AN: OK so by all accounts I should be dead and rotting in some ditch some where with the way I've neglected this poor fic. In my defense it was a close thing: I've been in TWO car accidents in the last year thanks to the boom in the deer population. I've taken this fic down and re-written parts so hopefully its better. If you like it encourage me to keep going, it you have question and problem let me know. As new characters are introduced I'll have a small Bio written up about them. Not sure if I'll upload them along with the fic but if you want one or the list as their incorporated I'll send it to you.

Summary: Two years have passed (since the conclusion of the anime), Yurri and Wolfram have come no closer to settling their differences and the situation now calls for desperate measures. Shinou, enlisting the help of an old ally, sets out to teach them lesson they will not soon forget.

AN: Facts Shinou is alive: Yurri and Wolfram will at times act OOC: the other characters do not have large roles: all other characters are mine… there will be many.

Prologue:

To Change Fait

"This is not going well."

Agitation. Frustration. Desperation. Ken Murata stood alone before the shrine of the Great One frowning over a scrap of parchment in his hand. "This is not going well and something has got to be done before the situation deteriorates irreparably. Damn it Shinou! I know this is not what you intended when you decided to give destiny, fate, or what every the hell this fiasco is supposed to resemble, a shove in a new direction, but… damn it! WHAT were you thinking?" Murrata spun away from the monument.

Exasperation. In the two years since Yuuri's first arrival the tension over his engagement to Wolfram had not dissipated or faded. It hung in the air like ominous storm clouds gathering on the horizon about to break; bearing down on them at any time some unfortunate soul should mention the word 'marriage'.

"This situation is far more complicated that you appear to think it is. Not only are they from two totally different worlds, raised with completely different ideals, moral codes, and life style standards, they are of drastically different ages as well! Did you ever consider that they wouldn't like each other, much less love each other even with time? Shinou they're tearing the palace apart! Gwendal and Conrad are torn between duty and family, Cecilie is an unwitting instigator in her quest for love; for herself and those around her, and Gunter is so sensitive to the rampant emotion flying about that its turning him into a nervous wreck. As it is, it's impossible to quietly dissolve the engagement or I would, with or without your approval, but Yurri is so infuriatingly indifferent and Wolfram is too maddeningly proud to go down without a fight. They're both acting like spoiled children with a total disregard for this country and their responsibilities to it. What those two could really use is a crash course in reality, but unfortunately I'm fresh out of ideas.

"So, either you can enroll them in school of hard knocks, teach them the meaning of duty, sacrifice and open-mindedness or do some 'divine backpedaling', calling off the betrothal to the satisfaction of everyone's ego's. The alternative is that one of them is going to have to be removed from the equation. In either case one of them will have to leave the castle if a happy medium cannot be reached, and that is exactly what you we are trying to prevent."

Murata turn towards the door leading out of the dank prison, suddenly weary. "Its not just Yuuri's indifference or Wolframs stubbornness. They are, both of them, determined to protect the ones they love most and hold most dear, the deference being in that Wolfram has seen and been jaded by a homeland torn by past wars and knows only one way to protect those closest to him; at sword point. On the other hand Yuuri has never know true hardship and fear, and self reliance, he has never had to make the decision: eliminate the enemy or watch those you love die. He is still wearing the rose colored spectacles of youth and believe unwavering in the assumption that all men are good at heart. He has not come to the realization that some men do evil by conscious choice out of spite, greed, and deprivation. He will not allow himself to realize that some truly enjoy and feed off the sufferings of others."

Sigh. "This latest 'expedition' of Yuuri's is almost over," he continued, his tone subdued. "They'll be returning to the castle within the week and when they do Gunter is determined to have a date set for their wedding which will send Yuuri into a blind panic that I fear will end with Wolfram leaving the castle feeling discarded, disgraced and bitter. I've been your advisor in life and beyond for years uncounted and I feel it's my duty to tell you that you're headed for a cliff my friend. I just hope the Kingdome can survive the fall." Drooping shoulders. Receding footsteps.

Consciousness

Thought

Seeking

Touch

Surprise

Answer

Entiam

TBC...