Sama= Respectful word for a superior
Shikyo= Bishop
*Castor*
I sighed as I carried Cordelia into her room. She had blacked out about 10 minutes after Krowell had dissapeared so I had ended up carrying her bridal style all the way back to the church. I let out a gentle sigh as I layed her down in her bed, pulling the blankets up around her. I then sat down beside her, gently running a hand through her long blonde hair. After a minute I stood. I then spotted her military uniform sitting on the chair beside the door. I would love to simply throw it away but I wouldnt do that. Not unless Cordelia wanted me to. I walked from her room and saw Frau and Labrador waiting for me.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Well Frau has an idea that has to do with Cordelia." I tilted my head.
"What is this idea?" I asked.
"Well Cordelia is wanted by the military and because of that we have to hide her here inside this church." I nodded.
"Go on."
"Well instead of just keeping her here where she will soon become bored out of her mind why dont we try to convince the Arch-Bishop to allow Cordelia to become a bishop." I blinked in surprise.
"Why a bishop? She could be a sister." Frau sighed.
"Can you imagine Cordelia as a sister?" I thought for a moment then shook my head.
"No, and she also isnt the kind of person who could be a sister. She is kind like them but she isnt the kind of person who could handle holding such a low rank, even if it is a church." Frau nodded.
"Exactly. Besides I have heard rumors about her from when she was in the military. She was only a begleiter for two months and quickly rose through the ranks to Chief of Staff in one year. That made her one of the newest, and most powerful members of the Black Hawks. She is also infamous for being the only female to ever reach such a rank, and for being the only female to have ever been in the Black Hawks." I sighed.
"It doesnt surprise me. It was afterall her brother who trained her. Like Cordelia, Ayanami rose through the ranks to Chief of Staff very quickly then was later promoted to Field Marshal. If Cordelia had stayed in the army for another two years or so she probably would have ended up reaching the same rank as her brother." We all sighed. "But as for your idea Frau, probably the best thing to do is to convince Bastien first and then he can help us convince Jio. Jio can be quite the stubborn mule and Bastien is probably one of the only people who can convince him of anything." Frau and Labrador nodded.
"Your right Castor." I glanced back at the door to Cordelia's room.
"Alright, you two go and try to find Bastien. I will catch up with you." They both nodded then headed off together to find the Assistant Arch-Bishop.
*Konatsu Warren*
I sat at my desk with a pen in my hand staring down sadly at the piece of paperwork in front of me. Was I really being selfish in wanting Cordelia to come back? She was my best friend. The only best friend I had. Because she was my best friend... didnt that mean that I should be happy that she was happy? She was living with three people that she seemed to care for deeply, people who seemed to care for her deeply. Shouldnt I have been happy about that? Happy that she was happy? Hyuuga sat down beside me and put his hand on my shoulder.
"What's eating at you Konatsu?" He asked and I glanced at him.
"It's nothing." I stated looking back down at the paperwork.
"It's about what Cordelia said isnt it?" I rested my head in my arms and nodded as tears rolled down my cheeks.
"Konatsu look at me." I shook my head, not wanting my superior to see me crying like a little baby.
"Kona-Chan!" I looked up slightly as Kuroyuri ran over.
"Are you alright Konatsu?" He asked and I burried my face back into my arms. I could have pretended that I was okay and put on a fake smile but I didnt want to lie to everyone like that. I wasnt okay. Cordelia's words were eating away at my heart. Had I really become nothing but another one of Ayanami-Sama's mindless slaves? Was I simply doing things because Ayanami-Sama wanted me to, or was I doing things because I wanted to? I sobbed into my arms, glad that Ayanami-Sama wasnt here to see me in a weak state like this. Hyuuga rubbed my back.
"It's alright Konatsu." Kuroyuri stated hugging me. That was when I heard the door open and I looked up as Katsuragi walked in.
"Commander Katsuragi, how is Ayanami-Sama?" I asked.
"He's fine." Katsuragi walked over and sat down beside me. "But how are you Konatsu. You look pale." I looked down.
"Im alright." I stated picking up my pen and signing the document on the desk in front of me. I then stamped it and put it on the corner of the desk. Katsuragi sighed.
"Konatsu, take the rest of the day off and think things over. I will deal with the paperwork. Alright?" I gasped.
"I cant do that. It wouldnt be right to take a day off when no one else gets the day off." Katsuragi sighed again.
"Well mostly everyone here is taking the day off. Hyuuga comes to work but never does anything so he basically takes every day off. Kuroyuri is injured so him and Haruse are taking the day off and Ayanami-Sama is injured from Cordelia so he is taking the day off. You wont be the only one, so just go." I opened my mouth to argue but the look Katsuragi gave me forced me to stop. I sighed then stood.
"Fine, I will be going then." Katsuragi nodded.
"Alright, bye Konatsu." I nodded then walked from the room and headed outside. I then started walking. I had no idea where I was going, I was just walking, thinking everything over. After a little while I stopped and let out a sigh. I then looked around, hoping that I knew where I was. I then gasped when I realized that I was outside of Ayanami-Sama and Cordelia's house. I walked to the door and knocked. When no one answered I walked in, closing the door behind me. It was quiet. That was when I heard a growl. I gasped and looked into the living room slightly. The panthers both stopped growling when they recognized me. Vertrag then padded over and rubbed against my legs. I sighed.
"What is it Konatsu?" I gasped then looked in and saw that Ayanami-Sama was laying on the couch. I bowed quickly.
"I apologize for my intrusion, Ayanami-Sama." He sighed.
"It's fine. Are you alright?" I gasped.
"Even you Ayanami-Sama? Everyone has been asking me that. Im fine, really, I am."
"Your not a good liar, Konatsu." I sighed and sat down on the floor, petting Vertrag as the Panther layed down beside me, rolling onto her back so that I could scratch her belly.
"I know, I just dont want all of you to have to worry about me. My problems are my own and I dont want everyone to feel the need to help me with my problems."
"I understand that you want to deal with your problems on your own Konatsu. But a true team is formed when people trust each other enough to share their problems. A true friendship is formed when both people would willingly give their lives to protect each other. And a true warrior is formed when he understands that hiding his feelings does not make him strong, and that to be truly strong he must entrust those feelings to those that he trusts. At least that's what my big brother once told me." I gasped.
"You mean... Krom?" He nodded.
"Yes, Krom told that to Cordelia and I when we were both little. Though Krom was good with his words, his actions about half the time seemed to completely contradict his words. He was a hypocrite." I sighed.
"Well what your brother said is nice but it's not that easy to be able to trust people enough to share your true feelings. With those that you truly love and care about it's easy but... The only person that I have ever trusted enough to tell my true feelings to is the exact same person who is causing me pain at this very moment. What should I do, Ayanami-Sama?" I asked.
"Simply do what your heart tells you to." I nodded.
"So you know where Cordelia is staying?" I asked.
"Considering the fact that the python and tabby cat havent been sent back yet, yes. She is staying at Barsburg Church." I nodded.
"Okay thanks... Wait what python and tabby cat?" Ayanami-Sama smirked.
"Oh I sent the cat and Hyuuga the python to Cordelia." I smirked.
"If only we could just shove the real Hyuuga in a box and ship him away to another district." Ayanami-Sama nodded.
"My thoughts exactly. We could incinerate him though." I thought on that for a moment.
"I wouldnt mind that, as long as I get to do the incinerating." I sighed. "Thank you for the advice, Ayanami-Sama... Please dont tell anyone about this." He nodded as I ran from the house. I then ran to the store and grabbed a post card and a pen. I wrote a message to Cordelia on it then ran to the post office and got there just before it closed and so my post card was going to be sent. Hopefully she would reply.
*Castor*
"So tell me again why you think we should let Cordelia take the bishop's exam." We all sighed.
"Because Cordelia doesnt have the kind of character that a sister does." Stated Frau.
"But she has the perfect personality to be a Bishop. She is kind and caring, devoted, determined and she is very easy to relate to. She also has a gift of being able to tell people's characters. She is the first woman who I have ever met that I have to say is worthy of being granted the title of a Bishop. Please Assistant Arch-Bishop Bastien." I stated and we all got in his face with our best pouty faces on.
"Alright, alright, you three win. I will try to help you convince Jio, but be warned he is one stubborn mule." We all nodded then followed Bastien to Jio's room. No matter what we had to resort to, we would convince him.
*Cordelia*
I smiled brightly when I saw Xing-Lu near the gates of Raggs Castle with a smile on his face. I then ran from my brother's side over Xing-Lu. I went to jump into his arms but the moment I came into contact with him he faded away to dust. I turned and ran back towards my brothers and the guests at our house but when I got close to them they all turned to dust too. That was when I saw Konatsu walked towards me with a smile on his face while a shadow snuck up behind him. I went to grab him but instead his blood splattered my face and I gasped.
I shot up from my bed and tears rolled down my cheeks. Why did I constantly have these awful dreams? I wiped some sweat from my forehead then got out of bed. I saw that the bag with my stuff in it was sitting beside the bed. I opened the bag then grabbed the statues of the ghosts. I then put them on a small stand behind my bed, that way they could protect me. I then grabbed my candy and put it down in front of them. I sighed and sat back down on my bed. Krom then crawled out from under the bed and sat down on my lap, purring loudly. I gently pet the cat. He then gently licked my hand. It was like he was trying to reassure me. He definantly did seem like my big brother reincarnated. I looked out the window. It was dark outside. I sighed. I then put Krom down on the bed and stood. I then headed out of my room. That was when one of the sisters walked over to me.
"Hello, Cordelia-Kun. I havent seen you at all today before now. How are you?" I smiled.
"Im good. Do you know what time it is?" I asked. She tilted her head.
"I think it's around six." I sighed. It wasnt too late. That was when another sister ran over.
"Cordelia-Kun, something came in the mail for you." I blinked in surprise.
"For me?" I asked and she nodded.
"It's from someone named Konatsu." I gasped and pulled the card away from her quickly.
"Thank you!" I then ran back into my room, holding onto the post car tightly.
*Castor*
I walked with Frau and Labrador to Cordelia's room to tell her the good news when I saw two sisters standing in front of her room with their heads tilted.
"Do you think it's a secret lover?" Asked one to the other and I gasped. I then walked over.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"Oh, something came in the mail for Cordelia-Kun and when I told her who it was from she grabbed the card then ran into her room." I tilted my head as well.
"Who was it from?" I asked.
"It was from someone named Konatsu." I thought for a second. I felt like I knew that name. It was then that it came to me. Konatsu was what the blonde haired boy with Krowell had been called. Was it a note threatning her? I smiled.
"Thank you." They both bowed their heads.
"Your welcome Castor-Shikyo." They chorused before walking off together. I sighed and walked into Cordelia's room. I then saw her sitting on the bed looking down at the post card crying. I gasped then walked over and sat down beside her.
"What's wrong Cordelia." I asked.
"It's just that... My best friend from the military sent me a letter and I just..." She broke into tears and burried her face into my chest.
The note read;
'Dear Cordelia,
I am so sorry that I tried to get you to come back to the military. I thought things over and found that you were right. I was simply doing things that Ayanami-Sama wished for me to do. I wasnt listening to my own heart like I should have been. Im sorry that I hurt you and please know that it hurt me to see my best friend look so sad. At first when I realized that you were still alive I thought that you had abandoned me, but now I realize... You didnt abandon me... You were simply trying to find what would make you happy. I was being selfish so please forgive me. I want you, my best friend to be happy, and I hope that one day I can find a place where I feel truly at home. I love you, my best friend and I promise that I will never abandon you.
~Konatsu Warren'
"Castor, can you go find me a post card?" I nodded. I then walked from the room to go find a post card for Cordelia.
*Acacia Cordelia Raggs*
I sat on the bed reading through Konatsu's note again. It was then that Xing-Lu walked back in with a pen and a post card. I smiled as he handed them to me. I then wrote to Konatsu.
"Can we go drop this off at the post office tommorow?" I asked and Xing-Lu nodded.
"Sure." I put the post card down with my little ghost statues and sighed. "Cordelia can I talk to you?" Castor asked and I nodded.
"Of course you can Xing-Lu."
"Well, Frau, Labrador and I were thinking that you should take the bishops exam." I blinked in surprise.
"But arent only guys allowed to take the exam?" I asked. Xing-Lu smiled brightly.
"Usually, yes. But the three of us combined our stupidity and pouty faces and managed to convince the Arch-Bishop to let you take the exam." I smiled brightly.
"Really?" I asked and he nodded. "Really?" He nodded again. I then jumped on Xing-Lu and hugged him tightly. He hugged me tightly as well and I smiled as my light blonde hair fell down around our faces. I then leaned forward and kissed Xing-Lu lightly, pulling away a few seconds later. "So when is the exam?" I asked.
"In five months. So you have all of that time to prepare." I nodded.
"Alright, I can do it!" He chuckled.
"I know that you can."
*Konatsu Warren*
I sighed as I layed on my bed in my pajama's reading a book. Cordelia knew that I liked supernatural books so she had gotten me some for my last birthday, but I had been so busy reading paperwork that I didnt have any time to read either of the books she had gotten me. I sighed then looked at the clock. It was ten at night. It was probably best if I went to sleep.
"Whatcha reading, Kona-Chan?" I gasped then turned slightly and looked up at Hyuuga.
"What do you want?" I asked.
"I just want to know what your reading." I sighed.
"A book, Cordelia got it for me for my birthday last year." He tilted his head.
"What's it about?" He asked.
"If you want to know then read it yourself." I stated with another sigh. I bookmarked my book and put it on my nightstand.
"Whatcha doin?" Asked Hyuuga and I sighed.
"Im going to bed. Believe it or not, I dont like depriving myself of sleep and then being late to work because I stayed up until five in the morning." Hyuuga sighed.
"Can I sleep in here with you?" My eyebrow twitched.
"No."
"But I can keep you company Konatsu~ You seem lonely."
"Im not lonely, now just get out, please." He climbed into my bed and I sighed.
"Please, just go." Hyuuga ignored me and I sighed.
"Think of it this way Konatsu. If I stay in here then you wont have to almost die trying to get from the door of my room to the bed in the morning when you need to wake me up." I sighed.
"Fine, stay in here. But only for tonight, and stay on that side of the bed." Hyuuga smiled and hugged me tightly as I climbed under the covers.
"Thank you Konatsu." I let out a huff of frustration then looked away from Hyuuga. I had a feeling that this was going to be the longest night of my life.
"Your so adorable when you blush." I gasped.
"Let go of me already!" Hyuuga shook his head.
"Nope!"
*Katsuragi*
I tilted my head when I heard Konatsu yelling from inside his room. I had a cake that Kuroyuri and Haruse had baked for Konatsu, after they had finished it they asked me to drop it off to Konatsu but it seemed to me like it would have to wait until the morning. I sighed then turned and headed back towards the kitchen to put the cake in the fridge.
WHAT DID HYUUGA DO WHILE EVERYONE ELSE HAD THE DAY OFF?
Hyuuga log, 1:00:
"Whatcha doin Katsuragi?"
"Paperwork."
Hyuuga log, 2:00:
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Hyuuga log, 3:00:
"Whatcha doin Katsuragi?"
"I already told you 306 times within the last two hours. Paperwork, Hyuuga."
Hyuuga log, 4:00:
"I was kicked out of the office by Katsuragi so now I have to find someone else to bug. That's why I am going to find Aya-Tan. Wait what... Is that Konatsu talking to Aya-Tan?"
Hyuuga log, 5:00:
"Whatcha doin, Aya-Tan?"
"Paperwork."
"Why is everyone doing paperwork."
"Well you arent doing paperwork, therefore not everyone is doing paperwork."
Hyuuga log, 6:00:
"OWWW! THAT'S MY HEAD AYA-TAN!"
Hyuuga log, 7:00:
"I got kicked out of Aya-Tan's house to. Why is everyone being so mean to me today?"
Hyuuga log, 8:00:
"Really, I can help with the cake Kuro-Tan!?"
"Yep!"
"Yeah! Cake!"
Hyuuga log, 9:00:
"Im not sure what Kuroyuri and I put in the cake, but when Haruse tried the sample that we made for ourselves he fainted and I had to get Katsuragi to help carry him to his room."
*HARUSE HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE FRONT LINES DUE TO INJURIES*
Hyuuga log, 10:00:
"Dont be that way Konatsu!"
"Let go!"
"Oh come now Konatsu, it's not that bad."
"AHHHHH! YOU PERVERT! I AM RETURNING TO WHAT I SAID EARLIER! GET OUT!"
"Now, now, dont be so mean Konatsu... OWWW! MY FACE! Wait! Konatsu dont run away!"
*KONATSU FLED FROM THE FRONT LINES*
Katsuragi log, 11:00:
"Hmm... I wonder if it was really a good idea to leave Hyuuga and Konatsu all alone in a room together."
"COMMANDER KATSURAGI! SAVE ME!"
"KONATSU COME BACK! DONT RUN AWAY FROM ME! HERE YOU CAN HAVE A LOLLIPOP!"
"YOUR SOUND LIKE A RAPIST! IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU WANT TO TAKE ME BACK TO YOUR DEN OF HUMAN CHILDREN AND RAPE ME! WAIT... NO! GET AWAY! AYANAMI-SAMA SAVE ME!"
"I suppose the answer to that question is no. Maybe I should help Konatsu. Nah. I think I'll go to bed."
"SOMEONE HELP ME!"
*END OF HYUUGA LOG*
