Hehe, I kinda forgot he was dead too *looks sheepish* But I fix! Thanks for reading me and my sister's other stories Emma-sempai, wait…did you read my Hellsings! I hope you liked those too if you did. Hey, has everyone read Chapter 19? Can I take out the annoying "NOW A CHAPTER" and put in the right thing, you know, "chapter 19" so all the chapters line up nicely? God, I sound like Kid. *sighs* Anyway…just listened to Dark Woods circus. I was staring at the screen the whole time, and I felt like curling up into a little Kid-symmetry-fit ball. It was equally the cutest and the most depressing thing I've ever seen. I feel like sharing it! Okay, got this explanation off of a deviant art account, but it is correct. Len and Rin, sewed together, lures young Meiko into their tent. Rin's eyes glow red, as if saying that she's hypnotizing Meiko.
She follows the duo into a tent in the deep, deep forest.
The giant Neru and Haku stand guard, as if to catch anyone who escapes. It could be that they're seen to be giants because Meiko is a child or that they too, are victims of the biological surgery.
Meiko looks in the little hole to see what's inside the tent.
She sees two-head, one-body Len and Rin. Len has no expression while Rin is smiling. They're holding what seems to be Kaito's food (human arms).
She sees Kaito, whose brain is switched with that of a dog. He only eats cold things. Human corpse gets colder as time passes. He's tied up to prevent him from being wild.
'I couldn't have been born with this body' - the lyrics talk about the poor children who was turned into a biological experiment, having their body parts switched and cut-off.
Len comforts Miku by kissing her hair.
People are staring at them. They wonder why people are staring at their mutilated bodies.
The flowers on Akaito's face represents acid. Acid was sometimes thrown on the faces of bad children to discipline them.
Len and Miku have acid marks on their face (with Miku having more wounds). It seems that they were bad, but Rin is fine because she was a good child.
Meiko sees all this through the hole.
Though the children are in pain, the circus continues.
The children must continue to smile and entertain the people.
The PV shows young Miku, Rin, Len, etc. watching the show (this is before they were mutilated).
Someone throws acid on her face and her eyes melt.
Akaito couldn't handle the pain of the acid and committed suicide.
Miku wants to die, having lost her virginity, sight, and legs.
Rin and Len cry, wanting death.
The children suffering so much, they're crying out for death.
Miku wants to be let out of her jail, but the giant Haku and Neru stand guard.
Someone who looks like an adult Meiko (Meiko acts as two different people) seems to be the owner/leader of the circus.
Little Meiko was secretly watching the circus and she gets found out.
'I stretched my crumpled body' - is she talking about herself being part of the mutilation?
Young Haku and Neru are going back home after the show.
They now only have each other for support.
Young Kaito is going back home after the show, only to be stopped by adult Meiko.
'This child is sitting alone' - maybe it's talking about the bitterness about being mutilated in an isolated place.
Kaito with his dog brain, smiles, still tied up in a dark room.
'There was a big shadow' - maybe Haku and Neru?
Then adult Meiko also lures young Miku.
Then young Miku waves at young Rin and Len.
Rin and Len now share one body.
Now the scene goes back to the crowd, where young Meiko was first seen.
Then her eyes glow red and you can see the acid wounds. It turns out Meiko was captured and mutilated as well.
'I enjoy it' - she's faking happiness while hiding her pain.
Depressing, ya? But, (and I swear I'm not making this up) The tempo and song are so upbeat, and the pictures show these things much less graphically than they're described. I'm a strange person, aren't I? Yeah…sorry about making Excalibur show up again, but, and don't hate on me for this Hiro fangirls, I think Hiro needs to be taught a lesson. And here we have two Demonmeisters with time to kill…*evil grin* (Based off a Haunted Town AMV)
Kage's POV:
After our lovely little conversation that night, we walked to the DWMA in more cheerful spirits than we had in…hours. Yeah, life had hit an all time low when we were in a good mood about Akuma's impending demise. I sighed, shaking my head, but stopped when I saw a clump of bodies scattered over the DWMA entrance yard. I looked around, noticing Blackstar and Tsubaki still climbing up the stairs behind us, and scratched my head. I thought he was the only one who fought so early in the…m-morning… DK yawned, stretching and rubbing his eyes. Our resident demon was apparently not a morning person. Blackstar and Tsubaki finally reached our level, and I held up my hands when they looked at me. "Not us." I said, waving them back and forth. "Isn't it early for fighting?' Tsubaki said, and we shrugged. We heard a laugh and turned to see that one kid everyone made run errands, although his name escaped me for the moment.
"Please, what a pitiful bunch you are. I have been reborn as a true hero; ordinary people like you don't stand a chance against me." He said, posing. "You mean that Hiro kid did this?' Blackstar said, stunned. "This academy is nothing special." A voice said, and me, Akuma, and DK all winced. We turned to see a very familiar figure in a top hat. "Uh, him again?" Blackstar said, making a face. "My legend is far more impressive than anything that happened at this school." Excalibur said, stabbing his cane into the ground. "All students and meisters must hear it." He abruptly turned and began walking away. C'mon, his back is turned, kill him NOW. DK said, rubbing his hands, and we both sighed. He suddenly turned again and walked back towards us. "My legend dates back to the twelfth century you see." He said, swatting one of the unconscious meisters away from him. "It began on a midsummer day with the sun blazing overhead…"
We gritted our teeth as he droned on and on and on, blathering about nonsense and swinging his cane. Please…please can we kill him!? DK wailed, yanking on our pants legs. "Hold on you freak!" Blackstar shouted, and he turned. "Hmm? What do you want? The stated five minute break hasn't passed yet. Say, don't I know you?" He said. "Yeah, it was a really memorable-" Blackstar started, but he was cut off. "You can't wait five minutes? Fool." He said, jabbing his cane in Blackstar's face. He knocked it away. "Watch the stick dude." Hiro laughed. "Did you see before Blackstar? My incredible strength? I am no longer the miserable loser I was. The Holy Sword has changed all that." He said, as Excalibur poked his cane under his nose, swinging back and forth. "I have been transformed into a powerful hero." Blackstar shrugged. "Getting your hands on a particular weapon doesn't necessarily change you at all." He said, luckily closing his eyes before Excalibur did the cane waving thing again.
Hiro blinked. "Besides, what could possibly be worth having to put up with this cane-waving freak?" Blackstar said, opening his eyes and gritting his teeth. "Oh please, the one thousand provisions I must observe to be Excalibur's meister are so easy to handle, I could do it in my sleep." Hiro said, as Excalibur switched off to him. "It seems to me the real question is: how come you weren't able to handle the Holy Sword?" he said smugly, and Blackstar blinked. "You're a real idiot, damn. Have you even gotten to the part about the five-hour story telling parties yet?" Blackstar asked as Excalibur waved his cane under his nose. "Now that you mention it, my legend began on the same day…" Excalibur spoke up, and I ignored him out of habit. "Okay, fine DK." I growled, shaking my head. "We'll kill him." DK beamed up at us and fist pumping. YES! Did I ever mention how awesome you two are?
We both rolled our eyes just as Blackstar lost it. "AHHHHHHH! SHUT UP OR I'LL KILL YOU! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! AHHHHHHH!" he roared, and Excalibur turned. "We fight?" He said eagerly, and Kilik stepped up. "A fight huh? I'd like a piece of that action." He said, and Blackstar blinked as Excalibur danced, singing. "I'd like to check out what this legendary sword can do." He said, and Kid added "Same here. With that guy around it's impossible to maintain one's sanity." Patty giggled and pointed at him. "LOOK AT THE STUPID ALIEN!" she shouted, and he blinked. "Wanna fight?" We stepped forward. "Well, we might as well join in too." I said, and they all glanced at us. "We're kinda annoyed by this freak too." Everyone gasped and muttered as we faced off.
"Kilik Rung. Blackstar. Death the Kid. Kage. A battle between the four best meisters in the academy, and Excalibur. A worthy matchup." Hiro said condescendingly, and Akuma snarled silently. "I'll be joining the fight as well, so you can see my new abilities up close and personal." He said casually, and I gritted my teeth. He held out his hand, saying "Excalibur!" dramatically as the freakish sword transformed. Everyone watching oohed and ahhed over the bright yellow glow. "Victory and glory." Hiro said, striking a pose. "Are mine now." The others looked at him, stunned. "He is somewhat intimidating." Kid said neutrally. "When all is said and done the four of you will be nothing more than a footnote in the legend of the Holy Sword Excalibur." Hiro said smugly, smirking at us. "SHUT UP!" Blackstar roared, charging at him.
"DON'T YOU REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE!? HIRO WOULDN'T DARE TALK LIKE THAT!" He screamed, activating Tsubaki's Enchanted Sword mode. "My new name is Hiro the brave. I am, HIRO THE BRAVE!" He shouted, swinging Excalibur so Blackstar had to jump up or be run over by the blast of power. "OH YEAH! Well take this!" Blackstar shouted. "Heaven Strike!" he shouted, but Hiro flapped his light wings and it missed. "If you do not follow the light, no blow you strike will ever touch Hiro the Brave." Hiro said smugly, crossing his arms. Blackstar grinned, and Hiro turned to see Kilik about to slam him. "Now I'm getting fired up!" he shouted as Pot of Fire began to glow. "Pot of Fire Triple F!" he shouted, aiming for Hiro's face. "Liz, Patty, fire stick shots!" Kid shouted, firing a few rounds at him. Hiro vanished, and the shots and Kilik went right through empty air. "Where is he?" Kid muttered, blinking. "With this, you will be defeated." Hiro said dramatically, glowing.
"Last move, Hiro the Atomic." He said, closing his eyes as there was a bright burst of light. Kid, Kilik, and Blackstar all flew up in the air, smoking and charred. Hiro smirked, already basking in his victory, but I slammed into his back, making him stumble and then fly across the courtyard as I hit him with a Soul Force. "H-how are you…" He coughed, sitting up and wiping a trickle of blood from his mouth. I grinned, tossing and catching Akuma casually. "You spend too much time showing off, that's how." I said teasingly, silently thanking DK for bearing the brunt of his attack. Yeah…don't mention it… he coughed, rubbing his head. I forgot just how much that hurts. "You are indeed an opponent worthy of Excalibur." Hiro said admiringly, stumbling upright. "You may get a longer footnote than the rest, but nobody can stand up to the Holy Sword!" He shouted, running straight for me.
"Wanna bet?" I asked, jumping up and landing on his shoulders, flipping over him and kicking him in the small of his back, sending him flying into the wall of the school. He hit it with a crunch, then staggered away, blood trickling from his mouth again. He spat it out, frowning. "You aren't human, are you?" He asked, leaning on Excalibur's sword form. I grinned, running my tongue along my teeth to feel them much sharper than normal. "I'm human, right now at least." I said cryptically, twirling DK on my finger. "Blessed blade." Hiro growled, pointing Excalibur at me threateningly. "Witch style." I said, catching Akuma/DK and cracking my knuckles. I ran at him, and he stood his ground, smirking recklessly.
He swung at me as soon as I was within range, but we had a little surprise for him. Akuma caught me and DK as we split apart, aiming us for Hiro's head. He, expecting a different opponent, was caught off guard and Akuma managed to hit him with a Soul Force before he vanished again. I transformed, catching Akuma and DK and waiting for Hiro's next attack. He hovered above us, breathing hard. I quickly chanted my mantra under my breath before shouting "Cat o' nines!" and latching the shadows onto his wings and body, not making them sharp yet. He grimaced and struggled, but I had caught him fast. I jumped up, anchoring the strands of shadow to the ground and hovering right in front of his shocked face. "I'll give you a nice little warning." I said conversationally. "DON'T MESS WITH A NIGHTSTALKER!" I shouted, slamming him into the ground with a Soul Force to rival one of Jack's.
I landed, hands in my pockets, next to his steaming and twitching body. "Just a FYI." I said, waving a hand and walking inside with Akuma. After a moment's pause, DK appeared, being dragged behind us by and invisible rope with his eyes closed and body charred. "What happened to you?" Akuma said, stopping, and he twitched. Excalibur. Happened. He moaned sarcastically, rubbing his head. You do remember I took all of his attacks for you? "Yeah…good job." I said, turning around and beginning walking again. GOOD JOB!? He spun me around, glaring. Look at this burn! He gestured to his body,wincing. Look at this slash! He yanked his collar to one side, showing a long cut. Look at my soul! He pointed to his semi-transparent chest, where I saw his light grey soul was floating sadly. I've been creamed! And you say "good job"!? I shrugged, turning back around. "It was a good job. Now shut it."
***Time Skip***
I sighed, leaning back into the bench and shaking my head. Kid sat next to me, watching the others try to teach Crona how to play basketball. "I take it you don't like this very much?" he asked, looking at me sideways. I blinked, then shrugged. "Yeah, I mean, its nice helping Crona out and stuff, but I don't like sports. He's doing good though, I can't smell as much fear on him and neither can Queenie." I said, watching him try to take the ball from Blackstar. "Things do seem to be looking up for him." Kid said, and we watched in silence for a moment. "So Kage, how have you been doing?" He asked, looking at me. I raised an eyebrow, fighting the urge to blush. "Uh, fine. Why the sudden worry?" I said nervously, and he shrugged. "We've been allied with your family for a while now, seeing them every day must be hard for you." He said sympathetically, resting a hand on my shoulder. I blinked. Umm…
"Nah, its fine." I said quickly, trying to smile. "We try to avoid each other, except for Lock and her brothers." I admitted, truthfully, I might add. I felt a current of air move and caught the ball inches from my face. "C'mon guys, let's get a game started." Blackstar said impatiently, and I shrugged, chucking the ball back at him. Kid joined in as well. "Alright, so I'll be the captain of this team today!" Blackstar said, jabbing a thumb at Soul, Tsubaki, Akuma, and Patty. "Kid'll be captain of this team." He said, flicking a finger at me, Kid, Crona, Liz, and Maka. "PUNSIHMENT!" Blackstar, Patty, Soul and Akuma chanted, and I raised an eyebrow. What have I gotten myself into…
"Alright then, as captain my punishment will be-" I cut Blackstar off. "I have a punishment worse than anything you can come up with." I said calmly, putting my hair up. "Oh yeah? What?" He growled, and I smirked. "Since you have such a strained relationship, you can be locked in with Excalibur and Hiro, for say…an hour? Without trying to escape?" I asked, and he whitened. "Uh…yeah, I can do that!" he said brightly, and I smirked. He had been avoiding them like the plague all the time Hiro had been waltzing around with the stupid sword, and he hadn't left yet. "So what's Kid's punishment?" Maka asked, yanking her cap down tighter on her head. Patty giggled. "HE SHOULD ASK YOU OUT KAGE!" She squealed, and we both gaped at her in horror. "NO!" Kid yelped, and I nodded frantically.
Blackstar, apparently still smarting over my idea, nodded. "Alright, who votes if Kid loses he and Kage go out on a date?" He asked, and Patty, Soul, Maka, Liz, Tsubaki, Crona, raised a hand at the same time he did. "Who votes he shouldn't?" He asked, and snorted as me and Kid both stretched our hands above our heads frantically, along with Akuma. DK was running around the edges of the court, waving both hands above his head. Look, you're outvoted! He challenged Blackstar, making shadowy hands sprout from the ground. I rolled my eyes. DK, it has to be a live person's hand. He scowled, sitting down on the bench we had just vacated. That's no fair. He whined, and I sighed, shaking my head.
The game started, and despite my somewhat less than legal methods of subtly tripping the other team up, and Akuma's obvious efforts to lose, the game immediately started ruling in Blackstar's team's favor. It ended, and he, Patty, and Soul jumped up and down, chanting punishment. I gulped as Kid edged closer to me, and the others watched avidly as he whispered. "Will you go on a date with me?" blushing much brighter than ever before. I swallowed, then croaked. "Yeah." As the others cheered and snickered. Akuma and DK started banging their heads against the ground.
***Time Skip, again***
"Readying ammunition." Akuma said, clicking the shells into a shotgun. Missiles are locked and loaded. DK said, crouching by the door with a semi-transparent bazooka. "Preparing to blow Reaper to kingdom come." Akuma said into his walkie-talkie, straightening his army helmet. I rolled my eyes, putting some nice crystal dangly earrings in. "Guys, seriously, I get being overprotective, heck, even the shotgun, but DK, a bazooka is a bit much. Akuma, same for the helmet and walkie-talkie. Chill out." I said, leaning over the couch and glaring at them both. Panzerfaust? He said meekly, shifting to a slightly smaller grenade launcher. "No." I growled, tying my boot strings. Flamethrower? He said, shifting it again and looking hopeful. "No." I said again, looking for a nice necklace or something. I might be able to go all the way down to machine gun, but that's my final offer. He said, brandishing his new machine gun. "No. I'm not letting you handle any heavy artillery, and I'm still iffy about letting you have a shotgun at all." I said, peeking at my reflection in the mirror.
He growled, putting his gun down. It's no fun shooting him if he doesn't explode on impact. He pouted, folding his arms. "There are many sacrifices in war." Akuma said doggedly, cocking his shotgun. DK nodded. True… The doorbell rang, and they both rolled under a furniture item, crawling towards the door stealthily. Getting in position…DK whispered, aiming a hunting rifle at the door. I quickly stepped in front of their firing line, opening the door. "Hey Kid." I said, seeing him standing there looking shocked. "You look nice…" he finally managed to say, and I glanced down at my shiny shirt and black jeans, along with my favorite pair of knee high boots. I was wearing a simple crystal pendant on a leather thong, and matching tiny crystal earrings. "Yeah, I hope I didn't overdress or anything…" I said, looking back up at him. "No, no, you look fine." He said cheerfully, smiling encouragingly at me.
"I would invite you in, but DK and Akuma are aiming a shotgun and-" I looked over my shoulder. "-a grenade launcher at you. DK, I said it before, no heavy artillery. Shotgun or nothing." I said firmly, and he scowled and shifted it to a very large elephant gun. Spoilsport. Kid chuckled, and I stepped out, closing the door firmly behind me. "So where are we going?" I asked him, as we walked out the apartment building doors and out onto the darkened street. He shrugged, blushing. "I hadn't thought that out yet." He said sheepishly, and I grinned. "I suppose they did spring this on us rather suddenly." I said, linking my arm through his. "Let's just wander around until we find something."
DK's POV:
"No…" I moaned, cradling my fallen comrade in my arms. My beloved grenade launcher was no more, turned into a baby, wimpy, ridiculous elephant gun. Akuma laid a hand on my shoulder. "It died bravely. May you shoot many of my sister's boyfriends with its shrunken form." I moaned, rocking. "That's if she has many boyfriends. Somehow I doubt we'll let them get that far." I said, grinning and stopping my rocking motion for a moment. He nodded, smirking. "So wanna play?" he asked, pointing to the game system I had…liberated…from a store in a different city. I shrugged. "Heck, if we can't shoot the Reaper than we need to shoot something else." I said, putting my headset in and picking up a consol.
Sorry about switching things up and using such a cliché theme to get them on a date. DK with heavy artillery, you know that's a bad idea. *shudders* if anybody's wondering, he can conjure up stuff out of shadows and use those to influence the real world, so his shotgun, or flamethrower, or panzerfaust, or bazooka, or machine gun would actually go bang and hurt someone. He's just messing around with Kage though…maybe…with him, it's kinda hard to tell. Funny how overprotective they are, isn't it? I really like how Kage's all "I draw the line at a shotgun", not immediately demanding they put down their firearms. She's just so used to violence! If anyone's wondering, DK does show up more than his sister, because she sort of plots and plans, and mostly stays in Kage's mind because she feels reality and other people are stupid. DK just wants to mess with everyone around him, so he comes out more. Okay then…I also have no idea what to make them do on their date. Ideas, oh nice people. I need some. Review, Request, Rcomment, Auf Wedersien!