This is going to be a short fanfic, just a heads up. xD I originally intended for this to be a oneshot but, judging by how things are progressing so far, it's going to be around 3000-4000 words long, if not more. Which is too lengthy...

Chapter 1:

Greeting The King


Yuuri's POV

Yuuri walked into a neighbouring king's ballroom, which was filled with a great amount of nicely dressed humans. Mostly, he noticed, being women. "Why do I have a bad feeling about this", he groaned, slouching slightly.

He was dressed as an average human nobleman, while his subordinates were dressed as his servants. They'd heard rumours that this king was a little on the odd side; always showing up in random countries in unusual costumes, saying nothing, interacting with no one, and then disappearing without a trace.

Almost like he was scouting out the area.

The only way they knew it was this king, despite these costumes, was that one spy who had been sent to catch sight of their exit managed to escape. Yes, escape. The others who had gone along with him were killed once they neared the castle, increasing their suspicion.

Ms. Julia's father was the one to pass the rumour onto Yuuri and the kind king offered to pay the odd king a visit, though he didn't expect to feel so out if place...

Wolfram smacked the back of his head, yelling, "Wake up, you incompetent wimp! You're supposed to be paying attention to your surroundings, not relaxing!"

"Sorry, sorry", he mumbled, rubbing the back of his head.

While Conrad smiled at him with that look which said, "I'm glad I'm not you", Gwendal seemed to be scoping the room. Before anyone could say any more, the more serious demon grumbled, "Behave - he's coming."

Yuuri looked up at Gwendal questioningly. "He?" That weird king guy?

His friends sighed with exasperation - even Conrad - and Yuuri tilted his head slightly before the shadow of another person loomed over him. He tilted his head back to look into the sapphire eyes which seemed to smile at him, along with the man's accompanying lips.

"Good evening ~", the tall, blonde man purred.


Conrad's POV

The soldier - along with Wolfram and Gwendal - let out more sighs at how oblivious their king was and held their heads, as if he was just so tiresome. The suspicious king they'd been sent to monitor had been approaching them with clear intent to speak to the undercover maou and said maou wasn't readying himself to portray a high-class, innocent human. This can't end positively - will he see through our disguises?

He looked over at his comrades, asking them through his gaze whether they should be ready to fight. In response, Gwendal nodded slightly, but only held his relaxed hand close to the hilt, trying not to be obvious that he was on guard.

They looked back at the two kings and widened their eyes at how dangerously close they were to eachother. The blonde one hovered over the other, hands clasped behind his back as he smiled with an odd amount of friendliness, all the while giving off an eerie aura that even Wolfram seemed to take notice of.

To Conrad's disgust, Yuuri blushed brightly and obviously before scurrying behind his soldier's back. As per routine, the half-demon only smiled, in response, pumping it up with the reassurance that the king would never fall for someone so villainous.

As though the three were only poles to walk around, the enemy peeked around the brunette with that same devious smile of his, those irritating sparkles dancing over his features as he spoke with unwavering confidence. "Oh? Did I scare you? Sorry, but you're just so gorgeous - I had to greet you, at the very least", the king cooed.

From behind him, Gwendal held Wolfram back and covered his mouth, preventing him from attacking the man in a fit and screaming at him for flirting with his "fiancee", though Conrad and Yuuri refused to agree that it was a fair engagement, due to their knowledge of Earth and the double-black's true feelings.

The maou was asked to stay after the party for a late dinner, claimed to be a time for them to get to know eachother. He looked from Gwendal's disapproving glare and to the oddly friendly king, to Wolfram's stiffled tantrum and back to the unwavering king, and then to Conrad's ever-present look of indifference before finally deciding upon accepting the blonde's offer.

"Ah~, wonderful", he sang, clapping his hands together. He finally looked over at Gwendal restraining Wolfram, allowing his smile to drop into a partially confused, partially irritated look. "And what, precisely, do you two think you're doing?"

The dark haired demon sweatdropped and apologized with a false sincerity before pulling the younger one away with him.

Both Weller and the demon king sighed out their relief. Crisis averted, the soldier thought. As Yuuri began to walk away, he looked up at the new king, narrowing his eyes. On the other hand, I'd thought that this king was a human, since he rules a human country. However... is that magic I feel, in him...?

As though he could hear his thoughts, the blonde looked back at the guard with a mischevious smile, placing a finger over his lips, winking an eye closed, and shushing him at just a high enough volume for the two of them to hear.


Conrad's POV

After the odd king disappeared into the sea of high-class visitors, the group decided upon snooping through the castle, using their invitation to dinner as an excuse to go outside of the ballroom, should they ever be caught and confronted. The only problem with their plan was that Gwendal, Wolfram, and Conrad wouldn't be able to use that excuse, since their false identities are of servants, so they decided upon sticking together.

They all began by going outside, to an area that seemed to be no less than a large garden. Not too far away from the group was a small number of women surrounding that blonde king, who smiled a noticeably different smile from the one he gave Yuuri.

The blonde looked up at the four with a hint of surprise, before he smiled at the maou, causing the women to all turn fiery eyes to the disguised king.

"That's him", one woman angrily screeched, pointing directly at him. "He's the one his highness has been fawning over all night!"

The blondie held his hands out before him and smiled nervously, a bead of sweat rolling down his cheek. "Ladies, please be civilized! You glare like an angry mob - what has he done?"

Ignoring him, they charged at the boy, clearly planning to do some harm. Just as Conrad, Wolfram, and Gwendal gripped the hilts of their swords, the king appeared before them, sword gracefully outstretched and ready to attack as he protected Yuuri with his body.

Though the circumstances were bad, the man's obviously fake smile remained untouched. "Please yield, ladies", he playfully commanded, an aura of magic seeming to build up around him, as though he was readying himself to fight with that magic. "I do not wish to hurt you, however I will not allow harm to come to my precious guest, here."

'Precious guest'? Does he know who Yuuri is? Or is he merely flirting?

Though his words weren't at all threatening, the women all took a step back with looks of disgust on their faces. As the three "servants" exchanged looks, the blonde man sheathed his sword and turned to Yuuri to converse, guiding him by the waist to enter back into the castle, as they spoke.

Conrad kept pace with Gwendal and leaned in, whispering as quietly as he could while still loud enough for his brother to hear him, "I need to discuss something with you once we get the chance. Something's off."

As Gwendal nodded, the odd king peeked a dirty eye at them.


Next chapter, we'll get to know the odd king a little better ~ ! ^^ (And yes, he's an OC of mine. No he's not the Great One LOL) How do you guys like it, so far? :o