Well, it looks like I'm starting another Con/Yuu rather than finishing the ones I already have going right now. You have littlestkitten to thank for this seeing as it was inspired by the fic 'You Each Time'. I've never done angst before and I don't even tend to read them so we'll have to see how this turns out. I have the feeling this might turn into something exceedingly long in the end if people like it.
It was a gorgeous day in Shin Makoku. The sun was shining with delicate looking small clouds dotting the blue expanse of sky like small islands set adrift in the open sea. Only a few of the bad omen birds were giving out their unusual cry and Yuuri could even spot a kohi flying around one of the tall towers that adorned Blood Pledge Castle as he looked up from where he lay down in the lush green grass next to the flowers of Cheri's garden.
'Today's the day' thought the anxious young maou. Closing his obsidian eyes he took a deep breath, catching the scents of the world around him, most noticeably the flowers of the garden. As he was opening his eyes he turned his head to the left to come face to face with a single blue flower. 'Conrad Stands Upon the Earth' Yuuri amusingly recalled. With taking in one more, albeit slightly shaking, breath he hoped that he too would still be standing upon the earth rather than the afterlife when the day was done and over. He slowly and almost grudgingly sat up from his prone position off the ground. As he came to fully stand up he looked forward to the imposing castle with a small and somewhat remorseful smile passing over his face. He tuned once more to the blue flower and softly whispered "Wish me luck".
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A flash of white and silver could be seen running through the castle grounds soaking anyone that had the misfortune of being in its path with salt water as it cried out and partially deafened them in its passing. The call of 'Heika' could be heard all the way across the castle grounds to even the stables, much to the chagrin of many. Gwendal in his office sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose as more wrinkles seemed to take residence on his brow. Conrad stood across from him on the other side of the large desk with a small contented smile on his face knowing just what was about to be asked of him. Gunter had been crying out for nearly an hour now in his search for the maou. With the thought of the missing maou on his mind he started to wonder.
Yuuri had been oddly tolerant of the man's over affectionate nature and exceedingly compliant when it came to the paper work he so hated to do for about the past month or so. No one knew why, but no one was willing to question it in fear that it might stop. Conrad had thought to bring it up in conversation with the boy, but waited to see what would happen. Yuuri had had an odd look to his face for the first week or so, but just as he was about to ask him if something was wrong, the next day those dark black eyes had had such a look of determination on them that he held his tongue. It didn't help that the smile he gave him after that had been… Conrad didn't have a word for it. It was a look that he had never seen on the boy's face before. It was like a mixture of several different emotions had been warring on his face to be dominant.
Conrad was brought out of his thoughts as Gwendal finally spoke for the first time since summoning him to his office. "Conrad, go find His Majesty and do something about that wailing" Gwendal sighed in exasperation. No doubt in his mind a migraine was about to present itself if the noise didn't stop soon. Conrad with a pitying smile for his older brother left to go do just that.
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Yuuri had thought about this long and hard. He couldn't postpone this any longer than he already had. If he did, this would only end up hurting more than he knew it already was going to. He had hoped that it would go away on its own, but it had stubbornly remained. He really didn't want to hurt him, and didn't want to be hurt either, but is still had to be done. If he let this continue or tried to pretend nothing was wrong till the every end, he would be doing them both a disservice. It wasn't fair to either of them he thought, but the other might not see it that way though. He almost felt selfish for what he was about to do, but he knew that if he tried to ignore this problem it might hurt the other more than him in the long run. He cared about him and knew he deserved better than what he was getting. All he could do now was hope that although he could guess this would end in tears, it didn't end with his blood on the floor as well.
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Conrad had just walked by the garden to see Yuuri get up from the grass and just as he was about to call out to him, yet again the expression on the boy's face stopped him. He didn't quite like the smile on his face this time. He was able to recognize that whatever was on Yuuri's mind this time, it wasn't a happy thing. It was a look of resignation paired with sorrow. But his eyes still held that fierce determination, the same determination he had seen in them almost a month ago. He decided that whatever it was that Yuuri was about to do, he had fully prepared himself to do it. The naïve boy that had first come to their world was slowly growing up. Albeit he was still naïve in many things, he was never unjustly cruel or judgmental in anything he did. Conrad thought it best to go calm Gunter down first, and let Yuuri do whatever it was that he set out to do. Yozak was watching the boy from one of the branches in a tree overshadowing the garden and he shared a meaningful look with the spy. Yozak would make sure that Yuuri didn't do anything too dangerous, and with that reassuring thought he set out to find Gunter.
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Yuuri audibly gulped as he stood outside his own bedroom door. He had had barely touched his lunch due from the nervous anxiety that he was experiencing. He had already made the preparations for this. He had sent Greta with Cheri on one of her 'searching for love' cruises and had already talked to the ex-maou about what he was going to do. After listening to his reasons and fears, she had shown him support in his decision. "Everyone deserves happiness. You're trying to do what's best for the both of you, I can see that. And I think, in time, he will also."She had said this in such a motherly fashion that he found he no longer felt as guilty as before, but the feeling still lingered. With a glance in both directions down the hall to make sure no one was watching as he put his hand on the door. 'It's now or never' he thought as he marshaled up his failing courage and opened the door.
This was harder than I thought it would be. I didn't even get to the first main point of the story, let alone much Con/Yuu. I suddenly feel like I understand why angst fics are so long now. Well, if you liked it or have any comments about it, even misspellings and such, feel free to leave a review.