A/N: *rises from grave* I'm alive! School killed me. Okay i now present Chapter five! sorry for the wait but school projects come first. anyway, i hope you like this chapter.

Disclaimer: Kyo Kara Maoh and its characters are not mine. I only claim the OC's.

Chapter five:……and together……

"The captured comrade discovers his friends have to the castle to save him and that they were in the dungeons. He snuck out of his room to find his would-be rescuers. But the evil king was closely watching the poor man."

Wolfram was pacing in his room. Without his sword or maryoku to help him out of his prison, there was very little he could do. Occasionally, he stopped and looked out the window. He hoped that sooner or later he would see five horses advancing over the horizon. 'Yuuri, where are you? You promised you'd come. Are you even coming at all?' He shook his head. "No, I gotta have faith in him!! Our love is strong enough that it'll lead him here!" Though he would never admit it out loud, his faith in his fiancé was slowly dimming.

A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts. "If you've come to get me to eat or get me to talk to the king, you're wasting you're time."

Regardless of what he said the door opened. He didn't bother to turn to face the newcomer. "I told you it was a waste of time!"

A shrill high-pitched voice rang familiar in his ears. "I'm sorry, but I hoping you would at least try this time."

Wolfram turned to face the disguised Yozak. "Yozak, its you!"

He nodded as he shut the door. "The one and only. It's been a while."

"So, where's Yuuri? Isn't he here with you?"

Yozak got quiet for a minute. "Bocchan, Geika, Gwendal and Conrad are in the dungeons. They were locked up for disturbing the peace."

Wolfram growled. "Figures that wimp would get locked up for doing stupid things rather than save me!"

Yozak quieted him down. "Hush, Sire. If we hurry, I'll take you to him."

Wolfram, rather than stay locked in his room, crawled under the tray cover and coiled himself underneath it. "I can barely fit under here."

Yozak looked at him. "It's the dress you have on. It's too fluffy. You either bear with it or take it off. Don't you have any normal clothes?"

Wolfram flushed. "No, my regular ones are back at the other castle and these are the only ones they have for me."

Yozak grinned. "Sometimes I think you like to cross-dress like me." Before the blond could retort, Yozak silenced him and proceeded out the door.

After many bumps and sudden jerks, Yozak lifted the flimsy white wall. "We're here. You can get out now."

Wolfram stood up and stretched his back. "That was horrible! Okay which cell belongs to them?" They headed down a hall to the last cell in the corridor. Once they found it, Wolfram grabbed the bars. "Yuuri!"

The double black looked up and took in the familiar face of the bishounen. He stood up and ran to the opening. "Wolfram, it's really you! Are you okay?"

Wolfram released his grip then crossed his arms. "Of course I am! I refuse to let being kidnapped get the better of me."

"That's good. We came to rescue you. Sorry to make you wait," he replied scratching his head.

"Hah, what a wimp. Only you can get caught on a rescue mission."

Being glad to see Wolfram was enough to let him allow that wimp comment pass. Conrad looked to Wolfram. "Listen, you have to help us get out of here. We need to get you out if here now."

Wolfram blinked. "What for?"

Gwendal looked to his little brother. "The ceremony, of course. We need to get you as far away from this place as possible."

Wolfram shook his head. "Wait a moment, what are you guys talking about? What ceremony?"

Murata adjusted his glasses. "You must not know."

Wolfram looked to him. "Know what? Someone explain to me what's going on!"

Murata went on. "The king is planning to make you his bride."

"What, bride?!" his eyes bulged. "That's ridiculous! I never agreed to that! There is no way I'm going to marry that man!"

"There's more. Apparently after the wedding, there's going to be a sacrifice. And we have reason to think that it's going to be you. Wolfram looked to the Sage in disbelief.

"What? That can't be true. I never heard anything about this!"

Gwendal put a hand to his chin. "Tsumei must not have wanted to tell you. Did you notice anything going on around the castle?"

Wolfram growled. "No, I'm always locked in that room unless he summons me to go around town with him. I can't believe this!"

Yuuri looked to him. "If we can get out of here, we can go. Can you melt this with a fireball or something?"

Wolfram shook his head. "I've tried countless times but I can't summon it. There must be a way go get you out of there."

Yozak placed a hand on the younger man's shoulder. "Leave this to me." He reached in his hair and pulled out a bobby pin. He started to fiddle with the lock. "I should have you all out in a jiffy."

"Hurry Yozak, we could be caught at any moment," Wolfram urged.

As seconds speed by, Yozak grinned. "Almost got it."

"That is far enough." They all turned and saw Tsumei standing cross-armed staring at them. "My dear, I can't believe you are out of your room. Now I'm afraid I'll have to punish you." With a snap of his fingers, several men dressed in all black formed a half circle around the cell. "Take the princess back to her room. As for the other one, lock him up with the others."

Wolfram was grabbed by his arms and struggled to get away. "Let me go! I demand you release me!"

Tsumei chuckled. "I'm sorry to say that you are in no position to make demands."

Yuuri pressed his face against the cell poles. He reached his arm out as far as he could. This time he refused to not at least try to get to him. "WOLFRAM, NO!!"

Wolfram freed one hand and reached for Yuuri. His fingers grazed the other set before being hauled away. "Yuuri! No, Yuuri!" The blond's voice faded as he fell further away.

Tears flowed from his eyes as Wolfram was once again taken right before him. Yuuri faced the evil king before him. "Why do you want him? He's a man, you can't marry him!"

Tsumei huffed. "I take it you must be that young man's fiancé. Yuuri Shibuya, how nice to meet you. I know all about you and your precious Wolfram. He often talks about you in his sleep. I'll be sure to save you a spot in our wedding seating arrangements." Without another word or look, Tsumei left them in the cell.

Yuuri's tears feel to the ground as he pounded against it. "Dammit, I let him get away again! Wolfram…"

"Shibuya…" Aside from the single spoken word, no other sound came from the occupants beside the sobs from the hurt demon king.

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"The evil king made sure to secure the mazoku in his room. After which, he paid the young man a visit. Little did he know, he would be forced to do something that he would regret from that night on…"

"Let me go! I said let me go!" The door to the princess' room was kicked open and poor Wolfram was shoved in it. He landed face first on the floor; he stood up and banged on the door that slammed in his face. "No, Yuuri! Let me out of here!" He repeatedly beat his fist against the door. One of his fists was caught mid-swing as the door flung open in a fluid motion.

Tsumei looked from the inflamed "Now, what good would it do for you to act out after I've shown you nothing but kindness?" His gripped tightened around the small wrist. Wolfram thought if we wanted to, Tsumei could easily break his wrist. "My, my I've never had such a rude guest."

"You kidnapped me! Release me!" He knew nothing would happen but he hoped it might at least give Tsumei a scare. "The flame to which all the-" Before he could finish, Tsumei had him against the wall.

"You're little trick is useless. Nothing you can do will harm me," he mocked.

Wolfram stared at his captor with hate and fear. He felt a nervous sweat break on the back of his neck. "What do you want with me?"

Tsumei gave a small smirk at the sight. "That is simple. I intend to marry you."

"And use me as a sacrifice! Why go through the trouble of marrying me if you're gonna kill me?!"

Tsumei's grinned widened. "Simple; I do not exist in this world. Long ago, I was banished to a living hell; I was to drift until the end of time. I finally found an escape from that place and I took it. But it came at a price. I have everything I need but I am missing one thing to fully live again!"

Wolfram grew even more vexed with this man. "What does that have to do with this?!"

"Part of the ritual requires that only the most beautiful person must be offered to revive the one that is lost. After I returned to this world, I began my search. I've seen many faces and none of them were right. That's when I came across the Princess Veronica. She was exactly what was required. She had the face of an angel. I knew she would set me free. When I was sent away by that cretin, I swore I would have her life yet. So I ordered my soldiers to bring her to me whatever the cost. Imagine my surprise when my men brought me you. I thought that man could keep his precious daughter; I have a worthy enough offering right here." He raised his other hand and caressed the almost marble cheek.

Wolfram gave a slight gulp. "And the marriage?"

Tsumei smiled. "They say every bride looks the most beautiful on her wedding day. What better time to offer such a lovely creature?" As he rubbed Wolfram's face, Wolfram looked away. "Such a shame though. You should die so young."

The mazoku looked back to him. "I'll never agree to this! I'll never marry you!"

The elder man moved closer to his ear. "Not even to save that young king of yours?"

Wolfram's eyes all but shot out if his sockets. 'Yuuri…' "What do you plan to do to him?!"

"I thought you would respond to that. Wouldn't it be a shame if he couldn't make it to the wedding? I'm sure he would love to see you in a white gown."

"YOU LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!" He shouted. "If you hurt him. I'll-" He lost his voice and train of thought.

The hand that held Wolfram's cheek moved to his throat and choked him. "You'll what?! I'd love to hear it." Tsumei pressed himself closer to Wolfram. "Go on, I'm waiting."

Wolfram growled and strained to talk. "You better not hurt him."

"Only if you agree. You marry me and he goes free along with all your friends."

Wolfram choked back a whimper and replied in a whisper. "I'll do it."

Tsumei released him and watched as he fell to the floor, gasping for air. "That wasn't so hard was it? I expect to see you ready when the day of the ceremony comes." He marched out the door and locked it.

Wolfram rubbed his neck where a hand had been not a moment ago. It felt ice cold to his touch. 'It's so cold. Just like that day. It was his touch that made me so cold. It's as cold as death. That man is dead. And I'm gonna help bring him back to life.' His vision blurred as he held himself. Two tears fell from his face and hit the ground. "Yuuri…"

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"Once they had clamed Furi down, his friends tried to think of a way to stop the wedding. Fortunately, luck was on their side. Through combined effort they escaped from their prison and ran to finish the mission they set out to do."

Yuuri slumped against the dungeon door. He was beating himself up over what happened. He had Wolfram right there and he was snatched from him again. He just about gave up all hope.

"Bocchan seems really out of it. How do we bring him back?" Yozak questioned.

Conrad moved from his spot sat by Yuuri. A comforting embrace was given to the depressed maoh. "Heika, say something. We're all worried about you."

Yuuri looked to his godfather. "Conrad, what do I do? I want to save him from this place but everything keeps falling down around me."

"Yuuri, we will get him back."

"But what if we're too late? Wolfram could marry him tomorrow and we'ld still be in here rotting away."

"Then you have really given up." Gwendal spoke up. "Wolfram died for you and this is the thanks gets? He is right. You are a wimp."

"What did you say?!" Yuuri broke free from his spot and stood.

Murata looked to the mazoku and caught his eye. "He's right, Shibuya. What Lord von Bielefeld sees in you is a mystery. I'm surprised he hasn't given up on you already."

Yuuri turned to his so-called best friend. "Shut up!"

Gwendal spoke up again. "Wolfram puts you before anything and you're not even gonna fight for him? He deserves better than you. You don't even deserve to have him as a bodyguard let alone a fiancé. You should just give up this rescue mission and let us save him."

Having heard more than he can take, Yuuri marched over to Gwendal and grabbed him by the collar. "Shut up! Just shut up! I came all this way to save your brother and that's what I'm gonna do! If you think I'm gonna just sit back and to nothing, think again! I'll save Wolfram by myself if I have to! There's no way I'm gonna let him marry that jerk! I'ld rather die before I give up!"

Gwendal grinned and pulled Yuuri's hands off of him. "That's more like it."

"Don't you think that was harsh, Your Excellency?" Yozak called from on the other side of the dungeon.

"Gwendal, that wasn't necessary," the brunette replied. "You almost pushed him too far."

Yuuri gave him a quizzical look. "What do you mean?"

Murata stood by his fellow double black. "Lord von Voltaire was testing you, Shibuya. He wanted to make sure you weren't the type to actually give so easily. He wanted to make sure that you were willing to fight to the end."

Yuuri looked to Gwendal. "Gwendal. Were you-"

"We don't have time for sentimentality," the dark haired man replied. "We have to figure a way out of here."

The young man looked to him with admiration. "Yeah." He could tell Gwendal was putting up a front to pretend he didn't like the other person.

"Already done." Yozak turned to them and grinned. "We can escape whenever you give the word, your majesty?"

"When did you-" Yuuri stared.

He was answered with the redhead pointing to the lock. "Picked it. They may have taken the bobby pin that as in there but I have plenty more." With that, he swung the door open. "Shall we?"

Yuuri nodded. "Yeah, let's go!" Breaking into a sprint with Yozak in the lead Yuuri and the others ran from the cell to find the captured Wolfram.

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"They raced through corridor after corridor to find the right room. Many times they stopped and narrowly made it past the roaming guards. Though luck had helped them escape trouble was soon to find them."

Yozak peered around the corner. "Okay, it's just up this hallway and Kakka's room is straight up ahead."

The others nodded. "What do we do about the soldiers standing outside his room?" Gwendal asked.

"It would be best if you and Lord Weller wait here, Shibuya. Lord von Voltaire Yozak and I can distract them long enough for you two to get to the room. Lord Weller, make sure he gets to that room."

"Understood, Your Eminence." Conrad moved Yuuri behind him.

Yozak raised an arm to the others. "Everyone get ready. And, let's go!" Murata and Gwendal followed Yozak around the corner as Conrad placed an arm in front of the young moah. "Be patient, Sire. We'll go in as soon as it's safe."

When he didn't hear a reply from Yuuri, Conrad whipped around and saw one man with a dagger to Yuuri's neck and another one with his sword drawn pointed to his own chest. "Looks like you guys failed. Get moving or else this kid will be forced to breathe through a hole in his neck." Conrad looked to Yuuri and lifted his arms. He rounded the corner to the others followed intently by both soldiers and Yuuri.

Murata was that first to spot them. "Lord Weller, Shibuya!"

More men came from the opposite direction. "Don't move!" Swords drawn and pointed at the other three, their numbers easily bested them 5 to 1.

"Well, well. It seems more guests aren't happy with my hospitality." A familiar unwelcoming voice rang clear. Tsumei emerged from the room they tried to get to. "It seems my suspicions were confirmed."

Yuuri looked to him. "What are you doing in there?! Where is Wolfram?!"

"I moved him into a more…secluded part of the place after we brought him back. I must say he finds it all the more settling." An evil smile crept to one ear to another.

"Where is he?!" Yuuri yelled again.

"That's none of your concern. Return them to the dungeons." Before he could give another order, his eye caught something he never saw before. The young man that had his attention began to emit a light blue aura. It was faint but still he caught the slightest glimpse for it disappeared. They carried them away back to where they started. "But them in solitary confinement. And watch that one closely." Whatever Tsumei saw just then, made him even more tense and eager to proceed with his plans.

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A/N: And that's it! we're getting close to the climax now! honestly i'm waiting for yuuri to jump wolfram but alas it won't happen this time around. anyway, review please! i mean come on. yuuri needs to save wolfram and and only you can save him!