Authoress note: 1st Nov. A birthday update from me :). Yeah, so true, Jenny, indeed a problem of syn in ff. Will you even surprise that it was not Seiya that start that 'prank' about the tradition. Fu fu fu. The boy just too trusting and follow what he had told and passed it to the other.

Warning: grammar and vocabulary error.

Dislaimer: none of the character below are mine, they are copyright of Masami Kurumada. I'm only borrowing for fanfic sake

It's Cooking Time!

Part 43

"Ok, what with this game of cat and mouse?" Deathmask who was already back to the temple after a little checking with Athena, had been able to grab both his current 'apprentice' and Hyoga.

"It's nothing." Hyoga grumbled and blushed.

"I also don't know why I was chased! And I'm supposed to go into treasury room!"

"Because you told me to go commando under the toga, you moron!"

"But! Camus was saying something about that yesterday?!" And that also confirmed that Seiya was also listening and going commando today though he didn't find it weird.

"My sensei wouldn't say something like that!"

"Yes, he was!" With both of them squabbled, Deathmask paused as if remembering before laughing. Ah, that remind him of the past when he, Shura and Aphro first wore toga.

"Anyway! Since I caught you two." He dragged both of them to the direction of both treasury and foreign relation's room. He pushed opened the door of the finance room first, finding the trio were writing quietly. They all looked at him then to the teens which comically turned into chibi form. Deathmask grinned. "This one is supposed to come to you." He said as he shoved the youngest teen. "So, the tradition continued." He smirked, finding a thin smile on both Camus and Shaka while Saga was trying to hide it by clearing his throat.

'Don't tell Aiolos, we're trying to 'baptism' him, he got a pass before.' Saga's voice was spoken directly into his mind. Deathmask smirked become wider and evil.

'Do the other know?'

'Shaka and Camus are informing the rest. Do tell Shura and Aphro, will you.'

"Aye, boss." He saluted while both Hyoga and Seiya were trying to read the situation with no avail. Leaving his current 'apprentice' alone, he dragged Hyoga to the other room, coming without knocking.

"Oi, Aiolos. I need him right now, I heard about El Tunche?"

"Oh, yes. We are about to deploy you since you are more suitable dealing with soul."

"Right, this one is coming with me." He said, deliberately going to put the teen into more uncomfortable situation.

"Uh… sure, I was about to go with you though."

"No need, this boy suffices already." He said as he was about to close the door.

"Eh! Then take Shaka with you." Aiolos said.

"Geh, with Buddha boy?" The man poked his head inside, grumbling

"You both are suitable with soul dealing."

"Tsk, fine, fine." Next Aiolos could heard the yelling of 'Buddha boy! Mission!' with a shuffle sound on the other room and a slight peak of cosmo from Shaka for a brief moment, after that the three cosmos disappeared.

Meanwhile…

Alderbaran was humming, waiting for Seiya to come back from receiving signature and was filing his own paper, he hadn't changed his clothes into toga yet because they would be going back out to Athens anyway. Finally, he could feel the lad cosmo approaching.

"I'm back, um Saga was asking why you need to buy a lot of cows?"

"Seiya…" He said with patience. "I already stated that in the paper."

"Oh, I oh yeah." The teen found the reason on the bottom and grinned. He was back jogging out from the room. One minute later, Seiya was back. "Eh… he asked about the price."

"… you can see it in the columns." Alderbaran said flatly.

"Oh, right." And once again the boy was zooming out. The Taurus saint sighed. Wondering if the teen even understood what he had explained earlier. Another minute passed and Seiya was finally back to the room.

"Umm… Saga said that he needs Saori-san approval?"

"Right, now passed this and that papers to Saori-san."

"Yes, right away." Alderbaran once again humming and checking another scroll. Then his room opened, Kanon walked in.

"Al, the food storage needs replenish." He said waving a list scroll on one of his hand.

"What should I buy? I will just do it with my list on the same time." This time instead of the usual paper, he took the scroll that was used in Sanctuary.

"We lack of this and this but I think we could just scratches this and this, I don't think they are needed, a lot of it were wasted and damage." Kanon pointed out then the conversation continued about the change. Seiya finally came back with the signed paper by the time both of them were finished.

"I got it."

"Ah good, passed this scroll to Saga and obtain his Gemini crest." He said passing a scroll and taking the papers back. Aldebaran turned toward Kanon. "It will be delivered tomorrow as usual, please inform Aphro."

"Right. I'll be at the training ground with Milo and Aiolia, they were giving 'lecture'." He smirked evilly.

"Oi, don't be too harsh on them, I don't want to spend a day buying a whole lot of bandages tomorrow instead of preparing my meat."

"Oh, don't worry." He smiled innocently before walking away humming happily.

"Lecture?" Seiya asked in confusion.

"It's about the mix-up item in warehouse days ago. It created headache for Shura, Aphrodite and Kanon. They wasted half day just to find the missing item."

"What the connection with bandages?" The teen tilted his head, not getting any connection between the lecture and bandages.

"Milo and Aiolia usually resorting into giving additional training to the offenders."

"Ah… you mean beat up?"

"Hahaha, not really, it more like giving higher routine training until they puke or pass out. But sometimes they do spar just to give lesson. Now you better go obtain Saga's crest in this scroll."

"A question."

"Yes?" "

Why the earlier were papers and signature while this is scroll and crest?"

"Earlier was counted in Kido's book while this one in Sanctuary's record. Basically, different entities."

"Oh! Ok! Roger that." He said, ready to zoom back before he paused hesitating. "Er… one thing, do you wear underwear under your toga?"

"…" Alderbaran raised his eyebrow, he had known from Camus about what happened and decided to keep quiet about it. "You better go, we really need to buy stocks before it was too late."

"Uh, right away!" After the teen leave, the bull star let out a smirk. Their first day of wearing toga were an awkward moment. He had feeling Dohko and Shion had also pranked by their senior on this since it was Dohko himself who started it and Shion didn't comment on anything back then…

Saint

Seiya

Mu had been mixing star dust when he heard a yell. Someone was running toward the room where he was located. Shiryu was gone after trying to memorize several number codes with its meaning to no avail. Resorting to ask question to either Camus, Shaka or Saga. The door finally blasted opened with Ikki glaring at him. 'Did he do something wrong?' He thought trying to remember 'Nope.'

"Something's wrong?"

"I am supposed to go and take this fucking scroll back to that girly guy. But that fucking guy asked me to go there in toga!"

"Language, Ikki. And I thought you had stated that you didn't mind wearing it."

"Yes! I don't mind it but to go without my boxer is another matter!"

"Oh…" Mu paused, he had been sworn and dragged into an accomplish by Shaka earlier so… "Is that mean that you don't want to follow this tradition?"

"Tradition my ass!" Ikki flushed lightly, no pun intended. He didn't mind the nudity; he just didn't like the condition of being too… free when he moved! Nothing secured down there when you used toga!

'Well, that didn't go so well…' The lilac lad might have to resort to… provoking.

"Nii-san?" Shun had finally arrived covered in his new silk white toga and he had his brother's in his hands. "You should not cause any more scene, beside… it is not like we are nude."

"It was uncomfortable!"

"… Nii-san, I never thought you afraid of being uncomfortable." Shun said while looking at him flatly.

"I'm not afraid."

"Hai, hai if nii-san afraid of it, you can just wear your boxer. If not like everyone knew it." He sighed slightly but Mu had been so sure, that was Shun way of baiting his brother without him knowing.

"Grr! Fine! Let me change!" He grumbled, moving out from the room. Shun let out an innocent grin.

"He knows how to wear a toga, right?"

"Yes, we practiced with Seiya last night."

"I see." He was back to mixing the ingredient. "I don't know from whom you learn how to bait like that." He murmured quietly while smiling.

"Huh? What?"

"Oh nothing." Mu chuckled lightly. Shun looked at him with a cautious look but excused himself quickly.

'Mu?' Shaka voice came to him telepathically.

'Yes?'

'Do you have time?'

'Sure, What's it?'

'Play backup for us.'

'Where're you?'

'Peru, with Deathmask and Hyoga. Make sure to cover your presence so Hyoga can't detect you.'

'Mission?'

'Yes, we need your teleport skill, just in case but it should be fine.'

'Coming.' He said as he disappeared.

Meanwhile back to Athens, Aldebaran and Seiya had just teleported on the back alley of one shop and entered through the back door. When they entered, the little bell attached on the place was ringing, steps could be heard hurriedly approaching, what it looked like some shop warehouse.

"Oh, Sir Alderbaran, what do you want to buy this time?" The man sighed in relief; he was expecting the other man… the scarier one.

"Hello, Theo. I need items in this list, same drop place as usual, please sign here."

"Yes, I had all the items listed." The bald man said after he read the list and signed the scroll. He was once a pawn too inside Sanctuary but he was now retired and being a trader to help supply the place.

"Next, I need this too." He said as he gave him the paper.

"Using paper? This is the first time."

"Hahaha. Different attached name but same dropped place."

"20 cows?" The man gawked.

"Yes, can you provide it tomorrow? Butchered."

"Hmmm sure, I can manage"

"Right. Sign here. By the way, this one will be transferred in Euro instead of gold pieces."

"Oh, right right, by name Graude Foundation yes? I'll provide the account." The man nodded, signing and writing a note when he noticed someone in traditional toga behind Alderbaran looking around the place. "And who is this young man, your new apprentice?"

"Oi, Seiya." The bull star motioned him to come closer. "This is Seiya. He will be in the same group with me and Deathmask. Today is the first day."

"Ah, that's why he didn't prepare his cloth and come here with toga huh?"

"Hahahaha, you can say that." The big guy laughed.

"Glad to meet you sir." Seiya reached for a shake which the bald man took and shook vigorously.

"Theo. You can call me Theo. So what gold cloth are you since you are joining in."

"Eh… Pegasus?"

"Huh? Is there Pegasus in the zodiac?"

"This one special case, we finally have 5 more helpers in the rank." Alderbaran pat Seiya's back not too lightly.

"Glad to hear that." Theo nodded then looked back at Seiya. "Listen young one, the gold saints had too many things to handle. Since you had joined the rank, do help them, right?"

"Leave that to me." The boy huffed and patted his chest proudly.

To be continue…