I forgot to put a sneak peek in the last one, but I don't know if I'll do that since I'm updating everyday. Ugh, I'm ranting…ANYWAY…please R&R especially if you enjoy what I'm writing. ^^ and btw, I just noticed that I might not be updating this weekend. So sorry if it ends with a cliffhanger…and I changed Hikari's name to Hikaru because apparently Hikari is a girls name…oops

(Hikaru's POV)

Right before the old man got to me, I was grabbed by yet another bishop with a dark, cloaked figure behind him.

"Are you okay?"

I couldn't even nod. All I did was stare at the figure behind him.

"W-What's that?"

"Huh? What are you-"

"Huge…hooded…ghost…"

"You can see that?"

At that moment, Teito ran over and began asking if I was okay. I just nodded and when I glanced over at the red haired bishop that had saved me, I thought I saw him glaring at me through his glasses.

Did I find out something I shouldn't have?

Then, I remembered the elderly man, and saw just as the scythe finished him off. At first I thought he was dead, but I noticed that the wings were gone and he seemed okay.

Like bishops would really kill an old man…Although, I almost did…because of Teito…

I looked over at Teito, and noticed a blue mark on his chest. I reached towards it, but the blond bishop slapped my hand away. I quickly realized what it was, and knew something had to be done to get rid of it before he too, grew those wings.

"You idiot! First off, what were you thinking? You just stood there! You could've been killed!"

"Frau!"

The red haired bishop stopped him, when he noticed how scared I was about the thing behind Frau. He leaned over, and whispered something to Frau, thinking that I couldn't hear.

"Frau, he knows."

"What? How?"

"I'm not sure. He might be able to see it somehow."

"Well, great. That's one more problem to deal with. Hey you! You weren't too smart either!"

Teito had turned to look and appeared very confused as to what Frau was talking about.

"This! You stupid chibi!"

He pointed at the mark on Teito's chest and…wait a minute, did he just call Teito a chibi?…Frau took off his glove, and pulled a pair of boney wings out of Teito's chest. I took a step back, and Frau gave me a weird look before he crushed the wings. It must have took a lot out of Teito, because he passed out. I managed to catch him, but I wasn't in great shape either and his shear weight threw me off balance.

"Gotcha. You really take care of this shorty, don't ya."

I glared at him. It's not like he has any right to make fun of Teito like that. He took one look at my face, and just smiled and laughed.

"Ah! You're a good kid. Maybe you should take care of this kid for me."

"Frau! Don't go pushing you duties onto an injured child!"

"But-"

They continued to argue, and I decided we weren't going to get anywhere like this. I picked up Teito, adjusted him so he was on my back, and started to walk back towards our room.

"Oi! You shouldn't be doing that! You're still injured!"

"It's probably because you were saying stupid things, Frau."

Figures…is that all they do is argue?

"They're always like that. Here. I'll take him."

Another bishop had appeared next to me, only this one was…different. He did have that ghost thing behind him, but he seemed kinder. As if he knew everything that was going on; why we were here; who we were; what we had gone through. He helped me feel more relaxed, as if I wasn't alone in this world. I gave Teito to him, and actually smiled. He smiled back, a kind warm smile; one I had never seen in my entire life.

"I'm Labrador, and you are?"

"Hikaru Ryutan"

"I see. 'Dejected Light'. I'll just call you Hikaru, because all I see is the pure light of your soul."

My soul?…Is that his power? The blond one has a scythe, the red haired one has string of some sort, and he can see my soul?…But I think there's more to him than that…Not that it matters, I never really liked my last name.

"Who named you? Do you know?"

"…my mother…"

Just by the look on my face, he must have noticed that I didn't want to talk about it. So, we continued on in silence. Until…

"Up you go!"

Ah! What is this delinquent bishop doing?

"Frau! He's injured! Be careful!"

But it was too late…the pain and exhaustion finally caught up with me, and I passed out, hoping that tomorrow will somehow be better than today.