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Benedikt sat on the couch and sighed. This month was too long, and he needed to rest and relax before Euro. He opened his Netflix account and tried to find a cool movie to watch, but his cellphone notified him that he had a new text.
'Hey, Benni. You are at home? -M.R'
Benni arched an eyebrow. Marco? Okay, last time Marco texted, Mats was very drunk and ended up in Benedikt's house.
'Yes. What happened? -B.H'
It took a few minutes and Benni almost thought Marco had given up talking about anything he had to say.
'We need to talk. I arrive at your house in 10 minutes. -M.R'
The Schalker frowned slightly, his relaxing afternoon was over, he could feel it. He got up and went to the fridge, grabbing two beers.
It didn't take long before he heard knocks on the door and he got up to open the door.
"Hey, Benni!" Marco smiled when the door was opened.
"Marco." Benedikt gave space for the youngest to get in.
Reus entered the house, lay on the couch and grabbed a beer, acting as if the house were his and that maybe have irritated Benedikt a little. Okay, a lot.
"How is going your relationship with Mats?" Marco asked when Benni sat.
"Good...?" The Schalker raised an eyebrow. What's the point with that question?
"Be sincere." Reus smiled.
"Bad." Benni rolled his eyes.
"Oh, great!"
"Great?"
Great? It's horrible! Benni felt horrible, Mats is, or was, his boyfriend for years and suddenly, with a transfer, everything became so complicated! And it hurts more than he can say.
"I have a proposal for you." Marco sat on the couch, a serious expression on his face.
This is getting weirder by the minute, but Benni merely shake his head, a clear signal to Reus continue.
"Benedikt, be my boyfriend!"
"What?! No!!" Benni's eyes widened, what the hell was going on here?
"Why not? We'd be the best couple of the German national team!" Marco took another sip of his beer, he was so calm and it irritated Benni further.
"You have a boyfriend, I have a boyfriend--" Marco arched an eyebrow at that statement and Benedikt rolled her eyes "He's still my boyfriend, we're taking a break! And you are best friends with my ex or still boyfriend!"
Reus sighed and looked at Höwedes as if he were an idiot.
"Lets be very honest here, Höwedes!" Marco's voice was calm, as if it were an adult explaining something simple to a child. "You and Mats taking a break? You know what breaks means. This is a prelude to breakup! Mats isn't my best friend, he left and don't even tell me that, I knew it from newspapers and when I tried to speak about that, he refused to talk to me! I can see that he hurt you, I can see that you're upset, I can see you're sad! what I propose here is a revenge."
Benni was completely shocked. All Marco says is truth. The relationship with Mats is crumbling gradually, he can feel it, but something isn't right, something doesn't fit. Revenge? Against Mats? Where it benefits Marco?
"And Mario?"
"We can say that he hurt me, too."
"So you're proposing that we have to be lovers? To let our 'ex' boyfriends jealousy as revenge? I get it right or you have another plan in mind?"
"It's just that, my dear Benedikt."
Benni's mind thought of all the ways that this plan could go wrong. Euro is coming and they will have to look at the face of his 'ex' on a daily basis, which makes it worse.
"Then, you accept to be my boyfriend?" Marco broke the line of Benni's thought.
Benedikt looked a few seconds to Marco and then smiled. Who knows this works, Mats broke his heart and betrayed his trust, who knows is good to make him pay
"Yes."
Marco smiled along with Benni. This will be the best revenge he has planned.
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"Why I have the impression that it will go wrong?" Benedikt raised an eyebrow.
"It's the third time you say that in a 10-minute break, and we haven't done anything yet." Marco rolled his eyes "You can trust me a little?"
"How trust you if we don't have a plan?"
"We have a plan! We pretend to be crazy in love with each other and that's it. The plan will work!"
"It will go very wrong!"
Marco sighed and looked back at the taxi window where both were. Okay, it wasn't a perfect plan, who knows could fail, but in theory everything was going perfectly well. Benni is nice, beautiful and fun, a perfect person to fall in love, everyone knows it and everyone will believe. No drama!
The taxi arrived at the hotel where the German national team was and Marco smiled, turning to Benedikt "Time to shine, sweetheart!"
Benni rolled his eyes and got out, taking their luggage and giving one to Marco when he got out of the taxi after paying the driver.
The two entered the hotel reception and Benedikt saw Mats get up from a sofa, which was in the corner of the room, and come toward him, a serious expression on his face.
"It will start." Marco said, smiling, "I'll check in, remember our plan."
Benni followed Marco with his gaze until Mats get close enough. He turned to the brunet, trying to keep calm.
"Hey..." Hummels began, visibly uncomfortable. "We need to talk."
Talk? Benedikt's mind returned to the conversation he had with Marco at his house: 'You know what breaks means. This is a prelude to breakup!'. Then that's it. Mats will breakup with him and therefore the plan will not work. Mats will not care who he's dating and certainly will not feel jealous of Marco! How, for a second, he believed that this plan would work? This is wrong. Very wrong.
"Benni?" Mats raised an eyebrow, surprised by the blonde's behavior.
"Yes, of course" Benni blinked repeatedly and ran his hand through his hair nervously.
"All right, I'll take your luggage to our room" The brunet smiled.
Wait, what? 'Our room'? What the hell is happening? Benni was confused. If Mats wants to breakup why they will share a room? Why Mats took his luggage? Why the hell Mats is giving him that smile?
Oh... Everything is clear now. Mats don't want to breakup, he wants to get back dating.
"Hm... I... I'll do my check in with Marco and..." The blonde turned to go to Marco and say to abort the plan but Reus was right behind him and Benni maybe have jumped in fright.
"Benni, sweetheart, something wrong?" Marco grinned.
And now yes, everything Benedikt thought would go wrong was about to happen.
"Benni? Sweetheart?" Mats raised an eyebrow. "What's happening here?"
"Hm, you didn't tell him?" Marco's gaze moved from 'Extremely in love' for questioning in a matter of seconds.
"Didn't tell me what?" Now Mats was staring at Benedikt.
"Mats... We..."
"Baby, let me speak." Marco interrupted and Benni wanted to kill him for it. Marco completely ignored the Schalker and stared at Mats. "You're an idiot who took a break with the most wonderful person in this world. How not to fall in love with him? He is so understandable, so gentle, so beautiful..."
"Marco--"
"No, dear, you know it's truth!" Benni was even more irritated by the interruption. Marco just smiled and keep talking. "So I had the privilege to spend time with Benni since you left. I met him better and I'm fall in love with him! He is a lovely person and decided to give me a chance, so if all goes well until the end of this Euro, we'll be the new couple on this team! "
"But... I thought..." Mats turned to Benedikt. "We were going to be roommates and... Talk about everything that happened...?"
Benni could feel the confusion and maybe even a little bit of sadness in Mats voice and as much as he tried to convince himself that Mats deserves this, some part of him was feeling pity.
"You thought wrong, I'm sorry!" Marco smiled and with one hand grabbed the luggage that was in Mats hands, with the other grabbed Benni's arm, which was too angry with everything to do anything. "Don't worry, sweetheart, I did check in for you! I know how you are tired and want to rest."
Benedikt looked one last time for Mats before let Marco takes him to the elevator, where they went and pressed the button indicating the floor they wanted.
The elevator door closed and Benni was furious. Marco sighed and waited for the Schalker say something.
"He wanted to come back dating with me." Benedikt whispered. "And you blew it with your plan."
"Benni, he wanting to be your roommate doesn't mean he wants to come back dating." Marco put his hand to his forehead, rubbing it slowly. "And if he wants to come back, better, the plan will be successful"
"This plan will end my relationship!" Benedikt knocked on the elevator wall next to Marco's head, who widened his eyes.
Okay, Benni was much more angry than Marco expected, he never expected this kind of behavior of him, but he didn't let it intimidate. If Benni wants to fight, Marco can fight too!
"Your relationship is over and it was his fault!" Marco took Benni's shirt by the collar and pulled him close, making them stick to the same height. "Open your eyes, Höwedes! He hurt you and not think twice! Now he came back, was nice, smiled, tried to be a gentleman and you already runs after him? Like a puppy when the owner get back? Value yourself once in life!"
"Marco--" Benni started to speak, but was interrupted by the elevator door opening sound.
Mario Götze took a step toward the elevator, but stopped when he saw the scene. Marco was sandwiched between the wall and Benedikt, pulling him closer, their faces almost touching, staring at each other, only looking away to look at Mario... He got it right or Marco and Benni are about to kiss?
"I..." Mario blinked a few times. "I'll get another lift."
"Oh, okay" Benni answered and waited until the elevator door close to look at Marco again.
It seemed like Marco had seen a ghost. He was pale, eyes glazed in the elevator door, mouth slightly open in disbelief and Benni didn't have to feel his pulse to know that his heart was racing.
"Marco?" The Schalker called softly.
"I... I thought I was ready for this..." Marco closed his eyes momentarily. "Ready to face him and feel nothing... Clearly I was wrong."
Benedikt smiled sadly. He knew how it was, he felt exactly the same minutes ago. With one smile his heart had melted. Not only he needed to value himself, but Marco too! He had no idea what Mario had done, but sure it wasn't good.
"You're right!" Benni broke the silence.
"What...?" Marco frowned.
"You're right. They hurt us, we can’t let it pass by." He pulled off the blond strands that were stuck on Marco's forehead. "We will continue our plan, we will make them suffer for a while. They deserve it."
"Okay." Marco loosened his grip on Benni's shirt.
Benedikt moved away from Marco, going to the other side of the elevator, leaving the youngest to recover.
"But I think it's good that your plan works because we ended up with our relationships." Benni said when the elevator door opened on the floor where their room was located.
"If I'm right at the end of it all, we'll be very happy with the others suffering." Marco smiled.