Part Nineteen
Very Brief Recap
- Uhh... I can't really remember what happened last time...
- Oh! They took a bath and talked about baby names! :D
Warnings
- Dolphin X-ing
Characters
Yuuri - Guine
Wolfram - Mikage
Arthur & Rosalyn - Guine
Covering the Bases
Part Nineteen - There's Still a Dress Code; We're Just Not as Strict as the Yankees
Wolfram - *smiles sweetly at him* "Yours."
Yuuri - *nods/teasing* "I guess... Since I'm kinda stuck with you..."
Wolfram - *fakes a pout* "Stuck with me? Is that how you look at our relationship?"
Yuuri - *nods/still teasing* "Yup... You follow me like a shadow." *doesn't want to point out that he does the same*
Wolfram - *pouts even more* "Would you rather I leave you alone?"
Yuuri - *shrugs* "What if something happened to you? I don't have the heart to let you out of my sight."
Wolfram - "But you say 'stuck with' as if I'm nothing more than an annoyance." *gives a fake, sad little sigh*
Yuuri - *eye twitch/caving fast* "Ah... well... it's not so much that... I mean... you're not annoying..."
Wolfram - "All those sweet things you said just a second ago are nothing more than lies, aren't they?" *gives another sigh, dramatically lifting a hand to his forehead* "You'd much rather marry someone else, wouldn't you?"
Yuuri - *stares at him/not sure if he was serious or just joking* "W-what?? No! I don't want to marry anyone else!"
Wolfram - *still joking around* "Oh, you're so mean to me!! You constantly toy with my feelings!!"
Yuuri - *quickly shakes his head* "I'm sorry! I don't mean to!"
Wolfram - "You treat me so horribly!! It's painful!!"
Yuuri - *stares at him/hoping he was only joking/probably should know if he was just joking* "I... I don't... I don't mean..."
Wolfram - *really hopes Yuuri doesn't take all this to heart, because he doesn't want another 'I'm only marrying you for your money' incidents* "Why do I put myself through this?! Certainly there are others out there who would appreciate me more!!"
Yuuri - *pouts* "I doubt that anyone would appreciate you more than I do... Or love you more." *huffs*
Wolfram - *overly dramatic* "Lies!! All of it!!"
Yuuri - *okay, now he knows he's teasing/smirks, teasing as well* "I'll just leave you here then? Surely you'll be able to find someone else."
Wolfram - *pouts playfully* "Now I know you're nothing but a lying wimp. You really don't want me around, do you? You're hoping someone else comes along to distract me."
Yuuri - *shrugs* "Anything to get you from following me around like a stray."
Wolfram - *pouts some more and makes his bottom lip quiver* "So cruel..."
Yuuri - *winces/can't take it when he looked so cute* "Demon king... what can I say?"
Wolfram - *sighs pathetically* "I never knew you could be so heartless."
Yuuri - *eye twitch again* "Yeah... You learn something new every day, huh?"
Wolfram - "And all I ever did was love you..."
Yuuri - *really killing him to keep up the act* "Yeah... waste of your time, wasn't it?"
Wolfram - "I can't believe I ever trusted you..."
Yuuri - *winces again/caving completely/leans onto the edge of the tub with both arms, but not yet getting up from his seat on the stool* "I was joking... You know I love you more than anything..."
Wolfram - *smiles at him sweetly* "I know. I was just teasing you." *bats his eyelashes* "And again you gave in."
Yuuri - *blinks at him then pouts* "You're so mean to me..."
Wolfram - "How does teasing you make me mean?"
Yuuri - *pouts more* "Because... You know I can't help it when you joke about yourself..."
Wolfram - *stick his tongue out at him again* "You're just a wimp."
Yuuri - *pouts at him* "Your wimp..."
Wolfram - *smiles again* "Yes, mine."
Yuuri - *sighs, a bit relieved* "You know I wouldn't have it any other way..."
Wolfram - *pouts playfully once more* "You sure have an odd way of proving it sometimes."
Yuuri - *shakes his head* "I'm yours and only yours... Now and forever... no doubt... I'll do whatever you want me to... I'll follow you anywhere.... I don't ever want to leave your side...."
Wolfram - *teasing him* "You're so sappy... it's almost sickeningly sweet."
Yuuri - *shrugs* "'What's so bad about speaking the truth,' right?"
Wolfram - "Hmmm..." *pretends to be thinking* "And yet it's so rare that you actually do tell me the truth. Most of the times I have to drag it out of you."
Yuuri - *shakes his head again* "I'll tell you the truth... Whatever you want..."
Wolfram - *playfully pouts at him* "I don't believe you."
Yuuri - *pouts back* "Why not?"
Wolfram - "Because. You say that all the time, but you hardly ever follow through."
Yuuri - *winces* "Sorry...."
Wolfram - "And then you apologize. Apologies don't always fix things, you know." *still teasing*
Yuuri - *whimpers lightly* "I'm trying..."
Wolfram - "You say that all the time, too."
Yuuri - *whimpers more* "What do you want me to do, then?"
Wolfram - *continues to fake a pout* "If you love me so much, then you have to prove it. You can't just expect me to know everything all the time. Sometimes you have to show me."
Yuuri - *blinks at him/confused* "How...?"
Wolfram - *smirks at him now/shrugs* "However you want. Use that seemingly useless brain of yours and think of a way yourself."
Yuuri - *stares at him for a long moment, then slowly and carefully leans over the edge of the tub to press his lips against the blond's*
Wolfram - *smiles into the kiss, but doesn't move to kiss him back just yet*
Yuuri - *pulls back a little in frustration/can't really get any closer because of the tub*
Wolfram - *goes back to smirking at him, letting out a soft little laugh*
Yuuri - *frowns lightly at the blond before eyeing the size of the tub*
Wolfram - *watches him curiously, wondering what he's thinking*
Yuuri - *grumbles lightly/tries again, leaning over the edge to kiss him*
Wolfram - *kisses him back lightly, but not much, not nearly as much as he'd like to, choosing to continue teasing him instead*
Yuuri - *sighs, pulling back again/figures the tub would be fine since Wolfram was tiny anyway/huffs, gripping on the bottom of his pajama shirt to pull it off*
Wolfram - *tilts his head, looking at him/confused/has no idea what he's doing* "Yuuri...?"
Yuuri - *shakes his head, still grumbling to himself about small tubs, tossing the shirt where the rest of their clothes were/goes to pull off his pants next* "Move over..."
Wolfram - *doesn't move/looks at him as if he's crazy* "You can't be serious!"
Yuuri - *stops in his actions before he could take his pants off/pouts* "Why not...?"
Wolfram - "This thing is too small! You won't fit in here!"
Yuuri - *stands up a bit straighter next to the tub/crosses his arms over his now shirtless chest/pout* "It's in the way..."
Wolfram - *sputters a little* "So you expect to be able to climb right in?! Don't be ridiculous! There's hardly enough room in here for one person, let alone two!"
Yuuri - *pouts more* "Fine... I won't..."
Wolfram - *shakes his head at him* "What made you think you could get in here without the water displacing even more and getting everywhere?"
Yuuri - *pouts/blushing a little* "I... I didn't think about that..."
Wolfram - "Of course not. I swear, you have a one track mind." *begins to carefully stand within the tub* "Make yourself useful and give me a towel."
Yuuri - *quickly drops his arms from being crossed to obey/hurriedly gets a clean towel to hand to him*
Wolfram - *takes the towel from him with a teasing little smile and starts to dry himself off*
Yuuri - *pouts, leaning up against the wall and out of the way*
Wolfram - *giggles softly, rubbing at his hair before dropping the towel and slipping into his nightgown, pulling it over his head and shoving his hands into the sleeves*
Yuuri - *turns his head to stare at him, letting out a small sigh and feeling stupid for his previous, rash actions*
Wolfram - *straightens out his nightgown a bit before turning to smile at him, doing a playful little spin* "There. All done."
Yuuri - *stares at him a bit more before moving away from the wall/carefully places his hands along Wolfram's waist, staring down at him* "You look beautiful..."
Wolfram - *smirks, lifting his nose into the air arrogantly* "Tell me something I don't already know."
Yuuri - *blinks at him* "I used to have six fingers on my left hand, but one was removed before I left the hospital after I was born..."
Wolfram - *his eyes widen, startled, and he again looks at him as if he's crazy* "What?"
Yuuri - *grins* "Kidding... "
Wolfram - *appears a little unsettled* "Oh... good because... that's weird..." *grumbles* "Wouldn't want you passing on any strange deformities to our children."
Yuuri - *laughs* "You wanted me to tell you something you didn't already know..."
Wolfram - *frowns* "Tell me something truthful that I don't already know."
Yuuri - *thinks for a bit* "Hmm... Did you know you talk in your sleep?"
Wolfram - *blushes* "Yes, I've been told that before. You do, too."
Yuuri - *frowns at him* "No, I don't..."
Wolfram - "Yes, you do..."
Yuuri - "No, I--" *blushes deeply*
Wolfram - "Yes, you do." *lifts a hand to tap a finger against the tips of his nose/playful* "And it's cute."
Yuuri - *doesn't really know what to think about that* ".... What... kinds of things do I say...?" *not sure he wants to know*
Wolfram - *mocking him, trying to make his voice sound like his when he's sleep-talking* "'No paperwork. Bad paperwork. Don't want.'"
Yuuri - *stares at him, mouthing wordlessly for a few moments* "T-that..." *pauses, thinking about it* "That's not so bad... Is that all...?"
Wolfram - "Besides my name and various declarations of love, yes."
Yuuri - *blushes deeply at that* "Oh...."
Wolfram - *smiles at him, still teasing* "It's absolutely the most adorable thing I've ever heard."
Yuuri - *pouts at him* "Yeah... well... you do the same thing..."
Wolfram - *shrugs* "Why should that bother me?"
Yuuri - *even more embarrassed that it didn't bother Wolfram* "I... I don't..." *doesn't know what to say*
Wolfram - *mocks him again* "'I don't know.'" *another fake pout*
Yuuri - *stares at him, then leans down to kiss his forehead*
Wolfram - *joking* "And you still insist on treating me like a child..."
Yuuri - *pulls back and leans down farther, tilting his head to reach his lips/kisses him*
Wolfram - *laughs lightly into the kiss before leaning further into it/internally marvels at how unbelievably simple it is to get what he wants out of him*
Yuuri - *kisses him back, deeper, and pulls him closer, wrapping his arms all the way around him*
Wolfram - *lifts his arms to wrap them tightly around his neck, standing on his tip-toes to make it easier to continue kissing him*
Yuuri - *pulls him closer and slightly off the ground/kissing him deeply and passionately*
Wolfram - *a little startled at being pulled up a bit, but doesn't allow it to distract him*
Yuuri - *continues to kiss him until he was out of breath/slowly pulls back*
Wolfram - *panting lightly, staring up into his eyes* "Love you..."
Yuuri - "I love you, too..." *suddenly realizes he was holding the blond off the ground and quickly, but gently sets him back down/flushes lightly* "Sorry..."
Wolfram - *smiles at him and shakes his head* "It's okay..."
Yuuri - *panting lightly/shakes his head as well* "How do you feel...? Are you thirsty?"
Wolfram - *stops to consider it for a moment/hadn't really thought of it at all while he'd been bathing* "A little, I suppose."
Yuuri - *nods* "Did you want me to go get you some water...?"
Wolfram - *raises an eyebrow* "Am I incapable of getting it myself?"
Yuuri - *pouts at him* "No... But I wanted to do it..."
Wolfram - *rolls his eyes* "If that's what you want, then go right ahead."
Yuuri - *blinks at him curiously* "Will... you come with me...?" *really not wanting to leave him*
Wolfram - *snorts lightly* "What, you think I'm just gonna sit in here by myself?"
Yuuri - *flushes lightly/didn't think of that* "Oh... I guess not..."
Wolfram - *shakes his head at him again, then smirks* "Are you going to put your shirt back on or go out there without it?"
Yuuri - *glances down at himself/teasing* "What? Are you embarrassed? I don't need to go on a diet, do I?"
Wolfram - "No, but..." *looks him over* "It's hardly proper... especially in front of commoners."
Yuuri - *laughs lightly* "And we're all about being proper..."
Wolfram - *glares a little* "I am. I don't know about you..."
Yuuri - *winces a little* "Sorry.... I'll put it on..." *pulls away from him to bent down, scooping up his shirt, pulling it on over his head*
Wolfram - *crosses his arms over his chest as he watches him*
Yuuri - *pulls his arms through the sleeves/glances at Wolfram* "Happy...?"
Wolfram - *huffs lightly* "I suppose..."
Yuuri - *tilts his head, watching him* "What's wrong...?"
Wolfram - *shakes his head* "Nothing's wrong."
Yuuri - *frowns* "Is there something else I needed to do...?"
Wolfram - *continues shaking his head* "No..."
Yuuri - *leans down a bit to see his face better* "Are you sure...?"
Wolfram - *rolls his eyes again* "I'd tell you if there was. Wouldn't want you embarrassing yourself..."
Yuuri - *smirks lightly* "I wasn't talking about that..." *pauses* "Is there anything you want me to do...? Before we go out there...?"
Wolfram - "Not particularly..."
Yuuri - *pouts unintentionally/pulling back* "Oh..."
Wolfram - *sighs a bit, becoming a little impatient* "So are we done in here?"
Yuuri - *pouts more* "Yeah.... I guess..."
Wolfram - *looks at him expectantly* "Okay, then..."
Yuuri - *continues to pout/leans down to scoop up their clothes before standing back up*
Wolfram - *stands there and watches him, but otherwise does nothing*
Yuuri - *poutpout/watches him* "Well...?"
Wolfram - *looks at him curiously* "'Well' what?"
Yuuri - *another pout as he forces himself to say it* "Are we going to go? Or just stand in here...?"
Wolfram - *shrugs and smirks* "Lead the way, King George."
Yuuri - *frowns, pouting even more* "You can't be serious..."
Wolfram - *raises an eyebrow* "What?"
Yuuri - "You're not going to start calling me that, are you...?"
Wolfram - *pouts back at him* "Do you not want me to?"
Yuuri - *exasperated/caving in* "I want you to kiss me, damn it..."
Wolfram - *sighs and rolls his eyes playfully, before leaning up to give him a quick kiss, pulling back soon after* "Are you satisfied now?"
Yuuri - *whines* "No!"
Wolfram - "Yuuri, honestly..."
Yuuri - *pouts*
Wolfram - "You're never satisfied, are you?"
Yuuri - *shakes his head* "And that kiss was pathetic!"
Wolfram - "You just had a good kiss not even a few minutes ago!"
Yuuri - *pouts more* "So...?"
Wolfram - "'So...?'"
Yuuri - *huffs* "Meanie..."
Wolfram - *shrugs another time* "What is it they say on your world? 'Birds of a feather...?'"
Yuuri - *pouts even more* "Fine... Just say you don't want to kiss me... You don't have to be mean about it..."
Wolfram - *huffs* "I'll kiss you as soon as I've had a drink."
Yuuri - *stares at him for a moment, then double checks to make sure all the clothes were safe in his arms before quickly pulling the door open, leading out into the little kitchen*
Wolfram - *dutifully follows him*
Arthur - *glances up from his tea and book/looks at Yuuri for a moment, but then quickly shifts his gaze at Wolfram/looks at him over for a bit longer before snorting and turning back to his book*
Wolfram - *glances over at the old man, slightly offended/what the heck was he snorting about?*
Yuuri - *missed the exchange between them/smiles lightly* "Uh... is it alright if Wolfram had some water?"
Arthur - *nods/moves from where he was at the counter to get the pitcher of water and a glass, pouring some and handing it to Yuuri/glances over Wolfram and his pink nightgown again/goes back to his book* "Rose is getting ready to attack... just a warning..."
Wolfram - *frowns a little at the old man, not sure he likes the way he's looking at him/frowns even more at what he says, glancing around nervously to find the old woman - she unnerves him the most*
Yuuri - *carefully hands Wolfram the glass/laughs nervously/has no idea what he was talking about*
Arthur - *shakes his head, still focused on his book* "Just be careful..."
Wolfram - *starts sipping at the water slowly, continuing to look around warily*
Yuuri - *nods/still a bit nervous/starts heading out to the main part of the house, intent on getting to the guest bedroom and locking the door behind them to avoid any ‘attacks’ or whatever/startled by what they're met with*
Rosalyn - *has set up the previously tidy sitting area with several open boxes of costumes, hats, wigs, and accessories galore/perks up at the sight of them/had been waiting on the only empty spot on the couch/hurries over with a hair brush in hand, offering it to Yuuri or Wolfram - whoever took it first got it, really/smiles brightly* "I hope you're both feeling refreshed and clean!"
Wolfram - *continues to follow Yuuri/looks around at everything, choking a bit on some of his water*
Yuuri - *nervously takes the brush from her since she was practically brandishing it at them* "What's... all this...?"
Rosalyn - *smiles brighter* "Costumes! It would be easier to pick out what you'd like to wear tonight!"
Wolfram - *keeps staring at it all, eyes wide/they were supposed to pick stuff out themselves?!/he'd much rather have someone else do it for him, because he honestly has no idea what he's doing when it comes to disguises/he usually isn't one to skulk around*
Yuuri - *blinks, not really doing anything with the brush and still holding onto their clothes* "Really...?"
Rosalyn - *nods excitedly/holds out her hands, offering to take their clothes for him* "You can have a look at everything if you'd like! I already put a few sets together, but I didn't know if you would see something you really liked or not!"
Wolfram - *goes back to sipping at his water, looking down at the floor/steadfastly refuses to be the first one to begin looking through everything/blushes slightly and does not look at the old woman/was she crazy?*
Yuuri - *blinks again, but hands her the clothes/slowly and cautiously moves around to look at was set up/eyes grow a bit wide/quickly passes the hair brush to Wolfram before dashing around the chair to scoop up a really big hat with a really big feather/grins, placing it on his head*
Wolfram - *stops drinking to take the brush from Yuuri, watching him look around/can't stop the quiet laugh that escapes him when he puts the hat on*
Rosalyn - *disappears for a bit to put their clothes away for them*
Yuuri - *grins at Wolfram/teasing* "How do I look?" *tips the edge of the hat a bit towards him/winks*
Wolfram - *stares/doesn't know what to say for a moment* "Uhhh... you look..." *winces* "... dashing?"
Yuuri - *pouts lightly/crosses his arms over his chest/still teasing* "That's it?"
Wolfram - "Uhhh... well..." *shakes his head, trying to prevent himself from laughing more* "You look ridiculous..."
Yuuri - *cracks a grin* "Isn't it cool though?" *takes the hat off, placing it back down on the table/scoops up a long, curly blond wig/brushes his bangs back with his hand before putting it on next*
Wolfram - *winces noticeably/blond is definitely not a good look for Yuuri/curls, too*
Yuuri - *blinks at him* "No like?"
Wolfram - *wrinkles his nose in disgust, shaking his head emphatically*
Yuuri - *mock pouts/takes it off and places it back down/picks up a short, navy colored wig next, trying it on as well*
Wolfram - *thinks it looks slightly better, though he likes Yuuri's natural hair color best of all/of course it wasn't like he could just go out and walk around with his hair uncovered*
Yuuri - *picks the hat with the big feather up again/places it on top/grins*
Wolfram - *wrinkles his nose again* "It looks so... gaudy..."
Yuuri - *pouts/doesn't take it off/instead, he scoops up a long dark green cape and pulls it on over his shoulders*
Wolfram - *shakes his head at how much fun Yuuri seems to be having playing dress-up/goes back to sipping at his water, still holding the brush in his other hand*
Yuuri - *rolls his eyes* "Don't you want to try on anything?" *digs through a box and pulls out a frilly, light blue, winter dress/holds it up to himself as if checking for size, but is really just teasing*
Wolfram - *nearly chokes again, shaking his head* "No, thanks. Why don't you keep at it?"
Yuuri - *grins* "You sure?" *puts the dress down to dig through the box again, pulling out a dark red one this time and just as frilly as the last*
Wolfram - *manages to nod* "Plenty sure." *goes back to drinking again/it was at times like these that he wished for some pretty strong alcohol/begins to wonder how big of a fit Yuuri would pitch if he asked for some/if he was drunk he was sure this wouldn't seem nearly as ridiculous*
Yuuri - *rolls his eyes/places the dress down/takes off the hat and wig/pulls off the cape too* "Fine..." *eyes the fancy looking riding boots next*
Wolfram - *continues to stand there and watch him*
Rosalyn - *flitters back out/stops just next to Wolfram/smiling like always* "See anything you like?"
Wolfram - *chokes once more, pulling the glass of water away from his face* "Uhhh..." *doesn't know how to answer that*
Yuuri - *grins back* "I like the hat, but apparently I can't pull it off very well."
Wolfram - *doesn't say anything/wasn't going to prevent Yuuri from wearing it if he really wanted to*
Rosalyn - *laughs lightly* "Did you want to see what I had picked out?"
Yuuri - *still grinning/nods* "Sure."
Wolfram - *he currently has not a single word to utter/merely stands there and watches/how can Yuuri possibly find this entertaining?*
Rosalyn - *flitters over to the costumes/pulls out a pair of dark brown riding pants, a white shirt, a long, dark brown winter jacket, matching boots, and a shoulder length dark green wig/hands it to Yuuri*
Yuuri - *blinks at it/surprised that it seemed like mostly normal clothes, except the wig...*
Wolfram - *finishes his water quickly, placing the glass aside/looks from Yuuri and the old woman, and then to the brush in his hand, before starting to brush all the knots out of his damp hair*
Rosalyn - *starts to dig through the clothes again, pulling out another pair of brown riding pants, lighter in color and much smaller than the ones for Yuuri, then a light blue shirt, and a long, dark blue winter coat, lined with a light brown fur, and riding boots as well, but with blue straps instead of brown/takes the navy wig that Yuuri tried on earlier and places them near Wolfram/still smiling* "Those are just what I liked. If you see anything else then you're more than welcome to use them. I have gloves and hats as well, but I'll get those out later."
Yuuri - *trying on the dark green wig/amused*
Wolfram - *tries to imagine himself with navy hair, but fails/he happens to like his hair just the way it is, thank you very much/pouts at the clothes/it's not like they were bad or anything like that, he just... still didn't see much of a point in all of this/they were going to be caught regardless, in his opinion*
Yuuri - *has on the green wig/grinning/greatly amused*
Rosalyn - *hands Yuuri a pair of green tinted glasses*
Yuuri - *quickly puts them on as well*
Arthur - *walks out from the kitchen/stops dead in his tracks seeing Yuuri in the wig and glasses/turns to go back into the kitchen, shaking his head in shame, muttering about women and their 'dolls'*
Wolfram - *glances at the old man, watching him, almost tempted to call him back and beg for his help, because... this was sort of awkward/he found it a little hard to believe that Yuuri seemed to be enjoying it so much, although... he supposed he really shouldn't be phased by it; this was Yuuri, after all*
Yuuri - *grins at Wolfram/excited* "Try yours on!"
Wolfram - *pouts more, shaking his head* "No, thanks."
Yuuri - *pouts*
Rosalyn - *looks like she has an idea/digs through her stash and pulls out a silver-white, shoulder length wig* "Maybe this color would look better on you!" *hurries over, placing it on Wolfram's head before he could say anything against it*
Yuuri - *claps in amusement*
Wolfram - *stands completely still, almost mortified/this woman was dressing him up? like he was some sort of a... doll? - he figured the old man's word was the best way to describe it at the moment*
Rosalyn - *moves to pick up the dark blue, fur lined jacket next/places it over his shoulders and fixes the collar some before standing back*
Yuuri - *still very amused*
Wolfram - *glares at Yuuri*
Yuuri - *winces lightly* "You look nice."
Wolfram - *growls* "Shut up!"
Yuuri - *pouts and shuts up/can't hide his grin for long though*
Rosalyn - *picks up a pretty blue hair pin from another box, clipping it carefully onto the wig*
Wolfram - *can't stop himself from turning his glare onto her, his face red with embarrassment/hisses* "I am a soldier, not a dress-up doll."
Rosalyn - *unfazed/smiling brighter, even* "You look wonderful! No one would suspect you of anything but a well dressed actor!"
Yuuri - *nods* "I like it."
Wolfram - *turns his glare back to him* "I don't particularly care what you think at the moment. I am not a penniless actor." *only realizes how offensive that sounded after he says it, but he pretends as if he hardly notices/not much he can do to take it back now, anyway*
Rosalyn - *apparently not bothered by it/pats him lightly on the shoulder* "It's actually a lot of fun. And you'll have to remember this is only temporary!"
Wolfram - *looks back to her, frowning even more, but doesn't say anything else*
Yuuri - *starting to get worried about Wolfram being worked up too much/carefully removes the wig and glasses* "These are fine... We'll wear them. Thank you..." *quickly stands to make his way over to Wolfram* "Are you tired...?"
Rosalyn - *nods understandingly* "Yes, yes. You've both got a big day tomorrow. If you're lucky you'll get to the northern boarder by sundown. That's where they'll stop to stay the night."
Wolfram - *shakes his head, continuing to glare* "No, I am not tired!" *yanks off both the wig and the coat, tossing them to the floor* "And I am not wearing this!"
Yuuri - *winces* "Wolf..."
Wolfram - *looks up at him, angry and slightly annoyed* "What?"
Yuuri - *watches him* "Please...?"
Wolfram - *stares at him levelly/grumbling, though trying to calm himself down slightly, internally telling himself that it would not be a very good idea to throw a tantrum in front of the woman, or her scoffing husband for that matter* "I'd prefer it if my hair remained blond."
Yuuri - *continues to watch him/softly, trying to get him to calm down a bit* "I'd prefer your hair blond, too... But you're much too noticeable like that..."
Wolfram - *crosses his arms stubbornly, huffing and looking off to the side/doesn't reply*
Yuuri - *shakes his head* "It'll only be for a day..."
Wolfram - *unable to stop himself from childishly stomping his foot* "No."
Yuuri - *sighs* "Then what did you want to do...?
Wolfram - *falls silent again/doesn't really know*
Yuuri - *shakes his head again/not really knowing how to convince him* "Is there anything I can do to get you to agree to wearing it...?"
Wolfram - *snorts* "No."
Yuuri - *sighs again* "Fine..."
Arthur - *growls from the kitchen* "Oh, just suck it up..."
Rosalyn - *gasps/blushing in embarrassment/hurries out to the kitchen*
Arthur - *yelps lightly in pain/probably swatted by his wife*
Wolfram - *turns to glare in the relative direction of the kitchen/who did that old man think he was?*
Yuuri - *pouts, still watching Wolfram* "I love you..."
Wolfram - *glances back at him* "That's not going to work."
Yuuri - *frowns lightly* "Okay...."
Wolfram - *goes back to crossing his arms, glaring at the clothes and accessories around them, and pouting*
Yuuri - *watches him* "You... really don't want to wear it...? It would be really helpful if you did... The soldiers definitely wouldn't recognize you..."
Wolfram - *grumbles* "I don't want funny looking hair."
Yuuri - *blinks at him/confused and curious* "What's funny about it?"
Wolfram - "I like my hair the way it is..."
Yuuri - *tries not to smile at how cute he was* "I like your hair the way it is, too... But the point of a disguise is so that you don't look like you normally do..."
Wolfram - *rolls his eyes* "Then give me something that'll make me not look like I normally do, but keep it blond."
Yuuri - *blinks at him/turns around and goes to pick up the long, curly blond wig from before/holds it up questioningly*
Wolfram - *merely huffs again, exasperated* "Whatever."
Rosalyn - *pokes back out from the kitchen* "Oh... That would look wonderful with this blue and white dress I have. It's really easy to ride in, too!"
Arthur - *growls from the kitchen* "Stop trying to dress them up like women!!!"
Rosalyn - *disappears again to whack her husband*
Wolfram - *growls more* "Just give me the damn wig."
Yuuri - *bites his lip to hide the grin/makes his way over to Wolfram, handing him the wig*
Wolfram - *shoves it onto his head before looking around at the rest of the things* "Now, where's a mirror?"
Rosalyn - *scampers out to pull open the door to the coat closet/tall mirror mounted on the other side/stands off to the side, beaming proudly*
Wolfram - *moves over to look at himself/flinches back with a wince, wrinkling his nose in slight distaste* "Oh, for the love of Shinou..."
Yuuri - *grins/greatly amused* "You look good!"
Wolfram - "I look like my mother!!!"
Yuuri - *snorts* "Almost..."
Wolfram - *looks back at him, glaring at him again* "What the hell is that supposed to mean?!"
Yuuri - *smiles innocently at him* "You're much more beautiful."
Wolfram - *frowns a bit, before going back to peering at himself in the mirror, still wrinkling his nose at his reflection/suddenly looks determined* "Give me a dress or something."
Rosalyn - *squeals in delight, clapping her hands together/practically skips around to the boxes on the floor, digging out the light blue and white winter dress she was talking about/pulls it out and hurries over to hand it to Wolfram*
Yuuri - *amused as well, but not wanting to push his luck, so stays silent*
Wolfram - *yanks the dress away from the woman a bit rougher than he'd intended to/slips it on over his nightgown, not really caring that it feels a little awkward with his night clothes on under it/he was not going to undress in front of the old hag/looks at himself in the mirror again, placing his hands against his noticeably flat chest, frowning*
Rosalyn - *already on that/back to digging through another box, pulling out a couple rounded, foam pads, handing them to Wolfram on her way back*
Wolfram - *watches her, flushing red*
Rosalyn - *still smiling brightly* "My sons and grandsons say they aren't that bad."
Wolfram - *doesn't move to take them from her, embarrassed now*
Rosalyn - *brandishes at him more/not backing down*
Wolfram - *doesn't back away, but still refuses to take them*
Yuuri - *moves around to take them from her/blinks, a bit surprised at how they felt* "They're cushion-y..."
Rosalyn - *beaming even more* "I made them myself!"
Wolfram - *glances at Yuuri/shocked* "Don't touch them!! You pervert!!"
Yuuri - *raises his eyebrow at him/slowly reaches up to his collar, suggesting that he was going to try them on first*
Wolfram - *his face goes red again* "Stop it!! You... you..." *can't really think of any other insult to call him by* "You disgusting, perverted old man!!!"
Yuuri - *tries not to grin/very amused* "What? You're not going to try them..." *unbuttons the top button on his shirt for easier access*
Wolfram - *reaches out to stop him* "Don't, Yuuri!!"
Yuuri - *pauses/grinning* "Did you want them...?"
Wolfram - *flinches back a bit* "I will not touch them!! That's... that's disgusting!"
Yuuri - *squishes them a bit* "They're just fabric..."
Wolfram - *watches Yuuri, wrinkling his nose, then shakes his head* "Stop it..."
Yuuri - *raises an eyebrow at him* "You're not going to wear them...? It'll look kinda weird if you're in a dress..."
Wolfram - "I never said I wasn't going to wear them. I said I wasn't got to touch them!"
Yuuri - *tilts his head/curious* "How are you going to put them on, then...?"
Wolfram - *sputters* "I... I don't know!"
Yuuri - *grins* "Want me to put them on for you...?"
Wolfram - *sputters more, but doesn't say anything/his face is bright red*
Yuuri - *grins more* "I'll assume that's a 'yes'?" *takes a step closer to him*
Wolfram - *looks off to the side, grumbling under his breath about 'wimps' and 'stupid, perverted old men'*
Yuuri - *sighs/still amused/cautiously reaches out to pull at the collar of the dress*
Wolfram - *forces himself to remain still/refuses to look at him*
Yuuri - *shrugs/slides the thick pads down in the dress, but on the outside of Wolfram's nightgown/glances curiously over at the woman who in turn motioned with her hands to pull them up some/does so and pulls back to get a look at the blond*
Wolfram - *glances at himself in the mirror again, turning to the side to get a look at a different angle/pouts just slightly* "Mother's are-" *immediately stops himself from continuing/flushes bright red*
Yuuri - *smiles at him* "You look good."
Wolfram - *looks at himself in disgust, but says nothing to disagree with him/he shifts a bit, feeling a little awkward/not used to having anything on his chest*
Yuuri - "So....?" *still grinning/looking really hopeful*
Wolfram - *continues twisting and turning, alternately peering closer at the mirror and leaning back, thinking for a long moment/lifts a hand to place it against his stomach contemplatively/turns to look at the old woman, blushing a little more, but forces himself to speak to her without sounding mean or bratty* "Do you have anything that would make me look pregnant?"
Rosalyn - *gasps in excitement/hurries over to the box from before and pulls out a large padded belly, complete with a belt to snap on back/hands it to Yuuri, not even going to bother with the blond*
Yuuri - *raises his eyebrow some, but holds the pseudo-belly out to Wolfram*
Wolfram - *awkwardly lifts up the dress, staring at Yuuri expectantly*
Yuuri - *greatly amused once more/moves to tie the... thing in place, pulling it tight in the back to make it stay in place* "Is that good...?"
Wolfram - *drops the dress over it and turns to look at himself in the mirror again/it feels more awkward than the things on his chest, mainly because of the added weight* "I... it's... I look fat."
Yuuri - *shakes his head* "No... You look pregnant..."
Wolfram - *nods* "Right. I look fat."
Yuuri - *rolls his eyes* "I don't think that counts as being 'fat'..."
Wolfram - "Well, I think it does." *and obviously that's all that mattered*
Yuuri - *stares at Wolfram for a bit, lifting a hand to rub his chin in obviously serious thought/shrugs* "Well... I think it makes you look very attractive."
Wolfram - "You would." *grumbles* "I think it makes me look stupid. It's huge!"
Yuuri - *smiles at him/shrugs again*
Wolfram - *continues grumbling* "And it's heavy."
Yuuri - *raises an eyebrow at him* "What were you expecting...?"
Wolfram - *glares at him, but doesn't say anything more, going back to staring at himself in the mirror instead*
Yuuri - *shakes his head/amused by his expressions* "So is this one a keeper...?"
Rosalyn - *standing off to the side/eye sparkle*
Wolfram - *flushes a little, wondering if this is what he'd really look like a little while down the road - well, sans the dress and the long hair - and if he'll actually get used to it over that time* "I suppose so..."
Rosalyn - *claps her hands in excitement/can't stand quiet any longer* "Wonderful! I'll go fine the matching gloves and bonnet right away! Oh! Shoes too! Riding shoes, of course, and a nice, warm coat!" *scurries off to dig through the boxes*
Arthur - *wanders out into the living room to see if his wife could embarrass him even more/stops at the sight of Wolfram in the dress/clicks his tongue* "At least he can pull it off..."
Rosalyn - *beams happily* "Our boys are going to be so jealous! They've never looked as good in that dress... or wig!"
Yuuri - *eyes them cautiously/subconsciously stepping a little closer to Wolfram, defensively between the couple and him*
Wolfram - *blushes when the old man comes in, feeling slightly emasculated all of a sudden/mumbles under his breath, a little sarcastic* "I suppose I can thank my mother, then..."
Yuuri - *turning his attention to Wolfram, though still wondering about the elderly couple/smiles* "Hmmm... I think she would be jealous of you, too."
Wolfram - *snorts* "I highly doubt that..."
Yuuri - *fakes a pout* "How come?"
Wolfram - "Because..." *looks down at himself, eyeing the bigger stomach and the un-flat chest/starts mumbling about females and their unnecessary 'accessories'*
Yuuri - *can't help but smile at him/very amused by how he was acting*
Rosalyn - "Found them!" *hurries over to Wolfram with a light blue, white lined bonnet and matching gloves/quickly places the bonnet on his head* "You look just darling!"
Arthur - *shakes his head in shame* "You did this all the time to the boys, too..."
Rosalyn - *pouts at him* "The boys turned out just fine!" *goes back to playing with the ribbon that's supposed to tie under Wolfram's chin*
Wolfram - *tempted to bat the old woman's hands away, but manages to stand still instead/pouts* "I look like a woman..."
Yuuri - *covers his mouth to stop from laughing* "You're very cute..."
Wolfram - *frowns at him* "Do I look domesticated enough?"
Yuuri - *tilts his head at him* "I guess... Is that the look you're going for?"
Wolfram - *shrugs a bit, continuing to frown* "I figure it's better than refined and noble."
Yuuri - *smiles at him* "You look fine."
Arthur - *to his wife* "The twins are going to come in the morning to pick them up..."
Rosalyn - *pulls away from Wolfram to frown at her husband* "Don't tell me! Tell them!"
Arthur - *scowls at her/to the other two, then* "The twins will be your escorts tomorrow..." *vague on purpose/shoots a glare at his wife*
Wolfram - *blinks/not sure who he's referring to by 'the twins' but figures they must be some members of their family, possibly two of their sons, since they talk about their kids so much* "O-okay..."
Yuuri - *not really sure what to think/simply nods*
Rosalyn - *glares back at her husband* "Fine! Be that way! You're no help, anyway!"
Arthur - *ignores her* "His Majesty is going to be wearing that?" *nods to the outfit his wife picked out for him* "Are you giving him the hat too?"
Rosalyn - *fidgets a little* "I couldn't find it.."
Arthur - *sighs* "It's up in the closet by the stairs..."
Rosalyn - "Oooh..." *scurries off*
Wolfram - *says nothing/merely continues to stand there thinking about how crazy these people are/hopes 'the twins' aren't as crazy as the two old people*
Yuuri - *not sure he really wants to know/a little nervously to Wolfram* "Are you thirsty? Or tired? Or... hungry? Anything?"
Wolfram - *shakes his head* "No, I'm fine." *decides to ignore the old man and old woman for now, placing one of his hands against the extra weight on his stomach/looks down at himself to consider it again, beginning to wonder what he's getting himself into*
Yuuri - *watches him for a bit/lifts a hand to place gently on his shoulder, giving him a light squeeze* "You better not be worrying about unnecessary things..."
Wolfram - *looks back up at him* "Like what?"
Yuuri - *shrugs* "Like how things could go wrong... "
Wolfram - *huffs* "I'll worry about that if I want to. I think I have every right..."
Yuuri - *shakes his head, smiling* "Don't... Everything's going to be fine."
Wolfram - *glares at him again* "You don't know that. Things have already gone wrong."
Yuuri - *shrugs again* "But we've gotten past them..."
Wolfram - *rolls his eyes* "I was right before and I'll be proven right again. Wait and see."
Yuuri - *fake pouts lightly*
Rosalyn - *flitters back into the room with a top hat to match the riding jacket she set out for Yuuri, complete with a green ribbon to bring out the color of the green wig/holds it out for Yuuri to try on/smiling brightly*
Arthur - *rolls his eyes/goes back out into the kitchen to get his book or something*
Yuuri - *eyes it, but then takes it and puts it on his head/grins down at Wolfram, obviously wanting his opinion*
Wolfram - *looks him over quickly* "At least it's not as gaudy looking as that other hat you had on. It makes to look much more distinguished."
Yuuri - *grins wider* "Can I wear it, then?"
Wolfram - *sighs* "I suppose so..."
Yuuri - *pumps his fist into the air once in victory/takes it off and hands it to the woman*
Rosalyn - *smiles happily and takes it over to place with the rest of Yuuri's outfit/starts to clean up the mess she made with the costumes*
Wolfram - *turns back to the mirror and figures he may as well take everything off now/it's not like there was much need for it tonight/takes off the bonnet and wig for starters, then eyes those evil things on his chest and again refuses to touch them*
Yuuri - *watches him/snorts, noting his expression* "Need help?"
Wolfram - *glares at him* "What do you think?"
Yuuri - *wide grin, shaking his head/leans closer, reaching his hand down the dress to pull out the padded... uh... pads.../leans down farther to take the hem of the dress, careful not to grab onto the nightgown as well, and pulls it up to take off the belly... thing...*
Wolfram - *stands still and lets him, feeling a bit as if he's being treated like a child, but he'd much rather make Yuuri take those things off than do it himself... although... thinking about it now.../gives Yuuri a critical gaze, hoping he wasn't secretly enjoying it more than he should, or else Wolfram would most definitely have a few words for him, and a few vicious smacks, too*
Yuuri - *carefully removes the added accessories and holds them up, showing Wolfram that he was done/still grinning and very amused*
Wolfram - *glares some more, red-faced* "Don't get used to it."
Yuuri - *forces the grin off his face to pretend to pout sadly* "Aww... You're no fun..."
Wolfram - *snaps at him* "Go find yourself a woman then!" *huffs and crosses his arms, looking off to the side and glaring at nothing in particular*
Yuuri - *tilts his head at him/confused* "Why...?"
Wolfram - "Just..." *sputters/doesn't really know what to say* "Shut up!"
Yuuri - *pouts/obeys*
Wolfram - *grumbles* "Wimp..." *glares down at the floor*
Yuuri - *grins at him* "Your wimp."
Wolfram - *rolls his eyes* "Unfortunately..."
Yuuri - *pretends to pout again* "Awww..." *eyes the dress he was still in* "Do you need help with getting undressed as well...?"
Wolfram - *snorts* "Do I look like I need help?"
Yuuri - *blinks at him/not sure what the answer should be* "Uh..."
Wolfram - *scoffs at him, beginning to take the dress off himself* "Stupid wimp..."
Yuuri - *frowns lightly/still confused*
Wolfram - *finishes removing his outer layer of clothing, tossing the discarded dress at Yuuri/straightens out his nightgown*
Yuuri - *catches the dress/watching him, still pouting some*
Rosalyn - *wanders over towards the guest bedroom, Yuuri's costume in her arms/beams at them* "I'm going to put these in your room so you can get dressed in the morning." *goes to do just that, placing them on the chair in there*
Wolfram - *runs a hand through his hair to straighten it out as well/frowns at the mention of the next day, not sure if he should be looking foreword to it or not*
Yuuri - *watches him, not sure what he was thinking about* "You okay...?"
Wolfram - *nods slightly* "I'm fine."
Yuuri - *nods as well, not wanting to argue* "I love you..."
Wolfram - *answers him quietly, looking around nervously to make sure the old man and the old woman couldn't hear* "I love you, too..."
Yuuri - *smiles at him/quietly as well* "Why do you look so nervous about it...?"
Wolfram - *frowns* "Nothing..."
Yuuri - *tilts his head/curious* "Nothing...?"
Wolfram - *looks around again, before whispering:* "These people are crazy."
Yuuri - *snorts loudly/leans closer, whispering back* "Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing..."
Wolfram - *keeps his voice quiet* "Normal people wouldn't react around us the way they do."
Yuuri - *shakes his head/amused, but quiet* "I actually don't mind too much, but I can imagine how it must drive you crazy."
Wolfram - *glares at him* "What's that supposed to mean?"
Yuuri - *smiles* "Really? I have to explain my reasoning?"
Wolfram - *glares at him even more* "Yes..."
Yuuri - *smiles wider/quietly* "Well... By the way you look at them... the way you tense up with them around... the way you look like you're about to snap at them when they don't act like we're used to people acting... Let's just say, I can imagine..."
Wolfram - *frowns even more* "Well excuse me for being proper."
Yuuri - *shakes his head, still smiling* "No... Thank you. I wouldn't know better about things without you around. There's nothing wrong with you."
Wolfram - *huffs* "I think after everything that's happened, the eloping and the premarital-" *stops himself/flushes brightly and lowers his voice again* "-and the baby, I'm allowed to retain at least some small bit of my propriety."
Yuuri - *smiles even brighter/having difficulty restraining himself from hugging him or something* "Yes... I wouldn't want you to change at all."
Wolfram - *grumbles* "Good. Because I'm not."