disclaimer-i do not own any of the characters to Kyo Kara Maoh. i make no money from this story. all rights and whatnot belong solely to the original creator.

Rescuing the Future

Chapter 1

It was Yuuri's eighteenth birthday in four days and all of Shin Makoku had started the celebrating six days ago. It was a festive occasion that would be celebrated all the way up until the day of his birth. It was already the second day of the six day celebration and all the shops, with the exclusion of the taverns, would be closing early for the celebration and on the day of his birth the shops will not be opened at all that day. It was quite the sight to see. Colorful ribbons, banners and flowers decorated the buildings. There were clowns and magic users to entertain the children and adults. If nothing interested the children they would run off and play a simple game of tag with each other as they ran through the street laughing. There was also a puppet show depicting how His Majesty first came to Shin Makoku which interested more adults than children. It was quite the popular show as everyone nearly died from laughter as the Lord von Christ puppet hugged the Yuuri puppet to pieces, literally. It seems the head of His Majesty's puppet had popped off sending everyone into fits of laughter. There were also musicians, acrobats and dancers. Also, the bakeries and candy shops were handing out free samples of freshly baked cookies and candies to the children and to anyone else who wanted some. It was truly a festive time.

The people of Shin Makoku were also celebrating the peace that Yuuri had accomplished in his short reign. It has only been three years and Yuuri has done more to bring peace to the world than any maoh before him. Which was why the celebrating of His Majesty's birthday would be held for six wonderful days.

Unfortunately for Wolfram he found himself walking among the throng in the village without his fiance. Once again Wolfram found himself on the other end of Yuuri's wrath and the cause of all Wolfram's problems started two weeks ago when this hussy of a princess from some obscure little backwater human country he has never heard of arrived wanting to join the alliance with the Demon Kingdom. Of course Yuuri was all too happy for their country of . . . Uh, whatever would join them. Wolfram had no idea what this country was even called and frankly he really didn't give a damn. What he did care about was the fact that his fiance was drooling over some other person that was not him. And Yuuri was all too happy to invite the princess to stay for his birthday celebration. The little hussy smiled prettily while fluttering her eyelashes at him like some love stricken bitch in heat. Wolfram hated the woman. What was her name again? Oh yeah, the Princess Sophia de'Laureate. She was what every prince wanted in a princess. She was beautiful with delicate pale skin, long pink colored hair, a cute button nose, and long, fluttery lashes over vibrant blue eyes and soft pouty lips. The bitch had clung to Yuuri as though he was her fiance. And when introduced, Yuuri had called him 'his best friend' and not his fiance. But of course, Wolfram was livid and was not taking this lying down. He immediately set Yuuri straight by telling the princess that he was in fact Yuuri's fiance and in the same breath accused Yuuri of cheating with the floozy. The Princess Sophia cringed and started to cry. Gwendal was beside himself with rage at Wolfram's unwarranted verbal assault against the princess. He had pulled Wolfram into another room and scolded him harshly, telling him that he not only shamed all of Shin Makoku with his behavior but he had shamed his king as well. And of course, Wolfram knew he would not escape Yuuri's anger. The double black had barged into the room and told Wolfram he was being a brat. Then Wolfram called him a cheater. Then Yuuri countered by repeating the ever popular phrase that their engagement was an accident so loud until people on the outside had heard him. Then he ordered Wolfram to apologize to the princess. And of course, Wolfram did no such thing; instead, he stormed out of the palace calling his so called fiance every vulgar name but the name his parents gave him.

Her arrival only made things between Wolfram and Yuuri worse. For an entire week, the two had argued fiercely until Yuuri ordered Wolfram to move his things out of the royal bedchambers. The blonde had stared at his finace in shock not believing what he was hearing. To show that he was deadly serious, Yuuri had gathered all of Wolfram's clothes and threw them out into the hall. And as fate would have it or maybe misfortune; the maids were passing when all of this happened. Come morning, all of Shin Makoku knew that His Majesty had tossed his fiance out. Wolfram was so angry that he immediately accused Yuuri of behaving this way to make him look like a fool. Once again, another argument started. Everyone in the palace tried hard to stay out of the enraged prince's path. Especially the maids that caused all the turmoil.

Now Wolfram found himself once again walking among the celebrating throng lost in his thoughts and all alone. He and Yuuri had yet another argument about the Princess Sophia making advances toward him. Of course, Yuuri being the oblivious wimp that he was did not notice and accused Wolfram of being an overly jealous spoiled brat. Then he had the nerve to give him an ultimatum. Him! Wolfram von Bielefeld a fuckin ultimatum! Either he rein in his jealousy or he will be banned from the palace and his birthday party until after the princess returned home. Wolfram had actually saw red when Yuuri gave him that insane ultimatum. To make matters worse, Gwendal, Conrad and Gunter had agreed with him. He could understand Gunter agreeing. The man had a crush on his finace and believed that whatever Yuuri said was the truth. But for Gwendal and Conrad to agree was a hit below the belt. He never would have thought they would let Yuuri ban him, their little brother, from the castle. He guessed the old Shin Makoku saying was correct, never trust anyone especially family. So, Wolfram decided to leave and cool off before returning to the castle. He just knew that if he didn't get out he would have done something that would make Yuuri hate him. Or worse, have him executed for murder. He watched some children run around him playing a game of chase or maybe it was tag, Wolfram didn't know since he never really played with children his own age.

Wolfram sighed as he could feel all his rage and anger melt from his body as he continued his walk to calm down. He was feeling much better and was about to head back to the palace when something in an alley caught his attention. He stopped and went back to check. Squeezed in-between a clothing shop and shoe shop was a small black tent with a red eye painted on the front flap. He shuddered as the eye seem to glow in the dim light of the alley. The blonde frowned slightly and stepped into the alley. He stood before the tent staring into the glowing red eye. Wolfram found himself being drawn into it as though his soul was being pulled from his body. Wolfram didn't know how long he stood there but he was pulled from his trance by a voice from inside the tent.

"Come in," the voice repeated.

Wolfram straightened his uniform and pushed the flap out of the way and stepped inside. He nearly gagged as the strong scent of incense filled his nostrils and slithered down his throat into his lungs as soon as he stepped inside. He coughed trying to dislodge the scent from his lungs but the scent was suffocating. He was going to leave but the man's voice seemed to order him to stay. So Wolfram stayed. He looked around the tent trying to see who it was that spoke to him. It was dark except for a few candles scattered around the tent giving off a soft glow. Wolfram watched as the smoke from the incense sticks swirled around the small space giving the room a dreamy feel. The stifling scent was making him lightheaded. He staggered slightly as he straightened his body to look around the tent. His eyes were drawn to the center and seemingly to appear out of nowhere sitting at a small table was an elderly man with a piece of cloth wrapped around his head like a turban, and his eyes seemed to glow white in the dimly lit tent. The sweet scent of the incense was making him dizzy as he loosened the collar of his shirt. Sitting on the table was a, smooth, round crystal about the size of a child's ball resting on an oak base.

"Welcome my prince," the elderly man said in a strong youthful voice. "I've been waiting for you."

"Waiting . . . for me?" he said hoarsely. It took every ounce of strength for Wolfram to keep himself standing. "And who are you?"

"Oh, just the one who will make your dreams come true as well as other things."

"My dreams. . ." Wolfram snorted as he swayed slightly from side to side. "What do you know of my dreams?"

"I know that you long for 'his majesty' to accept your love for him and for him to love you back."

Wolfram wanted to arch a brow when he heard the disgust in the man's voice when he addressed Yuuri as 'His Majesty'. But he just couldn't seem to gather the strength to make the muscles in his face do as he wanted. So, he just settled for trying to act indifferent. 'Does this man have something against Yuuri?' Wolfram tried to hold on to his thoughts but they kept fluttering away at the sound of the man's voice. He didn't know what was happening but that soothing voice was lulling him. He wanted to leave but his body would not obey him. So, he just stood there listening to this strange man reveal to him his secert desires.

"You long for the day when he will no longer run from you or claim that your engagement is an accident." As the man raised a hand the smoke from the incense danced around his hand as it took the form of Yuuri. "You wish for him to stop looking at others and only look at you." The man smiled sadly or maybe it was disgust. Wolfram couldn't tell. "You wish for him to tell you with soft, loving eyes that he love you and only you."

Wolfram gasped. Was he that obvious? It is what Wolfram has long for since he first laid eyes on the handsome young double black.

"But, before your dreams can come true, my prince, you must first show your true face."

"My true face?" Wolfram frowned at the man as he felt as though he was drugged. He could feel something dark and evil clawing at his very soul. He shuddered as he stared into those white glowing eyes.

"Come my prince and I shall tell you how to make your dreams come true."

Wolfram didn't know if it was his own feelings of desperation, the sweet stifling smell of the incense, or the man's strange eyes; but he moved toward the empty chair and took a seat facing the other. "What do I have to do?" Wolfram's vibrant green eyes seemed to dull as he stared into the glowing eyes of the man.

The man raised his left hand and it began to glow with the same eerie white light like his eyes. "Not much, my prince." The man began chanting something in a strange language Wolfram had never heard before. Then he placed his hand over Wolfram's heart. "The key to your true desires was within your grasp all these years."

"What . . . do you . . . mean?" Wolfram stared at the man as though he was in a trance. "My true desires . . ." Suddenly Wolfram body went rigid as his eyes began to glow an eerie green color and then his pupils began to expand consuming the whites of his eyes. And just as quickly, his body relaxed in the chair as his voice became deep with an undertone of darkness to it. "It has been a long time Talos." He smirked at the other man.

"Of course, my prince," said the man known as Talos.

"What has happened? The battle for Heaven?" Then he looked at his hands. "And what has happened to me. Why am I flesh?"

"My prince, what was the last thing you remember?"

"Hmm, let me see." The darkness inside of Wolfram's body raised his hand and began to stroke his chin as he focused his thoughts. "I remember Satan was fighting Michael. My father and I were at the Celestial Mansion when we were stopped by Oberon and the other dragons."

"Yes, that includes your other parent," said Talos in disgust. Remembering their defeat at the hands of the Angels and dragons made Talos' blood boil in rage. "With the defeat of Satan, your father and yourself, the battle for heaven was lost eons ago. My lord, Satan and your father were sealed in hell along with many of their followers, but that is something I will explain another day. You my prince had your soul taken away by your other parent. I, myself was trapped in hell until recently when I was able to escape."

"How?" asked Wolfram. "I thought it was impossible to escape."

Talos smirked. "As I said, it's a long story. I will tell you later. It took me a while before I was able to locate you. The spell I am using to awaken your soul is only temporary. You will be forced back in a minute. I awakened you to tell you of the plan I have that will make everything right."

"And what might this plan of yours be?"

"It concerns a project that your father and our great Lord was working on before all was lost," said Talos. "It was a contingency plan incase we lost the battle but unfortunately all who knew of it were tossed into hell. Somewhere on this planet is the means to us winning the battle for heaven."

"What is this thing you speak of that can help?"

Talos smiled. "I shall leave that as a surprise, my prince. But in order for it to succeed you must remain as your other self. Once I have everything I shall reawaken you permanently next time you set eyes upon me."

"So be it." The darkness inside Wolfram smirked at the man. "Do not fail us Talos." Suddenly those solid green eyes began to droop but not completely close.

The man chuckled softly as he could feel the darkness of his prince recede back into the blonde. Then he passed his hand over the crystal ball. "Now, look within this crystal ball." Suddenly a white mist began to swirl around inside the crystal ball until finally something appeared. It was a small five point star made of gold and in the center of the pentagram was a ruby shaped like an eye. "To realize your desires you must first find this object, my prince. Once you have it in your possession bring it back to this alley." Then he held out a glowing green crystal. "Take this crystal; it will lead you to where the object is hidden." He placed the necklace around Wolfram's neck and placed the crystal beneath his shirt.

Slowly, Wolfram's glowing green eyes went back to normal but he was still under the other man's spell. Then the demon prince stood up and walked to the opening in the tent. "My prince," said the man.

Wolfram stopped.

"Once you step out of this alley, you will forget this conversation or ever meeting me." He smiled. "But in your subconscious mind you will seek out that object without anyone noticing and without you really realizing it. It is the answer to finally having His Majesty love you like he should. And if someone asks, you bought the crystal when you were in the village."

Wolfram slowly nodded his head and walked out of the tent. Once he stepped out of the alley, Wolfram snapped out of his trance and glanced around. He looked in the alley but saw nothing. Shrugging his shoulders he continued his walk through the village.

xxxxx

On a hilltop overlooking the capitol city of Shin Makoku, three cloaked figures stood beneath a tree. At least two figures stood beneath the tree, the third figure sat on a branch in the tree speaking into a white cell phone.

"Yes, big brother we made it here safe and sound," said the female exasperatedly. She wore a long black hooded cloak and strapped to her back was a long wooden staff with a metal tip. A medium sized silver circle rested on top of the staff and dangling from the large circle were three smaller rings each looped on either side.

/That's good. So, what is it like? Has uncle come to greet you yet?/ asked a deep silky voice over the phone.

"No, he hasn't. I sense his presence but it's not as strong as it should be."

/Do you have any clue as to why?/

"Well, as I said, we just arrived last night; maybe something came up somewhere else and he had to leave last night before we even arrived."

/What about Talos? Did you find him?/

"Well, we followed him to this large town and then his presence along with the others that came with him just disappeared."

/They could be suppressing their energy in order to hide from you./

"I came to the same conclusion." Then she leaned against the trunk of the tree. "I'm guessing that this must be where the king on this planet lives. I see a very impressive looking castle that sits high upon a knoll."

/Do you think Talos has already taken control of this king?/ asked the male.

"I don't know. We haven't introduced ourselves to the local king yet. But it would be something he would do but who knows what they came here for. I'll let you know what I find out," she said. "Anyway, how is your amethyst eye Beloved doing?"

/Well, said Beloved has gone into labor. The contractions are ten minutes apart now./

The female squealed in delight. "So that means it won't be long now. I wish I was there to welcome my new niece or nephew. But Michael wanted me to check out why Talos and a group of his followers came to this world in particular. Is mother and father there?"

/I understand./He chuckled over the phone. /And yes, the proud grandparents are here. Also, once the baby is born I'll be sure to send you a picture./

"Is my darling Sumi there? I tried calling him after I reported to Michael but he wasn't answering."

/He just took the twins to the bathroom. Do you want me to get him?/

"No, that's all right. Hearing his sexy voice will make me miss him even more than I do now," she pouted. "Just tell him I will call him later once I am settled."

/Okay, I'll let him know you will call him later on tonight./

She giggled softly. "You know me so well, big brother. Oh well, I should get to work. The quicker I get this done the quicker I can get home to my loving family. I'll talk to you later big brother."

/All right, make sure you take good care of yourself/ he said in a worried tone. /I still say you should have let me come with you. Talos is a very dangerous being./

"It's okay, brother. Believe me when I say I do not take him or the power he possess lightly. You, however, need to be there for the birth of your child. Besides, I am not alone. I have two of my strongest guardians with me. And I promise, I will not take any unnecessary risks. I have every intention of returning home to the arms of my loving family safely. Now, I'm going to let you go. Hopefully, I'll see you in a week. Bye."

/Bye, little sister./ Flipping her phone closed, she jumped down from the tree and placed it back in its holder on her belt. The rings on her staff jingled like wind chimes. "What do you guys think?"

"It doesn't seem like much," said the tall stranger wearing a brown hooded fur covered cloak looking through a pair of binoculars. "They seem to be in the middle of celebrating something." He continued to look through the binoculars. "Hmm, I don't see any electrical poles or satellite dishes. No one is walking around listening to cd players, or ipods or cell phones. If I had to make a guess I would say these people look as though they come from, maybe the latter part of the Dark Ages in Europe."

"Please, these people are barbarians," said the other figure in a cool disgusted tone. He was wearing a white feathery like hooded cloak. "They look like they are living in the stone ages. They have no technological advantages like on Earth. I mean they are still riding around on horses and on wagons. Primitives. I bet they don't even have running water."

The other male bust out laughing. "It seems someone has taken a liking to all the luxurious that the human race has to offer on Earth."

"Now now, there's no need for you to behave like that," said the female snickering.

"But I can understand his reasoning. How can they stand it," said the male in the brown cloak. "No, electricity, television or radios or even video games. What do the children do for fun?"

"I'm sure these people don't even know what a television or radio is," said the female. "And as for the children, I'm sure they did what the children on Earth did before video games and board games were invented. They use their imagination and made up games. Something, I might add the children of Earth no longer has."

"What?" The male in the brown cloak took another look through his binoculars.

"A creative imagination," said the female. "Anyway, how can they miss what they never had."

The male in the white cloak snorted. "Why would Lord Gwydion keep these people stuck in such a primitive culture?"

"Well, when we find him, you can ask him." She looked through her own binoculars. "Well, no use in us standing here. What say we go down there and see what all the hubbub is about." She reached her binoculars to the male in white. "Let's go." He placed them within his cloak and followed. The three strangers made their way down the hill and walked toward the gates that granted them entrance into the city.