These days, there were constantly nurses or maids taking care of the house. Saori used all of her force as Athena to help healing the saints the fought bravely in the last battle, but her body was still very weak. At first, she spent most of her days in bed. With the time passing, she started taking a few walk around the beach per day and now she was feeling much better. She still felt something was missing though.

- Good morning, Saori-san! - As Saori opened her eyes, Shun smiled at her, sitting on a chair next to her bed,

- Good morning, Shun! - She smiled back at him. The andromeda saint was always smiling, she loved having him around. She probably wouldn't have recovered as fast as she did if it wasn't for his knowledge of medicine and therapies that helped her a lot. She looked at the window and the sun didn't shine bright yet - Isn't it too early?

- Yes, it is earlier than you usually wake up. But we got a call from Seiya last night and he should arrive in about an hour. I thought you would want to see him as soon as possible. - Shun could see the sparkle in her eyes as soon as she heard Seiya's name. She meant to get up real quickly but Shun stopped her - Don't worry, you have time. No need to rush anything.

- Ok, ok... It's just that... - She coyly smiled, blushing - I miss him a lot. - Shun smiled. He knew and understood her. After years, Seiya came back during the battle and they didn't have time spend together since. She looked at the clock and saw it was really early, around 5 AM. - I will have breakfast with him as he arrives.

- Great, I will leave your medicine and your tea for you to have it then. You shouldn't have it with an empty stomach.

- Thanks, Shun!

Saori couldn't hide the smile on her face. Usually she woke up feeling tired and sick until she had her morning medicine. But today she felt perfect. Shun left her room and she went to take a shower. As she felt the water run down her body, she realized she shouldn't have gotten up so fast and ran to the bathroom. "Shun did warn me...". It didn't matter, though. She would see Seiya. Nothing else mattered.

With her wet hair and naked body, she looked in the mirror. She wishes she didn't look so tired or thin (she lost a lot of weight during the battle). but knowing that her love would be there in a feel moments gave her a radiance that made her feel pretty again. She chose a silk flowing dress. She felt silly, but in a good way, like she was a teenager again, excited to see the boy she loved.

She left her room, with her eyes running through every corner of the house wishing he had arrived. The table looked beautiful, the maids had organized everything. Saori wasn't a big fan of having a lot of people doing stuff around the house for her, but lately it was necessary. She heard a noise outside. it was the sound of something landing. She ran and saw an helicopter. Tatsumi and Shun were already there, waiting and waiving at her. She stood next to them looking at the helicopter, anxious.

Seiya could see Saori waiting for her. Her hair was flowing wildly because of the wind caused by the helicopter.

- Look, it's Athena! - Raki screamed, sitting next to him. Kiki came with them, since Seiya requested his cloth to be repaired as soon as possible. Seiya had just met the little girl, he has been away for years, after all. It was nice to see someone so young and excited about everything. Raki reminded him of Appendix Kiki, who grew up and became one of the most honorable Gold Saints ever. It was Raki's first ride in an helicopter and she smiled all the way to the island. - We arrived, Kiki-sama! I'm so excited to see Athena and Kouga! - Kiki and Seiya smiled back at her, as the helicopter landed.

Saori and Seiya both locked eyes as he came down. They didn't say anything. He just slightly opened his arms and walked to her, and then holding her as tight as he could. She wrapped her arms around his neck. He couldn't believe it was real. She was there, in his arms, and he could feel the scent of her hair. They didn't want to let go, but they knew that they had to act a certain way around the others. As Kiki helped Raki down the helicopter, she ran to Saori and jumped to hug her.

- Hello Athena!

- Good morning Raki! It's so good to see you!

- Your hair looks so beautiful - the little girl said to her, and Saori melted inside. It was good to feel this kind of love.

- Thank you, I love yours as well. I am sure we will have a lot of fun times around here!

- Good morning, Athena. - Kiki smiled, looking a lot like his master, Aries Mu. Saori could remember how he was as a kid and felt a warmth in her heart seeing the man he has become - How are you feeling?

- Hello Kiki! I am feeling good, thank you! Shun has been taking good care of me. - They all smiled as they got together and went inside. Tatsumi took Kiki and Raki to show their rooms, and Saori did the same with Seiya.