Some GwendalGunter stuff coming in this chappy ;)
Chapter 3, Darkness
His face was all wet because of the sweating, and he had a very painful look on his pale face. He was shaking, still unconscious, and despite of the warm night he was cold. Yuuri was looking at his angel-like face, and his heart was hurting when he saw Wolfram suffering like that.
They had returned to the castle as fast as they have could, and Gwendal had told that one of the villagers had taken care of Wolfram's wound as well as he could. It was already night time, the wind wasn't blowing and it was quiet and peaceful. Only the hearts of Yuuri and Gwendal weren't so peaceful.
"You didn't have to do it, you know." Yuuri whispered. "You moron. I could have handled it by myself, too. If only you wouldn't have…"
He was holding Wolfram's hand, trying to fight against the tears. But in the end, he couldn't. He wished that he could at least take his words back, say that it wasn't true, that he really did care…
"How is he?" Gwendal's voice suddenly asked from the doorway.
Yuuri turned at him with sad eyes. "He's in pain. Gwendal… do you think he will die?"
"Gisela is on her way here. She will know better." Gwendal answered. "Yuuri, I don't know nor care what you said to Wolfram. But I want you to know one thing."
Yuuri was listening. "What thing?"
"That my brother really cares about you. More than you probably realize yourself." Gwendal told. "Haven't you seen it by now?"
Yuuri raised his head a bit more. "I know he… says he loves me. I know he cares. But… why do you tell me that at a time like this?"
"He got wounded protecting you. That's proofing how important you are to him." Gwendal answered. "Take a good care of him. He will need you now more than ever before."
And then he left, and Yuuri could only sit there and look at Wolfram. His fiancé, the pretty boy who always called him a wimp, the brave boy who has saved his life and gotten seriously wounded. And he didn't hold back his tears anymore.
Gwendal was standing next to the large window of his dark room, looking at the city's scene of night. The lights were off in the village, everyone was sleeping. There were many stars shining on the sky among the full moon, and it was warm. Still he felt cold inside, being alone in the darkness and without knowing what would happen to Wolfram.
"I hate seeing you like that, you know." He suddenly heard a voice behind him. "So depressed."
"Why are you here, Gunter?"
"I came to see you, of course." Gunter answered, a small smile on his face. Gwendal didn't turn to him. "Are you worried about your little brother?"
"Of course I am!" Gwendal grunted, almost hitting the wall with his fist. "He has been in mortal danger before, but I can't help if I'm worried. He's my brother!"
Gunter placed his hands on Gwendal's shoulders and leant nearer to whisper: "Calm down, Gwendal."
Gwendal sighed and grabbed Gunter's right hand. "I just can't. I think I can't sleep until Gisela has arrived, and until I know how bad Wolfram's situation is."
Gunter wrapped his arms around Gwendal's chest, hugging him tightly. "He will be alright, he is strong. And Gisela will definitely heal him. But you, too, need to rest like the others."
"You're probably right." Gwendal said silently. "We all need to rest. I'm just so damn worried."
"Relax, Gwendal." Gunter whispered. "I'm here with you. You don't have to be afraid."
Gwendal smiled, a gentle smile that no one usually saw, but that Gunter had used to see often very long ago. He smiled too, gently kissing Gwendal's cheek.
"Let's go. Tomorrow everything will be better." Gunter whispered.
"You always wanted to sleep in the same bed with me, no matter how many times I told you not to come." Yuuri whispered, leaning nearer to Wolfram. "So… let me sleep next to you now."
And he lay down next to his suffering fiancé, stroking his golden hair. Wolfram whispered his name so faintly he could hardly hear it, but that one word from his lips made Yuuri smile and got him teary-eyed. He wrapped his arm around Wolfram's bare chest.
"I'm here, Wolfram. I'm here." Yuuri whispered. "And you will be alright. Trust me."
And he fell asleep in the darkness, next to his fiancé, with the fear of losing this pretty boy in his heart.
Next chappy is the last one :D