Part Twenty-Three

[coveringthebase]

Very Brief Recap
- They make it into the next town
- Kissyfacemakeout and otherthings time
- Oh nos! There's a mysterious knocker at the door! What are the heros to do?!

Warnings
- Don't chase butterflies!!
- Guine's still going through chocolate withdrawal...

Characters
Yuuri - Guine
Wolfram - Mikage
Jade - Guine
Hale - Guine

Covering the Bases
Part Twenty-Three - "Strategizing"

Wolfram - *giggles again, agreeing wholeheartedly, and is about to reply when a light knocking against the door interrupts him/jumps and tenses in surprise, his heart rate increasing again as he looks over to it nervously*

Yuuri - *eyes widen in horror, glancing over at the door, not sure what to do/quickly turns back to Wolfram, staring at him in panic*

Wolfram - *stares up at Yuuri with a similar expression of panic/has absolutely no idea what they should do/should they answer it? should they wait and see if the person would go away? what if they didn't go away? and who the heck would come to bother them this late at night in the first place?*

Yuuri - *clenches his teeth together, then pulls away from Wolfram, quickly snatching up the dress from the floor and tossing it to him before grabbing his own clothes to pull on/maybe if they didn't make any noise whoever it was would go away... or think they were sleeping...*

Wolfram - *has to hold back a squeak as Yuuri tosses the dress at him/quickly yanks it over his head and tries to straighten it out a bit, glancing over at Yuuri for further instructions or suggestions/at the same time, there's another knock against the door*

Yuuri - *snatches up the blonde wig as well, handing it to Wolfram to put on as he grabbed the padding and fake belly to help put those on him as well/grabs his own wig off the floor to quickly place on his own head once he was finished helping Wolfram into his costume*

Wolfram - *hastily jams the wig onto his head, standing for Yuuri to help him with the padding/sits back down against the edge of the bed once he's done, smoothing out the sheets a little bit/takes a deep breath to try and calm himself down*

Yuuri - *quickly shakes his head at him, motioning for him to lay down and pretend he was asleep/quickly pulls the covers back to place on top*

Wolfram - *does as he's told, laying down a little uncomfortably with all the padding on*

Yuuri - *places the blankets on top and somehow manages to squeeze on next to him/notices the glasses on the floor and scoops them up, but doesn't put them on yet/waits to see if the person had gone yet*

Wolfram - *his breathing is still a little heavy, and his heart continues to beat quickly/winces when the knocking continues*

Yuuri - *decides now was a better time than any to start learning how to act/groans loudly and noisily slides off the bed, making sure to hit the wood floor a bit louder than he would have usually/mumbles in a weak, tired voice* "Who is it...?"

The Knocker - *obviously disguising his/her voice, whispering through the door, though he/she doesn't sound threatening at all* "I can't tell you that at the moment. Just open up."

Yuuri - *frowns/doesn't like it and definitely doesn't trust someone who can't come out and tell them who they were/glances over at Wolfram for suggestion*

Wolfram - *looks at him with wide eyes, still panicking/shakes his head and shrugs*

Yuuri - *groans, wishing that there had been another choice in there/carefully puts on the glasses and unlocks the door, slowly opening it to look outside, but places a foot against it so it couldn't be forced open any more than he allowed it*

The Knocker - *chuckles a little bit, good-naturedly/continues to speak quietly and in a disguised voice, and it's hard to make out who it is when he/she's standing in a darkened hallway* "You can open it a little wider. I promise I'm not going to hurt you. I'm here to help."

Yuuri - *frowns/quickly thinking up what kind of offensive magic he could use if they were lying/carefully opens the door more, but is sure to block the direct path to Wolfram* "Who are you...? What do you want...?"

The Knocker - *releases a fake sigh/keeps his/her voice low, and stays within the dark shadows* "I told you I can't tell you that. You wouldn't want anyone else to hear, I assure you."

Yuuri - *raises his eyebrow suspiciously, then opens the door a bit more, allowing whoever it was to enter, but keeping his guard up and still making sure it would be difficult for whoever it was to get to Wolfram very easily... not before he would have a chance to punch the creep in the face first, at least...* "Get in..."

The Knocker - *casually walks in as if he's used to sneaking around/it's a man around Yuuri's height, though slightly thinner and not as strong, seeing as he didn't play baseball/he currently has curly red hair, though the color doesn't look very natural on him, and a thin red moustache - obviously fake - with blue eyes staring out from behind a pair of glasses/he's wearing a tri-corned hat on his head, and is clothed in a drab traveling outfit/almost appears like a commoner, but the way in which he holds himself suggest he's anything but/he moves to shut the door, giving them some privacy, then turns to Yuuri with a cheeky grin* "Hey there, Shibuya!"

Yuuri - *jaw drops at him, looking him over a few times and backing up to sit down on the bed from shock* "You... how... what the hell??"

Murata - *continues to grin, almost cackling at his surprise* "Now do you see why it wouldn't have been a very smart idea for me to tell you who I was out in the hallway?"

Wolfram - *sits up in bed in surprise, staring at him with wide eyes/gapes at him*

Yuuri - *frowns at him* "What are you doing here...?"

Murata - *gives him a slightly affronted look* "I'm not here to take you back, if that's what you're worried about..." *glances up at the ceiling as if thinking about something* "... although I was encouraged to inform you that Lord von Voltaire isn't exactly... thrilled... about you leaving."

Yuuri - *raises an eyebrow* "Encouraged by who?"

Murata - *waves a hand at him* "That's not important."

Yuuri - *frowns more* "How did you find us...?"

Murata - *laughs lightly, obviously amused by the question* "You have to remember that Ulrike is quite attuned to your whereabouts at all times."

Yuuri - *groans* "It's that easy??"

Murata - *continues to grin as if he's unconcerned* "Yes, actually."

Wolfram - *immediately worried/he'd forgot all about that…/jeez… now he felt stupid…*

Yuuri - *whimpers lightly in defeat* "So we're going to be caught any moment now..."

Murata - *shakes his head* "I never said that."

Yuuri - *blinks, frowning at him again* "The others don't know...?"

Murata - "Well... they're around..." *smirks lightly* "But Ulrike and I have occasionally been giving them false information."

Yuuri - *blinks again/confused* "Why...?"

Murata - *gives him a skeptical look* "You want to be caught?"

Yuuri - *quickly shakes his head* "No! It's just..." *trails off before frowning again* "What are you plotting...?"

Murata - *goes back to grinning widely* "Me? I'm not plotting anything." *walks across the tiny little room to sit against the edge of the bed, as if he weren't intruding on the private moments of a loving couple and this was just another normal day, er-- night* "But your daughter implored me to help you, so I figured I could offer my assistance." *looks at Wolfram and slowly glances over him, letting his eyes linger a little longer than they probably should have* "Nice costume, von Bielefeld."

Wolfram - *glares at him darkly, inching away slightly, but doesn't reply*

Yuuri - *sits back more on the bed, reaching out and pulling Wolfram around to his other side so he could sit directly between the two* "So you have nothing to gain from this... and you're still going to help...?"

Murata - *looks at Wolfram a bit longer, before tearing his gaze away to glance at Yuuri, a bit confused* "What would I have to gain?"

Yuuri - *shrugs/relieved that they would have some help, but still not sure why Murata would want to if it didn't benefit him in some way/ tries to block Wolfram from view* "You were the one who showed up in the middle of the night..."

Murata - *grins again, amused by the way in which Yuuri was attempting to shield Wolfram/the guy acted like he wanted to hurt the blond or something* "Would it have been better if I'd shown up during the day, with everyone else around?"

Yuuri - *frowns, thinking about it* "I guess not..."

Murata - *stares at them both for a moment, before his smiles drops just the slightest bit* "It would, however, be for the best if you could marry as soon as possible, and then get yourselves back to the capital."

Yuuri - *immediately worried* "Why? What's wrong?"

Murata - *shrugs* "Nothing much at the moment, except for the fact that the Royal Court is in a bit of an uproar since you've left without a word, and some of our less trustworthy allies are beginning to question your integrity."

Yuuri - *groans again, lifting a hand to rub at his forehead*

Wolfram - *continues to sit there quietly, cuddling a little closer to Yuuri to offer some form of comfort, but outright refuses to speak to the sage/does nothing more than glare at him*

Yuuri - *leans a bit back into Wolfram, very glad he had his company, especially now/shakes his head* "Well... Tomorrow should be as good a time as any... We just need to find a church or something to marry us, right?"

Murata - *smiles at them, but doesn't answer*

Wolfram - *glances up at Yuuri/speaks to him quietly* "I told you things would go wrong."

Yuuri - *looks from one to the other, then turns to frown at Murata* "Okay, what's your big plan, then...?"

Murata - *laughs a bit, then lifts both of his hands in defense/shakes his head again* "I have no real plan."

Yuuri - *jaw drops again* "What?? I thought you were supposed to have a plan for everything!"

Murata - *goes back to grinning* "What made you think that?"

Yuuri - *gapes silently at him for a few moments before pulling off his glasses so he could rub his face in frustration*

Murata - *sighs at the look on his face, and figures he may as well tell his friend something to ease his mind, since it seemed as if both Yuuri and Wolfram sucked at making any sort of plans on their own* "While your little group of traveling companions is performing tomorrow morning, we'll go over to the church. After that, we can see about your friends escorting us to Yozak and Lord Weller. They should still be pretty close by. The message I sent them concerning your current position couldn't have knocked them off track too far.."

Yuuri - *groans again, but at least they might be able to actually get married within the next twelve hours*

Wolfram - *glances at Murata for a second or two/doesn't particularly trust him, but figures there isn't much else they can do at the moment* "Is there anything else...?"

Murata - *looks to Wolfram again, and he drops his normally amused expression, developing a rather serious one instead/glances over his costume again, then gazes at Yuuri* "You tell me."

Yuuri - *looks up at him/confused* "What...?"

Murata - *is silent for a long moment, still looking very serious/sighs deeply then, staring straight into Yuuri's eyes* "Have you had sex?"

Yuuri - *gawks at him/startled* "Wha...??"

Murata - *isn't surprised at all by his reaction, but doesn't change his expression/raises an eyebrow* "Have you?"

Wolfram - *flushes darkly, but remains silent*

Yuuri - *blushes and frowns* "Does that really matter...?"

Murata - *nods* "I think you and I both know it does."

Yuuri - *continues to frown, but doesn't say anything*

Wolfram - *keeps blushing, and turns his face away in the hopes that Murata doesn't see it/stupid sage had to go and ask stupid questions that had absolutely nothing to do with him...*

Murata - *sighs lightly* "Yes or no? It's not a difficult question to answer, and I already have a hunch." *pauses, raising an eyebrow again* "Would you rather tell me or someone else? I'm sure Lord von Voltaire is just dying to know."

Yuuri - *gapes at him/can feel the blush quickly fade from his face, as well as the rest of the color* "What.... what would you do...?"

Murata - *another shrug* "I don't think it's a question of what I would do, but what other people would do, as well as think and say, should they find out."

Yuuri - *slowly shakes his head in slight panic* "But... people won't find out... even if... so.... because..." *trails off to mouth wordlessly*

Murata - *sighs again, still appearing serious* "Would you please just answer my question, Shibuya? I already have a hunch, but I'd rather be sure."

Yuuri - *sputters a little, turning away from him to stare at the floor and feeling the blush return a bit/shrinks down some and giving a small nod*

Wolfram - *blushes even deeper/refuses to look at either of them/he was beginning to think that trying to have a baby now is a pretty bad idea*

Murata - *sighs once more/mutters to himself quietly under his breath* "That could cause a few problems..."

Yuuri - *completely silent and now blushing even darker*

Murata - *glances up at the ceiling in deep thought, still mumbling to himself* "And here I'd actually hoped you hadn't gotten that far..."

Yuuri - *winces/doesn't know what to say*

Murata - *looks back down, and forces another one of his large grins onto his face* "Well... that's something we'll have to deal with later, I suppose." *pauses, back to being serious in two-seconds flat* "Although I wouldn't tell Lord von Voltaire... or even Lord Weller. I'm sure they'll suspect, but they shouldn't know."

Yuuri - *gapes at him/obviously he wouldn't tell Gwendal!/glances nervously over at Wolfram, wondering how he was holding up*

Wolfram - *his face is still extremely red, although he's now more angry at the sage for butting into their business than he was embarrassed/of course they weren't going to tell Gwendal! that was the last thing he'd ever want to do at the moment!*

Yuuri - *remains silent for a long while/quietly* "So..."

Murata - *looks at him, curious* "Is there anything else you'd like to tell me? I heard you were sick for a short while."

Yuuri - *blinks at him* "How did you know...?"

Murata - *grins* "Yozak found out. That's the main reason he and Lord Weller are currently looking for you. Of course they were ordered to bring you back, but they're more concerned about your health and safety than anything else. We've been sharing information, I just haven't been entirely truthful in some of what I've given them."

Yuuri - *frowns, wondering how Yozak found out about that/winces lightly* "I guess you also heard that I punched a guy..."

Murata - *grins wider* "I did. Nice job, Shibuya. I hadn't really expected that from you. Although you being slightly drunk at the time may have had something to do with it."

Yuuri - *groans, leaning his elbows on his knees and burying his face into his hands* "Great... just great..."

Murata - *looks between the two of them again* "Is there anything else that's happened? It would really be for the best if you told me everything. It may prove... helpful..." *refuses to elaborate on exactly how he knowing their business would be helpful*

Yuuri - *blinks at him, then turns to look at Wolfram/confused*

Wolfram - *continues to remain silent, really not liking the fact that the sage felt it was appropriate to intrude upon them*

Murata - *eyes Yuuri seriously* "Besides you being sick, there hasn't been any other cause for worry?"

Yuuri - *shakes his head* "Wolfram was sick too... But that was just dehydration and stress... We're both fine now..."

Murata - *eyes him again* "He was sick, too? When?"

Yuuri - *blinks/still confused* "The morning after I was sick he got dehydrated and practically passed out... then the next morning... well, this morning… I... I got him worked up... and..." *trails off, upset with himself*

Murata - *lifts an eyebrow, waiting for him to finish* "And...?"

Yuuri - *frowns, glancing worriedly at Wolfram before turning back to Murata/doesn't really like how he's being pestered into telling him everything* "He got sick and threw up... But he's fine now... it was just stress..."

Murata - *more curious* "He threw up?"

Wolfram - *huffs and rolls his eyes* "I had an anxiety attack, if you must know. It's nothing to worry about. I used to have them occasionally as a child."

Yuuri - *watches him, still worried about everything, but doesn't want to be too obvious/carefully wraps his arm around his back to pull him closer to him*

Murata - *watches them carefully* "Running away to elope wasn't the smartest thing to do, you know."

Yuuri - *pouts at him/he wasn't the smartest guy anyway, so what did it matter?*

Murata - *sighs again, before standing from the bed* "Well, there isn't anything we can do to change it, so for now let's just do it and get you both back to the castle as soon as possible."

Yuuri - *nods, but doesn't move/glances up at Murata/quietly* "I don't regret my actions... I'd do it again if given a chance... only... being better prepared would be nice..."

Murata - *shakes his head* "I don't expect you to regret it. It's not like you did anything wrong..." *glances at the ceiling again* "Although, I guess that isn't the best way to put it..." *rubs at his chin thoughtfully* "As a person, you didn't do anything wrong. People are controlled by their instincts and emotions; it's only natural for you to want to be together. As a king, though...-" *looks back at him to grin good-naturedly* "- it was a pretty dumb idea."

Yuuri - *huffs lightly/mocking* "I'll be sure to inform you of all my decisions before I carry them out from now on..."

Murata - *still smiling* "That would be nice, actually."

Yuuri - *groans again, rubbing at his head again* "So where are you staying tonight...? You don't already have a room, do you?"

Murata - *smile smile* "Nope!"

Wolfram - *glares* "Well, you're not staying with us."

Yuuri - *glances from one to the other/turns to Wolfram* "You're not using your room any more.... are you?"

Wolfram - *snorts* "Not unless you want me to,"

Yuuri - *shakes his head* "No!"

Wolfram - "Then I'm not using it."

Yuuri - *smiles at him* "Can Murata have your room, then?"

Wolfram - *scowls* "As long as he get the hell out of here, he can have any room he wants."

Murata - *looks at Wolfram again, grinning* "I meant what I said about your costume. It really suits you." *fakes a sigh, sounding a little disappointed, though he's really joking around* "I'm almost jealous, Shibuya. How about sharing?"

Yuuri - *fake laughs/serious* "How about not?"

Murata - *feigns a hurt looks* "Why not?"

Yuuri - *eyes narrow just a bit, standing up as well* "Because he's mine..."

Murata - *raises his hands up again, waving him off* "I was joking, Shibuya. Sheesh. When did you get so high-strung?"

Yuuri - *frowns at him, but doesn't answer/doesn't really know*

Murata - *mumbles to himself quietly* "Someone's turned into a possessive bastard..."

Yuuri - *a little startled/blinks, wondering if he really was that possessive*

Murata - *looks back at Wolfram to consider him, glancing him over again/teasing* "And he's so pretty, too..."

Wolfram - *scowls at him some more*

Yuuri - *reaches past him to open the door for him* "Good night, Murata..."

Murata - *fakes an affronted huff, continuing to joke with him/finds Yuuri's show of protectiveness and possessiveness immensely amusing* "Kicking me out, are you? And here I was having a good time ogling your fiancé..."

Yuuri - *holds his hand up to block his line of sight to Wolfram* "Good night, Murata..."

Murata - "But I'm not done yet! You should be ashamed, Shibuya, locking him away and keeping him hidden away from other people. That's a form of abuse, you know." *trying to get a rise out of him again*

Yuuri - *growls lightly, moving to push him out of the room* "Good night..."

Murata - *internally laughs, struggling only slightly, pretending as if he's attempting to get one last look at Wolfram* "But you really wouldn't mind sharing every once in a while, right? He's quite a handful, isn't he? You could use the extra help. And I happen to have a thing for pretty blonds..."

Yuuri - *growls more* "No. Good night." *moves directly in front of him to block any chance to look at Wolfram again*

Murata - "Oh, come on! It'll be fun, not to mention hot as hell!"

Yuuri - *smirks lightly* "Only after I send you to hell..."

Murata - "Oooh... harsh. But, trust me, it'll be worth your while, I promise." *grinning* "And I'll treat him right. Wouldn't want to get any ugly marks on his pretty skin, after all. Although, from the looks of it, it doesn't seem as if you mind getting rough with him."

Yuuri - *frowns sadly, but doesn't say anything*

Murata - "Possessive bastard; that's what you are, my friend." *pats him on the shoulder comfortingly* "But if I had something that pretty, I'd be a possessive bastard, too."

Yuuri - *still frowning/lifts his hand to push Murata out of the room*

Murata - *continues to pretend to struggle against him, almost laughing out loud now* "Can't I at least have a good night kiss?"

Yuuri - *opens his mouth to say something, but is startled by a soft cough several inches below them, out in the hall/glances around Murata*

Jade - *staring curiously up at them, golden eyes glowing suspiciously*

Murata - *turns to look at her curiously, tilting his head to consider her*

Hale - *leaning against the wall not too far away*

Jade - *frowns lightly, speaking so quietly it was barely a whisper* "His Excellency was missing from his room when I went to check a minute ago..." *still staring curiously at Murata*

Wolfram - *can hear what's going on out in the hallway, and stands up from the bed to approach the opened door/glares at the girl* "You were checking up on me?!"

Jade - *shakes her head* "Hale informed me he noticed the door unlocked. I was concerned that something might have happened and Your Excellency would require our assistance."

Wolfram - *angry* "I can take care of myself. I don't need the two of you to hover over me and watch my every move."

Jade - *bows to him* "If that is what Your Excellency wishes." *straightens up again* "Might I assume that His Eminence will be taking the empty room for the night?"

Yuuri - *gawks at her*

Hale - *rolls his eyes*

Murata - *grins* "Yes, my lady, you assume correctly." *gives Yuuri a fake pout* "Although I really do wish I could stay and... see exactly what you find so fascinating about Lord von Bielefeld. Is he a good kisser?"

Wolfram - *growls dangerously*

Yuuri - *frowns, raising his hand to Murata's face, pushing him backwards and out of the room completely* "Very."

Murata - *stumbles backwards, but is able to quickly regain his balance, in no way put off by Yuuri's behavior/grins at him* "You'll have to let me try for myself sometime."

Yuuri - *still frowning* "Over my dead body..."

Jade - *amused, but doesn't want to show it*

Hale - *indifferent*

Wolfram - *pissed*

Murata - "No fun at all..."

Yuuri - *smiles mockingly at him* "Good night." *turns to shut the door*

Murata - *waves at him happily, still grinning* "Can I have a good morning kiss tomorrow, then?"

Yuuri - *hisses* "No!" *shuts the door behind him and locks it*

Murata - *snickers out in the hall, but says nothing else*

Wolfram - *turns his heavy glare towards Yuuri*

Yuuri - *quickly and easily catches the glare/backs nervously against the door/sputters* "W-what?"

Wolfram - "I don't like him." *says it matter-of-factly*

Yuuri - *sighs lightly/thought he was going to get yelled at for something/sarcastic* "Really? I didn't notice..."

Wolfram - *continues to glare at Yuuri/more than a little angry that they'd been bothered so late at night, and by the sage of all people!* "Why are you friends with him?"

Yuuri - *cringes/still backed up against the locked door* "I... it's... well..."

Wolfram - *raises an eyebrow* "'It's' what? He's crude, and annoying, and he's always butting into our business, and he doesn't tell us everything half the time. He's probably still hiding some of the reasons why he's here."

Yuuri - *frowns lightly, thinking that too* "He's okay when he's not being like that... He can be counted on for a lot of things... I mean... he didn't let Yozak and Conrad find us... right?" *can't help but defend him a little*

Wolfram - *rolls his eyes* "He could have been lying. Conrart and Yozak could be here, too. Why would they let him go off on his own? That's almost as bad as letting you go off by yourself, although you'd probably end up getting in some kind of trouble, while he'd end up impregnating a few tavern wenches..."

Yuuri - *doesn't really know what to say to that/still wondering what Murata really was planning/grins nervously at Wolfram* "I love you?"

Wolfram - *scoffs at him/does he honestly think saying something sweet like that is going to distract him from his ranting?* "Then you need to make him stop it with his perverted joking. Sharing? Honestly, Yuuri; do your people do those sorts of things? That's horribly dirty."

Yuuri - *frowns lightly at that* "You don't think I would ever let him near you, do you?"

Wolfram - *glares at him levelly* "No, I don't think that, but sometimes I wonder about him... Your people seemed plagued by all sorts of disgusting perversions."

Yuuri - *sighs lightly* "I guess..."

Wolfram - "I don't like it."

Yuuri - *shakes his head* "I'll talk to him... I'm sorry for his behavior... he shouldn't have been acting like that..."

Wolfram - *nods in agreement* "What business is it of his if we've had-" *immediately cuts himself off, hardly able to utter the 's' word without his face flaming red/he's pretty sure Yuuri knows what he's talking about anyway, so he merely continues on as if he didn't leave out a word* "What does it matter? According to him, we'll be married tomorrow anyway. No one will know..." *glares again* "... unless he tells them." *actually, there were other ways in which people could know, but at the moment he’s only worried about the sage opening his big mouth*

Yuuri - *nods as well* "I'll ask him not to tell anyone... I mean... It really shouldn't matter since we'll be married..."

Wolfram - *falls silent and thinks about it for a little bit, fidgeting slightly in place/quietly* "If anyone else does find out... it'll still be a scandal, you know..."

Yuuri - *blinks at him, stepping towards him a bit* "Wolf... He won't tell anyone... I'll have him swear it... or... something... So don't worry..."

Wolfram - *looks to the ground* "Even if he doesn't..." *shakes his head* "We haven't been very careful..."

Yuuri - *leans down a bit, trying to see his face* "Wolf... "

Wolfram - "Conrart and Yozak could know, too. They already seem to know a lot of what's happened since we left. Like... how did Yozak find out that you'd been sick? Did someone in the village tell him, or... did someone see us along the road? Have they had spies following us the entire time without us knowing?"

Yuuri - *reaches up to take hold of his shoulders, leaning down to see his face better* "Wolf... It's okay... They can't know all that... And it was very likely they found out I was sick..." *cringes at admitting it* "... when they were looking for us... Someone might have seen us in the village or something... And we had a good half a day's start, so it's hard to believe they could have spies following us without our knowing..."

Wolfram - *looks up at him/worried* "What if Gwendal finds out? He'll be so disappointed in me..."

Yuuri - *leans in to kiss his forehead* "Gwendal won't find out... I won't let him find out..." *frowns lightly, staring up at the ceiling for a moment* "... He'd kill me if he found out..."

Wolfram - "You can't stop people from talking, Yuuri." *shakes his head* "And he can't... he can't kill you. He might... he might be angry, but he can't do anything to you. This... you're not at fault. I'm the one who..."

Yuuri - *quickly wraps his arms around him, pulling him into his chest to stop him from talking* "Don't... you haven't done anything wrong... so stop talking like that..."

Wolfram - "But I have." *nuzzles against him* "It's improper and immoral, and I..." *pauses, allowing Yuuri to keep him close/it's comforting that way*

Yuuri - *shakes his head, holding him tighter* "No... you haven't... please don't worry about stuff like that..."

Wolfram - "I used to be like that boy. I thought it would be better to wait until marriage; it's the proper thing to do, and I thought it would be more special that way. I... I was supposed to wait; it's what everyone of noble birth is expected to do..."

Yuuri - *shakes his head again* "We are going to get married... tomorrow... It's okay... If we really have done something wrong, then I'm at fault just as well, if not more... So don't worry... please..."

Wolfram - *pulls back to look up at him/still worried/knows he's wrong about everything* "How can you possibly be at fault? You're the king, Yuuri! You're above the law!"

Yuuri - *pouts a little* "Then you have nothing to worry about. I'm granting you full pardon for whatever crap anyone will throw at us and take all responsibility."

Wolfram - *shakes his head/knows he doesn't understand, and wonders if he ever will* "No one's going to blame you, no matter what you say. Just as it's expected for me to wait, it's expected for kings to abuse their power and authority, to ignore what's proper and do what they want. The only thing people care about when it comes to the king is that you take care of the country and see to the people’s needs. They don't care about anything else as long as you do that. You could drink all day and then keep a harem of whores to visit at night, and it wouldn't matter."

Yuuri - *pulls back some, kneeling down in front of him, reaching up to hold Wolfram's hands in his, staring desperately up at him* "Wolfram... I love you... I won't let anything happen to you... You're the only one I want; I don't care what anyone else says... If people expect me to do all that... then... I'll change it... or something... I don't want you to worry about anything... please..."

Wolfram - *looks down at him sadly/shaking his head* "You can say all that, but... maybe you don't care what anyone says, but I do. And it's not like I've regretted what we've done, because I don't. It's just... you'll never understand... what it's like for me..."

Yuuri - *continues to stare at him* "I... I'm sorry... I want to be able to understand... I don't want you to have to worry... Please... I want to understand... I... I want to..." *trails off*

Wolfram - "You won't. I've already tried to explain, and still..." *moves to kneel in front of him, reaching out to hug him, though it's a little awkward since he's still wearing his full costume* "You think too much like people in your world. You're so used to how things are on Earth... It's different here, Yuuri. Everything is different."

Yuuri - *quickly wraps his arms around him, hugging him back* "I know everything is different... It's... it's not fair... I won't accept that it's okay for me to get away with anything, but not you... If... if there was anything I can do to change that... To make people think differently about it..." *stops himself, knowing that he's really doing a bad job of trying to understand what Wolfram was going through* "I love you...."

Wolfram - *quietly* "I love you, too..." *cuddles close to him, falling silent/he doesn't bother to continue or say anything else on the matter since he knows nothing was going to make Yuuri understand, and it would just be a waste of time to try*

Yuuri - *holds him for a long while, silent as well/finally mumbles* "This is kinda weird with you in costume, still..."

Wolfram - *nods* "Did... did you want me to take it off, or should I keep it on since..." *pauses for just a second* "Would it be better that way in case someone else comes?"

Yuuri - *shakes his head* "I don't really think anyone else would come to bother us..." *pauses to sigh, still a bit shaken from Murata's sudden appearance* "If someone does come... then we'll just have to get you dressed up again... But..." *pauses again to grin at him/teasing* "I didn't know you liked being dressed up as a woman so much..."

Wolfram - *glares at him a bit* "I don't. The only reason I'm dressed like one is because the two of us are traveling together, and I thought it would be less suspicious for one of us to be a woman rather than us both being men."

Yuuri - *laughs lightly, leaning in to kiss his forehead again* "I know... I was just joking..."

Wolfram - *sighs lightly* "Can we... can we go to bed now? I'm sort of tired." *everything that's happened today, from the argument and sudden illness that morning to the traveling all day and Murata's appearance, has zapped him of a lot of his normal energy*

Yuuri - *watches him, now a bit worried* "Yeah... here... I'll help you get out of that..." *stands up, reaching out his hands to help Wolfram up as well*

Wolfram - *a little glad for his help, though he doesn't allow himself to show just how tired he is/it's not even a mental thing, since his mind is still full of all sorts of thoughts, but an emotional and physical exhaustion that makes him feel weak and decidedly helpless*

Yuuri - *quickly helps him out of the dress, as well as the added accessories, helping take off the wig, too, before then taking his own wig off/places all the clothes in a pile on the ground, then crawls into bed, holding out his arms for Wolfram to follow*

Wolfram - *immediately follows and climbs up to cuddle, sighing contentedly*

Yuuri - *smiles at him, reaching up to stroke lovingly at his hair, wrapping his other arm carefully around him* "I love you, Wolfram..."

Wolfram - *nuzzles against his chest, getting comfortable* "I love you, too..."

Yuuri - *smiles more* "You know... we're getting married tomorrow..."

Wolfram - *smiles softly* "I know..."

Yuuri - *lays his head back on the pillow, closing his eyes/surprised about being tired as well, but continues to pet at Wolfram's hair and hold him*

Wolfram - *continues to smile, looking foreword to the next day, and hoping that the fact that they're finally able to get married - after nearly a week of trying - means that things are starting to get better/falls asleep listening to Yuuri's heartbeat*

Yuuri - *eventually falls asleep as well, arms still around the blond/sleeps until what he could only assume was morning, since that was when he usually woke up, carefully lifts his head to blink sleepily, making sure he still had his arms around Wolfram*

Wolfram - *still asleep, almost as deeply as he had been the previous morning, though thankfully he's not stuck in another weird dream*

Yuuri - *smiles sleepily at him, then closes his eyes again, laying back on the pillow/moves his hand up to stroke at his hair, though*

Murata - *knocks on the door/calls happily from out in the hall* "Good morning! The world awaits thee!"

Yuuri - *groans loudly/decides to ignore him*

Wolfram - *doesn't even realize he was out there/still sleeping/drools*

Murata - "Wakey-wakey, eggs and bakey!"

Yuuri - *glares at the door/still not saying anything*

Murata - *laughs lightly at the fact that no one seems to be answering him, though he knows Yuuri, at least, is awake/they've lived in the same place long enough that he thinks he knows his sleeping habits fairly well/knocks again, though lightly, because he also knows that if he wakes Wolfram up before the blond is ready, he'd get yelled at and strangled*

Yuuri - *hisses at the door/can't really move at the moment, nor does he want to* "What do you want?"

Murata - *pauses a moment at the hiss, cackling inwardly* "It's time to wake up. The sun has risen, and the animals... well, they are currently hibernating, but if it was spring they'd be basking in the light, and you, my friend, have a big day today." *starts to sing through the door* "Because we're going to the chapel and we're gonna get married/Goin' to the chapel and we're gonna get married/Jee, I really love you and we're gonna get married/Goin' to the chapel of love..."

Yuuri - *rolls his eyes/glances at Wolfram again, deciding to at least shut Murata up/carefully slides out from under the blond, gently rolling him onto his back before tucking the blankets in around him, then leans closer to kiss him softly on the lips before moving away again/scoops up the stupid wig, shoving it on his head, then takes the step to the door, unlocking it, but again, placing his foot behind it so Murata couldn't shove his way in* "Stop being so loud..."

Jade - *standing silently, fully dressed for the day, with her arms crossed, against the outside of her room's door/watching Murata curiously and feeling a bit wary about him*

Murata - *dressed in his traveling clothes, his curly red wig, his tri-corned hat, his blue contacts, and his nifty fake moustache/grinning* "I'm sorry." *isn't really/he's more amused at Yuuri's attitude than anything else/and at the girl as well, since it would seem as if she didn't trust him completely/now, why oh why, would anyone be suspicious of him, he wonders...*

Yuuri - *frowns at him a bit/not really wanting to leave Wolfram by himself, but also not wanting to wake him up* "Is that all?"

Murata - "'Is that all?'" *looks at him curiously* "I thought you'd be happy to finally get the chance to be married. It's what you left for, isn't it?" *continues to grin at him* "You should awaken fair Sleeping Beauty and prepare yourselves for breakfast. Then we can find that church."

Jade - *huffs lightly, feeling a bit offended by Murata's carefree attitude, but otherwise remains silent, making sure the Sage didn't do anything suspicious*

Yuuri - *frowns at him more, then shuts the door in his face/moves back over to the bed to sit carefully on the edge, reaching a hand up to brush at the blond's hair* "Wolfram..."

Murata - *waits out in the hall, in no way put off by having a door shut in his face*

Wolfram - *still sleeping deeply*

Yuuri - *sighs/being careful not to have a repeat of the previous morning/gently caresses his cheek, leaning closer to whisper in his ear* "I love you..."

Wolfram - *twitches slightly, but has no other reaction*

Yuuri - *whispers to him more* "Did you want to go get married today...?"

Wolfram - *can hear his voice, but isn't exactly aware of what he's saying* "Mmmm..."

Yuuri - *continues to whisper softly in his hear* "Wolfram... I love you... but you have to wake up now..."

Wolfram - *shakes his head slowly, groaning a bit/turns onto his side so that his back is facing Yuuri*

Yuuri - *laughs softly, moving his arm over top of him to stop him from escaping any more/leans closer to kiss his jaw before humming softly into his ear*

Wolfram - *twitches more/weakly tries to pull away*

Yuuri - *smiles more at him/really doesn't want to wake him up, but would rather be the one to do it instead of Murata* "Wolfram..."

Wolfram - *groans again, trying to move and bury his head under the pillow* "... leave me alone..."

Yuuri - *pulls back some/worried* "Wolf...? Are you okay...?"

Wolfram - *shakes his head* "It's too early..."

Yuuri - *smiles sympathetically at him* "I know... I'm sorry...."

Wolfram - *doesn't say anything else, just continues to try and escape and go back to sleep*

Yuuri - *shakes his head, lifting his hand to brush at Wolfram's hair more* "The sooner you wake up, the sooner we'll be able to get married...."

Wolfram - *reacts a little bit more to that, turning to look up at him with bleary eyes*

Yuuri - *smiles lovingly at him* "Good morning..."

Wolfram - *lifts a hand to rub at one of his eyes/yawns* "'Morning..."

Yuuri - *smiles brighter* "I love you..."

Wolfram - *softly* "I love you, too..."

Murata - *singing through the door again* "If every word I said could make you laugh/I'd talk forever~/I asked the sky just what we had/Mmmm... it's shown forever~"

Wolfram - *groans loudly*

Yuuri - *groans as well, leaning down to bury his face in the pillow next to Wolfram's head*

Wolfram - *grumbles* "What does he want?"

Yuuri - *grumbles too* "To annoy us..."

Wolfram - *shouts at Murata* "Go away, asshole! I'm sleeping!"

Murata - *shouts back happily* "Good morning to you, too, sunshine!"

Yuuri - *growls, glaring at the door* "He's not your sunshine!"

Murata - *cackles again, before singing once more* "You are my sunshine/My only sunshine/You make me happy/When skies are gray/You'll never know dear/How much I love you/So please don't take my sunshine away~"

Wolfram - "What is he singing?!"

Yuuri - *groans, flushing lightly/shouts at the door* "Knock it off!"

Murata - "The other night, dear/While I was sleeping/I dreamt I held you in my arms/But when I awoke, dear/I was mistaken/So I hung my head and cried."

Yuuri - *whimpers a bit, wrapping his arm around Wolfram and trying to ignore Murata* "Shut up, shut up..."

Wolfram - *glares at the door, though speaks to Yuuri, trying his hardest to ignore the stupid sage* "What kind of a song is that, anyway?"

Yuuri - *shakes his head, trying to ignore the heat in his face as well/buries his face deeper into the pillow* "It's a lullaby..."

Wolfram - *turns his head to look at Yuuri, though it's a bit difficult with his face shoved into the pillow as it was* "It's a rather obnoxious lullaby."

Yuuri - *doesn't say anything, and definitely doesn't move*

Murata - "Oh, come on, you two." *still playful* "Let's get down to business. Get up and put your clothes on. We can eat a nice, warm breakfast down at the tavern. There's still a few things we have to discuss anyway..."

Yuuri - *wraps his arm tighter around Wolfram and doesn't move*

Murata - *laughs* "I'll sing again~"

Yuuri - *lifts his head up to shout at the door* "No! Stop killing it!"

Murata - "Then wake up and join the rest of the world! You can't hide away forever!"

Yuuri - *grumbles* "Wanna bet..."

Wolfram - *shouts to Murata again* "Will you shut up for more than five minutes if we get up?"

Murata - "... maybe..."

Yuuri - *mocks him* "Maybe..."

Murata - *sighs just slightly, but he isn't annoyed or angry/still highly amused* "I'm waiting~"

Yuuri - *growls* "Fine..." *pushes himself up off the bed and away from Wolfram, though still not looking at him as he tried to make his blush go down some*

Wolfram - *slowly sits up in the bed, watching him curiously/he seemed a bit more worked up than he usually did in the mornings* "Are you okay, Yuuri?"

Yuuri - *pauses a bit, picking up his jacket to brush it off* "Y-yeah..."

Wolfram - *gets up off of the bed, moving to retrieve his dress/carefully slips it on, but pauses to peer closely at Yuuri's face* "Are you blushing?"

Yuuri - *quickly turns his face away from him* "No..."

Wolfram - *confused* "Yes, you are. What's wrong?"

Yuuri - *shakes his head, now searching the ground for his shoes* "It's nothing... Don't worry about it..."

Wolfram - *taps one of his feet against the floor impatiently/crosses his arms over his chest, thankful that he hasn't put any of the padding on yet, waiting for Yuuri to help him with that* "Tell me."

Yuuri - *shakes his head again, picking up the padding before assuming his face was pretty much back to its normal color before turning around to finally look at the blond* "Just... that song... It's really only obnoxious when he's singing..."

Wolfram - *raises an eyebrow* "And why would it make you blush?"

Yuuri - *shrugs halfheartedly* "I... like it..."

Wolfram - *more curious* "Why?"

Yuuri - *shifts nervously* "Just... because... I do..."

Wolfram - *isn't about to let it go without getting a good answer* "Why?"

Yuuri - *stares awkwardly down at him, feeling his blush coming back some/mumbles* "Because... you're my sunshine..."

Wolfram - *smiles a little and blushes/is secretly pleased by his answer*

Murata - *from out in the hall* "You know that song doesn't have a happy ending!"

Yuuri - *glares at the door*

Wolfram - *looks up at Yuuri, worried again* "It doesn't?"

Yuuri - *shakes his head* "That's not the point..."

Wolfram - *decides not to say anything more about it/inwardly hopes it's not some sort of an omen*

Yuuri - *glares at the door again, though talking to Wolfram* "Come on... I'll help you get dressed..." *moves closer to help put on the padding and such*

Wolfram - *lets him, pleased that he doesn't have to do it himself, because if he did he'd never put the full costume on/grabs his wig once Yuuri's done and places in on his head, straightening it out before placing the bonnet on top, motioning for Yuuri to help him tie the ribbons again*

Yuuri - *moves to tie the ribbons, carefully straightening out the bow and pauses for a moment, as if inspecting it/quickly leans down to kiss him, holding his cheek in his hand*

Wolfram - *smiles lightly into the kiss, pressing back/flushes a little, but only because Yuuri is just too sweet sometimes*

Yuuri - *pulls back after a few seconds, gently brushing his cheek some/whispers* "I love you..."

Wolfram - *whispers back, still smiling, eyes shining up at him lovingly* "I love you, too..."

Yuuri - *sighs lightly, though smiling/still quietly* "Are you ready...?"

Wolfram - "I suppose so..." *doesn't really want to have to deal with the sage, but he'll put up with him if it means finally getting married*

Yuuri - *nods at him/quickly gathers up the rest of their costumes in his arms/shoves the top hat on over his wig and puts the glasses on as well before sliding his hands into the gloves he had been given/hands Wolfram his own gloves, then moves to help put on the white coat, pulling the blond wig out from under it*

Wolfram - *puts the gloves on and allows Yuuri to help him again/though he liked to do things by himself, he would admit that it was nice to be pampered every once in a while*

Yuuri - *looks Wolfram over, making sure his costume was complete before cautiously moving to the door, then pauses/glances over his shoulder, reaching his hand out to hold Wolfram's/grumbles about how if Murata even dared to go near Wolfram.../slowly opens the door to peer out, though still blocking Wolfram from view*

Murata - *grins at him from out in the hall/there were a few people out there, staring curiously, as he'd apparently made quite the spectacle singing through the door* "Good morning, George."

Yuuri - *glares at him*

Murata - "Oh, come on, don't be like that." *waves a hand at him* "Where's darling Clementine?"

Yuuri - *groans, but carefully steps out into the hall leading Wolfram behind him/still careful to shield him from Murata*

Hale - *taking his sister's place in keeping an eye on Murata*

Wolfram - *glares at the sage, clinging tightly to Yuuri's hand, not because Murata scares him or makes him nervous at all, but because it helps to keep him from attacking him*

Murata - *grins*

Yuuri - *straightens up some, still glaring lightly at him* "Stop that..."

Murata - *acts completely oblivious* "Stop what?"

Yuuri - *rolls his eyes/spots the male twin and gives a quick nod to him before turning back to Murata* "So... What are we doing...?"

Hale - *nods back/goes back to being indifferent about everything*

Murata - "I already told you. Breakfast. Then, while our friends here entertain the townsfolk: church."

Yuuri - *sighs* "Lead the way..."

Murata - *still grinning widely* "Gladly." *turns to begin leading the way out of the inn, singing to himself as he does so* "How I missed her, how I missed her/How I missed my Clementine/So I kissed her little sister/And forgot my Clementine/Now you Boy Scouts, there's a moral/To this little tale of mine/Artificial respiration/would have saved my Clementine."

Wolfram - *stares at him strangely, not understanding what he's singing about at all*

Yuuri - *huffs embarrassedly at Murata's singing, but follows him*

Hale - *follows as well*

Murata - *leads the way out of the inn and down the street to the tavern, continuing to sing random songs as he does so, gaining many an odd look/they end up in the private room Yuuri and Wolfram had been in with the others the previous night/there are already some people from their group in there, eating as they spoke quietly, most of them still waking up*

Yuuri - *frowns curiously at him* "How did you know...?"

Murata - *shrugs casually* "I know a lot of things."

Yuuri - *frowns even more, still making sure Wolfram was well out of reach as he followed him into the room, pulling the chair out for Wolfram to sit down and taking the seat next to him*

Hale - *follows and sits at the table next to them like before*

Wolfram - *allows himself to be seated, still eyeing the sage warily/wonders if he's the reason why he'd felt as if they were being watched when they arrived in town the previous night*

Murata - *takes the seat across from Yuuri/more smiles*

Jade - *dances up to them, smiling brightly as ever* "Good morning! I pray you all slept well last night! May I bring you something to drink? And what would you like to eat?"

Yuuri - *watches her, wondering how she could be so lively in the morning* "Uh... Water... and.. whatever you're having..." *obviously not very good with picking out stuff to eat/glances to Wolfram, hoping he would at least eat something this morning*

Wolfram - *glares at the sage a little longer, before turning to stare at the girl* "Juice. No eggs. No bacon. Nothing greasy. Actually, just give me some fruit."

Murata - "I'll stick with water." *looks around to try and see what everyone else was eating, appearing oblivious, though as usual he probably knows exactly what he's doing* "And do they make pancakes here? I'd like some pancakes... with syrup, if there is any."

Jade - *smiles brightly and nods before prancing off to get their food*

Yuuri - *frowns more at Murata for a moment before sliding his chair closer to Wolfram* "So... you said you had other things to discuss...?"

Murata - *more smiles, casually glancing around, though talking to Yuuri* "Of course. You're about to get married. So unless you've gotten married before and I just never heard about it, you probably have no idea about The Church or how the ceremony will actually go."

Yuuri - *frowns/hadn't thought about that* "Uhh... Okay...?"

Murata - *turns to give him a big smile* "As of now, The Church as a whole is pretty angry at you, which may cause a few problems. They might be reluctant to marry you."

Yuuri - *cringes* "I bet..."

Murata - "So you might need to engage in a bit of persuasion."

Wolfram - *watches and listens, but doesn't say anything*

Yuuri - *frowns more* "What kind of 'engaging' in 'persuasions' are you suggesting...?"

Murata - "Well, with a priest, I think sob stories would be the best route. Work off of his sense of pity and sympathy."

Yuuri - *nods, taking a mental note*

Jade - *makes her way back in with a tray of food and drinks, placing them in front of each person/stands out in the group surprisingly well despite her height*

Hale - *not really paying attention to anything but his food*

Wolfram - *starts to silently pick at his food, occasionally sparing Murata a skeptical glance to make sure he isn't doing anything stupid*

Murata - *turns to smile at the girl* "Mmmm, thank you! These look delicious!" *digs into his plate of pancakes*

Jade - *smiles at him warmly, though still very wary about him* "If any of you need anything else, just summon me." *dances off*

Yuuri - *starts to pick at his toast/trying to think of how he could 'work off of the priest's sense of pity and sympathy'...*

Murata - *keeps eating, lowering his voice a bit as he continues to talk, not wanting other people to hear them as they grow deeper into their conversation* "And I'm also assuming you never took the time to learn about religion in this world..."

Yuuri - *winces at his words, lowering his voice as well* "Uhh... not really... "

Murata - *chews a huge sporkful of pancakes/swallows, then takes a few sips of his drink* "It's really not so confusing at all, and is somewhat similar to how things are - or were - on Earth. The Church is a huge hierarchy of it's own that keeps itself separate from the actual government, although higher officials have a bit of influence in the Royal Court."

Yuuri - *still picking nervously at his toast* "So... okay... " *really has no idea what to say, just knows that he doesn't really feel like eating anything*

Murata - *gets into the role of a teacher, though he continues to eat even as he goes on with his explanation* "Now, who do you think the mazoku worship?"

Yuuri - *blinks blankly at him*

Murata - *raises an eyebrow* "No guesses?"

Yuuri - "Shinou?"

Wolfram - *picks at some of his fruit* "We worship God. Shinou was our first king, and the savior of our people."

Murata - *nods* "Right. God. Shinou is an important figure in The Church as well, but think of him as more of a messiah." *rubs at his chin thoughtfully* "Although, Shinou wasn't the product of a virgin birth, nor is he seen as the son of God, so I guess it's more like Judaism in that respect."

Yuuri - *blushes, sinking down a bit in his chair/blames his stupidity on his nervousness* "Oh..."

Murata - "So, once we get to the church and convince Mr. Priest to marry you, you'll be taken to separate rooms where you'll be required to make a confessions of sorts." *takes another sips of his drink, before shoving even more of his pancakes into his mouth, pausing to chew*

Yuuri - *nearly chokes on the piece of toast he had just shoved in his mouth/pauses a bit to recover before responding* "What kind of confession??"

Murata - *looks at him and raises an eyebrow* "The whole, 'Forgive me Father, for I have sinned' thing."

Yuuri - *blushes more, sinking deeper into his chair* "Oh..."

Murata - *waves a hand at him* "But you shouldn't have to worry about anything weird. Just think of what would be considered a sin back on Earth and confess to that. Remember, they can't read your mind, so if you don't think something's a sin and don't confess to it, even if it is, in fact, considered a sin in this world, there's no way for them to know."

Yuuri - *picks at more of his food, giving his generic answer once more* "Oh..."

Murata - *still eating, talking in between bites* "The process von Bielefeld will have to go through will be a little more extensive, especially since he's marrying a king. Once he's confessed all of his sins, he'll be taken to another room where he will be cleansed and purified."

Yuuri - *pouts some/doesn't like the idea of being separated from Wolfram for so long*

Wolfram - *pauses in picking at his food/pretty much knows how it's supposed to go since he's not dumb and otherworldly like Yuuri, but the whole purification thing unsettles him a bit/why hadn‘t he thought of all this before now??*

Murata - *stops talking for a bit longer, finishing off the last of his pancakes in two humongous sporkfuls, nearly stuffing his face completely*

Yuuri - *watches Murata eat, feeling a bit sick as butterflies the size of lunar moths attacked his stomach/has to look away from him, turning instead to Wolfram to give him a reassuring smile*

Wolfram - *turns to Yuuri to return the smile, but it's more forced than anything else/slowly looks back at Murata* "The purification... will they be able to tell that I... that we..." *trails off/hopes the sage understands what he's trying to ask, although he thinks he knows what the answer is already/actually, he‘s pretty sure he knows what the answer is going to be, and doesn‘t even know why he asked*

Murata - *raises an eyebrow again* "Had sex?"

Wolfram - *flushes brightly and nods, looking away*

Murata - *shrugs* "It depends."

Yuuri - *feels even sicker*

Murata - *grows a little more serious* "If we were back at the palace, you'd go through the same process, and a highly skilled healer would be on hand to check the state of your health. At some large churches, like the one we'll be going to today, they also have healers on staff. However, the only way they'd be able to tell if you've had sex would be if you're pregnant. They'll be able to detect the baby's energy signature, even at the earliest stages of development."

Yuuri - *winces a bit* "What will happen... if...?" *trails off, not sure he really wanted to know*

Murata - "He'd be considered impure, even if the baby is yours. If that happens, then you will not be permitted to marry until the impurity is gone."

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