Post series
I didn't understand.
It was something so simple, so obvious. Why couldn't he just go ahead and drag him out of here already? Why was he looking on so forlornly? How many hints does Conrad have to give before he gets it?!
"You…like that kind of thing?" Yuuri was saying, somewhat nervously, the way he does when his is both surprised and slightly creeped out by something, yet do not wish to offend. "I didn't realise."
"I would highly recommend it," Conrad said evenly, "it can be very smoothing. Romantic even. I'd be glad to take Your Majesty sometime."
Urgh, there he goes again. Flirting shamelessly with Yuuri, who simply blush and stammer and I have to yell at him to preserve our fidelity. This is your fault, Yozak.
"He has too much paperwork to do," Gwendal interrupts, sparing Conrad from my inner wrath. Clearly Aniue understands the situation, though why on Shin Makoku he assigned Yozak as a spy of all things when the redhead cannot even see something so simple and obvious was beyond me.
"You know what," Yuuri speaks up, "they say a new experience can strengthen the soul. Let's go, Conrad. Let's go immediately." Wimpy Yuuri, he was clearly trying to get out of doing paperwork again. I grumble at him but he simply waved a nonchalant hand in my direction, as if I was a warm breeze that needed to be fanned away.
Conrad chuckles and brushes some hair out of Yuuri's eyes, fingers lingering on him temptingly. I boil and lash out. He may have issues in his own love life, but Conrad really needed to stop interfering with mine. Did he have to make Yozak jealous by flirting with Yuuri? Why couldn't he flirt with someone else and leave my fiancé alone?!
Again, I glare at Yozak, who was looking awkwardly away. Notice him you idiot! Notice what Conrad is trying to tell you!! That stupid brother of mine may be smart and perfect in pretty much everything but even he has his moments of nervousness. Especially with the way you still cling to Gwendal whenever something that truly makes you uncomfortable happen. Are you still the weak and worthless half human that came to our castle looking for a job?
Yozak is looking at me now, a wary confusion swirling in his eyes. He doesn't understand. And that only makes me more annoyed at him.
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Yuuri was sitting as still as a statue next to me. I want to smirk and whisper 'wimp' in his ear, but that required making sound, and we're not allowed to make sound right now.
To his left, Conrad was standing serenely, silence emitting from him as easily as his shadow stretched with the Sun. He was staring at the stage, absorbing the performance happily. Beside him, Yozak was looking disgruntled.
I turn my attention back towards the stage, where maryoku was being twisted across the air in a ritualistic blessing of lovers. It was always odd to see maryoku being used for anything other than battles, but it was a blessing for lovers. With Yuuri's constant disloyalty, our relationship needed all the blessing we can get. I sat up a little straighter.
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"That was soooo boring," Yuuri yawned as we left the marquee. I wondered briefly whether his lack of interest would affect the blessing of lovers but decided that blessing or no, I'll still try my hardest so it doesn't really matter in the end.
"I'm glad you managed to stay awake," Conrad smiled, resting his hand on Yuuri's head as if placating a docile pet. Yuuri moaned something at him, but did not object to the hand, which had now slid past his neck and was rubbing his back.
Yozak was looking uncomfortable, but I barely noticed. My anger had shot up within seconds and was bubbling towards evaporation.
"Urgh, next time we bunk paperwork, can you teach me more sword fighting instead?" Yuuri mumbled, leaning softly against Conrad as he tried to stay awake. Conrad chuckled lightly, wrapping a supporting arm around Yuuri.
I was livid.
"Yuuri!" I yelled, pulling him away from Conrad's embrace. How dare they do that right in front of me? No, how dare they do that was question enough. "You no good cheating weakling of a wimp! Stop forgetting that I'm your fiancé!" I am yelling at this point, and half the street has turned around to watch what the commotion was about. Conrad tried to placate me.
"Don't you dare start on that, Conrad," I snapped at him, and for a second he looked surprised. The seething fury dancing in my eyes were strong enough to send him the right message for once. Or so I thought. But the next second he was smiling again, even as Yuuri gave me a reproachful 'Wolfram!'
"I understand, Your Excellency,"Conrad smiled, and I suddenly wanted to punch him in the nose for the subtle sarcasm he was displaying. "It won't happen again." He gave Yozak a small glance, but returned his attention to me almost immediately. I growl at them both. The idiots.
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For clarification: Yozak's POVs take place during the series. (You might have noticed that chapter 1 of the fic coincided with one of the latest manga chapters.) Wolfram's POVs occur post series, indicated by the post series italics.
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