07. #5 (Chris Orcot) and #2 (Leon Orcot) must pretend to be a married couple. Why?
Ah… Uh… There's no sensible reason whatsoever in the world why they should have to pretend THAT. And it kinda makes me sick to think of it. Let's face it, they look far too much alike to make anyone believe that lie.


Strange Couple

Chris wasn't any more comfortable with the situation than his elder brother was. But they simply had no choice.

The mayor eyed them curiously, too, but he apparently blamed their similarities on the fact that to him all blond Americans looked the same. In fact, he seemed to be more concerned about the difference in age, although Leon didn't look as old as he really was.

"Could we get on with it?" Leon asked impatiently, tapping his fingers on the table. The mayor cleared his throat again and continued.

"Do you, Count D, take this man as your legally wedded husband, in times of joy and sorrow until death do you part?"

Chris could not remember that he'd ever had a dryer mouth than right now. "Yes," he croaked and almost missed Leon's positive response to the same question in his dizzy relief.

When they were finally out on the streets again, the two Orcot brothers wearily smiled at each other. Leon carefully stuffed the wedding certificate into his pocket. "Okay, then let's go find another mayor and get over with this whole thing," he suggested, grimacing. Chris nodded, sighed deeply and they set out to repeat the ceremony with reversed roles.

Getting married to someone who couldn't get registered anywhere was certainly a pain in the ass.


A/N: I've decided that whatever else the matter, I want to have these little stories all posted by the end of the year. And, by the way, an occasional review would delight me to no end even if I know these little pieces aren't worth that much ;-)