Chapter 14
A bright light surrounded Yuri, all manner of space and time seemed irrelevant to him. Despite the blank void he was in he could hear the faint sound of someone calling his name. He kept his eyes close to block out the brightness of the area. The voice grew louder and louder until he was able to make out who it really was.
Yuri
[What now?]
Yuri
[What?]
Yuri
[Shiori?]
"HEY SHIBUYA, WAKE UP"
[No, Murata.]
Murata: What do you mean no?
[I'm going to keep my eyes closed and I want you both to answer a few questions for me.]
Shiori: seriously? Yuri you've been out cold for the past 4 hours, open your eyes already.
[Question number one, do either of you have boobs?]
Shiori groans: this is ridiculous; if you need me I'll be downstairs consoling our very worried parents.
Yuri ignores the sound of rustling in the room as he assumes his older brother just left. He could also sense Murata was still there.
Murata sighs, deciding to play along, "well last time I checked I was a boy."
[How do you feel about Wolfram?]
Murata: he's cute and all but I have always been a ladies man if you know what I mean.
[Be as honest as possible on this. Are you human? Because if I open my eyes and you have a big fat lizards head or something weird like that, I'm flooring you.]
Murata chuckles: well I can assure you I am 100% human, unlike yourself.
Yuri slowly cracked one eye open, looking at Murata who glances at him with a sense of amusement. He stared at the other male who simply winked at him. The double black king fully opened his eyes and sighed in relief.
[Finally, I'm home.]
Murata: Where were you before?
[Never mind, I just had the worse set of dreams I've ever had in my life. It was like watching a bad anime marathon.]
Murata: that actually sounds like a lot of fun.
YO-CHAN
Yuri is instantly bombarded by the bosom of his female mother (much to his relief). After what seemed like forever Miko lets him go; freeing him to address his father and brother.
Shoma: hey buddy, you gave us quite a scare back there.
[What happened to me?]
Shori: you fell and hit your head.
[How?]
Murata: you slipped on a piece of curried shushi and…. B….banged your head on the dining room table.
Miko: Murata was the closest to you, he and Shori helped get you to bed….
Murata: after we stopped laughing
Miko frowns at him: head injuries are no laughing matter
Shoma: well he doesn't really have a head injury, he just has a bump on his head, we were able to get the swelling down after a while.
Miko: we should have taken him to the doctor…..
Shoma: it's just a small bump, he'll be fine.
Miko: but Shoma…
Shori: could you guys not do this right now? Yo-chan needs his rest…
As the three argued Murata chuckles and inches closer to Yuri.
Murata: soooo, how does it feel narrowly avoiding being on the latest episode of "1000 ways to die".
[I don't know, how does it feel being smart ass?]
Murata: there he is, well at least we can rule out brain damage.
[Hey Murata, I know that this is kind of sudden, but I need to get to the demon kingdom pretty soon.]
Murata: you sure about that? I mean you just woke up and…
[I'm sure; if you want you can meet me tomorrow.]
Murata: meh…. I don't have anything else better to do.
The next day
Newly bandaged Yuri emerged from the fountain and was greeted by his usual gang of friends and family. He smiled as Murata also emerged right next to him and scanned the small crowd. Conrad, Gunter, Gwendale and Greta were there, but to his disappointment his fiancé wasn't.
Conrad looked concerned: welcome back your majesty, are you alright?
Greta: what happened Papa Yuri?
Yuri looks back at them curiously, and then raised a hand to touch the bandage wrapped around his head.
[Oh well this….uh well.]
Murata: uh….he bravely defended an elderly lady from a mugger, as you can see he acquired quite the battle scar from it.
Gunter grabs Yuri into a bear hug: OH MY POOR BRAVE KING, earth is truly fortunate to have such a heroic soul amongst them.
[Heh, heh… well you know I try. By the way where's Wolfram?]
He was grateful to Murata for saving him from the embarrassing cause of his injury. After worming his way out of Gunter's arms, he stepped out of the fountain and figured out where exactly he was. His second home stood tall and proud behind his second family, it felt good to be back.
Gwendale: we haven't seen him since this morning. He's been very quiet lately.
Yuri frowned a bit; he took off his top over his head and wrung it out a little while following the others towards the castle. The events that followed were just one mundane encounter after another as far as he was concerned. He only had a few glimpses of the blonde here and there through the castle. If he didn't know any better he would have guessed that Wolf was avoiding him. Later in the day he found himself in the main office surrounded by paperwork, contemplating when he might get a chance to talk to wolfram. He frowns again and gets up from his chair; he figured that if he was able to man up in his dream and take charge, then there is nothing stopping him from seeking out his fiancé. He makes his way out the door of the office but halts in his tracks when he notices a blonde head turning a corner towards the bedrooms.
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[Going towards the bedrooms, wow, is he trying to turn this into a hentai?]
He contemplates whether it would be a good idea to follow him. Well this isn't the dream world so doing anything right now would just be awkward and an extreme invasion of his privacy, not to mention…..
[Oh for crying out loud just follow him already, AND STOP TALKING TO YOURSELF.]
He ignores his own lapse in sanity and makes his way towards the hallway wolfram entered. He walks down the hall and decided to search for wolfram in his own room. He casually walks towards the door and opens it only to be greeted by a half naked wolfram. The two stop in their tracks staring at one another, apparently the blonde was changing for his evening bath. Yuri's eyes momentarily drift to wolf's chest. Before he has time to drool the blond turns around and covers himself up again causing the double black king to freak out.
[OH MY GOSH, I…..I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to stare.]
Wolfram: WHAT IS WITH YOU LATELY?!
[What do you mean?]
Wolfram: one minute you are rejecting our engagement, the next you're lusting after me. You're actually becoming a pervert.
[I'm not trying to be.]
Yuri stepped all the way into the room and closed the door completely behind him. When he looked at wolfram again he was surprised to see the other male stiffened and he was blushing profusely. There was a slight expression of nervousness and anxiety on his face as he quickly buttoned up his shirt.
[I take it you remembered what happened last night.]
Wolfram: how can I forget? It didn't take me very long to realize that you weren't just a figment of my imagination. Especially when you outright lied about being so.
[Yeah I'm a lousy liar; I just didn't want things to get awkward between us when we woke up.]
When Yuri moved towards him he was glad when the blond stayed right where he was. It meant that at least wolf was not afraid of him. He made his way to the bed and sat down while the blond remained standing. He pats the spot next to him, causing his fiancé to blush even deeper.
Wolfram: I…..I'll stand.
[Ok, how are you holding up?]
Wolfram: I'm perfectly fine; I just haven't had time to talk to you lately.
[Really? Because I feel like you're avoiding me.]
Wolfram: I'm not, I just…..
[Come on just admit it, you don't quite know how to approach me after what we did.]
Wolfram doesn't really look him in the eye, choosing to stare at the floor instead.
Wolfram: Perhaps, I've never seen you like that before. You would have just opted to be my friend more then my lover. I don't exactly know what to say to you about this.
[Lucky for us I do.]
Yuri gets up and moves toward Wolfram, before the other male had time to nervously move away; the double black king wraps an arm around the blonde's waist. He pulls him to his body and plants a soft kiss on his lips. The blond stiffened a bit at first but easily relaxes in his fiancés arms. He kisses him back gently brushing his lips over the others before finally opening them allowing Yuri to probe his mouth with his tongue. After a minute the two break away from one another to breath. Suddenly Wolf wraps his arms around him and presses his body to him for a tight hug. In another spontaneous moment Yuri turns them both around and plops their bodies on the bed with Yuri on top of him.
Wolfram: Yuri, d…don't, we can't.
[It's ok, I'm well aware of our traditions. Not till marriage, right?]
Wolfram: O…of course, we must abide by it.
[Which is too bad? Because you look amazingly beautiful today.]
Wolfram's face blushed yet again and he turned his head to the side. This was way too much for him at the moment.
[I didn't mean to make you feel scared or….]
Wolfram: I wasn't scared exactly….I….suppose I was caught off guard…..Like…like I am now.
He gently caressed the other male's cheek, smirking at the expression of shock and awe he was giving him.
[I love you wolf; I just didn't realize just how much. I've not only discovered how much you mean to me but how much I mean to you.]
Wolfram: Y…Yuri.
[I don't mind not being able to touch this gorgeous body until our wedding night, you are definitely worth waiting for.]
Wolfram's eyes tear up a bit as he yet again wrapped his arms around his darling fiancé and they share another passionate kiss. After they broke apart for the second time they remain in the silence of their room. Nothing mattered at that moment and no form of sexual gratification could match it. It was just them alone in their moment of bliss…still though….
[Want to go take a bath together?]
Wolfram: no, but I will take a bath by myself and you can take one afterwards.
[Are you sure? I can wash your back.]
Wolfram chuckles: I can wash my own back thanks.
[Party pooper.]
The End