Disclaimer: I own the dog.

A/N: This was supposed to be two chapters long but that idea died quickly. So it'll be 3 chapters long. I hope you all enjoy it.

Rei pulled his coat closer and slipped out of the small kitchen door, golden eyes wandering over the garden that was tucked between the castle's main wall and the building itself. There was a small path of vegetable but the rest of the dirt was filled with flowers that were trying to bloom despite the chilly spring air.

Taking a deep breath the neko-jin continued to wander around the castle's courtyard as he tried to wrap his mind around the fact that Bryan and Robert were together and seemed to be completely happy.

After the World Championships eight years ago Rei and Bryan had become friends and the neko-jin knew more about the stoic Russian then anyone but Tala. And to be completely honest, Rei was slightly upset about the fact that Bryan had never told him in the time that he and the noble had been together.

The neko-jin caught the smell of horses and turned towards the barn, positive that Robert would have some gorgeous animals. Rei had always been a fan of horses, especially the grace they had when they jumped or were running. Once in the barn he unzipped his coat slightly, the warmth seeping into him.

Rei zigzagged across the wide barn aisle, scratching the nose of every horse that was willing to come and investigate. It wasn't until he was nearly to the end of the barn before he heard the voices. The door of one of the stalls was open at the end and the neko-jin slowly crept towards it.

He slowly peeked around the corner not overly surprised by the picture that greeted him. A horse blanket was spread over the clean straw and Robert was stretched out on it, arms above his head, crimson eyes closed in contentment. The top buttons on his shirt were undone and Bryan's hand was gently stroking the pale skin of the noble's chest.

The Russian was lying on his side next to his lover; his head propped up on his free hand. The couple was conversing softly in Russian, Bryan's deeper voice leading the conversation, Robert not as comfortable with the language. Bryan leaned over and gently kissed his lover, whispering something that made the noble laugh.

"I'm surprised that they let you out. And I'm still going to lock you in the dungeon. Your curiosity evidently is still a problem." Bryan looked up at the neko-jin, his silver eyes filled with humor.

Rei fought back the blush on his cheeks and stepped into the doorway. "I'm part cat. You really shouldn't be all that surprised." His eyes were focused on Robert who hadn't moved at all and looked completely comfortable with his shirt open and his lover's hand on him in front of someone.

The noble was so much different from those years ago when they'd first run into each other. Back then the German had been aloof and looked down on everyone including his teammates. Only after the world had seen the cruelty of the Abbey trained bladers had Robert started to lose some of his arrogance. And now it looked like the time he'd spent with Bryan had caused him to mellow even further.

"Falke, why don't you and Rei go back to the castle and see about something for dinner. I need to speak with my stable master. The occupant of this stall is supposed to arrive sometime today." The German stood and casually started to button his shirt before pulling his coat back on.

Bryan got to his feet with the blanket in hand and shook the hay from it before folding it and draping it over the stall door. He picked a piece of straw from his partner's hair before kissing the noble on the forehead. "Okay. Don't stay out to long ritter. You need to warm up before you freeze."

The noble smiled at his lover. "I wouldn't have to worry about that if you didn't see the need to continuously drag me outside in the cold."

"I only do it because if you didn't you'd never leave the house for anything but work." Bryan picked his coat up and slipped it on before grabbing Rei's hand. "If you're not back in twenty minutes I'm coming back out here and carrying you back to the castle and locking you in our room."

The Russian pulled the neko-jin out of the barn and once they were outside he stopped and looked down at the smaller man, knowing what his friend was thinking. "Go ahead and say it. I know you want to."

Rei folded his arms across his chest and glared up at the Russian, golden eyes bright. "At least you aren't denying the fact that I have every right to be pissed. We've been friends for eight years Bryan Kuznetsov and you never once told me that you were involved with a German noble, never mind the fact that it's Robert."

Bryan ran a hand through his hair, causing it to stick up even more then it already was. "Believe me that I didn't want to keep this hidden from you Rei. However, I didn't tell you because of Robert. You have to remember that he was raised to believe that being gay is a disease and that his only goal in life was to continue the Jurgen line. I promised him that I wouldn't tell anyone about us until he gave me express permission. That's why I brought you all back."

The Chinese man relaxed slightly, his eyes never leaving Bryan. "And how long have you two been together?"

"A little over six years."

The neko-jin stared up at Bryan before darting forward and stamping down hard on the Russian's booted foot. "You bastard! I can't believe that you kept it a secret that long."

The lavender haired man grabbed the neko-jin and tossed him over his shoulder and started towards the castle with long strides. "That's it. I'm going to dump you in dungeons."

Rei pounded on the Russian's back and started wiggling, trying to get free. "No. Bryan put me down. I'm sorry for calling you a bastard. I'm sure they're filled with spiders and you know I don't like spiders."

Bryan entered the castle, never losing his pace. "You should have thought of that before you decided to stomp on my foot and call me names." He strode past the sitting room where Kai, Tala and Li were talking, Corcoran laying in front of the fireplace.

The Great Dane got to us feet and followed his master down the hall, mesmerized by Rei's tail of hair swinging in front of him. He was about to make a lunge for it when Tala caught his collar. "Bry, what the hell are you doing with my neko-jin?"

The taller Russian turned around, silver eyes filled with humor. "I'm dumping his ass in my dungeon. He assaulted me and called me names."

Tala stared at his friend for several seconds before he shook his head. "I'd let you put him down there if there were no spiders. However, since I'm sure that you have a lovely nest of spiders down there and I don't want to have to deal with Rei's hysteria if one gets within ten feet of him you can't take him down there. Now can I have him back?"

Bryan handed the neko-jin to Tala who would have set Rei back down if the neko-jin hadn't wrapped his legs around the redhead's waist and was clinging to the Russian, muttering about spiders.

Kai rolled his eyes and stroked Rei's hair. "Thanks Bryan. Now he's going to difficult all night long."

The lavender haired Russian just shrugged as he scratched Corcoran's ears. The dog was leaning against his leg and watching the proceedings with his tongue lolling from his mouth. "I had nothing to do with his problem. If he hadn't attacked my poor toes I wouldn't have been forced to threaten him with the dungeon."

Gustav chose that moment to make his appearance at the end of the hallway. He shot everyone a disdainful look before turning his full attention on Bryan. "Where is Lord Jurgen?"

Bryan stamped down on the urge to make a sarcastic remark before answering the butler. "Out in the stables. What do you need?"

The butler huffed. "Master MacGregor is on the phone. He wishes to speak to-"

"I know what he wants. Tell him to go ahead and come over and Oliver and Enrique can come to. It's enough of a zoo around here that having those three around won't make a difference." When the butler didn't move Bryan took a step forward, his voice dropping slightly. "Don't fuck with me old man. You know that I have as much say about what goes on here as Robert. Now get out of here before I make off with your pocket watch."

Gustav mumbled something in German before striding down the hall. The five men watched as the butler disappeared. Li shook his head and leaned against Kai. "If Gustav has such a problem with you why doesn't Robert just make him retire and get a new butler?"

Bryan led the way back to the sitting room and sank into one of the couches, Corcoran sprawling at his feet. The other four curled on the smaller couch, Rei in Tala's lap.

"Because Gustav has been around since Robert was little and Robert feels like he owes Gustav a home. I keep telling him to buy the old bastard a house in town to get him out of our hair."

"He wouldn't be in your hair so much if you'd stop making jokes about stealing stuff. You should know that he still doesn't trust you." Robert settled on the couch next to his lover, his boots resting lightly on Corcoran.

The Russian kissed the noble on the temple. "I know but he's so much fun to bug. And Johnny, Oliver and Enrique are going to be showing up. Knowing them it will be within the next couple of hours."

Robert pulled his coat off and draped it over the arm of the couch before tucking himself against the bigger man's side. "Good. I can finally get a good game of chess." Bryan made a dismissive sound in his throat and the noble laughed. "Face it falke. You many are good at a number of things but chess is not one of them."

Bryan shrugged and sunk further into the couch, his eyes half closed. "I can accept I'm not good at chess. You just don't have to rub it in." The noble laughed and let himself relax as his partner's warmth surrounded him.

The six men slowly drifted to sleep in the warmth of the room.

Bryan slowly came back to the waking world to find someone sitting on his lap and playing with his hair. When the person in his lap giggled he knew exactly who it was. "Johnny, get him off of me before I dump him in a trough."

The slight weight was lifted from his lap and the Russian opened his eyes to find Johnny standing in front of him with Oliver curled against his side. The Scotsman had shot up in the last eight years and was only slightly shorter then the three Russians. Oliver however was the complete opposite. He'd barely gained any height and was about three inches shorter then Rei who wasn't very big.

"Where's the other one?" Bryan arched his back slightly, wincing as it popped. Robert who was still asleep shifted against his lover. The Russian gently shook his partner. "Robert, wake up. Your beloved chess partner is here."

The noble smiled slightly as he came awake. "Good evening. Where's Enrique?"

Johnny rolled his eyes as he sat in one of the armchairs. He drew Oliver into his lap and the Frenchman promptly curled against the bigger man's chest, a sigh of satisfaction slipping past his lips. "Enrique is up trying to find his perfect room. Oliver and I just took the first unoccupied room we found. Speaking of occupied, who the hell invited theose four?"

Robert slowly sat up and arched into Bryan's touch when the Russian started to rub his neck. "I did. I figured since the three of you have known about us for all this time that Bryan's friends deserved to know."

There was a groan of frustration and Rei glared at the four men with sleep hazed eyes. "Even they knew? I'm starting to feel like no one ever tells me anything." He blinked at Oliver and Johnny several times before what he was seeing sunk in. "You two. Do any of the Majestics have a relationship with someone normal?"

Johnny smirked as his lover giggled again before answering the neko-jin's question. "Actually Enrique has a lovely Belgian fiancée. We decided that we didn't want to scare her with so many grouchy people in one place."

Bryan smirked at the neko-jin. "How could you not know about those two? They were on every newspaper and news program after they came out."

Kai gently tugged Rei's hair, a smirk matching Bryan's on his lips. "Even I knew. It was pretty hard to miss."

The neko-jin hit his lover. "Why the hell didn't you tell me? And how long have you two been together?"

Robert smiled and slowly got up. "Since shortly after the World Championships. They've always had a rapport with each other. To them it was just natural to take their relationship to a new level when they got older."

At that moment Enrique burst into the sitting room. "Bongiorno everyone! I hope you're all hungry because dinner is on the table." He looked around the room at everyone. "Is everyone just waking up?"

Bryan stood and stretched again, his shirt riding up slightly. "Yes. Now go. We'll be along in a moment."

The Italian man left the room with a spring in his step. Johnny gently pushed Oliver off his lap and got up before the Frenchman attached himself to the larger man's arm. "We'll go make sure he hasn't blown anything up."

Bryan crossed to the couch where the two Russians and two neko-jin were still curled, Tala and Li still asleep despite Enrique's loud entrance. He lightly touched Li on the head and the neko-jin instantly came awake and sat up, which was good since he had been leaning against Tala.

The Russian grabbed the redhead's leg and pulled him off the couch, smiling when his friend came awake just as his ass met the floor. "Ow. My ass was already sore you bastard."

"I don't even want to know. Now get up. Enrique was kind enough to bring dinner and if you don't get up Oliver is going to eat it all."

Tala looked up at his friend, blue eyes confused. "Oliver?"

Robert slipped an arm around Bryan's waist and leaned against the taller man. "You'd be surprised. He's always been small but he packs away the food like there's a famine coming. Although, I'm sure eating with him isn't as scary as eating with Tyson."

Kai rolled his eyes and got up, wincing at the pins and needles shooting through his leg. "Of that, I have no doubt. He still has no manners and he's been in America with Max all this time."

Enrique popped his head into the room, blue eyes bright. "I'd hurry up. Oliver is getting hungry and his manners will only last so long."

Bryan shook his head as he draped an arm over Robert's shoulders. "We're coming. I swear I got the only of the Majestics with any manners."

The Italian led the way to a small dining room that shared a wall with the kitchen. Johnny and Oliver were sitting across from each other talking as the Frenchman munched on a breadstick.

Robert took a seat at the head of the table more out of force of habit then actually wanting to sit there. Generally he and Bryan ate in a small dining room on the second floor, saving this room for dinner parties.

Bryan sat on the noble's right side and the others filled in the empty chairs before the bottles of wine started around the table. The food made a quick trip around the table and the nine men started eating, conversations about everything and anything flying across the table.

Enrique was about to get up to get a third bottle of wine when Gustav appeared in the door, looking unhappy. "Lord Jurgen, Lady Kilchberg is here and wishes to speak to you immediately about next week."

The butler was pulled out of the door by Lady Kilchberg who took his spot and smiled brightly at Robert. She was tall and thin with blonde hair that was twisted in an intricate knot and help in place by two decorative chopsticks. "Robert, it's a week before your party. I really do need your list of guests if I'm to get the invitations out in a timely manner."

Robert got up, his façade of nobility sliding back into place. "Helga, I realized earlier today that I'd forgotten to send the list to you but now is really not the time."

The woman finally looked past Robert, her dark eyes landing on Bryan. "Bryan! It's so nice to see you again."

Bryan inclined his hand slightly in greeting as he took a drink of his wine. When he'd first met Lady Kilchberg he hadn't had any problems with her. That had only lasted until he caught her begging Robert to marry her so she didn't have to marry the man her father had picked for her. Since then the Russian had stayed away from her as much as possible.

Ignoring the rest of the occupants in the room Helga slipped her arm through Robert's and led the nobleman out of the dining room. Johnny set his fork down and looked at Bryan, blue eyes serious. "Bryan, you need to do something about her. She's going to keep expecting to become the next Lady Jurgen unless Robert gets married or the two of you finally come out."

The lavender haired Russian got up and crossed to the liquor cabinet that was in one corner of the room. He pulled out a bottle of brandy.

"Anyone else?" Johnny nodded and the taller man filled two snifters before closing the bottle and putting it back where it belonged. He handed the alcohol to the Scotsman and retook his seat. "I know but Robert pretty much forbade me from doing anything that might out us and I'm reluctant to break his trust, as much as I know he would enjoy not having Helga all over him."

Rei finally broke the silence that surrounded the eight men. "I have the perfect idea!"

Kai looked at his lover, one slate eyebrow raised in question. "Rei, the last time you said you had the perfect idea we ended up snowed in a cabin for three days with a broken toilet."

The neko-jin shrugged. "Shit happens. And you should be blaming Tala and Li too. They helped me tie you up and kidnap you." He turned his attention back to Bryan and leaned forward, elbows on the table. "Anyways, Robert can't blame you for outing him if it happens on accident."

Oliver abruptly sat up, purple eyes bright. "Exactly!"

Johnny rolled his eyes and took a drink of his brandy. "I think I know where this is going."

"Good. Because for it to work we're going to need your help." Rei practically jumped out of his chair and circled the table to perch on Bryan's knee. "Okay, we'll have Oliver and Johnny talk to Helga since I'm sure she won't talk to any of us that aren't nobles. They'll say that Robert desperately needs to talk to her and that he's retired to his room for the night. You'll have him in the shower so when she comes up, he won't hear her knock. And you'll open the door, which will 'accidently' out him."

Bryan stared down at the neko-jin, face emotionless. Slowly a smirk appeared and he pressed a kiss to Rei's forehead. "Sometimes I think you're more fox then cat."

Enrique leaned forward slightly. "But how do you know that Helga is staying the night? She could be going home tonight."

Rei smiled. "Because I heard her talking to Gustav as he escorted her down here. She said that she'd be staying for the next couple of days,"