Just to inform you all now in case you dont know Shikyo= Bishop.

*Castor*

Labrador and I gasped as Frau layed the girl down on the bed.

"She's..." We both trailed off and looked at each other.

"What is it? Do you two know her or something?" He asked and we both sighed.

"We both met her when we were young and well..." I trailed off.

"Still alive." Labrador finished. Frau tilted his head.

"And why is that important?" Labrador sighed and I looked away, my face going slightly red.

"Well... Um... You see she is my Fiancé." Frau gasped then fell back onto the ground. After a minute he pulled himself back to his feet and looked at me.

"She's your Fiancé?" He asked and I nodded.

"Yes, you see we were betrothed to each other when we were young. I think that I was about fourteen or fifteen at the time." Frau sighed.

"Wait... How old are you now?" He asked.

"Twenty and the girl is nineteen." He leaned over Cordelia.

"So do you two ever intend to tell me her name?" He asked and Labrador and I glanced at each other.

"No." He gasped then grabbed me by the front of the shirt.

"TELL ME!" I pushed Frau off of me when I noticed Cordelia starting to stir. I sat down on the bed beside her and Labrador did as well. Her eyes then flickered open and she smiled when she saw me. Tears welled up in her eyes and she sat up quickly.

"Xing-Lu, is that you?" She asked looking at me with large, teary eyes. I smiled and nodded.

"Yes, Cordelia. Ilyusha is here too." She smiled then jumped on me and I smiled. I held Cordelia tightly in my arms as she sobbed into my jacket.

"I thought... I thought you were dead. When I was taken into the army by my brother he told me that your family had turned on you and killed you slightly after the Raggs War. Im-Im so glad your okay." I smiled and kissed her forehead gently.

"Your brother didnt hurt you did he?" I asked and she shook her head slightly. I sighed. I was just glad Cordelia was alright. I had assumed that Cordelia had died during the Raggs War because I knew that all of her brother's with the exception of Ayanami had died. Frau let out a huff of frustration.

"Hey! You two know the little brat but I dont. Mind introducing us, idiots." I looked at Frau then smiled.

"Did the idiot of the year just call me an idiot?" I asked with a sweet smile. Frau snarled.

"Who are you calling the idiot of the year!?" He asked angrily. I then stood and kicked Frau in the face sending him flying back through one of the windows that shattered from the impact. I then walked over to the window where Frau was hanging from.

"Are you trying to kill me you jerk!?" I smirked.

"Come now Frau, we both know that you wont die from falling out a window." I stomped on his fingers. "Now fall."

*Cordelia*

I looked at Ilyusha. "Hey Ilyusha, is this normal for them?" I asked and he nodded.

"Yes, you see Xing-Lu, Frau and I are all bishops. Xing-Lu and Frau were partners for the bishop exam and because Frau is an incompetent idiot they had to take the test three times and they both only became bishops about half a year ago." I blinked in surprise.

"Really?" I asked and he nodded. After a few minutes of us watching Xing-Lu trying to make Frau fall Ilyusha walked over and pushed Xing-Lu back then pulled Frau up.

"I think that is enough beating on Frau, Castor." He sighed.

"Yes, your right Labrador. I think he gets it by now." Frau layed on the ground hugging it, his eyes going round and round in circles. I walked over and poked him.

"Hey are you okay?" I asked. He then shot up and grabbed my hand causing me to almost fall back.

"Im fine, but thank you for worrying about me. Now what do you say we go to my room where I can..." Xing-Lu kicked Frau in the back of the head.

"You dirty little pervert! That's my Fiancé!" He then stomped on Frau's head until Ilyusha finally managed to stop him.

"Okay Castor, that's enough. If you stomp on his head anymore I think he'll probably get brain damage and then he'll be even stupider than he already is and that much stupidity could be dangerous." Frau groaned.

"I hate you guys!" He exclaimed before completely collapsing onto the ground. The door then opened and three girls in nun outfits walked in.

"Should we take Frau-Shikyo back to his room?" Asked one of the girls and Xing-Lu nodded.

"Yes, please do." They picked up Frau then carried him away. We all sighed when the door closed. Xing-Lu held out a hand to me and I took it, allowing him to pull me to my feet. He then took me back over to the bed and we sat down together.

"I'll just leave you two alone." Stated Ilyusha with a smile. We both nodded as he walked from the room. I then looked at Xing-Lu.

"So how have things been going for you here?" I asked earning a small smile from him.

"Good, like im sure Labrador told you it took three attempts for Frau and I to pass the bishops exam so that was obviously annoying, because he's an idiot who didnt decide to crack open a bible until a week before the exam." I blinked in surprise. Even though he was smiling he was so terrifying. It was just the tone of his voice. I laughed.

"Are you two close to Frau?" I asked. He sighed.

"I suppose. Frau, Labrador and I do spend most of our time together." I smiled brightly.

"Really? Then what are your days usually like?" I asked.

"Well usually we start by getting up, doing some chores, eating breakfast and then Frau and I have to go on the hunt for Labrador. You see Ilyusha has gained a bad habit of constantly sleeping in weird places. Some time he will sleep at the roots of a tree, other times he will sleep in the branches of a tree. One time I actually found him sleeping inside a rose bush. But that was only because he had fallen out of a tree. After that Frau and I spent an hour trying to pick all the thorns out of Labrador's clothing, hair and skin." I laughed.

"Really?" I asked and he nodded.

"Yes, believe it or not but Labrador is even harder to keep up with than Frau." I giggled.

"Xing-Lu... you remember my brother's right?" He blinked in surprise then nodded.

"Yes, of course I do. Krom and Kreuz were both so kind." I looked down.

"Do you think they would be disappointed in me for running away from the military instead of avenging their deaths?" I asked earning a sharp gasp from him.

"Of course they wouldn't be disappointed. I know that I didnt spend as much time with them as you did Cordelia but I feel like I knew them well. They were both always concerned about your safety and got worried when you so much as got a paper cut. They would never want you to stay somewhere where you could get hurt. No, they were the kind of people that wouldn't care whether or not their deaths were avenged, they would simply want you to be somewhere safe where they knew you would be happy." I gasped and looked at him, tears welling up in my eyes. Xing-Lu pulled me into his arms and I wrapped my arms around him, crying into the crook of his neck. "It's alright Cordelia. You may think that they cant forgive you for such a thing but I know differently. Kreuz and Krom can forgive you for anything. They could never be mad at you for something like that because they love you more than anything else." I sobbed into Castor's shirt and he gently rested his head against mine.

*Castor*

I held Cordelia tightly in my arms, resting my head against her's. I could feel Krom and Kreuz's spirits. It was as if they were trying to sooth Cordelia's pain. I said this because I knew that like me they had always hated to see this girl sad.

'Thank you.' I heard whispered in my head. 'Thank you for letting Cordelia know our true feelings Xing-Lu.' I nodded.

'May you both rest in peace.' I replied in my head. "It's alright Cordelia. Everything will be alright from now on, because I will be right here next to you, the whole time."

*Cordelia*

I closed my eyes as Xing-Lu pulled the blankets up around me then kissed my forehead.

"Goodnight, Cordelia." I smiled slightly.

"Goodnight, Castor." I stated, using the name that the people here called him by. I heard his footsteps head away from my bed and I then heard the flick of the light switch followed by the closing of the door. I sniffled. "Goodnight Kreuz. Goodnight Krom." I wiped away my tears then closed my eyes again and allowed myself to doze.

Bright light completely surrounded me. The light of happy times. I looked down upon myself as I pulled my three big brother's along with me to where I had planted new flowers. Red flowers, Krom's favorite. I saw Krom drop to his knees and wrap his arms tightly around me, crying silently whispering thanks into my ear. Why couldn't things be the same way they were back then? Why couldn't we all just be happy again? That was when an explosion enveloped the garden and those happy times dissapeared. It then began to snow and I looked around. I then saw Kreuz and my young nephew Tiashe heading away from me in one direction while Krom went in the other. I ran after Kreuz then went to grab his hand but he and Tiashe turned to dust. "Kreuz! Tiashe!" I then turned and ran after Krom. He stopped and I went to hug him but he too turned to dust. "KROM!"

I shot up from my bed and tears ran down my cheeks. I covered my face with my hands and sobbed into my hands. Why had Aya done it? Why had he killed our brother's. Krowell and I had always gotten along so well with our big brother's... so why? That was when the door opened and I gasped. I looked to the door and saw that it was Frau.

"Are you alright Cordelia?" He asked walking in and closing the door behind him. He then walked over to the bed and sat down beside me. "You dont have to say anything if you dont want to, I am perfectly fine with just sitting here with you. I just dont want you to be all alone when your sad. It's not right to leave someone who is sad all alone." I looked at Frau.

"Well you see, I grew up with three big brothers..." Frau nodded, his back still to me. "I loved my three brothers more than anything but when I was six one of them passed away at the age of fourteen, or so I thought. I would go to his grave where I believed he was burried once a year and leave red flowers there. But even though he was gone I continued to go on with my life. After he died my parents refused to take care of me so I was raised by my other two brother's. But during the Raggs War when I was sixteen my older brother whom I had believed was dead came back and he killed both of our other brother's right in front of me. I-I can still feel their blood splattering onto my face. I can still remember the terror that I felt as my big brother that I had once looked up to moved towards me with that blood stained weapon in his hand. I can still remember my brother's last dying words to me. 'Become stronger. Live happy. Never forget those that you love. Always love those whom you can never forget.' Those were his last words before he died. But now I... Im all alone. I have Xing-Lu and Ilyusha back but all of my family is gone. The only family member I have left is the one who murdered the rest of my family." Frau turned slightly and met my eyes with his own.

"Listen, I know that losing all those that you love can be difficult. At first you have no idea how you can possibly make it through. You feel like you have nothing. But soon enough that dark, sad little world of yours wont be so dark and sad and little anymore. Soon you'll find more people that you care about and want to protect. More people that you would give your heart and soul for. More people who you will love. When that happens that world that you had once believed to be sad and dark and little will seem happy and bright and large. It will seem as though there are nothing but possibilities, like there is nothing but love in the happy, bright, big world that surrounds you." I smiled and Frau did as well.

"It's sounds like you know this from experience." He smirked.

"I guess I kinda do. When I came here I had nothing, I was mad at everything, I hated everything. I was so sad and lonely and lost because I had no one left. But then I met someone who helped to make me feel a little bit happier a little bit at a time. It took about three years but now I finally feel, like I know where im going. I finally feel like my world has turned into what I was looking for and hoping for all along. The world that I thought I would never get to see." That was when the door opened and a sleepy looking Ilyusha peeked in.

"Huh...? Why are you in Cordelia's room as such an early hour Frau?" He asked.

"No reason, Cordelia just needed some reassurance, that's all." Frau stood then walked to the door he then stopped and looked back at me. "You should try to get some more sleep Cordelia. But if you ever wanna talk my room is at the end of the hall on the left side." I nodded as he walked out the door.

"F-Frau!" He looked back at me. "Thank you." He smiled and nodded.

"Dont worry about it." He then closed the door and I smiled. At first Frau had intimidated me... But I had to say that Frau wasnt quite as bad as I had thought he was.

My eyes flickered open and I could see sunlight filtering in through the window. I had slept through a night which meant that I must have slept for about half a day before I woke up. I yawned then got up. I looked down at myself. I was still in my military outfit. I walked over to the mirror and looked at myself. My ponytail was messed up and my hat was missing. I sighed and took my ponytail out allowing my hair to cascade gently over my shoulders. I then noticed that there was a long white dress laying on the counter under the mirror for me. I took off my military uniform and discarded it on the bed along with my sword then changed into the dress. It was full length and white with straps that held it up on either of my arms. There was also an old jacket of Xing-Lu's sitting there. I put it on and did up the buttons glancing down at the sign of Fest that was on the breast of the jacket. I then put my military boots on and walked from the room closing the door behind me I squinted my eyes as I walked into a clearing that was full of plants and had a fountain in it. I smiled. It was beautiful. This was the place that Kreuz had always spoke of. It was just as beautiful as he had said. I looked up at the bright blue sky. Frau was right. Even after such a short ammount of time I could feel my dark, sad little world starting to fade away. I then saw Frau playing with a bunch of kids. I saw Castor talking to Labrador and I could see the sister smiling as they put all the laundry up to dry. This church was such a bright, happy, big world.