Author's Note: Hello! Hehe…Took me a long time to update, ne? Nya…but, I only got 4 reviews for Chappie 10…I seriously don't know how to pair up Elemunt with anyone else, that is why I changed the plot of him being near Wolfram for revenge. I'M SO SORRY!!! I KNOW IT SUCKS!!! THAT IS WHY I ONLY GET 4 REVIEWS RIGHT??? But, I needed to include where one part that Yuuri said he would do anything, even give away his life to take Wolfram back. Gomen…back to the story…
It's been a few weeks since the incident. Wolfram was feeling much better and Yuuri had forgotten all about Elemunt. Yuuri was playing catch with Greta while Wolfram sat on a bench, reading a book. The book was really fascinating. It's about how a girl had to choose between two guys who she really adores. Wolfram paused for a while; he felt some similarity but couldn't put his finger on it.
"Oi, Wolfram!" Yuuri called out childishly.
"What?"
"Come and join us. You've been reading that thing for two hours now!" Yuuri pouts.
"You idiot…" Wolfram's eyebrow twitched.
"What?"
"It's only been twenty minutes!"
"Really? Felt like two hours to me," Yuuri scratched the back of his head sheepishly with a grin on his face.
A book came in contact with his face. Wolfram snorted and walked off while grabbing Greta's hand. He walked into the castle, leaving Yuuri behind, with the book still stuck to his face while his hands and legs twitched from the pain. Greta giggled softly. Her fathers had a weird way of showing their affections to each other. Greta glanced up to Wolfram, who she nearly lost a while back. She couldn't imagine Yuuri with someone else or Wolfram with someone else. She smiled to herself.
"Greta, you want to have a snack?" Wolfram asked, looking down at his adopted daughter.
"Yes!" she smiled sheepishly, just like her idiotic father, Yuuri.
"What do you want? Cookies?"
"I want the Maou bun and Maou cookies!"
"Why don't you eat the real Maou instead?"
"What?"
"Nothing, I was just talking to myself."
"Wolfram, you're weird."
"Oh, am I?" Wolfram smirked.
"Wolfram…?"
Wolfram let go of Greta's hand and lifted his in the air instead. Greta knew immediately what Wolfram was trying to do. The Tickle of Doom! Soon Greta found herself running and laughing at the same time. Wolfram was behind her, shouting, "Tickle! Tickle!" Greta soon reached the meeting room and entered. Wolfram came from behind laughing but stops when he saw Gwendel's face wrinkling. Annissina was there beside him, hands crossed across her chest. Wolfram gulped.
"Brother…"
"Don't disturb him, Wolfram," Annissina growled, and continued, "His planning a new strategy."
"A new strategy for what?"
"How to make himself a better knitter."
Wolfram and Greta fell. Wolfram got up unsteadily with a sweat drop on the back of his head.
"I'll…leave you two alone. Let's go, Greta."
"E-Em!"
Wolfram and Greta hurriedly out of the room and went to the kitchen. There he ordered the three maids to whip up three Maou bun and three Maou boxes of Maou cookies and their normal fruity drink. They put it on the tray and gave to Wolfram. The two then walked out back to the courtyard, where Yuuri was still twitching on the ground.
"Yuuri! Get up! Let's have a snack together!"
"Snack?" Yuuri got up like a zombie and sat on the garden table.
"You're pathetic."
"Yuuri, let's go into town after this! I wanna buy a new storybook!" Greta said happily while munching on her bun.
"Okay, but, we have to tell Konrad first."
"I am coming along, right?"
"If you want too."
"Of course I want too! I can't let a cheater like you wander around in town alone. Who knows what you would teach Greta there."
"Wolfram, I am not a cheater! After what we've been through, don't you trust me?"
"Hn."
"Yuuri…," Greta called out softly.
"Yes, Greta?"
"When are you…gonna marry Wolfram?"
Yuuri chocked on his bun. Wolfram quickly gave him water and patted his back. Once Yuuri could breathe properly and talked again, he looked at Greta.
"Why do you suddenly ask that question, Greta?"
"I always see you guys fighting, and I don't like it. When you are married, it won't be a problem anymore right?"
"Greta," Wolfram's eyes softened, "We fight because we care for each other."
"I see. That was why you hurt Wolfram, huh, Yuuri?"
"When did I hurt him?"
"Last night. I walked pass your room and heard Wolfram cried in pain. I wanted to take a look but Konrad stopped me, saying I am too young to know what you guys were doing."
Hearing that, both Yuuri and Wolfram paled. Konrad and Greta heard them…do 'that'? After recalling last night incident, both of them blushed as red as a rose. They glanced at Greta who continued munching on her buns and cookies. Then, they looked at each other, but looked away immediately and pretend to be so interested in their food.
After eating, Yuuri went to inform Konrad where they were going and asked Konrad to keep it a secret from Gunter. Konrad smiled and nodded his head. He felt the three of them should bond a little more. So, they got two horses ready and Greta rode with Wolfram.
"Are you sure you've got the hang of it, Yuuri?"
"Yes, Wolfram….I got it already."
"Don't go so fast. Go at a slow pace, okay?"
"Yes, yes. Stop being so naggy!"
"I'm just concerned!"
"Okay, alright. Can we go now? I promised Konrad we'll be back by sun down."
"Fine, if you lose control, stay calm. Okay?"
"Yes, Mother."
They headed off to town and once there, Yuuri smiled in triumph. He had shown Wolfram he could do it. He kept smiling all the way as Greta pulled them here and there. Wolfram on the other hand, didn't seem too happy. They stopped at a book store and went in. As Greta and Yuuri were looking around, something caught Wolfram's eyes. It couldn't be though. Elemunt…?
Wolfram went out of the shop hurriedly to chase the guy without informing Yuuri. He chased and chased but to no avail. The guy seems to be always ahead of him no matter how fast he walked. He saw the guy entered a bar and followed him. He entered the bar and saw some ugly looking guys but he ignored them. He went through rougher times.
He searched and searched and saw the guy. He tapped the guy's shoulder. He felt his heart beating so fast. When the guy turned around, Wolfram let go of his breath which he didn't even realize he was holding. It wasn't Elemunt. He apologized and walked out of the bar in a daze.
"Wolfram! Wolfram! Where have you been?"
"I…I thought I saw…Elemunt."
"You what?"
"I chased him…but it wasn't really him."
"You chased him? You know he tried to kill you!"
"Yes, I know."
"Then, why? If it was really him, he might have killed you!" Yuuri was boiling now.
"I wanted to…I wanted to apologize to him."
Yuuri took hold of Wolfram's shoulder. It was getting irritating, "Wolf, listen! What happened to him wasn't your fault. It was your father's. You shouldn't apologize."
"But, I bare the blood that killed both his parents! Am I not in the wrong?"
"You're not! What you're father did, it was unforgivable. But, that doesn't mean you have to pay his debts for him!"
"But I…"
A flash of memory where Wolfram saw Elemunt's face pinched with angry and sadness appeared in his mind over and over again. And those accusing words as well. Wolfram couldn't stand it. His eyes closed and he then went limped. Yuuri caught his unconscious body and carried him.
"Greta, get on the horse. We have to bring him home."
"Why did he faint?"
"One gets weak when he feels guilty, Your Majesty."
"But why should he feel guilty? It wasn't his fault! It was his father's!"
"Wolfram is a very proud and honorable man, Your Majesty. It's common for him to feel that way because it concerns his own flesh and blood."
"But he's not in the fault…he shouldn't suffer…"
"I know that. I'll leave you alone with him. Please, take care of him, Yuuri."
Yuuri didn't reply. He just kneeled on his knees, as Konrad closed the door, and grabbed Wolfram's hand. He didn't understand. Could guilt be such a strong effect on one's soul, and made one so weak that he had to collapse?
"Wolfram, you're not in the wrong. Please understand that. You can't affect your health by thinking about it. You don't deserve any of this…Please, Wolf. It hurts me to see you going through with this and I'm not being able to help."
"Gwendel, we need to find Elemunt! Wolfram wouldn't forgive himself unless he could see Elemunt and ask for forgiveness. You know how stubborn he can be, even to himself"
"I know that. He's my brother, too. But, the problem is, we do not know which location Elemunt is at. I need to talk to him as well."
"Gwendel, I know you're angry that Elemunt caused all of this chaos, but, what would Wolfram do when he finds out what you're gonna do at Elemunt?"
Gwendel gave a sigh of frustration and looked at the map. He has sent some troops to look for Elemunt at some locations but most came as empty results. He cares for Wolfram more than himself. And to see his brother hurting because of one guy who accused him of something he did not do was Gwendel's limit.
'We have to find him…for Wolfram's sake,' Gwendel whispered.
TBC
Hehe...I did this within one day and I hope it wasn't too badly done. I'm not quite satisfied with it but...I'm running out of ideas!!! if you guys have any ideas, share with me, maybe I take it into credit. Thanks for reviewing all of you and don't forget to review this Chappie as well.