Here we go with the first chapter. This too is from Wolfram POV

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"What?" Gwendal looked at him with an unreadable expression, as always.

"I would like to have some free time. I wish to go to visit my father's family and spend sometime with them," Wolfram continued. "Now that Conrad is back, and no country is declaring war, I think I could get some time and leave..."

"You can't, you have obligations as Yuuri Heika's fiancé," replied Gwendal coldly while continuing to sign some documents.

Wolfram closed his eyes. "Well, then, I'll talk to Yuuri..."

"Talk to me about what?" replied a happy voice from the door. His fiancé's eyes were shining. Behind him, Conrad and Greta were talking about the little girl's new book. Apparently, Conrad had promised he would read it for her in the evening...

'Funny, now not even my daughter needs me...'

Yuuri's voice brought him back to reality "Oi Wolfram? Wolfram? Hello?"

"Ah Yuuri, I wanted to ask you for some free time to leave the castle to go to visit my father's family," the blond asked calmly.

"Oh, sure Wolfram. After all, now that everything is solved we all have more time to spend doing what we want...and you never went to visit your family since I came here..."

'That's because you and Greta became my family...now or never Wolfram, come on, tell him...'

"Actually Yuuri, there is another thing I wanted to talk to you about, but privately. Would you mind coming with me for a while?"

Yuuri's face looked panicked. It was obvious that he was scared; was he thinking that Wolfram would jump on him when they were alone? His reaction would have been funny if it wasn't another proof that the king didn't want this engagement. Now he was showing uneasiness even in remaining alone with him...

"Oh well...can't...can't I bring Greta with me?"

Another stab.

No, he needed to stop all of this now.

Without answering, he took Yuuri by his arm and dragged him outside, leaving Greta, Conrad and Gwendal in the room, a little dumbfounded.

In the garden, the flowers were in full bloom, and the view was incredible. But even though he always appreciated beauty and that place relaxed him a lot, this time he felt nervous. Of course, that was only on the inside. His posture was firm and his face didn't show anything.

He was vaguely aware that Yuuri was complaining, but he tended to act first and then think. Also, he needed to settle this as fast as possible fearing that he would lose the will if he waited more.

Coming near the fountain, Wolfram let go of his fiance's arm and went to sit. The black haired boy was looking at him with a little frown now.

"Isn't it a wonderful day, Yuuri?" Wolfram spoke up quietly.

He could read on his fiance's face that he was thinking along the lines of "what the hell, he dragged me here to talk about this?"

"When someone asks you something it's just polite to answer, wimp, do you know?" This time, the reply came out worse than how he intended it to be.

"Don't call me wimp!" Here it came, the usual remark, he would miss this so much.

"So, what did you do today?"

It was evident that Yuuri didn't understand why he had been dragged away from the others if they were going to have a normal conversation, but resolved to sit and relax a little.

"Oh well, I woke up early and ran for a little with Conrad, then went to have breakfast and then practiced sword fighting with Conrad and..."

"Wasn't I teaching you how to fight with a sword?"

He could read the panic on Yuuri's face. "Yeah, but you know...now that Conrad is back..."

Wolfram looked at the flowers.

"Now that Conrad is back, you'll continue practice with him…" he finished for him.

"Ehehe...sorry, Wolf, but you are too harsh when you teach me how to fight..." the boy complained.

"Just because I want for you to be able to actually fight and not only defend yourself...but if this is what you want..." He didn't feel like arguing. He wanted to cherish this moment as much as he could. It was the last time he was talking to Yuuri like this and he hoped the next time they would meet each other they could be good friends.

"So, what are you planning to do this evening?"

Yuuri, happy that Wolfram didn't throw one of his usual fits, answered expectantly. "Conrad told Greta and me that he would read us a book he found very interesting...it's about dragons! I've always wanted to know more about dragons, so it will be fun."

Something in Wolfram's heart clenched, and he couldn't help it, the words came out from his mouth before he was able to stop them. "You promised me to go see the stars with Greta this evening..."

'Stupid, stupid, what the hell are you doing? You knew he wouldn't remember, couldn't you just let it be?'

"Eh? Was it today??" Yuuri's voice was genuinely surprised. "Gomen Wolfram, can't we do it another day? The sky won't move you know..." he suggested.

"I'll be leaving soon, I don't think I'll have the time, Yuuri, but that's ok, we can do it when I get back."

'If I come back...'

Once again a smile appeared on the other boy's worried face. "Oh, thank you Wolf, you're the best!"

"But actually, this is not what I wanted to tell you, Yuuri." He would have preferred not to look at him directly now, but he had to, because he was not a coward.

"Um, what is it?" Yuuri cheerfully asked.

"How about...we cancel our engagement?"

'Look at him Wolf, do it, even if he screams with happiness or he will think you're a coward and you don't want that.'

So he met those black eyes he cherished so much, and that now were looking back at him with shock. "Eeeh? Wolfram, you sure you're ok?" Yuuri approached him and put a hand on his forehead.

The contact was so unexpected that Wolfram had to restrain himself from blushing. Instead, he shook away the hand rudely. "Shut up wimp, of course I'm ok!"

"Don't call me wimp!" Wolfram was sure he would never be able to forget this line. "I was just worried because you are acting weird!"

"Just because I said something that you didn't expect me to say doesn't mean I'm sick, or that I lost my mind!" As always, his fierce passionality got the best of his reason. "You said this engagement was a mistake, you were probably right, so we can cancel it and I can go visit my family, and that's all I wanted to talk to you about!"

Without waiting for Yuuri's reply, he walked away. Wolfram knew that he wouldn't be able to keep that face or that attitude for much longer, and he didn't want to hear Yuuri say things like 'oh, you're right, I'm so relieved'.

He immediately went to their bedroom, took all his things and packed them as fast as possible. When he was done, he brought everything to his old room and then dropped onto the bed, pressing the pillow to his face, but not before locking the door.

He wanted to leave. He wanted to leave as soon as possible, he didn't care for any other person, after all nobody really needed him, not even Greta. But he needed to find himself again, he needed to have more experiences and know more about the world outside, he was tired of being the selfish, spoiled prince.

With these thoughts in mind, Wolfram resolved to sleep for some hours. He had already decided to leave in that same night, but he knew the he needed to rest if he wanted to ride until morning...that, plus the fact he didn't want to face anyone or be questioned about his decisions.

When the night came, he took his belongings, the bare minimum, and left a letter in Gwendal's office in which he explained everything about the engagement and the real reason of his departure. He also asked him to not follow and said goodbye.

Nobody was around, so he had all the time in the world to prepare his horse. He was almost finished when he felt a presence.

"If you have something to say, do it so I can leave."

The familiar pair of glasses came into view. "You did it, in the end..." said Murata.

"And it's none of your business, I think – came the almost harsh reply. "And what brings your Excellency here in the middle of the night, if I might ask?" The blond wasn't actually interested in that, but he didn't want to know anything about the impact his decision had on the others, especially on Yuuri, so he asked first to try and keep that subject away as much as possible.

"I figured out that you would do something like this...I came to say goodbye and to tell you to not..."

"Thank you for your kindness, but I didn't need anyone to see me off..." Wolfram interrupted.

"Not even Shibuya?" the boy tentatively asked.

"He is the last person I want to see now..." Wolfram's face showed a firm seriousness.

"He asked about you at dinner..." the Sage approached him.

"I was sleeping, I needed to rest." Again, Wolfram's emerald eyes were cold and hid every feeling.

"You should reconsider your decisions..."

What was this person doing? Trying to lecture him?

"I don't need your advice Great Sage, save it for the wimp... he'll need them..." Wolfram was starting to feel uneasy, being stared at through those glasses.

"Looks to me as if we have two wimps..."

His reply seemed to bring Wolfram back to his senses "It's the second time today that I don't understand what you're talking about, now if you will excuse me, I have a long trip ahead of me..."

"You're not going to visit your family, are you?" the Great Sage's voice reminded him of his own conscience.

"This is none of your business, farewell your Excellency and…" he paused for a few instants and then his voice betrayed his coldness for just a moment, "take care of the wim...of his Majesty, please."

He was on his horse now, but he wouldn't leave before making sure that the Sage would look after his ex-fiance.

"I will...as much as I can," he promised.

Finally a smile appeared on Wolfram's face. "Thank you."

And then he was gone.

Only the faint sound of a faraway horse reminded Murata of the blond soldier. Murata's face was worried...the last thing that came out of his mouth was lost in the wind.

"But I won't be able to take care of Shibuya if you're the one who'll hurt him..."

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And here, chapter one ends. Having shared this fanfiction previously on a lj community someone asked me why there is no description of Conrad and Greta's reaction to Wolfram's request and why Yuuri didn't follow Wolfram after he left the garden. For the first question, the answer is that the chapter, being written from Wolfram POV made us see only what he saw and on that particular moment he was looking only Yuuri, since he was really nervous about what he was going to tell him; for the second question you'll understand on next chapter because it deals with Yuuri and it will be from his POV.

I hope someone will read and review this, I accept concrit but I don't accept flames, you'll be ignored in that case.