Merry May

Prompt: Neuschwanstein

Own prompts: Ami and Karl

A/N:This is another sidestory to the "Kunz and friends"-verse of the first chapter. It takes place two years later, when Karl and his friends were trying to get a grip of their now relatively Shitennou-free time, when Mamoru hears about them and makes contact. A lot of things will have to have happened before they all can have fun together, but eventually, something like this is going to happen. Rated T for immature topics of conversation. Oh, and the kitty ears? I'm not really into the kitty ear thing, but there are lots of pics on tumblr recently of Ayaka Komatsu's new nekomimi thingies.

About the characters: Just assume that everyone whose name you don't recognize from PGSM is a former member of the Dark Kingdom. Really don't want to give spoilers here - sorry!

Of course, as Japanese tourists in Germany, Minako, Usagi and Mamoru had to be taken to see Neuschwanstein castle.

Of course Usagi wouldn't be able to visit Neuschwanstein without raiding the souvenir stand.

Then she made them all sign cards for pretty much everyone she knew.

Karl pretended not to take note of everyone signing that certain card for a certain person.

"You, too, Karl!" said Usagi cheerful and held the postcard and the ball pen in his direction.

He shook his head. "I'll have to pass this one."

"But why?" asked Usagi.

He smiled a little lopsided smile. "Me sending kitschy postcards to Mizuno-san? Not the kind of trouble I should get myself into."

The raised eyebrow Minako gave him told him that trouble wouldn't even begin to describe it.

"He's right, Usagi," said Mamoru. "You know what a problem Kunzite's backstory with Ami still is."

Usagi shook her head.

"But he's not him! And everyone signed! Nenad too! It's not like it's a private message or so. And we won't tell anyone about it."

"Perhaps I should," grinned Hannah. "My parents are still frothing around the mouth because they couldn't get anything pervert stick to you. Sign it, Kunz. You're not him, you heard the princess."

Karl sighed and looked up to the tall towers of the castle, and the mountains around them. Her colors were everywhere, in the mountains, in the sky and the clouds...

"No, Hannah. Not this time. Not because of your parents. But Mizuno-san has parents, too."

"Aw, Kunz, drop the protective ex-boyfriend attitude," said Marina. "That's Nenad's job."

"Exactly," growled Nenad. "And now sign the damn thing. She's not going to drop dead. You're giving yourself way too much credit. She doesn't even know you. You're just a random German guy who has some pretty crazy delusions about himself."

Karl gave him a cold look.

"Unlike anyone else we know."

"Sign the card, Kunz," said Nenad. "You're an ass if you don't. You can't be the only one of us who doesn't talk to her."

Karl still hesitated, but then he took the pen.

"But only this one time."

"Then you better cram in some congratulations for her birthday, too," said Heikko and snickered. "Because we're all going to write her for her birthdays. Come on, write it. 'Have some nice underage birthday. Talk to you when you're old enough not to make me a total pervert.' Hey, we can get Nenad to sign that, too. How about we get you two your own card?"

Karl put the pen down, and for a moment, Usagi was certain he would never sign the card for Ami now. But as it turned out, Heikko knew Karl way better. Unimpressed by Karl's grumpy stare, he pulled a few cards out of a paper bag. Usagi wasn't the only one who was into souvenirs.

"If you need cards, I have some nice ones. Look at this, Kunz, the castle in winter, all snowy, in blue and white. She'll LOVE it, and she'll never forgive you how much she'll love it. No, wait, take this one. The Kini himself. That'll be perfect. 'Hey baby, I'm as crazy as they get, and look at my long black boots, and my uniform with the Mandarin collar, and my long coat, and may I interest you in my pretty sword, and did you know I'm gay'? Now who does that remind us of?"

Karl sneered.

"Just because I'm gay for you doesn't mean I'm gay. Everyone's gay for you."

Usagi's breath stopped for a second, but no one paid her attention. Even Minako who usually was able to keep a straight face at everything had turned into a glass eyed statue.

"Not us," protested Hannah.

"But we have been known to be a bit bi for Heikko from time to time," purred Marina.

Heikko blew her a kiss, and grinned at Karl, his blue eyes glittering with mischief.

"So, the King it is then? Or do you want the cards with the puppies and kittens? Look, I've got both. In pastel!"

"What. The. Hell," said Karl heavily, when he was done flinching. "Were. You. Buying. Pastel. Colored. Kitty Neuschwanstein postcards. For?"

Heikko gave him his sweetest smile. "Because they were cute. See?"

He cutely cocked his head to the side, holding a kitten themed Neuschwanstein castle postcard next to his face.

"Squeeeeeeeeeeee..." Usagi couldn't help herself.

"I was thinking it would look nice in our kitchen," said Heikko, batting his eyelids at Karl. "So we can remember our trip here every day."

"If you ever bring one of these cards into my house, you'll eat them."

"I wouldn't have to if you sent them to Mercury. She'll never perceive you as a threat ever again after that. You'll be her pervert fluffy puppy ex-something for all times, and it'll even be cute. Or you could be the pervert fluffy kitty ex-something, maybe Luna will spank you with her fan for it. Now that would be cute, wouldn't it?"

"Stop it already, Heikko, you're disgusting," said Karl.

"Aw, come on, I bet you're secretly a cat person. You know what we'll do? You put on some kitty ears, and we make that into a card for Mercury. If that won't erase any bad memories she has of you, then nothing will."

Karl sighed deeply and gave Mamoru a look of resentment.

Mamoru wasn't certain if he should take sides in this, and the blush on Usagi's face when Heikko had mentioned the kitty ears was too adorable, so he tried for: "In that case, you should perhaps all wear them."

The hiss when both Usagi and Minako gasped for air was worth all the dreadful revenge the former Dark Kingdom would take on him. 'The Shitennou with kitty ears on Neuschwanstein' would be a memory for life, even if it only happening in their heads. Yet.

Then, a giggle fit felled all the girls, and to Mamoru's surprise, Nenad, too.

Only Heikko and Karl were still locked in their duel, staring each other down.

"Me in cat ears, Kunz," purred Heikko. "And then I'll tell everyone you made me wear them for the kink of it."

"All the wishful thinking in the world again, hm? Do you forget she's not the only one who's pervert fluffy ex-something I am?" asked Karl and raised a sarcastic eyebrow, but it was clear that he was done for. He took the pen and the card that everyone had signed, and meticulously wrote down his name.

Karl Kuhn.

"She shouldn't have to deal with this again," he sighed.

"None of us should, but we all do, so stop whining. Hey, what's this? Come on, you can't be serious. You never sign anything with your full name, not even for business. And where's the love, peace and happiness shit you ALWAYS do, even if they threaten to keep you in jail if you don't properly sign yourself out?"

"I can't send her love, peace and happiness."

"Why not? It's what makes it you. It's nothing Kunzite would do."

For a moment, Kunz grinned. "Ha! There's nothing he wouldn't do, believe me. But it is a nice thought though. I'll make sure to try it out next time."

"Make sure we get to see it or it doesn't count."

"You bet Kunzite won't do anything that brilliant without an audience."

And with one deep sigh, Karl took the pen again, and added a nice little chain of flowers, like he had done it hundreds of times in his life, and the words:

"Peace, Kunz"