Wild Hunt:

Disclaimer: I own nothing of Soul Eater or Is this a zombie

Chapter 03: Run Away Bride

The music began and Soul had to admit it was masterfully done, after all these two women deserved his best. There weren't that many people who he would play for, but odd as it was they were family.

Kami was the mother of his girlfriend but she tended to mother him too. Soul couldn't say he was all that close to his own mother but Kami did her best to make him feel like family. She'd sent him gifts from her travels.

The only thing that really bugged him was every once in a while Kami would tease him about when he and Maka would give her a grandchild. Soul couldn't even wrap his mind around something like that… yet.

Nene was so much more chill and had a relaxing presence to her that really appealed to Soul. She was just someone who was easy to warm up to. Nene tended to treat everyone almost like they were friends unless they gave her a reason not to. Soul assumed it had to do with the fact that she could probably bench press anyone she met. Soul thought he liked that so much after meeting so many stuffy insincere pricks before he came to the school.

Soul played happily, they were family and he would make it a performance worthy for it. He couldn't help but smile a large, almost shark-like grin at the thought. He really hoped Nene didn't notice, she already sketched him as a shark with a headband and black jacket and he didn't need to give her more ideas.

Little Angela was the flower girl, walking down the aisle like a ball of joy, scattering flower petals as she went. Tsubaki and Black Star had sat down at this point and couldn't help but smile at the little witch.

At the altar, Kid took a deep breath - he was surprised that anyone would ask a grim reaper to officiate a wedding but he was glad to do it. Though Patty wondered the justification for having death perform the wedding, like what it signified. Liz told her there was no deeper meaning to it but as Kid thought about it he wondered if the 'death do us part' held more significance now. Patty could ask some thought-provoking questions. He brushed those thoughts to aside as he saw Nene walking down one of the makeshift aisles.

There was a bit of a height difference, as Chris was rather petite and Nene was an amazon, and seeing them walk together was a bit surprising. Nene was wearing a beautiful white dress, with a long veil decorated with tiny sunrises.

Nene walked slowly down the aisle while Chris happily walked down besides her. Chris needed to be a bit drunk to keep her true form but tried to stay at bare minimum to be as proper as the event deserved.

At the other aisle Spirit held out his arm for Kami to take.

"Ready?" Spirit asked

Kami smiled and said, "No, but this is what I want."

She took his arm and they started to march down the aisle. Spirit looked over to her and saw how her eyes sparkled. He'd seen that look in her eyes before but now it belong to another. He took a quick breath and continued to walk. He heard a few people murmur as they walked past but he paid it no mind - this was for Kami.

They moved down taking a step for each note, eventually reaching the front.

Kid smiled upon the couple. "Who gives away these women?"

Chris held her head high and said, "I give way, Naegleria Nebiros, for this -uh, union. Yeah!"

Spirit felt everyone looking at him waiting for him to screw up. "I'm here to give Kami Albarn away."

Nene and Kami took each other's hands, and Chris and Spirit stepped back and went to their seats.

Maka gave her father a smile as he sat down.

Maka was standing beside Kami as her maid of honor, with Marie and Azusa standing as bridesmaids, wearing golden-colored dresses.

On the other side, Eu stood as Nene's maid of honor, Meringue and-

"Hey!" Nene called to her side.

"Oh right! I'm doing this too!" Chris ran back up to her side. She shook a little as magic twirled around her and her dress turn into a green one. They were all wearing green bridesmaids dresses.

Kid smiled, he hadn't done a lot of these sort of speeches but he was glad to be given a chance to do it.

He cleared his throat, "Ladies and gentlemen, it's my pleasure to be here presiding over this ceremony."

Kid looked out to the seats before them and all the strange people there. He saw vampires, underworlders, witches, mythical beasts, and most amazingly a behaved Excalibur.

He saw Liz and Patty sitting with the babies sitting between them. Patty taking Bram's little hand and waving it at Kid.

"Love," Kid began, "We are here because of love, and the love shared by these two remarkable women. There is a myth that there is a red string that binds people, that no matter the distance or the obstacles in their path, the two souls will always find their way to each other. When I look at them I can't help but believe it might be true. Kami and Nene aren't from the same world but they found each other. They had to part ways but after crossing worlds they found each other. Even when battles threatened to tear them apart permanently, they fought their way back to each other."

It wasn't a pleasant memory for either of them, Nene nearly died in front of Kami but it was an important moment for them. Still she found herself looking at Nene, she was so grateful for all the time they had.

"And that is what brings us all together here today." Kid continued, "Many here have been enemies or rivals, and some of us still are. But here we all are to celebrate their love, no fighting, no arguing. I think that says a lot about who they are. They are kind and forgiving, they can make friends out of enemies."

Stein glanced over to Spirit who gave him an annoyed look for that. Stein smirked - after all he and Kami were rivals once, Nene and Chris were kind of still rivals, and the Head Witch was a guest of Kami being her tea drinking buddy. Stein heard Shelly shuffle a bit in Crona's hands, even Crona had been an enemy once but now was part of the family.

"They make people around them better, challenge us to be better by example or just being told off." Kid tried to make a small joke and he heard Tsubaki quiet Black Star down before he yelled an easy joke. "And I think that says a lot about their hearts and souls. They've both fought for their lives, protecting people and losing people. A life like that could make anyone cold, but instead it made them kind. And together they have forged a love between them over time, and as I see them, as any of us can see them, you can tell the strength of their love is equal to their souls. It's not something that will give up but will endure and grow in the years to come." Kid paused, "Now, they have their own vows to share."

Nene smiled brightly, looking at her soon to be wife and saying, "Kami, I love you. I never get tired of saying that. I grew up an orphan, I never knew my parents or any sort of family. I then become a squire and a knight. Every day was spent training and fighting. I thought that was it, that was my life. I got used to nearly dying, then before I knew it I'd gotten strong enough that nothing could really hurt me. It was okay, but looking back I think it created a distance. The whole world felt like it was far away from me, like I wasn't truly a part of it. Then came the Seventh Abyss, they were my friends and they became a family to me. Then I met you, and I truly felt like i was a part of the world."

Nene looked away but just for a moment.

The redhead took a deep breath. "I started to lose them, and I lost you. I had never known such loneliness, such pain. Even after losing my family, I did find you again. And, you helped me get some of it back." Nene looked over to Eu. "And you even helped me grow our own family." Nene looked over to Maka who smiled at her - Maka was happy to call her family. "You're my heart Kami, you are the light in my otherwise dark world. I happily give you the rest of my life if it means I can spend it with you."

Nene looked at Kami - it looked like her eyes were shimmering the way they caught the light.

Kami squeezed Nene's hands and said, "I never want to let go of your hands. They are so soft and strong. When we fought together, I always felt that we could take on the world. I'm a realist, I know defeat is always a possibility and if that was to happen I wouldn't mind it if it was with you. I don't mind giving my life to you. I love knowing my daughters look to you if they need anything. I trust them to you as I've trusted my life to you and-"

The sky suddenly turned dark as crazy winds raced across the city. Even inside, the guests noticed it; the whole city noticed it. There was something terribly unpleasant by the storm that rushed in.

Kid felt and saw that many guests started to get anxious, the Head Witch started to flap around in a panic, a golden fox started to growl, Excalibur seemed to go stiff with fear, and Eu was shaking.

"Eu?" Maka whispered, "Are okay?"

The wind got so bad that all the windows shattered, suddenly shooting out glass. Kid jumped forward and shadow-like tendrils with skull-like mouths snapped the glass away.

"What's happening?" Liz cuddled her babies in an attempt to calm them down.

Marie grabbed Shelly, doing much the same.

"Something bad." Crona whispered, "Something bad is coming."

Kami sobbed, even in the turmoil and surprise, something so out of character caught everyone's attention.

Kami pulled Nene, Maka and Eu close into a hug, "I love you three, I love you more than I can ever put into words. Please lean on each other. And I'm so sorry-" Tears streaked her face as she let out another sob. "We didn't even get to finish the wedding." She placed her hands over her mouth.

Nene realized why her eyes had seemed to be shining - Kami had been trying not to cry.

"Your my wife," Nene said. Through the tears, Kami gave her smile and pulled her into a kiss. "I didn't want to have our kiss like this. I'm sorry but I need you to stay safe for them."

Kami pulled away, picked up the the skirt of her dress, and ran for it.

"Kami?"

"Mama?"

Mom?

Soul walked over, "Are both your parents dealing with commitment issues?"

"Soul? No-?" Maka started, but stopped as she looked at Nene.

Nene felt weak and her lip felt strange, fiddling a bit with her lip she felt something slipped in. It was a bit of white "Oh? That white stuff … from tangerine…" Nene started to sway and started to fall.

Maka, Eu, and Soul barely caught her.

Meringue moved over and checked on Nene's neck where orange petal mark started to form, "Piths from peels? It's poisonous to underworlds. Nene is especially weak to it."

"Did your mom poison her?" Chris pointed out, "I mean, it happened right after she kissed her and- that just way too kinky."

Chris froze as she turned around to the broken windows, as did many other magic wielders. A terrible howling was carried on the winds and something from the dark clouds that filled the sky rushed down towards them. They roared as they rushed inside. They were swirling dark masses in the vague shapes of wolves and twice as big. They washed over the guests and circled the altar.

The building shook as a a huge horse the color of a bright full moon with a flowing mane broke through the wall. On top of the horse stood a tall man with long, messy black hair, sickly pale skin, and an impressive regal beard. An antler-like crown sat on his head as he looked at them with cold, dark eyes. Behind him flowed a long coat that seemed to be made of decaying leaves. His bare chest was steady as his breath but revealed a number of old scars.

The hounds all turned to him.

Soul turned his arm into a scythe as he got in front of Maka and the others, many guests doing something similar. Still, it felt hard to move, the air felt thick as this man's presence was choking them all.

One of the hellhounds sniffed the group before shaking its head.

"She was here, we are close. Find her!"

The wolves ran into the hall that Kami ran into and the rider followed along.

"What's going on?" Maka yelled.

"Erlking," Excalibur spoke, his voice quiet but fierce.

There was one emotion in his small eyes - the unmistakable emotion known as rage.

"Erlking?" Maka mused the word, a vague memory coming to her.

"Who is that?" Soul asked.

"And why do so many of you seemed terrified/" Kid added, looking around seeing the guests ready to flee.

The Head Witch and the Judge witch moved towards Kid, "He is the Hunter King."

"The Autumn King," A golden Fox spirit told them.

Meringue said solemnly, "The Storm."

"The Fairy King," Excalibur said, tightly gripping his cane. "And he's turned his attention to Kami."

"Then she's as good as dead," Chris said, depressed.

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The door to Kami's dressing room was torn apart by the hellhounds. One stopped to sniff a peeled tangerine on a table. But they quickly found something else: a wedding dress discarded on the floor.

The Fairy King looked through a broken window, and at a distance was a woman wearing a black coat jumping off roof tops.

The ancient king said with a smile, "The hunt begins."