Because I suddenly realized Barricade has been in a pup tent for almost four months waiting for it……

And a certain purple haired Goddess demanded it.

I don't own Evangelion, Ah My Goddess, Hellsing, or any of the characters that appear here.

A Neon Genesis Goddess Fic.

Neon Genesis: Angel 4

Child of the Angels

Prologue

Sentaro Aida paced about his living room. From a nearby chair, his wife, Arael, watched with a heavy heart.

Sentaro paused and briefly looked at her.

"I don't know if I can do this." He said.

"We've been discussing this for two months." Arael replied softly, "Gabrielle isn't getting any younger, and we need to decide."

Sentaro nodded and began to pace again.

"It hurt her before." He said softly as he continued to pace. "I don't want to hurt her again."

"Which is why we are going to speak with her."

Sentaro nodded again and resumed his pacing. He did four more laps before the mirror began to glow. Both he and Arael turned and watched as Sayoko Aida stepped out from the mirror and landed lightly on the floor.

"Mom." Sentaro said in greeting, giving the Goddess a hug. Arael rose from her chair and greeted the Goddess as well. Arael then resumed her seat on the chair, while Sentaro sat next to his mother on the couch. Sayoko blinked at the serious looks she was receiving.

"What's with the faces?" Sayoko asked. She then became worried. "Is Gabby ok?"

"Gabrielle is fine." Arael stated, "But we wish to speak with you of her."

"You know we've had her up in Heaven for testing." Sentaro said.

Sayoko nodded.

"That was when it was determined she does have some angel in her." The Goddess said.

"Yes." Sentaro replied. "But they were also trying to determine if she had powers."

The Goddess nodded. "Understandable. I did the same for you and Kristine."

"According to the Healers," Arael said, "Gabrielle has no powers. She is mortal."

"The same was said of Sentaro." Sayoko replied, "And yet he has some powers."

"Yes," Sentaro said, "But they didn't manifest until a few years ago. Which brings us to the problem at hand."

Sayoko stared at her son curiously.

"We have….decided….." Sentaro said slowly, "That Gabrielle is going to be raised as a normal child."

"That's obvious since she doesn't have any powers." Sayoko replied.

"You don't understand Sayoko." Arael said, "When we say normal, we mean normal…..just like the other mortals.."

Sayoko blinked. "You're going to …..you mean she's not going to…….." Sayoko closed her eyes and took in a shaky breath. "Please just say it."

"We are not going to tell her that her family includes deities." Sentaro said slowly, the look on his mother's face causing pangs in his heart. "That means she will have no knowledge of the Gods, Goddesses, or Angels as we know them."

"No magic." Arael said, "No AT-Fields. No teleporting….."

Sayoko held up her hand and cut them off. She then looked to her son.

"Keima will have no problems….but what of your sister? What of…..me?" Sayoko blinked her eyes. "Technically, I'm considered dead here……."

Sentaro grabbed his mother's hand.

"I know." He said softly, "And it was never my intention to hurt you like this. But……" He looked to his wife. "Arael and I have spent a long time discussing this." He looked back to his mother. "You know how it upset me when Kristine was able to do things I couldn't. How she could continue to run off to the Heavens where I couldn't go. Despite you telling me it never mattered, it still hurt." Sentaro looked back at Arael. "We don't want Gabby to upset herself wondering why she can't do things like her Aunt, or Grandmother." Sentaro finished turned to his mother.

Sayoko was silent for several long minutes, her eyes slightly unfocused. Then she turned to Sentaro, her face a mixture of emotions that he couldn't tell apart.

"I don't like it." She stated, "In fact I hate it."

Sentaro started to reply but was cut off.

"….But I accept it." Sayoko said with a sigh. "You're right. There was friction between you and Kristine because of her powers. I don't want my Grandchild to experience that." She looked at the floor a moment, then raised her head. "But you might be setting yourselves up for a headache later on."

"We considered that as well." Arael said, moving over to kneel in front of Sayoko, thus adding her hand to Sentaro's and Sayoko's. "Considering when Sentaro's powers manifested, we feel she would be…..more mature and understanding at that point and accept our reasons for hiding this from her."

"As apposed to getting them after many unhappy years being angry at the world in general." Sentaro added.

Sayoko looked down at her hands.

"Is that how you really felt?" she asked softly.

Sentaro wrapped his arms around his mother. "I'd be lying if I said no. I know you didn't have any control over it."

Sayoko returned the hug and even pulled Arael in to it. When they finally released it, Sayoko rose to her feet.

"I'll tell the others." Sayoko said, "Keima will probably be annoyed, but your Grandmother will make him understand." She then smiled. "You do realize that even though she won't know about us, we'll still be there keeping an eye on her."

Sentaro smiled back. "At least we know she won't get into any trouble."

"I'm not sure about that." Arael replied, "Trouble seems to have a way of finding this family."

"There you go…." Sayoko said with a smile, "Now you've jinxed us." The smile then vanished. "Take care of her." She said softly before turning towards the mirror.

"Mom." Sayoko paused and looked back at her son and daughter-in-law.

"Even though she won't get to see you in person," Sentaro said, "She'll know all about you, and Dad."

Sayoko gave a small smile.

"For now, that will just have to do." She said, before vanishing into the mirror.

"You didn't say good-bye." Arael murmured as the glow in the mirror faded.

"Because it wasn't good-bye." Sentaro replied, putting an arm around his wife. "We'll see her again."