Teito POV

Teito stirred and woke. He felt sluggish. He felt slow. He felt nothing. Am I forgetting something?He merely stared at the ceiling above him, having no energy to get up and do anything. Why is that again?Something unpleasant stirred in the back of his mind, rearing an ugly head.Nevermind. No need to remember.

Teito pushed all thoughts from his head and began to memorize every detail above him. He distantly heard a door opening and footsteps. He ignored them. Well, until a face was forced into his vision.

"Oi. Get up."

Maybe he will go away..Teito did nothing. Frau gripped his chin and leaned closer with a deadly glare.

"Get the fuck up. It's been more than a day."

Teito sighed and pulled his face away, rolling over and burying his face in his arms.

"Go away." He mumbled.

"Do you want to forget him that easily?"

Teito stiffened as something painful stabbed through his heart. Who?

"Shut up." He mumbled again.

"I don't think he would want to be forgotten, Teito."

"Shut up!" Teito yelled into his pillow. A warm hand was placed on his shoulder.

"Teito… Remember Mikage."

Mikage. Mikage. MikageMikageMikage. MikageMi- Fuck.The tears started flowing and Teito buried his head deeper into his arms.

"Fuck you." He whispered. The hand squeezed his shoulder gently.

"I'm sorry." Frau replied just as quiet. Teito felt the bed dip as Frau sat beside him.

"Go away." He pleaded one more time.

"No."

After about a half hour the tears were long dried and Teito's stomach growled, echoing around the room. He turned and sat up slowly, wiping at his face. He ran his fingers through his hair and got to his feet, swaying a bit. He looked down at his disheveled appearance and decided he didn't give a fuck.

"Hey, brat. There are clean clothes right here."

"I don't care."

Teito felt the air around him drop a few degrees. He turned to look up at Frau. His arms were crossed and a frown was on his face. His eyes were dark, dangerous, and determined.

"You are NOT setting a foot out of here in dirty clothes."

Teito held his eyes for a few minutes before he gave up. He huffed and stomped over to the bed where some clothes were laid out.

"Fine." He grabbed them and looked over to Frau. "Get out."

Frau's frown deepened as he hesitated. Then he spun on his heel and left. Teito pulled on the clothes, not bothering to look at them. He didn't feel any better in these. He looked at the old clothes discarded on the floor. They reminded him of what happened. He pushed away the emotions threatening to break down his mental block.

Teito left the room, not bothering to see if Frau was still there or following. He didn't make it far down the hall before he felt dizzy and nauseous. He paused, leaning against a wall with his arms wrapped around his stomach and his head bowed. He took deep breaths. Everyone will be there. I'll have to smile and answer questions. I'll have to talk.He really did not want to be around people right now. He would rather hide away and forget.

A hand on his shoulder once more halted his thoughts.

"You alright, kid?" Frau asked softly. Teito straightened, shoving thoughts and feelings away.

"Yea." He continued to the dining hall with a worried Frau in tow. As expected, he was swarmed by concerned nuns and joined by Castor and Labrador. Teito glared at Castor right away and ignored him entirely afterwards. He got the hint and left him alone. After the meal (Teito had no idea what time of day it was, he didn't bother to notice), he wandered around again. Frau backed off out of sight. Most likely still following him around. But Teito was happy for the semi privacy. He was lost in his mind trying not to think thoughts when a blur of yellow caught his attention. Mikage?

Suddenly Teito was running and grabbing the shoulder of a blonde. He turned with an angry expression. His hair was in a single braid that fell down his shoulder. Not Mikage.

"What the fuck?" He scowled at Teito.

"Sorry." Teito muttered before fast walking in the opposite direction. Fuck. Now he was losing his mind. Before long, Teito found himself once again in front of the music room. He went in and made his way to the piano, sitting and gently lifting the cover. He felt no comfort when he ran fingers over familiar keys. He had no motivation, no inspiration to play. Teito forced his fingers down, a sharp ringing out and hurting his ears. He placed both hands on and tried to think of something to play. His mind wouldn't cooperate. He didn't want to play.

Teito sat and frowned at the keys for a full twenty minutes before his hands came alive with a mind of their own. They played out an unknown tune. He let his fingers sing their own song. He closed his eyes and lost himself in the music.

Reality came crashing back in when his fingers stopped. They were sore and Teito wondered how long he played for.

"Teito…"Teito jerked his head up and looked around. He was alone.

"Frau?" He tentatively called out. No answer. He sprinted out of the room and into an empty hallway.

"Teito…"The voice was female, soft, and echoing. Teito felt his heart begin to race and fear coil in his belly. No way he was falling for this again.

"Frau!" He called out again. Within seconds Frau was in front of him, battle ready. He looked around, confused.

"Frau.." Teito began immediately but then paused, unsure how to explain it. Frau stared at him, waiting for an explanation.

"Teito…"Teito jerked his head to the left. He actually heard it coming from a direction this time.

"Did you hear that?" He breathed out the question. He saw Frau tilt his head out of the corner of his eye.

"Uh, no. I heard nothing. You ok?"

Teito shushed him and took a few steps forwards. Anger mixed with fear. If it was Ayanami again… I'll kill him!

"Teito!" Frau barked out. "You're freaking me out."

Teito glanced over at him.

"Sorry." Not really. "Something's calling my name."

"What." Frau said bluntly, looking around cautiously.

"In my head, I guess. You can't hear it." Teito mumbled and took another few steps, cocking his head and listening intently.

"Teito…"

"There it is again." He whispered.

"Teito…?"

Teito looked to Frau once more.

"Let's go find it."

"I don't think it's a good idea."

"So?"

"It could be a trap, Teito!"

"You're here, we'll be fine."

Frau paused, looking closely at Teito.

"What do you mean?" He carefully asked. Teito looked over at Frau, confused.

"You have that scythe thingy and…" He trailed off, a memory stirring. A flash of cloak, a flash of bone. Teito shook his head. "Nevermind. Let's go." He started forwards, hoping Frau would follow. He glanced over his shoulder to confirm that he was.

"Teito…"

Teito followed the voice down halls, winding across the property until he was so turned around he was lost. He stopped in front of two massive doors. There was a dragon carved into the wood, it's wings spanning across both doors, its mouth open in a roar and a spiked tail curving where a handle should be.

"Where are we?" Teito asked. Frau looked confused.

"I've never been here before… But these doors… It can't be…"

Teito shrugged at his incoherent mumbling and pushed at the doors. They swung open soundlessly. He hesitated before slowly walking in, his hands up, swirling with zaiphon. It was a massive room with a towering ceiling. There were rings attached to the opposite wall where chains must have rested long ago. Dust layered every possible surface of the room. It looked like it hadn't been disturbed in a long, long time. The only light was a window up high above them, illuminating the center of the room like a spotlight. Teito stepped towards it, but a hand around his arm stopped him.

"Where are you going?" Frau hissed at him.

Teito shrugged him off and stepped into the circle of light. The window slowly opened, and unlike the door it creaked loudly, dislodging dust. Teito's eyes followed the specks fall to the floor. Frau tensed behind him and Teito saw his scythe seem to appear out of nowhere. A soft chirping brought his attention back up. A little pink ball fluttered through the window. It flapped tiny wings that were trembling. Suddenly, it dropped and without thinking, Teito jumped forwards to catch it.

Teito examined the creature in his arms. It was tiny and chubby, with a large head.

"No fucking way…"

Teito raised his head to look at Frau.

"What?"

Frau's scythe was gone and he stood with an open mouth, staring at the creature.

"That's a dragon. A fyulong dragon."

"Burupa!" the dragon chirped happily, snuggling deeper into his arms.

"Look closer, Teito." Frau whispered. So he did. And he noticed a certain x shaped scar on its cheek. He gasped.

"That's impossible…" He whispered. Frau cleared his throat.

"Actually, it's not. That's Mikage's soul, just reincarnated."

"But the voice… was female."

"The mother, probably."

Both were in shock of the turn of events. The little dragon was born, with Mikage's reincarnated soul, and he flew all the way to find Teito, the mother guiding the way for both of them. Hopefully.

Teito hugged the dragon to his chest rightly, tears pricking at his eyes once more. One thing still bugged him.

"But why the room? Why all the way out here?"

Frau shook his head.

"Long ago a Fyulong mother dragon was trapped here, for political reasons mostly I believe. Eventually it was decided that the entrapment was cruel and the dragon was set free."

Teito fell deep into thought. So. Frau can see souls.The memory stirred again.

The dragon began snoring softly and Teito looked down and gazed into familiar colored eyes, a soft smile on his face.