Unexpected Visitor
Disclaimer: I do not own KKM!
Author notes: Hey! I am back! I have reedited the first two chapters and have mixed it into one. And the starting too is different. I just realized the mistakes of my writing and how horrible it looked. Not to mention the extreme OOCness. The basic plot will be the same.
Chapter 1: Broken Hearts and Mischievous Plans (Normal P.O.V)
Blood Pledge Castle was in chaos. People were setting up the ballroom for the ball that Lady Cheri had decided to keep out of the blue. But nobody was too surprised. They were used to Lady Cheri's antics by now. It was a three day ball.
Yuri Shibuya, the 27th Maou, had also returned in time to attend the ball. He normally hated formal event of any kind but this time it was different. Lady Cheri had decided to invite all eligible females in town. The only thing that was stopping him was his fiancée. Wolfram von Belfield.
Yuri sighed as he thought about his blond companion. He didn't hate him. Far from that actually. He truly cares for the proud mazuko. He was Yuri's partner-in-crime and had saved him a lot of times. Yuri thought of him as his close friend. But that was it. Only a close friend. Nothing more than that.
His hand was starting to cramp from the massive amount of paperwork he was doing since the afternoon. The sky was slowly starting to darken. Night would arrive in a few short hours.
"Yuri!" He heard before the door to his office banged open and in strode Wolfram. Along with him Conrart and Gunter also entered. "Really! You could've at least informed me that you were back from Earth." Wolfram ranted. It seemed like no one had bothered to inform the prince that Yuri had arrived in the morning.
"Um… actually Wolf I was coming to meet you anyway." Yuri admitted hesitating. Wha would happen to him after this? More importantly what would happen to Wolf?
At that Wolfram was taken aback. It was always him who went back of the young monarch not the other way around. "Me?"
Gunter and Conrart stood silently. Normally Gunter would have wailed and hugged Yuri to death but he could sense the serious tension in the air. So he stood silently beside Conrart trying to come up with an explanation for this.
"Actually I wanted to…" Yuri hesitated, aware that he would hurt his friends' feelings but it was better to get it over with now rather than wait until the end and hurting him more. "I wanted to break the engagement with you." Yuri declared.
Then, afraid that he hurt his comrade's feelings, rushed on," am sorry wolf but I see you only as a good friend. I am just not interested in boys in that way and I will never be. So it's better if we break it off now rather than later. In that way we can both move forward in our life." Yuri smiled apologetically. He wanted to get out of here.
"Ohhh… I remember that I told Murata I would meet him in the dining room today." Yuri said and went out of the room without looking at anyone's face. He knew it was cowardly, to run away like that, but what could he do?
Meanwhile Wolfram, Conrart and Gunter were shocked. None of them had expected it. Even Gunter, who was normally against their engagement, felt bad for the young mazuko. Conrart, being the older brother, felt angry at Yuri and sorry for his younger brother. But he knew that what Yuri had done was right. It was wise to break the engagement now rather than later.
Wolfram was the most affected. He knew that Yuri didn't like him that way but the he had still kept hope that one day Yuri too would fall in love with him. There was a ringing sound in his ears. His hopes had been crashed.
"Wolfram….." Conrart whispered. He knew how crazy Wolfram was about Yuri.
"I am fine Weller." Wolfram replied harshly. Conrart blinked. It was a while since Wolfram had last called him Weller. He had started to call him Conrart but with this incident….
Before he or Gunter could say anything Wolfram brushed past them and got out of the suddenly stifling office. Gunter and Conrart glanced at each other. This was not good.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was normal. At first. Neither Yuri nor Wolfram attended the dinner. Conrart and Gunter knew that they had to inform others about what had happened. So it was with a heavy heart that Conrart told others about what had occurred a few hours before.
No one had a positive reaction. Gwendal as angry ad even Cheri who normally, in any kind of situation, could be found taking things lightly had a grim expression on her face. But they couldn't do anything. It was the Maou's choice.
It seemed that the news had spread like wild fire during the night. Everyone in the Castle and kingdom knew about the annulment of the engagement. It was hot gossip. Girls everywhere were celebrating. They now had a chance with the Maou.
Everyone in the Castle went about with their duties as usual. It was the first day of the ball and everyone was busy making preparations. But there was something different.
The carefree atmosphere that had once surrounded the castle had vanished. The air was thick with tension. Or to be more specific; the air was thick with tension between a certain blonde and double black.
After the last night's event, wolfram had gone to his old room and cried himself to sleep. Not that he would admit it to anyone.
Everyone attended the breakfast. Everything was going normally. The only thing that was not normal was that Wolfram was sitting side of Greta and Conrart instead of Yuri.
This made Yuri worry. Plus during the breakfast Wolfram was glaring at Yuri but his eyes looked dead. Yuri would've said something but as he is a wimp, he admitted it himself; he just sat there quietly ignoring the blonde, as well as Gwendal's glare.
The day went smoothly. Or as smoothly as it could go. The night of the ball arrived. Guests began to flock in and Yuri made his usual speech. Everyone was present. There was a surprisingly large amount of girls. Yuri grinned. It was going to be fun.
But he glanced around his eyes automatically searching for Wolfram. He couldn't find him. Not that he expected to. Conrart and Lady Cheri were acting cold towards him and Gwendal was grumpier than usual. Yuri sighed. It wasn't his mistake! He didn't want to be stuck in this engagement in the first place. Girls began to flock towards him requesting dances and he agreed to dance with all of them.
On the other side of the room, Wolfram stood lonely with a wine glass in his hand. The reason he was lonely was that he was partially hidden by the shadows. He would've liked to be in his room but that would start the rumor mill. And others would thing he was scared to face Yuri. He was anything but a coward!
But it still hurt when he observed Yuri dancing with all those hussies. The way he looked at them. He had never looked at Wolfram like that. An ironic smile touched his lips. Life was full of ironies. He could have any person he wanted. But he chooses the one who didn't love him.
"Wolfy…" He heard a soft voice murmur. Glancing up he caught the sight of his mother standing near him her usually bright emerald eyes dull and full of sadness for her youngest son.
"Mother…." He whispered. Involuntarily he could feel a few drops of tears from his eyes. Before he could wipe them Lady Cheri reached forward and wiped them from his cheeks. Wolfram closed his eyes at the soft touch of his mother. He could feel her motherly love being communicated through that one touch.
"What did I do wrong?" He asked as he looked into his mothers eyes that were so much like his own. Lady Cheri's face crumpled and she pulled him forward for a hug.
"Ohhh Wolfy. Nothing. You did nothing wrong." Lady Cheri hugged him tightly. His time it wasn't the usual bosom hug but a motherly hug that conveyed that no matter what happens, she would always be there for him.
Wolfram hugged back. But he soon pulled back and said, "I can't stand this anymore. I'm going." Lady Cheri watched as her son walked away from her and into the darkened hallway which mirrored his feelings.
Meanwhile at Shinou Temple:
"The moon is unusually bright tonight." Great Sage of Shin Makuko commented lightly. Shinou didn't answer as he sat on Murata's shoulder.
Murata glanced at Shinou a wry smile touching his lips. "Worried about the Royal Couple?" He asked guessing correctly as usual. The news of the annulment had even reached the Shrine that morning. Bad news early morning.
"Worried about my descendent." Shinou corrected. "I think my Maou will survive quite happily through this ordeal but I'm not quite sure about my descendent…" he trailed off. He wanted Wolfram to be happy.
"I doubt Shibuya will be happy." Murata said thoughtfully. Shinou glanced at Murata questioningly. "Shibuya loves Lord von Belfield." Murata explained.
Shinou snorted in disbelief. "It certainly doesn't look that way." Shinou said referring to the annulment. Murata just smiled mysteriously. "Shibuya is dense and naïve. Even if he realizes it he won't accept it. And by the time he accepts it, it might be too late." He said.
Shinou looked at his Sage speculatively. "You are planning something aren't you?" He asked a small smile appearing on his face. Murata just smiled mysteriously.
"Here's my plan…." He began.
Things are going to get interesting.
Author Notes: Yayy! Though it wasn't that great it is at least better than the previous one. Please read and give me your opinions.