a/n: sorry for the late update!!! I just have too many ideas on way too many stories that I want to right that I can't focus on this one! But don't fret!!! I WILL finish this fic before the others that I wanna write!!! Another is that our classes have started and our teachers are already bombarding us with home works!
…and sorry for any typo in this and the previous chapters…
Chapter 3 – Obsession: "I will make you mine no matter what"
Yuuri's POV
That guy, Zyxurio, pried Wolfram off me… What was with him! He pulled Wolfram away from then hugged him himself!!! Wolfram!!! I glared at him angrily but he didn't seem to notice.
"Aaarghh!" Wolfram cried in frustration as he tried to break free from that stupid king's grip, "What are you doing!!!? Your Highness!!!" he shrieked as he tried to push the guy away.
What was wrong with him!? Didn't he see that Wolfram didn't want him!? Why'd he still force himself on my fiancé!? He is MY fiancé, dammit!!! I was about to give him a piece of my mind when his next words struck me… hard…
"It's ok my dear… You don't have to force yourself to pretend to love the maou! You can just express your love for me! You're free in my kingdom!" he exclaimed. My eyes widened. What's he talking about!?
"Your Highness!!! Let go of me! I don't have any idea what you're talking about!!!" I heard him yell.
"Oh you poor thing! You don't have to hide it! You were forced to accept your engagement with the maou weren't you? You were left to no choice since he is the maou and you couldn't refuse, am I right?" the other replied.
I stopped my annoyance... Why was I angry? Was this stupid king actually making sense?
…was he actually telling the truth? Am I angry because I know he's right?
"What!? I accepted the engagement because I wanted to! Yuuri was the one who was unwilling to bu–"
"Then if he is unwilling to, your majesty, just break the engagement!"
I wasn't really listening. Even if what he was saying wasn't completely true, I knew that there was some true in it. What would I do? I felt the doubts from the past few weeks return to me, full blast.
"What!!!?"
"Are you crazy!? I said he WAS unwilling!"
I felt tears sting my eyes.
Next thing I knew, Wolfram was beside me yelling at me, "Yuuri! Do something and don't you dare wimp out on me!" I looked at him and his fiery eyes told me otherwise. It held a feeling that he showed for me and me alone. It read, in my opinion 'don't-you-dare-start-your-damned-suspicions-again-or-I'll-swear-to-Sinou-that-I-will-burn-you!'
I looked at him, wide eyed. His stare (and threat) made the tears retreat (because of fear) into the depths of my eyes. I smiled at him, I trusted him. He trusted me. He accepted because he wanted to and I did too. Anyway, what was I even thinking? I'm such an idiot to even consider that. After all, he was the one who was coming after me before… Let's not go to that morbid memory, ok?
"Of course I won't. That didn't even cross my mind" I said, laughing uneasily. At least by that, I knew that no one would be burned alive any time soon.
"Fine, fine! Pretend if you will!" the king said. Why was he being so stubborn and thick-headed!? Can't he just accept the fact that HE'S already MY FIANCÉ!?
"If you continue to threaten our king like that, then we'll be forced to leave without the peace treaty" Gwendal interjected.
I gaped at him. Was he seriously going to turn down an opportunity for peace just because that guy insulted me? I can't even call that an insult, more less a threat! Even if he's a thick-headed, vociferous dope who doesn't believe that I am affianced with Wolfram, that doesn't mean that we can't convince him and work it all out, right?
"No. We'll be signing that treaty no matter what he says!" I said with such authority I never knew I had… well I knew since I am the maou and all…
The king looked at me his irritating smile was gone, replaced by a questioning look. I stared back with an equally confused look. He smiled, "You are as patient as I've heard" I looked at him as though he's grown another head, what is he talking about!?
He stepped closer to Wolfram and me. "Wh – What?" I asked. He smiled, "We truly are lucky that you are such a forgiving and peaceful person, your majesty"
"Eh?" What's wrong with him? A while ago he was draping himself all over MY fiancé and now he's saying things that don't have any relation with what we were talking about!?
"Although" he continued, I eyed him as he moved closer to Wolfram and Wolfram, despite himself, moved a step back. "It's a pity that he's obliged to pretend to be your fiancé but no matter. I won't give him up just yet…" he said as he cupped Wolfram's chin.
"What are you doing!?" Wolfram shouted in frustration as that king's face neared his. I looked at him in disbelief. Was he going to kiss MY fiancé in front of me!? Now, that's going over the line of my patience!
"Hey! I know you like MY fiancé and all and I've nothing against that since it's understandable, but I won't allow you to do all you want!" I said, slightly flushed. I let my possessive side take over. Now I'm thinking if this was like some kind of weird love triangle that happens in every drama series back on earth?
It was really troublesome. He stopped midway and Wolfram pushed him away and looked at me while smirking. It seemed to me as his 'so-you're-jealous-huh-wimp?' smirk.
The king chuckled, "Possessive aren't we? Well, it is understandable since he is beautiful. But no matter, we Zephrions are known for being tenacious – and selfish for that matter and I'm no different – and I won't give him up even though the maou likes him…"
I frowned at him. So was he going to use some sort of black magic to make Wolfram fall in love with him? Well I won't allow that! It seemed as if he read what was on my mind for he said, "Don't worry. Unlike our former leader, I'm not a deceiving person and I am pledging our kingdom's loyalty to our peace treaty. Rest assured, we are expecting the same from you, not that we doubt you of course" he mentioned their former leader a little bit too bitterly in my opinion.
I felt myself relax and smile a little. At least I know that despite his attraction for my fiancé, he isn't a bad king. It wasn't unusual for someone to like Wolfram. It was quite understandable so I don't think he's a villain or something. That it, if he keeps his word about it…
"When should we sign the contract then?" Günter said suddenly. I almost forgot that they were also here. Come to think of it, what were they doing while we were having our 'get to know' moment?
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Murata's POV
I wonder what Shibuya would do now. Haha, someone's making a move on Wolfram. It would've been me if I didn't know that this king would be quite fond of the beautiful blonde fiancé of the maou. This would sure raise some excitement. I've told Yozak about this and I hope he didn't spill the beans to anyone.
I looked at the expression of the brothers and the other two. I smirked, it seems like Yozak didn't. I suppressed a chuckle at Lord Weller's and Lord von Voltaire's reactions. They were in shock. I could've sworn I saw a vein pop on Lord von Voltaire's head. I looked at Lord von Christ. He was panicking a little but nothing to be worried about.
Uh oh… Gwendal's holding the hilt of his sword! I looked at the scene before us and I saw why… the new king of Zephrion is hugging Wolfram ever so affectionately and Wolfram was struggling to break free. Before Gwendal could cut the king's head off and start a war, I lounged myself in front of him and held his hand, "Don't" I warned him with my serious voice. He sighed and let go of his sword.
I would've sighed as well but that didn't seem like the right moment. I watched the scene in front of me and suppressed my chuckle once more.
"Geika, shouldn't we stop them?" Conrad asked as he elbowed Yozak who was snickering with… the guy from Wolfram's troops.
"No, let's let them settle this on their own…" I answered coolly. Nothing to be worried about, really… yet that is…
"Fine, fine! Pretend if you will!" the king said. Che… he insulted Shibuya… wrong move.
Before I could clamp my hand on the eldest brother's mouth, he already released his thoughts, "If you continue to threaten our king like that, then we'll be forced to leave without the peace treaty" his eyebrow twitching from, I assume, trying to keep his hand away from his sword.
"No. We'll be signing that treaty no matter what he says!" Shibuya said almost instantly. That's just so like him… Ok, let's see what the king would do then…
"You are as patient as I've heard" he said as he eyed Shibuya, coming in closer and closer. I didn't really expect him to compliment but, this is better than insulting our maou more, right?
"Wh – What?" Shibuya asked as clueless as ever. Really, why can't he get it when it's so clear, what the king was implying? Hmm… maybe it's because I'm just too cognizant?
"We truly lucky that you are such a forgiving and peaceful person, your majesty"
Yeah, he said it. If it were Gwendal, we might be at war right now. Well… maybe not but close to it perhaps?
"Although" he continued as he moved for Wolfram and Gwendal gripped his sword again because he was a protective older brother. I actually think he needed to be protective of Wolfram because he was as beautiful as ever and I don't think any older brother would want their younger brother to be taken advantage on by licentious older men. But I think that Lord von Bielefeld is quite able…
Uh, he stepped backwards… I didn't really expect that from him. Well, why shouldn't he? I think I'd do the same if Shinou was a complete stranger and he advanced on me like that even though he is the most beautiful person I ever saw… well not most since Wolfram's here and he's like Shinou's clone.
"It's a pity that he's obliged to pretend to be your fiancé but no matter. I won't give him up just yet…" he said as he cupped Wolfram's chin. Oh no… This'll take a lot out of us, trying to stop Gwendal from beheading the poor king, I mean.
"What are you doing!?" Wolfram shouted in frustration as that king's face neared his.
I held Gwendal's hand again and asked Yozak to restrain Conrad if necessary. Conrad smiled at me and said, "Don't worry. I'm sure that Yuuri would stop him."
"What makes you think that!?" Gwendal spat as he struggled from my grip. "Lord Weller's right!" I hissed as I glared at the blue-eyed man.
And sure enough "Hey! I know you like MY fiancé and all and I've nothing against that since it's understandable, but I won't allow you to do all you want!" he said albeit flushed. I chuckled as I let go of a sighing Gwendal. He's showing his possessive side now. I looked at Wolfram, now released from the king's grip. He was smirking his 'so-you're-jealous-huh-wimp?' smirk. Hah, and I think the king noticed too.
"Possessive aren't we? Well, it is understandable since he is beautiful. But no matter, we Zephrions are known for being tenacious – and selfish for that matter and I'm no different – and I won't give him up even though the maou likes him…" he said. I wonder what kind of things he'll do. I'm quite sure Shibuya's thinking along the lines of him bewitching Wolfram because of his frown. Frankly, I don't think this new king's that bad… if he's not anything like their previous leader that is. But if I find a trace of that, I'll make sure to cancel all transactions with this country as soon as possible but I don't think Shibuya would like that. I hissed. Oh well, might as well try…
"Don't worry. Unlike our former leader, I'm not a deceiving person and I am pledging our kingdom's loyalty to our peace treaty. Rest assured, we are expecting the same from you, not that we doubt you of course"
Hmmm, he hated that leader of theirs, based on his tone. I wonder why? I suppose Shibuya's trust has been gained because he's smiling now. I frowned a bit. He really trusts people too easily. A little bit too easily if I must say.
"When should we sign the contract then?" Günter said suddenly. Now that I think about it, Günter never made a fuss over the incident. Anyway, the king answered, "We can do it tomorrow, if that's alright with you" whilst smiling.
"Hyerre, why don't you lead our guests to their rooms?" the king said as he motioned for the guy with red hair.
The king made his way to Wolfram, "Now, my dear, why don't you sleep in m–?" I snickered when he was cut, not by Wolfram, but by Shibuya.
"Wolfram will be sleeping with me in my room!" he announced as he grabbed Wolfram's wrist and dragged him to where Hyerre disappeared to. Gwendal and Günter sighed as Conrad, Yozak, the guy from Wolfram's troops and I seem to have enjoyed the whole thing. The king just cursed good-naturedly. "No matter, I'll use other methods then…"
He smiled at my friend's retreating back along with his fiancé behind him, "You know, you guys are really lucky to have a king such as him."
Gwendal smirked. Conrad's smile widened. The guy from Wolfram's troops, Günter and Yozak's smiles became more genuine and I too found myself smiling. We all answered the same thing before following Hyerre.
"We know"
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Hyerre showed Yuuri and Wolfram their room (which was supposed to be separate but, through Wolfram's insistence, he gave in and gave them a room to share) and the two went inside and put their things on the chair near a dresser. "We'll call you when dinner would be served. Please rest for the meantime" the red-haired man informed them with a strained voice.
"That was a tiring day!" Wolfram let out as he allowed himself to collapse on the bed prepared for them. Yuuri didn't reply and just sat beside his fiancé which was weird. Usually, it would be Yuuri who's collapsing and not Wolfram.
"What's the matter?" the blonde mazoku asked as he sat up. Yuuri glared at him. It took Wolfram by surprise, "What's wrong with you?"
"You don't… erm… uh… like that guy, do you?"
"Are you jealous again?" Wolfram taunted as he smirked, "I didn't know you could be this jealous"
"Well, do you?" Yuuri repeated. Wolfram sighed and pinched the double black's cheek. "Wimp, of course I don't, you dope!" he said before letting go and laying back down.
"Ouch! Did you really have to do that!?" Yuuri protested as he rubbed his, in his opinion, poor cheeks.
"Don't be such a wimp" Wolfram countered. "So, what do you think of that king… hmm… what was his name?"
"Zyxurio"
"Yeah, him… What do you think? Can he be trusted?" Wolfram asked as he eyed Yuuri seriously.
Yuuri nodded, "Despite the fact, of course, that he's… err…, for lack of better vocabulary, lusting over you"
"You idiot" Wolfram resumed to head-locking Yuuri (In which Yuuri begged him to stop), "That's a term only my mother uses"
Struggling, Yuuri said, "Well… t- that's what h- he was doing! Please let me go!" Wolfram sighed as he complied. "You're such a wimp, Yuuri. You can't even escape my head-lock"
"That's not really my thing." The king replied as he caressed his abused neck. He fiancé sighed as he eyed him bewilderedly, "Everything's not your thing, you wimp" he commented.
"Not everything!" the double black protested. "I've got baseball and…" he trailed off trying to think of something to add. Wolfram's gaze became more suspicious, "And?" he pressed.
"Well…" Yuuri said thinking hard. As his gaze fell of the blonde mazoku, a light bulb lighted itself on his head. Blushing, he neared himself to his betrothed's face
"See? That's it, isn–"
The king interrupted him, muttering "This" before closing the gap between them.
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"What do you suppose of the new king, Geika?" the advisor asked as he paced in front of the sage.
All of the representatives of Shin Makoku were present except for two certain people. Conrad leaned on the wall beside the door with Gwendal on his other side. Murata sat on the bed in, supposed, his room. The other two soldiers stood in Murata's opposite side with Günter pacing in front of them all.
Murata adjusted his monocle – which made it glint because of some strange light that came from somewhere – and replied the perturbed man's question, "I must say that my initial impression of him was that he wasn't really as bad as I thought, judging from their king's behavior but…"
"But?" Yozak pressed, eyes narrowing slightly.
"But I don't think we should trust him that easily yet. He might just be earning our graces to find an opportunity to avenge their previous king, whom we all know, has committed suicide right after our departure. Although we aren't certain, there is a great possibility of this for even though their king was a greedy creature, he was still their king." The sage continued.
"And besides, he seemed to have been all too fond of Wolfram" Michael added, a bit darkly. Well, it was for his best friend's well-being right?
"I do think that that's the least of our worries at the moment" Yozak said as he restrained a snicker at the remembrance of the expression of their usually composed king.
"No." Murata said.
"What do you mean?" Conrad asked, looking at the sage with a confused and suspecting look. The double black sighed, "Although I am quite amused of the love triangle between those three, we can't dismiss the possibility that Zyxurio would just want to use Lord von Bielefeld to hurt Shibuya."
Gwendal nodded, "That would imply that what he did earlier was just to test what kind of reaction his majesty would have"
"But, he had no way of knowing that Wolfram was his majesty's fiancé, right?" Michael asked.
"Yes he has. It's quite known in the kingdom that they are engaged and a spy could have easily taken in the fact from anybody." Conrad said pensively.
"No matter, we must ensure Shibuya's and Lord von Bielefeld's safety" Murata concluded.
"And yours too, of course, your eminence" Günter added. Murata smiled at the man's assuring gesture, "But Shibuya's safety is our top priority. If Shibuya and I are both in danger simultaneously, don't hesitate to save Shibuya" he said.
"We'll find a way to save both of you" Yozak said good-naturedly as he ruffled the teen's black hair.
"Well, thank you. Let's rest for the time being. We all need and deserve it" Murata said as he laid himself onto his bed.
"Have a good rest, Your Eminence"
"And Yozak?" the said man looked back at the sage, "What is it, Your Eminence?"
"Send a message to our allies not to worry about Zephrion for the time being, would you? They might try to attack" Murata said as he lay on his bed, eyes closed, glasses placed on the bedside table.
"Of Course"
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Murata's POV
I sighed as I lay myself onto my temporary bed. What a day huh? First was 2 hours of non-stop horse riding, which I'm not too fond of doing by the way, next was meeting some weird king who fawns over Lord von Bielefeld, then trying to figure out whether it's a good idea to trust him or not.
Don't get me wrong, I am totally amused that someone's driving Yuuri to be more forward with Lord von Bielefeld but we should be cautious. I know for a fact that we never want to repeat what happened only almost a month ago. That time was almost like seeing Shinou die all over again. I cringe at the thought.
Heh, I was the one who told them to rest but I'm the one who's worrying here. It's not that I'm not expecting them to rest that well either. For all we know, we could be ambushed right here and now. It was right for Lord von Bielefeld to stay with Shibuya, thinking of that possibility.
I sighed again. Maybe I'm just thinking too much. I should relax a little. I'd look like Gwendal if I keep this up. I smiled at that thought.
I sighed once more as I put an arm over my forehead.
Seriously, could we really trust that king?
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Wolfram sat on the window sill, admiring the beauty of the moon as his own magnificence was amplified by its gentle rays. It was more peaceful than he had imagined, here in Zephrion. He knows that Zephrions were known for being selfish and given that knowledge he'd assumed that this country was prone to war because of their pride.
He looked down onto the castle's grounds. Guards were well on guard, patrolling the whole area, just like the guards at Shin Makoku. The blonde mazoku sighed as he held the vestige of events of when he was nearly killed. 'I wonder when the peace would last'
He did look at the bright side though. If didn't nearly die, Yuuri would never have realized his feelings for the blonde. That made the traumatic experience a bit bearable to remember.
He felt something moved from within the room but didn't feel the need to defend himself. A pair of warm, gentle arms encircled his body and brought him closer to another, "What are you thinking about?" was his companion's gentle whisper.
"Nothing you should concern yourself about, wimp" he replied as he leaned on the embrace. "Are you sure? You looked preoccupied… very preoccupied and you aren't sleeping yet." his partner insisted.
Wolfram adjusted his position and returned the maou's embrace, "It's nothing. You're being a wimp again, Yuuri"
"I am your wimp right?" the maou felt his fiancé smirk within the embrace. "So you admit that you're a wimp?"
"Wha–!?" Wolfram butted in, "You're a wimp and you know it"
Yuuri looked annoyed but then, his features softened as he leaned towards his angel's face.
"If I am your wimp then, yes, I know"
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A man smiled. "He was indeed, beautiful as I've heard but I didn't imagine that his majesty would also fall for him." The man stood from the chair in his room and went towards a near closet and opened it.
He smiled lustfully as he was looking at images of the object of his affections. He caressed the portrait that was carefully placed so as not to be seen by anyone who passes by. "I've been watching you for a long time now. I hated our previous king for hurting your beautiful features. That was unforgivable so I ordered some hypnosis master to delude him into killing himself, and I'm successful. I've avenged you, my sweet angel."
His breathing became ragged as he brought himself closer to the portrait and continued talking, "You don't know how much I've longed for the day I'll be seeing you face to face like earlier on. Oh, your face was so captivatingly angelic. I wanted to get close to you. To touch every inch of your God-like features but the kings just wouldn't let me. On top of that, that bastard wanted to have the same room as you! I wanted you to room with me but it can't be helped…" He said it like he was saying it direct to his 'angel'. He caressed the portrait affectionately… too affectionately…
He closed the closet and went towards his window and peeked from behind the curtains, "You're too beautiful to describe! If this goes on, I might not be able to contain it! You're my aphrodisiac, my dear Wolfram…" he whispered with excitement engulfing his whole body as he was the real 'angel', wearing his pink night gown, sitting on the window sill.
"Your…" he whispered as he panted, his eyes eying the boy from head to toe. He gasped in shock and rage as the blonde's lover encircled his hands on his angel. "How dare that devil lay a hand on you!" he hissed angrily, "I'm the only one!"
"My love, I will make you mine no matter what…" he whispered with a soft cackle at the end of his proclamation.
"After you are mine, only I will be allowed to touch you…"
oOo Kyou Kara Maou oOo
a/n: sorry if it's shorter than the others.
Was the last part too… uhm… perverted? Oh well, that's how the person desires our Wolfram so…
Uhm, sorry if I keep repeating everything in POV's. Haha, I can't seem to find an opportunity to explain everyone's feelings and reaction without that… hmmm, really sorry if it's irritating. I also think that when I read it because it's being a bit redundant. Oh well, I'll try to avoid that but please bear with me if I continue to add redundant stuff in POV-s. Oh well, I'll try to improve.
I'll be posting the next chapter as soon as I can, I hope… I just hope I don't disappoint you all. Just for those who care, I'm a 2nd year High School Student (turning 14 this June 30… yay:D but I'm disappointed that I'm getting old… oh well) so there's so much to do. I also don't want to fall back on my studies so, sorry! And sorry if this chapter is short
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