This is the real chapter, I'm sorry for those of you who were trying to read this before. It was the weird computer commands and stuff.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own 07 Ghost. This is merely a fanfic. All rights belong to Yuki Ameiya and Yukino Ichihara.

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'HIDE HIDE HIDE' I could hear myself scream mentally. Upon coincidence, I had stumbled upon Castor and Teito talking on my way back from Mikage's funeral...But, anyway, that's how I ended up covering my mouth while hiding behind a wall. And I may or may not be eavesdropping... At least I wasn't until I heard Teito enter.

"... Frau... And... I think... You're one of them too, Castor"

"Quite so, Unfortunately, " Castor responded, "There are things in this world that you are not meant to see...I'm sorry, I'll make you forget about the Ghosts."

I flinch in my hiding spot. If I can remember... Teito has just been knocked out. Oh no, pleeeaaase don't see me, Cas. Peeking around the corner, I froze immediately. I forgot about Mikael... I need to leave before he does that mind trick...

"Stop," Frau said with the same stoic look he had earlier. It kind of hurts to see his usual smilling face be replaced by a blank mask. That always hurt... The masks... So cold...

"Why didn't you erase their memories?" Castor looked at Frau with the same look. "If anyone finds out, you'll be stripped of your Ghost status. You know that."

"If I erase his memories," Frau started. "He'll forget Mikage's last smile. I can't stand to take anything from him! And I'm not sure about her."

Castor simply let the subject drop and closed his eyes. Deciding this was a good time to move away, I snuck to the door, only to find it was fixing itself. I hid beind a wall again as I watched with awe as the faint figures of the spirits moving the broken peices of the door together and mending it. But now the door is sealed. I can't leave without them noticing. Might as well listen to the rest of their spew about the military candidates that are potential vessels for the eye of Mikael.

"Most likely, Teito is one of them. Ever since Teito showed up, a disturbing amount of activity has been happening in this sanctuary," Castor finished speaking and looked to Frau calmly.

"Even if it's what he wants, we can't leave him now." Frau responded quietly.

"Cease your involvement with him, Frau," Castor said with a blank expression. "Labrador's prophecy of Mikage's death was absolute. But it's our fault he had to suffer. We need to find the identity of the identitly of the intruder. Still... What will Teito think of us when he finds out our true identities?"

Frau stays quiet as Castor faces forward and continuing, "You're the only one that can weild Verloren's scythe. You wouldn't be able to control it without your Seven Ghost powers. And eventually, this kid will recive punishment. If you care for them, erase their memories before they become too attatched," Castor pauses before going on, "I'll do something about the collar. If needed, we can train him. But we'll only watch at the moment. Keep an eye on her too."

"Do what you want," was all Frau said as he walked away. Then Verloren's scythe oozes out from Frau's arm. Oh no, I really need to leave. Before I got the chance, the scythe targeted Teito's unconcious body.

"Frau!" Castor yelled frantically. Frau turned around in shock as the scythe reached Teito. The scythe stopped short of Teito's now standing body, his eyes glowing red and the eye of Mikael showing clearly on his hand and the white bone-like structure coming from it to block the scythe. Its...Mikael. I held back a little squeak and pressed my body to the wall.

Mikael narrowed his eyes at Cas and Frau, speaking in a different language that I somehow knew. I don't remember learning this... Is this this language? " With dark authority seeping into his voice, "How insolent of you to turn your blade against my master."

Frau retracted the scythe back into his arm as Mikael spoke again, "Hmph. So you're the master of this collar?"

"Who are you?!" Frau spat back, a confused and shocked expression dancing on his face. I could see Cas look at him with a calm expression and walk toward Mikael.

"Well, well," the forgein tongue slipping into what I believed to be Raggs. "I would kill you, but my master would be upset."

"URGH!" Frau yelled out in frustration. "Who are you bastard?! And why were you speaking Heaven's tongue?!"

"Are you... the eye of Mikael?" Cas interrupted Frau's empty threats. I wanted to laugh, but I still had to hide.

"Hmph, a foolish question. Look~ My master is the most beautiful of my vessels yet!" Mikael's eyes sparkled and the white structure moved to form a heart. "Isn't he wonderful?"

Frau made a face at Mikael's comment. On the other hand, Castor stayed poker faced, "I ask because many are known to imitate the eye."

Mikael stopped playing with the fuzzy and unconcious Mikage. And slipping into Heaven's tongue again, he spoke, "You dare question a god's authenticity? You fool."

Here comes the mind trick. I thought as I moved quickly and covered my eyes, hoping to avoid getting caught in it. Unfortunately, my hopes were shattered when I peeked out to see if it was safe. I immediately was greeted with the sight of the floor crumbling and being ingulfed by a sea of blood red. While my mourning dress and hair whipped in the wind that filled the hall, Cas and Frau's true Ghost forms stood against the wind.

As soon as it started, reality came slamming back down. The room trembled as it was the mind trick ended. I struggled to stand, using the wall as a support. As I struggled to keep my consciousness, I listened to the voices of Mikael, Frau, and Cas.

"Hmph. So you two are Seven Ghosts." Mikael said with a haughty smirk in his voice. "Any normal human would of gone crazy or died of shock. Living amongst pathetic humans must be so dull or is this your karmic penance?"

I could feel my legs crumble underneath me and my body collapse onto the floor as the immense pressure in my skull overpowered me. As I hit the floor, I let out a soft groan. The group didn't quite notice me yet, but I could see Mikage squirm in Mikael's arm.

"By the way, you!" Mikael moved toward Cas with a hand pointing to the collar. "You said you could get this off of me! DO IT! It's choking me!"

Castor stood there, looking at Mikael before saying calmly, "To remove it, I'd have to deliver you to the army's slave administration bureau. That'd be a problem, don't you think?"

"For some reason, I cannot defy this collar. It might injure my master... what shall I do..." He muttered. As soon as Frau heard that, a grin decorated his face.

"Cannot defy it, you say?" Frau put a hand on his chin and looked to Cas.

Putting a hand on a side of his mouth, Castor whispered audibly, "The collar has three functions- Bind, hurt, and sleep."

"What?!" Mikael shouted incrediously. Before he knew it, Frau was behind him with one of his signiture creepy looks and a pendulum was being swung in his face while words of sleep were being whispered in his ear.

"Hey! Stop it!" Mikael yelled as his eyes started to close. Rubbing his eyes, he continued until he hit the ground. "What are you... I'm... Not tired..."

A nun doll of Castor's put Teito's head in her lap as Frau and Cas stood above them. Mikage, who fell with Mikael or Teito, ran over to me. This action brought Cas and Frau's attention to shift to me. I could see the shock on their faces.

"How long has she been there?!" Frau yelled, walking over to me. I could barely keep my eyes open as I pet Mikage's head in thanks.

"I don't know, Frau. I couldn't sense her soul..." Cas muttered under his breath. So, I hid my soul from them as well. I smiled at that thought. That'll come in handy.

"I've been here for the whole time..." I rasped out, my head pounding painfully as I fight the embrace of unconsciousness. The two exchanged a look and Frau moved me next to Teito. Soon enough, the cold embrace of darkness took me yet again.

(~Third POV~)

Frau and Castor sighed simultaneously. First, they had the eye of Mikael's vessel hiding under their noeses the whole time. Second, they had a potentially bigger problem of the enigma that they call Ashe. And third, there are two unconscious teens to deal with when they wake up.

The duo sat down near the two unconscious bodies of Teito and Ashe. Castor magically pulled out a cup of tea as Frau's hair was attacked by a rambunctious Mikage.

"He's really a troublemaker isn't he?" Castor commented idly as they waited for the unconscious teens to wake up,

"He's just a stupid, out of control brat," Frau started, looking over at the teens. "Ashe, now she's a troublemaker. We need to watch her."

Castor simply nodded as Teito sat up sluggishly, causing Frau to zoom back into a wall. Teito wiped away some drool while speaking, "Huh? What was I doing?"

"Are you Teito?!" Frau shouted. Only to recieve a confused look from Teito.

"Teito!" Castor said, gaining Teito's attention. "How would you like to take the bishop examination?"

Looking down, Teito stayed silent for a second, flashing back to a promise he made with Mikage to die together. After a second he spoke up, "What's the point? I have to avenge Mikage."

"Why rush to your death?"

"He died for me, so I have to get swore we would die together! So why shouldn't I put my life on the line for him?!"

Before Teito could say anymore, Frau promptly grabbed his shoulders and slammed his forehead onto Teito's. Teito fell back, rubbing his injured forehead, then looking back to Frau. "What the..."

"You think Mikage saved your life so that you could just throw it away?" Frau asked him as Frau approached and put a finger over his heart. "You don't really want to die for Mikage, you only want the bad feelings to leave." Teito's eyes started to water and the tears overflowed, running down his cheeks. "Don't run away. Keep on living, no matter how much it hurts. Protecting the life that Mikage saved is the only way to atone for his death."

"How is living going to atone for anything?!" Teito yelled at Frau.

"That's for you to figure out, brat." he responded while he walked away.

"If you leave now, the army will be waiting to snap you up, Teito. You won't make it out of District 7, let alone reach District 1," Castor said with a smile, "So, let us help you with your revenge."

This statement shocked both Frau and Teito. Castor ignored their shock and held up a bishop's pass. "If you pass the bishop exam, you'll recive a travel pass good for lodging and transit anywhere in the world~ Including the Barsburg Empire~ The Imperial guard won't inspect you. The best revenge is one well planned, don't you think?"

Frau started toward Castor in order to stop him, but was held back by two dolls. He struggled as Castor held out his hands with a tilted head. A doll went behind Castor, copying his pose and causing moe flowers to fill the background. Ashe woke up during this, watching quietly with a largely amused expression.

"The exam is in a month. I don't think it's a bad idea for you." Castor said happily.

In the background, Frau struggled and shouted, "Dummy! Why are you campaining revenge?! That's not what he needs right now!"

Raising a finger to his mouth, Castor smirked slyly at Frau. In return, Frau stopped thrashing and looked at him in disbelief. 'That sly fox...' he thought.

"Okay," Teito said, "I'll take the exam."

Castor smiled in victory, "We'll meet you in the library. We have to speak with Ashe real-quick in private."

Teito nodded, looking to Ashe and smiling a little.

Ashe blanked as Teito left the hall and the two men look to her. She gave them a nervous smile, knowing she has been caught in the act of sneaking away. "So, w-what is it that y-you need to speak with me about?"

"You were there the whole time," Castor said to her calmly. "You know what we have to do, don't you?"

She stayed silent, staring at the ground. Frau approached her, reaching his hand into her chest, and Zehel's symbol glows as he looks through her memories. Suddenly, Frau flew across the room. His body slammed into the wall and fell to the floor.

"What the hell?!" Frau shouted at Ashe's now extremely pale form. Castor just looked between the two before walking to Ashe.

"Ashe... What did you do?" Castor asked her slowly.

"I... Don't know, Cas... I don't know..." She said with a small frown showing on her face. Her hands were covering a glowing symol on her chest.

Frau, standing back up, walks back over to Ashe and Castor. Pointing to her hands, he asks, "Why are you doing that?"

Ashe jumped in reponse and slowly took her hands off the symbol. Both Frau and Castor looked at the symbol in confusion. Until realization dawned on Ashe.

(~Ashe's POV~)

'I get it... This must have something to do with Cheif... And my purpose here...' I thought.

Frau and Cas continued to stare at the symbol on my chest, their own thoughts racing like mine were a second ago I'm assuming. I looked back down at the white symbol. It was an empty ring with two wings set on each side. 'Yeah, this definitely has to do with my purpose here... Maybe I should tell them. No, I'll wait until I meet Haukren later on.. Yeah, that's what I'll do...'

"Can we put this off until later?" I asked them sadly.

Castor nodded with a serious expression. "Yes, but you have to tell us eventually."

"I know, I know. Then the secrets will really be out in the open."