Disclaimer: I do not own KKM! Never have and never will.
Author notes: Yeah I know. It has been a long time but none of it is my fault. Modal exams have sapped all my energy and even this chapter is very, very short. That's because I wanted to post this chapter as soon as I can. There is not much action in this. The next chapter will be longer and filled with more drama. Maybe.
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Damons-hot-as-hell: Presenting you the next chapter.
Sawyer Fan: There had to be a reason why Wolfram was so cold and distant. So I just gave a back story for that. Sorry but this chapter doesn't have much.
DreamDancer99: Somehow I really doubt that they will listen so easily. Sara and William are of the same kind. They will go to any extent to get what they want.
Asdfghjkl: No Miko in this chapter. But next chapter will mainly follow her. So you just have to wait for it.
Poetrylover: I kind of forgot to add the sneak peek. Don't worry. William will get what he deserves.
angelanddevil2: William the Evil Pig… It has a certain ring to it. I might use it. :D Wolfram is an interesting character and should be portrayed as such. Unfortunately he will never say what he is thinking out loud.
Ilovekkm: You are the second person to notice the absence of a sneak preview. I will try to update soon again and this time the chapter will be longer.
Wolframisthebest: Glad to see that you enjoyed this story.
Nickesha: Very short chapter unfortunately. The next chapter will surely be big. I promise.
The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.-
Douglas Engelbart
Chapter 10: Life of a Baboon Capuchin is the Best (Wolfram P.O.V)
"William." I greeted trying not to turn and run- I mean walk away. I eyed William warily. He hadn't changed a lot. The wavy brown hair was still up to his shoulders and the bright blue eyes still held the same cool indifference that I had failed to acknowledge before.
The smile that lit up his face bought my guard up. Why was fate so against me? One after another headaches came popping up. But I was sure that William was the biggest one yet.
"How are you, Wolfram?" He asked softly, coming forward to hold my hands. I stepped back and glared at him. He had the nerve to come back and try to act as if nothing had happened after all that?
I folded my hands across my chest and tilted my head as I tried to figure out what he was here for. I knew that he came here for some reason. And whatever the reason was, it wouldn't be good for me.
"I am fine. Great actually." I snapped back not caring whether I was being rude or not. He deserved every bit of rudeness he got.
"So I guess that the rumors were wrong." He commented, sly smile lighting up his face.
"What rumors?" I had a bad feeling about this.
"That you were heartbroken about the fact that His Majesty broke his engagement with you." Did Shin Makuko have no other work than gossip? I did not want to know how others knew about my 'fragile state'- words of a maid- or about where William fit into all this.
"Of course not. It was an accidental engagement after all." I replied smoothly, smiling as brightly as I could. He wanted to play games? It was fine by me. Two can play the game.
His eyes narrowed for a second before he smiled softly- Shinou! What's with this guy and softness? - And came forward to hug me. Unfortunately I was too shocked to move away and he enveloped me in his arms. He was just a little bit taller than me but that made all the difference. The hug just felt uncomfortable. I held myself stiffly until he stepped back.
"You look... beautiful." I nearly balked at that. What the hell had I ever seen in this guy? He was an idiot as well as a wimp. Not like the original wimp but wimpy in a bad way.
"I hope you noticed but I am a man not a woman." I snapped, the quota of my patience already used up by the annoying Sage and his diabolical plans.
"You are so cute." He grinned. I would have punched him- I really would have- if they hadn't interrupted.
"Wolfram?" This would be a great time for the earth to open up and swallow me. Maybe I could be like Baboon- Capuchin, the animal who spent most of his days living under the earth. Living happily without any headaches of estranged fiancées, one sided love dirty cockroaches and evil plans
But fate- like always- was not on my side. When the earth didn't split open to swallow me whole, I inwardly sighed and put a smile on my face.
"Greta." I turned to find my sweet daughter- now ex daughter- behind me with a very amused Sage in tow. Just my luck. I was sure that now he has spotted William he will think up of another scheme involving William to bring me and Yuri together. And there is no use of explaining to them that none of these plans will work.
"Care to introduce us to your friend?" I glared at the Sage.
"This is William Randolph. He... he is a noble from the eastern parts." No way was I telling him of the connection between me and The Devil.
William, on the other hand, had different ideas. "I used to be together with Wolfram before but due to unfortunate misunderstandings we broke up." He sighed sadly like he actually cared. I just stood in shock. I had to bear the dirty cockroach with his hands all over MY Yuri, the stupid plans and now this. I was already at the end of my self control and this just pushed me over the edge.
"Well thank goodness for misunderstandings. Or I would still be stuck with you." I smiled in a sickly sweet fashion.
An awkward silence followed. Not complete silence since the market place still jostled about with its business, ignoring us except for cursing us for standing in their way. Well, the tense silence was a lot better than listening to The Devils' AKA Williams' voice.
Throat clearing. I narrowed my eyes. Did the stupid Sage not understand that I was actually enjoying the blissful lack of conversation? Well, seeing as he was the one to come up with this so called 'pan' to bring me and Yuri back together it might be safe to say that he had lost a few of his brain cells every time he was reborn.
"Well, glad to see you Mr. William." He extended his hand. William smiled politely and shook his hand.
"The Great Sage huh?" He turned towards me. "Great catch." Excuse me?! Did he say what I heard? I will kill him. No scratch that. I will murder him, cut his bodies into tiny pieces and let the dirty, dirty, dirty cockroach eat it.
Laughter filled the air. I whipped around and glared with all my might at the Sage. He was actually laughing at this. Well, I think the meal for h might just last for 3 days.
"We came as friends." I snapped trying to control my anger. I really doubt Yuri would be too happy if I accidentally set the Sage in fire. Accidentally of course.
"So you are Wolframs' ex boyfriend?" Shit! I very nearly forgot about Greta. I glanced at William and saw that he was about to agree with her. I couldn't allow him to do that!
"No! Of course not! We were just friends." I muttered through gritted teeth, my voice choking a bit at the word friends.
"Really?" She asked me, her brown eyes starting to shine with excitement. I will never understand how she could be so happy about meeting such an evil devil.
"Yes." I replied firmly.
I ignore the disappointed look that appeared on William's face. I dint care about him anymore. It would be better if he would just rot in hell and leave me alone. But fate was never kind to me.
"It's getting late. We better go back to the Castle." I made my move to get away from William.
"I am coming too." I stopped. He was coming? He was coming to the castle? Why? To make my life living hell no doubt.
"Why?" I forced my voice to be full of indifference and resisted the urge to turn back and see the expression on his face.
"Didn't I tell you? I am the new trainer for the new regiment. I will be staying at the Castle for one month." Well, I hoped that Gwendal would do me a favor by opening up the earth. I could persuade Conrart to give me supplies regularly.
The life of Baboon- Capuchin sounded better than mine
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The loud screech nearly deafened me. I frowned as I folded my arms against my chest moodily. Trust Mother to jump on The Devil as soon as we arrived. I can't really blame her since she didn't really know what exactly happened between us since she was away- not an unusual occurrence- and no one really bothered to inform her.
Now that I think about it, no one really knows what actually happened. Not even Conrart and Gwendal. They have only a slight idea but nothing concrete. And I didn't try to confirm or deny anything. So, due to that, everyone thought that I was the one to blame for the breaking up.
"It's been too long! What have you been doing all these years?" Mothers' voice has regained its normal pitch and she let him go. I sent a dark glare towards the Sage as he tried not to laugh at the scene. What the hell did he know about The Devil?
Or maybe he knew everything. With the Sage no one could say.
"Just travelling around. Gaining more knowledge to match up with Wolfram." The Devil actually had the audacity to turn and wink at me. I just scowled.
Mothers' light chuckle rang out. "Don't be jealous Wolfram. You too have done your fair share of travelling these 3 years." Me? Jealous of this- this Devilish Fiend?
I couldn't help myself. I snorted. Not a very noble like thing to do but at that moment I really didn't care. "I think I can find better people to feel jealous of."
Mother threw me a disapproving glance before turning back to William. "Ignore Wolf-chan. He is still recovering from the annulment."
Mother! You should not say that kind of things to this kind of people.
"Really? Maybe I can help cheer him up." The Devil offered. No thanks. I can handle myself fine enough. And I already have two people helping me. I don't need another one to 'help' me. Even though I have full confidence in The Devil that he will try to destroy instead of trying to help.
I looked around. Greta had rushed inside as soon as we reached here while Mother accosted us at the Castle doors.
"That would be great. Maybe you both can rekindle some of the old spark... "She elaborated her statement with a huge wink. I stayed silent. Not because I agreed with her but due to my utmost horror at it.
As if things were not bad enough, fates decided to throw another headache to the mix.
"Lady Celi." I nearly groaned and threw my hands up in defeat. Fate, you win. I give up. But I knew that Fate would live to gloat and will throw in even more headaches.
So I just fold my hands against my chest- I seem to be doing that a lot today- and glare at Yuri and the dirty, dirty, dirty cockroach who was accompanying him. Couldn't he leave Yuri for some time?
Mother turned and smiled brightly at Yuri. I was sure that she was up to something. "Oh you're Majesty. Did you come to meet our guest?"
Yuri nodded. "Greta came rushing to me and was saying something about Wolframs' old friend coming to the Castle." His eyes strayed towards me but I didn't look at him. I preferred looking at Mother than him.
"Not only his friend. His boyfriend." Baboon- Capuchin, I hope you will welcome me into your family.
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Sneak Preview:
"You seem confident that this will work." William asked leaning against the wall as he studied the petite man standing before him.
"Confidence is an important factor in success." The man replied lightly, the only thing betraying his feelings was the smirk that lit up his face. William didn't trust the man. He had a feeling that he was selling his soul to the evil by agreeing to this.
William extended his hand for the man to shake. "Well then, its a deal."
Now there was no way in hell that they would allow the ex- royal couple to get back together.
Author Notes: Yes, I know that it is a pathetic little chapter and for that I apologize. I promise that the next chapter will be a huge one. It will have Yuri, Miko, Greta and Miko, William along with Wolfram an Miko, Many more diabolical plans made by the Sage as well as William and nt to forget, the dirty, dirty, dirty cockroach.