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Note: Thanks to my friend who helped me with the Italian! I really apreciate your help in this beautiful language!
So, guys, you can see the translation under the conversations between [ ] and in italic. Hope you like it!

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Capitolo II

When they reached the beautiful town, Ikki didn't mind in wake them up till they reached close to his house. To be more specific, very close to his street. The town was something small, the streets were still with some beautiful and old paving stone and the houses had some red, brown and the so called terracotta colours. When Shun was seeing from the windows, he totally could think it was just a movie or a postcard. Hyoga was doing the same, almost being over Shiryu, who just tried to push him softly but get too tired to really push him. That and the way Ikki stopped the car, made Hyoga finished in his lap.

"Hello?" Hyoga smiled to the Phoenix Ikki.

"Hyoga? I think you don't know but... you are not my type."

"Ikki, I swear you are not mine either."

"Just shut up, assduck." again, Hyoga was being pushed as Ikki opened the door.

"This one is your house?" Shiryu asked opening the door too. "It looks like..."

"It is a little shop, it isn't my house. You can stay in the car, I just need to buy something."

Of course, the guys decided to do that, except Seiya who was really curious about. He ran fast to be at side of his old brother, who just smiled as he came close to a basket full of apples and that basket was alongside another full of other fruits. The Pegasus Saint smiled and took one red apple and cleaned it with his clothes, but in the moment he almost bit it, an old man came close to them.

"Seniore*!" Ikki said with a great accent. It wasn't perfect, maybe if the other saints heard it would think Ikki was speaking perfect Italian, but Seiya knew it wasn't that perfect because Shaina. "Come stai?"
["Mister! How are you?"] *My friend explained me this isn't the correct way to write it, but! it is mainly because Ikki hasn't the correct accent, so I leaved it to make emphasis in this.

"Ikki, ragazzo mio!" the old man smiled as he came close to kiss the cheeks of the Phoenix Saint. His voice was sweet and even was younger than what he looked. "Bene, tutto bene!" he then realized Seiya was there, just seeing him very curious. "E tu chi sei, ragazzo?"
[ "Ikki, my boy! Fine, everything is fine. And who are you, boy?" ]

"Lui รจ Seiya, uno dei miei fratelli." he then smiled to Seiya. "He doesn't know Italian, but he should. His girlfriend is Italian."
[ "He is Seiya, one of my brothers" ]

"What? That's not true!" Seiya blushed without stopping.

Ikki laughed and just turned to say something to the man. Looks like he said the same but in their native language. The man just laughed and began to say something to Seiya, of course he couldn't understand because it was a lie.

"Ikki, manigoldo, siete sempre i soliti "
[ "Ikki, scoundrel, it is always the same with you" ]

Both saints and even the man turned where the attractive and strong voice were coming. A very elegant woman was coming close to them; she was wearing some jeans that had some dirt as she was working and her shirt was with long levees. Seiya was impressed for her beautiful black hair that wasn't more long that over her shoulders but was take for a braid, her deep brown eyes and those red splendid lips who were smiling.

"Anna, per favore..." Ikki was smiling in a terrible sassy way. "That's how you say hello to me?"

As he said that, she laughed and came close to hold him from the arms. The Phoenix Saint did the same action to then receive a kiss in a cheek. Seiya saw all this, still blushing because indeed that woman was beautiful. She kept talking in Italian with the old man, who just smiled and waved to the two saints to move towards the inside of the shop. Anna, such incredible woman with a strong voice, turned to see Seiya.

"So, this is one of the brothers you told me."

"Yes, he is the one who hits his head as a hobby."

"Hey!" he said a bit angry.

The girl laughed softly and Seiya felt in silence. She was pretty and with such charisma.

"I think you came for the fruits, don't you?" she asked to Ikki as she crossed her arms. "They were something expensive to find."

"And you know I will pay you." the Phoenix Saint said... coping her action. "What about Saturday? At five in the evening is ok?"

"Totally." she smiled to then turn over her high heels. "Aspettate un attimo..."
[ "Wait a minute..." ]

Indeed, the movements she did as walking showed she was someone rough and powerful. Seiya saw her from feet to head and even the apple almost falls from his hands when Ikki caught it.

"Don't see her like that." Ikki said a bit fussed.

"Oh... Oh!" Seiya smiled. "Is she your girlfriend?" he asked with bit eyes.

"No, she is not." Ikki answered pushing him a bit. "But even if she is or not my girlfriend, you shouldn't see her like that. She is my friend, and the only one who speaks Japanese in the whole town, so you should respect her."

"Because she knows Japanese?"

"Because she is a human being that deserves the respect." he sighed. "Anyway..."

Seiya decided to bit the apple. It was sweet, juicy and perfect to eat in the moment.

"This is perfect." the Pegasus Saint smiled. "So, why do you need to buy some fruits now?"

He sighed, Ikki looked tired but still smiled to see him. He then turned to see the car and was a bit surprised. Hyoga, Shiryu and Shun were over the window, as if they wanted to go out but didn't know how to reach them, well indeed those three were curious. But when the Phoenix Saint made a serious sight to them, they three saints moved to be inside the car again.

"So, Seiya..." he came back to the only Bronze Saint that had the luck to be at his side now. "I will make some desert for you, guys." Seiya opened his eyes widely at this. "What?"

"For us? You? Cooking?" he looked a bit out of himself.

"I do cook, yes." Ikki sighed. "Believe it or not, I do love to cook and I was thinking in cook something for you. But the fruits I want just arrived today."

"I can't see you cooking!"

"When we get to my apartment, you can enter to my kitchen then." he laughed a bit. "Then you will see me cooking."

"You know, Ikki... I don't totally know you." Ikki saw him still serious, as if he wasn't so surprised about this. "Maybe we should... I don't know..."

"Be more time together? Know each other?" the Phoenix Saint just pat his back. "I'm not like that, thank you."

"Not even Shun knows some things about you. Like, why Italy? Why cook? Since when you know this?"

"And, do you need to know them to be my brother?" Ikki asked. "Do you need to know every aspect of my life to love and respect me as a brother? Because, honestly, that's... merda."

"I don't know what you said, but it doesn't sound so well."

"And it taste worse. But, really. If you really want to know me more just pay attention to the details."

Seiya then took a deep breath and bit once more the apple. But before the girl named Anna finished in fixing the fruits inside a little bag, the Pegasus Saint realized something very important. He saw Ikki, he was serious seeing the apples as if he was thinking in buy some of them too and touched them softly but hard enough to see if they were good for him.

"That's why... that's why you know us." Seiya said. "I always thought you was spying on us!"

"What do you mean?" Ikki asked.

"We doesn't spend time together, I mean, we four and you. But every time we see you, your way to act is like if you know us. Because you see our details... you read us and learn about us."

"Oh, Seiya, be careful." Ikki held his head. "Your brain is working, and is thinking... a lot!" he then laughed when Seiya pushed his hands away. "Maybe."

"Don't you do that?"

"Maybe, yes, no?"

"Ikki!"

"Ikki." the girl smiled as she walked at their side and offered him the bag. "So, Saturday at four in the evening."

"I said five, Anna."

"You can come early, it doesn't matter."

"Ok, I will try to. And how much for the apple?"

Ana smiled as her hands places over her hips. The woman turned to Seiya and winked.

"It is free. Enjoy it."

"Thank you, bella." Ikki kissed her cheek. "Arrivederci, cara."
[ "Goodbye, darling" ]

"Arrivederci, manigoldo." she then turned to Seiya and, preferring using his language, she just repeated the same. "Good bye, darling." well, without the 'scoundrel' part.

"She is his girlfriend." Hyoga was over the mirror seeing all this. "I'm telling you, she is very beautiful and Ikki... well... they look good together."

"I don't think so." Shun said. "They didn't kiss or anything."

"What if he doesn't want to show that in front of us, Shun?"

"No, Ikki doesn't have girlfriend. Don't bother him with that, please." Shun said as he saw down back in the other side of the seat.

The Dragon and the Cygnus saw each other to then see Andromeda. He was crossing arms and looked a bit worried.

"You are jealous." Shiryu smiled. "You are jealous that your brother is dating someone!"

"Of course not!" Shun said blushing. "He can do whatever he wants!"

"Isn't that cute?" Hyoga hugged him with an arm around. "Ikki is always taking care of you and killing whoever decides to touch you, but you are jealous because someone can take all that from you." he laughed a bit. "Don't worry, he will not do it!"

"Are you sure?" Shun asked seriously.

Shiryu and Hyoga were now like that too. They were kidding around, but looks like Shun was truly caring about it. They just smiled and explained him that Ikki was always their old brother. And it was true, didn't matter if Ikki was in love or not, he was always taking care of their four brothers in a way or another. He was showing it now, going for them to the airport and even cooking and leading his whole apartment for them. Even later, he will offer his car and bicycle to them. Those little details made him always the big brother who cared about the others, and the other four Saints just realized this later.

"And, if he needs to marry someone, he can marry Hyoga." Shiryu said pushing Hyoga once more.

"What?!"

"Well, is the only way to be together and Shun not being all jealous!"

"But we are brothers!" Hyoga opened his eyes indeed impressed. "Shiryu!"

"I was kidding..." he sat down seeing how Ikki say goodbye to the girl. "Well... we are half-brothers so maybe..."

"No!"

"Oh, I will be jealous of Hyoga!" Shun reacted in a very dramatic way. The other saints were in silence. "I'm kidding... I'm being... ah, forget it." he sighed and just smiled once more. "Don't worry, Hyoga, we all know my brother loves you only as the brother you are for him."

"His favourite brother, after Shun" Shiryu said.

"Ok, that sounds better." Hyoga sighed. "This conversation never happened."

"No." Andromeda and Dragon said in the same time, just some seconds before Seiya and Ikki entered to the car.

The Phoenix Saint began to fix the bags around, meanwhile the other four were very serious, but even the three in the back moved a bit towards him and he didn't see this till Seiya made some noise with the apple. He saw them, the Bronze saints that were always together had their eyes over him with a serious face and he just chuckled.

"What?"

"What?" Hyoga asked poking his cheek. "Bro... is that girl your girlfriend?"

"No. Why do you ask too?"

"She flirts a lot." Shun said. "With you."

"She flirts?" Ikki asked a bit concerned.

"Ikki, really... didn't you see all that?" Shiryu was pushing again to Hyoga.

"No?" Ikki laughed as the car turn on. "Really guys, I don't need or want to talk about it."

"Well, I thought you saw all the details." Seiya said sitting well and placing the security belt.

The Phoenix Saint turned to see him and then, as if they knew something between them, just smiled.