Fairytale

Part 8: Back to the Beginning Part 1

Satichko lifted the bow ready to strike. She used her other hand to pull back the string as if the arrow was in her hands. Soon an arrow appeared glowing white flames. She pulled it farther back aiming for Soushu.

Then she released the arrow.

Yuri watched, his eyes watching in slow motion, as a streak of blond ran past him to stand in the way of the oncoming projectile. Dark eyes widened as the body slowly fell backwards to the ground. Red began leaking onto the stone tiles from the head wound of the blond. Everyone was also shocked.

Yuri was the first to react and run over calling the name.

"Wolfram!"

It was then when everyone but Murata, Satichko, and Soushu went running to the blond's side. Murata glared at the scene. He had a feeling there was something more to this.

"You planned this didn't you dear?" Soushu said looking down at the now dead blond. He quickly made it in front of Satichko before she could avoid him. He gripped her arm well brining her face closer to his. "I know you have some power left. I can tell you didn't completely hit him with all of it. Give it to me!" he demanded whispering.

"I'll never give it to you. I know what you're going to do. You are not getting any of it!" she whispered harshly to him. He growled in annoyance before letting her go.

"I'll have a deal with you when I get back. You better hurry and trap his soul," he said lowly before vanishing.

Satichko sighed then stared at the Murata's glare.

"You have some explaining to do," Murata stated coldly. She just smirked.

"Why don't you go ask Shinou, he's the one who said that it was no problem and that he'd keep Wolfram company." She said before walking over to the huddling group. "Move before he really is dead," she stated, which prompted everyone but Yuri to move.

Satichko kneeled down next to Wolfram's dead body. She placed her hand above the wound where the arrow passed through. A dark glow emitted from her hand which healed the injury and stopped the bleeding. She stood up looking down at Yuri.

"You better hurry Heika. He's going to die pretty soon if you don't get him to the shrine within the next hour."

-X-

"Remember what we talked about?" Satichko asked Wolfram who just sat down next to her.

"We talked about a lot of things," Wolfram responded smartly. She just laughed.

"Yes we did, about your mother's wish and yours."

"What of it?"

"It seems that we have to start it now. It was closer than I expected. When your king was possessed and attempted to throw you off the balcony, you were hoping that was it were you not?"

Wolfram didn't say anything.

"But of course that was the only way to really be 'divorced', was it not? I have a better way than your king blaming himself. In turn you will help me too.

"Do you wish to die?"

-X-

Murata glanced between Satichko and Shinou. It was surprising that Shinou was able to keep this from him. He was a bit peeved at it as always but he dealt with it knowing there was a reason Shinou agreed to this and let it happen. There must've been something more to this than what was let on. He knew that between them he wasn't going to know until the critical moment.

Yuri was rather devastated. He just couldn't believe it.

Wolfram was dead.

Really, it took a while to sink in. Somehow he couldn't help but think of it as his fault. He could've stopped Wolfram from running ahead since the blond came from his direction. He felt like he failed him and his brothers. He did have to wonder why Wolfram all of a sudden saved that man, Soushu, who was going to attack them. Before he had a chance to ponder longer, he felt himself being steered away from the body and out of the shrine. He still didn't pay attention and before he knew it, he was in his room.

This has to be a bad dream… Yuri thought to himself. Collapsing on his bed, he quickly fell asleep hoping that when he woke up Wolfram was still alive and everything was normal again.

-X-

"Wake up. She said that you have to or else she won't go through with it."

Wolfram jolted awake. He blinked repeatedly to clear his vision. It took him a while to remember that he was supposed to be dead. Although he noticed that he was in a place that was pitch black with only him that he could see and someone else who looked almost like him.

"Shinou!" he exclaimed in surprise. "Where am I?"

"Don't you remember? You made this happen. You died." Shinou explained. Wolfram then remembered that he did. "We are inside your mind. The witch was able to trap your soul as per your request to keep you alive so to speak."

"Right."

"Who would've thought that this was all your idea." Shinou stated with a chuckle. Wolfram just growled in annoyance before standing up.

"Why do you and the sage call her a witch?" Wolfram asked curiously.

"Long story, but you don't have time. She's waiting for you."

With that he pushed the younger making him feel like he was falling in a never ending pit.

Then it went dark.

-X-

Yuri still couldn't believe it. There was no way… NO way Wolfram was dead. There just couldn't be. Perhaps there was something Satichko could do. She did say that she could probably heal Wolfram or something. She did heal his wound. When he heard a gasp of breath from Wolfram afterwards, he thought that the blond really was back to life.

Maybe he could ask for a favor… but Murata told him that he was not to ask anything from Lady Satichko. Murata told him that he would regret it very much so. But… he couldn't help but feel this was all his fault. He sat up with the intention of going to see Wolfram's body and hope that it would give him some closure. Although, everyone was forbidden to see the body specifically by the sage and Shinou with the excuse that the ceremony will be disrupted in keeping his soul within his body to keep him alive.

He wondered why they didn't freeze him like when the forbidden boxes happened. Well he couldn't dwell on it. Yuri decided that he had to see Wolfram himself. He poked his head outside his door hoping no one was there. When he didn't see a lingering soldier or hear someone walking in his direction, he quickly and quietly closed his door after stepping outside. He froze when he heard someone.

"Heika, is everything alright?" came Conrad's voice from behind him.

Yuri's eyes widened. I didn't even hear him… he thought to himself. Great now I would never be able to sneak in. Yuri knew that even if it seemed like Conrad would always take his side, but he would always favor Wolfram first above all. Perhaps he could keep Conrad away for a little bit enough for him to get away.

"Everything is alright Conrad. I was just worried about Wolfram that's all. I hope that he's okay," Yuri responded with no hint of stuttering, which he was pretty surprised about himself.

"Yes, we all hope so too your majesty," Conrad responded.

"Well I'm going to the gardens to clear my head a bit. Maybe Greta can come with me. Later Conrad." Yuri said walking away in a walking pace. He didn't want to run in fear of Conrad going after him.

Brown eyes stared at the double-black's retreating figure. He didn't ask me to call him Yuri. Conrad thought suspiciously. But maybe he is just too worried about Wolfram. With that thought in mind Conrad let a small smile grace his lips.

Yuri glanced back to see that Conrad had walked the other way. He mentally let out a glee. He wouldn't get caught seeing Wolfram. He hoped that seeing the blond would not hinder their chances of bringing his soul back. He knew Murata and Shinou were liars, but they were very good liars, but he's been lied enough by Murata to know when he was lying. Murata had been on edge ever since but at the same time relieved.

He decided to investigate later. For now, he had to know how Wolfram was doing for himself.

-X-

Yuri didn't think it was this easy to actually enter the shrine without someone seeing him. So far he hadn't run into anyone. He had made it to where Wolfram was being held. His black eyes searched, leading him to the center where Wolfram lied, unmoving. It gave him a shiver. The shrine just made it a bit more eerier. He approached the altar the blond was on. He grasped the pale hand wishing to say something but refrained from saying anything.

Yuri gasped in surprise.

The hand was warm. The wound was healed and the body was emitting heat. It was impossible. Before he could ponder the different scenarios, a voice stopped him.

"It looks like someone beat me here."

TBC---------------------

BLK Angel of Destruction: Yes I know an update! Finally! Anyways I'm nearing the completion of this story. Just one more chapter! Thanks for your reviews! I really appreciate them!

Review~! NO Flames! C+C accepted.