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Part Four: Ich wünsche Sie
"Answer me, Ryss!" "I told Raven I wouldn't tell, Van! I'm keeping my promise!" Sickened by that remark, Van snarled and grabbed her collar and pulled her close. "You would rather see Karl and Thomas Schubaltz die by Raven's hand!?" "I didn't say that! L-let go!! I-i can't breathe!" Ryss tried to pull away, but Van's grip was too strong. "He could be heading to the Starbreeze Islands to kill them and you don't care!?" "He's not there to kill them!" Ryss tried to pull away, she was losing air. "He just wants to tell Karl something!!" "Tell Karl what? Couldn't this have waited until they come back from vacation??" "You know Raven...!!" Finally Van dropped her and turned his back toward her, Ryss looked up at Van with anger in her eyes. "Don't be so concerned, Van! Raven's not going to hurt the brothers, he just wants to tell Karl something important." "But I have to be!" Van turned around to look down at her, sorrow in his dark eyes. "He's my lover and I have every right to be." "Lover...." She stood up to dust herself off, then turned for the door. "How good a lover is he, if he's not fulfilling his end of the bargain?" Ryss walked through the door and vanished from sight. "..." Van's eyes narrowed, he turned toward the empty slot where the Geno Breaker was and frowned. "Raven...."
The food here was exquisite, Thomas couldn't help but to dive into the food like he hadn't eaten in days. Karl sipped his morning coffee and looked into the morning sunrise. Dressed only in an oversized Powerpuff Girls shirt, the dark blonde lieutenant devoured his breakfast and sat back against the fancy white chair. "What are you thinking about, bruder?" "Just had this gods-aweful feeling suddenly." Karl looked at his brother, then sipped his coffee. "Dunno, call it a premonition." Thomas got out of the chair and walked around until he was behind his brother. He massaged Karl's shoulders, smiling sweetly and serenely. "You worry too much, liebstes Karl. Relax a little." "I know I should." Karl leaned back into Thomas's touch and sighed. "But it's the gut feeling that I can't seem to ignore." "I know." Thomas kissed Karl's cheek and wrapped his arms around the fair-skinned colonel's neck. "But please try, for my sake?" "Yes, mein kostbares kleines Tommy." Slowly, his sparkling green eyes closed. "I'll try and relax." Thomas kissed Karl's neck and then his cheek, moving his way up to kissing Karl's lips. They kissed deeply, Karl's tongue slipped into Thomas's mouth, causing the younger brother to moan softly. Soon, they were on the couch on the balcony, Thomas's leg propped up onto Karl's lap, their arms around each other and kissing with such passion and fire. They departed slowly, allowing the flaxen-haired colonel to get up from the couch. "I'm gonna go take a shower, be right back." Karl smirked before giving Thomas another kiss. "While I'm out and about, can you try and pick up the room?" "Yes, bruder." Karl smiled, "Danke." With that, he vanished into the hotel room and left Thomas on the balcony. The dark blonde brother lounged on the couch and stared amorously into the glassy seascape. Soon his eyelids grew heavy with sleep, he slid his arm under the pillow and curled up to fall asleep. Thomas was soon jarred from his sleep when he heard a knock on the hotel room door. "Was die Hölle...??" Getting a pair of shorts on, Thomas rushed to the door and opened it, only to find someone totally unexpected standing there. "Raven!? What the...!? What the hell are you doing here!? Don't you read memos!?" "Be a pal, Schubaltz, and get bent." Raven snapped back, looking a little pissed off. "I'm here to talk to your brother." "Karl? Karl's taking a shower, you little good-for-nothing punk." Thomas snarled, clenching his fists. Karl walked out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe, seeing Raven standing there at the door and Thomas about to flip his wig. He frowned and folded his arms, then shook his head and coughed to get their attention. "What is it, Raven?" "Colonel Schubaltz, I wish to talk to you alone, sir." Raven looked at Karl, then almost got a nose-bleed knowing that Karl was naked under the robe. "Couldn't this have waited until after we got back from vacation?" Karl wondered, adjusting the robe a little tighter. "No, sir." The great colonel sighed, he rubbed his temples, then looked at Thomas. "Thomas, why don't you go out and get us three something nice to drink from the Café down the street?" "B-but..." "Don't argue... please." "Fine." Thomas put his sandles on and collected Karl's wallet, he gave Raven a stare before leaving the hotel room. Raven entered the room and closed the door, locking it, Karl was unaware of Raven's true intentions of being here. "Alright, Raven. Talk." "Colonel Schubaltz, sir... before I say why I'm here, I wanted to compliment you on how your fair complexion makes you look so exquisite." "Thanks.... I think." Raven walked closer to Karl, a unplaceable look in his violet eyes. But before Karl knew it, Raven threw himself into his arms, Raven's arms encircling him in a loving embrace. "Colonel Karl Schubaltz, mein grüner Augen Engel... do you realize how much I want you?" "Excuse me!?" Karl dropped whatever he had in his hand as his hands grappled Raven's shoulders. "Tell me you feel the same way." Raven tried to inch closer, he was more demanding than Thomas is. "Tell you I feel the same way!? Raven, get a hold of yourself! I'm not interested in you!" "But who else is there beside me?" Raven moved in closer, almost able to overpower the colonel. "Surely you're not here to fuck your own brother? That would get you both exiled from the Empire... and I don't want that." "Raven, I..." "Tell me the truth, Colonel. Are you really here to screw your own brother?" "I'm on vacation!" Karl finally was able to push Raven off, but the clever young assassin grabbed the strap holding Karl's robe together. The robe flew open, revealing Karl's trim, fair-complected body to Raven's prying eyes. "Daugh!" Raven smirked his usual cocky smirk, holding up the strap to the robe in his hand. Infuriated, Karl dove at the ink black-haired assassin, reaching for the string. Acting quickly, Raven leapt over Karl's shoulders and wrapped the string around Karl's abdomen, pulling him close to his body and into his arms. "Schubaltz, why do you fight it? There is no one in this world more suited for you than me. Why fight the inevitable?" "Because, you back-stabbing pint-sized dick, you... belong... to... Van!" Karl grabbed Raven's collar and chucked him over his shoulders, Raven fell against the wall with a loud thud. The picture frames fell from the wall, along with the ferns. The flower pots holding the ferns shattered as is the picture frames. Slowly getting up, Raven wiped the drool from his chin, his smirk turned into a frown. "Van? Don't talk to me about Van, colonel! I was somehow weaseled into that relationship as soon as I joined the Guardian Force!" "I don't believe you." Karl clenched his fists, his anger rising. "Van is not that pushy for something like this, you're a terrible liar!" "So are you, Schubaltz." Raven frowned, he reached for something behind him. "But there's a difference between you and me. I make this look good." He tossed the flower pot at Karl, knocking him to the floor. The 19-year-old assassin got on top of Karl and pinned his hands over his head. Karl was scraped from the flower pot's shrapnels, and he was barely conscious from hitting his head against the floor. Overpowered, Karl opened his eyes to look up into Raven's face. Raven scowled at Karl's struggling body, he pressed his body against Karl's. "Frankily, Schubaltz... I don't know whether to mock your stupidity or get angry at your arrogance." Raven raised his fist and went to knock Karl out... then light's out.
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