The Lion, The Sheep, and The Scorpion
Irrelevant Maverick's comments: This story is NOT based on The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. This story is about, you guessed it!, Aiolia, Mu, and Milo when they were still training in Sanctuary.
Disclaimer: I disclaim Saint Seiya/Knights of The Zodiac… for now. LOL.
-+-+The Triple Threat+-+-
Two young boys, one with brown hair and the other with purple hair are lying flat on the grass. Each were propped up on their elbows, hands locked on each other's as they…
"… declare a THUMBS OF WAR!" cried Aiolia and Milo in unison.
Pushing with all their might in their little arms, Aiolia slowly brings down Milo's thumb. But not for long, as slowly Milo brings his thumb back up.
"Just give up, Aio! There's no way I'm gonna let you win!" provoked Milo, smirking. He had just mastered Scarlet Needle, a move that his own master had said took him 3 years to master. Milo was confident that his cosmo was definitely stronger than Aiolia's… He was going to own him!
"Milo, you are looking at the future Leo Gold Saint! Better if YOU give up now so I won't push you around when I become a Gold Saint," said Aiolia, in a cocky voice. But he also adds, "But no guarantee I won't push you around though."
The two were once again trying to prove their worth. It was part of their daily arguments, showing off their growing strength in a child's game since real fights between two saints were not allowed in Sanctuary.
After a few more minutes of insults, Milo's thumb finally goes down. Aiolia gets up and does his happy dance, which consisted of twirling around 3 times and swinging his arms side-to-side like a gorilla. Milo hated Aiolia's happy dance, mostly because of how ridiculous he looked doing it.
"So now what do you want to do?" asked Aiolia, immediately bored after their thumbs of war game. He was best known for his short attention span.
Milo crosses his arms and thinks.
"Man, it's just too hot! It's a good thing saints don't train during summertime!" said Aiolia, wiping away the sweat on his forehead. Saints who trained in Greece, at least, were ordered to stop training. The heat would kill the younger saints. During summer, they were told to "train their minds" as advised by Shion, but none of the younger saints ever took that advice seriously.
Milo looks over the edge of the cliff. Then his face brightens up. Turning to his friend he says, "Aio, let's go get Mu! He should've mastered that teleporting technique by now!"
Aiolia nods in agreement and takes off after Milo. They head over to the Saint's Coliseum where they knew Mu and his master would be "training their minds" as Mu focuses on his telekinetic powers.
::10 minutes later::
"HAHA! I got here first!" called Milo, as he skids to a stop before the tree that they labeled as the finishing line. They turned their running into a race, with both running at a MACH speed of 5… not yet a gold saint's speed.
Aiolia slows down and pants, hands on his knees. He hadn't gotten used to running at MACH speed yet, what with all the colors passing by in a blur. He was already feeling his lunch coming up. Milo, feeling sorry for Aiolia, pats him on the back. He takes this opportunity to discuss their "How to Get Mu Out of Training and Into Trouble With Us" tactic.
Aiolia slowly fights his queasy stomach. "Can't we just call Mu over?"
Milo karate chops Aiolia's head, receiving an "Ouch!" in response. "How many times do I have to tell you? We can't just call Mu over! His master is also the master of Sanctuary you dingbat!"
Aiolia frowns and pushes the lump on his head back in. Milo sits down next to him, both pondering how they can capture their friend for their next adventure. But little do they know that they were followed. A hand presses down on Aiolia's and Milo's shoulder, fear and surprise shooting them clear to the moon. They jumped up and fell backwards, with their faces looking up at a golden-haired young man with a red bandanna tied around his forehead.
"I knew I'd find you two scheming up here," said Aioros, leaning over their faces. Aiolia's older brother, aka Sanctuary's sweet heart and Sagittarius Gold Saint. He laughed at their shocked faces.
Aiolia speaks up first. "Nii-san, we were just thinking about calling Mu over, that's all."
Milo, from behind Aioros, was holding his arms up in an X, shaking his head, but too late. Aiolia had already spilled the beans on getting Mu involved in their shenanigans.
"Hmm… well, I do think the Master is really bearing down on Mu lately. I think I'll ask him to let you guys borrow Mu… for today that is," said Aioros thoughtfully, wondering what consequences or scoldings this will earn him later.
Milo, hearing that the Master of Sanctuary was being harsher on his good friend Mu, asked Aioros, "How come he has to be stricter on Mu?"
Aioros, upon hearing the question, glances down the hill over to where Master Shion and Mu were meditating. He sighs and looks at the younger saints.
"There's a lot of pressure on Mu to be the next Aries Gold Saint. His own Master, as you know, is also the same master of all the Saints so if his student fails to attain a Gold cloth, it would reflect poorly on him. And it doesn't help that the Master was also the former Aries Gold Saint."
Milo and Aiolia looked at each other. They both didn't know that Mu, who turned down their offer to go into town or engage in fights against other trainees, was under so much pressure. But Milo turned to Aioros and smiled mischievously. The Sagittarius saint sighed inwardly.
"Well, Aio and I are going to give Mu the time of his life!" delared Milo proudly, clapping his arm around Aiolia and pumping his other fist in the air.
Uh-oh! thought Aioros.
EXTRA: My first fic with Aioros in it! After seeing the combination of Mu, Aiolia, and Milo doing the Athena Exclamation, I always wondered what those guys might've done together when they were kids. Please review!
