The Heat of the Moment

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Chapter 23

Gwendal and Conrad watched as Yuuri and Yuu slipped out through the secret passage in the garden. The older demon sighed as he knew that once again, the work of the king was left for him to finish.

Conrad chuckled. "Well, it seems His Majesty has decided to 'skip out' on his duty."

"Yes and once again it falls to me to do his work," he sighed. "Conrad, about the boy, do you trust him?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Tell me, upon first meeting the boy what did you think of him?"

"You don't mean the superficial views do you?"

"No, I want your unbiased opinion of our nephew," said Gwendal.

Conrad sighed as he turned back to stare out the open window at the place Yuuri and Yuu just went through. "My opinion is he could be very dangerous to His Majesty if his temper isn't brought under control. Even now, he claims he wants to have a relationship with Yuuri but I sensed something disturbing deep within him."

Gwendal nodded his head in understanding. "So, you sensed it also. I thought that maybe I was the only one. He is up to something but what I have no idea. We need to keep an eye on him."

"I agree," said Conrad. "But I am truly hoping that Yuu is here for the reason he claims. It would crush Yuuri to know that his own son betrayed him."

"I want you to send a letter to Wolfram and see if he knows if his son is here or not," said the elder demon turning away from the window to look his brother in the eyes. "I want to know if the boy is lying to us or not."

"I'll send it in the morning."

Both brothers turned to look out at the garden. They truly hoped that this is not some trap the boy is planning to spring on them.

xxxxx

Yuuri and Yuu made their way through the crowded streets looking into the windows of several shops. First stop was at a bakery. The smell of sweets and breads caused Yuu's stomach to rumble in hunger.

"Do you want something to eat?" asked Yuuri.

Yuu looked at the tasty pastries on display in the shop's window and his stomach rumbled hungrily again. He bit his bottom lip as the baker had thick chocolate, vanilla and blue frosting decorating the cakes. The boy closed his eyes and forced himself to turn away.

"I really shouldn't," Yuu said opening his eyes looking up at Yuuri. "Father has forbidden me from eating sweets before I have had a well-balanced meal." He placed his hands over his stomach as it growled angrily for food. Yuu realized that he hadn't eaten anything since last night onboard the ship. When his stomach grumbled again, it was so lound until the noise caused some of the pedestrians that was walking by to look at him. Yuu was so embarrassed. His cheeks turned a dark shade of red.

Yuuri smiled and told the boy not to move. He rushed into the bakery. Yuu licked his lips hungrily as the cakes taunted him from behind the glass. He saw through the window Yuuri talking to the female and pointing to something in the corner. Yuuri had turned back to his son smiling and waving at him. The owner returned and she handed Yuuri two sweet rolls. Quickly paying for his purchase, Yuuri walked out the building and held out one of the sweet rolls to his son.

Yuu stared in awe as the delicious smelling pastry was bigger than his small hands and covered in vanilla frosting. The boy's mouth watered as his stomach growled. Hesitantly, he took the pastry and bit into the warm, sweet sticky roll. Yuu moaned in ecstasy.

"Good, isn't it," said Yuuri taking a bite of his own sweet roll.

Yuu nodded his head. "This is the best sweet roll I have ever tasted. Not even the best bakeries in Americus or Brittany can bake a roll this good." He took another bite licking frosting from his lips and followed his father as he continued to show the boy more of the town.

Next, they went into the candy shop. Yuuri was talking to the shop owner while Yuu went in the opposite direction. He came across several dishes filled with red, green, and yellow candies. He picked up one of the red candy and sniffed it. It smelled delicious, sort of like cherries. He gently squeezed it between his fingers. What an interesting thing. They had nothing like this in Americus. Turning to see if the owner was watching, the man was engaged in a conversation with Yuuri. Yuu popped the Bear Bee shaped candy into his mouth and chewed. His eyes widened in delight. The candy was sweet and chewy, and a burst of cherry flavor filled his mouth. 'Ni-ni would love to have some of these, and the shape is so cute. She will just adore them.' He smiled.

"Found something you like?" asked Yuuri coming to stand behind the boy.

"Yes," said Yuu turning to face him excited. "What do they call these?" He held the candy up for Yuuri to see.

"They are called Gummy Bears." Yuuri smiled at his son's excitement. "Do you like them?"

"They're delicious. We have nothing like this in Americus." His dark eyes sparkled with delight. Upon seeing the amused look on Yuuri's face, Yuu tried to hide his delight behind a mask of indifference. "I mean I'm sure Ni-ni would like to try some. She likes cute things."

Yuuri's own dark eyes shown with happiness. "How about we get two bags. One for you and one to send to your sister."

Yuu stared up at his father with wide eyes. "Really? Okay."

Yuuri quickly paid for four bags of the candy stating that two of the bags were for Roland and Rachel. After their purchase, they continued to make their way down the sidewalk looking in through the shops windows.

It was a little after noon when father and son was seated at an outdoor cafe. Yuuri ordered for them both and within ten minutes their food arrived.

Just as they were about to enjoy their meal. A group of soldiers dressed in blue uniforms rode through the town heading toward the castle. Yuu watched as the young men, with backs straight, rode proudly through the street. The blue uniforms were exactly like the ones in his father's closet. Both brows disappeared into the boy's hair as he watched the group of very pretty men go by as some of the townsfolk stopped to watch them parade by.

"See," said Yuuri leaning over to whisper in the boy's ear. "I told you they were all pretty."

After the men passed by, they continued to eat their lunch.

xxxxx

After lunch Yuuri led Yuu out to the baseball field. Yuuri and Yuu stood upon a hill looking down at the baseball diamond. Yuu stood beside his father frowning down at the grown men swinging clubs and hitting a little white sphere with the club. He had never seen anything like what the men were doing. After hitting the white sphere the man that hit it would run around touching the oddly shaped things on the ground.

Yuu followed Yuuri down to the field. When the men realized that it was their king, they immediately gathered around him.

As Yuu walked up to them, Yuuri grabbed the boy by the shoulder and pulled him into the group. "Everyone I want yo to meet someone very special. This is . . ."

But before he could say ‘my son.' Yuu curtly spoke up.

"My name is Yuu and I am not anyone of great importance to His Majesty."

"Well you must be important to him," said one of the men. "Or else he would never have brought you here."

"If you say so." The boy snorted as he turned away from them and shrugged Yuuri's hands off his shoulders.

All the men could see the hurt in their king's eyes and they did not like it. Who does this brat think he is to hurt their beloved king. They didn't know what happened between the two to make the boy dislike their king, but they hated to see him so unhappy.

"Would you like to practice with us, Majesty?" asked another of the men.

"No thanks, but this is Yuu's first time hearing about baseball so why don't you guys play a friendly game." Yuuri smiled. "Maybe next time we will join you." He patted himself on the back. What a wonderful way for the two of them to bond. Baseball has always brought fathers and sons together. 'Surely Yuu will come to love the game of baseball as much as I do.'

Yuuri led Yuu off the field and the two of them sat in the bleachers. As the game began Yuu tried not to show any interest or enthusiasm while watching, but he did not know what it was about this strange game but it drew him in.

"What are they doing?" Yuu finally asked curiously.

"It's a game called Baseball," said Yuuri. He began to explain all the rules of the game to his son.


The boy frowned. "I have never heard of such a game. What is this bases ball?"

"Baseball." Yuuri chuckled softly. "You wouldn't hear of it. This is a sport that came from my home on Earth."

Yuu snorted. "Earth. I should have known. Everything always goes back to that backward world."

"Earth is a nice place and it has nice people as well."

"I hardly think a world that considers same gender marriages immoral, wrong and disgusting is nice." He turned to glare at him. "Tell me, what would these nice people have done if they found out a man was able to give birth to a baby?"

"Well," Yuuri said looking away trying to think. He definitely did not want to tell him that the doctors would poke, prod, and stripe his father of all dignity trying to find out how he was able to become pregnant. Heaven forbid if the military ever got hold of him. Yuuri could see those military doctors dissecting Wolfram. He shuddered in revulsion at the thought. "Well, I know of a lot of women who would cheer the idea of a man giving birth instead of them." He laughed nervously but the smile fell from his face as Yuu looked quite annoyed at his silliness.

Yuuri sighed. "Look, I never said the world I came from was perfect. They make mistakes just like everyone else. But the important thing is that we learn from our mistakes."

"If you say so," said Yuu not convinced and turned back to watch the game.

Yuuri bit his bottom lip and drummed his index finger against his knee nervously. He had to think of some way to raise Yuu's opinion of him. He watched his son as the boy watched the game. Yuu was biting his lip as his hand clenched into tiny fists resting on the bleacher beside him. A small smile spread across his face as he could tell that the boy was trying hard to restrain himself from jumping out of his seat and cheer as the little white ball was hit clear out of sight.

"That's called a home run." Suddenly like a bolt from the blue, he got an idea. "How about I take you to Earth to see for yourself."

Yuu's head snapped around to frowned at his father in puzzlement. "What do you mean?"

"I mean taking you to Earth to see how wonderful the game of baseball truly is," the young king said smiling. "Your father and uncles have been there. Even Gunter has been to Earth, although it was quite by accident. I could introduce you to your other grandparents and uncle. Then I can take you to an official baseball game. Afterwards, I can show you all the wonders of a world that is technologically advanced."

Yuu turned all the way around to face him. He stared deep into fake brown eyes. "You would really take me." He frowned. "Even after the way I acted toward you?"

"Of course I would. You're only acting this way because you don't know me, yet. I really want you to meet my mother and father and my big brother, Shori. I know you will like them. And it will give us more time to get to know each other."

Yuu turned away staring at the ground in thought. Then he turned his dark eyes back at his father. "Okay. I guess it can't hurt to go meet them."

"Good," said Yuuri smiling. But the smile fell from his face as he slapped himself across his forehead. "I'm so stupid. Gwendal will probably tie me to my chair because I skipped out on him today."

Yuu snickered at the comical look on his father's face.

Yuuri began to bite his thumb nail trying to come up with a way to get off from work. "I know. Maybe if I work really hard all this week Gwendal will let me have a few days off to spend with you on Earth."

Yuu stared in wonderment at the excitement shining in his other parent's dark eyes. He remembered Wolfram told him stories about the world his other father came from. He didn't know why or where this feeling came from but Yuu found himself rather excited about seeing this other world. Then he looked up at his father.

"Do you think uncle Gwendal will let you out of your work?”

"I don't see why not. In fact, I know he will be more than happy to give me a few days off," Yuuri said smiling mischievously. "You could ask him."

"Why me?"

"Because you are his nephew and you're cute. And everyone knows that Gwendal von Voltaire loves all things small and cute." Yuuri gasped as for the first time since the two met, his son gave him a geniue smile.

"Okay."

With that settled, they turned their attention back to the game.

xxxxx

Dinner started off as a festive affair. But unfortunately for every good thing that happened something bad will occur to balance out the scales of fate. Gunter was holding a laughing Alexander in his arms while Rachel was tickling her infant cousin on the bottom of his tiny feet. Josak held Roland in his lap talking to Conrad. Greta had returned from her visit with Beatrice and the ex demon queen had shortly arrived from another of her 'Cruise for love.' Upon seeing Yuu, she smothered the child with her infamous bosom hug.

"Grandmother please," said the boy slowly sinking further into her soft bosom. "Control yourself."

"Oh!" she quickly released him. Yuu inhaled a deep breath of much needed oxygen as he smiled at the blonde woman. "I'm sorry. It's just that . . . that . . . " Tears fell like rain from her bright jade colored eyes as she pulled him into another hug except that this time the hug wasn't smothering him. "It's just that we all thought you were dead at first . . . and then Dominique said that you were still alive but that you were not going to return . . . And . . . and . . . is Wolfie here?"

"No mother," said Conrad smiling. "It seems that Yuu came on his own. He wants to spend some time with Yuuri getting to know him."

"That is wonderful news. I know that the two of you will get along very well." She stroked his soft black hair lovingly. "Yuu. What happened to you out there? Where did you go? And why didn't you want to be found?"

Yuu pulled himself out of her embrace and sat down. He was aware that everyone at the table was waiting for him to answer the ex-queen's questions. He waited until his grandmother had taken a seat and then began.

"Well, I had a lot to think about. I had to think about both point of views. Although father was already eighty years old, I guess fifteen is way too young to talk about getting married. I mean your life had barely begun when you found yourself in a strange world, people saying you are their king come to save them. And to top it off, you found yourself with a fiance quite by accident. I guess I can understand your feelings. I guess I would be a bit overwhelmed if I found myself on a strange world where the customs and beliefs clashed with my own."

"But at the same time I realized that you had no respect for my father or for his beliefs and customs. You knew my father well. You even claimed that he was one of your best friends. So tell me, do you honestly believe that he remained in the engagement because it would bring dishonor upon him if he called it off. In fact the two of you had been separated for two years but when you returned, he still wanted to remain your fiance. Do you seriously think that his wanting to marry you had anything to do with honor? He told Ni-ni and I one day that he over heard uncle Gwendal, uncle Conrad and grandmother Cecilie talking about waiting another year before they arranged a marriage for him. He told us that he would have run away if they tried forcing him to marry someone he did not love. For some unknown reason he was waiting for you. Deep in his heart, he had a very strong feeling that you would return to him one day." He turned to face Yuuri. "Can you imagine the faith he held in you? That's right. He loved you. He loved you then and he loves you now. You were his reality. When you left, his world was filled with loneliness but when you returned, his reality became bright again. He wanted nothing more than to be with only you."

Yuu smiled sadly. "He told me something that happened, I think it was during your escapade with the forbidden boxes. He said that you had fallen off a cliff or something like that, he had caught your hand. He said you told him to let go that he would fall if he didn't, and he told you that, 'If you fall I will fall with you.' He told me that those weren't merely words a soldier says to his king out of simple loyalty but they were how he truly felt toward you as his fiance. I wish to know something."

"What is it?" asked Yuuri.

"If the situation was reversed. Would you have fallen with him?"

Yuuri swallowed a dry lump that was stuck in his throat. Would, or could he have said such heart felt words to Wolfram? "Yuu . . ."

"It's all right because I know you would never have said something so heartfelt to him. We all know you never loved my father. You only cared for him, right," the boy snorted. "He was just a pet to you, wasn't he." Tears began to escape from his dark eyes. "That's it isn't it. Father was just a dog that you tossed bits of affection at to make him think you were serious so he could be around to feed your ego. But after you found your woman, you just dumped him on the side of the road where he could quietly die where you couldn't see him."

Suddenly the door opened and the servants walked in with dinner. Yuu quickly raised a hand drying his eyes as he continued to stare down at the table. The maids stared at each other as the tension in the room was thick and it made them feel uneasy. They served the food and quickly left the room.

After they left Yuuri sadly asked his son. "Do you really believe I considered Wolfram to be nothing but a pet?"

"Of course." The double black child shrugged his shoulders. "How else would you explain that after ending your engagement to my father, only two months later you were engaged to marry some woman you barely even knew."

"You're not being fair, Yuu," said Greta taking up for her black hair father. "Wolfram should have gone to poppa Yuuri and talked to him first. Therefore, he should take some of the blame also."

"But if you remember whenever father wanted to talk about their engagement, His Majesty, would always run away yelling that the engagement was an accident. It's hard to talk when the other person has his eyes, ears and mind closed." The boy was starting to get angry.

"But what Wolfram did was just as wrong. You are Yuuri's son and he had no right to take you away from him. What he did was an act of cowardice and I never pictured Wolfram as being a coward."

That was the wrong thing to say as the boy's dark eyes seemed to dilate. His left hand which was resting on his lap beneath the table clenched into a tight fist. How dare she say his father is a coward when it took great courage to leave the safety of the palace to go out into the world and make himself a home for his two children. She may be able to get away with such a lie with these other fools but Yuu would be damned if he sit here and let this . . . this outsider speak ill of his father. "Maybe I didn't word this right when you visited my father that morning but this is none of your business," the boy hissed through clenched teeth.

"It is my business. You are my baby brother."

"The only sister I have is in Americus with my father. You ARE and NEVER will be anything to me. You are not my sister never forget that. You are not related to me in any shape, form or fashion. And just because you were adopted by my father does not mean a thing to me. Because to me, you will always be an unwelcomed, meddling outsider."

"That was a very mean thing to say, Yuu," said Yuuri looking at the boy displeased. "Now apologize to your sister now."

The boy turned flaming onyx colored eyes at him. "Are you deaf as well as a wimp? I will not apologize to her when all I have spoken is the truth. She isn't my sister. She's nothing but a useless, pathetic human that no one, not even her real family, WANTED! She couldn't even pull off your assassination because she was and is so useless. Now I see why her real family did come to claim her."

"That will be enough!" roared Yuuri slamming his hand on the table.

"No!" yelled Yuu rocketing to his feet and knocking his chair over. "You wanted to throw her in my face saying she's my sister. So I'm letting you know what I think of her." He turned to face Greta sneering at her in disgust. "I can't stand her. The mere sight of her makes me want to throw up and i will never ever in this life or the next call this lowly human filth my SISTER!"

Greta leaped up from her chair and ran out the room crying.

Yuuri stood up and glared down at his son. Never in his life had he ever had the urge to strike a child until now. "That was just plain cruel."

Yuu shrugged his shoulders uncaringly and crossed his arms across his small chest. "Well maybe next time she'll know not to stick her nose in things that does not concern her."

"That will be quite enough, young man," snapped Gwendal. During Yuu's rant, Gunter and Josak had taken their children out of the room to spare them from the wave of hate coming off the boy. "We thought you came here to get to know your father not to cause trouble for the rest of the family. If that's not why you have come than why are you here?"

"And if I don't answer you uncle, what will you do?" The child asked tilting his head to the side like a curious kitten with large, gleaming black orbs. "Are you going to let him trample over my emotions as you let him do to my father?" He turned to Conrad. "Are you going to sit there with that stupid smile on your face while he stomps on my heart as he did your precious baby brother? And you . . ." He turned to Cecilie. "Are you going to go on another of your useless voyages while I stay here and silently suffer as your son has done since he first met this man?"

All three demons looked away as the hurt and pain was evident in their eyes.

"Is this how Wolfram raised you; to be a spoiled, spiteful, hateful brat just like he was," snapped Yuuri. "It's obvious he did not do half as good a job of raising you as we had thought." If looks could kill. Yuuri had a feeling that he would have been splattered all over the wall. "I do not want to hear another word out of you." He turned and walked toward the door. "You are to go to bed without dinner. I am going to go talk to Greta."

Just as Yuuri placed his hand on the handle to open the door, he was stopped by Yuu's vicious sarcastic voice.

"Of course Your Majesty," the boy said snidely. "All hail the great demon king of Shin Makoku, who is nothing but a wimp. Who finds same gender marriages disgusting and immoral. Who adopts his would be murderer but shows contempt to my father because he was not born a woman. That's right, go find your precious daughter maybe this time when she tries to kill you she will get it right." Yuu stomped up to Yuuri and glared at his father out of the corner of his eye and whispered fiercely at the king. "I hate you," he said only for him to hear. "I wish you were dead." Yanking the door open, the boy stalked out of the dining hall.

As the child's angry footsteps echoed down the hall and finally disappeared, all who was left in the dining hall watched sadly as their young king fell to his knees sobbing into his hands.

xxxxx

It was three hours pass midnight when Yuu slipped out of his room and made his way into the garden where the secret exit was. He pushed opened the door and Gustav entered. The older man immediately noticed that the boy was angry.

"What's wrong Yuu?"

"I hate that man. I hate them all. I wish I had never met any of them," snarled Yuu. The boy grabbed a handful of flowers and yanked them from their vines crushing them.

"I was going to ask you how your first day went but it's pretty obvious."

The boy sighed and turned to face Gustav. "I think I might have ruined the plan. I said some pretty harsh things to him."

"Are you sure?" asked the older man stroking his chin in thought.

"Well, he was supposed to take me to Earth but since I told him I hate him, I'm not sure if he will take me now. I'm not sure if he will even want to be around me." The boy plopped down on the ground. "Maybe we should just leave and come up with something else."

"No, I don't think that the plan is ruined. From what I was able to gather on His Majesty, he does not hold grudges. It's obvious to see since he adopted the child that tried to kill him, and he loves children. I'm sure he would never turn his back on a child. And I'm positive he would never turn his back on his own child no matter what happened between the two of you."

Yuu bit his bottom lip deep in thought. "Are you sure about this Gustav?"

"I'm positive," he said smiling. "I know what you need to do to put things back on track."

"If you're going to say apologize, forget it. I have no intentions of apologizing to any of them and besides . . . Besides, I doubt if they would hear me out." He sighed and looked up at the bright sliver orb of the full moon shining down on them.

"No, I wasn't going to say apologize to them. If you did that you might make them suspicious of your true purpose for being here." He sat down on the ground beside the boy. "Now, this is what I want you to do . . ."

The two huddled together as the older man told Yuu what he should do. Once they were finished, Gustav slipped out through the secret exit and Yuu went back to his room.

Unknown to Yuu and Gustav they were being watched by a young man with black hair wearing glasses. After both had left, the Great Sage stepped out of the shadows watching as the child went back inside the castle.

"So little one, are you really going to destroy your family?" He smiled sadly. "I'm sorry but Yuuri is still needed in this world, and I will not allow anyone, not even his son, to hurt him." Then he disappeared back into the shadows to make his own plans.