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Lapis was already feeling better knowing that she had a way to help Rita. While Wonder was busy finding some blankets it was up to Lapis to go and find pillows. The halls were quiet at this time of night, leaving a feeling of loneliness in the castle bringing out unforgotten sorrow in her heart.

Lapis leaned against a wall. “What am I even doing here?” this hadn’t been the first time she’d asked herself this. She’d asked that question pretty much every day since she met Rita and realized how deeply in love she really was. If only she could be good enough for Rita.

Around the corner Lapis heard some light chanting. She leaned around the corner and saw the servant girl Fiona, another one of these giant women, dusting a book shelf and half singing some chant to herself in a language that Lapis didn’t recognize.

Fiona was half singing quietly to herself something that sounded an awful lot like, “Wa hey gudu.” Whatever that meant, it sounded pretty.

Fiona was a little bit of an interesting fit in the castle. Usually she was the tallest woman in the castle, save for anytime Saturn was around. Fiona also had long pink hair which flowed nearly to her hips. Generally the servant girl could be found wearing very modest robes of orange hues. The woman was older then Lapis by a couple years at least but was generally so quiet she didn't seem to exist.

Fiona’s feather duster bumped into a vase and it tipped over the edge. Lapis reached out attempting to get her telekinesis around it in time. In a quick and fluid movement that looked like nothing more than a blur of motion to Lapis, Fiona had swooped in with her free hand to grab it safely before putting it back looking as if nothing had ever happened. It was only then that Lapis also noticed the Walkman at the girl’s side clipped to her apron’s pocket and the headphones over her ears.

Lapis stepped around the corner. “Hey, Fiona!”

Fiona turned her head with a nervous but kinda cute smile. She removed the headphones. “Oh, Miss Lazuli, m-my apologies, I d-didn’t notice you there.”

Lapis grinned. That stutter was adorable. “Heh, most people don’t notice me when I’m watching them. It's bad form for a stalker to be noticed.”

Fiona’s smile wavered for a fraction of a second. “O-oh… d-did you n-need anything?”

Lapis kept on grinning. “Ayep. Where are the spare pillows?”

Fiona’s shoulders noticeably relaxed. “Oh, of c-course. They're in the closet to your right. If you wait j-just a moment I will get some for you.”

Lapis shook her head. “I got it. Thanks for telling me where they were.”

It wasn’t that Lapis didn’t know where the pillows were, she had this place memorized down to the last inch of everyone’s private rooms, save for Saturn and Lamont. Lapis just didn’t want Fiona getting the wrong idea about her and forming an attachment to her. Sure Lapis spied on all the cute girls, but only one of them could ever hold her heart.

And now said girl was going to get pillows to sleep with.