This took too long to write, I know OTL. But when I really did get around to writing it, I had fun. Sorry in advance for spelling/grammar errors. No beta.
Also I spoil you guys too much :P
The course of true love never did know how to handle seasickness
Yuuri stared up at the gates in front of him and at the enormous house beyond them. He glanced down at his phone to make sure he had the correct address, and returned to staring. He knew that the college that Murata and Wolfram went to was an elite private college, and that it took money to attend, but this was ridiculous! He could fit at least three of his parents' house in here, and house at least ten families! Did Wolfram really live here?
Glancing down at the address written down on the small piece of paper in his hands to ensure that yes, this was the place Wolfram had specified, Yuuri nervously pressed the buzzer on the gate. There was a moment where nothing happened, then the speaker crackled and a startled came over the com. "Y-yes!? Spitzweg Residence. Who is it?"
"Ah. . .it's Yuuri S-Shibuya calling on Wolfram." Yuuri replied nervously, wondering if he'd misheard Wolfram's last name. Hadn't he said it was Bielefeld? Oh but wait, his mother's name was Spitzweg, so Wolfram's father must be Bielefeld.
The sound of the gate opening accompanied by the same voice from before calling out 'enter, jolted Yuuri out of his thoughts. Gulping he released the brake peddle and drove up toward the entrance of the house, feeling inadequate in his father's small old car. When arrived at the front of the house, he parked and got out, going up to the door and pressing the doorbell. The melody that played sounded like something Yuuri had heard during music classes in elementary school, but he couldn't place it.
The door opened to reveal a blonde young woman in a pink maids outfit. "Welcome." Her voice was bright and she had a cheerful smile as she stepped aside to let him in. "Master Wolfram will be down in just a moment. If you could follow me to the sitting room."
She lead him to a small room decorated with large paintings, some of which looked like they were drawn by a child, others were just incomprehensible. Out of all of them there were at leas a few that looked normal, and were actually rather pretty, of those Yuuri's favourite was the one that featured two horses, one black, one white, grazing in an open field.
"Sorry about the wait." Wolfram's voice said from behind him. "I had to finish some last minute paperwork with Big Brother Gwendal." He smiled at Yuuri almost shyly, and Yuuri felt his heart speed up at it. Wolfram was too cute right now, dressed in a white long sleeve shirt, with purple collar, and brown slacks. Yuuri felt like a bit of a slob in comparison, in blue jeans and a plain black t-shirt.
Realizing that Wolfram was waiting for him to reply, Yuuri grinned at him reassuringly. "That's alright, I wasn't waiting for very long. If you're ready now though, we can head out."
Wolfram nodded before leading the way out, bidding the maids goodbye before he and Yuuri headed out to Yuuri's dad's car. As he was entering the car, Yuuri felt a child foll up his spine, but looking around he saw no one.
Wolfram looked at him in concern. "Is everything alright?"
"Ah yeah, just a chill!" Getting into the car Yuuri started it up and they were on their way. He didn't notice the figure of Wolfam's big brother Gwendal glaring at him from the second floor of the mansion.
When they were far enough away from Wolfram's house, Yuuri tried to start up some small talk. "So you and Murata go to the same college, what are you taking there?"
Wolfram glanced over at him from where he was looking out the window. "My main degrees are in art and drama, but Big Brother Gwendal insisted that I apply myself to studies that would be worthwhile so I am also taking business. Big Brother Gwendal hopes that I will eventually work for either him or take over my father's company. I personally have no interest in doing either."
Sighing, Wolfram flopped further into his seat. Yuuri could tell that this was something that he and Gwendal had likely spoken about quite often. "It was that or I would not have had access to any of the education funds left to me by my father."
Yuuri nodded, feeling inadequate compared to Wolfram all of a sudden. "It must be a lot of work for you, that's really awesome though! I could never do all that work, I'm barely getting by with just one program!"
The comment drew a laugh from Wolfram. "What are you taking Yuuri?"
"I've got a partial baseball scholarship and I'm taking accounting, kind of following in my father's footsteps." At Wolfram's blank look, he grinned and continued. "Dad's a banker for a big corporation. I don't know if I want to work for the same people he does though. Maybe I'll wait until my brother becomes Prime Minister and work under him."
"Your brother is making a bid for Prime Minister?" Wolfram asked, looking impressed.
Yuuri nodded, turning into the parking lot of the amusement park. "He's got a job working for the current government, and they're grooming him to be the replacement head of the party. Or something like that."
"In any case, we're here." Yuuri announced as he turned into one of the few free parking spots and parked the car. "
Before they got out of the car, Wolfram offered Yuuri a cute little nervous smile. "If you ever need help in your studies Yuuri, I can help you."
Blinking in surprise, Yuuri grinned back at Wolfram. "That would be great! I'll definitely take you up on that offer sometime!"
Nodding, Wolfram unbuckled and slipped out of the car, not before Yuuri saw the blush hat he was obviously trying to hide. Grinning to himself, Yuuri followed him out of the car and they headed over to the park to get in line. They were lucky that it was still early enough that they didn't have to wait in line too long to get their admissions into the park, which Yuuri happily paid for, despite Wolfram's protests.
Once they were inside, Yuuri turned to Wolfram. "What did you want to do first?"
Wolfram looked around the park, seeming to be taking in everything around them. The way his eyes took in everything with such open curiosity, Yuuri wondered if Wolfram had ever been to an amusement park before. "We're here as long as you want, so we can probably do nearly everything."
His response was a nod as Wolfram continued to look around, eventually his eyes settled on the carousel. "I want to go on that."
"Uh, sure." Yuuri was taken back, looking over at the carousel, which was mostly occupied by children. If that was what Wolfram want to try first then that's what they would do. Taking Wolfram's hand, Yuuri led the way to the line, where they waited for their turn. When it was finally their turn, Wolfram picked a white horse to ride on and Yuuri picked a black one.
The music began to play as the ride started; the tone was overly cheery and somewhat terrifying. Yuuri kept such thoughts to himself as watched Wolfram experience the ride; there was so much wonder and joy on his face as it went round. Seeming to sense Yuuri staring at him, he turned to flash Yuuri a bright smile, cheeks flushed with delight. It was incredibly endearing and Yuuri wished he's had the forethought to have his phone on hand to snap a picture.
When the ride was over, Wolfram tugged Yuuri's hand to the next nearest ride, which happened to be a swinging pirate ship. "Common Yuuri!" Laughing, Yuuri allowed himself to be pulled along, more excited about this ride than the last one.
"We have to try all the rides!" Wolfram exhaled excitedly while they were in line. "I never knew that this would be so exciting!"
"You've never been to an amusement park before?" Yuuri asked, voicing his thoughts from earlier.
Wolfram shook his head, "Mother was always too busy, as were my brother when they would have been old enough to bring me to such things."
"What about your father?"
Wolfram's expression darkened at the question and he turned away, "Father was not around most of my life." He did not elaborate, and Yuuri didn't push him to, feeling guilty that he'd dampened the blond's mood. The smile that he offered Yuuri was strained. "It just means that I'm able to experience it all with you now."
Yuuri knew that his grin was dopey, but he didn't care. "I'll make sure you have the best experience possible."
This time Wolfram's smile was a little brighter as their turn for the ride came. Yuuri ended up seated behind an impossibly tall red headed woman, with the largest biceps Yuuri has ever seen. She blocked his view of the park, which Yuuri didn't mind so much because his gaze was mostly focused on Wolfram.
They tackled multiple more rides throughout the course of the day. Wolfram was quite the adrenaline junky, dragging Yuuri on to all the rides he could, even ones Yuuri wasn't too sure that he wanted to ride, such as the drop tower. They finally took a break around four to grab a bite to eat and focus on playing some games.
"You've really never had any sort of carnival food?" Yuuri asked incredulously. "You don't even have to go to an amusement park to have those sorts of food!"
Wolfram scoffed, turning up his nose at Yuuri with a cute little pout on his lips. "Forgive me if I have not had the opportunity to in the past. Now are you going to introduce me to these foods or just tease me?"
Over the course of the day, Yuuri had noticed that Wolfram had a bit of a temper, and was a bit stuck up, likely due to his upbringing. It didn't take a way from how much he was enjoying his time with Wolfram though, so Yuuri let it pass. "Alright, a bunch of greasy amusement park food coming up! Wait here."
Heading to the food stalls rather than the fast food restaurants, Yuuri picked out some of the more fun foods to eat; corn dogs, onion rings, two soft pretzels, a funnel cake and some cotton candy. As he stood in line to get the cotton candy, he noticed the big bicep lady standing not too far away, looking out over the eating area. She was probably looking for a place to sit, considering how crowded it was, Yuuri silently wished her luck.
With his bounty in hand, Yuuri returned to Wolfram, placing the food before him like an offering. "Here we are, some of the best food to be found at any amusement park, carnival, fair, etc. Corn dogs, onion rings, pretzels, funnel cake and cotton candy." Yuuri said, pointing to each item as he listed it. "Leave the funnel cake and the cotton candy for lat because they're dessert."
"This is food?" Wolfram asked sceptically, picking up a corn dog by the stick and looking at it as one might a piece of gum they stepped in. "Is it edible?"
Grabbing his own corn dog, Yuuri popped it in his mouth. "Yeah, and it's good! Try it!"
Still looking doubtful Wolfram held the corn dog to his mouth and took a bite. Yuuri watched his face as he chewed, his expression shifting to surprise and then delight before he scarfed the rest of the dog own. "You're right it was good!"
Laughing Yuuri held out the onion rings to him. "You'll like these to."
In the end Wolfram enjoyed all the food, but his favourite was most assuredly the cotton candy. Apparently he had quite the sweet tooth, and he looked adorable eating it.
"Let's go play some games; it's all part of the fun. Maybe I can win you some prizes." Leading Wolfram toward the games, Yuuri chose the one he'd be most likely to succeed at; one of the ball toss games. "You choose any prize you want and I'll get it for you."
Wolfram looked over the selections before pointing at what looked to be a small plush bear in a bee costume. "That one."
The man at the game held out his hand. "You have to knock all the glass bottles down for that one. It's seven dollars per play and you get three balls."
Scoffing a little at the price, Yuuri handed over the money and took the first ball and launched it at the stand, barely making it rattle. Gritting his teeth he tried again, this was what he was going to school for after all; this time one of the top ones teetered and fell. "Drat." He glanced over at Wolfram who looked more amused than anything.
"Did you not say that you were a baseball player? Can you not do better than that Yuuri?" The comment was made lightly and was obviously teasing, but it spurred Yuuri on. Gripping the ball tightly he took a pitching stance, though he rarely ever pitched on the field and let the ball fly. This time it took all of the balls down and several of the stuffed toys fell over from the force of the impact.
"Hah!" While Yuuri crowed victoriously, the game attendant took down the stuffy and handed it to Wolfram. "Congratulations here's your bearbee."
Wolfram took the stuffy and tucked it into the back pack he'd brought, but not before giving it a happy little squeeze. "Thank you Yuuri, I want to win you something now." Declaration made, Wolfram set off to find a suitable game, eventually settling on a dart throwing one. Unfortunately his throwing skills weren't the best, but he did end up winning Yuuri a blue rubber bat.
"I love it Wolf, don't be disheartened." Yuuri assured the pouting blond, "Besides, it's a really appropriate gift for me."
Wolfram didn't seem entirely convinced. "I'm going to win you a bigger prize." There was so much determination in his eyes that Yuuri didn't have the heart to tell him that he really, really didn't need to. Plus Yuuri felt completely unable to say no to Wolfram; which was how he ended up with an armful of blow up toys and keychains before Wolfram finally won him a blue stuffed dragon. Yuuri half suspected the guy manning the booth gave it to him because he felt sorry for Wolfram. Yuuri's arms were so full that he had to run out and put it all in the car before they could continue their date.
When he got back, Yuuri offered Wolfram his most charming smile and took his hand. "Come on, there's two more rides I want to go on before we head out, one of them we need to ride before sunset cause they close it at a certain time." Pulling Wolfram behind him, Yuuri lead the way to the love tunnel, hoping that his blush wasn't too obvious as they took their place in line.
"Love tunnel?" Wolfram read with a raised eyebrow, turning to look at Yuuri. A look something akin to trepidation was in his eyes as he glanced over at the boat ride.
Yuuri chuckled, feeling a little nervous now, would Wolfram take this badly? Maybe he didn't actually think of Yuuri in a romantic sort of way? "It's just what it's called, it's a boat ride. It doesn't have to be romantic or anything. U-unless you want it to." He whispered after, mostly to himself.
Wolfram studied him intently before taking Yuuri's hand in his own. "I wanted to go on every ride, and this is a ride." Yuuri wasn't too sure what to make of Wolfram's declaration or action, but he gave Wolfram's hand a happy squeeze as they waited their turn to board. There were a lot of couples in front of them, not all of them boy-girl couples, even the bicep lady seemed to be in line with someone behind them, the man dark haired man looked almost familiar but Yuuri couldn't place his face, especially with the dark sunglasses covering his eyes.
Feeling anxious as they entered the swan shaped boat; Yuuri barely listened to what the ride attendant was saying about keeping their limbs inside the boat and not moving too much lest they fall in the water. Soon enough their little boat was headed into the dark tunnel as cheesy romance music enveloped them, setting what the ride's creators must have thought was a romantic mood.
Despite how tacky it all was, Yuuri found himself leaning closer to Wolfram, hoping that the reason the other was so quiet was because he too was enjoying the ambiance. A glance the blond's way had Yuuri smiling at the seemingly serene look on Wolfram's face. The boat passing by the lantern illuminated Wolfram's face, and Yuuri realized that Wolfram looked a little green around the gills so to speak.
Concerned, he leaned over to him. "Wolfram? Are you alright?"
As if propelled by Yuuri's words, Wolfram's body twitched, almost a full body spasm really, and the blond was suddenly leaning over the side of the boat and heaving violently into the water.
"W-Wolfram!" Yuuri cried out worriedly, leaning over so that he could hold onto him, worried that the force of Wolfram's vomiting would send him overboard, the swan boats were not the sturdiest means of water transportation. It was only the narrowness of the artificial 'river' that seemed to keep tipping from being a large concern.
Yuuri wrapped an arm around Wolfram's waist and awkwardly rubbed Wolfram's back with his free hand as he tried to figure out what to do. The ride was supposed to last ten minutes, and Yuuri didn't think it would go well if they tried to endure. There really was only one course of action to take. "H-Help! We need some help!"
Almost as soon as Yuuri released his call for aid, the lights turned on in the tunnel and all of the boats stopped. The stop jerked the boat which sent Yuuri falling against Wolfram's back, not that Wolfram seemed to notice. Soon a man and a woman came hurrying over to them and after helping Yuuri up, they more than carried Wolfram out of the boat and to the ledge on the side of the river.
"What happened?" A tall blond man built like an American football player, asked Yuuri sternly.
Yuuri glanced worriedly over at Wolfram, who the first two people were looking over. "Everything was fine and suddenly he started to get really ill. I didn't know what to do."
The man's face was impassive but he glanced over at Wolfram, one eyebrow raised and his face morphing into a peculiar expression. "Let's get him to the med tent, and get someone to clean this mess up. The ride will have to be closed down for now." Walking over he helped the two men with Wolfram. "Come now third son, I think your retainer is waiting outside."
What? Yuuri had no idea what the macho football man was talking about, but by Wolfram's glare, not very effective when he was still pale, he did. Grumbling, Wolfram pulled himself away from the other two people. "I can walk on my own." When he went to take a step he swayed dangerously and Yuuri caught him before he fell again. Wolfram didn't say anything about that, but he allowed Yuuri to help him walk out of the tunnel.
When they exited through the emergency entrance, Wolfram was suddenly pulled from Yuuri into the embrace of the big bicep woman. "Little master! You're okay!" Beside her was the familiar looking grey haired man who'd been in line with her.
Wolfram growled in annoyance and pulled himself way. "Yozak release me!" His wish was granted and he was dropped to the ground back down next to Yuuri. "I can't believe Gwendal and Conrad sent you to spy on me! Not only you but Hube as well!" There was colour now on Wolfram's pale cheeks, which were flushed with anger.
"Wolfram? You know this lady?" Yuuri felt completely lost as he looked around the group, now that he thought about it, it seemed that everyone gathered was looking at Wolfram like they knew him quite well.
"Yozak isn't a lady Yuuri. He works for Big Brother Gwendal, and is very good friends with Conrad." There was something in the way that Wolfram emphasized 'very good friends' that had Yuuri looking at Yozak peculiarly. "And the man beside him is Gengenhuber Grisela, Gwendal's cousin. They are both here to spy on me."
"Now, now young master, you're big brothers were just worried and rightfully so. No need to get cross." Yozak said, the mischievous grin on his face revealing that he felt no shame at having been caught. His voice was much deeper now, making it easier for Yuuri to believe that he really was a guy.
Wolfram scoffed, cute nose turned up and away from him. "There was no need to worry, it was just a bout of seasickness, you know how I am on any sort of boat."
Wait what? Yuuri took a moment to process this information. "You got seasick? From that? But we went on all those rides and you were fine!"
Looking as much hurt as insulted, Wolfram barely glanced over at him. "I only have problems when it comes to the water. I didn't think such a small ride would be an issue, particularly when it's not even a real river." Yuuri wasn't sure if he imagines the whispered, "and I wanted to ride it with you," or not.
While Yuuri was watching Wolfram, behind him the adults were talking. Yuuri overheard the man Wolfram had called Hube, thanking Adalbert, apparently the football guy, for helping Wolfram. Yuuri could understand why he was so irritated, like Wolfram Shori has his own over protective brother, although in the last few years Yuuri had convinced him to back off some.
Wanting to make Wolfram feel better, because all of this really was Yuuri's fault, Yuuri walked over to him and gently touched his arm. "I'm sorry Wolfram, I was insensitive."
Wolfram huffed but relaxed from his tense stance. "It's not your fault, you didn't know that I get seasick, and I honestly didn't think it would be that bad."
"I want to make it up to you though." Yuuri said determinedly, taking Wolfram's hands into his won. "If you're feeling better, there's one more ride we haven't gone on that I think you'll enjoy."
Yuuri noticed that Wolfram's eyes sparkled when he was excited, particularly in the dimmer lights of the park. "I think I can handle one more ride." The words were perhaps meant to be cocky, but they came out as more of a breath whisper.
Fighting back a 'whoop' of excitement, Yuuri turned and lead Wolfram away from where his glorified babysitters were still talking, not caring at all when Hube exclaimed that they were leaving. Behind him Wolfram was laughing a little as the group left behind began to grumble but didn't give chase. Yuuri would keep Wolfram safe at all cost; they had nothing to worry about.
Because it was getting so late, the park would be closing soon, Yuuri was relived to see that the line for the Ferris wheel was very short. When they were in line, Yuuri turned to face Wolfram. "There is no better way to end the day at the amusement park than to ride the Ferris wheel." Especially when you're on a date, he added mentally. "The view from the top is without description, and because it's slow the ride shouldn't make you any more ill."
Wolfram looked a little sceptical, but he nodded anyway, face turning up to watch the wheel as it made its rotation. When it was their turn, Yuuri helped Wolfram in to their cabin before climbing in himself and taking a seat next to Wolfram instead of on the opposite side of the cabin. When the wheel began to move with a slight jerk, Wolfram fell against him with a slight 'oof.'
"Don't worry; the rest of the ride is a lot smoother." Yuuri assure him as he steady Wolfram with a hand around his slim shoulders. His heart soared when Wolfram made no complaints about the semi-embrace, looking up at him with a blush before turning to watch the scenery.
The night sky made all the lights of the city dance like the lights of the fairies Yuuri's mother was so obsessed with, it painted a lovely picture, and Yuuri could tell that Wolfram was entranced by it. To Yuuri however it dulled in comparison to the beauty that was sitting next to him; golden hair and pale face aglow with the sparkling lights of the Ferris wheel. He looked like an angel; all that was missing were the wings.
"Oh!" Wolfram's soft gasp of delight as the Ferris wheel suddenly stopped with them at the top brought a smile to Yuuri's face. Leaning forward he joined Wolfram in gazing out at the city, which was truly a sight to behold.
"Do you like it?" He asked his voice dropping to a low murmur so as not to affect the ambiance of the ride.
Wolfram turned away from the window to look at Yuuri, their noses nearly brushing when he did. Yuuri watched as Wolfram's eyes widened in slight surprise at their closeness before slowly fluttering closed. Needing no more encouragement than that, Yuuri leaned his head down the rest of the way and sealed their lips together.
A perfect ending to a perfect day.
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed!
I am thinking of writing a multi-chapter Yuuram fic but I can't decide when to set it in the series and all of them could work. So I am deferring to you dear readers. I can tell you only that it will involve Wolfram being kidnapped by someone. Would you prefer seeing a fic where
1. Kidnapping happens before Yuuri gets there, and Yuuri meets him somehow and they fall in love.
2. After the end of season 1. Wolfram is kidnapped before Yuuri returns
3. While Yuuri is in Shin Makoku, possibly toward the end of the 3rd Season
Let me know in the comments!