun pointed at Blake.

Nadia's mouth began to move but Blake couldn't hear anything except

"Bloody Rose"

And she awoke to the sun just above the horizon,

TBC

* Vampire Knight Night Class Uniforms

Preview:

You know what, nope. I'm making the next a surprise. I'll just say that the dreams are serious, they may be visions of the future, or memories of the distant past.

Chaos~