CHAPTER 11

Three days had passed since Pit was told of his past. Pit was unmoving in the blue liquid, covering his face with his arm. "How could I have done something so terrible? Those humans…" Pit clenched his fists in anger remembering the shrill screams of pure terror. With a calming aura Asclepius, the God of healing gently smiled,

"I see that not only your physical wounds that are bothering you." Sitting upright Pit felt the strain in his torso and bleakly responded,

"I did something.. Something terrible in the past that I can never atone for.. Maybe I did deserve what happened to me…" Lowering his head in shame, Pit sighed deeply. Kneeling beside him, Asclepius calmly spoke,

"You must forgive yourself and move on. The past cannot be changed now but you can influence the future. If you have learned from your mistakes then the only person that needs to be forgiven is you. I remember watching those humans fall to their deaths Pit. I remember when Palutena imprisoned you and I remember how hard you tried to make her happy afterwards." Pausing for a moment Pit only shook his head, disbelieving those words. Placing a warm and light hand upon Pit's chest he then said, "There is good in your heart. You strive to be the best you can and you live to serve others. If your heart was tainted by darkness I wouldn't have accepted you into my special spring now would I?" Chuckling, Asclepius had risen and began on his way. Pit looked over at his fully healed wing and gazed upon his newly mature body. Slowly trying to stand once more he wobbled his way up, grabbing the support of the walls.

"I must.. Forgive myself and move forward.. One step at a time.." Pit placed one foot in front of the other and limped toward the door painfully. Appearing in front of Pit with a gentle smile, Asclepius held out a sturdy cane and his freshly washed toga before saying,

"Keep moving forward Pit. You are still healing so don't exhaust your body, also don't walk for too long. Please be careful from now on." With a wave of his nimble hand Pit appeared fully clothed in the hot spring below him. The clothes didn't quite fit right anymore because he had grown since being introduced to the blue liquid. Glancing at the enormous hot spring Pit spotted a sleeping Palutena awaited by the entrance. The stars sparkled in the blackened night sky while the still water reflected the stars and all their beauty. She must have been out here since the morning. Limping toward Palutena he smiled at her and proceeded to lay by her. Wrapping his long arms around her, he leaned her head against his shoulder.

"P-Pit?" She whispered, opening her sleepy earthy green eyes.

"Come on Palutena. Let's go home." The pair of them slowly arose and walked to her temple completely drained. Pit certainly was now taller than Palutena, if only by an inch.

Pit climbed into his bed and then collapsed on his stomach with exhaustion. Staring into the night sky he gazed at all the different constellations. He had pondered many things on the way home however at the moment his mind was blank. It all still felt- surreal. Pit was relaxed in his comfortable spandex shorts and tank top, closing his eyes.

"Pit?" A gentle voice rang. The matured angel looked over to his side to see Palutena in her long blue nightdress. "I know you just got home and you probably want to have your bed to yourself.. But would it be okay if I spent the night in here with you?" Blushing heavily she tore her gaze from his. His wing raised, he motioned her forward. Pit's bed was enormously expanse certainly there was room for the pair of them. Also, Pit's injuries were mainly healed, he simply needed rest now. Truly there was no reason to deny the Goddess some extra time with her angel. Palutena, still bright red, climbed her way into the bed, facing Pit. His large, extended wing rested upon Palutena while he closed his eyes gently. Whispering, Pit smiled small,

"I'm happy you're here. I didn't want to spend another night alone. I- I missed you Palutena.." Smiling gently back at him, Palutena reached a hand to touch his featured face. How much he had changed since she had known him. Was he really that little angel who took those human lives all that time ago? Was Pit the same goofy kid who ate ice cream off the floor?

"I missed you too.. Pit.. Did you know that all the stars in the sky represent how much hope there is?" Closing her eyes she drifted off to sleep, comforted by his light, delicate wing. The two of them slept peacefully, both content in each other's company.

….

The warm morning sun shined fearlessly into Pit's face, awakening him to the beautifully peaceful Palutena. Feeling the stir of his soft wing she opened her eyes, smiling.

"Good morning Pit," she beamed.

"Good morning Palutena," Pit grinned. Sitting up, Palutena stretched her slim arms and yawned.

"I have a surprise for you!" Palutena smiled. "Come on! I've been waiting to give it to you!" Helping Pit out of bed she assisted him to the temple. By the pool of water she then said,

"Close your eyes, okay? No peeking!" As he was told, Pit closed his eyes with a chuckle.

"Alright, open them!" Ahead of Pit stood a simple mannequin at which he swooned excitedly at. Upon the mannequin was gray metal chest armor was crafted to perfection that shimmered in the morning sun. Alongside that, red metal arm guards with the yellow cross branded into it were placed over a new pair of blue gloves. Gleaming gold shin guards were also presented with new sandals for Pit. Covering the chest armor was a brand new, bigger toga, much like the last one Pit had worn. Atop the mannequin's head was Pit's laurel crown, polished and restored.

"P-Palutena.." Pit beamed. He grabbed Palutena by the waist and spun her around. Pit was so enthralled that his injuries had forsaken his mind. Feeling his weight upon his side, Pit collapsed upon the hard ground.

"P-Pit! You dork! Be careful!" She blushed. Laughing Pit grinned very wide replying,

"It's perfect Palutena! Thank you!" Stroking her incredibly long, silky green hair, Pit couldn't help but continue smiling. Grinning alongside Pit, Palutena then asked,

"Would you like to try it on?" Getting up she offered her hand, which Pit accepted. Dragging the Mannequin to the restroom, she left Pit to equip his new attire. Re-entering the room Pit leaned on his cane and smiled cheerfully at Palutena. It certainly did suite him. Pit truly looked like the commander of an army now. He had a certain air of seriousness yet it was gentle and understanding. "Wow! You look stunning Pit.." She blushed. Leaning his weight on the cane he walked slowly over to Palutena and laughed,

"Well I know, I'm pretty awesome aren't I? Hahahah!" Lightly kicking his foot, she laughed along with Pit. A brief pause commenced before he continued, "Now let's talk about Hades. Tell me, when are you planning to trap him in the underworld? I want to help you in any way that I can." Taken aback, Palutena didn't expect that to come to his mind.

"Let's discuss this over breakfast, okay? You must be famished!" Grinning, Pit nodded and said,

"Of course. Do tell me, what's for breakfast?" Starting toward the kitchen she kindly answered,

"Your favorite, pancakes with strawberries!"

Updated 8/7/15

Thanks for reading my story of Pit! Man how he's changed! I don't plan on there being too many more chapters after this one so please keep reading on! Also if you remember I won't be updating on the weekends!