Under the Weeping Roses

Under the Weeping roses
chapter II

Shaka's lips pulled into a rather uncharacteristic smirk as he tried to wake up hiser. er. The purple haired man rolled over mumbling about different chores. He shook him earning an irritated sound along with Kiki's name. This caused the blond to snort a little as he desperately tried not to laugh. The two of them had spent all night together just cuddling. At times they played with each other's hair while just talking. The blond's features softened as he decided to let his lover to rest a bit longer. He ran his hand over Aries' shoulder down to the lovely curve of the hip. Considering everything, Mu was very androgunous. His face was lovely and round with soft skin that gave him an innocent glow. The beautiful dots for his eyebrows always emphasized his emotion. The curve of the man's hips was larger than normal males giving a valuptous feel. Mu's legs where always shaved and lotioned. The reasoning for this was that Mu was a bit paranoid of his legs. Turns out that he feared having them injured and his leg hairs interfearing with the healing process. Shaka's eyes saddened as he gazed upon the thighs that he loved so much. When he had first taken the purple haired man he had not seen them. On his right thigh there were two scars crossed in an 'x' shape, while on his left two more ran down the length of his thigh in clawed grooves.

Tracing his fingers over the claw marks remembering his lover explination of those. He had actually tried to keep a dog when he had to leave Santuary and live in Jamir. One day he had been washing his little mut when the dog suddenly freaked out and his back paws rather vicously clawed his thigh. He found it rather cute that Mu had a tendancy to wash his pets while he was in the shower.

Lowering his head he snuggled his face into the pillow of purple hair that puffed over the crook of Aries' neck. Taking a breath through his nose, Virgo brought his hand up to snake around his lover's torso. Pulling him close he took an other breath of that wounderful scent that tingled his senses. Mu stirred in a way that made Shaka wounder, it was as if the man was trying to get away.

"Mu," he whispered into the shell of the man's ear. "Wake up or Kiki's not going to do his chorses."

"He better," the gold saint slowly moved so that he was up on an elbow and hand. Looking around with half hooded eyes he blinked sleepily, "Where's Kiki?"

"Back at home love," Shaka sat up, pulling the groggy one up into a sitting possition as well. "It's already past 10AM."

A small irritated sound escaped that soft colored throat as Mu wrapped an arm around his lover's shoulder and burried his face in his neck, "I do not wish to wake yet."

"I take it that you are not a morning person."

"Never was, never will be. I wake up to often in my slumber," he yawned silently, his hot breath petting over Shaka's collar bone.

Tenderly stroking slightly messy purple hair, Shaka kissed the top of Mu's heaI shI shall prepar a meal, please take your time waking."

An other irritated sound came from him as he held Shaka in place, "I do not want you to leave yet."

"I'll only be in the kitchen."

"Very well," he moved away swinging his legs out of the sheets. His hair pooled around his naked fanny, covering his back.

Shaka crawled over and embraced him from behind, "What do you wish to eat?"

Mu smiled and leaned against his lover, "I'm sorry, I do not eat morning meals. Tell me, what time is it truly?"

Virgo chuckled before sneaking in a kiss, "It is only the 9 o' clock hour. Is there some where you need to be?"

"Yes," Aries kissed back before getting up. Holding a large lock of hair out of his face he tried to find his clothing on the floor. After their long hours of enjoying each other's company they had endulged in physical pleasure. Since their first time together out in the rain they did not bother dressing, but tiretiredly thrown their clothes into the room.

"May I ask where?" Shaka got up and started to rummage through his dresser picking out clothing of dark colors.

"Today I am supposed to meet Aphrodite for coffee in Athens. He had promissed me some kind of surprise." Mu frowned when he found his clothing half dry and still muddy, "This will not do..."

"Here, wear these dearest," Shaka handed him some dark purple robes. The style that being of India, dancing across the dark color were pale pink and gold patterns.

"Are you sure?" Mu ran his fingers across the silken clothes.

"Very," Shaka smiled. "I'm sure it shall these colors will only emphisize your beauty."

"You sound like Aphrodite when you say that," he took the clothes and dressed himself.

Shaka found himself feeling a bit jealous as he dressed in similar clothes but only a gold color with red and orange patterns. He brushed it aside, Mu was not one to toy with other's hearts, besides Aphrodite was a kind man and a good friend. He knew about Shaka's attraction to his fellow gold saint and he had encouraged him, threatened even to lock him in a closet with Mu and wouldn't let them out until he confessed. He closed his eyes and smiled at the memory, Aphrodite lived up to his name, he loved playing match maker. Suddenly Virgo felt a tug and the soft bristles of a brush run through his hair.

"I'll return after my meeting with him. Knowing our friend it will take a while, possibly an hour or two. After my return I would love to share a meal with you."

Shaka nearly purred from the attention, "In that case I shall set to prepar lunch. Mind if I accompany you to town? I need to pick some items up for our meal."

"Not at all," he handed him the brush for his turn of grooming.

Once they where where done with preperations they calmly made their way down to Athens, Greece. Mu hung close to Shaka all the way until they came across a small dinner where Aphrodite was sitting at an outside table. The blue haired man lowered the sunglasses he was wearing and stood up waving at them. His white shirt accented his pale skin and was tastefully paired with black pants and black slip-ons. The Tabetin nearly skipped over to his friend who took him by his hands and kissed each of his cheeks before waving at Shaka. The blond felt that pang of jealousy once more but only before the Englishman kissed him too on the cheeks with a happy greeting.

"Look at you," Aphrodite walked around Shaka looking at him. "I don't think I have ever seen you in your native clothing, very nice indeed. Are those silk?"

"Yes."

"You'll have to order me some or something, because they are just wounderful. Oh! And look at you Mu!" He pratically squeeled like an interior disigner that was just surprised with a trinket that he always needed to make everything in his front room look just right. Grabbing Mu by the hand he twirled the man around taking in all that he could see, "You look just scrumptuous. Shaka, you have wounderful taste I must say, first the man and then the clothing, you're a dream maker."

"How did," the blond blushed.

"I'm Aphrodite, honey, I know everything when it comes to love," he patted him on the shoulder. "Are you going to join us for coffee sweetie?"

"I'm sorry, I must respectfully decline, I am only here to gather some grouseries," with a smile towards his lover he swiftly left.

"Not one for public affection, I see..." the blue haired man clicked his tongue in disappointment before sitting back down at the table he was at with Mu. "Aa, well. So Did you give it to him?"

"I... No," he blushed looking to the side. "It had dropped when I was going to give it to him and I got all muddy trying to find it in the rain..."

"Ooo, but how did it turn out?"

"Just fine," the pink on his cheeks turned red at the memory. "Everything turned out wounderfully."

"Good to hear. Hey Squirt, there you are, what took you so long?" Aphrodite shouted to someone behind the Tibetan.

"Sorry there was a line," Kiki came running up and handed Picies an ice cream cone. Looking over he quickly handed his cone to his suprior and lunged himself onto Mu.

"Mu-sama!" he squeeled happily.

"Kiki!" Mu hugged the boy before pulling back and running a hand through his wild hair, "Your hair needs washing again."

"I was gonna do it, really, but Aphordite-sama showed up and I left with him."

Mu looked at his friend.

"Oi, oi, Do NOT blaim that hair on me, if you where under my care you would be the cleanest little freak job around."

"I'm not a freak job!" he ran over and grabbed his ice cream.

"Right, you're not," he patted the boy on the head as he jumped up into his seat.

"Aphrodite... why did you bring Kiki here?"

"Simple, you where giving yourself an ulcer of the boy so I decided to baby sit for you for a while."

"But..."

The Englishman winked, "You still need to get up the courage to give him what you got right? So I decided to give you a piece of mind and take care of the boy."

"So that you don't have an excuse to run," Kiki said with a big smile while kicking his legs.

"Kiki!" Mu gasped at the boy.

"It's true, you talk about a Shaka guy in your sleep. Seiyuldnuldn't get it if he heard you but I do even though I've never met the guy."

Hiding his face in his hands the purple haired man shook his head. To hear something embarassing as that was one thing, but to hear it from your 8 year old apprentace, a boy that was pratically your own son it was something that made you want to die.

"Ow!" Kiki growled, "What did you do that for?!"

"Don't be a prick, kid," Aphrodite simple stated. "Now Mu, just gather the courage to give it to him. It's not like it's a ring or anything."

"But... it's still special... and..."

"And what better time? You're wearing the guy's clothes for goodness sakes."

"But."

"Stop douting yourself Mu-sama," Kiki smiled brightly finishing off his ice cream making both adults wounder how he could eat it so fast with out getting a head ache. Leaning his arms over the table top he giggled cutely, "I want to meet him."

"Meet him?" Mu made a movement signalling the boy to use a napkin.

Whiping his mouth he nodded, "Yeah, if Mu-sama loves him then he's got to be a special person."

The Tibetan smiled, "He is..."

"Good, then I'll take care of the Squirt and run his little fingers to the bone doing chores and training while you take a brake and be with Mr. Shaka," Aphrodite grinned, an evil gleem in his eye twinkled as he looked in Kiki's direction earning a fromfrom the small boy.

"Don't be too hard on him, he is still very young."

"Gotcha, extra hard training, hehe."

Kiki clung onto his master, "Mu-SAMA~! Don't leave me with him! PLEASE!!!"

To be continued...

Okay that was just a cute chapter, more lemon in the next. And I'll also tell you want Mu wants to give to Shaka.