There I sat in the lab of Shin Makoku's very own Red Devil, knowing that this very well might be my last day on Earth. I was going to die. I could see it now. When Gunter is teaching the next Maou (if they don't choose Wolfram again), he will tell them that I was a great king, except for my fear of such a common thing as guy, guy relationships. 'That was his downfall,' He'll say. Yup, I was going to die right there.

"So what does this do again?" And those were my final words. I really should have chosen more carefully.

As if knowing what I was thinking, Wolfram rolled his eyes at me.

"Don't be such a drama queen."

Drama queen! What was he rolling his eyes about?! He knows how dangerous this is. His fiancée was going to die and he didn't care. Whatever happened to protecting me with his life?

Speaking of protection, my other 'great protector', Conrad, was standing next to me with his permanently glued smile. Did anyone care if I died? It was him that went and told Wolfram about this.

Wolfram had told Conrad that he "didn't care if the wimp was jumping off a cliff. As long as I wasn't off cheating, he was too busy." But he had walked in not long after Conrad came back and claimed he had just walked by while looking for Greta and was only staying to make sure 'she' was safe. Then he leaned against a wall, crossed his arms, and put on his spoiled princely face that I had come to know so well.

"I'm not a drama queen! I just want to know how this thing is going to hurt – I mean help me!"

"Well, Your Majesty Yuuri!" Anissina, who had been fiddling with some wires on my head, turned to face me with a confident smile. "This is my let-me-see-what-I-like-kun! Once you lift down the glasses, it should only allow you to see what you love depending on how high I put the setting. Since you don't like seeing, as you call them, gay men, then you won't be able to see them." She flipped down the pink colored glasses and pointed to Gwendal. "Start pedaling!" She demanded.

Everything at first was just tinted pink, then a flash of light, then almost everything was gone. The walls and tables and floor were all in a pink cloudy fog. As I looked around, all I could see was Wolfram and Greta looking at me worriedly.

"Wolfram, where did everyone go?" Then I could hear Anissina's voice.

"I think it was set too high."

"Your Majesty~" Günter! He showed up at the perfect time, but I still could only see Wolfram and Greta 'till someone pulled the helmet off.

"Your Majesty! Oh, how long I have searched to find the answer to your poor Majesty's illness!" He pulled me from the chair into a tight hug that's only rival was Cheri's suffocating greetings.

"I'm not sick—"

"Don't worry Your Majesty, because I, your humble servant, have found a way! Yes, what fun we'll have if you just come with me alone!"

"And what do you think you'll be doing with his Majesty?" Gwendal pulled Günter back as I felt Wolfram's familiar grip on my arm dragging me to safety. Finally I could breathe.

"But of course such things to cure must be dealt with privately!" What in the world did he think he was going to do to me?! His nose started bleeding so bad I was sure he was going to pass out.

"Günter! Yuuri's my fiancée! Only I can do such things to him!" Woah. Wait. Didn't I get a say in this? While everyone was trying to stop Wolfram from setting Günter on fire, I snuck out the door and made a run for it. All of this was going too fast.

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Out of breath, I ducked behind a tree in the gardens, hoping no one would find me for at least a little while. This was all too much and on top of that I thought the helmet thing had messed with my head, because I couldn't get the image of worried Wolfram surrounded by a lovely clouded pink fog out of my head. Then for unknown reasons, my mind drifted to this morning's accident. I felt my whole body grow hot. That couldn't be healthy. Maybe I was getting a fever.

Though the pink background went with him well. He did look good in it. And blue, and green. It had come to my attention that whenever I thought of the colors pink, green, blue, yellow and white, my thoughts were then on the blonde. Only a few colors were left for everyone else like red to Cheri, brown to Conrad, and lavender to Günter. Why in the world did I let him claim so many colors?

"Your Majesty!"

"Yuuri, you wimp! Show yourself!" They had come looking for me. Time to find a new hiding spot.

I crept around the garden, dodging workers and guards till I found myself near the kitchen.

"Y-your Majesty!" I quickly turned around to find a book in my face, held by one of the maids. "This is for you; he said it would help…" She shoved it into my hands, bowed, and ran off. I then realized that I didn't recognize her at all. She must have been new. She had a white dress and blue apron and her blonde hair was tied back into a low pony tail, but that's all I saw. I would have to ask –

"Gwendal! W-what are you doing here?" Gwendal, for some reason, looked more serious than normal, if that was even possible. His eyes were focused on mine, his hands in fists, almost shaking. All this pointed to a bad conversation yet to come.

He had taken me to his office. We sat there across the desk from each other for ten minutes before anything was said. By that time I was a bundle of nerves. Maybe that was his plan.

"Yuuri, I need to have an informal talk with you."

I couldn't do anything but gulp.

"A talk between future brother-in-laws."

Oh dear god.

"G-gwendal listen, it –"

"With your past rejection to – as you call them – gay relationships, it was easy to let your engagement to Wolfram slide from my attention, but with you showing interest in facing said fear, it opens up possibilities for you to move forward in your relationship with my little brother." He had emphasized little as if Wolfram being 82 made him a child. "And with Greta with her own room, you two have more openings to experiment." Experiment?! What was he implying? "But I want to make things clear, so no one gets hurt." I guessed that the 'someone' in question was me. "It is important to take steps in your relationship. I know my brother is a little pushy with the rooming situation, but that's no excuse to skip proper courting."

"Courting?! You want me to court him?!"

"Yes! That is what I'm saying." He slammed his hands on the desk. I cowered for my life. "You can't just jump to that deep of a relationship without courting, it's not proper for high society, and I will not allow my adolescent little brother to be ruined in such a way!"

He thinks I want to ruin him. Everyone in this castle is crazy, aren't they? He cleared his throat and calmed down a little.

"Anyway, what I'm trying to say is you have to start slow. Like holding hands or kissing on the cheek first. Then when you're 'both' ready, we'll set up the wedding so things can be done properly." I was in shock. I could barely think, let alone move or speak.

"Well?" He asked, waiting for a response. After not getting one, I was excused. Finding the courage to stand, I walked out the door, the book from earlier still in my hand, and tried not to faint. I need a nap.

I opened the door to my room and headed to the bed. I set the book on the night stand, planning on reading it tonight. That's when I noticed Wolfram passed out on top of the sheets in his uniform. Well, there goes my nap. I thought, as I looked at him closely, that he looked really tired. I wondered if he was training earlier, or if he spent that much time looking for me. Uncertainly, I swept some hair out of his face. Still almost fully asleep, Wolfram tilted his head up and kissed my hand. I felt my face redden rapidly. Feeling guilty, I decided it was best to take off his boots and put him under the sheets. If one of us was going to get sleep, they should at least be comfortable. After I was done, I left to find Conrad and Greta for lunch.

Hello everyone! ^_^ This is crazedgurl847 again~ My slave master hasn't been calling me her slave lately… Hm… I wonder if that's a good thing… Well anyway, I'm really glad to have a chance to make my own little… slave note? xDDDD The story is coming along nicely, don't you think? I need to review too, since I've come to love it so much~ This is the only fanfiction I've been reading lately… So it's like my only Yuuram line 'till the next manga comes out. ;;; Well, that and fanart… I think I've rambled enough now. xD Okay Author! Your turn to speak!

^ 3^ Hahaha well you see. I actually have a good reason for not updating. You see I was in ny visiting my family and I could not get to a computer. As for why this chapter is shorter than the rest? Well I just don't know… good news I'm done writing the next chapter so it should be up in a week.

I'm trying really hard to get a hold of the novel translations because I love the writing style. I wish I could get my stuff to sound like that. If you know where I can find more translations send it to me and I'll give you a gift if its one of the ones I'm looking for. I'll write for you, draw for you, almost anything. If you find them all for me I'll sell you my slave ( just kidding don't hate me) I've been working my slave- I mean friend search everywhere for them!!!!

Promise the next chapter will be better and longer . I also hope to get the past chapters edited too. I wonder if I should use a beta…

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p.s. I love Gwendle in this chapter and Gunter. I just am having to much fun with this…