Author's Notes: This chapter - Yuuri and Wolfram clear the confusion.

Chapter 4

--Wolfram--

Let me get this straight. When I woke up this morning, I wasn't in my body?

"Correct," the Maou answered.

Conrart was not calling me "Your Majesty", he was actually calling on Yuuri. And that was actually you running with my brother. And that was Yuuri in my body shaking me, calling my name and telling me to wake up.

"Correct."

It is no wonder why my other self was acting so wimpy. How come you didn't go with him? Why are you stuck here with me? And how come you're the one in control and not me.

I was met with silence.

Are you trying to do something that wimpy Yuuri would not allow you to? Something you want that he's been suppressing?

More silence.

I would have crossed my arms and gave a disgusted "hmph!" but the Maou still had control of Yuuri's body. We were at the moment staring at Yuuri who was in my body and who had been gazing out the window. I could only assume he was worried about Conrart.

"Why art thou dispirited?"

You're talking now?

"Our love for thy brother differs from our love for thee."

Apparently.

"He stares at his reflection," his voice was almost gentle when he said it.

How would you know?

"He and I, we are the same person."

So what are you exactly up to? Why won't you let me have control over this body?

No answer.

"Hmph!" I said. And almost fell out of the chair when I realized that it came out loud. I crossed my arms. I rolled my eyes. I looked at the ceiling. I tapped my foot. I stood up and jumped.

Finally! I thought to myself.

By this time, everyone in the room was staring at me. I grabbed Yuuri's wrist and dragged him towards the doorway.

"Your Majesty," Günter wailed, "we aren't done with your lessons..."

"Lord von Kleist," I said peremptorily, "I expect you, of all people, to understand my needs especially those specific to my fiancé."

For once, Günter was at a loss for words. I smiled inwardly. We left before anyone else could detain us. When we got to our room, I slammed the door and locked it.

"You! Who are you?!" my fiancé cried out as I let go of him.

"Who do you think, Wimp!"

The face that I had known all my life, the face that he was wearing, that face transformed into joy when he heard my favorite nickname for him.

"Thou art beautiful!" the deep voice of the Maou drifted in my head.

Not now, you. I have to talk to the other you. And no interruptions this time.

By this time, Yuuri had grabbed me and was hugging me tightly. "Wolf! Wolf! You're in there. Gods, I thought I lost you and some evil spirit had taken over my body."

"Well, you're somewhat right," I told him.

"Thou darest call me evil."

I said 'somewhat'. Honestly, can you just be quiet for a moment.

"Offer me something," the Maou challenged.

What do you want? I thought desperately.

"I want thee," he answered.

You already have me! I thought emphatically.

"Wolf, hey, you still in there?" wimp Yuuri said. The one currently residing in my body.

"Of course, I am."

"How come you didn't answer me earlier this morning? I was so panicked," Yuuri whined. "This has to be one of the worst days of my life. Worse than when I was in Shouri's body. First, you've been acting unlike yourself, not that I blame you. It's pretty weird waking up in someone else's body. Then you've been pretending to be me all day. And Conrad didn't even recognize me and now he's gone off on a mission in this god-awful weather. Then there's the meeting with the nobles. I don't know why they're bringing up the engagement at this time. Wolf, what are we going to do? Maybe we should just go back to Earth now. How did we become like this?"

"What? What do you mean, how did we become like this? What are you trying to say? Are you saying you're not going to defend our engagement?"

I was grabbing him by the collar but resisted hitting him. I would have been hitting myself. Well, this situation was proving to be more frustrating in more ways than one. How was I suppose to discipline him when he was wearing my body?

He grabbed me by the shoulders and yelled, "The engagement is not the most important thing right now!"

"What?! Our engagement is not important?!!" Blood was rushing to my head and I felt that I was about to explode.

"Aargh!" he grunted. He let go of me and broke my grasp on his collar. He collapsed on the bed and groaned, "You are the most troublesome person to speak to. In any form."

"Elements of fire, obey this proud Mazoku," I chanted.

"Whoa! Wolfram, calm down..." he put his hands up defensively, "I didn't say our engagement was unimportant."

I didn't go any further. Not that I didn't want to hit him with a fireball, whether or not he had my body. The fire elements were not responding.

I tried again, "Elements of fire, obey this proud Mazoku who have slain the Soushou..."

Nothing.

Not being able to use Majutsu was akin to not being able to see or hear. It was one of the reasons I didn't like going into human territories. It unbalanced me. Not being able to use it in demon territory was nerve-wracking.

"Do not fret, my love," the deep voice in my head assured me, "since I am still here, most likely, thy powers are with thy body."

Oh.

"Wolfra--"

"Yuuri," I interrupted, "call the elements of fire."

"What? I don't--"

"Just call them! They're not responding to me!" I shouted.

"Oh. But how?" he muttered helplessly.

"Honestly, you've seen me do it hundreds of times."

He screwed his face in thought.

I sighed. "You don't even remember the chant?"

"Um..."

"It doesn't matter what the chant is. You call on the elements of fire and ask them to help you. Feel them in the air and concentrate them on your palm. I have a very strong affinity to fire and they care for me a great deal. You should have no difficulty."

He opened his palm and took a deep breath. "Elements of fire, obey this Mazoku and make the form of a... a fireball!"

Yuuri would have to be the one to come up with the most inelegant chant. "It's a good thing you don't have to chant to use your powers."

"Aw come on Wolf," he said happily as he nodded towards the fireball in his hand. "Look, it worked."

"Of course, it worked."

"I wish I could do this all the time," he mused, "it must be nice to be able to do this without going Maou-mode."

"Speaking of whom... you left him in here," I said.

"Left who in where."

"You left the Maou in here."

"I am the Maou... and I'm in here, how can I leave myself in there?"

"You left your Maou-mode in your body. It's probably why I can't call on the fire elements and you can."

"This didn't happen when I traded bodies with Shouri."

"Well, it's apparent that I left my powers in there," I explained pointing a finger at his chest, "and you left your powers here along with all your perverted thoughts."

"I don't have perverted thoughts!"

"Oh? You don't dream about you and me," I began as I leaned in close to his ear. I finished in a whisper some of the things his other self had been trying to do.

The guilty shade of red would have certainly looked better if he wasn't wearing my face.

"Th-that's neither here nor there, Wolfram. I would like to know how we exchanged places in the first place. Have you been playing with any of Anissina's device?"

"I think I have more wisdom than you, wimp, when it comes to avoiding her!" I raised an eyebrow in challenge.

"Fine, I think all we need to do is travel inter-dimensionally and then we'd get back to normal. I mean, that's what happened with my brother. So it has to work."

"I have a feeling you're just making this up as you go along."

"I don't know why I put up with you..." he stopped when he saw I was about to deck him. Not that I would have, he did still had my body. "Look," he continued, "let's go to Earth now and we can see who is right and who is blond."

I gave him a Gwendal-sized frown. He shrugged.

"We can't leave," I said finally.

"Why not?"

"You have a meeting with the Ten Nobles tomorrow, remember?"

"No. You, Yuuri, have a meeting with the Ten Nobles tomorrow," he countered.

"Either way, we can't leave until after the meeting."

"Why are they having a council about us anyway?"

"Because you're a cheater."

tbc...

A/N: I didn't realize how short this chapter was. Next chapter will be much longer -- Meeting, Skirmish, Epiphanies.