chapter 7

"Heika" Gunter stumbled into the maous office.

"Hai?" the answer came from the black haired boy at the desk.

"I shall inform you that...von Bielefeld kyo will arrive here tomorrow!"

"What?" came a surprised yell from under the desk and a hard knock at the wooden desk befor Wolfram came up rubbing his head. Gunters eyes widened in shock as he saw the blonde but he just got on telling them "Your father said that he'll come here tomorrow!"

"Why?" it was the only thing Wolf could say"

"We don't know, the massanger said he wanted to speak to Yuuri Heika! There was nothing else he could tell us."

"Don't leave him alone with Yuuri! Gwenal should be here then!"

"We weren't thinking of letting them alone in here, we don't know your father that well!I'll leave you alone now...see you at lunch!" and the older man made a bow and left the young boys alone again.

"Wolf-"

"How can he...and why do they want to let him here..." Yuuri grabbed him at his waist and pulled him onto his lap.

"Why are you crying Wolf? What could he do to make you cry?"

"I'm not...I...I...I don't even know him...why does he come here now?"

"I don't know...please calm down" Yuuri stroked his fiancés back tenderly "Stop thinking about it okay? We wont know until tomorrow anyway!" Wolf stood up slowly and asked his beloved "Can we...go somewhere else?"

"Of course! How about getting your daughter Greta with us?"Wolfram was surprised, for the first time Yuuri admitted him as Greta father...somehow it sounded wonderuful to him. He just nodded smiling and went out to find Greta.

Yuuri sighed, signed the last document for today and put on his black shirt, closing the buttons slowly as he looked out of the window.

"Heika" a soft woman voice came from the door.

"Yes, Gisela? Wolf is looking for Greta!"

"No I wanted to speak to you...because of yesterday."

He nodded and she came closer to him, whipering something into his ears, he stopped breathing as she told him what ahe knew.

"Are...are you sure Gisela?" the woman nodded "Arigato..." she nodded and left again, Yuuri went behind her to go out and wait for Wolf. As he reached the yard, he got down to his knees, gently stroking the wonderful yellow flower. He heard footsteps coming closer..Wolf and Greta, so he got to his feet again, and put on a soft smile. Wolf took one of the flowers and put it into Yuuris hair. "Hi Greta!" Yuuri said smiling down at his daughter.

"hello daddy!"

(Later in the kings bedroom)

"I'll take a bath..."Yuuri told Wolf as he went to the bathroom. He sat there in the hot water, playing with the bubbles his soap made in the water. The soap smelled like the flower "Beautiful Wolfram", Yuuri whsipered softly "He truly is beautiful..." he sighed thinking about everything that had happened today. he let himself sink into the water completely, just his nose looking out of the water, his eyes shut slowly. He heard the door open...footsteps coming towards him...the pictures from that party coming back to him, his eyes opened again, his arms flying around wildly, the water flowing into his mouth.

"Yuuri!" Wolf ran towards him, tried to get him out of the water, only to be hit a few times befor he was able to hold Yuuri. He pulled the plug out so this wouldn't happen again."Are you okay Yuuri?"

The black haired boy looked at the other coughing, spitting the water back out into the bathtub "More or less.." a breathless, low voice reached the blondes ears.

"What happened?"

"It's nothing...I was just surprised that's all..." Yuuri said breathless holding onto Wolfram.

Wolf wanted to get Yuuri out "No...just hand me my clothes please..." the blonde felt strange about Yuuris wish but he obeyed. Together they went back into the bedroom, in their bed Wolf was crawling against the other boys chest "Good night Yuu-chan!" he whsipered softly.

"Good night Wolf." Yuuri said sounding kind of absent, but he was still gentle as he stroked Wolfs stomach. None of them could sleep, Wolfs mind was thinking about his fathers visit, Yuuri was thinking about the party...about Gisela...and Wolfram.

"Yuuri?" Wolf whispered.

"Hai?"

"Are you still thinking about...that?"

"Kind of...please don't surprise me in the bathroom like that anymore..."

"I'm sorry..."

"Why do you sound so...sad?"

"I don't know...I'm just scared..."

"We better sleep now..." Yuuri said, knowing that soon the sun will be up.

Yuuri was sitting in the throne room, Wolf standing next to him, Gwendal standing on the other side. Conrad was waiting outside with Gunter.

Yuuri had a strange feeling in his stomach as he heard footsteps coming closer.

"von Bielefeld kyo" Conrad said as he and Gunter stood behind Yuuri.

"Ohayo von Bielefeld kyo" Yuuri said as he had learne to do.

"Ohayo Maou Heika!" the blond man replied in a deep, dark voice. He was wearing almost the same as Wolfram, but it was tighter, every muscle could be seen, he was well educated sword fighter, Yuuri thought. "I am sorry that we have to meet under such circumstances, but I heard that you wanted to marry my son."

"What you heard is true, just I don't only want to, we will!" Yuuri put on a false smile, he heard that the other wasn't happy about his words.

"I'm sorry, but you wont! I wont allow you to marry Wolfram von Bielefeld! You, that you don't know anything about Mazoku, the von Bielefeld or this world at all! You aren't worth beeing a maou, and you aren't worth getting my son!" Yuuri got to his feet, Wolfram looked angry at his father.

"Von Bielefeld kyo, you are right I don't know much about this world, but I know that I AM the maou, if you like it or not, I love your son, and he loves me too!" he never thought he'd actually stand up for what he wanted, what Wolfram wanted..."If you are here to tell me that you aren't happy about this reationship, then you are talking against a wall, it isn't your decision, it's none of your buisness at all!"

"You're mistaken Shibuya kyo! It is my decision! If I don't allow this marriage, then nothing can be done! He's got my name, it's on me to decide wether to allow this or not!"

"He's right Heika..." Gwendal said from behind "The only thing you could do is-" he watched Yuuri throw a knife to the floor infront of the older Bielfelds feet "That's stupid Heika...that's...suicide! He's the strongest fighter in the kingdom!"

Yuuri knew that...but he gave Gwendal a look that, if looks could kill, would have killed him immediatly. But for now it made him stop talking. Wolfram stood next to Yuuri, watching him in disbelieve.

But Yuuri just waited until the other man stood again, holding the knife in his hands "I'll see you tomorrow morning!" Wolframs father said.

"I could imagine something better to see when I wake! Conrad get him into some room...far away from the rest of us!" Yuuri said harsh, noone had ever heard him that angry. He was always the most kind hearted man everyone knew, but if someoe wanted to take Wolf away from him it seemed as if he could get really angry.

"Wolf...how about you playing with Greta...I'll be with gwen for the rest of the day...I guess." a single tear rolling down his cheek unnoticed by everyone, he was sad...he was angry...he felt helpless, someone wanted to take away what belonged to him, and actually had the powers to do so.

"No" Wolf said, his voice shaking of fear "What the hell did you think? How much chance do you have? You don't know anything about him...he's way stronger than Gwendal..."

"And? Wolf...what should I've done? He wanted to take away the only thing that's really important to me? Should I just stand here and nod, while smiling at him? No way! Trust me or not, I'll do that tomorrow, I wont run away like the wimp you always accused me to be!"

"Yuuri..." Wolf came closer to his fiancé "I do trust you...but I don't want to lose you! Can't you understand that I...everyone is scared? Do you even know what yould happen to me... to us...to this world if you lose? He'd take you away from me, he'd take away everyones hopes!"

"Wolf, it's your decision whether you trust me...that I wont dissapoint any of you or not! If you trust me...be there tomorrow...if not go out with Greta!" He almost added 'and never come back' but he just couldn't do that to Wolf...somehow he wanted Wolf to be there, he needed him more than anyone would ever know. With that he took Morgif and went outside, Gwendal followed him in silence. He just spoke as they stood in the training area together, "Do you really want Wolfram to see you die here?" why didn't anyone trust him?

"I don't think about that! I'll be alive after that fight...for Wolf...and-" he stopped, he didn't want to tell Gwen anything.

"And?" somehow he had the feeling that his Heika wasn't talking about Greta.

"Nothing...forget what I said...fight!"

They spend the whole day outside improving Yuuris skills.

Wolfram was sitting at the window looking down at them, silent ters rolling down his cheeks everyone following the path the last took, dripping onto his pants.

"Why are you crying daddy?" Greta stood next to him taking his hand.

He faked a smile as he looked at her "It's nothing Greta..just go out and play with Anissina...or Gunter!"

"I can't...everyone seems to be sad and depressed since that man came!"

"Well, Greta, maybe you'll understand that some day..."

"Why is Yuuri ouside the whole day?"

"Because he needs the training...for...tomorrow...this man, wants to fight against him, he's the strongest fighter in this kingdom"

"But he isn't as strong as daddy Yuuri, noone is! Yuuri is the strongest man in the world!" what an innocent girl...how can she trust him so much...and..why can't I do the same...somehow she is right...why does everyone have so much hope...because of him...every other time everyone has faith in him...why not now? He didn't know why bt the words of this little girl made him think... Yuuri has proven so many times that you can trust him, that for some reason everything is okay in the end no matter how stupid it looks in the first place. Without even thinking about it, he adopted this motherless child, and cared about her...without even thinking about it he accepted beeing the maou...he trusts all of us through out all this time, he deserves it that we trust him too. For the first time this day, Wolfram actually smiled. "Greta...do you wanna watch your daddy tomorrow?"

The young girl smiled at the blonde jumping onto him, hugging him "Of course I want to!" he held her in his arms "It doesn't lookas if Yuuri would be sleeping here tonight...would you stay here?" she nodded a few times befor throwing herself onto her daddys bed.