Disclaimer: I forgot this in "Knowing the Positions" so this one is for both of them... but obviously I don't own it or I would have just made this stuff happen in the series...

Summary: AU-ish; Gwendal makes a mistake that affects others and refuses to take it back; GwenTer, YuuRam implied; OoCness

No Taking it Back

Gwendal sat locked in his study with Lady Celi begging to either be let in or to have him come out. Gunter was in the dining room, sobbing uncontrollably as Yuuri and Wolfram tried, futilely, to comfort him.

"I'm going to turn into Wolfram!" Gunter suddenly wailed.

"HEY! Yuuri willingly married me!" Wolfram pointed out.

"I'm going to be worse than Wolfram." Gunter said before bursting into tears again.

"That was real helpful, Wolfram." Yuuri said sarcastically.

Meanwhile…

"Gwen, sweetie, you can't stay locked in there forever. You're going to have to face Gunter sooner or later. You should be consoling your new fiancé right now!"

Consoling…? Gwendal was suddenly at the now open door, "What's wrong with Gunter?"

"He's been crying ever since you've stormed out of the room." Celi informed him.

Gwendal pushed past his mother and hurried back towards the dining room. He stood in the doorway and watched as his little brother and brother-in-law tried to comfort HIS fiancé.

Yuuri noticed Gwendal's presence in the room, grabbed Wolfram's arm and announced, "I think now would be a good time for us to leave."

Gunter, without even knowing that someone else was in the room with him, felt his tears being brushed off of his face.

"Crying really doesn't suit you, Gunter." Gwendal said softly.

Gunter blushed lightly before quickly turning away from him and apologizing, "Oh, my Lord! I'm sorry; you shouldn't have had to see me like this!"

"What's wrong? Is being engaged to me really so terrible…?"

"My Lord…?" Gunter questioned.

"You don't have to stay engaged to me. We can just call the whole thing off. It was an accident after all." Gwendal said almost sadly. I really had no intention of withdrawing my proposal… but he's so sad. What else can I do?

"Yes… an accident, that's all." Gunter sounded wistful. "What exactly were you meaning to do when you slapped me?"

"It was meant merely as a distraction. You were starting to panic and worry over nothing and by the time I realized that it was my right hand, I didn't have time to stop the motion." It wasn't a lie; he just left out the part about him not regretting it.

"You just ran out of the room…"

"I didn't know what else to do. Mother was ecstatic and you just looked so confused." Gwendal informed the other man.

"I managed to stump you." Gunter smiled slightly; he couldn't help but be proud of himself at this latest accomplishment. "So, you don't want this engagement…?"

"I didn't say that…" Gwendal mumbled. "Why were you so confused?"

Gunter blushed profusely but explained nevertheless, "Because the man I've been in love with for who knows how long who always just seems to be annoyed by my presence had just proposed to me. I didn't know what was going on." It's going to be so awkward to be around after he calls off the engagement. Maybe I can convince His Majesty to transfer me to somewhere Gwendal won't be…

"How could you actually believe that garbage?" Gunter stared up at Gwendal, the confusion plainly written across his features. "Gunter, what do you think started my fascination with cute things?"

"I have no idea."

"You did. I fell in love with you and then with all cute things around me and found them easier to obtain." Gwendal brought his right hand up and slapped Gunter across his left cheek with very little force behind it. Gunter's hand flew up to hold his cheek as his eyes changed to show his surprise. "I knew exactly what I was doing this time. Will you marry me, Gunter?"

Gunter jumped up from his seat into his embrace and flung his arms around Gwendal's neck. This move knocked Gwendal to the floor with Gunter on top of him because it wasn't exactly what he was expecting. "Of course I will!" He exclaimed before crashing his lips down onto those of his beloved. Gwendal quickly returned the kiss with just as much passion. This was worth the wait and all of the being stubborn about it all…

Celi stood out in the hallway with a large smile in place, "My Gwen is such a sweetheart!"

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