So sorry about the time it took to update this... I have so many classes I'm taking right now. I know poor excuse, but still a viable one all the same. Well enjoy!

Chapter 7:

It had been three days since Wolfram had returned to his former self, and the castle was getting along great. Until Baa-chan dashed into the room in a frenzy stopping when she reached Yuri.

Yuri was watching as Gwendal knitted yet another of his creations in the dining room, a shadow he conjured was doing all the paperwork, when the old women barged through the door.

"Airi, we have a problem. You're gonna die." Everyone nearly choked and Airi just stared at her.

"Care to rephrase that, so you don't scare anyone?" He asked with a bored tone.

"... Oh, yeah, sorry about that. The council sent me a cutout of the fabric, check for yourself." She handed it over the small material and he took out a piece of paper, writing the number of each thread. (Again... Another Wanted reference. If you haven't seen it, I'm not going to explain, cause' that would give away a portion of the movie... And I'm not that type of evil.)

He cross reference the numbers, and checked the sheet again. Sure enough it said Airi Kyosuke, he let out a snort.

"Baa-chan it says 'Airi'" He said, she nodded, and he lifted his eyebrow. "Don't go senile on me now... If this was a true confirmation from the loom, it would have used my real name. This just shows that those councilmen are changing things around to their own advantage. Honestly you should know this seeing as how you gave me that name." He huffed.

She let out an embarrassed chuckled and fidgeted. "I forgot about that..."

"... Face it. You've given those old farts too much power, and now you've been reduced to nothing more than a figure head." Yuri stated in a drawl and took on a more serious look. "They're bending fate to their will for their own personal benefits ... It will eventually snap and have serious repercussions, unless they are stopped..."

"... You're not proposing, what I think you are... are you?" She asked in a worried tone.

"Take it as you will... But, know this, I don't work for those people... Only you. You just need to make the call." He said, while Fiyori and the others nodded.

Yuri rose from his seat, and chose another seat next to his group, joining in on their game of old maid.

"This is almost as bad as that game of poker Tsume lost..." Yuri murmured, and Wolfram looked at them now.

"What happened?" He inquired and Yuri looked around the room for his children before giving a sly smile.

"Poor guy was so wasted and we ended up taping him to a billboard advertising dildo's." He said and Conrad choked on his coffee.

"What's a dildo?"

"Ah, it's a toy used in se-..." Fiyori clamped a hand over Yuri's mouth.

"We don't need you corrupting the minds of the people here Airi." He said.

"... Earth reference." Yuri answered and gave Conrad a small smile, a silent promise he'd behave.

"So, I haven't seen the ankle biters in a recently... How have they take to the new environment?" Fiyori said in French.

Yuri smiled at the affectionate (My gramps used to call me and my sis this all the time. Well, that and rugrat, but it's still a cute name.) term. "They're quite taken with everyone at this point. So far I'm Daddy, Wolfram's Papa, Conrad's Dad, Gwendal's... They call him Uncle Gwennie, and they call Cheri Nanna. I'm not exactly sure how that's gonna change when they get older, but it's really cute. Conrad's also quite taken with them as well."

Conrad listened to the group as quietly, while they spoke. It made sense that they would have to be proficient in many languages in their line of work, but that didn't change the fact that he would like to know what they were conversing about in that other language. The doors slid open to reveal a familiar double black.

"Yo! Murtata, long time no see. Damn you got old!" Yuri called out cheerfully and went to give his tall friend a hug.

"Shibuya? You remember me?" He asked and Yuri nodded.

"Of course." He chirped.

"Heika? Why is it that Geika has aged so much but you haven't?" Gunter asked.

"It's because I'm half Mazoku... Remember? While my dad is a full Mazoku my mother isn't, but Murata was (re)born to human parents on Earth. While he might have some traces of Mazoku blood in him, from an ancestor, he doesn't have enough to stop him from aging as a human does." Yuri said, and filled Murata in on what's happened over the past fifteen years.

"Well it seems as if you've been busy... I just came to tell you that your brother will be coming here in about an hour, to see and 'approve' of the new Maou." Murata informed his friend, and Yuri raised an eyebrow.

"..." Yuri blinked. "Seriously?"

Murata nodded. "He said that after the death of his brother... He wouldn't see just anyone."

"Damn... He's gonna hate me at first." Yuri said, and the group laughed.

"You're not the most likable person, hell we hated you the first time we met you." Fiyori stated.

"... Likewise." Yuri answered. "Just how mad is he?" Yuri asked knowing of his brothers volatile temper.

"... You'll see when he gets here."

"Hooo boy. This is going to be one long day." He drawled, and exited the room.

Yuri paced back and forth in the halls, he wasn't angry per say, but leaning more towards frustrated. Sexually frustrated to be exact... He had, confessed his love to the older half Mazoku soldier, who had, thankfully, returned his feelings... But since then, it seemed as if Conrad had been avoiding the young double black. He bit his thumb drawing blood, and winced slightly. 'Damn... Forgot just how sharp my teeth were...' He walked through the halls, and stopped in front of the dining room doors, deciding whether or not he should see him... He let out a long sigh, and decided against it. Instead, he chose to vent his himself by training, his own... Personal way.

He chose a courtyard on the other side of the field, one that wasn't too huge, but big enough. He pulled off his jacket, leaving his sleeveless crimson muscle shirt, and gloves on, reaching into his jacket and pulling out a few technique books, that he'd 'borrowed' from the library back in New York, before discarding it underneath a tree and finally flipping through the pages. They were books on intricate martial art moves, and he memorized the steps for each one. 'Sometimes it pays to have a photographic memory.' He thought, wincing slightly when he remembered the time he caught Baa-chan and Bob in the throes of... 'Gah! The freaking incident is still burned into my mind. Note to self... If I want to defuse sexual tension, think of Bob and Baa-chan... Works far faster than a cold shower.'

When he memorized a good portion of the books, he pulled out a silver rectangular object from his pocket and placed the wireless white buds into his ears. 'Praise the inventor of the Ipod. One of man's greatest ways of occupying time.' He pulled up his play list, and turned it up so that it was screaming in his ears... First song: Pens and Needles by Hawthorne Heights, one of his personal favorites.

Yuri took up the first position and waited for the music to start, once it did he performed each step perfectly on beat with the music, getting his body used to all the twists and turns needed to complete each one. Once he had them down to where he was pretty sure he could do it in his sleep when he needed to, he began to work on his dodging, and pulled up a few shadows. By this time the next song started up, Stretch Your Legs To Coffin Length by: Senses Fail, not one he had any interest in, but had a pretty good beat for working out. The shadows rushed forward, and began to throw powerful kicks and punches. The first nearly nailed him, but he bent his body backwards, avoiding the hit, and pulled his body back farther, throwing his arms back to perform a backhand spring, while simultaneously kicking his attackers away from him.

They growled, and lunged forward again, but he jumped back multiple times, placing some distance between himself and his attackers. He smiled as they devised a plan, three ran forward, while the other three phased behind him, and he phased out. This went on for awhile, but Yuri started to get used to this, and called out a few more, while closing his eyes...

Power fluctuations could be felt throughout the castle, and Conrad, who was the closest, decided to investigate. He walked into the corridor and saw his smaller lover, seemingly dancing on the field. He was bending and moving his body in such fluid motions, it was like he became one with his element. Conrad's breath hitched in his throat at the sight. He watched Yuri as he glided across the field, not bothering to pick up the pace and blur his body to phase across the area. Yuri whirled around and jumped far into the air, around thirty or so feet, and twisted his body so that he was looking down at his opponents. They turned to face him, just as he started to fall, and he brought his feet down into the tops of their heads, in a strong ax-kick.

The shadows, dispersed in an instant, leaving Yuri alone in the field. 'Well... Let's see if I have any Maryoku at my disposal.' He raised his hands, palms faced downward, calling upon his Maryoku. His hands glowed blue, and cloud littered the sky, before releasing their stores of water. The water drenched Yuri from head to toe, and the field. When it did stop raining, Yuri waved his hand and hundreds of thousands of water drops rose off the ground, illuminating the place in a multitudes of shining spheres.

Thinking he was alone, Yuri did what he hadn't done in what seemed like forever, he laughed. A full-hearted one, that lit up his whole face and made his eyes burn with and unbridled light. One that made Conrad think of the boy that Yuri never had the chance to be, that wasn't thrust into the hate of society. Someone that still had so much innocence, and naivety, who hasn't seen the harshness of war. Yuri, poor Yuri, was thrust into the world of killing, at such a young age. 'Only fifteen...' Conrad thought miserably.

Though... Yuri was slowly getting better. He was no longer cold to others or pushed them away, even going as far as to open up to and trust others again. Only now he thought things through much farther and harder than he did before, thinking ahead even a hundred of possible moves, considering every possible way something could go wrong, before making his decision. It was like the young man's mind was in overdrive, or in the very least, on steroids.

Yuri let the water fall back to the ground and looked up into the corridors to see Conrad watching him intently. He blushed, realizing that he had been caught and walked up to the soldier, phasing the jacket into his hands. He inwardly took a deep breath, trying to calm his body down. 'Think Baa-chan... Bob...? Oh man, I think I'm turning green.'

Conrad noticed the change of complexion in Yuri's pallor, and thought maybe something was wrong with him. "Are you alright, Heika?" He asked, and Yuri pouted adorably.

"I thought you said you weren't going to call me that again...?" He whined and Conrad chuckled.

"Of course Yuri."

"And yes, I'm fine. Just a nauseous thought entered my mind." He answered and Conrad nodded.

"I came to get you, your brother should be arriving at the fountain in around five minutes." Conrad said.

They arrived at the fountain a few moments later and Yuri placed a set of sunglasses in his face. Wolfram silently wondered how many pairs the double black had on him.

"I have three. Silver, black, and dark blue. They're just regenerative, and rarely break." Yuri said, making Wolfram look at him. "Mind reading, perks of being an Oni." Yuri replied as the water started to flash blue.

A suit clad form rose from the depths and Yuri smiled inwardly. His older brother looked just the same as he had fifteen years ago, well except for the age his eyes now showed... It was nostalgic to say the least.

"Welcome to my country Shin Makoku, it's a pleasure to meet you." Yuri said making his voice go deep.

Shori eyed him with a weary glare. "So... You're the new Maou..." He said sceptically.

"Yes."

The older man turned and faced the rest of the Mazoku. "... You said you were going to protect him, I trusted you!" He yelled out, and the water behind him started to churn.

Yuri noticed the liquid, and gripped the forearm of his brother in an attempt to calm him. "You're supposed to be the representative of the Earth Maou. Show some respect, and cease your attack on my comrades." Yuri said, and Shori turned to face him.

"Where the hell do you get off? Let go." He hissed. "You have no place in this, my brother was never supposed to die."

"You're in my land now, and I will not tolerate any attacks on my men. Now calm down." Yuri hissed.

Shori tackled the young man to the ground, and wrapped his hands around Yuri's throat, choking off his air supply. Shori duly noted that the new Maou wasn't fighting back, only allowing him to kill him, and he growled at the incompetence of this person.

Conrad quickly pulled out his sword and was about to hit Shori over the head when Murata stopped him and the other's with the wave of his hand.

"You've seen the way he fights... He's trying to let Shori vent, and look it's working." Murata stated.

Shori was beginning to lose his resolve, and pulled is hands away from the young man. "... I'm sorry. I overreacted." He whispered and Yuri rubbed the hand prints on his neck.

"Please think nothing of it, but you should know that the reason you were brought back to Shin Makoku wasn't to meet the new ruler." Yuri said with a smile.

"... Then why am I here?"

Yuri ran a hand through his disheveled locks, and pulled of his sunglasses. "You're here to see your brother again. How goes it Shori?"

Shori stared at the young man, but then tackled him to the ground in a hug. "Oh my God... It's really you..." He sniffled and remembered that he nearly choked his adorable younger brother. "W-Why didn't you try to stop me?"

"I'm not that weak anymore Shori... Besides would you have listened, if I did tell you?"

"Probably not... I would have thought it was some trick or something..." Shori mumbled, and Yuri smiled.

"That's what I thought... So I gambled, and it worked." He said with his trademark grin.

"What the hell happened? Last I heard some black blob killed you." Shori asked.

"That thing was called the Midori... And no it didn't kill me. I was actually thrown back to Earth, but I had amnesia. It was the reason why I didn't contact you." Yuri said standing up and brushing himself off.

"How did you live then?"

"... Have you heard of a band called, The Sanctum?" (Not sure if it's a real band... Just pulled a word from my mind.) Yuri asked and Shori nodded.

"Yeah, I actually listen to their music a lot, it's some pretty dark stuff, but it fit my mood." Shori said.

"... I'm the lead singer." He looked past an open mouth Shori and pointed to the group. "That's Hiro, he plays drums. Tsume is the big one, he's killer on the guitar, and the blond is Fiyori. He plays bass."

"...Wait a minute... Bob gave me a file on the new Maou. It said that he was an assassin of some sort..." Shori trailed of and looked at his brother as he winced. "You're an assassin?"

"Yeah... I... Dispose of the people infected by the Midori... And by the Oni." Yuri finished and Shori's face turned red.

"You're fighting against the Oni?" Yuri nodded. "Yuri are you crazy? Those things aren't capable of compassion... You could get killed!"

"Well... I have been hit in the head a few times... So maybe?" 'Gah! Here comes Shori mode... I swear... It's more formidable then me in Maou mode... ' "Shori calm down... I'm a veteran when it comes to these things, you don't need to worry." Yuri held his hands up defensively as he said this.

"... Is there anything else I should know about?" Shori hissed out and Yuri frowned.

"... Wolfram and I aren't engaged anymore... but I actually have-"

"Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaddddyyyyy." Two loud high pitched voices rang out and Yuri chuckled.

"Right on time." He murmured as Riku and Shou threw themselves against his legs.

"Who did you want us to meet?" Riku asked, and looked at the baffled man on the ground.

"Yu-chan? W-Why does he look like...?" Shori asked.

"Shori... I'd like you to meet Riku," He patted his older son's black hair. "And Shou... Your nephews." He rested another hand on Shou's head, ruffling the blond curls and the little one giggled.

"We have another uncle? Is there anyone else we should know about?" Riku asked, making Yuri laugh.

"Unless Shori got married..." Yuri said.

Shori looked towards the twins, and saw the resemblance between them and Wolfram. "I thought you said the engagement between you and Wolfram was called off?"

"I did... We just didn't care for each other that way..." He faced the children. "Call him Sho-chan, he'll get a kick out of that."

"Alright! Nice to meet you uncle Sho-chan." They said and wrapped their small arms around his legs.

"N-Nice to meet you too." He faced Yuri. "Don't think this means we're done talking about your job." Shori reprimanded, and Yuri smirked at him.

"Sure."

Conrad walked over to Yuri and leaned down to whisper in his ear. "You're not going to tell him about us?" His older brother looked at the scene of intimacy, and frowned.

"I'm waiting for the right moment." He watched as Shori got to know the boys and saw that they had successfully intertwined themselves in his legs, then decided to break the news. "Shori?" His older brother looked up. "Conrad and I are seeing each other, and I'm not looking for an approval, just thought you oughta know." He stated and Shori, of course, started to seethe.

"Yuri he's at least four times older than you! And he's a guy!" Shori shouted, and Yuri just stared at him.

"... So?"

"You made such a fuss when you were engaged to that blond." Shori muttered.

"... Shori... at that time I was a child. I had never been on a date, much less been in love with someone. I honestly don't give a darn if Conrad's a guy, I love him, can't you just be happy for me?" Yuri asked and for once Shori was completely speechless.

He'd never seen his brother like this before, he really was an adult now.

"A-Alright..." Shori gave in and glared at Conrad. "Don't hurt him... He's in your hands." Conrad nodded, and Yuri broke the silence.

"Boys! Attack him with your cuteness!" Yuri called out and both boys looked up with their huge watery green eyes.

Shori just about popped a nerve at the sight, they looked and acted just like Yuri when he was that age...

"Keep an eye on them Shori... I'll see you during dinner. I've got papers to sign." Yuri said quickly making something up and placed his hands in his pocket, before walking away.

Conrad and Yuri walked side by side, the young king quickly snatching glances of the soldier as they walked, when Conrad caught him. Seeing as how he wasn't in another's presence, he tried, unsuccessfully to hide his blush.

"That... Actually went better than I expected. I thought he was going to fight to the death on that one... I'm happy that he excepted you though." Yuri said with a smile, while lightly touching the older man's arm, and Conrad shivered lightly at the delicious contact. 'Damn, getting turned on by just a smile and touch...' Here he was alone with the one he loved, body and soul, trying desperately to hold himself back, not to take his young king on the floor, hell even the chair...

Warning: Sex scene ahead. If you don't want to read it please skip down to the next line break... thing. Aw hell, whatever the bluish line above is...

Yuri saw the change in his soldiers demeanor as they passed by a dark corridor, leading to their bedroom, and Yuri had a bright idea. He grabbed Conrad's hand quickly, and yanked him down the hallway, slamming the soldier against the wall. Then he wrapped his arms around Conrad's neck and stood up on his toes, trying to reach the soldiers neck, smirking as he nipped at the area just below Conrad's ear, teasing him, before grabbing onto a small indent in the wall behind them. Yuri lifted himself up a few inches off the ground and licked the rim of Conrad's ear, before pressing his body into the moaning soldier, feeling a shudder pass through his body.

Conrad moaned and wrapped his hands around the smaller man's waist, pulling him up so that Yuri could wrap his legs around his waist, and Yuri obliged. The soldier turned around for better leverage, and Yuri's back was now pressed against the stone wall, making the young man gasp when their erections rubbed together. The young man leaned forward and brought his lips against Conrad's in a fervor of passion but pulled away.

"C-Conrad? I can't take it anymore... Please, I need you." Yuri breathed into his ear in a low voice, and Conrad didn't need to be told twice.

He lifted them off the wall and walked into their bedroom a little way's down, before twisting the lock on the door once they were inside. Conrad brought them over to the bed and silently made plans to have his way with the young king over and over again. Yuri pulled at the soldiers uniform trying his best to get it off the knight, in his stupor. He was so nervous that his heart threatened to to burst right from his chest the entire time.

"Conrad... I-I might talk a big game... But the truth is that I'm not exactly sure about..." Yuri faltered when he felt Conrad's calloused hands travel underneath his shirt, silencing him.

"Yuri, It's alright. Let me do the work and join in whenever you feel comfortable... I will tell you honestly that I'd love to take you all the way now, but we don't have to do that if you're not ready yet. I can wait." Conrad murmured.

Yuri looked at him, his eyes glazed over with lust, and his hands slid lower to cup the bulge in Conrad's pants. The soldier saw that as an invitation for him to touch the person that he loved and he yanked at the buttons of Yuri's shirt, throwing aside the material as he unbuckled his own pants.

"Yuri, I don't have any protection. We should stop." Conrad said, realization hitting him.

Conrad knew that Yuri already had the 'five year' old twins, Riku and Shou. He wouldn't want for Yuri to take on the responsibility of another child... Especially at such a trying time.

Yuri blushed and turned his body over to reach into his pillowcase, pulling out a small box. Conrad eyed it, realizing that Yuri had brought it with him from Earth, and watched as the young man pulled out the little square.

"... Here... I brought the condoms from Earth, but don't freak out. It's regulation to carry these, no matter if someone is sexually active or not..." Yuri said quickly, and Conrad just chuckled at Yuri's antics. "... Conrad... I want this." He murmured, and leaned forward to give the man deep and lingering kiss.

Conrad removed the last few layers of clothing that was blocking him from the rest of Yuri's body, and stared. Yuri was looking at him with a lust filled gaze, that felt as if he just set Conrad on fire. His eyes drifted over Yuri's small lithe figure, burning the sight of the young man into his memory. Truth to be told, Yuri was not much taller than he had been when he left, but his body had filled out and was now no longer to stick thin teenager he was before. His frame had developed muscle, but didn't seem visible unless he was moving. In fact, if he needed to, Yuri could even pass off as a girl with the right clothing...

Even his eyes seemed to have stayed relatively the same. His eyes, though still round, were no longer completely naive, and while Conrad was going to miss that aspect of him... It opened multiple new doors of possibilities. He definitely wasn't a child anymore.

Yuri pulled Conrad down onto the bed, and his legs wrapped around him. 'Kami... he is so sexy' Conrad thought and moaned again as Yuri's hands traveled across his body tracing the lines of his chest and stomach, trailing down to his member.

Yuri bit his lip lightly, he'd never done this before, and was worried that he was going to do something that would mess this up... He glanced at Conrad, just to make sure that he was doing everything fine so far and saw Conrad's eyes, a blaze seemingly burning into his own gaze...

Yuri reached up and tangled his fingers in Conrad's chocolate colored hair and kissed him passionately. His tongue flicked out and Conrad opened his mouth, his own tongue joining Yuri's in a fierce battle.

Yuri brought his hips forward, their erections rubbing together again as his fingers made a fiery trail across Conrad's chest and abdomen. The soldier gasped and moaned each time the young man skimmed over a sensitive spot, digging his fingers into Yuri's back. Yuri meanwhile, was busy mapping every sensitive area on his soldier's body...

"Oh Kami Yuri, I'm trying to take this slow, but I'm not sure how long I can last... especially when you keep touching me like that."

Conrad felt Yuri smirk against his mouth and gasped as the young king grabbed a hold of his manhood and ran his fingers over it again and again. He moved his hips in time with Yuri's hand, damn near going overboard... but quickly reached down low and took hold of his younger lover's member, he began to provide the same ministrations as well.

Conrad's hand on him made Yuri see white flashes and he moaned at the contact. He wasn't sure how much longer he was going to last, but dammit if he was going to cum this early in the game...

Conrad reached down into his bedside table and took out the small vial of liquid and dribbled the substance over his fingers... Yuri stared at him questioningly.

"Yuri... I know that you've had sex before, but have you never seen lubrication?" Conrad asked in disbelief as Yuri shook his head.

"I haven't had sexual relations with anyone since I left... But it's alright... I trust you Conrad..." Yuri said gazing up at Conrad.

Conrad looked down at the young man down on his bed, absolute trust adorning his eyes, making the depths blaze. The soldier pressed his body against Yuri, making the young man fall back onto the bed, and he reached down pushing a finger into the boy's entrance.

Yuri squirmed uncomfortably against the sensation but was used to it by the time the second entered and started scissoring. Finally the third finger was in, and Conrad withdrew. He quickly rolled on the condom, and lubed his member down, before facing his soon-to-be-lover again.

The soldier kissed him over and over again pouring all his love and desire into each kiss making sure that Yuri wouldn't notice the pain that was about to take place. When he was convinced that he had Yuri in an unaware haze, he positioned himself at the boys entrance and with one powerful thrust was was inside.

Yuri gasped and bucked against the pain, and he nearly bit his tongue. 'Calm down, you've been through much worse than this...' He sighed internally. 'Alright... the pain is lessening.' Conrad looked down and when the Yuri began to move his hips forward, he moved with him.

Conrad started off thrusting slowly, following the tempo Yuri set out, but when the young man to moved his own hips faster, he picked up speed, joining him. They were both at their breaking points, and just as Conrad reached his he reached down and grabbed Yuri's erection with one hand, and began to stroke the king in time with his own thrusts. With one last powerful thrust, both climaxed at the same time, Conrad held himself up for only a couple of seconds longer before collapsing next to his lover.

"C-Conrad, that was amazing..." Yuri mumbled sleepily, and Conrad agreed.

Yuri looked at his watch, 'Four hours until dinner... That's enough for a nap.' He thought, and nestled deeper into the blankets with Conrad. For once, he didn't have any nightmares...

TBC: Yes, this is not the end... See you again soon my readers...