Chapter Twelve: Peaceful Quiet
"Kohaku! Please, Kohaku! Wake up!" Shun begged, trying his best not to start crying as he attempted to awaken the young female saint.
"It's no use, Shun! She's out of our control now and we just have to wait and see what will happen."
"No! I won't let Hades take her away from me again, Ikki! He took Kohaku away from me once, I can't let him do this a second time!" He yelled, tears starting to fall and leave trails upon his face.
"She's… Kohaku's the one I love and I feel helpless when she tries to do things like this on her own. Nii-san, I can't let her confront Hades alone, use the Phoenix Genma Ken on me again so I can help her." Right when Ikki was about to give into his brother's will out of pity and love, Kohaku pulled Shun down towards her and kissed him softly on his lips before slightly pulling away, shocking both Ikki and Shun.
"Hello, love… You know…? We gotta stop meeting like this, my hero… It might become a habit for us." She joked with a whisper of a giggle in her voice as she spoke. With tears in his eyes, Shun smiled in reply.
"Guess you're right, my nightingale… It wouldn't be very good for our health to do this a lot." He weakly chuckled then he leaned in and kissed her again, brushing a little of her hair away from her face before she placed kisses upon his cheeks, tasting the salty liquid left behind on them.
"Yeah… It wouldn't. Tell me… Did you miss me that much that I made you cry just now, Shun?" Shun then chuckled a little before he picked the young woman he loved dearly off the floor, carrying her away.
"I thought Hades managed to finally steal you away from me for good this time."
"Like that'll ever happen, Shun. He won't be bothering me any more like he did before… I picked up on a new trick to blast him back to the underworld called Bloody Honeymoon. Even though I won't say just who I picked it up from, I can still tell you that a little voice told me to do it." She smiled, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"But since I made you cry and worry about me so much… Does this mean that I'm in trouble again?" He then smirked a little at her comment, glad that she returned to her usual self once more.
"Because of the stunts you pulled, yes. You're in serious trouble with me, Kohaku. To make up for each time I was because of this little endeavor, I'll think of something later. Right now, I think you need some rest." Kohaku giggled.
"Oh, bad me…!" She cooed to him playfully before softly yawning, now cuddling up to him as he carried her back towards her room.
"But I guess you're right… Since Hades was invading my dreams, I couldn't get a decent nights rest. Will you stay with me this time so that I don't get lonely, Shun?" The young saint asked, her bi-colored eyes sparkling a little. He laughed softly, not answering her since it was either an obvious reply or just because she could easily get him to stay without him able to fight back.