I REALLY was NOT planning on writing this story... This fanfic was supposed to be just random story ideas...
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It's Bliss to Forget
Chapter Two: Trust me, I Shall Follow
Summary: Fea Cruz "died" before he could seal away Teito's memories. Burdened with the past and all the lies and deceits that went along with it, Teito marches on towards his destiny: Death. Think it'll be easier this time around? WRONG.
Brotherly! Mikage x Teito
No pairings
"..." - Speaking
italics - Thinking and flashbacks
Bold Italics - Mikhail thinking
Bold - Mikhail Talking
*10 years ago*
"FATHER!" Teito shouted in fear as he looked at the bone covered screen in front of him. Mikhail, at the request of its master, had produced a screen with its all seeing eye to reveal the king of Raggs current state. Initially, Mikhail had wanted to put Teito's worried mind at rest. However, what they both saw did not even come close to doing that. "Dad is...!"
"Yo-your Majesty!" Fea said shocked, at he took in the sight of his older brother, Krom, being held by the arms by two Barsburg soldiers.
Swiftly, a man with silver hair came to stand in front of Krom, withdrawing his sword as he walked toward the king. Not sparing a single second, the man cut through Krom, as though he was made of butter.
All Teito and Fea could do was stare in shock and horror as Krom fell to the ground, lifelessly as bright crimson blood burst from his body like a gyser.
Never in Teito's short life had he felt the need to vomit more than in those few seconds as he watched as the other soldiers
Back then... the person standing next to dad was...
Slowly, the silver haired man's face turned to look in Teito and Fea's direction, almost as if he sensed someone foreign watching him.
"No..." Fea whispered. Teito turned slightly, his face ashen, to look at the priest. Fea's face had become very pale, his pupils contracting as his eyes widened further. Teito followed Fea's eyes back to the screen or, more precisely, the silver man's face. It can't be... Krowell...?!"
Crackling sounds and static could be heard coming from the Eye of Mikhail upon hearing the name from Fea's mouth. Fea, though, didn't notice this, his feet rooted to the ground as he looked at Krom's dead body and the red snow that covered his head like an unholy halo.
The screen went blank.
*Present day, Later that night after Begleiter Exam*
"So, there were nineteen people accepted today, including us," Mikage said, wincing slightly
"I can't believe the troll only injured one of your arms," Teito commented. "I was hoping it would do some more damage to you.
"What?!" Mikage gasped. "Why would you want that to happen to me?!"
"So then you would have been forced to stay in the hospital overnight I wouldn't have to see your face all night long."
Mikage shuddered at the "H" word. "I still can't believe you agreed to patch me up!"
"...It's a thank you for helping me back there," Teito replied. "I don't like owning debts."
"But you saved me once," Mikage pressed. "Doesn't that count?"
"You want to go to the hospital?" Teito growled, taking quiet pleasure at Mikage's horrified expression at the dreaded "H" word twice in a row. "Because I could make your injuries a hell of a lot more."
"...You also helped me out twice." Even though I could have really done without your help... "...I had to make up for the second time you placed yourself in danger due to my carelessness..." Teito muttered, sounding a bit angry, though whether it was due to his own mistakes or due to Mikage's interference, not even Teito was so sure.
"Ha!" Mikage said softly after some time, raising his hand from his uninjured side up to see it better. Teito was not surprised when he saw it was quivering. "I'm so pathetic aren't I... My hands can't seem to stop shaking..."
"Did it really take you that long to figure that out?" Teito deadpanned, purposely pulling the bandage tighter around the blonde's arm.
Mikage hissed in pain, turning to look at Teito with a wounded puupy-look on his face... which made Teito even more annoyed and pull on the bandages even harder. "Ow, ow, ow!" Mikage yelped. After that, the two sat silent as Teito finished wrapping up Mikage's arm.
"...You shouldn't be so hard on yourself..." Teito said after another pause. "This was your first taste of real battle" A bad joke of a battle but still a battle "and you held yourself adequately... unlike a certain blue eyed narcissist who can't seem to get his head out of the clouds..."
"Yeah, Shuri was a mess after the exam, wasn't he," Mikage said, looking a bit happier. "Speaking of Shuri, I never thought you would be the one to help him out... even he loses face to your bravery!"
"Bravery?" Teito asked, stuffing the excess bandages and rubbing alcohol in the first aid kit. "Don't make me laugh. At best, it was pity."
"Even if it was pity," Mikage countered, "If the roles have been reversed, Shuri would never have done the same thing you did!"
Not wanting to discuss Shuri anymore, Teito immediately changed the subject. "Back then... the guy who used that red zaiphon... who was he?" Krowell... Why did he have to be here today...?
"The guy is known as cheif executive officer Ayanami," Mikage replied, fingering his bandaged arm as he addressed Teito. "There's a lot of rumors about him!" Teito edged back a little when Mikage came a bit closer, his face alight with excitement and mystery. "No one knows how many thousands of people he has killed!" Mikage back away again, this time placing his hand on his chin. "...That's about it. I don't know anything else about him."
Teito sweat dropped. A waste of time...
"...Hey Teito, don't take this the wrong way... but I'm kinda proud that you decided not to kill that prisoner," Mikage told the brunette, wearing what Teito thought was the biggest smile he had ever seen.
"What?" Teito asked, blinking.
"Alright, I'm going to sleep! We're finally graduating as soldiers tomorrow!" Mikage yawned quickly before, much to Teito's shock and horror plopping down on Teito's bunk bed.
"Are you forgetting something?!" Teito whisper-shouted. This is my bed!
"I am?" Mikage asked, confused, before his face lit up with recognition on the thing he supposedly forgot. "Oh, yeah! Thanks for cheering me up, Teito!" Mikage told the fuming brunette cheerfully, before pulling the covers over him (Mikage) and falling asleep immediately.
"C-cheering you up?!" Teito hissed as he began shaking the already sleeping blonde. "What the heck are you talking about?! Oh, never mind, just get out of my bed, Celestine!"
After several futile attempts, Teito just sighed and fell back onto the bed, too tired to actually move anywhere else.
At least on the positive side its quiet again, Teito thought with some relief before his mind took on more darker thoughts. Ayanami, huh? So, the traitor decided to change his name, now did he? Teito tsked angrily. You better watch your back Krowell... No Ayanami... I swear... that one day, soon, I'll make you suffer for what you did to my family...
I swear I will destroy everything you hold precious in this world...
*Next Morning*
"Don't do that," A military man with sun glasses said in a cheerful manner that uncomfortably reminded Teito of Mantar-sensei and Mikage combined. "If you attack Aya-tan, I might kill you."
...Aya-tan?
Had this been the right time and place Teito would had burst out laughing at Krow- Ayanami's now murderous expression towards the soldier holding Teito down.
"Why did you attack me?" Aya-tan asked, reverting his gaze back to Teito.
"Traitor..." was all Teito hissed as he glared Back-stabbing, insolent, WRETCHED man!
"...Speaking of which, isn't this the sklave taken from Raggs?" Ayanami said, looking slightly confused at the brunette's one word answer. "If he happens to know anything, I want to know it all."
With that, Teito was dragged out of the room by five other military personnel.
*Later that night, midnight*
Stupid, stupid, stupid STUPID, Teito thought repeatedly as he punched the guards senselessly. How could I have let my emotions get to me so fast?!
One of the guards sneaked up behind Teito and aimed a kick at the brunette's head. Teito was faster, however, and ducked just in time before swiping his leg underneathe the soldier's causing the soldier to trip and fall flat on the floor. Before the man could get up, Teito punched the man's neck so hard his (Teito's) hand went right through the flesh.
This was all Mikage's fault! The next time I see Mikage, I'm going to KILL him without REMORSE!
Finally, after what seemed like no time at all, all was silent in the cell. Teito breathed hard as he felt his anger The bodies of all five soldiers littered the ground around Teito, four injured and knocked out and one dead.
Damn it... He can't stay here after what he'd done. All because of one mistake... because I couldn't control my anger... all the preparations and trials I faced in the last ten years have gone to waste!
"Teito!" Speak of the Devil and he will appear... "Are you in here?"
Teito turned around to face the entrance of the cell, where he saw Mikage standing with a semi-horrified look on his face.
"Teito..."
"Celestine..." Teito hissed at the same time before lunging at the blond. "You bloody IDIOT!" Teito shrieked as he proceeded to choke the life out of Mikage. "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!"
"C-can't br-BREATHE!" Mikage shouted/choked, his arms flailing
*A few minutes later*
"Hah!" Mikage huffed as he tenderly rubbed his neck. "You do love choking me now don't you?"
"You make it too easy," Teito stated. "Now tell me why are you here?!"
"I came hear to rescue you and OH SHIT!" Mikage shouted, before grabbing Teito's arm and running as fast as he could out the holding cells.
"W-What the-? Let go of me, you idiot!" Teito shouted.
"Oh, stop arguing with me for once!" Mikage snapped. "We have to get out of here before the others realized that you've escaped!"
"I don't need your help, Celestine!" Teito shouted. "I can find a way out myself!"
"Idiot! Do you want to get killed?!" Mikage shouted back. They were now running up the stairs to the "Those who oppose Ayanami never live to tell about it! There's a hawkzile I stole ahead of here!"
At that moment, a siren began to ring from above their heads. It seemed that the military found out I'm gone...
"Celestine!" Teito hissed again, frantically as he tried to get the blonde to retreat before anyone saw the two of them together. I really don't want Celestine mixed up in all of this!
"Right now, only think about how to escape! Don't think about anything else!" Mikage reprimanded. "Look! The hawkzile is up ahead!" Mikage pointed out, refering to the balcony that stood open in front of them.
Unfortunately for them, two military men chose that time to appear in front of the balcony entrance holding... wooden sticks? "They're here!" one of them shouted. "You two, stop right there!"
Not paying them any mind, the two teenagers jumped over the soldiers heads and landed behind them.
"Teito... go on ahead of me," Mikage whispered, surprising the brunette. "I'll stay here and distract these guys. Just get out of here alrea-"
"Shut up, you idiot!" Teito screamed, kicking Migake over the edge of the balcony and onto the back of the Hawkzile. All this time I tried not to get you involved and now you want to be some kind of martyr?!
"T-Teito?!" Mikage said, as the brunette jumped down after the scared boy and took the place at the steering wheel.
"Wasn't it you who told me that those who oppose Kro-Ayanami never live to tell about it?!" Teito shouted as he started the hawkzile. "Well, I'm quite sure that you just did help defy Ayanami and that you really don't want to die before your first kiss!"
"...You remembered that?!" Mikage asked, his voice cracking slightly as his eyes filled with un-shed tears. "...And did you just try to make a joke?! I'm so proud!"
"...I should have left you as cannon fodder..." Teito muttered, as he shakily got the hawkzile to rise higher in the air. Teito glanced up, but did a double take when he saw the man
Ayanami... Teito mentally seethed. That man... he ruined everything for me...
Wanting to spite the man even if just a little, Teito purposely let the exhaust hit the silver-haired man in the face before zooming off to the horizon.
Ayanami, apparently wasn't willing to let them go that easily.
"Teito!" Mikage shout warned Teito of the ball of red zaiphon that was zooming towards the duo. Not wasting a second more, Teito quickly brought up a reflective zaiphon barrier. Luckily, though the barrier ended up shattering, it was able to hold off most of the attack, leaving Mikage and Teito with only light burns.
*The next morning*
"Hey, Teito," Mikage asked. "You've been driving the hawkzile for hours now. If you're feeling tired then u wouldn't mind taking over..."
"Non" Teito said, though his hands were shaking and his face was sweating profusely. "I can still hold on... for a bit..."
"I would really like to switch spots before we fall to our deaths," Mikage stressed.
A tick mark appeared on Teito's forehead. "Are you calling me weak?!"
"No I'm calling you stubborn and suicidal."
"Mikage, can you please stay quiet?" Teito asked, his grip on the handle bars tightening. He shook his head in an effort to clear away the black dots coming in from the corners of his vision.
"No, I can't!" Mikage snapped. "Teito, let's land and rest for a bit. I doubt the military will catch up to us anytime soon. We should find a place to hide out or even something to eat before continuing on!"
There was no response.
"...Teito?" Mikage asked, fearfully. He grabbed Teito's shoulder and turned him around slightly.
Teito's face which was usually scrunched up in irritation had a look of pure exhaustion, black shadows running underneath the brunette's closed eyes. His arms dangled limply from the handle bars, and his mouth was slightly ajar.
Teito was unconscious.
And the hawkzile was falling very quickly to the ground below.
Panicking, Mikage grabbed the handles and tried manning the Hawkzile, pumping his own zaiphon into the vehicle to give it more fuel. Sadly, the hawkzile was far too tired to accept anymore zaiphon.
"TEEEEEIIIIITTTTTOOOOOO!" Mikage cried, big tears flying up into the air from his eyes as he hung onto the unresponsive brunette and exhausted hawkzile. "WWWWWHHHHHHYYYYYYY!?"
Mikage was then hit in the head with a chunk of rock. He knew no more.
*Late that night, two hours before dawn*
"And what about Teito Klein?" Miroku asked
"I already sent men personally," Ayanami reassured. "They should find him soon."
"Then I shall leave it to you, Ayanami-kun. It's serious if we lose him."
"I feel the same, chairman Miroku," Ayanami replied, his purple eyes glowing eerily in the dim room.
*Next day, at night*
"..up... Wake up!" A deep voice grumbled, annoyed.
"Hey! Don't be so loud, baka!" another, more gentler voice reprimanded.
Teito grumbled a bit as he struggled to open his emerald eyes. The first thing he noticed was that he was laying on his side on something soft and fluffy. A bed... Teito thought drowsily.
When his eyes finally, focused, he saw a passed out Mikage sleeping (at least he hoped he was just sleeping) in a golden-framed bed covered with a white sheet.
"He's finally opened his eyes!" The same voice exclaimed. Startled, Teito shifted his gaze to see some blonde dude... Blonde... BLONDE?! WHY?! OUT OF ALL THE POSSIBLE PEOPLE I COULD WAKE UP TO, WHY DID I WAKE UP TO TWO BLONDES?! OH CURSE YOU, CHIEF OF HEAVEN! CURSE YOU FOR CREATING THE HORROR OF BLONDES!
"How are you feel-" the blue eyed man (not blonde, don't think of the blonde hair!) started to ask, though he was suddenly interrupted when Teito quickly twisted himself out of bed and kicked the air out of the man. "Oof!" The man breathed as he was knocked into the floor. Without sparing a second thought, Teito ran over to Mikage's bed and turned around, standing protectively over the other teen.
"W-WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT FOR?!" The man Teito had just knocked away screamed, his mouth suddenly filled with shark teeth before jumping at Teito and holding Teito at an head lock.
"G-get off of me!" Teito shouted aiming a punch the man in the face.
It seemed though that he needn't bother.
Before the two bickering males knew what was happening, a red head with glasses appeared, stomping his foot on the blue eyed man's head, holding Teito away from said man(iac). "Do you find it entertaining to bully such a small boy?!" The red head asked the now crying blonde sharply.
"No... it's not like that," the other replied.
"Who are you people?" Teito asked. "And for the last time, let go of me!"
"My apologies," the red head said courteously, putting Teito back down near to Mikage's bed.
I like this guy already, Teito thought approvingly at the respect.
"My name is Castor," The red head informed.
"I'm Labrador," a lilac haired man (is that a man?) Teito didn't notice before informed the boy cheerfully.
"...Frau..." The blonde growled, the side of his head now sporting a bandage. (Frau: I'll settle things with you someday...) "I carried you all the way here to the church's hospital. Be thankful brat!"
"Church?" Teito asked, trying to subdue the growing tick mark on his forehead.
"You are currently in a church," Castor continued. "The three of us are clergymen here. We found you and your young friend over there on our weekly flying excursions. I must say, you two gave us quite the scare when you fell out of that avalanche."
Avalanche? Teito thought confused. Did Mikage and I crash or something...?
"...Wait... so you're all clergymen... even though you look like goths... one of you is named after a dog and the other is named woman and looks like a shark?" Teito asked bluntly.
"WHY, YOU LITT-" Frau began, lunging once again at Teito, but was immediately blocked by Castor's fist.
"In essence, yes," Castor said, "though I suggest that you apologize to Labrador before he falls any further into depression." Castor added, pointing to the corner of the room where Labrador sat facing the wall, his whole trembling body covered in a depressed fog.
"?!" Damn it, what should I do?! "Um, S-sorry, Labrador-san! I didn't mean it in a hurtful way!" Teito said frantically waving his arms. "I was just stating a fact!"
"Apology accepted~!" Labrador replied, immediately becoming cheerful again.
"Hey! What about me?!" Frau complained. "Shouldn't I get an apology too?!"
"No," Labrador and Castor said as one. It was now Frau's turn to sulk in the corner.
"By the way brat..." Frau asked a few minutes later. "Are you from the empire's army!"
"NO!" Teito said with such anger that he was sure the ground shifted a little beneath them. "I'm nothing like those filthy, wild dogs!"
Frau placed his arms up in a placating manner. "Kid, we didn't mean to offend you or anything. We're just asking since your friend over there is wearing a military uniform."
Teito glared at Frau, but didn't say anything. What could he say?
"I saw the mark on your back," Castor told Teito. "You're a slave, aren't you?"
*Flashback*
"...Queen...if the prince is causing you that much pain... It's all the more reason why he should die..."
In exchange please give that child to me
"Now, now, what's wrong?"
I can't find it, the flower to give to father. Mother is sick so father alwaaays has a sad face.
"IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BORN I WOULD STILL BE LOVED...!"
Scary. Father save me...I'm scared...
"I HATE YOU!"
Hot...my back hurts...Burning...
"AA-AA-AAAAH! I-I- WHAT HAVE I-"
"It is possible to escape from this felony... the queen's life can be saved."
What is this... its red...?
"In return give that child to me."
(A/N: ...yes, I dared)
*Back to present day*
Teito's hands clenched into fists. "...Do you want an answer to that?" Teito asked.
"Not if you don't want to," Castor reassured. "Do you mind telling us your name?"
Teito simply sat quietly, staring at his lap. He wasn't willing to tell these supposed bishops any personal information until he was clear on their intent.
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to tell us," Castor said eventually. Teito looked up sharply at that. Castor smiled and closed his eye before continuing, "This is that kind of place."
Labrador smiled softly as well, nodding his head in agreement.
Frau sighed, irritated. "If you were an empire soldier I would have buried you alive back there," he proclaimed, nonchalantly.
"Yet you still brought him here," Teito dead panned pointing at the sleeping Mikage.
"...Only because Labrador asked me to..." Frau mumbled, turning around and promptly walked towards the room's entrance. (Translation: threatened to feed Frau's magazines to Labrador's carnivorous plants. Oh, Labrador knew all of Frau's hiding spots. Frau can't hide his treasures...)
"You should rest a bit more," Castor added to the brunette.
"By the way, you shouldn't leave this place if you want to survive~." Labrador added from the side, before he and Castor went to follow Frau out the door.
...A THREAT! Teito thought angrily as he glared at the Dog.
"Wait!" Teito asked. The three stopped and turned to look at him. "The name... what is the name of this church?"
"I'm sorry," Labrador said, still smiling. "We forgot to tell you that, didn't we? This is the Barsburg Church in the empire's seventh district. Sweat dreams," Labrador finished off with, unaware of the growing look of horror on Teito's face upon hearing the name. (None of the bishops notice, actually...)
(A/N:...Labrador isn't evil... he just has problems...)
*Flashback*
"Just as planned tonight, the ceremony to shift Pandora's Box. With this the world's safety is safely bound."
"Forgive me king of Raggs... If Verloren's body is given a soul, then the seal us already ineffective."
"Tonight's vessel is truly beautiful."
"Now... come... let your soul be devoured... succumb to your darkest fears.
"The prince being abducted had been your suggestion... Why... Pope? Why?! Why did you do such a thing to Tiashe...?!"
"If Verloren revived... I can gain the knowledge of all the seven ghosts... I can use that knowledge to save a great number of people!"
"King! Your son is alive!"
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN 07 GHOST IN ANY SUCH MANNER OR WAY
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Stuff in brackets: Random stuff that wouldn't fit in the story.