Hello everyone, AngelofFluffiness here. I'm proud to be able to say I worked on this story alongside raelynn and even more proud to see we ended with more than two different reviewers! I want to remind you that neither me, nor raelynn own Soul Eater and that we sadly never will. Please enjoy this epilogue and keep an eye out in case if we do more co-writing! Kudos to you all and I wish you all well! See everyone, I have a kind heart when I'm not frustrated^_^
A Shibusen Mystery
Epilogue: French kisses
"Maka, Maka, Maka!" Soul chanted as he poked her with his socked feet.
Both lovers were currently resting on the couch. It had been four months since the Patty, zombie, alien, crack fest and Soul had missed the final basketball game of the season. Thank you shinigami for DVR.
"If you keep kicking me I will gladly dent your head," Maka seethed as the TV announcer began talking again.
So far, her boyfriend's game was distracting her from finding out if the heroine was going to get the guy.
"But Maka I have a boo, boo kiss it." He whined as he shoved his injured finger into her face. The paper cut was minor with barely any blood causing the scythe meister to sigh.
"Soul, how old are you?" she asked as Soul turned to face her.
"I'm sixteen years old!" he proudly proclaimed.
"Then act like it," Maka growled as she sent her book into his head.
Soul grumbled as he rubbed the crater. As he tried to think of a witty come back the door to the apartment flew open causing him to launch himself over his girlfriend's body.
"Yahoo, the great and awesome god Black Star has graced this pathetic home with my godly presence!" The ninja yelled as he withdrew a black marker and began autographing the walls.
"It doesn't smell like you've graced it?" Liz laughed picking at his still sore ego from wetting his pants during the alien fights.
Maka hissed as she threw a well-aimed book at the assassin's head.
"Good aim, tiny tits," Soul applauded as Kid took a seat on the recliner.
"Giraffe, giraffe!" Patty chanted as she colored the giraffe picture.
Maka and Soul seemed to be the only ones unfazed by the young Thompson sisters return to normal. The witches spell that had given her the prophet seeing had ended and she was once again free to think.
"Everyone your god has an announcement!" Black Star suddenly yelled as Tsubaki covered her eyes.
"Death City All-stars beat the New Vegas miners?" Soul asked thinking the basketball finals that he had now missed twice thanks to Maka.
"No but that would have been awesome," Black Star said. Soul sulked at the news.
"But I had bet a good fifty bucks on that game," He whined dodging as Maka tried to hit him.
"How many times have I told you not to gamble?" she seethed.
"Don't waste our money on stupid games unless it's against Black Star or your papa," Soul recited as Maka nodded.
"Wow, you've trained him so well Maka," Tsubaki praised as she watched her meister run around finishing his autographed walls.
Maka grinned proudly and joyfully gave her boyfriend a kiss on the cheek, offering no protest when he stole her lips instead. Surprisingly, Black Star didn't gag as Tsubaki chuckled while blushing and Kid gave Liz a kiss as well. Maka raised her eyebrow at how shockingly maturely Black Star took that.
"So what's the news?" Soul grunted.
Black Star but his arm around Tsubaki's waist, "We're a set now!"
"Ohh! Tsubaki, I'm so happy for you!" Maka exclaimed as Tsubaki blushed with a cute smile.
"T...thanks," Tsubaki managed.
Kid hummed, "I have a great idea."
"Like always," chuckled Liz.
"Seriously this time!" protested Kid, "We could go on a vacation to Paris, the city of love!"
The room fell silent as everyone stared at their asymmetrical, symmetry obsessed, son of Death himself, friend.
"Holy crap..." gasps Black Star as Patty remains the only unfazed one.
Soul's lips became a smile and even Maka closed her book with a grin.
"That's a great idea!" the first couple of the entire set exclaimed.
Maka leaned over onto Soul, silently saying sorry too, as she kissed his cheek. Liz cheered for the idea too and Kid decided he'd ask Lord Death about it.
"If we get permission from Lord Death, I can use my family resources to get a private cruise trip to France and back. I also have family in France that owns a hotel, so how about it? Three rooms for three couples? Except one room will have an extra," Soul added, nodding towards Patty
"Sounds right," Tsubaki agreed.
"Alright Kid, it's in your court first," Maka responded.
Kid nodded and left the apartment, followed by Liz and Patty. Time to speak with his father now.
Meanwhile, Maka sighed sadly as she gazed at the walls following Black Star and Tsubaki's exit.
"Damn him and his marker..." muttered Maka, "-now I have to clean the walls again!"
"Here love, I'll help. Just hand me a scrubber or rag or whatever," Soul sighed.
Maka raised her eyebrow in surprise; he never volunteered for housework!
"Holy crap, did you just volunteer to help?" Maka asked.
Soul shrugged, "Who cares? Just hand me the whatever will you?"
Maka laughed cheerily, hoping for that trip to go through. She grabbed two sponges, wet both, and giggled again.
"Soul, head's up!" called Maka.
Soul turned just for a very well aimed sponge to soak his face. Maka giggled at how well that had worked and Soul smirked at her heavily.
"Thanks Maka, that felt very cool!" responded Soul.
Maka laughed as she grabbed her own sponge and set to work with Soul.
On August 8th, 8:00 am, Soul yawned as he fiddled with the tags on Maka's suitcase. Kid had gotten permission from the death god but had also picked the date to leave.
"Maka, I'm tired," The scythe groaned as he glanced up at his hyper girlfriend.
She and Tsubaki had been holding a conversation when he has butted in.
"You can sleep on the plane," She replied before returning to her previous endeavor.
Soul growled before shifting his gaze to the twins.
"And then it was like 'oh my god Becky is so fat,' and then Kid was like 'oh my god she can't sing its unsymmetrical!'" Liz ranted as Patty laughed on the ground beside her.
Well, that was one conversation he refused to join. Black Star and Kid however, were currently watching the planes land at the Death City airport.
"Please for the love of sanity tell me the plane is here!" Soul begged as his two friends nodded.
"Just arrived, shall we get the girls?" Kid asked making his way to the giggling mass.
"Let's ditch them," Soul huffed taking his and Maka's bags to the scanner.
Suddenly, a book slammed into his head at high speeds with ultimate strength.
"Soul! You jerk, I heard you!" roared Maka.
"Ow..." Soul moaned as Kid and Black Star laughed.
Before two much longer, the three couples and the one extra were on the plane. It didn't take long for Soul to pass out against Maka's shoulder. Feeling bad for earlier, she gave him a soft kiss on the cheek before she continued to read her book from earlier. Tsubaki and Black Star were laughing together and Kid was talking with Liz. Patty sat across the aisle from the pair doodling on a sketchpad and singing about giraffes. Maka looked out the window as she cheerfully finished her book. The clouds floated by and she was just so excited to see Paris. With it being the city of love, Maka knew this could get interesting for all three couples. About halfway through the flight the inflight movie featuring Brian Regan came on and Soul, sending the boys off and laughing about Stupid in School and UPS. Kid had near heart attack from the hospital skit about rating your pain because eight got you morphine.
"Attention passenger's we will be arriving at Cape Canaveral Florida. Please fasten your seatbelts," The announcer calls as Soul smiles at Maka.
"I have two boxen of donuts!" he muses.
Maka sighed as she forged her book into his skull. The group departed the plane and loaded onto the Evans family cruise ship.
"I feel like cattle," Black Star remarked as he looked over the ship at the ocean.
"Why?" Tsubaki asked her meister and boyfriend.
"Because we're horded around all over," He explained.
Tsubaki nodded in understanding as they watched the people on shore rush around.
"This boat is unsymmetrical!" Kid hissed as he eyed the lifeboat tied above them.
"Kid if we are about to die, like in Titanic, promise me you won't go asymmetry on me and force me to die by your side like Rose and Jack," Liz said bluntly.
"Die,die," Patty sang.
"Please don't Patty, last time you did that we all nearly died by zombies," Liz whined.
"Soul, why are you green?" Maka asked.
Soul glanced up from the toilet as waves shook the ship.
"Sea sick," He muttered as he returned to the porcelain bowl.
"Ohh Soul, I'm sorry. Hang on," Maka sighed, patting his shoulder.
He couldn't respond before hurling again, so Maka quickly rushed to her suitcase for the bottle of aspirin. She got the age appropriate dosage for Soul, which was four capsules. She rushed to the mini fridge and got a bottle of water before running back to Soul.
"Here Soul," Maka tapped him.
He lifted his green and overly pale face to her and Maka was able to help him get the aspirin and some water down just before he puked again. Sighing worriedly, Maka carefully set herself by him and wrapped her arms around him loosely.
"It's okay, it's okay. Just don't visit the all-you-can-eat-buffet today," Maka chattered.
Soul moaned, "I don't even want to think about food...ohh."
Maka rested her head on his back and rubbed circles into it as Soul lost more breakfast.
"So uncool..." he grunted.
"Soul, shut up! Who gives a damn right now about cool? Just let it go," Maka sighed.
If she didn't love the poor soul hurling into the toilet, she would've Maka chopped him again. Then she realized that she wouldn't have, because he was sick for crying out loud. She kept comforting him, not caring that this was the bathroom and she was next to a toilet. This was Soul, so if she gave a damn about stupid stuff like that, what kind of meister-girlfriend would she be? Hell, what kind of person period would she be? No, she wasn't going to be like that. She loved Soul too much to do that.
Black Star gave a gigantic 'Yahoo' as he and his lovely girlfriend, Tsubaki, entered the cafeteria to crack down on the endless buffet.
"Yahoo! I, the godly Black Star, am ready for some chow! Yahoo!"
"Oh Black Star, let's not get ourselves thrown out of this buffet-" Tsubaki tried.
"Let's go!" cheered Black Star.
Tsubaki could not help but love the blue haired teen pulling her across the floor to the buffet table. It didn't take long before Black Star was seated in front of his plate piled high with various foods. Most of which Tsubaki doubted he could spell or pronounce.
"Yahoo, watch your god consume the food of a god!" the ninja cheered before shoveling the mountain of goodies into his mouth.
"Black Star, you'll choke if you're not careful," Tsubaki warned as the teal headed teen continued on his fifth plate.
Tsubaki sighed as she kept watch to make sure the hyper child didn't choke. She pulled out a book on the talents of the dog whisperer Ceaser Millan; maybe she should try a few of his tricks on Black Star?
"I'M QUEEN OF THE WORLD!" Patty called out as she stood on the railings of the ship.
Both Liz and Kid sighed, allowing the young pistol to have her fun.
"At least now we get to have some fun without little sister," Liz smiled.
Kid smiled as well taking the older sisters hand and leading her to the back deck to watch the water.
"It's nice to get away from everything isn't it?" he mused as he kissed the elder Thompson's neck.
"Yeah, no freaky missions or crazy teachers. Just us," she relaxed.
"Ohh..." moaned Soul, "-I think I even puked up my organs."
"I doubt that since the toilet is sorely lacking in bloody tissues. Come on, you can get out of here and lay on the bed, I'll help you."
"What if I puke again?"
"I don't think you have anything left to puke up. Besides, I'll leave a trashcan by you and I won't leave you alone, okay? Just let me get you to the bed and then I'll clean up this mess before going back to you."
"Nhh...okay..." murmured Soul.
Maka gently helped him up and led him to the adjoined cabin, where she lay him onto the bed and pulled the trashcan up to his side. She went back and flushed the toilet before searching the bathroom for rubber gloves and some cleaners. With some form of dismay and determination, Maka cleaned the bathroom and returned to Soul's side.
"Thank...thank you love," Soul sighed, his face starting to become less green.
"Oh Soul, you know I don't mind," she replied, bending down and kissing his cheek warmly.
Black Star let out the longest, loudest, and largest burp anyone in the ship cafeteria had ever heard in their lives. It was appalling and startling, causing every single person in the cafeteria to look at the odd pair sitting at a table stacked high with used dishes.
"Black Star, say excuse me at least!" cried Tsubaki, reddening as everyone stared at them.
"I, the godly Black Star, am ready for more food!"
The cooks rushed back to the kitchen as the teen headed back at the buffet, Tsubaki staying behind since she had already eaten her fill.
Patty continued prancing around as the ship sailed smoothly. Kid and Liz had their arms around the other's shoulders as they stood happily at the back deck.
"This is great," Liz breathed.
"It really is," Kid agreed, "-like you."
Liz blushed and Kid chuckled at her while Patty pranced around cheering.
"My heart will go on, yay!" cheered Patty
A horn blasted a few minutes later, along with the announcement that they had arrived in France. Soul got up and Maka helped him along until he found his sea legs again. They located the others and the full group of seven unloaded the ship onto the dock. Time to catch a car and head to Paris!
"Finally, no more ships." Soul sighed as he lugged both his and Maka's things to the hotel from the taxi.
While Soul discussed their rooms in French with the hotel attendant, Maka and the other girls examined the indoor pool.
"I couldn't swim on the boat due to Soul being sick," Maka explained as Liz finished up her tale about Kids romantic ideas.
"Parle vuco shay evaraw!" Patty sung mutating the marmalade lyric.
"Maybe we shouldn't have let your sister get dropped on her head so much," Maka pointed out as the young gun danced around scaring the resident's.
"Yo girls come on, our rooms are this way!" Soul called as he and the other boys pushed the luggage forward.
"Hey Tsubaki, your god has a plan to jump from the Eiffel tower!" Black Star told her excitedly.
"Isn't that illegal Black Star?" she asked glancing at her friends for confirmation.
Soul was quick to come to her aid as he explained the rules to the group. Most of the rules caused protest from the hyper assassin as he pouted in the corner.
"I can't wait to go shopping!" Liz cheered as she latched on to both Tsubaki's and Maka's arms. Both Soul and Kid groaned as they shielded their wallets.
"I want to visit the French library," Maka announced cheerfully, causing Soul to quickly join in on Liz's plan.
"Be a girl for once tiny tits!" the albino said as he kissed the blond's cheek.
Maka seethed as she restrained herself from hitting him with her travel book.
"I am a girl, just one that likes to learn," She replied as Soul smirked.
"I'm French and I can teach you all the French I know, let's start with the way we kiss," He smirked before pulling her closer and arching towards her mouth.
"I'm actually curious about how they go about with the romance here, this being the city of love and all," Liz pointed out.
"Where's Black Star?" Tsubaki asked as they left the elevator.
The small group glanced around curious and scared at what the boy could be up to.
"If we get banned from France I will kill him," Soul seethed.
"Is that him hanging from the chandelier?" Kid asked pointing up at the crystal light fixture.
The group sweat dropped before Soul started speaking.
"We don't know him."
"Agreed," The group replied.
"Yahoo, I am god of this hotel!"
Black Star was now yelling at an empty corridor as everyone each entered one of three rooms. Maka and Soul had 210, Black Star and Tsubaki had 211, and Kid was in 212 with the Thompsons, which upset him since he wanted eights instead.
"Hey! Someone your god down from here!" cried Black Star.
Soul stuck his head out the door, "You got up, you get down."
"I thought we didn't know him," Maka laughed from the inside of the room.
"GUYS!" wailed Black Star as Soul laughed, sliding into the room.
A loud crash moments later sent Tsubaki from her room, where she saw the chandelier intact as her boyfriend lay flat on his face. She sighed sadly and picked him up before carrying him into the room.
About an half hour later, the group was waiting around in a park across the street.
"What are we waiting for in this asymmetrical park again?" Kid inquired
"My family, whoopee," groaned Soul with epic sarcasm.
Maka put her arm around her very dismayed boyfriend and hoped all would be okay. Suddenly a flash of white sent Maka to Kid's arms and Soul to the ground as an lady in her late thirties clung to the young scythe.
"Oh, my precious little Sebastian!" the woman cried as Soul attempted to escape the crazy lady.
"Mother, your son can't breathe!" Soul gasped as his mother's arms tightened around him.
The group held back chuckles as their cool leader was cuddled and cooed over.
"Elisabeth, please act your age," A man in his lower forties announced as he pulled the two apart.
Soul sighed in relief as the woman stood up.
"Mercy, father," Soul replied as he stood up and returned to his meister and loves side.
"Everyone my parents, Frank and Elisabeth Evans," Soul announced as the two adults bowed at their introduction.
"What brings you to Paris, France Sebastian?" Frank asked as Maka stood quietly thinking of why his parents kept calling him Sebastian.
"Romance," The scythe said plainly as Maka's eyes suddenly sparked.
"I got it, your named after Sebastian Bach the famous pianist!" she exclaimed happily.
"My full name is Sebastian Soul Evans," Soul muttered, clearly embarrassed by the name.
"I love it," Maka smiled at Soul as Black Star snickered away, even after Tsubaki's hand slapped him in the head.
"So Mr. and Mrs. Evans, what do you do for a living?" Kid asked, curious of the adults who raised the scythe child.
"We reside in the French harmonic," Elisabeth replied gracefully doing another bow.
"So you play the harmonica?" Black Star asked as Patty pretended to buzz into the harmonic instrument.
"No, it's an ensemble of the best musicians in the country," Frank explained as both Liz and Tsubaki retrieved their respected embarrassments.
After some beginning chatter, the group began the walk to the Eiffel Tower.
"Wait, so Maka is the lucky girl?" Elizabeth asked, her eyes beginning to sparkle.
Soul sighed sheepishly with a blush, "Yeah, she's my girl. Won't trade her for anything or anyone."
To emphasize his words, Soul kissed her right in front of his parents and friends. Maka didn't mind a bit; she melted right into him, becoming jelly at his hold and lips. Soul laughed as his lips released her.
"I think I did that one too well," he laughed.
"Oh well, it's cool anyway," chuckled Maka, leaning her gelatin self on Soul's shoulder, leaving him to put his arm around her.
"Ohh! So cute!" squealed Elizabeth, squishing both teens to her in a giant hug again.
Black Star burst into laughter and Tsubaki sighed. She'd never have done this at any other point and time, but she was tired of the embarrassment going to either her or Soul and Maka. She quickly bent down and kissed Black Star. Liz and Patty giggled, until Kid kissed Liz too.
"It's a kissing party! Yay!" sang Patty.
Soul and Maka gave breathless laughs as Elizabeth finally released them
"Aren't they adorable Frank?" she cooed
Soul gave a moan, but Maka kissed his cheek again, which ended up shutting him up as he pressed his lips to hers. It was brief as he pulled back again.
"Ready to learn the French kiss?" Soul asked.
Maka flushed as Elizabeth giggled and Frank even smiled. The blond meister finally grinned as she stopped, causing the entire group to stop.
"Teach me," she purred.
"Gladly," Soul replied with a grin. "-just do what I urge from you, okay? I've never done it for real either."
Maka nodded and their friends curiously watched as Soul pressed his lips to hers. His parents tilted their heads, wondering if he remembered how this worked since they taught him in words. It was true that he had never done the French kiss with anyone, because no one has ever been that for him. It felt normal, until Maka felt something tap at her lips. They urged her lips to part and she curiously let it in. She felt it enter and quickly realized it was Soul's tongue. Maka also realized she had access too and she let her tongue dance with his as she slid it into his mouth too. He held her to his body tighter while his friends began to either groan or grin at one another in their couples. Before they knew it, Elizabeth and Frank were performing one too.
"If we knew what was behind it, we could all try it. Well, except Patty," Kid murmured.
Patty didn't care since she was too busy singing some random song about kissing. Elizabeth and Frank pulled apart since they knew their son and Maka weren't about to yet. In words, they explained how it was done and, in minutes, anyone walking that street of Paris would have seen four couples French kissing and one random girl dancing around while singing. Soul and Maka broke first, only to see everyone else doing it, and quickly latching together for another one.
Finally, the group arrived at the Eiffel Tower and marveled. Well, most marveled, Kid began complaining that it was asymmetrical and was therefore ugly trash. Liz moaned and quickly apologized to everyone whose attention Kid was attracting. Tsubaki tried to help do the allaying, so no one saw Black Star walk off, until they heard it.
"Look! That blue haired weirdo is on top of the tower!" called a voice.
"Someone call police!" yelled another voice.
Tsubaki's eyes widened in dismay, "Oh no."
"Oh god no," Kid murmured.
"Issues, issues!" sang Patty.
"This is not cool," Soul groaned.
"Black Star, you moron!" screamed Maka.
"Get down from there!" cried Tsubaki, running over to the tower worriedly.
Soul sighed as his parents said a quick farewell and left the scene. He had to think something up and quick before the authorities arrived.
"Maka, keep watch," he ordered the pigtailed meister before running to Kid's side. Black Star continued his screaming as a crowd began forming around the international world wonder.
"Kid, operation monkey tower, let's go!" the albino said as he pulled the shinigami miester towards the group.
"If he can break the top half off then the tower shall be symmetrical, I fully encourage the demolition," Kid announced before Liz smacked his head.
"You idiot, this is a highly marveled monument to the French nation!" the eldest Thompson snarled.
"Cops!" Maka called as Soul growled about his failing plan.
"Tsubaki, Patty I need a distraction, take off your clothes and start fighting in that fountain." Soul instructed.
The shadow weapon gaped in disbelief before the youngest pistol dragged her older friend towards the water. Maka seethed at her weapon before returning her sights to the advancing cops. Black Star had begun to sing his theme song as most of Paris groaned below and shouted insults.
"Kid, take Liz and begin firing at the idiot. I'll climb the tower and try and retrieve him," Soul said before rushing to the elevator located inside.
Once Soul was atop the tower, he saw the cops were very distracted, so he took his chance.
"Black Star, you idiot! I told you not to climb the tower!" Soul yelled.
He struck Black Star with his own version of his love's famed 'Maka chops.' Black Star screamed like a girl and toppled from the tower. Kid never saw it coming; one second he was explaining the asymmetry of the Eiffel Tower as being dangerous to France to an inattentive Liz and the next second has him pinned to the ground by a fallen Black Star.
"Maka, catch me and run!" yelled Soul.
Maka looked up and nodded, "Ready! Come on!"
Soul took a flying leap off of the tower and was soon screaming his lungs out.
"Agh! Maka! I'm such an idiot!" he screamed.
"Calm down! It's cool, don't freak; I'll always catch you!"
He screamed again before crashing into Maka's arms. She remained standing and bolted as Kid moaned painfully. Soul breathed heavily, still freaked, and tried to calm himself from the epic fall he just took. Maka didn't stop the entire way back to the hotel and when they arrived, she still hadn't let Soul go when she knelt down and bent over him, breathing very harshly.
"T...that...that was too much excitement..." she panted.
Soul bent her head back up and kissed her, "But it was freaking cool!" he exclaimed when he pulled away.
Maka chuckled and let him up before the pair headed back upstairs into their hotel room.
Meanwhile, Tsubaki and the Thompson sisters were sitting in the waiting room of a jail, waiting for their boyfriends to be released.
"Do you think Maka and Soul made it out okay?" Tsubaki asked Liz.
"Knowing those two, probably did," Liz murmured.
"Yay! Yay! Bars and stripes!" sang Patty.
That evening, Kid and Black Star were still in captivity as Maka and Soul settled for a nice candlelight dinner in the hotel.
"Do you think they're okay?" Maka asked.
Soul shrugged, "Who knows?"
Maka chuckled and examined the menu, "Veal chops sound good, perhaps with a French bean salad and croissants on the side?"
"Sounds good. We can also have some red wine to drink and then chocolate éclairs for dessert."
"Okay. You're the French one, do the ordering," Maka replied.
Soul took her hand and kissed it before grinning.
"Assure` Madame Albarn," Soul responded to her.
She tilted her head, silently imploring him for the English.
"Sure Miss Albarn," Soul laughed, looking her deeply into her beautiful green eyes.
Maka blushed and she leaned over to kiss him before he called a waiter over to order their food. Once the waiter left, Maka smiled at her red eyed weapon.
"So how do you say 'I love you' in French?" Maka asked.
Soul was way too happy to answer this, "Je t'aime. You can also say 'I adore you,' which is Je t'adore. Either way, I mean both when I say them to you."
Maka grinned, "Je t'aime and Je t'adore you too Soul."
Soul gave her a French kiss as their food arrived. After their lovely and romantic kiss-filled dinner, Soul led his lovely lady outside, she being dressed in a flowing pink dress that fell slightly below her knees and he wore his best suit. He led her into the park across the street, where the Eiffel Tower could be seen in the distance.
"What are we looking for Soul?" Maka inquired.
"Just watch the tower," Soul told her.
Maka leaned on him, joyfully clinging to him, both perfectly sober when it came to wine, but intoxicated by their love for the other. He held his arm around her and both pairs of eyes watched the tower. Before they knew it, fireworks exploded beyond the tower and Maka gasped joyfully.
"Soul! Soul, it's beautiful!"
Soul grinned down at her and neared his face to you.
"But you outshine them love. Je t'aime," Soul sighed, pressing his lips to hers for another French kiss.
Maka sighed ecstatically as she and Soul sat down on the grass. She leaned against his side and he ran his fingers through her lose hair. This day had been so funny, cute, and just purely paradisiacal with only a few bumps in the road.
Too bad Black Star's antics did get them banned from France...