Disclaimer: I don't own Soul Eater at all except my ocs.

Any music reference made is background music when reading this story.

"Any luck yet, Shade?" Aura's eyes closed as the tonfa's chain dangled.

"Minus the signals from the Arachnophobia fight...nothing."

Opening her eyes, Aura gave a frustrated sigh.

"Arachnophobia my ass." She muttered, "I mean who in the right mind names a group after the word 'fear of spiders', and yet the leader is a spider witch!"

"The same spider witch that wants to instill insanity to the world." Shade responded, "I have no objections to your assertion."

Trudging through the snow she searched for the boy, as Shade continued his concentration.

"Cold." The red-headed boy mumbled. His captor turned to him, returning a foul expression.

"Now Mathias." The captor was none other than a being deemed as a teenage boy, his oily hair was slicked back, "You wouldn't want to make Master Noah waiting."

"Hmph." Mathias grunted, "Says the man who wants to be collected by his own master! It's no wonder your name is Gopher, you only do the dirty work while Noah sits in his throne!"

It irritated Gopher. His precious Noah-sama wanted this child than himself as a collection in his book.

"You absurd piece of trash!" Gopher sent a punch to child's stomach, causing Mathias to fall to the ground, "You don't understand how grateful it is to be collected by Master Noah!"

The child glared at Gopher giving him a smug look, "How should I know? Even you've never been collected by your own master."

Gopher began to bite his lip, "You damned child!"

Mathias closed his eyes, waiting for Gopher's hit.

I'd rather die than be collected as someone's pet.

However nothing landed on Mathias' body like usual.

(Mass Destruction ~P3 OST~)

Peeking, Mathias' eyes widened as a teenaged girl blocked Gopher's hit.

"I won't let you abuse this child!" The girl yelled as she shoved Gopher farther away by her weapons.

"Stay behind me." The girl muttered to Mathias. Mathias in return nodded as he watched the girl fight against Gopher.

Aura's POV

"I won't let you abuse this child!" I yell at the boy as I shove him farther away. Standing protectively in front of the boy, I muttered, "Stay behind me."

The boy nodded as he took cover from behind me.

"Aura, be careful. The captor is a sorcerer. A strong one at that." Shade warned.

"You damn woman. Get out of my way! Noah-sama wants that child. I will carry out my mission!" Soon black wings emitting an ominous feeling appeared onto the wrist of the sorcerer, "Bullet wings!"

Unsheathing the chains, I commanded the chains in my mind to coil into a shield over Mathias preventing any direct hit from the attack. For me I did my best avoiding most of the hits, but a few gashed the ground causing a giant slash to appear on the ground.

"I can't get close." His attacks were beginning to wear out my stamina, "I'm going to throw you Shade."

"Roger!"

Taking aim, I sent the tonfas toward the captor's direction. Shade returned to his regular form as he sent out a few chains to hook onto the captor's legs. Diving down Shade was able to knock the flying sorcerer back to Earth, although the captor didn't relent.

"That's it! I'll give you a taste of my love for Master Noah!" His stomach opened revealing a canon.

"This power is intense..." Shade grimaced as I raced over to my partner.

"We have to do our trump card Shade!" I grasped his hand as Shade gripped mine's firmly, "Soul Sympathy!"

"Desesperado Mode!"

Aiming the rifle toward the captor's stomach, "Desesperado Impact!"

I didn't hesitate pulling the trigger as the many bullet-shaped wavelengths pierced into the orb of power, instead of blasting the bullets were absorbed.

H-How?! The soul wavelengths should've hit!

"Big sis!" Mathias was running behind me, yet his captor was about to unleash a deadly attack.

"Crap!" When Mathias was close to me, I hugged him and Shade's rifle form closer to me, "I won't let you take him!"

"AURA!" Shade yelled.

"Don't you dare change back, Shade!" I commanded my partner.

"MASTER NOAH!" The light was blinding, I really thought I was a goner. That is until another being entered stopping the captor's attack.

"Stop, Gopher." A man stood before us wearing a plaid military cap, a black leather jacket, white tank top, black pants and shoes. In his hands was a strange book.

"Another Sorcerer?!" Shade's words sounded in my head as I watched the man before me.

"Mosquito is almost at his limit. We need to return now." He commanded his lackey before turning to me.

I kept my hold on Mathias.

"You're not getting him." I growled at the man.

The man gave a smirk, "You seem to be interesting. I might as well add you to my collection also...however I'm in rush now."

"My name Noah."

Why the hell is this guy introducing himself to me?

"In due time, I'll be adding you and Mathias to my collection." Noah declared before disappearing with Gopher by using the strange book.

I wanted to sigh in relief, but that man's words caused me shudder.

What did he mean by collection...?

Soon high in the sky, the retreat signal created by Kim Diehl and Jaqueline O' Latern Dupre appeared.

Shade returned to his humanoid form, "We better get going."

"Yeah." I glanced down to the child in my arms. His body temperature was cold.

"Let's go." Holding the boy tighter to me, Shade guides me over to back to the ships.

Third POV

Once everyone was on the ship, Aura covered Mathias in a thermal blanket keeping the boy close to her.

Maka walked over handing Aura the mirror to report to Lord Death about the other mission.

"Yes, Mathias is secure and safe." Aura reported.

"That's great. At least we're able to have one accomplished mission." Lord Death relaxed a little, until Aura asked, "Lord Death?"

"Yes, Aura?"

"Is it okay if Mathias stays with me?" Aura proposed, "After thinking about his background...I want to give him the family Mathias never had. He's been mistreated by his captor, and has no one to return to..."

"I understand." Lord Death nodded, "You wish to take care of Mathias correct?"

"Yes, Lord Death."

"Then, I want you to take good care of him," Lord Death reminded the girl, "Mathias may be able to open up more to you."

"I'll make sure of it." Signing off from the mirror, Aura handed the item back to Maka.

"You're planning to raise this child?" Maka asked Aura, where as Aura in return answered, "I'm going to."

(Tranquility ~P3 OST~)

Opening his eyes, Mathias found himself in an unfamiliar room , in an unfamiliar bed. Surprising him out of his wits.

"Where?" He mumbled out as he sat up from the bed.

The door opened revealing Aura and Shade bearing faces of relief.

"Thank goodness you're awake," Aura gave a smile of relief, "Your body was dangerously cold. Are you feeling okay?"

"I-I'm fine...big sis." Mathias answered giving a few words.

"That's good." Aura ruffled the child'a hair, "If it's okay with you...would you join my family?"

"Join." He stared at Aura in surprise, "Your family?"

"Yeah." Aura smiled at him,.

Mathias had a sad face,"Are you sure you want me? I'm not exactly a normal child."

He raised his right arm to show the eye of Horus tattooed on his wrist.

The arm morphed into what seemed to be a claw-like talon.

"I might hurt you and your family. You should just leave me alone." Mathias stated however Shade touches the morphed arm causing it to return its regular form.

"We don't mind. After all we're the same as you." Shade explained as his hand changed to a partial tonfa.

Mathias couldn't understand the two. Why would they be so eager to take me out of all the children in the world.

"Everyone deserves a family." Aura started as she embraces the boy in a hug, "You as well."

This unfamiliar warmth, Mathias slowly returned the hug. Her warmth reminded him of his lost parents. It caused tears to fall into Aura's shirt. She patted the boy's back gently accepting his pain of being alone. "I'm here for you, Mathias."

She noticed Shade's expression lightened.

"We're here for you." Shade corrected Aura.