The next day…

Oberon peered out the front porch of the "motel's" second floor, watching the orange glint of the sun rising above the horizon ever so slowly. The morning air felt brisk, though the King blamed it on his limited nightwear. The only article of clothing he attached to himself was a pair of dark blue sweats. His bare feet absorbed the cold metal, and his shirtless chest produced one or two goosebumps, though he didn't mind. His forearms leaned on the cold metal that was the railing.

He sighed to himself, still a little tired from sleep, but the cold air was slowly alleviating that. He heard a door open, but decided not to turn around. Instead, the individual, garbed in a simple, transparent purple nightgown, walked next to him. Her silver hair reached down to the middle of her back, with strands over the front of her shoulders, and a fringe barely covering the eye nearest to Oberon. She was about an inch taller than Oberon, yet weighed about a fifth of his weight.

"Up early again, my liege?" She asked, yawning a little. "School doesn't begin for another two hours, and yet I heard you get up one beforehand." A draft rushed past the two, and the female shivered a little. "And it's only 10 degrees above freezing."

The King chuckled, staring at the sun rise still slowly. "You've always woke early to watch the sun rise over the horizon. I must admit, it is an everyday miracle to watch, and…"

"Virgillia." The King silenced her, standing up fully. "It's warming, that's all. Come on, we need to wake the others."

Virgillia Wallenstein, Oberon's Queen, nodded. "Of course my liege. I'll wake up the girls." And with that, the two separated, heading to the next doors over from theres.

Oberon entered the first door, coming across one of his Knights. This person was already awake, kneeled at a short table, eating what seemed to be pizza. His black hair was tied back in a short ponytail, but still had bangs covering his forehead. He had a simple white t-shirt on, with black shorts. When Oberon entered the room, the Knight looked up with his sharp obsidian eyes.

"Pizza for breakfast?" Oberon asked. "Devils still get diabetes, Nobunaga."

Nobunaga Oda sighed. "I thought we still got to eat what we want, sir."

"And I thought samurai aren't supposed to be fat."

The Knight chuckled, standing up. "Let me guess, you came in here to tell me to get changed…"

"Yes."

"...two hours before school starts."

"Yes."

Nobunaga bowed. "Alright, my liege. I will do so immediately."

While Oberon was dealing with that Knight, Virgillia opened the door to the room of the other Knight, who was still sleeping. The Queen simply shook the slightly smaller, brown haired Knight until her hazel-green eyes opened. "V-Virgillia?"

"Up and at 'em, Kotori! King wants everyone up! Time to get ready for school." The Queen said, smiling. The Knight Kotori Tsukiyuki yawned, then sat up, revealing her almost oversized white nightdress with light blue sleeves. Once she stood up and stretched though, a smile appeared on her face. "Understood, Virgillia. Tell my liege that I will be ready shortly." With that, the two nodded, and Virgillia moved on the the next door.

This room belonged to one of the Bishops. As Virgillia opened the door, she saw a small fox, curled up into a ball, it's chest rising and falling under a large, white shirt. The Queen began toeing the fox. "Hey, Blair, time to get up!"

"Blaire" Inari woke up, looking at the Queen with grumpy eyes. Then the fox transformed into a humanoid, but still kept the ears and tail. Her bright orange hair faded to red as it fell near her thighs. The ears and tails were white tipped, and her face was grumpy. "But school doesn't start for another two hours!"

"King's orders. Get up, before I go get him." The fox then grumbled something nasty, but stood up anyway, transforming yet again so that her ears and tail disappeared, replaced with more human like ears.

"You're no fun, Virgillia. Let a kitsune get her beauty sleep!"

As Virgillia laughed, Oberon headed entered the door to the male Bishop, who was, curiously, snoring upside down from the ceiling, garbed in a black pajama outfit with his hair drooping like a curtain. Oberon walked up to his face, and said, "Abend, time to wake up." The male simply yawned, baring sharp canines, although the rest of his teeth are normal, opening his almond shaped eyes, glaring at the King.

"Waking everyone up early again, my liege?" He asked. "I thought you said everyone should get their rest."

"The early bird gets the worm…"

"But the second mouse gets the cheese."

"Shut the fuck up before I get some garlic."

And as if he had been cast with a spell, Abend Carmilla flipped onto his feet on the floor, and immediately ran with some clothes into the bathroom. Oberon sighed, heading outside, muttering to himself, "At least he has potential. Smartass."

Oberon then proceeded down stairs, opening the door to one of his Rooks, hearing loud snores from the bed. The King walked towards the giant (he was seven inches taller and weighed six pounds less than 300, all muscle after all) slumbering on the bed. His rock solid body was riddled with scratch marks, punctures, and other warborne souvenirs. While the man's snored, his sharp, canine-like teeth were exposed.

Oberon forcefully prodded the cheek of the Rook. "Wake up, Ryo." The man, Ryo Ketsukei, yawned loudly and stared back at the King, glaring. He glanced at the alarm clock.

"Two hours early? What's the rush?" He asked.

"There isn't any."

"Then why did you wake me up!?"

"Calm down, Ryo. I'd like you to have time to yourself before we head towards the academy. I suggest you get showered, without breaking it this time."

"Again, I'm sorry about that. Geez, will you let that drop." The Rook stood up, even though Oberon had more to say.

"Werewolves have incredible strength, Ryo, plus that rook piece helps fuel even more strength. You need to be aware of that." The King scolded.

"Incredible strength huh? Yet you still whooped my ass."

"I needed to convince you." Oberon stated. "I want you ready in an hour and a half. Don't go back to sleep."

While Oberon was talking to Ryo, Virgillia entered the room of the other Rook. Thankfully the rook was already up, but in the process of changing. She only had blue boxers on, and seemed to be bandaging her rather large breasts (breasts that made Virgillia jealous). She immediately blushed and shouted, "V-Virgillia!"

The Queen chuckled, allowing herself in. "Well well well, look what we have here? So that is what you've been hiding from us, huh?" The Queen immediately found a pillow in her face, followed by a loud silencing, which only made the Queen chuckle more. "Would you like some help, Ritsuke?" After taking some deep breathes, the Rook nodded, allowing the Queen to wrap the bandages around the chest, somehow constricting them to what would seem to be a large, flat chest. After the were done, the Rook then quickly put on slacks, a button up shirt, and slacks. After calming a bit, she pulled what her chin length hair was stuck in the shirt, and put on square frame glasses over her golden yellow eyes.

"You know, you look handsome as a boy." Virgillia said. "It's so sad you won't express your feminine side a bit more though."

"I told you I have my reasons, Virgillia." Ritsuke Tensei sat on the bed, sighing to herself. "You remember what you promised right?"

"What happens in the peerage, stays in the peerage. A rule our liege has enforced." This made the Rook smile and thank the Queen.

"I'll go eat breakfast. I'll see you at the usual spot?" Ritsuke asked.

Virgillia then entered the last room for her waking duties, the female Pawn. Right when Virgilia walked in, the Pawn was already doing pull-ups, whispering numbers in the four hundreds as she performed the exercises. "497...498...499...500!" She then dropped down, sweat drenching her dark grey shirt, and a little on her similar colored pajama bottoms. Virgillia clapped for the Pawn.

"Impressive, Natalie. I don't think I can even do one of those." Virgillia spoke.

"Let me guess, it is time for me to 'wake up?'" Natalie Farron asked. "Well, as you can already see, I am already awake."

"Serious as always, Natalie. Oberon wants you to get ready for school." She simply said. "And when you put on your uniform, DON'T workout again, understood?"

"Were those last orders from him or you?" the Pawn asked, making Virgillia singh.

"Natalie, you're a beautiful woman-"

"The reason for my beauty was to have better success in seduction, if the situation calls for it."

"No, Natalie…" Virgillia pinched her eyebrows. "For five minutes, stop acting like everything is related to war and appreciate the peaceful nature of things."

"You know I'm not created to think that way, Virgillia." Natalie stated. "But, because it is your orders, I will certainly try."

Right when Virgillia entered Natalie's room, Oberon entered the room of the male Pawn. This male, already in his uniform, with maroon hair dropping down his chest, and his eyes an odd orange, and finally a goatee stubble on his chin, was kneeling in front of a statue of an armored female. "Athena grant me strength."

"Thankfully, worshipping other gods is considered a sin, according to the church." Oberon said, walking in. "That way, you get to pray to that woman as much as you want, Sophos."

"Ah, my liege, I didn't hear you enter." Sophos Alcaeus said, standing up, looking down slightly at his King. "I apologize for not greeting you right away."

"Don't, Sophos. You already did what I asked you to do. Good job." Oberon stated, handing him a thousand yen bill. "Consider this a reward."

The Pawn shook his head. "Tis grateful, my liege, but I have already accepted enough material objects that I must decline this one."

"Sophos, take it. You know how rare the others get spending money."

The Pawn, although hesitant, took the bill and slowly pocketed it, sighing. "May I ask a question? Why do you constantly reward us with material objects?"

"...As a King, I have a responsibility to grant my peerage members freedom." The King stated. "This is the easiest way to grant that freedom. I give half of the peerage money, near the other half food, and for Virgillia…"

"You go shopping."

"Yes."

"Your noble, my liege. I appreciate that you and your brother saved me."

"I did most of the work, Orpheus just made sure it was efficient."

"Heh, as you proved it so. I'll see you after you change."

"Likewise."

So this was the first chapter. I hope you guys liked it. Just a little intro to each character.