Author's notes: Saa~ still not saying who the couple is but you've probably figured it out by now, 'm bad at that kind of thing ^^;;; anyway, still thanking 'neechan for betaing so everything is right and if something is wrong I claim poetic license!
Disclaimers: not mine, don't even bother suing 'cos I'm so broke it's not funny (gimme a call and I'll gush about how I spent everything at the November Cartoonist in Paris and how it was all worth it even if I owe over $100 to various people .)
In the time that was Before: chapter 1
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"It's the middle of the fucking night, what the hell do you want?"
"And here I thought you were oh so proper twenty four-seven."
"Seiya?" He sounds surprised….. well, it's not like I could have warned him that I was coming.
"Is it because I pulled you out of bed? Did I interrupt anything?" Oooh, I sound soooo sly, go me!
"Seiya!" Aw, he's so cute when he blushes! "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
"I came to visit you!" Geez, I haven't seen him for three month. I take all the pains to sneak away in the middle of the night, sacrificing my sleeping time, to come visit the guy and I'm ready to bet that I know what he's going to say right about…now.
"Are you completely thoughtless? You should not be sneaking around at night; you know how dangerous that is!"
How did I ever guess?
"And to think I thought that you actually missed me."
"Come in, you'll catch a cold"
I won! Hehe, I always win with Cade. His mother-hen instincts make him so predictable.
"How have you been since last time?"
"Never been better! Alex says I'll be ready in 'bout a year. And you, any divine powers showing up yet?"
"No and I hope not for a long time yet."
I sigh "Everything came true 'till now, it will too, sooner or later."
No need denying it, right? Before I turn eighteen…that's still six years at least…I don't want to, I don't!
…Cade…I don't want him to leave, I don't want him to leave me, ever!
Eh, I sound like a little kid…or a crossed lover. Now that's an interesting thought.
"What are you thinking?" Figures Cade will notice when I think something weird. Actually he's probably wondering why I'm not depressed. He knows that every time I start thinking about this whole future thing I end up depressed.
"I was just thinking that I sound like your lover when I'm brooding in my head"
"Like my what?!"
"Lover" Aw, he's blushing again! I've never managed to make Cade blush so much before! Have I found a weakness, something I can tease him about 'till the end of time? I sure hope so! "Why? Does it bother you?"
"No."
Oooh! I did find a weakness! You are defenseless to my teasing now, almighty Cade! "But Ca~ade! You know I looooove you sooo much!"
"Funny Seiya….."
"Yup, definitely funny. I've never seen you blush so hard! So, who's gonna get jealous if I go out and proclaim my undying love for you in the streets?"
Oh damn, not working anymore, that was way too short lived. Now he's just looking mildly annoyed. It's no fun to tease Cade if it doesn't make him blush. Heh, now he's thinking that it's stupid that I risked my life just to come tease him….. He's probably right, too. The only thing is….. I can't not see him! I went three whole months without seeing him! I've been living like that for four years now…and he expects me to just concentrate on my training and forget him?
I'd rather not train at all and continue living with him like we did before the Kyoko took me in, I'm sure we could have survived! And if I didn't train then Cade wouldn't have to die and we could just live normally…but the moment I met the Kyoko everything was set. Now if I run away they'll kill me so I have to continue training and if I do that then everything the fortune-teller said would come true…and I'll kill Cade.
So why can't he understand that now, when I still can, I want to be with him as much as I can, and that I seriously don't give a shit about what I'm risking!
"I'm not going back until the morning." Heh, that came before he could actually start lecturing me, maybe I should have waited until he'd blown some steam.
"And why not? I would much rather know that you are safe with your master than here with me."
"Alex will understand."
"Understand what? You know that what you are doing will be seen as treason if anyone catches you. And you should refer to your master as Alexander, I doubt 'Alex' is acceptable."
"'Alexander' always tells me that 'friendship is the most noble of virtues' that a Saint can have. That, together with faith in Athena, it is what will lead him to victory. So I'm assuming that he'll understand that I am so devoted to my only FRIEND!"
We've had this argument before, we have it every single time, and Cade still doesn't just accept that he can't force me away.
"So maybe your master will," his voice is calm. I hate it when he talks like that every time I start raising the volume of my voice. "But what if somebody else sees you sneaking away? What if that person knows about the prophecy?"
What the hell do I reply to that? That I don't care? That's not true, if anyone ever found out…well, I won't have to kill Cade anymore but he won't be any less deader. They won't let him become what he's destined to be.
So I don't reply. I don't have to! I'm still a kid by anyone's standards, I still have a whole year until I have to fight for the cloth so now if I want to be childish I will!
"Seiya?"
I just reach out and hug him, we're never far from each other when we argue, and I start crying. Yes, like a baby, and no, I don't care. I know that the moment I'll leave he'll collapse as well. It always ends like this. Why? Why can't we just be happy when we get to be together?
"Shh, stop it."
Like I actually could? Well, no use wasting a good hug…..I'm still crying and Cade's still holding me and I think we're sitting down and I don't want to leave yet so I fall asleep.
~ end chapter 1 ~
hopefully in the next chapter we'll get some action ^_^
Seiya like what?
Hila oh I dunno, a confession maybe?
Seiya *eyes sparkling* oh Cade, I love you so much *cue flying hearts*
Cade *over dramatic* oh Seiya, I've been waiting for you to say that! *kisses Seiya*
Seiya *kisses Cade back*
….
…. Five minutes later
Seiya & Cade *still didn't come up for air
Hila guys? I admit it's impressive but…..huh…..quit it!
Seiya shush, we're busy! *take off Cade's shirt*
Hila *stare* ooookay, I'll be right back
Cade *hasen't even noticed Hila was still there* cool *gets busy with Seiya's belt*
Hila *comes back holding a huge popcorn bowl in one hand and dragging Lilas with the other and takes two chairs out of hammer-space* you can open your eyes now 'neechan!
Lilas *opens here eyes to a very NC-17 rated lemony scene* oooooohhh pass the popcorn!
….and they lived happily ever after, the end.
Joking ^^;;;;
C&C more than welcome as usual!