Frigga sat and looked at the wish list for the next fifty candidates. It had arrived; the wish that she knew was coming was finally here and now so was the problem of who was to get it. She sat back in her chair and talked to Kami sama.
Belldandy answered the call, it was her first this week "Hello you've reached the Goddess Technical Helpline, we will be there in a moment to grant your access request" She put the phone down and watched the mirror accept the destination then stepped through.
She stepped out into the bathroom of a western house and looked around, a single man lived here she looked at the litter tray, with a cat. She smiled as she walked out of the door "Hello"
"Interesting, I'm in the lounge" the voice was weary but interested. There was no hint of fear, rather amusement. Belldandy looked and saw the light coming from the open door, then a man appeared and looked at her his eyebrows rose as he saw her "Tea or coffee?"
"Coffee please"
"Sorry for the mess, make yourself comfortable" he indicated the room he'd come from and walked unsteadily into the kitchen.
Belldandy looked at the room, it was middle sized by the standards of the day, there were two chairs and a glass table a desk and some racks with books CD's and DVD's on the shelves, the radio was quietly playing some classical music. It was a comfortable room with a few papers scattered about but lonely at the same time, there were little indications of others in the room, visitors were infrequent. She sat in the chair, this was well loved by both residents, the man and the cat, almost as if summonsed the cat appeared hopped onto the table and walked towards her, it stopped and looked closely into her eyes then sat on her lap and curled up purring loudly.
"I'll take him off if you want" the man said as he placed a small tray next to her "I'm sorry but I don't use milk"
"He's fine here" Belldandy sipped her coffee "It's very nice, I don't need the sugar"
She watched as he took his own "I do" he grinned then drank his own "Now who and what are you?"
"My name is Belldandy I'm a goddess and I've come to grant you a wish; one wish only" she held up a single finger. This was the part Belldandy enjoyed as she could read what he really wanted but as she read her smile faded and her mouth formed an O of shock.
"Looks like you know what I want; drink your coffee first and then I'll tidy up a little" he made another cigarette and lit it drawing the smoke deep.
"Ah may I use your phone please" Belldandy asked when he'd finished his smoke
He handed over his phone "I'll go and get ready"
Belldandy turned as she left the bedroom and looked back at the man lying on the bed, tears were starting in her eyes as she made her way back to the mirror. Frigga was waiting when she arrived.
"I'm sorry it had to be you for that one, but Kami said that it had to be left to chance, go home and rest until you feel better"
She sat in her chair and turned her screen on, the cat butted her head "It's alright, he's at peace now" the cat curled into her lap and purred happily, he knew his old master had been in excruciating pain and now he had a new mistress.