Hello everyone and welcome to So Close, But in the End, So Far, the sequel to my story ¨No Matter What¨, if you haven´t read that one, do it, beacuse it would help you to understand this one
Well, with that said enjoy
I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS OF THIS STORY
Date: May 6th
Place: Wright Anything Agency
Time: 11:00 AM
It has been a year since Athena joined the agency and nearly a month since Apollo´s incident, but more importantly, a month since those two confessed what they felt for each other, now everything was back to normal. On the bathroom of certain agency, a young man was busy cleaning it
-¨ (How come I am always the one who has to do this?)¨ Apollo thought as he was cleaning the toilet, until he felt two hands wrapping him from behind, he turned his head only to see certain person
-¨Hi, hi, hi, you seem angry¨ Athena said giggling
-¨Well, It´s the second time Mr. Wright makes me clean this, seriously it´s like…¨ Apollo tried to say, but he was interrupted
-¨A ritual? ¨ Athena asked
-¨Yeah, I was going to say that, how did you know? ¨ Apollo asked to his girlfriend
-¨Eh, I been in that situation too¨ She explained
-¨Really? Well, give me the details later¨ he said and after that he left all the cleaning products and hugged Athena ¨Well, what do you want to do today? ¨ He asked
-¨Well, I found this brochure about these Hot Springs they just open in the city, want to go and give it a try? ¨ Athena asked him
-¨Hot Springs?! Well, I… Apollo said nervous, he and Athena may be a couple, but he was still a little shy, mostly because Athena´s personality, which it was nothing bad, but, Hot Springs involves women and that involves… well, you know what I am talking about ,right? ¨It´s just that, well, you know…¨ he added, more nervous and with his face red
-¨Ha, ha, ha, you silly, don´t feel comfortable around women? ¨ Athena asked kissing Apollo´s forehead
-¨Huh? No! , I mean yes, I mean no, I… He tried to say but he was interrupted
-¨Don´t worry, they are not mix if that is the problem, I am planning to invite Mr. Wright and the rest of the gang¨ she assured him
Oh... Ok then (how lucky I am) ¨ he thought while breathing in relief, he loves Athena for sure, but he was not ready to see her, well, you know what I mean
-¨WHAT A CUTE AND SHY BOYFRIEND I HAVE¨ Widget said aloud
-¨Hey! ¨ Apollo said, a little offended
-¨Widget! Shut up! ¨ she yelled to her little companion
-¨ (Is there a mute button for that thing?)¨ Apollo thought a little annoyed
-¨No, there is not¨ Athena answered him
Date: May 6th
Place: Great Heaven Hot Springs (entrance)
Time: 7:00 PM
It was 7:00 PM, and Apollo and the rest of the gang (Athena, Phoenix, Trucy, Klavier, Blackquill, Taka and Juniper) were standing in front of the entrance of the just inaugurated Hot Springs, these Hot Spring look a lot like a Japanese garden, with cherry blossoms falling around the place and the building clearly look Japanese too, it look a lot like a temple, with the difference of some steam that it was coming from the inside, a clear signal of the hot water
-¨This place is awesome, it feels like something out of a movie¨ Trucy said while they were entering to the reception area
-¨Welcome to Great Heaven Hot Springs¨ the receptionist said while bowing ¨I will escort you to the thermal waters, women, this side please¨ the receptionist added while leading the group of women
-¨See you all later¨ Athena said while waving her hand, with Trucy and Juniper following suit, after a few minutes, the receptionist appeared again
-¨And now men, this way please¨ she said while leading the group of men
-¨Guess you won´t be able to see your fräulein the way you wanted to see her, huh, Herr Forehead? ¨ Klavier teased Apollo
-¨What?! No, I was not thinking of her like that¨ Apollo said a little embarrassed
-¨Ha, ha, ha… leave the man alone, Klavier, he is with Athena now, I am sure the time will come¨ Phoenix said while laughing ¨Don´t forget to pay me, though¨ he added
-¨I was hoping you would forget about that, Herr Wright, but oh well¨ Klavier said while playing with his hair
-¨Wait, you bet on my relationship with Athena? ¨ Apollo asked, clearly offended ¨Prosecutor Blackquill, please tell me you were not part of this¨ Apollo asked facing Blackquill
-¨Of course not, Justice-dono, I would never reduce myself to gambles and bets¨ he answered Apollo but then he got closer to him ¨If I found that you have any ill intentions towards Cykes-dono, well… what do you think I brought Taka for? ¨ He whispered to his ear, which Apollo nodded nervously ¨Let´s go¨ he added, after that all followed him, except for Apollo, who stayed without moving
-¨ (This day could not get any worse) he thought while walking, but it would get worse
Date: May 6th
Place: Great Haven Hot Springs (women section)
Time: 7:10 PM
Three young women were inside the hot water; they were wearing towels in their heads and relaxing themselves, the water mix the music that it was being play made the perfect environment for them to relax. After a few minutes, one of them started to talk
-¨This is paradise¨ Athena said to her friends
-¨Agree¨ both Trucy and Juniper said
-¨Hey, Athena, are you disappointed? ¨ Trucy asked
-¨No, why would I be? ¨ Athena asked confused
-¨Well, I am sure you were expecting to see Apollo, well; you know…¨ Juniper commented a little embarrassed
-¨No, No, No, No! ¨ Athena yelled with her face red ¨Why would you think that? ¨ she asked to her friend
-¨I, well… it was Trucy´s who thought about it first¨ she said pointing to Trucy, which Athena gave her a cold glare
-¨Don´t make me sound like I am the bad one here, I mean I may have started the conversation, but we both carried on¨ Trucy said angry ¨But seriously Athena, never thought you were the shy one¨ she added
-¨Well, we have been together for a month, I mean, I don´t want to rush to anything¨ she explained
-¨Oh, ok then, it´s a shame though¨ Trucy said disappointed
-¨You are betting on that, right? ¨ Athena asked them
-¨Yeah¨ both Trucy and Juniper said
-¨ (My friends, ladies and gentleman) ¨ Athena thought sarcastically (I hope Apollo is having a better time than me) ¨ she thought again
Date: May 6th
Place: Great Heaven Hot Springs (men section)
Time: 7:15 PM
Four men were inside the water (except for the hawk, which was resting in his master´s shoulder) relaxing themselves with no worries, even Apollo could relax himself, he finally recovered from his incident and all the consequences that involved, until one of them started to talk
-¨The perfect combination of the water with the cherry blossoms falling on it, this is the place that any old samurai would want to be, remembering his days of battle, waiting for his/her moment with nothing but a smile, happy that he/she served his purpose, defended the people he cared about, it´s perfection¨ Blackquill said with a poetic tone
-¨Well, well, looks like somebody is enjoying himself, of all the people Blackquill, never thought you would relax for once¨ Klavier teased him
-¨Hmph, unlike you, I work when I have to, not spending all day with your cheap music¨ Blackquill counter back
-¨Agree¨ both Phoenix and Apollo said
-¨Ouch, that was harsh¨ Klavier said imitating a painful tone ¨But seriously, we are among men here, we are supposed to get along with no problem¨ he added
-¨We can get along, hang out and everything but when we have to, we have to work¨ Phoenix said
-¨You guys have no sense of humor¨ Klavier said disappointed ¨If you excuse me for a moment, I need to go to the bathroom¨ he added, after that he left
The men were quiet for a few minute, until one of them thought of something
-¨ (Wait, Klavier heading to the bathroom, but we just got here, that´s weird… NO! He is not planning to?)¨ Apollo thought nervous about Klavier´s real intentions
-¨Excuse me, I need to make a call¨ Apollo said and then he left real quickly
-¨What´s wrong with him? ¨ Blackquill asked, after see Apollo´s suddenly left like that
-¨I know him for 3 years, some things I prefer to ignore¨ Phoenix answered him
Date: May 6th
Place: Great Haven Hot Springs (near women section)
Time: 7:20 PM
-¨ (Klavier you better don´t be doing what I think you are doing) ¨ Apollo thought while looking for Klavier, he got to the women section, checking for the surroundings in order to find Klavier, until he heard something, a noise coming from a corner of the thermal waters, they were cover with tall pieces of wood in order to cover women from peepers, when he went to check, he found nothing, so he was happy that his worries were nothing, happy, he was ready to leave until
-¨Apollo¨! A voice said to him with an angry tone
Once Apollo turned back, he encountered with three anger women, with deadly looks on them, they were Athena, Juniper and Trucy
-¨So he was right, I… I can´t believe this¨ Trucy said in disbelief
-¨Wait, this is not what it looks like¨ Apollo said trying to defend himself, but then he noticed somebody looking form the women section´s door (Klavier)¨ he thought realizing of what just happened
-¨Apollo¨ the three women said getting angrier
-¨ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! ¨ Apollo yelled
Date: May 6th
Place: Great Heaven Hot Springs (entrance)
Time: 7:30 PM
After the incident, everybody decided to finish the night for today, they were standing on the entrance of the place, three of them were with face of sadness, four of them were laughing and one was bleeding and with a lot of bandages in his face
-¨We are really sorry¨ Athena, Trucy and Juniper said to Apollo, after what just happened, Klavier explained to all that it was just a joke he wanted to make
-¨I can´t believe you actually thought I would do something like that, Herr Forehead¨ Klavier said smiling
-¨Well, considering who you are, you can really blame him¨ Phoenix pointed out
-¨I know, but still¨ Klavier added
-¨But his certainly gives you some credit, Justice-dono, it´s the work of any samurai to protect innocents and you did well, Although, next time, don´t jump to that kind of conclusions, ha, ha, ha¨ Blackquill said laughing a little, which in response everybody laugh
-¨ (My friends and girlfriend, ladies and gentleman) ¨ he thought sarcastically
-¨(But when I think back to that day, I felt both happy and sad, because after that, the events that happened would totally ruined the best thing I ever had in my life, and would bring me to the situation that I am right now)¨ he thought again
Let´s see what we have:
1: A Little momento between the protagonists
2: Hot Springs (just like any good manga or anime)
3: Apollo getting beat up for soemthign he didnd´t do (poor one)
4: This is clearly a memory of Apollo, beacuse after this, the vents taht are about to happen would be where the real fun beggins (the tittle of the story may not make sense now, but it would)
so I hoped you liked it, leave reviews if you want and I´ll see you next time
Peace