Part Thirty-Five
Very Brief Recap
- Yuuri admits everything to Wolfram
- Wolfram is displeased
- Yuuri is sorry
- Gunter walks in on something that... well... he wasn't really expecting
- Poor Iris...
Characters ( :D I was wondering if I should start doing this again~ Sorry~ <3 )
Yuuri - Guine
Wolfram - Mikage
Gisela - Guine
Gunter - Mikage
Gwendal - Mikage
Covering the Bases
Part Thirty-Five - Bad Call
Wolfram - *eyes widen, and he quickly breaks the kiss, gasping for breath*
Yuuri - *eyes widen as well, pulling back and panting heavily/flushes brightly, not exactly wanting to see the older man's expression/maybe if he stayed silent, Gunter would go away....*
Gunter - *stands there, completely still, though after a moment he regains enough sense to close the door behind him, so that none of the over-curious maids stop to peek into the room/gapes at them both, his mouth opening and closing a few times, not knowing what to say*
Wolfram - *squeezes his eyes shut, not wanting to look at him/has a feeling he stands a good chance of being yelled at*
Yuuri - *hopeful at the sound of the door shutting, though he would be very surprised if his plan actually worked/cautiously glances over to the door, immediately wincing to see that the man had, indeed, not left the room/quickly untangles himself from Wolfram, pulling the covers up over the blond before sliding to the edge of the bed/really thankful his pants were still on.../mumbles* "Good morning, Gunter..." *awkward....*
Gunter - *glances from one to the other, still rather shocked* "Good morning, Your Majesty..."
Wolfram - *holds tightly to the covers, and refuses to look towards the man at the door/he'd put a lot of effort into keeping both Gunter and Gwendal from finding out about everything he and Yuuri had done while they'd been away, and had been able to keep the baby a secret for the last month*
Yuuri - *stares sheepishly down at the ground, blushing deeper at the sight of the pink nightgown on the floor near his feet/quickly snatches it up, tossing it close to the blond and trying to be as nonchalant as possible/of course, his shirt had managed to get a bit farther than the dress/pouts embarrassedly, sliding off the edge of the bed to collect the still half-buttoned shirt/maybe ignoring the man worked as good as him just leaving...*
Gunter - *watches the dark haired boy's movements, finding a light blush rising to his own cheeks/is truthfully pleased that he'd managed to interrupt them, though only because it wouldn't be very appropriate for them to do such things before the wedding/otherwise, he was embarrassed, and had to force himself not to stare at the king* "You weren't at breakfast, Your Majesty..."
Wolfram - *while Gunter seemed focused on Yuuri, he took the opportunity to slip his gown back on, straightening it out as best he could without having to move around much on the bed*
Yuuri - *snatches the shirt off of the ground, sweat dropping lightly at the fact that it had been turned half inside out/quickly works to untangle it, though has a bit of difficulty, making it take longer than it should have* "Y-yeah... I was gonna go in a bit..." *yeah right... like he cared about breakfast when he could be with Wolfram longer, instead... alone... away from everyone...*
Gunter - "I..." *finds it difficult to look away because, let's face it, Gunter's had a bit of an obsession with Yuuri since he first arrived, and it was always a treat to see the younger man half-clothed* "I was sent to inform you that Gwendal requests your presence in the office. He has... some things of importance to discuss with you..."
Yuuri - *groans a bit at Gwendal's name/he had nothing against him... but he could be kinda scary looking at times... especially when there was a lot of work to be done/completely gives up on the shirt after a while, finding that he was only tangling it worse, and just holds it loosely in his arms, crossing them over his chest* "Oh... okay..."
Gunter - *continues to stand there and stare, not really knowing what else to say/would really like to berate Wolfram for his inappropriate behavior, but his gaze is so focused on the king that he hardly notices the boy is still there*
Wolfram - *sits along the bed, finally turning Gunter's way and glaring at him/more than a little pissed that he'd been the one to interrupt them/if it had been Greta or his mother, or even Conrart, he didn't think it would be so bad - probably because all of them knew what he'd been trying so hard to hide*
Yuuri - *stands awkwardly in the middle of the room, facing the older man, not really knowing what to say to him/'Go away' sounded a bit too mean... though he would have really liked a bit longer with Wolfram... by himself.../grumbles lightly under his breath about how it wasn't fair...* "So... am I supposed to go see him... now...?" *still awkward... and trying to keep the attention off Wolfram.../could easily remember what happened before they ran off together*
Gunter - "Oh..." *seems to be thinking for a moment, as if he didn't quite understand what he'd been asked, or as if he really was just having problems keeping his thoughts straight* "...no... Your Majesty... you... you may bathe and... dress... first. I... I can have one of the maids bring breakfast to your room while you're doing so... then..."
Yuuri - *raises an eyebrow at the man, though really just glad he wasn't trying to hang all over him at the moment* "That's fine... I'll do that then..." *pauses, blinking and glancing back over at the door as someone else knocked* "Come in..."
Gisela - *carefully pushes the door open, shutting it behind her before even glancing up/immediately freezes at the sight of Gunter* "Father...?" *frowns a bit at him, but not wanting to ask questions/turns to Yuuri, though sparing a quick glance at Wolfram on the bed* "I was afraid I would miss you this morning, Your Majesty... I was running a bit late..."
Wolfram - *flops himself down onto the bed with an exasperated huff, turning his back on all of those presently in the room/Yuuri just got back yesterday - couldn't everyone just leave them alone for one day?!*
Gunter - *turns at the sound of Gisela's voice/looks at her curiously* "Gisela... what are you doing here?" *instantly begins to panic and wonder if His Majesty had fallen ill*
Yuuri - *stares at Gisela for a minute, having completely forgotten that she said she'd check up on them that morning/quickly goes back to trying to untangle the stupid shirt in his hands*
Gisela - *frowns lightly at her father, letting out a soft sigh/doesn't move but a few feet from the door, stopping next to the older man* "You honestly don't think His Majesty would be allowed to just return and go about business as normal without the proper check ups, do you, father? It's all standard procedure." *technically... it was...*
Gunter - *quickly nods in agreement, wondering why he hadn't realized that before/blames it on the fact that His Majesty currently does not have his shirt on* "Yes... of course..."
Yuuri - *finally manages to get the stupid shirt tugged on over his head, though not before flushing lightly and tensing up at the idea of someone else fretting over his back - which really wasn't that bad, he thought/lets out a sigh, pulling his hands out of the cuffs and re-crossing his arms/waiting for Gunter to... leave... or something...*
Gisela - *frowns still/wasn't about to do anything with the chance of her father overhearing or seeing/she was a professional, after all... and healer-patient confidentiality came with the territory*
Gunter - *stands there for a little while longer before snapping out of his daze* "Oh... yes... well, then... Your Majesty... please, take your time... but remember that Gwendal is expecting you..."
Yuuri - *half-smiles at him and gives the man a small wave* "Okay. Thank you." *grumbles lightly about how he wished people would just leave him and Wolfram alone*
Gunter - *slowly turns to exit the room, gently closing the door behind him*
Wolfram - *huffs again from his place on the bed, extremely annoyed*
Gisela - *sighs once her father is gone, stepping forward again* "I'll need to see your back, Your Majesty..."
Yuuri - *pouts and moves back over to the bed, crawling up on it and sitting down so that Gisela could do her job or whatever.../watches Wolfram, cringing lightly/softly* "Sorry about that, Wolf..."
Wolfram - *grumbles* "Not your fault..." *stupid Gunter with his stupid interruptions and his stupid obsession.../so far, the lecture had been avoided, but that didn't mean he wouldn't get one later*
Gisela - *settles herself onto the edge of the bed/a bit curious as to what could have made Wolfram so grumpy, but shakes her head, not wanting to ask questions* "Your Majesty... it'll be easier for me without your shirt on..."
Yuuri - *sighs, pulling his shirt off over his head again and placing it next to him on the bed/reaches his hand out to gently rub Wolfram's arm*
Wolfram - *turns so that he's facing them again, lifting a hand to grab onto Yuuri's/sits up and takes a peek at his back, wanting to see if he'd actually been able to help or if it had been all for nothing*
Gisela - *inspects his back for a moment, a bit surprised at how fast he seemed to be healing* "It looks like you're doing much better than I expected, Your Majesty... Just another week, give or take a few days, and you'll be as good as new..." *wonders if he was always able to heal himself as well as he seemed to be doing*
Yuuri - *groans lightly, not liking the idea of having to be bothered for another week with this stuff/holds tightly onto Wolfram's hand, squeezing it a bit/smiles at him*
Wolfram - *squeezes his hand and smiles back, though still a little annoyed/he’d wanted to at least spend the entire morning with him before they both had to get up and join the rest of the world*
Gisela - *digs through her bag for a moment, pulling out another little bottle and passing it to Wolfram/sets the bag aside and holds up her hands to help heal the cuts, wishing there was a way to make the scars not as visible as they would probably turn out to be*
Yuuri - *sighs lightly, but continues to watch Wolfram, still holding onto his hand*
Wolfram - *wrinkles his nose at the bottle that was passed to him, feeling his stomach turn uneasily/quickly drinks it, making a face at the horrible taste/if he had to drink these things all the time, couldn't Gisela at least try to find a way to make them taste better?*
Yuuri - *grins lightly in amusement at the blond's reaction* "That bad, huh?"
Wolfram - *frowns at him a little* "You can try it next time - see how you like it..."
Yuuri - *grins a bit wider, doubting that he actually would*
Gisela - *finishes up after a few minutes, taking the empty bottle from Wolfram and putting it back in her bag* "I will be back tomorrow to check on your progress, Your Majesty... And don't forget to call for me if anything happens or you're not feeling well." *eyes Wolfram with that also*
Wolfram - *rolls his eyes and flops back onto the bed/grumbles* "You know, the whole giving-the-pregnant-man-disgusting-potions thing isn't very conducive to settling my stomach..."
Gisela - *smiles lightly at him, sliding off the bed to stand* "You'll feel better after a while. Morning sickness doesn't last the entire term."
Yuuri - *watches him worriedly, not even bothering to put his shirt back on/quickly leans closer to the blond, reaching to gently stroke at his cheek* "You're not feeling well right now...??"
Wolfram - "'After a while...'" *snorts lightly* "No, I'm not feeling well right now..."
Yuuri - *panics a bit* "I... is there anything I can do? W-what hurts? Are you hungry? Do you want me to get you anything??"
Wolfram - *makes a disgusted face* "No, I am not hungry. Shove anything down my throat and I'll make sure that when I throw it back up, it'll get all over you..."
Yuuri - *winces a bit* "I... fine... I won't force you..." *turns back over his shoulder to glance at Gisela, hoping there was something she could give him*
Gisela - *shakes her head lightly, able to guess what he was wanting* "It's normal for him to feel like that... There's only so much I can give him."
Wolfram - *groans, annoyed with himself, really wishing he didn't feel like crap almost all of the time* "This really doesn't help with the whole wedding-planning thing, considering I'm in bed half the day..."
Yuuri - *turns back to him, stroking at his cheek some more* "You don't have to worry about that... I'll pick up whatever you can't do... so don't push yourself, okay?"
Wolfram - *snorts again* "And what the hell do you expect to be able to do when you've got work to make up for?"
Yuuri - *winces a bit, having forgotten about his own work* "W-well... I'll figure something out..."
Gisela - *shakes her head, watching them/bows, then carefully turns to make her way to the door* "I'll leave you here, Your Majesty, Your Excellency. Remember to call for me anytime you need me." *slides out of the room, shutting the door gently behind her*
Wolfram - *grumbles a bit under his breath as Gisela leaves/he swears she's holding out on him and not giving him some anti-nausea stuff on purpose, maybe to punish him for being stupid and not taking care of himself from the beginning/women are cruel and vicious like that...*
Yuuri - *sighs, watching the blond for a while/pulls back from him a bit, moving to lean down again, gently kissing his stomach*
Wolfram - *glances down at him, wondering what the hell he thought he was doing/what would have seemed romantic a few minutes ago seemed the complete opposite now/ he doesn’t allow himself to enjoy it - though in the back of his mind he thought it was extremely sweet - since he knew Yuuri would have to get up and leave soon anyway*
Yuuri - *pulls back a bit, though still staring at Wolfram's stomach/whispers softly to it* "Be good and don't be giving your daddy any trouble, okay? He's been though enough..."
Wolfram - *snorts, only slightly amused* "I don't think it can hear you, wimp."
Yuuri - *leans back down to kiss his stomach again before glancing up at the blond* "You never know..."
Wolfram - *sighs lightly, trying his hardest not to take out his annoyance on him/they'd had quite enough of misdirected emotions last night* "And if I'm 'daddy' then what does that make you?"
Yuuri - *grins at him* "I would be 'daddy' too."
Wolfram - *frowns at him* "That will get very confusing very quickly..."
Yuuri - *grins wider, pulling back to gently place his hand along the blond's stomach* "Then what do you think he or she should call us?"
Wolfram - *shrugs* "Don't ask me. I always called my parents 'Mother' and 'Father.'"
Yuuri - *shrugs lightly as well/teasing* "Well... Since I've already dubbed you 'daddy'... I guess that makes me 'mommy'."
Wolfram - *wrinkles his nose at him/sarcastic* "Oh, yes, because you're the first person that comes to mind when I try to imagine a 'mommy.'"
Yuuri - *laughs lightly* "Yeah... I guess that would be kinda weird to try and figure out..."
Wolfram - *rolls his eyes again, and doesn't reply/settles more comfortably against the mattress*
Yuuri - *watches him silently for a few long moments before laying down beside him, nuzzling his face into the blond's shoulder*
Wolfram - *sighs at the feeling of him laying next to him, but doesn't allow himself to get used to it too quickly* "You should wash up and get dressed. If you make Gwendal wait too long he'll probably send someone else after you..."
Yuuri - *groans lightly, moving his arm to wrap around Wolfram, clinging to him* "No... bad Gwendal..."
Wolfram - "Fine, then. Don't look at me when you get yelled at, or when Gunter comes back to drag you out. It's not my problem." *has to stop himself from cuddling up against him/pouts a bit*
Yuuri - *sighs, pulling back enough to kiss him softly on the lips before sitting up* "Fine... I'm going, I'm going..."
Wolfram - *waves a hand at him* "Don't whine if he gives you work to do; it'll only make him angrier."
Yuuri - *pouts, forcing himself away from Wolfram and sliding to the edge of the bed/scoops up his shirt and pulls it on over his head again* "I don't whine!"
Wolfram - "Yes, you do!"
Yuuri - *pouts more* "No, I don't..."
Wolfram - "Yes, you do..."
Yuuri - *stares at him, pouting for a few moments before walking over to the closet to dig out some clothes to wear/grumbles under his breath about how he doesn't whine*
Wolfram - *easily hears him* "Yes, you do~!"
Yuuri - *flushes lightly, not realizing he could be heard so easily* "I... no... not really..." *quickly gathers up his clothes before moving to pout next to the bed again at the blond*
Wolfram - "Yes, really. And don't pout at me like that; it's not going to get you anything."
Yuuri - *fakes a sniffle*
Wolfram - "You suck at the I'm-cute-and-adorable-so-give-me-what-I-want act." *gives him a small smirk*
Yuuri - *pouts/teasing* "You don't think I'm cute...? Or adorable...?"
Wolfram - "No..." *slowly sits up, staring at him/pretends to think for a moment* "I think you're handsome... and sexy... and the biggest wimp in the world..."
Yuuri - *stares at him, flushing brightly* "I... I..." *pauses, realizing all he was doing was stuttering/shakes his head* "Don't call me a wimp!"
Wolfram - "Wimp, wimp, wimp, wimp, wimp, wimp, wimp."
Yuuri - *easily goes back to pouting/quickly drops the clothes in his hands on the bed before climbing up and pressing his lips against the blond's to get him to stop*
Wolfram - "Wmph..." *okay, so it was difficult to say much of anything with Yuuri's mouth against his own, but that didn't mean he couldn't try*
Yuuri - *kisses him for a few long seconds before pulling back to stare into his eyes*
Wolfram - *stares back at him before smirking again/softly* "Wimp..."
Yuuri - *sighs, shaking his head and pulling back from him* "Fine... be like that..."
Wolfram - *continues to smirk* "I think I will..."
Yuuri - *huffs, moving back to gather up his clothes again before sliding off the bed/really doesn't want to leave him* "So what are you doing to do today...?"
Wolfram - *releases a small sigh, laying back down against the bed, settling against the pillows* "Probably practice dancing in those shoes again... then I have to decide on curtains for the ballroom... seating arrangements for dinner... and a lot of other things that seem pretty worthless now, but probably won't be once the actual day arrives..."
Yuuri - *nods understandingly, stalling for as long as he could* "Sounds important... make sure you don't work too hard, okay?"
Wolfram - "Yeah, sure. I'll just let the wedding plan itself..."
Yuuri - *laughs lightly, feeling a bit stupid because he had no idea what everything was going to be like* "W-well... your mom’s helping, right...?"
Wolfram - *nods* "Where she can. It's not like she can pick and choose everything for me. If she did, there's not telling how everything would turn out..." *turns a bit to look his way* "You'll have to choose what kind of wine you want, and meet with the seamstress some time soon so she can start working on your uniform."
Yuuri - *frowns a bit at the mention of wine, feeling a bit bad that Wolfram wouldn't be able to drink anything on their wedding night, much less any other time in the near future/forces a grin onto his face, giving the blond a small salute* "Okay... I'll do that... Don't worry about a thing!"
Wolfram - *sighs a bit more/usually when Yuuri told him not to worry, there were still many things worth worrying over*
Yuuri - *watches him for a bit more, still really not wanting to leave him for any amount of time* "I'll... find you during my lunch break... is that okay?"
Wolfram - *nods at him* "Just knock before opening any closed doors. I might have to try on my dress again at some point, and I don't want you to see it yet."
Yuuri - *nods, forcing himself to start to move towards the door* "Okay... I'll knock... I'll... see you later..."
Wolfram - *looks at him and pouts a little, but doesn't get up to stop him/the longer he stalled now, the longer he'd probably have to stay away once he actually went to go see what Gwendal wanted* "Okay... I love you..."
Yuuri - *blinks at him, then smiles brightly, shaking his head lightly* "I love you, too.." *pauses, pulling the door open* "I love us..."
Wolfram - *snorts at him, but makes no comment*
Yuuri - *forces himself to leave the room, sighing as he made his way down the hall to take a bath, wincing lightly at the soapy water on his back, but he ignores it for the most part/quickly gets out and dressed, rubbing his hair dry before wandering out into the hall again to head for his office and forcing himself not to stop and look for where Wolfram might be since he had already taken enough time, and he really didn't want to give Gwendal even more of a reason to be mad at him/tugs nervously at the sleeves of his black jacket, trying to get used to wearing well made clothes again - even if it was exactly like his old school uniform.../stands cautiously in front of the door to his office for a moment before pushing it slowly open to peer inside*
Gwendal - *sitting at the desk, sorting through piles and piles worth of paperwork, a permanent frown plastered on his face*
Yuuri - *swallows nervously as he slips inside, shutting the door softly behind him/forces himself to show a sheepish little smile, cautiously making his way to the desk* "Good morning, Gwendal."
Gwendal - *stops just long enough to spare him a glare, disliking the fact that he'd been made to wait longer than what he thought was truly necessary, before going back to sifting papers around*
Yuuri - *glances around the room a bit, rememorizing everything* "Gunter said you wanted to talk to me...?" *awkward...*
Gwendal - *gruffly* "I sent him nearly an hour ago..."
Yuuri - *laughs a bit nervously, trying not to squeak* "Really? Wow... time sure does seem to fly by, doesn't it?" *failed at the not squeaking...*
Gwendal - *glances up to give him another dark glare*
Yuuri - *fidgets nervously/has no idea what to do or say* "S-so..."
Gwendal - *goes back to sorting pieces of parchment* "I trust Gisela's seen to your injuries." *Yozak had already informed him of nearly everything that had happened, because if there was one thing Gwendal hated more than being made to wait, it was being left ignorant of the things that took place in the kingdom under his watch*
Yuuri - *pouts a bit, flushing lightly, feeling embarrassed and pathetic again/quietly* "Yeah... she has..." *he should have already known that Gwendal would know everything - he had already told Yozak and Conrad of everything, after all*
Gwendal - "I also trust that you remember what I told you before you and Wolfram decided to recklessly run off on your own." *is very angry*
Yuuri - *flinches, but quickly composes himself, standing his ground* "Yes... I remember..." *oops...*
Gwendal - *looks up to glare once more, leaving the remaining papers on the desk to focus all of his attention on the king* "If you were any other man, I would kill you..."
Yuuri - *feels the color drain a bit from his face/well... that was good to know...?*
Gwendal - "I warned you..." *pauses, carefully watching him* "What was it, exactly, that I explicitly demanded that you prevent from happening before the wedding?"
Yuuri - *stares at him, feeling a small bead of sweat trickle down the side of his face/forces himself not to sound like an idiot, much less squeak* "That I not get Wolfram pregnant." *Gwendal wasn't scary! no! he wasn't! just... remain calm... or... try to...*
Gwendal - *his left eyebrow twitches* "And what is it that you've done?"
Yuuri - *maybe pretending to pass out would be good right about... now.../swallows nervously* "Uhh..."
Gwendal - *stares at him expectantly*
Yuuri - *stares back at him, really not wanting to answer that*
Gwendal - *growls lowly in the back of his throat* "I would like an answer to my question, Your Majesty."
Yuuri - *grumbles lightly about how Gwendal should go fall in love with someone and see how that changes his thinking about things/very quietly, finally answering his question* "I did..."
Gwendal - "You did what?"
Yuuri - *straightens up, staring levelly back at the man* "I completely ignored your orders and did what I wanted to do instead."
Gwendal - "You realize something like this is not easy to cover up." *it's more of a statement than a question, though he still expected an answer*
Yuuri - *nods* "I understand. I've already decided that Gisela will be the one to check him over before the wedding, since she already knows and wouldn't do anything to hurt him. And..." *pauses, thinking back to what the nice priest man had said* "It's not unusual for young mothers to give birth early..."
Gwendal - *his glare turns even darker, and far more dangerous* "It is also not unusual for young mothers to experience complications."
Yuuri - *stares at him, not really sure what he was getting at* "But... Gisela has been keeping an eye on him.... she said they were both fine..."
Gwendal - *actually has to fight with himself to keep from rolling his eyes - a very un-Gwendal-like action, but there was something about the boy that made it increasingly difficult not to just bang one's head against the table* "Has it not occurred to you that something could very well go wrong later, regardless of what his current condition is?"
Yuuri - *opens his mouth, then closes it, pausing a moment to attempt to think about it* "But... as long as we do everything right... then... there shouldn't be any need to worry about things going wrong..."
Gwendal - *there was also something about the boy that made it increasingly difficult not to just take ones hands and strangle him/fine, he'd just have to take this slowly, since it seemed there was no other way to knock some sense into his head* "What would you say the average child-bearing years are on your home world, Your Majesty?"
Yuuri - *pauses, thinking about it/crosses his arms over his chest* "Uhh... probably around twenty to... thirty-five-ish...." *really has no idea, just guessing*
Gwendal - *raises an eyebrow* "And what is the mazoku equivalent to the ages of twenty through thirty-five?"
Yuuri - *pauses, glancing down at his fingers as he counted off years* "One hundred.... to... One seventy-five?"
Gwendal - "And how old is Wolfram?"
Yuuri - *blinks at him* "Eighty-six?" *pauses, still staring at the man/obviously not getting it*
Gwendal - *has to resist the temptation to rub at his temples/why was it that every time he tried to explain something to the boy, he developed a splitting headache?* "What is the human equivalent to eighty-six, Your Majesty?"
Yuuri - *frowns at him/clueless* "Nineteen... like me..."
Gwendal - *his left eye twitches a second time* "What is eighty-six divided by five, Your Majesty?" *did Gunter not teach him proper arithmetic, or was that just another one of the many days the boy had stared out the window and lost himself in his ridiculous daydreams?/did they not teach division on Earth?*
Yuuri - *blinks at him, unfolding his arms to actually count off on his fingers/frowns, obviously not ending on nineteen/grumbles about how it wasn't his fault... he played baseball, not sit with a pencil and paper doing math all day/huffs* "Seventeen...ish..." *give him a break! he was used to thinking of Wolfram as his same age like when they’d first met!*
Gwendal - "And do people usually bear children at the age of seventeen?"
Yuuri - *grumbles more, still feeling stupid* "No..."
Gwendal - *quickly becoming more angry* "So then do you think it is at all advisable for Wolfram to be carrying a child at the age of seventeen?!" *figures it would help get his point across better by continuing to speak in human terms/the high numbered ages of the mazoku tended to be a bit deceiving to those who weren’t used to them*
Yuuri - *goes completely silent/he hadn't thought about that before*
Gwendal - *sits there silently and lets the information sink into the moron's skull for a few moments, though he continue to glare at him*
Yuuri - *cautiously opens his mouth again* "But... Wolfram said that your mom was his age when she had you..."
Gwendal - "And that's supposed to make it safe?!"
Yuuri - *winces, falling silent again/shuffles his feet embarrassedly in place*
Gwendal - *has to stop himself from growling again* "Do you understand why I demanded that there be no children conceived before the wedding?"
Yuuri - *feels extremely stupid - not an uncommon feeling, apparently/sheepish and very quiet* "Yes..."
Gwendal - "And yet you still believe you can keep this hidden from the eyes and ears of the Royal Court?"
Yuuri - *winces again* "I'll do my best to..."
Gwendal - *fold his hands together against the desk top, squeezing them tightly and preventing himself from making the motions of knitting* "Tell me of your plan, then."
Yuuri - *blinks at him/confused* "My plan...?"
Gwendal - "How do you intend to keep this hidden?"
Yuuri - *opens his mouth with a silent "ooh.."/pauses, thinking about it* "Well... for one... only Gisela will be allowed to see him... no other healers.... and... he doesn't have to leave the castle that much, anyway... especially after the wedding... And... we won't tell anyone...?"
Gwendal - "There will be gossip among the maids, Your Majesty."
Yuuri - *pouts a little* "They gossip about everything... "
Gwendal - "And is most gossip not derived from truth?"
Yuuri - *pouts more* "But..." *pauses, thinking about it* "If we... came up with something better for them to gossip about... then they'll just go on with that topic and leave Wolfram alone...?"
Gwendal - "You expect him to live here over the next few months without anyone seeing him, then? He is young, Your Majesty; he isn‘t very tall, and he‘s lost weight since the two of you left. Any dramatic weight gain will be easily noticeable."
Yuuri - *opens his mouth, then closes it again/trying to think of what to do* "I... n-no... Just... not a lot of people... and..." *obviously, he has no idea*
Gwendal - "Once you are married, he will be expected to be present at state dinners, and it will be his duty to entertain then spouses of foreign ambassadors while you handle the political aspects of their visits. Are you going to put aside all of our current negotiations simply to hide the fact that he is pregnant?"
Yuuri - *starting to panic a bit* "N-no! I... he can wear loose clothes... or... thicker clothes... so it's not noticeable... and... I mean..." *trails off, staring at the floor in front of him as if it somehow had the answers written on it*
Gwendal - "And you think that will be enough to hide it?" *narrows his eyes at him even more* "Has he told you that he is already wearing looser pants?" *not that Wolfram had even told him, but he had other people around the castle who kept him informed well enough* "Or that he's had his dress altered twice?"
Yuuri - *blinks at him/had not even noticed/has no idea what to say to that* "I..."
Gwendal - "You will be married at the end of the month, Your Majesty. As far as I have been informed, that would put Wolfram at around ten weeks. There may not be very many changes at that time, but I assure you that with someone as thin as he has become, it will become noticeable earlier than it would with someone larger or heavier."
Yuuri - *fidgets where he stands, starting to panic even more* "I... what else is there to do...? I don't know... I... I don't..."
Gwendal - "If you had heeded my warnings, you wouldn't currently be in such a predicament. When I request something of you, Your Majesty, I usually have a very good reason."
Yuuri - *stares somberly at the floor* "I... I didn't... I mean... when everything..." *trails off, feeling even more stupid*
Gwendal - *glares more/the boy really needed to learn how to control his stuttering/it wouldn't do well to have him stammering in front of their foreign guests* "There is also another matter I wish to discuss with you..." *riffles through the stacks of paper again, pulling out a folded sheet of parchment with a fancy seal on the back* "During the month in which you spent held as a captive, I received a letter from a concerned priest..."
Yuuri - *instantly looks up in confusion/quickly moves closer to the desk to see just what the man was talking about* "What's it about...?"
Gwendal - "I was implored to help whom he described as 'two ill-advised youths in need of guidance.'" *looks down at the page as if reading over the text, though he's already well aware of what it says* "It seems he fears our king has made a false confession."
Yuuri - *instantly tenses up, no longer curious as to what the letter said and would really just like to leave the conversation at that* "Oh...?"
Gwendal - *glances back up at the boy* "Did you confess to rape, Your Majesty?"
Yuuri - *stares at the man, eyes wide* "I..."
Gwendal - *raises an eyebrow expectantly, waiting for an answer*
Yuuri - *swallows/quietly* "Yes..."
Gwendal - "And was there any bit of truth in your confession?" *gives him a dark, serious look*
Yuuri - *can feel his breathing start to get a bit labored* "Yes... just... not entirely..."
Gwendal - "I do not think you are capable of rape, Your Majesty, although I do believe Wolfram has been wrongly influenced." *because Gwendal is somewhat of a protective older brother, and protective older brothers tend to have delusions about the purity and innocence of their younger siblings, so, therefore, in his mind, Wolfram cannot be held accountable for his actions, which would then place some sort of blame on his foolish fiancé* "Perhaps you would care to enlighten me on your opinion of the matter."
Yuuri - *stares at him* "I... I was doing it to protect him... so he wouldn't have to live the rest of his life being discredited from everything... and because... I wouldn't have been able to tolerate someone calling him a whore to my face..."
Gwendal - "And yet you made him your whore anyway..."
Yuuri - *stares at him/ashamed that he couldn't seem to do anything right/quietly* "He's not a whore...."
Gwendal - "As of now, you are not married, and yet he is pregnant with your child. Tell me, Your Majesty, what else does that make him?"
Yuuri - *stares at the floor, falling silent again*
Gwendal - "I have heard quite enough over the years of how these sorts of things are viewed in your world. And yet, after all your time here, you still have not learned the ways of this world?"
Yuuri - *has nothing to say, just stands there with his head down*
Gwendal - "Although, I'm sure that, by now, you've heard enough to be able to understand the position you've put him in."
Yuuri - *nods slowly, hating himself for making a mess out of things*
Gwendal - *seething/repeats one of his previous questions* "What does that make him, then?"
Yuuri - *raises his head to frown back at Gwendal* "Right now, he's my fiancé... And that's all anyone else is ever going to know..."
Gwendal - "So far it doesn't seem as if you have much of a plan to make sure of that, Your Majesty." *obviously doesn't like his answer, as evident by his deep frown and dangerous glare* "What. Does. That. Make. Him?" *says it slowly, stressing every word*
Yuuri - *frowning back, stubborn as ever* "He's not a whore."
Gwendal - "Maybe on your world he isn't, but if so much as a rumor of this breaks out, it will be all anyone here ever thinks of him."
Yuuri - *frowns more* "Then there won't be any rumors about him! I'll think of something else to put the focus on..."
Gwendal - "And what will that be?"
Yuuri - "I haven't thought about that yet..."
Gwendal - "Should I inform the Royal Court that you slept with a woman during your absence, then?"
Yuuri - *eyes widen* "No!!"
Gwendal - "Then what do you expect to tell them that will take their attention away from your fiancé so completely that they won't notice that he's pregnant?"
Yuuri - *gapes at him* "They would have killed her... I... I didn't have a choice... But... I don't want others to know.... That would be just as bad for Wolfram..."
Gwendal - "Yes, it would not look good, but he would be better off than if they were to know about an illegitimate child."
Yuuri - *frowns more, turning away from the desk to pace* "I already told Wolfram no one else will know about it... that I wouldn't have people look down on him for anything..."
Gwendal - *sighs heavily* "I don't believe there is very much you can do to prevent that now, Your Majesty."
Yuuri - *stops his pacing, turning to stare desperately at him* "I don't know what to do... I just don't want him to get hurt..."
Gwendal - "My opinion, if you care to hear it-" *pauses to glare at him/the boy seemed to have a hard time listening to anything he didn't agree with completely* "-is to continue with the preparations for the wedding and proceed according to schedule. There will be rumors and speculations that you will be unable to stop no matter what you do to divert attention away from him, and he will be looked down upon by some because of them, but you will be married and he and your child will have the security and protection of the Royal Crown. We will not mention anything concerning your relationship with the girl you brought back with you-" *again, he pauses to glare* "-besides the fact that she was held captive with you and saved your life. Wolfram's reputation will be spared as much as possible, but at this point there is nothing you can do to save it completely."
Yuuri - *remains completely silent, listening to what Gwendal had to say/still doesn't like the idea of people looking down on him, but he figured it was better than the other choices they had/moves slowly back in front of the desk, nodding at the man* "Fine... that's fine..." *what else was there to do..?*
Gwendal - "And you will control your temper." *looks at him levelly* "I have already discussed that particular issue with His Eminence, and it seems to me as if your concern for your future actions against those who choose to be outspoken about Wolfram's..." *pauses again, as if searching for the right word* "...lapse in judgment... is what lead you to make your false confession in the first place."
Yuuri - *frowns at him, huffing lightly/he really expected him to not stand up for Wolfram if the need arose?/through clenched teeth* "Fine..."
Gwendal - "You must swear to it, Your Majesty. I will not allow you to jeopardize your kingdom in any way because of your unwillingness to hear to truth from others." *glares at him* "And I do not care what you think on the matter. You have made him your whore, and he has allowed you to. You will both deal with the consequences of your actions."
Yuuri - *grips and relaxes his fists a few times before nodding/really didn't like hearing such things, but it was his own fault, after all... so if he had to, then he would do everything not to do anything else stupid* "I swear..."
Gwendal - *stares at him for a while longer, before nodding and going back to rearranging papers* "At the moment, Wolfram does not know that I am aware of his condition, and I intend to keep it that way. I am severely disappointed in the both of you, and I can guarantee that it will be better not to inform him of my displeasure."
Yuuri - *grumbles lightly under his breath, but nods anyway* "I won't tell him..."
Gwendal - *nods once more* "For today, then, you may go about your own business; however, I fully expect you to be in here immediately following breakfast tomorrow morning. If you are not, you can be sure that I will fetch you personally." *immediately reverts from angry-big-brother mode to frustrated-worker mode* "Besides the paper work that has so obviously backed up since your departure, there will be meetings that you must attend, and preparations for your wedding that will require your assistance and approval. Also-" *pauses to eye him critically*
Yuuri - *stares at him, hardly believing that he was actually getting the day off after being gone for so long/swallows nervously, waiting for the rest of Gwendal's lecture*
Gwendal - "-please inform me of the plans for your honeymoon before you decide to take off. To reduce the chance of complications, it would be for the best if you were to wait until after the eighteenth week of Wolfram's pregnancy, which means the earliest possible date would be some time in April. Surely that will provide you with enough time to make plans and discuss them with Gunter and I." *raises an eyebrow, waiting for his reply*
Yuuri - *blinks at him, startled/had completely forgotten about the honeymoon since he and Wolfram had been talking briefly about it/a bit relieved it wasn't something more serious/shakes his head* "I promise I will... I won't ever go off like that again... We were actually talking a little about going to Earth for the honeymoon..." *or something like that*
Gwendal - *stops shifting papers around long enough to look at him for a moment/Earth?/internally shakes the curiosity from his mind/he didn't care where they went as long as there wasn't any trouble, and as long as he was able to adequately prepare for the king's absence* "Finally, before I allow you to neglect your duties for the day, the Royal Court has made a request that you and Wolfram refrain from sharing a bedroom until after the wedding has taken place."
Yuuri - *jaw drops at that* "What?!"
Gwendal - *stares at him levelly* "In light of what Gunter walked in on this morning, Your Majesty, I think it would be wise for you to follow their suggestion." *looks down at one of the papers in his hands* "They also request that proper etiquette be followed; you and Wolfram will not be permitted in the same room together without a chaperone present."
Yuuri - *mouths wordlessly at him for a long moment before finally finding his voice/squeaks* "What the hell??"
Gwendal - "It is bad enough that we have not followed the proper procedures, and that Wolfram has shared your bed for this long; that, as well as his apparent illness, will not make it easy for people to ignore whatever rumors may one day spread."
Yuuri - *snorts humorlessly* "'Illness'?" *grumbles about how all that was a load of crap*
Gwendal - "The fact that he is rarely seen in the dining room these days, and that he has all of his meals brought to your room - most of which he is unable to keep down - increases the amount of speculations that are already being formed."
Yuuri - *grumbles more/getting really annoyed about how they were being treated like children* "Fine!! Whatever!"
Gwendal - *nods, then picks up a quill to begin writing on a sheet of parchment* "I have already sent a few of the maids to begin removing his things from your room. As for when it would be appropriate for you to 'visit' him... he will not be allowed to be seen in your presence without Gunter, Conrart, our mother, or myself present."
Yuuri - *flails his hands into the air in frustration, though quickly lowering them to dig his fingers in his hair/teeth clenched tightly together, but already knows he can't do anything about it/turns to pace a bit more, keeping one hand in his hair and the other in a tight fist by his side/pauses in pacing for a moment to send a misdirected glare at Gwendal* "This is so ridiculous!!"
Gwendal - "Then you should feel lucky that we have been so lax in our typical engagement customs over the last few years. If we had heeded these expectations to begin with, you wouldn't have had the opportunity to elope, and you would not be faced with your current situation."
Yuuri - "I would have never told him I loved him, either!" *obviously still really frustrated/pauses for a moment, then goes back to pacing*
Gwendal - "That is not my concern." *pauses in his writing to look up at him again* "There will also be guards posted at both of your doors. If either of you feel like making a late night trip to the other's room, I will be notified."
Yuuri - *pauses to gape at the lunatic* "What the hell?!?"
Gwendal - *raises an eyebrow once more* "You expect me to allow you to continue engaging in the premarital activities that lead to Wolfram's pregnancy?"
Yuuri - *gapes at him more, though quickly going back to pacing/grumbles under his breath about how none of it was fair*
Gwendal - "I don't believe it's too much to ask for you to allow him to keep at least some of his innocence until your wedding night, Your Majesty."
Yuuri - *lets out a loud huff of annoyance* "Whatever!!" *obviously not going to win this crap*
Gwendal - *ignores his show of immaturity and goes back to his work*
Yuuri - *frowns in annoyance* "May I go now?"
Gwendal - *his eye twitches at being interrupted* "If that is what you wish."
Yuuri - *grumbles under his breath more, quickly turning to head for the door/turns back to glare again once he reached it* "You just wait. I'm going to work on everything so hard tomorrow that you'll have to question if it's really me or not." *pauses, grumbling more about how he didn't have anything better to do anyway if all the crap he had been told was true*
Gwendal - *clearly unimpressed* "I highly doubt you'll be able to surprise me..." *was of the opinion that His Majesty wouldn't be able to finish all of his paperwork to save his life, considering how much of it had managed to back up over the last month*
Yuuri - "Whatever!!" *pulls open the door, and shuts it quickly behind him once he’s out in the hall, grumbling loudly about how he was going to have to go find stupid Conrad or someone now*
Gwendal - *doesn't even look up to watch him leave*
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Yuuri... sweetheart... You're the king, you don't need to take orders from anyone. Sigh... I can't decide who's more frustrating... reading over the Yuuri from this time, or rping the Yuuri now... They're both such morons though... in different ways... Anyway, thanks for reading~!
Oh, and by the way? That math mistake Yuuri made? TOTALLY my fault! XD;; Mikage was like "Uh... wut?" but we decided to just keep it... Heh... Sorry about that~ <3