BLOODYPINKROSE - I KNOW IM SORRY ALRIGHT EXTRA LONG CHAPPIE OKAY OKAY IM SORRY AGAIN ... well here You go enjoy lol I DONT OWN KKM ps. i love this chapter! Treat it well my dearies this may be the begining of the end of this story and that .. my dears makes me want to cry!
chapter dedicated to Lady Angela von Spitzberg because I just think she is the ultimate of awesomeness right now! Not only was she the ONLY one to review chapter 16 but she went back a few months later to kick my butt into gear of reviewing ... everyone else should be ashamed!! Lol I'm joking but still I probably wouldn't have bothered to update until summer if it wasn't for Lady Angela SO YOU ROCK!!
ANYWAYS ONWARDS TO THE CHAPTER!!
Chapter seventeen: Let's work it out (Goodnight My lovelies )
It was awkward. There wasn't even a word to describe how awkward it was. It was that bad but there was nothing that could be done about it; they all knew different things and different things were dangerous. They needed to pull it all together because some of them really had no idea what was going on.
Yuuri stood at the large dark oak wood table and cleared his throat rather unconvincingly; they all nevertheless turned their tired eyes onto the equally tired king; who really didn't want to be the one standing there telling them and asking them to bare their secrets.
He took a deep breath....
...and slammed both his hands onto the desk causing a large 'slam' sound that startled them all and made half of them jump. He was going to show them that despite not wanting to do this, he was a king and he would get the situation under control. He had to prove himself to those in the room; all very politically strong people, and to Shinou who was the original king.
"You all need to tell me what is going on!" he demanded his hands resting firmly on the desk as he stared each and every person down like a vulture eyeing a juicy carcass. "If you are going to lie or miss something out then just get out now and leave the kingdom. I don't need any more secrets here!"
They all nodded to him as his stern obsidian eyes passed them, they were going to bear all. They had to; of course Shinou was the only exception to the rule considering that he was one who 'saw' there were obviously some things that he couldn't disclose.
When the silence didn't change Yuuri sighed and slammed his hands down once more, he had been waiting for them to get their asses into gear and answer the question, they needed to tell him what was happening he was a king, a king couldn't help his subjects if they didn't come to him for help.
They all jumped again, Murata sent him a glare, he was already feeling jumpy after Shinou's close call he didn't want to be scared half to death by that slamming of hands on the desk as well. His poor heart couldn't take it, his soul maybe but definitely not his heart.
No matter how much he was stubborn that he would stay alive to spend time with his Shinou for once ...!
"Why are you all just sitting there like lemons?! I need you to answer the question how did this start what is going on?!" Yuuri snapped, he wasn't angry yet but if they didn't start talking that was going to change pretty soon. They needed to tell him what was going on!
The doors to the large conference room were pushed open and they were all surprised to see Ulrike shuffling in shyly, her large amethyst wide and slightly worried. She sent a shaky smile at them all before moving to sit next to Shinou who pulled a chair over for her to sit next to him.
It wasn't often that she left the shrine; in fact she always tried to stay in the shrine where she was used to just seeing the priestess running around and sometimes Shinou or occasionally Murata; even though they didn't really visit anymore. Not that she blamed them considering what she said to Murata.
She wondered if the sage had told Shinou what happened ... she hoped he hadn't but if he had ... well there was nothing she could do about it. She hadn't meant to sound so rude but she had just been stressed at the time and all that and he was expecting her to help him.
She allowed herself to sneak a look at the brunette only to flinch when she saw he was throwing daggers at her through his hard eyes; Shinou frowned and tapped his lap and the brunette 'humph-ed' and turned his attention back to Yuuri who was in a brief conversation with Wolfram.
"I think I can start this then, since it begins with the work of me and Shinou." She said clearly, her voice carrying around the large room but she bit her lip afterwards and played with her robes. This was part of the reason she never left the shrine. She hated big crowds and having everyone's attention on her.
Yuuri nodded and she glanced at Shinou; when he too gave her a look of reassurance she nodded and opened her mouth to speak. It seemed that she would have to be quick with what she had to say as they had a lot of things that they had to get through.
"Shinou had known that you would be strong enough to defeat his influences with Soushi before you had even come here to our home. Once you brought the sage along with you Shinou was almost crazy with excitement because he knew that with the Daikenja; or at least with his soul back there would be enough power to bring him back if you like" she began...
"Shinou even if he is back what does that mean you for? I cannot help you with a body, I don't have the Majutsu for it, I'm sorry. Even if I were to bring together all the priestesses we still couldn't bring you back to speak with him as you both once did!" the grey mix white haired priestess prayed out loud.
Her eyes widened as she listened to the craziness she was hearing, she knew that he had always been slightly mad but really ... was he completely insane! He was asking her to basically steal the Majutsu of another to bring him back to life. Why her mentor would be ashamed.
She got up from her knees and scowled at the raw power in front of her like a giant wave in the middle of think air; he may be all knowing, he may know that she was going to do it but she could at least give him a hard time until she 'decided'.
"You are nothing but a bully" she muttered to herself moving to leave the room, the glow in the room shifted slightly and she felt a soft breeze caress her locks before dying down. She turned her head and smiled unable to disregard his flattery.
"You know I'll do it but I'm not happy!"
Murata scowled at Shinou and would have smacked him in the arm if Yuuri didn't send him a warning glance; he wasn't in the mood for all the fun and games. They had to clear this all up while they still could, whether it was light now or not there was still some weird zombie running around raising dead armies.
"Alright so you did it? You started stealing Murata's powers in order to make this crystallised body for Shinou to eventually come back to us right?" he asked for confirmation and she nodded and him. There wasn't that much else left to her story.
"After that it just took a long time to transfer Shinou to the body because he had so much raw power but of course not matter how strong the Daikenja is, his power was not enough to contain Shinou so much of his power is still left protecting the shrine." Her sweet voice told them all.
"So is that all it was? If it is so easy what's to stop others from doing it?" Yozak asked curiously and Yuuri passed him a thankful glance. This was what he wanted, they needed to discuss all aspects of everything that happened or else something would be left till it was too late.
He may be king but there was a lot that he wouldn't pick up from words or remember to ask. He needed to know that he had his friends also willing to help him pick up on these things. Ulrike blushed and looked to Shinou who smiled, happy to take over.
"Well there really isn't much to it I guess but you have to have a high priestess to do the transfer in which there are only two. Both of which I know are well protected and wouldn't be willing to risk their lives to get this work out. Transferring souls takes a lot out of the priestess which is why normally only high priestesses attempt it" he explained in a this-is-my-lecturer-voice.
"I met Shinou only because I was out while he was walking around the castle grounds; I needed some time to think about everything now that it was all over. I wasn't ready to believe that I would never see him again!" Murata explained a small blush on his face.
Adalbert sneered, it was all cute really but he didn't care for all this, he wanted them to skip to the part about the zombie part so that he could get moving and collect up all the armies he could at as quick a notice as this. They were already under schedule it seemed.
"I changed him into the Daikenja from all those thousands of years ago because I know for certain that he had the ability to bear childe and also because I wanted to see my Daikenja, not this ages Murata Ken no matter how different the two are; looking and seeing the same image makes their personalities blend together I guess," Shinou picked up right after him.
"Did you know from the beginning that His eminence was going to have quads?" Cheri asked excitedly and Shinou gave them all a sneaky smile but make a notion of zipping his lips. That was one of the things that he couldn't comment on but of course he did know.
Yuuri frowned at his soon to be mother in law; he wanted them to stay on track ON TRACK!!! "Let me handle this Yuuri you obviously aren't getting the results that you want from this little talk are you? I think I can fill us in rather quickly if you are willing to let me waffle onwards." When Yuuri nodded Shinou stood up.
The atmosphere in the room just seemed to tense straight away, everyone found themselves feeling really serious and they didn't have a clue why until Murata and Yuudai (who was being strangely very quiet) threw more daggers at him. He was using his powers to 'subdue' them in a sense.
"Azalea-" he was cut off almost straight away by Cheri, who didn't seem to have been hit by his powers,
"Azalea, I never did remember to ask. Is that our sage's real name or is that just a cute name that you have for him because really that would be real romantic!" she gushed and Murata found himself blushing again and sending Shinou a warning look.
The blonde did smile slyly but didn't further elaborate any meaning to her leaving her wanting more with the vague polite response of "That, my dear lady is a question that none but two will ever know the answer to," leaving Yuudai snorting behind a well cared for hand.
"As I was saying Azalea had some difficulties accepting his duty to his king and so I sent him back to earth to think about things for a while, as you recall that was while I was staying at the shrine. When he returned I found that I was guilty and didn't want to give our children away as I have never myself had the chance to have children"
He waited to see nods that they had kept up for if they couldn't even get this they would never understand from where his brother came in and their whole prophecy. He sighed internally, he never knew that there was so much to this story already.
He sighed out loud and cocked his head, why was he doing it this way, he had decided long ago that with his ability to 'see' it would be easier for him to just record everything. Now if everyone had done that they wouldn't be having this problem because they would all know how this came to pass.
He pulled out a small black book and ignored the looks of confusion on everyone's faces. "Well then let's take it from here. This is say from around chapter four in my little booklet if I have recorded everything correctly." He smiled when everyone around the room fell from their chairs.
Was he really so strange that they had to end up harming themselves in some strange way from shock.
"Really dear brother mine, you kept a book?" Yuudai asked as he carefully placed himself back on his chair correctly, he would have liked to think he was used to his brother's stupidity (or in this case usefulness no matter how no one would admit it) and that nothing he did could surprise him but really.
Shinou had really outdone himself. The man in question smiled cheerfully and shrugged his shoulder, "I really don't see what the problem is, if you had all done this before then we wouldn't be having this boring conversation. I would be sitting on my boxes eating a plum or maybe an apple or even a coconut. Instead I have to read this out for you all because you didn't take notes and pay attention. It isn't all about having fun and acting like this will end happily ever after you have to take notes if you want to remember the important details!" he lectured once more as he waggled his finger.
They all glared at him but truthfully there was nothing they could say as he did have a fully plausible point, if they had been paying attention they wouldn't be confused and there wouldn't be 'secrets' around. Technically they weren't even secrets because everything had been said once before.
People just didn't take proper note and dismissed them as not important. It was time they learnt that when Shinou said something. No matter how ludicrous it sounded, there was a reason that he was saying it to them!
Yuuri cleared his throat after getting over his shock, "Well then, you have the err ... list and you said you are starting from chapter er ... four of your book. We are listening this time!" he promised and Gunter nodded, reaching deep into his pockets and pulling out his own new book and pen.
He wouldn't shame himself as an adviser again, they were meant to know these things and he was ashamed that he hadn't thought of that idea and taken down everything that he had learnt from the great king and the other subjects around.
Gwendal watched his lover and shook his head, sometimes he just didn't know who was worse ...!
Shinou smiled brightly and placed the book in front of his face, he was ready to chart off everything he knew now,
"Okay then well ...
I lied to you all the-" he was cut off already
"You did what?!" that had been from Wolfram; who had also been a rather quiet one, he was probably still sore from the fight he had with Yuuri, of which the king still hadn't forgiven him and it was starting to look like he never would. Yuuri was normally quick to forgive but he hadn't yet.
He hadn't even looked at the blonde or attempted to talk to him but that could have been because he wanted to get this all out into the open.
Shinou blinked and reread, he didn't see what they didn't understand by that,
"I lied to you all, I told you that it would take six months to have the children because Ulrike was having problems but that was a lie. I simply didn't want Dai to have to get through the pain of giving up his children so quickly and I wasn't so sure that I could allow him to feel that pain when I could indirectly stop it" he explained and Cheri have a giggle of happiness.
"So you did know that he was going to have more than one child!" she yelled and Shinou cocked an eyebrow at her, he wasn't so sure he said that at all just then. Yuuri and Wolfram both rolled their eyes. As much as they loved Cheri, she was obsessed with the most strangest things.
"I never said that dear lady!"
"Why yes you did, I quote –" she paused to look over at Gunter's scribbles "-to have the children because- which implies that you knew it would be more than one!" she giggled again thinking that she had one their verbal war and Shinou just sighed and let her gloat.
They were only on his chapter four there was a long way to go still,
"Anyways as I was saying...
After that Dai believed that I was insane for lying to the royal family
I had a headache and was feeling really quite sick
Everything from all the past lives caught up with me and I believe I fainted –" he was cut off again
"Shinou, you say that you fainted, why exactly was that, was the transfer not completed or what?" Gunter asked pausing his writing to ask his question. Shinou gave a slight smile and winked at Murata when he saw how the question interested him despite that he had once told him the answer.
"I guess you won't ever know, now I know I said interrupt me when you didn't understand but really, can we please get a move on, there is a lot to get through!" he told them seriously and they nodded all looking embarrassed that they had remembered so very little of everything.
"Dai caught me pretending to be asleep
We had a little heart to heart that was needed at the time" he paused to turn a few pages, that was the end of chapter four. At least they had managed to get that far considering the way everyone kept interrupting him. Honestly was he really the only one that remembered this kind of stuff??
"Chapter five – Me and Dai had another little heart to heart" he ignored Murata's snort, what they did next was nothing of a little heart to heart at all.
"Dear Dai found out I had lied again to the royal family by accident" he was yet again interrupted, he was almost going to kill someone if they didn't stop stopping him, really he didn't want to talk the night away but if they didn't be quiet and just listen then he would be talking forever.
"AGAIN??!!! Everyone shouted together in unison and he rolled his eyes, he didn't see why it was such a big deal if he lied here and there as long as nobody was getting hurt.
"Or at least that was what I wrote Azalea believed I had done, I didn't really lie I just told half-truths. No one actually knows – except you all know because I am about to tell you – that in fact most of the males kings here could have given birth. Only it seems to be a bloodline that has died out now. I could give birth and still can give birth only with my forever declining health it is basically impossible for me to carry out my prophecy, have this child and have us all survive but I didn't want to tell you all that" he smiled once again stumped when a few fell off their chairs while the others just had their mouths wide open.
"Wolfram and Yuuri became nosey and tired to listen in on our little heart to heart –"
"HEY YOU KNEW ABOUT THAT?!"
"-yes of course I did, anyways; Dai and I had yet another heart to heart when we woke from out little nap;
Note this is now chapter six Gunter, I hope you are keeping up well, right now what happened is that ...
Our little king had quite the exciting dream leading into the –"
"REALLY SHINOU THEY DONT NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WIMP'S DREAM AND WHAT FOLLOWED!"
Shinou sighed and shrugged his shoulders,
"We decided the two of you would have to get married
We had Majutsu issues to sort out between us
Dai and I got a little busy if you know what I mean...
Chapter seven here people
Two weeks went past and everyone was around doing whatever it was they had to do,
I explained that in fact, Dai deary was preggers already
I explained to some very pervy people just how our children came to be while my hubby was out cold like a turkey, on the floor."
"YOU DID WHAT, SHINOU DON'T MAKE ME SLAM YOU OUT OF THAT BODY –"
Shinou chuckled to himself and moved slightly out of Murata's arm and leg length, he didn't want to leave any chances in case he pretty little sage was really considering it. He would really go to all lengths to make sure he got the blonde; pun heard, and well intended.
"Okay now it's time for chapter eight,
We told you all of Dai's little bundle of joy being on his or/and her way
I told you of the genders and number of children
Dai passed out again
We spoke of room themes and the possibility of not having a double black
Yuudai kidnapped our little priestess here
I got it in a dream went to investigate dear brother mine left a message I said nothing"
"You mentioned a game" Gwendal commented quietly, drawing all attention to himself, he wanted to know what all that had been about.
Shinou scratched his head.
"Well I made it out to be all dangerous and what not but really all it was, was Yuudai causing trouble so that I knew that he was alive, of course this always ended up being trouble that I myself had to make the current king or queen of that time fix. It did get pretty bloody sometimes" he smiled with a little laugh and Yuudai snorted.
"This is where it gets complicating!" he warned before putting his book away, he knew all the new events off head because he had been replaying them in his head to make sure he wasn't missing something important. They all nodded and their expressions turned grimmer if they even could.
Shinou burst out laughing, he couldn't help it. It just wasn't often that he could be serious and they all looked so constipated in their attempts to be serious that he really just couldn't help himself. He patted himself on the back and wiped away tears of mirth.
This was one thing he just wasn't going to explain to them and he smiled and got ready to continue, he needed to allow himself that laugh and make everyone still think that he was a loon, it made everything more fun when they hadn't listened to something he said because they thought he was just being weird.
"My brother kidnapped Cheri and Greta but that was just to get our attentions, in which case it worked because he is here with us today. You were also told of our prophecy of which no matter what you wish I will not go into detail on. That is something for another day." He smiled
Yuudai threw back his head and laughed, he was beginning to understand the way his brother worked, "You better put that down Romeo with the pad; that is most likely one of the things he wants you to forget so that he can laugh at you later when it turns out to be valuable information!"
Gunter seethed, he still didn't like the little mage but he was thankful that he had pointed that out, he wasn't going to write it down before of which Shinou seemed to know as he pouted at his brother for ruining his fun.
"Okay Yuudai decides to matchmaker Gunter and Gwendal and it was about time I was really waiting for that one to happen for years. You really let me down that it was my brother and his crazy ways that actually got the two of you together!" Shinou frowned looking at the two 'guilty as charged'.
Cheri wailed high pitch and almost busted all ear drums,
"How dare you not tell me that you were with someone, really I am surprised with all your wrinkles and your diamond exterior and with our own Gunter too. My darling I hate to sound rude but really you should go with someone a little more soft complexion wise. The two of you are polar opposites and that just isn't fashionable" she squawked.
Gwendal didn't reply but Gunter stopped writing and frowned, no wonder Gwendal never had the confidence to talk to a potential love interest. Cheri would certainly never want to hurt one of her boys but she was really damaging Gwendal with all the talk she was spewing about him basically not being good enough.
Whether it was in a completely irrelevant way or not!
Shinou cleared his throat and gave all three evils, he was trying to get them up to date!
"Okay ... moving on; Murata went to see my brother to try and help me, he had a major fight with Ulrike of which I would really like to tell her off but I cannot fault her in this case!" Murata was the one to slam his hands on the table this time; she wasn't the one at fault.
And sharks didn't have sharp teeth!
"I will have you know that-" Shinou placed a hand over his mouth and forced him down in his seat again; whatever argument he was having with Ulrike didn't need to be said over this table. They could settle it in their own time; they weren't keeping secrets as Shinou had told them all that it had happened.
"Yes so he went to see Yuudai here, the two of them had a revelation together and a heart to heart. Cheri and the boys planned the wedding, Gunter and Gwendal talked about submissive and dominants in their relationship hmmm"
He turned to his brother and winked with a cheeky smile; Yuudai sighed but nodded, he would allow it this one time.
"Yuudai told Dai of his past but only a very small fraction and to hide the fact that he had made himself vulnerable he made it seem like it was all just a lie!" he watched Murata and when he looked confused between being shocked and actually choking the other blonde he chuckled.
"My brother came up with baby names, he went crazy in which he can explain to us now and we decided what colour Wolfram's dress with be. We questioned the lovely Velma we have with us today she got verbally attacked by the knife thrower Keenan and I led Dai on a wild goose chase" he smirked and winked at those he mentioned.
Cheri pouted,
"Why aren't you calling him Azalea, the romance in that one word is just breath taking ..." her words left an uncomfortable silence
Adalbert stood up, he couldn't take this crap anymore; it was really killing him!!
"This is all nice and all but you aren't explaining what needs to be explained, who is rasing all these soldiers; what is going to happen to us; what the hell is going on!" he slammed his hands on the oak at a strength that made Yuuri's hit look like a guppy threw itself at the table.
The whole table shook and Greta was worried that it was going to snap in half, Giesela smiled reassuringly at her before turning her attention to what was happening now. Shinou wasn't impressed ...
That was the only way to explain it. He really wasn't happy; he really wasn't trying to explain to them all what was happening but they weren't listening or if they were they weren't taking in what he was saying. They weren't reading into what he was saying but merely hearing it and letting it back out again.
He couldn't tell them what was going to happen, how, when, why because that was what they had to figure out themselves and only that could he give them any heads up. He wasn't there to do it all for them as it was by giving them this heir he was already going them a favour that he shouldn't be.
Maybe. Just maybe Ulrike was right and he was messing with the fates too much. Why was he always stuck helping the stupid ones though.
"Shinou!" he was brought back from his thoughts by his brother shaking his shoulder roughly, he shook his head and was surprised to feeling sick and slightly dizzy. Murata and Yuudai both helped guide him into a chair. The room was stark silence.
It was strange ...
"What?" he asked somewhat distantly.
Murata handed him a cold glass of water poured straight from the amphora on the side table. The fool had only woken from death's sleep a few hours ago and he was already trying to kill himself again. He really didn't need to be the one heading this up.
He found himself mad that Yuuri wasn't allowing himself to take control and was instead leaving it on the shoulders of a man that was really very ill.
"The very core of this castle was shaking brother, you must not let your emotions take wind over your power. Not at this point when you know the penalty!" Yuudai told him quietly laying both hands on his shoulders and letting his own magic help his brother replenish his own.
Murata watched with suspicious eyes wondering why he didn't just do that before but he figured that now was not the time nor the place to start having those kinds of thoughts. Not when something as this had happened, Shinou was still pretty delicate!
"Oh don't baby me! I was merely being pensive" Shinou smiled, his previous emotions gone at once as he locked them away somewhere deep inside. He would not allow himself to be a bitter person, not at this time when there was so much for him to be thankful for!
His two 'mothers' gave him the evil eye before backing off, if he was so sure then they would leave him. No one could make Shinou do that which he did not wish to do. They knew this well and weren't going to push their luck, they didn't want to be on the receiving end of power that could make a whole castle rumble when just annoyed!
Shinou sighed and didn't attempt to stand; he was much to weary and tired despite his suddenly cheerful demeanour.
"Look, I cannot tell you a lot of thing but I am trying, I cannot tell you when, why or how because that is me messing with the fates. If you were meant to know now then you would already know and we would be discussing it together. If you wish to know then work it out and talk to me. I shall tell you what I can from that!" he told them seriously.
Yuudai stood to speak, he wasn't one that could talk with the fates and therefore he could tell them what he knew as his brother, no matter the fact they were related, did not relay to him anything that he had seen or knew. Yuudai had worked his own theories out by thinking and replaying what had been happening.
"Many a time ago there was a woman in my forces, a real witch or what have you" he said waving his hand and Velma nodded, he was talking about Winnie, "Winnie she betrayed me but that other day she came to me, I thought she dead. After all I am only alive because I have the power of immortality until I give it up, she was a mere witch!" he began.
"she told me that someone is back, someone who is extremely vital in telling us whether we will or lose. At this current standing we have lost unless we can convince him otherwise." Murata's eyes widened, it couldn't be could it. That one person that Yuudai spoke of.
"The person that managed to help save lady Cheri, this kingdom and Baby Gwendal and also managed to keep me to behave. My Sun, Haru! He died in a way that such my brother first died but because of my own stupidity and now he is back and he is with our father. A zombie that will keep returning until we have done that which the prophecy says!"
Yuuri blinked,
"How do we defeat it?" he asked curiously and Yuudai shrugged,
"Apart from the prophecy I have no idea and that is why we must train, love those we love; make well with friends we have and train. Train harder than we ever have before because these two and their dead army will stop at nothing to make sure that we all die!"
"Why?" Keenan asked quietly, it was one fitting of such a man of little words but it held within it so many questions that just couldn't be answered. Yuudai actually blinked taken aback from a moment. He didn't think that this band had a person that was able to ask so much in one syllable.
The door opened once more,
"As Moonus Yuudai has said they will stop at nothing to make sure we die! Their forces grow stronger everyday that word even reached our ears!" everyone turned to the door and Cheri's eyes sparkled in delight when she saw it was Raven who had spoken.
He bowed to her and Yuuri before moving over to another spare seat which happened to be next to the grey haired knife thrower who was really quite intrigued by the answer that the brunette gave when he had not had heard the whole conversation.
"Raven! We could use your help, you have forever been wonderful at coming up with ideas to help sort things!" Cheri smiled as she clapped her hands as if watching a show that had really impressed her. Shinou smiled; for once the lady was correct.
Raven would be a big help at making everything came together.
Yuuri yawned and touched Greta's head, the young girl was asleep resting her head on her arms on the table, she was exhausted. And he didn't blame her after an afternoon of excitement and tears that she had shed. He needed to put her to rest now.
"I hate to interrupt but maybe we should leave this for another day perhaps, I think I need to get some rest and may think about everything. Maybe we could have a few days of rest before he got serious right? I mean you said love those we love right? I .. if we aren't going to get through this then I want to see my family. Even if it is for one last time!" he smiled sleepily.
Shinou hid his smile, maybe they were beginning to listen to his words, for once the king had read into words; not his own maybe but despite his brother not having the sight he certainly knew of things that one wouldn't know had they not been alive for thousands of years as they were.
"That is a wonderful idea that we should at once prepare!" he smiled standing up with little difficulty now that his strength was back. Everyone nodded and shuffled out the room taking it for a dismissal until the next day, Cheri however jumped on the poor Raven and glomped him within an inch of his life.
"RAVEN!! MY RAVEN YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO TELL ME!" she yelled before she began chatting at a hundred miles per syllable. Those who hadn't yet left the room shook their heads tiredly before leaving the poor Raven to whatever fate had in store for him.
Shinou chuckled before shutting the door after him seeing as he was the last one to exit, the sight of the tall brunette looking at him with pleading eyes would not fail to amuse him for a sometime it seemed!
Yuuri smiled sadly and moved a stray hair from his daughters head, he bent down to kiss her and muttered a three letter phrase before left the room shutting the door softly behind him. The walk back to his room felt longer than usual but that could have been because he was walking slowly.
He had a lot that he needed to think about, seeing Greta as she was there was painful for the first time. Not because he was mad at her or anything but because of the fact that he loved her. He loved her so much and the thought that he could have to give her away was such a painful one. The thought that that was what Shinou and Murata had to do.
Not just with one of their children but with all four, he couldn't stand having to give up Greta let alone having four to give away. He knew he couldn't do it and it made him sick to think that he was going to make someone else do it. If it wasn't for the fact that he was royalty he would say screw duty and not have children or get married yet.
He loved Wolfram and he was ready for marriage but he didn't know if their relationship was ready for marriage. They had known each other for a while he guessed but not long enough to get married, there was so much between them and they were really different.
It hadn't even been very long since they had started to even 'love' each other publically. He wasn't sure what to think, if he was rushing things or not. That wasn't even the end of his troubles! What an odd thing Yuudai had said but then again he may not have had the sight but he was still the twin of Shinou and it seemed as if he had been alive just as long, he was immortal after all. It really was such a strange thing to say; he just didn't know why.
"Apart from the prophecy I have no idea and that is why we must train, love those we love; make well with friends we have and train. Train harder than we ever have before because these two and their dead army will stop at nothing to make sure that we all die!"
He was going to take Shinou's advice and read into the words, sadly as much as he hated it, it meant that he had to make up with Wolfram first, make well with friends we have. Then he needed to get his family over or go back and see them, love those we love and then it was time. He was no push over and he would train like a king preparing for war!
He reached the door a few moments later and his eyes widened upon seeing the Original king leaning against his door smiling as if he had been waiting for the current double black king to return. He looked tired and weary but his topaz eyes still shone bright.
Whatever was killing him, anyone could see that he wasn't willing to give up matter how much he wanted to sometimes.
"Have you been waiting long?" Yuuri asked softly and Shinou shrugged, he had been there for a fair while but there was no need to mention it, the king looked like he was ready to sleep on his feet no need to add guilt to his pile of ails.
"No, I just wanted to talk you know, you are my successor and we haven't really talked yet, you look like you could use an old ear or two." The blonde smiled pushing off from the wall to walk the rest of the distance between them where he pulled the brunette into a hug.
It was a strange feeling that welled up in Yuuri, he had been trying to be so strong, and there was so much pressure on him. He was king yet he hadn't finished high school. He was expected to provide for a daughter and husband and yet he couldn't keep cacti alive. He was away from his mother and yet before all this she still used to come in to tuck him in sometimes. He couldn't even cook a meal and he was expected to lead people. He was expected to be strong and watching television soaps back home were enough to make him sob.
The hug from Shinou filled him with a warmth and strength that pushed away all those fears and let him know silently that though things might be looking bad, everything was going to be okay he just had to wait it out. A tear slid down his cheek but he didn't let anymore than that fall.
Yes he had weaknesses but he also had strengths and it was those strengths that he had to focus on; no matter how hard it was sometimes. He knew, at least now he knew that if he had trouble with it, Shinou was there to help pick him up.
"There, there its going to be alright. Everything is going to be okay. You are doing a fine job and one day you will make a fine king! You are going to make some of the most important choices that may cause an uproar and when the time comes for you to make those choices don't be scared." Shinou whispered in his ear quietly.
Yuuri stared straight ahead while he stood in the embrace, he wasn't going to end it but he wasn't going to encourage it. He appreciated it both ways however, "How I will I know when the time comes?" he asked almost silently and he felt Shinou smiled against his neck.
"You will know Yuuri because you are a king that will one day unite all our worlds, both earth and beyond. Things you see as weak are actually strengths that will help you in the soon future and never forget. Call it Shinou's advice for the king for this day ... er ... night!" the old king winked before stepping back.
Yuuri looked up at the Original King and for once he didn't see an amazing king that had done such amazing things and brought everyone to safety. He saw a man that had had to find the strength to see and do many a bad thing in order to save a world that simply turned around and spat at him and his work.
He saw a man that was tired of being worshiped, that just wanted to be accepted and loved for who he was and not for his power and what he had done. More importantly he saw a man that while strong had many weaknesses just as he did and yet he had managed to create the foundations for something amazing; something that Yuuri would create.
Yuuri nodded brightly at him and smiled a smile that lit up his entire face. Shinou smiled back just as bright when he noticed that Yuuri had understood the advice he had tried to give. He turned and yawned letting out a large stretch, that was his body telling him it was time for bed.
"Well my dear king, your queeny has been pacing madly for some time and how I would love to make him stew a little longer I think that you should get some sleep and therefore you need to sort it now. Something tells me you won't even have to lift a finger!" Shinou winked and raised a hand before strolling off to meet his own bed.
Yuudai smiled form the ledge he was sitting on high in the beams supporting the castle, his brother was such a sap but he couldn't say that he wasn't the same. If his brother hadn't come to talk then Yuudai himself was going to talk to the young king.
He wasn't ready to do this yet, in fact he was no way near ready but Shinou had already given him that hint all he had to do was find the strength and understanding to fix it. Yuudai yawned and lay back on the beam that was supporting his back.
He had no wish to go back to his room, he was happy where he was, really he understood the appeal of sleeping in high places now, it truly was comfortable and lovely. He leaned back and closed his eyes, now all he had to do was use some of his brothers and his own advice on himself when it came to meeting Haru on the battlefield.
That which he was going to meet was not his lover but in fact a pathetic left over of what Haru once was. When the time came Yuudai was going to give it and his father a beating that would make their true souls happy wherever they were. He would no longer be the family black sheep!
"Oh Yuuri!" Yuuri opened the door only to get a face full of blonde as he was jumped on, the blonde ... or whatever the yellow stuff in his mouth and face retracted and he was graced with the worried face of Wolfram, his emerald eyes darkened in worry and fear.
"I'm so sorry, I had no idea, I don't know, I wasn't thinking, I'm-" Yuuri smirked and pulled the blonde forward smashing their lips together to silence his internal struggles. They had both said stupid things but it was going to be alright, everything was going to be okay.
"Its been a long day Wolf, let's just get some sleep okay?" Yuuri smiled softly when they pulled back and Wolfram along with his flush nodded rather enthusiastically and followed after the king that was leading him along by his hand. That was the cue that he had been forgiven.
Yuuri smiled happily, that was one thing off his chest ...
Make well with friends we have
"Where do you think you were mister?!" Murata demanded when Shinou opened their door and attempted to sneak it. The blonde paused in his efforts and grinned a cheeky grin before coming in and shutting the door. He had been sure that Murata had gone to sleep already.
"I went to do a few things, you know make sure that my fruit bowl be sent all and everything for tomorrow, you need to eat some I want my children to be fruit lovers you know!" he replied merrily and Murata narrowed his eyes at the thought of having more little Shinou's running around, female or not.
"Heavens save us! I don't think this castle would be big enough for more than one person obsessing over fruits I think that they would have to triple the imports as you already manage to consume half of them!" Murata sighed dryly and Shinou chuckled.
"Oh Azalea you are just so funny!"
Murata rolled his eyes,
"Why do you call me that?!" he asked and he wasn't pouting ... really he wasn't. Shinou burst out laughing and the sight and swung his pretty into an embrace a lot different to the one he shared with the king. This one was full of love, love for a lover ... no a soul mate! Love for a soul mate and the carrier of his children.
"Why my pretty do you think I call you that?" he asked with a smile and Murata's pout just seemed to grow, he really had no idea and so Shinou smiled wider and tapped his button nose, until he figured it out Shinou was not going to tell him. Not at all!
He walked over to the bed and collapsed onto it, the swishing of Murata's Daikenja's robes alerted him to the fact that the other had come out of his stupor. Murata tsked as he moved around to pull off Shinou's constricting clothes; he would not sleep easy in them if they stayed on.
Afterwards he rid himself of his own clothes and crawled under the covers, "Goodnight Shinou!" he whispered lightly to the other, cuddling close and the blonde smiled and moved hands so one was around his lovers waist and the other resting on the home to his children.
"Goodnight Azalea, Goodnight my little warriors!"
bloodyPinkRose - omg you just don't even know do you people 8224 words written in five hours just four you guys, I have never written such a large chapter to be posted on this site!! you should all be happy1 LOL! in case you didnt realise this was meant to be in two parts which is why the title is strange! I just couldn't bring myself to seperate it since I havent updated in so long ... I'll have to do something about that won't I!
ps. bad grammar I know but I have a new laptop and the auto corrects haven't all been set in, I spent an hour looking at this but I'm falling asleep in 2:12am and I have to get up in four hours to paint a picture for my friend's birthday ... jeez. anyways have a nice month ... if I forget to review MWAH ... if any one really hates my grammar and wants to Beta be my guest and let me know otherwise please don't bitch I will get to it ... sometime!