Hi! This is my first kkm fic. Actually this is my first fic ever. ) Thanks in advance to those who will take the time to read this. And please leave a review! I will greatly appreciate your comments!
I don't own kyou kara maou. I wish I do though.
Calm before the Storm
Chapter 1
Sunlight filtered through the heavy draperies of the castle as the new day announced itself in Shin Makoku. Already, people are up and about. Maids are busily preparing for breakfast, making sure to prepare all the favorites of their king. Servants run about, dusting the furniture, sweeping the floor, mopping and wiping off dirt and dust in every nook and cranny of the castle. Soldiers have already started their morning training, sparring with their swords and polishing their movements. Stable hands were checking on the horses, letting them out one by one in the courtyard for their daily exercise. Though this is the usual scene in Blood Pledge Castle, one with a careful eye can see the difference of this morning from the previous day. Everyone seemed to go on with their duties with a spring in their step and a smile in their face. The Maou is back, finally. This morning is quiet a special one indeed.
Amazingly, two people remain unaffected by the bustle brought about by the new day. Limbs were tangled together in a weird fashion in the huge king size bed that you can barely tell whose foot or leg belongs to whom. A blonde head can be seen amidst the pile of plump pillows, with its eyes still closed and its mouth opened slightly. Not far from the blonde head is a shock of black hair partially buried under the snowy covers, its face covered by thick sheets and feather pillows.
"Heika!" A lavender haired man in white robe-like clothes, burst into the room, his whole face sporting a look of pure adoration. Not far behind him is a tall, slender man with brown hair that matched his eyes, garbed in a brown military uniform. He stayed and leaned on the door frame with his arms crosses, smiling slightly as he watched the other man with flowing lavender hair pounce on the black haired man still asleep under the covers.
The young man woke up from the lavender haired man's affections, rubbing sleep from his eyes as he freed himself from the covers. "Gunter, whaa-," Shibuya Yuuri, the 27th Maou of Shin Makoku sleepily said as he looked at his advisor and teacher, Gunter von Christ, who is currently hugging and rubbing his face on his left arm. The bed's other occupant stirred from the commotion, rousing him slowly from his deep sleep.
"Oh heika! I just can't believe you're here and back in my sight! I can't begin to tell you how much I missed waking up and seeing your most admirable face gracing the halls of this splendid castle. My heart..mmmph" Gunter's monologue was cut short by a feather pillow that caught him squarely on the face. Yuuri looked back to his right to see the blond up and awake, glaring at Gunter in a ferocious manner only he can muster at that time of the day.
"You woke me up at this hour to let me hear you fawn over my fiancé? You could have at least waited, seeing that we're both tired from yesterday's excitement! But no you have to barge here and wake us up for that." The blonde berated Gunter, his face slowly turning red from his annoyance and from exertion, his pink, frilly nightgown slipping from his shoulders.
The brown haired man pulled himself from his position in the doorway and walked towards the bed. "Now, now Wolfram. Let Gunter have his way today. After all, Heika is back for good and everyone is extremely happy that they just have to express it the best way they can. I am sure you can understand that really well." Conrad Weller soothed his younger brother, Wolfram von Bielefeld, to prevent further rants and tantrums. He smiled as Wolfram turned slightly red, crossed his arms and looked the other way, muttering something unintelligible, but most probably non-threatening under his breath. Seeing that the situation is more or less under control, he looked at the sleepy face of his godson and inquired, "Heika, shall we go to the yard for our morning exercise already or would you like to get something to eat first?"
Yuuri, used to the two arguing in the morning, rubbed his entire face to chase away the remnants of sleep and said "Morning exercise first! I have to be disciplined so as to keep me in shape. And call me Yuuri!" his voice showing his exasperation as he reminded his godfather for the umpteenth time to call him by the name he has given him.
"As you wish Hei- Yuuri," Conrad corrected himself in time as he moved towards the door. "I'll meet you in the courtyard whenever you're ready." With that, he bowed slightly and disappeared from sight, leaving Gunter gushing out words of praise and adoration to their king.
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After running laps with Conrad and taking a bath, Yuuri walked towards the dining hall for his first breakfast in his kingdom after a long time. When you think about it though, not that much time has elapsed from his defeat of Soushu to his return to Shin Makoku. In Yuuri's case that is. According to Gunter's ramblings after he saw Yuuri in the fountain, he was gone for a month and a half. In fact, it was long enough for them and the rest of the people in Shin Makoku to worry slightly about who will be the next Maou. For Yuuri however, he was only gone for 3 days. But still, 3 days is long enough for the Maou to miss his other home. And because of that, Yuuri was a bit excited for breakfast.
Lost in thought about what will happen during breakfast and his musings about what food the maids will prepare to celebrate his return, Yuuri almost bumped into Wolfram as he turned in a corner.
"Watch where you're going wimp!" Wolfram exclaimed as he grabbed Yuuri's arm to prevent the other boy from banging his head to his.
"Ah, sorry Wolfram I didn't see you coming," Yuuri apologized as he scratched the back of his head. "Where are you going? We're about to eat breakfast! You're supposed to be in the dining room by now."
"Where do you think I'm going wimp?" Wolfram asked incredulously. "I was on my way to fetch you!" Shaking his head he continued, "One would've thought that after defeating Soushu and acquiring Shinou's powers for your own will make you a lesser wimp. But here we are now, with you being as wimpy as always."
"Don't call me a wimp!" Yuuri blustered, waving both his fists. However, his bluster slowly faded into a slight smile as he looked at Wolfram whose eyes are gleaming with laughter and merriment. "However, granted that I thought 3 days ago I won't be hearing anyone call me wimp forever, I guess I can let that one slide."
"It's a month and a half Yuuri!"
"Okay okay..a month and-" Yuuri's reply was interrupted as he heard Conrad approaching, with his usual smile brightening his features.
"Heika, everyone is waiting for you in the dining room."
"Yes I'm coming! Let's go Wolfram! It's rude to keep everyone waiting." Yuuri said, brushing pass the blonde to follow his godfather to the dining hall. Wolfram stared after the Maou's retreating back, a small, wistful smile gracing his lips. He remained like this for a few seconds before Yuuri looked back and beckoned the blonde Mazoku soldier to hurry up and follow him for breakfast.
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As soon as Yuuri entered the dining hall, he found himself buried in the former Maou's chest, his face turning red from embarrassment and lack of oxygen.
"Oh heika! I missed you so! I came back from my cruise to just to see you! My, my you've become more handsome." The former Maou, Cecille von Spitzberg cooed, squeezing Yuuri tighter to her chest despite his younger son's protests.
"Ah..Itttss…goo-" Yuuri tried to say while gasping for air. Fortunately, Gunter sensed his distress answered his silent plea for help. Before losing their young Maou from suffocation, the lavender haired advisor forcibly pried the former Maou and led her pouting to her seat in the round table. After gulping air, Yuuri went to sit at his place with his giggly adopted daughter, Greta, at his right and Wolfram at his left.
"Good Morning Yuuri! Greta was excited to see you this morning! Did you sleep well?" The young girl cheerfully asked after kissing both her fathers on their cheeks in welcome.
Yuuri smiled fondly at his daughter. "Of course Greta! I slept well because I know I'll see my cute and adorable today!"
The girl giggled at Yuuri's answer, her happiness at his father's return evident on her young face. "Where is Murata? Won't he be eating breakfast with us this morning?" the Maou inquired after glancing around the table and failing to find his friend, the reincarnation of the Great Sage Daikenja.
"He's staying over Shinou's temple to see for himself the progress of the reconstruction. I am sure he'll find them satisfactory. You can visit the temple later to check on the progress too heika if you wish." The stoic, eldest son of the former Maou curtly replied to the king's inquiry, studiously placing his napkin at his lap in preparation for the meal.
"Ah Gwendal, don't be like that! Why are you so serious on this joyous occasion? I bet you're also overjoyed to have heika back that you've already knitted something for his homecoming!" The former Maou cheekily said to his son, Gwendal von Walde, as she observed the exchange. Gwendal's forehead wrinkled and a faint reddish hue can be seen on his face as he busied himself in arranging his table napkin.
Soon after, the maids carried inside breakfast. Everyone ate their meal for a while, speaking only when necessary to update the young Maou of what has happened in Shin Makoku in his absence. Much to Yuuri's relief, nothing much has changed in his kingdom after the defeat of Soushu. Peace treaties from different human kingdoms were being arranged and those already allied to his country remained firm to their promise to follow Shin Makoku, particularly Caloria, Franshire and Cabalcade. The damage caused by his battle with Soushu was almost fixed and people have more or less continued on with their respective lives. In fact, the biggest issue in Shin Makoku after Yuuri left was finding a new Maou, which is of course already solved when Yuuri came back.
Breakfast was nearly over when Gwendal addressed the Maou about his duties for the day. "Heika, because things are not yet settled and truthfully, because it's quiet peaceful here in the kingdom, you don't have paperwork to do in the office today. However," Gwendal's eyes flashed a threatening look to the Maou. "I expect you tomorrow to do your work."
Before Yuuri can express his joy over this piece of news, Gunter exclaimed, "No paperwork Heika! Which means you and I can get lost together in the rich cult-" The rest of Gunter's exclamation was cut off by the sound of a chair being pushed back roughly. Distracted, everyone stopped what they're doing to see Wolfram stand up and grab Yuuri's arm.
"No lessons!" Wolfram snapped at Gunter. "Yuuri hasn't been with me and Greta for ages so we're doing other things far from you and your studies!" With that, Wolfram dragged a willing, albeit apologetic Yuuri out of the dining hall, with a happy Greta skipping after them.
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The trio tramped towards the east garden of the castle. Greta, seeing the colorful flowers waiting to be turned into crowns, gently tugged her hand from Yuuri and Wolfram to run ahead. The two followed at a more sedate pace, watching fondly as Greta attempted to catch a particularly colorful butterfly. They stopped and sat down under a large tree to continue to watch over Greta's antics, using the gnarled protruding roots to cushion their backs. Caught in the tranquility of the moment, Yuuri turned to Wolfram but whatever he is about to say was caught in his throat. He rarely see Wolfram like this - his entire face relaxed in a soft smile, his golden hair being blown gently by the wind, almost covering his radiant emerald eyes, which are currently shining with affection and wonder as he watched Greta laugh. His attention diverted from Greta, Yuuri continued to stare at Wolfram until the latter, feeling Yuuri's gaze at him turned to address his fiancé.
"Is there something you want Yuuri?"
The Maou turned slightly red at being caught staring, turned to his side and coughed slightly before facing Wolfram again. "I just wanted to thank you for being there for Greta while I was away." Yuuri earnestly said to his companion, his onyx eyes turning wide and soft in his sincerity. "One of the things that I worried about most is leaving Greta alone, seeing that it was my idea to adopt her in the first place. I wanted to give her a home and a family that will always care and love for her no matter who she is. And to think that when I left, I made her thought that she'll never see her father again. Than-"
"You wimp!" Wolfram exclaimed, facing him fully and cutting his words of gratitude. "I took care of Greta because if you will remember, she's my child as well! And why are you worrying about her being alone? I will always be here for her, whether you're here or not! And besides," Wolfram continued softly, breaking their eye contact to watch his daughter again pick up various flowers for her crown. "Greta will never be without you because you're here now. So you don't have to worry that hard. Do I make myself clear wimp?"
"Yes you do." Yuuri said as he slowly turned his head to watch his daughter. And with that, they continued to fill their day with laughter, each knowing that this day will be forever etched in their memory and heart.
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Of course, the initial euphoria everyone felt upon their Maou's arrival faded as days passed by. Things quickly turned back into what Yuuri called his "Normal Maou" routine, which basically consists of training with Conrad, studying with Gunter and paperwork with Gwendal. The welcoming feel should have lasted longer, Yuuri thought while flexing his cramped fingers; having finished signing what seems to be a million documents for that afternoon. If he only knew how many documents he has to sign daily, he wouldn't have lengthened his name to Shibuya Yuuri Harajuku Fuuri, especially since no one in this world understood the humor behind it.
"That will be all, Heika." Gwendal unnecessarily supplied from his position at the Maou's right side. "I have read and reviewed the documents for you to sign for tomorrow but that is everything for now."
Yuuri dropped his head onto the desk, a defeated and tired look momentarily clouding his normally cheerful expression. "How come I have to sign countless documents Gwendal? Does everything everyone wants to do need to have my permission? I get that I have to take care of the taxes, peace negotiations etc. But who cares if they want to dig up a well in their own lot or join the medic team? It's their choice and you know how I support free will!"
Gwendal opened his mouth, no doubt to impress to the young man about his responsibilities, when the door was opened, revealing Gunter, with Wolfram and Conrad following behind.
Upon seeing Yuuri's position, Wolfram marched to his fiancé and crossed his arms. "You wimp! You're only signing papers so you don't have the right to be that tired! Everything is sorted out and carried over to you. All you have to do is sign and behave! Sometimes I really cant believe how wimpy you are." Wolfram mockingly said, shaking his head.
"Don't call me wimp!" came out of Yuuri automatically, his head springing up as he glared at Wolfram.
"Wimp. Wimp. Wimp."
Seeing that he might need to come between the two, Conrad walked towards his youngest brother and the Maou. "Now, now we're here to discuss something important Wolfram. Don't aggravate heika anymore."
Gunter clasped his hands excitedly at Conrad's words. "Oh yes heika! Another joyous occasion that can rival your return draws near!"
"Huh?" Yuuri scratched the back of his head, showing to everyone in the room his obvious confusion.
Wolfram smirked. "And you said don't call you a wimp?"
Seeing that his godson is about to retort, Conrad quickly interjected, "Heika have you really forgotten? You're turning 16 in two weeks' time."
Yuuri looked dumbfounded for a moment. "What date is it today? Honestly I get so confused about the time and date whenever I travel back to Shin Makoku. Its like going to another country with a different time zone.." the black haired Maou said his voice trailing off as he sinks further into his thoughts. "So after I went here..the date today is.. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!" Yuuri exclaimed, striking his desk with his palms as he stood up. "And turning 16 in Shin Makoku is.."
"..a pretty big deal. Similar to a girl about to have her debutante ball," continued by another black haired boy who had slipped inside the Maou's office, unnoticed by all.
"Murata! I haven't seen you around lately!" Yuuri smiled welcomingly to his friend, Murata Ken, the reincarnation of the Great Sage.
"It's good you're here Geika. How great it is to have your input on this wonderful occasion we're about to celebrate!" gushed the lavender haired man, looking at Gwendal for support at his statement. Seeing the man's forehead wrinkle more, Gunter turned his attention again to the legendary sage. "Geika, what do you propose we do to celebrate his joyous occasion?"
"Well, as long as Shibuya observes all the traditions every Mazoku has to go through an elaborate party is all right. That's what every person who belongs to nobility do anyway." Murata shrugged.
"An excellent idea Geika! Ah and of course, we must prepare heika for his coming of age speech to tell the whole kingdom what heika plans to do."
"Tell my plans about what?"
"Heika remember our conversation before?" Conrad asked the still confused Maou. "I told you when I reached my 16 years I decided to live as a Mazoku instead of human. This is the custom upon reaching the age of 16; one must decide what he will do with his life and choose the path that best fits him."
"Oh that. Yes, I remember now. But you should have reminded me earlier! How am I supposed to make a life changing decision in less than a week? Although I've decided to be king, I still have a lot of things to think about…" Yuuri said; panic slowly starting to climb up to his throat.
"There's also our engagement to think about, Yuuri." Wolfram interjected, penetrating the Maou's thoughts. "People are tired of waiting when we're going to be wed." If ever we're going to be, the blonde thought inwardly cringing.
"Whaaat? Do I also have to think about that too? Haven't I made it clear that it was an accident? I never meant to slap you and besides I don't know what I was doing. I am too young to be married and to a boy no less. Why can't you see we're both boys!" Yuuri's hands fluttered about as he tried to explain the situation, his heated face showing how flustered he was.
Everyone held their breaths as they waited for the explosion they're all accustomed to see from Wolfram whenever the Maou denied his engagement to the blonde. Although the Maou is more or less accustomed to the blonde claiming him as his fiancé and is less prone to react as he always did during the early days of their engagement, tensed situations such as the one that had just occurred tend to rise up every now and then. Usually, Wolfram just shouts a lot, trying to lock Yuuri's head into an uncomfortable position until the Maou admits he's wrong or Wolfram gets tired of shouting words like cheater and wimp over and over again. However, to everyone's surprise, the blonde remained in his position, his expression unreadable, still looking over at his fiancé, whose head made contact again to the desk in front of him.
"The party would also be a great opportunity to strengthen our relationship with our allies." Gwendal said, after a minute of tense and uncomfortable silence.
"See that wimp? We have to prepare you in a week and we all now that we need more than that to hide your extreme wimpiness. Come now and let us start going over the things you need to do." Wolfram uncrossed his arms and tugged the other boy's arms from the desk. Yuuri, still overwhelmed by the enormity of the things he needs to think about, allowed himself to be dragged, missing entirely the weird situation that had just occurred.
After the door closed behind the two, Gunter asked out loud, "Did that just happen? Not even a single protest was heard!"
Concerned with his Wolfram's uncharacteristic reaction, Conrad tried to assure himself and the rest of the people in the room. "Maybe Wolfram was just tired from today's training and he knows anyway that arguing with heika is pointless."
The great sage stared of at the distance, seemingly not paying attention to the conversation around him, his eyes hidden by the gleam of his eyeglasses.
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Every soul inside Blood Pledge Castle became busy the following days. There are a lot of things to do before the date of Yuuri's birthday. Any dusts lingering inside must be banished; a task which every maid took up with vigilance. The floors must be scrubbed and polished until they shine. Snowy white linens are needed to washed or bleached to cover the hundreds of tables that are to be set up in the castle's ballroom. Available rooms must be aired and cleaned up for guests. The menu must be prepared and the freshest ingredients must be ordered and used. The wine cellar was ruthlessly raided to bring out cases of wine and magnums of champagne, to be chilled to perfection before the Maou's birthday.
Gunter is at his element. Planning elaborate parties such as this one is his forte. With the entire castle help at his disposal and with the valuable input of the former Maou, Cheri, Gunter managed the preparation for his beloved Maou's much awaited coming of age party with ease. At least, preparing the entire castle is such an easy feat.
"Why do I have to do this? My feet hurt already! And pray tell how many versions of the waltz do I have to know?" Yuuri whined to Wolfram not for the first time that day. They were currently practicing the waltz, a dance the Maou have to do with every unattached son or daughter belonging to a noble family. And since human countries are also invited, Yuuri has to learn their own version of the waltz so as not to offend anyone.
Wolfram, who was still holding Yuuri's hand from their last practice dance, tightened his clasp and pulled the Maou slightly to show that they are far from over. "You have to know all of this because as wimpy as you are you are still the Maou, Yuuri!"
"How can I enjoy my own party when I am dead tired? Not to mention drunk!" Yuuri exclaimed, referring to another Mazoku tradition of drinking 10 glasses of wine to symbolically show his conviction and determination to go through his decisions, regardless of the fact that he can be under the influence of something (or someone).
"I am trying to help you increase your alcohol tolerance so you don't have to be drunk as you said!"
"Yeah, by forcing me to drink a glass of wine every day! What will happen if become a drunkard, ne? And what about the fact that I have to learn how to stand at the back of a sheep, whistle an entire musical piece, dance a sort of wushu like dance with kohi, know how to-"
"Again you ask useless questions! Everything is according to Mazoku's traditions! They've been around even before you and I were born." Wolfram exasperatedly replied, tired of explaining Mazoku traditions to his mule headed fiancé. He wondered to himself why he even bothered to explain. But with Gwendal making himself scarce to avoid Gunter from roping him to do something and with Conrad out making sure that the castle and its guests will be secure for the big event, Wolfram had no choice but to teach Yuuri what to do on his party. Not that Wolfram minded though. As if, he scoffed internally, I will leave things to Gunter. He would probably molest Yuuri while making him do things like this.
"But Wolfram, cant-" Yuuri's whiny voice cut through Wolfram's thoughts. With a shake of his head, Wolfram pulled himself back and turned to his head to signal the musicians to start again; ignoring Yuuri's groan as the boy reluctantly followed the blonde's movements.
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"Finally." The black haired king exhaled as he plopped his head onto the pillows, exhausted with all the preparations he's doing for the party.
"Wimp we're not here to rest. We still have to talk about your speech." Wolfram reminded, looking down at Yuuri with his left hand placed on his hip. "We don't have much time left. Only two days before your birthday."
Yuuri groaned, rubbed his face with his hands and reluctantly rose from his prone position. Wolfram is right and he knows it. Although he have been trying to put off this speech thing because he honestly don't know what to say. But it seems that this discussion is inevitable, he thought, as he sat down on the bed, his legs crossed.
Seeing that Yuuri seemed to be willing to discuss his decisions, Wolfram grabbed a chair from the bureau, pulled it near the bed and sat. He stared for a few moments at the young king in front of him before asking, "What do you want to do Yuuri?"
"That is an extremely hard question Wolfram." Yuuri said, looking at the window, stalling for time.
"Yuuri."
Hearing an uncharacteristically soft quality in Wolfram's tone, Yuuri pulled away from his intense concentration on a branch hanging on the tree near their window and looked at the boy in front of him. "I.."
"Look Yuuri I know this must be hard. I am here not to force you to decide on anything but to listen to your thoughts. I don't want you to do things, just because you think I am going to be disappointed or angry, as well as the other people in this castle. I want you to be happy with whatever you're going to decide. Know this, even though I call you a wimp I'll always abide by your decision."
Wolfram's statement was followed by silence, the king merely looking at the sincere green eyes in front him. After taking a deep breath, Yuuri started to talk. "These past few days I have been thinking long and hard about things. Before knowing that I was a Mazoku, a demon king in fact, of a kingdom very far away from the world I call my home, I was a young, normal kid, who only thinks about my family, school and baseball. With a snap, I turned from someone quite ordinary to a powerful king, with all this responsibility heaved upon my shoulders. Its quiet a lot for me to get used to since I only used to think about things that directly concerns me or my family."
Grinning wistfully, Yuuri continued, looking at Wolfram straight in the eye. "Don't get me wrong. I love Shin Makoku and despite my complaints about paperwork, my studies about this kingdom's history and culture, I truly wanted to lead this country to a peaceful and happy future. Back on earth, when I thought I can't come back anymore, I was constantly plagued with thoughts about the kingdom. Like what are you guys doing here or who is going to be the new king. Or how the repairs are going through and about what will happen to our treaties when they learned I have gone back. I know when the portal was about to close I chose to go back to earth and to my family, knowing that time I won't be able to come back here. I should not have thought about these things anymore because I know I can't do anything about it. And besides, I trust you and everyone else that you'll take care of everything when I am gone. But Shin Makoku is deeply ingrained in my system that I can't help but think about it whenever I am gone. You understand that do you?" Yuuri asked Wolfram for affirmation.
"Yes I understand. You are you and I know you can't help but care about the things you love." Wolfram averred, returning Yuuri's gaze intently, silently encouraging the other boy to continue.
"But," Yuuri returned his gaze at the window again, "I don't know whether I can turn my back fully on the things I've grown up to. Yes I know," Yuuri held up a hand to stop Wolfram's objection, "I don't have to do that, especially now that I can go back to earth whenever I wish. But I feel like that I cannot do what I've done before, going to earth for weeks to do what I usually do and leaving the country. If I really want to be a good king, I know I have to stay here and not to feel like a welcome visitor, who pops in and out whenever I want to."
"I know I have been hard on you before, insisting that this kingdom is your home and that you must stay here and not bother to return to your world. You're a wimp after all, so I just wanted to give you a push," Wolfram cannot help but tease lightly. "However," raising his voice slightly to cut off Yuuri, who was about to retort. "I understand how hard it is to turn your back on the things you have grown up it. After all, you've lived on Earth for 15 years. How can that compare to the almost 2 years you have spent in Shin Makoku? Which is why I've said earlier that I'll support whatever decision you'll make. And I know that whatever you decide on, it will be for the best, not only for you but for the kingdom as well." Wolfram finished, giving Yuuri a soft smile.
Yuuri returned the smile, his dark eyes shining with gratitude and appreciation at Wolfram's words. "Thank you Wolfram. I find it hard to talk about this to anyone, not knowing what their reaction will be about the fact that I am still undecided."
"That's what I'm here for isn't it?" Wolfram said standing up and headed towards the door to give the king a moment to think and rest. "Oh and Yuuri, I forgot to mention," the blonde said as he opened the door, his back turned towards the king. "I hate to burden you further with unnecessary thoughts and as much as I don't want to make this conversation about me, I have to tell you this right away."
Yuuri, who was about to bury himself under the covers to take a nap, looked at the back of the blonde who stood at the doorway, his hand holding the door knob.
Wolfram twisted his body to look at Yuuri. "I have given Gwendal the notice of our cancelled engagement. I figured you won't be able to do it so I went ahead and gave it to him. You can rescind our engagement officially at your coming of age party."
With that, the Mazoku solider left the dumbfounded face of his king, silently shutting the door of the royal chamber.
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There! End of first chapter! Im sorry if things were a little bit boring. I have to get everything out of the way before the real action begins. Please review!