A/N: Hello guys, how are you doing? ^^ I'm sorry, only one chapter this week...I am really…really busy these days…*sob*
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Chapter 5
Yours Ever
The Gold and Bronze Saints were still in their frozen states, even after they were inside the house. Their hearts were like being rent when seeing that the interiors had changed; they weren't the cozy and warm furniture as before, but the-Gothic-style one. Mu's eyes faded discovering that his beloved soft rocking-chair had gone.
"So," said Hades. He sat on the chair that resembled with that in Guidecca. Rhadamanthys was beside him, still smiled evilly to the Gold Saints, especially Kanon.
"Nice to meet all of you," Hades smiled. "No one has ever thought we will meet this often. Right, Shion of Aries? Dohko of Libra?"
"We need some explanation," said Shion, still in a calm tone, but his hand was contracted and shaping a fist.
Hades laughed slightly. His eyes looked at Shion in huge interest. "If you want it," he said.
Then Hades started to give all of them his tale.
"I am revived," he explained. "I am given more chance to live, but simply as a human being."
"So you're not god anymore?" Dohko asked sarcastically.
"Pity…no," Hades sighed. He raised his hand and examined it slowly, as if it was the most precious curio. "I have no power to, let's see, 'adjusting' the eclipse anymore. So you do not have to worry."
So funny that he talked about the eclipse as if it was merely an unimportant TV show or something.
"Why are you revived?" asked Shun suddenly.
Hades raised his eyebrows.
"Hello, incarnation," he greeted.
"I'm not your damn incarnation!" shouted Shun, which surprised all the people there, including Rhadamanthys.
Hades laughed once again. "As you wish," he said. "You cannot change it anyway. You and Alone are just the same…too kind…too naïve…"
Hades was silent for a moment to enjoy Shun's stricken expression before he continued.
"I do not know the reason why I am revived," he explained. "Maybe I am just too important? I do not know. All I know is, I am here, living, and possessing enormous wealth, the same as my dearly brother Poseidon and my beloved niece Athena. Oh, in case you want to know, Poseidon has been revived as well. Lucky him…he is getting along very well with Julian Solo's body."
"And he cooperates with you to sabotage our homes?" concluded Shion, felt that there wouldn't be anything which could surprise him again.
"Alas, no," replied Hades. His expression changed, as if he was disturbed by some irksome mosquitoes. "Since when The Olympians can cooperate? My dear brother is too selfish—he only cares about himself and his lovely servants: those freak mermaids, the dull musician or whatever it is…. I bought Kido's properties with my own wealth," said Hades proudly.
"And why in the name of God you decide to conquer Miss Saori's properties?"
"Speaking of Sasha…," said Hades as he drank his wine. "Or Saori…whatever you call her…she agrees selling all her wealth to me. She is not objected, so I do not understand why you are, regarding you do not own even an inch of this mansion."
"She must have reason!" Seiya burst.
Hades smiled. "I do not care whether she has reason or not, Tenma."
"My name is Seiya!" snapped Seiya.
"Anyway," Hades continued, pretending not hearing Seiya's correction. "You asked me why I decided to own Kido's properties. The answer is simple. I just want to do vengeance to the filthy Saints who dared to compete me some times ago."
The silence which came was extremely thick.
"You hear me?" asked Hades. "But do not worry. I am a tolerant deity, and I will always be. That is why I will not force you to do the things you do not any ability of."
The Gold and Bronze Saints's anxieties got bigger. Hades's tone really implied that he WILL force them to do the things they do not have any ability of.
"I need you to become my servants," stated Hades, which was backgrounded by Rhadamanthys's chuckle.
Xxx
Five minutes later…
"As if we would agree," Dohko said with a very low voice. Shiryu was so startled seeing the thick coldness in his eyes.
"Oh, you will agree," Hades replied casually. "For you do not have any choice."
"So funny," Kanon suddenly burst into laughter. "You want us to be your servants? What for? To clean this house and tidy up your bedroom? What the use of Rhadamanthys then?"
Some Goldies laughed, while the smile on Rhadamanthys's face evaporated.
"Be careful of your tongue, Kanon," he clenched his teeth.
"Oh?" Kanon smiled. Strike one…. "Hmm, I've made mistake then. Maybe you're hired only for washing Hades's socks?"
More Goldies laughed, and Rhadamanthys face turned scarlet now. He was about to attack Kanon, yet Hades prevented him to.
"Calm down, Rhadamanthys," Hades said coolly. "I have to inform all of you, Saints, that Wyvern Rhadamanthys is not my servant. He is my assistant," he stood up and pacing up and down in calmness. "This is the thing. Everyday, all of you will clean and tidy up this house. I am sure it is not a difficult thing, since you have been accustomed in doing it. Nevertheless," he jeered, "I want two of you to serve me privately, means that you have to be by my side to clean my bedroom, make a cup of coffee, wash my socks—as you have said, Gemini—and so on. You will take turn everyday based on your zodiac order. As I have said, I am so tolerant. I will give all of you the chance to serve me privately, so you can feel what it is like."
Hades once again went quiet to enjoy the Saints's mimics.
"For you, Bronze Saints," said Hades very coldly. "I do not want to see you here in this house. Better you get yourself away out of here soon. I do not welcome you, even though one of you were my incarnations. If I catch you visiting your fellows or teachers here, you will be so damned."
The Bronze saints were so silent. They knew they should be happy and relieved, for they did not have to face the nightmare created by that uninvited ghost. Yet they couldn't be—how could they? They really want to be by the Goldies' sides in this situation, not being outside the house enjoying vacation.
Camus automatically circled his hand around Hyoga's shoulder to encourage him, so did the opposite. They really looked like a father and a son that nurturing each other.
They didn't realize that Hades looked at them piercingly. The cool-air in Hades's eyes suddenly was gone, exchanged with great revolt and loath.
"So," Shion said finally, awakened Hades. "You want us to be your servants. What will you give us in return?"
Hades tried to look calm as before. "I always act upon justice," he said then. "I will hire you every months, and you can save it to buy Kido's mansion and twelve temples back."
Shion was silent for a moment.
Then he responded with, "Deal."
"WHAT?!"
"Shion, are you nuts?!" snapped Saga. "I'd better become homeless than work for that fake deity!"
"This is the Holy War all over again," Aiolos said in a low voice. "You accept his offer again even though it means it'll sacrifice your inferiors, Shion."
"What is you doing this for?" asked Mu, who seemed losing all of his strength. "For Athena…? She is not even here to guide us…"
All gasped looking at Mu. They'd never thought Mu would dare to disgrace Athena like that…
Shion grasped his student's shoulders and gazed at him warmly.
"Mu," he said then. "Hades is right. This is our only choice. And about why I'm doing this, I guess all of you can see the reason. Do you want to give up this house? Do you want to leave the place where you can laugh, cry, cuddle, and hold hands together?"
All went silent.
"Maybe we can look for money in somewhere else," Shion added. "But I want us to stay close together, moreover in this kind of situation. Remember, as before, he can have our bodies. But he will never can have our hearts."
Nobody could say any word.
After being sure that his inferiors wouldn't state any objection, Shion faced Hades again.
"Deal then," smiled Hades. "Oh…and I have to tell you, you will not stay in your former bedrooms. We have prepared one bedroom for all of you," he chuckled in amuse. Ikki meanwhile never stopped hoping: if only there was a trident…
"Once more," Hades walked slowly to Shion and handed him a pendant. It was exactly like that which had ever been worn by Shun: a pentagram-shaped pendant with the words "Yours Ever".
"You, also your inferiors, must wear it when they serve me."
Shion accepted the pendant. He looked at Hades impassively.
"I think that is all," said Hades. He turned around and took steps to leave the saints. Rhadamanthys followed him.
"You'll pay this," Milo burst out.
Hades wasn't affected, but Rhadamanthys turned around and looked at Milo in interest.
"Scorpio Milo," he said.
Milo only looked at him sharply with his startling blue eyes.
"I remember your incarnation, Scorpio Kardia," said Rhadamanthys smiling. "He was the one who killed me 200 years ago. He never gave up, though he was so weak because of his cardiac disease. He kept fighting against me with all of his mights. I have to admit that he was a great knight. His Katakaio Scarlet Needle and Katakaio Antares were amazing. To think he had degenerative heart disease."
He chuckled. "So ironic, 200 years later Kardia's reincarnation couldn't do anything when fought against me in lord Hades's palace. If I'm not mistaken you were helped by Aries and Leo, weren't you? Yet you couldn't even hurt my fingers. Pathetic."
"You…," Milo was so ready to march at Rhadamanthys and attack him, but Aiolia soon grabbed his body. "Don't listen to him, Milo, he's not worthy to be fought."
Milo panted, while Rhadamanthys laughed heartily as he walked away from the saints.
The situation was full of tension for some times, until Shion sighed and led all his inferiors to their new bedroom.
The Bronze Saints left the house without saying goodbye to their seniors.
Xxx
Their new bedroom wasn't as bad as they'd thought. It was formerly Aldebaran's room (which was indeed much bigger than the others's). Inside there were fourteen beds which were ordered like those in poor-class hospital. Only one cupboard provided, meant that some Gold Saints had to keep their clothes in their luggage.
"Would you repeat once again?" asked Saga in disbelief. "You HAVE met Rhadamanthys before?!"
Kanon nodded weakly. He tried not to look at his fellows' open mouths. "I met him after I picked up our photograph in the images service."
"And you dared not to tell us?!" Deathmask barked.
"I don't want to make all of you worried."
The sincerity in his voice made Saga's heart quivered.
"I began to search on any information about him then," Kanon stood up and paced up and down. "I visited internet café, brought a lot of newspaper, asked so many broadcasters about whether there was any news related to a zombie escaping from the death land. But I found nothing, except that they almost sent me to sanatorium, thinking that I have schizophrenia or something."
Kanon sighed. "When those irritating lawyers came to this house to kick us sway, I had felt it—this must have anything to do with Rhadamanthys."
"That's why you said we won't have any chance to get Kido's mansion back," concluded Aiolos gloomily.
"Yeah…"
"Why didn't you tell us?" asked Saga in despair. "If you told us earlier, at least we could anticipate this disaster and prepared for the worst."
"I've told you—"
"Yes, you didn't want to make us worried, but we have the rights to know, don't you agree that—"
"Saga, I was afraid!" said Kanon unexpectedly. "I was so scared in case what I was guessing would really come true, can't you understand?! I pretended I never met Rhadamanthys and kept silent, because I really wanted to believe what I'd seen in my journey home from the image sevice only my imagination!! Can't you understand, Niisan?!"
"Ok, alright, I understand," said Saga finally. If Kanon kept saying such words he was worried his tears would fall down. He really loved his brother. Hearing him saying something innocent and sincere really made him forget all pranks he'd ever done. What was left only the wish to take care of him, to nurture him. Because he was his flesh and blood, and he would always be.
"I understand, Kanon," murmured Saga. "I'm sorry."
The room became silent afterwards. Everyone was busy with their own business. Shion tried so hard to make Hades's pendant out of sight: he put the pendant in a box, locked the box, put the box in drawer, covered it with so many fabrics, then locked the drawer, and tossed the key inside the other drawer, the locked it as well.
Meanwhile the others simply sat gloomily on their beds or ordering their clothes in the cupboard. But the one who was completely affected with this mess was Aphrodite. He laid sideways on his bed and stared at nowhere, seemed lost in thoughts.
"Aphrodite?" Mu asked gently. "Are you alright?"
"Yes, I am," answered Aphrodite more gently.
"Maybe you want me to call Shaina to send the Estee Lauder?" Shura tried to make joke, but Aphrodite was so silent. Shura's shoulder weakened—this really wasn't a perfect time for joking.
"I really want to kick that wyvern's %^&%$%$$," Milo swore as he ordered his clothes in the cupboard. "Doesn't he understand that me and Kardia at least have one similarity?"
"You mean your appearance?" asked Dohko. He smiled warmly.
"No," Milo gazed at nowhere. "There's something else," he walked to his bed after finished ordering the clothes, then took a very deep breath as he laid his back there. White ceilings were the only view for him right now.
"What is it?" he heard Camus's voice. He turned his head and saw that Camus had already took place on his—Milo's—bed.
"What similarity?" Camus asked again. He laid his back right beside Milo and stared at the ceilings as well.
"You'll know soon, Camus," Milo smiled. He gazed at his handsome best friend's eyes, and unconsciously counted his eyelashes. One…two…three…four…twenty…thirty… He didn't know why he did it, perhaps to make him easier to sleep? He didn't know.
"Hey," said Milo then after recognizing sadness in Camus's eyes.
"Hmmm…?"
"This is the use of the proverbs 'after rain comes rainbow'."
Camus smiled slightly, while Milo chuckled on his own joke.
"Milo…," Camus said after minutes. "Il fait mauvais. Il pleut. Il fait du brouillard. L'hiver a été très froid cette année. Mais…tu disais après la pluie vient le beau temps. Et je crois en toi..."
Camus began to close his eyes. "Je crois en toi...Milo…," he said softly.
Milo only had five words to say. "What does it all mean?"
"Let's go to sleep," Camus answered.
Milo grinned in amuse and pulled his blanket to cover his legs. "Those shinkansen-length words only mean 'let's go to sleep'…?"
Camus couldn't help to smile.
When he'd already heard Milo's soft snore, he turned sideways and gazed at Milo's peaceful feature. He looked so handsome while he was sleeping. Well…when he was awake he was very handsome as well, but his innocence and calmness were perfectly portrayed while he was unconscious.
Camus slowly set aside the fringe that covered Milo's eyes before he re-closed his eyes. Then he whispered in his heart.
"Milo…the weather's not good. It is raining. It is foggy. And windy. The winter's really cold this year. Yet you told me after raining there will surely be sunshine. And I believe in you…"
A rare smile again appeared in Camus's handsome face. "I believe in you…Milo…"
To be Continued
Next in Home Sweet Home:
What happens with Mu?
"Mu, are you alright?" asked Aldebaran in worry.
Mu closed his eyes, then opened it again. Those usual warm eyes were sometimes unfocused. "Yes, Aldebaran," he answered impassively. The pentagram-pendant that hanged around his neck was glinting. "I am alright…"
Short after, Aldebaran messed up.
"Oh no…I broke Hades's bed…would you please repair it, Mu…?"
Meanwhile the Bronzies tried to break the rule.
"Let's destroy the roof to get in," growled Ikki.
"Ikki, this is not a perfect time to do I-want-to-be-killed-thing," said Hyoga flatly.
So that the twins.
"How does it feel, Kanon?" jeered Rhadamanthys. "To become a slave for almost the entire of your life…"
"Don't listen to him, Kanon," said Saga lightly. "He likes torturing people because he's lonely and doesn't have any friend."
Kanon burst into laughter, while Rhada's jeer vanished. "What do you mean by that?!" snapped Rhadamanthys.
Also the others…
"Tomorrow Hades will invite Minos and Lune to dinner," sighed Kanon.
His fellows groaned and kicked any stuffs that were close to them. But soon Aphrodite made them relaxed
"Don't worry, there's still a little arsenic left."
And when Meio-Hades was away…
Everybody was singing happily in the common room, performing karaoke.
"Pour some sugar on me!! Poor some sugar on me!!" tuned Saga and Milo who used the table as their stage.
"Milo, you rock!!!" screamed Shura excitedly, pretending as a concert-supporter.
"I wanna lick you, Milo!!" shouted Aiolia.
"I wanna bring you home!!" yelled Kanon.
"Milo, you are HOT!!" screamed Shaka.
Everybody stopped singing and looked at Shaka in shock. Even the DVD player was completely jammed.
"Why everyone seems to be out of character these days…?" whispered Shura.
Home Sweet Home: Mu's Destiny
Home Sweet Home: Having Fun with Wyvern
Home Sweet Home: The Secret Singing Contest
Raise your cosmo, Goldo Sainto!!
"Hey, Camus. What do the French words last night meant?" asked Milo. As usual he circled his hands around Camus and hugged him tight. The cleaning job had driven him crazy and he really needed his best friend to stay close beside him all day.
"Je m'excuse, cela m'est sorti de la tête (I'm sorry I forgot)," answered Camus, made Milo sank his face on Camus's shoulder in distress. "Oh no…," he grumbled.
Camus only chuckled slightly.
The friendship and brotherhood won't ever fade away!!
A/N: I'm sorry if I made mistake in the French language.