Before Note: HEEEEEYYY! Long time no see! Hehe anyways I know its been some time and all but I've been stressed with school work. When I say stressed I mean STRESSED! I almost had a few panic attacks at times with the loads of hw! So I decided to wait till Christmas break to work on this and here I am! This chapter is short but I wanted to upload at least SOMETHING. I've been having a weird time at home lately so I dont feel up to much right now.

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Disclaimer: I don't own any Saint Seiya characters and concepts used, they rightfully belong to Masami Kurumada.

Shun wanted to see his friends. He wanted to see how they were doing, wanted to make sure everything was alright. Were they coping well with all that has happened?

'Have you?' The death god would ask.

"I'm fine." The teen would reply absentmindedly.

'You still haven't gotten over it.'

"How would you know?" A stupid question, he would realize.

'You're prone to panic attacks. You have occasional nightmares. You clearly haven't left behind all that has happened. But that's okay, no one would blame you, you have had to cope with a lot more than the others that played a part in the war.'

"…I hate you so much sometimes…"

'That's okay.'

Shun wanted to see his brother. It had been over a year since he had last seen him, and that was at the end of the dreadful war.

'You wanted him to stay, didn't you? You tried to reach out to him, but as always, he left without a word, didn't he?'

The Andromeda saint had quit snapping at his all-knowing conscience, for the lack of a better word. Especially when his statements were very true. It was times like those when he would curl up on his bed, blankets and all wrapped tightly around him, that he would cry out all the emotions he had locked up inside of him for so long, having no one there for him to open up to. Crying had always been his trademark at the Kido mansion, with all the other children, and it was his weakness when in combat. He had never liked that trait of his, but he could never help it, he had always been one to show others how he felt. Ikki never liked it when he cried.

Ikki…

"I want to see him, I want him to come and talk to me just because he wants to, and not because I'm at the verge of death during a combat." The teen hugged the sheets tighter around him and curled up into a tighter lump as he lay in bed while blankly staring at the wall across from his bed. The only light came from the moon that shone through the only window in the room. "I want to know if he really cares about me as much as I care about him."

'Don't you think he cares enough to come and keep you from dying in battle?'

"I could only just be a burden, for all I know." Shun said in a monotone voice, a blank expression still on his face.

'Have you forgotten? Have you forgotten how he came shoving his way through the underworld to get to you? Have you forgotten how he was desperately trying to get me out of your body with all the strength he had? He was giving his life for you, Shun. He wasn't doing it for Athena, he wasn't doing it for his comrades, he was doing it for you and only you.'

At this, the saint let his composure break and let a few tears roll down his face, a shaky sob let out here and there.

"I know."

Yeah, he really missed Ikki.

When Shun opened his eyes, the sun was already peeking in through the window. He groggily sat up while rubbing his slightly swollen eyes. He had no idea when he had fallen asleep, and he didn't really care anyways, and he felt…better than usual, his mood was lightened.

'What are we going to do today?'

The teen let his eye twitch just a bit.

Just a bit.

"Do you even have the slightest idea what 'personal space' is?" he said, heading into the bathroom to wash his face in order to wake up completely and brush his teeth.

'Do you ever comb your hair?' was the response, 'Its always sticking out at odd angles.'

Shun put his toothbrush back where it belonged with a little extra force and looked at himself in the mirror. "Well," he started, with a vein popping out from his forehead, "Maybe I like it this way."

'Well,' a thoughtful pause, 'I suppose it's alright, makes you look all cute, no wonder the girls fawn all over you when you walk in the streets.'

A pink blush formed on white cheeks and deepened with the god's playful tone. "They do not!"

'Whatever you say, pretty boy.'

Too embarrassed to retort anything back, the Andromeda saint stomped his way out of the bathroom, slamming the door behind him.

Still in plain plaid sleepwear, the teen lazily cooked anything that would be edible enough to fill his protesting stomach. He eventually gave up on the complicated omelet he had attempted to create and popped a couple of frozen waffles in the toaster. As he waited for his 'oh! so fancy' breakfast to be ready, butter and syrup all out on the table, the phone rang, startling the small teen out of his seat.

"I don't usually get calls, I wonder who it is." He wondered why he even bothered to have a house phone, he usually used his cell phone anyways.

'Maybe picking up the phone will help you solve that problem.'

Haha, really funny.

"Hello?"

"Shun? Is that you?"

He recognized that voice. "Ikki?"

A sigh of some sort was heard. "Yes, it's me. I'm in the city…and…uh…I thought I could…you know…visit you. I went to the Kido mansion and realized you weren't living there anymore; it took some time to get your number. So…if it's alright, can I go see you today?"

Shun stayed silent for a few moments. After all this time, only now did the Phoenix saint remember about his little brother? He couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed. Yet, he knew deep inside that he really wanted to see Ikki, and that Ikki probably really wanted to see him, so he couldn't shove away this opportunity out the window. Plus, he had a hopeful tone in his voice, and also insecure, something the blue haired teen didn't usually show. He couldn't just disappoint him like that.

"Shun?"

"Yeah, you can come. I suppose if you have my number, you have my address too, I'll see you here by two o'clock." He tried to make it short and quick, he felt uncomfortable on the phone with the current situation.

"Okay, I guess I'll see you then."

"Bye." He felt a bit guilty.

"Bye."

'That was awkward.'

The teen ran a hand through his green locks after setting the phone back in its place. "Tell me about it."

'Aren't you happy that you are going to see him? You were...thinking about it…last night.'

The saint went to the toaster and threw away his burnt waffles. "I…don't know. It feels weird."

'Better get ready, you have three hours and I'm sure you want to at least clean up a bit and make lunch.'

Shun sat at the table, elbow on the table propping his thoughtful face in his hand.

"Yeah…okay."

After Note: And there you have it! A bit seriousish but I dont know, I guess its just my mood lately.

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