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Warning: this contains Yaoi, in other worlds, boy x boy, if you do not like this kinda stuff… don't read it. If you choose to ignore this and read it and flame me? It will be ignored totally. So don't even try. So if you don't like, leave. Also this contains AU probably violence. Don't read if can't handle

Lock Of Time
Rating: PG 15? (might change later)
Achive: Yes
Summery: Something has changed… Can Shun really be the one you see?
Warning: Yaoi, OOC, AU
By: Minachiko/Ryomi

Locks Of Time
Chapter One

I looked across the ocean of pure blue, it's so gentle, and it's so kind, so forgiving, willing to take the runaway slaves of love into its heart and soul. A run away slave just like me, am I not the saint of Andromeda? Should I not be the one brave enough to have the power to sacrifice even myself? Was that not all I was brought up to be?

How wrong they were… I'm not as strong or as weak as they presume, I have my weaknesses just not the ones they think of. I'm not the sweet voice of kindness and I'm not forgiving. I have my needs. I'm merely a boy caught up in a war of greed for power.

I once too thought I was what everyone presumed, what they wanted of me, the gentle hearted saint of Andromeda, their loyal friend, a member of the loving family of Athena, the weak little brother of Ikki. I was to be the one who is strong willed, who can do anything if determined, the one who is selfless and tender. The "pretty boy" of the team, so "pretty" that someone could mistake me for a girl. That's why what they think as my weakness…

How wrong they were.

Four years have passed since those days, now I'm a 17-year-old young man; I'm still beautiful, as they have told me, some say that I'm even more so with the increase of age. My hair is down below my waist; my body still lean as ever, except a bit taller now. However I don't see the beauty others say I have… I just see a strange boy… with something very unusual about him.

And that is true in some senses, I'm the recarnation of Hades for one thing… well the rest of them think that he's gone now… but I knew better… And that's not the only thing either, there's something much more unsettling about me that they do not know of… much more…

"Shun…" A male voice called behind me… so familiar, I know who he is… the one that has been with me always, one who would and always would protect me with his life.

"Niisan…" My voice a soft whisper to the wind.

"Shun everyone is worried about you, won't you come back?" His hand lay upon my shounder, "Are you alright?"

Oh, that's right, we are on vacation here… I told them I would go for a walk after dinner and never returned… and now it's already rather late.

"I'm fine Niisan, you don't need to worry for me." I smiled reassuringly at him, a fake one, but I've always been such a good actor that. "I just need to visit a friend, and I think now is about time."

He looked oddly at me, probably thinks I might have some issues… well maybe I do… but he wouldn't know anyways. I gave him another reassuring smile, "I'll be fine Niisan, don't worry ne? I'll be right back, tell the others not to wait for me."

With that I turned and walked away, a soft cool smile upon my lips. Yes everything was according to plan, just perfect. I continued my walk for about ten minutes until I was a good distance away from the rest of them, and making sure niisan wasn't following either. Pulling a small cell phone from one of my pockets, and dialed a number before putting it to my ear.

"Moshi moshi?" a squeaky girly voice called out from the phone, another familiar voice… well to me of course… the rest of them would never know and I would make sure of that.

"Konichiwa…" my voice a soft whisper.

"Shun-sama!" the voice cried out in surprise. "Gomen na sai for not recognizing you Shun-sama!"

"That's alright, but do you have the information needed?"

"Hai, Shun-dono." A switch of voice, this time it was a smoothing yet cold male voice. "The target is not far from your range. He lives in about five miles form your location, you think you can handle this mission?"

"Hai." My voice calm, "Of course."

The voice crackled in the phone, "We knew we can always count on you Shun-dono."

I said nothing, something welled in my chest… it might be disgust, loath, fear, or even excitement. I don't know anymore, and frankly I don't want to. "Then I shall begin right away and finish it as soon as possible."

This time the voice laughed, "Just like you ne Shun-dono?"

"I'm not here for small talks." My voice held coldness never revealed before. "I'm here to complete this one mission. Once I am done I shall have nothing to do with any of you for the rest of this time period, is that understood?"

"…" Maybe I shocked them speechless? … Not very likely. "Of course, Shun-dono… we shall respect your wishes… until the next mission of course. However do heed to this warning… this time it might not be as easy as it was before… this time he might be a worthy adversary for you… a equal."

"Best of Luck, Shun-sama!!" again the cheerful female voice.

"Arigato." With that I shut off the connection.

I glared at the hand holding the phone in revulsion, my eyes narrowed on their own record, my hand started to shake, my grip on the phone started to tighten without my control… what was this? Was this an act of my guilt getting the better of me maybe? Could it be? I thought I lost that long ago with my pathetic ideal thinking…

Before I knew it I slammed the object against the wall, my eyes twitched as I watched the damned thing spark with electronic charges as it hit the ground. Oh my… I broke it… oh well… I guess I'll have to get it replaced then.

"Daijoubu desu ka?"

My eyes widened in surprise, someone is here. Was I so distracted at that moment that I didn't even sense it? I immediately reorganized my thoughts and twirled around to face this person.

"Daijoubu." I responded in a gentle and soft voice, with my most kind trustworthy smile.

"Oh… are you sure? It's not everyday you see some one throw there cell phone on the wall like that…"

I was surprised. How interesting… the prey had just walked into the lion's den. It's too bad really, he doesn't seem to be too bad, gentle eyes and a kind young face. If only he had chosen a different job, he might have escaped his fate.

He was a young man around 20 or so not that much older than I am. He has soft short brown hair, and a trusting pair of pale blue eyes. However, I've learned not to judge a book by its cover. According to the information gathered on him, he was a trained assassin with a 99.9% average of succeeding in all his missions, and he was able to perform each of the tasks handed down with no faults and return without a single scratch on his skin. Though I am surprised a boy such as him would be the same one said in the description to be my worthy adversary… well… maybe… that is true…

I see… not an obtuse opponent after all… a foolish mistake of mine to let my guard down even for a moment. However this is not enough to create a disadvantage to me just yet. I gift him with a sad smile, "Not everyday a stranger would stop to talk to another stranger who just broke a cell phone on the wall either…"

"Indeed, Shun-dono." He smiled. "My act is not as perfect as I presumed is it?"

"No, it could have fooled an amateur…" I smirked, "but I'm no amateur."

He laughed softly, "Wrong of me to underestimate you… I must say, it did surprise me at first that… the successor of Angelica was a meek young boy. This shall teach me a thing or two in future cases."

This time it was my turn to laugh. "Your not the only one surprised… Toshi-dono. You surprised me just as much."

"The talented youth of tomorrow… aren't we…?" he smiled bitterly, his eyes shined in a dark and eerie light.

I smiled much the same way, yes… now I truly see why… what they meant by my equal… his eyes, the emotions so much the same as mine. Deep pain caused by life that we must carry, by life we must hide; by life… by life… we must destroy… including our own.

A single tear slid down from my right eye, as an identical one matched mine with his left.

"A tear…" His words.

"For our lost innocence." My words.

Matching tears… matching thoughts… matching words…. the beginning of our battle.

A second tear, my left… his right…

"Check…" His words.

"Mate…" My words.

Matching tears… matching thoughts… matching words… the end of our battle.

"With one movement I could end all of it for you." Wires had rapped themselves unnoticed around my slender neck, tightening them around my pale skin… just like he said so easy…

He's very fast… I'm impressed.

"Same here…" I had channeled my cosmos… it's surprising how much a person can improve in the situation given, I am far more stronger in my powers than anyone would have guessed… and now… even more so. With my single command I could easily use the power I gathered around him and crush him to pieces.

The wire slipped away, he smiles.

The power dropped down, I smile.

"We shall met again… Shun-dono…"

"That we shall…"

We carried the two mirroring grins, so perfect, sweet, gentle…. Yet Empty, cruel, bitter…

I took the step away, as did he, we walked on without looking back… but knowingly as each of our shadows vanished in the night.

It seems… maybe… there's more to this mission than I thought… the boy with the empty smile… maybe… just maybe…

"Shun! Your back! We were getting worried!" Oh? It's Hyoga-kun… I'm back home it seems… So ironic… another painful memory of which I should be… Are you worried for me Hyoga-kun? … You shouldn't… I don't deserve it… not anymore.

Oh dear… I'm spacing out again… third time in one night. To be so distracted, I need to concentrate… after all I am no longer the one you know as…

"Yes, I'm sorry to make all of you worry. Thanks for waiting for me, you didn't have to, I can take care of myself."

… Andromeda Shun.

TBC...

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