Give Wolfram Back To Me

A Kyou Kara Maoh Fanfiction.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything but the plot and my OCs of course. Otherwise, this wouldn't be a fanfiction. Any resemblance to real life names, situations, etc. is pure coincidence.

All rights belong to Tomo Takabayashi, Temari Matsumoto, and Studio Deen

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Chapter 54

Wolfram's POV

"Oh, but that dance was really something! Why didn't you tell me about how much your relationship escalated?! This is so exciting!" after our dance, mother just bombarded us with her fangirling and spatted nothing but romantic sweet nothings. Yuuri and I were conversing with mother until we heard another dance invitation.

"May I have this dance, my lady?" we turned to who asked and who was being asked. Well, I'll be a bearbee's mother. Lord Cabileun just asked Anissina to dance with him.

"Why, I would love to, my lord." Was Anissina's reply and then they were off to the center of the garden.

"Now, THAT is something that escalated quickly." Yuuri commented. "I can't say it's something bad though. Except for the fact that they're both scientist… a scientist / inventor couple huh…"

"Y-yeah…" I agreed, then I turned my head to look back at my mother who I was in a conversation with but my head stopped midway for I saw something interesting. "hmmmm… but I guess we're not the only worried about these two scientists and the destruction they may bring to the world if they were ever to marry."

Mother and Yuuri followed my line of sight and, lo and behold, Gwendal looking so unpleased at the couple dancing, irritated even. I was about to catch Gwendal's attention by teasing him about more inventions and more explosions but… Gunter smacked the back of Gwendal's head then glared at my brother. What the hell is going on there?!

"What?" Gwendal said as if saying he's not doing anything wrong. Hmm… I've never heard Gwendal used that tone before.

"Don't you 'What?' me!" Gunter said in a loud whisper and glared at my brother.

"What the…" I can't help but say.

"Oh, that's right… you two didn't know!" said mother then giggled a little, covering her mouth with the tips of her fingers.

"Know what?" we replied in unison.

"Gwendal and Gunter have been in a secret relationship… and actually, Gunter has always been jealous with how close Gwendal is to Anissina." She said. My eyes almost bulged out of their sockets. What in Shinou's name just happened to me that I didn't knew about it?!

"Really?! How did you even know that?!" Yuuri exclaimed. I can't help but ask the same question. They've been in a relationship and I didn't even notice? Not one bit? Not even suspected ever so slightly!?

" A mother always has a way or two in finding things out. Especially about my sons' love life. Oh, and Conrad… he's been with Yozak since last war. I'm actually surprised that they haven't made it public yet." She said. Yuuri and I just can't help but drop our jaws. Oh Shinou… both my brothers were in a secret relationship all this time and I never even noticed.

"Now… regarding about the relationship of my sons, Wolfram, my youngest, don't you have anything you want to share with your beloved hahaue?" she said… then looked down at my ring then back at my face. "hmmm?"

I looked at Yuuri to see if he will take the initiative and tell mother about it but he's just blushing madly. So, I just pulled both of them in a far corner of the garden and we told mother what happened… although not entirely everything, especially what happened after the proposal. We would never tell a single soul about it.

And as expected, mother was just the definition of fangirl that I can almost see sparkles flying around her and her background changing with every sentence she says. I sighed. I left my mother in Yuuri's care, I can't take her fangirling anymore. It's just too much. Well, she soon will be Yuuri's mother-in-law, so I should let him deal with her. I as well went in another far corner where I'm alone and looked over to those who attended the party.

The ten aristocrats are engaging in a conversation with the other high nobles of Hexzalia. And Raven never leaves Uncle Stoffel's side. Yozak conversing with Gisela and Greta, others are dancing in the center of the garden, then my second and third in command talking to Conrad. Hmm, come to think of it, I haven't really talk much with those two while we're here in Hexzalia. Well, except when we're at the dining room where everyone converses with each other.

I walked towards them and when they noticed I'm approaching, they waved at me… and I waved back.

"Wolfram." Acknowledged Conrad and I acknowledged back.

"Captain!" Seth and Marius both greeted when I'm beside them. I chuckled a bit and replied.

"Just call me Wolfram. It's just us and Conrad here. He knows we're bestfriends. And besides, Yuuri, the Maou, is on the other side of the garden, if that's you're worried about. He won't hear you calling me by my name." I said.

"I don't even think His Majesty would mind if he hears you calling my brother by his name." said Conrad. And I can't help but nod in agreement.

"Exactly! Now, loosen up. You're too stiff. It's a party, enjoy. Grab some drinks." I said. Conrad excused himself and said that he will be back shortly.

"Well, you know I don't like to drink, Wolfram." Said Seth.

"It's not only wine that they have here. They also have non-alcoholic beverages! I'm the one who even requested it. You know I don't drink much as well." I said.

"I wonder what kind of wines they have; I don't want too bitter ones." Said Marius. Conrad then came back with a tray of drinks on his hand.

"Oh, you shouldn't have bothered, Conrad. We could have gotten ourselves some drinks." Said Seth, getting embarrassed.

"It's fine." He said then he pointed at a wine glass. "Mine is a vintage yellow grape wine. Have a very strong flavor and punch." Ooookay. Why did he even tell us what he was going to drink? "Here, a non-alcoholic for you, it's a juice from the blue serpent fruit mixed with fresh sugarcane extract. Its sweet, don't worry." He said as he hands a glass of juice to Seth.

"Thank you." My second-in-command replied as he took the glass.

"A vintage fruit wine of the rare blue apple for you, certainly not bitter, but has a little punch. You know what I mean." Conrad gave this drink to Marius.

"I'm not worried about alcohol content; I have a strong stomach for alcoholic beverages." Marius replied with a smug grin.

"And a dragon fruit wine known for its very small alcohol content mixed with honey from purple bees. Sweet and not too alcoholic, just the way you like it, Wolfram." Conrad said as he hand the drink to me.

"Geez, this is really embarrassing, Conrad. You're treating us like kids!" I said.

"You ARE still children for me. You'll always be; especially you, Wolfram. I think I will always see you as my BABY brother even up to the day I die. So get used to it." He said with a very warm smile but irritating at the same time. How could he say something like that to our faces?! Doesn't he have a clue that he's insulting us even slightly at the very least?!

I sighed and changed the topic. No more embarrassing talks.

"Anyway, if the two of you are here… who's taking care of my Bielefeld unit?" I asked the two.

"The fourth in command, Laurel Kira, and fifth in command Harold Litch." Said Marius. "They didn't want to at first but we managed to convince them. It was hard though."

"Well, it's time they try handle the whole unit themselves. Whenever Wolfram is away or doing something more important, it's always the both of us who handle to WHOLE UNIT. That's around 400 soldiers. Not counting the other high and low officers, and the trainees." Seth said in a way that made it seem like he's tired or something.

"Well, it is time to let my other officers experience handling the unit on their own… How about let them handle the unit even if we were back… for let's say another couple weeks or month?" I suggested.

"Wolf, that's too cruel. It's their first time handling the unit and you're going to make them handle for a month, not counting this whole week we, the high officers of the unit, are here in Hexzalia being served and partying." Marius commented.

"I was just kidding. And besides, I've been gone for a while, I'm sure those blasted soldiers have gotten rusty while I'm away. I imagine Laurel and Harold being easy on them and doing everything to make it easy for them as well. I have to whip them into shape again once I get back." I defended, and the three of them snickered.

"Well, that's our captain. You still haven't changed." Said Seth and snickered a bit more.

"My, my… Wolfram has such high standards for soldiers. Maybe I should ask you to train my soldiers every once in a while. I mean, they do need someone really strict sometimes or they will not improve at all. And you would be perfect for that. Your presence alone is already intense when you're on the court yard watching my soldiers train. Whenever you are there, they always put more effort in the training. Maybe fearing that if you see someone lazing off, a fireball will be hurled at them… or maybe some of them are actually trying to impress you." Conrad told us.

"Ehh… that will just give me more work. No way!" I said then gave a pout. I mean, I have my own soldiers to train. Why do I have to train his as well? That will just double my work.

"How about this… Every once in a while, we will train each other's units? It will be a good experience for both our soldiers being under a different stream of command every once in a while." He said.

"Now that you said it… I guess so." I replied.

"I think you should take Conrad's offer. It really would be a good experience, not only for the unit but for you as well… being able to command a different army than yours." Seth convinced.

"Yeah, a change of environment can also be good for you." Marius also agrees with Conrad.

"Fine… but only every once in a while. I mean, I would like to focus on my unit, and having this exchange of units will hinder that if it will be frequent." I said.

"Yes, Wolfram. And besides, I'll ask you beforehand whenever I will want to exchange unit." He said.

"Yeah, yeah…" I said then I noticed Prince Adan far behind Conrad walking from inside the castle. Huh? Why was he inside with the party going? I then just noticed that his brother is not here… I also tried to find Catherine but she's not here. Huh? "Wait… where's Catherine?" I said out loud, although I intended just to keep it in my head.

My three companions looked around then and they all didn't find her.

"Well, I'll excuse myself, going to ask where she is." I said.

"Oh sure. It's fine." Said Seth. Marius and Conrad said something similar as well.

I walked up to Prince Adan. "Umh… Prince Adan." I nodded a little. "By any chance, have you seen Catherine and Damian? I don't see them here and I was wondering where they are." I said,

"Prince Wolfram." he acknowledged. "Oh, don't worry about them. They're just talking about something. Don't trouble yourself with it. They will be back in a little while." He replied.

"I see. We're you with them? I mean, I saw you walking from inside the castle. I presume you were with them before you got back." I probed a little more.

"Well, yes. I was. But it seems they want to talk alone so I came back here without them. Well, enough about those two. I actually want to talk to you Prince Wolfram." He said. Eh? Talk to me? About what?

"About what, Prince Adan?" I asked.

"Oh, if I remember, I asked you to call me by my name the first day we met." He said, reminding me of the event. "I would be glad if you will do so. You don't need to address me with so much formality. I'm a little jealous of how casual you are with my little brother." He commented.

"Well then I guess I'll call you 'Adan'. So please just call me by my name as well. So, what is it you want to talk to me about… Adan?" I asked again.

"Well, it's about Catherine." That caught my attention.

"What about her?" I asked, very intrigued.

"She must have told you about her being of noble blood." He started.

"Why yes… she has. What about it?" He's making me really curious now.

"Well, as the crown prince, I'm given a privilege to give a single order in my coming of age. And I haven't used that privilege." He said.

"So you're saying that…" Please cut the suspense already.

"What I'm saying is- I want to use that privilege to restore Catherine's nobility and over throw her uncle who now leads her house." He said. I was in awe. I'm just so thankful that my body reacted before my brain processed it. I took both his hands and squeeze it tight and bowed down saying "Oh thank you so much." and keeps in thanking him.

"Umh… Wolfram, you are well aware of my feelings for you, right? Umh… I may have backed down but my feelings still haven't changed. So umh… It's making me flustered. You holding and squeezing my hand like that. And your fiancé might get jealous and might get ideas if he sees us like this." He commented. I looked up and saw him blushing furiously. My face heated up as well when I realized all the he said and quickly let go of his hand.

"S-sorry. I didn't mean for it to be like that. I was just so overjoyed and thankful." I said in my defense.

"I-it's fine. Also, no need to thank me. It's just that, even for me, how she was stripped from her nobility is somewhat unfair. I'm actually looking for a good reason to finally give the order but I never really thought of one. I mean, just because it seems unfair to me doesn't really justify the significance of the order." He said.

"May I ask the reason?" I asked, curious.

"Reasons… it's not only one. My first one is that, she looking after you in your whole stay here- preventing any harm, discomfort, discontentment, and other things… that being a great deal of help in avoiding war between our countries. The second one is that, the ties between her house and the royal family is being weakened, meaning it's slowly getting out of our control and the noble house is just focusing more in foreign traders… I'm thinking of arranging Catherine and Damian for a marriage to strengthen the bond once more. Also, I can also say that you have heard her story somewhere and have commented how unfair it was and how the royal family just brushed off the issue without care. I mean, if they hear that someone from other countries, especially from an important person like you, commented that our justice system needs straightening, they would immediately take action… especially now that our countries are allies." He said.

"You're actually bringing me into this, huh… well, I don't mind. I also think it's not for Catherine. So go on… use my name. I'll even be honored to help my friend in getting her life back that was snatched from her. But still, thank you, Adan. Hearing someone cared makes me really happy." I said then smiled at him.

"No, I must thank you. For you allowed your name to be used for my order to be fulfilled." He replied with a smile as well.

"But the marriage thing… will it really work?" I asked. I mean yes, Cath is in love with Damian but I'm sure she wouldn't want to be tangled up with the prince because of an arranged marriage. She won't do that to him… she won't love him like that… grabbing the opportunity, not caring about what the other feels. I mean, Damian has the hots for me.

"Oh I'm sure it will be fine. I've been with those two longer than you have, I know Catherine has feelings for my brother. And Damian, before he fell for you, once had a crush on Cath when we were young… and besides, Catherine is the one comforting Damian now. I mean he is broken hearted, after all, you chose your king. I am as well, but I knew from the start that I don't have a chance with you. I even admit that I was thinking my brother has a better chance with you. With Catherine by Damian's side, I'm pretty sure it won't be hard for Damian to love her back." He said.

I was left speechless. He didn't just use his brain here… but also his heart. I'm just in awe. He's such an amazing person. I'm pretty sure that the girl he will choose will be so lucky.

"Oh yeah… I will announce my order later, before the party ends and when everyone is here. Although the party seems like it will still go in hours." He said. And after that, we just conversed with each other, then Queen Amanda joined in the conversation, as well as Lady Dominique. Then we saw Damian and Catherine going out of the castle. I waved at them and they waved back, they grabbed some drinks first then joined us.

So Catherine is comforting Damian, huh… I can't help but smile. It will really work out for them just fine.

A couple more hours… I engaged myself into more conversation with the other people in the party, I danced more as well, with my mother, with Queen Amanda, with Cath, with Adan, with Greta, with Damian, with my brothers, with my second and third in command, with Gisela… I don't know, I just enjoyed the party and my energy don't seem to be decreasing, I don't even feel sleepy at all. I saw my brothers dancing with our mother, King Nestor with Queen Amanda, Queen Amanda with her sons, My mother with some of the noblemen from Hexzalia, Catherine and Damian, Adan and Catherine… and many more. It was such a fun night.

Then the time came when the Crown prince of Hexzalia caught our attention as he said he has an announcement to make. I was overjoyed, happy for Damian and Catherine… especially for Catherine. I was practically holding my breath until the king announced his approval on the order. Everyone practically cheered and Catherine was just so overwhelmed with joy that she started tearing up. I ran to her and gave her a tight hug.

"I'm so happy for you." I said.

"I know you're also behind this… I just know you are. Thank you Wolfram…" she sobbed on my shoulder and I patted her back.

"Oi… don't cry. Smile, be happy." I said withdrawing a bit and taking her hands in mind. She withdrew her hands and pulled a handkerchief to wipe her tears. She then turned to Adan.

"Thank you so much, Your Highness." She bowed, her voice still trembling slightly.

And so the party went longer to celebrate the reinstatement of Catherine's nobility. It was practically dawn when our party ended, and so we decided that instead of departing in the morning, we will be departing around noon, going to have some sleep first. So much happened in the party that the energy I thought that wasn't decreasing all disappeared when we entered our respective rooms to have our much needed sleep.

(To be continued)