The Assistant Coach (3/?)
Title: The Assistant Coach
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Bernd Schneider/Arturo Vidal (The Schneiders). Antonio Conte/Gianluigi Buffon implied.
Character crew: Bernd Schneider, Arturo Vidal, Antonio Conte and other members of Juventus FC crew and players from other leagues.
Disclaimer: Everything displayed in this text is entire fiction and made up by Chelsea Lady
Warning: Laboral harrasment implied. Unbetaed.
Special Warning: Swearing
Summary: The Italian Job is the most important job ever taken, specially when is pioneer for being the first openly homosexual assistant coach
in Italy. Prepare for the change.
In this part - Bernd is really pissed off about the last report of Corriere della Sera and comments all his matters to Antonio. Italian spoken.
Previously on "The Assistant Coach"
Parts: One Two ....
After training for Champions, Antonio releases his guys home, so as Arturo.
"Wait here, liebe..."
"Okay...Togno...hey...Togno....!!!!"
"What now, Bernardo!?"
Antonio hugs Bernd and kisses him on each cheek.
"How is your...husband?? So difficult to say it, but well, seems the change is beginning...so good to see you, tedesco...!! Arturo is doing a really good
job all over here. I will consider him in the starting XI"
"Really?"
"Ahá. Arturo is like me...in certain sense... in tactics, the way he is...in many things..."
"In which sense, you know..."
Antonio sighs and answers:
"I used to be a person with youth, strength, with anxiety for love, if you know what I'm talking about...."
"Awww, I know."
"But there's a huge difference between you and me..."
"Oh...really? Tell me..." the Jenaer replies.
"You and Arturo live your lovestory so openly, so free. But we can't... we had an incredible beginning, now I'm doomed... to a double existence."
"You...??? But you are married to---"
"That's the point, Bernardo... I have a wife, a daughter... but I love Gianluigi. For my daughter I must keep this lie that is breaking my heart and
it's falling me apart... I'm so proud of you and Arturo... his career prevails over his way of love... so as you..."
"Really? But I'm retired, Antonio" Bernd emphasizes.
"It doesn't matter, Bernardo!!! It doesn't matter...!!"
"Thanks for your support, but Corriere has not the same reaction..."
"M'a comme???"
"Did you read the last header?"
"Brokeback Torino? Awwwwwww, Bernardo!!!!!! Don't put attention on them... they write... merda."
Bernd giggles lying his head and with hands in his pockets.
"But...is just that...I thought that after revealing the way how I am, things would getting better, but seems in Italy they didn't learn nothing...
you know. You are co-dependent on what the Vatican is going to say..."
"Hey, ey ey...Bernardo... !! Don't get confused. The Vatican is in Italian soil, but the Vatican is Vatican and Italy is Italy.... is just that Torino
hasn't so much confidence with people like you."
"Where is Gianluigi from?"
"He's from Carrara"
"And you?"
"From Lecce. But Leccesi are more open and more free to love... you know. As you say sometimes in that language I don't understand..."
"Well, I'll translate you... 'merda nessuna'"
"That's my thought. Merda nessuna about what they're going to say. And more if it's a man. But the press... is so... grrrr....and Corriere can be worse
than any newspaper in your land. It happened circa 99', 2000... I was playing in that time... Gigi was the goalie... the press once caught us kissing
on the cheek. They were suspicious. After that, Gigi with tears in his eyes said that for an undisclosed sum accepted a model to get married with...
Wags..."
"Huh! I don't hate them, but sometimes, being different makes the difference."
"So true. That's the real Brokeback Torino, not you!!!"
"So well said" Bernd concluded.
He grinned and made the peace sign, and Antonio answered with the salute that Katniss Everdeen makes in "Hunger Games" (the three fingers)
Bernd retires so glad...Arturo kisses him on lips and said:
"Why did he answered with three and not two fingers??"
"Did you watched 'Hunger Games'? "
"Nope. For the kids I can't. So much blood."
"'Hunger Games' is Gianluigi's favorite book and movie. The main character does it. The lady's name is Katniss."
"Katniss? Interessant..." Arturo says grinning.
Meanwhile Antonio watches them how they love each other and cries of anger and sorrow.
tbc. 03-07-2013