Sorry that this is a bit late guys! I was at a school dance to help pass out raffle tickets until 12:00am! Please forgive me!

Word of the Day: Trepidation – a state of dread or alarm.

Gwendal was filled with trepidation as he marched down the hallway to what was sure to be another long day of paperwork and Gunter's whining about the Maou. His shoulders slumped in sadness and his brow wrinkled in defeat. There would be no avoiding it. He would be better then the Maou. He would take charge of the country once again.

He had thought that the Maou would be much better with paperwork once he was married and a little older, but it seemed to have the opposite effect. As soon as the king discovered that, technically, Wolfram would be eligible to fill out most of the paperwork, the Maou had taken to turning tail and running as soon as the word 'paperwork' was mentioned.

Lucky bastard.

The job almost always fell to Gwendal and Wolfram's shoulders. The heavy burden that was the ruling of the kingdom caused both of them to develop frown lines (or even deeper frown lines in Gwendal's case).

The large man's footsteps echoed out behind him, the constant 'pit pat' of the heeled boots that he wore clicking against the stone floors. Yes there would be no hiding today. Gwendal would have to go to work as he always did. The fact made him sigh with weariness. What he wouldn't give for a day off…

He finally reached the door of the office and reached a hand out to grasp the handle of the door. He gently pushed it open and peered into the room. The sight that greeted his eyes was quite the surprise.

"That's right, wimp, keep signing! This is what you get for supplying Gunter with those damn rugs!" Wolfram ranted as he kept a watchful eye on Yuuri's cramping hand.

"But Wolframmmmmm!" Yuuri whined, leaning against the desk tiredly. "We've been here all morning!"

Wolfram growled under his breath. "Do you want to make it all afternoon, too?"

Yuuri grumbled for a minute before sighing and going back to signing. "No, Dear…"

"Good."

Gwendal almost fainted in relief.