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beta-read by DaystarsMom who is simply amazing

This is a yuuram fic which is sort of a continuation of my previous fics (read them here - just click my user name or in my livejournal but you can read it on its own since it's mostly plotless (which is what happens when you leave a fic untouched for over two weeks) and full of mushy stuff. LOL. and um.. it details the experiences of Wolfram when he went to Earth with Yuuri. if you read it, I'd be happy but leaving a review would make me go XD for the whole week.

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The First Chapter [Yuuri's POV

"Gwendal… I want to go back to Earth for a while…"

"I don't see any problem with that Your Majesty," Gwendal said, not taking his eyes away from the papers on his desk. "But why are you asking me?"

I looked intently at Gwendal for a few seconds before speaking again.

"This time, I'm taking Wolfram with me… and I figured I need your permission for that."

He looked up at me and nodded. "I see…"

"THAT'S WONDERFUL YOUR MAJESTY!! WONDERFUL!!!" Gunter screamed like a rabid fangirl (I think he's going to have a seizure anytime now) as he grabbed a paper and the quill from Gwendal's hand and wrote something like mad.

"Uh… Gunter? I think you're over-reacting…" I started, but obviously, Gunter was a world of his own at the moment.

"We should inform Cheri-sama! Oh! The preparations! We should begin as early as now! We should send out invitations!!!"

"Gunter, just stop it!" Wolfram said with a cold voice, speaking for the first time since we entered Gwendal's office. However, he turned away just as quickly, as if he had realized how harsh he had sounded.

Wolfram continued speaking in a less cruel tone, "His Majesty doesn't know what he's doing. He's not aware of all of the customs here so just stop all right? Don't make a big deal out of it!"

"Wolfram…" I said. Gunter, already close to tears, had retreated in fear behind me.

"Yuuri, usually when the Maou takes his betrothed to meet his family before his 16th birthday, it means that he intends to marry that person within the year," Wolfram explained. I opened my mouth, but Wolfram added quickly, "But you're not aware of that! So Gunter here is just getting all excited over nothing."

Wolfram turned back to Gunter. "We should not play on the Maou's naiveté for too long, Gunter. I think everyone here agrees that the farce engagement when he came here is enough."

I smiled. Typical of Wolfram to be the one always worrying about me.

He's going to like this.

All of us stood in silence for a moment until Wolfram finally noticed that everyone, including Conrad who was standing quietly in the corner of the room from the very beginning, was smiling at him. Even Gunter, who was silently having a nosebleed.

"Why are… you smiling like that?" Wolfram asked, looking at each of us in turn.

"I see… You meant for this as a surprise, Your Majesty?" Gwendal said, and then he gave a small cough before starting to write again.

"Huh?" Wolfram asked, obviously confused.

Conrad walked to his younger brother and ruffled his hair in affection, much to Wolfram's surprise. "Wolfram, Gunter has all the right to be excited."

I cleared my throat, and Wolfram turned to me.

"Uh… I already told them Wolfram," I said, not daring to meet his eyes. "I also asked… for their permission… to marry you." The last words came out in a very weird voice that I didn't think belonged to me. I was sure that anytime now, my cheeks are going to explode from the heat.

Wolfram's jaw dropped several floors to the ground. "Permission?To… to marry?"

I nodded and gave the best apologetic look I could muster in response.

"But… But.. You don't have to! I mean… You're the Maou!"

"I know. But on earth… this is how we do it. I mean… to express your intentions in the right manner… this is how we…." I said, my voice becoming smaller and smaller by the minute. Wolfram had his eyes closed and a dreadful aura was hovering above him.

I raised my hands quickly in front of me (Please don't get mad at me, Wolf!) and hastily added, "And besides… It seemed like the right thing to do."

"So you mean… taking me to earth is…"

"Yes. Conrad told me. About that… and…" I mumbled on, blushing furiously. I really want you to come with me.

Wolfram's eyes were wide and teary - like Gunter's only a lot more adorable - but he had his hands clenched in a fist.

Why do I suddenly have a bad feeling about this…

"AND WHEN EXACTLY WERE YOU PLANNING TO TELL ME?" Wolfram shouted, hitting me in the head with a rolled parchment that materialized out of thin air.

Yes. A very bad feeling…

"I'm so sorry if I made decisions without consulting you! I wanted to surprise you, that's all!" I backed away, trying to block his attacks.

"Wolfram, give that back!" Gwendal said, reaching out for the paper in Wolfram's hands.

"And you?! My own flesh and blood?! You're part of this!? And you too?! Stop smiling, you half-human!!"

Gwendal heaved a sigh and arranged the papers on his desk while Conrad shrugged and started to leave the room, dragging a crying Gunter by his clothes, leaving me at Wolfram's mercy.

And I thought you were on my side!

"Wolfram! I'M SO SORRY!!"

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The Ceremony [Wolfram's POV

"And in the tradition of the great Maous before His Majesty Yuuri…."

Yuuri and I were sitting at a large table in the middle of the great hall of the castle, which was decorated in outrageous colors down to the last candlestick. All of the nobles and people of Shin Makoku were also in attendance to watch the ceremony.

And they have a reason, too, with us wearing these several layers of ridiculously colorful and large clothes. …and a despicable hat made of some animal (the poor thing), I thought as I shifted the weight of my hat on my head.

We had been sitting here for over two hours and my legs were already dead. Everyone in the hall was half-asleep. Everyone, that is, except Gunter, who was proclaiming in an animated manner the innocence of the love of the previous Maou (My mother? I highly doubt it.) while the orchestra played some kind of dramatic music for effect.

My back hurts…When will this torture end?

"I thought I told Gunter to prepare a simple ceremony for this… Really, we're just going back to Earth." Yuuri said with a sigh, putting his head on his hands.

"…He was pretty excited over everything about you. I still can't believe you didn't tell me," I replied in a whisper.

Gunter's voice droned on and some horrible music from the renowned Shin Makoku Orchestra played on the background. It eerily reminded me of a funeral I once attended.

"Ne.. Wolfram? What do you say we skip the rest of this?" Yuuri whispered as he leaned over.

I turned to him and smiled, "I thought you'd never ask."

"In count of three?" he suggested, giving me a wide, mischievous grin.

I undid the first button of my large coat."Yeah. Definitely."

"THREE!"

In a split second, our heavy clothes (if you could call those absurd things clothes) were airborne and just as quickly, we were running towards the fountain at the end of the hall, much to everyone's surprise. Several people stood up to see what was happening.

"Your Majesty! What are you doing? Your Majestyyyy"

"Finally, something interesting happened!"

"Oh! How exciting! They are eloping!"

Greta jumped up from Gwendal's lap, waking him from his slumber, and waved at us. "Yuuri! Wolfram! Good Luck!"

"Thank you Greta! I'll bring you something from Earth when we come back!" Yuuri called as he waved back, the large crown bouncing on his head as he ran.

As we passed by an astonished Gunter, Yuuri bowed slightly, holding out the crown in front of him, "Gunter! I'm so sorry!"

"Yuuri!" I called out to him and held out my hand. The waters in the fountain were already swirling.

"Everyone, I'm so sorry! We'll be back!" Yuuri yelled to the rest of the audience, who cheered wildly in reply.

"Good luck Your Majesty!"

"Take care!"

I saw Gunter with the crown in his right hand, waving a white handkerchief - to bid us goodbye or to admit his defeat, I didn't have time to ask.

"Wolfram, hold on, okay?" Yuuri said, grabbing my hand just before we jumped into the water.

"You bet I will," I said with a smile and then everything else spun wildly and dissolved into a great burst of light.

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