A/N: Wow, alot of reviews in just a few days, Thank glad you guys like it! so by popular demand here's Chapter 2!
discalimer: Don't own Kyo Kara Maoh or the Characters. wish i did.
also: "Blah"= talking
"blah" = Shinou narrating
'blah' = thinking
Chapter Two: ……there was a king……
"They all looked around and came to a small house to stay for a while. There they got a surprise they didn't expect."
They stood on the side of the road hoping to see someone coming. They waited several minutes and still no one came.
"Great which way do we go?" Yuuri asked.
"Its hard to say. We don't know where we are or if there's even a town nearby. Therein lies another problem. If we do find people, we might not be able to talk with them," Gwendal noted.
"Are you guys lost?" They looked around for the source of the voice.
"Was that Shinou's voice again?" Wolfram asked.
"Not quite, Kakka." Yozak come out of a nearby tree with a little girl in his arms. "Seems like we've been saved."
She looked to them. "So, are you lost?"
Yuuri knelt by her. "Actually, we are. We came here just now and we don't know where to go. Can you help get to where the nearest town is?"
She laughed at him. "Sure! We can ask Mama to help you! She's always going there."
They offered her thanks and she led them to her house. It didn't take them long to get to her house from where they were. She questioned them about where they were from and how they got there. Once they arrived there, she ran to the front door. "Mama, mama! I've brought friends over! They need your help." They watched as she disappeared inside and brought her mother outside.
Yuuri bowed to her. "Hello there, sorry for intruding. We were told that you could help us find a town."
"Why of course. Now what can I do for--" She gave the group a quick once over and broke midsentence and fell to her knees. "Oh, forgive me, Your Highness. I did not recognize you. Its an honor to have a member of the royal family visit our humble home."
The group looked to her then Yuuri. "She must know of you, Heika." Conrad whispered.
Yozak nodded. "At least they recognize us. Good job, Bocchan."
While the others had theories about the woman's behavior, Murata looked to her. 'But I don't know why but get the feeling that she's not talking to him.'
"Lord Weller, von Voltaire, you two have the same suspicions as I have, right?"
The two nodded in unison.
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"From there they met a nice lady that took them to the palace to see the king."
After eating a warm meal and resting a bit, they all boarded the woman's wagon so she could take them to town.
Yuuri took in the scenery around him. He was surprised how beautiful everything was and how peaceful it felt.
"I apologize for the carriage. I know it's not what you're used to," she called from the front.
"Oh this is great. The countryside is beautiful," he praised.
"Can you tell us where we are headed?" Gwendal asked.
"We are heading to the Brimstone Castle. I'm certain His Majesty would be more than eager to see you." Almost immediately they arrive at the inner walls of the kingdom. As they looked to the streets, all the citizens either stopped what they were doing to gape or bowed deeply at the newcomers.
Yuuri waved to the people. "Wow, I can't believe how many people recognize us. Its especially weird considering that we've never been here."
Wolfram let out his usual 'hmph'. "This is a story told by Shinou. Of course he would include characters that know of the Maoh and the Great Sage. Although, there is something about this place I can't put my finger on."
As the wagon came to a halt in front of the Brimstone Castle, they dismounted and said their thanks and good-bye to the woman.
"So how do we get in to see the king," Wolfram asked.
"Let me try," Murata volunteered. They watched him make his way to one of the castle guards. They looked over to the group and witness the guard order the gates to open. Murata waltzed his way back to the others looking very satisfied with himself.
"What did tell him?" Yuuri questioned.
"Oh I just told him that we had a royal person in our party and wanted to see the king. He didn't believe me 'til I showed him. Then he seemed very accommodating."
Deciding to move on and ask questions later, they followed Murata inside towards the building. All along the way, many servants bowed to the gang and muttered honorifics.
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"The King welcomed the guests to his home and saw that one of them looked familiar to him."
Once they made their way to they audience chamber, the doors swung open to reveal a grand looking man sitting on his throne. He was handsome with platinum blond colored hair and goatee to match. He openly welcomed the group. "Welcome to my Kingdom. To what do I owe this pleasure?"
Yuuri scratched his head and gave a bow. "Hello, Your Majesty. I'm Yuuri Shibuya, current Maoh of Shin Makoku."
The king gave him a quizzical look. "Shin……Makoku? I don't believe I've ever heard of such a place."
Murata stepped next to the dumbfounded double black. "Greetings Sire. My name is Murata Ken. We are Mazoku from a land far away brought here by chance."
He once again gave the same look. "Mazoku? I'm sorry, I don't know what that is."
The two friends looked from the king to each other and to the rest. "You've got to be kidding. This guy doesn't know about the Maoh?"
Murata nodded. "I honestly expected Shinou to have placed at least some relevance from the real world and this one."
The king was about to ask them to leave when his eye caught a glimpse at the individuals of the group. "Veronica, is that you? Veronica, come here, my daughter."
They looked to him and to each other. "Um sir," Yuuri asked, "Who are you talking too? We don't have your daughter."
"The king made his way through them and stopped in front of Wolfram. He gave him a through look over.
Feeling uneasy Wolfram steeped back from him. "Sire, my name is Wolfram von Bielefeld. I am not your daughter."
The king nodded and apologized. "I'm sorry, young man. Its just that here in our country those born with fair hair and eyes are royalty. And you bear a surprising resemblance to my daughter, Princess Veronica."
Almost as if summoned, the doors flew open and a young woman in an emerald green dress entered. "Father, I heard from the servants there was some person parading around the palace masquerading around as me." They turned to her and her eyes fell on her doppelganger. "I take it that person was you."
Wolfram looked to her and looked away. "It was a case of mistaken identity. I had no idea what was happening."
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"The king asked the heroes if they could help him save his kingdom and his daughter from a terrible evil that was threatening them."
"I see. You few aren't from this place. You go on to say that you're on a quest of some sort trying to find someway to get home. Is that the story?" the king asked after listening to them.
They nodded and Conrad bowed to him. "We realize we have put you in a compromising position, Your Majesty. We only ask that you forgive our imposing on you."
"Worry not I enjoy the company. Incidentally, I was wondering if you lot can help me? I think may be if you do me this favor I'll do all that I can to help you."
"What exactly happened that you would need us for?" Murata asked.
The King's face fell. "You see, recently there have been various offers for my daughter. Many suitors after suitors have come but none have appealed to her at all. Until now we thought they were harmless until last month. One night, a trespasser snuck into the palace and tried to abduct my daughter. Fortunately, we managed to stop him before he made his escape. I've been worried about it happening again. I hoped that since you could help protect her and in the meantime I'll have all my scholars and sorcerers working on trying to find a way to send you home."
"Why, sure. We would be happy to—"
"We'll have to discuss the issue before we reach a decision, Your Highness," Gwendal interjected.
"But Gwendal, he asked for our help to save his daughter. When have to say yes."
"Yuuri, consider for a minute the problems we'd run into. First off, we don't know who this abductor is. Second, we have no way to fight this assailant. We aren't even sure how we are going to keep her safe," Wolfram informed.
"Kakka is right, Bocchan. You can't just take on a mission without thinking things through." Yozak advised.
"Aw c'mon you guys. What if it was Greta? Would you just let her go without helping?"
"Shibuya, this is a little different. Besides, we have to find a way to go back."
Yuuri moaned. He knew trying to convince the others would take sometime and effort but at this point he didn't know exactly how.
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"After much convincing, Furi had convinced the group agreed to help the distraught king."
"You can't be serious," Gwendal remarked.
Yuuri laughed. "It seems helping them out is the storyline!"
Conrad smiled the same assuring smile to Yuuri. "So what is the plan, Heika?"
Yuuri's brief moment of triumph was quickly broken. "Well you see…………"
Gwendal's brow made a twitch. "You didn't have a plan?"
"Well, you see. I was kinda hopping we would come up with one together," he lied.
"While some of us guard the outside, one of us could keep watch the room from the inside. Remain hidden in the shadows," Conrad suggested.
They all looked to Yozak, who gave an enthusiastic smile. "Why not? Could give me a reason in this crazy story."
Gwendal tilted his head down slightly. "That's taken care of. So, what about the Princess?"
"We can't have her in her room; it'll be too dangerous." Conrad added. "We should get a double."
At the mention of a double, they turned to Wolfram. "What? Oh no way! There is no way I'll do something as embarrassing as acting as bait!"
"Lord von Bielefeld, you only need to sleep in the room. Its almost as if you just have to do the same thing back in Shin Makoku with Shibuya."
"I refuse! I don't see how exactly my pretending to be her would keep her safe."
"Wolfram, behave yourself." He gave his younger brother a look that made the youngest son fall silent. "The Princess is to be put away in another room further away from her normal room under secrecy and we slip you in as a decoy. If indeed this person returns, you can apprehend him until back up arrives."
Yozak raised an arm and placed it on the shoulders of the blond mazoku. "Don't worry. I'll take good care of you."
Wolfram looked to them and crossed his arms in front of his chest in a huff. "They had better not show up is all I can say."
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"Once they told the king their plan, they prepared everything for that night. Soon nightfall came and it was time to put their plan into action."
"I can't believe I'm doing this. I really hope he doesn't show."
"Now, now Wolf, relax. It might not even happen tonight. Tonight is just the first night. Now get out here and get ready for bed." The others were waiting in the room while Wolfram was with the Princess' ladies-in-waiting helping him pull off his princess disguise. The bathroom doors flew open to reveal Wolfram in a white nightgown that was even frillier than his pink one.
"Doesn't he look cute?" One of the maids asked.
"If I didn't know any better, I would swear he was our princess," another replied.
"Shut up! Why did you dress me in this anyway?!" Wolfram bellowed, tugging at the hem.
"This our lady's usual nightgown. She wears it every night."
Yuuri hadn't registered any part of their conversation. From the moment Wolfram stepped out of the separate room, Yuuri had to remind himself of several things. The first was that he was only dressed like this for their job. Second, Wolfram was a boy. A boy!! There was no way that he could think that he was cute. And third, despite the fact he was a boy Wolfram did look cute in it. No one would blame him for thinking that.
"Shibuya? Shibuya! Hey, are you in there?" Murata snapped his fingers in front of Yuuri's face; bring him back to reality. "You left us for a minute, Shibuya. You okay?"
Yuuri felt a slight rise in the temperature and shook his head. "I'm fine, great! I was just thinking that this might actually work."
Yozak chuckled and patted Yuuri's head. "Don't you worry, Bocchan. I'm gonna take good care of your fiancé for you."
"Heh, as if I need you to protect me. I'll be just fine this is just an undercover mission. Think you can sleep without me to protect you, wimp?" Wolfram retorted.
"I'm not a wimp! And I know I'll be fine."
Conrad cleared his throat. "Alright you two that's enough. We should leave Wolfram to go to bed."
They left the room and closed the door. Gwendal turned to face Yuuri. "I think that should work for now. Heika, you and His Eminence should head to bed yourselves. Where is the Sage?"
"You're right, he's not here. I could've sworn he—" Yuuri was interrupted by the sound of a yell from the closed doors behind them. He opened the door to find Wolfram shaking Murata. "Wolfram, what's going on here?"
Wolfram was red in the face, panting. "He…, he…" He turned towards the others. "This pervert tried to feel me up! Argh, I've never been so humiliated"
"I was not trying to do anything! I saw a stray hair and I was getting it off."
"Yeah right! Like I'm really gonna believe that!"
"Hey, Its not my fault you look soo cute in that nightgown. Any other man would want to do the same."
"So you admit it! You are a pervert!"
Yuuri could feel a massive sweat drop on his head. "Same ol' Murata. I was actually starting to think he had changed a bit. I guess I was wrong."
Wolfram let go of the Sage and marched to the other double black. "Yuuri, don't you stick up for him! He tried to flirt with me: your fiancé! Don't you care at all?"
Yuuri held up his hands in protest. "I'm sorry, Wolf. But he is right about the part about you being cute." He placed his hands over his mouth at what he said.
"What did you say?"
He shook his head. "No I didn't mean it to sound like that!"
"What?!" Wolfram's temper became even greater.
"Uhh what I meant was—" Wolfram didn't give him time to respond. He shoved them out of the room and slammed the door. "You thoughtless wimp."
"Oh great. He's mad again. What happened this time?"
"You really shouldn't say things to make him mad, Shibuya. That's no way to have a happy relationship."
"You started this whole fight in the first place, Murata!"
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"After everything was set and in place, they waited. Just when it seemed like there was not going to be any sign of a kidnapper, the clock struck. Outside the kidnapper started to enter the palace."
A chill in the room awoke the blond fire Mazoku. He rubbed an eye and spied a window open on the ledge. "Yozak must've opened it. Probably got to hot in here." As he sleepily closed the window, he didn't notice the unconscious body lying on the ground. He carefully returned to his bed and pulled back the covers.
Just as he was about to return to his slumber he heard the sound of the floor creak. He sat up and looked around. He gulped and slowly removed himself from the bed. He heard a sudden rush of wind and turned to his right. Out of the corner of his eye a shadow rushed past in the moonlight. In a quick run, Wolfram made an attempt to rush to the door when his foot was caught on something. With his arms flailing, he grabbed onto the nearest table but brought it crashing down with him. Another whoosh. The abductor was growing closer. Struggling to raise himself, he looked to what he fell over and saw the unconscious body of his red-haired protector. "Yozak, Yozak are you okay? Wake up." He gave the body a few shakes when the presences of another being crept up to him.
"Princess, its time for us to leave."
A scream was what brought both the double blacks.
"Who was that screaming?" Yuuri asked, getting out of his bed.
Murata followed him and adjusted his glasses. "That sounded a lot like…" They rushed to Wolfram's room and saw both Gwendal and Conrad trying to break the door down.
"What… *huff* is happ-*huff* happening?" Yuuri asking, trying to catch his breath.
Gwendal rammed into the door while explaining. "We *grunt* heard a *grunt* crash and *grunt* Wolfram yelling. *grunt* We tried to *grunt* open the door *grunt* but its locked from the inside."
Murata walked to him. "Let all four of us try to break it." They all moved to the opposite end of the hall. The combined might of the Mazoku broke the lock and let them in.
"Oh no Wolfram!" Yuuri yelled as he saw an unknown person remove a cloth from the blond's nose and mouth and prop him on his over his shoulder.
Hardly able to maintain his consciousness, Wolfram looked to the source of the noise. He found the scared face of his fiancé and looked him in the eye. His arm felt so heavy he barely raised it towards him. "Yuu…ri…"
Yuuri started after the man only to be stopped by a set of hands. "Let me go, I gotta help him!" he wrangled his was free and charged to the window seal. He looked down and saw the faint sight of wolfram being taken away. He had one leg on the ledge but was once again restricted by the arms of his friends. "Let me go I have to save him!"
"Grab a hold of yourself, Shibuya! There's nothing you can do for him now!" They managed to pull him back away from the window. Yuuri was released and he looked out the window to the sky. He couldn't see him any more. He couldn't do it. He could save him. All he could then was let out a scream.
"WOLFRAAAAAAAM!!!
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A/n and that's all i have prepped for now! Still working on Chp 3 so be patient! as always please review to make the story continue!