Okay…

Last time, Wolfram didn't find Yuu-chan, and he managed to escape before his brother Gwendal, the Great Sage and the guests see him.

Let's see what will happen next..

Disclaimer: I don't own Kyou Kara Maou…

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After Wolfram left the place, the others came. The two mazoku made their excuses and waited for the representatives to ride their carriages and leave the castle grounds. Few minutes from now, their problem is solved and all they have to do is whether to wait for Annissina to finish her invention that could turn their king back to normal, or find a 'safer' way to bring Yuuri back. The first choice is not that reliable though. They might encounter more trouble than to fix their current situation right now. Who knows what will happen if they would let Annissina's invention working again. Yuuri might be transformed into a hippo or worst.

The young king of Small Shimaron was the last person to ride his carriage and left the castle. Though the guy didn't talk, Murata and Gwendal could sense something that made them somehow nervous. It seems like he knew some secret and it's a great disadvantage for them at some point.

After the most intensifying minutes, the sage let out a sigh.

"There's one thing left."

"The Maou should be returned to normal as soon as possible. We don't know what kinds of trouble are going to come to us that need his presence."

"You're right about that, Von Voltaire-kyou. I could think of a thousand ways of how to cover up for Shibuya, but this thing shouldn't be prolonged."

After the short conversation, the two went back to the Maou's room to check their king's condition. Along the way, they saw Conrad and Wolfram talking. And with the reactions they see with the two, they are sure as hell that it is another problem.

Can't we rest for a while? I wonder what it is this time.

"What's the matter, Weller-kyou, Von Bielefeld-kyou?" The two soldiers look on their direction. They now have a clear view of their facial expressions. No doubt about it. The older guy might be as calm as always but Wolfram is too transparent. They could easily tell that there is something going on.

"Geika."

"What happened? Why are you here aren't you supposed to be at the Maou's room?" Gwendal asked. Now that the conflict with the human visitors and with the meeting are solved, all he wants is to finish whatever conflict it is again and have his rest. Isn't it enough to encounter one trouble a day? Anything that is too much is bad for the health, that's what others say.

"His Majesty is not in his room." The brown-haired guy started.

The two sighed.

Just as I thought.

"How did this happen this time?"

The group had a talk of what exactly what happened while they are watching over Yuu-chan and how they searched the whole castle to find for him. Murata and Gwendal didn't look surprised though.

The sage sighed in great disbelief and frustration. "Shibuya really knows how to keep us all busy. And what's up with him, escaping from time to time?"

"I'll have troops to search inside the castle." Gwendal left and went to his office.

All thought that this would solve the problem. Well, no one expected that a great surprise will come.

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At the carriage of Small Shimaron's king…

When Sara rode his carriage everything seemed normal. But before they could pass through the gate of the Blood Pledge Castle he noticed a figure just in front of him. And it looks like it is a kid.

A girl or a boy?

The king thought that maybe it's a girl. Well, it's the first thing that will come to your mind once you see a kid wearing frilly girly dress. But it wasn't the clothes that caught his attention but the features of the kid. It has black hair. He couldn't tell the color of the eyes at the moment for the child is sleeping. But after a few seconds, it stirred to life. Maybe got disturbed by the movements of the carriage going through the road.

"Eh…?" At first Yuuri is still disoriented form what is going on around him. His eyes fixed on a figure he noticed that is in front of him. Yuu-chan sat properly and stared at the guy.

Sara, on the other hand is currently amazed from what he is seeing right now.

"A soukoku?!" The human king spoke a bit loud that caused his retainer to worry about him.

"Are you alright, You Majesty?" Beryes took a glimpse of what is happening inside, and he is as well amazed. But instincts took over. This soukoku might be a threat for all they know. The guy immediately took his weapons out and was about to stop the carriage, when his king interrupted him.

"Don't worry about this, Beryes. I have a feeling that this kid is up to nothing. " Saralegui smiled at the kid. Which also smiled back at him. The blonde king felt something familiar stroked at him he was sure that he has seen that smile somewhere.

A smile that contains no tinge of worry or doubt.

A pure and untainted smile.

"What's your name kid?" The blonde asks softly. He was trying to win the kid's trust. They really had to do it. Because it would do any good if they have the child escaping from them and going back at Shin Makoku. Since the kid is surely living inside the castle, they might be accused of kidnapping and conflicts may arise from the situation. They want Shin Makoku as an ally, not an enemy. If that happens, his entire plan will be ruined. But if he will be having the kid by his side might not be a bad thing at all. From what he heard, soukokus have a powerful maryoku. And it was already proven by Yuuri.

"…" Yuu-chan just stared at the king.

By that simple gesture, Sara remembered something. "Oh, sorry about that. I forgot to tell my name first before I asked yours. That was rude of me." He flashed his smile again at the child, trying to convince that he is not anyone suspicious. "My name is Sara, you are?"

"Yuu-chan!!" the kid replied eagerly. It seems that it only takes a simple manner to gain his trust. 'Don't talk to strangers' are what parents usually say to their kids. But when the king introduced himself, the kid thought that it is okay to talk with him now, for he already knows the guy's name. *pretty lame excuse don't you think so? ^.^.. what can I do, kids really think in a very simple way.. XD*

"Sou… Yuu-chan ka… I'm glad to meet you."

The kid seemed to like his reaction that it smiled at him and giggled.

"So why are you here, Yuu-chan?"

"E to… I was hiding from Wol-chan and I fell asleep! Sorry to intrude…" Yuu-chan had this cute sad expression in his face. He thought that he was disturbing Sara in some way and the guy might be mad at him, for he entered a place that he is not even invited into. "Is Sara-chan mad?"

"Oh, I don't mind it Yuu-chan."

"Hontou?"

"Hm! would you like to come with me?" now, it's the right time to make his move.

"Come?"

"Yes, would you like to come to my castle?"

"Castle? Sara-chan lives in a castle? Sugoi!!" Yuuri looks very amazed and happy.

"Do you like to come and play?" the king made his voice softer and more convincing. Once the kid is on his country he could finally work on his other plans.

"I want to pl—. But…" the kid remembered those people whom he left at the castle.

Sara noticed Yuu-chan's hesitation. "Don't worry about them—" he was about to tell some lies but something stopped him. Right now, he felt like that lying on this kid is such a serious thing to do. With such a short period of time, the soukoku managed to influence him in some way. It's a very strange thing to him, for he was the type of person that is not moved by others so easily, especially when they just met a while ago. "so…?" he is waiting for reply.

Yuuri's childish instincts took over and finally gave in to the invitation.

"O..kay…" It's not that he doesn't care about the others, but being in a closed place for quite sometime is not doing any good to him. Energetic by nature, Yuuri likes the outdoors very much and being able to see new environment excites him.

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Haha.. it's a surprise for me that I was able to write this fast..

A H1N1… It really makes people freak out.. haha..

Take care guys!!

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