Part Fifty-Four

[coveringthebase]

Very Brief Recap
- Wolfram and Yuuri get back from Earth
- Poor Wolfram is sick?? Awww...

Covering the Bases
Part Fifty-Four - Kitty Widdy!

Gisela - *cautiously follows them into the bedroom without a word/sets the box down after shutting the door and quickly makes her way over to Wolfram, making sure his temperature didn't start going down again... and that he didn't fall off the chair...*

Yuuri - *quickly digs out some pajamas and drops them on the floor/goes to grab the towels before moving over to Wolfram to start pulling his wet clothes off, wrapping him up in the towels as he did so/pats him dry some more, then helps him into his - well... Yuuri's - pajamas*

Wolfram - *can actually feel himself being moved this time, though he doesn't do anything to pull away/is a little thankful to have the wet clothes off since they weren't doing anything to keep him warm at the moment/opens his eyes a little bit again, blankly staring up at Yuuri as he was helped into dry clothing/looks around a little bit again, noticing Gisela for the first time since she'd arrived to check on him/slightly confused* "Gisela...?" *still out of it enough to wonder what he was doing home/hadn't they been on Earth?? Yuuri had left, and then he'd wandered outside; he'd gotten lost, but then Yuuri had found him and taken him back to the house/apparently he'd taken him home as well/was too weak and tired to feel sad or disappointed, though in his attempts to recall what had happened in the last few hours, he manages to remember something else entirely/quietly* "I'm sorry... I didn't take my medicine today..."

Gisela - *lets out a small sigh, more relieved than anything/shakes her head , trying to reassure him* "It's okay... One day isn't going to hurt... But no complaining when I bring you some more in the morning, okay...?" *at least he was responding/though she knew he was physically okay, she couldn't tell how he was other than that*

Yuuri - *had knelt down next to the chair Wolfram was in as he started to speak, though still rubbing a little at his hair to dry it more/winces as he was reminded of the medicine/oops... that had been partially his fault, too... he should have made sure Wolfram had taken it.../barely above a whisper* "Wolf...? How do you feel...?"

Wolfram - *shakes his head a little at Yuuri's question/wasn't really sure how to answer it/he was still a little cold, though not so much as he'd been before, and his shivering had died down a little, but he was completely exhausted, even though he'd barely done anything all day* "... don't know..."

Yuuri - *frowns worriedly up at him, completely ignoring the fact that he was still dripping wet since he hadn't had the chance to change out of his clothes yet* "Are you hungry...? Do you want me to get you anything...?"

Wolfram - "..." *if he could actually think straight at the moment and remember his plan to start requesting random things whenever Yuuri asked him that, he would have replied/instead, he merely shakes his head again* "... cold... tired..."

Yuuri - *nods again, though just now seeming to notice that he was still wet, himself/yeah... he didn't want to get Wolfram wet again.../glances sheepishly over at Gisela* "Umm... thank you for your help... uh... if... if you're done... w-well..." *he didn't really want to change in front of Gisela! - yeah, so he had no problem with Wolfram while she was there... but she'd known the blond since he was born, right?? he'd only known her for a handful of years...*

Gisela - *rolls her eyes, guessing what he was trying to get at/quickly stands from her spot to head back over to the door, but pausing for just a moment before leaving to glare lightly at him* "Sleep, too, Your Majesty... Call me if you need anything." *carefully shuts the door behind her, mumbling to herself about men*

Cloe - *had stayed in the box only because she had no idea where she was - and had gotten as comfortable as she could curled up on top of the other objects in there - but once the nice green haired lady left, she peeks out over the top, glancing around and cautiously climbs out/slowly walks over to where Yuuri and Wolfram are, meowing lightly*

Wolfram - *hears his poor kitty meowing/turns his head enough to look down at her, blinking sleepily/is glad to see that she's okay/feels guilty for having her out in the cold with him*

Yuuri - *quickly changes out of his wet clothes once Gisela had left the room, rubbing a bit at his own hair before figuring that was the best he could do/steps over to the blond again, carefully lifting him up into his arms, carrying him over to the bed and setting him down, pulling the covers up over him to tuck him in/glances over at the kitten, lightly patting the bed to get her attention*

Cloe - *watches Yuuri carry Wolfram and tuck him in/still cautious as she walks over to the bed/stares at it, thinking it's a lot bigger than the one they'd been in last night/again wonders where she is now, and how she'd gotten here/whatever, it's not like it mattered so much - the dude with the black hair and the nice, pretty blond boy were here, and that was enough for her/stops at the edge of the bed, trying to climb up, only to discover that she's just a bit too tiny*

Yuuri - *unable not to smile/leans down to scoop the kitten up with one hand, placing her on the bed next to Wolfram before climbing up onto the bed, himself/careful not to step on Wolfram or Cloe as he moved over top of him to get to his own side, not wanting to move away from the blond to walk around the bed*

Cloe - *happily walks around on the bed/ooooh... it was nice and big and soft and warm and comfy/yay~!/after a mini exploration, she climbs up onto Wolfram, immediately moving to curl up against his tummy*

Wolfram - *moves one of his arms from being tucked under the blankets to be able to pet at his kitty, softly stroking her fur/turns his head a bit to look at Yuuri blearily, still so very tired/quietly, almost whispering* "I'm sorry..." *awareness was slowly but surely returning, and he was beginning to remember and realize a little more of what had been going on/he was also beginning to feel stupid again, and couldn't believe he'd allowed himself to get into a situation like that/what had he been thinking?!/immediately starts to feel bad about himself* "Maybe your brother was right..."

Yuuri - *slips under the covers, immediately sliding closer to Wolfram, wrapping his arm around him to cuddle with him/frowns in confusion at the apology/what was he sorry for...?/quickly shakes his head, opening his mouth to say something in response, but stopped himself as Wolfram continued/just as softly as the blond* "What...? About what...?" *what could Shori possibly be right about...?*

Wolfram - *finally able to think and feel through the fog that had nearly taken over his mind, feeling sad and guilty, and extremely pathetic* "Maybe we're not ready... maybe I'm not ready..." *what sort of an idiot went out walking in a place he hardly knew, and got himself lost in the cold??/if he couldn't even take care of himself, if he did dumb things like that, then how did he expect to be able to take care of a baby?/he'd been spoiled and selfish - he'd only been concerned with what he'd wanted, not if he was actually ready for it or not*

Yuuri - *stares at him for a bit/he hated seeing Wolfram look that way/the emotions on his face were just so difficult to ignore/ leans closer, kissing his neck once before pulling back a little* "Wolf... This is what you want... this is what I want... Regardless if we're... ready or not... everything is going to be okay... I promise..." *pauses, still a bit confused* "Why do you think you're not ready...?"

Wolfram - *is hardly comforted/as pessimistic as always/thinks that Yuuri could say all of that as much as he wanted, it wasn't going to change the fact that he didn't think he was ready to be a parent/he was being selfish, wanting something he wouldn't be able to handle the responsibilities for* "Because I'm stupid... I can't... I can't even take care of myself..." *not that anyone really ever let him try to take care of himself/everyone else pretty much took care of him - he'd never been very independent, no matter what he thought/there was always someone behind the scenes, holding him back and looking out for him, as if he were still a little boy/thinking like that makes him feel pathetic - he was nothing more than a child, and he was already having a child of his own/there was no way he'd be able to do it/he'd make a horrible parent*

Yuuri - *sighs a bit/doesn't want Wolfram to start to worry about things like that/trying to be optimistic as always* "You're not stupid..." *really... if Wolfram thought he was stupid, then what did that make Yuuri...?/cringes at the thought/didn't really want to think about how everything could possibly go wrong, much less give Shori something to say 'I told you so'*

Wolfram - *how could he not be stupid?? look at what he'd done today!/thinks that's clear indication that he's plenty dumb, as well as spoiled and immature* "I am... I am stupid..." *feels himself becoming weepy/thank you, hormones* "You always tell me I act like a child, and you're right... I can't do it... I can't... I don't know how..."

Yuuri - *pushes himself up on the bed, leaning over Wolfram to get a better look at him/lifts a hand to gently caress the side of his face, easily noticing the emotion in his voice* "Wolf..." *feels absolutely horrible for ever calling him a child/how was he going to cover that bit up...?* "Stop.... it's okay... everything will be okay... No one knows how to do anything the first time around... practice makes perfect, after all..." *pauses, shaking his head and trying to smile a bit at him* "You've got me, after all... And... even though I probably won't be very much help... I'll do whatever I can to hold up my half... We've got everyone else, too... It's not supposed to be easy, you know..."

Wolfram - *that doesn't really make him feel any better/they shouldn't have to rely on everyone else/he'd relied on them his whole life - his mother, Gwendal, Conrart, even Gunter to some extent/he should have grown out of that by now, he shouldn't need them as much as he used to/he should be able to take care of himself, to make his own decisions/he was an adult - or at least he was supposed to be; every once else around him hardly ever let him be an adult/even Yuuri was guilty of treating him like a child, of not letting him stand up for himself and take responsibility for his actions/how many decisions had Yuuri made that had an effect on his life in the last month alone, and without even consulting him about it first?* "I can't... I can't..."

Yuuri - *stares at him a bit longer before finally sighing and laying back down next to him/really didn't have the energy to put up much of a fight* "What do you suggest we do, then...?" *well, they were going to have this baby, either way... the most they could do now would be to prepare themselves for what was ahead of them/keeps his arm securely around him, trying to comfort him in any way he could*

Wolfram - *how should he know?/it's not like they could go back and change everything, not that he'd want to if they really could/shakes his head, trying not to become any more emotional than he already was/even when he complained about being treated like a child, he still acted like one/how pathetic was that??*

Cloe - *seems to notice Wolfram's distress/pushes herself up from her place against his tummy to walk up his chest, moving to stand a bit beside him on the pillow, rubbing her head against the side of his face as if to comfort him*

Yuuri - *really worried and has no idea what to do to help/leans closer to him, kissing him wherever he could reach - his cheek, his neck, his shoulder... whatever.../pulls back a little to whisper softly to him* "I love you... we've still got over half a year to make sure we are ready... We will be ready when it comes to that time... please, please don't worry..."

Wolfram - *can't help but worry/how could Yuuri expect him not to?/after everything that had happened in just the last couple of months alone, he thinks he has every right to worry/weakly lifts a hand to pet at Cloe*

Cloe - *purrs softly*

Yuuri - *forces himself to stay awake, though his eyelids seemed to be closing on their own/removes his arm from around Wolfram only briefly to rub viciously at his eyes to keep them from shutting entirely, then places his arm around the blond again, petting at Cloe as well*

Wolfram - *even through his feelings of inadequacy, and his many thoughts and doubts, he's able to notice Yuuri's signs of fatigue/feels even worse for keeping him up when he was obviously tired, and for no doubt worrying him when what he really needed to be doing was resting/it had been a long day for the both of them/looks up him, trying to force at least a small smile onto his face so he wouldn't worry so much* "I'm sorry... I'm okay... you're right... we'll be fine..." *lies/he didn't believe any of it, but if it kept Yuuri from worrying, then he'd try to make himself believe it, or at the very least appear as if he did* "You're tired... you should go to sleep..." *and, of course, he was tired, too*

Yuuri - *watches him for a bit, smiling a little as well/didn't buy what Wolfram was saying - he knew him well enough to be able to pick out when he was lying/besides, Wolfram never let anything go that easily, so it had to be a lie/shakes his head lightly, leaning closer to place a light kiss on his lips before pulling back again, feeling his fake smile falter* "Wolf..." *really had no idea what to tell him, but definitely didn't want to have him worrying about it/besides... he wasn't that tired... er... well, maybe just a little...*

Wolfram - *shakes his head, forcing himself to stop being so emotional - which was difficult, considering he had absolutely no control over his hormones, but he managed it somehow/smiles a little more at the kiss, pressing into it lightly/figures Yuuri doesn't quite believe him, and wishes there was something he could do or say to reassure him, to get him to stop worrying and start looking out for himself, too* "Sleep, Yuuri..."

Yuuri - *sighs, really not having the energy to fight anything/of course he didn't believe him - it was Wolfram, after all.../really would like to think of some way to make him feel better, but for some reason his brain didn't want to work properly - as if it ever worked properly to begin with.../leans closer to kiss him again, then reluctantly lays back down on the pillows, though not closing his eyes yet/whispers softly* "I love you, Wolfram..."

Wolfram - *whispers back to him* "I love you, too..." *lifts the hand that had been previously petting Cloe to stroke at the side of Yuuri's face, brushing some of his hair out of his face and off of his forehead/continues to smile at him lightly, clearly able to see the way he was fighting against his exhaustion* "Rest, darling..." *almost gags on the word, not even realizing he'd said it until a few seconds after it had come out/oh my gosh, he was beginning to sound like his mother/but it had just seemed... right, he supposed, to refer to him by such an endearment/'wimp,' 'pervert,' and 'old man' could only go so far, and they were more playful than serious, anyway*

Yuuri - *does his best to press back into Wolfram's touch, flushing just lightly at his words, more because of his tone than the word itself/it wasn't anything bad... he actually kind of liked it/he was actually going to tell Wolfram just that, but he made the mistake of letting his eyes close for one fraction of a second too long, quickly falling asleep before he could even get another word out/okay, so he was just a bit tired...*

Wolfram - *yeah, a bit... sure.../he would have snorted at him if he were in the right mood/instead, he merely cuddles close to him, being careful not to crush Cloe or chance rolling on top of her/closes his own eyes, forcing away the tears that wanted to build up/it doesn't take him long to fall asleep either, but when he does it's fitfull and restless, and instead of basking in the peaceful black plane of sleep or experiencing pleasant dreams, he falls into nightmares, ones he's unable to wake up from*

Yuuri - *sleeps for a good amount of time, unable to do much else but just that/would have slept all day, if he could, though the thought of having to work was on the edge of his mind, even as he slept/he'd been putting off everything for too long, after all/then there was Wolfram he was worried about, though still not quite able to come up with something to tell him to help comfort him/all in all, even though he managed to get enough sleep to make it through the day, it wasn't a very restful sleep*

Cloe - *cuddles up with them, going back to Wolfram's tummy for a while, before moving up the mattress and curling up right above Yuuri's head some time in the early morning/she, at least, is able to sleep wonderfully... but then she's a cat, and doesn't really have anything to worry about besides sleeping and eating*

Wolfram - *his nightmares finally dissipate some time around dawn, and he's able to sleep semi-peacefully, though his constant worries aren't exactly helpful, and it's a wonder he wasn't tossing and turning all night long/maybe he was just too tired to move*

Yuuri - *eventually starts to wake up some time around the time the light from outside started to filter through the tall windows/groans a bit, only then realizing how exhausted he had been the previous day/quickly tries going back to sleep, cuddling closer to Wolfram*

Cloe - *notices Yuuri's small movements towards the blond, and feels a little offended/it's enough movement for her to wake up, even though she really doesn't want to/the bed and pillows were extremely comfy/tries to return to her former position, kneading a bit at Yuuri's head*

Wolfram - *remains asleep*

Yuuri - *winces a bit in surprise at the feel of being kneaded at/obviously not used to it, yet/sleepily raises a hand up behind his head to scratch behind the kitten's ears, trying to hold still, hopefully avoiding the tiny claws*

Cloe - *nuzzles a little into the touch/that was much better/good human.../if she could, she'd pet him, too/instead, she just keeps kneading as a way to show her appreciation and affection*

Yuuri - *sighs a little, rolling a bit in place so he could reach the kitten better, petting her and letting her nuzzle against his hand/the kneading wasn't so bad... but he, of course, was ticklish... if that hadn't been made clear before/pauses in petting the kitten for just a moment, to push himself up enough to place a kiss on Wolfram's lips before laying back down/brushes some at the blond's hair before going back to petting the kitten*

Cloe - *doesn't know if she should be jealous that the blond was getting some attention, too, or not/finally decides that it's okay/rubs against the hand petting her some more before standing up and moving to climb on top of Yuuri*

Wolfram - *doesn't notice the kiss, or the fact that Yuuri and Cloe are awake/still sleeping, though not as deeply as usual/he probably would have woken up if his exhaustion wasn't still lingering*

Yuuri - *shifts a little again to make it easier for Cloe to climb on top of him/pets her some more, figuring he would have to get up soon, anyway/mumbles quietly to the kitten* "You've got it easy, don't you...? Nothing really serious to worry about, huh...?" *pauses, sighing again* "I wish I could figure out what to do to make things better... To make it so Wolf doesn't have to worry so much about everything... When he worries, I worry... I can't help it... even though I try to pretend that it doesn't bother me, it does..." *pauses, sighing once more before smiling at the kitten* "But you're just a cat... and I feel like an idiot for talking to you, but that's okay... you're cute, after all..."

Cloe - *if she could, she'd huff at him/is a little more offended than she had been before/how rude/he was lucky she liked him...*

Wolfram - *groans lightly in his sleep, and is, unfortunately, plagued by another bad dream, though it's not nearly as bad as the nightmares had been that night/tosses against the mattress a bit, rolling over so that his back is facing Yuuri/his eyes squeeze shut as if to ward of the bad images, and he whimpers faintly*

Yuuri - *watches Wolfram just for a moment before carefully lifting the kitten off from on top of him and placing her back on the pillow behind his head/then, quickly pushes himself up to wrap his arm around the blond, shaking him gently, trying to get him to wake up/really worried, taking his chances on him having a nightmare, rather than just his imagination and misinterpretation of his expression* "Wolf?? Wolf! Wake up!"

Wolfram - *thanks to his not-so-deep sleeping, it doesn't take him very long at all to come to/of course, once he does, he can't remember the dream at all, nor does he realize he'd even had one/turns a bit to look at Yuuri curiously, blinking against the sunlight coming in through the tall windows/winces lightly, feeling his head ache/groans/doesn't feel well at all/his nose was stuffed up, his head hurt, and he was still a little on the cold side, though now he figured it had very little to do with the fact that he'd been out in the snow all day yesterday/pathetically* "I can't breathe out of my nose..."

Yuuri - *stares at him with wide eyes, then quickly pushes himself up, reaching a hand to place against the blond's forehead/frowns at himself, feeling even more horrible about letting Wolfram stay alone by himself/curses just under his breath, quickly shaking his head and pulling his hand back before leaning down once more to kiss the blond, though pulling back shortly after/great... just great*

Wolfram - *blinks tiredly at the feel of a hand against his forehead, able to guess that Yuuri was checking for a fever/doesn't have enough energy to kiss his back very well, but he tries - though, if he does have a fever and he really is sick, Yuuri probably shouldn't be doing such things, lest he get sick as well/closes his eyes again after a moment, trying to block out the sunlight* "My head hurts..."

Yuuri - *frowns, even more worried at that/pushes himself all the way up and off the bed, quickly heading for the door, pulling it open and catching a few of the maids that were passing through by surprise/quickly sends them off with instructions to get Gisela before heading back over to Wolfram's side of the bed, sitting carefully on the edge and taking one of his hands in both of his/trying to remain calm* "Is there anything else...? What about your stomach...?"

Wolfram - *shakes his head, though the movement only makes it hurt more* "My stomach's okay..." *for now... that didn't mean he wouldn't feel ever more like crap later*

Yuuri - *lifts Wolfram's hand up, leaning half way to meet it, kissing his palm* "Gisela is on her way... just... close your eyes... try to get some more sleep..." *thinks he's doing pretty well for not freaking out*

Wolfram - *nods a bit, closing his eyes and doing what was requested of him*

Cloe - *through some strange kitty sense, she's able to tell when things aren't quite right/stares at the two of them curiously, before moving from where Yuuri had placed her on the pillow, nuzzling against the side of Wolframs face, then climbing onto him and coming to rest against him tummy again*

Gisela - *hurries into the room after a knock and 'come in' from Yuuri/sits on the edge of the bed next to the king, holding her hand out over Wolfram to check everything/frowns a bit, pulling away and digging through her bag for something*

Yuuri - *holding onto Wolfram's hand the entire time, stroking it comfortingly/watches Gisela as she worked, obviously thinking that her movements were much too fast and quickly begins to panic* "W-what's wrong...??"

Wolfram - *cracks his eyes open to look up at Gisela, able to hear the panic in Yuuri's voice/hadn't noticed Gisela's movements because his eyes had been closed, and wonders if Yuuri's worrying necessarily or if there really is something to be concerned about/quietly* "Gisela...?"

Gisela - *pulls out one of the familiar bottles of medicine, before glancing from one to the other/sighs lightly* "He has a fever... probably from being out in the cold..." *not sure exactly how long he'd been out in the cold... or why... but apparently it was enough for him to get sick/hands the bottle of medicine to Yuuri before going back to search in her bag*

Yuuri - *feels horribly guilty/definitely would never leave Wolfram alone again if he could help it/ takes the bottle from the woman, though still holding onto the blond's hand, leaning down again to kiss it a few times*

Wolfram - *again, feels stupid for going off on his own and getting himself lost/none of this would be happening if he'd just stayed put and waited for Yuuri to come back, or even if he hadn't had that little tantrum beforehand*

Gisela - *pulls out another bottle, though smaller/holds out her hand, taking the other bottle back from Yuuri so she could drop a couple drops of the new medicine in it, passing it back to him as she shut the smaller bottle and dug for two more, doing the same with both before finally keeping the original bottle to herself/softly, not wanting to be too loud incase he had a headache* "You'll have to sit up to drink this, Your Excellency...."

Yuuri - *trying really hard not to freak out/it was just a fever, right? and Gisela was there, so there wasn't anything to worry about, right??*

Wolfram - *groans a little as he's told to sit up/he doesn't want to sit up!/he wants to lay there and not have to move at all, and try to get some more sleep/weakly pushes himself up regardless/the faster the drank the medicine, the faster he could do just that*

Gisela - *waits until he's upright before passing him the bottle of medicine/really wished the two of them would stop getting injured or sick or stressed out - not only was it a lot of work, but she worried about them, too*

Yuuri - *tries helping Wolfram sit up/quickly climbs back onto the bed and over onto the other side of Wolfram, wrapping an arm around his back for support, holding his hand under the bottle just in case he dropped it*

Wolfram - *quickly drinks the medicine, making sure to swallow all of it - though he'd like nothing more than to spit the horrible tasting crap out/passes the bottle back to Gisela once he's done, leaning back heavily into Yuuri/this totally sucked...*

Gisela - *takes the bottle back from Wolfram, placing it back into her bag/lets out a small sigh, glancing over the two again/this is why she was reluctant in letting them leave and do as they wanted - obviously someone was going to get injured or sick and they wouldn't know what to do and would have to come crying back to her/not that it really bothered her - it was her job, after all... but really! would it kill them to take better care of themselves?/finds it almost unbelievable that they both managed to survive running away to elope*

Yuuri - *wraps both arms around Wolfram as he leaned into him, cuddling him/great.... just great... Wolfram was sick and it was his fault.../felt absolutely horrible, wishing it had been him to get sick and not the blond/brushes at his hair some, keeping him close*

Wolfram - *moves a little closer to him, closing his eyes to get some much needed rest/knew Yuuri was probably blaming himself, and if he were in a bad mood he would have blamed his fiance as well; stupid moron shouldn't have left him - or, rather, the stupid wimp should have gotten his kitty back from stupid Shori when he'd told him to, then he wouldn't have gotten angry, and he wouldn't have locked himself in Yuuri's room, and then Yuuri wouldn't have left and he wouldn't have inevitably gotten himself lost outside/of course, it was sort of his fault, too/he'd been the stupid moron who couldn't wait for Yuuri to get back/he'd been the one to physically get himself lost*

Gisela - *sighs once more, standing from the bed and placing her hands on her hips* "Stay in bed today, Your Excellency. The medicine I gave you might make you feel more tired than you are, and you shouldn't risk falling down the stairs or something, especially now..." *smiles lightly then, trying to reassure him* "There's nothing really to worry about, though. I'm assuming it was caused by the mild hypothermia from yesterday. If anything, it's just a small cold, but it should only last a day or so."

Yuuri - *stares at the woman/fall down the stairs?! he'd have a heart attack if something like that happened! there was no freakin' way he'd allow Wolfram to get out of bed, regardless on if he really wanted to or not/would assume he would really just like to stay in bed for the day though, especially from how he was leaning on him/his poor little Wolfie.../pets at him some more*

Wolfram - *yeah, poor wittle Wolfie..../waaah, waaah/continues to look helpless and pathetic/and, no, he did not have any intention of getting out of bed today whatsoever, especially since he was actually in Yuuri's bed instead of his own/not that his own bed was very bad - it was a little smaller, but still bigger than it probably should be for just one person, it was just that without anyone to share it with it always felt lonely and cold/he liked Yuuri's bed best*

Gisela - *eyes Yuuri a bit suspiciously, wondering if he'd actually gotten the sleep he was supposed to have gotten/well, he looked better than the day before, so she was going to just assume he had/turns, heading for the door, though pausing, like she usually did, to glance back at them* "I'll be back later... so get some sleep, please..." *rolls her eyes as she turned to leave, shutting the door behind her once more/vaguely wonders if she should have warned them about Gwendal's bad mood, or if they already knew they'd be coming back to a storm like that.../really... if she'd known they were going to leave without telling Gwendal first, then she might not have actually let them - or at least Wolfram - go/whatever... it wasn't her business*

Yuuri - *nods as she left/lays back down on the bed - obviously not planning on going anywhere while Wolfram was sick - and carefully pulls Wolfram down next to him/continues to pet at his hair, trying to comfort him in any way*

Cloe - *meow meow/watches the green haired lady leave, and the other two lay back down/wonders what's wrong/cuddles up with them again*

Wolfram - *he would have sighed... if he could actually breathe through his nose at the moment/instead he remains silent, staying close to Yuuri as he was pulled back down, keeping his eyes shut in an attempt to further block the sunlight, hoping Gisela was right and that he wouldn't be sick for very long/he still had planning to do, guests to greet, and tons of other crap before the wedding could take place in a little less than two weeks*

Yuuri - *watches him, stroking his hair and the side of his face/spots the kitten, shifting around a little so he could pet Cloe as well/good kitten... and sooo cute... - not as cute as he thought Wolfram was, but it was very close*

Cloe - *nuzzles against Yuuri's hand, purring lightly*

Wolfram - *has to breathe with his mouth open, which probably meant he was going to drool more, but, you know what, he didn't particularly care at the moment/slowly begins to drift off again/Gisela wasn't kidding when she'd said the medicine would make him feel sleepy; either that, or it was simply left over fatigue from the day before*

Yuuri - *pulls the blond up closer to him, cuddling with him and watching him doze off/poor thing... waah.../keeps petting the kitten, though slowly trailing his hand a bit closer, hoping she would follow to make it easier to pet her*

Cloe - *indeed she does follow after his hand, wanting to cuddle and be petted, still purring*

Yuuri - *grins at the kitten, eventually just picking her up and placing her above his head/it was easier for him to pet her there, anyway/cute~*

Cloe - *yay~! comfy head, comfy head/immediately curls up*

Yuuri - *keeps petting the kitten, though eventually starts to drift off too/he was still a bit tired and the thought of being able to be with Wolfram for a bit longer made it much easier for him to want to stay right there*

Gwendal - *yeah, like he was totally going to let him just go to sleep without giving him a firm talking to/in his dreams, maybe/opens the door without even knocking, made even angrier by the fact that he hadn't heard the king had returned until just this morning/obviously people within the palace had kept that particular bit of information from him*

Murata - *follows in after him, greatly amused/rarely did he get to watch the little spats between Yuuri and his grumpy advisor/plus, this would most likely give him the opportunity to tease/grins broadly* "Why, hello there, Shibuya~!"

Yuuri - *opens his eyes as the door was opened and looks up, but is careful not to move, lest he wake up Wolfram/quickly puts a finger to his mouth at Murata's greeting, obviously trying to get him to at least be a bit quieter/barely above a whisper* "Morning..."

Murata - "Awww~" *walks closer to the bed, peering down at Wolfram/lowers his voice only a little* "What's wrong with von Bielefeld??"

Gwendal - *slams the door once the sage has made his way in as well, not really caring that he could possibly wake up his youngest brother/pissed off*

Cloe - *jumps a bit at the loud noise, perking up and looking around to see what was going on*

Wolfram - *doesn't notice at all*

Yuuri - *opens his mouth to respond, but stops to wince at the door being slammed/was Gwendal mad or something...?/glances back up at Murata, frowning a bit and adjusting his hold around Wolfram to pull him closer/not really sure he liked Murata being so close to the blond while he was sleeping/actually... he really didn't want anyone near him while he was sleeping.../quieter than Murata, as if trying to get an example* "He's sick... Gisela has him on bed rest for the day..."

Murata - "Ooh~" *yeah, he'd totally already known that/he knew everything, after all/he was just trying to be nosy, or annoying, or whatever/really, he was just here for some entertainment*

Gwendal - *wastes no time with pointless small talk/retrieves a folded sheet of parchment from within his jacket, holding it out for Yuuri to see/very angry/darkly* "Would you care to explain this?" *it was the letter the king had left for him, a letter that, when read for the first time, had caused a great, loud roar to resound through the palace*

Yuuri - *blinks at it dumbly for a few moments before realizing what it was/oooohh... yeah....* "Umm... I took Wolfram to Earth with me...?" *wasn't that on the paper...?*

Gwendal - *obviously/what he really wanted to know was why the king would dare to do something like that, after stating, quite seriously, that he would never run off again, and why he felt the need to leave such a vulger and inappropriate note behind/did he want to piss him off more??*

Murata - *already greatly amused* "Oh, yeah~! The note!" *moves closer to Gwendal to peer at it* "Nice work, Shibuya. I really didn't expect you to be so bold. I especially like the part where you wrote 'so take your stupid rules and shove them up you ass. You can't stop me now. Hahahahahaa~!' And the heart by your signature was a wonderful touch."

Gwendal - *twitch*

Yuuri - *face pales a little/he'd forgotten he'd written that/coughs nervously, cuddling Wolfram close to him as if that would protect him or something* "Y-yeah... about that...."

Gwendal - *wonders if the moron thought he was going to get out of this as easily as he had a few times before/well, he certainly had another thing coming* "So... would you care to explain this, Your Majesty? Why did you feel the need to leave, again, without telling anyone? Though this time you were kind enough to leave a mocking note behind." *totally sarcastic with that last comment... well, at least the whole bit about being 'kind'/he really didn't appreciate being mocked and taunted*

Yuuri - *winces a little* "W-well... I was being stupid... and I had to go order the flower for the wedding anyway... and Wolfram wanted to come along... and... yeah..." *feels kinda stupid for... well... for being stupid...*

Gwendal - "And you expected me to cover up your absence, even after you left such a rude and sarcastic note?"

Murata - *steps back to stand off to the side, still grinning*

Yuuri - *winces again* "W-well..." *yeah, kinda.../feels pretty bad now that he remembered what was written on the note* "I'm sorry... That note was completely uncalled for... " *trails off, not really knowing what to say/and what the heck was Murata grinning about??*

Murata - *was grinning about a lot of things, though right now it was mainly because Yuuri seemed so unsettled/yeah, watching Lord von Voltaire cut him down was certainly very fun*

Gwendal - *the whole fact that he'd left was completely uncalled for/he could have just as easily told someone/there was no need for any sneaking around, just as there had been no need for him to take Wolfram with him/didn't he understand how stupid that idea had been?* "Do you know what I told the Royal Court when they questioned your whereabouts?"

Yuuri - *well, he does now.../swallows a bit nervously* "W-what did you tell them...?" *yeah, he was unsettled!/kinda wishes he was standing up so Gwendal wouldn't look so bloody tall, but he really didn't want to leave Wolfram alone, especially now*

Gwendal - "I told them the truth, that you and Wolfram had run off again." *because he was angry, and under no obligation to continue to lie for the couple/if they wanted to be stupid and run off, then that was their prerogative/he was almost beyond the point of caring what was said about them behind their backs* "And so all of your careful planning has begun to come undone. Rumors of what the two of you have been doing while away from the castle have already begun to spread, and I felt absolutely no compulsion to stop them."

Yuuri - *groans, flopping back down against the pillow and closing his eyes/obviously sarcastic* "Great... wonderful... Just what we need... Hey, why even bother getting married any more...? I could just have a bunch of mistresses and... Wolf... and... whatever other crap we can think up... Hell, why even bother doing anything any more..." *obviously annoyed - not so much at Gwendal as he was annoyed with himself* "And the Royal Court needs to mind their own damn business!!" *this seriously sucked...*

Gwendal - "The Royal Court has every right to know of your activities. They are the representatives of the people, and you are their king. If you did not feel the need to run off at ever turn and continuously neglect your kingdom, then you would not be facing these sorts of problems." *bitter, and feeling no compassion for either the king or his brother at all/this was their own doing, and he was getting a little tired of constantly having to cover up all of their stupid, easily avoidable mistakes* "Now get up and make yourself presentable. In your absence, your guests began to arrive, and a few of the Aristocrats were highly insulted that you did not deem it important enough to be present to greet them. If you wish to avoid any more of their anger, then you should start appeasing them now."

Yuuri - *grumbles under his breath about how the Royal Court needed to be doing more important things other than gossiping about what he and Wolfram did... or anyone else for that matter/didn't they have lives?! was it really that important to monitor every second of what he did? did they have a record for how many times he'd tripped over nothing more than his own feet?? ugh!!* "Wolfram's sick, I'm not leaving him."

Gwendal - "Then perhaps you'd like me to inform them that there will be no wedding, that you'll merely take your fiancé as another one of your whores and be done with it?" *was really not in the mood for any of his crap/if he had to threaten him, then he would*

Murata - *more grinning*

Yuuri - *opens his eyes to glare a little up at Gwendal/not really thrilled about those kind of threats* "There is going to be a wedding... " *freakin' yeah there was going to be a wedding* "I don't want to just leave him while he's sick, though!"

Gwendal - "He has been sick before, and he will be again. There isn't anything you can do to change that. In the meantime, if you don't want your people to begin to think that you care so little about them, you will get up and see to your duties." *glares back at him/would seriously drag him out of the room, throw him into the bath, and then shove him into one of his uniforms if he had to*

Yuuri - *slips from a glare to a pout, unable to hold said glare for very long/yeah, he knew he had his duties to see to - signing papers, yay... and greeting people he rarely saw... more yay.../well... it wasn't as if he was going to be leaving Wolfram completely by himself..../sighs, carefully unwrapping his arm from around the blond as he sat up/reaches behind him to scoop Cloe up into his hand - really, that's all he needed to hold her/tiny little thing.../scratches behind her ears some, still pouting a little as he spoke to her* "You be a good girl and watch after Wolfram for me, okay? Make sure he stays in bed..." *yeah, it was a cat... and he didn't really expect her to be able to do those things, but it made him feel better to vocalize his concern for the blond*

Murata - *steps a little closer to the bed again to peer at the cat/had to wonder if Yuuri was brandishing her on purpose, or if he really seriously meant what he was saying*

Gwendal - *twitches at the sight of the kitten/oh... it was... cute... why hadn't he seen it before?/no, no/shakes his head/he couldn't allow himself to be distracted*

Cloe - *meows softly at Yuuri, as if agreeing to what he was saying*

Yuuri - *smiles brightly at the kitten, rubbing her forehead with his pinky* "Good girl!" *moves to set her back down on the pillow, but notices Gwendal and Murata's gaze/raises an eyebrow curiously at them, holding the kitten out for them to look at her better* "Her name's Cloe... she's Wolfram's..."

Murata - *moves even closer to get a better look/well, if that wasn't the cutest thing he'd ever seen... although he had to wonder what Wolfram was doing with her/it seemed sort of random to him/the blond had never really posed much of an interest in having a pet before* "You went to Earth to buy flowers and a kitten??"

Gwendal - *twitches once more, and has to turn his gaze away/it was too cute/he wouldn't be able to retain hold of his anger if he looked at it too long and stared into it's big, pretty blue eyes*

Yuuri - *grins at Murata before carefully reaching down with his free hand to gently lift Wolfram's left hand* "And an engagement ring!" *pretty proud of himself for finally being able to buy him one/glances back at the kitten, holding her closer to inspect the ring as well* "You like it too, don't you? Though, you're much cuter than a ring."

Cloe - *of course she was much cuter than a ring/puh-lease!*

Murata - "Ooooh~" *peers at the ring as well, watching it sparkle/has to wonder for a moment where Shibuya had gotten the money for something like that, but figures Shori had had something to do with it/ahh, the perks of being the Demon King of Earth* "A diamond. Those are really rare here, you know..."

Gwendal - *twitches yet again at the word 'diamond' and is unable to look away any longer/takes one small step closer in order to look, and is surprised to see that it is, indeed, a diamond/His Majesty had bought Wolfram something like that?!/oh gosh, he could only imagine how much Wolfram was going to brag and gloat and show the thing off*

Yuuri - *nods at Murata, allowing the two to look at the ring for a while longer before carefully placing Wolfram's hand back down, stroking at his hair as he did so/he looked like such an angel when he was sleeping... at least more so* "Yeah... Wolf told me... I didn't know before that..." *probably one of those lessons of Gunter's in which he had been daydreaming instead of paying attention... oops.../eyes Gwendal curiously again, holding the kitten out for him now that he wasn't facing away from them/knew he couldn't resist cute things* "Wanna hold her...?"

Gwendal - *crap, he shouldn't have looked/how could he possibly continue to be angry when being faced with something so unbelievably cute?/damn, His Majesty sure knew how to get to him*

Cloe - *meows at Gwendal, looking up at him with big, innocent blue eyes*

Gwendal - *can't resist and reaches out to take hold of her, raising her up a little more, holding her in one hand and petting her with the other*

Murata - *nicely played, Shibuya, nicely played...*

Yuuri - *thank you, thank you.../quiet amused/leans closer to Wolfram to kiss him before pulling back again, slowly and very reluctantly getting up out of the bed/really didn't expect Gwendal to yell at him again, but he really did need to get back to work, as much as he wanted to stay with Wolfram*

Wolfram - *hardly notices, too deeply asleep*

Gwendal - *continues to pet at Cloe for a little while, letting her nuzzle against him/internally fanboys, though he keeps a serious look on his face/it wouldn't be good to let His Majesty know just how much he was enjoying petting this adorable little kitty/yes, good kitty, good kitty/awww~ now his kitty cat would have a cute little playmate!/clears hid throat, eventually setting the cat back down on the bed, watching it move over and curl up next to Wolfram/stiffly turns around, heading towards the door/tries grasping onto his anger again, but it doesn't work too well/crap* "Clean up and get ready. I'll be in your office." *opens the door, and it was really hard not to turn back and get one last look at Cloe* "And after this most recent incident, I would suggest showing a great deal of interest in your mistress within the next two weeks." *leaves without another word, and without waiting for a reply, shutting the door behind him/still mentally fanboying to himself/kitty kitty*

Murata - *continues to grin* "Well... that went well..."

Yuuri - *yeah, he could just imagine Gwendal's thoughts at the moment/reaches over to pet the kitten once more before heading over to his closet to dig out some clothes/rolls his eyes at Murata* "Yeah... 'well'...." *not really wanting to know what 'showing a great deal of interest' in Iris was supposed to imply/ugh...*

Murata - "You certainly like to make things difficult for yourself..." *found this whole thing extremely amusing/it was as if Yuuri never learned/he kept doing one dumb thing after another, and then when his advisors talked to him about it, he got offended and blamed the Royal Court for being too nosy or whatever/he was just lucky Lord von Voltaire was addicted to cute things, and could be won over at the mere sight of a tiny little kitten, or else he may have stopped giving out his often times valuable advice*

Yuuri - "Shut up..." *grumbles under his breath, rolling his eyes again as he grabbed some clothes and went back over to the bed to give Wolfram one more kiss, pausing to make sure he was tucked in all the way before turning to head past Murata to the door* "Come on, out of my room..." *yeah, like he was going to let his friend, the pervert, around Wolfram when he was completely alone...*

Murata - "Awww~, you're no fun at all!" *would have been insulted if he really cared/instead, he was just amused/apparently Shibuya didn't trust him around his fiancé/hey, he may tease the crap out of them both, but he wouldn't seriously do anything/just because von Bielefeld was pretty didn't mean he was going to make a try for it/he happened to like pretty girls a lot more than pretty boys... like Jade... now there was a cute little thing/wonders if he could go find her and annoy her for a while if Shibuya was going to kick him out*

Yuuri - *frowns a little at Murata, holding the door open for him/really now...* "Yeah, yeah... don't you have more important things to do, anyway...?" *like... house work...?* "Come on... out... if I've gotta do work, then you have to, too..."

Murata - "Work?? What work?? I don't have any idea what you're talking about." *joking/he probably could find something to do if he tried hard enough, he just didn't really feel like it at the moment/he was in a playful, teasing mood* "I want to hear all the juicy details of your time on Earth."

Yuuri - *grins sarcastically* "Yeah, sure..." *drops from a grin to a small frown/still waiting for him to get out of his room*

Murata - "So?? What happened?? Did you have any fun?" *wags his eyebrows up and down, as if trying to get the point across as to which sort of 'fun' he was talking about/typical male*

Yuuri - *what the heck...?? did Murata really believe that he would tell him anything...??* "Uuuh... I got to drive Shori's awesome new car... and I punched him, too..."

Murata - *snorts* "You punched your brother?" *now that he would have liked to see/he had a feeling that would have been extremely amusing, more so than watching him get chewed out by his fiance's big brother*

Yuuri - "Yup... Fought for a good bit too... parents nearly freaked out..." *not that he was really paying attention to how his parents reacted, but he could guess/makes a sweeping gesture through the doorway with his hand so that Murata would get the point that he wanted him out*

Murata - *rolls his eyes/really now.../just as he'd said, Shibuya wasn't any fun at all/he could tell that he wasn't going to get anything else out of him/what a prude/walks towards the door/still teases him, though* "Does Mama miss me??" *almost wished he could have gone with them, if only to have some of Mama's curry/really, Shibuya didn't realize how truly good it was/he was lucky to have such a wonderful cook for a mom*

Yuuri - *shrugs, still waiting* "She didn't mention you..." *well, she didn't..../would really feel a lot better once Murata was out of his room...*

Murata - *pouts a little/crosses out into the hallway* "I want some curry..."

Yuuri - *finally!/shuts the door behind them, pushing a little at Murata's shoulder to get him to keep moving* "I'll see about bringing some back with me when I go back to get them for the wedding..."

Murata - *allows Yuuri to push at him, still pouting a little, though he wasn't really upset/he just had a strong craving for Mama's curry all of a sudden/bah! he'd just been away from Earth for too long, that was all*

Yuuri - *rolls his eyes, moving to walk next to his friend once he'd made sure he was moving away from his bedroom door* "Don't pout like that... Mom'll probably take over the kitchen while she's here..." *cringes a little at the thought of his parents, or rather, just his mom, loose in the castle* "We'll have more curry than we know what to do with..."

Murata - "Mmmm..." *that would be nice/the cooking here was wonderful, but there was just something about Mama's home cooking that he absolutely loved/he was looking foreword to it*

Yuuri - *pats Murata on the shoulder as they neared the bathroom door* "Well, see ya later." *not really looking forward to putting up with whatever crap was waiting for him in the office, but he knew he couldn't avoid it forever*

Murata - *rolls his eyes/alright, he could take the hint/turns to grin at him before walking further away, waving as he did so* "Have fun sucking up to everyone!"

Yuuri - *sighs, waving too as he pushed the door open, slipping inside/it wasn't like he didn't want to hang out with his friend... at least when he wasn't being a complete a** about everything... but whatever..../quickly takes a bath, getting dressed, and stopping by his room once more to check on Wolfram and keep up his newly forming habit of brushing his hair before reluctantly making his way to the office/yeah... sucking up to everyone was going to be fun... not.../pushes the door open, trying not to pout or sulk too much as he made his way towards the desk*

Scene Change - *well... Yuuri has so much fun being a suck up to the nobles and Aristocrats who are mad at him/notice the stress on the word 'so,' which would then imply that that is nothing more than sarcasm/Murata, on the other hand, goes and bothers Jade, because it's fun, and because one of these days he swears he's going to get her to admit that she likes him/okay, so fat chance of that happening, but you can't blame him for trying/la dee da~/of course, Yuuri and Wolfram are separated again - as had been expected - and Wolfram does get better in a day or two, and is able to get back to planning the wonderful even that will be their wedding/Yuuri is kept in his office for a majority of the time, with Gwendal in there to supervise, the older man hardly leaving him alone for even a moment, not wanting to give him the opportunity to escape again/anyway, a week passes, until finally Yuuri has to go back to Earth to get the flowers and bring his parents and older brother back with him/horray~!*

Yuuri - *okay... at least the pool was filled again...?/didn't really see the purpose of having the pool, still in his room, to be so full of water/whatever/gets dried off and changed into dry clothes before wandering downstairs to find his parents/had gone just a bit after the time they usually had dinner so he could catch them all at the same time... if he was lucky...* "Mom! Dad! Shori! I'm home!" *tries to sound as enthusiastic as possible, but the separation he's had from Wolfram has put him a little... well... he wasn't in the most chipper of moods*

Shoma - *is sitting on the couch, flipping through the channels on the television, trying to find something manly to watch/smiles at his youngest son when he enters the room* "Welcome home, Yuu-chan."

Shori - *had been on his computer typing up e-mails... again... but gets up at the sound of Yuuri's voice and heads downstairs as well, coming up behind him and playfully cuffing him on the back of the head/sarcastic* "Jee, don't sound so excited..."

Yuuri - *smiles and gives a small wave at his father before noticing Shori behind him/halfheartedly tries to duck away/rolls his eyes* "Sorry..." *it wasn't his fault... he was in withdrawal...*

Miko - *practically prances out from the kitchen, oven mits still on her hands, to fling herself on her youngest son* "'Mama' Yuu-chan! Call me 'Mama!' You're just in time! I was just pulling some cookies out from the oven!" *rants about how she couldn't find the right kind of cookie recipe and was worried about not being able to make them by the time Yuuri came back/obviously excited about seeing him again - er... and she was excited about the wedding too...*

Yuuri - *stumbles back as his mom tackled him, having to pull her arms away from his neck a bit so she didn't strangle him*

Shoma - *smiles at the both of them* "Careful, honey..." *that was the most he'd say, because there was no stopping the woman when she was in full pounce-mode*

Shori - *smirks in amusement/it was always better when Yuuri was home, because then the attention from their mother was split instead of solely focused on him*

Yuuri - *glares a little at Shori's smirk, still trying to pry his mother off of him* "Awesome, mom! I can't wait!" *really trying to sound at least somewhat excited/it was kinda hard when all he could really think about was how Wolfram was doing/sigh* "Actually... I might have to wait until a bit later to have a cookie... I've gotta pick up the flower order for the wedding before the store closes..." *glances at the clock/still had plenty of time, but if it freed him from his mom's death grip....yeah....*

Miko - *pouts, reluctantly allowing herself to be pried off of him* "You don't want my cookies...? After I spent so long on them? Perfecting them and making them just perfect...?" *glances over at Shoma and then at Shori* "Does Uma-chan and Sho-chan not want Mama's cookies either...?" *that's right, guilt trip them/pouts more*

Shoma - *continues to smile at her* "Of course I want your cookies!" *anything but curry... anything...*

Shori - *rolls his eyes/wasn't really in a cookie mood, but whatever* "Chill, Mom. He just got here, and he has things to do. I'm sure he'll have a cookie later." *and really, what was the difference between now and then?? they'd be cool instead of fresh out of the oven?? pish! they'd still taste the same*

Yuuri - *rolls his eyes as well/really... it wasn't as if he'd refused completely* "Yeah, I'll have some later, okay...? I've just gotta get a few things taken care of, first..."

Miko - *pouts at them all, placing her hands on her hips* "Fine! Papa gets first choice, though since he's the only one who seems to actually want any! So hurry up and do what you have to do before he eats them all!" *stomps dramatically back to the kitchen/not really mad, just trying to get them to feel bad*

Shoma - *gosh... the way she said that made him sound like a pig.../gets up to follow her, figuring he may as well get a cookie anyway, just to appease her*

Shori - *rolls his eyes again, shaking his head and facing his little brother/why couldn't they have normal parents???*

Yuuri - *lifts an hand to rub at his head/mumbles to Shori once his parents were out of the room* "Wanna help me pick up the flowers...?" *figures he should spend some time with his brother to make up for the fight from last time.... or something like that...*

Shori - *shrugs, pulls out his keys, and heads for the door to put his shoes and winter coat on* "Sure, but I'm driving." *fingers going with him is better than typing boring e-mails and listening to Mom whine about how no one liked her cookies*

Yuuri - *pouts/he'd wanted to drive/follows him out to the door, pulling on his shoes and coat before heading out the door to the car*

Shori - *goes out as well, beeping his car unlocked and opening the driver's side door before sliding into the seat/pulls his seatbelt across him and clicks it in place, waiting for Yuuri to get in and do the same* "So exactly how many flowers did you get?"

Yuuri - *gets in the car, pulling his seatbelt across him, following Shori's example/glances around the shiny car, taking everything in again* "Uhh... a lot...?"

Shori - *great... nice answer.../rolls his eyes...again/sticks the keys in the ignition and starts the car, pulling out into the street to begin their little journey into the city* "Wonderful. My car's going to smell like flowers."

Yuuri - *snorts/sarcastic and obviously just teasing* "Better than it smells like now... " *still had that new-car smell/pouts, kinda wanting a car too, though knowing he'd never use it*

Shori - *hey, he kinda liked the smell of his car!/snorts* "You're just jealous..." *although maybe he should get one of those little air freshener things to hang from the rearview mirror... it wouldn't hurt...*

Yuuri - *huffs, crossing his arms and sinking down in his seat a little* "Whatever..."

Shori - *well... someone was pouty today* "You could get one, too, if you wanted one. It's not like we're short on cash."

Yuuri - *rolls his eyes* "Yeah, but I don't need one... It would just sit and rust and never be used and there would be no point..." *pauses, sighing a little and sitting back up again/knows he's being pouty and annoying and feels kinda bad about it, especially since he was taking it out on his brother* "Sorry... this past week has been... a bit crazy..."

Shori - *shrugs again, making sure to pay attention to the road/it's not like he cared so much/Yuuri could be as pouty as he wanted/he was just glad to see him, even if he didn't show it* "Is work stressing you out?? Or is your fiance being a brat again?"

Yuuri - *lets out a short laugh/Wolfram? a brat? never!/shakes his head* "I haven't really seem Wolf that much this week... it's kinda depressing... And... I suppose you could call it work... it's more like sucking up to everyone..." *that was definitely the most stressful part of it.../kinda misses having someone like Shori to just talk to..../had to admit it was sorta nice... minus all the references to Wolfram and how much of a brat he was... - he was his brat, at least.../waah... withdrawal...*

Shori - *sarcastic* "I'm sure you're so heartbroken." *while Yuuri'd been gone over the last week, he'd tried to think of a reason for his little brother to be attracted to the little girly-boy brat, but he'd yet to come up with something/maybe Yuuri saw something in him that he didn't/whatever/he supposed he'd have to get used to thinking of the blond as his brother-in-law/thinks it's ironic that Yuuri was getting married before him/it actually made him feel a little pathetic*

Yuuri - *falls back to sulking a bit/well... he did miss Wolfram... a lot... and couldn't wait until all this crap was over so he could finally just have everything back to normal... or at least as normal as it got.../doesn't respond to that and turns to stare out the window/whatever...*

Shori - *still fairly sarcastic* "Wow... has anyone ever told you you're wonderful at holding a conversation??" *continues to drive, taking a turn here or there, not bothering to turn on the radio*

Yuuri - *mumbles* "Sorry..." *well, gosh... if Shori was going to act like that, then maybe he didn't want to have a conversation/thinks about taking back his previous thought on liking having his brother to talk to/grumbles about how it wasn't his fault*

Shori - *dude, he wasn't trying to be mean/Yuuri was the one being a moody little twit/sighs and puts more of his focus on the road* "Whatever." *eventually makes it into the city, driving to the florist and pulling up to the curb/there was no point in wasting the time it took to park his car at a parking deck and then walk here if this was the only thing they were going to do* "Get out and get your flowers. And be quick."

Yuuri - *rolls his eyes/hey, it really wasn't his fault for being such a grouch! he hadn't seen much of Wolfram all week! of course he wasn't going to be ecstatic about things/does as he's told and climbs out of the car, heading into the flowershop/comes out with a cart of several boxes, pulling it around the back of the car and tapping on the trunk to get Shori to open it*

Shori - *looks out the window at all of the boxes with slightly widened eyes/opens the trunk/really hopes that's all the flowers there are/what the heck did he need so many for??*

Yuuri - *that definitely wasn't all the flowers he'd ordered/carefully puts all the boxes into the trunk before heading back into the store to get the next bunch/ends up filling practically the entire car, having to place the last few boxes on the floor by his feet before he was done/climbs back into the car, shutting the door behind him and putting his seatbelt on* "Done... thanks..."

Shori - *groans/his car was so going to smell like flowers/yeah, he was totally investing in a little air freshener or something/pulls away from the curb once Yuuri's done, heading back home* "So were all these flowers your idea, or his?" *didn't doubt it had been Wolfram's/he seemed to like extravagant things, or he just enjoyed spending lots and lots of money*

Yuuri - *scratches at his cheek with one finger, thinking back to everything* "Well... Wolf originally wanted a Spring wedding... and... since we couldn't do that.... Uh... getting flowers seemed to be the next best thing..."