A/N: Yuuri didn't want them to know it was her because she only wants to kill people who harm the innocent, but Conrad and Wolfram might've not seen that and started annoying her with questions like, 'Why don't you want to start war? You had no problem killing all those pirates!'
I rest my case.
Also, I have plans for Yuuri's first kiss... *Evil Chuckle* So, I can't use her first kiss as something humurous. Gomenesai!
I slowly awoke to find out it was the middle of the night. "Geez, why can't I sleep for just one night? If it's not the portal or Wolfram or Gunter, it just HAD to be insombia..." I mumbled to myself. I sleepily got out of bed and saw Wolfram in his OWN bed. At least the vertigo keeps him from sleeping in my bed... I sighed, then heard some voices.
"Well captain, I don't think that kid is the new queen. Even if she is, she's puny, hardly leader material if you ask me." I heard Josak's voice say.
"Josak! That's no way to be talking about her majesty!" Conrad scolded.
"Why? She's just a kid. I doubt she has any experience in leading a country let alone fighting. Didn't you know she just hid with the other kids until the fighting was over?" Josak's voice said. I gritted my teeth together, but kept quiet anyway.
"She was just remaining safe like I told her to." Conrad said.
"Whatever." Josak said. "We'll know how powerful she truly is once she recovers Morgif tomorrow." Tomorrow my ass! I thought to myself. I quietly crawled back into bed and pretended to be asleep until I was sure Conrad and Josak were asleep. I then quietly got out of bed and put on my shoes and went out side.
"Huh? What are you doing up guest-san?" I heard the inn keeper's familiar voice say.
"Eto, I'm not that tired so I'm going on ahead without them. When they wake up tomorrow, can you tell them that?" I asked.
"Uh, sure." the innkeeper said as she nodded her head.
I smiled and waved bye as I started walking up the path towards the top of the mountain. They did say Morgif was on the top of the mountain, right? I sighed and continued forward. I was going to get Morgif before they woke up just to prove to that I don't need their help and that I can take care of myself. I continued walking up the slightly inclined path and was glad there was a full moon and that it was a cloudless night. I got to several points where I had to climp up steep rocky slopes. I finally got to a part of the mountain that was starting to level out. I walked forward since there was no longer a path and had to feel my way through the thickening forest since the branches didn't allow the moon's light to shine under them. The woods cleared up some, then stopped. When I emerged, I saw a steaming hot spring in front of me and it went into a cave. I walked over to the edge and peered in the water. I saw my reflection staring back at me, so I bent down and poked my finger in the water. It was lukewarm and seemed like it'd be the perfect temperature for a hot spring.
"This seems too easy..." I said to myself. I put my whole hand in, and the end of my sleeve started to burn.I yanked my hand out of the water and pulled my arm out of the sleeve. I looked at the sleeve and saw it was smoking, then I looked at my wrist and saw it was a little burnt.
"So it burns non-organic material?" I said to myself. "Wait! Don't tell me that means..." I gulped then looked around. I saw a boat nearby and was relieved that I could at least go into the cave where it was dark before... ahem... skinny-dipping... I climbed into the boat and kicked it away from the edge of the lake. Note to self, don't fall in. I found a crude paddle in the boat and started paddling the boat into the cave. It was dark for a while, then an unknown source of light illuminted the cave. As I neared the area with the light, the boat stopped and I almost fell out. I sat in the boat to keep myself from falling, then peered over the edge. The water was too shallow for the boat to go any further. "I should be safe from any peeping toms..." I whispered to myself. I sighed and undressed and left my clothes, wig, and contacts in the boat. I stepped into the shallow area of water where the boat couldn't reach and started walking only to find it dipped back down again. Figures... I then started swimming and saw something shiny at the bottom of the... uhh... cave spa? Yeah, let's call it that. I took a huge breath of air, then went under and started swimming towards the object. As I neared it, it took the form of a sword and I thought to myself, Morgif! I was near the bottom, next to Morgif, when I saw its face. I was mildly surprised. It was a skeleton-like face and was kind of creepy. I reached out to grab the sword before I ran out of air, but it bit me! I glared at the sword. Oh, the words I would be yelling right now! I grabbed the hilt before it could bite me again and pulled it out. I quickly swam up to the surface and took a huge gasp of air. I pulled the sword out from under the water and glared at it.
"I'm only gonna say this once; Never, bite, me, AGAIN! Or next time, you'll find yourself at the bottom of a volcano!" I yelled at it.
It sniveled and cried and I stared at it amazed.
"The all mighty, powerful demon sword, cries? Really? Am I being punked or something?" I said to it. The demon sword continued to cry so I dunked it under water and when I brought it back up I said, "Stop crying. I promise not to yell at you anymore."
It seemed to... creepily? smile?... Yeah... weird.
I swam back to the shallow part of the cave and walked back to the boat. I set Morgif in it and sat in it to let myself drip-dry since my clothes would burn me if I immediatly put them on. I sat there and looked at the sword. "So you're Morgif? How in hell did you end up here?" I asked it.
It just made some strange sounds and I stared at it. A vein in my forehead popped and I said, "Why do you even have a mouth if you can't talk?"
Its... eyes? started to water and I quickly said, "Don't cry! I'm sorry, just please don't cry!"
His crying was truly annoying. Besides, if he was going to be my new sword, I didn't want him to hate me. We sat there in silence for a while, then when I was dry, I put my clothes back on. I then started to paddle the boat back to the entrance. When i got near the entrance, I saw that it was starting to turn to day. When I reached dry land, I grabbed Morgif and jumped out of the boat and almost fell in the water. I let out a sigh of relief when I didn't. I looked around and saw no one was near. "Aren't they lucky, they got to sleep in."
Morgif made a sound that sounded like he agreed. He then yawned and blinked his, er, eyes? tiredly. I sighed and said, "Might as well start heading back."
I started going back through the forest and almost fell down the steep rocky ledge when I exited it. I continued to retrace my steps, but got tired once I was begining to near the inn.
Note to self, bring five hour energy next time. I got close to the inn and entered it to find the innkeeper wide awake at her desk.
"Oh, you're back already?" She asked.
"Yeah." I said.
"Well, that was fast, your friends didn't even wake up yet." She said.
A vein popped in my forehead and I said, "Arigatou for telling me."
"No problem." She said with a smile.
I walked back to my room and opened the door. Wolfram was still asleep, but I knew half the reason for that was because of the vertigo. I sighed, then walked over to my bed and collapsed onto it. I leaned Morgif on the top post of the bed and was slowly drifting off to sleep.
"Good morning!" Josak yelled as he opened the door.
I glared at him, then grabbed the pillow on my bed and whipped it at him. Of course, with it being a pillow and all, he caught it with no harm to himself.
"Someone's not a morning person." Josak said with a smile, although his eyes were saying he wasn't happy. I knew I needed something harder to throw at him, so I grabbed Morgif and whipped it at him and he ducked and Morgif embedded himself in the wall behind Josak. Josak turned to look at the sword that nearly beheaded him and said, "Where'd you get a sword?"
"It's the damn demon sword. I was up all night getting it, so just LET, ME, SLEEP!" I yelled at him. Conrad looked in the room at me amazed, and Josak stared at me in shock.
"Your majesty! You shouldn't have left without us!" Conrad preached.
"Well, tell Fruitcake there not to talk trash about me, even when he thinks I'm not listening." I said as I turned my back to them. There was a moment of silence, then I heard some sounds, then someone walking towards me. Judging by the time it took for the person to take a step, and the sound of the boots, it was probably Conrad.
"Your majesty, I apologize for what Josak said, and I am glad that you retrieved Morgif, but you please mustn't run off without us next time." Conrad said as he place Morgif next to my bed.
"It's my life and I'll do whatever I damn well please." I mumbled. I was not one to argue with when I was tired.
Conrad sighed, then returned my pillow to me and covered me with some blankets and said, "Just get some rest your majesty." I didn't respond. I was too angry at the moment.
Conrad left and took Josak with him. I sat up and pushed the blankets off of me, then got out of bed. When it was this late into the morning, I wouldn't be able to sleep. I stretched and my legs were sore from traveling so far and back. I went downstairs and saw Conrad and Josak eating breakfast outside. I found a way to the kitchen and saw the innkeeper inside.
"Hey." I said.
She jumped some, then said, "Oh, hello again. Can I help you?"
"Can I make myself some breakfast?" I asked sleepily.
She nodded her head and I walked in and went over to the ingredients she had on the counter. I grabbed two eggs and some spices, then found a pan and put it over a flame on the stove. I cracked the eggs into it and added a few spices, then used the sptula to push the cooking egg around in a pan.
"Do you cook often?" The innkeeper asked.
"Yeah. It started out as a hobby when I was younger, but then I got really good at it and started loving cooking. After a while, I guess I stopped eating what other people made because it paled in taste in comparison." I said. I then took the pan off the stove and scraped the eggs onto an awaiting plate. I went over to the sink and washed the pan and the spatula, then went back to the table and sat down to eat. I grabbed a fork and started eating.
"You didn't have to wash the dishes, I would've washed them for you." The innkeeper said.
"Nah, it's rude to leave a mess and have someone else clean it up." I said. I quickly finished my breakfast and washed my dishes.
"Hey, can I take a cup of water?" I asked.
"Sure." The innkeeper said.
"Arigatou." I said. I then grabbed an empty glass and filled it with water and went back to my room. Again, Wolfram was still asleep. I sighed and walked over to the window and opened it. I then climbed out and up, onto the roof and leaned against the chimney. I took a sip of water and relaxed under the warmth of the sun and listened to the soothing chirps of the birds.
All the sudden, a paper blew into my face and I pulled it away and looked at it. It was written crudely in the human version of, 'Shinmakuese', and said, "Wanted, good looking young men to compet in the annual executioners' tournament."
I raised an eyebrow and went, 'tch'. I then heard Conrad's and Josak's voices below.
"This looks like a good idea. Doesn't Morgif need a human life to activate his full power anyway?" Josak asked Conrad. I crawled over to the roof and peered down.
"Josak, I will not endanger her majesty's life by letting her enter this tournament." Conrad said My eye twitched and I thought to myself, Let me make my own god damn decisions.
"What? Are you going to be her babysitter all her life?" Josak said.
"Yes, for as long as her majesty lets me." Conrad said smugly.
I glared at both of them since I didn't know which one to be more angry at. After a while of silence, Josak asked Conrad, "Hey Conrad, what's a fruitcake?"
"I'm not sure, perhaps an earth cuisine?" Conrad said.
"Is it good or bad? It has the words, 'fruit', and 'cake' in it, so it sounds good, but the way she used it made it sound like it was supposed to be an insult." Josak said.
"Maybe you can apologize to her and ask." Conrd said.
"Apologize for what? There was no harm done, she got the sword, and after she's rested, we can head out." Josak said.
I glared at Josak, then thought to myself, Payback time. I stretched out my arm that had the glass of water in its hand and tipped the glass over. The water dropped a good two stories before landing on Josak. He immediatly jumped up and Conrad stared at him in surpise.
"What the hell?!" Josak yelled.
I whistled and they looked up at me.
"Your majesty! I thought you were sleeping!" Conrad yelled up. He then realized something and yelled, "Your majesty! Why are you on the roof!? Please get down from there! It's dagngerous!"
I sighed, then yelled down, "Two things! One, for the last time, DON'T TALK ABOUT ME! EVEN WHEN YOU THINK I'M NOT LISTENING! And two," I stood up and jumped off the roof and landed in front of a surprised Conrad and Josak.
"You don't have to babyssit me Conrad, I can take care of myself." I then put the glass on the table and looked at Josak. "You should really keep an eye on the weather. You never know when it's gonna rain or someone's gonna drop out of the sky." I said to Josak. I then turned and walked back into the inn.