As time passed, Prince Frederick grew more and more sour toward me as I continued to hang out with Prince Alexander. He and I would have spats every other day, each worst than the last. It had finally gotten to the point that Prince Frederick wouldn't even speak to me, just antagonize me, and I would do the same to him. Then the fight grew until we'd both had enough, which sadly had also been the moment when Fritz either realized something was wrong between us or he decided now was when he'd step in.
I was walking deliberately around the castle, looking for Alexander. We'd become fast friends over the course of a few months. I was planning a battle against Poland to get out all my anger. Something I wouldn't tell anyone.
I had just turned the corner when I tripped over Frederick's foot. "Watch where you're going Gilbert. Don't want to get hurt do you?" I rolled over and kicked out at him, buckling his knees and he fell to the ground.
"I've told you many times to leave me alone, you dick!" I shouted at him, sitting up and pouncing on him as we rolled over and over into another corridor. I dodged a punch to the jaw, something he started all our fights with. I grabbed his hand and slammed it on the floor, kicking him in the side as I aimed to stand from the floor but he knocked me back down with a swift swoop of his leg.
"Enough!" Fritz demanded. I stood up on my knees and hands, glaring as Prince Frederick aimed another shot at me. Fritz grabbed his fist and stopped him in his tracks, amazingly overpowering Frederick. "What is going on here?" Fritz demanded. "You two usually get along well." I didn't reply. I didn't trust my tongue while I was angry. The Prince didn't answer either. "Fine. If neither of you are going to speak up, the both of you can go to my office. Now." Prince Frederick stood up as I did and we headed to his office, bumping shoulders harder and harder until Fritz separated us.
When we got to his office, Frederick was put in a corner and I was put in the adjacent corner, the one close to his office door. He sat down and started working on his papers. I glared at the corner for what felt like forever but soon I felt all the fury draining slowly but surely until I had forgotten what I was furious about even though I felt irritated. I laid my forehead against the corner when I had no more ill feelings. I was just regretting that I had been placed in the corner like a child.
"Are you two willing to talk now?" Fritz asked after a while.
"Yes Father." Prince Frederick said dully.
"Yes Fritz." I replied, just as dully.
"Very well then. Come sit." He ordered. I turned around and walked to the closest chair, sitting down as Frederick sat right in front of Fritz' desk. "Closer please Gilbert." I stood and walked over, sitting on the chair that was next to Frederick's. "Why were you two fighting?" He asked.
"I don't really know Fritz. All I do know is that Frederick's not happy with me."
"Because all you do lately is hang out with Alexander! You're supposed to be my friend!" Frederick whined.
"I am your friend!" I defended. "I've always been your friend! No matter what! Alexander's just here because he wanted to see me. Him and Fritz have apparently been talking about me. It's not like I'm going to replace you! I like you too much to do that!"
"You've not been showing it!" He retorted.
"That's because Alexander's coming to me. Not the other way around. I don't feel right denying one of Fritz's siblings. I didn't even know he had them for the longest time." I replied softly. He frowned, sighing.
"Gilbert, I'm sorry for being such a jerk." I smirked.
"At least you're nothing like me." I teased, making him chuckle. "And I'm sorry for not talking to you about it. I mean I did try but you wouldn't even listen."
"I know. Dick move."
"The only dick move are those Austria makes." He chuckled, shaking his head.
"You can never take anything seriously, can you?" I gave him a smirk.
"Nope!" We chuckled, falling into complacent silence.
"I hope the fight between you boys is over now?" Fritz asked.
"Yes Father." Frederick hurried to answer.
"Yes Your Majesty Fritz." I replied, smiling at him.
"Good. Well, if you'll excuse me, I need to talk with Prince Alexander." He said as the door opened and Alexander came in.
"You wanted to see me Frederick?" He asked. I stood up with Frederick and we left the office. I felt him tap my shoulder.
"You're it!" He called, running. I smirked.
"I'll get you!" I threatened, chasing after him, happy that our spat was over now.