The Next Day
Klavier needed music, and he needed it badly. While Apollo took a shower that evening, he went onto the room's small balcony and took out his guitar. He took it everywhere with him if he was going away for more than a night. At first it had been a chore to have to carry the case everywhere with him, but he had quickly gotten used to it. He ran his fingers over the strings, quickly tuning the instrument, and then began to play. The notes didn't really follow any direction, just music. He was stressed out from a hectic day. The seminar hadn't been nearly as helpful as it had promised to be, and combined with his –mostly- sleepless night the night before, he was exhausted. Apollo of course had no idea of what he had said the previous night, all he could remember was falling out of bed, and then going to sleep. Possibly for the best.
Klavier jumped as a voice behind him said,
"That's beautiful."
He turned in surprise to see Apollo, now dressed in clean jeans and a shirt standing against the balcony railing.
"Danke." Klavier shrugged and resumed his playing.
"Listen, Klavier…" Apollo sounded awkward and rather embarrassed, a little like the Judge had just overruled his shout of "OBJECTION!".
"Ja, Herr Forehead?" Klavier asked, setting his guitar down. He noticed with interest that Apollo blushed quite adorably when he addressed him as 'Herr Forehead'.
"About last night..." Apollo's fingers twisted in his shirt, "you were right, I did talk…and, I remember what I said. All of it."
Klavier was speechless. It was…well, he wasn't sure if it was good that Apollo remembered what he'd said or not…
"And I…" Apollo bit his lip, clearly deliberating over weather or not to say what was clearly on the tip of his tongue. "I… I meant it, alright? I meant what I said..." he turned and fled back into the room, leaving Klavier sitting in shocked silence. After a few moments, he picked up his guitar and began to play again, letting his fingers wander over the strings. He stayed there until the sun went down, and when he re-entered the room, he found Apollo already asleep, and this time not talking.