Sitting before a grand piano, Saori wordlessly played with the keys.

"Hyoga got arrested," she mumbled.

"Good!" Seiya and Tatsumi said in unison.

Saori looked at them with disapproval.

"He is my brother," Saori reminded them. "I can't let him sit in jail like this."

"He did it to himself," Seiya stood his ground. "He decided to go pick a fight with Cassius, knowing that he's in a public place full of witnesses. He broke the law knowingly."

"I have to agree with Seiya," Tatsumi added. "I have nothing against that boy, Miss Saori, but I don't think he's a good influence on you."

"That I blame on Dad," Saori said. "Hyoga wouldn't be this messed up had Dad not abandoned him."

"Maybe he'll be out of jail in no time," Seiya said. "After all, didn't he tell us that his foster dad trained him to be his own lawyer?"

Tatsumi nodded in agreement.

Saori ignored their comments and looked at her phone. Aiolus had sent her a couple of texts; he is coming today with his brother and future sister-in-law to look at the house.

She rose and said to Tatsumi, "Aiolus is going to be here today. His brother is getting married and I agreed to let them use this house as a wedding venue. Can you show them around? I need to be somewhere else."

"Where are you going?"

"To talk to Shura," Saori replied and looked at Seiya. Together, they walked out of the mansion and called a taxi. It was during the day and Saori still didn't like to walk under the sun.


"You are not asking Shura to get Hyoga out of jail, are you?" Seiya asked Saori, holding her hand.

"No, it's something else," Saori said. "Like you said, maybe Hyoga will be fine. Besides, I have this feeling that once he comes back, the first thing he'd do is to pick a fight with you, literally."

"I can take him," Seiya said with full confidence. "His fighting style is nothing more than dancing."

"That's the last thing I want," Saori said. "You vs. him. Two people I care about fighting each other."


Shura wasn't surprised to see Saori; in fact, it was as if he had been expecting her. Serving them coffee and refreshment, he gave her a warm smile.

"You want to talk about your late father's property?" He asked. "I'm sorry for your loss. My condolences."

"Thanks," Saori replied. "And yes, I like to look at my Dad's property or whatever is left."

Shura sat and pulled up some files.

"I knew you'd come so I have reviewed everything," Shura said. "Sorry to tell you but as for Mr. Alman Kido himself, there is nothing except for that mansion of his."

"What?" Saori was in disbelief.

"Most of his money was actually Madame Guraad's, or to put it more precisely, the late Madame Guraad's. Based on what I heard, you told her to drop dead–" He started laughing but then stopped upon seeing Saori's facial expression. "Sorry, I shouldn't have said that. She died naturally and most of her money is now in the hands of the authorities because of her illegal activities which have nothing to do with you – and that's a good thing."

"What about the house? They did buy the house together?"

"The house was your father's," Shura explained. "Once he had as much money as Madame Guraad did, but after some bad investments he lost it all. Now as for the house, according to his will, he bestowed to Mr. Dohko–"

"Excuse me?" Saori couldn't believe her ears. "Mr. Dohko as Mr. Dohko of the Roshan House?"

"Correct," Shura said. "Your late father's wish is to make his house a martial arts school for the street kids who need proper guidance and protection."

"Does Dohko even know?" Seiya asked.

"You have to ask him," Shura said. "As of today, if he wants you to move out of the house, you will have to. You have somewhere to go?"

"I will have to," Saori said, still in shock that Alman Kido left her with nothing. "Is there anything more?"

"Not based on what I've seen," Shura said. "As far as it goes, the only person he named in Mr. Kido's will is Dohko, that lucky old bastard."

Saori got up. "I guess there's nothing more to talk about. I understand you are just doing your job, and you have nothing to do with Dad's decisions."

Shura nodded. "I'll see you at Aiolia's wedding?"

"Yeah," Saori tried hard to hide her disappointment. "To be held in a future martial arts school."


Walking out of the law firm, Saori was at a loss. She didn't know where to go and certainly, she didn't want to go back to the Kido mansion.

Did Alman Kido ever care about anyone? Guraad, his wife ? Natasha, his true love ? Hyoga, his biological son ? All her life, she had thought highly of Alman Kido, but now, to her he was a total stranger.

She sat on the ground, not saying a word. Seiya knelt down next to her, waiting for her to respond.

"Princess?" He knew how much that word annoyed her.

But Saori ignored him this time.

"Miss Isabel Athena?"

Now that got her attention. "What?"

While Hyoga had revealed about Saori's writing career, he never mentioned her pen name.

"My sister Seika and my friend Miho loved your book," Seiya explained. "I read it myself just to see why. I knew it was you who wrote it the day you told me that Aiolus is a 'Sagittarius'."

"You like my writing?"

"You have a good imagination, I gotta give you that."

Good imagination, just like my mother Natasha.

Did Natasha truly believe that Alman loved her? Or was it her imagination? Possibly it was only a one night stand.

She then thought of Aiolus. All this time, had he ever cared for her? Or possibly he was just doing his job as an attorney. After all, she had been a big meal ticket for his law firm and for his friends like Aldebaran.

Saori and Natasha, mother and daughter, chased after a man who doesn't even exist.

"I'm not a princess anymore," Saori said to Seiya. "No rich dad, no big house."

"You're still the same to me," Seiya said. "A spoiled princess with bad luck."

"I have to save money to buy a new place to live," Saori went on. "I can't afford you as a bodyguard anymore."

"You got that right," Seiya agreed. "My job as your bodyguard ends right here and right now."

Nodding, Saori climbed back on her feet. "It's been nice to have you as a bodyguard, and call me if you need a reference."

As she was turning to leave, Seiya grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms. "Not so fast, princess. I'm not your bodyguard anymore, but I still care about you. Rich girl or poor girl, you are stuck with me."

He looked into her eyes sincerely.

"Forever?"

"For the rest of your life."

His hand interlaced with hers.

Saori burst out laughing.


The two returned to the Kido mansion eventually, hand in hand just like any happy, loving couple.

While hurt and disappointed that Alman Kido left her with nothing, Saori now saw it as a blessing in disguise.

A new beginning.

She was, after all, an independent girl who earns her own living with her talent in writing. She would find a new place to live, for herself and Seiya.

She then thought about the people who are important to her and the ones whom she wants to take care of.

Tatsumi.

And of course, Hyoga.

If Dohko were to transform the mansion into a martial arts school, perhaps he could hire Tatsumi as a martial arts instructor or even a manager.

Maybe Seiya could work for Dohko as well, since he said that he knows how to fight. He would be a great role model for the street kids.

As for Hyoga, she had to get him out of jail first.

Music interrupted her thoughts.

Someone was playing the piano very skillfully; it wasTchaikovsky's "The Spanish Dance" from Swan Lake , which requires four hands.

To her shock, it was Hyoga, looking fine, very concentrated, and out of in jail.

Aiolus, Aiolia, and Lyfia were watching in awe while Tatsumi stood by.

"I guess his foster father is a talented musician too," Saori muttered.

"Don't get me started," Seiya said with annoyance.