Princess pov:
I took a sip of my tea. This was such a calm place. I hear some voices getting closer.
"Hey, it's the girl from before!" it was Mikage. Next to him were Deliza and Teito. I smiled at them.
"This isn't really your place on the earth huh?"
"Nope, not really... I belong somewhere where I can help people, I don't need to kill them"
"Sooo... what's the church like? What do you do there?"
"The church is one big, white building. Simply gorgeous. All of the people there are always smiling, and are always ready to help people. And what do I do there... I mainly help the bishops who raised me... and also the nuns. I help Labrador-san in his garden, I sew clothes for Castor-san's dolls if he asks me to, and for Frau-san... I TRY to keep him out of trouble... and for the nuns, I help them with all the duties. You know, cooking, cleaning, telling stories to the children... and oh! I'm in the choir"
"Wow... that's a lot"
"I do it with pleasure"
"But you said you tried to keep one out of trouble, what do you mean with that?"
"Well... he is a bishop... but he smokes... and has a foul mouth... and..."
"And what?"
"Never mind..."
"Wow, sounds like a busy place..."
"Oh no, I would have enough spare time if I wasn't studying..."
"For what?"
"I want to reach two goals: 1: becoming the youngest bishop ever, 2: becoming the first female bishop ever"
"You'll never reach that!"
"That's what Castor-san and Frau-san think too... that's why they sent me here, they're trying to give me a new goal, one I 'could make true' but I'll show them!"
"That's the spirit! Make your dreams come true!"
"Yeah...oh, by the way, thanks for earlier, you really helped me out. I'm not that much of a fighter..."
"No problem at all! You didn't deserve that. And of course you're not a fighter, you're from the church"
I smiled and put one of the edible flowers I brought in my mouth.
"What the hell?! Are you eating flowers?!" Teito looked at me with wide eyes.
"Yeah, that's very normal in the Barsburg Church. We specialise in them. Well, mainly bishop Labrador, but I often help him in the garden"
"Ok... Sound like a bunch of weirdo's... well... tell us something about them!"
"Who? The three bishops who raised me? Alright... First the oldest one, Labrador-san. He's always very calm and likes to work in his garden. Then, you have Castor-san. He is very smart, and no one knows how he does it, but he makes dolls that can move on their own! And then, you have the youngest, Frau-san. He's a pervert and has a foul mouth, and a lot of people don't know how he became a bishop, but he has a good heart"
"Wow... I really want to meet them!"
"Wha-? Mikage!"
"Mikage is right, Teito, it would be fun!"
Deliza pov:
After that, we laughed, talked, laughed some more, and talked a lot more. Mainly about how our school was, the bishops from 'princess', and how teachers could be such jerks.
"Hey, Teito! Could you sing that Raggs song?"Teito turned red.
"W-why would I?!"
"Come on Teito, for princess!" Mikage said.
"Okay, okay!" Teito took a deep breath and began singing. Raggs requiem, it was a very famous song in the Raggs Kingdom. The princess of Raggs taught me it before the war started. I didn't know what it meant, but the song had a nice melody, and it seemed to calm you. I soon joined in, and Mikage was listening with closed eyes. Yeah, it got even that over-active bunny to calm down. Suddenly, Teito stopped singing, and I looked to see what was wrong. 'Princess' was crying...
Princess pov:
That song... Raggs requiem... I remember that song. I used to sing it all the time back when I just entered the church... I remembered the times. The times I was still so close to the bishops... that time is over now. Ever since my Barsburg was good, not yet perfect, but good enough, Frau took his distance from me. He talked more with other woman, and helped me less with singing. Yes, Frau once helped me with singing. Castor-san never really was close to me. Sure, he was very kind, and he helped me a lot, but he would never spend enough time with me to forge a bond. The only one who I can still talk to is Labrador-san. I still help him in the gardens at least twice a week, and we always talk in the meantime. I often tell him what's bothering me, and also about the bishops. He said that it would pass, and that they were just giving me the space I needed to become a proper adult and a lady. And he had a point. Before I started to talk to the nuns, I never really took interest in girly things, like brushing my hair (Labrador-san would always force me to do it) and sewing. And now, I was quite a lady. But still, was that worth it?
"Hey princess? Are you crying?" That comment shook me out of my thoughts. I touched my cheek. It was wet.
"I... I think I am..."
"Why is that? Do you like the song that much?"
"Y-yeah!" Thank you for the excuse Mikage, it REALLY helped me out.