A/N: Whewt. Another update. :D Boy, am I on a roll, or what? Enjooy. Special thanks to my BTEA reader, hearmelaugh.
It was exactly 3:44 PM when Wolfram got the first letter from his so-called 'mom'.
Dear Wolfie-chan,
Mother misses you. I'm extremely sorry for putting you in a situation like this. It's lonely without you at the castle. I guess this will be good news for you. Elizabeth just returned home earlier this morning, and she is doing fine. We have both agreed that she will take your place within three days' time. I will send you another letter as soon we are ready for the switch. Take care until then, Wolfie-chan.
Love,
Mother.
P.S. Burn this. We wouldn't want anyone to know of our little scheme, would we?
And it was exactly 9:12 PM when he received the second letter.
Dear Wolfie-chan,
I hope you have already received the first letter I sent you. Anywho, it is confirmed that Elizabeth will be taking your place tonight! No sense in keeping my lovely Wolfie-chan from his lovelier mother! The meeting place will be in your bedroom, if that is O.K. She will be bringing you your uniform, so you can change before you leave the Maou's Kingdom. Also, if Yuuri-sama were to walk into the room, you can say that you are Elizabeth's brother. I will take care of the palace guards, so there is no need to worry about that. A horse will be located half a mile from the Palace. Is everything clear? Good. Can't wait to have you back at the palace. The palace maids will have a feast prepared for you.
Love,
Mother
Ho...
Ly...
Crap.
At that moment, Yuuri popped into the bedroom. "Hello, Elizabeth!"
"Ack!" Wolfram let out a tiny scream of terror and dropped the letters. He quickly bent down to pick them up, "Oh! Ha...ha. Your Majesty... Haha." Wolfram let out a stifled laugh. "What brings you here?"
"What's that, Elizabeth?" Yuuri asked, pointing at the letters. "Let me see." He walked towards 'Elizabeth.'
"NO! I mean, no. No, no. It really does not have anything to do with you." Wolfram was glaring at Yuuri, sending him telepathic messages. Go away! Go away! Go away! Unfortunately for him, Yuuri (who had problems understanding his own mind) could not fully comprehend Wolfram's brain-wave message. So he resorted to shooting fiery canon balls out of his eyes.
"Elizabeth-san... Are you okay?" Yuuri asked shakingly.
"Yes, I am!" Wolfram snapped, "I'm having some alone time, thank you very much!"
"Ahaha... Woah. Not the greeting I expected from you." Yuuri smiled kindly, as if he totally understood what Wolfram was going through. "Anywho, I just came up to tell you that I won't be sleeping in the bedroom tonight. I have a lot of work, so I will be in the study. Conrad is being a cruel nanny, and won't let me have the sleep I need. If you need me, don't hesitate to find me in the study."
"Of course!" Wolfram patted Yuuri on the back, "I'm sure you'll do great..." The blond's sentence trailed off as he half-patiently waited for Yuuri to get the hell out.
"Hmm. Don't I get a hug before I go off to do my work?" Yuuri grinned sheepishly.
'If it'll make you leave, sure!' Wolfram gave Yuuri a quick hug. "Now you go have fun doing your work, Yuuri."
"See you, Elizabeth." And so, Yuuri merrily skipped away, singing about his wonderful wife.
Wolfram sighed, and quickly stuffed the letters under his bed. He knew there was no point in sending his mother a messenger bird-- Cheri would have no objections from him. All he could do was wait for Elizabeth to arrive. At least something was working out well, though. Yuuri would be in his study, and wouldn't come rushing in the moment Elizabeth arrived... He hoped.
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Knocks on the window of his bedroom. Knock, knock, knock. Wolfram immediately shot up off the bed and ran to open the window. "Elizabeth!" He cried. Oh how happy he was that he would finally be able to leave this 'hell hole'. He had to admit, though. He would definitely miss the wimpy Demon King.
"Wolfram!" Elizabeth whispered excitedly. "How are you? Everything O.K.? The wimpy man making weird advances on you?"
Wolfram blushed. He was happy that Elizabeth wasn't able to notice it-- it was too dark. "No, not at all. I do feel sorry for you, Yuuri is quite stupid."
Sighs. "Oh, yes, I'm quite aware of that. But not to worry! I will be joining you soon, my brother. That negligee looks good on you, I might add." Elizabeth smiled reassuringly...
"Elizabeth!" cried a singsong voice as the bedroom door opened. "I forgot a document here. Just came to get it..."
'HOLY CRAP. GOOD SON OF ABRAHAM." Three simultaneous cries.
"EHH? Two Elizabeths under one roof?" Oh yes. Yuuri was insanely confused. Could he be hallucinating? An Elizabeth with green eyes, and another one with blue eyes?
Elizabeth stuttered to make a valid excuse. "This is my brother!" She pointed to Wolfram.
'Elizabeth, you idiot! I'm a girl, remember?'
Yuuri whispered, "How can that be? You're both...girls!"
"Yuuri! Get. OUT!" Wolfram snarled. He wouldn't have any of this. Not right now. "You may come back in 30 seconds." Yuuri, being the good little boy he was, did exactly as told. As soon as Yuuri was out of the room, Wolfram grabbed his uniform from Elizabeth and quickly put it on. He handed the negligee to Elizabeth. "Here! You can keep this." As soon as Wolfram was done dressing, Yuuri walked in with a confused look on his face.
"Uuuh.." 'Could've sworn the Elizabeth I was married to had green eyes, not blue eyes. Especially weird since that boy over there now has green eyes. Where did the second Elizabeth go? And that boy. Augh. My brain hurts. Too much information to process at the same time.'
Wolfram cleared his throat, "Hello, Your Majesty. I am Elizabeth's brother."
"If you were her brother, why were you dressing as a second Elizabeth, and how did you get past the guards?" Yuuri asked. Yuuri normally would have screamed for Conrad, but his mind was frazzled by the pretty-boy! Overload.
"Guards? I didn't notice any." Wolfram lied, "As for the drag, please excuse that. I heard a rumor that I wouldn't be able to get into the palace unless I was dressed as a girl. I just happen to look somewhat like Elizabeth."
"..."
"Elizabeth looks like she's in great condition! Now if you will excuse me..." Wolfram ran out the bedroom door, and far away from the Palace-- where his horse would be located. A "Bye!" could be heard before Wolfram completely disappeared.
"..."
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