The Witch

Chapter 3

You woke up to the sun shining into the room. It took you a moment to gather yourself and realize that you woke up on the floor. You looked around and it seems you fell off the couch at some point in the night, didn't wake up, so you stayed on the floor. You looked on the bed to see Terzo. Sleeping soundly. You shook your head. Really?

You walked over to the bed. You sat down next to Terzo. He slowly shifted and looked at you. Then he looked startled.

"Buongiorno raggio di sole come stai?" You tilted your head with a smirk. "Did you enjoy my bed Papa?" Terzo moved his head away.

"I'm sorry, you looked comfy on the couch and I didn't want to move you. So I took the bed, didn't think that it would be that big of a deal." You giggled and shook your head.

"It's fine, I've been told that I fight in my sleep, so me taking the couch is fine. I wish you woke me up first, the other couch pulls out into an extra bed. So I wouldn't have woken up on the floor." Terzo sat up.

"You really have a second bed in this room? I'd hate to be the guy who you take into this room, fuck, then send him off into the bed of shame." You laugh.

"I go to their room for that shit. I have the second bed for situations like this. If anyone needs to escape their space, or needs something that I can offer, they'll have a place here if they ever need it."

"You're full of surprises, Mio Cara. You really are there for anyone. It's refreshing to have someone like you here."

"Anything for a Sibling of Sin, and anything for the Papas leading us." You kissed his cheek. You went over to your wardrobe, grabbed your outfit for the day, then walked into the bathroom for a quick shower.

Walking back into the room you noticed Terzo gazing outside of the window. He looked deep in thought. His shoulders were slumped over, his hands clenched together between his knees.

"Don't worry Terzo, everything will be fine. Just take some deep breaths okay. We don't know what is going on yet. You are still Papa, so go and be the best Papa that you are. You can't let what I said get to you. It is a warning, fates change. Ignore it for now, if I sense anything else, you and Secondo will hear about it. Now, how about a cup of coffee before you start your day?" Terzo stood up from his seat, walking over to you. He engulfed him into your arms.

"Serello, I thank you. A cup of coffee sounds nice right now."

You both sat in silence, a buzz of energy through the air. Everyone in the Abbey was on edge hearing the Cardinal was arriving here so much quicker than anyone thought. Everyone was rushing around, making sure that everyone was looking proper for the newest member of our church. Sister Imperator seemed the most on edge. You've had other cardinals in this church before, but it seems that this one is better than the rest for some reason or another.

You'd be lying if you weren't both excited and terrified. You tried your best to keep everything together, especially your emotions. Too many emotions running around you at once causes things to start going haywire around you. Your best wasn't good enough.

"Mio Cara, You must be feeling all of this anxiety, or you have much of your own." You glanced over at your papa.

"What do you mean, Papa?" He pointed behind you, some of your candles were floating in the air, bobbing around as if they were all attached to strings.

"Cazzo, I guess I'm more worked up about this than I thought." You slowly stood up, gabbing the candles setting them down.

"How about we go for a quiet walk in the gardens before the guest arrives, si?" You nodded.