Author: the Fanfic Maestro
Rating: M in all, T for this one
Pairing: SiegfriedXJames
DISCLAIMER: I own NOTHING. Not a single thing. Except my own, perverse and fan-obsessed mind, that is.
A/N: the chapters seem to be getting shorter and shorter... I'm still unbeta'd, though not for want of trying. I have no idea where this is going. :/
The idea comes to him when he's elbow-deep in the rear end of a cow. James wants to dismiss it at first, but it stays with him, and the more he thinks about it, the more it seems like the perfect solution. Perhaps it is his desperation for an answer that makes it seem like just the thing, but he puts his faith in it fully and approaches Siegfried in the Surgery.
As he explains it, he sees an infuriating sort of smirk appear on Siegfried's face. By the end of his speech, the man is barely holding back guffaws.
"What's so funny?" he sniffs, defiant, but with wavering confidence. When the first laugh slips through Siegfried's fingers, he crumbles.
"It simply isn't on, James. Surely, surely you can see that."
"Why not?" (He means to sound authoritative, but it just comes out weak and pleading.)
"Well, to put it frankly, I'm not attracted to Calum, James."
"That's rather selfish of you, isn't it? What of me, what of Helen?"
Siegfried sighs and removes his spectacles.
"What do you want me to tell you, James? You knew the risks when this all began."
The desperation builds and James can feel himself shaking with emotion. He storms out of the room, shoving past Tristan without concern.
"What's that about?" he hears the younger Farnon inquire.
"I haven't the slightest idea," Siegfried responds, too convincingly.
Sitting on his bed, head in his hands, James wonders what possessed him to think that suggesting that Siegfried 'moves on to Calum' would succeed. He feels like getting plastered, but worries what he might say and do if he does, so instead, he sits and digs his fingernails into his scalp, pushing the heels of his hands into his tightly shut eyes and revelling in the soothing clarity of the sting.
A/N: Reviews are still love. :3 Please folks. Indulge me. A word or two would suffice - I'm a cheap date, lol. ^_^
UPDATED A/N: changed some wording that was bugging me