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 45

"Saga…"

"Yes?" The older lad was going to change his toga into his training gear and was about to remove his golden waist rope/belt when Aiolos came at him. Seeming unsure of what to say.

"I need to ask you something."

"Sure, what is it?" The older lad untied his rope and removed it off into the basket where his name was written.

"Tell me honestly, are you wearing nothing under toga?" The short hair saint asked seriously. The lad was looking at him then blinked.

"Don't you know? It somewhat like a tradition. Everybody knows that." Saga said as he shuffled his toga and began undressing.

Minutes before…

"He will most likely be going to ask you, Saga." Aiolia had been able to grab his senior before he was going into the changing room.

"And you want me to go change in front of him without my trunk!" Saga growled, why did he drag into the prank? Oh, right. Shaka's idea but he also agreed.

"You are the most convincing, I mean Camus, Shura and you are serious type. You guys rarely joked around." Aiolia finally dragged him to his and Milo's vacant office. Shun was coincidently away to the archives with Milo right now.

"I, yes but."

"Nii-san will be asking you or Shura. He won't be asking Camus something like this. That's why both you and Shura will need to go commando. If nii-san caught you both butt naked when removing toga, then he most likely believes it. Shura had also agree but he will be trying not to bump into him."

"Sigh… fine fine…"

Back to present…

"…" Aiolos blinked when he indeed saw Saga was wearing nothing under the toga. The older lad moved to fold the silk then dropped it onto the basket. He finally took his underwear (which was removed and folded prior Aiolos arrival) but paused. "What?" He said looking at him weirdly. Saga never mind with nudity, beside this is changing room.

"… right, so I am the only one who do it all wrong, huh." Aiolos nodded then process to removed his toga. Saga let out a small smirk while dressing up with his training purple tunic and bronze pant. He processed toward tying the tunic with his brown belt then taking his boots. The shuffle behind him continued when finally, the red bandana wearer was once again cladded in toga. The short hair man paused. "Don't you feel it is a bit too breezy?"

"Tradition is tradition. But if many people object, maybe papacy could change it."

"Right, let me just try it first." Aiolos felt a little weird but never less he put his brief on the shelf where his name was written and walked away. After the man was out and making sure he was going far from the changing room, Saga let out his tongue slightly in playful way before blasting his message. 'Mission completed!'

In the their office, both Milo and Aiolia were doing a little high five, while Shun was watching with wary. Camus was still inside his treasury office with Shiryu, pumped his fist once while the teen blinked, he cleared his throat stoically before back to explaining the number. Shaka had been back to his temple was smirking widely even letting out a small chuckle; meanwhile Hyoga could be heard showering inside his bathroom on the background. Kanon was grinning from ear to ear, he would give his brother a high five as soon as he appeared in training ground. Deathmask could be heard laughing loudly inside his office, he was also back from his mission after giving the charm to the lady. Shura was noticing Aphrodite had raised both hands up, he paused before clapping both of his hands onto Aphro in double high five fashion; Ikki were there watching in suspicious, he really didn't like this feeling. Alderbaran laughed while giving Seiya a powerful back pat, the small lad was looking at him while wondering what he done getting such reward. They both were still on shopping duty; this time for the banquet other ingredients, but instead of Athens, they were at one of Alderbaran favorite restaurant in Sao Paulo, taking a break. Thankfully no one comment on Seiya's toga. Mu was chuckling alone inside the mansion lab; Tatsumi who passed by was looking inside at him weirdly, what so funny about repairing cloth?

Minutes later…

The five bronzie had all gathered in front of the examination room. Each was dropped by respective mentor while Hyoga was dropped by Shaka, freshly showered but grumbling. He didn't know why he was here then the news of them being taken health data hit him.

"What! You mean someone will take our health data today?"

"Whose idea is it?" Both Seiya and Hyoga didn't heard anything about this.

"Aiolia…" Shiryu groaned

"But Shun was the one who agree!" Ikki for once a little annoyed with his beloved brother.

"Eh, well I forgot about this no underwear thing but she is a health officer, I do think she see plenty of naked people." Shun spoke logically.

"A She!"

"That's even worse…" Hyoga blushed once again. Really? This thing happened because the tradition of no underwear under a toga. He never thought his sensei was also one of the shameless people that going commando under the skirt like robe! Somewhere around the temple, Camus had just sneezed… While they were debating to postpone, the door of the examination room was finally opened and came out Aegle.

"Ah, you already here, come in come in." She said as she opened the door widely and motioned them to come. The room was like the usual clinic with 3 beds on the right side. One window with blind was opened slightly while she moved to the only desk on the room and took scroll. She put her feather pen onto the ink and wrote the name of the cloth then the name of the person. "Right, you can strip your toga then one of you, please stand on the weight scale."

"Ummm…"

"Yes?" She paused from her writing and looked up.

"All of it?"

"Of course, toga is quite heavy beside with both gold arm guards, leather belt and boots. It added up at least a kilo or two." She said, when the boys nodded and began to undress, she was back on the writing. The teens in the room was eyeing Ikki.

"Fine, fine, it has to be me, hasn't it?" He grumbled. Finally bottom naked, he walked and stood on the weight scale. The woman was still writing and asking questions. Finally, when it was on the weight data, she looked up only to find in shock that the Phoenix saint was standing naked at the scale. He had a little blush on his cheek but never less crossing his hands on his chest.

She paused for a while before looking at the other boys who were more or less naked but still managed to warp the toga around their waist, covering. She paused then remembering something. She had seen this somewhere. Oh yeah, 15 and 13 years ago, the gold saints minus the twins and Aiolos since she was not in charge just yet. They were still kids that time that she didn't think much of it. But they just need to send teens this time huh? She let out a sigh. 'Sigh… man and their silly joke…' She shook her head then opening her drawer on her desk. Retrieving hand towels, this barely covered but at least it helped. "Here, I believe you guys will need this. Now you stand straight, I will need to record your height too."

Saint

Seiya

The dinner back in the mansion tonight was a light summer dish. The cold noodle, somen with side of crab stick, egg, cucumber, and ham. It was good for the summer night like this. Most gold saints were in a good mood but the bronze saints except Shun and Seiya were looking very tired and Aiolos seemed uncomfortable and glancing toward Shion several times. Athena found it was so strange but didn't want to break the happy atmosphere around the other. Several minutes later, she finally couldn't keep quiet anymore since some of her bronze saints kept sighing tiredly. Her curiosity was also stacking up quickly.

"What with the sighing? What's happened? Bad first day?" She asked, the gold saints were looking at each other secretly, trying not to laughed or smiled. Now even papacy and Dohko were eyeing their 'grandkids' curiously. Except Aiolos who had stopped his eating, most of the gold saints were slurping their somen quietly, acting as if nothing had happen.

"Did you find the task hard to handle?" Papacy finally asked. The bronze saints looked at each other, shaking their heads.

"No, Milo and Aiolia take good care of me and I find it interesting." Shun began while both the gold saints whose name were called smiled approving.

"Camus also taught me a lot of thing, but it still a little confusing. I need more time to understand it. I just hope… I can learn quicker than this." Shiryu said a little disappointed of himself.

"Don't worry so much about it. You can't learn this kind of thing overnight. Camus and Shaka were quite frustrated the first time I taught them." Saga commented, trying to motivated the teen. Both Camus and Shaka couldn't help but agreed.

"Alderbaran took me to several places to shop!" Seiya said cheerfully. "Deathmask though only ask me to read without explaining."

"You had to read first before a hand on experience." The Cancer saint rolled his eyes.

"… I'm okay with Aiolos…" Hyoga trailed while Ikki grunted but murmuring that he was all right with Aphrodite too.

"?" Now Athena become more and more confused, if they were okay with the job then why the sighing? "Then why do you look so tired?" The bronze saints finally looked to each other as if deciding if it was worth a discussion.

"If there anything that need improvement, I want to hear it." Shion finally said.

"I have!" Aiolos finally said.

"Sure, Aiolos, let's hear it."

"Can we just forget the toga tradition?" Aiolos began.

"A what?" Shion blinked in confusion while Dohko raised his eyebrows. There was a snort somewhere, a cough and someone just cleared throat. Athena by now become more and more curious.

"What's tradition?" The girl asked. Aiolos finally blushed and was hesitated to speak once again. Both Shiryu and Hyoga also looked quite embarrassed. Ikki was avoiding the topic while slurping his somen. Both Shun and Seiya though didn't really mind and letting the older one deciding who would speak.

"We didn't know which one you find offending. Do you mean the gold rank should just ditch toga?" Papacy once again asked, he really didn't understand why using toga suddenly a no go. Most gold saints had adapted in it and they didn't complain at all.

"I find toga is easy to wear as soon as you accustomed with it. And it is cool in summer time and it is warm in winter." Dohko also nodded.

"Warm in winter?" Shun asked.

"Yes, we use silk for summer and wool for winter."

"I agree with it. Toga looked good on you too." Saori also agreed.

"What I mean is not using toga tradition, I don't against that."

"I really don't understand, can you elaborate, Aiolos?"

"Eh…"

"Ah, fuck! I am against the need of going commando under it!" Ikki yelled suddenly, flushing slightly. The yell from Shura about language was override with Shiryu's voice.

"Yes, me two." Shiryu nodded.

"Me three… I had to go on mission today, it was… troublesome." Hyoga also raised his hand.

"Eh, yes that tradition." Aiolos blushed. "I find it was way too free down there."

"…" Dohko and Shion blinked once then twice.

"… What is commando?" The only girl asked, ending the silent. Then there were chuckles, grins, smirks, several were high-fiving under the table. Shion finally remembered something before glaring at the laughing bunch of 'kids' then to Dohko who by now also recalled something about this. The short hair man finally grinned.

"Ah, that one."

"Dohko!"

"Hey, Sisyphus started it, Kardia carried it and you didn't say anything when I passed it to Saga. Who started it this time?" The Libra laughed. The green hair saint growled; he indeed made a mistake back there.

"That honor belongs to Camus." Milo grinned. There were claps somewhere.

"But the decision to put Aiolos in was started with Shaka and Saga, and we all involved." Kanon let out another chuckle. Deathmask raised his glass first, which was followed by the other involved members with a cheer. Camus and Shaka, couldn't help but smirking. Saga also smiling sheepishly, avoiding a glare from Shion. That trio rarely pranked but that didn't mean they didn't proud when the prank done well.

"That a good team work."

"Dohko!" Shion was trying, really trying to be angry.

To be continue