A Day in the Solstice Inn

Disclaimer: I do not own Kyo Kara Maoh

Please note: This is kind of a sequel – ish to the ivory demon, more of a side story, actually.

Stoffel Spitzweg is one hungry demon.

The winters are long and hard, but usually, there were idiotic humans that get lost and come in and stay in their magnificent Solstice Inn, but so far, even at the boundaries, there were no humans on sight, many times, he and his clan did damage countless tires, create illusions to lure in humans, create powerful snow blizzards, you name it, all shenanigans just to lure humans and eat them, you name it, and they did so successfully. Without any traces of witness and all that.

And right now, it's been a month and no human on sight.

He and the townsfolk that he preside over are already starving, there are wild deers, elk, and wild boars, but even eating animals in a fit of desperation is not enough to satiate them, they need human flesh, and they need it, fast.

He was about to go hunting when one of his men, Raven, flew towards him.

" Sir, we spotted some humans! " He told him excitedly as he flapped his navy, blue wings.

Stoffel looked at him curiously.

" Their car broke down in the middle of our roads, not a lot, I'm afraid. A couple, but the wife is pregnant…"

Stoffel perked up at this. " Pregnant? "

His henchman smirked. " Yes, twins, my Lord. "

This time, Stoffel licked his lips. Demons like him have fondness for young children, the younger, the better, especially fetuses. The placenta and flesh of those unborn babies give them everlasting youth and stamina.

" Secure them, make sure they don't escape. It will only be a few hours before the night falls. " Stoffel commanded his henchman.

The henchman jumped excitedly as he flew away.

Stoffel combed back his pale, blonde hair as his blue eyes twinkled.

They will surely have a feast tonight.

" This is quite a fancy Inn, are you sure we don't need to pay you? "

Stoffel looked at the couple. Both young, in their early teens. Probably 15 or 16. The young man had a tanned skin, red hair and hazel eyes. While his wife has ivory skin, pale blonde hair, and pale green eyes and sporting a round belly that he assumed would be around five months, give or take.

As much as he's happy with the young couple, he can't help but frown. What's with the kids these days, getting married so young? They're both cute though.

" Sir? " The young husband asked.

Stoffel was brought back to reality as the red headed man asked again.

He smiled back at the lad. " We rarely have any guest, so it's on the house, also, we don't mind letting you stay here, harsh snow blizzards always come in this side of the town. It's dangerous to travel around here, especially with a pregnant wife. I suggest you stay here until the weather clears up. "

" Thank you so much! " The red headed man said excitedly as he caressed his wife's pregnant belly. " I'm worried about them, they are our first children. "

" Oh? " Stoffel asked, surprised.

" We're having twins. " The wife said this time, although, Stoffel noticed, her voice is lower than that of a female.

He also noticed, the wife seemed really weak, as if she hasn't eaten anything for a few days. She looked so pale, her cheekbones are so apparent on her face, almost like that of a corpse. And there were dark hollows around her eyes. While her husband is the opposite, he looked healthy and well. Though, it doesn't seem that the husband is starving or abusing his wife, and his sharp, blue eyes didn't detect any bruises from her. If anything, he can see that the husband is a very loving young man. The wife must probably be sick because of her pregnancy.

Stoffel smiled inwardly. They will have a great feast tonight, the woman may not taste good, but her babies can make up for it.

" By the way, may I know your names? " Stoffel asked.

" Fuuri Harajuku, and this is my spouse, Wolf Harajuku. "

Strange names…

" Anyway, let Raven escort you to your rooms, you must be tired from travelling. " Stoffel said as he smiled at them.

Fuuri smiled. Stoffel can't help a nagging feeling at the back of his mind. The couple looked normal. But there was something different about them. Their appearance…for some reason, really doesn't suit them. It seems like they have a wrong color of eyes and hair…

" Thank you Mr. Spitzweg, we really appreciate your help. " Fuuri grinned as he assisted his wife towards the stairs, following Raven.

When the trio passed by the mirror, Stoffel widened his eyes.

Because instead of a couple, he saw a black and ivory demon walking side by side.

He blinked and rubbed his eyes. When he did, the reflection of the couple in the other shiny walls where the same.

He shook his head. He really was hungry, so hungry he's seeing things.

The moment the couple closed the door, Raven then transformed into that of a navy, blue colored demon with bluish black eyes and pointy ears, he then flew immediately and informed the townsfolk about their dinner tonight.

Stoffel smiled.

" I better get ready for dinner. " He said as he went to the kitchen and prepared his best knife.

7 pm, and Raven ushered Yuuri outside.

" Mr. Harajuku, where's your missus? " Raven asked.

" Oh, my spouse is too tired to get out. I've been trying to feed him foods, you see, but none of them are in harmony with his stomach, I'll try to bring him some food later, maybe his stomach will agree to it, this time. " Fuuri replied meaningfully as he looked at Raven in the eye.

Raven blinked his bluish black eyes as he stared at Fuuri's eyes. It looked black and elongated, like a predator's eyes. But when he looked at his guest's eyes again, it was round, and hazel. Come to think of it, the color doesn't suit Fuuri at all, the eyes needs to be darker… like…Black?

He shook his head. Black is a rare color in this world. If anything, double black demons perished a long time ago. The Soukoku, or double black demons are very elusive, yet very powerful.

Raven thought, being hungry for a month is really bad for any demon, it makes them hallucinate and think of things that don't matter…

Wait, did he refer to his spouse as ' He? '

" Welcome, Mr. Harajuku! " Stoffel's voice boomed in the dining room as he widened his smile.

Fuuri looked in delight at the gleaming fruits and fancy meats being laid out on the table. Wines are being kept chilled by the ice buckets and the dessert is overflowing with glazed fruit tarts.

" Come, sit down! Where's your wife? " Stoffel asked.

" Resting. He's too tired. " Fuuri answered as he sat down.

" Have some wine. " Stoffel offered.

" Thank you, but no, I'm not really a drinker, just a glass of water, please. And just call me Fuuri, Mr. Harajuku makes me feel old. " Fuuri said and Raven served him a glass of sparkling water.

Stoffel then looked at the serving ladies behind Fuuri and their eyes glowed in mixture of reds and blues, they nodded and went upstairs.

" So, Fuuri? How did you and your wife met each other? " Stoffel asked as he sipped his wine.

Fuuri let out a smile. " Well, it all started when… "

The Solstice demoness group are a bunch of hungry demoness.

When they got upstairs, the smell of fresh fetus wafted in their noses immediately. The smell of unborn children are like the smell of freshly baked desserts. Sweet, tempting, and delicious.

When they reached the door, they fumbled with their keys, and when the door opened and they got in, they saw the wife resting peacefully on the bed.

The group of demoness raised their hands, their once, small, dainty palms formed into claws when they encircled the sleeping wife.

" Dinner is served! " One of the demoness screamed as she aimed at the wife's belly, only to be surprised when a pale claw stopped her.

To the surprise of the group, the wife's eyes opened, revealing a horizontal pair of emerald eyes, and as the wife sat down, the once pale lips reddened and it showed fangs.

" No, OUR dinner is SERVED. " Wolfram stated as he widened his lips and enlarged his claws.

" Would you believe that he's a demon who ate my kidnappers? "

Stoffel and Raven laughed uncomfortably. " Good one, Fuuri, you do know how to tell jokes. Although, with her appearance, I can understand why you refer to her as such. "

Fuuri smiled as he took a gulp of his drink. " I'm serious. Also, please stop referring to my spouse as 'she' or 'wife', he's a man. "

Stoffel's laughed louder. " Don't be silly Fuuri, men can't get pregnant, have some bread and meat, your hunger makes you delusional, and as convincing as it maybe, your jokes sound very insulting, if your wife hears you, she might divorce you. I'm sure you don't want that. "

" Human men, couldn't, but a male demon could. " Fuuri said.

Stoffel was about to stab the irritating youth when he heard panic shouts upstairs.

He thought it was Fuuri's wife, but the shouts are a myriad of voices, the very voices of the townsfolk that he had gotten used to.

" What's going on !?" Raven exclaimed as he ran towards the stairs.

But before he can take a step, an inhumane voice, colder than ice stopped him.

" My mate is eating, don't you dare disturb him in his feast. "

Stoffel and Raven had their eyes widened as the once red headed youth stood up, his once red locks started to go black and his round hazel eyes became black, and elongated, with eyes that resembled that of a dragon.

Windows on all sides exploded and the glass shards flew in different directions. The chandelier also broke into thousand shards of crystals, making the young man in front of them appear darker than the shadow.

" What are you!? " Stoffel demanded as he morphed into his demon form. A pale blonde demon with blue eyes. Raven morphed into his navy blue demon appearance as well.

" My eyes and hair should tell you what I am. " Fuuri said as he halfsmiled. " By the way, my real name is Yuuri, Yuuri Shibuya, and my mate upstairs is Wolfram, Wolfram Bielefelt Shibuya. And I will appreciate it if you don't disturb him, he and our babies are starving, the human meat that they consumed these past few months are not enough… "

Stoffel gasped. Now he knows why there were no humans that got lost in their lands anymore…

And his demon senses were already warning him, what he saw in the mirror earlier weren't an illusion…

It was real, they were real.

"But the Soukoku tribe had long perished." Raven managed to say.

Yuuri grinned as he jumped towards him.

" Not all, Raven, my father is the sole survivor of the Soukou tribe. He got married to a human, producing us. You're lucky I'm a half demon, so I can survive on both human meat and human food. But enough about me, as I said, my spouse and my children hungry and human meat cannot satisfy them anymore, so we have to look for alternatives, and apparently, the smell of the demons here had appeased them. "

Stoffel and Raven shuddered in fear.

" And you know what? My mate told me that when a demon is carrying really powerful demons, they crave their own kind. Even more so Solstice demons, he told me that their flesh taste so darn good to pregnant demons. "

Yuuri stepped towards the two to them, he breathed and suddenly, two, magnificent, black wings emerged from his back.

" I'm really sorry, but I need to feed my family. You understand, do you? Also thank you for the illusion of a fancy dinner, actually, all I can see are stems, acorns, and dried animal flesh. " Yuuri stated as he flapped his wings.

" Good night… " He said as he as he stabbed their chests with his claws, ripping their hearts out before they can even move.

As Yuuri ripped out the beating hearts, footsteps were suddenly heard outside the door.

The double black waited as the door slammed open and came in the tipsy townsfolk giggling in happiness.

" Lord Spitzweg, we have prepared the preparations for the feast! Where is that young couple with tasty unborn children! " They cheered in delight, but stopped short as they saw their leader and his henchman on the ground.

Slowly, Yuuri straightened his back, he smiled evilly as he widened his wings and dilated his slit pupils.

" What was that? " Yuuri asked eagerly as he raised his bloodied claws. " Planning to eat my family, huh? I'm afraid I can't allow that."

Shouts, screams and splashes of blood echoed in the dining hall as the half breed Soukoku attacked and flew all over the once hungry townsfolk.

Wolfram burped as he looked at the bones of the group of Solstice demoness that attacked him. His appetite was now appeased as he caressed his belly. Even his babies are full. That's a relief.

He then went downstairs, only to be met with bleeding bodies of demons scattered on the carpeted floor.

" Well, Yuuri did let it all out this time. " He stated as he raised a pale brow on one of the wounded demons who grabbed his ankle blindly, only for Wolfram to step on the hand and crush the claws of the insolent demon. The cries of pain was like music to his ears.

Wolfram stepped on the hand further, until the demon let out a final croak of pain and then died.

Suddenly, a flash of black greeted Wolfram and he smiled. Yuuri's demon form never fails to amaze him.

" Satisfied? " Yuuri asked as he gave him a bouquet of tulips. Wolfram can tell that the tulips where white, then were stained with blood. Yuuri probably dipped the tulips on blood before giving it to him.

" Very satisfied. " Wolfram said as he grabbed Yuuri's face and kissed him.

" Good to hear. " Yuuri replied as he went back to his human form, though this time, he had his original black hair and black eyes.

Wolfram went back to his human form also, his pale blonde hair went back to its golden hue, and his emerald eyes had gotten it's green luster back, his ivory skin is now flushed and his cheeks red with a healthy glow.

" I can see that you have eaten well, that's good. " Yuuri said as he gave a once over on his mate, then looked at the dead Solstice demons. " I think we can stay here for awhile, you have a good supply of food now, love. "

Wolfram smiled in agreement, only to gasp as he felt his waist being grabbed and his jaw being turned to face Yuuri.

" Now that I satisfied you, it's your turn to satisfy me. I'm pent up for months, love. I don't think I can hold out much longer. " Yuuri growled as he hoisted his mate's legs on his hips.

Wolfram snickered. " Of course. You can have me… " He trailed as he licked Yuuri's earlobe. " All through our stay. " He finished seductively.

Yuuri didn't reply, instead he kissed his mate passionately.

When the door closed, Fuuri, or Yuuri let his mate sit on one of the couches.

" How are you hanging up? " Yuuri asked as he ran a hand on his mate's hair.

" I'm really weak. I need to eat. " Wolf or Wolfram said as he leaned on the couch. He had eaten all the humans that they had encountered on the road, but it still wasn't enough, his body, and his babies are craving something else. As a result, his body weakened, and his hair and eyes lost almost all of its color.

Since he is pregnant, his senses were heightened, and when his nose smelled the essence of solstice demons nearby, his stomach growled and his babies demanded that he follow the smell, as a result, he and Yuuri ended in this Solstice Inn.

Wolfram found out, from the memories of his victims, that they were looking for this Solstice Inn, since this is the place where their friends and loved ones got lost and never came back. And when Wolfram saw Stoffel and the townsfolk, he really didn't need to ask why those humans never came back.

Stoffel and the townsfolk are demons, just like them, however, Stoffel and the townsfolk are known as Solstice demons, and that they live in a place where Winter and summer solstice occur often.

And his children are craving their flesh.

" Is it ok to eat your own kind? Won't you be poisoned or anything? I thought you guys only eat humans? " Yuuri asked as he took a blanket and wrapped it around Wolfram.

Wolfram smiled. " We do, but the thing is, if the demon babies are so powerful, they need nourishment that is much more stronger, and humans won't satisfy that hunger. So we have to look for an alternative. Preferably, half demons or demons. "

Yuuri stepped back immediately, and Wolfram laughed.

" You're their father, they won't crave you, besides, the craving only last while they are inside the carrier, when they get out, they will eat the normal human meat, but you know something? "

" What? "

Wolfram smiled as he caressed his belly. " They say Solstice demons are the tastiest demons, some pregnant demons go down from Shin Makoku mountains just to get the Solstice demons, because they're flesh just taste so darn good. "

Yuuri plopped on the couch across Wolfram. " You're lucky none of them are hearing you, otherwise, we will be doomed. "

" On you? Not likely. Be prepared, I already sensed that they are preparing a banquet to eat us. "

Yuuri smiled. " They were very elated to see you with a child. It's a jackpot for them. " Then his hazel eyes disappeared and became black, then it elongated, now, the irises had a slit running at the center, making his eyes look dangerous and predatory. " As if I will allow them to lay a hand on my family."

Wolfram grinned in a naughty way. " Let's see who's the real winner tonight. " He said as he walked towards Yuuri and sat on his lap, then he caressed Yuuri's face and hair as he looked at his black eyes. " Such a handsome beast, if I know you would be such a gorgeous demon, I would've awaken your demon side sooner."

Yuuri nodded as he hugged his mate.

" Eat your heart out later, love."

Please r and r!

Just a side story from Ivory Demon.