A Nautilus Production.
By Capt. Nemo
Hello everyone. This is my first Oh My Goddess fanfiction. I've had this idea in my head for awhile now so I decided to write it out.
On with the story.
Engagement ring
Keiichi Morisato was in a store. He was shopping for what may be the most important thing in his life. Something that would tell Belldandy how much he loved her and how far he was willing to go, and how much he really loved her. What he was shopping for may have been very simple, but it also the hardest decision of his life because he would only buy one and that meant that he would only have one chance to get it right. He was shopping for an Engagement ring.
'Which one, which one. There are so many to choose from.' Keiichi thought to himself as he peered into one of the glass cases that held the Engagement rings. 'There must be hundreds of them. How do I know which one Bell will like? I know that she would like any of them but I want to find one that she would really like.' He was so deep in thought that he didn't notice the person next to him until she made herself known by pointing to a certain ring.
"That one," The person said. The voice was definitely that of a woman and her hands looked soft also. Her skin was tanned almost golden and her voice sounded like it could seduce any man alive.
At first Keiichi thought it wasUrd. She always talked like that, the only time that she didn't was when she was dealing with her younger sister Skuld. When he looked up he found out that it wasn't Urd, but someone who looked just like her. Her mother Hild, the Queen of Hell. "What are doing here?" Keiichi asked her. He was truly afraid of the woman because he had seen first hand some of the things that she was capable of doing. He was glad that she had wasn't wearing what she normally would. Hild was wearing a black women's business suit with her hair done up in a long pony tail.
"Just trying to help you find a ring for Belldandy. You could say its my one good deed for the year." The ruler of hell responded. She had been passing through when she saw Keiichi leaning over the case. Instantly she knew what he was looking for. It didn't surprise her really, with all that happened to the two it had only driven them closer to together.
"Why would you do that?" Keiichi asked Hild. "I mean aren't you always sending Mara after us to break us apart or something?"
"Yes, there is that. The problem has been that she has only brought you two closer together." Hild answered. "Look Keiichi. I know love when I see it, and I admit that it sickens me sometimes, but there are times when it does warm my heart."
"Well I'm glad to hear that." Keiichi said. He was glad that there was something else that warmed the heart of a demoness other then another persons grief.
"Though there is another reason that I am helping you." Hild told Keiichi.
"Oh, and what would that be?" Keiichi asked the Queen of Hell.
"How about I tell you over lunch." Hild offered.
"How do I know that you won't do anything?" Asked Keiichi. He was worried that this was a trap, and with good reason. This was the Queen of Hell that he was talking to.
"How about we go to your home. I'll leave you alone until then." Hild told him. With that she walked out the door.
Keiichi looked back in the ring case and saw the one that Hild had pointed out. It really was the one that he was looking for. After a few more minutes of thought, he bought it.
Later that day. The Temple.
Keiichi walked into the house with the ring in his pocket. He was looking for Belldandy because he planed on asking her tonight. While on the way home he remembered the church Where he had first told Belldandy that he loved her for who she was, and not as someone else. He didn't care if she was a Goddess, all he knew was that he was in love with her. It was perfect, and it was where he would ask her to marry him. The only thing that could get in his way was Hild. She said that she was going to show up when he got home.
Belldandy was in the kitchen cleaning up from lunch when Keiichi got home. She was in her normal, happy mood and was sing to herself as she did the dishes. With Urd out with Skuld at the mall, it gave her a little time to herself. With her senses open she felt Keiichi enter the house, she also felt something else on him. She felt that he had been near a demon, and it wasn't Mara. The demon was more powerful then her, and though there where several more powerful then her, there was only one demon that powerful. Hild. She walked out to meet Keiichi to ask him about it.
As Belldandy walked put to him she put all her senses on him to see if Hild had done anything to him. When she felt that nothing had been done to him, she let out a sigh, he was safe.
"Good afternoon Keiichi." Belldandy greeted him as he came in to the room.
"Hey Bell." Keiichi said as she came into view, When ever he saw her his spirits rose. Even if he had a bad day, one look at her made it better.
"Keiichi, I hate to ask you this, but did you run into Hild today?" Belldandy asked.
"Yes Bell, I did. She helped me with something and we talked. That's it." Keiichi told her. He couldn't lie to her, she would figure that out in a second. 'I may have to ask her here.' Keiichi thought to himself. "Hey Bell. Can you come with me. I want to show you something."
"Sure." Belldandy answered. She felt that he was nervous about something, but she trusted him.
A few minutes later they where racing down the highway.
That evening. The church.
"Its beautiful." Belldandy said as she looked over the ocean. The sun was going down and had colored the sky azure and the mountains purple. It was truly a site to behold. If you listened it was almost as if you could hear the mountains talking as the wind passed through the trees and the sea responding with the surf crashing against cliffs below. The place had a special meaning to them., it was the first place that Keiichi had told her that her loved her with all his heart.
"Belldandy, I brought you out here so that I could ask you something." Keiichi told her. It was hard for him to say this. He didn't know if she would say yes or if she would say no.
"What is it Keiichi?" Belldandy asked him. She could feel the tension build up in him and his pulse quicken.
"Well, we've been through so much together, and it seems like everything that happened brought us closer together. What I'm trying to say Belldandy is that I want you by my side for the rest of my life." Keiichi told her.
"We'll always be together Keiichi. That was what you wished for, and I'm glad for it because I truly haven't had this much fun in years." Belldandy responded.
"Well Belldandy, I don't want you by me as a Goddess any more." Keiichi told her. He was trying to find the right words and was almost stumbling over himself.
"You don't want me to be a Goddess any more?" Belldandy asked with a shock. 'Could Hild have gotten to him after all?'
"No I still want you to be a Goddess, but I want you to be some thing more to me then that." Keiichi said quickly.
"Then what do you want me to be then?" Belldandy asked Keiichi.
"What I'm trying to say Belldandy is I want you to be my wife." Said Keiichi with all the confidence he could muster.
"What?" Was all Belldandy could say. She was even more surprised when Keiichi kneeled down on his left leg and pulled out a small box. Opening it she saw the most beautiful ring that she had ever seen. In the center was a medium sized diamond surrounded by smaller ones. He then said five words that part of her hoped to hear from the first day that she met him.
"Belldandy, will you marry me?" Keiichi asked the Goddess standing in front of him. It was the hardest question to ask her.
Belldandy's mind was racing at the speed of light. She soon came to the only conclusion. With here mind made she said the only word that would come to mind.
"Yes."
"Thank you." Keiichi responded. "There is something about this ring though."
"And what is that?" Belldandy asked.
"It comes in two parts. The first part is the engagement ring, my promise to marry you." As Keiichi said this he pulled out the ring and pulled apart. Part of the circle of smaller diamonds came apart, leaving the main stone and half the smaller diamonds on a separate ring with a half moon of the smaller diamonds on the other ring. "The other is for when I have fulfilled that promise to you."
Belldandy then put out her right hand for Keiichi to put the ring on. He slipped on the one with the main diamond on her ring finger. It was a perfect fit.
After putting the ring on Belldandy's finger Keiichi stood up. When he was fully standing Belldandy pulled him into a kiss that made the mountains and the sea jealous. They had stood witness to many a kiss, but never one like this. It was a magical moment and it radiated from the couple for miles around. Those near by felt happy for no apparent reason. Flowers bloomed all over the place.
Imperial Palace, same time
In the one the gardens of the Imperial palace the Emperor was talking a stroll through on of the gardens. He was passing by a rose bush that was said only to bloom when true love was found. He watched as blossoms formed and opened up until it was full. He felt his heart sore for the couple where ever they may be, happy to see this bush blossoming again.
The Church
After Keiichi and Belldandy separated from the kiss, Keiichi grabbed Belldandy under her arms and started to swing her about. After a few twirls Keiichi got dizzy and fell to the ground with Belldandy on top of him. They where about to kiss again when some one interrupted them.
"If you two don't calm down Belldandy might have to explain how she got pregnant before she got married, and that can cause a lot of trouble." The person said from off to the couples right.
Looking if to their right Keiichi and Belldandy saw the women that had been the cause of most there problems, Hild.
"What do want Hild?" Belldandy asked. She was mad that her special moment with Keiichi had been ruined, and worse, it had been ruined by Hild.
"Look, I'm not here to fight or to try and break you two up. I'm here to thank Keiichi." Hild told the couple.
"What do you need to thank Keiichi for?" Belldandy asked.
"I want to thank him for the way he treated Urd after he found out that I was her mother." Hild told the pair.
"For the way he treated Urd after he found out that you are her mother?" Belldandy asked. Both she and Keiichi where shocked at this. They knew that Hild loved her daughter very much, but to thank Keiichi for the way he treated her was unheard of.
"Yes. Tell me Belldandy, what was everyone reaction when they found out who her mother was?" Hild asked the Goddess.
"They shunned her. She lost almost all her friends, but he one that hurt her the most was when the boy the she was in love with. He ran at the sight of her." Belldandy answered. "Urd hasn't been the same ever since. It really hurt her."
"I know, that is why I want to thank Keiichi, because he didn't shun her, he treated her like he normally did. He treated her as your sister, not the daughter of the Queen of Hell."
"If I recall right, The god that ran from Urd after he ran away from her has been hounded by demons ever since he broke up with her, Do you know anything about it? Belldandy asked.
"What, I can't punish him for breaking my daughters heart." HIld stated. She had sent demon after demon after that boy, not to kill him, just to annoy him and make his life miserable.
"So you wanted to thank me because of the way that I treated Urd?" Keiichi asked. He hadn't really thought about it. Sure he found her annoying at times, but he also saw how she cared for Skuld. She may have slacked off a lot, but she could be depended one when things got out of hand.
"Yes, you didn't push her away or treat her any differently. That's why I want to thank you." The Queen of Hell told Keiichi. "You don't realize who much it meant to her when you didn't ask her to leave, or didn't treat her any differently.
"You see," Hild started to explain. "I had to watch my daughter grow up from a distance. I couldn't be there for her for some of the hardest parts of her life. I wanted to be there for her when the other Gods and Goddess called her names, I wanted to curse them until the end of time for what they did to her. I almost lost it when her mentor almost left her when he found out that I was her mother. I even called up her father and told him to fix it or that I would fix it myself. He took care of it soon afterwards."
"Well all I saw was the same old Urd." Keiichi told Hild. "I really didn't see a need to treat her any different. Though I do feel sorry for the guy who marries her."
"Oh, and why do you feel sorry for who marries my daughter?" Hild asked. Her eyes narrowed when she said this, giving Keiichi an accusing look.
"Because he would have the mother-in-law from hell." Keiichi replied.
When Belldandy heard this, she had trouble controlling her laughter, Hild on the other hand was almost on the ground in laughter.
"True Keiichi, true. He would have the mother-in-law from hell wouldn't he." Hild replied when she stopped laughing. She had never thought of it like that. It was true though, the poor sap would have the mother-in-law from hell, and if he did anything to hurt her, he would find himself in his own personal hell.
"Yes he would." Belldandy said trying to keep from laughing. "Well now that we're engaged Keiichi I think that its time that you met my mother, But I don't think you'll be allowed to meet father." She said after getting her laughter under control.
"I guess that is true, And I'll have to take you too meet my parents also." Keiichi replied.
"I guess I'll just give you an early wedding present then." Hild told them.
"Oh, why would you do that?" Belldandy asked.
"Because of the way you treated Urd. As my gift to you, no demon shall come after you from now until the end of your honey moon." Hild said with a slight smile.
"How do we know that you will keep your word?" Belldandy asked.
"Simple, I won't give you my word as a demon."
"You won't?" Belldandy and Keiichi asked.
"No, I'll give you my word as a mother." Hild responded. To her word as a mother was worth more then her word as a demon. When she gave her word as a mother, it meant that she would keep that promise no matter what, and she only gave it out when her daughter was involved. She could only hope that Belldandy would realize this and trust her on this one.
"Your word as a mother?" Belldandy asked.
"Yes. I only give it out when my daughter is involved and I always carry it out." Hild told the Goddess. "Look, even though we don't get along at times, she is still my daughter. I remember the day I realized that I was pregnant. I was almost in shock, I mean can you imagine me, the great destroyer creating the most precious of things, life. I had a life in me, and it was depending on me to survive. I truly didn't know what to do. It took one of my most trusted advisors to clear it up for me. He told me that it was because I was a woman that I could create life, feel it grow inside me, and that I should be proud of that.
"That is why I'm making this promise. Because I felt something growing inside me, and I promised myself that I would so my best to raise my child."
Belldandy felt that Hild was being honest with them, she had no reason to think other wise, other then that she was a demoness. Belldandy thought about it for a few minutes before speaking again.
"How do we know that the demon will obey your orders?" Belldandy asked.
"That is a good question." Hild responded. "Sometimes a demon will disobey my orders, but I think I have a solution to that."
"Oh, and what is that?" Keiichi asked. He was rather worried about demons attacking during the wedding and he had given no thought to the honey moon, and if what Hild was offering was true then they would not have to worry about it.
"I'll have a loyal demon stand guard. She will know if any disobey me and shall punish them in my name." Hild responded.
"And who is this loyal demon?" Belldandy asked. She had never heard of a loyal demon, as all demons desired power, and Hild had the most, making her Queen.
"You actually know her quite well," Hild responded. "Its Mara."
"Mara." Keiichi and Belldandy almost shouted. They had plenty of experience with Mara. The Blond demon had caused them a lot of trouble in the past, but all that had only served to bring them closer together.
"Yes, Mara." Hild replied keeping her cool. "She is one of my most loyal demon and the only one that I trust in this situation. You know what she is capable of."
"Yes, we do," Keiichi replied. Having been turned into a bike was not fun at all, he was lucky that he got turned back.
"Then you won't have any problems letting her watch over you." HIld replied with a small laugh. She had heard of some of the things that Mara had done to the couple. Personally, she thought that turning Keiichi into a bike was funny, and then turning his sister into a car, that was a scream.
"Will she be staying with us or on will she be on her own," Belldandy asked?
"To make things easier on you, she'll be staying at her normal place." Hild assured the Goddess. "Just don't be surprised if you see here around, she'll be under orders not to bother you and to keep an eye out for demons who disobey my commands."
"If that is your terms, them we accept." Belldandy accepted. She knew that Hild would keep her word on this one. When Hild made a promise when here daughter was involved, she would see it thought to the end. She had seen it before when Hild promised to send her a gift on her birthday and had left a very important meeting to fulfill that promise.
"Okay then." Hild replied. "You two had better head on back before my daughter and the little one start to wonder what happened to you." And with that Hild disappeared in a flash of fire leaving Keiichi and Belldandy alone.
"Come on Bell, lets head on home and let your sisters know." Keiichi said. He was wondering what would happen when they told the two other Goddess and his sister. For know though they would let the wind flow past them as they speed on there way home."
END
AN: Well, there it is. I hope that you all like it. I may continue it later as I do have some ideas for later chapters. If y'all want them just leave a review asking for them. I have combined the anime and the manga here, so some parts are from the mange and others are from the anime.
Until next time,
Keep your stick on the ice.