Okay so I was gonna have Yuuri wake up in this chapter (or come out of his trance) but then I decided that we should at least see Wolfram meet his future elite squad and then Yuuri can awaken. When he does, we'll be able to see Wolfram have a fiery fit like usual and I have a little surprise for you all that I've had planned from chapter three onwards~
Enjoy!
P.S. Sorry it's been so long since I updated... Black Butler has kinda taken my full attention...oops
Yuuri watched as Wolfram grabbed his stuff from his room and followed him outside where Celi, Conrad and Gwendal waited for him with Waltorana. Wolfram was nervous since it was his first time in his father's homeland and his first time going outside the capital's borders. Yuuri could see clear fear and determination conflicting in that emerald gaze he loved so much, and it worried him about how vigorous Wolfram's training would be. But he knew the Wolfram of his time - a soldier so rpoud and true to his line of duty that he would only overstep the mark by a mere fraction if it came to it, otherwise he was perfectly on point.
"Wolfie, you look so handsome!" Celi called cheerily as she rushed forward to be the first to hug her youngest son goodbye.
"Mother...what if...what if this isn't for me after all?"
Celi hugged her son tighter and released him with a kiss on the head before looking at Waltorana. "I know your Uncle will take the best care of you Wolfie, and you have your father's spirit-"
"Yeah right..." Wolfram muttered under his breath.
"-I know you'll do us proud".
Wolfram then looked at his uncle. Waltorana gave him a small encouraging smile before focusing back on his soldier behaviour. "Even though you are the prince, Wolfram, you will not be given any special treatment during the course of your training. If you flop out before the course is over then you will be redeemed as a wimp through and through".
"I'm not a wimp!" Wolfram growled and it made Yuuri chuckle. Just where had he heard that particular line before? "I can do this...for my Maou and my kingdom and country..." Yuuri heard the blond whisper under his breath.
"Well then, let us be off. Do not worry Celi, I'll take good care of him, unlike some..." Waltorana glanced up at the window where he saw Wolfgang watching them closely. "Come along then Wolfram, it's time for you to see your family's homeland".
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The journey was almost perilous for Wolfram and Tama, both being young in their respective natures. Yuuri could easily see how exhausted both Wolfram and his horse were before the group even got halfway to their destination. Yuuri had taken the liberty of using his new floating ability he'd discovered to be able to keep up with them, and he chuckled to himself as he remembered he and Conrad making this exact journey to retrieve Wolfram and bring him home before. It had scared him, the thought of Wolfram leaving him in the castle alone and living with his uncle instead. Something in the back of his mind had nudged him, telling him that he would indeed see Wolfram again someday, but a bigger fear had blocked it, telling him that he would hardly see the blond soldier if he left. Yuuri was all too used to having Wolfram around day after day in the castle, being at his side and helping him with whatever he could. It saddened Yuuri to think that if Wolfram wasn't there then he might turn out to be a bad king since the others like Gwendal, Conrad and Yozak seemed to sugarcoat major events for him as not to scare him. He didn't want to be a cowardly king! Wolfram called him a wimp all the time, sure, but nowadays he didn't think Wolfram believed that anymore. Wolfram treated him as an equal and wasn't afraid to give Yuuri the harsh, solid truth about whatever was going on. He certainly was thankful a lot to his fiancé.
"Are you alright?" Waltorana's voice cut the air as he slowed his stallion to a brief halt and let Wolfram catch up to be at his side. The young prince looked up at his uncle with tired eyes and nodded, stifling a yawn. "We can rest if you want".
"I thought I wasn't getting special treatment. Can we just get there as quick as possible without anymore delay?"
He may be my son but he certainly inherited Wolfgang's stubbornness... "Alright, but I want you rested up by the time your training begins the morning after we arrive. Is that clear?"
"Yes Sir..."
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When the two finally made it to the gates of Bielefeld Castle, Wolfram had perked up and looked around his new home in awe. This was his territory, his land, and he silently vowed to defend it with his life. Yuuri too was in awe as he had only caught glimpses of the surrounding area of his missionary visit. He had been too set on dragging his fiancé home and hadn't taken the time for a tour. Soldiers in blue and maids and other servants were dotted around the grounds, all smiles and friendly chatting until they noticed the presence of their kingdom's youngest prince and all immediately bowed before him. Waltorana smirked with a small chuckle when Wolfram looked at him confused.
"Being royal gets a little overwhelming at times, doesn't it?"
"I...I'm a little worried".
"How come?"
"What if everyone gives me subtle advantages just because I'm their prince? You said you wouldn't give me special treatment but that was only you, I don't want others doing that for me. If I wimp out of training then I wimp out, simple as that. I don't think I can put up with being treated royally without Big Brother or him being around".
"Him? Who's him?"
Wolfram growled "Weller" he spat like he'd tasted a burnt meal. "He's not my older brother to me. He's nothing but filth in my path, Uncle".
Waltorana recalled Celi writing to him about this particular feud Wolfram had set up against the second prince. He had frowned upon it all and figured it would be settled within a few weeks or so, but of course Wolfram had to be as stubborn as their current king and refuse to see Conrad as family. "If that's what you wish to believe".
"It's the truth! He's one of them, a filthy human!"
"He's only half human, Wolfram".
"So what?!" Wolfram bit his lip as small tears pricked at his eyes and his fists clenched at his sides. "I hate him..." Waltorana sighed and drew the boy into a hug. He felt Wolfram stiffen at the gesture and briefly wondered if it was because he was Wolfgang's brother. Did Wolfram think he would treat him the same way Wolfgang did? He felt Wolfram begin to shake and gently hushed him. Wolfram eventually gripped onto the back of his uncle's jacket and whimpered out a few words neither Waltorana or Yuuri would've thought to be heard. "He's always in the way... M-Mother favours him over m-me and Big Br-Brother..."
Yuuri felt his heart go out to Wolfram and recalled the times where Wolfram's green eyes would shine whenever he caught a glimpse of Celi being back home from her trips or when she would praise him. He acted like a small child around her when he couldn't help but slip out of his military behaviour and it was all because he believed he didn't get enough of her attention. Yuuri also recalled the times where Wolfram would be unusually quiet and somewhat dampened in spirit at least a few hours or even a day after Celi left the castle. However, Yuuri knew without a doubt that Celi loved each of her sons equally. If only Wolfram had heard her scream and cry over his body when Shinou had taken the boy's heart through possession, leaving Wolfram in a coma-like state. Even Yuuri had wanted to cry over the 'death' of his beloved friend but had chosen not to and to be strong in Wolfram's place because he knew that was what the blond had wanted him to do.
"Wolfram..." Waltorana pulled the boy away from him and held his shoulders at arm's length, casting his eyes over his nephew. "How about we get you settled in and you can meet your teammates".
"My teammates...?" a sleeve rubbed over green eyes roughly and he swallowed thickly.
"Yes," Waltorana continued, "for your training this time, we've decided that people will work in specific groups. I'm sure you'll like yours since they are quite the energetic bunch".
Yuuri couldn't help but smile along with Wolfram as Waltorana guided him through the courtyard and out round the back to one of the smaller building parts - this is where the new recruits stayed during their training here at Bielefeld Castle.
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When they reached the room Wolfram would stay in with his new team, Yuuri couldn't help but be surprised with himself as he immediately recognised the three boys as being Wolfram's current elite squad. He quickly came to the conclusion that this team formation would strive above the others here. It made Yuuri quite proud that he had captured Wolfram's heart (not in the way he'd originally thought he would get someone to love him at last, but nethertheless) and as interesting as he found Wolfram's past to be, he couldn't wait to wake up next to his blond soldier and proceed to hug the other boy until he set Yuuri on fire for cutting off his air supply.
"Boys, this is Wolfram von Spitzweg. He'll be your team leader". Waltorana stated curtly before leaving Wolfram and shutting the door behind the prince. Wolfram rubbed the back of his head - a habit he often tsked Yuuri for doing nowadays - and forced a small smile onto his face.
"Wow...you're the prince of Bielefeld!" exclaimed the boy with mild green hair.
"We've heard so much about you!" grinned the second, an auburn haired boy.
"W-We hope n-not to disappoint, Sir!" stammered the last, he had light brown hair in a similar style to Wolfram's but less perfected.
Wolfram just rolled his shoulders back as he took in a breath and smiled at the three boys more genuinely. "Do not worry. I wish that you treat me no differently than the average nobleman. Prince and team leader or not. Understand?" The three nodded and saluted. "Good. May I have your names? I feel that for the training period we should go by first name basis instead of status quo".
The mild green haired boy stepped forward, hand over his heart. "Kou von Radford".
Next the auburn haired boy. "Oki von Wincott".
And then finally the more timid of the three (as it seemed). "Satoshi von Rochefort, S-Sir".
Wolfram placed his hands on his hips and smirked before placing out hand out in front of him, palm facing the floor. "Well then Kou, Oki, Satoshi; shall we make a pact that we will strive to be the best team here and to serve our Maou and country with our lives to the best of our ability? That may none of us ever fall and if we do then someone will be there right away to pick us back up again? We will lay our lives on the line in battle and will never betray anyone's trust until we breathe our final breath?"
The three boys placed their own hands with Wolfram's before throwing them in their air with a confident "Huzzah!"
Omg I finally finished the chapter xD Oh man, if it took me this long to get it out then don't expect the next one to be here anytime soon...sorry but my schedule gets filled up pretty quickly or I can't find the words to type. Ugh...this took me over an hour to write... Also, sorry if some things are a little 'edgy', I haven't seen this anime for at least a year or so now I reckon (eh, almost a year ago I began watching it I guess, who knows) and because I've been doing stuff in other fandoms (mainly Fairy Tail and Black Butler - and recently Warriors/Warrior Cats again) then I've sometimes forgotten about this fic. It's really not until I received a review telling me to update that I even begun rereading stuff and rewatching scenes from KKM to get me into the mood of it's fandom again (and I claim it's still my favourite anime to date, oh shame on me xD)
See ya guys next time when Yuuri FINALLY wakes up and prepares to face Wolfram's terrible wrath if he hasn't already burnt down the bedroom and Yuuri is dead...wow, that got dark for an OTP xD
ALSO! Wolfram's team/elite squad are based entirely on the picture I found of them together in a forest (preferably from season 3 where Wolfram ran away back to Bielefeld...? It's been a long time since I saw it) and that's what inspired this little idea :) I made the names up entirely because n matter how much I researched, I could not find their proper names (like the name of Wolfram's horse and his father - I literally went with Wolfgang like the common person since I was not thinking that day and decided not to be too original, lol)