FIC: 1 Up - Chapter 3: Passive-Aggressiveness, in Letter Format
Title: 1 Up - Chapter 3: Passive-Aggressiveness, in Letter Format
Author: batty_gal a.k.a Tetra26
Rating: T
Fandom: Kyou Kara Maou
Pairing: Wolfram and Saralegui
Word Count: 1921
Fic Type: Chaptered
Fic Summary: Wolfram and Saralegui play games with each other, with unexpected results and fallout. Shinou tactics, chemical provocation, passive-aggressiveness, manipulation and other dirty tricks are used to bring each other down. Wolfram and Saralegui.
Chapter Summary: Shortly after the fiasco Saralegui and Wolfram caused at the Ball, they start to correspond by letter - as only they know how to.
All Chapters (Fic is Completed): 1 Up: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
1 Up - Chapter 3: Passive-Aggressiveness, in Letter Format
Month 2; Day 10; Year 4 of the 27th Maou
To His Majesty Saralegui of Small Shimaron,
I, Lord Wolfram von Bielefeld, sincerely send my apologies for my vagrant behavior directed towards you during our last meeting. I have dishonored my country, my King, my people, and myself with my violent and unnecessary actions. I do not know what came over me, it was as if I was out of my mind. I, to this day, question why I caused such harm to the Maou - and, of course, you. Please don't take that as me adding you as an afterthought in an implication that you are insignificant somehow, though.
Irregardless of the truth behind my rage, I must own up to my mistakes, and I hope that you can accept my humble apologies for my wrongs against you.
Also, please accept the fruit basket I'm also sending you as a token of my good will. I hand-picked it myself. It is filled with yellow fruits, especially Bananas, because - for some reason - they oddly remind me of you.
Sincerely,
Lord Wolfram von Bielefeld
Month 2; Day 25; Year 4 of the 27th Maou
Lord von Bielefeld,
I accept your apologies. I also wonder what could have possibly come over you to both attack me and end your precious engagement to the Maou. Whatever it was, it was powerful. I am saddened at the rumors that I may have used some outside influence on you - but because of my reputation, it is expected. I wish that I could also be forgiven for my past wrongs.
I sincerely hope that you have mended the relationship with your beloved Maou. I also hope that the rumors I keep hearing about you still not relenting on your rejection of his proposal are not true - for your sake. Even though I fear that your love may very well be pointless, you seemed happiest when engaged to him - and I sincerely wouldn't want to take that little consolidation from you.
As for the fruit basket, due to the many assassination attempts on my life via food poisoning, I sadly could not enjoy any of it. Not to imply that you would attempt anything like that, of course.
Regards,
King Saralegui of Small Shimaron
Month 3; Day 4; Year 4 of the 27th Maou
King Saralegui,
I am satisfied that you have found my apology to be acceptable to you, and once again, I apologize for my actions that night.
I also wish that you may one day be forgiven for the crimes that you are* committing. Every one deserves forgiveness, even people who are* like you.*
As for those rumors, I'm afraid that they are true. I have chosen not to reinstate my engagement even though His Majesty has begged me to do so. Imagine that, him begging me for something, for once. He looked so very pitiful, his eyes tear-filled. His plea broke my heart - it was almost as if he actually has feelings for me after all.
As badly as I want to accept him back, I have found that it is probably better this way. This way he can be free to find a woman he loves, and I can also find someone that loves me. In a way, your harsh words have helped me. You see, I now realize that I love him enough to give him up - so if you actually do want to try and pursue him, as you intended to at one time, feel free to try.
Unfortunately, His Majesty seems to have trouble accepting those with the same gender as he. However, since you are as feminine and beautiful as any girl, he may be more willing to accept you. If only my gender were as ambiguous as yours, maybe I would have stood a better chance. It's simply a shame I was much too manly for him - sometimes I wish I could be as luckily emasculate as yourself.
Either way, I wish you luck on gaining forgiveness as well as romance! And, I'm sorry about the fruit - I momentarily forgot that the method of sending tainted foods was historically the most popular way of poisoning royalty (and I'm glad you recognize that it wasn't my intentions, because I truly did intend something completely different).
I am sending you another gift to make up for that one. It's a bouquet of flowers that are mostly found in the Karbelnikoff territories. It's interesting because it's a very unusual flower - and has a very potent scent. Rumor has it that you are quite fond of this flower - and if something as simple as a flower that you enjoy will please you, I'm more than happy to send it - for your absolute enjoyment.
Yours Truly,
Wolfram von Bielefeld
P.S. - Apologies for the two errors in my second paragraph, the 'are' words that I notated with asterisks should both be 'were' instead. The asterisk after 'you' actually points out an erroneously-shortened sentence that should have ended with 'once was' after 'you'. I don't know what I was thinking. I also apologize for sending this letter - errors and all. I ran out of parchment (since I kept making the very same errors for some reason) - plus I wanted to send your flowers as soon as possible. Again, sorry for the lack of perfection.
Month 3; Day 16; Year 4 of the 27th Maou
Lord von Bielefeld,
I am simply delighted that you have grown up enough to recognize that the Maou will never accept you in your current form. I am also happy to hear that he was merciful on you, and even pitied you enough to cry for you.
I am appeased that my truthful words have enticed you into moving on with your life. May you also find the romance that you seem to so desperately need to be happy. I also suggest that you not be as possessive of your future lover as you were of the Maou. Men tend to not like that, even ones that are assumed to be delicate like myself. I wouldn't stand for a nagging mate with a bad temper - but it seems as if you have grown out of the childish, bratty behavior that you are so very famous for throughout these lands. At least, that's what the letters you have been sending me seem to indicate.
Speaking of sending me things, I am not sure who told you that the flowers you sent me were those that I am fond of. In fact, I am highly allergic to said flowers - and they caused me to break out in a rare case of very severe hives as well as affected my breathing. Though my breathing is back to normal, my delicate skin is still affected. I was certain that it was a widely-known fact that I am severely allergic to that particular flower, but apparently things got twisted by the time that news reached your ears. You know how people can be, though. They tend to hear what they want to hear.
Yours respectfully,
King Saralegui of Small Shimaron
P.S. - It is interesting that you made and corrected those particular errors on your last letter, but failed to correct some of your other grammar. You also tend to overuse dashes in your writing. Don't be afraid to start new sentences when necessary as opposed to adding a plethora of dashes (and commas) everywhere. I am well-aware that children of royalty (such as myself) tend to slack off of their studies, but I never would have thought that the son of a Maou would make such glaring errors. I guess we all have flaws though, some more than others.
Month 3; Day 28; Year 4 of the 27th Maou
To King Saralegui,
I am grateful that you seem to fully support my journey for love (which isn't all that dissimilar from my mother's). I am happy to inform you that I actually have a certain someone in consideration. Once again, I am appreciative of your words, and I will tread most carefully when pursuing my new love interest. I have indeed changed, and can't wait to show people what the new Wolfram von Bielefeld is made of. You are my inspiration! If you can change, surely someone like I can as well.
Speaking of changes, I apologize for my grammatical errors. I, indeed, slacked off of my studies when coming up. However, unlike some children of royalty, I was busy training and doing other things to build myself into the man I am today. However, you are still lucky. I'm sure that if you had to train as hard as I did, you would have turned out less feminine and graceful as you are now - and that would have been such a shame.
However, it's funny that you corrected my grammar in such a way - where I come from, it is said that's a sign of someone losing an argument. Since you didn't do so with any ill-intentions (and, of course, we aren't arguing), I suppose you don't have to worry about that saying being applicable to you.
I am sincerely, truly, and completely sorry that my last gift caused you so much trouble! It hurts me to my heart that your beautiful skin is probably red, puffy, and oozing pus all over the place. I was certain that I heard that particular flower was a favorite of yours. I wonder just who it was that twisted that crucial information along the way? Sadly, it was probably someone who has contempt for you.
This time, the gift that I'm sending isn't quite from me. I informed our resident scientific genius about your current health condition due to my fatal mistake, and she whipped up a concoction that should immediately alleviate those conditions. Once again, I'm sorry for the inconvenience and marring of your beauty.
With love,
Wolfram von Bielefeld
P.S - I forgot to mention that the concoction was sent a few days earlier than this letter, and sent directly to your nurse. So, by the time you read this letter, she will have already received it and applied it to you. Now now, I'm sorry - but I couldn't trust that you'd personally use it. You would probably continue to suffer silently in a noble attempt at being a man about it (and there's nothing wrong at all with not being manly - just ask Yozak). At least this way, you'll gain some relief.
P.P.S. - There is a Royal Ball coming up, and I have enclosed your invitation. That concoction should have you healed and looking better than ever by the time the next dance rolls around!
Month 4; Day 9; Year 4 of the 27th Maou
Lord von Bielefeld,
I have already accepted your apologies for the choking incident. Please do not feel that you must keep sending me gifts and/or health remedies in an attempt to please me. In fact, I would be most pleased if you never sent me another gift. Ever.
I also must unfortunately inform you that I may not make it to the Ball. At least, not if that “remedy” you sent me doesn't wear off by then. Somehow, I doubt walking in there with bluish skin with yellow polka-dots would be proper of a man of my status and prestige.
Regrettably,
King Saralegui of Small Shimaron
Author's note: This is the revised edition of this chapter. Next chapter: An all-new Wolfram?
Author: batty_gal a.k.a Tetra26
Rating: T
Fandom: Kyou Kara Maou
Pairing: Wolfram and Saralegui
Word Count: 1921
Fic Type: Chaptered
Fic Summary: Wolfram and Saralegui play games with each other, with unexpected results and fallout. Shinou tactics, chemical provocation, passive-aggressiveness, manipulation and other dirty tricks are used to bring each other down. Wolfram and Saralegui.
Chapter Summary: Shortly after the fiasco Saralegui and Wolfram caused at the Ball, they start to correspond by letter - as only they know how to.
All Chapters (Fic is Completed): 1 Up: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
1 Up - Chapter 3: Passive-Aggressiveness, in Letter Format
Month 2; Day 10; Year 4 of the 27th Maou
To His Majesty Saralegui of Small Shimaron,
I, Lord Wolfram von Bielefeld, sincerely send my apologies for my vagrant behavior directed towards you during our last meeting. I have dishonored my country, my King, my people, and myself with my violent and unnecessary actions. I do not know what came over me, it was as if I was out of my mind. I, to this day, question why I caused such harm to the Maou - and, of course, you. Please don't take that as me adding you as an afterthought in an implication that you are insignificant somehow, though.
Irregardless of the truth behind my rage, I must own up to my mistakes, and I hope that you can accept my humble apologies for my wrongs against you.
Also, please accept the fruit basket I'm also sending you as a token of my good will. I hand-picked it myself. It is filled with yellow fruits, especially Bananas, because - for some reason - they oddly remind me of you.
Sincerely,
Lord Wolfram von Bielefeld
Month 2; Day 25; Year 4 of the 27th Maou
Lord von Bielefeld,
I accept your apologies. I also wonder what could have possibly come over you to both attack me and end your precious engagement to the Maou. Whatever it was, it was powerful. I am saddened at the rumors that I may have used some outside influence on you - but because of my reputation, it is expected. I wish that I could also be forgiven for my past wrongs.
I sincerely hope that you have mended the relationship with your beloved Maou. I also hope that the rumors I keep hearing about you still not relenting on your rejection of his proposal are not true - for your sake. Even though I fear that your love may very well be pointless, you seemed happiest when engaged to him - and I sincerely wouldn't want to take that little consolidation from you.
As for the fruit basket, due to the many assassination attempts on my life via food poisoning, I sadly could not enjoy any of it. Not to imply that you would attempt anything like that, of course.
Regards,
King Saralegui of Small Shimaron
Month 3; Day 4; Year 4 of the 27th Maou
King Saralegui,
I am satisfied that you have found my apology to be acceptable to you, and once again, I apologize for my actions that night.
I also wish that you may one day be forgiven for the crimes that you are* committing. Every one deserves forgiveness, even people who are* like you.*
As for those rumors, I'm afraid that they are true. I have chosen not to reinstate my engagement even though His Majesty has begged me to do so. Imagine that, him begging me for something, for once. He looked so very pitiful, his eyes tear-filled. His plea broke my heart - it was almost as if he actually has feelings for me after all.
As badly as I want to accept him back, I have found that it is probably better this way. This way he can be free to find a woman he loves, and I can also find someone that loves me. In a way, your harsh words have helped me. You see, I now realize that I love him enough to give him up - so if you actually do want to try and pursue him, as you intended to at one time, feel free to try.
Unfortunately, His Majesty seems to have trouble accepting those with the same gender as he. However, since you are as feminine and beautiful as any girl, he may be more willing to accept you. If only my gender were as ambiguous as yours, maybe I would have stood a better chance. It's simply a shame I was much too manly for him - sometimes I wish I could be as luckily emasculate as yourself.
Either way, I wish you luck on gaining forgiveness as well as romance! And, I'm sorry about the fruit - I momentarily forgot that the method of sending tainted foods was historically the most popular way of poisoning royalty (and I'm glad you recognize that it wasn't my intentions, because I truly did intend something completely different).
I am sending you another gift to make up for that one. It's a bouquet of flowers that are mostly found in the Karbelnikoff territories. It's interesting because it's a very unusual flower - and has a very potent scent. Rumor has it that you are quite fond of this flower - and if something as simple as a flower that you enjoy will please you, I'm more than happy to send it - for your absolute enjoyment.
Yours Truly,
Wolfram von Bielefeld
P.S. - Apologies for the two errors in my second paragraph, the 'are' words that I notated with asterisks should both be 'were' instead. The asterisk after 'you' actually points out an erroneously-shortened sentence that should have ended with 'once was' after 'you'. I don't know what I was thinking. I also apologize for sending this letter - errors and all. I ran out of parchment (since I kept making the very same errors for some reason) - plus I wanted to send your flowers as soon as possible. Again, sorry for the lack of perfection.
Month 3; Day 16; Year 4 of the 27th Maou
Lord von Bielefeld,
I am simply delighted that you have grown up enough to recognize that the Maou will never accept you in your current form. I am also happy to hear that he was merciful on you, and even pitied you enough to cry for you.
I am appeased that my truthful words have enticed you into moving on with your life. May you also find the romance that you seem to so desperately need to be happy. I also suggest that you not be as possessive of your future lover as you were of the Maou. Men tend to not like that, even ones that are assumed to be delicate like myself. I wouldn't stand for a nagging mate with a bad temper - but it seems as if you have grown out of the childish, bratty behavior that you are so very famous for throughout these lands. At least, that's what the letters you have been sending me seem to indicate.
Speaking of sending me things, I am not sure who told you that the flowers you sent me were those that I am fond of. In fact, I am highly allergic to said flowers - and they caused me to break out in a rare case of very severe hives as well as affected my breathing. Though my breathing is back to normal, my delicate skin is still affected. I was certain that it was a widely-known fact that I am severely allergic to that particular flower, but apparently things got twisted by the time that news reached your ears. You know how people can be, though. They tend to hear what they want to hear.
Yours respectfully,
King Saralegui of Small Shimaron
P.S. - It is interesting that you made and corrected those particular errors on your last letter, but failed to correct some of your other grammar. You also tend to overuse dashes in your writing. Don't be afraid to start new sentences when necessary as opposed to adding a plethora of dashes (and commas) everywhere. I am well-aware that children of royalty (such as myself) tend to slack off of their studies, but I never would have thought that the son of a Maou would make such glaring errors. I guess we all have flaws though, some more than others.
Month 3; Day 28; Year 4 of the 27th Maou
To King Saralegui,
I am grateful that you seem to fully support my journey for love (which isn't all that dissimilar from my mother's). I am happy to inform you that I actually have a certain someone in consideration. Once again, I am appreciative of your words, and I will tread most carefully when pursuing my new love interest. I have indeed changed, and can't wait to show people what the new Wolfram von Bielefeld is made of. You are my inspiration! If you can change, surely someone like I can as well.
Speaking of changes, I apologize for my grammatical errors. I, indeed, slacked off of my studies when coming up. However, unlike some children of royalty, I was busy training and doing other things to build myself into the man I am today. However, you are still lucky. I'm sure that if you had to train as hard as I did, you would have turned out less feminine and graceful as you are now - and that would have been such a shame.
However, it's funny that you corrected my grammar in such a way - where I come from, it is said that's a sign of someone losing an argument. Since you didn't do so with any ill-intentions (and, of course, we aren't arguing), I suppose you don't have to worry about that saying being applicable to you.
I am sincerely, truly, and completely sorry that my last gift caused you so much trouble! It hurts me to my heart that your beautiful skin is probably red, puffy, and oozing pus all over the place. I was certain that I heard that particular flower was a favorite of yours. I wonder just who it was that twisted that crucial information along the way? Sadly, it was probably someone who has contempt for you.
This time, the gift that I'm sending isn't quite from me. I informed our resident scientific genius about your current health condition due to my fatal mistake, and she whipped up a concoction that should immediately alleviate those conditions. Once again, I'm sorry for the inconvenience and marring of your beauty.
With love,
Wolfram von Bielefeld
P.S - I forgot to mention that the concoction was sent a few days earlier than this letter, and sent directly to your nurse. So, by the time you read this letter, she will have already received it and applied it to you. Now now, I'm sorry - but I couldn't trust that you'd personally use it. You would probably continue to suffer silently in a noble attempt at being a man about it (and there's nothing wrong at all with not being manly - just ask Yozak). At least this way, you'll gain some relief.
P.P.S. - There is a Royal Ball coming up, and I have enclosed your invitation. That concoction should have you healed and looking better than ever by the time the next dance rolls around!
Month 4; Day 9; Year 4 of the 27th Maou
Lord von Bielefeld,
I have already accepted your apologies for the choking incident. Please do not feel that you must keep sending me gifts and/or health remedies in an attempt to please me. In fact, I would be most pleased if you never sent me another gift. Ever.
I also must unfortunately inform you that I may not make it to the Ball. At least, not if that “remedy” you sent me doesn't wear off by then. Somehow, I doubt walking in there with bluish skin with yellow polka-dots would be proper of a man of my status and prestige.
Regrettably,
King Saralegui of Small Shimaron
Author's note: This is the revised edition of this chapter. Next chapter: An all-new Wolfram?