It's been a while since I updated right? I was supposed to update my other story, 'Cursed Love', first but unfortunately the draft I made was deleted. I'm really sorry for the late update. I am slacking off and also I am starting to have a hectic College schedule since our finals are drawing near.

This chapter isn't beta edited. Until now, I still don't have a beta reader. If anybody wants to be my beta reader please send me a message.

Italicized words are Yuuri's dreams.

The Wimpy Exorcist

by: Miyuki Meiru

"Mama" I said while tugging my mom's sleeve. I was afraid, too afraid to be on my own. I looked at the scenery before me. It was an old house with the creepy Japanese structure. It had been a very beautiful house before the Second World War. The house had been a hospital for the injured soldiers during the war. It was abandoned and the family who used to live there transferred to another place.

"Now, Yuu-chan" I heard my mother's gentle and carefree voice. She turned to me with a smile, "An exorcist should always be brave. When your mama was young, this kind of task was nothing but a piece of cake." She said cheerfully. "Now, go inside and prove that you're Hamano Jennifer's son!"

"But… I'm only seven," I begged and prayed that mom would let me off the hook this time. Pure logic wouldn't work when it comes to my mom. My eyes were blurry; I noticed that tears were forming.

"Seven or seventy, it doesn't matter!" She said firmly causing me to back away. "You're an exorcist, Yuu-chan, you should face your duty." She embraced me, "I know you can do it."

I nodded and went to the entrance. As expected, it was very scary. I opened the door then entered hesitantly. "Umm, H-hello…" I nervously called. The door suddenly closed on its own. I ran towards the door only to find it locked. Great, now I'm really doomed. Mom said she'll be waiting for me at the back entrance.

"Mama!" I shrieked. The unshed tears of fear were now falling off my face. I hated this! I could've played baseball all day and night until I'm too exhausted to move.

"Hey, kid you're too noisy!" a man's voice echoed throughout the entire hallway. I turned around and saw a man wearing a Japanese military uniform. There were blood stains on his uniform and it hit me. The man in front of me was a ghost. I noticed that his uniform was from way back the Second World War. I stared at him unable to move.

"You can see me?" He asked as he walked closer to me. My heart was beating so fast. "Hey, can you see me?" He asked again now standing just a few inches from me. I swallowed the lump in my throat.

"N-no, I can't see you!" I shrieked again. I wiped my tears. "I can't see you!"

The man in front of me grinned. "Looks like tonight will be fun," his grin widened. "Oi everyone," he called and suddenly a group of other ghosts appeared behind him. They were all looking at me as if I was their prey.

"Eh, you found a cute one" a ghost suddenly said. "He's just so cute," he tried to pinch my cheek.

"S-stay a-away from m-me!" I screamed trying to calm myself. I saw them all smirked at the same time.

"So cute! Hey kid, mind playing a little game with us. I'm sure you know this game," the ghost said.

"I can't see you" I whispered, trying to locate wherever my courage ran off.

"Oh yes you can," they circled me, "… and you'll be our entertainment tonight" they said in unison. I was desperate for help. "Now, let's play tag!" Another one said. He moved near me and whispered, "Boo!" I was surprised and I ran out of fear.

"Hey kid! We'll only give you five minutes ahead to run after that we'll catch you," I heard their laugh. I ran until I found a huge closet. I was tired from the sudden adrenaline rush and decided to hide in the closet.

What if I died in here? I was really terrified and those ghosts were bullying me. "Mama," I whispered, "I can't be an exorcist." I cried, "I'm not brave enough."

Suddenly a hand appeared above the closet. "Found ya' kid," he said with a wide grin. I fainted due to shock.

The moment I woke up I saw all of them having weird looks at me. Then I noticed that one of their companions was stripping me! I panicked and screamed. All those perverts!

"Awwe come on kid! We died because of a stupid war! We didn't enjoy this side of life."

"Stop it! Don't touch me!" I screamed as I tried to put on my shirt.

I didn't know what happened but they all backed away from me. I stared at them with confused eyes. They were all surprised.

"Heh, I didn't know you're such a strong exorcist, kid…" he said, "that was quite a sting."

"Looks like our entertainment is over" the ghost frowned, "And we were getting on that part too…" he said with a sly mischievous grin.

What the hell? They were all perverts.

"Shut up! You're all lecherous perverts!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. I woke up only to find myself back in my bed at Blood Pledge Castle and not on the creepy Japanese house. That was a total nightmare! If only I was stronger back then, I swear they'll all be in hell! They were lusting over a kid! I was only seven at that time!

That experience gave me the impression that all ghosts are perverts.

"Yo' Shibuya!" I heard Murata's voice. "Guess you're having a nightmare…" he said. He looked at me and I noticed that I was sweating. It wasn't really normal to dream that you were almost raped by a bunch of bored ghosts and to top it all you were only seven.

"Y-yes, it was a nightmare!" I blushed. "So how's the ceremony progressing? I can't stay in this state for a long time and surely it will kill me soon. Wolfram's always scolding me on how a big wimp I am for getting sick and my fever hasn't come down since yesterday. Gisela's using a stronger dose of her medicine yet I can't tell her that it won't help me a single bit." I paused, Murata looked amused. "This sucks! Conrad was so worried and his fans were really mad at me! I saw their glare when Conrad entered my room and I caught a glimpse of them. Gwendal's really disappointed because I missed too much paperwork and Gunter he's just too unbearable when I'm sick! This is horrible, Murata! I'm even losing my senses!" I babbled.

Murata snickered, "Oh come on Shibuya, Lord von Bielefeld and the others were just worried. By the way, I came here to tell you that Ulrike's done with the preparations," he smiled.

"Oh really! That's great!" I smiled, ah finally! "But how are you going to take me to the temple?" I asked.

"Don't worry about that," he smiled at me. I knew that Murata could get me out of here. He's the sage anyway. "I'll help you change. You can't possibly go to Shinou temple in your pyjamas" he grinned while I blushed.

"S-shut up Murata!" I said as I tried to stand. I swayed a little as I felt nausea hit me.

"Careful Shibuya!" he said as he tried to help me get on my feet. I'm really useless in this state.

"I hate this! It sucks! I'm so useless!" I said as Murata helped me change into my uniform. "I'm even depending on you to help me change. I guess I'm just really useless"

"No, you're not," Murata said. "It's not everyday that a Maou would let anybody help him change his clothes," he grinned.

"Stop that! You're sounding like a pervert," I tried to smack him in the head.

"I wonder how Lord von Bielefeld will react if he sees us like this?" Murata snickered. Wolfram would probably yell at me for cheating and would probably burn the entire room.

"He'll probably burn the entire room including the two of us," I said in horror. I heard Murata's laugh.

"Come on, Shibuya" he said as he helped me walk towards the door. He opened it and I saw Jane and Antoinette.

"Yuuri" Antoinette called me. "How do you feel?" She asked worriedly.

"I feel sick," I simply said. I saw Kumi, Handolph and Frea appeared behind her.

"I like how you look today!" Kumi said with a smirk. Really, these three were the worst! They enjoy making me suffer. I tried my best to ignore her.

"Stop teasing Yuuri" I heard Antoinette's voice.

"Yes, Princess" she smirked, "Hey, the ghost princess is giving us orders."Kumi said with a laugh.

"Kumi, one more insult to Antoinette or else…" I warned her.

"Or else what?" She asked with a glare. "You'll threaten us that you'll send us to the other world? You're only good with appearances! You can't even tell my prince Wolfram that you love him. You're a coward, Your Majesty." I wasn't able to say anything. I saw Handolph and Frea having the same expression as her.

"As much as I want to know what you're all talking about but I think we need to get going," Murata said at my right side. Oh right, Murata couldn't see them.

"Yes, right" Antoinette said as she tried to materialize and help Murata.

Jane went ahead at the hallway to check if there were soldiers on duty. "Che, Lord von Voltaire stationed them in this side too," she frowned. "No choice but to proceed with our plan," she grinned.

"As much as I hate helping in this stupid plan it would be very nice to scare people," Frea said with a smirk.

"No other choice. You better be grateful to us," Handolph said with a conceited expression. Be grateful? to them? They'd done a lot to give me enough trouble.

They all charged towards the two clueless soldiers who were stationed at the back exit. I didn't know what they did but a few moments after I heard loud screams of 'ghosts' as the two soldiers ran. My consciousness was still wavering. I felt light headed and then nothing.

I felt a hand in my forehead. I slowly opened my eyes and saw my precious Wolfram's face. "Wolf?" I called. He smiled at me and it was enough to remove all the pain I'm feeling.

"Yuuri" he said my name. I didn't know why I felt like it had been ages since he called my name. "I'm very sorry."

"Why are you apologizing?"I asked him. This wasn't the usual Wolfram. "Wolf…"

Then he was suddenly leaving me. I panicked when Wolfram moved away from me yet I'm rooted on the ground.

"Wolfram!" I called this time much louder.

"I'm sorry…" he whispered. "I promised to protect you," Wolfram said with a serene expression "… yet I failed."

"What?" I asked with confusion. "Protect me from what?" I asked again. "Come on Wolf, let's talk this out." I begged.

"I failed you Yuuri," he said and then there was a blinding light. Wolfram was gone. All I could see was pure white light.

Where am I?

"Mama"

"Now, Yuu-chan" Mom, is that you? "An exorcist should always be brave. When your mama was young, this kind of task was nothing but a piece of cake." It was this dream again. "Now, go inside and prove that you're Hamano Jennifer's son!"

"But… I'm only seven.

"Seven or seventy, it doesn't matter!" I couldn't see her but I could clearly hear her-our voices. "You're an exorcist, Yuu-chan, you should face your duty."

"I know you can do it."

An exorcist should face his duty. My duty? What is this duty anyway?

"A king has the same duty," I heard somebody's voice.

"You're…," I said with a hint of surprise. "What are you doing here?" I asked. I was facing the Maou, my alter ego.

He ignored my question and moved closer to me. "Yuuri, what is your duty as the Maou?" He asked with such seriousness.

"My duty as the Maou?" I repeated. What is it again?

"What is the duty of an exorcist?" He asked again.

This time I was speechless.

"It's a different question right?" the Maou paused, "but the answers are the same."

Why is it that I accepted my fate as an exorcist? Why is it that I accepted my destiny of being the Maou? I never thought that these two would be interconnected.

I chose to be an exorcist to keep my mom's family blood running but more importantly it was to help and protect those who were in need wether they were living or dead. Strong spiritual powers were vested to us to help those spirits to give them eternal peace and rest.

I chose to be the Maou in order to change this world and protect people regardless of their race. I wanted to create a world where in everybody would be happy not troubled by prejudices.

Is it my duty?

Humans, Mazoku and spirits they were all the same. They all seek for the same things. They wanted happiness, the loving warmth of a family, the reassuring words of friends and perhaps love. I wanted to protect all of them…

"My duty is to protect them," I said confidently. "I became an exorcist and the Maou for the same thing."

The Maou's lips curved into a smirk. "Very wise answer," he said. "Are you prepared to face your duty and reality at the same time?"

"Yes," I replied.

He moved closer and placed his hand on my left shoulder. Then I felt nothing.

"My duty is to protect all of them…" I said as I slowly opened my eyes. I realized that I was already in Shinou's temple. I recognized the walls of the oracle room and the voices of Murata and Shinou.

"Your Majesty" I slowly got up and saw Ulrike at my side. I was feeling a lot better now.

"Thanks Ulrike" I said with my usual smile. I saw Murata heading towards me.

"Shibuya, finally you're a lot better now," he sighed in relief. Shinou appeared on his right.

"It took us quite a while to deal with the spell," Shinou revealed. "Your maryoku helped in the process."

"Oh… yeah right" I smiled, so that was why the Maou appeared in my dream.

I managed to sneak back to the castle of course with the help of Antoinette and Jane. Jane had so much fun scaring poor soldiers just to get them out of our way. I guess it was fun after all. I would never admit that to her though.

I went back to my room. The only thing I needed to do now is to wait for Gisela or anybody to see that I was already healed. Gisela and Greta came a few minutes after. Finally, Gisela was convinced that I wasn't sick already.

Greta said that she came due to the request of Anissina. She wanted me to test her magical device called Goodbye-bad-fever-kun since my fever hadn't come down since yesterday. I was really grateful that Ulrike and Murata managed to finish the preparations earlier or else I could have been Anissina's guinea pig.

They were all surprised when I appeared at the dinner table. Conrad and Gunter double checked if I still had fever. Gwendal was relieved that I could now get back to work. Wolfram was seated at his usual spot beside Greta. I also saw Russel who was drinking wine.

"I'm happy that His Majesty's already feeling better!" I heard Gunter said with overflowing joy.

"Y-yes…" I simply agreed.

Wolfram? Why was he so silent?

"I have something to tell everyone," he said. I never saw Wolfram talk like this before.

"Go on, what is it, Wolf?" I asked trying to break the tension.

"I'm breaking the engagement with Yuuri," he said. Did I hear him right? He couldn't possibly break the engagement. Marianne said that he loves me.

It was as if my hopes were shattered down into pieces. Yes, I was falling…

I was losing…

At the corner of my eyes I saw Russel smirking. Could it be that he Wolfram chose him instead of me? Marianne was crying behind Wolfram.

It was difficult and painful but that was reality.

OWARI

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