Give Wolfram Back To Me
A Kyou Kara Maoh Fanfiction.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything but the plot. Otherwise, this wouldn't be a fanfiction.
All rights belong to Tomo Takabayashi, Temari Matsumoto, and Studio Deen
Chapter 24
(Normal POV)
When they laid Wolfram on the bed, that's the only time Yuuri's party had a really good look around inside Wolfram's room. This room is twice... no, thrice bigger and more axtravagant than their maou's. It's like a whole mansion inside... and they call this a room?!
They were somehow speechless. This room is already big as it is but it still has many adjacent room to it, as they saw the doors. Some went to see what are inside those doors and some went to the balcony for fresh air.
Anissina and Gunter were shocked when they somehow opened a door and saw a library as big as the castle library back in Shin Makoku. And it was just a part of Wolfram's room. Stoffel, Raven and Densham are at the balcony, commenting at how beautiful the view is from there.
Gisela opened some of the cabinets and found a certain compartment full of things used for first-aid and care taking. Yozak opened the door to Wolfram's wardrobe and jaw-dropped at what he saw inside there. He then opened another door and saw how extravagant a fitting room can be.
The lord of Wincott opened a door and saw the bath house... I mean bathroom. He also opened the cabinets there and saw that there is a huge variety of soaps and shampoos in there for Wolfram. It's also complete of toiletries.
Adelbert opened a room and found a music room, all of the instruments complete and all the things you can found in a music room. Waltorana entered the studio Wolfram has and noticed that Wolfram hasn't even painted a single one.
As the party from Shin Makoku looks around, Nicolai came and whispered something to his king's ear. King Nestor suddenly said "Well, we'll leave you for now. This is Lord Nicolai Machinford Cabileun, by the way." Nicolai bowed respectfully to the party.
"I apologize but something needs our king's attention at the moment. There seems to be a lord noble that wasn't informed that we are having important guests today and that no noble, traders or other people are to visit here or come as guests. But since he is already here, we would like our king to meet him and finish whatever business he may have so that he won't have to cause more inconvinience in your stay." said Nicolai and bowed again.
"Sure, we'll be fine here. You may attend to whatever you need to." said Waltorana.
"Wolfram's personal attendant, Catherine is just by the next room. If you need anything, fell free to ask her. You may also go and check out the rooms we prepared for each of you. Wolfram helped in the preparations in these rooms by his suggestions and directions of how your rooms should be, just how you will like it. Just ask Catherine to lead you there.
But you can do that later if you don't want to just yet. You may also stay in this room since it can accomodate your number until Wolfram wakes up. I'll ask some of the servants here to serve something here anyway.
And feel free as well to ask some servants to accompany you if you want to explore the castle. For now, we will go and attend to something first. I'll make it quick as possible." said the king.
"Oh! No need to hurry yourselves. Especially if it's important. Take your time." said Yuuri.
"Well, we'll be going then." the royal family of Hexzalia bowed and went to meet the 'unwanted' visitor.
Gunter motioned for Seth and Marius to close the doors before he went to Wolfram's side where his brothers, mother, Yuuri and Greta are at.
"Well, at least they've been treating him well." Gunter commented. "Not as like we were worried about." the others couldn't help but nod in agreement. They thought Wolfram was being tortured or something. They even thought once that Wolfram is already dead.
"True. I'm really glad his situation here is not like as we feared. I don't know what I'd do if he were." Gwendal said while petting his baby brother's hair. "But it also must have been hard on him here... without even a single person he knows and not knowing the way of things arouond here. He may just not say it out loud to the royal family here or anyone at that matter. He may not even accept it for himself."
"True... he's a prideful person...And seeing him cry like that really broke my heart." said Lady Celie while holding one of Wolfram's hands on hers.
"Well, well, well. Would you just look around this room... It's complete in everything!" Gisela commented as she found a compartment that contains all kinds of perfumes and another that contains different kinds of daggers. When she opened another, she found different kinds of combs and brushes in different sizes as well.
"True, it's like they're worshiping Lord Wolfram." Seth commented as he look up at the chandeliers. "The furniture in this room sure is extravagant and expensive..." he tried to sit on one of the sofa. "Man! These are very comfortable!" He though to himself that if this is how captives are treated in Hexzalia, then Hexzalia I'm all here for you to kidnap.
*knock* knock*
Marius went to open the door and there were a group of maids holding trays. He let them in and closed the door. After the maids put the trays down on a wide empty table they didn't leave right away. Conrad thought that they may be waiting for orders to serve them or something.
"It's alrigth... you may go. We can self serve here." said Conrad to dismiss the maids. When the maids bowed and left, the party from Shin Makoku each went to the table to have whatever they want then and just went back to what they've been doing before.
"Papa Wolfram must have been scared when they brought him here. And he must be really lonely." said Greta.
"I'm sure, Greta. But we're here now. And we will bring Wolfram back with us." said Yuuri.
"Yes. We will not leave until Wolfram is with us." Conrad added.
"Greta is glad!" she exclaimed and hugged Yuuri and Conrad.
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...A few more minutes...
Wolfram's eyes slowly opened and the whole party rushed to his side.
"Wolfram. You're awake." said Waltorana, helping him sit up. After Wolfram is finally in a sitting position, Waltorana hugged Wolfram as he couldn't help it anymore. "I missed you, my nephew."
"Me too, uncle. me too." Wolfram returned the embrace and they pulled away right after.
"How have you been? Have they been treating you well? They didn't hurt you or anything, right?" Lady Celie asked. "Gisela, come over here and check on Wolfram." she said.
"Oh! umhh... no need mother. Gisela, I'm fine. Thank you." he said, waving his hands.
"Are you sure?" Conrad asked.
"Yes..." Wolfram said reassuringly.
"Can you tell us when did they woke you up?" asked Anissina.
"Huh? Do you mean what time they wake me up in the morning?" Wolfram asked in confusion.
"No, what she meant is that when did they gave you the antidote?" Gunter clarified.
"Huh?" Wolfram was actually clueless. He had no idea about what they were asking him. "Antidote? For what?"
"It seems they didn't tell you." Gisela concluded. Wolfram looked at her in confusion and then to the others.
"What do you mean?" he want answers.
"You see, they put you into sleep using 'sunset powder' so that they could bring you here. And to wake up from that, they will have to give you it's antidote, 'sunrise potion'." Gwendal explained.
"I'm not quite sure when... But if it helps, I believe it's been ten days since I woke up and found myself in this country." Wolfram mentally counted the days since he found himself kidnapped. "Yep, Ten days"
"Ten days?!" Conrad repeated, a little shocked.
"Why? What's wrong?" now Wolfram is a bit worried.
"That means there's a one day gap between your kidnapping and your awakening!" said Lady Celie said in alarm. Conrad and Gwendal's faces lost color and their eyes were wide.
"They could have done something to you while you were unconscious without you noticing it considering a day gap!" Gunter exclaimed. This time, Yuuri understood what the others meant and his heart dropped. He doesn't want to believe it just yet. It's too cruel. Wolfram does not deserve that.
Gisela then rushed to Wolfram's side.
"Anissina, take Greta in one of those rooms. There is something we need to discuss that aren't for children's ears." said Gisela strictly and Anissina led Greta in one of the adjacent rooms. They entered the library.
"O-kay..." Wolfram really don't know what's happening now.
"Gisela, check him now. There could be a physical trauma that isn't noticed just yet." said Gunter. " Just be gentle on him."
"Yes, father." Gisela said hands closing in to Wolfram's body."
"W-w-WAIT! W-What?! Physical trauma? What are you guys talking about now?" Wolfram exclaimed... a little scared of the words coming fromt their mouths.
Gisela then looked at Wolfram a bit shocked of what he said. The she looked around at the people. Looks like the others know what he meant... she then turned again to Wolfram and sighed.
"Wolfram... you... umh... how should I say this... umh." she turned to the others for help but it seems no one has the heart to tell Wolfram what they think. She then took a deep breath, it seems she has no choice but to tell him.
"Wolfram, you could have been raped while you were unconscious." she said while holding Wolframs shoulders. They thought Wolfram will be upset, davastated or something but what Wolfram said next shocked them to the core.
"No need to worry. They didn't" Wolfram said calmly, confidently and reassuringly. He even has a reassuring smile on his face.
"How could you be so sure?!" Gwendal exclaimed.
"Because I asked Damian the same question the moment I woke up. He said that he just kidnapped and took me away from Shin Makoku and nothing else that I fear." he explained.
"Those are just words Wolfram! You don't have proof if he we telling the truth! From what Greta told us, it seems that your kidnapper desires you. You can't fall for empty words." said Conrad a bit angry.
"Wolfram... you're beautiful. You know that. Anyone who desires you would do almost everything to have you. You can't just trust people by the words they say!" Lady Celie said in a tone she never used in Wolfram before.
"No... Damian didn't do anything to me." Wolfram still denied. He trusts Damian. He just do.
"How can you be so sure!? How can you defend him like that?!" Yuuri then exclaimed. "How can you trust his words just like that?! He kidnapped you and took you away from your home! Even I that is so trusting wouldn't even believe a word they say if I were in your place!" everyone nodded in agreement with Yuuri.
"I saw truthfulness in his eyes, Yuuri. He was not lying that time." Wolfram said dead-serious. They just stood there, shocked to the core.
"I know it's so not like me to trust so easily... but please know that when I do, you could really trust that person. Remember, whenever I don't trust someone... I always say it out loud, even in the face of that person." Wolfram began.
"When I first met Saralegui, I knew right away that I couldn't trust him at that time because of what I see in his eyes. When he finally done something wrong, that's when you realized I was right.
Then after some time, he came around again and none of you even believed a word he said. Then I stepped forward and said that I trust him. You all looked at me weirdly but then after that, you found out I was right again to trust him that time. it's because I saw in his eyes that he was honest at that time, not like the first." Wolfram continued.
"But then why don't you trust Lady Flynn or the other people we met in our adventures?" asked Yuuri.
"It's not like I don't trust them, Yuuri. I do as well. I just don't give them a huge amount of trust. It's because I still have a little doubt in them. It's just that there are still things they're not telling us, there's still a part of they're eyes that are a mystery to me. But hey, I fully trust Lady Flynn now!" Wolfram defended.
"So you're saying that this Damian guy only has truth in his eyes when you asked him..." Gwendal then said.
"Yes." wolfram said flatly but it seems that no one is convinced. Wolfram closed his eyes and sighed. He opened his eyes again and said...
"Look at my eyes, everyone. What emotion do you see?" he asked. They all looked in his eyes.
"Anger." They answered in unison with a tinge of confusion. Why was Wolfram asking them that? Wolfram closed his eyes and opened them again.
"Now, what do you see?" he asked again.
"sadness." they answered. The eyes closed again and opened.
"Pain." His eyes closed and opened again to reveal a neutral expression... no emotion.
"Nothing." they all said. Wolfram closed his eyes and asked...
"Do you know the emotion I feel now?"
"Anger, pain and sadness altogether?" Yuuri asked unsure.
"No... I feel happy." Wolfram opened his eyes to reveal eyes that are full of joy. "Very happy. How can I not? You are here now and going to take me home!" he said.
"But just a little while ago you-" Gisela finally found her tongue but was cut off.
"Don't you understand now?" Wolfram asked. Now they're even more confused. "Those emotions you saw in my eyes a while ago were all just fake emotions used to mask what I really feel at the moment."
They just stared at him.
"Look. I can mask my real emotion even the emotion that my eyes show. It's something that I've mastered through the years. I've mastered it so much that you can't even tell how I really feel... and I mastered it so much that I can see through your eyes on what you really feel even if you try to hide it. So I know if you're lying to me or not even though I don't show it." Wolfram ended his speech here. They all stood there dumbfounded. Even Anissina whose ears are on the door listening to the conversation at the other side while Greta is reading a story book.
"That's how you were able to tell that he's not lying." Conrad said and Wolfram nodded at him.
"So please, enough with the rape thing!? This topic is really uncomfortable... really disturbing." he said. Then a question caught their attention.
"Wolfram, if you were masking your real emotions, and you said you mastered it through the time, years... it means your masking your emotions for a long time now. And we don't even have a clue of how you really feel all this time." Gunter said in realization.
"I don't mask my feeling all the time, sometimes, the emotion I show to you are geniune. But most of the time... yeah." Wolfram said.
"Then that means..." Conrad began.
"That you don't know anything about him at all." Waltorana finished for him.
"And why are you excluding youself in this?!" Stoffel asked, irritated.
"Because I am excluded in this. I know how Wolfram is really like. And that's because I took the time and effort to know him. I showed him that he can trust me and that I won't judge him. Unlike you all, you don't even spare him a glance. You're just contented on what you see on the outside. You never took the time to really know the person." said Waltorana earning him wide-eyed stares.
Then Yuuri looked at Wolfram and touched one of his hands. "Wolfram?"
Wolfram then sighed and said, "Someone please call Catherine."
They were confused but did anyway. Seth went out and knocked on Catherine's door. When the two entered the room again...
"Prince Wolfram, you called for me?" Catherine was being formal because of the party from Shin Makoku.
"Yes... Go look for Damian and tell him to give my back my diary... Now." Wolfram said. Catherine bowed and left the room.
"Diary?" The party asked in confusion.
*gasp* Woltorana looked at Wolfram and Wolfram nodded at him. Now the others are confused.
"He was the one who stole that diary?!" Waltorana said.
"No, he got it from Adan... but i think someone stole it for Adan as well." Wolfram replied.
"What was in that diary?" asked Lady Celie.
"You'll find out soon, mother." said Wolfram.
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A few minutes later, the royal family of Hexzalia came back. Damian brought the book as he was told. Of course, he didn't miss the deathly glare that Waltorana sent his way when the latter saw the diary in his hand. Damian went to Wolfram's side and stayed there. The rest of royal family said to continue whatever they have to and went to the balcony of Wolfram's room, not wanting to interrupt but still wanting to listen.
Wolfram also called for Anissina and Greta who are in the library.
"Wolfram, what's in that diary?" asked Lady Celie, again.
"Well, good for you, Celie, you are the first entry in this diary." said Waltorana so sarcastically.
"You know its contents?" she asked shocked.
"Like I said, I know Wolfram and he knows he can trust me... and that I won't judge him. That means, he opens up to me. And yes... I know the contents of that little diary." Waltorana replied. This time, Wolfram is actually not uttering a word. Damian knew exactly what this means.
"Well, I hope you're ready for the worst, everyone. You're just about to meet the real Wolfram von Bielefeld." Damian said and opened the diary to the first entry.
(To Be Continued)