Disclaimer: I am not as you have probably guessed the owner of Kyo Kara Maoh or it's character's in any way. They belong to the actual creators of Kyo Kara Maoh. I do however claim this plot and any characters I may make up for it.

Authors Note: This fanfiction is written in response to the request of a friend. She wished for a Conrad/Yozak fiction where Conrad realizes his feelings after some sort of accident occurs. She wanted to see the story mostly from the POV of the other characters besides these two however. The result of my efforts is this fiction, which, honestly, I'm not too sure what to think of myself.I figured what the heck however, and decided to post it since it was already written anyways.

I will post each part as I get it typed up. (This fic was written in pencil in one of my notebooks so I have to type everything up separately).

This fic is un-beta-ed, so be gentle. Constructive criticism is appreciated, Flames are not.

Prologue

~Yozak's POV~

Nearly 4 years had passed since the White Crows had disbanded and the maou had befriended King Saralegui of Shou Shimeron and everything was as usual in Shin Makoku. Maou Yuuri was continuing to forge unexpected alliances with various people and countries, Great Sage Murata was scheming with the inhabitants of Shinou Temple, Anissina continued her experiments, (much to Gunter and Gwendels' chagrin), and Wolfram continued to try and convince the reluctant Maou to marry him formally. (Especially since Yuuri had finally admitted that he liked men and had agreed to 'go-out' with Wolfram). Wolfram was especially adamant now that even his reticent older brother Gwendel had finally gotten married to Anissina.

During all this time Yozak continued to spy for Gwendel and play bodyguard for the maou and it never truly occurred to any of the castle inhabitants just how dangerous some of the assignments he went on were, due to his perfect record when it came to completing them and Yozak's own habit of ensuring he never returned until any injuries were no longer obvious so that no one would worry. This was because, despite the danger, Yozak was well aware that what he did was both important and necessary, and he sought to keep from having those who gave him his orders, Gwendel, Conrad, and occasionally even the Maou himself from having to bear the burden of what they were asking. He knew their ignorance couldn't possibly last forever, that, one day, he would either get caught or they would realize what they were doing and he was determined to continue as he was until that day came.

What Yozak didn't predict was that both would happen simultaneously and that the results afterwards would be quite so drastic, although, when he considered the various personalities of the castle inhabitants it probably shouldn't have surprised him as much as it did.

Next Chapter: Gwendel, Gunter and Yuuri