Oneshot for the Newlyweds

By Loveless1617

[Author's Note]: I had no idea how this chapter ended up the way it did, but I just tried writing something random and just winging it~ Hopefully, it doesn't suck too bad cause I had a fun time writing it :P

Or at least just researching a bit for the stuff later XD

Happy Valentine's Day!

Chapter 2: Valentine's Day

"Do it, do it, do it, do it!" A unanimous cheer came from the observing crowd around them and Wolfram blushed red as Yuuri's face drew in closer and closer.

How on EARTH did this happen...?

(Just a few hours ago...)

Wolfram sat down in front of Yuuri as he was doing his work and eyed him for a few seconds before Yuuri finally acknowledged his prsence.

"Morning, Wolfram~" Yuuri looked up, as he finished writing the last letter of his signature on a formal invitation to a distant country sometime over the summer.

Yuuri could easily see the excitement glowing in his face, knowing full well as to the reason why.

Wolfram smiled and quickly leaned over for a small kiss on his cheeks.

"You know what today is?" Wolfram asked in a playful tone that was so much like him these days. Yuuri chose to play along, responding with a mere "what?" when Wolfram just barely waited for a reply.

"It's the day I get to take you out on a date~" Wolfram answered, as he came around his desk and sat on his lap. "You didn't forget, did you?" Wolfram added, when Yuuri gave him a confused look.

But he couldn't keep a straight for long, for he smiled and nodded.

"Of course not." Yuuri pulled him in closer and layed back on his chair. "How could I forget our date?"

Indeed, the whole day was filled with the zealous buzz of exchanging heart-filled chocolates and letters for everyone in the castle. Not only were there confessions to their secret admirers, but also an exchange of goodwill to family and friends. Of course, the most important exchange for the royal couple would be to each other. And that's why...

"I planned a lot for us to do today, so we have to get going." Wolfram said, as he pulled Yuuri by the arm towards the door. "I want to leave a little early so we can walk around town a bit too~"

"I know, but there's still a bit more work I have to finish up here." Yuuri said, as he turned Wolfram around. "Wait for me outside, okay? I'll be there in a few minutes~" He smiled, as he kissed him again on the cheek.

Wolfram nodded and rushed out the door.

"I'm going to go change, so hurry up and come out!" He yelled, as he briskly walked to their private chambers.

Yuuri screamed back, "Okay!", then turned back to his work.

Now, of course Yuuri would never choose to put his work over Wolfram. So it was a bit suspicious, (since Yuuri's first reaction would have been to run out the door, himself). But Wolfram chose to ignore it...

Yuuri secretly snuck out and ran for Anissina's experimental room. And there she was, working yet again on another invention of hers.

"I'm here!" Yuuri breathed in exhaustion (having ran from their office all the way to the other side of the castle for this). Anissina nodded and walked into another room to get something. Yuuri sat down to catch his breathe before standing back up again.

"This is what you wanted?" Anissina asked, as she handed him the merchandise.

"Uh huh," Yuuri nodded, as he took the item in his hand. "Thank you so much."

"Of course. It's not like I did anything anyways. I just waited for your famliy to send it over."

Anissina helped him put it in a clear, box-shaped glass and close it up.

"I'll take it from here, then." Yuuri said, as he already had one foot out the door. Anisisna nodded and wished him a very nice Valentine's Day with Wolfram.

Yuuri ran back to his room and, making sure that Wolfram was gone, went inside to quickly change into a less formal version of his usual black uniformed attire and hide his present in a bag. He took everything with him and ran out the door again to go outside, where Wolfram was standing there waiting. From afar, he could see that Wolfram had on a loose, white cotton button-down under a dark blue vest. He wore tight, jean-blue pants along with a pair of brown boots. It looked semi-formal altogether, but good nonetheless.

"I'm here!" Yuuri shouted, as he pulled open the carriage door for him.

"Geez, you didn't have to run." Wolfram muttered, as he helped Yuuri fix his clothes up a bit.

Yuuri just grinned.

"Alright, then, let's go!" Yuuri took his hand and helped him into the carriage. When he got in himself, he had the door close behind him and the carriage start off into town.

"So then, am I getting any idea of where we're going?" Yuuri asked, as Wolfram settled into his seat.

"Nope," Wolfram shook his head, playfully. "I want it to be a surprise~"

Yuuri sighed and slipped back into his seat, wanting very badly to know where they were headed to. But they made the time go by quickly by talking about other things. It was only half an hour when they arrived at town: and surprisingly, they were greeted by dozens of townspeople all waiting to see the royal couple. After all, it was the very first time the royal couple ever went out into town ever since their marriage.

Once they stepped out of their carriage, Yuuri and Wolfram were hoarded by people wanting to lavish gifts upon them- which was, of course, not going to help them get to their fun date at all.

They decided to sneak away quickly before anybody found out and ran to the restaurant Wolfram pointed out.

When they were completely free of the crowd, they relaxed.

Feeling hungry, they opted for eating now; dating later-

At a place that wasn't so casual that it was considered just barely a restaurant, but nothing too formal where they had to eat in complete silence. And maybe it was because of Valentine's Day, but the mood was definitely a romantic one: where the lights were dimmed and the place was nearly empty, all except for a couple of unseated, candle-lit tables.

Wolfram and Yuuri took their seats at the center of the restaurant after a few waitresses and waiters came out with a prepared meal. Yuuri was surprised that they were already coming out with food, but realized that it was all planned when Wolfram started pointing out where the food should be placed.

Yuuri blinked back in surprise-

"You rented out the entire restaurant?" He asked, while Wolfram just simply nodded.

"It's nothing special, but-" He smiled. "I prepared all the meals myself too."

Yuuri watched the waiters bring out a continuous round of food.

"When did you do all this?" He asked, eying his favorite foods from the pastas to the traditional Japanese foods.

Wolfram shrugged.

"I got up earlier than you to prepare the food here. Of course, it could've just been at our house, but it's nice to eat out at another place for a change, right?" Wolfram smiled, enjoying the fact that his surprise was a good one. And after a course of some of Yuuri's favorite dishes and a heart-shaped cake that was deliciously made, they stepped out of the restaurant to continue their date.

"Let's walk around for a bit- maybe we can find something to do for awhile~" Wolfram suggested, as he held onto his arm. They began by slowly walking straight ahead.

"Sure," Yuuri said, as they walked ahead through another crowd. "What are they doing over there?" He asked curiously, pulling Wolfram along into that direction.

From a short distance, they could see an enormous stage crowded by couples and an audience to watch over the exciting event. Arm in arm, they decided to walk closer, just as the announcer announced that they were in need of one more couple for the contest. And as soon as he made the announcement, someone had pointed out their presence and they cheered for them to get on the stage.

"W-Wait, what?" Yuuri stuttered, as they were pushed into the center by the crowd.

"Uwaa~ This looks like fun!" Wolfram laughed, as they got on the stage.

The announcer, trying to bring in more attention to the event, asked rather loudly if they were willing to participate in this little "Valentine's Day Competition" for lovers. Wolfram (who thought that the idea was definitely worth the while) agreed, which was rewarded by the nonstop cheer from the crowd.

"And there we have it! The popular royal couple will be participating!" And they waited a bit for the cheer to die down so that they could begin.

"So then, now that we have all twenty willing couples, we will begin with a series of games that will help eliminate the competitors down to the last pair. The winning couple will recieve-" He stopped for a second to let the anticipation build up, and finally answered, "a trip to La Fontelle* for the summer!" And the participants all clapped.

*La Fontelle: northern island between the mazoku and human continents known for its exquisite tourist sites and wide open beaches.

"So then, we will begin! Would all the competitors line up and get ready for a Valentine's Day Scavenger Hunt!" He yelled out energetically, and the coupled pairs all excitedly dashed into a line. The announcer read off each of the items on his list: which included a typical valentine assortment of a red rose, a heart, chocolate, a stuffed animal, and a poem. Each of the participants had ten minutes to find these items; but with the Valentine's Day giveaways all over town, it was impossible for someone to not find these items- so it all just became a matter of finding them before time ran out. Of course, it couldn't be made that easy-

"So in addition to the scavenger hunt, each pair will be tied up by their ankles together so that none of you can seperate from your significant other~" He said, to which a majority of the audience replied back with an "aww~". "But only the top ten pairs will move onto the next stage!"

All the couples were quickly tied and ready for the game to start.

Wolfram, especially, was ready and prepared- he absolutely loved competitions, especially ones where he and Yuuri could participate together in.

The announcer counted back from 3 and a gun was shot. All the couples quickly moved to find the items; but most grew aggravated by the fact that they couldn't move without their other going in the opposite direction. To Yuuri and Wolfram, however, it seemed almost natural to move at the rate they were going in with their feet tied together. It was only difficult when trying to avoid the other couples falling and tripping over themselves. But otherwise, everyone just made the idea a lot more difficult than it ought to be.

So, Yuuri and Wolfram collected a red rose first, then a heart-shaped basket as their heart, some chocolate from a candy store that came along with a stuffed teddy bear, and finally, a love poem (memorized from their wedding ceremony not too long ago).

They were the first ones back with all the items- and it was exciting to see that the royal duo were on the track of winning. The other couples mostly fell behind; but the top ten couples were selected and the rest had to sit back down in the crowd.

"Now that the next stage has started, we will now announce that the next exciting game will be a couple's trivia! One of the partners will be given a questionaire to fill out and the other will try to come up with as many of the same answers as their partner did. Whoever wins that round will move onto the last round! And in this round, we will take the top two contentestants as valid last-round competitors. This is a game to see how well the couples know one another, from the simplest facts to their deepest secrets. So, without further ado, let's get the next round going!" The announcer took a step back as a few "assistants" helped pass out a questionaire sheet for whoever was decided to answer the question.

Between Yuuri and Wolfram, Yuuri went to fill it out and Wolfram sat anxiously waiting.

"Now, the ten-question "test" will be timed for two minutes. Each question may be answered multipled times until they either get it right or say pass. Each couple will be assigned to one of the ten assistants here and will be observed as the countdown for their answers will go. Sit face-to-face and remember to attempt to answer the following questions with the same answer your partner made. Ready?" The announcer screamed, as the audience watched in amusement and cheered. "Go!"

The timer was set and the ticker was going. Each couple was carefully observed by their assigned assisstant and the questions were asked by their lovers. Yuuri quickly asked Wolfram each of the questions:

"1. What is my favorite food?"

"Pasta!" *Ding*

"2. Where was I born?"

"Tokyo, Japan!" *Ding*

"3. What is my worst habit?"

"...Worst habit? You're too naive for your own good! And you trust people too easily!" Wolfram shouted, rather too eagerly. *Ding*

"4. What did I first say to you on our first date?"

"You kept apologizing to me because you were late and forgot to keep track of the time!" *Ding*

"5. What was the first present I gave you this year and why?"

"A fire-glowing necklace because you said it 'reminded me of you'!" (refer to chapter 1 of OFTH) *Ding*

"6. What is my fondest childhood memory?"

"You protected and stood up for your friend in your baseball team when you were little!" *Ding*

"7. Where was the most outrageous place we had sex?"

"...what?" Wolfram flushed in embarrassment.

"Come on, Wolfram! We're being timed!"

"I-I don't know!"

"Just guess!"

"...o-outside by the beach?" (refer to chapter 9 in OFTH) *Ding*

"8. What is my secret fantasy?"

"Why are there these kinds of questions here?" Wolfram screamed, obviously too embarrassed to look at either Yuuri or anyone else, for that matter.

"Come on, Wolfram, we talked about it," Yuuri said, hoping to help him remember. But Wolfram shook his head.

"How the hell would I know what secret fantasy goes on in your head? I don't want to know that!" Wolfram scowled, though time was running out. "Um..."

"Flash!" Yuuri said, trying to make clues of what he wrote down (which is apparently okay, as long as the clues don't pertain to the actual wording of the answer). "Lights, flashing..."

"What?" Wolfram blushed, after taking the hint. "You want me to say that now?"

"Well, it's not like you're saying anyting embarrassing." Yuuri said, though it just made Wolfram groan.

"Taking pictures of me during... it..." *Ding* Wolfram put his head down and covered his head from the shame, though Yuuri only laughed.

"Oh come on, it's not like it's anything that bad; compared to what other people might say." But Wolfram just rolled his eyes.

"9. What do I love doing the most?"

"Baseball!" Wolfram waited a second, but the bell didn't ring. He turned to Yuuri and in a panic, shrieked, "how can it not be baseball?"

"Just- what do I love doing the most?" Yuuri repeated the question. And Wolfram replied again, "baseball!"

"No, really think about the question." Yuuri stared into Wolfram eyes, though it put him on the spot even more.

"I don't know, I don't know!" Wolfram screamed in a panic.

"Really think about it. What do I love doing the most?" Yuuri asked, repeating the question slowly.

It took a few seconds for it to register into his mind, but Wolfram screamed, "How can you be perverted at a time like this?" And Yuuri smiled. "Me... He loves having sex with me..." He whispered. *Ding*

Wolfram was dying of embarrassment at this point, but there was still one more question left to go:

"10. What would be the biggest problem in our relationship?"

"..." And for once, Wolfram was completely stumped.

"It's obvious, Wolfram. What's the biggest problem in our relationship?" Yuuri asked, feeling as if the answer was truly that obvious. But Wolfram just shook his head, wondering how in the world the answer to that was simple.

"U-Um..."

"And TIME!" The announcer stopped at the end of two minutes and all the couples fell back in defeat. "Now, to tally up the total questions everyone got right! The winners are Couple 12 and Couple 20!" To which the audience auplauded with joy, knowing that the Maou and his Prince Consort passed. And it was a surprised- apparently, all the other couples did so poorly that even with one wrong, the royal couple passed.

But now it was down to the last competition...

"And now, ladies and gentlemn, the last event will need the audience to be their judges! In short, the last two standing couples will have to convince the audience why they should win this contest while somehow incorporating the theme of love expressed on this very day. This is the stage we've been waiting for for the past hour and there's no way to tell what might happen next. Please, give them a few minutes (five to be exact) to come up with a convincing reason to win!"

And the time was set for the two couples to sit down and find some way to express their motivation to win (Not only because of the thrill of competition, but also because of love; in one way or another).

Yuuri and Wolfram sat down and thought of doing a speech; nothing too dramatic, but something moving. A speech to show that the whole point of this little event was to find a very loving couple who were very much in love (like they were). And what more way could they portray that exact theme than in their own story?

The other couple decided to go first, and they entertained the audience with a comedic approach to the reasons why they should win: mostly by insisting that they'll definitely have a "good time" with each other with the winning prize of the competition. And it was humorous in that very way.

But Yuuri and Wolfram wanted to inform the audience (which had grown much larger, by the way, knowing that the royal couple was participating in it) that they were very much in love- not because of some prize they might get if they win this competition, but because they wanted to officially be recognized for the love they had conquered even in the tough times and bad.

"...Now I know that there are a lot of things that we could have been if the opportunities were never made and the situations never presented themselves: I may have just ended up becoming that one stranger that he sees a few times a week or he could have been that one annoying guy I really dislike. And it's scary to think about it, but we may have never ended up meeting each other at all, if it weren't for the situation just ending up that way.

But it kind of did..." Wolfram smiled, as he took Yuuri's hand into his.

"In the end, I proposed to him," Yuuri started, as he took a step forward, "and we're as you see today: Happy because we're in love. I don't mean to say that we'll always be this way. But as for now, it seems that it is." And they lovingly stared into each other's eyes for a bit, perhaps to draw in the audience's attention, but it worked.

"Now, how exactly does that very short, last-minute made story relate in convincing the audience that we deserve to win this competition? Well, it doesn't." To which he recieved a few endearing laughs from the audience and he smiled at that. "But the whole point of this event was to show that we're very much in love. And personally, I think we are. Look, we didn't come here specifically to win; We unexpectly came across this little event, so we just enjoyed it. And I definitely think that it was well worth my time because I think I learned how much we really know each other this Valentine's Day." Wolfram beamed happily, as Yuuri hugged him from behind and they left the speech at that. The crowd cheered in approval of their speech and the vote was unanimous-

"So then, the winner is-" The announcer headed over to the royal couple. "the Maou and his Prince Consort!" he handed over their winning prize as the crowd applauded loudly. And the royal couple accepted their prize, along with their final approval from the people.

"But there's just one more thing to add," the announcer said, as he came up behind them, mischieviously. "the audience requests a public kiss from the royal couple." And Yuuri and Wolfram blinked back in shock.

"W-What?" Wolfram was taken aback, all while blushing again.

Yuuri grinned, and yanked Wolfram back into Yuuri's arms, then slowly moved his face in.

"Well, it seems that the kiss on your wedding day was the most romantic thing they've seen in awhile," the announcer joked.

"Do it, do it, do it, do it!" A unanimous cheer came from the observing crowd around them and Wolfram blushed red as Yuuri's face drew in closer and closer.

How on EARTH did this happen...?

ANYWAYS, I honestly had such a good time that I didn't even think about winning or losing. As much as I wanted to compete and win at first, in the end, I ended up forgetting that it was even a competition. Because it's good to know that we just had a fun, outgoing evening on Valentine's day...

Wolfram leaned against Yuuri's shoulder on their carriage-ride back home. But before falling asleep completely, Yuuri took out his bag and held it up to Wolfram's face. Wolfram just slightly opened his eyes and saw the present he held in his hands:

"...What's that?" Wolfram asked, as he slowly tried to regain consciousness.

"It's a camera for taking pictures~~~" Yuuri smiled.

"...what?" Wolfram repeated, sternly. He shot back up and pulled back away from him as far as he could get. "You-!"

"Ow! Wolfram~~~"

End Chapter

[Author's Note]: haha, yeah, those games are hilarious if they're played out live, but of course, we'll never see it happen :(

Next Chapter: March... 14 or 16 (I forget :P)

Happy Valentine's Day!