Here's chapter 2! Hope yal'll who read this ffic will enjoy it!

Anna: Thanks for reviewing! Actually I was afraid that this wouldn't be something people woul want to read: A pregnant Conrad (pregnant with Yuuri), but your review gave me hope. ^^ *big bear hug*

Troubling occurences

„I tell or you want?"

It was around three hours in the afternoon and the commander of the royal infantry of Shin Makoku, Lord Conrad Weller Shibuya, queen of Shin Makoku stood in front of a heavy wooden door with shaking legs, getting ready to face a real threat: his brother, Chief of State, Lord Gwendal von Voltaire.

„He'll kill him..." came the silent, desperate moan as an answer. Yozak however, looked amused.

„Now, even if Gwendal does get exasperated because of bochan, I don't think he'll ever kill him."

„Even if he got his baby-brother pregnant?"

Yes. Lord Conrad Weller Shibuya was pregnant with his rightous husband, the 27th Maou of Sin Makoku, Shibuya Yuuri. As they got married, they agreed that since it wouldn't be apropriate for the Maou to ‚be the wife' or change the name according to his husband, so it was Conrads name which changed. And if it wasn't for Gwendal, his traitorous best friend in cooperation with his mother dearest, would've put a white dress on him. Conrad was sure, Gwendal saved his life back then. Saved him from public humiliation, losing respect, and probably from suicide too. His hero... And he was certain that this hero would commit another brave deed: Would go berserk on his husband for impregnating his little baby-brother...

„Baby-brother?"

Conrad flinched as he looked to his best friend. He completely forgott that what he said, was a small secret. He smiled weekly. „Nothing. Forgett it." He faced the wooden door again and taking a deep breath he raised his fist and knocked three times firmly. But damn, his hands were shaking...

He heard a muffled „Enter" and with one last grimace he stepped into the room, plastering a smile onto his face. „Brother...Can I come in?"

Gwendal raised his head, both of his eyebrows in his hair. Did Conrad call him brother right now? He couldn't recall last time he did that. No, wait, he could...It was 35 years ago, the day before he left on that errand, a week before the Ruttenberg.

He laid the papers onto his desk, paperwork forgotten. „Sure, come in. What is it?" he couldn't stop his voice from sounding worried. His instincts screamed at him that something was very, very wrong. That feeling intensified as he saw the deep breath and slow, unsure strides his little brother took towards his desk and as he saw Yozak entering after him, closing the door behimd himself and leaning on it, he knew that he wasn't going to like this. Conrad never brought Yozak as back-up when he wanted to talk to him privately. Besides, Yozaks expresison said, that Gwendal won't be getting any in at least a month. Did he do something wrong? He looked at his smiling brother. There wasn't anything that would make you think that he was troubled, but Gwendal knew better, because Gwendal wouldn't be his older brother, if he didn't see the sweatdrenched hands, didn't notice the slight trembling of his legs, or how weak his smile was, as if he had to struggle to keep it on. „What's wrong?"

„You see..." That did it! Since when was Conrad fidgeting?! „It's...how should I put this..." he noticed how his eyes went to the corners for an instant, as if he fough with turning towards Yozak, asking for help. Slowly, Gwendal started panicking.

„What's wrong?!"

But before Conrad could take a breath to answer, Yozak slammed his fists on his desk, hollering: „You're and irresponsible coward of a brother, that's the problem!" Gwendal actually fell back in his chair and Conrad gaped at his best friend. But again his words were cut short as Yozak continued in a loud voice: „I have never in my life met any older brother which was as irresponsible as you are, Gwendal von Voltaire! It was you responsibility, your as an older brother, married man and a future father of a child, to at least explain to your younger brother how a male halfmazoku pregnancy works! But no, you didn't! If I was a real jerk I would go on and scold you into a week of silence, but since I'm such a grascious soul, I'm asking you: WHY?!"

The room was dead silent for a few seconds, only then a weak voice asked: „Mommy?"

As Yozak looked to his right side, he noticed his little copy sitting there, blue eyes wide, trembling. He smiled at her. „Don't worry Jo. I'm just scolding your irresponsible father. I'll cease the yelling." Then his expression hardened again as he looked at Gwendal. „So, ‚big brother Gwendal'? Why didn't you tell your brother?"

Gwendal, who has collected himself by now (at least a little) said in a reasonable voice: „Because I thought that since he...he..." and suddenly found himself unable to continue and with a blush on his face, he looked away.

Yozak considered crying, but he chose laughing darkly. „Since he's taller he would always top, huh? So you're naive too. Never heard ‚Trading positions from time to time'? I guess not."

„Daddy? What mean to top always?"

Gwendal flinched and as Yozak snickered, he got a death glare. Then Gwendal cast a glance at his daughter and said curtly: „I'll tell you when you get older." He missed the little pout his daughter gave, as he returned to glaring darkly at Yozak. What startled him, was the hard look he got, as soon as their eyes met.

„Then explain to me, why Gisella said ‚Congratulations Your Majesty, you're pregnant' and didn't say it to our king."

Silence. Deep, heavy silence. Gwendal then slowly turned towards his younger brother in a silent question. The light blush, averted eyes and small nod was the only confirmation he needed. He bolted out of his office, looking like a raging god of war, shouting loudly for the whole castle to hear: „I'LL KILL THAT BASTARD!!!!!"

The three remaining occupants of the room were stunned speechless for a few seconds. The first one to collect himself was Conrad, who turned to Yozak and with an angry face shouted at his best friend: „I told you!" the he turned sharply on his heels running after his brother, calling „Gwendal, wait!!!"

Yozak quickly shook his head and would've bolted straight out after him, if it wasn't for the small hands clutching his leg. He looks down and as he saw the scared looke his small daughter gave him, he smiled apologetically and scooped her into his arms, raising her to his eyelevel. „Don't worry, shorty. Your daddy has a brother complex. It's nothing to worry about. Actually, I think it will be fun to watch him. Wanna join?"

At the mention of fun every trace of fear disappered from the girls face and she nodded eagerly. That was all Yozak needed to run out and head straight to the Maous office. He came just in time to see Conrad clutching his brothers wrist tightly, as if his life depended on it, the brave Maou hiding behind his chair, the Great Sage snickering, and everybody else looking shocked. Yozak actually felt the ground underneath him shaking slightly.

„Gwendal, STOP!" Conrad almost begged.

„Let go of me! I'm going to kill that bastard for doing that to my baby-brother!" he ignored the startled „Gwendal!" as he went on: „I knew, I knew that I shouldn't have given you away to that bastard! I knew this wouldn't end well! I should've send you to that temple, to become a priest! I knew that a celibate would be the best for you! I knew that everything would be better than a marriage, a marriage with that bastard on top!"

Conrad was beat red, but right now he didn't care as he planned to defend his husband with all his might. „You didn't! If you knew that, you would have never agreed with it! Not even under pressure!"

„Yozak convinced me! He used his tricks and methods on me!"

„Excuse me?!"

Gwendal turned sharply upon hearing the voice of his husband. „YOU! You're entirely resposnsible for this! It's all your fault!"

Yozak simply raised his eyebrow. „Really? I didn't know. The last time I checked it wasn't me who stuck up his dick up you bro-" Gwendal let out an animalistic howl as he turned back to the double black, who was still covering behind his chair, only his two black eyes and his black hair visible.

„YOU! How COULD YOU do THAT to MY BABY-BROTHER?!!!"

„Gwendal..." Conrad moaned utterly embarassed, but still not weakening his grip.

„I'LL KILL YOU!" he turned to Conrad. „Let GO!"

Something in Conrad snapped. He was annoyed and tired and pregnant and his brother was being...annoying, tiring and wanting to kill the person he was pregnant with. He had enough. Inhaling deeply he scared the hell out of everybody as he shouted that the thick walls of the castle shook: „SHUT THE FUCK UP AND CALM THE HELL DOWN YOU INSENSITIVE, OVERPROTECTIVE, INSANE ASSHOLE OF AN IRRESPONSIBLE BROTHER!!!"

The room was dead silent for a total of five minutes. Even Yozak was dumbfounded as he stood there, gaping. Gwendal was completely out of it, standing there like a marble satue, while his younger brother seethed through gritted teeth, willing himself to calm down. Finally, after those five minutes, he took three deep breaths and, massaging his temple, he told his still petrified older brother: „Sit.down."

You couldn't even blink as fast as Gwendal was in a chair. Conrad sunk into his own, sighing tiredly. First to move was Yozak as he approached his best friend and started massaging his temples. „You shouldn't do this in your condition. It only worsenes things. Even if your brother deserved it big time." He murmured in a calming matter, while smiling reassuringly at his daughter.

„Would..." everybody turned sharply to the source of the silent whisper. „Would any of you care to explain?" asked Yuuri in such a silent voice that it brodered a whisper. But still, Yozak silently admired him for his courage. If it was him in the young kings position. he would stay behind that chair for the rest of the day.

„Yuuri..." Conrad said in a sigh. „Sit. Actually, all of you would like to sit down."

Everybody was sitting on the nearest sittable thing in an instant, waiting in silence for an explanation. Conrad felt a reassuring squeeze on his shoulder and he gave a small nod only Yozak could see. He cleared his throat as he slowly began speaking.

„After a very enlightening talk with Yozak and confirming it with Gisella, I found out something every half-mazoku should know. But thanks to...certain people I didn't. And the result is...well, the result of Gwendals and Yozaks passionate office sex:" (Gwendal actually choked and Yozak began to shake from surpressed laughter) „I'm pregnant."

Another silence reigned the room for a while untill a small voice asked: „Mommy, what's sex?"

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