Author's Space: Hello again, readers! So, what will happen next? To be honest, I don't have a concrete plan for further chapters of this fanfic. But of course, I will try my best to make this fanfic as good as possible! So I hope everyone will continue reading this fanfic! So here is Chapter 14! Wow, that's quite far already. When I wrote the first chapter for this fanfic, which is my very first fanfic, I didn't expect it to go this far! But I hope everyone will like this chapter! Oh, by the way, mai-chan, continue reading the next chapters and we'll see what will happen, haha! Thanks for reading and reviewing this fanfic, everyone! I really appreciate it! I'm really happy to see people reviewing and say they like the story and it really encourages me to continue writing better! For everyone who reads this fanfic, I would like to say thank you so much! So here it is, Chapter 14!
Chapter 14: Wolfram's Plans
"Did he really say what I think he said? Or did I hear him wrongly? Is it wrong for me to believe he really do love me?"
Such thoughts never left Wolfram's mind after Yuuri's sudden confession. It was so sudden that Wolfram didn't know what to say. Isn't this something she had wished for all this time? Then why did she felt hesitation and confusion inside?
Wolfram broke the hug with Yuuri, making him surprised and slightly nervous.
"What's wrong?" Yuuri's voice was a little bit shaky, worried he had did something wrong.
Wolfram just stared at him, still confused on what was going on. Everything that just happened seemed so unbelievable that Wolfram was starting to think it was just a dream. She then hit her head several times to see if it really was a dream.
Yuuri then understood what was going on and stopped her by grabbing both her hands. He then stared into her eyes and said, "This is not a dream. I meant what I just said."
Wolfram felt her blush deepen and she started to panic a little.
"What should I do? What should I say? Everything is happening too fast!" Wolfram thought in her head, hoping she didn't say anything out loud.
After she calmed down a bit, she released her hands from Yuuri's and move away from him a little. Yuuri tried to reach out for her but she suddenly spoke, "I-I'll sleep in the living room tonight. I some time alone."
Wolfram didn't even wait for Yuuri's reply and quickly left the room. But knowing he should give her some time alone, Yuuri didn't went after her. He simply laid on his bed, staring at his ceiling.
He then whispered to himself, "Did I do anything wrong?"
Wolfram was sitting on the sofa while hugging her knees. Her mind was in a mess that time and she wasn't able to think straight. Images of Yuuri filled her mind and it was as if he was the only person that existed in her life.
After a long sigh, she lay down and began trying to sleep. She whispered a few words to herself before sleeping, "He didn't do anything wrong. But why am I feeling confused and all? This is what I've always wanted, right? Shouldn't I be happy? But why am I feeling fear instead of happiness?"
That night felt long and quiet for both Yuuri and Wolfram and none of them knew exactly when they fell asleep. But their sleep that night weren't good at all.
What woke Wolfram up the next morning wasn't only the bright sunlight from one of the windows, but also the voice of her oldest brother.
"Wolfram, wake up."
Wolfram recognized Gwendal's voice and slowly opened her eyes but felt slight pain because of the sudden light her eyes caught.
She then sat up and rubbed her eyes, still feeling sleepy.
"So, why were you sleeping here?" Gwendal asked and he had a feeling something happened last night.
After hearing that question, images of Yuuri from last night came back to her mind, making her wide awake. She stared at the floor, not knowing how to answer her brother. She then looked at the clock on the wall, telling her it's still 6 AM in the morning.
"Nobody is awake yet, so why don't you tell me what happened last night?" It's quite obvious Gwendal was concerned about his little sister and really wanted to know what exactly happened. For some reasons, he had a feeling it had something to do with Yuuri.
Wolfram sighed and decided to tell her brother what really happened, "I'm really confused. Since before, I really want Yuuri to see our engagement as something real and be serious about it. I admit I was really angry at first because it wasn't something I had wanted. But slowly, I've started to feel something different."
Gwendal just stayed quiet and waited for his little sister to continue.
After another sigh, Wolfram continued talking, "I know things will be different after I became a girl. Things are bound to be different somehow. I don't expect things to stay the same because I know that's impossible. But… I just didn't expect things to become this way."
"What did Yuuri do?" Gwendal asked, although he sounded as if he had an idea what happened last night already.
Images of last night came to Wolfram's mind, making her blushing deeply again. She didn't know how to say it out and felt really embarrassed. But she knew she just had to say this to someone, "Well… Yuuri confessed."
Gwendal's face and sound didn't seem surprised. In fact, he sounded as if he had expected it, "Well, it's something quite expected, right? Ever since that spell was casted on you, things seemed quite different between the two of you. What exactly is bothering you?"
"I didn't expect this at all! Well, I admit I do find things slightly different nowadays but I didn't expect things will end up this way!" Wolfram raised her voice a little, but made sure nobody else except Gwendal can hear her. "What are actually bothering me are probably my feelings. Shouldn't I be happy Yuuri finally see me as his rightful fiancée? I should be happy, right? But instead of happiness, I feel worries and even fear."
"Is it because you're afraid the spell might one day reverse on its own and Yuuri won't love you anymore?"
What Gwendal just said had shocked Wolfram a little but at the same time, it made her more confused.
"I really don't know. Maybe that's the reason. Perhaps it's because I feel insecure about all these." Sadness could be seen from Wolfram's face and it's obvious he really wanted answers to all her confusion.
"Looks like what you need most right now is to understand more about this spell. Making wild guesses won't help you much, it'll end up confusing you more." Gwendal stood up and placed one of his hands on Wolfram's head. It surprised Wolfram a little and made her look up to her brother.
Gwendal smiled a little, making Wolfram feel certain happiness in her heart. Gwendal then spoke, "Why don't you go take a warm bath? I think that will help you relax a little."
Wolfram finally smiled a little before answering, "Yeah, I think that's a good idea."
The warm bath really did help Wolfram relax a little. She was sitting on the sofa after bathing and was just staring at the walls with a blank mind. She suddenly felt someone's hand on her right shoulder and was surprised a little.
The owner of the hand that just touched her was someone who she least want it to be.
With a shocked face and a small blush, Wolfram finally spoke, "Yuuri."
Yuuri, just like Wolfram, had a small blush on his cheeks. He seemed quite nervous as he spoke, "Sorry about last night. I know it was sudden and I must have shocked you."
Wolfram looked down to the floor and spoke at a soft voice, "No, you weren't wrong. No need to apologize."
Yuuri then sat down beside Wolfram on the sofa. There was an awkward silence for about a minute before Wolfram built enough courage to say something, "Yuuri, about last night, I need some time to sort out my feelings and thoughts."
Yuuri looked at Wolfram, who was still staring at the floor. He understood her decision and smiled a little before he spoke again, "I understand. Take your time. I won't give you pressure or anything."
Wolfram faced Yuuri after he said that and finally smiled a little. Wolfram's smile had made Yuuri relieved a little.
Yuuri then said something in his head, "At least she smiled at me. I thought she would completely ignore me."
After that, everyone started to wake up, one by one. The two of them tried their best to pretend nothing happened and hoped nobody can see through them.
Yuuri didn't know Gwendal already knew about what happened and Gwendal decided not to tell him he knew already. After everyone bathed, they all gathered to have breakfast together.
During breakfast, Murata suddenly thought of something, "By the way, I think we should go back to the Demon Kingdom soon. We can't leave things to Lady Cecilie and Jozak for a long time, it's probably really hard work for both of them."
Everyone nodded and Miko suddenly looked sad, "I'm going to miss all of you a lot. It had been nice having everyone at home for the past few days!"
Conrad smiled and replied, "It had been really nice of you to take care of us so well. Thank you and I'm sure we'll meet again someday."
Everyone else nodded and expressed their thankful feelings to Miko, who had taken care of them during their stay on Earth.
After breakfast, the front door suddenly opened and Shori came into the house looking quite sleepy.
Everyone looked at Shori and Miko stood up from her seat, looking quite upset.
"Shori! Where had you been to lately?!" Miko raised her voice and anger could be seen from her face.
Shori, still looking sleepy, answered in a deep and slow voice, "Nowhere."
His answer had angered Miko more but before she could say anything else, Shori had gone back to his room.
"That son of mine is just so rude!" Miko sat back down on his seat, trying to calm down.
Yuuri was curious about where Shori actually went to for the past few days but decided to ask next time.
Afterwards, everyone started to pack their things and prepare themselves for their trip back to the Demon Kingdom.
Conrad was inside the room he had been sleeping in these past few days, packing his things. That was when Shori suddenly knocked on the door and went inside.
"Oh, hello there." Conrad greeted with a smile. Shori just stayed emotionless and closed the door. He then walked a few more steps towards Conrad.
"I heard you guys are going back already." Shori no longer sounded sleepy like earlier on.
"Yes." Conrad answered and was feeling curious on what Shori will say next.
Shori cleared his throat and spoke, "I actually heard a lot about you and the others from Yuuri since before. And I know all of you had taken good care of my brother. And…" Shori looked away from Conrad, feeling slightly awkward. "I know you care a lot about him. I know you had taken real good care of him all this time. As his older brother, I just want to thank you and the others."
Conrad's smile widened when Shori finished talking. Shori then smiled a little and left the room.
"I think it's awkward for him to talk to the others about this. I guess I have to convey his message to the others later on." Conrad then laughed softly.
When Shori and Miko weren't around, everyone else was gathered in the living room, taking a rest before going back to the Demon Kingdom.
When Yuuri went back to his room to fix his stuffs, Conrad told everyone what Shori told him earlier on, bringing smiles to everyone. From that time onwards, everyone knew very well Shori's an older brother who really cares for his younger brother.
Everyone decided to bring back the clothes they bought on Earth back to the Demon Kingdom. They said it's something that will remind them of their times here on Earth.
When Murata saw the clock on the wall showing it was 12 PM, he suddenly stood up from the sofa and stretched.
When he turned around and saw everyone was looking his way, he smiled and said, "Well, I guess it's time to go back to the Demon Kingdom now."
Everyone nodded and Miko went to the living room with Shori behind her, looking quite sad to see them leaving soon, "Come back again soon, okay?! Everyone is welcome to come here any time!"
Everyone smiled and said thank you, and started to go into the bathroom.
"I must say, this is really a weird way to travel." Yuuri said, finding things slightly awkward.
Murata laughed at what Yuuri just said and everyone turned back to Miko and Shori to bid goodbye.
"We are really glad to meet the two of you. We are also glad to be able to meet Mr. Shoma. Please help us tell him we would like to thank him." Conrad smiled and he sounded really sincere.
"I hope we can meet again someday!" Anissina said, also feeling quite sad they need to leave now.
"Thank you." Gwendal smiled a little, also hoped they can meet one another again in the future.
"We really appreciate everyone's kindness for the past few days." Günter said with a bright and wide smile.
"No need to thank us! We are really glad to have everyone here! Come back again someday! We would also want to thank everyone for taking such good care of Yuuri, thank you!" Miko sounded happy see can rely on them to take care of her son.
Shori took a step forwards and smiled a little, "Thank you."
Shori's words may be short, but it had made everyone happy.
"Time to go now, thanks again, everyone!" Murata said and everyone started getting into the bathtub, feeling awkward.
When it felt as if they were being pulled into the water, everyone bid goodbye. Before they disappear, Miko rush closer to them and shouted, "I almost forgot! Yuuri, Wolfram! If the two of you are going to get married, don't forget to inform us!" Miko just hoped they heard her.
And, of course, everyone heard what Miko said, loud and clear. It made both Yuuri and Wolfram blush and it was awkward to look at each other that time.
It took a few more seconds before everyone was back to the Demon Kingdom.
After they opened their eyes, they found themselves in The Original King's temple. Everyone stood up and looked as if they just had a bumpy ride back to the Demon Kingdom.
They all saw Ulrike approaching them with a smile, "Hello, everybody. I'm glad everyone came back safe and sound. How was your trip on Earth?"
"It was great. Glad to meet you again, Ulrike." Conrad answered and suddenly missed being on Earth. But for some reasons, he had a feeling they will go back there again someday in the future.
Ulrike smiled and then said, "Why don't everyone go back to their rooms and rest first? The trip back here wasn't that good, was it?"
Some nodded while some showed expressions, obviously feeling tired. After bidding goodbye to Ulrike, everyone decided to go back to their rooms to rest, everyone except one.
Everyone had already left The Original King's temple and Yuuri was at the door when he realized Wolfram wasn't leaving. He turned around and saw Wolfram talking to Ulrike, "Ulrike, I need to talk to you."
Ulrike seemed to have an idea on what Wolfram wanted to say. She nodded and turned to Yuuri with a smile. Yuuri said goodbye and decided it's better for him to leave now.
On his way back to his room, Yuuri was wondering what Wolfram might be talking to Ulrike about, "I wonder what's in Wolfram's mind."
Back at The Original King's temple, Wolfram told Ulrike what she wanted to know, "Ulrike, I would like to understand more about this spell that was casted on me."
"Something happened on Earth, right?" Ulrike's kind face made Wolfram less nervous and it's something he needed that time.
"Well…" Wolfram found it weird to be talking about these to Ulrike, but she knows she had to. Ulrike could help her and in order for her to help, Wolfram had to tell the whole truth. "Yuuri confessed to me. But for some odd reasons, I'm scared. I should be happy but I'm not. I talked to Gwendal about these and he made me realize it's probably because I'm worried about this spell."
"Are you worried something will happen in the future and you might be forced to separate with His Majesty?" Ulrike's eyes showed concern and Wolfram could see that.
"Something like that, I guess. That is why I would like to understand more about this spell, so I will know what to do next. I don't want to do something that will end up hurting both Yuuri and I in the future." Wolfram sounded sad now and it made Ulrike more determined to help her.
"Don't worry. I will do my best to help you." Ulrike's smile made Wolfram smile too. "During your trip to Earth, I made more research on this spell. Approximately a thousand years ago, someone also had this spell casted on him. I wasn't able to find out the identity of this man but I heard he was a demon and lived in a small town quite far from here."
Wolfram was quite shocked to know someone had this spell casted on him too. She then asked, "What happened to him at the end?"
"From what I know, he managed to control the spell with his own will and power. How he did that is still unknown to me."
"Control the spell? What do you mean by control?" Wolfram still felt confused.
"Let me explain some history on this spell first. People call this spell the 'Transformation Spell'. It is used by some people in the past that had great magic powers. They used this spell on themselves as a disguise whenever they think they're in danger. But later on, it was found out that if someone casted this spell for too many times, their life span will decrease and at the end, they will die."
The word 'die' had shocked Wolfram and worries could be seen on her face. Seeing Wolfram's worried face, Ulrike quickly explained further, "Don't worry! They die because this spell uses up a lot of magic powers. It also eats up your life span whenever you use this spell because it really is a strong spell and not everyone can cast this spell. So don't worry, you won't die because it wasn't you who casted the spell."
Wolfram sighed in relief and then Ulrike continued, "About controlling the spell, it means the one who had this spell casted on them has the ability to change their gender between a man and a woman."
"What?!" This information shocked Wolfram the most.
"But how one can do that is still unknown to me. After you and the others left for Earth, I did more research because I had a feeling you're still confused on deciding what to do next."
Wolfram nodded, showing she really don't know what to do, don't know what's the best decision she should make.
"Rather than getting confused on whether you should stay as a girl or change back to a guy, isn't it a good idea if you can control this spell on your own? Don't worry, your life span won't be decreased after you've taken control over the spell. But I heard you will feel slightly sick every time you transform from one gender to another." Ulrike explained, hoping she was able to help Wolfram.
In her opinion, Wolfram had a feeling the best thing she could possibly do was to control the spell. It would be weird at first but somehow, she knew things won't be too bad after she can control this spell. Feeling excited about being able to do something that can solve all her confusion, she took a step towards Ulrike with a wide smile, "What should I do now so I can control this spell?"
"First of all, you need to find out who the identity of the man who had this spell casted on him around a thousand years ago. The town he stayed in is called Cyrapose, a demon land, and it might take you about 8 hours to reach there from here."
Wolfram suddenly felt sick as he imagined the trip. Images of the seas and ships reminded him how seasick he usually was. Ulrike laugh softly and talked, "To get to Cyrapose, you need to travel by land. The trip this time won't be by seas, so don't worry about getting seasick."
Wolfram relaxed and was glad to know they won't travel in a ship.
Ulrike then continued explaining to Wolfram on what she should do, "After you reach Cyrapose, the first thing you should do is of course investigate about this man. Cyrapose is a small town so I'm sure you can get information easily. After gaining sufficient information, you should follow what you had found out. I'm sure you'll be able to decide what's best for you and the people around you."
Wolfram was starting to feel nervous about the trip this time. Being able to see the fear and worries on Wolfram's face, she said, "Don't be nervous, I'm sure you'll know what to do when you get there. I'm also sure His Majesty will be there to support you too."
Wolfram blushed and looked at the floor and this made Ulrike laugh a little. Wolfram then looked at Ulrike and showed a sincere smile, "Thank you, Ulrike."
"You're welcome. I wish you best of luck. You'll leave for Cyrapose tomorrow?" Ulrike asked.
"Yes. I want to get things sorted out as soon as possible." Wolfram seemed determined and it made Ulrike smile wider.
"Alright then. I will inform The Great Sage about this and tell him about the newest information I got. Why don't you take some rest now? You can prepare the necessary items afterwards."
"I'll go take some rest now then. Once again, thank you so much, Ulrike!" After saying that, Wolfram started to walk towards the door, feeling less confused than earlier on.
"It's great to have an idea on what to do. Feeling lost is something I hate to feel. Now that my goal is clear, I just feel excited!" Wolfram thought to herself and didn't realize Yuuri was in front of her as she walked along the corridors.
She bumped into Yuuri and was surprised someone was standing in front of her. She looked up and saw Yuuri, who was looking quite shocked too.
"Yuuri? Why aren't you resting in your room?" Wolfram asked.
"Well, I was worried about you so I decided to go look for you. I didn't expect to bump into you at here instead." Yuuri laughed a little and it made Wolfram smile.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Wolfram looked a lot happier than earlier on and Yuuri seemed to notice it already.
"Did something happen? What did you and Ulrike talked about?" Yuuri asked as the two of them continued walking along the corridors towards Yuuri's bedroom.
"We talked about our trip tomorrow." Wolfram said, not sounding as if she was talking about something shocking and unusual.
"What trip?!" Not knowing what Wolfram was talking about, Yuuri was confused on what was going on.
"Our trip to Cyrapose!"
A new mission is here and what will happen next?
Author's Space: Sorry for the slow update! I was having my examinations and didn't have time to write! I started writing a few days ago but didn't have time to continue. I'm done with my examination today and had decided to finish this chapter! I apologize for any mistakes I made and I really hope you like this chapter! I hope I can write and update this fanfic as soon as I can though I'm getting busier these days with school stuffs. Kindly post a review to tell me your opinion! Thank you for reading and have a nice day, everyone!