Chapter Two: Secrets and Lies
After a moment, Kohaku quickly wrapped a towel securely around her body as she heard the sound of footsteps rapidly approaching. The door then burst open as four boys came rushing inside the bathroom.
"Kohaku, are you okay? We heard you scream." She sighed and looked at them dully, kind of annoyed that Saori, the current reincarnate of Athena, made her in charge of the manor and Sanctuary while she was away taking care of Seiya of Pegasus.
"I'm fine, guys… I fell asleep in the tub and when I slipped in, I screamed and woke up. And just when I got out and pulled on a towel to dry off, you guys came in." Kohaku said with a little smile on her lips when one of the boys came over to her and touched the side of her face.
"You promise, Kohaku…? If anything was wrong, you'd tell me, right?" She nodded in reply to the emerald haired boy, starring into his cool green eyes as they stood close together.
"Of course I would, Shun… I'm not like your brother, Ikki, and I can't lie to you. You know that I can't." Kohaku murmured to him softly, placing her hand on top of his, causing him to smile at her in return.
"Okay! Nothing to see here, people! Let's leave the two love birds alone!" Another boy yelled out as he shoved the other two outside of the room.
"Thanks, Kai! They should learn when to leave and not get involved." Shun called out before the door was shut, leaving the two of them alone. He then wrapped his other arm around her waist, pulling the female saint closer to him.
"And now I have you to myself, my sweet nightingale…" He murmured to her before kissing her on her neck softly. Kohaku then giggled as his lips touched her skin, causing her to lightly blush when he began to suck and nip on the ticklish spot on her neck.
"Hey, that's not fair…! I just got out of the bath and you're already giving me a new hickey?" Shun then chuckled softly as he pulled away after a few moments and gently rubbed his finger on the dark mark he left on her neck.
"Well, the last one I gave you is gone and I wanted to make sure that I fixed that problem before I forget about it later. Besides, you giggle every time and I like your laugh when I give you a hickey." She then blushed a little and felt instantly guilty that she wasn't telling him the truth about why she screamed earlier. But just when she was about to speak up about it to him, a sharp pain went through her head for a split second.
'I wouldn't tell him about our little rendezvous, my dear… If you tell him or anyone about it, I'll make you watch as I kill every last one of the people close to you. Starting with your beloved toy, Andromeda Shun. Since you love him so much, I think taking full control of him and finishing off what I had started in the Underworld with you would be on the top of my list…But that'll have to be after I kill the others, find Athena and kill her once and for all.' Hades threatened, making her flinch and worry about what he'd do to everyone.
'Y-you wouldn't dare! There's no way you can do anything to anyone since we destroyed your original body, Hades!'
'Try me… And don't you recall that your vassal, Shun, is my reincarnation? Remember, my dear Persephone…?' She then gulped a little at the thought of what he'd possible do to them, seeing that he had her cornered about this situation.
"Kohaku, is something wrong?" Shun asked softly, causing her to snap out of her dazed state and try to mask her worries with a sweet smile.
"No, I'm just tired. I haven't slept in a while and I've been stressed from all the duties and training I have since Saori-san left. Don't worry, I'll be fine, Shun…" She replied, hearing Hades chuckle at how she was lying to the person she was so in love with.
'This is amusing! Lie to him some more or get more intimate with him. I'll see about trying to repossess him so we could enjoy ourselves since it seems you like to play with him more then you ever did with me.' Hades commented as he still laughed, only getting on the young saints nerves.
'Shut up and go away, Hades!' Kohaku mentally yelled at him as she closed her eyes and kissed her beloved boyfriend. After a moment and they pulled away only a little bit, she looked at him with her bi-colored eyes with a soft smile.
"I think it would be better if I was in my clothes instead of just a towel, Shun. This is kind of awkward to me since one little slip up and I'd be giving you a little lesson in human anatomy… And I'm not ready to do something like that just yet."
"G-good point, Kohaku. Um… That would be awkward and also embarrassing. I'll see you later then." He said with a blush across his face and kissed her once more before leaving her alone in her bathroom again.