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It's Cooking Time!
Part 29
Alderbaran was quite amazed as he felt the fluctuation that he sensed since the morning from the ice master had stabilized quickly. He was in the living room on the second floor with Shaka who was having a late sandwich lunch and Mu who was lying on the sofa, still in his hangover/fatigue state but no headache thankfully.
"Well, no surprise there."
"What of?" The Virgo asked before taking another bite of his egg salad sandwich.
"Our ice boy, didn't you realize? His cosmo had finally calmed down."
"… and? We already know if it's concerning Camus, Milo most likely will be able to figure it out quickly." With that, Alderbaran let out a grin. Shaka stopped mid-chew, looking suspiciously at him. "What?"
"Now, you and Mu are the same."
"… meaning?"
"He could always ruffle your feather without you exploding." The grin turned into a laugh as he saw Shaka coughed in shock, almost spurting his sandwich out. He was able to swallow down before screeched lightly.
"Aldy! Mu never does that!"
"Oh yes, he is, you just don't realize it. He was so subtle that he stopped teasing before you catch on it. He is also the only one that could always tell if you are asleep or not, as if he could sniff your mood." Alderbaran grinned even wider when Shaka opened his eyes and glared.
"You two, I can still hear that…" The Aries was groaning but was able to glance threatening at the Taurus saint. The Ox star laughed even louder. Mu growled as he moved to his side facing the sofa. He really need another sleep and he really wished he could just teleport back to his room but didn't want the risk of being lost in another dimension due to his unstable cosmo…
"You should go back to your room." Shaka said out of nowhere as if reading his mind, Mu blinked lightly. 'Exactly…' The ram rolled his eyes. He was about to close his eyes, resigning himself to sleep in the long sofa. Hands suddenly slip onto his side near his armpit and knee. His eyes suddenly wide opened and gasped when he was shifted up suddenly onto someone embrace, bridal style no least. Quite high too!
"Alderbaran!" The ox star let out another smirk but countered.
"What? Any problem?" One free hand smacked onto his chest, the youngest man stared sharply. But Mu's hand finally grabbed his shirt while the bull let out a winning smile when he heard a begrudged murmur from the younger lad.
"To my room… please…" He said, avoiding eyes contact.
"With pleasure 'princess'." He teased as he received yet another punch, not too lightly on his shoulder this time. Instead of wincing in pain, the bull star grinned even wider. Shaka could be seen rolling his eyes but decided to not say anything and finished his meal.
Meanwhile…
Shun was waiting in anxious as the girl in front of him moved the tool to his feet, he almost jumped when she touched his big toe, he was quite ticklish and he knew that. He wanted to grab the chair handle but didn't want to break it accidently with his grip. The man beside him had been reading a designer magazine while another girl in front of him was clipping his toenails. He had to endure the shopping with Aphrodite in cream section earlier; he never knew that they need an hour just to shop for one hand cream and one skin lotion! Now he had to tolerate his feet being poked and clipped!
"And you find this relaxing?!" Aphrodite dropped his book and looked up at him before smiling sweetly.
"Yup. It is, though I don't like the clipping part." Shun really need to distract himself from the tickling sensation on his feet, the woman in front of him was now begin to file his toenails.
"And you do this with Deathmask?" He asked while trying to not chuckle. If he concentrated on Aphro's story, he might be able to take his mind from this. There was a giggle on the 12th guardian. His eyes glinted lightly.
"With Mask, I'll usually blackmail him."
'Poor Deathmask.' crossed above Shun's head as he winced lightly, the girl continued to his second toe.
"Anyone else?"
"Shura on the other hand." The rose lover grinned a little evilly. "When I say it was a request, Shura rarely say no."
"Uh… anyone volunteers in this?!" He asked almost letting out a laugh but taking a breath instead.
"Hmm…" Aphrodite was trying to remember, his callus was now being filed. Shun meanwhile begin to chuckle uncomfortably. "Saga."
"Ha ha What! Sa – Stop! Saga!"
"Uh huh. Wait… that was actually one part of mandatory tasks from Shion." He said as he recalled.
"Mandatory?" Shun asked trying to breath, by now he braced for another tickle…
"That's another story." He said dismissing but the lad smirked. Feeling that the older lad didn't continue the story, Shun asked once again just to take his mind from the 'torture'.
"Anyone else?"
"The husband – wife combo and Mu." Aphrodite said after a minute of thinking.
"On the same time?"
"Yup." There was a paused as he continued. "Last year before the war came, we were all being summoned when an 'imposter' Athena name was being circulate in Sanctuary." Now this intrigued Shun, because that was definitely before the war with them.
"The youngest group had a little gathering in the 8th temple, I don't know what happen but the next day Milo was grumbling and said that he was dared to ask and do my favorite activity."
"You choose this?"
"Well, tending my garden will be the first one. Don't get me wrong, Milo work with poison very well but I don't want the risk of killing my junior." A nod.
"And… Camus?"
"When we; me and Milo passed his temple, he was writing some report scrolls. He looked tired so I asked if he was up for a spa…"
"You tricked him?" A Cheshire cat grin pasted onto his face as the fish sign bearer nodded. Well, Aphrodite not entirely wrong, it is a spa but for nail… Shun was too concentrate with the story, he didn't realized that his feet had been put into the warm water.
"And Mu."
"Oh, he got a little hangover due to their little gathering." He trailed and continued. "I said that a little spa might cure some hangover."
"He agreed?"
"Anything to get rid his headache."
"Poor Mu…"
"Hey!" Aphrodite acted a little insulted but he let out a tender smile, remembering. "The hangover was gone in second after the spa section. And they actually enjoyed the manicure."
"Huh? Manicure? Are we also going to do that?" Shun couldn't picture the gold saints with colorful nails… ok maybe, he could picture Mu and Shaka in that but not the other.
"Of course. But most of them despise the pedicure."
"I will have to say I feel the same… it's ticklish."
"Oh, they didn't mind the nails part." The older man smirked wickedly. By this time, Shun bad feeling was triple. He didn't like the trailing… was afraid to ask but curious.
"Meaning?"
"They just hate the waxing part." By then, the workers from the nail spa salon walked in with waxing tools. Shun never been so afraid in his life, he really hoped he had his protective chains. Several minutes later; even after saying he had little to none leg hairs, Aphordite was still insisting on continuing with the treatment. Pirate was so ashamed hearing whatever came from his mouth…
Saint
Seiya
Deathmask had been back to the mansion and was able to put trays of raw cannoli shell he made on the table. Several pipe bags of colorful filling were also placed beside it. He would be able to do the frying and filling later but now he need to tackled aranchini and his pasta.
'Now then, where is my sous chef?' While he was thinking about that, 2 cosmos arrived in the kitchen. He whipped around to yell at the newcomer for being late but whatever words were died out quickly. Beside his sous chef, Aphrodite was grinning in satisfaction. The Cancer noted quickly the newly paint purple pastel color on his friend and shifted to Shun. His sous chef had sported a newly paint green grass colored nails as matter of fact.
"Sorry to borrow your minion for a while, good luck cooking." He then patted the boy and walked away happily. Deathmask raised his eyebrow.
"… wax?" There was a nod; the older man grimaced in understanding. "Apron on, we do the appetizer first."
"Yes chef…" Shun really wanted to change his jean into shorts really bad…
Finally the dinner time was coming…
The gold saints and god saints had gathered, Alderbaran and Aiolia were now tending the bar. The free flown wine was passed between the gold saints but some people who just had the worse hangover had decided to stir clear of that. Camus was still a little under the weather; and by the order of the chef (which made both bartenders raise their eyes brown in confusion), Aiolia had given him caffe shakerato. By now the bronze saints had also quickly claimed one class of wine out from the bar, before Shion had any chance to see and yelled; that's it.
Athena had arrived on scene and quickly escorted to the table by Shion. Since they had guests today… Athena would be seated in the same table with Hades and Persephone. The current pope at first was reluctant with the setting but had agreed to let all the God and Goddesses on the same table, providing he was also there to guard Athena.
It was not long before the guests appeared on the compound. Most of them were wary but as soon as Persephone squealed in delight at the atmosphere and happily chatting to Athena like a long lost sister, the atmosphere began to relax. Hades had joined the table and sat without any words, he also dismissed Minos who was standing close by. The specter glanced around uncomfortably at first; until Aphrodite walked toward him.
"Minos, come, do you want wine or cocktail?"
"Anything." He caught a glimpse of Shaka and Milo sitting on the same table. The blonde hair saint had opened his eyes and nodded. Mu who sat beside him was sipping caffe, even though he was not keen on coffee. Milo was giving him a little wave and a smile but was back to talking with quieter sound to Camus. The ice master had his temple pasted onto the desk. A half glass full of black beverage was the only indication that he was actually awake. "What's happen to him?" The silver hair asked, letting himself to be lead to the bar.
"Oh, we had baijiu + beer party yesterday, half of them having hangover this morning. Our ice boy reacted badly, it's his first."
"You too?" A chuckle followed.
"Nope, I'm immune to plant toxin that included plant fermentation."
"Ah…" note to himself, never challenge this guy into drinking contest…
To be continue…
