Chapter 3- Decisions

(Yoshihiro POV)

I finally walk into the dining hall after a good soak. Glad that I didn't get lost this time thanks to this translator earpiece, though I had to play charades with the guards since they don't have an earpiece. I sit beside Akio and Kaito. The other people from our school slowly file in and so do some of the nobles.

"Ah, why do we have to get up so early?" Kaito moans as he rests his head on the table. The nobles look disgusted with him but don't say anything, not like he would understand or care.

"You've never been good in the mornings." Akio says.

"If the mornings start in the afternoon that would be great."

"Then you'd hate the afternoons instead of the mornings."

To this Kaito just groans louder.

I laugh, "At least you're not the nobles, I heard from Greta this morning that they get up pretty early every day."

Instead of laughing or any other way I expect them to react, they just stare at me.

"What?'

They eye the nobles really quick but decide they won't understand anyway, and Akio continues, "Didn't you say not to have anything to do with that girl?"

I can't tell if they have earpieces too, I assume they do though. I answer anyway in their defense, well, partly to get on their good side, "Well, that's before I talked to all of them, their-"

"Talked? How did you go from beating this kid to being his friend?" Kaito asks.

I shrug really not knowing how to answer their questions. "I got lost and ended up in front of their room. He invited me in, and we talked."

"Ah, yeah... but... they're crazy, they think they have superpowers and that they are demons." Kaito says.

"They are."

Silence.

"He's lost it." Kaito whispers to Akio who throws a look at Kaito clearly agreeing.

"Maybe Yuuri brainwashed him."

"Or he fell in love and wants to believe anything."

"Oi, oi, don't spread rumors like that. It ain't true." I look around to see if anyone heard this. The nobles are looking at us. Shit, they do have earpieces.

"Then what is?" They say at the same time, shocking me and making me look back over at them.

"I-it's- ahm…" Luckily Yuuri and the rest of the nobles walk in.

Everyone stands until Yuuri sits, some of the kids reluctantly and others mockingly. The nobles just ignore them.

"How are you guys this morning?" Yuuri asks the group.

Half-hearted replies ring out around the table.

Yuuri laughs, "Yeah it's early but you'll get used to it."

Greta sneaks into the room then which doesn't go passed Wolfram's notice. "Hold it, what took you so long? I know you are up to something; the servants said you were in the kitchen."

"Great more alien speak." Kaito complains under his breath while staring at the sausage on his plate, "What type of meat is this anyway?"

I shush him and turn back to the nobles.

"So, I can't go around my own home now? Why is that so wrong?" She asks somewhat sarcastically but mostly out of frustration.

"It's not. It's just that with everyone here there is a debate on whether or not to have more guards around us and the castle." Yuuri says.

"No!" Greta cries out, "Why do that? That's stifling!"

"For protection." Wolfram says, punching Yuuri when he nods in agreement with their daughter. I snort at that and don't miss my two friends questioning glares.

"Well, then that brings us to what we were previously discussing." Yuuri says and he gets everyone's attention to say something.

Meanwhile, Greta takes her plate from between her fathers and drags her seat over to me. She plops down, I give her a questioning look in which she rolls her eyes and shrugs. I turn my attention back to the nobles; Wolfram glares daggers at me and Yuuri looks surprised and curious. I realize that every other eye is looking at us too.

"What?"

"Ahm, As I was saying," Yuuri turns his attention back to the group, "We wanted to ask your opinion of some things. First, we were thinking of adding more guards around the castle and around us. This is for your protection and ours. It-"

"I've heard that a ton in movies before the enemy group that was pretending to be friends attacks them." One of the boys from our class interrupts by saying this quit loudly to another. "It never goes well for the protagonists."

"This isn't a movie. This is real life." Yuuri says which the boy scoffs at, "I know it's cliché but it's the truth. With so many people here, who knows who will try to get in. They just need to steal identification from someone. Not to mention royals from other lands are starting to go into an uproar from the influx of humans.

I'm sorry to say but this world isn't cut out for humans; the demons see them more as lower beings- not capable for much but pets and as insignificant as insects. A lot of kingdoms are already slaughtering anyone who comes through the rips in time. Because I was born and grew up on Earth, I do not have these views, but the people in my castle right now don't know me like you all do. So, I'm asking for your opinions, as a fellow classmate and comrade, do you think we should put more guards around the castle for everyone's protection?"

"Or what? We'll have none or the same amount? And where would you get the personnel?" A teacher from class two asks, I believe his name was Uesugi.

"That leads to the next favor." Yuuri says. "You have no obligations to do this mind you. But it will take some time to get you home and, in the meantime, it would be helpful if we created jobs for you all. Whatever you are good at we need your help with. We need builders, cooks, farmers, cleaners, teachers, soldiers- anything really. I mean we aren't in a recession or anything but with an influx of people we need more supplies to accommodate your everyday life until you are able to go back home. And sadly, to say, we really need soldiers, farmers and builders the most. But like I said you are not obligated to do so, and this is a discussion not an order, so what do you guys think?"

Silence and looks spread around the table which then broke out to fierce whispers.

Yuuri sat still the whole time listening to everyone's worries. He turned into a good king.

"Guys, he is giving us a place to stay and free food and protection from some really bad people- is it people still?" Yuuri and Greta nod and I continue, "The least we can do is help out."

That got more of a commotion then Yuuri did. I sigh and stand up. Pointing to the four at the far corner of the table at a group huddled together, "Haruhi, Anri, Tohru, and Watanuki, I know you four are great cooks. You could show these demons how to really cook, and I bet there's a lot you can teach them and vice versa."

I point sporadically at the quieter ones of the group, "Haku, Domiki, Syaoran, Toph, you guys are really good at making stuff so they can be good builders."

I keep going, "Chuuya, Dazai, Natsu, Rin, Maka, Kieli, Seiji, Hewajima, and Kida- you guys like to fight or at least are good at it, and you guys can take orders and follow the rules quite well so you guys seem the best fit to be soldiers. Kishitani, Shuichiro, Ryuu, Hatori, Yosano, you guys want to be a doctor so you can put your knowledge to work here. Shion, Levy, Lucy, Emma, Ray, Ken, Hinami, you are good readers and learners you can help the education system here and the libraries along with the teachers.

We can do this if we try. And the faster we help out the faster they can figure out how to send us home without outside worries. Don't you guys want to get home?" I try to encourage them.

"Sure, we do, but with what cost? You are all children. Do you expect me to be alright sending you to do all these jobs, especially being a soldier to a country we do not know of?" Professor Zeref says.

"He's saying it is optional. And what are we supposed to do all day anyway? Twiddle our thumbs while we wait for all of our troubles to be proofed away? I don't think so. And if I'm following Yuuri's logic correctly the others should feel the same way throughout the castle. So why not? And it isn't like they are actually at war- it's only a possibility, which probably means they will train and be guards stationed around here. That isn't too bad." I practically yell this as I'm defending Yuuri's side.

"But if we do go to battle, I won't let anyone back out. I train my soldiers to be the best in the kingdom. I don't care if they are demon or human, they are just soldiers to me. I'll train and deploy all vessels at my disposal." Wolfram states.

"As you should. I heard you were really tough on your men so that answer was the only thing I expected from you. Though I do have to ask if they do run don't punish them too hard, we are kids after all." With that I get a snorted 'weaklings' and an eye roll from the angry blonde making me laugh.

"Dad is your age and he's fine with it, sort of." Greta says looking up with a slight smirk.

"He is also a demon with powers and strength better than us." She shrugs at that.

"Alright, let's settle this once and for all. Starting from my right say aye or nae if you want to enact these two requests of mine." Yuuri says.

We go around and surprisingly most all the kids at the table are for it, some reluctantly like Akio and Kaito, but they all seem excited to have something to do. Some teachers even agreed, though less enthusiastically than the students.

"Alright we'll start with this group first and then branch out to the rest of the castle." Yuuri says as he concludes our breakfast.