A/N ENGLAND! Hehe... Fight scene~! And the 'taste like chicken' joke never gets old! By the way, if someone can point out all the references in FF, I will personally make you an SE Fanfic. Just for you. xD BTW, we don't own Soul Eater, Hetalia, Portal, or Heart no Kuni no Alice.
The next morning, both of them slept in, not needing to be bothered with school. At around 9:00, Brandon woke up. "I should probably wake Alice up." he said aloud, walking into the bedroom. "Hey, get up. We have wendigos to kill." he said, gently shaking her awake.
Alice woke up. "Hey, Brandon. I used to be a Wendigo. Now I have to kill a Wendigo and eat it's soul. Would that make me a traitor or a cannibal? Both, maybe?"
Brandon was surprised by her sudden question. "Neither. It makes you a hero." he said, grabbing his clothes for the day.
Alice wasn't too satisfied with his answer. 'Hero' definately was not a term she would use to describe herself. She got out of bed and got dressed, the question still bothering her.
"I'm showering first." Brandon called, walking into the bathroom. Within 5 minutes, he was out, wearing his clothes for the day. "Your turn." he said, wiping down his hair with a towel.
"If I'm clean the Wendigo will smell me and run off." Alice pointed out.
"I didnt know that." Brandon said, a bit annoyed with himself about not realizing that.
"Just remember; they're closer to animals than people." Alice said.
"Uh-huh. We should probably get going if we ever want to find that thing.." he said, walking towards the door.
"We should buy some bait," Alice said. "I saw a pet shop nearby. A rabbit would be great if we can get one. If not, a cat or dog should do fine."
"Fine, but we are NOT using a dog." he said.
"Hm? Why? It's just a dumb animal." Alice asked.
"Its more than 'just a dumb animal'." he said starting to get a little angry. "I had a dog when I was growing up. We had so much fun together until she passed away. I don't expect you to understand, but I just won't hurt a dog." he said, tears coming to his eyes.
Alice had a relaxed look on her face. "You wouldn't be saying that if you ate one before." She said. "They taste like chicken."
"I swear to god..." he said, becoming even more enraged.
"You're mad? Good. Your insanity will make you smell like a Wendigo, so it won't run away." Alice said with an 'innocent' smile.
He sniffed the air quickly. A smell of rotten flesh and blood wafted into his nostrils. "Found him." he said angrily, and started jogging towards the pet store. Alice ran to catch up to him, which was pretty easy.
He quickly entered the store.
""Hi, I'm looking to buy a pet rabbit for my sister here." he said, nodding towards Alice.
"That's sweet. What one would you like?" the cashier asked.
"Go look at look for one that you would like." Brandon said, hinting at a meaning that the cashier took differently.
Alice walked over to the rabbit cage. She needed a fat, furry rabbit that stood out from the forest. She decided on a fairly plump white rabbit and took it to the cashier.
"That rabbit is €55." Alice took out another gold coin and gave it to him.
"Keep the change." She said with an innocent smile.
"That one sure is a fat ass." Brandon said as they walked out.
"Which makes it perfect bait~!" Alice sang. "If the Wendigo doesn't eat it, can we keep it?"
"Sure, as long as you clean up after it." Brandon said. "Then again, i would have to make a pen for it too..."
Alice smiled happily. "I will call it Peter!"
"Let me guess, Peter Cottontail?" he said.
"No. Peter White."
"Oh? I was thinking you would have chose the stereotypical name." Brandon said.
"Hehe... Heart no Kuni no Alice! Gotta' love Peter!" She said.
"What?" Brandon asked, confused.
"Uh, nothing!" Alice answered quickly.
"Ok then..." Brandon said, dropping the subject. "Do you sense him nearby? We've been walking for a while now."
At just that moment, a sword flew towards Alice and a boy walked out of the nearby bushes.
He appeared be 10 years old, though he looked more feral than a 10 year old should be. He had dark hair, like Alice's, and gooseberry-green cat eyes. He had jagged crocodile teeth sticking out of his mouth and large bear claws. Something told Alice he was older than he appeared to be. "I think I found him..." She said, dropping the rabbit which ran away.
"You don't say? Might as well get to it then." Brandon said, entering 'insane mode'.
"Stupid, pathetic human. What makes you think you can defeat me?" The boy asked, as Alice transformed into a sword for Brandon to fight with.
'Aim for his throat...' She 'said'.
"Gotcha." he said, swinging towards the wendigo's throat.
The Wendigo grabbed his own sword, stuck it in the ground and used it as a fulcrum, spinning around it. Which caused him to kick Brandon square in the stomach, which pushed the meister into a nearby tree, also knocking the tree down.
'I actually used to be stronger than that.' Alice said from inside the sword.
"That's hard to believe." Brandon said, standing up and charging towards the wendigo again.
The Wendigo grabbed his own sword and stabbed Brandon in the arm. He folowed this by trying to slash at Brandon's chest, missing by a few inches.
"Dammit!" Brandon yelled, grabbing his arm. "C'mon, c'mon! Heal dammit!" he yelled, focusing on the healing wavelength, finally achieving it and healing his wound.
However, the Wendigo aimed to cut his arm off. Brandon blocked using Alice, but the force knocked her out off his hands.
Alice transformed back into a human, but looked more feral. The white of her eyes were amber, her skin was paler and her teeth were sharper. She had claws like a wolf's and her ears were pointed.
"Hey, Brandon. Use that madness o' yours to make yourself a weapon and we'll both take care of this bastard!" Her voice dropped a bit.
The younger Wendigo looked scared. "I-It's the Red Queen..." It looked poised to run, but Alice was behind it in a heartbeat. She held the boy in place, where his neck was easily exposed.
"Kill it, Brandon."
"With pleasure." he said, grinning a spiked grin. He formed his sword on his right arm, and slowly walked toward the wendigo, dragging the swords tip along the ground.
"Do it NOW, Brandon!" She snarled. "QUICKLY!"
"I'm going to take my time. Let him die with fear, leaving him something to remember us by while he burns in hell." he said, still slowly walking. He soon made it, and slowly dragged the sword against the small kishin's throat. He yelled in pain, and quickly exploded in a cloud of white smoke, leaving the floating red soul where a corpse should be.
Alice glared at Brandon, back to normal. "...WHY WEREN'T QUICK ABOUT IT?" She yelled, obviously mad. "I WAS TURNING BACK INTO A KISHIN, DUMBASS!"
"What can i say? I like making my enemies suffer." he said, grinning.
Alice wasn't amused. "You obviously don't understand the severity of this situation."
"I would have taken care of it, trust me. I've gotten out of stickier situations before." he said, thinking back to his "visit" with Medusa.
"Brandon, you don't understand. Wendigos are cruel and sadistic. I would have killed you when I was done with him!"
"I'm doubtful." he said rolling his eyes.
Alice sighed. "An easier way to explain this would be if I told you about The Red Queen. I'll explain it when we get back to the Hotel." She said, stomping toward the direction of Liverpool.
"Fine." he said, following after her.
Soon they reached the Hotel and sat on the couch in the lobby. Alice asked Brandon to sit next to her. He did and Alice began to talk. "I'm going to tell you The Legend of The Red Queen, OK?"
"Isn't that a book or something though?" he asked, remembering hearing about it from somewhere.
"No. The Red Queen was a character in 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass'. A character based off of the first Kishin, whose favourite way of killing was decapitation." Alice explained.
"Uh-huh." Brandon said, thinking.
"The Red Queen, whose name was Pandora, converted many people to Kishinhood. She treated it as a religion or a cult. Her husband, The Bloody King Xerxes, was the second Kishin. And their son was Asura. That name should sound familiar, yes?"
"Yea, it does. He's the reason i have insanity in my soul." Brandon said, the name bringing back horrible childhood memories.
"The Red Queen and The Bloody King raised Asura, The Prince of Madness, to be a Kishin Lord. The 'royal' family had many servants and followers, and unleashed all things bad into the world. They conquered many places, killing and converting people; spreading madness throughout the Earth. Humans call this the Tale of Pandora's Box, but that old legend is horribly misleading. You're wondering what this has to do with me, aren't you?"
"Kind of." he said, confused as to her sudden story-telling.
"I am a direct decendant of Pandora and Xerxes, my father's side of my family had all inherited their cruelness and lack of sympathy, as did I. So I would've killed you back there. No doubt about it." Alice explained.
"Oh, is that so?" Brandon asked, now intrigued by the new information.
"Yes. Believe me, this all true. I know my family history. I'm kind of a history nerd..." Alice said, slightly embarassed.
"That's good. I suck with history." Brandon said, chuckling.
Alice looked at him, unamused. "And, the last part of the legend; If a Wendigo is bad or influenced by a bad person or Kishin, he or she will end up in Hell. Their punishment? Being tortured by Pandora for all of eternity. Of course, I don't know if that part is true or not."
"Burning in hell, huh? That must be unpleasant, considering I've sent about 8 or 9 people there." he said, counting back on the number of kishin he has fought.
"Of course, I think by Kishin standards 'bad' to them means 'good' to us." Alice explained.
"Most likely." Brandon said.
Alice nodded, but soon came to a realization. "...Does that mean I'm going to Kishin Hell?"
"I don't know. Shinigami-sama may make a special exception for you." Brandon said, shrugging.
"Actually, I think Asura decides were a Kishin goes when they die instead of Shinigami. He's practically God to Kishins." Alice said.
"Well then, i have no idea." he said, shrugging. "Try not to think about that stuff. It'll only bring you down."
"I guess you're right..." She said sleepily. Temporarily turning into a Kishin took a lot out of her. And even if it was only twelve in the afternoon, she was ready to curl up and go to bed.
"You look tired. We should be heading back." Brandon said, standing up.
Alice, who was so tired she was half brain-dead, asked "Go back where...?"
"To the rooms we rented. Follow me." he said, and they started walking.
As soon as they got there, Alice layed on the bed and went to sleep. As soon as she fell asleep, Brandon sat on the couch and turned on the TV.
"Man, she is something special. Especially dangerous...should i eliminate her? No, i would never do that...but what if it were to come to it? Could i be able to do it?" I guess i would find out if the opportunity presented itself. Why is nothing good ever on in London?" he said to himself, surfing through more channels.