Disclaimer: All characters belong to Masami Kurumada and Toei Animation.

Timeline: Between seasons 1 and 2 of Saint Seiya Omega.

Author's Note: By far, the fastest story I've ever written. Blame this on me watching Omega this afternoon while preparing for Halloween.

A Sanctuary Halloween

Chapter 1: October 24

In a typical Autumn day at the Sanctuary, Kiki, the Aries Saint, could be found in his temple, polishing his Gold Cloth and inspecting it for any damages. It was a soothing exercise, the repetitive motion of soaking a linen cloth in a mixture of water and Stardust and rubbing it against the individual pieces that composed the Aries Cloth. It was a habit he inherited from his late master Mu, and every time he did it he was transported back to more innocent days. Days when he would impatiently hover around Mu-sama asking what he was doing, or complaining of boredom, asking 'Are you done yet? Are you done yet?'. Every time his master would keep on his ritual, unfazed by Kiki's fidgeting.

Back then, the former apprentice couldn't fathom how anyone would have enough patience for such a tedious activity. Now, he understood its importance and, just like his master, found a soothing comfort in the repetitiveness of the process. With an upturn of his lips, he mused how he even had his own apprentice to complain on the dullness of the task. Though Kiki had to admit, Appendix Raki was far more patient than he used to be. Additionally, if she was done with her chores and found herself idling, she'd often go to the Taurus house to visit Harbinger, something that Kiki found amusing.

Little did he know, that this ordinary day was about to take a turn to the bizarre.

"Yo! Sheep boy!" A booming voice could be heard throughout the building, startling Kiki and nearly making him drop one of his golden gauntlets. He glanced at the entrance of the Aries temple and saw the imposing silhouette of his neighbor from the Taurus house. 'Speaking of the devil...' he sighed.

"What is it, Harbinger? I'm a bit busy." Kiki asked, resuming his task of tending to his Cloth.

"Busy doing what? Polishing your shiny Cloth for the thousandth time? Booooring!" Kiki chuckled. No wonder Raki liked hanging out with Harbinger, deep down he was a kid. "Anyway, put your sparkly water aside and come with me. I got a plan."

"You have a plan? I guess the apocalypse is upon us, finally." The Aries Saint commented with a quirked eyebrow, to which Harbinger rolled his right eye.

"Quit being a smart-ass, Kiki, you suck at it. C'mon, I'll tell you on the way." Harbinger grabbed Kiki's hand and hastily ran to the exit.

"On the way to where...?"

"The Sagittarius house. Now get steppin'! And put your Cloth on! We're visiting Athena later."

Up in the Sagittarius house, Seiya was busy training archery, oblivious to the fact that something was about to interrupt his routine like a raging bull in a china shop.

Positioning himself in front of the training target, Seiya nocked the golden arrow to the bowstring and drew it back, focusing on the bullseye. He took a deep breath, envisioning the trajectory the arrow would take, then exhaled slowly, his fingers ready to release the string that would send the projectile flying straight to its target.

"HEY SHORTIE!" Harbinger's loud voice startled Seiya and made him shift the angle of his bow in the very last second, causing the Sagittarius arrow to fly upwards and lodge itself in the temple's ceiling.

"Are you talking to me?" He called out to the visitors at the entrance of his temple, annoyed.

"No, I'm talking to the fancy statue next to you, dumbass. Why the hell do you think I came all the way here?" Seiya just rolled his eyes at the Taurus Saint. Glancing at the arrow stuck in the ceiling, he jumped up and grabbed it's shaft, trying to use his weight to pry the arrow.

"What do you want, Harbinger? And why did you have to drag poor Kiki with you?" When the arrow didn't budge, Seiya braced his feet against the ceiling and started tugging at it.

"I need your help to convince Athena to throw a Halloween party." The Taurus Saint replied, watching in amusement as the Sagittarius Saint slowly pried the arrow from the stone surface.

"A what now?" Seiya looked down from the ceiling at Harbinger as if he'd grown a second head. Just then, the arrow came loose and Seiya found himself falling face first on the floor of the Sagittarius temple.

"A Halloween party! You know, costumes, pumpkins, Trick or Treating?" As Harbinger explained, Kiki reached down to help Seiya, but the former Pegasus Saint was already up on his feet and dusting himself up.

"As much as I'd love to see you make a fool of yourself by wearing a costume, Harbinger, I believe we're a bit too old for Trick or Treating." He turned his glance back up to inspect the damage on the ceiling. Damn. He'd have to get that fixed later.

"It ain't for me, doofus. It's for Raki."

"Raki?" Seiya looked at Kiki, puzzled.

"Apparently, Harbinger wants to instill my apprentice with some of the finer traditions of the American culture. Or live vicariously through her, I'm not sure yet." Kiki couldn't help taking a dig at the taller Saint, a small payback for the many other times he was on the receiving end of it.

"Oh quit being such a Debbie Downer! It will be fun, you'll see!"

"Hmph. Who would have thought, that underneath that hard-ass facade, Harbinger has a soft spot for little Raki." Seiya commented with an amused smirk.

"Well, excuse me for trying to make sure the kid enjoys her childhood!" Harbinger replied exasperatedly.

"Alright, alright, you have a point. I remember we used to play with Kiki all the time when he was around Raki's age." Kiki frowned at Seiya's comment. It's not that being reminded of his childhood annoyed him, not at all, but it would only give Harbinger more ammunition to pester him with. "If it's your idea though, why do you need me to talk to Athena?"

"Pfff... C'mon lover-boy, we all know she can't say 'no' to you." He smirked as two pairs of eyes grew wide like saucers at his off-the-cuff remark.

"Harbinger!" Kiki admonished him, alarmed, while Seiya tried hard to hide a blush.

"What? You can't tell me you haven't seen them eye-sexing each other before." Kiki tried to seem appalled, but in reality he knew all too well what the Taurus Saint was alluding too. He'd seen Seiya and Saori making googly eyes at each other since he was Raki's age. 'If only you knew, Harbinger. If you only you knew...'.

"Say another word, Harbinger, and you'll be facing the wrong end of a Sagittarius arrow. Let's go, before I change my mind." Seiya replied, unimpressed, as he made his way to the back entrance of the temple.

In Athena's residence, Saori Kido was busily poring over reports from the Foundation. With her absence caused by the events of the past year, critical work related to the Foundation accumulated, and she was still catching up. It was then that she felt the familiar Cosmos of Seiya, Kiki and Harbinger approaching. Intrigued as to why those three Saints would show up at the same time, she made her way to Athena's throne room. Soon after, the Aries, Taurus and Sagittarius Saints appeared, standing on one knee in front of her.

"What a pleasant surprise, a visit from three of my Gold Saints. Is something the matter?"

"Everything is fine, Athena-sama. It's just that, well... Harbinger here was wondering if you would allow us to have a Halloween party at the 12 houses." Kiki answered.

"A Halloween party?" Saori replied, clearly confused. Of all things she thought her Saints might be here for, this clearly was not one of them. "Is that true, Harbinger?"

"Yeah. I mean, yes, Athena uh... ma'am. It's for Raki, you see." Saori looked out in the distance as she recalled memories of simpler times, back when she was 7. Mitsumasa had taken her to a trip to the US around the time of Halloween, and she got to dress-up in a costume and went around Trick-or-Treating. It was a treasured memory, and the idea of creating such a moment for a girl that everyone in the Sanctuary knew and loved made it particularly appealing.

"Hmm. An unusual request, but I believe Raki would really enjoy it. Of course, assuming her master approves." She glanced at Kiki, waiting for his consent.

"I have no issue with it, Athena-sama."

"Seiya, what do you think?" She glanced at her most loyal Saint inquisitively.

"There's peace on the planet for now, so I don't see any harm. We could invite Koga and the others to participate as well."

"Invite Koga?" Saori repeated. Even though her mind was already set on allowing Harbinger's idea to be realized, it had even more merits than she at first considered. It would let her spend some down time at the Sanctuary with both Seiya and Koga. 'Like a family', she thought. "Very well, you may go ahead with it. In fact, I just might take part in it as well." The last part surprised Harbinger. Seiya and Kiki were less shocked. "Harbinger, since it's your idea, I'll be relying on you to help plan this."

"Hell yeah! I mean... Thank you, Athena. I won't disappoint." Harbinger replied, clearly thrilled.

"Well then, I suppose you have costumes to procure, so I won't keep you." Saori told them with a hint of amusement. Both the Aries and Taurus Saints bowed and turned around to leave.

"High-five, Kiki!" Harbinger raised his hand as they were walking out, to which Kiki just quirked an eyebrow. "Man, you're gonna leave a bro hanging? Lame." He turned around and noticed that Seiya was still standing in front of Athena. While he couldn't see the face of the Sagittarius Saint, he saw the way the woman was smiling at the man in front of her. He nudged Kiki with his elbow and whispered. "Pssst, Kiki! See what I mean?" He pointed at the pair behind them, wiggling his eyebrows maliciously. Kiki rolled his eyes.

"Let's go. We have a party to plan."

To be Continued

I hope you enjoyed and got a few laughs out of it. If so, please leave a review! I'll try to post the second chapter on or before October 31 (Halloween).