Aleen dashed through the open gates of the church; to the normal mortals' eye, she appeared to be a blur of black and white cloth, with the faint sound that went: roown! If you listened close enough.
The girl stopped behind a young figure and spun them by the shoulder, ending in a tight embrace.
"Whaa-" The young brunette figure gasped into the embrace.
"A-Aleen?!"
"The one and the only, Teito!"
She told him, grasping him by the arms.
"I. I thought you were dead."
Teito cried, pushing his head into her stomach.
" I should be. Okami kept me alive. Besides, who else do you know that would lead The Resistance as well as me?"
She spoke softly to him, chuckling at the last part.
The brunette looked up at her with tears in his eyes, backing out of the girl's warm embrace.
"what about Sophi?"
Aleen looked down at him softly, placing a calming hand on his shoulder.
"Teito,"
She began, glistening tears forming in her eyes.
"Sophi died a few days after the attack. I was to injured and weak to heal her properly."
Tears were now streaming down her face, and she wiped them away with shaky hands.
"Eh? Strange girl bleeding out in the churchyard?" the voice of Zehel's host could be heard. "better not be another brat, Castor!"
A low growl elicited from Aleen. She swung the staff from her back, spinning it in the air before it was pressed quickly into the skin of Frau's throat. "DONT. CALL. ME. A. BRAT." she seethed from her crouch on the ground.
Frau raised his hands in defense.
"Okay! Okay! I swear I wont call you a brat!"
At this Teito chuckled, used to her habits.
Feeling the bishop meant no harm, Aleen removed her staff from his throat.
"Aleen! Don'thurt the poor pervert!" Teito laughed.
Aleen smirked and wiped the crimson blood dripping from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand. She turned herself back to Teito. "You wouldn't happen to have any bandages, would you? Cause I kinda ran out." she asked, rubbing the back of her neck with one hand.
"uh, yeah. Let me ask Castor for some!" Teito replied to his friend.
The said man came running into the yard. "whatsgoingon?" he asked, out of breath, hands on his knees.
"nothing much." Aleen shrugged. "just needed to ask if you had any spare bandages." when this was said, castor looked up to see a heavily bleeding girl.
"um, yeah." castor answered her. "who are you?"
"my name is Aleen swai." she spoke out. After she answered his question, exhaustion got the best of her, and she passed out in front of them, only to be caught by Frau before hitting the ground.
After the girl was caught, Okami made her appearance. A large wolf separated from Aleen and stood close to the girl.
"she may trust you to take care of her," a clear voice seeped from the wolf's mouth. "but I swear on my service to God, if you hurt her, at all, I WILL KILL YOU!" the wolf jumped silently back into Aleen's body without another word.
"ooookkkaaayyy then..."
Frau said awkwardly.
"Guess we should probably get her inside now."