Here's the Next chapter of The Merman Prince. I'll probably be working on updating The Demon King next, so this story won't be updated as quickly next time, sorry! Anyways, I hope you like this new chapter. Let me know what you think! Please review! In this chapter, something different happens in comparison to the Disney movie, which is going to change the rest of the story quite a bit! So let me know what you think of that change. Thanks so much for reading!
Peace and love,
~Redbird~
On their way back to Atlantica, Yuuri couldn't stop thinking about you-know-who. He just had to see him again. He had to.
"Murata!" Yuuri whispered, trying to get his friends attention.
Murata looks over at him questioningly, "Yes?"
"I have to see him again." Yuuri said as he looked at Murata hopefully.
Murata frowned, "Yuuri...are you sure that's a good idea? I mean, your father..."
"Murata please, I...I really like him ok? I want...need to see him again...so just... Please?" Yuuri pleaded with him.
Murata sighs, giving in, as he turns to look at him, "Alright, but absolutely no interaction, got it?"
Yuuri nods his head frantically.
Murata sighs as he shakes his head. Why exactly does he always seem to end up helping Yuuri with his crazy plans? Oh, ya. He's his best friend. It's kind of in the job description.
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The next day Yuuri dragged Murata off to go find his green eyed prince.
"So, how exactly are we going to see him? What if he's not by the ocean, or-" Yuuri started worriedly.
Murata shakes his head, "Yuuri, if we can't find him then we are going home, we are not going to do something crazy to draw his attention out here. He's probably going to be looking for you, anyway. So my guess would be that he's out here."
Yuuri's face brightens, "You think he's looking for me?"
Murata rolls his eyes, "That's what you got out of that? Yuuri, you need to be careful. He's a human, you're a merman, what exactly do you expect to happen?"
Yuuri frowned, "I-I don't know, Murata. But I really like him."
Murata sighs as he looks over Yuuri's shoulder, "Why, exactly? I mean, if he acts like that..."
Yuuri frowned, "What?"
Yuuri turns around and sees Wolfram outside with some other men. They are all dressed in blue and holding long, silver sticks. They are fighting each other with them.
Yuuri goes closer so he can hear better, "I don't know. Maybe it's a human thing?"
"You're too slow, you need to be faster. Otherwise I'll be able to do this," Wolfram states as he knocks the soldier to the ground. "And then you would be dead."
"Yes. He's such a Prince Charming, isn't he?" Murata stated sarcastically.
Yuuri glared at him.
"Sire, this girl was wandering around the castle. What should we do with her?" Two guards came over with a young girl, holding her by the arms. She looked close to tears, fear in her eyes.
Wolfram frowned, "Let her go."
Yuuri smiled, "See?"
The guards frowned but let the girl go. She then proceeded to fall onto the ground and started crying.
Wolfram kneels onto the ground and smiles gently at her, "Hey. It's OK. Don't cry. We are not going to hurt you. I promise."
The little girl looks up at him, whimpering, "I'm sorry. I-I...I didn't mean to cause any harm, Sire."
Wolfram shakes his head, "Don't worry about that." Then he hesitates, "Here." He says as he takes the 'jelly box' out, that he was going to give to his mother.
The girl blinks, "Oh, no, Sire. I can't take that."
He smiles at her slightly, "It's OK, I want you to have it. What's your name?"
The girl smiles back, brightly, "Oh, thank you, Sire, and my name is Greta."
He nods back at her, "It is lovely to meet you, Greta. Thomas. Jonathan. Take Greta and give her something to eat, and then escort her home."
The guards looked at him shocked, "Yes, Sire." They said as they led the girl to the kitchens.
Yuuri smiles brightly at Murata, "See?"
Murata blinks, shocked, "I suppose I... Stand corrected."
Gwendal walks up to Wolfram, raising an eyebrow, "You're certainly in a good mood today, Sire."
"Humph. I have no idea what you are talking about," Wolfram answered, hotly.
"Right," Gwendal answered.
Murata frowns, "Yuuri. It's time to go. We don't want anyone to get suspicious."
Yuuri nodded, still smiling, "Alright."
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Yuuri continued going to 'visit' Wolfram every day for two weeks. After the first two days, Murata said that it was actually really creepy. Almost 'stalkery'. Yuuri frowned when Murata told him this. He was not being a stalker. Sure, he goes to see him every day without him actually knowing he's there, then watches him for hours...
Ok, so he was being a stalker. But what choice did he have? It's not like he could actually go up and talk to him. He wishes more than anything that he could, but he can't. And besides, he's learned so much about him from doing so. Did you know that his favorite colors blue? Everything he owns is practically that color. He loves the ocean, sailing the seas, training his soldiers. Though, Yuuri doesn't really understand the point of 'training'. He still loves to watch him do so. He also has learned that even though he may act like a 'royal prince brat', as everyone seemed to refer to him as, the prince really has a big heart. He just only shows it when it's necessary. Like when he was so kind to that little girl two weeks ago. He also really loves to ride that strange creature. He thinks people called them a 'horse'. Yuuri would love it if he could do that with him.
"Murata! Come on! It's time to go," Yuuri spoke with a huge smile on his face. He was felt so light; he closed his eyes and drifted as he swam through the castle, humming slightly to himself.
He wasn't paying attention, so he ran in to someone.
"Oomph!" Yuuri said as he opened his eyes, "Oh, I'm sorry, father. Good Morning." He practically sang, a huge smile on his face, as he hugs him.
He continues down the hallway, humming.
King Shouma blinks, wondering what has caused this strange mood in his son.
Gisela, one of his daughters, came up to the king, "Hmmm...I wonder who the lucky one is, don't you, Daddy?"
Shouma looks at her, uncomprehending, "What do you mean? The 'Lucky One'?"
Gisela smiled slightly at her Father, "Well, if I didn't know any better, I would say that Yuuri's in love."
"Yuuri? In love?" King Shouma tried to comprehend this. Wondering exactly who this mer-person was that has his son acting this way.
Yuuri finally found Murata and they headed out to find Wolfram.
Murata sighs, "Yuuri...this isn't normal. Are you just going to keep this up the rest of your life? What's the point?"
Yuuri frowns, "Well, I don't know... I just...know that I feel happy when I'm able to see him."
Murata looks at him in worry, "Maybe...maybe I'm doing the wrong thing by endorsing this."
"No, you're just...oh! There he is," Yuuri said with a smile, moving closer.
Murata sighs and then follows.
"Sire, this really needs to stop. Even if this boy was somehow real, why would you be so adamant about finding someone you saw for a minute? You don't even know this person's name," Gwendal said, trying to convince the prince how foolish he was being.
Wolfram frowned, "He is real. And he saved my life for one thing. And also, I remember him talking to me, saying my name. I can't get his voice out of my head. And his eyes...they're still haunting me. They're black as night. I just...have to find him. I can't explain why. It's like there was a connection between us. One that I don't fully understand, and that's why I need to find him."
Yuuri's mouth dropped open, shocked. He didn't realize Wolfram was looking for him all this time. He smiles as he realizes he wasn't the only one with all these feelings.
Murata only looks at him in concern.
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Sara stares into his magic ball, a smirk coming onto his face. It was just too easy. The boy was in love with a human. And not just any human, a prince!
Sara chuckled, "His daddy's really going to love this little twist isn't he?"
Sara then went over to the entrance of his home, smirking down at the fearful 'plants'.
"Shouma's headstrong, lovesick boy would make an excellent addition to my garden," Sara said as he chuckled darkly.
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"And just where do you think you are going?" Conrad questioned as Yuuri came through the doorway of the castle.
"Ummm...To my room?" Yuuri said, hesitantly biting his bottom lip.
Conrad raised an eyebrow at him, "Where you already should be? I guess a better question would be where have you been?"
"U-um...well...you see..." Yuuri started.
Conrad shakes his head, "I know where you were Prince Yuuri. And it needs to stop right now. You need to get your head out of the clouds and back into the water- where it belongs. This is your home, Yuuri."
Yuuri frowns, "I-"
He gets cut off when Murata comes in.
"Yuuri! I have to show you something," Murata said as he comes in and grabs Yuuri's arm. "Sorry, Conrad. You can talk to Yuuri later, but I have to take him somewhere for now. Okay? Bye."
Murata proceeds to drag Yuuri out of the castle.
Conrad sighs as he watches the go.
"Conrad! Mind if I have a word with you?" King Shouma calls putti him.
Conrad stiffens at the sound of his kings voice, "Yes, Your Majesty." Conrad follows his king into the throne room, "What did you wish to speak with me about?"
"I would like to talk with you about Yuuri. I'm sure you've noticed he's been acting strangely lately?" Shouma questions.
"Well, I don't know about that Your Highness." Conrad spoke, albeit a little nervously.
"You haven't noticed? Really, Conrad, there's no need to keep things from me, I know that you know something about Yuuri." Shouma prodded.
"Yuuri?" Asked Conrad, all the while thinking- he knows.
"About him being in love, maybe?" Shouma said, smiling slightly.
Conrad snapped, "I'm so sorry, Your Highness! I tried to tell him he should stay away from the humans! But he wouldn't listen, and-!"
Anger showed in the king's features and his eyes narrowed, dangerously, "Humans? What about humans?!" Shouma yelled, angrily.
Conrad's eyes widened when he realized the king had no idea what's going on.
"Uh, humans?" Conrad asked in a small voice, backing away from him.
Shouma grabs the crab and pulls him back towards him.
They needed to have a talk.
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Yuuri smiled, "Thanks, Murata. You're a lifesaver."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Murata asked, confused.
Then Yuuri started to look confused, "Um, back there? Conrad was questioning me on where I was going?"
"Really? He was? Well, sorry but that wasn't intentional. I really have something to show you," Murata answered.
"Really?" Asked Yuuri in excitement. "What is it?"
They then reach the entrance to their secret place and where Yuuris collection was.
Murata chuckled at Yuuri's excitement, "You'll see in a minute. It's a surprise."
Yuuri rushes in after they managed to move the door. He gasps when he sees what Murata's surprise was.
"Oh. Murata...how did you...? It looks just like him!" Yuuri says as he comes face to face with a statue of Wolfram.
"I found it. It must have sunk with their ship." Murata said with a smile on his face.
Yuuri laughs as he twirls around, "This is so perfect! Murata you're the best!"
Murata just smirks, "I know."
Yuuri puts his hand on the statues cheek, "Wolf." He whispers.
"What is this?" Came a stern, angry voice.
Yuuri's eyes widened and he turned to see his father.
"I consider myself to be a reasonable merman. I set certain rules, and I expect them to be obeyed. Is it true you rescued a human from drowning?" Shouma asked fiercely.
Yuuri's eyes widened, "Father, I had to, he would have died!"
Shouma glared, "That would be one less human to worry about!"
Yuuri shakes his head, "You don't mean that."
Yuuri couldn't understand how his father could say something so terrible.
"I do! Contact between the mer world and the human one is strictly forbidden! Yuuri, you know that! Everyone knows that! And for good reason! Or are you forgetting about Julia?" Shouma roared.
"Wolframs not like them! You don't even know him!" Yuuri said with a glare.
"I don't have to know him! All humans are the same! They're all barbaric, good-for-nothing, fish killers! They are absolutely incapable of any feeling-!" Shouma spoke loudly.
Yuuri was fed up, "Father, I love him!"
Yuuri gasped and put his hands over his mouth. Murata gasped also, shocked Yuuri actually said it. In front of his father, no less. Conrad put a claw over his eyes, knowing the king wasn't going to react well to that at all.
"No." The King said eyes full of shock. "Not my son. Have you completely lost your mind? You're a merman, he's a human!"
Yuuri looks down at the ground, eyebrows furrowed, "I don't care. I still love him."
Anger took over the king as he held up his triton, "I'm going to get through to you, Yuuri! By whatever means necessary. If this is the only way, then so be it."
Shouma's triton lit up and he started blasting all of the objects in Yuuri's collection.
Yuuri's eyes widened, "Father! Stop!"
Anger was completely driving the king as he struck every object in sight.
"Father! Please! Stop!" Yuuri pleaded with him.
Yuuri swam up to him quickly. That's when he finally looked towards the statue of Wolfram. Yuuri's eyes widen in realization.
"Father! No!" Yuuri screamed, begging him to stop.
Then Shouma shot the statue and all its pieces flew everywhere.
"No," Yuuri whispered in despair as tears filled his eyes. He sank to the floor and wept.
Shouma looks down at his son, feeling guilt creep its way into him. However, he just turned around and left.
"Yuuri..." Conrad whispered, guiltily. Since he was the one that told the King the truth.
"Just leave me alone," Came Yuuri's, muffled, sobbing voice.
Murata and Conrad look at each other before slowly leaving Yuuri alone.
Yuuri looks up as the others leave and rubs his eyes as he continues to cry. Unbeknownst to him, two eels were slowly creeping their way into the room with him.
"Oh, such a poor boy, isn't he Jetsome?" Floatsome spoke as he slithered in.
"Oh, yes. He has a very serious problem doesn't he?" Jetsome answered.
Yuuri looked over at them and gulped, "Who-who are you?"
"We are just trying to help you. We see you're in a bit of a dilemma, well, we know someone who can help you," Jetsome answered him.
"What problem?" Questioned Yuuri as he gulped.
"Oh, just imagine it. You and your prince," Floatsome spoke up.
"Together. Forever." Jetsome finished.
Yuuri's eyes widened, "What do you mean? Who can help me?"
"Well no one, except one, can help you. And that person is Sara," Answered Floatsome.
Yuuri's eyes narrowed, "Sara? As in the sea witch? No- that's not... Get out of here! Leave me alone!" Yuuri said as he placed his head back in his arms.
"Well, alright." Floatsome answered.
"We were only giving a suggestion." Jetsome answered as he used his tail to hit the part of the statue of Wolframs face towards Yuuri.
Yuuri looked up and picked up the face of the statue. As he stared at it he realized he would do just about anything to get this chance. To meet him. To actually talk with him.
"Wait." Yuuri whispered, stopping them.
"Yes?" They answered in unison as they turned around.
Murata and Conrad were outside, both not feeling right about completely leaving Yuuri alone.
"I can't believe you actually told the king," Murata said, giving Conrad a look.
"I didn't mean to! What did you expect me to do? Lie to the king?" Conrad asked.
"You're very loyal Conrad. But don't you realize? By staying true to the king, you've betrayed Yuuri." Murata explained to him.
Conrad shakes his head, "Nothing you say is going to make me feel guiltier then what I'm saying to myself."
That's when they both see Yuuri swim above their heads.
"Yuuri?" Murata questioned, "Where are you going?"
Yuuri kept his face high, "I'm going to see Sara."
Conrad's eyes widened, "The sea witch? Yuuri, you can't!"
Yuuri glares at him, "Maybe you should go tell my father, you're good at that." Yuuri said as he continued to follow Floatsome and Jetsome.
Conrad frowned, "But...I..." He looks over at Murata, "Come on! Let's go."
Murata took off after Yuuri, Conrad on his tail, literally.
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Yuuri follows the eels into a creepy looking cave, and he bites his bottom lip as he wonders what he's getting himself into. He looks down at the ground and sees sickly looking plants. Yuuri gasps when he realizes they have eyes. Then he notices they are all moaning. One jumps out at him and grabs his wrist. Yuuri panics and starts to pull his arm away, fiercely. Once he finally got his wrist back, he heard a voice come from inside the cave.
"Well, come in, my dear. No need to be frightened," The voice said.
Yuuri slowly came in and saw a man with long blond hair and eight tentacles.
"A- are you Sara?" Yuuri questioned, stuttering slightly.
The man gave him a small smile, "Yes that would be me. And I already know why you decided to grace me with your presence, young prince," Sara told him.
Yuuri blinked, "You...do?"
"Why, of course. You're in love with the human prince, correct? Oh, what was his name?" Sara questioned, thinking.
"Wolfram," Yuuri answered, instantly.
Sara smirked, "Yes, my dear, that's it. And the answer to your problem is simple, to be a with a human, you must be one yourself."
Yuuri frowned, "Can you...do that?"
"Why, of course, dear. That's what I do. Help unfortunate mer folk, just like you," Sara answered.
I admit that in the past I've been a nasty
They weren't kidding when they called me, well, a witch
But you'll find that nowadays
I've mended all my ways
Repented, seen the light and made a switch
True? Yes
And I fortunately know a little magic
It's a talent that I always have possessed.
Sara sang.
"I use my special gifts to help lost souls," Sara explained. "Now, here's how I'm going to help you. I'll brew you a potion that will make you a human for three nights, when the sun sets on the fourth day, you will turn back into a merman. However, this is the important part. If he falls in love with you and kisses you before the sun sets on the fourth night, you will remain human, permanently. And if he doesn't, well, that's when you will turn back into a merman. And also, belong... To me."
Conrad and Murata made it right in time to hear what Sara had said and their eyes widened.
"No, Yuuri!" Conrad yelled over to him, just before Floatsome and Jetsome put tails over their mouths to keep them quiet. They both struggled to break free.
Yuuri hesitates, "If I do become Human, I'll never see my parents or siblings or my friends again."
"Yes, but you'll have this 'Wolfram' right? Life is full of tough choices. What is yours? Oh! And there is still one more thing. We haven't discussed payment yet." Sara tells him.
Yuuri looks at him, startled, "But I don't have-"
"I'm not asking much. The only thing I require from you, if you do become human permanently, is a favor." Sara tells him.
"A favor? What kind of favor?" Yuuri asked suspiciously.
"I haven't decided yet. Oh! And there's something I almost forgot to tell you. You can't tell him, or anyone else about any of this. About me, about mer folk, that you were the one to save the prince. Nothing," Sara explains to him.
Yuuri frowns at that, "Well, alright."
Sara chuckles, "Maybe I should rephrase that. You will be incapable of telling anyone anything."
Not completely understanding, Yuuri nods his head.
Sara smirks, "So we have a deal? All you have to do is sign this contract."
Yuuri stares at it, biting his lip. Was this really a good idea? But... He'd finally be getting what he wanted. And to actually meet Wolfram...
Once he thought that name he knew he had to do it. Yuuri sticks his head up confidently and grabs the pen.
Conrad and Murata's eyes widened. He was actually going to do it.
Yuuri signed his name.
Sara laughed, quite evilly, which made Yuuri a little nervous.
Sara smirked evilly as he finished brewing the potion.
Yuuri soon felt tingly as the magic engulfed him. He felt his tail split into two and he stopped being able to breathe.
Conrad and Murata came up to him. Murata grabbed Yuuri and swam as fast as he could to the surface.
Once Yuuri made it to the surface, he breathed in deeply. He pulled himself to the shore, coughing roughly. He sits down and rubs his hands over his eyes. He then looks down at the place were his tail should be, but sees two legs in place of it. Yuuri smiles widely as lifts up one of his legs, and then he screams.
"Yuuri!" He hears Murata snap at him. He looks over and sees Murata pulling himself closer to the shore next to him.
"But...I have...feet!" Yuuri says excitedly pushing it closer for Murata to see.
Murata just glares at him as he pushes the human foot away, "I can't believe you made a deal with the sea witch."
"Neither can I!" Comes Conrad's voice. Yuuri looks over to see him pacing, "Just wait until the king sees you! On legs! Human legs! Maybe there's still time...I can go get the king, we can go back to the sea witch, and..." Yuuri's eyes widened as he grabs Conrad, shaking his head. "Don't you shake your head at me! We can go to the sea witch, get your tail back and forget any of this ever happened. And you can go back to just being...just being..." Conrad stops to think and frowns, "Just be miserable for the rest of your life..."
Yuuri bites his lip, "So...?"
Conrad sighs, "Oh, alright. We'll help you get this prince to fall in love with you."
Yuuri smiles brightly, "Oh, thank you, Conrad!"
"What do you mean by 'we'?" Questioned Murata.
"Murata," Yuuri gave him a look.
Murata smiled, "Just kidding. This is a bad idea, but of course I'm going to help you in any way I can."
Yuuri smiled back at him, gratefully.
"Oh, Yuuri, is that you?" Came Gunter's voice.
Yuuri looks up and smiles, "Hi, Gunter!"
Gunter flies down and lands on the sand in front of them.
Gunter looks at Yuuri, questioningly, "Yuuri, how exactly did you get legs?"
"Oh, he just made a deal with the sea witch. No big deal," Murata stated, sarcastically.
Yuuri glares at him.
"And now he just has to get the prince to fall in love with him and kiss him. And he only has four days and three nights!" Conrad said, worriedly.
"Really?" Gunter stated with wide eyes, "Well, first things first then. Yuuri, if you want to be a human, then the first thing you need to do is dress like one." He goes over to a sail from a ship and looks at it, "Hmmm...there's probably something I can do with this..."
Murata rolls his eyes, "Or, Yuuri, you can wrap that sail around yourself, and when you find Wolfram, tell him your ship caught fire, and the next thing you knew, you woke up on shore. And your clothes were nothing but rags."
Yuuri frowned, "You want me to lie."
"You have to lie, Yuuri. You can't tell anyone the truth, remember?" Murata reminded him.
"Pochi!" Came a voice Yuuri knew very well at this point.
"Quickly, Yuuri! Wrap the sail around yourself," Murata told him as they all took off.
"Pochi!" Wolframs voice came again. Yuuri could see Pochi coming now. And straight at him.
Yuuri's eyes widened, and then he tries to stand up. And then...
He falls. Who knew walking was so difficult! He then quickly crawls towards the sail and wraps it around himself. Great. Now if only he could walk.
Pochi then jumps on him and starts licking him. Yuuri laughs as he tries to push the dragon away.
"I'm so sorry," Wolfram apologized as he kneels next to Yuuri to pull Pochi away. "He won't hurt you, I promise he..." Wolfram stops talking as he looks at Yuuri.
Yuuri smiles at him, "It's fine, really."
Wolfram hesitates, "I'm sorry, but have we...met somewhere before?"
Yuuri bites his lip, wanting so badly to say yes, but knows he can't, goes on with Murata's lie. "No, I don't think so. I'm actually here because my ship caught fire... I woke up here and my clothes were all rags...which explains why I'm wearing this..."
Wolframs eyes widened, "Really? Are you ok?" Wolfram looks him over and then tries to help him up, and Yuuri stumbles and grabs on to Wolfram to keep himself upright. "Don't worry, I'll help you."
Wolfram helps Yuuri walk back to his castle.
"By the way, I'm Prince Wolfram," Yuuri hears a bit of arrogance in his tone when he says it. "And I'll make you my special guest in the castle until you're feeling better. If you need anything, you need only to ask the servants."
Yuuri blinks at him, how was he supposed to respond to that?
"Thank you," Yuuri says, rather lamely. "I'm Yuuri, by the way."
"Yuuri," Wolfram repeats, and Yuuri shivers when he hears Wolfram say it, "That's an interesting name. Where exactly are you from?"
Yuuri bites his lip. Great. More lying. "You have probably never heard of it, it's small and rather far from here." Yuuri smiles, "And your name isn't very common we're I come from either, Wo-Er, Sire." It felt strange calling someone 'sire', however Wolfram didn't know him, so he should probably speak respectfully to the prince.
Surprisingly, Wolfram shook his head, "You may call me Wolfram. And I should hope my name isn't common anywhere, I am a prince after all."
Yuuri smiled, and his heart soared when Wolfram smiled back at him. Yuuri was then taken away to take something called a 'bath'.
They put him in a tub filled with water. And the water was so warm. He was practically drowning in bubbles. He loved it. He decided humans took 'baths' to stay clean.
After they dried him off, they gave him real human clothes. He was dressed in all black.
He was then escorted to the 'dining room', and from what he understood it was a room were everyone ate food.
The doors to the dining room opened and Yuuri walked inside. He saw Wolfram and his mood immediately brightened. He was staring out of the window towards the sea, arms crossed, and in deep thought.
"Oh, Wolfie! Is this that boy you're helping? He's so adorable! He cleans up very nicely, doesn't he?" Said a strange blond woman, who looked a lot like Wolfram.
Wolfram looked over at him and his face turned a light shade of red at his mother's words.
He clears his throat, "Yes. You look very nice. Yuuri, this is my mother, Queen Celi, Mother this is Yuuri."
Yuuri smiles at her, "It's nice to meet you."
Queen Celi squeals, "Oh, he's just too cute! Can we keep him?" She then clomps him.
Yuuri squeaks and tries to run away, but was too late, he was then trapped, his face against the Queens...chest. Yuuri's face turned bright red.
"Mother!" Wolfram scolds, "You're scaring him!" He grabs hold of his mother's arm and pulls her back.
She pouts as she was pulled away from him, "But..."
"No." Wolfram tells her sternly, he then turns towards Yuuri's bright red face. "I apologize for my mother, she can be...well..."
Yuuri smiled as the red started to leave his face, "its fine. Actually, she kind of reminds me of my own mother."
Celi squealed, "Oh, do tell us more about your family Yuuri."
Yuuri thinks. Well, there couldn't be any harm in that, could there? He nods his head.
She smiles brightly at him, "Great! Now let's sit down and get ready for dinner, you can talk about your family then."
They all sit down at the table, and while they are waiting for their food, Celi was questioning Yuuri about his family.
"So, tell us about your family." Celi urges.
Yuuri nods, "Well, there's my mother, her name is Shibuya Miko, however she prefers to be called Jennifer."
"Why is that?" Questions Celi, curiously.
"She likes the name," Yuuri answered with a smile. "If you met her you would understand her more."
"Your right, that sounds a lot like my mother," Wolfram said.
"What's that supposed to mean, Wolfie?" Celi questioned him.
Wolfram frowned, "Mother, don't call me that."
She pouts, "But, Wolfie..."
Yuuri laughs.
Wolfram sends him a glare.
Yuuri smiles at him, "I'm sorry. It's just another thing that reminds me of my mother. She likes to call me..." Yuuri blushes. "Yuu-chan. I hate the nickname, too." He said with a glance towards Wolfram.
They just stare at each other.
Celi just looks between them, a knowing smile on her face.
"Dinner is served, your majesties. It's the chef's special, stuffed crab." The servant tells them.
Yuuris eyes widened. Crab?
They put their plates in front of them and remove their tops. Yuuri looks at the queen's plate and his eyes widened again. It was Conrad! While Wolfram and his mother were talking, Yuuri quickly gestured for Conrad to come to him. He ran across the table and Yuuri grabbed him and put him in his lap under the table.
"So what do you think?" Wolfram asked, looking over at him.
Yuuri blinked as he realized he wasn't paying attention to their conversation at all, "Er, what?"
Wolfram raised in eyebrow at him, "Would you like to go into town with me tomorrow? I'll give you the tour of my kingdom."
Yuuri smiled, brightly, "Yes! That would be great."
Wolfram gives him a strange look, "I don't think I've ever met anyone like you before."
Yuuri blushed, "Is that a...bad thing?"
Wolfram looks him up and down, "...No." He says finally and looks away.
Yuuri smiles slightly.
"So, Yuuri, do you have any siblings?" Celi asked, curiously.
He blinks, "Oh, yes, I have 3 older brothers and 2 older sisters. Their names are Shori, Raven, Yozak, Ulrike, and Gisela."
Celi and Wolfram look at him in surprise and Celi says, "Really? That's quite a few."
Yuuri smiles, "Yes, they were all adopted."
"Oh, is there a reason your parents have adopted so many children?" Asked Celi.
Yuuri shrugs, "In my kingdom, it's quite common for people to adopt many children."
Celi looks him over, "So no biological siblings then?"
Yuuri stiffens and frowns, "I used to... Have a sister named Julia. She...passed away when I was a baby. She was five years old when it happened."
Celi looks at him with sad eyes. He even saw a flicker of sadness shine in Wolframs eyes. "Oh, dear, whatever happened?"
"I- she was murdered. My parents...don't really like to speak of the specifics..." Yuuri whispered.
"Of course they don't. I'm sorry I had you speak of such terrible things. Now we should eat before our food gets cold," Celi said as she picks up her 'fork' and stopped when she looks down at her plate, "Where did my crab go?"
Wolfram looks over at her, startled. Where did it go?
Yuuri bites his lip, "Um, you may have mine, Your Highness. I mean- in my culture...we don't eat sea food." He explains to her.
Celis eyes widened, "Oh, dear! I am so sorry! We should have asked more to know for sure..."
Yuuri shakes his head frantically, "No-No, it's fine, really, I just...can't eat it."
"Well, you can go back to your room, and I'll have someone bring you up something completely non-sea foody, alright?" Celi says with a smile.
Yuuri laughs at the way she says that, completely informal, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"And please, call me Celi. Wolfie, would you mind escorting Yuuri back to his room?" Celi asked, looking over to her son.
Wolfram nods, "Of course not, Mother. Ready?" He asks turning his head to Yuuri.
He nods and they both get up to leave the dining room.
They walk in complete silence. All the quiet starts to make Yuuri nervous, and he bites his bottom lip.
"Well, this will be your room for the remainder of your stay," Wolfram said as they reached a set of doors.
Yuuri looks at him, "Thank you...for being so kind to me."
He raises an eyebrow, "Do you not think me to be kind?"
"Of course not! But you have to admit not everyone would show such hospitality to strangers, Wolf." Yuuri answered.
Wolfram looks over at him, questioningly. "Did you just call me 'Wolf'?
Yuuris eyes widen, "Uh- I- I'm sorry! It won't happen again!" He said frantically, as he tried to rush into his room.
Wolfram sighs and shuts the door with his hand when Yuuri opens the door.
"I swear, I've never met anyone more wimpy than you." Wolfram said.
Yuuri glares, "I'm not wimpy!"
Wolfram just smirks at him, "If you want to call me 'Wolf'...then, I guess I don't have a problem with it."
Yuuri blinks at him, "Really?"
He nods.
Yuuri smiles.
Wolfram hesitates, "Are you sure we've never met before? You...look very familiar to me."
Yuuri hesitates also, "...No. I don't think we have."
Wolfram frowns, "Well, alright." He turns to leave.
"Goodnight! ...Wolf." Yuuri calls after him.
Wolfram stops and turns his head, a small smile spreads across his face, "Goodnight...Wimp."
He turns around and leaves.
Yuuri's eyes narrow, "I'm not a wimp!" Yuuri calls after him. When he goes into his room, a smile is permanently spread across his face.
Yuuri quickly takes Conrad out of his pocket once he shuts the door to his room.
"Are you OK, Conrad?" Yuuri asked as he looks him over.
Conrad sighs, "Yes, I'm...fine. For almost being boiled alive and all."
Yuuri smiles, "Good! So...I think things are going well with Wolfram..."
"Of course things are going well with him...I was there the whole time, remember? And honestly, I think you'd have to be blind to think it wasn't going well." Conrad frowns, "Except, he's a bit...stubborn. Do you think 2 more nights is enough?"
Yuuri frowns, "It better be."
Yuuri then changed into the blue pajamas that were placed on his bed. Then, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Yuuri calls.
"Hello, sir. The queen advised me to bring you up some dinner. That hasn't come from the sea. I hope you like pasta." Said a red headed girl.
Yuuri smiles, "Actually, I've never had it. It smells delicious, though, thank you..."
She smiles at him, "I'm Anissina, sir. I'm the royal chef."
Yuuri smiles at her, "Thank you, Anissina."
She sets the food onto the table, then bows her head and leaves.
Yuuri walks over to eat the 'pasta'.
"Mmmm...Conrad! This is delicious!" Yuuri said as he shoved the pasta into his mouth. Conrad rolls his eyes slightly at him.
Once Yuuri finished eating he went to sit on the bed. He laughed as he bounced up and down on the bed. He goes under the covers. His eyes close slowly. He's so warm.
Conrad lies on the pillow next to Yuuri's head. He smiles at Yuuri's sleeping face.
"You are hopeless child. Simply hopeless," Conrad says as he falls into a deep sleep.