Gemini thought that nothing can be as tiring as waiting for someone to finally speak the truth. There were some times when he felt like he was a fool himself. He wanted to know, who was truly behind it, who caused it all, who was real creator of the mess and partly his happiness. After all he had to admit honestly that Fourth being pregnant with his child somehow made him happy. He wanted the truth. No matter how painful it was going to be, he wanted to know the truth. He knew that so many magical beings just kept lying to him. He was very tired because of that.

“Okay, let's start from the beginning. Will someone explain to me what's going on here?”

Fourth and Pierre exchanged meaningful glances.

“Are you going to tell him or should I?” Pierre asked, approaching Fourth and handing him a white folder for documents that was signed ‘Truth of Tsunoda’. Fourth sighed heavily, grimacing. Pierre understood that it would be better if he told them everything.

Fourth led Gem and Pierre to his room in a hotel located quite nearby, inaccessible to Non-Magics. It was a large apartment with bright walls, bedding that looked as if covered in gold shimmering in the light of the night lamps, and a view of the nearby casino, from which the three had just evacuated.

“Come on! Fourth, didn't I clearly ask you to stay home? You saw with your own eyes how dangerous it was!”

Gem's voice was thick with irritation. Pierre patted him on the shoulder and replied nonchalantly. 

“Dangerous? From which side? Fourth had been prepared for this from the start, and it was just his excellent acting. After all, he was equipped with a bulletproof vest, and we had put a protective spell on him, which in the event of being hit by a gunshot or wounded with a knife, was to activate the flow of blood as if from a real wound, and if Fourth was hit near the heart, the spell was to immediately transport him to a safe state of fictitious death. We thought everything through, don't be afraid, there was no danger.” 

Gemini really wanted to wave it off, but he still remembered too well the feeling of terror at losing a loved one once again. 

“You bloody fools! And it didn't occur to you to inform me in advance?!”

“Sorry Gemini, but I was afraid that if you knew the plan, you wouldn’t play your part properly, something might give you away, and we wanted certain people to see how much you cared about almost losing your beloved.” 

“Huh?! Why?”

Gemini didn’t understand at all what that damn Frenchman was getting at. He wanted to punch him in the face, cast a few spells on him, or even curse him so that he would never score a single point in the races again. Only Fourth himself stopped him from doing so, who noticed that his Gem was glaring at the Formula 1 driver and pressing his lips into a thin line. Fourth approached Gemini from behind and hugged him.

“Don’t be mad, honey, please. We had to do this. There really wasn’t time or opportunity to tell you.”

Gem felt as if he was experiencing déjà vu. It seemed to him that he had heard the same words somewhere before, but he couldn’t remember where or when. He was a little surprised that Fourth had called him ‘darling’ with such ease and joy, in a soft tone of voice, in the presence of a complete stranger. It was pleasant, if a little unsettling. In general, Gem had the impression that Fourth was becoming more vulnerable, more delicate, more emotional, and more willing to take unnecessary risks because of the pregnancy. The thought crossed his mind that maybe he should lock Fourth in their apartment and secure the place with spells so that Nattawat couldn’t escape without him knowing.

“Piss off. You almost died. You’re becoming more and more irresponsible.”

Gem pushed Fourth away. He felt a resentment towards him that he couldn’t explain to himself.  He turned around and saw the hellishly sad eyes of his beloved, but he knew he couldn't let it go. 

“Nothing could have happened to him, we used all the methods of protection and someone from your world had helped us a lot, your love was safe”, Gasly was still trying to convince Gemini, but the boy was disappointed with Fourth's behavior and the obvious lack of trust on his part. 

“Come on Gasly, damn it, that asshole could have known about everything and somehow bypassed all those security measures to kill my Fourth. Okay, never mind, at least tell me you had a good reason”. 

Gemini didn't trust this Frenchman at all, even though the man smiled gently and his eyes radiated some kind of calm warmth, as if he had always been on their side. The man they had met before seemed completely different, less nonchalant, less lively and emotional, more decisive and organized. The other's eyes were completely unreadable, while the current Pierre Gasly seemed to be looking at Fourth with obvious concern, which didn't quite fit with how Gemini imagined his next encounter with this guy would be. 

“Yes. After your plane to Las Vegas took off, P'Earth came to us to inform us of the arrest of our boss, P'Off. You won't believe it, P'Gun filed a report against him with our High Council. He's currently under investigation. That's why we had to provoke Tanapon and the others. Only a small handful of Magicians know about the investigation, and instead of P'Off, my cousin, P'First, is in charge, using polyjuice potion to pretend to be P'Off. You had your phone off the whole time, and I can't use our magical bond to communicate yet. That's all”.

“What?”

To Gemini it seemed that Fourth had given him either too much or too little information, which made him feel even more confused.

“Oh, that’s easy. Your boss was arrested, Fourth’s cousin took his place, and we had to pull off a provocation since Yuki was already dead. We had to find out if our suspicions were correct, and at the same time we quickly realized that if Perth and company found out about the arrest of the Institute boss who was working with them, they might just run away and hide. And anyway, I don’t think we’ve been properly introduced. My name is Pierre Gasly and I’m a driver for the Alpine team.” 

“Wait, one more thing: if you’re the real Pierre, who did we meet a few months ago in Bangkok during the GP?”

“That was a Non-Magic employed by Tsunoda, who was under the Imperius curse and fed a polyjuice potion. That wasn’t me. I wouldn’t stoop to something so vile and gross, it’s not my style. Besides, I’ve already been nominated as king, why would I do that?  Didn't it occur to you that I wouldn't gain anything in this way? Why would I eliminate two young knights from the fight for the throne in another country, with whom I could simply start a cooperation? Think!” Pierre, slightly amused, tapped Norawit on the forehead with his finger, which Fourth didn't like very much. Nattawat hit Gasly on the hand. 

“Hands off my boy,” he said, sounding so menacing and making such a terrifying face that Pierre preferred to retreat for his own safety. 

“Okay, okay, okay, I see that he belongs to you, I don't want to take him away from you”.  

“You're not even allowed to touch him. Unless you want to have a few broken fingers and not be able to start in the next race”.

Pierre, although he was older and more experienced, quickly understood that this young man was not to be joked about.  He dutifully returned to the couch and sat there, picking up the folder of documents from the top of the low table in front of him.

“Alright, I solemnly swear that I will never touch your boyfriend. Are you happy?”

“Yes! He is MINE!” Fourth smiled charmingly, kissed Gem on the cheek, and then happily walked over to the kitchen area to boil water for tea for all of them.

“In that case, let’s get back to the main topic. According to our plan, our friends were to be waiting at strategic points around the casino. I’m pretty sure Tanapon and the others have already fallen into their traps, which means that no later than tomorrow we’ll be able to interrogate them, and I can’t hide the fact that I’m looking forward to it. I wonder why they killed one of their own people.”

“Tsunoda was their man, wasn’t he?”

“Yes, but just like one of your friends, Pond Naravit, Yuki was tricked.  He was told that if he agreed to help them with their plan, he would get everything, he was promised that we would be able to come out of the closet, as they say, and that his career would not suffer. Yuki loves motorsport much more than anything or anyone else, for him Formula 1 is like a breath of fresh air, it gives him energy and drives him. Yuki loves racing, he would like to be the best. The only thing he love a little bit as much is cooking and eating”.

Gemini noticed with surprise and a slightly sorrowful heart that Pierre was talking about Yuki in the present tense, as if he did not accept that the young driver was no longer between them. His eyes shone with an incredible light when he talked about the Japanese, and his lips formed a smile of their own accord. Norawit suddenly felt sorry for the Frenchman. He understood that what he himself had felt an hour ago and which fortunately had a happy ending, was a reality difficult to accept for Pierre. 

“Can I hug him?” Gemini leaned over Fourth and asked, whispering in his ear. “I want to comfort him. I know how much it hurts to lose a loved one.” 

Fourth nodded slightly, smiling with one corner of his mouth. Gemini took this as consent. He approached Gasly, but he lacked the courage and self-confidence to hug him.  The memories of that night were too vivid in his mind, he still remembered kissing that man, even despite the fact he knew already, that it wasn't actually really him, so all he could do was pat Pierre's knee. 

“I know you loved him, Pierre. I bet Yuki meant as much to you as Fourth does to me, and I promise you that Yuki will never completely leave you. He will always be there for you, even if you can't see or hear him, he'll stay in your memories and heart”.

“Yes, maybe so...”

Pierre's face turned sad again. 

“I know this sounds brutal, but we really need to know everything. I'm sorry, Pierre. I believe you didn't deserve all the bad things that are happening to you,” Fourth joined the conversation. He smiled a little uncertainly. 

“Everything you need is in this briefcase”,  Pierre handed the briefcase to Gemini, and the Thai opened it.  His eyes were filled with photos and transcripts of conversations between Yuki and other members of the Thai Mafia and the Squirrel Gang. There was also a transcript of a conversation between Yuki and Perth. 

“Wait… I think I don’t understand something… Was Tsunoda on our side?”

“Yes, he was a double agent, just like two of your people. When he realized he had been cheated, he told me everything honestly. He regretted everything, wanted to withdraw, and then they started blackmailing him. First, he lost his chance to be on the main RedBull team. They threatened us both, kidnapped a ski jumper from Japan who was his friend, a certain Ryoyu Kobayashi. They tortured him and made a live broadcast of it. Yuki, in order to “buy off” Ryoyu, agreed to help them with their plan to eliminate you two from the fight for the throne.  Tanapon didn't foresee one thing...”

“Yes, he didn't foresee that we would have so many people on our side. His pride and ignorance made him not bother to familiarize himself with the previous king's decrees. He didn't know that the king gave us the legal right to claim the throne regardless of our sexuality, considering it a personal matter for each magical and non-magical being”.

“So, Tanapon and his gang are gone?” Gemini wanted to make sure. 

“Yes, GemGem, we're free. We're going home and fighting for the throne. Starting tomorrow, we'll be rivals again”,  Fourth laughed happily. The whole situation amused him a bit. 

“But I don't want to be your rival, sweetie!” Gemini made an adorable sad puppy face. Fourth playfully pinched his cheek. 

“Come on, GemGem, this will be fun! Let's see who our subjects prefer. Here you go!  Do it for me!”

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Hi my dear lovely Magicals 😘

I have to apologize to you for not giving any updates here, I hope you still remember this story 😅🙏🏻🫃🏻❤️ I couldn't write much but now I have two another chapters for you and I hope this somehow will pay it back to you for all this waiting.

Also I'm so freaking proud of Gemini and Fourth! And about the fact that they will have a U.S. tour! I'm waiting for Europe tour, i'm sure it will be there! Can't wait to come and see my boys for the first time ever like this!

See you soon, Magicals, i'm going to post another chapter!

Have a wonderful day 😘
Love you ALL 💌💘💝💖💗💓💞💕❤️‍🔥❤️‍🩹