DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN SAINT SEIYA CHARACTERS. SAINT SEIYA IS UNDER THE AUTHORIZATION OF MASAMI KURUMADA

Chapter Three

Morning came. Milo smiled slightly seeing his best friend slept on his wheelchair. Camus was holding Hyoga's arm, who slept peacefully with his head directed to his teacher's lap. Milo didn't want to wake Camus up, but he had to. There was something very important which they had to do with the other Gold Saints that morning. Milo stepped forward, knelt in front of Camus, and held his shoulder.

"Hey," he called with soft voice.

Camus slowly opened his eyes hearing the call.

"Wake up," said Milo. "They make a meeting."

Camus frowned his head. His eyes were half-closed. "Meeting…"

"Yeah, talking about this powerless chaos trouble. We'll discuss the way to solve it."

"Oh…yeah."

Milo stood up, then stepped behind Camus' wheelchair and pushed it forward. Camus glanced at his student before exiting the room, smiled slightly that he had been able to sleep well.

The Goldies were doing breakfast after showering. As usual, some of them were being fed. And the same as before, there was another drama which happened in the common room. This time was performed by Saga and Kanon.

"I'M NOT A CHILD!" screamed Kanon who lied on the sofa. "MAYBE I CAN'T MOVE MY BODY AGAIN, BUT I CAN TAKE A BATH BY MYSELF, SAGA!"

Saga looked at him furiously, then he wrote something on a piece of paper next to him (since he was unable to speak again, he had to communicate with paper). He threw the paper to Kanon's face then. Kanon read it in wrath. The words in the paper were: "WHAT IF YOU SLIPPED AGAIN?! YOU'LL DIE PAINFULLY!"

Kanon then shouted, "I WON'T SLIPPED AGAIN! AND BETTER I DIE PAINFULLY THAN LET MY BROTHER SEES ME NAKED!"

Saga wrote again, this time in a more wrathful state of mind, then he threw the paper to Kanon roughly. Kanon read it. The words were: "YOU IDIOT! IF YOU DIE THEN WHO'LL WASH MY CLOTHES?!"

Kanon then replied, "YOU WORTHLESS! I'M DYING NOW AND YOU ONLY WORRY ABOUT LOOK GOOD IN YOUR DAMN CLOTHES?! WHAT KIND OF BROTHER ARE YOU ANYWAY?!"

"Kanon, Saga only doesn't have any courage to say that he loves and cares about you," sighed Milo.

"SHUT UP!" snarled Kanon. Seconds later Saga threw a paper to Milo, and the words were the same: "SHUT UP!"

Milo only rolled his eyes.

Saga then kept throwing papers to his brother, and Kanon's scream was getting louder and louder. Nobody prevented them after Milo, knowing that it would be useless. Everybody continued their breakfast, and Aiolia and Shura talked about Shaka.

"Mu and Aiolos are in the hospital now. They'll bring Shaka here," said Aiolia.

"Yes, he'd better stay here. This house is warmer than the hospital."

"Where's Aphrodite?" asked Camus as his eyes swept the room.

"He was in Deathmask's room," answered Shura. "Aphro tried to lure him in order he's willing to attend the meeting. And I'll go to Aldebaran to do the same thing," he stood up, but Camus shook his head. "No, Shura. I'll go to Ald's room," he said, moved his wheelchair and headed to Aldebaran's room.

"So what'll you discuss in the meeting?" asked Milo as he ate roasted potato.

"Dohko is arranging it now," answered Shura, drank orange juice with his left hand.

"Hope we can solve this chaos," said Aiolia, picked a sausage. "Well…it's ok if I have to have these hands forever, but I won't help seeing the others' severe condition, especially Shaka's."

"And poor Deathmask, he hasn't ate for two days only because he's afraid the meals are cooked by zombie," said Shura.

"How's your hand, Shura?" asked Milo.

"Not bad. I still have my left hand anyway," answered Shura.

"Hey…," said Milo. "I still wonder why I'm not as weak as you…I was attacked by Rhadamanthys' Greatest Caution."

"So did I and Mu," said Aiolia.

"Yes, but you don't get the effect, do you?" asked Milo. "You only got the effect from carrying Cassios. And Kanon, he was tortured by Rhadamanthys also, but he only gets the effect of my Scarlet Needles."

"Cut that out, Milo, do you want to lose your hands and legs too?" asked Shura in frustration.

"I just think it's a little bit odd."

"Probably Rhadamanthys' power is not that great," said Aiolia. "It's true he's one of the judges, but he was defeated by Kanon, right? I think his power didn't make any damages in our bodies, that's why his Greatest Attention or whatever it is doesn't affect us. And speaking of Kanon," said Aiolia, irritated, "Aren't any of you willing to stop him? I'm getting deaf."

"No," answered Milo and Shura at once.

"YOU'RE HEARTLESS, SAGA!" shouted Kanon. "YOU'RE HEARTLESS SOAP-EATER AND SHOWER-CAP USER!"

Kanon's scream and shout finally stopped by Mu, Aioloa, and Shaka's arrival. Shaka was on a wheel bed, still slept serenely. Aiolos and Mu pushed the bed together. Everybody marched on Shaka, including Camus and Aldebaran who just got out from the room.

"How's he doing?" asked Aiolia.

"The same as before," said Mu. "But you know that comatose people still can hear or feel their surroundings. They only can't react as conscious people do."

"You can greet him," said Aiolos. "It will give big effects for his condition. Those doctors say that if you intensely talk to him and give him encouraging words, it will help him to gain faster recovery."

Hearing that, Saga got himself closer to Shaka. Since he couldn't speak again, he took Shaka's hand and held it tightly in his grasp. Shaka didn't give any reaction of course. He kept closing his eyes, slept deeply.

"So…I guess Shaka will join the meeting as well," said Mu, replied by everyone's nods.

The meeting was held in the meeting room in Kido's mansion. All Goldies sat encircling the big table, except Kanon (who laid himself on the sofa brought by his fellows), and Camus who stayed beside Shaka. The same as Saga, he also grasped Shaka's hand.

"Alright," said Dohko, the leader of the meeting. "Who hasn't been here?"

"Aphrodite and Deathmask," answered Shura. And indeed everybody was sure that Deathmask couldn't be lured, for he always screamed hysterically everytime Aphrodite asked him to get out.

"Fine," said Dohko in a sad tone. "It is okay, we will hold this meeting without Aphrodite and Deathmask. Now…I will begin to talk about our conditions.

"You know…since Athena has returned to her dwelling in Olympus Mountain, and we're no longer Saints, we have to lose the powers she gave to us. Once we lose the powers, we will never get it back. You also know that you have been normal people, that's why your reactions towards the attacks you received in the previous times are the same as normal people too."

Dohko took a deep breath before continuing. "That's why, friends…if you want to recover from your physical damages, you have to do efforts as normal people do. There is no supernatural or Athena's power which can cure us now. We have to do normal operations or something like that."

Dohko waited for the extreme reactions from his fellows, but he didn't accept any significant reactions. He saw that his friends only showed I-already-give-up signs.

"You are not surprises?" asked Dohko, puzzled.

"We've anticipated it," said Kanon. "We're not…let's see…moron, after all. We'd understood that if Athena has come back to Olympus mountain, it means she can't be disturbed anymore. So, this is it? You only tell us something which has been very clear, don't you, Dohko?"

"Well…," said Dohko. "I only mean to say that the only way to recover our health is surgery or operation. We don't need to worry about the bill, because before going to Olympus, Athena has left trillion funds from Graud Foundation. "

"Dohko, the problem is," said Shura frustratingly, "there's no doctors who have any good idea about how to cure our physical damages. I mean, our pains are not caused by car accident or the like, are they?"

"That's what I'll tell you," said Dohko, smiled. "There's no common doctors who'll understand how to cure your injuries. And seems like Saori's grandfather, Mitsumata Kido, had thought about it well. He had predicted that there would be times when Athena's saints suffer serious injuries after struggling to protect her."

"Wait," said Milo, gasped. "You mean…"

"Kido's foundation has trained numbers of scientists for years to invent the medical treatment for powerless saints," said Dohko. "That is Mitusamata Kido's form of gratitude for you who had been dying to protect his granddaughter."

"You mean…Shaka can recover from his coma?" asked Mu.

"And Camus can walk again?" asked Milo.

"Yes," said Dohko. "The doctors almost finished creating medical treatment for all of you. A month later, they'll ready to cure you."

"Why you've just said it now?" asked Aiolia, amazed.

"I've just known it," said Dohko. "I got a letter from one of the doctors in the foundation. He invited me to go to the hidden room in Graud Foundation. I went there with Shiryu at 2 a.m., after all of you fell asleep. The health equipments there are so amazing."

"Do you hear that, Saga?!" asked Kanon in a cheerful tone. "I'll be alright and we don't need to argue about bathing again. And you don't need to throw those ridiculous papers to me!"

Saga smiled, and soon the meeting room was filled by the Goldies' hilarious yells and cheering. Mu patted Aldebaran's back and smiled. "You will be alright. You do not need to lock yourself in your room again."

"Yes, Mu. I'll be alright," said Aldebaran, hugged Mu so tight and didn't realize that Mu was directly lack of air after receiving the hug. "Y…yes…Aldy…p…please release me…soon…"

"Oh," Aldebaran released Mu, blushed. "Sorry Mu."

"Hey, did you hear that?!" asked Milo as he marched to Camus. Camus never saw Milo's blue eyes shone that bright. "You'll recover!"

"I know," said Camus. He gave his rare smile to Milo.

"Urm…," said Milo, and he turned his head to Dohko. "Dohko, do you know why me, Mu, Aiolia, and Kanon don't react to Rhadamanthys' Greatest Caution?"

"For Heaven's sake, Milo," said Kanon, rolled his eyes. "Do you want us to?"

"No, I don't," mumbled Milo. "I'm just curious."

"Well…I do not know," answered Dohko, looked thoughtful. "I also do not get it."

"Just forget it Milo," said Camus impatiently. "Probably specters' powers don't affect your physical state that bad."

"Hmmm…you're right…Aiolia said the same thing," said Milo. "Well…I just think that maybe the Greatest Caution doesn't affect me instantly. Maybe I'll indeed get the huge effects, but not in present times—"

"Stop saying something like that!" snapped Camus. His expression transformed; his blue eyes widened and his face looked colder than usual.

"Wh…I'm just kidding," said Milo, surprised by his best friend's exaggerate reaction. He tried to cool Camus' down by giving his usual mischief laughter. "Are you that afraid of losing me?"

"That's not funny, Milo," said Camus sternly.

"Ok, ok, I'm sorry," Milo sighed. "Everybody turns very sensitive these days…"

Camus didn't reply. He still felt sudden anxiety in his heart.

What if Milo's right…?

"Well, I think the meeting is over," beamed Dohko. "I hope you will take care your healths until next month. And someone please tell Aphrodite and Deathmask about this."

"I'll tell them," said Mu. He aroused and walked out the door. Soon the Goldies did the same thing.

"We'd better bring him to his bedroom," said Milo as he pushed Shaka's wheeled-bed.

To be Continued

A/N: How are you, guys? :D Well, I got the fact about comatose people from wikipedia. I will talk more about coma in the next chapters, but some of them will be fictitious.