I apologize for the shortness of the last chapter, so to make up for it, this one's extra long. I was rushed into finishing the previous chapter by my sister and father, who thought I was up too late. But here's the next chapter, and I hope you enjoy. Be warned! It's more about Teito and the bishops (Hikaru pops up at the end .…Review please
(Normal POV)
"Anyway, Hikaru, what is this 'silly thing' you were talking about before?"
"Oh right! Well, his name is Samil and he technically is a-"
"A fallen angel. An archangel, also known as the chief of the Dragons of Evil, the Prince of Darkness, the Angel of Death or Poison, and the Grim Reaper."
"But Castor, I thought you guys were-"
"Samil is completely separate from the 07 ghosts. In a way, he is one of us, but he is also not one of us. He was…is a being that, although was once respected, is now treated as a traitor."
"But-"
"It's okay Teito! He said that no matter what others think, he will be my ally. And yours too if I say so! The only reason he doesn't want Labrador to change me is because he's afraid of what happened with Ayanami. That and he doesn't trust anyone not even you."
Hikaru had unexpectedly pointed, not at any of the bishops or Teito, but at Mikage. The little pink dragon jumped off the bed and hopped onto Teito's shoulder just staring at Hikaru until he bit down on his finger somehow managing to draw blood with his small teeth. Hikaru stared seriously at the dragon, while Teito tried to get him to let go.
"Hey, brat. What does the dragon have to do with this?"
With the little fluff ball still attached to his finger, Hikaru got really close to Frau before showing him something where no one can see. Frau's eyes grew in size and he paled significantly before Hikaru walked away, petting Mikage until he released his still bleeding finger.
"I am merely here to protect Hikaru. Now, if you'll excuse me, my master is tired and doesn't want to deal with your insignificant questions."
No one but Frau had noticed when Hikaru had changed, but now everyone knew that Teito wasn't the only one with something inside him.
(Frau's POV)
After Labrador and glasses finished re-bandaging Hikaru's wounds, Teito decided to join us as we went to Mikage's funeral. Lab made some comment about the flowers, and Castor said something about Teito's soul, but even I knew the truth. He's soul was falling apart, being torn at the edges but his best friends death, but what Hikaru-no Samil-said to me shocked me more than I could ever believe.
"Hey, brat. What does the dragon have to do with this?"
"You and I both know that's Mikage's soul, but what you don't know…let's just say he could be the death of Hikaru, and if he get's in my way, I won't hesitate to destroy the only hope that Teito has to protect my master. So prepare yourself, Zehel."
First, I never told the kid my name, but if he kills the only hope Teito has, he'll be considered dead as far as I'm concerned.
(Castor's POV)
After Mikage's funeral, I decided that now would be the best time to confront Teito and erase his memories, since stupid Frau sacked off and didn't do it. I found him wandering the church's halls, and stopped him.
"Teito, where are you going?"
"I'm heading to the Holburg Fortification. Thank you for taking care of me."
"So, even if I tried to stop you, you'd still go?"
He merely looked up at me with dead eyes and ignored my question.
"And thank you for the mourning clothes."
I smiled as he walked past me, but I wouldn't let him get away from me that easily.
"Wait, Teito. Have you met the death reaper, Zehel?"
"That was Frau, and you too have the same aura."
I sent out my strings of fate, and covered his eyes with my hands.
"What an absurd assumption…and yet there are some things in this world you must not see. I'm sorry, but I will have you forget about the Seven Ghosts."
I carried him to the benches inside the chapel, and laid him down, ready to begin erasing his memories, until I was so rudely interrupted by none other than Frau.
"Wait a minute."
"Why didn't you erase his memories Frau?"
He didn't even hesitate when giving me his answer.
"If I did that, Mikage's last smile would be erased as well. Are you still willing to snatch away what he has left that is precious to him?"
I got off topic for a bit and explained to Frau that the military had been training candidates for the Eye of Mikhail, and that Teito may have been one.
"Please cease involving this child any further! Mikage's death was going to happen just as Labrador predicted."
"Hm, his death just goes to show our irresponsibility in our negligence of this happening, doesn't it?" (AN: I couldn't find another way of saying this without making it even more confusing .)
"Yes, but our job is not just the elimination of Kors, when he knows our true faces will he act differently towards us then? Without erasing his memories, what will the authorities do when they find out? You will no longer be one of the Seven Ghosts. Right now, only you can wield Verloren's scythe, no one else. Not only that, but Teito is bound to receive more punishment. If you truly care for him, then erase his memories before the authorities take him away."
I was trying my best to get him to understand the situation, but knowing just how stubborn he is, I changed topics once again hoping to get his mind off the subject for a bit to help with his understanding.
"We also need to remove the collar. We need to strengthen him for future happenings, but we should just keep on watching him from a distance."
Frau just walked away, not giving me an answer on anything until he turned around.
"Do what you want."
As he was walking away, his scythe appeared and went after Teito.
"Frau!"
"Are you serious? This guy just moved on its own!"
I was about to interfere, but Teito got up and moved out of the way before he was hit.
"What a fool, to raise a weapon at my master! Bastards! What were you planning to do?"
"Who are you?"
Apparently Frau caught his breath before I did, and asked the question we were both wondering.
That red stone is…it can't be…
Being unsure if this was truly the eye, seeing how Hikaru was the only one who saw it, I decided that now was the chance to find out.
"Personally, I want to kill you but my master doesn't wish for such."
"What's with this arrogant brat?"
"Could it be that you're the Eye of Mikhail?"
"Foolish question. Look here! Amongst all my other vessels, my master currently has the best ranks in beauty! What do you think? Isn't it marvelous!"
Without even waiting for an answer, he walked past me towards the doll that was holding Mikage. Not knowing what he could do, both Frau and I were positioned for a fight if it turned out that way.
"I've heard about several counterfeit stones…how do we know you're that real thing?"
"Do you ask of a God's authenticity? You fools."
The ground around us disappeared, and our true forms were shown before the ground reassembled. Mikhail hadn't changed, he was still standing there petting Mikage.
What was that? An illusion?
"You two are of the Seven Ghost right? Normal people would be killed on the spot, but I see you're not alone."
I had no idea what he was talking about until I heard footsteps behind me. Hikaru walked out from behind one of the pews, smiling excitedly.
(Normal POV)
"Hikaru! What are you doing here? You could've been killed!"
He just giggled and ran up to Teito, stopping short, before leaning over and peering at him from a lower angle.
"Hey, you're not Teito are you?"
"No, I'm not. I am the Eye of Mikhail, and Teito is my vessel. Now get off me and stop doing that, before I kill you."
While Mikhail was speaking, Hikaru had wrapped his arms around his neck and had begun hitting him on the head after getting bit by the collar as well. (AN: I'm changing the collar a bit so that 2 people can control it)
"Ouch, so if I hit you on the head enough will Teito come back out?"
"No you idiot! Now get off me!"
Mikhail punched Hikaru and pinned him to the ground ready to hit him again before he was thrown off into one of the pews.
"What the-"
"What's wrong Mikhail? Don't recognize me?"
"You're Samil!"
"You know him?"
Frau and Castor, who hadn't moved since earlier, finally spoke up and at the same time no less. Hikaru got off Mikhail and helped him up before throwing his arm over his shoulder grinning.
"We were best of buds when I was banished! I just haven't been able to find him with the whole switching of vessels."
"Well it's not like I make the choice."
They were both getting to know one another again, before Mikhail remembered something and ran towards Castor.
"Hey, you mentioned earlier that you could remove this collar, right? Remove it now! I can hardly use any of my power! I can't stand it."
"To remove the collar we would have to return you to the military. Wouldn't that be very troublesome?"
"Why can't I defy this collar? It's troublesome to my master too."
"Oh? You can't defy it huh?"
Castor leaned over to Frau and Hikaru and told them about the three functions the collar has: bind, sleep, and pain. Both got an evil grin before giving orders.
"Bind!"
"Sleep!"
Teito soon fell asleep, Mikage falling from his shoulder to the ground.
"How ridiculous! To think that the Eye was here. If we let him do what he wants, it would be all over the military!"
"Don't forget, he has the choice to make as well; whether to become the 'White Angel' or the 'Angel of Darkness'."
"That's right. The 'White Angel' will protect the world while the 'Angel of Darkness' would send it into chaos."
Mikage, being the dare devil that he is, had climbed onto Hikaru's head and began to bite him.
"Geeze, you brats are quite a handful aren't you."
"Whatever. I've healed some of Hikaru's more dangerous wounds, but his mind will still take a while. I will, however allow Labrador to help the process. So, take care of my master."
Hikaru collapsed just as Teito woke up. Castor and Frau were afraid of Teito for a minute until they realized that he had no memory of the incident.
Teito had thanked the nuns and had his final look around the church before heading towards the doors.
"Teito-kun."
Labrador and Castor had appeared behind him hoping to somehow change his mind about leaving.
"We know that we can't force you to stay, but the you right now cannot make clear decisions."
"If you leave, the military will surely come after you."
"…He died for my sake…This time, I will take his resentments and clear them away."
"So even if you die-"
"We promised each other that we'd die together! If I don't risk my life for him, what should I do?"
"Live for him."
Hikaru and Frau appeared before him this time, answering his question in a simple way, but he wasn't completely convinced.
"Was the life Mikage saved something that unimportant?"
Teito didn't answer, so Frau decided to show him something. He dragged Teito to a hallway now covered in zaiphon.
"Do you remember this place? Look at the walls."
Teito and Hikaru both looked around and read the words Mikage had written there.
"I'm sorry Teito, Hikaru."
"You both have to keep on living!"
"We'll absolutely always be the best of friends!"
"I love you, Teito, Hikaru."
They were obviously his last words, and even the new, always happy Hikaru was silent and serious. Teito fell to the floor, overwhelmed by all the things Mikage had left for him, when Frau broke the silence.
"Don't run away from living. Even if it's painful, keep on living! That is the best way to make up to him."
"How can I atone by just living?"
"You'll have to figure that out by yourself."
(Labrador's POV)
Okay, time to get to work.
Frau and Castor had told me earlier that Samil agreed to let me begin healing Hikaru's mind. So as soon as we had finished trying to help Teito, we took him to a room near the back of the church; away from everything, so no one would be bothered. What was strange to me though, was how Hikaru returned to normal when Frau brought him to help Teito.
It was quite strange. Maybe Teito is helping Hikaru self heal somehow. Either that, or Samil was helping more than I thought…But now's not the time to think of that.
I made sure he was unconscious (which Frau had done before hand) and told Frau and Castor I was going to begin, as they were waiting outside the room just in case. I put my hand on his forehead and began to reach into his mind, but what I found caused me almost as much pain as it brought him.
Sneak Peak:
A young boy born with white hair was uncommon to begin with, but having one eye violet while the other was a blood red was more than just uncommon. The mother screamed the moment she saw the child and only agreed to take it to get funds from the nearby church. The poor boy grew fast and learned quickly for someone his age, but no matter how well he did in his studies, the one person he wanted to recognize him, never did. He would soon learn though, just how much he should have enjoyed the silence and glares his mother gave him, because one day, she changed.