HEELS OVER HEAD
Chapter Four
A ConYuu Fan-fiction
By: Ami
Beta-reader: thisissong
Alternate Universe, since I have no idea what happens after episode 34. No spoilers.
Standard disclaimers apply.
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Yuuri was in his room preparing his disguise when he heard several knocks at his door. Yuuri stood up and turned his eyes to the door. He had been expecting it.
"How's it?" He asked.
There came a reply from outside, "Sir Weller has just left."
Yuuri's smile widened.
"Yes. Thank you."
Giving one last glance at his reflection in the mirror, Yuuri grabbed his bag and approached the window.
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Wolfram threw himself onto the bed with an exhausted sigh. His whole body felt cramped, but he wasn't going to complain. He had just finished the paperwork he had been doing for the last few hours, and after summoning a messenger to deliver the paperwork to Gunter, he was free from work for the rest of the day.
'That guy must be very happy'
Wolfram's smile widened as he envisaged Yuuri's delighted face when he came and told the Maou about it.
'It's a good thing to leave him alone for a while. So he'll realize how lonely he is when I'm not around.'
Wolfram closed his eyes and turned to his side, embracing his pillow tightly with a content smile on his lips.
'I guess I'll take a nap for a few hours, then I'll…'
"Wolfram!"
Wolfram swiftly sat up and grabbed his sword, scanning his room warily, "Who is it!"
"It's me! Me! Open the window!"
Wolfram instinctively turned to the window and gaped. A beautiful girl was standing outside of his window, giving him an impatient look.
"What the--- who are you?"
"Hurry! Before the guards see me!"
Wolfram wasn't satisfied with the reply, but did as he had been told to. As the girl and her bag had been safely transported in to his room, he raised his sword and pointed its edge to the gawking girl.
"Now tell me, who are you and what are you doing here? One wrong word, and you'll be in prison!"
"H---Hey! Stop pointing that dangerous thing to me! It's me! Can't you recognize my voice?" The girl stammered as 'she' took a step backward. Wolfram followed 'her' with the edge of his sword.
"That's not the answer I want," Wolfram replied coldly, "I'll give you three seconds to explain. One…"
The girl glanced at the blond disbelievingly, "But, Wolfram, I---"
"Two…"
"I…"
"Thr---"
Wolfram widened his eyes in bewilderment as the 'girl' took 'her' hair off, revealing the pitch-black strands under the brown wig.
"Yu… Yuuri?"
Yuuri sighed in relief as his fiancé lowered the sword, "I thought you were going to kill me…"
"Of course not, wimp. Even if you were a real intruder, I wouldn't kill you straight away," Wolfram sheathed his sword, "What are you doing with that costume? Don't tell me that you are developing Yozak's habit."
"Of course not!" Yuuri retorted, "It's just a disguise!"
Wolfram frowned, "…Disguise? For what?"
Yuuri sighed again as he sat down on the bed, feeling abruptly exhausted. Wolfram soon followed and sat beside him, waiting patiently while he was trying to regulate his breaths.
"You have also heard about the bandits in the town, right?" Yuuri asked after gaining back his composure.
"Brother told me about it," Wolfram nodded, "but he also said that Sir Weller had taken over the case. So there's nothing to be worried about."
"I intend to help Conrad arrest them."
Wolfram threw the king a disbelieving look, "…You're not serious."
"Yes, I am," Yuuri glanced at the blond with a stubborn look, "Conrad tried to convince me that it wasn't a big problem, but I don't think so. If it's really a small problem, then Conrad should have been able to arrest them by now."
Wolfram sighed. Yuuri's idea was absurd, as usual, but the dress Yuuri was wearing made the idea sound even more ridiculous.
"We don't commonly capture criminals in one blow, wimp. Even Sir Weller has taken over the investigation, it will take at least several days to wipe them up completely. Besides, the bandits have infiltrated the town and built a hideout. They must also have known that we're looking for them. They'll be more careful with their actions."
"Then the best time to catch them is when they're attacking, right?" Yuuri's eyes shimmered, "If we can lure them out to cause a ruckus, then Conrad will be able to arrest them."
Wolfram firmly shook his head, "It's too dangerous. I can't let you do that."
"Come on, Wolfram!" Yuuri begged, "I know it's dangerous. That's why I've come here to ask you to keep me company! If you're with me, I'll be safe, right? Besides, we're not going out of Mazoku's territory. It'll be fine."
Wolfram still seemed in doubt, but Yuuri was sure that the blond wouldn't hold out much longer. Although Wolfram would never admit it, Yuuri knew that Wolfram liked the idea of going out of the castle and capturing the bandits. After all, both of them had been confined inside the castle for the last few weeks.
"…All right, I'll help you, but," Wolfram finally replied after pondering for a few moments, "you must comply with the conditions I set."
"Sure! Just mention 'em!" Yuuri quickly answered as he reached for his bag cheerfully.
Wolfram coughed, "First, this stupid mission is just for today. If we fail to find them today, just forget about the idea and don't ask me to return to the town tomorrow. Second, don't take action recklessly. If you intend to do something, discuss it with me first. Third…"
"Would you like the red, or the blue wig?"
Wolfram lifted up his head and quickly realized that the Maou hadn't been listening to him at all. Instead, the raven-haired boy seemed busy selecting a wig for his disguise.
"Hey!" Wolfram protested, "Listen to me!"
"Let's see…" Yuuri frowned as he picked up a long blonde wig, totally ignoring Wolfram's complaint, "…I think this one is the best for you… the color suits you well and…"
The blond inhaled and held his breath for a moment, before exhaling softly in defeat. After all, obliviousness was one of the things that made Yuuri who he was.
Wolfram's smile radiated at the thought.
"Third… I don't wanna cross-dress!"
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Yuuri's eyes shimmered as they reached the front gate of the town. Almost forgetting that he was disguising as a girl, he quickened his steps and ran inside the town excitedly.
"Yosh! Here we come, bandits!"
"…We're disguised to not attract unnecessary attention, you know." Wolfram, who had decided to pick his own outfit, followed him from behind.
"I know." Yuuri replied lightly as he stopped in his tracks, waiting until Wolfram reached his side before resuming his steps, "Don't you think your sword will make us look suspicious?"
"There's no choice. I have to protect you," Wolfram reasoned as he touched his sword, looking thoughtful for a moment, "to tell you the truth, I have been having a bad feeling about this. Maybe I shouldn't have agreed to take you here."
"Oh, come on. You're just nervous," Yuuri chuckled, "I know a good restaurant near here. Let's stop there for a while. I didn't eat a lot this morning, and you skipped breakfast to finish your paperwork, didn't you?"
Wolfram nodded, his face still looked tense. He knew that it was silly to depend on such thing like intuition, but his feelings had never betrayed him. Something bad was going to happen. He could feel it.
With one hand still gripping nervously on his sword, Wolfram turned his face to the Maou who was walking cheerily beside him. He really wanted to tell Yuuri to just forget about the bandits and head back home, but it would probably be useless. Yuuri was so thrilled about the mission, and the stubborn boy would likely go alone instead of following his advice.
"Look! That's the restaurant!" Yuuri pointed to a direction, glancing at Wolfram with a wide smile, "Yesterday's special tasted great, but I only ate a little since Yozak and I were focusing on escaping from Conrad."
Wolfram blinked, "You and Yozak came here yesterday?"
Yuuri laughed merrily, "It was hilarious! Conrad and his squad entered the restaurant just after we ordered the food! Fortunately, we got out of the restaurant safely, then we went straight home. Conrad didn't seem to notice us, anyway."
"…I see…" Wolfram muttered softly as he glanced at the small restaurant dazedly, "I guess you can eat the 'Yesterday's Special' again today, since most restaurants in Shin Makoku keep their specials up for several days."
Yuuri seemed enlightened at the remark, "Really? Great! Then let's go in!"
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As Yuuri and Wolfram entered the restaurant, the same waitress from the day before guided them to their table. Yuuri was glad that the waitress didn't seem to recognize him, but she guided them to the same table: table number 13. Yuuri wondered if it was another sign of the day's misfortunes. Wolfram seemed to notice it and thought about the same thing.
"Can I have today's special?" Yuuri asked without looking at the menu. After all, he couldn't read it.
"Okay." The waitress took a note then glanced at Wolfram in turn. Yuuri could see that she was secretly admiring the blond. "Umm… how about you, Sir?"
And Wolfram didn't seem to notice the faint tinge of blush on her cheeks at all.
"…Give me the same thing as he---I mean, she ordered."
The girl quickly scribbled down, then turned to Wolfram again, "Err… how about the beverages? We have tea, special vegetables juice and---"
"Water." Wolfram quickly replied. It was obvious that he didn't want to listen to the young girl's blabbering anymore.
Yuuri glanced at the disappointed girl in sympathy, "Me too."
"…Okay. It'll be just a bit."
As the girl walked away, Yuuri turned his eyes back to Wolfram, "You're too cold."
Wolfram snorted, "I'm not interested."
Yuuri chuckled.
"What are you laughing at?" Wolfram frowned at him.
"It's nothing," Yuuri smiled, "Sometimes I just forget how cold you can be."
Wolfram flushed, "…You don't think that I'm cold to you, do you?"
"Of course not. That's why I keep forgetting it." Yuuri laughed, and was totally unaware that his remark caused Wolfram's blush to deepen.
A moment later, their food arrived. The girl was still occasionally trying to steal a glance at Wolfram, and was being totally ignored by both Yuuri and Wolfram.
"Cool! This is the food I ate with Yozak yesterday!" Yuuri exclaimed happily, ignoring Wolfram's gesture to keep quiet.
"You're too loud, wimp," Wolfram glared at him, "you are a girl now. Try to look more feminine."
"It's okay. Nobody's looking at us," Yuuri replied carelessly, "Come on, try it, Wolfram! It's really delicious!"
Wolfram sighed as he picked up his spoon and glanced at his food uninterestedly. Although he had skipped breakfast, he didn't feel hungry at all. He just kept thinking about the bad omen he had been feeling since the time they had arrived at the town.
'I have to protect Yuuri. Skipping another meal will only weaken me.'
Wolfram gripped his spoon, determined. As he lifted his head, he realized that Yuuri had stopped eating and was now staring at something in the distance with an astonished look.
"What's wrong?" Wolfram swiftly tossed his spoon away and grabbed his sword.
Yuuri turned his eyes to Wolfram and gestured him to look at something behind him.
Wolfram quickly turned to his back, trying to find something suspicious. And his gaze soon fell on a very suspicious-looking man who was standing at the doorway. The man was tall, wearing sunglasses and headband and clothed like a beggar. But the thing that caught Wolfram's attention was the sword on his waist.
"See?" Yuuri whispered, "He might be one of the bandits."
"Don't be so sure," Wolfram frowned, "they won't be so stupid to dress up so suspiciously in such daylight."
"But look, his attitude is so suspicious. He seems nervous. Even if he's not a bandit, he must be a criminal."
Wolfram still looked doubtful, but Yuuri seemed like he was ready to abandon his meal again to pursue the man.
"He left!" Yuuri stood up as the man turned around and walked away, "Let's follow him, Wolfram!"
"O—Okay!" Wolfram took a few seconds to put some money on the table before getting on his feet and mindlessly ran after the suspicious man.
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TBC
