Pure White.
Everywhere. Everything.
Frau looked around him, and saw nothing.
"Where the hell am I?" He asked himself out loud. His voice reverberated against the invisible walls around him.
He looked around again.
Suddenly, he saw something in his peripheral vision. He whipped around and saw a small blob appear before him.
The blob had no face. Only a devilish grin plastered across it's non-existent face.
"Who are you?" Frau questioned. The grin grew wider. "Who do you think I am?" It said.
Frau didn't recognize the voice. It sounded like hell was coming straight through its vocal chords.
Frau shrugged, "How the hell should I know?"
The blob took a step toward him, "Oh Frau, you disappoint me." It said smugly.
Frau took a step back, keeping his distance from the blob. "What do you want?" He questioned nervously.
The blob let out a horrendous laugh. Frau flinched. This was starting to get creepy.
"If you can't tell by my voice..." The blob started, the change in pitch starting to become evident to the blond.
"Then I guess you'll just have to see my face." By this time, the blob's voice had changed into something more recognizable.
Frau thought long and hard. "Wait...I know who you are!" He yelled.
He took a step forward and swung at the blob with a clenched fist, which the blob dodged easily.
"You remember now?" The voice said as its face began to shift and transform into its familiar form that Frau remembered all too well.
"Bastien." Frau said simply.
The cloudy eyed bishop grinned with fake sincerity at the sound of his name being uttered by his favorite former student.
"Ah yes, there we go." He said contently.
"What do you want?" Frau repeated, the annoyance in his voice starting to make itself known.
Bastien laughed again, this time lighter than before. "What do you think I want?" Was his reply.
Frau glowered at the man, "Stop with your reverse psychology bullshit." He said through gritted teeth.
"Alright then Frau, let me ask you something." Bastien said as he took a few more steps toward Frau.
This time, Frau didn't move.
Bastien gently grazed Frau's cheek with the back of his hand, "Do you know who's important to you?"
Blue eyes met silver ones. "What do you mean?" He replied, feigning impotence.
Bastien chuckled, "You know what I mean. Don't you remember what I told you?"
Frau looked away, "No." He said bluntly.
"Of course you don't." Bastien replied, a hint of sarcasm gracing his tone.
"Turn around, Frau." Bastien instructed gently.
Frau did as he was told. To his surprise, another blob appeared before him.
It, too, was faceless. Frau stared at it, "Is this some kind of joke?" He asked the older bishop over his shoulder.
Bastien sighed and walked forward. He stood next to Frau, "Think Frau. What did I just ask you?"
Frau racked his brain for the memory of a few seconds ago. "You asked who was important to me."
Bastien nodded his head lightly, "Yes, now focus. Focus on the most important person to you. If you do it correctly, their form should appear before you."
"What does this have to do with anything?" Frau snapped suddenly. This was starting to piss him off.
"Just do it." Bastien commanded, the fake smile never leaving his pale face.
Frau closed his eyes and focused. Memories of his friends and family flashed through his mind quickly. Everyone up until the Raggs war had meant the world to him.
There were so many people. How could he choose? There was Bastien himself.
While he hadn't made the right choice betraying the church in the way that he did, he had still sculpted Frau and made him into the man he was today.
There was also Castor and Labrador. His most trusted sidekicks, as he liked to refer to them as. They were all one of the seven ghosts. Zehel, Feist, and Profe. They had bonds that could never be severed.
Frau's mind went blank and he opened his eyes. The blob began to transform.
Out of all the people that had gone through Frau's mind, the one that appeared before him now was the last person he expected.
He was now staring down at a pair of emerald eyes that were staring back up at him.
The boy's chocolate brown hair tousled lightly with a look of nothingness gracing his slightly tan face.
The boy's name seemed to escape Frau for some reason. He searched his memory inside and out, but could not think of the boy's name to save his life.
"This is the most important person to me?" Frau asked hesitantly. He looked at Bastien, who just smiled back at him in reply.
Frau looked back toward the boy. He was frowning and standing slightly slouched over.
The blond noticed the boy's slouch growing with each passing second. It was like the boy was falling in slow motion.
Frau gasped and lunged for the boy. However, Frau succeeded in catching merely nothing but air.
Frau looked disbelievingly at his hands, "Wha..?" Bastien merely laughed.
Frau's fists clenched tightly, "What the hell is going on!?" He yelled back at Bastien.
The taller bishop strode over to where Frau was kneeling on the ground. "I see, it all makes sense now. Thank you, Frau. You have given me what I need to know."
Just as he turned to leave, Frau grabbed hold of his robes. Bastien looked back at him, a smug expression gracing his once placid face. "Yes?"
"What exactly does this mean?" He pleaded, desperate for an answer.
Bastien turned and pulled loose of Frau's grip, "It means you will not be able to save him."
lololol. This didn't mean to turn out like a dream chapter. It just sort of did.
And yes, if you haven't guessed yet, it is his dream.
Oh Frau, how could you have forgotten his name? For shame.
In other news, I got a 1 on my singing solo at regionals last weekend.
Which means I have to go to state. Which means I'll be busier than frick.
Again, please bear with me! Oh, and reviews would make my life complete. C: