A/N: so there will be roughly two or three more chapters and then we will find out how the twins had come to the Sanctuary

VI. A picnic for two

It was a beautiful spring day and just one of those days Shion dreaded, now most people would look strangely at this, but who doesn't dread such days when the weather is pleasant, everything is filled with flowers and you are stuck in your study going over paperwork or sit like a statue on a throne and stare at the large doors in a huge empty room. Really, Shion dreaded such days, at least if the weather is bad can he entertain himself with the thought that he will not get wet or something like that so it was a little surprise for him that when reaching the door to his study the present attendants gave him dark looks.

"Is something wrong?" he asked confused as they scowl only deepened.

"Pope Shion, just what do you think you are doing!" at Magda's voice Shion flinched, this day was getting only stranger.

"What did I do?" he asked her when spotting Mu clinging to her dress smiling while there was a large basked hanging on the woman's arm.

"You will be at this time next year gone to look for the other Gold Saints and you really try spending time with papers then with this child?" Magda asked in an accusing manner, while gesturing to the toddler clinging to her dress, at which Shion only gapped when the basked was showed into his hands. "We have put everything in it for a picnic so get going."

And thus had Shion suddenly found himself outside of his home with a basked on his arm and a giggling child clinging to his sleeve, who had just seen his father being manhandled by one of the maids. Even if still young was Mu pretty intelligent and observing, he didn't talk much because he liked the quiet, but didn't mind the presence of others around him. Finally snapping out of his daze took Shion the child's hand and both were on they way down the steps on the path of the Zodiac which will be hopefully filled soon with the saints destined to guard the 12 temples. It made him smile a bit that when they passed one of the temples Mu greeted the Gold Cloth being in them, he will soon also need to start teaching him how to repair the cloths, which will be hard. Not because it was really that hard to do after you know what you need to get done, but the fact about the really damaged cloths and they need for blood. He shuddered at the thought of showing his Little Lamb how to slice his wrist to get the needed amount of blood and which point he needs to hit to stop the bleeding. He was freaked out when Mater Hakurei had shown it to him for the first time, but on another thought… his master had a strange character and sense of humor for that matter…Must have something to do with being a cancer Sage-sama and Manigoldo had also they occasional ticks.

They spent a little bit longer inside the Aries temple allowing Mu to roam around for a little bit inside the rooms. It was better if he starts this soon to get familiar with the place and where he could find everything seeing how he will need to live here while most of the time while training for the Aries cloth and after getting it permanently. Shion was sure that he would miss his presence inside his room terribly, but this was the way of things. After Mu got back from his little discovery tour around his soon-to-be home headed both down the last steps into the direction to one of the large gardens of the Sanctuary to have they little picnic. Shion often marveled about the refuge Athena had once created for her soldiers back then in the Mythological Era then if you forgot about the approaching war for the future of humanity this place could truly be called a Paradise on Earth.

Finally finding the perfect spot in the shade of two large trees on a grassy hillside started Shion with Mu's help to pack everything out on the blanket he had laid out on the grass. There were sandwiches, yogurt, fruits, marmalade, bread, tea and even some sweets for desert. Shion also found a little ball at the bottom of the basket which he decided could be brought to a good use so he called Mu over to himself and told him that they will be playing ball with each other. Though he told the excited child that they will not use they hands to catch the ball and to throw it to the other, but they will use they telekinetic powers to make things more interesting and it will be also a good training for him.

"But I will only be able to play with you in such a way." Mu stated a bit unsurely at which Shion only smiled and patted his head.

"You should not worry about that in my time was Virgo Asmita also able to use telekinetic powers and Gemini have also in some ways an affinity for it seeing that they can use teleportation. So I think you will have at least three people to play telekinetic ball with." though he bit back a chuckle, Asmita would have thrown him right into the Underworld if he would have stormed into his temple and suggested they should play ball in the case of the twins was he not sure Aspros was a train-a-holic and he was unconscious most of the time Defteros saved him so no clue. "In the case of the others will you use your hands, ok?"

"Hai." answered Mu happily as he moved a bit away from Shion who made the ball float and sent it into his direction.

They little game went on for a while though Shion was careful to not let it go on longer then two hours then even thought Mu was skilled, he was still to young and they powers could be exhausting both physically and mentally. He should know from all the scolding he had received form master Hakurei for overdoing things so calling they game of went both of them back to the blanket to start working on the food which had been packed in for them to consume while out. While eating had Mu re-introduced him to a game he had no recalling when he had played for the last time, pointing out the cloud shapes.

Well, today was actually not such a dreadful day in his option though his attendants who had taken over his job would certainly say differently.

Owari