Hey everyone! this is my first instalment for Stages of Love, which is a 5-week challenge to write on a realtionship through a set of themes. This theme set is called, "The Five Emotions". Here is the first one, which is "Compassion".
"You are so wonderful your Majesty!" Gunter practically squealed as he ran to embrace Yuuri, as the demon king dismounted Ao.
Wolfram rolled his eyes as he watched more and more of the castle residents gather to welcome their king, himself, Conrad and Yozak back from a mission in one of Shin Makoku's border villages.
The village was one of the poorer settlements and it had been an awful year for them first due to a drought and famine. Then, the long awaited rain had come…and did not stop.
Hearing that those "unfortunate subjects" were once again in peril, the dark haired king was already running for his mount before Gwendal could finish the brief.
"This kingdom is so fortunate to have such a good and compassionate king!!" Gunter's compliments and praise continued to bubble-forth as he squeezed Yuuri within an inch of his life.
Yuuri for his part was smiling good-naturedly and waving awkwardly to Gwendal and the others.
Yes. Yuuri was compassionate. Wolfram saw it everyday. When Yuuri rode off to play baseball with the local children and Conrad; when Yuuri organized clothing and food donations for the less fortunate; When he took time out of his work and class schedule (much to Gwendal and Gunter's dismay) to help the maids, the cooks, or anyone else that needed assistance.
It seemed that since Yuuri had arrived at the castle steps on that fateful day five years ago, that he brought with him a breath of fresh air to the war-ravaged lands. There was peace between the humans and the demons, the economy was booming and a general feeling of ease had settled over the country.
People had changed too; Wolfram had noticed a decrease in Gwendal's nervous tics. The castle seemed more carefree and not troubled with the threat of invasion or what ever disaster decided to come along. They all had faith that their wonderful, kind and optimistic king would fix the kingdom's latest problem.
"I'm going to take a bath before supper, then! See you all later!" Yuuri called over his shoulder as he made his way into the castle.
Wolfram sighed, dismounted and followed after his fiancé. Yes, Yuuri was kind and a wonderful person, that is why everyone loved him…it was why Wolfram had fallen so easily in love with Yuuri. And he had fallen hard.
The blonde followed Yuuri into the bathes and stripped off his uniform. He could hear his king slipping into the bathes with a loud and grateful sigh.
He secured a towel around his waist, knowing that if he were to walk in stark naked, Yuuri would freak out. Wolfram sighed again.
Five years…five long and lonely years for Wolfram. If there was one place that Yuuri was not compassionate or thoughtful, it was Yuuri's views on their engagement. No matter how much Wolfram tried, Yuuri still couldn't get over the fact that Wolfram was male.
He approached the bath's edge, watching as the object of his love and desires soaked peacefully in the hot water. He didn't know why still even tried…Wolfram was beginning to think he had turned into a masochist.
He would argue that it was really hope that urged him and told him to keep on trying. Afterall it was Yuuri's concern and compassion towards his subjects that had given them back the hope they had all lost in the wars. So maybe it was that hope right now that made him still think that one day Yuuri would return the love that Wolfram had for him.
Wolfram mustered his strength in order to brace himself for the answer he knew would follow his question,
"Do you want me to wash your back, Yuuri?"
Wolfram watched Yuuri's back stiffened as the King fumbled for an excuse to appease his sometimes temperamental fiancé.
"Umm…uhh…Not today Wolf. Don't worry about it." And the king scrambled out of the bath, and rushed past his fiancé, "The bath's all yours!"
Wolfram sighed again. He didn't know why the constant rejection still hurt. By now, he should have been used to it.
He shed his towel and dipped himself into the warm water.
Perhaps he would try again tomorrow, maybe the wimp would be more receptive to him then.
He could only hope.
Well, thats it for this week! See you next week. The theme next time is: Envy
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