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Tartaria and sAyUrI-aNbU: I'm updating as fast as I can. Ideas are running away from me so it takes me a while to catch them.
rowen raven: I know, I wanted to write at least one fanfic with Yuuri being a complete ass so he could suffer. Mwhahahaha.
Yuuram88: That's one of the reason I portrayed him as an ass. Another reason, that's how I see him. I'm still debating on whether or not Conrad is going to be of any help to Wolfram. I mean he has to choose between Yuuri and Wolfram, his godson/king or his baby brother.
k-shee: Don't worry, I'll make sure to continue this. I'm not one to quit when I already started something. And, I didn't forget about The Black Rose. I am working on it. I got a few paragraphs. I keep re-doing it. But, I will get it done… eventually.
Princess Sin: Here is the next chapter for you. I'm sorry, I can't update that fast. But, I will try my best to update at least once a week.
TasteLikeBlood: Murata isn't going to be in this fanfic. Yes, Yuuri is a jerk in this fanfic. If you hate him now, you're going to hate him even more later on.
To all my reviewers: Thanks for the reviews! I just hope you won't hate me later on for what I have in store for all the characters. Well, here is the second chapter. Enjoy.
Chapter 2:
Wolfram's POV:
I woke up with a major headache. It was probably from crying so much yesterday. All the events from the previous day started racing through my mind. I could feel tears starting to form. I shut my eyes really tight. I refuse to cry anymore. After a couple minutes, I open my eyes to look around the room. It was a mess, the maids would probably spend half the day cleaning this up and replacing everything.
I looked down and saw the broken vase on the floor. There was blood near it and on some of the broken shards. I couldn't let them see that, they would most likely report it to Gisela and Gwendal. I wasn't in the mood to explain what had happened yesterday. I picked up the shards and threw them in the trash bin that was near the desk. I wiped up the blood using a face cloth that was in the basin. I throw away the face cloth as well.
I go to the basin and splashed water on my face and then changed my clothes. It should be about time for breakfast. That's when I'm going to break the engagement off. Yuuri will be happy. It's what he always wanted. The engagement was a mistake, so why keep going on with it? He would never love me back. He made it so clear that he wants to marry a girl. And, clearly I am not a girl. No matter how feminine I may look it's not good enough for him. I have a dick for Shinou's sake. There was no way he could get around that fact.
Well, there's nothing I can do about it. I walk towards the door and put my hand on the knob. I'm getting nervous, I don't want to do this but I have to. For everybody's sake, I have to give up everything I ever wanted. I take a deep breath and open the door. There is no turning back now.
Normal POV:
Everyone except for the blonde mazoku was at the table happily chatting away while they ate their breakfast. Well, Gwendal just ate silently with an occasional grunt to respond to people who spoke to him. Greta was the only one who noticed something was missing. She looked around. Yuuri was smiling away while talking to Conrad about baseball. Conrad just smiled and nodded to his king. Gunter was happily jabbering away to no one in particular about what he had planned for his next lesson with Yuuri. Gwendal had a couple new wrinkles appearing from listening to Gunter's non-stop talking. Cheri was talking to Anissina about where she was going to head next in her quest for free love. Then the brown-haired little girl looked at the empty seat next to Yuuri.
"Hey, where's Wolfram? It's not like him to be late," Greta inquired as she looked at Yuuri. Everyone stopped what he or she was doing and looked at Greta then to the seat where Wolfram was supposed to be. That's when it occurred to them that the fiery blonde was not there.
"Now that you think about it, Wolfram didn't sleep in my room last night." Everyone looked at Yuuri. Conrad was starting to feel slightly worried as he remembered seeing his baby brother run passed him with what seemed like tears coming down his face. 'Could that have something to do with Wolfram not being here?' Conrad thought. But he brushed his worry aside as Yuuri started smiling as he talked about how great of a sleep he got without Wolfram kicking him in the ribs or off the bed. The atmosphere went right back to being cheerful again and everyone continued to eat their breakfast.
What they didn't know was Wolfram was on the other side of the door listening to what was being said. Tears were starting to form in his eyes, but he refused to let them fall. He turned and ran the other direction not bothering to go in for breakfast.
Wolfram's POV:
I was just about to enter the dining room when I heard Greta ask where I was. I smiled. So there was someone that cared about me. Maybe I am loved and wanted after all. But, that feeling didn't last long. "Now that you think about it, Wolfram didn't sleep in my room last night." The smile disappeared from my face. Yuuri sounded happy when he said that. I thought I would die when I heard what he said next. "I actually had a great night's sleep last night. There was no Wolfram kicking me in the ribs or off the bed. I wish he wouldn't sleep in my bed every night."
I wasn't loved or wanted after all. Everybody's reaction confirmed what I tried to deny. The small glimmer of hope that I had deep inside me that somebody would love or want me disappeared. The cheerful atmosphere inside the dining room was the proof that I needed. There was no worried conversation about me, wondering if I was ok or if anybody had seen me. There was none of that. It was like they truly didn't care. No, correction they didn't care. If they did they would be asking each other if anybody has seen me or knew where I was. But, there weren't any of those worried inquiries.
My mind replayed all the events from yesterday to just a few minutes ago. I had that panicky feeling that I had last night. I had to get away. I couldn't stand being here. I turned and ran the other direction. I didn't know where I was going but anywhere was fine as long as I wasn't there. I ran to my room but I still wasn't calm. I still had the feeling that you get when you just want to go anywhere but where you were.
I couldn't take it. It was one thing to think or feel that nobody cared about you. But, it was another thing to hear or see the proof that nobody cared for you. I pace the room I couldn't stand still. The room felt like it was spinning. It felt like the room was getting smaller and smaller with each step I took. I'm having difficulty breathing and started to sweat.
I ran out of the room. I ran into the courtyard and grabbed a horse from one of the soldiers and got on. I make the horse gallop out off the castle grounds. The soldiers' stare they don't question me. They probably think that it's something urgent that needs to be taken care of. They continue on with their duties.
I'm not sure where I'm going but I just have to get as far as possible. With each passing second I can feel myself calming down a bit. The horse seems to be getting tired. I look back; I can't see the castle anymore. I finally stop so I can think and to let the horse rest. I pat the horse. That's when I notice; it was Conrart's horse. I mentally slap myself. How could I have been so stupid to take his horse? But, I was in such a hurry to get out I didn't have time to pay attention to which horse I took.
Normal POV:
In Gwendal's office, there were several people sitting waiting for a soldier to come back to report anything about Wolfram. Earlier the soldier that was tending to Conrad's horse had informed the brown haired captain that his little brother had taken off with his horse. He had informed him that he seemed to be in a rush and somewhat panicked. Conrad went to Gwendal and a meeting was held. There in the room were Wolfram's two older brothers, Gunter, Anissina, Cheri, Yozak, and Yuuri.
Gwendal seemed pissed; he had new wrinkles forming on his forehead. –How could Wolfram be so reckless, running off like that without informing anybody? What was he thinking? He didn't even bring his personal guards. What is he going to do if he got ambushed? Does he know many problems he's going to cause us if something were to happen to him? What if he gets kidnapped?
The atmosphere in the room was relatively calm, if not somewhat angered. Yuuri had a frown on his face. –Great, just when my day was going good. Wolfram just had to ruin it like always. Can't he think of other people for once, instead of himself? Because of him running off like that, there is more unnecessary work to do. He's just causing everyone problems. I could be playing baseball with Conrad and the new team Conrad formed for me. But no, Wolfram had to be that impulsive, selfish brat that he is. Now we're going to have to spend the day or more looking for him.
They were all waiting to hear from the search team if they found any trace of Wolfram. They've been waiting for an hour and there still wasn't any word from them. Conrad's never disappearing smile was apparently on vacation. He seemed a little worried. He was the only one that was slightly worried out of everyone in the room. Cheri was in a corner pouting because Conrad wouldn't let her leave for her quest for free love. Anissina was somewhat annoyed. She was hoping to work on her newest invention. She swore that when they found the blonde prince he was going to be her test subject for the month. It would be hours before the search team returned with Wolfram.
Wolfram's POV:
Damn, how could I let my guard down? 4 bandits surrounded me. They had a lustful look in their eyes. There was an extremely bulky man looking at me from top to bottom. It made me feel uneasy. I knew what they wanted from me but there was no way in hell I was going to let them have their way with me. I had my sword out ready to fight.
"Put the sword away. We're not here to fight. We just wanna play," The scrawny one said with a lustful smirk. I glared at them. One of the bandits lunged at me, attempting to take the sword out of my hand. He's too slow. I swing my sword at him. He screams as my sword makes contact with his arm. "You Bitch!" the man yells as he has a hand over the wound.
"So, that's how you wanna do things, then fine. We'll play it your way." They all draw their swords and start attacking me. I block them. Horses' could be heard coming towards us. I don't look; if I do that'll just give them an opportunity to strike me. From a distance I can hear someone shout, "Lord Wolfram!" Shit, it's probably the search team my brother sent.
Out of better judgment, I look and it's Gwendal's soldiers coming towards us. The bulky bandit takes the opportunity to plunge his sword into me. I look down and I could see the sword going through my abdomen. The pain was almost equivalent to the pain of witnessing the one you love cheating on you. The bandit pulls the sword out and is about to take another swing at me. But, one of my brother's soldiers blocks him. My legs goes weak, I'm losing too much blood. My vision is starting to fail. I could hear the clashing of swords and the bandits' scream. I'm not sure what is happening because everything went dark. The last thing I can remember is someone picking me up.
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Sorry if I didn't update that fast for you. I kept re-writing this chapter. School is starting in 4 days so I won't have that much free time. I will try my best to update ASAP. I'm half way through with the epilogue for The Black Rose. Well, that is if I don't keep re-writing that one too. But, I will have the epilogue up before the next chapter of this fanfic. Well, I hope you liked this chapter. Please review.