Summary: A long-forgotten valley. A mysterious chest. The return of a queen. The Shinou's mysterious past… What will happen to all our favorite KKM hunks? Warning: Yuri and Wolfram don't have a guy-guy relationship here, but they still have a guy… Read to find out! Rated K+.
Disclaimer: Don't own Kyo Kara Maoh. If I did, Yuri would be way cuter (is that even possible?)
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Sorry I'm so late! Don't worry, I already banged my head on the wall and Voice-of-Reason-in My-Head-san threw a brick on my head, twice already! And thanks a lot to those people who reviewed me! :) It really means a lot since this is my first fan fiction, and since I'm so slow at updating. A million heart-shaped chocolates for you all! :)
Now on with the story!
**The Queen, the Maoh, and the Forgotten Valley**
by CARohanne
Chapter 4: Demonic Rants and Angelic Beauty DOES Mix
Then, as if sensing his presence, the angel's delicate eyelids fluttered open, and he found a pair of wide emerald eyes staring into his onyx ones.
Cocking her head to one side, she spoke in a voice that slightly resembled a choir of angels, only more beautiful. "Yuri?"
The young king blinked thrice before he finally figured out the angel was talking to him. My name just sounds so different when it was said in her voice… Wait! What am I thinking?! And how does that angel know my name? Well, duh Yuri, you're the Maoh…
While Yuri was busy putting his thoughts back in order and arguing with himself, the said girl looked around the tent in wonder. It felt like she was seeing the world with different clearer eyes. "It's been a while." said a voice in her head. Wait. What voice in her head?
She then laid her eyes on a small mirror on a bedside table. And what she saw there made her freeze. Then she screamed like there was no tomorrow.
Everyone in the camp looked up from whatever they were doing when they heard the blood-curling scream.
"Heika! Wolfram!" Conrart cried when he realized it came from Wolfram's tent. He pulled aside the tent's flap*, behind him some ten soldiers, expecting the worse. What he did not expect to see, however, was a shocked Yuri frozen in his place, eyes stuck to a screaming angel in a frilly pink dress.
Let's just say that none of them expected to see what they had seen.
Someone's POV
I could NOT believe what I saw in the mirror. I expected to see myself looking like a cat spit me out, and a hundred horses ran me over, but instead I saw a girl. And not just any girl, but the most beautiful girl I had ever seen, her bright emerald eyes looking a bit sleepy. It took me twelve whole seconds to realize that the beautiful creature in the mirror was…ME?!
How did this happen?!
Then one second it was peaceful oblivion, next I was screaming like hell. Then Conrart came running in, and I just remembered Yuri was in front in me, frozen in his place –his mouth hanging open. Then Conrart's and the soldiers' eyes bulged when they saw me. I mean who wouldn't? I somehow turned into a girl!!!
"WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?!!" I screamed. They just kept on staring. Why weren't they doing anything! Were they really that pinheaded?
I leapt out of my bed and lit a fireball in my hand. "Someone. Answer. Me." Now I was angry. Why won't these idiots answer me? Why were they frozen just like that, gawking at me, their mouths hanging open like morons? CAN'T THEY SEE I NEED HELP?! (A/N: Both mentally and physically of course )
Finally Conrart managed to snap out first. "Wolfram?" he asked, unsure. "Of course I'm Wolfram! Who else would I be? Now someone tell me what in Shinou's name happened to me!" I knew they really couldn't answer my question, but I just had to blame this on someone. And burn. Yep, definitely burn all these mute retards to a crisp.
(A/N: Sorry, s/he's really angry and confused here. So angry and confused that she activated her Maryoku)
Yuri's POV
WHAT?! The angel was Wolfram! Wah-but-I mean-
"!!!"
Now that was shocking. I mean, how did Wolfram become a girl? Just last night he was pure male. But there was no mistaking that fiery temper (A/N: Hehe. Got it?) And those gorgeous emerald eyes… Ugh! What am I thinking!! And I thought she/he was so cute, too.
Normal POV
The blonde stood there; ready to burn the whole place down, when Gwendel entered. "What in Shin Makoku is…" but he was never able to finish his sentence when he saw she-Wolfram. "Who are you?" he asked in a not-so-friendly voice. I mean come on, a blood-freezing scream made him drop his needles while he was knitting a cute bunny (or what was supposed to be a bunny)
Wolfram crossed her* arms over her chest, extinguishing the fire ball –much to the relief of the others. She then pouted in such an adorable way that some of the soldiers couldn't help but cry "Wah! So cute!"
"I am Wolfram von Biefield." she said icily, glaring at the soldiers' exclamations. "And I would like to know what happened to me."
(A/N: Wolfram will be called a she from now on to be gramatically correct)
Gwendel sighed for the hundredth time that morning. He sat back on his chair trying to find a more comfortable spot on his hard wooden chair. He spent half the morning with a much annoyed she-Wolfram, a worried Conrart, and an extremely confused Yuri, trying to figure out what happened to his now cuter-than-ever baby brother/sister.
"So let me get this straight. You felt a burning pain then you fainted. Then you woke up and found you were a girl?" Gwendel said coolly, as if that was the most normal thing that could ever happen. He then looked at the ancient chest on the table between them; the emerald was its main decoration. "And you say that it is all because of this old box?" he said tapping it.
Wolfram just nodded. She still wore her night gown since that was all that could fit her, though now a dark cloak covered most of her body. "Oh, and what about the inscriptions? Do you know what 'The Queen will return.' means? It might be a clue or something."All eyes stared at her.
"You can understand it?" Gwendel asked in disbelief. "Well, yeah! I know it's written in some sort of language that I must have forgotten about. I mean, can't you read it, Brother?" she explained, now more confused than before. Gwendel sighed and said "No."
Conrart looked even more worried. "So what does this mean? Is it a being that has possessed Wolfram?" The older man just shook his head. He'll have to knit ten life-sized bearbees at least later to get out all of his stress.
"Let's just hope this is all just another prank Shinou's playing, agreed?" And three heads nodded vigorously in agreement.
Meanwhile...
"Aaaaaahhhchooooooooo!"
The sound bounced off the great stone walls of the temple, and a blond figure sat on a (used to be) forbidden box, his nose sniffling. "I didn't know dead people could catch colds." said a mocking voice behind him.
Shinou turned to fix his saphire eyes on the Great Sage's face, a smirk on his lips. "They don't." he answered simply. "But they sneeze when people talk about them behind their backs." A smile tugged at the ends of his lips. "What? No comeback? I just teased the Shinou and he didn't answer with a brilliant comeback?" Murata jokingly said, but a hint of worry showed on the double black's face. "What's up with you? You've been weirder than usual lately. Has the dust finally gone in your head? You seem so happy for some reason."
"Oh nothing." the first king answered, a blissful look in his eyes. "Just remebering something from my youth. You of all people should understand that." The other young man just nodded his head. "Nice comeback." he simply answered.
"What am I going to wear?!" Wolfram shrieked while her eldest brother's eye twitched at the common female concern.
"Gee, Wolf. You're really a girl now." Yuri muttered carelessly. The blonde turned to him, her emerald eyes saying 'You're dead meat, Wimp!' The said wimp gulped, getting the message. 'But a cute girl.' he thought none the less, his face turning almost as pink as Wolfram's nightgown as he remebered how adorable she looks. "Now what are you staring at you..." the girl seemed to be at a loss for a word to describe what she thought of him. 'Oh now he stares at me when I'm a pretty girl.' she thought wryly. 'Figures.'
They were preparing to leave for the valley when Wolfram noticed that she didn't have anything to wear on horseback. Thus resulting into a tantrum so magnificent that the soldiers could only hope not to get burned by the short-tempered girl.
Yuri thought his life was flashing before his eyes since he made the most foolish mistake; making Wolfram angry. Between the girl's ranting, however, a voice suddenly intruded. "I think I can help you with that." Yozak said, appearing from behind a huge tree with amusement in his sky-blue eyes.
Wolfram looked at him critically. "And how exactly can you help me, Yozak?" The red head smiled. "Well you see, Your Eminence, I just bought the most adorable dress." He paused as he saw Wolfram raise a delicate eyebrow, then continued his proposal. "But unfortunately, the seamstress made a very big mistake in the measurements, and the dress is ten sizes smaller than me." He eyed Wolfram's slender figure and nodded to himself." I was on my way to return it when I was called on this important mission. So;" he said handing over a medium-sized parcel to Wolfram. "I'm sure it would look so lovely on you, Your Highness!"
Wolfram knew how disguistingly adorable and frilly Yozak's dresses could be. But she had no choice, did she? She sighed. "I guess can't do anything else. Thank you, Yozak."
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"YOZAK, WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!" another screech was heard from inside the tent. The others sweatdropped. 'I knew it.' they thought and started thinking about their will. Yozak just smiled triumphantly. "It's the best dress from the spring collection, sir... I mean ma'am." he answered cheerfully, making the blond Mazoku even more angry. "There is no way in hell that I'm going out in this!" she yelled back.
"Wolfram;" Gwendel said, his patience wearing thin. "You're already holding us up. Now can you please just get out? There's no way it can be that bad." And he had never been so wrong before. With a "Hmph." Wolfram stepped out from the tent wearing an extremely frilly pale blue dress.
It had a dark blue sash with a big ribbon at the back, and the skirt reaced just below her knees, and it was a mass of lace frills. The first two buttons were open, revealing a dark blue choker with more white frills, and she had knee-legnth socks. She wore baby blue doll shoes with little white ribbons that just added to her adorable picture. Wolfram noticed them staring at her.
"What are you looking at? Aren't we supposed to be going already?" she hissed and stomped her way to her white horse, mumbling "idiots" the whole way. She missed, however, the cheers of "KAWAII!!!" that went on in the men's minds. 'Being a girl suits her;' Gwendel thought in dry humor. "And I thought she couldn't be any more fiery." he said out loud.
A/N: Phew! That was my longest chapter ever! And I am so sorry that it doesn't include Shinou's past, it would just take too long. I promise, by the fifth or sixth, really! Voice of Reason will remind me everyday. I'll also update in two weeks, but I'm just going to be very busy this weekend, with reviewing for NAT exams.
Thank you very much for those who reviewed last chapter! For that I will give you a dozen Swiss chocolate bars and brownies, too. Once again, I am very sorry for not updating in so long, and I promise I'll update faster.
As always,
CARohanne
P.S. Don't forget to review! Reviews make me update sooner, ya know. And I don't mind constructive critisism at all, and you can even flame me for not updating in such a long time. For Yuuram fans, don't worry, there WILL be some romance in here. VERY VERY MANY FLUFFS AS I CAN POSSIBLY THINK OF. Just wait a few more chapters...
