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                                                                                        ^{It has been} DAYS ^{since he had found his way here—}ALL THE WAY BACK HERE. ^{& although confusion still remained dormant within his mind, Shiryu had given up trying to understand just} HOW ^{he got here. All he knew was it had to do with} THE CLOTH OF GEMINI. ^{A gold cloth controlled by such a dark cosmos has the power to send him not just out of the temple, but BACK IN TIME. & the longer he stayed, the more his friend were going to worry. They had a job to do;} ATHENA TO SAVE! ^{But, he was stuck here until he could find a way back.}

                                                                                      ^{At least, he wasn’t alone. For those who he figured would} STRIKE HIM DOWN ^{instead held out their hand & took him in. Albafica,} THE PISCES SAINT ^{of this era, awkward in his approach & sometimes in speech had taken care of Shiryu when he needed help. He took him in when he had} NO PLACE ^{to go & was} UNAWARE ^{of everything around him. He leant his ear to the saint &} LISTENED ^{about the peril back home. He offered} SOLACE & KINDNESS ^{when he truly thought he would not get it here. There was a SWEETNESS in his actions no matter how H E S I T A N T they be. Shiryu pushed him not to do things that were out of his ordinary; he knew what it was like to be pushed out of COMFORT ZONES.}

                                                                                    ^{& on the edge of temple he sat; his shirt off his form for now while eyes looked down at the} ROSE GARDEN ^{Albafica grew.} POISON ROSES; DEADLY & YET SO BEAUTIFUL. ^{It was those roses that kept his mind preoccupied (he had yet to find a way back to his time) & in his state he did not hear the other saint come up} BEHIND ^{him. Even more so, Shiryu did not notice, until it happen, the feel of} LIPS ^{against his bare shoulder. There was a faint g a s p that came from the dragon saint in surprise, but eyes turned back & his mind was placed at ease as to WHO it was. His head turned some & a faint smile etched itself across his features once Albafica laid to rest his forehead against said shoulder.}

                                                                                ^{❛ There is no reason to} APOLOGIZE. ^{I didn’t even hear you approach this time; I guess I was lost in my thoughts again. How do you fair today, Alba-kun? You’re more} _FRIENDLY ^{today than usual. I dare wonder what has brought about such well received AFFECTION. ❜
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