Later that day, Mistel was calmly cleaning the stock on one shelf in his store, humming to himself as he did so.

The door of the antique shop flew open, but Mistel didn't bother to turn around.

Raeger was unwilling to say anything in his spite, and only glared at the back of Mistel's head.

"Hey, uh… Mistel?" Fritz called.

Mistel spun around and asked, "Yes?"

Raeger was stunned by the falsely innocent look on Mistel's face. Fritz didn't say a word either, for he wasn't even sure why Raeger had told him to come along.

Finally, Raeger spoke. "You almost got my restaurant closed down," he said.

"Woah! You can't just accuse someone of that!" Fritz exclaimed.

But Raeger saw the mischievous look in Mistel's eyes. It had definitely been him.

Mistel laughed and replied, "What an absurd thing to say!"

Raeger turned to his side and snapped, "Fritz! You should be angry too! Mistel humiliated you."

"That's ridiculous! How could one person, who was completely uninvolved, have caused all my misfortune?" Fritz argued adamantly.

Mistel had to work hard not to grin and give himself away.

"You'd be surprised," Raeger murmured.

"And people think I'm the idiot!" Fritz continued.

Raeger's hands clenched into fists and he glared at Mistel once more.

Then the door behind them opened.

All three inside turned to see who was there and saw Klaus had joined them.

"Ha! Wait until you hear what Mistel did! Then you'll see things my way," Raeger said suddenly, ready to convince who he thought was his only ally.

Klaus took a look at the faces in the room, then his gaze focused on Raeger and Fritz, and he said, "You deserved it."

Raeger and Fritz were shocked.

"You were in on it?!" Raeger questioned.

"In on what?" Klaus replied, suddenly seeming oblivious and innocent.

"So wait, Mistel really did do all that stuff?" Fritz asked. He spun around and glared at Mistel. Raeger joined him and the tension in the room doubled.

"Will you be needing my assistance?" Klaus asked.

"Like I told you before, I don't need your help," Mistel replied, not intimidated by the oncoming foes in the slightest.

Before anything happened, however, Iris appeared from the top of the stairs and asked the room, "What's going on?"

Instantly, all of them froze. All four frantically agreed, "N- nothing."

Iris looked at them all one by one, and she looked at Mistel the longest. She sighed, knowing it must have been her brother's work.

She looked back to Raeger and Fritz, and said to them, "I wish to speak with you two."

Raeger and Fritz shivered fearfully. The way Iris had spoken made them feel like they were about to get scolded by a teacher.

Klaus and Mistel had no sympathy in their eyes for them as Iris led them outside.

Iris continued leading them along until they were far enough from the antique shop for her satisfaction. She turned to them then and prepared.

Both Raeger and Fritz feared what they were sure was to be a rant.

"Now, I'm not sure what exactly happened, but let me guess… did you have a disagreement with my brother?" Iris began.

"...You could say that," Raeger eventually replied.

"That… is unfortunate," Iris murmured.

Raeger and Fritz were surprised to see Iris looking forlorn.

"My brother and I still haven't lived here for very long, but I was hoping he might have made friends... I had hoped you two would have become friends with him," Iris said.

"How can anyone become friends with..." Raeger trailed off as he remembered who he was talking to.

"I know Mistel is not always the easiest person to get along with," Iris admitted.

"That's an understatement," Raeger grumbled.

"But I'd hoped you would have been more understanding! Mistel is never very open; and certainly not with a stranger. He needs time. But… you wouldn't give him a chance. I suppose I shouldn't have expected so much from you." Iris sighed and gave the most disappointed look she could muster.

"Your brother has done nothing to earn my kindness," Raeger growled and grumpily walked back to his restaurant.

Iris and Fritz watched Raeger leave and then turned back to each other.

Since Iris was staring expectantly at him, Fritz said to her, "I have been nothing but friendly to him! Why should I change?"

Iris sighed in an even more exaggerated manner, but it didn't change Fritz's attitude, so she left him there and headed back to the antique shop to face Mistel and Klaus.

Fritz waited until later that day when Klaus and Iris had left the antique shop and Mistel was alone inside. Then he sneaked back in.

Mistel was surprised when the door opened and then suspicious when he saw it was Fritz.

"What do you want?" Mistel questioned.

Fritz approached him a little awkwardly, while he spoke, "I, uh… wanted to say sorry. Raeger was the one who came up with all the different ways we could bug you. I won't do any of that stuff again, if it bothers you." Then he offered his hand to Mistel and asked, "So, do you think we can be friends?"

Mistel did not accept Fritz's hand. Instead, he became thoughtful, and then a few moments later, he murmured, "So Raeger was the mastermind behind your foolish exploits, hmm? Then he is the one I truly should have targeted. I'll let you off easy for now, Fritz."

"Uh… thanks," Fritz replied awkwardly, retreating his hand.