Sitting in the front seat, Yuuri was looking at his fiance in one of the rearview mirrors. They were close to their destination, and a view of the ocean was spreading on their left side. Wolfram was now looking at it with excitement, without a care, that he was sitting alone in the back seat. It didn't seem like he was very upset about it for the whole journey, making Yuuri a little sad. After all these years of doing anything to be as close to him as possible, a trip to the ocean made him ignore all this. Or maybe he just got bored? This is what they were saying about chasing a rabbit?
As if he could read in mind, Wolfram looked in his direction with knitted eyebrows and look asking him what a stupidity he was thinking about this time.
Yuuri turned his head and met his gaze, sending him a big smile.
„Are you not overdoing it with this whole sitting apart thing?" He asked his brother, who was driving the car. Going like this seemed to be more convincing, but now he regretted that they didn't take the train. He was going to miss the experience of Wolfram falling asleep on his shoulder.
„You are not going to be all lovey-dovey on my watch."
„It's just sitting next to each other…" Yuuri rolled his eyes and rested his head on his hand. „Maybe if you finally get himself a girlfriend, you will stop being so jealous."
Shouri shooted him his brotherly glare, which at this point was making no impression on Yuuri. His older brother's approach to women didn't change at all during those years. He still prefers them in 2D, and it is probably the only form he sees them. And they probably didn't want to see him either because he was taking things from dating sims too seriously. Yuuri still remembered the time when Shouri was nagging Wolfram to wear a maid costume claiming that it would make his fiance like him more. Not that he complained about the outcome, but it might be offputting for a normal Earth girl. And once the ex-prince learned what that costume was, he got mad at Shouri for making him wear a servant uniform.
Soon they arrived at the vacation house. Yuuri used all his brother's Earth Maou authority to get access to this villa by the sea. It had a terrace overlooking the ocean and with direct entrance to the private beach. Also, the house was equipped and prepared for whatever summer activity they might want. They will spend here only two days, but Yuuri was going to make sure that they would spend this time in the best way possible. He even had a whole to-do list prepared.
Thankfully, his older brother didn't want to spend this time with them – he was trying to when they started dating for serious, but now he was grossed by even seeing them together. This meant that when he had finally driven away, they had the whole area just to themself.
After a cursory check of the villa and planning what they were going to eat, it came time for the first position on the list: swimsuit checking. The choice was only up to his mother, and Yuuri hadn't even seen it. But there were only two of them, so he didn't mind if it was even a bikini.
Already changed in swimming trunks, the double black was waiting on the terrace. Soon after, his fiance came out, looking strangely at his own outfit.
„It doesn't look much different than the clothes I was wearing at your house, but it feels kind of strange. I think it's because of the material." Wolfram said, running his fingers on the dark blue shorts he was wearing. They were tin and adhered to the body. Made probably from the same material that every other swimsuit is made from, whatever it might be. In pair with it was a light blue frilled top on spaghetti straps. It was short, so the blonde's stomach was exposed.
„What do you think?"
The question snapped Yuuri out of his dazzling looking at every exposed piece of the body. At this point, it was something he had seen every day – only in private, of course, he would never let Wolfram go like this outside – but the view was breathtaking every time.
„You look dazzlingly."
Wolfram beamed at the compliment and asked what they were going to do next. The whole idea of playing on the beach and in the water was new to his fiance, and he was a little uncertain about it when he first heard about it. But seeing how Yuuri was excited about it made him agree after all.
„Before we start anything…" Yuuri took the bottle with sunscreen and showed it to Wolfram.
„What is it?"
„You need to use it in order to not get sunburns." He said as the blonde was examining the bottle and its contents. „I can help you with it."
„I can manage using a cream." Wolfram took a little of the cream on his palm and started to rub it on his arms.
„But I can help with putting it on your back." Yuuri tried again, thinking about his second nice opportunity just running away from him.
„I'm fine." The pair of emerald eyes looked at him appraisingly. „Actually, let me help you."
„It's ok. I can do it myself." The double black said, taken aback.
„No, you are too much of a wimp to do this properly. You will miss a spot and end up with red marks. Just imagine how mad Gunter will be at me for letting something like this happen to the Maou."
„Do you still need to call me a wimp?" Said Maou asked with resignation and got a glare telling him that yes, he still needed. „Fine." He muttered finally.
Wolfram ended rubbing the cream on his own skin while being observed all the time by the other boy and came closer to Yuuri to take care of him then.
First reluctant about the idea, the double black was fast getting to like it when he felt the gentle hands rubbing his skin. Even though Wolfram was practicing sword fighting nearly every day, he took with great importance on skincare. It was taking him a lot of time in the bathroom, but every time Yuuri got to feel this skin, he thought that it was worth everything of this.
„Finished," Wolfram announced with satisfaction.
„Thanks. Now, what about swimming?" The question made his fiance grimace.
„I'm not sure about swimming in salt water. It made my skin itchy."
„Well, and only in the shallow water close to the shore? And you can get back to the house to rinse yourself off the salt water."
The older mazoku took some time to think about this, but he finally decided to try it.
Holding hands, they were standing in the reaching their knees water. Both slight waves and a gentle breeze felt good on their skin. The sky was cloudless, and the sun shone with full force, making the heat feel quickly. Soon, Yuuri started feeling too warm and decided to go further in the water. He left his fiance's hand, who was left behind standing hesitantly. But after nearly whole immersing into the water, he could hear Wolfram heading toward him and smiled.
„Only for a while. It's too hot."
„Sure." Yuuri chuckled. „How about a little race?"
Wolfram didn't need to be persuaded into the competition. They started swimming nearly immediately after the proposition, and Yuuri soon found himself far behind the blonde. It looked like swimming also wasn't a thing he could win in.
„I didn't know you so good at swimming, being seasick and all."
„How stupid of you. It's one of the basic skills expected from a soldier." His fiance admonished him while heading to the beach house. While waiting for him, Yuuri decided to hone his swimming skill.
After returning refreshed, Wolfram was nagging him to do some activity on the beach. So, searching through the villa equipment and finding some plastic pail and shovel, they started making a sand castle. Initially, it had to be the Blood Pledge Castle, but it turned out they both weren't skilled enough to make it resemble anything, so they ended up doing whatever they wanted. Finally, finishing sizable abstract construction, they both stretched out and lay down on the blankets in the shadow to rest.
„I'm a little hungry. Guess it's time for a lunch break." Yuuri muttered after some time of lying idle.
„Let's go make something."
Someone was thoughtful enough to take care of the preparation of the food, and they only needed to cook it. They ate a light meal and, after finding ice creams, went with them on the terrace. The sun wasn't so high up already, and the temperature was more bearable.
„Maybe we will go on the walk? I heard there are some caves nearby."
„From when do you want to explore some caves?"
„They are supposedly haunted."
Wolfram titled his head, not being sure what Yuuri meant.
„There are ghosts in them. At last, they say that."
„Who says that?"
„Well, people. From this area."
The blonde looked skeptical. But he remembered the movie they were watching together.
„Wouldn't you be scared then?"
„Of course not! Ghosts don't exist. I'm just a little curious, that's all."
„They are saying that the ghosts are in the caves, but the ghosts don't exist?"
„Some people think that they do, but they don't."
„I don't have any sense."
„Oh, come on, just go with me."
Sighing heavily and making an expression as if he was talking with the child, Wolfram finally gave in.
It took them half an hour of slow walk to get to the cave. When they arrived, Yuuri started shining the flashlight inside, looking all excited. They entered, wading in shallow water, and followed carefully deeper. Soon, they reached the end of the tunnel, not encountering any paranormal activity.
Yuuri looked around, wondering.
„Maybe we should come here in the night?"
„Do you want to kill himself?" Wolfram asked him, visibly not pleased. „It's just a plain cave, nothing interesting here. Can we go back already?"
„You don't have any spirit of adventure, don't you?"
„I got enough of adventure running around you though all the world."
„Right, it was fun." Yuuri laughed when Wolfram shot him a stare. „Let's go back."
When they were close to the cave's exit, something caught the double black eyes. He submerged his hands underwater and pulled out a sizeable crab.
„Look, Wolf! What do you think about taking it as extra food?"
The blonde looked at the thing in his hands with disgust.
„Put it away. We have enough food."
„But it is self-caught. I bet it would taste great."
„I said. Put. It. Down."
Somehow thinking it would be funny, Yuuri got closer to Wolfram, who immediately stepped back.
„But it is such a great catch. Just look, isn't it?"
„Yuuri…"
„It's spending. Even you can say that." He took some more steps, eventually cornering Wolfram.
„Yes, yes. It's crab-tivating. Nor, put it down."
„Wha-What did you say?" Yuuri froze, looking with disbelief at the person before him. His hearing had to play pranks on him.
„It's crab-tivating," Wolfram said with a deadly serious face.
„I don't believe you are speaking like this."
„I'll speak like this for the rest of the day if you don't put this thing away."
„No way you will."
„Oh, shore, I will."
„Ahh! No, stop. Stop. I'm putting it away. Just stop."
Yuuri did as he said, feeling on himself the watchful gaze of his fiance. He made a mental note that he should completely forbid Conrad from making any jokes ever. It started to influence Wolfram.
„Good boy." The blonde said with a satisfied grin.
„Are you going to treat me like a child now?"
„You are behaving like a child."
Going out of the cave, Yuuri looked around.
„What about catching small crabs? Look." He crouched down and poked one walking on the sand with a finder. „They cute."
„What do you have with catching things? Just leave it alone where it is." Wolfram started walking in their beach house direction, leaving him behind.
„What with that geezer attitude. You not fun at all." Yuuri mumbled.
„I can hear you, wimp." The blonde shouted without turning around.
Smiling under his nose, the younger boy ran to catch up to his partner. After catching up to him, another idea popped up in his mind. He went into the sea, leaned in, and splashed water on Wolfram.
The mazoku jumped, surprised, shielding his face with his elbow.
„Hey! What are you doing?"
„It's just a little water." He said while splashing several times again.
„Stop it!" Wolfram took a few steps back to get out of his range.
„Come on, are you scared about a little water?" Yuuri asked with a sarcastic smile.
„You little…" clenching fists, the blonde stared at him, but after a moment, he ran to the water next to him. „You will regret it!"
The revenge was more intense than he expected, so Yuuri didn't have much choice but defend himself by splashing even more water. It stopped when they both were out of breath and completely soaked.
„Look what you did. I need to take a shower again."
„But it was fun."
Wolfram looked at him with a smile, stretched a little, and resumed his walk. „You going to do all the prep work for the diner as a punishment."
„Isn't it all prepared already? It would be a little thing to do then."
„Maybe, but I'm not going to touch that grill thing."
„Right." It was one of those exclusive grills, so he wasn't sure, If he was able to use it himself. Well, he had to try, or else he would end up with a hungry demon.
The tour back took them longer – mainly because Yuuri decided to make several more stops to play in the water – and when they finally arrived, Wolfram immediately went to take a shower, leaving his fiance with all the preparations. He only needed to take things out of the fridge and even found a wine bottle and some beers. After hesitating a moment, the double black took one of the cans. He was already an adult, so he could let himself drink a little.
Thanks to the instruction lying inside the grill, he managed to turn it on. Then, waiting for the grate to heat up, he placed the ingredients for grilling around.
„Welcome to today's episode of my cooking show." He said, using cooking tongs as a microphone. „In this summer special, we will present the grilled specials. Look at this fine meet we have prepared. It will be a favorite for everyone, no matter how picky eater he is. Of course, we can't forget about vegetables - it's an important element of every healthy diet. Together with…"
„Who are you speaking to?"
Wolfram was leaning on the door frame with his hand crossed. Instead of his swimsuit, he was dressed in a loose shirt and short jeans.
„Nobody."
Giving him another glance, the blonde looked at the horizon.
„The sun begins to set."
„And we have the perfect place to watch the sunset."
Sitting by the table next to the grill, Wolfram looked at the meat and then at Yuuri.
„Right, right. Just wait for a little. It will be ready soon."
When Yuuri was cooking by the grill, the other boy opened the wine bottle and started drinking slowly, looking at the ocean. Finally, the dinner was ready. The double black placed the meals on the table and also opened his drink.
The sky had already turned orange and red, with the sun hidden halfway in the water.
„It looks beautiful," Wolfram muttered. The light reflected in his eyes, making them a little red. His skin shone, and his golden hair moved gently in the breeze.
„Yeah."
The older boy looked at his side and laughed. „What are you doing?"
Yuuri looked down and found out that the meat he was supposed to eat had fallen off the fork, which he was now scrubbing his cheek.
„You are really acting like a child today." Wolfram took the napkin and leaned towards him to wipe his face. „Or maybe one beer is too much for you?"
„I'm fine." Yuuri played a little with his food. „But speaking of being too drunk." He stood up and went into the house. Returning a while later, he had a bunch of fireworks in his hands. „We should play with those until we are still sober enough."
They went down to the beach while Wolfram was checking the fireworks interested.
„Let's start with sparklers first."
With a bucket of water ready in case of emergency, Yuuri showed one of the sticks in Wolfram's hand and fired it up. The emerald eyes widened in surprise when the bright blue fire began to burn from the thing.
„It looks like little stars." The blonde said in ave, looking at the sparks. He looked as the fire slowly burned up and made a sound of dissatisfaction when it went out.
„Here, another one." Yuuri gave Wolfram another stick and put the burned out to the bucket. They went like that through the whole package, with the older boy playing with the sparklers and the younger observing this unusual childlike behavior. He wanted to comment on it somehow but was scared that he would ruin the moment. Just watching was satisfying enough.
„What are those?"
Yuuri got out the fireworks and was preparing to fire them up.
„You will see. Just back up a little, ok?" He lit up the knot and also got away. After seconds, several shots fired up from the tube. They exploded in the sky in a mass of colorful sparks. „What do you think?"
Wolfram was still looking up as if he didn't hear him. He only looked at him when Yuuri squeezed his hand.
„They are beautiful." He smiled warmly. There were also sparks in his soft emerald eyes looking directly into his black ones.
Acting instinctively, Yuuri leaned in and placed his lips on the ones belonging to the person before him. He put his hand on Wolfram's cheek and deepened the kiss.
„Shall we continue in the bedroom?" Yuuri asked when he had broken the kiss.
The ex-prince titled his head cutely and looked in the terrace direction.
„I didn't finish my wine yet."
„Wine more important to you now?"
Wolfram laughed at his dissatisfied grimace and took a few slow steps backward.
„You should already know that I will fall asleep immediately after lying in bed, so you don't get any action anyway. But we can still talk."
„Nobody said that it needs to be in bed."
„Pervert." Wolfram pretended to be scandalized and went back to their table laughing.
Well, they can also drink and talk if he wanted to.
Looking back and forth at the lightly buried in the sand watermelon and Yuuri with a bat and cloth in his hands, Wolfram didn't look as excited as his fiance.
„Once again, what do you want me to do?"
„Hit the watermelon with this bath."
„And why do I need this cloth on my eyes?"
„To make it harder."
„It doesn't make sense. What's wrong with this watermelon that you want to hit it with a bat?" Wolfram crossed his arms without making any attempts to play along.
„It's a tradition."
„And why it must be me?"
„Because I decided so."
„It's an abuse of power." He sent him a disapproving glance, but then he sighed and walked to him to take the bat.
Yuuri positioned him five steps from the fruit and tied the cloth on his head. Then, he started to spin him around.
„What, wait, Yuuri!" Wolfram yelled and placed a hand over his mouth when Yuuri stopped him. „What did the idea about spinning someone seasick come from?" He asked reproachfully.
„I'm sorry. Are you all right?" He started to make small circles on his back. He didn't even think about something like that, and now he felt guilty. „We can go sit over there and rest."
„I will be fine. Just give me a moment."
After taking several deep breaths, Wolfram finally straightened up and held the bat in front of him.
„Better get out of the way." He said, suddenly determined, and marched on the watermelon, hitting it directly with the bat as if he was holding some grudge against it. He then took off the clothe and puffed his chest. „Happy?"
„It doesn't look like we will be able to eat it." Yuuri looked at the small pieces of fruit scattered around on the sand.
„If you wanted to eat it, you should say so earlier." The blonde gave him his things back and went to the house. Soon, he came back with another watermelon and a knife. „Just don't hit this one with a bat."
When they finished eating the fruit and were lazing around on the beach, Yuuri wanted to play in the water again, but Wolfram turned him down. So, he went alone, hoping his fiance would eventually join him, but that didn't happen.
After swimming around for a while, he returned to the shore and found Wolfram walking around the beach and collecting shells.
„Do you get bored already?" The blonde asked when Yuuri approached him.
„A little."
„Can we take them back?" Wolfram showed him the shells lying on his palm.
„Sure. It will be a nice souvenir." Then, after looking at his partner's still light skin, he added, „You didn't get tanned at all, didn't you?"
„Well, that's the whole point of that cream, right?"
„But it wouldn't be bad if you will get tanned at last a little…" He was trying to imagine it himself. A tan blonde… Gyaru suddenly came to his thoughts. He had a girl like that in his class. Gyaru Wolf… No! It was wrong! Stop thinking about it!
„What are you doing?" Wolfram asked at the sight of Yuuri, who was shaking his head violently.
„Nothing!" He yelled and grabbed his fiance's wrist. „Let's go play some beach volleyball!"
„What strange idea you got this time?" he sounded reluctant but let himself be led anyway.
When you inflate an inflatable ball, you probably look ridiculous. At last, Wolfram's gaze was saying that. He stood over Yuuri with hands on his hips, murmuring: What the hell are you doing?
After finally filling the ball with air, the double black stood up and tossed it to Wolfram. The other boy caught it and spun it in his hand, inspecting it thoroughly.
„And what are you supposed to do with that?"
„Bounce it with your hands."
It didn't look like this explanation was telling him much, so Wolfram just tossed the ball back to Yuuri.
„Look, like that." He was only playing normal volleyball at school, so he didn't have much experience either. But he had seen people playing it and just mimicked that. Tossing the ball slightly, he bounced it with his connected wrists. It flew away, just not in the direction he wanted to.
Wolfram looked to the right at the boll, still rolling on the sand, and then at Yuuri.
„Looks like fun."
„You don't need to be sarcastic." He was probably still upset about this watermelon.
Volleyball is a sport like every other, so you must practice first. And that is what they were doing. Finally, after some time, they managed to bounce the ball in a way they didn't need to run for it. Even Wolfram seemed to be giving his all to it, though Yuuri sometimes had an impression that he, with premeditation, was using more force than needed. He really needed to do something to cheer him up, or he would end up smashed.
He remembered that he saw a shaved ice machine in the kitchen. Wolfram liked snacks and sweets, so it might be the best way to bribe him. Because this was how he felt whenever he was trying to make the blonde stop being angry at him. He wasn't sure if it was a proper approach, but he couldn't think about a different one.
Yuuri told his fiance to wait for him at the beach and went alone to the villa. He fast finished the snack and came back to the shore.
„Why did you throw the ball into the water?" He asked standing near water Wolfram.
„It's floating."
„Of course it is. It's full of air." He handled one of the bows to the boy next to him, who seemed to be focused on new-discovered physic law.
„What is it?"
„Shaved ice."
After looking reluctantly at the thing in his hands, Wolfram slowly took a spoonful.
„I feel strange to it it."
„But it's good."
He got a hum of satisfaction as an answer.
Looking at the floating ball, Yuuri got another idea. He wanted to bring it to life immediately, so he sped up his eating, resulting in his brain freezing. Faltering on his feet and holding his forehead, he heard the blonde's chuckle.
„I'm glad you are enjoying my pain." He sent his fiance a look.
„You owe yourself for being a wimp."
Well, it looked like Wolfram had a good mood again.
Finally, finishing the saved ice, Yuuri got an inflatable ring this time. Making himself look ridiculous for the second time, he blew it up and tossed it into the water.
„Let's try this!"
„Try what?"
„Hold onto the ring. I will pull you."
Wolfram wanted to comment about getting into the water, but Yuuri cut him off by saying he could just take a shower after this. Because usually making Wolfram do something needed just enough nagging – though sometimes he was getting too angry for this before you get to the right amount – the former prince finally agreed.
Feeling that it was the moment when he could show off, Yuuri put all his strength and speed into this.
„That's kinda nice."
He turned around to find Wolfram leaning on the ring with closed eyes and a small smile. Satisfied, he continued going through the water.
When they had enough and came back to the beach, Yuuri found out it was already time to get ready to return. So when Wolfram was getting a shower, the double black was taking out the things they took on the beach. His fiance helped him clean the terrace after getting out of the bathroom already dressed. Next, they just needed to pack their things, and they would be ready.
It was sad that they had to come back already, but they got access to this house only for two days. Maybe they would go on the public beach next time. By the train and they would sleep in a traditional Japanese inn with yukatas and stuff. But, on the other hand, on a beach full of people, Wolfram couldn't be able to wear his swimsuit. And Yuuri was sure that he would be surrounded by all the people all the time. It was a hard decision to make. He was craking on this some more until Wolfram informed him that his brother had arrived.
This is how their beach trip ended, but he still had ideas for more outings.
