Voiceless

Title: A Crooked Sign

Pairing: Wolfram X Yuri

Rating: M

Story Contains: Yaoi, Rape, Violence, Language, and most importantly Unrequited Love

Chapter Warnings:

Summary: Yuri and Wolfram end up on a lunch date that Yuri insists they walk to. Walk to?! Apparently it just seems to make Wolfram mad.

Chapter Number: #16

Author Note: Don’t be fooled by the summary, Wolfram’s not that angry, but he can’t let it look like he’s enjoying himself, can he?

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“Can I come too, Yuri?” Greta asked, standing before the front door with both Yuri and Wolfram. It took a lot of convincing to allow just the two of them to leave the castle. Yuri insisted that Wolfram was all of the protection he needed, it was Gwendal’s underhanded comment that proved it.

“No, sorry, Greta. Wolfram and I are going to go out on…legal business. It would be too boring for you.” Yuri’s lie hardly worked, but Greta didn’t argue when Gwendal offered to teach her how to knit a cat. Greta was about as fond of Gwendal as she was of Wolfram, though no one could compare to Yuri, and her interest shifted easily.

“You wimp,” Wolfram muttered, scowling.

“What?” Yuri groaned.

“So where are we going to?” Wolfram opened the door and stepped outside, Yuri following after him quickly, stopping to wave to Greta who then disappeared with Gwendal.

“Well, it’s…a surprise,” Yuri said with a grin.

“You don’t even know, do you?” Wolfram exclaimed. “Unbelievable!”

“I just thought we could walk around the kingdom for a while. Um, sightsee?”

“You expect me to walk the whole way?” Wolfram glowered at him darkly and Yuri was at a loss for words. “Not exactly the master of romance, are you, wimp?”

“Stop calling me that!” Their arguing reached all of the way to the gates of the castle, a fairly long walk on foot since Yuri insisted that neither carriages nor horses be used to transport them. What he thought might have worked to lighten the mood seemed to fail. Wolfram, in any state, was one hard guy to please.

“What’s next? You try to have a romantic meal on a boat?” Yuri quit answering him, almost wishing that Wolfram’s voice hadn’t fixed itself overnight, and though about what he could do to make Wolfram shout at him. Maybe if he shouted his voice would go out again and he wouldn’t have the ability to complain so much?

Yuri sighed; it wouldn’t help anything if Wolfram lost his ability to speak again. The point of the walk was to slow things down so that maybe, just maybe, Wolfram would feel enticed to have a conversation. Instead, all it seemed to do was make him argue. But arguing was better than silence.

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Each establishment that they passed that offered food that Yuri was sure would match Wolfram’s tastes, he refused to enter, giving a different excuse for each one. Didn’t like the look of the building, didn’t like the people, the sign on the door was crooked, too crowded, too dark, on and on and on. Yuri tried to be patient, but it was difficult. There was no reason for Wolfram to act like this!

“Fine then! Why don’t you pick the place then, Wolfram, since you’re so opinionated?” Yuri exclaimed, standing in the center of a street, attracting eyes from all over. It made Wolfram uncomfortable.

“Because you’re the one who came up with this stupid idea, that’s why,” Wolfram said coolly.

“Then why won’t you go to any of the restaurants I’ve suggested?”

“Because it may be your date, but it’s my stomach. Don’t you think I know the places here better than you?” Yuri glared at him, more annoyance than rage.

“Then why don’t you pick the place?” He groaned, surprised when he saw Wolfram smile, even if it was just a flash that lasted for a short moment.

“It’s fun watching you try so hard to please me, that’s why.” He started walking again and Yuri trailed after him in low spirits. Eventually, it appeared to Yuri, Wolfram’s hunger got the best of him and he settled for a restaurant with poor lighting, a crooked sign, and few visitors.

“Is this good enough for you?” Yuri asked, finishing his plate of food. It wasn’t the best, but it wasn’t bad either. Wolfram didn’t complain about it and that seemed to be a good thing.

Wolfram shrugged in response and grabbed his drink, finishing it and then the rest of his meal.

“You know, you make it hard to get close to you, Wolfram,” Yuri stated, watching emerald eyes flicker over the empty plate.

“I do not! You just don’t try hard enough!” The blonde leaned back in his seat and glared, seemingly playfully, at his date. “This is hardly something that I would consider trying!” Yuri glared back.

“Well then, maybe you should pick the next date!”

“Fine!”

“Fine!” Yuri sighed and paid their bill, trying to ignore the expectant look on Wolfram’s face after they left the restaurant.

“Now what?” He asked, looking at the Demon King for answers as they wandered farther down the street, in the direction opposite the castle. It was Wolfram who took the lead, as if to say, Yuri felt, that he didn’t want to go back. As if he was saying he wanted to stay out a little longer, hopefully, with Yuri at his side.

“We could always check out the market,” Yuri offered. “See if there’s anything worth buying.” He’d never been on a date before, but that always seemed how it played out in movies. The couple went out to eat, and if that didn’t go successfully, a walk usually lead the two to a shop of some sort where the woman spotted something she liked.

“Fine.”

He just hoped that Wolfram would fall into that category. He hoped that Wolfram, in the setting of merchandise, would be easy to please.

~Alice Von Wonderland

Closing Note: Based on their lack of attention while wandering through the kingdom, I assume that they must be in disguise, or maybe no one just cares who they are. I hope you found this chapter enjoyable. I wanted to show them in a more relaxed setting, wandering around alone together, trying to talk.

Until Next Time

R&R

Alice Von Wonderland