Gay In The 1800s - Steddie

Chapter 11

Edward and Steven ventured through the bushes, pushing branches while they looked for their balls. (Shut up, don't even) "You best hope your play does not hand victory to my friends, or we shall never hear the end of it" Steven said.

"While you would be magnanimous in victory, I am sure" Edward said looking back to Steven, they pushed through some thick bushes and spotted the balls stuck in some mud, right next to one another.

"Oh, dash it!" Steven said not wanting to get dirty. "We could pluck them out. No one would be any the wiser" Edward said looking at Steven with a smile. "But I would know" Steven said walking up to the mud.

Edward huffed and followed him. "So, you do have honor then, at least as far as sport is concerned" Edward joked as Steven glanced behind him. "That, and the fact that I suspect you'd loudly advertise my cheating the moment I stepped out of line" Steven said

"And vice versa" Edward said as they got up to the mud. Steven looked at it contemplating what to do, it was a very large pool of mud and the balls were directly in the middle, Edward looked over to Steven.

"There's nothing for it, then" Edward said as Steven looked over to him, Edward held eye contact as he stomped through the mud getting dirty, Steven looked at him with his mouth wide open, he was shocked Edward would do that.

Edward got his mallet into position and hit his ball out of the mud, Steven watched it and nodded. "Your play, my lord" Edward said. "Unless you do not wish to dirty those fine boots of yours?" He added. "Do not worry about my boots" Steven said annoyed, Edward smiled in amusement as Steven followed him into the mud holding eye contact with him as he got closer.

Edward watched as Steven hit his ball out of the mud as well, it landed next to Edward's and Steven gave him a snarky smile as Edward scoffed. Steven easily stepped out of the mud and Edward attempted to but his feet were stuck.

He wiggled around but it was no use. "Help" he said as Steven turned to look at him. "Just pull" Steven said. "I am trying. It is stuck" Edward said annoyed, Steven looked at him as Edward held his hand out for Steven to pull, Steven rolled his eyes and threw his mallet down before walking up to Edward.

He put one foot deep into the mud and grabbed Edward's hand, trying to pull him out. "Ow!" Edward shouted. "Well do you want my help or not?" Steve said, Edward rolled his eyes and held out his hand again as Steve looked took it pulling him.

He grabbed the side of Edward's waist trying to pull him out but they both fell back into the mud, Steven lifted his head up looking around them. "Oh, gross" he said as Edward started to laugh, Steven glared at him. "It is not amusing" he said clenching his jaw.

"I did not say it was" Edward responded as they both sat up, Steven looked around them and huffed, they both looked at each other and they bursted out laughing, they were extremely muddy now.

Edward manged to pull himself out by turning around and crawling out,he held his mud soaked hand for Steven to grab which he did, Steven groaned feeling the mud on his hands, Edward pulled him up laughing.

"I believe I... underestimated you, Mister Sharma" Steven said genuinely smiling at him for once. "That seems to be the theme of our acquaintance, does it not?" Edward asked as they helped each other get completely out of the mud.

"Well, since we are long past formalities..." Steven said as Edward looked back to him. "Tell me frankly, what must I do to win your approval?" Steven asked. "I do not withhold it out of spite, my lord" Edward said with a small smile.

"I simply wish to steer my sister to the greatest possible happiness" Edward said as Steven nodded. "I would have thought you could understand my position, seeing as you too have people to protect" he said.