sirenspull_logs | Good bishops help people

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frau,
teito klein

Good bishops help people

Who: Frau and Teito
When: June 3
Where: Teito's hospital room
Summary: Frau has to be bishopy to help Teito recover from the illness
Warnings: Frau being his usual self

Ever since Chuck had made Frau face some of his guilt he'd started feeling better. Not 100%, but better. That had prompted him to look into the illness more, which led him to the understanding of what had caused it. Unfortunately that made Frau pretty sure he may not ever fully recover. For now though, he was at least alright. Teito, however, was still ill, and Frau wasn't going to let that continue.

So, being the good bishop that he was, he headed off to Teito's room to help talk him through the guilt. What was the perfect way to start? By throwing a pillow at his sleeping apprentice's head.

"Wakey, wakey, damn brat.

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"...and if they died before they could fulfill their third wish? What happens to them then, Frau?"

That was his biggest fear - that the Father, that his guards, had sacrificed so very much for him, had tried to sooth their loss with smiles and words that hurt as much as they made him smile in memory of them...

And it was all for nothing.

What if they hadn't gotten all of their wishes? Would they have to be reborn and start all over? They'd died for his freedom, to protect him, and yet he'd still been taken as a slave, made into a soldier.

His soul was tarnished the darkest black because of the blood that covered his hands. Enough so that he feared facing them again.

He'd be such a disappointment for them all.

"Teito, the chief of heaven is forgiving and understanding. They aren't doomed to anything if all three wishes weren't achieved in life."

He smiled for a moment and bumped his shoulder against Teito's in quiet reassurance.

"Somehow I think they did achieve all three though."

Frau truly believed that. While his belief in God was sketchy, he had more faith in him for other people. Besides, Frau knew Teito. He was worth dying for.

Teito had meant to bump Frau's shoulder back in a halfhearted attempt at reassurance, but h ended up simply leaning against the man's side instead. He rested his head against Frau's shoulder, his gaze still turned in towards his past. "...is that why they were smiling? All of them... Mark, Karan, and Agas... the bodguards my dad had sent with me when Father tried to escape with me..."

His voice cracked and faded before he drew a shaky breath, then glanced up at Frau, verdant eyes haunted.

"I was too weak from using the Eye already. All it could do was let me watch as Major Hyuuga killed them both. Ayanami killed my Dad, father, and Mikage; Major Hyuuga killed Mark and Karan... and Princess Ouka killed Agas though she didn't want to fight anymore.

Raphael did it... and I just watched it all. I was there, all this time, with them and never avenged any of them."

"Yeah. That's why they're smiling."

It was why Frau was smiling too. Teito was simply worth that even if he didn't see it himself.

"And you have avenged them, Teito. You're alive, you walked forward in your life, and you've set a goal for yourself that any of them would be proud of. They gave you that opportunity, and you're using it well. More importantly, they've made you who you are."

As he had with Mikage awhile ago, he tapped Teito on the chest, over his heart.

"They're all in here."

Accepting Frau's words wasn't easy - even when they were things he'd already acknowledged once or twice himself already in between his flight from the Army the first time and now. But then... he was beginning to realize that sometimes the things that hurt the most, were also those that gave you the will to keep moving forward, bolstered by the support of those that he held the most precious.

Because Frau was right.

If he closed his eyes, he could see their smiles and their laughter and the warmth in their eyes that gave proof to the man's reminder, despite the sharp pang of loss the very same sight cut into him every time.

And by focusing on that, by remembering the words each one of those precious voices had said to him, last words of encouragement and of love, he felt the dizzy, nauseous feeling fade a little bit more. "...I just wish people would stop trying to take these precious memories away from me."

Opening his eyes, he smiled up at Frau. It was a tired smile beneath red-limned eyes, but suffused with his innate warmth and sincerity once again. "But so long as I'm allowed, I'll remember them that way and walk the path that'll continue to make them... and you... proud. I just remembered that that's my resolve now, Frau."

Frau's smile nearly split his face at the kid's words. He couldn't have felt more proud of him. Teito had been through so much and had displayed incredible resilience. Now he was doing so again after once more suffering through something he should never have had to deal with. Reaching out, Frau ruffled his hair.

"Good. I know you will."

That smile and that familiar brush of his hair went a long way to reassure Teito, especially given their topic of conversation. It was enough that he straightened up a bit more, then glanced around the room at large.

It'd been quieter after his roommate and his friend had left, and really... he just didn't want to be there anymore.

He was beginning to really hate hospitals.

"Hey, Frau? So how much longer do I have to stay here? Can't I come home soon?"

"Come home whenever you want. You're tiny. I can smuggle you out."

Frau grinned, taunting Teito on purpose. If he got a good response he would know that the kid was back to his usual self. Frau hoped that was the case too. He wanted Teito home with him again.

“I’m not that small - and I’m still growing!”

The protest was swift and automatic - as was the glare that he shot Frau’s way, right before he scrambled out from beneath the blankets, nearly tripping in his haste. Unfortunately for him, he was still a little weak and stumbled a bit. But. He didn’t fall. Instead, he stumbled over to the cabinet where his clothes had been left stashed away. “Just... gimme a minute to change. I’m really ready to get out of here. I think I’ve had enough of hospitals.”

Frau grinned in amusement. That was the exact type of response he'd been hoping for. No longer worried that Teito was still sick, Frau nodded and turned away to head out of the room.

"I'll wait for you out there. Join me when you're ready."

Teito wasted little time once Frau was out the door, quick to strip down from his hospital gown and pull on his regular clothes and boots. Once done, he wasted just enough time to fold the gown and make the bed before he crossed the room to step out into the hallway as well.

He stepped out into the hall and glanced around for Frau... then marched right over to the man and kicked him in the shin.

"The nurses have been kind to me, Frau. Quit flirting with them."

"Hey! You pain in the ass little twit!"

Frau glowered down at Teito. He'd been enjoying a rather nice chat with the nurses and Teito just had to show up and ruin it. Frau should kick his butt for that.

Most unimpressed look ever, Frau's getting it - right before Teito turned to them and nodded politely.

"Did he tell you that he's a Bishop of the Church too? Because I think that one's pretty important."

Rather than wait for an answer, he turned to go at that, quite determined to make it out of there before anyone tried to shove him back into a hospital bed. Again.

Frau shot Teito another furious look before going after him. As much as he wanted to make things right with the nurses, Teito was more important. They'd been apart for long enough. There was no way Frau would willingly let Teito out of his sight for awhile, especially since he wasn't so sure Teito wouldn't relapse into his guilty thoughts again.

"Don't get too far ahead you stupid brat."

A quick glance back revealed Frau actually coming after him and so Teito did slow down at that. He waited until the man reached his side, then continued on towards the elevator, a somewhat curious look on his face.

"So... Why do you suppose I'm feel better all of a sudden?"

He really wasn't connecting their earlier conversation to his loss of symptoms from the illness.

"Chuck told me the illness was based on guilt. Once you get over that, you'll get over the sickness."

Frau shrugged. He didn't really want to believe something like that was possible, but it did seem to fit. Besides, it was somewhat like the symptoms someone had after they were possessed by a kor.

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