I slowly awoke to find myself laying in the middle of a grassy field. "It-te-te-te" I said as she sat up and had my head throb with pain. Once it subdued a little, I looked around and asked myself, "Where am I?" I then realized my hood and mask were down and that my hair had fallen out of the neat bun it was in and was now straight down my back. I also realized my clothes were sopping wet. I groaned and stood up and shook my arms to try and get some of the water out of the sleeves of my ninja shirt. Crap! I can't let anyone know who I am! I immediatly tucked my hair in my shirt and put my mask up, just in time to hear the sound of horse hooves on soft earth coming towards me. Without looking, I could easily tell there was only one person. I turned to face the person who dared approach me.

I saw a person with blonde hair and blue eyes and a strong build riding a black horse coming straight towards me. When he was right in front of me, he made the horse stop and dismounted it. I got ready to fight if I had to.

"I see you're finally here, although you probably can't even understand me." The stranger said as he got ready to squeeze my head. I ducked out from his grasp and jumped back. I was surprised he was speaking Shinmakuese.

"I do understand what you're saying, but how did you know I was going to be here?" I asked. Even I myself did not know I was going to be there. The man looked surprised, but then laughed and said, "As expected of the new Heika."

"Heika? What are you-" I was cut off by someone yelling my name.

"Yuuri!" a man with brown hair said as he rode a brown horse towards me, flanked by to other people also riding brown horses. Am I the only one that didn't expect this? I thought to myself.

"Shit." The blonde man said, then he mounted his horse. "Till next time Heika." The man said as he rode off.

"Yuuri!" The bruenette said as he stopped in front of her and dismounted. "Yuuri! Did Aldebert hurt you? Are you alright?" I mentally sighed as it seemed I was going to have a blending in lesson today one way or another.

"I'm fine." I said while lowering my mask and hood.

The man smiled and said, "That's good to know, but why are you dressed like that?"

I quickly made up a lie, "It's halloween, so I decided to dress up as a ninja, although, my costume's nothing compared to yours."

"I'd hate to sound rude, but what's halloween?" The man asked.

"You know, you dress up as something you aren't and get free candy for it." I said with a smile.

"I've never heard of the holiday, but it does sound enjoyable." The man said with a smile.

"Just out of curiosity, what's your name?" I asked.

"I'm sorry your majesty, I'm sir Conrart Weller." Conrart said.

"I'm just gonna call you Conrad, 'kay?" I said cheerfully.

Conrad smiled and said, "I'm fine with that nickname. We should leave soon though. If we don't arrive back at the cottage soon, Gunter's going to worry."

"Who's Gunter?" I asked.

"He's the royal mentor." Conrad said as he mounted his horse. He held out his hand as a sign he would help me mount. I smiled and took his hand and he practicly lifted me onto the horse.

"Uh, thanks." I said.

"You're welcome, your majesty." Conrad said.

"Just call me Yuuri." I said.

"Alright then, Yuuri." Conrad said.

We arrived in front of a cottage that seemed very common to me.

"We're here your majesty." Conrad said.

"I'm not getting off until you promise to call me Yuuri, not your majesty." I said as I crossed my arms.

Conrad laughed, then said, "Alright then, I promise to call you Yuuri from now on."

I smiled and said, "Thanks Conrad." I then dismounted to the left of the horse and landed lightly on the ground. Just then, a man with near-white lavender hair and dressed in all white came out of the cottage.

"Your majesty!" the man said. I slumped my shoulders. Another person is calling me that?

"Eh-to, are you Gunter?" I asked unsurely.

The man stopped in front of me and said, "Why yes, I am. It is a pleasure to meet you your majesty."

"Please, it's just Yuuri." I said.

"Conrad, why is her majesty soaking wet?" Gunter asked. I was about ready to punch the guy for ignoring me.

Conrad dismounted his horse and said, "I'm not sure, I found her that way. Although, Adelbert got to her before me."

Gunter started freaking out and said, "Oh my! That traitor didn't hurt you did he?"

"No, I'm fine." I said.

"Well, nevertheless, we should take you inside and let your clothes dry." Gunter said. Shit! They'll see my other weapons if I change.

"Gunter, I think that'd be very inappropriate seeing as how we're both guys and Yuuri's a girl." Conrad stated. I could've hugged him!

"Then how about you sit in front of the fire and let your clothes dry that way your majesty?" Gunter said.

"I'm going to say this one more time, call me Yuuri! And, sitting in front of the fire will be just fine, thank you." I said as I started getting angry. Before he could call me 'your majesty' one more time, I walked past him into the cottage.

"Why do we have to ride horses at this ungodly hour?" I asked.

"Because it will take quite a while to get there. We should arrive by noon, besides, it's not that early, is it?" Conrad replied.

Maybe not to you, but to me it's WAY too early. It was only six thirty, but I had stayed up most the night to eavesdrop on what they were talking about. Also, at home, I only had to get up at seven thirty to get to school on time. The only thing I was grateful for was that I got to ride my own horse. It was a pure black stallion named Ao, and Ao was a very calm horse. I sighed and just continued on the way.

After a while, a small girl with purple hair ran over to my horse and offered a cup of water. I took a sip of it, and since I didn't taste anything funny, I drank the rest of it.

"Thank you, that was very refreshing." I said to the girl as I handed the cup back to her

After a long ride, Ao walked over a hill and on the other side was and amazing sight. There was a huge town surrounded by a wall, and in the middle, there was a castle on a hill.

"Wow." I stated.

"This is the great demon kingdom. It is now your kingdom, Yuuri." Conrad said.

We rode our horses into the town and everyone started cheering when they saw me. I gave a small wave every here and there, but I was more focused on trying to hear what everyone was saying. All the sudden, Ao reared up, then took off like a bullet.

"Hey! Ao! Slow down!" I yelled while pulling back on the reigns. Whatever had scared this horse must've scared him bad... Ao ran all the way to the front gates of the castle and threw me off his back. My training with horses kicked in and I immediatly twisted my body in mid-air so I landed on my feet.

"Crazy demonic horse..." I muttered to myself. I looked at Ao and saw a man with dark grey hair that was tied back in a ponytail and was wearing a green jacket had calmed him.

"Your majesty!" I heard Conrad yell from behind me. I turned and saw him on his horse galloping towards me.

"Your majesty?" I heard the gruff man say.

I turned and glared daggers at him. He didn't look surprised at all with the look I was giving him. So, I stuck my tongue out at him. This, he looked surprised at. I smiled as I laughed inside. Sometimes you had to do something different to get the desired reaction from someone. In this case, I just wanted to see how stupid he looked when he was surprised.

"Your majesty, are you alright?" Conrad asked after he dismounted his horse and walked over to me.

"I'm fine." I said. "But who's he?" I said while jabbing a thumb in the direction of the grouch.

"That's Gwendal von Voltaire. He's my older brother." Conrad said with a smile.

I looked at Conrad, then Gwendal, then Conrad, then back to Gwendal. "I don't see the resemblance. I mean, you smile all the time and he looks like he doesn't even know how to smile." I stated.

Conrad laughed and Gwenal's left eye twitched.

"Enough! Is this really the new demon queen?" Gwendal asked in an angry voice.

"Yes, she is. Do you not see that she is a double black?" Gunter said.

"I do not believe that thilthy human is the new queen!" I heard a new voice say. I turned and looked at the stairs leading up to the castle and saw a beautiful boy, with golden blonde hair and piercing emerald eyes dressed in blue, walking down the stairs. I quickly dismissed the thought that he was an angel, because with the way he carried himself, he seemed like he'd be the cocky arrogant type.

"Wolfram, she is the new queen." Conrad said. Wolfram glared at him, than at me. In response, I glared daggers at him. He didn't seem phased. Does glaring daggers work on NO ONE in this place?! I thought to myself.

Then something registered in my brain. "What do you mean, 'thilthy human'?!"

"Exactly that," Wolfram said calmly, "You are a thilthy human that was just lucky and got black hair and eyes! There's no way-"

A vein popped in my forhead as I started to get really pissed at the blonde before me. I bent down and picked up a stone and whipped it at him, aiming low. It hit him where the sun doesn't shine. Gwendal, Conrad, and Gunter stared at me with shocked faces. Wolfram was curled up on the ground at the bottom of the stairs holding his hands over his groin.

"That," I said, "Is for calling me a thilthy human, Sir Snob." I then walked up beside him to ascend the stairs, but paused and warned him, "If I were you, I'd watch my tongue." I then continued up the stairs and into the castle.

After I had wandered around the castle a while, Conrad found me and lead me to my room. He told me I should bathe and rest. I agreed, but asked him if I could look around my room first. He said yes, but he had to go attend to some buisness, so I was left alone in my room.

Perfect. I thought to myself. I quickly looked around the room and concluded that the best place to hide my weapons while I bathed was on the canopy of the bed. I climbed up the pole and realized it was just cloth, so I went back down, hid all my weapons in a pillow, then put the pillow on top of the canopy. That way, if someone were to lie on the bed and look up, nothing would look out of the ordinary. If I had just put the weapons up there, someone would've seen the silhoutte of the sword and sais.

I then went out into the hallway and decided to explore the castle while looking for the baths. I didn't have to go far, it was just around the corner. I slipped into the bathroom and looked around. It was empty, except for a bottle of shampoo and a pile of clean clothes. I walked into the bathroom and closed the door. I then undressed and walked into the bath tub and soaked in the hot water.

"Ahhh... Nothing's better than a hot bath after a hectic day..." I said to myself. I used the shampoo and rinsed it out, then got out of the bathtub and dried off with a towel. I went through th pile of clothes and found that there were three outfits there for me to choose. I looked through them, then realized something. "I have to wear a g-strap!?!?"

I sighed, but put it on since it was better than nothing. I also wore a plain black bra and looked at the three pairs of shirts and pants I could choose from. I immediatly chose the black dress-like pants since the other two choices were skirts. Yuuri Shibuya DOES NOT wear skirts. I then looked at the shirts and chose the black one that had the sleeves that belled out once it was past the elbow. The shirt also had red ribbons on the back for decoration to make it look like the ribbons were holding the shirt together.

I then exited the bathroom, carrying my ninja outfit, and went back into my room. I put it on top of the canopy too, but, I retrieved my sword and sais. I put the sword next to my bed, seeing as how I could use, 'Just for defense,' as an excuse. I then hid the sais in my sleeves. Right after I did that, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in!" I yelled.

Conrad walked in and said, "It's time for dinner your majesty."

"Conrad..." I warned him.

"I'm sorry, I meant, Yuuri." He corrected with a smile.

I smiled too and said, "Come on, let's go." I grabbed his arm and tugged him out the door of my room.

Dinner was quiet. Too quiet for my liking. I was about to say something when a long curly haired blonde with a figure to die for came in the room.

"Hi boys! It's good to see all of you here!" She said over enthusiasthically. My eye twitched and I had an awkward smile on my face. "Oh Gwendal! You got another wrinkle! At this rate, you're gonna look older than me!" She said while holding Gwendal's chin so that he was facing her. She then went over to Conrad and hugged him from behind and said, "Oh Conrart! You're looking more and more like your father every day!" She then went over to Wolfram and hugged him in a way that his face got buried in her breast and said, "Wolfy chan! You're looking more like me every day! I bet the men can't keep their hands off you!"

Wolfram pushed the woman away and said, "Mother! Please!"

"Ummm, I don't want to be rude, but who is she?" I asked Conrad.

Conrad smiled and said, "That is our mother, Lady Cecille von Spitzweg. She was also the previous maoh."

"Pleasure to meet you." I said while smiling at her politely. She looked at me, then, she started running towards me and I could tell she was going to give me the same hug she gave Wolfram. I quickly slid out of my chair and sttood on the opposite side of it.

"How'd you know I was going to hug you?" Cecille pouted.

"Lucky guess?" I said. Lady Cecille pouted, then took a seat between Gwendal and Conrad, and I sat back down in my seat.

"Anyway, we should be discussing the coronation ceremony." Gwendal said in a seriouss tone.

Wolfram stood up and slammed his hands on the table and shouted, "I refuse to acknowledge this thilthy human as our new queen! Her mom was probly just a piece of street trash that was paid two cents to have her!"

I snapped. I stood up and slapped him, hard. Everyone at the table looked shocked, as did Wolfram.

"Never, and I mean NEVER, talk about my mom that way." I said angrily.

"Your majesty! Please take it back!" Gunter pleaded.

"No! I will not take it back!" I yelled.

"Than, you're not going to take it back?" Cecille asked slyly.

"No, I'm not." I stated coldly.

"Perfect!" Cecille said, catching me off guard.

"Eh?" I said confused.

"You were not in the wrong for slapping him your majesty, but it is a mazoku custom to slap someone with the palm of your right hand on their left cheek as a sign of a marriage proposal." Conrad said.

"Eh?!?!" I yelled.

Wolfram slammed his hand on the table and pushed the silver ware to the floor. "Hey! You don't have to make a mess 'cause you're mad..." I said as I picked up the knife.

"Your majesty, don't!" Gunter said.

"Eh?" I said standing up with the knife in hand.

Wolfram smirked and said, "You picked it up!"

Conrad groaned and said, "Your majesty, you just accepted a duel..."

At the word 'duel', my eyes lit up and I looked at Wolfram. "What kind of duel." Everyone at the table looked surprised. That was not the reaction they had expected.

"I'll let you choose the type and time." Wolfram said with an evil grin.

"Alright then, a sword fight, at noon, tomorrow." I said.

"Prepare yourself for death." Wolfram said as he started walking out of the room.

I threw the knife so it would miss his head and it embedded itself into the wall. "If anyone's going to die, it's you." I said smugly.