On a beautiful sunny day, Saori hopped onto a horse and rode off like a skillful equestrian. Actually, she was a skillful equestrian. She had an interest in horse-riding since she was a child. Her grandfather insisted that she was too small to ride a real horse, so Saori demanded the boys he adopted to be her horse. Although most of them complied to her demand, she found it boring and meaningless. Why would she want a horse that's so easy to ride? She liked challenges. She once tamed the most difficult horse - that made her feel victorious.
Speaking of horse, Seiya came to her mind again.
Pegasus Seiya...A white horse with wings.
And certainly not an easy going one.
She had paired him against Dragon Shiryu. On one hand, it seemed that Dargon could perish Pegasus within seconds. But then again, Seiya had defeated Bear Geki despite being beaten down many times. Maybe she should've paired Seiya against Hyoga. Or...
She rode for hours. Unbeknownst to herself, she was thinking of Seiya the whole time.
After she dismounted, she found four little boys standing before her. She didn't recognize them.
"Can I help you?" She asked.
"Saori Kido-sama," one of the approached her and looked angry. "Why are you doing this to Seiya?"
Saori was bewildered.
"Isn't it bad enough you separated him from his sister?"
"Why are you trying to hurt him?"
The boys bombarded her with questions one after another. Initially Saori was annoyed. Then, as the boys went on, she was mad.
"Enough!"
Seeing her anger, the boys immediately went silent.
"Who are you and what do you want from me?" She demanded.
"We are Seiya's friends," one of the boy replied. "We want him to be happy."
"And how can I make him happy?"
"Let him go!" One of them said.
"And reunite him with his sister."
Honestly, Saori didn't even know Seiya's sister's name or what she looks like. Even worse, she was offended that they were accusing her of something she didn't do. When she first met Seiya, he was alone without family. She certainly didn't see him with any sister.
To prepare themselves for the next tournament battle, the Saints grilled themselves in work outs. Hyoga was punishing himself with push-ups; Shun was practicing yoga; Shiryu was kickboxing; and Geki was weight-lifting. Hydra Ichi chewed his gum and watched from afar. As they were all preoccupied with themselves, the door opened.
Saori marched in, ignoring other Saints, and went straight up to the lat pull-down.
"I need to have a word with you!" She spat. "You have no right to accuse me of things I never done! I never separated you from your sister! I can't believe you are hiding behind four little boys and have them yell at me! How dare you! And how immature!"
The person at the lat pull-down turned and turned out to be Jabu.
Now Saori felt awkward.
"I assume you are talking to Seiya," Jabu said. "He isn't here."
"Where is he?"
"He's staying in a house near the dock," Shun told her.
Saori turned and stormed out without another word.
She would've walked to Seiya's place had Tatsumi not stopped her.
"No," she went to the door herself before Tatsumi could join her. She pounded the door and waited.
A couple of minutes later, the door opened and Seiya appeared before her shirtless and hair wet.
Now she was blushing from head to toe.
Quickly, Seiya closed the door. Saori heard noises from inside, like vacuuming. Finally, the door was opened again. This time, he was all dressed.
"What are you doing here, Saori Kido-sama?"
"I'm here to ask you to stop ruining my reputation!"
"Your reputation?"
"I am not the one who separated you from your sister!" Saori said heatedly. "You are trained to be a Saint and earned your Cloth. It is your duty. If you want to be with your sister, then go find her instead of washing your hair! If you have a problem with me, then come talk to me! Stop crying to these little boys who don't have a clue what they are talking about!" She bit her lips and said, "Ai gamisou."
Seiya burst out laughing.
"Saori-san, den échete kanénan trópo." (Saori-san, you don't have any manner.)
Saori was surprised that Seiya knows Greek, but then recalled that he was trained in Greece.
"My grandfather never tolerated foul language, and I don't swear."
"But you just did."
"Well then, that's exactly how upset I am!"
She folded her arms and sat on his bed. A moment later, she spoke, "You want to find your sister, then you can go. Just stay for one more match - against Shiryu. Win or lose, you can go after that."
Seiya couldn't believe what he just heard. "Are you serious?"
"Yes, I certainly have no interest or desire to withhold someone against his will," she said.
"That's good to hear," he replied.
Saori rose and was on her way out.
"Saori-san, faínetai árrostos." (You look sick.)
That was exactly Miho said about her. Now with Saori standing not too from him, Seiya agreed.
"Écho akóma to mastígio." (I still have that whip.)
With that said she walked out of the door.
The whip she referred to was the one she used against Seiya when he refused to be her horse.