I Don't own Kyou kara Maou

"Shin Makuko language"

"Normal Japanese"

Chapter 1

Wolfram knew a lot of things. At the age of 72, he knew that he had a nasty temper; he knew that he was the second strongest person in his country when it came to magic ability, and he knew that at this very moment, he wanted nothing more than to slowly roast Shinou alive. Now this was not something he thought about often, no, he had only begun to think about this when Shinou gave him what seem like an impossible mission.

Go to Earth. Yes, that part seemed normal, after all, if Lord Conrart Weller could do it, why couldn't he. If only the mission parameters ended there.

Learn to act like a woman. Harder; yes, but not downright impossible, after all, Wolfram did take after his mother in the looks department; he didn't think it would be that much harder.

Protect the future Maou. Now this wasn't all that odd, after all he knew he would always serve the Maou, and protecting them came apart of the deal.

Do all this without the knowledge of who the Maou is, how to speak the language, not being able to use his magic, and in the body of a four year old, that would age one year for every year he was on earth.

Yes, Wolfram von Bielefeld wanted Shinou dead. For the past twenty minutes, Wolfram had been sitting on the edge of the fountain where he had arrived to Earth in. He had spent the first ten minutes in a quiet tantrum, the only up side was that while he couldn't use his magic, he could communicate with Shinou, that is whenever Shinou decided to opened communication with him. Oh how he couldn't wait for that first communication. For the first five minutes he thought of ways to slowly torture Shinou to death. Then the last five minutes he spent trying to figure out where he was. After another five minutes he gave up. It wasn't as if he knew the geography of the world. He might learn the country's name, but he had no clue which country had the maou, or what that person might look like. He didn't even know the new Maou's gender. Yes, he would have a bone to pick with Shinou whenever he contacted him next.

At least Shinou had thought ahead of thinking to tell Ulrike to give him some gold, and to let him keep his sword. He could only hope that Gwendel could come up with a good cover story for him. With a sigh, Wolfram slid off the side of the fountain and onto the ground. As he stepped forward, he ignored the squishing sound his wet shoes made, and a slight tremble his body felt as his wet dress stuck to him. That's right, dress. After Shinou had shrunken him, he got Ulrike to put him into a green dress. Yes, Shinou was going to die slowly and painfully.

With a sword strapped to his back, and a bag of gold tied around his waist, underneath his dress, he made his way out of the park he was in. Wolfram felt as if the wind was knocked out of him as he looked at the city. This city was much larger than anything Wolfram had ever seen before. The trees in the park had hid the true size of the building from him. Telling himself that the trembling was because he was cold and not because he was scared, Wolfram started to make his way further into the city. Wolfram glanced up at the sky and saw that it was slowly getting darker. After walking for three hours, Wolfram found a bench and sat down. He looked up at the stars and wrapped his arms around his knees. He placed his shoes next to him.

He would admit it; he was cold, lonely and scared. It was one thing to be sent on a mission where you didn't know the language; it was a whole other one where you didn't even know where you were. The more Wolfram thought about it, the more he thought that this mission might not have been because he was worthy to receive it; it could have been given to him as a punishment. Tears prickled in his eyes as he trembled even more. He wanted to blame the fact that he was cold, but he knew that wasn't the reason. He was a solider after all, he could stand being cold, and hungry, but this sense of hopelessness was slowly eating away at him was something even he would admit to having trouble with. Knowing that it wouldn't work, Wolfram cupped his hands together and muttered "All the beings that make up the element fire obey the brave mazoku who summons you." Knowing he wasn't even going to get a spark; and seeing that he wasn't going to get one were two different things.

"Hello…what are you doing out here all alone? Don't you know it's dangerous to be out this late by yourself at this age?" A voice suddenly came. Wolfram jerked out of his mutterings and self-loathing as he saw two men in front of him. Not knowing what they wanted, Wolfram jumped back and tried to unsheathe his sword only to discover that it was in an awkward position for his current height, and he didn't want to lower his eyes from the two men.

"Hey, calm down there little one. We mean you no harm," The second guy stated. Wolfram looked at them cautiously. They both seemed to be in their early forties. The first one had blond hair with a touch of white to it. The second one had brown hair with a hint of gray. While both of their eyes looked nice, Wolfram knew better than to trust appearances. Oh how he wish he knew what they were saying. "Come over here…where do you live? Are you lost?" Wolfram kept his glare on the two people in front of him.

"Taichi…I don't think she understands you," The first one stated as he placed a hand on the second one's arm to prevent him from moving closer to Wolfram. Wolfram could see that he had a bag in one of his hand. For the life of him, Wolfram couldn't figure out what was in it. The second one nodded towards the first one before turning his attention towards Wolfram. He then lifted both hands and slowly turned them over in front of Wolfram.

"Look, I'm harmless…Yamato…step away from me," Taichi stated as he made slight shooing motion. "My name is Taichi," Taichi pointed to himself. "This is Yamato," He pointed to the first person. "Taichi," He pointed at himself. "Yamato," He pointed at his companion. Then he pointed at Wolfram. When Wolfram didn't say anything he repeated the process.

Wolframs watched as the man pointed to himself, and say a bunch of words. He then pointed to his companion and said some more words. It was then that he realized that they were introducing themselves. As Wolfram listened to the man repeat the process, he found himself mouthing the words with him.

Taichi nearly jumped for joy as he heard the whispers from the child in front of him. "Tai…chi…Ya…mato…" Wolfram repeated. "Tai…chi…Yamato…Taichi…Yamato." Wolfram wanted to cheer as he learned those two words. He then saw Taichi point towards him. It took him a second to figure out that he want to know Wolfram's name. Wolfram opened his mouth to say 'Wolfram' but realized that it was a boy's name and wouldn't work for him here. "Arianna" Wolfram replied.

"See…I told you I could get her name out of her," Taichi grinned. Yamato just shook his head.

"I never doubted you," Yamato replied. "Only you could think like a four year old."

"Exactl…hey!" Taichi replied, he then heard a slight chuckle, and his dark mood disappeared as he saw the small smile on Wolfram's lips. "I made her laugh!" The sudden exclamation caused Wolfram to withdraw several spaces.

"Baka…"Yamato replied as he lifted up his bag and grabbed an apple. "Hold this," He made Taichi hold his bag as he cautiously he walked up to Wolfram. Kneeling down in front of the other blond he smiled. "Are you hungry?" Yamato offered the apple to Wolfram. Wolfram glared at the fruit not recognizing it. "I see, you don't trust it, how about it I try some first," Yamato took a bite out of the apple. Not seeing anything happen to him, Wolfram slowly grabbed the fruit. He then took several steps away from Yamato and examined the fruit. He sniffed it and the turned it over. He then took a bite.

"It looks like a pear but tastes like a peach," Wolfram stated as he handed the apple back to Yamato. "But it has the coloring of a banana," Yamato blinked at what Wolfram said.

"I'm sorry, but I don't understand," Yamato replied. He then looked at the apple being offered back to him. "Are you not hungry?" Suddenly Wolfram's stomach growled and Wolfram blushed bright red. "No, you're hungry…do you not like it?" Wolfram tilted his head. He pushed the apple back toward Yamato's mouth. Wolfram might be hungry, but he wasn't a beggar. "No…you want it…but something is…I don't believe it," Yamato gave a small sigh before turning back to Taichi. "Taichi…this child is too prideful to accept the apple…even though she is hungry."

"How can you tell?" Taichi asked as he took a step forward, before forcing himself to take another step back.

"I can see it in her eyes," Yamato stated as he stood up.

Wolfram watched the two of them talk to one another. He really was hungry, and that fruit Yamato had, tasted really good. His body gave a slight shiver and he suddenly sneezed. This caught the attention of both men.

"You must be freezing, Arianna," Yamato replied. Wolfram noted the usage of his alias and figured that Yamato was talking to him. Taking off his scarf, he gave it to Wolfram. Wrapping it around Wolfram's neck, he noticed that the dress he was wearing was slightly damp. This caused Yamato to frown. He then handed the apple back to Wolfram before standing up. "I don't want it," Yamato stated simply as he walked back towards Taichi. "Taichi, let's go home," Yamato stated. "Arianna, you can come with us if you like…but we won't force you."

"Yamato! She'll freeze out here…"Taichi exclaimed.

"If we force her, it'll be considered kidnapping," Yamato replied. "Come on…"Taichi looked back between the two blonds.

"Yama…"Taichi started. Yamato sighed.

"If you're so worried about her, give her your jacket," Yamato stated. "I know I bought it for you for your birthday, but I don't mind," Taichi nodded and took off his jacket. He then when up to Wolfram and draped his jacket over Wolfram's small body. He then quickly backed away and followed Yamato. After they had gone a few feet Taichi started talking.

"Yama…her clothes were wet…she's also a beautiful child…she'll be…"Taichi started.

"There's nothing to worry about Taichi," Yamato replied.

"Yes there is…how can you leave her like that?" Taichi responded.

"Because I knew she would follow us," Yamato replied with a slight smile. Taichi blinked and was about to turn around when Yamato stated. "You turn, and it's the couch for a year. It wasn't easy, but she strikes me as the kind of person who would return the things she used. She has a lot of pride."

"I see," Taichi smiled as he walked up the steps to their house. He opened the door for Yamato.

"Thanks…leave it open…I'll start on dinner."

Wolfram watched as the two men left. He was surprised to see that the brunet gave him his jacket. While Wolfram wanted to deny it, he did feel much warmer now that he had the scarf and the jacket, and as much as he wanted to keep the two things, he knew his pride would make him return it. At least that was the excuse he used to explain why he would follow them home. The two men seemed to be arguing about something, but besides the use of their names, Wolfram didn't understand what it was that they were saying to one another. He watched as they entered a white two-story house. He had to admit, it was a cute looking house with a green lawn and a brown fence. He gave a small smile as he watched Taichi hold the door for Yamato. The two of them reminded him of Gwendel and Gunter…except older. He then noticed that the door was left open. Fearing that some stranger might come in and attack these two kind people, Wolfram ran up to close the door. It was then he smelt the scent from the inside of the house. He managed to convince himself that it would be alright to enter the warm house…he closed the door behind him, to make sure no one else came in, Wolfram told himself. He noticed that there were a lot of shoes in the entrance. Assuming he needed to take off his shoes, he took off his wet ones and left them next to the door. He then took off his sword and brought it to hand. This time, should he need it, it would be easier to grab.

Walking along the inside of the house, he heard some music being played. He didn't hear any lyric, and smile. It sounded a lot like the songs that were played at the balls back in Shin Makuko. He then peered around a corner and saw both Yamato and Taichi in what looked to be a kitchen. But it looked slightly off to him. Yamato was wearing an apron that the cooks always wore.

"It's about time you got in here…I was worried that you were lost Arianna," Yamato stated as he smiled at Wolfram. "Sit down."

As Yamato saw the blond head peering around the corner, he knew he had won and let out a small sigh of relief. He had been worried there for a moment. It was then that he noticed that she had the sword in her hand. He hoped that she didn't hurt herself with it. After telling her to sit down, he moved to start filling three plates with soup.

"I hope you like Ramen…Daisuke sent us a whole box of noodles…we'll be eating them for the next three months," Taichi replied with a smile as he watched the small child make her way to a chair. Seeing that she needed to kneel in order to reach the table, Taichi opened his mouth to tell Yamato, when he noticed the dark look Wolfram sent his way. It frightened Taichi how much that glare reminded him of Yamato when he was very angry. Yamato placed a bowl in front of Wolfram and Taichi, and then sat next to Taichi, across from Wolfram.

"I'm glad you could join us Arianna," Yamato stated. Wolfram stared at the soup. He would admit that the soup was one of the strangest things he had ever seen. Yet, what surprised him even more was that all he had to eat it was two pieces of sticks.

"This place is really weird," Wolfram stated. "Oh, before I forget," Wolfram stood on his chair and started to lift his dress up.

"NO!" Taichi screamed as he leaped over the table, knocking everything to the ground, including Wolfram.

"Taichi!" Yamato exclaimed. "Arianna! Are you alright?" Yamato asked as he rushed to check on the fallen girl. He gave a small smile when he saw Wolfram sit up.

"Here…this is for the meal and the pear. I hope it is enough," Wolfram replied as he handed Yamato one of his gold coins. "Now excuse me while I scream at your husband," Wolfram marched up to the crumple form of Taichi and gave him a small kick to roll him over. Standing with his hands on his hips he shouted "what in Shinou's name do you think you were doing? Huh? Were you trying to kill me…I just was going to pay for the meal…was that so bad…but you had to tackle me…off a chair mind you…"Taichi just groaned as he looked up at Wolfram and was reminded of Yamato when he had accidently dropped his laptop…that had all his recordings on it…before he had had a chance to save it…after he had told Taichi specifically not to touch it. Taichi was terrified. He then looked above the small blond and saw Yamato.

"You are an idiot," Yamato stated simply. Wolfram nodded along with that sentiment. He didn't know what Yamato had said, but he had the feeling it was along the same lines of what he was saying.

"She was taking off her dress…"Taichi tried to argue.

"She has a money pouch around her waist. She was getting money out to pay for the meal you made fall onto the floor," Yamato replied.

"But…"

"Couch…and no dinner," Yamato replied. "You will also clean up this mess," Taichi just groaned. "You alright Arianna?" Yamato looked down at the child. He had to admit that the child scolding Taichi had been funny. Wolfram just looked up at him in confusion, before sighing to himself, and scratched the back of his head. Shinou was he tired.

"I have no idea what you are asking me, but if you are asking if I am alright, then I am…I didn't hit my head or anything, and the soup that spilt on me didn't burn me…My skin is practically fire-proof…or at least it was…but the heat didn't bother me," Wolfram stated knowing full well that Yamato wouldn't be able to understand him. "Although, I am still hungry," as soon as he said that his stomach growled again, "Do you have any of those pears left?"

"Since someone," Yamato looked at Taichi "ruined our dinner…how about we just eat apples and peanut butter…I know you don't know what that is…but it's good. I promise in the morning, I'll make you something…" Yamato trailed off as he saw Wolfram walk towards the candle with a faint grin on his lips. Yamato had forgotten that he had lit it right before he had started to work on dinner. He knew Taichi loved having candles burning whenever they were home. He was just glad it hadn't been knocked over as well.

Wolfram saw the flame flicker towards him and knew it was Shinou. All his anger towards him fled with the knowledge that Shinou really was looking after him. "Shinou," Wolfram smiled as he reached out a hand and cupped the flame gently. He heard a voice whisper to him.

"Stay…they are good people…they will protect you on Earth," Wolfram nodded. Shinou then whispered to him what he needed to say.

"Arianna…stay…with…Yamato…Taichi…please," Wolfram asked as he gazed at Yamato.

The look that had entered Wolfram's face as he said those words left Yamato speechless. He didn't know how Wolfram knew how to speak those words when he had only spoken their names before. Yamato did the only thing he could do. He nodded.

Hope you like…this is actually the second version of this story…it's actually a lot better than my other version…I could have finished, but some of the things I wanted to have happened, could not have happened in the original version, so I scrapped all 15 chapters…that's right, fifteen chapters…I wanted to cry, but after seeing how this version is coming out, I'm so happy. So please R&R.

C-ya