A BRIDGE AMONG TWO NATIONS (86/?)
Title: A Bridge Among Two Nations
Pairing: Schnidal (Bernd Schneider/Arturo Vidal)
Rating: PG-13
Character crew: Bernd Schneider, Arturo Vidal, Tranquillo
Barnetta, Joachim Löw feat. Deutsche Nationalmannschaft.
Disclaimer: Tout faux, F.I.C.T.I.O.N, Fake... every synonym related to 'false'
Warning: Unbetaed.
Summary: Sometimes love is a bridge for communication among two totally different nations.
In this part - Several months of preparation and Joachim gives to Arturo a special wedding gift.
Previously
From July to August, coming through September. 200 years of Chilean independence. They decided not to dance waltz, but the official Bayer
Leverkusen soundtrack: reggaeton.
The song was selected after downloading several songs. He found a remix on Youtube, by a fan. It was an oldie... he found it interesting.
Indeed Bernd is not so good at dancing, but if he learns how to do it, then it's fine.
They were tired. Several rehearsals many days at week. Bernd tries to lift Arturo, but the Chilean is heavier than him.
Sweaty and wearing sneakers. Bernd wore a jockey, so as Arturo.
"Bernd...Arturo!"
"Es tut mir wirklich leid, herr Löw. We're so sweaty and tired."
"Seems that Bernd tries to dance...huh?"
"Now I can say that I dance..."
They dry their faces with small towels and finally they greet Joachim.
"I need Arturo. Only him"
"Ok...go..."
Bernd releases Arturo and Joachim goes out of the dance rehearsal complex (it was located at Leverkusen Forum) behind curtains, Löw tells Vidal:
"Arturo. We know that you'll have soon your German citizenship and the date of your civil union is on November 14th, in Jena...."
Arturo was afraid. He thought he will not go to the ceremony.
"Easy... I was going to bring you this letter..."
"Ok... so...what's the matter?"
"We all know that you probably change your last name to Schneider. In fact, legally you will be known as Arturo Erasmo Schneider, but in your jersey your
original last name will be still on it..."
"Hmmm...maybe..."
"We are making all possible inside Bayer Leverkusen to grant you the possibility of having a jersey with your new last name. At least inside Bayer,
because probably in your country they still know you as Arturo Vidal."
"Yeah, right. A propòs, Herr Löw... will UEFA authorize this legal last name changing? Is so difficult to cope with something like that. All people
knows me as Arturo Vidal. But now how they would call me? Arturo Vidal-Schneider? Arturo Schneider von Vidal? Arturo ich-weiss-nicht blah blah blah?"
"Ruhig, Vidal." Löw giggles "Read the letter. Here will be your next wedding gift."
"Please, don't give anything before anything happens...huh?"
"Consider it. Read it when you finish your rehearsal."
"For now we finished, Herr...we're so tired. So tired that...you know..."
Laughter from both.
"Auf wiederhesen, Herr Löw. Dank für die Unterstützung..."
"Bitte..." Joachim concludes with an energic handshaking.
He goes out of the hall and Bernd grins despite of everything.
"So, what's up?"
"He said that we should read the letter after the rehearsal. Everything's ok? The dancesteps, the hand move you found so difficult?"
"Ja genau...let me see the envelope..."
Then, Bernd gasped with the Deutscher Fussballbund seal at the corner of the envelope.
"What's up with the DFB, Arturo? Open it now...I'm gonna chew my nails of nerves...I'm gonna shit my pants off only thinking about it."
Then, Arturo unwraps the letter and then he gets a quick read...
"Sick this...!!!!!!!!!!! Waaaaaaaaahoooo!! ¡Sí, conchetumadre! ¡Sí! ¡Por fin! ¡Por fin!"
"What's up, Arturo?"
"Man...Bernd! You would not believe this!!!! Please, read this letter and you'll know what I'm talking about."
Schnix read the letter and he said:
"Hey! Seems Dr.Theo helped you a lot... !"
"I know... Dr.Zwanziger rules!" Arturo said
Then, Bernd broke up in tears...
"Was ist los, Bernd? Traurig?"
"Nein... ich bin glücklich... für dich"
"Warum, Bernd?"
"Is the best gift we can ever have. The Deutscher Fussballbund granted you the right to be know legally inside and outside of the pitch as Arturo
Schneider."
"What it means, Bernd?"
"It means that... once you get legally your last name changed, in Bayer Leverkusen we can play as couple. Indeed...the DFB will know you,
from November 14th and so on, under my last name. My last name! My last...name!"
"Oh my God!"
Arturo hugs Bernd and they kiss each other till the point of make out. Some teardrops were released from the Thuringian's face. Arturo hugs and smooches
the German man several times.
"Ich liebe dich, Bernd! That Verdammterdbeben never broke our bond, Bernd!"
"I know, Arturo. Du bist mein Retter... danke schön..."
"Please... Jesus is the only saviour here..."
"Because of you I decided to tell it to the world, not without Joachim's approval. Now let's see if now you'll call him Herr Bundestrainer..."
"Let's see... from now and so, let's celebrate with some pizza."
"What about a 'pastel de choclo' or a 'cazuela' or...I don't know! Chilean food!!! Well... in Germany we cannot do those kind of things, so, ok.Let's be realistic. Pizza is fine, Bernd."
"Let's go... with pepperoni??"
"I prefer double cheese. And with some garlic bread..."
"Nein, bitte...!"
"Ok.Let's go!"
Both were chanting "Jetzt geht los" while they were spanking each other's buttocks while going to the nearest pizzeria in Leverkusen.
tbc. 04.27.2011