Yo people!
Author's notes: this is a sort of prelude to Lilas-neechan's "beyond the world" (go read it!!) but it can pretty much stand on it's own. It's shonen-ai with a very unusual pairing (it includes Seiya but if you've read Lilas' fic you know who the other is ^^).
*~*~*~*~* indicates a time lapse
Disclaimers: Saint Seiya does not belong to me, it belongs to Kurumada sensei and whoever else owns the rights. I am not making any money out of this aqnd in fact I don't have any so don't even bother suing.
Enjoy!
In the time that was Before: Prologue
"You know, we will be rivals one day."
"So?"
"You will have to kill me."
"Will I succeed?"
"Naturally."
"But then you'll die!"
"I will come back eventually, I won't abandon you."
Of course he'll come back! Even when I'll kill him we'll meet again in our next life, right? But what if I can't manage? Will he kill me? Will we still meet?
"No matter what you'll find me again!"
"No matter what."
"And we'll be best friends again and no one'll tell us what to do then!"
"I…yes, yes we will let no one interfere this time!"
"…But that will be in such a long time…" and neither one of us can change that.
I wish…I wish I never met him! No, not Cade, that man 'Pope' or something. He said that he'll take me away. And I wish we never met her, the fortune- teller, but we did and now we have a secret and we'll tell it to no one, not even that Pope person.
The secret is about Cade. I'm not a normal kid, I got special powers (the fortune-teller told me that and then Pope did too) but then Cade has got special powers even greater than mine (the fortune- teller told us that too). But no one can know about Cade or they'll try to kill him.
He holds my hand now; it's funny how he always knows when I'm scared.
"Stop thinking about my death and go to sleep, we need to start planning tomorrow."
"Stop reading my thoughts and I'll go to sleep!"
"I cannot read thoughts and you know it, it is just extremely easy to guess what you think."
"Fine!"
"And stop being angry at me!"
*~*~*~*~*
"Good morning Cade…Seiya! Wake up!"
"Mornin' 'dite"
"You kids know that we have guests today – "
" – and that we have to pretend that we don't exist. Yeah, yeah, we have plans for today anyway!"
"Right, so be sweet and disappear"
That was Aphrodite. Well, that's not her real name but she's very beautiful so I like calling her Aphrodite. She's real nice, she lets us sleep in her stables as long as we don't steal anything from her and sometimes she even gives us some money if we help her with the house.
So we're off to do what we had planned. Pope should come back in two or three days to take me to that Sanctuary he's been talking about and me and Cade have to figure out a way he can come with me without Pope noticing.
"We should go to one of the temples first, they are said to know everything there"
Cade is two years older than me, I think, and way much smarter. He also talks funny, like adults do. He's stronger than me, a lot, so I don't know how I'm supposed to kill him. It doesn't matter, the fortune-teller said that it would be in almost ten years!
"Where are we going?"
"To Athena's temple, it's the one closest to here."
"Ok"
"Seiya?"
"Hmm?"
"I hope that what the fortune-teller said will not happen."
"Me too, but it will, it's our fate."
"Because Pope came, she was proved right"
This time I take his hand, I know that it makes him sad but only because he knows that I'll be sad if what she said happens.
"We're here."
It's a white temple that's like…well…any other temple really. It's pretty small too but that's 'cause we're not in Athens so Athena's temples aren't that important. Goddess of wisdom and war, her priests should know the answers, right?
"May I help you?"
"We have some questions we would like to ask."
"Of course, follow me"
That priestess seems really nice. I hope she can't read thoughts though, I heard that some priests can read thoughts, so I hope she can't so she doesn't know about Cade.
"Ask away"
"We heard some people talk about a place named Sanctuary and we would like to know more."
"Where did you hear that?"
"In the market"
"And why did you come here, of all places?"
"'cause priests know everything!"
Oups, I shouldn't have said anything. It's always better that only Cade speaks. Well, she's smiling, I didn't mess that bad then.
"Your luck led you to the right place then. Sanctuary, as you called it, is the name for Athena's sacred domain. It is said to be here, in Greece, on an island near Athens. But no ordinary mortal can go there, only those destined to be Athena's Saints, her warriors who give their lives to protect their Goddess and the Earth, are allowed into Athena's Sanctuary."
"Thank you very much."
"You do not seem very happy to hear what I told you."
"I…is there really no way to enter Sanctuary?"
"Why?"
Oh, that'd be my cue! "'Cause I wanna be a Saint!" She smiles again, go me!
"Well, I heard that there was a village on the same island as Sanctuary, the saints sometimes go there when they don't have to train. If you really want to know more you should go to Athens, they know more about it there."
"Thank you"
"Thanks!"
"Good day children"
I can guess what Cade thinks now. Here it comes, three, two, one –
"When he comes to take you I will leave for Athens and from there I will find a way to come to that island. I will try to find a way to live in that village so don't you dare do anything dangerous until then!"
"Promise!"
"Should I believe you?"
"Huh huh!" ok now big innocent smile and bright eyes…there, that always works.
"I really shouldn't, but I will have to trust you"
Bingo!!
~end prologue~
Arigatou gozaimasu Lilas neechan for betaing this and for all the wonderfull advice!
Also C&C are greatly appreciated!
Author's notes: this is a sort of prelude to Lilas-neechan's "beyond the world" (go read it!!) but it can pretty much stand on it's own. It's shonen-ai with a very unusual pairing (it includes Seiya but if you've read Lilas' fic you know who the other is ^^).
*~*~*~*~* indicates a time lapse
Disclaimers: Saint Seiya does not belong to me, it belongs to Kurumada sensei and whoever else owns the rights. I am not making any money out of this aqnd in fact I don't have any so don't even bother suing.
Enjoy!
In the time that was Before: Prologue
"You know, we will be rivals one day."
"So?"
"You will have to kill me."
"Will I succeed?"
"Naturally."
"But then you'll die!"
"I will come back eventually, I won't abandon you."
Of course he'll come back! Even when I'll kill him we'll meet again in our next life, right? But what if I can't manage? Will he kill me? Will we still meet?
"No matter what you'll find me again!"
"No matter what."
"And we'll be best friends again and no one'll tell us what to do then!"
"I…yes, yes we will let no one interfere this time!"
"…But that will be in such a long time…" and neither one of us can change that.
I wish…I wish I never met him! No, not Cade, that man 'Pope' or something. He said that he'll take me away. And I wish we never met her, the fortune- teller, but we did and now we have a secret and we'll tell it to no one, not even that Pope person.
The secret is about Cade. I'm not a normal kid, I got special powers (the fortune-teller told me that and then Pope did too) but then Cade has got special powers even greater than mine (the fortune- teller told us that too). But no one can know about Cade or they'll try to kill him.
He holds my hand now; it's funny how he always knows when I'm scared.
"Stop thinking about my death and go to sleep, we need to start planning tomorrow."
"Stop reading my thoughts and I'll go to sleep!"
"I cannot read thoughts and you know it, it is just extremely easy to guess what you think."
"Fine!"
"And stop being angry at me!"
*~*~*~*~*
"Good morning Cade…Seiya! Wake up!"
"Mornin' 'dite"
"You kids know that we have guests today – "
" – and that we have to pretend that we don't exist. Yeah, yeah, we have plans for today anyway!"
"Right, so be sweet and disappear"
That was Aphrodite. Well, that's not her real name but she's very beautiful so I like calling her Aphrodite. She's real nice, she lets us sleep in her stables as long as we don't steal anything from her and sometimes she even gives us some money if we help her with the house.
So we're off to do what we had planned. Pope should come back in two or three days to take me to that Sanctuary he's been talking about and me and Cade have to figure out a way he can come with me without Pope noticing.
"We should go to one of the temples first, they are said to know everything there"
Cade is two years older than me, I think, and way much smarter. He also talks funny, like adults do. He's stronger than me, a lot, so I don't know how I'm supposed to kill him. It doesn't matter, the fortune-teller said that it would be in almost ten years!
"Where are we going?"
"To Athena's temple, it's the one closest to here."
"Ok"
"Seiya?"
"Hmm?"
"I hope that what the fortune-teller said will not happen."
"Me too, but it will, it's our fate."
"Because Pope came, she was proved right"
This time I take his hand, I know that it makes him sad but only because he knows that I'll be sad if what she said happens.
"We're here."
It's a white temple that's like…well…any other temple really. It's pretty small too but that's 'cause we're not in Athens so Athena's temples aren't that important. Goddess of wisdom and war, her priests should know the answers, right?
"May I help you?"
"We have some questions we would like to ask."
"Of course, follow me"
That priestess seems really nice. I hope she can't read thoughts though, I heard that some priests can read thoughts, so I hope she can't so she doesn't know about Cade.
"Ask away"
"We heard some people talk about a place named Sanctuary and we would like to know more."
"Where did you hear that?"
"In the market"
"And why did you come here, of all places?"
"'cause priests know everything!"
Oups, I shouldn't have said anything. It's always better that only Cade speaks. Well, she's smiling, I didn't mess that bad then.
"Your luck led you to the right place then. Sanctuary, as you called it, is the name for Athena's sacred domain. It is said to be here, in Greece, on an island near Athens. But no ordinary mortal can go there, only those destined to be Athena's Saints, her warriors who give their lives to protect their Goddess and the Earth, are allowed into Athena's Sanctuary."
"Thank you very much."
"You do not seem very happy to hear what I told you."
"I…is there really no way to enter Sanctuary?"
"Why?"
Oh, that'd be my cue! "'Cause I wanna be a Saint!" She smiles again, go me!
"Well, I heard that there was a village on the same island as Sanctuary, the saints sometimes go there when they don't have to train. If you really want to know more you should go to Athens, they know more about it there."
"Thank you"
"Thanks!"
"Good day children"
I can guess what Cade thinks now. Here it comes, three, two, one –
"When he comes to take you I will leave for Athens and from there I will find a way to come to that island. I will try to find a way to live in that village so don't you dare do anything dangerous until then!"
"Promise!"
"Should I believe you?"
"Huh huh!" ok now big innocent smile and bright eyes…there, that always works.
"I really shouldn't, but I will have to trust you"
Bingo!!
~end prologue~
Arigatou gozaimasu Lilas neechan for betaing this and for all the wonderfull advice!
Also C&C are greatly appreciated!