On a beautiful sunny day, a child chased a girl across the grass. The two laughed while the little one tried to catch up with his sister, who was hiding behind tree trunks, tricking him slightly and making the boy run around the own trunk without reaching her. And so they ran through the woods. She hid and the boy screamed her name until he was surprised when she appeared on his back to squeeze his bottom. And he'd run out again after her, pissed off, vowing to catch her.
It was a different day, as it was a happy day.
At the end of it, Seika was carrying the boy on her back, the boy without his shoes and snoring because he was so tired of the games.
Seiya remembered so much of her scent and also how comfortable he felt in her sister's lap.
His best dreams were the ones where he remembered Seika.
His dreams weren't always so good, but for days all he could do was to dream.
Saori entered the second floor to find Seiya sitting with his head down, Shun was already standing beside Ikki hugging her, while Shiryu was still lying down being taken care of by June. Hyoga was sitting, his face very serious on the sofa where Saori used to sleep. Everyone's eyes met hers, who couldn't contain herself and opened a huge smile as she finally saw them all well.
She knelt down in front of Seiya and saw a small smile appear on his face, as he still looked a little dazed. Saori hugged him tightly, but Alice tried to contain her, as the poor boy was still very fragile; but he was awake enough to talk nonsense.
"If you strap me on a hospital bed one more time..." he threatened playfully and smiled.
Even Ikki couldn't escape a hug, which made everyone laugh, much to June's discontent as they shouldn't even be up on their feet.
They were all awake at dawn, as Seiya and the others slept for almost a month, while Saori couldn't seem to live for the same amount of time. Not that much had happened at the Sanctuary, but it wasn't like there wasn't much to talk about.
Though they'd had a long moment of silence after the battles of the Twelve Temples looking out over the ocean from the stone bridge, they hadn't spoken ever since they'd been induced into that coma. Hyoga was extremely sulky and was comforted by Shun, as well as Shiryu. Ikki was silent in her corner, as was her custom and even Seiya seemed to have his heart lost in his dreams.
And so the night dragged on.
As well as the days they lived together in that shack.
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Saint Seiya: The Legend of Seiya
FanficThe novelization of Saint Seiya. The story of Seiya reimagined, written and told with some important alterations on the story. Cover Artwork: Tiago Fernandes (@tfernandes)