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A/N::: I am soooo sorry for this very late update, I've been busy and lazy and taking care of these two kittens my mother and I are trying to domesticate. Anyway, I've got another mystery set up for this fiction after I finish the first mystery. In other words, this story is long from over. Happy?

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The Itai Kiraa rose to its feet as the dust of the impact faded and swirled away, its blood red eyes narrowed in anger and pain, even with its spine cracked in two, it continued the fight. Conrad watched as the beast fixed its eyes onto the two demon men, it sure was stubborn.

Silently, the two demons dodged the Itai Kiraa unscathed for the most part. Yuuri's eyes faded gray once more, the creature roared at the intrusion of his mind, lifting itself onto its hind legs, its front legs in the air, ears tucked back as it screamed in fury.

Ciel pressed his hands to cover his ears to soften the sound but to no avail. In a blink, the beast brought down a claw on Yuuri. Sebastian protected Yuuri when he hadn't looked like he would move, the red-eyed butler knocked the large paw away with a fluid kick.

Climbing to its feet, large eyes roamed across the room, landing on the blonde boy off to the side of Yuuri near the wall. Opening its mouth, the Itai Kiraa let a greenish-brown smoke pour from its mouth, aiming for Wolfram who had moved away from Ciel awhile ago, keeping clear of the demon Kiraa - until now.

Yuuri's eyes still gray, he seemed to be unaware of anything outside the mind connection he was in at the moment. The smoke seeped from the demon and sped toward Wolfram. Backing up, Wolfram bumped into the wall, no place left to go.

Conrad's eyes widened, Gwendal pulled his sword but knew he wouldn't get to Wolfram soon enough and couldn't do anything even if he had already been there.

"Demons are despicable…" Elizabeth murmured softly, floating between consciousness and sleep. Kurai and Vic had killed a new born human because their daughter, herself, was in danger. And in danger of what?

Elizabeth was completely awake. She sat up so quickly she felt sick but ignored it. "Kurai! Vic!" She decided to sound panicked like she was in danger, it would make them get there sooner.

Vic entered the room first followed closely by Kurai. "What is it?" She asked, looking around the room for the cause of her child's distress.

"You told me I was in danger from the child you switched me with years ago, but you said you only did so because I was in danger, from what?"

Both Vic and Kurai looked at each other and then at their daughter. She had been in danger, that much was true. "A powerful demon."

Elizabeth rolled her eyes, glaring at them. "Why was he or she, after me?"

Again, Vic and Kurai looked at one another, no words passing their lips. They seemed to be trying to recall the past though fogged memories. Was it that long ago? "He was a spider demon that took children for food." Vic answered, Kurai's eyes widened. "That is why, that is why we did not take the human baby, she would have been killed either way!" Kurai didn't seem happy, just relived she'd remembered.

Thinking about it, she needed to ask. Elizabeth opened her mouth and asked; "But wouldn't the demon have returned her when realizing she was a human?"

Kurai looked at her husband and he shook his head. "No, he would have killed her out of anger."

"So where is the demon now?"

"Long dead."

Elizabeth glared. "How long?"

"How about we go eat dinner?" Vic offered, avoiding the question completely.

Greta hoped from one stone to the next within the river just outside the castle walls in back. Beatrice stood at the river bank watching the young daughter of the Maou. "Come on! Its fun!" Greta called, waving one hand in the air.

Beatrice tilted her head, her pig-tails falling in sync with her. Her blue eyes curious but smiling. Greta continued to smile from the middle of the wide but shallow river. Carefully, Beatrice jumped onto the nearest stone.

Once next to Greta on the large stone, the took the smaller stones that had collected and played 'Skip-the-rock', taking turns. Greta managed four skips while Beatrice managed five skips.

Laughing, the rolled up their pants to their knees and stepped into the cool water, rolling up their sleeves, they began to attempt to catch fish, letting them free soon after being caught.

"Look at this one!" Greta laughed, lifting a wiggling fish about a foot long with gold spots on it. "Lets keep him!"

"Right!" Beatrice agreed, bringing over the large bucket filled with river water. The fish calmed once in the bucket and seemed to smile up as the girls.

Wolfram shut his eyes, and without realizing, wrapped his arms around his stomach. He expected to feel pain or at least black out but when he opened his eyes, Yuuri stood facing the demon, one hand extended.

A light green, barely noticeable shield surrounded the two, Yuuri kept his gray almost black eyes fixed onto Wolfram's emerald ones.

I can't take my eyes off him for a few moments unless I want him to die… Yuuri paused in his thoughts, he considered that Wolfram must feel the same way when they are in Shin Makoku, since Yuuri vowed to never use his real power there, he was as weak as a human against superman. Well…maybe not that weak.

Sebastian watched the creature and Yuuri closely, the demon kings eyes faded to gray once more only to instantly return to pure black. Eyes narrowed, Yuuri turned his gaze from Wolfram onto the creature.

"Its mind is far to jumbled, might as well kill it." Yuuri spoke loudly, letting everyone hear. The Itai Kiraa barely noticed while he struggled to get onto its feet. Long ears pulled back, pressed against its skull and roared. Sharp teeth snapping and its saliva falling onto the floor.

The nails of Yuuri's extended hand began to glow bright glittering green and started to lengthen. Red eyes of the creature widened, its ears flattening on his head even tighter.

The creature seemed to understand and turned, fleeing fast. Yuuri's nails shot like bullets from his finger tips, chasing the Itai Kiraa. Lowering his hand, nails returned to normal and the shield faded until completely gone.

Turning to face Wolfram completely, Yuuri knelt down to be eye level with him. A painful cry was hard, it sounded almost human, Wolfram's eyes widened as his body shook slightly but he said nothing, Yuuri never looked back or flinched.

He noticed Wolfram's arms around his stomach and it all finally clicked into place in Yuuri's mind. "You alright Wolf?" He asked, his voice the wimpy, loving Yuuri he knew.

Wolfram looked at Yuuri and then turned his face away. "I'm Fine, wimp." Yuuri smiled, even with Wolfram seeing him killing or fighting like he was, didn't stop Wolfram from calling him a wimp.

Yuuri pulled the young prince close into a tight yet gentle hug. "Its still alive." Sebastian broke the silence as he returned from looking for the beast.

"I figured as much." Yuuri answered, standing slowly; pulling Wolfram to his feet. "Its injured enough to where it'll leave a trail when heading back to where it was sent from."

Ciel's eyes looked hopeful again. "It'll lead us to where Lizzy is?" Sebastian nodded. Yuuri added; "Should she be where the creature is headed."

Greta and Beatrice worked together in carrying the bucket containing the gold spotted fish. They took small steps as water slipped out the top at it swung back and forth.

"Lady Cheri!" Beatrice called as the Maou before Yuuri walked by. Turning with a smile, she walked toward the two small girls. "What is it you have there?" Cheri asked sweetly, kneeling down to glace in the bucket.

"A special fish! He's white or blue with gold spots! Isn't he cute!" Greta chatted, brown eyes shinning.

Cheri smiled and stood, "I've never heard of such a fish." All three walked toward the garden where a single pond filled with four gold-fish the same size as the gold spotted one. Letting him go within the pond, the five swam in sync with each other.

"What an odd fish…"

A/N::: SORRY for LATE UPDATE! I hate making u all wait! ^-^ Sorry its so short.

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