Used another song: Everything I do, by Bryan Adams. (Loved the lyrics.)
Review: "... Call me Yuri."
Conrad stared in disbelief at Airi, 'did he say what I thought he said?' Sure enough, Yuri's roundish eyes were staring back, well not so round anymore, but it was still him all the same. Conrad couldn't believe it, Yuri was back, and not Airi. Yuri looked over at him with a look of understanding and Conrad realized that Yuri now remembered everything.
'He remembers what I did to him... He must hate me now.' Conrad thought rising to his feet and stalking away, leaving a baffled Yuri behind. Conrad knew that he deserved to be punished for what he did to Yuri, even though Gwendal didn't. He didn't deserve to be near Yuri anymore. 'I'll take my leave in the morning...' He decided, and he would announce it tonight, during dinner.
Yuri stayed in the hallway, trying to figure out what he had done wrong. He realized that Conrad had not been himself when he had stabbed him, but Conrad obviously still held himself at fault. Yuri felt like he wanted to cry, but that was something he hadn't done in over fourteen years, and he wasn't about to start it back up now. He would just have to talk to Conrad about it later, but right now they were expecting him for dinner, and he had to announce that he remembered everything.
As Yuri made his way back to the dining room he started to think about his old relationship with Wolfram. While it was true that he had, at one point, had feelings for the blond, Yuri had come to realize that they were feelings of friendship. It was nothing romantic-wise, and he felt bad about leading the blond on before. 'But that still gave him no right to do what he did to me...' Yuri thought to himself. He blushed when he thought back to the encounter with Conrad on the steps of the castle... 'If Gwendal hadn't interrupted, I wonder what that would have led to...?'
Yuri walked through the dining room doors, and was greeted by smiles from all, except Conrad and Wolfram. Conrad kept his eyes on the table, not giving Yuri a glance. Wolfram on the other hand was glaring, Yuri ignored him completely, and walked over to where his kids were seated.
"Have you two been good?" Yuri asked lovingly.
Both boys looked up and nodded rapidly. "Yeah, Karyn's really fun, but can you play hide and seek with us tomorrow?" Shou asked, with big eyes.
"Gah! Not the puppy face!" Yuri said in mock horror, and Shou giggled. "Yeah, I'll make time. How about after lunch tomorrow?" Both boys nodded and started talking to each other about good hiding place around the castle.
Yuri smiled and sat down next to his kids at the head of the table, when the maids came out carrying a large tray of food. The kids looked at it with interest, but their eyes immediately flew to the large chocolate cake that was brought out next.
"Guys, not until after dinner and not too much. The last thing I need is for you two to be bouncing off the walls, tonight. I just don't have the energy to chase you down." Yuri said while laughing, this of course wasn't true, but he said it anyway.
"Hai, daddy." Both said simultaneously.
About midway through dinner, Yuri was trying to figure out when would be a good time to bring up the fact that he had his memories back, when Conrad spoke up first.
"Can I have everyone's attention?" Conrad asked and everyone stopped speaking. "I have decided to renounce my title as the Maou's personal guard, and leave the castle first thing in the morning."
No one spoke, and no one moved. The entire room was silenced as Conrad sat back down.
"... Conrad dear, why do you have to leave us? I don't see why you have to leave the castle..." Cheri started to whimper.
"It's for the best mother." Was the only thing he answered.
Yuri was silent the entire time, his hair falling into his eyes, and Wolfram glanced at him, wondering what was wrong with him. Until Yuri quickly rose to his feet slamming his hands onto the table, the action brought everyone's attention to the double black. His eyes were still covered and he was exuding an extremely dangerous aura.
"... Airi, calm down." Fiyori tried, but Yuri only glared angrily at the blond.
"NO!" Yuri yelled out in a voice that was not his own, and it obviously worried the entire group because they rose to their feet, and pulled out their weapons.
By the time they did so though, Yuri was already gone from his seat. He was standing next to Conrad, and before he could even react Yuri ripped the chair he was sitting on, out from underneath him. Then moved in a blur, wrapping his burned arm around Conrad's waist, Yuri yanked him up so that the man was perpendicular with Yuri's hips, and off the ground. He carried Conrad out of the room like he was a piece of luggage, not caring about what the other's thought of him at this point. He was just so consumed with rage, that he acted with out thinking, and only acted on his feelings. He walked, somewhat, calmly into a room and threw Conrad's struggling form onto the bed. He then turned around and locked the door.
Conrad had tried to get loose from Yuri's grip, but for all the progress he was making, he might as well have been pushing against an iron beam. He looked around the room, recognizing his surroundings. They were back in his room, and Conrad could see why Yuri would not want to go back to his own room. He looked over at Yuri, who had still not turned around, and tried to get him to understand.
"... Yuri?"... No response. "Yuri if you're going to kill me, please don't keep me in suspense. Wait, no, never mind I deserve it." Conrad decided.
Yuri was busy calming himself down before he continued, one wrong move and he could snap Conrad's neck... 'Shit! I should have grabbed my weights'... He thought back to what Conrad had said earlier... 'Is that what he thinks I brought him here for? Jeez, who am I kidding? He knows I'm a murderer... I have the blood of so many people on my hands that I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted nothing to do with me... Well, whatever. It's not like I can screw up our relationship any more than it already is, and if he does reject me... Screw it, I'll just deal with that later.'
He turned around and faced Conrad. "... Kneel." Yuri ordered, and Conrad dropped to his knees without hesitation. Yuri noticed his voice still hadn't changed back yet and that he must still sound pretty menacing... "Is that honestly what you think of me?" He asked in a sad tone. "That I'd off you just like that?"
Now it was Conrad's turn to be baffled. "... I didn't mean it like that, only that this was something that I deserved... I don't deserve to be near you."
Yuri damn near lost it again. "Don't talk like that! I've worked way to hard finding my way back to you. Just to lose it all again because you think you did something wrong!" Yuri yelled out, but clamped a hand over his mouth.
"Heika? Are you alright?" Conrad asked worry evident in his voice.
"Yuri... Dammit, call me Yuri." He said, and decided to just go for it.
He walked over to Conrad, and yanked on his dagger. Yuri smiled lightly when he got the desired effect, and Conrad closed his eyes, waiting. He took his hand off the hilt of his dagger and kneeled down to Conrad's height. Inwardly, he took a deep breath and leaned in pressing his lips to Conrad's in a small chaste kiss.
Conrad opened his eyes in surprise at the contact, but didn't pull away, much to Yuri's surprise. The young man reluctantly pulled away. "... Conrad, when are you going to realize how I feel about you? I love you." Yuri said in a whisper, with a blush working it's way up.
Conrad couldn't believe what he was hearing... Yuri... Loved him? Even after everything that Conrad did to him, he still loved him?
"... H-How can you...?" Conrad stuttered, and Yuri smiled lightly.
"You know? It's really cute when you stutter like that." Yuri said.
"Yuri I don't deserve you..."
Yuri let out a frustrated sigh, running his hand through his hair."You're right... You deserve a whole lot more." Conrad stared at him. "You've been such a good friend to me, I was just too dense to realize that I had more feelings for you than just friendship. Conrad when I told you about my... Profession, what did you think of me?" Yuri asked, deciding to take a different route.
"... I didn't think anything, only that you never would have been put in that situation if it wasn't for me." Conrad said and Yuri sighed, obviously not getting the answer he wanted.
"Not what I meant. I told you that I've killed so many people without a second thought, and I'm asking what you thought of me when you learned that."
"... I thought that you had to do what you had to do, that no matter what, that still didn't change the person you were. You said it yourself that you didn't kill needlessly. It's wrong to blame you for something you had no control... over..." He went quiet realizing what he had just said.
"Exactly... What I had no control over. You had no control over yourself when you stabbed me, so stop blaming yourself. Because I definitely don't." Yuri stated with such sincerity.
Conrad stayed silent and Yuri had an idea. "Conrad? I want you to listen to something." Conrad looked over at Yuri as he walked over to the bed, waving his hand over it. A small black hole appeared and Yuri yanked his hand upward, pulling out a black case. 'His guitar? And how did he do that with my bed?' Conrad thought. The black guitar was pulled from its case and propped up onto Yuri's knee and Yuri looked over at Conrad sheepishly. "Now, you've heard the kind of music that I've written, this is nothing like that... I kind of wrote this song when I was still 'Airi', and I didn't even realize why until I regained my memories. For some reason, I just needed to write it..." Yuri finished in a whisper, and started strumming the guitar.
'Look into my eyes - you will see
What you mean to me
Search your heart - search your soul
And when you find me there you'll search no more
Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for
You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for
You know it's true
Everything I do - I do it for you
Look into your heart - you will find
There's nothin' there to hide
Take me as I am - take my life
I would give it all - I would sacrifice
Don't tell me it's not worth fightin' for
I can't help it - there's nothin' I want more
Ya know it's true
Everything I do - I do it for you
There's no love - like your love
And no other - could give more love
There's nowhere - unless you're there
All the time - all the way
Oh - you can't tell me it's not worth tryin' for
I can't help it - there's nothin' I want more
I would fight for you - I'd lie for you
Walk the wire for you - ya I'd die for you
Ya know it's true
Everything I do - I do it for you'
He finished the song in a quiet whisper, and looked over at Conrad with a blush tainting his cheeks. "... Yeah, I know kind of cheesy... The point is, I wrote if for..." Yuri never got to finish, because the instant he looked up Conrad had pressed his lips against Yuri's in a smoldering kiss.
Yuri moaned into the kiss, a hot needy feeling instantly washing over his body, when he felt Conrad's hand's start to roam. Conrad's tongue raked over Yuri's bottom lip, asking for entrance, and Yuri parted his lips.
Conrad could definitely feel the difference between Airi and Yuri. While Airi was extremely forward and blunt about things, Yuri was more tentative and put more feelings behind his words... And actions... Their tongues battled for dominance, and Yuri smirked against Conrad's lips, backing down. Conrad plunged his tongue into Yuri's mouth exploring every part, burning it into his memory, making sure that he would never forget. Needing air, both reluctantly pulled away, and just stared at each other.
Yuri smiled that trade mark goofy smile, and it quickly changed to a smirk. Conrad blinked at the sudden change and felt himself tackled around the waist, into the bed behind them. He opened his eyes and saw Yuri above him, still smirking, and dipping his head down low, to Conrad's now naked chest. 'How did he manage to do that? I didn't even feel my jacket and shirt slide off.' Conrad thought, and he lost his train of thought when he felt Yuri nibble on his ear slightly, already working his way down. Yuri left a trail of fire with his nips and kisses, before swirling his tongue lazily around Conrad's left nipple.
Conrad couldn't believe this was happening, that the one person he cared so deeply for in this world was with him now... In his room. He quickly regained his senses, taking charge and flipped the young man over, so that he was now on top. He heard Yuri let out a mewling noise at the sudden change, that Conrad thought was absolutely adorable, and he proceeded to make him do it again. Conrad brushed his hand on Yuri's inner thigh, and the young man let out a needy whimper. He watched as Yuri's eyes glazed over in lust, and Yuri arched his back to meet Conrad.
Yuri had wanted to do this for so long... But part of his mind was still holding back, something that scared him. While he knew that Conrad was nothing like Wolfram, it didn't stop the fear bubbling its way to the surface. He desperately wanted to continue... but he also knew that something like that could have some grave consequences if he gave in to all his senses, like he sometimes did, and right now he felt like he was on the verge of snapping.
Conrad dipped his head down low, kissing the young man with as much passion as he could muster, and was rewarded when he felt Yuri's body shudder underneath him. Yuri let out a needy moan and reached his hands above his head to grip the bars of the headboard, tightly, while he tried to keep himself under control. Conrad pulled his hand up to the collar of Yuri's jacket and flicked the first button free, the second and third came undone easily enough as well. His jacket was pulled off within seconds, leaving only the crimson muscle shirt. Conrad could feel Yuri tense as he skimmed his hand under the thin shirt, lifting it up slightly.
"... Yuri? Are you alright?" He asked, wondering if he did something wrong.
"... It's not... That... I'm just worried, my body isn't exactly..." Yuri trailed off, burning red.
"Yuri... You are absolutely beautiful. Please don't try to hide it..." Conrad said in a low whisper, making the young men turn redder.
"Conrad... I have scars that I'm not proud of... I just don't want you to be angry..."
"I could never be angry with you, never." Conrad promised.
"It's not me you'd be angry at..." Yuri mumbled.
Conrad lifted off the shirt and looked over Yuri's body. He saw nothing out of the ordinary, except for the thin scar just under his navel, but that would have just been from the twins. His gaze drifted lower and he caught sight of gouges in Yuri's hips, if Yuri had not been wearing low rider pants, he never would have seen them. They were deep crevasses, marring his beautiful skin, and Conrad could feel a well of rage developing.
"Yuri, can I look at your back?" the young man turned a deathly shade of white, and kept his gaze down, but flipped over.
Conrad's eyes instantly flew to the jagged claw marks, that started at the back of his shoulder's and worked their way down to the middle of his back, tapering out. They were obviously a continuation of the scratches on his hips, but these were far deeper, and more jagged. Conrad inspected them more closely realizing that these 'claw' marks were actually caused by fingernails, and only one name came to Conrad's mind.
"Yuri, did Wolfram do this to you?" Conrad asked, trying to keep his voice level.
His mind wandered back to when he caught Wolfram cheating on Yuri. "'You're too late Weller, I already took him weeks ago.'" His younger brother's voice rang out in his head.
"... Yeah... It hurt so much... I actually thought I was going to die, especially when Shori came and told me about my parents..."
Conrad gaped, it seemed like it was only yesterday when Shori had came to Shin Makoku, and given the news. He had noticed the odd behavior Yuri was exhibiting when he came to breakfast that morning, but he never would have thought that it was due to a reason like this.
"Conrad?" Yuri's voice broke the soldier from his reverie. "I don't mean to be weird but we need to stop. It's not that I don't want to, it's just..." Conrad forced a smile for Yuri's sake, and placed a kiss in his black locks.
"Of course Yu-ri." Yuri smiled.
"Hey, you're using my name now." He chirped happily, then chuckled. "We should probably get back. Everyone's probably wondering what we're doing now... What, with that dramatic exit we made..." Conrad paled at the possibility of what his mother could be thinking at this moment. "So? Is this all settled? You're not still trying to get away from me are you? Because you're going to be in for a big surprise, I can actually be pretty selfish when I want to be." He finished with a smile.
"Of course not Yuri, I won't leave." Conrad said honestly.
They quickly threw their clothes back on and headed back into the dining room, their hands intertwined. When they reached to room, it was obvious that Fiyori and Wolfram were at it again, judging from the muffled yelling, and Yuri let go of Conrad's hand to open the doors. They all turned to look at who was at the door, except the two blonds, they were still to busy glaring at each other. Yuri turned to glance at Conrad, and Wolfram saw that Yuri was now back.
He had in fact had been trying to get out of the room so that he could hunt down that cheater, but that damn Fiyori had stopped his exit. Wolfram still believed that Yuri had belonged to no one but him. He was absolutely furious when he watched Yuri carry his half-breed brother out of the room like that, doing Shinou knows what with the man. He had it, he was going to put an end to this damn thing once and for all.
Fiyori glanced up a playful smirk playing with his features, "Jeez, Airi. I didn't know you could get your voice to go that high." He said in English, so that Conrad could get the hint to.
Yuri sent the man a glare, that obviously said 'back the hell off', and walked over to Gwendal, the strained man looked up to meet his gaze.
"... I remember." Yuri said, and Gwendal stared at him, his eyes widening.
"Yuri-heika?" Gunter tried, and Yuri looked over at the lavender haired man.
"How goes it Gunter?" Yuri said back with his trademark smile.
The man burst into tears, happy to have his leader back, while Gwendal cleared his throat.
"Welcome back Heika." He said simply, and Yuri looked back over at him.
"There's also something you need to know. I haven't been able to go into Maou mode since I arrived on Earth." Gwendal stared at the young man.
"But for you that was over fifteen years ago...?" Yuri nodded at the question.
"Yeah, and I can't..." He paused looking for the right words to explain the situation. "Contact him anymore either. It's like he... died." He finished in a whisper.
Gwendal nodded at the new information, never in his life did he ever hear of a Maou losing his 'other' half. Nothing of it was written in the history books, that he knew about, but maybe something would be in the old texts... After the conversation was finished Yuri walked back over to Conrad, who was now sitting at the table next to Yuri's friends, with a smile on his face and started to talk to him about something, in English.
Wolfram was on the other side of the room, and Yuri thought that he couldn't hear the conversation taking place, only he actually could. It's true he had noticed something off about the way Yuri acted now and again, and it made it all the better when he knew that Yuri wouldn't be able to stand a chance against him without his other side.
Wolfram glared at Yuri as he conversed in an unknown language with Conrad, 'So he was back. Just how long has he been faking, anyway? This is a bunch of bullshit.' Wolfram wrapped his hand around his wine goblet, and threw it at Yuri's head, when no one was looking.
The young man whirled around and swatted the projectile away, into the wall, but that didn't stop the wine from drenching his head and shoulders. The entire room gasped, and Yuri stood there motionless, his eyes hidden behind his wet bangs.
"Dammit!" Fiyori shouted at Wolfram. "You stupid piece of shit, just give me a reason to pop a cap in your a-" Yuri clamped his hand over the blonds mouth, before he could finish his sentence.
"Don't you dare finish that sentence. Think of the connotation's that particular phrase could have behind it." Yuri hissed out, surprising everyone.
The blond looked thoughtful for a moment, then turned red, realizing exactly what his friend had meant.
Watching the entire spectacle taking place, the maids came by a few minutes later, giving Yuri a towel. He rubbed at his head, staining the white linen red, and quickly handed it back.
Gwendal's gaze had drifted over to the goblet, which was now in pieces, resting on the floor. 'That cup was made from steel... How did Yuri do that?' He thought, but was interrupted by the sound of clattering silverware. His gaze went to his youngest brother, and he saw that the blond had made the declaration of a challenge.
"Yuri, I challenge you to a duel."