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Disclaimer 2: This one also does not own the Bunny Hop.
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Warnings: M/M, adultery, violence, and a small appearance by Anzu (who is mildly OOC)
Warnings: Ok, here's the thing. Originally, I used an online dictionary, but I don't feel comfortable posting a story with so much of a language I don't speak used, especially when the online dictionary was of questionable accuracy. So, I will be using the following format:
"Speaking in English" /"English subtitles to German speech"/
The only German to be used is "Herr", which is used in the Anime (I'm not that far in the manga). It is my understanding that "Herr" is equivalent to "Mr."
And in case the overuse of what I believe to be German requires explanation, I offer two. 1) I got over zealous. 2) it is my understanding that it is the language he is most comfortable with German (even people who just speak a second language because of their family usually do not have that heavy an accent) so I think English would be used when necessary and as a courtesy to others, so since he is not likely to be worried about being courteous in the following situation, he is speaking a great deal in German.
A Lesson In Romance"Oh Kaiba boy…"
"Stop calling me that…" Seto murmured against his lover's neck. It had taken thirty-seven days for Mokuba to forgive Pegasus, another twenty-three months and twelve days for Seto to forgive him, and still another eighteen weeks for Seto to warm up to him, but it had finally paid off. Pegasus and Seto now had a rich, rewarding, relationship and Seto was finally ready to take their relationship to the next level. Unfortunately, Seto was not the only one Pegasus had a rich, rewarding relationship with.
"Herr Kaiba!"
"What! What is he doing here?" Kaiba and Siegfried glared daggers at each other for about ten seconds before turning said daggers towards their lover.
"Now, now, boys, I really think you're over reacting."
"Herr Pegasus, this is not overreacting. You wish to see overreacting?" Pegasus winced at the use of "Herr" which had been abruptly dropped when they had become a couple, and was only used when Siegfried was exceptionally pissed off and was usually accompanied by a string of less polite words in German. Siegfried spun around and left, hair twirling dramatically as he did.
"Pegasus…" Seto said in a tone that promised revenge. "WHY is he here?"
"Well, about that… You see- Oh!" Pegasus looked with horror at the doorway.
"That was not over reacting, but, this, this might be." Pegasus ducked, and an arrow hit the headboard where Pegasus' head used to be. Kaiba glared once more at Siegfried, who was now standing in the doorway reloading a crossbow.
"Where-" cried Pegasus from the floor, where he was attempting to use the bed as a shield, "Did you find a crossbow of all things?"
"You're dungeon. I saw it last weekend."
"What were you doing here last weekend!" Demanded Kaiba.
"The question, Herr Kaiba," said Siegfried, his tone venomous, "is what DIDN'T I do here last weekend."
Kaiba growled and launched himself at Siegfried, who had just enough time to load the crossbow and not enough time to aim it. Seto knocked his arm out of the way and attempted to punch Siegfried. However, Pegasus slammed into Seto, knocking him over. "Don't!"
"Oh, Herr Pegasus, you saved me."
"Yes, I- hang on, "Herr"? You're still mad."
"Quite." Siegfried aimed at Pegasus' forehead.
"Now, Siggy-boy, be reasonable!"
"I think he's being very reasonable for once." Said Kaiba from under Pegasus.
"That's not helping dear."
"Oh, so he is dear, is he?"
"As are you, my delicate rose."
"Don't flatter me."
"But you like it."
Croquet entered the room at precisely this moment, and Kaiba saw his opportunity. He pushed Pegasus off him just before Siegfried fired, accidentally saving him, so he could snatch the pistol at Croquet's waist and aim it directly at Siegfried, who glared viciously but did not continue reloading.
"Kaiba, please, don't hurt him."
"Fine." Kaiba aimed for Pegasus' chest, and Siegfried went back to reloading the crossbow.
"Croquet, say something!"
"You asked me to remind you that we are expecting Mr. Von Shroeder this evening."
"Yes, well, he's a bit early, as you can see."
"Is Mr. Kaiba staying for dinner as well?"
"No." Barked Siegfried.
"Yes, but that loser is leaving."
"Three for dinner then, Mr. Pegasus?"
"No!" shouted Sigfried, "Either Herr Kaiba will have left or I will have shot Herr Pegasus by then."
"Two then." And with that, Croquet left.
"Croquet!" Kaiba aimed for Siegfried's heart, but Pegasus quickly jumped up and took the gun from his hand (he got sick of people seeking vengeance trying to shoot him so he hired someone to teach him how.). Unfortunately, while Kaiba was losing his weapon, Siegfried had loaded his. He now pointed directly for Kaiba's chest.
"Siegfried." Pegasus spoke softly, not wishing to startle the younger man, and approached him slowly.
"Stop, Pegasus."
"It's ok, there's no need to hurt anyone."
"No."
"Just-"
"No."
"Siegfried…" Pegasus touched his arm lightly. Siegfried flinched, and for one horrifying moment Pegasus was afraid he would shoot on accident, but it didn't happen. So he moved closer.
"Don't." But Pegasus did. He slid his hand across his shoulders, rested a hand on his left shoulder, his chin on his right, and slid his right hand along Siegfried's upper arm.
/ "Lecher."/ Segfried muttered softly.
/ "I didn't mean any harm"/ Whispered Pegasus, before kissing him softly on the neck. Siegfried relaxed his grip on the crossbow, and Pegasus quickly took it from him, removed the arrow and set it aside. Turning back, he saw both of his lovers at the door.
"It's fine, I'll leave." Muttered Siegfried. Seto snorted.
"No, you stay, after that disgusting little display I lost interest."
"I don't want to stay here anymore." Siegfried said, and walked past Kaiba and out the door.
Pegasus watched sadly as both his lovers left. He had always known his relationship with Kaiba would be short, but he had expected something longer with Siegfried. It hurt to see him walk away like that. He made up his mind. He rushed down stairs and out the door, and sprinted to the bench where Siegfried was waiting for his private jet. Luckily, he had allowed Leon to use it in his absence so it took longer to get there, or he would already be taking off.
Pegasus slid his arms around his lover's slender shoulders- or rather he tried to. Siegfried shrugged him off.
/ "I love you"/ Pegasus whispered.
/ "Liar"/
/ "I'm sorry"/ pouted Pegasus.
/ "Liar"/
Pegasus got an idea, and smiled.
/ "Stay overnight"/ he purred.
/ "Go to Hell!"/ Siegfried all but shouted, clearly shocked.
/ "I'm sorry"/ Pouted Pegasus, but Siegfried didn't answer. "Siegfried…"
/ "Go."/ Siegfried said, dismissing him with a wave.
"Siegfried,"
/ "Will you please shut up!"/
"Siegfried I can't keep this up, my German won't cover it." Pegasus was getting frustrated, his conversational German being enough to get him through a meeting but not nearly enough to plead his case.
/"Shut up!"/
"But I love you!" Siegfried's jet landed, and he rose. Pegasus grabbed his bag, and ran away a few feet, then looked back. "There! Now you can't leave until you talk to me!"
/"Goodbye, Herr Pegasus."/
"Siegfried, please, I want to be with you." Pegasus had never sounded, or felt, more pathetic than he did at that moment, but he couldn't let him just leave.
/ "I don't care anymore."/ Siegfried sighed, leaving his lover and his luggage behind. The door to the jet closed, and the engine started… and Pegasus had a plan. He rushed to the front of the jet and stood in front of it.
"Please clear the runway." The pilot announced through a speaker.
"No!"
"Please clear the runway." The pilot repeated.
"Not until I speak with Siegfried."
The captain turned to Siegfried.
"Herr-"
/ "Let's go."/
/ "But, Herr-"/
/"I know he's in the way!"/ He barked irritably. / "Run him over!"/ Shock was evident on the pilot's face. Siegfried sighed and exited the jet. He looked all business as he approached Pegasus.
/ "What more do you want?"/
"I want to talk."
/ "I want to go home."/
"Please, Siegfried."
/ "Well?"/
"I love you."
/ "Anything else?"/
"Yes… about earlier… I want to explain…"
/ "By all means!"/
"I… He… it was a fling, nothing more. I swear, if I thought for a second I would have lost you-"
/ "I've heard enough!"/ Siegfried turned to leave.
"Don't!" Pegasus threw his arms around him from behind, holding him in place. "Don't go."
/ "Would you kindly let-"/
"No. Stay here with me."
/ "No."/
"I liked him, I don't deny it, but I love you."
/ "That's not good enough."/
"Please, I'll never do it again. Just one more chance."
/ "No."/
"Please, we don't have to go on like nothing's happened, just have dinner with me."
/"I love you, Pegasus, but-"/ he muttered sadly/ "No."/
Suddenly, the jet went quiet and Siegfried went to investigate. Pegasus waited with baited breath. At first all that could be heard was whispering, which Pegasus could not make out. This was followed by several impolite words being growled, and soon a very disgruntled Von Shroeder returned.
"It seems the engine died. The-"
"English! I was beginning to think you'd forgotten how-"
"The mechanics will be here in the morning, but until then I'm stranded. I do not wish to impose, but-"
"Oh, please do spend the night, I insist!"
"I'll sleep in the jet-"
"No, no, that wouldn't be comfortable, sleep inside."
"No, I won't burden you."
"It's no burden at all, please, I insist, it would be bad manners to turn down such an offer." Siegfried had to admit, he was right.
"I accept, thank you for your generosity, Herr Pegasus."
"Not at all, come in, come in!" Pegasus was excited, he had the whole night to woo his lover all over again. That's when he spotted Croquet.
"Croquet! Great news, we have company tonight!"
"Mr. Pegasus, a Kaiba Corp helicopter is requesting permission to land here for the night, because of an approaching storm."
"Approaching? Surely he can get a hotel a little further off."
"Mr. Kaiba isn't on board. It is a party of three, including the pilot."
"Really? How odd. What do you think, Siggy-boy?"
"Let them come. If there is not enough room-"
"There's no need to sleep in the jet, there's plenty of rooms. Croquet, tell them request granted, or something official sounding like that."
"Yes, sir." Croquet walked off, giving instructions over a cell phone.
"Hmm… Mokuba, most likely, and a body guard."
"Wrong. Mokuba is with Leon for the week. That is why it took so long for my jet to arrive, it was taking Mokuba to the house in Germany."
"Mokuba and Leon? Really? How?"
"Herr Kaiba and myself were enjoying a truce, to appease our little brothers, who apparently get on quite well."
"Oh… Are you still?"
"I don't know."
"Oh." Pegasus watched absently as the Von Shroeder's jet was towed off the runway, and then as the KC helicopter landed not to far away. Out of the helicopter stepped two very unlikely passengers- Yugi and Anzu.
Pegasus turned to Siegfried.
"Won't you join me in greeting them?"
"Hm. It would not hurt to try and befriend them. After all, if even Herr Kaiba was able to get over my past transgressions, there is a chance these two can as well."
"Then it's agreed?" Pegasus held out his arm, which Siegfried made a point of ignoring. They walked in silence over to the two newcomers.
"Yugi boy! How wonderful to see you! And this must be Anzu, correct? We didn't get a chance to talk much last time I saw you."
"Hi, Pegasus." Yugi chirped happily.
"Hello, Pegasus, thank you for letting us land here."
"Of course you're quite welcome, my dear. And I believe you both know Siggy-boy?"
"Yes…" Awkward silence, and Siegfried sighed.
"I wish to apologize for my transgressions at the KC grand tournament. I have recently made amends with Herr Kaiba, although at the moment we are not on easy terms, and I wish to make amends to you as well."
"Oh, I'm so glad you and Kaiba are getting along a little better, holding grudges is bad for the spirit." Anzu preached. "Friends then?"
"Happily. If you'll excuse me, I'm very tired. Herr Pegasus, if the room I stayed in my first time here is available-"
"Oh, but wouldn't you be more comfortable in the room you stayed in last weekend?"
"Not at all."
"Oh, well, yes, you're old room is available if you wish to sleep there. I'll have Croquet move your luggage there-"
"No need, I'll bring it with me."
And with that, Siegfried walked off, with Pegasus staring sadly after him.
"Pegasus?" Pegasus forced a smile to his lips before turning to answer,
"Yes, Yugi-boy?"
"Are you and Siegfried having a fight? Things seem tense between you two."
"No… No, no not at all. Nothing is wrong. Nothing at all."
"Pegasus, you do realize you just said "no" three times in a row." Anzu said gently.
"Oh… Well, we did have a bit of a lover's quarrel."
"You and Sigfried are lovers!" Yugi and Anzu shouted in unison.
"Well, we were, a couple hours ago. But I believe I have just been dumped."
"Oh! How sad, what happened?"
"Well, he walked in on me and Kaiba-boy while we were fooling around."
"You cheated on him? Pegasus, how could you?" Cried Anzu.
"Well, things between Siggy-boy and I were really getting serious, and I suppose I just… wanted something lighter for a change."
"Pegasus, I've never seen Sigfried so, so icy. I think you must really have hurt him. Did you at least apologize?" Yugi asked.
"Well, yes, but I got the distinct impression he didn't believe me."
"Well, pretend I'm Siegfried, show me how you did it." Anzu offered.
"Well, alright. Here, turn around." Anzu stood with her back to Pegasus, facing Yugi. Pegasus came up behind her just as he had Siegfried. He tried to slide his arms around her shoulders the same sensuous way he had tried to slide them around Siegfried's before he had shrugged him off. Anzu squeaked and pulled away. "What's wrong?" Pegasus asked.
"What are you trying to do, apologize or get in his pants?"
"Both." Pegasus said truthfully, a look of confusion on his face.
"Well, take my advice and stop that. He probably thinks that's all you want him for if you go about it like that."
"Oh, but it isn't!" Pegasus said earnestly, and quite honestly.
"Well, you need to show him that. Try doing something nice for him."
"Like what?"
"Well," Said Yugi, with that 'I'm cute and innocent and trying very hard to be helpful' expression on his face, "What did you do when you first got his attention?"
"I gave him roses."
"And how did he react?"
"He narrowed his eyes and basically asked me if I was trying to get in his pants."
"Don't tell me you said yes!" Asked Anzu alarmed.
"Of course I did, what, did you expect me to lie?"
"Gah! Well, what did he do?"
"He slapped me, and walked away. With the roses."
"Hm." Anzu said thoughtfully, "Maybe we should think of something else."
"Yes, but let's do it inside, it's beginning to look like rain."
"Ok." They said in unison, and all three walked inside. Pegasus lead his guests to a sitting room where a maid offered them tea. Anzu and Yugi accepted gratefully. Pegasus jumped right back into conversation.
"So. How do I go about persuading Siggy-boy to forgive me?"
"You could start by taking this a little more seriously," Anzu scolded, "I don't blame him for not believing you, you act like this is no big deal."
"But-"
"You betrayed him, Pegasus, you had an affair, you're acting like you don't really care if you get back together or not, and honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if he never takes you back!" She shouted.
"Oh! But he must! Please, he means so much to me, you have to help me, I love him so much I couldn't bare to lose him, I-"
"Pegasus?"
"Yes, Yugi-boy?"
"Have you tried telling him all that?"
"Well… I told him I love him."
"Did you say it like that, or did you say it carelessly?"
"Well…"
"You should talk to him," Anzu said, "Not lightly, either, but really have a serious talk with him, tell him how you feel, and how much he means to you, and how much you love him and need him."
"I… Alright, I'll do it." Pegasus said. Yugi and Anzu just stared at him expectantly. "What, you mean now?"
"If you wait," she said, "He might think it wasn't important to you."
Pegasus took a deep breath. "Ok, I'm off." Pegasus walked with purpose towards Siegfried's old room, and just as he reached the door, which was open a crack, he stopped. What would he say? How could he talk to him when he wouldn't listen to a word he said? How could he face that look in his eyes again? And that's when he heard it. Not the sobs of one who has lost in love, not the embittered whispers of a betrayed lover, not so much as a sorrowful sigh. What he heard was typing- very quickly by the sound of it. He had always known Siegfried was a fast typist, because he would always wake up to find Siegfried typing away on his laptop. It was like nothing at all had changed, as if Pegasus had had no impact on him at all. He knocked on the door once.
"It's open." Just as he used to say it before they were a couple, as though nothing at all existed outside of that laptop, and answering were a mere formality. Maybe Siegfried didn't even miss him.
"Siegfried?" he asked tentatively as he opened the door. Siegfried let his eyes leave the screen to acknowledge his host, and return right back to the screen. It was only for a second, but he saw it- sadness in Siegfried's eyes.
"Can I help you?"
"I'm sorry."
"I know."
"No, you don't. I am sorry for cheating on you, but that's not what I was apologizing for."
"Oh? What have you done this time?"
"I saw sadness in your eyes, and it made me happy." Siegfried's eyes sped to Pegasus' face, disbelief evident in his own expression. "Horrible, I know, but I was so afraid you didn't miss me, miss us, and seeing you so sad gave me hope." Siegfried looked back at the screen, but he wasn't typing.
"Yes, I miss you, and us, and yes, it hurt. Yes, I miss you and yes, I want to be with you- but I'm not coming back Pegasus. I'm not going to wait around to get hurt a second time. It's over. I'm done. And I'm going home."
"But-"
"Is there anything else?"
"Yes, I… I… No, nothing."
"Then if you'll excuse me." Siegfried went back to his work and did not even bother to check if Pegasus had left or not. It was not until heard the door shut that he allowed himself a single sniffle.
…
Yugi walked drowsily to the kitchen. He had been laying in bed for an hour before deciding he really did need warm milk before bed. It was 9:43pm when he wobbled into the kitchen, where he saw Pegasus packing… Something…
"Um, Pegasus?"
"Hello, Yugi-boy!" Pegasus whispered loudly. "What are you doing up so late?"
"Um, if it's alright, I usually drink a mug of warm milk before bed and-"
"I see! I'll get you some." Pegasus left the counter he was working at to get a mug of milk and set it in the microwave. "How long?"
"Huh?"
"You're milk. How long?"
"Oh! 30 seconds." Pegasus set it for thirty seconds and went back to packing.
"Umm… Pegasus?"
"Yes, Yugi-boy?"
"If you don't mind my asking… What are you doing?"
"I'm getting ready for the most romantic night of Siggy-boy's life."
"Um… Didn't we agree you wouldn't-"
"Oh, don't worry, I'm not going to. I said romantic, not erotic. They are not the same, they just play well together." Pegasus said mischievously
"Oh…Kay… so, what did you have in mind?"
"Well, roses are a must, since it is Siggy-boy we're talking about. And rose petals, since they go so well and make better trails… and white candles, because they are associated with romance and relaxation, wine red blanket, for effect… finger food, and poetry, because he loves it, and sketching, because I do and he's beautiful, and… Oh, and wine, because it's fitting."
"Um… Pegasus?"
"Yes, Yugi-boy?"
"I believe you when you say you're not trying to… seduce him, but-"
"Oh, no, I am most definitely trying to seduce him, I'm just not trying for sex tonight."
"O-oh…"
…End chapter…
This will probably be a short fic.
By the way if anyone happens to speak German fluently and comfortably and would like to provide Siegfried's lines in German I would greatly appreciate it