Hello, everyone! This is my first fiction I have ever posted on , so please read and give me your opinion so that I can improve my writing.
When I watched Kyo kara maou, I always imagined Conrad and Yuuri as a couple and that shipping makes the most sense to me. To be honest, Yuuram or WolfYuu shipping is not my taste so please don't expect those shippings to appear on my story. And i'm not sure that i can continue the story til the end but I'll try :D
Anyway, enjoy the story!
Chapter 1: An unexpected arrival
"I think we should get married soon"
Yuuri Shibuya, 27th Maou of the Great Demon Kingdom, directed his horrified gaze upon his fiancé Wofram. The blond guy was standing near the window, crossing his arms and while he appeared to be calm and attentive, there were hints of anxiety and anticipation in his emerald eyes. When the double-black was about to open his mouth to say something, he was abruptly interrupted by his fiancé.
"I know what you're gonna say, so don't waste your time repeating those words this time. I have waited for too long and it's high time that you did something about our engagement. After all, sooner or later, we're gonna get married, so why not marry now?"
Yuuri was so panicked at Wolfram's statement that he did not know what to say. In fact, he was sweating from head to toes, hopelessly praying to whatever god to have mercy on him right now.
"Oh god, why does he have to bring that up now? I'm just 16 and now I have to worry about my marriage, not to mention me marrying a GUY! Oh please, Buddha, Jesus Christ, Shinou, whatever gods that I don't know but exist, help me out of this!" Yuuri thought while trying to keep a normal face under the intense gaze of his fiancé. Having a fierce and hot-tempered fiancé who happened to be very skilled at both swordsmanship and magic meant that Yuuri had to choose his words carefully, or else he might end up either being burnt to crisp by his fiancé's fire or being chopped or ripped apart by his sword. After contemplating the most suitable words, Yuuri started to say with his trademark goofy smile, which he hoped could get him out of upcoming mess.
"Wolfram, I know you're anxious about our engagement but right now I am just 16. I may be a king in this world but in Japan, it is illegal for me to get married *and super illegal for two guys to get married (Yuuri thought inwardly)* until I am at least 20. So, why don't we take this whole marriage thingie easy and slowly. I think it can be a good opportunity for us to get to know each other more? Don't you think so, Wolfram?"
Angry would be an understatement for Wofram right now. He was upset, infuriated, bewildered by his fiancé's opinion about his suggestion. If that man didn't happen to his King and the one he loved so much, Wofram would already burn him down for daring hurting his pride and feelings. Much as he tried to calm his unease mind, he still failed to restrain himself from yelling at Yuuri.
"SHUT UP, WIMP. WHY DON'T YOU EVER TAKE IT SERIOUSLY? DON'T YOU EVER CARE ABOUT MY FEELINGS? I AM YOUR FIANCÉ, I CARE FOR YOU BUT HAVE YOU EVER CARED FOR ME? I'M SICK OF WAITING, SICK OF YOUR GENOROSITY WHICH YOU GIVE TO EVERYONE, EXCEPT ME"
"Okay, okay, Wofram, calm down, don't yell like that. I know we're engaged but marriage is still something very far-fetched to me. I do care for you. I just need…. time to consider… things before….settling down", Yuuri tried his best to calm the blond down. To be honest, he was scared, really scared of what might happen if the blond truly exploded. He had never seen Wolfram enraged like that before. Anything he said right now would be futile so he considered his best option at that time would be …running away.
"Eh… Wofram… what do you know, it is nearly time for my study with Gunter. If I don't hurry up, I may be late and Gunter will be really upset"
"WHAT! GUNTER UPSET! SEE! YOU'RE WORRIED THAT GUNTER WILL BE UPSET BUT YOU DON'T CARE IF I AM UPSET! AND YOU SAID YOU CARED FOR ME! YOU BIG LIAR, CHEATER…."
Before Wolfram could finish his sentence, Yuuri had already open the door and run for his life to whatever destination his legs could take him. He needed to get as far away from the blond as possible for fear of his own life being snatched away by the death. However, running away would not be enough to ensure his safety; he needed somewhere to hide for the time being until the blond's temper tantrum had subsided.
"Somebody… anybody… help me!" Yuuri thought, desperately wishing that a hero would come to his rescue and while he was speeding down the hall with his head turned around to check the blond, Yuuri didn't realize who he was heading forward to.
"Your Majes…"
"BAM"
There was a loud noise of something bump into Yuuri or Yuuri bump into something. By the time Yuuri could grasp the situation, he already fell to the floor, landing on his butt with an "Ouch". "Seriously, could this day get any worse?"
"Your Majesty. Are you alright?", a familiar gentle voice spoke with concern.
Yuuri opened his eyes and found Conrad, his knight, his protector and his godfather, kneeling before him, hand stretching out to touch his shoulder in an attempt to comfort him.
"Oh Conrad, I wasn't looking while running. Sorry for bumping in to you and it's Yuuri, not Your Majesty."
"I'm fine, Yuuri, but why are you running down the hall? Are you in hurry for something?"
"Of course, I'm hurry, hurry for my life. It's Wofr…."
"YUURI… WHERE ARE YOU, WIMP? THIS TIME YOU SHOULD ANSWER ME HONESTLY OR ELSE I'M GONNA BURN YOU DOWN TO CINDER", Yuuri's answer was cut short by Wolfram's loud yelling and it was enough for Conrad to understand why his King was desperately running without looking his way. Everyone in the castle knew too much about Wolfram's hot temper and his fiery tantrum and it would not come as a surprise to see the blond locked in rage and the double black trying to escape his fiancé's fury.
"Conrad, help me. I need somewhere to hide until Wolfram calms down. This time is serious. I don't know how long I can run away from him or how long it takes before he can calm down", Yuuri pleaded to Conrad, knowing his knight would gladly save him, just like always.
Seeing such desperation in his King's eyes, Conrad could not say no to the double black's request. In fact, Conrad could never say no to Yuuri due to his devotion and faithfulness to the King whom he had sworn to protected with his own life.
"Of course, Yuuri. Just follow me." Conrad extended his arms to offer to pull the teenager up from his position and after a few seconds, two men were dashing down the hall, heading to the destination Conrad believed could assure Yuuri's safety from the blond. However…
"YURRI", Wolfram's shouting echoed down the hall, reaching the ears of two men who were running and probably residents in the Covenant Castle
"Oh god, Conrad, I think Wolfram is catching up with us. Are we near there yet?"
Ever since the day Yuuri accidentally proposed to Wofram, Yuuri had learned of the blond's fiery temper and vain nature- a deadly combination, and the fact that his fiancé possessed the power of fire only served to fuel his already destructive personality, which he could unleash in the flash, efficiently reducing anything unfortunate or stupid enough to stand in his way to ashes. Wofram was particularly possessive of Yuuri, and Yuuri considered as a mixed blessing. Thanks to the fire mazoku, Yuuri was saved from many annoying stalkers and fanatic worshipers, both of whom wanted to either seduce the Demon King or to get the chance to touch, or molest, the esteemed double black. However, possessiveness lead to impatient. Recently, the blond had been trying to coax the double black into marrying him but somehow, every time the blond nearly cornered him into dead end, lady luck had bestowed on Yuuri a miraculously chance, which Yuuri was totally grateful for, to escape the issue by having someone, namely Gunter or Gwendal, interrupt their argument. However, today, Yuuri was not so sure about possibility of that miracle happening because it was likely that all the build-up anxiety and fury seemed to have fully control the blond, manipulating his fiancé to pursue Yuuri until the prey had been caught. The young King could not help but envision the terrifying image of him being roasted or torn apart by the fire mazoku, which immediately sent a chill down his spine and made his entirely tremble in trauma. And the whole incident didn't go unnoticed by Conrad.
"Yuuri must be really scared right now, judging from the trembling I feel from his hand. Wolfram has gone too far this time", Conrad thought, and turned around to check his king, only to find the young monarch's eyes brimming with tears. The mere sight of his king's terrified face with unshed tears made Conrad's heart throb in pain. "What can I do now?"
Suddenly, an idea popped up in Conrad's mind when he noticed a door at the corner of aisle. He quickly opened the door, pulled Yuuri along with him into the dark room and closed the door as quietly as possible in order to avoid Wofram's suspicion of them hiding inside the room.
"YUURI. COME BACK HERE. YOU COWARDLY WIMP. ARE YOU CALLING YOURSELF A MAN ? COME BACK HERE AND FACE ME LIKE A REAL MAN."
Hearing the loud yelling and footstep getting closer, Yuuri could not prevent himself from trembling from fear and trauma. Noticing the young monarch shaking form, Conrad, being protective as ever, quickly pulled Yuuri into a tight embrace, hoping the action would calm the teenager down. To Conrad, nothing was more painful than seeing his beloved Yuuri suffering.
"Don't be scared, Yuuri. I'm here. I will protect you. Please, don't cry, or Wodram may find out our hiding place", Conrad whispered gently to Yuuri's ears, his hand instinctively brought up to rub the king's head in an effort to assure the teen of his safety.
To Conrad's delight, the young monarch appeared to have stop trembling and crying. He innately prayed to Shinou that Wofram would choose to continue running instead of opening the door to check the room. However, much as he didn't wish to confront his brother, he had prepared himself for the worst scenario, ready to defend Yuuri from any potential harm the blond might throw at the young king. And as if his prayer had reached Shinou, the fiery Mazoku chose to run past the room without checking while shouting his fiancé's name. After a few minutes passed, Conrad let out a sigh he had been unknowingly holding. "That was too close!", he thought.
As for Yuuri, after hearing such comforting words from Conrad, the scared feeling invading his mind slowly subsided. To Yuuri, nowhere was as safe as being close to Conrad, his perfect kight-protector-god father. He always felt secure and safe with Conrad around and apparently, Conrad is the only one Yuuri didn't mind having around in such close proximity. However, this time, Yuuri felt something was off. Definitely something was off. He was so distracted by the thought that he wasn't aware of Wofram leaving. Yuuri had been used to staying close to Conrad as there were times when he was transported back from Earth to the pond at Shinou's temple, he was pulled up from the water by Conrad and somehow accidentally, due to his carelessness or Conrad's miscalculated force that was required to pull Yuuri, ended up in Conrad's embrace or some compromising positions. Of course, that triggered Wofram's usual mantra of "You dirty cheater" but that was not the point. Although Yuuri thought he should be used to being embraced by his knight, today he was suddenly aware of such close proximity he was to Conrad. A blush unconsciously crept up to his cheeks as he leaned his face closer to Conrad's firm muscular chest. It had been so many times that he wished he could look even a small proportion like his perfect godfather and many occasions that he would stare at his knight's physique in admiration and envy. But not a single time did he experience what he was feeling right now: he wanted to stay in Conrad's embrace for longer, he wished this moment would last more so that he could enjoy the warmth and safety that Conrad had always offered to him. "It feels so nice. I wonder what it feels like to be embraced by Conrad when we're in bed? Uhm, both of us…in… bed…!"
There had been a blank inside Yuuri's mind for a brief moment when the implication of what he just though suddenly struck him. "GYA!", he internally screamed, "What was I thinking? I can't believe I just imagined myself in bed cuddling with Conrad. But who wouldn't want that? Conrad is charming, handsome, sexy,… Wait! Did I just state that I want to sleep with Conrad? Since when did I think about how hot, sexy, dashing, gorgeous, valiant, virile another man is. Gya! I should stop thinking now" . He mentally debated with his mind while not noticing he had unconsciously added more adjectives, including sensual ones, to describe his object and how red his face had become. Luckily, the room, which appeared to be the place where maids kept their cleaning tools, was dark so Conrad didn't noticed Yuuri's blushing face. Feeling rather uncomfortable with the long awkward silence and the rather cramped hiding place for two people to stay in, the Knight decided to break it by releasing the teen from his arms.
"I think Wofram has gone now, Yuuri. We can come out and go hide somewhere else. Wolfram might choose not to open the door the last time but it doesn't guarantee he won't come back to check", Conrad whispered into Yuuri's ears, which not only distracted him from his train of erotic thought but also increased his body temperature and heartbeat and reddened his blushing face more.
"Eh… Eh… O… OK. Yo…you're right. We shouldn't stay here for too long", the young monarch stuttered, trying to calm his racing heart beat and chaotic mind and hoping that the man next to him didn't notice such changes. Of course, it didn't go unnoticed by Conrad but the brown-haired dismissed it as Yuuri being too scared to talk properly.
Conrad slowly opened the door, carefully checking the outside in case the blond decided to come back unexpected. After he had made sure it was safe to go out, he turned around and gestured for Yuuri to come out of the room. The young King, who was still in daze from his earlier thoughts, slowly stepped out, afraid that his knight might spot his blushing state now that they were in the light. Therefore, before Conrad took notice of his blush, he opened his mouth to speak first, trying to keep his voice as normal as he could.
"Uhm… Conrad…. Do you know anywhere I can hide for the time being...you know… until Wolfram was in a better mood? I don't think I can stand a chance against him if I am to be caught by him now."
What Yuuri didn't know was that his appearance and the way he spoke right now really resembled a high school teenage girl confessing her love to her secret crush. And the sight was, in Conrad's opinion, so cute that a faint blush somehow found its way up to his face. It had been such a long time, probably hundreds of decades, since he last found himself blushing. However, being a trained soldier who had mastered the perfect technique of poker face, he managed to school his feature back to that of a caring gentlemanlike protector with his usual polite smile. Of course, Yuuri, being busy trying to mentally fight against his raging thought about his conversation partner, didn't catch the sight of Conrad blushing. After serious consideration, Conrad made his suggestion, snapping Yuuri out of his mental daze.
"How about Shinou's temple? I don't think Wofram will ever think of you trying to hide at there?"
"Uhm… yeah… Shinou's temple. A great idea. We should go now…. Uhm…. Conrad, you're coming with me, right?", Yuuri asked, bringing his hand up near his mouth, making him look like a girl trying to coo her boyfriend. And again, Conrad couldn't help but blush at the sight of a cute Maou who were apparently asking to be pampered.
"Of course. I'll go with you as long as you don't mind my company", Conrad replied, regaining his professional looks quickly.
"Great! Let's go now or else Wofram may see us!"
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After making sure the soldiers wouldn't reveal their trip to the fiery blond, Yuuri and Conrad made their way to the Great One's temple on the horseback as quickly and discretely as possible. Struggling to keep his pace with Conrad managed to calm Yuuri's mind a bit. After 10-minute horse ride, they arrived at the magnificent temple once used to protect Shinou's soul from the Originator and now served as home to the miniature Shinou and the Great Wise Man. As the Maou, not to mention one that had surpassed Shinou, Yuuri had permission to go inside the temple, even stay there if he wanted. Yuuri made his way to the yard inside the temple. In the middle of the yard lay a crystal-clear water fountain where Yuuri usually arrived from Earth. Yuuri thought the weather was nice enough for a game of catch with Conrad but the image of an infuriated Wofram had put him off from enjoying his hobby. He took a deep breath, taking in the view inside the Temple: the sun was shining brightly cloud was flowing lazily in the sky, tree leaves was rustling against summer breeze, birds are chirping somewhere, yup, everything looked just wonderful. Sadly, the whole incident of Wofram exploding over stupid matter made the view less appealing than it should look. Yuuri sat at the fountain rim, waiting for his best friend, Murata, to come out and talk with him. "Maybe Murata can give me some advices to this mess. After all, he IS the Great Wise Man", Yuuri internally thought.
"Yo, Shibuya. What kind of breeze brought you to this place?", another double-black named Murata walked out from the hallway, looking as mischievously cheerful as ever.
"Hello, Murata, totally not funny. I don't think an enraging Wofram would be ever be considered a breeze", Yuuri answered sarcastically.
"Oh dear, what did you do this time?", Murata asked although he already guessed what happened.
"Why you quickly jumped to the conclusion that it was my fault? It's not that. Wolfram keeps pestering me about that annoying marriage stuff. He wants me to marry him NOW. And when I said he should wait a bit longer, he exploded like a BOMB", Yuuri retorted back without hesitation.
"You sure got yourself into big trouble this time, Shibuya. Anyway, did you come here by yourself?"
"No, I come here with Conrad. He's taking our horses to the stable now but he'll be here soon."
"I see. So you're planning to hide here until Wolfram chills down?"
"Duh, why do you think I will go here? I would rather spend time with Greta in my castle than stay here with you!", Yuuri said, the last part mockingly.
"Woa, I didn't know you were that cruel, Shibuya. It hurts, really hurts", Murata said, pretending as if he were hurt, which was totally not true, "And I was thinking of informing you of something important."
"Ok, you can stop your acting now, Murata. I swear it's getting lamer and lamer every time I meet you. So what's the thing you're gonna inform me?", Yuuri asked, mentally prepared himself for whatever bad news would come out of his friend's mouth.
"Shinou has recently detected a few disturbances in the flow of time and space though all of them are small and harmless. Don't worry, it won't affect your ability to travel back to Earth", the reincarnated wise man said casually
"Hope you're right this time, Murata. I have experienced too well with your information, always lacking the crucial points and to be revealed only when TROUBLE has arrived", the young king remarked, emphasizing the word "trouble"
As if to illustrate Yuuri's point, the water in the fountain began to swirl and shine mysteriously, which caught the young King and the wise man's attention at once. This occurrence was not strange to them because they have themselves had the honor of emerging from that kind of swirling water or witnessed someone else, namely Shori- Yuuri's brother, being transported from Earth to here. "Probably Shori, who unfortunately, or fortunately to Shori's mind, get sucked by the bath tub or the sink and transported here. Hope he's not naked or else there will be ruckus in the temple."
After a few seconds, the water stopped moving and a figure emerged from the fountain. Black hair-checked, black eyes-checked, small and not wearing glasses-checked….Wait, not wearing glasses and small…. "WHAT!"
It took exactly 10 minutes for Yuuri to digest, process and absorb the information before he realized that the person he was seeing in the water was not his older brother but a small double-black young boy, who appeared to be slightly dizzy from the cross-dimensional trip. When that knowledge struck him, he was taken aback by surprise and panic. "Oh god, did Shinou just send a Japanese boy from Earth to here? What should I do, what should I do ?"
Next to Yuuri, Murata was also surprised by what he saw but there was a hint of amusement in his eyes. It was as if he was expecting something interesting about to happen. After regaining his composure, Yuuri decided to first help the young boy out of the water; otherwise, he might catch a cold. The teen stepped into the fountain, approaching the soaked boy and gently putting his hand on the other's shoulder.
" Hey there, little guy! Are you OK? Are you hurt?", he asked, nervously waiting for the boy's response
"Wait, if this boy is from Earth, then how can he understand Mazoku's language? But am I speaking in Japanese or Mazoku language?", Yuuri got panicked at the thought
Recovering from his dizziness, the boy open his black eyes and looked up to Yuuri. To utter surprise of Yuuri, who expected the young boy to be confused and panicked to end up in some weird place, he joyfully jumped at Yuuri, wrapping his little arms around Yuuri's shoulder, thus soaking the poor guy's clothes completely. The boy snuggled his head at Yuuri's shoulder and smiled happily. After that surprising wet embrace which baffled Yuuri and Murata completely came horror episode 1.
"Mama!", the child spoke sweetly and childishly.
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"WHAT!", both teenager double-black simultaneously voiced their shock and you could somehow hear the cracking sound of Yuuri's manly pride.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing in the fountain?", came an familiar voice.
Yuuri turned around to find a concerned Conrad standing in his usual perfect self, not a single hair out of place. And came horror episode 2.
"Papa!", the young boy chirped, extending his arms towards Conrad as if asking the man to hug him.
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"WHAT!", this time, three man gasped out loud their utter shock and Yuuri fainted right on the spot.
So how was it, everyone? Is it good? You know, I kinda have a problem with that child's name. Any suggestion? I will try to update as fast as possible. See you soon!