A Dash of German {Maven}

[Nicolette]

[Words inside [ ] are in German. Occasionally, actual German will be used, for singular words and such.]

Katherine blinked as her boyfriend dashed off, and rose an eyebrow when he returned with a suitcase. He had practically everything he owned while she had only a few necessary clothes; she planned to buy a couple of outfits while in Germany since she had done some research online and found some of her favorite clothing outlets were still in business. She wondered if she could get Leonie to do some shopping with her...

She rolled her eyes when her boyfriend grabbed his suitcase and ran back to his bedroom to put some clothes on. While she waited for him, her mind wandered again. Jonatan, Jakob, Leon, and Leonie would be surprised to see her home. She didn't plan to tell them of her arrival until she showed up at the hospital Annemarie was staying at.

When Sven was finally ready, she shouldered her backpack again and she held his carry-on out to him.

~*~*~*~

The plane ride had been long, needless to say. Germany was a long ways away from T'zen Island. Katherine spent her time listening to music with one ear and talking quietly with Sven over various things about Germany. She told him simple phrases, such as hello and thank you, things that would get him by if she happened to not be around. She had assured him she wouldn't abandon him, but there could always be a moment if she needed to speak to someone.

When the plane landed and Sven had his things, Katherine was looking around for a taxi. English was a rarity around them; German rang out through the mouthes of the people. Katherine was able to get the attention of a taxi and they put their things in the trunk before Katherine spoke to the driver.

"[We need to get to Riverside Hotel on Alma Street.]" She said in German before she sat back.

"[Alright, sir.]" The driver replied before the car started off.

[Faye]

Sven had felt embarrassed about the clothes ordeal but he shrugged it off when his girlfriend didn't seem to say anything about it except roll her eyes. Which was good, he didn't enjoy being teased like that. They left the dormitory and the East Tower where they headed to the airport to board their plane to Germany.

Wow Germany, of all the places he had gone to in Europe, Germany wasn't one of them, mostly because he didn't know the language but he still enjoyed their music, it was so soothing listening to Radiance. Though, he still couldn't get his head around the fact that he had made out with and everything with one of the lead singers.

Once on the plane, they took their seats and they conversed quietly, Sven had one earphone in, Radiance playing quietly in the background. Katt taught him a few phrases to get him by in the country, which he was thankful for.

The long plane ride finally came to a close and they exited the plane, gathering their things and they were now officially inside Germany's borders. German was spoken everywhere, he couldn't understand a word anyone was saying so he didn't know where they were going when Katt had flagged down a taxi and said something to him. Using his common sense, he assumed it was a hotel of sorts that they were going to.

[Nicolette]

The taxi ride was relatively quiet and it wasn't long before they arrived at the hotel Katherine had instructed the man to take them to. The couple piled out of the back and gathered their luggage from the back before the girl-dressed-guy paid their taxi fare.

They walked into the grand lobby and she was sure Sven could tell it was a rather expensive hotel. Katherine reached into her backpack and pulled out her wallet, walking up to the front counter. She had a brief conversation with the woman at the counter, in which she paid for a hotel room using a credit card. The woman hardly paid attention to the name on the card and issued them two keys.

It wasn't long before Katherine was emptying her backpack on the bed of the single bedroom. The hotel room consisted of a living room with a kitchen, a bathroom, and a bedroom. The layout was very similar to their dormitory back on the island, but there was only one bedroom here.

[Faye]

Sven sat quietly in the backseat of the taxi, watching the scenery change as they drove passed it, Germany seemed very urban around the city areas but he was sure it had its own rural areas too, he hoped so, it was so beautiful to look at farmlands and the views just as the sun was about to set.

Before he knew it, they were at the hotel Katt had obviously organised. When they stepped inside the lobby, Sven swallowed, grimacing at the layout, it looked very expensive, but, to not start anything, he bit his tongue and just followed Katt up to their room which seemed very much like their dormitory.

He followed her into the bedroom, noticing it was the only one there, with only one bed, he blushed darkly. He would be sharing with her... "This place looks rather expensive..." He finally said as he leaned his suitcase up against the wall, he wouldn't unpack until she was finished.

[Nicolette]

Katherine gave a light shrug. "I have a personal bank account that I haven't used in a while. I checked it last night and it still has thousands saved from old performances and such... I can afford to get us a nice hotel for our visit." She smiled as she pulled out another shirt. She had only packed two shirts and a pair of jeans other than she outfit she was currently wearing.

She pulled out her deodorant, along with a bottle of nice perfume and a jewelry box. She took these items to the bathroom connected to the bedroom, placing them on the sink before she returned to the bedroom. She took her phone charger out and hooked it up to her cell phone before she walked to the closet, taking her clothes with her in order to hang them up.

Content that she had everything unpacked (which wasn't a lot), she plopped down on the bed and stared curiously at her boyfriend.

[Faye]

Sven gave a small nod at her explanation, leaving it at that. He watched her pull the little amount of clothes out of her backpack and tilted his head, he was sure girls tended to pack a little more than that. He then felt ashamed of the amount he brought, though his suitcase was the smaller one of the two he had, it still managed to fit more than two outfits. He had at least six of them.

"Hm?" He noticed her curious expression and was now curious as to why she had it. He picked up his case and laid it down on the floor in one of the corners, he decided there would be no point in unpacking, they would be fine just staying where they were but he wanted to make sure it was out of the way. Though he did unzip one of the smaller pockets to retrieve his phone charger and his deodorant. He got up from the floor and went into the connected bathroom, placing the canister of deodorant onto the sink next to hers. He smiled at the nice perfume, hoping she'd wear it sometime.

[Nicolette]

Katherine smiled fondly as she watched Sven move about the room, heading off into the bathroom to put his phone on the charger and such. She stretched a bit before she stood up and walked back over to the closet. Her eyes scanned the two outfits she'd hung up and she decided on her short sleeved, tight fitting black t-shirt that read 'Engel' which was German for 'Angel' and a pair of jeans with a belt to hold the pants up around her hips.

She then walked back to her backpack and opened it up, pulling out a pair of black panties and a matching black bra. She bundled up the clothing and walked over to the bathroom, leaning against the door frame to gaze at her boyfriend.

"I'm going to change clothes. I want to head over to the hospital as soon as possible, to check on Nymph and to see the others."

[Faye]

Sven glanced at the shirt she had chosen to wear from the closet as he came back through the bathroom door. A smile slipped onto his lips, well she was an Angel (he only assumed, the spelling is very similar), in fact, to him, the spelling there made more sense than the English version.

"Okay then, I suppose I should change too.." Being on a plane for so long made you sweat since it was the same air the entire time. Ugh. He knelt down on the floor once again, unzipping the main section of the suitcase and grabbed a new pair of black jeans, new pair of socks and dark, navy blue t-shirt that had a vector like pattern on it. He placed the clothes carefully onto the floor before he rose up, quickly kissing Katt gently on the cheek and flashed her a sweet smile.

[Nicolette]

Katherine smiled at the kiss on her cheek and she winked cutely at him before she headed into the bathroom, shutting the door behind her. She quickly stripped down, taking her shirts off, her pants, her binding-tanktop, and her boxers. With those items aside, she picked up her new clothing, quickly redressing. She pulled the outfit on and looked at herself in the mirror before reaching out to pick up her hair brush. She started running it through her black locks.

She stood on her tiptoes to get closer to the mirror and noted her roots were starting to show hints of brunette. She frowned a little before standing straight, running her fingers through her hair. She'd need to re-dye it before they went back to T'zen Island. It wasn't very noticable, but it'd bother her until it was done. She brushed her hair so her bangs were framing her face, rather than falling over her eyes, and she walked to the door of the bathroom, opening it up long enough to reach out and grab her backpack. Then the door was shut again as she walked to the mirror.

She took out two small cases that she used for her contact lenses. She opened up one and took out her brown contacts, letting them fall into their liquid. She closed it up and put it back in her backpack before she opened up the other container. She took the clear contacts and slipped them in, blinking a few times to get used to them before she looked at herself in the mirror again. There was something missing...

She shuffled around her backpack until she pulled out a little bag. She unzipped it and pulled out some make up she had packed with her. It was relatively new and unused. She opened up some blush and applied the light color to her cheek bones. Once it blended in, she took some brown eye shadow and brushed it gently over her eye lids. The eye shadow had more of a glitter effect than a color effect, so the brown was hardly noticable. Next came some mascara for her eyelashes, giving them volume, and then some dark eye liner in order to accent her eyes. Finally, some light pink lip gloss was brushed over her full lips and she smiled as she looked at the finished product.

She looked significantly different from before. With her hair no longer obscuring her vision, she looked much more feminine, and with the make up, there was no confusing her for a boy any longer. She picked up her deodorant from the counter and uncapped it, lifting her shirt in order to apply the power-scented deodorant to her underarms. The last touch was a hint of perfume. She uncapped the glass bottle and sprayed some on her neck, some in her hair, some on the back of her neck, and a little bit on her shirt.

With that complete, she gathered her things and dumped them back into her backpack. She picked up her discarded clothes and opened the bathroom door, exiting back into the bedroom. She dropped her backpack down by the bed and she threw the clothes down next to it. She stretched a little before heading toward the closer to grab a pair of black sandals, sliding them on her tiny feet.

"You almost ready, Liebling?" Her voice no longer held the husky deepness of a young male's. It sounded shockingly similar to Anima's, which was only proper considering Katherine was the pop-idol singer.

[Faye]

Once Katt had shut the bathroom door, Sven turned back to the clothes he had chosen to wear. He lifted the shirt he was currently wearing and undid the belt, pulling it off. His jeans felt loose on him and he unbuttoned them and pulled the zip down, the material falling to his ankles. He slipped them off his legs and sat down on the bed, folding the jeans up. He glanced at his boxers... maybe he should change those too.

He knelt back down on the carpet and retrieved a fresh pair of boxers which were dark grey. Just as he was about to take off the boxers he jumped at the sound of the door opening but realised it was only Katt grabbing her backpack. He calmed and took off his boxers and quickly pulled up the new pair. He then grabbed the black pair of jeans and pulled them over top of the satin boxers, stringing the belt around the loop holes again, fastening it tight so they stayed up.

Next off was the shirt. He was now bare from the hip line up. After stretching, he dropped the shirt down with the other dirty clothes he had taken off. He then went for his deordorant.

Which wasn't there. Crap. He had left it in the bathroom thinking he wasn't going to get changed or the fact that Katt wasn't going in there any time soon. Eh, he wasn't going anywhere smelling like he did!

Then the door opened, he swung around, seeing Katt there but she looked different. Her eyes, face was covered in make-up, she looked so feminine even in jeans and a t-shirt. A smile tugged at his lips, he forgot about his ordeal with the deordorant and walked up to her. What caught him the most was her voice, he smiled more, "You should dress like this more often." He said, his voice in a light, alluring whisper as he stroked her cheek with the back of his hand.

[Nicolette]

Katherine looked up beneath long lashes and felt her cheeks warm up as he brushed his hand across her cheek. The look he gave her caused her heart to speed up, and the tone of his voice was enough to send warm shivers down her spine. She also found him to be quite gorgeous lacking a shirt. It seemed they had quite a few confrontations where he ended up shirtless.

She brought her hand up to gently take his and she gave a sweet smile as she stepped up on her tip toes and pressed her lips just barely to his. She didn't want to smear her lipgloss on her lips... That and she wasn't sure how he'd feel about having his lips stained with her lipgloss. It would be easy for him to get off, but she'd still have to reapply.

"Only if you dress like this more often." She said, her voice deepening just slightly, but in a feminine, more seductive tone.

[Faye]

His hand ran down her shoulder to her fingers, where he felt her take his hand in hers, a sweet smile upon her lips. His heart melted into nothing at the sight. Though the kiss she gave him made him want more, it was so brief it wouldn't even been considered a kiss, it was like she was teasing him without knowing it.

He then laughed softly at her comeback, "If you're lucky," He replied, leaning down to give her a proper kiss, not caring about the plasticy feel of the lipgloss she had applied to her beautiful and soft lips. Actually, he made the decision not to kiss her very much while she wore lipgloss, it tasted a little odd and felt weird. He broke their kiss and moved his lips to her neck where he caught a swiff of the perfume she had put on, his knees felt weak and he felt something coming on so he moved back, smiling at her before he went into the bathroom to get his deordorant.

Inside the bathroom he applied the deordorant, bringing it back out with him so he wouldn't have this problem again. He then grabbed the tshirt he had picked out and placed it over his bare chest. "Ready when you are."

[Nicolette]

Katherine's eyes widened a little as she felt the man's lips press against her's harder than before, and she let out a small, content sigh as she kissed him back. When they parted, she couldn't help but giggle as she walked back over to her backpack. She pulled her make up kit back out and took out her lipgloss, reapplying a light layer before placing it in her pocket for later. She put the kit back in the backpack and looked up as Sven came back into the room.

She slipped her cell phone into her pocket and brought a hand up to her chest, feeling the soft bump of her necklace beneath her shirt when she pressed down. She had everything she needed to head out. She picked her wallet out of her backpack and slid it in her back pocket before she headed for the door.

She waited for Sven before she took his hand and walked with him through the halls of the hotel, into the elevator. From there, they exited into the lobby and headed out into the early evening. Katherine waved down a taxi and instructed the driver of the hospital name.

The ride was short and soon, the two were standing in the lobby of the hospital. Katherine gave Sven's hand a quick sqeeze before letting go and walking forward. She took her cell phone from her pocket and flipped it open, her eyes scanning for a text from Jonatan that she'd saved, with Nymph's room number for when she'd call the hospital room.

They approached room 1243 and Katherine took a deep breath and glanced back at Sven. She gave him a weak smile before she pushed open the door. Tired eyes gazed up from the chair next to the hospital bed and narrowed at the sight of Katherine.

"[Who the fuck are you?]" the voice asked harshly, to which Katherine smirked.

"[What, a girl cuts her hair and dyes it and suddenly she's treated with such hostility? And I thought you knew me better than that, Jakie?]" Her voice took on the same warm quality as before, Anima's voice ringing with her's. There was a brief silence before the man's eyes widened.

"Katherine?!" He asked, his voice full of shock.

"[The one and only~!]" She grinned and ran forward to wrap her arms around the neck of the older male. Jakob caught her and wrapped his arms around her, still in shock.

"[What in the world are you doing here?]" He asked, looking down at the girl he hadn't seen in years.

Katherine stepped back and then she looked to where Sven stood. "[First things first... Jakob, this is a friend of mine from school. Jakob, meet Sven Carlisle.]" She then looked at Sven again. "And Sven, this is my old bandmate, Jakob, though you'd better know him as Slant." She winked cutely.

"Ah, foreigner." Jakob suddenly said in English, to which Katherine rasied an eyebrow. "Ah... Started taking some lessons, with you gone and such. It's pretty similar to German, so didn't take long to learn, though only Jon, Anne, and I are fluent in it." He grinned and Katherine rolled her eyes as she looked back at Sven.

"See what I put up with?"

Jakob wrapped and arm around her shoulders and ruffled up her hair, causing the girl to laugh as she squirmed. "Oh, you love us any way." He said with a grin, letting her go as she reached up to fix her hair.

[Faye]

Sven grabbed his phone as well, mostly so he could keep track of the time without having to look at the clock or try to find one in that case. He smiled at Katherine as they exited the hotel room, walking down the large hallway, watching the many paintings hanging up on the wall. Once in the elevator, Sven felt his stomach clench, nervousness falling over him like a ton of bricks.

Not only was he about to meet Radiance in person, but he was going somewhere very foreign to him and he wasn't sure now if he was ready to tackle it but he would have to. For Katherine. His eyes gazed over at her and he felt some of the uneasiness disappear.

Inside yet another taxi, Sven's eyes watched the city buildings as they drove to the hospital Nymph was at. The ride was short which Sven was pleased about, he had enough of traveling around since the flight to Germany from the island. The hospital seemed very similar to ones he knew of, there was just German everywhere he looked, he only assumed what some of them meant, it was quite obvious, however.

He swallowed as Katt found the room number, following behind her to the room. He felt the uneasy feeling from before build up again and he felt sick but he pressed on, covering it up as best he could. Besides, Katt was preoccupied with finding the room.

The room seemed dark and tired, inside he saw one person look up sleepily from the chair but then grew hostile as they walked in. Sven flinched and stepped back, keeping his distances as Katt and the boy conversed in fluent German. He then heard his name, realising he was being introduced. He gave a small nod to... Jakob. Who was Slant. Ooh.

Though his impression on the boy was changed when he was referred to as a foreigner. He just remained quiet, letting them catch up, smiling awkwardly when Katherine spoke to him.

[Nicolette]

Katherine could see how uncomfortable Sven was feeling and she shot him an apologetic smile before she turned her attention to the girl lying on the bed. Her long blonde curls fell down her back, her pale skin almost matching the white sheets of her bed. Various wires and tubes were connected to her arms and nose and Katherine couldn't help but wince slightly.

"Oh, Annemarie..." She whispered as she brought a hand up to brush some blonde bangs over her forehead. They felt soft, as if someone had brushed them recently. She figured Leonie had done it, since she was the only other female in the group besides Annemarie and Katherine.

"She still hasn't woken up. Doctors have been saying she's probably never gonna wake up, but we can't just give up hope. We're playing our hardest in order to raise money to keep her in here. Our funds are pretty high, but we have no idea how long they'll last." Jakob explained, shoving his hands in his pockets as he sat back down in his chair.

"She'll make it. She's too stubborn to die." A sad smile came to Katherine's lips and she brushed her fingers through Annemarie's soft hair. As she did this, she looked back at Jakob. "Where are the others?"

"Jon was here about half an hour ago. He left to go get food since we haven't eaten since about four this morning. The twins haven't been by yet, but Leon texted earlier to let me know that they'd be by later. Leonie had a piano recital she was getting paid to do, so there was no ditching out on that."

There was a pause and Katherine bit her lip before she asked. "And Nickolaus...?"

Jakob was quiet as he shrugged, but said nothing. Katherine's eyes narrowed just slightly before she turned her expression back to Annemarie, blinking a few times to stop her eyes from watering. This was about Annemarie right now... But Katherine would get answers before she left Germany.