Disclaimer: I do not own Saint Seiya characters

Setting: After Hades

Summary: Why's so difficult to ask all of the Goldies to be photographed together…?

Just For One Day (Part 1)

Saga gazed on his beautiful junior in despair.

"Can't you delay it, Aphrodite?" he asked, though he knew it would be totally useless.

"No, Saga, I've promised to attend the hairstylist-meeting tomorrow, it can't be delayed, moreover only for the sake of sush trivial thing," said Aphrodite as he glared at Saga.

Trivial thing…

"K…then…," sighed Saga. "We can't do the photograph thing tomorrow coz one of our fellows can't join us. What about the day after tomorrow?"

There was multiple sighs.

"I can't," said Shura. "I have to do my part time job. You know, helping the five-star hotel chef to chop the beefs…."

"Me too," said Aiolia. "I have something to do on that day."

"Well…it can be delayed," stressed Saga.

"Excuse me? Helping the chef means money!" said Shura, seemed annoyed by Saga's statement. "While the photograph thing is only a trivial one, Saga, it can be done at anytime."

Trivial…

"Fine," Saga took a deep breath. "Let's photo on Sunday. You certainly don't have anything to do on Sunday, do you?"

Some Goldies looked at each other.

"Ummm…," said Aldebaran. "I'll go to Brazil on Sunday…you know, taking care of Miss Saori's taco restaurant."

"I have to go to Rozan," said Dohko. "But let's find another day, Saga."

"It's so difficult to find the day when twelve……thirteen…of us," Saga glanced at Kanon, "to be together from morning to evening," he added with sigh.

"Why the hell we have to have a special day only for a photograph?" growled Deathmask. "We can do that in the middle of our breakfast time; the only time when thirteen of us gather at the same place is only in breakfast time, isn't it?"

"Moreover," added Aiolia, "The photograph thing is not important enough to have a speci—"

"Would you guys stop saying the photograph thing is only a trivial thing?!" snapped Saga.

Everyone was startled. Nobody had ever seen Saga that furious before. He even almost looked like the evil Saga…

"Hey, relax, Bro," gasped Kanon.

"What do you mean 'relax'?!" shouted Saga. "Everybody here is thinking that our 'family portrait' is not important! Don't you realize that it's so odd living in the same house but don't have any family portrait?! And you always think that it's only a simple thing—it's not as simple as you've thought, damnit!" his tone raised. "What if one of us suddenly dies before doing the photograph thing?!"

"Do not say something like that," said Mu.

"I have to, Mu!" shouted Saga. "It is very possible to happen! The portrait is so important, indicating that we're united as one! That we've been more than friends—we're family! Or do you think we're not family, that's why you think it's not important to have thirteen of us being together in the same photograph?!"

"Saga, it's not like that," said Milo. Just like in the Poseidon-battle, he always be the one who could cool down his fellows angers. "We don't consider it s a trivial thing—"

"You do!"

"OK, maybe some of us did," replied Milo. "Before you said it's very important to have a family portrait. Now we understand how important it is. The problem is: indeed thirteen of us can gather only in breakfast time. So I think it's the only moment left for the photograph thing."

"It is not the perfect time!" stressed Saga. "We have to have special day for the picture-taking, unless the results of the shot are not as good as we expect! You quite understand, don't you, Milo, we won't have the best result if we're in hurry in doing such thing!"

"I know, Saga, but—"

"I only ask for one day!" snapped Saga in despair. "Just for one day, set your selfishness aside and prepare special time to do the damn photograph thing!"

Then Saga left the dining-room and entered his own room, slammed down the door.

The other Goldies looked at each other.

"Wonder why he's so touchy this morning," said Deathmask, yawning.

"He is right, Deathmask," replied Mu. "Sometimes we are too busy doing our business that we forget to spend a moment together."

"But no need to scream only for the sake of a portrait," growled Shura. "Dunno what's wrong with Saga, is his evil side controlling him again today?"

"It's normal," murmured Aiolos, and everybody turned their heads to him. "Look at your childhood picture," he added. "Is Saga there?"

Some Goldies looked at each other, and Camus took his wallet from his pocket. He then pulled a photograph from the wallet.

The others looked at him in surprise. Camus always brought their childhood picture together with him…?

"There's no Saga," said Camus as he gazed at the picture. Beside him Milo took a look at the photograph.

"What was wrong with Saga? Why he didn't join you that time?" asked Kanon in confusion.

"Hmmm…," murmured Aiolos. He remembered the time when Saga suddenly clutched his head so tight when twelve of them gathered in the Papacy to have their picture taken. At that time Aiolos didn't know what happened with Saga, but now he realized: Saga felt an excruciating pain for his evil side began to take control over him. He chose to leave the Papacy instead of being photographed with his juniors, because he didn't want to hurt them.

Meanwhile Shaka opened his mouth to say something, but finally he decided not to.

His action was caught by Aiolia.

"What is it Shaka?" he asked.

"What?" asked Shaka impassively.

"You want to say something?"

"Ummm…," Shaka hesitated. Some of his fellows were amazed by his expression; it was so rare for Shaka to look uneasy, even only a bit.

"In the photograph I own," Shaka finally said, "Saga is there."

The fact that Shaka also kept the childhood photograph and not considered it as a "trash" impressed the Gold Saints deeply.

"Really?"

"But only in one picture," said Aiolos. "I have collection of your childhood-photos, there is about twenty pictures, and Saga only exists in one picture."

All went silent.

"No wonder he feels upset," murmured Mu gently.

"So then," said Milo. His startling blue eyes were sparkling. "Let's think about the special day when we can photo together!"

Everyone still hesitated. Would they be willing to sacrifice his "precious" business for the sake of a photograph?

To be continued