"Bout time you two got here," Blackstar greeted as Soul and Maka made their way across the court.
"Hi, Soul, Maka," Tsubaki greeted.
"Where's the witch?" Liz asked.
"She's staying home with Kanon today," Maka replied with a smile. "So, what are we playing today?"
"Basketball, duh," Blackstar said. Maka stiffened.
"I'm not that good at playing that game…."
"And since Bernkastel's not here, how about we play the punishment game?" Blackstar continued.
"You took the words right out of my mouth," Soul agreed, slapping Blackstar's hand in a victorious high-five.
"Hey, sis, look at that!" Patti squealed, pointing. The others glanced in her direction to see Bernkastel flying up to them on her broom.
"Oh, Bernkastel," Kid greeted. "Did you decide to come along after all?"
Bernkastel pointed over her shoulder, where her brother was standing. He had his head down, as if he was afraid, but he also held a protective aura around Bernkastel. The others gasped at his presence. Kanon's dark blue old fashioned coat rippled slightly as he glanced up at them.
"Kanon," Maka thought.
"I…" he whispered. "I…. I want to be a part of your group."
Twin Resonance; Will Kanon Become A Part of the Group?
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"Oh, Kanon, that's wonderful!" Maka cheered, clapping. Patti began laughing and clapped along with her.
"Okay?" Liz assumed. "If he wants to join, I guess he can…."
"If he's willing to spend time with a Reaper, he must trust us," Kid thought. "Or did Bernkastel talk him into this?"
Blackstar and Soul began laughing. Soul actually fell over, gripping his sides.
"If you want to join," Blackstar said, suddenly serious. "I challenge you to a duel, then. Beats standing around and throwing a ball around. Tsubaki!"
Kanon glanced at Bernkastel and nodded; his face split into a grin. "Of course. I'd love to stretch my blades. I just hope you won't back out like a coward."
"Of course not," Blackstar puffed. "I never mess around."
"Right, then," Kanon said, holding out one of his arms. "Bernkastel."
Bernkastel leaped forward as if she couldn't wait, although her face stayed straight. She took Kanon's hand and he transformed in a teal flash. His weapon form was a black and blue scythe*. Blackstar grinned.
"Let's go, Tsubaki, Enchanted Sword mode."
"Right."
The fight began. Bernkastel was, to no one's surprise, a fair and graceful Meister, but Kanon was more sporting than they thought. He and Bernkastel would think out loud the entire time, ultimately revealing their plans to their opponent, yet Blackstar couldn't get a grip on the fight the way he usually did. Kanon could alternate weapon forms; from scythe to sword et cetera.
"If you flip over him instead of blocking, you can stab him in the back," Kanon leered with an invisible grin.
"Stop telling me what you're gonna do!" Blackstar growled, lunging at them. Just as Kanon commanded, Bernkastel flipped over the sword that was aimed at her chest. "It'll be too easy!"
"Then why can't you hit us?" Bernkastel taunted as she turned on her heel and swung her scythe.
Soul Eater
"Why didn't anyone tell me there was a fight going on?" Stein asked, wheeling over.
"Oh, Professor Stein," Maka greeted. "What are you doing here?"
"Do you ever leave that chair at home?" Soul asked.
"I was out with Marie when we heard shouting," the teacher replied. "Who is it?"
"Blackstar and Kanon," Kid replied, not taking his eyes off of the fight. Stein's eyes brightened at the sight of the mysterious witch scythe.
"I see he's coming out of his shell," he remarked. "That's good; I'm glad you were able to get through to him when he was so sick like that."
"Sick?" Liz asked, turning her head. "What happened?"
"Bernkastel said it was probably some post-Keshen sickness created from madness," Maka replied. "Stein, how do you know about that?"
"Isn't it obvious? Bernkastel came to me for some medication," Stein replied.
"Oh, right," Maka said, turning back to the fight.
"They're pretty good for not seeing each other in a while," Soul commented.
"It's like how Liz and Patti fight," Stein explained. The others looked at him curiously. "They're twins, so they're close. They can sense how the other is feeling, what the other is thinking. This makes them the strongest team of all."
"Kanon, I'm getting tired," Bernkastel complained.
"Do you want to stop?" Kanon asked.
"No," Bernkastel grinned, her eyes glowing a bright teal.
"Oh," Kanon said, his reflection on the blade of the scythe grinning. In a bright flash, he was human again, his Infinite Seals reached toward the sky. Bernkastel entwined her seals with his and the two bonded into one person.
"What?!" Maka cried.
"What?" Patti and Liz said in unison after him.
"Eh?" Stein whispered.
"Huh?" Kid thought.
"Um…" Soul coughed.
"We can form one person," the two witches explained. Both of their voices over layered each other, forming a new voice. "Didn't you know that?"
"So… their not… symmetrical!" Kid cried, gripping his skull and shaking his head.
The new being had fragments of Bernkastel and fragments of Kanon; it had one teal eye and one dark blue eye. The hair was short, slightly longer than Kanon's, and a pin ash of light blue and dark black. The attire was a long Gothic Lolita waistcoat and two different black shoes.
"Well…" Maka muttered. "If it makes you feel better, the hat is symmetrical."
Kid looked up to see the tall pointed hat was bent backwards. Kid sat up, tears welling at the corner of his eyes.
"Yes, yes, finally. Way to go Bernkastel, Kanon!"
"I know, shut up!" the person said. Seals burst out of its back, each several feet long and dripping with pure blue shards. There were four of them.
"Whoa," Blackstar gasped. The Kanon-Bernkastel being sailed forward and slashed at Blackstar and Tsubaki, raising a cloud of dust. The sand blew away to reveal the twins in separate form again. Kanon was staring bored at the two bodies before them, whilst Bernkastel laughed her head off.
"Sis? Do you think we over did it?" Kanon asked.
"Of course not!" Bernkastel laughed. "Ha ha! Take that, Blackstar!"
"I've never seen them so happy before," Maka said.
"It's amazing, right?" Stein asked.
"Huh? What is?" Maka asked, straightening.
"What did you see when they resonated with each other?"
"That was resonating?" Soul asked.
"I… I guess I wasn't looking," Maka admitted sheepishly. "But I guess that explains why their minds link."
"Their soul wavelengths bond beyond my recognition," Stein said. "I'm not even sure if normal witches can do that."
"Hey," Soul called to Bernkastel and Kanon. The witches twisted around blandly. "What the hell was that? You totally overuse the art of surprise."
"Do you NOT know what we look like when we resonate?!" Kanon flamed, sliding towards them ominously.
"Dude, chill out," Soul said, backing up slightly with his hands held up in surrender. "It was just a question and I've never seen you actually fight WITH Bernkastel."
"Punishment time," Bernkastel said, putting her hands together. Blackstar's head shot up.
"Hey, wait a minute!"
"You lost, you have to do it," Bernkastel sneered. "Nii-nii," she looked over her shoulder to Kanon. "What do you think we should make him do?"
"Nii-nii?!" the others gasped.
"I don't know," Kanon said, sliding one hand around Bernkastel's waist and glaring at their defeated rivals. "I take the girl, you take the boy?"
"You disgust me," Bernkastel snarled. Behind them, Maka, Soul, Kid, and Liz shuddered. "And, anyway, you lost, so take us to the ice cream parlor and buy us snacks."
"Wait… seriously?" Blackstar asked.
Is this the way you like it?
*Kanon's scythe form looks like the scythe on the boat in the music video for Bad Apple! You know, the one with the extra curve on the tip?
They can bond to become one Omni-gender being called the Majo (Japanese for witch).