Disclaimer: I do not own Kyou Kara Maou, it already belongs to Tomo Takabayashi.

Hey there! This is my first Kyou Kara Maou fanfic ever and I hope it's good. Pairings are currently undecided but if you have any suggestions, feel free to e-mail me or just review. Let the story begin!

Warning: Characters might be a little OOC, but I'll try my best not to ruin their original personalities.

Dreams of Amber

Chapter 1: Unknown Relative

Yuri Shibuya, a supposedly ordinary high school, baseball-loving student, is not fazed by anything unusual coming his way. This makes sense after everything he's been through lately, being also the 27th Maou of ShinMakoku and all. Sucked into a ladies toilet bowl just to end up in another world, engaged to a beautiful blond and hot-tempered demon prince by accident, various kidnapping or assassination attempts being made on him....the list just goes on. So nothing can really faze him, no matter the oddity of the situation.

At least, that's what he thought.

"COUSIN!? Since when did we have a cousin, let alone a relative???"

Miko, or Jennifer as she is popularly known for, hummed a little as she started washing the dishes, leaving a flabbergasted Yuri to stare at her back. After a moment of silence, she continued casually as if the conversation wasn't interrupted at all.

"Your cousin would be arriving by train tomorrow morning, and since your Dad is busy with work and Sho-chan is working with Bob in Switzerland at the moment, I was hoping that you would be able to escort him back here."

"That doesn't answer my question at all, Mum." Yuri sighed.

Jennifer turned around, hands on her hips, ignoring the soap suds dripping onto her apron, "Yu-chan! How many times must I tell you to call me Mama?" She pressed on without waiting for an answer, "Anyway, I'm not surprised that you can't remember since the only time you met them was when you were just a baby."

"Really?" Yuri asked, surprised. This was news to him.

Jennifer nodded, "Yes, it seems like just yesterday that your uncle, who is Mama's aniki, by the way, was standing right here in this room watching you and your cousin play with each other. Both of you together, is just so KAWAII!!!"

Yuri could only sweatdrop as his mother squealed on the spot. He laughed nervously at his mother's antics as she started ranting about what a cute picture he and his cousin made together.

He interrupted her mid-ranting, "But why does he need to stay here with us now? What happened to our uncle and aunt? Are they busy with work and couldn't take care of him or something?

Silence reigned the room for a few minutes. Yuri was surprised as his mother's demeanour changed to one of sadness, unlike the one of optimistic cheerfulness she usually have.

"Yu-chan, your cousin is an orphan. We're his only living relatives now."

"Wow, a cousin huh? One you haven't seen in what, 12 years?"

"Yeah, out of all the oddest things my mum had to spring on me, this takes the cake."

Yuri shifted uneasily from one foot to another, waiting impatiently for the train holding his mysterious cousin to arrive. Ken Murata, the legendary Great Wise Sage and also Yuri's best friend, stood calmly by his side. Yuri couldn't help but think back to the conversation yesterday.

----Flashback----

Yuri was sure he heard wrong.

"W-What?" he stuttered softly.

Jennifer sighed wearily, taking a seat on the nearest chair. "Yu-chan, you should know that you have two cousins. One older and one younger, like you and Sho-chan. I-I've received news a few years ago that your uncle and older cousin was involved in a terrible car accident and died instantly on the spot...."

Jennifer trailed away, looking towards the laundry she hung outside flapping in the wind, lost in memories of long ago. Yuri waited patiently, knowing that his mum needed some time. This is her brother that they're talking about. 'How painful it must be then, to lose her one and only brother like that....' Yuri thought, knowing he would feel the same if it was Shori instead.

Jennifer started again, startling Yuri out of his musings, "So then, your only cousin is left in his mother's custody. I was hoping that they will be able to support each other at that time of grief, especially your cousin as he was very close to his father and brother from what I've heard. But......"

Yuri shivered as his mother's face darkened. He was reminded why nobody should get on his mother's bad side. Ever.

"But?" he prompted tentatively when she didn't continue.

He inched further away as his mother's aura darkened even more.

"But," Jennifer gritted out, "it turns out that his mother, did not take the situation that well and grief overtook her mind. You could say that at that point on, she became mentally ill."

Yuri gasped, "And nobody knows?!"

Jennifer shooked her head, "It's actually hard to know whether that one person is actually mad when there have been no actual signs. That is the case for your aunt." She frowned, "The information the police gave was vague but all in all, your aunt's predicament effected your cousin as well. In a bad way. God knows what really happened when they are alone together."

Yuri hesitated, then asked, "What happened...?"

Jennifer sighed again, "They didn't give me any details, probably at your cousin's request, but they did tell me that your aunt committed suicide by stabbing herself." She paused for a moment, and Yuri saw many emotions flickered through his mother's eyes. "And do you know the worst part?" she finally whispered.

Yuri could only shake his head mutely.

Her eyes were one of intense sadness, "She did all that in front of her own son."

Yuri slumped into a chair, at a loss for words.

"So, about tomorrow...?"

Confused and slightly flustered at the change of subject, Yuri snapped out of his daze just to see his mum looking at him hopefully. Really, after all that how could he say no?

"Y-yeah. I don't mind."

Jennifer smiled gently, then looked up at the clock, " My, look at the time! That's enough for today. Why don't you go ahead and rest Yu-chan while I prepare dinner?"

'Well, looks like she's back to being cheerful.' Yuri thought, relieved. He didn't really like to see his mum sad.

"Oh, and Yu-chan?"

Yuri paused at the staircase, "Yes, Mum?"

"Haru. Your cousin's name is Haru Shibuya now."

----End Flashback----

"SHIBUYA!"

Yuri jumped. Murata was looking at him with concern.

"You okay there, Shibuya?"

"Yeah, sorry about zoning out there. I just-," Yuri explained, laughing sheepishly while rubbing his head.

"Couldn't help but think about your cousin, right?" Murata said knowingly. Yuri nodded, embarrassed.

Murata waved his hand dismissively, "Nah, its okay. I would probably do that too if I suddenly had a cousin out of the blue."

The high-pitched whine of an arriving train stopped Yuri from answering.

"It's finally here!"

Okay, I'll end right here. Please review and tell me what you think. Should I continue?