Chapter 2: Welcome Home.
Sometimes, Marrler believed that Urd had two sides. One was good, the other bad. Today must be good she deiced as she watched Skuld cling to Urd's leg from the safety of her car. Urd sighed as she tried to pull the small black haired girl away from her. Skuld and Urd had always fought and claimed to hate each other but when it came down to it they really did love each other and the fact that Urd was leaving even for just a week tore her up inside. "Urd, please don't leave!!! I'll even let you tare you all my inventions and make fun of me but please don't go!" The small girl sobbed loudly.
"Skuld listen.." Urd said in a surprisingly genital voice as she bent down to be eye level with her youngest sister. "I have to leave. I will only be gone for a week. In the mean time I want you to behave for Belldandy and I'll make sure to call you, okay?"
"Okay..."
"Besides," Urd patted her head and smirked "If you want me to stop treating you like a kid you should probably stop crying."
Skuld suddenly looked as though she had been caught stealing a cookie "I wasn't crying!!!"
Urd chuckled softly "Of course you weren't."
Belldandy smiled at her sisters trying to remember this moment of the two getting along knowing it may never happen again. She walked towards her older sister and hugged her tightly. Marller thought Urd's dark skin and Belldadny light skin looked well together as they embraced. She wondered if her and Urd's skin would look good together too if they hugged. Marller quickly shook the idea out of her head as she tried to focus on something else. Her eyes wandered over to Belldandy's boyfriend, Keiichi. Marller couldn't understand why Urd's father would let him live with his daughter but she supposed it didn't matter. He was never home anyways. Urd's father was a doctor dedicated to saving lives. She supposed the idea that Urd had a good side and a bad side wasn't so crazy when she thought about it. After all. her father was a doctor and her mother was a lawyer. Good and evil. Belldandy and Skuld had a different mother than Urd but Marller didn't know who.
Marller looked up as she heard the car door open. Urd climbed in the passenger seat with an expression that told Marller very clearly that she didn't want to leave. "By the way how are you aloud to even be driving a car? I didn't know you got your license..."
Marller smirked "That's cuz I don't."
Urd sighed and said sarcastically "Wonderful."
Marller watched Urd put on her seat belt and tried desperately to think of something to say that would make her feel better. "We have a PS3!" She said hopfully knowing how much Urd loved video games. Urd didn't say anything and looked forward waiting for Marller to start the car. Marller wasn't going to give up that easily "We also have a flat-screen T.V and lots of sake!" Urd said nothing even at the mention of her favorite drink in the world. Marller sighed sadly and started the car. Urd watched her for a moment before deciding this wasn't Marller's fault and there was no reason she should be cold to her. "So...about this PS3..."
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Urd's mouth hung open as she walked into the large mansion. The outside had looked scary enough but the inside was like walking into a haunted house. The walls were made of stone and large metal bars hung on the windows as if they were in a prison. Urd had the sudden urge to flee for her life as they entered the living room. At first Urd was thrilled when she saw the large flat-screen hanging on the wall then she noticed the dark, huge, furry animal that was laying fast asleep on the floor. "Ma-marller...What is that thing... It looks like a wolf... but surely even my mother would not be crazy enough to keep one..."
Marller looked down to were Urd's finger was pointing "Oh, that just Hild-sama's dog Bailias."
"That thing is way to big to be just a dog..." Urd said while staring at the animal with fear.
Marller just shrugged and walked out of the room leaving Urd alone with the animal. Before she could run to fallow her friend the large dog lifted it's head and stared at her. Urd stood as still as she possibly could as the dog got to its feet. Urd let out a screech and clung to the wall as the giant dog ran towards her with its fangs bared and its furr bristled. Urd closed her eyes and waited for her death as the dog lept on top of her. Urd knew she was dead. She had to be. The dog was most certainly eating her remains. She could even feel his tongue sliding down her face and his teeth were...wait Urd thought quickly, the dog wasn't biting her. Slowly Urd opened one eye to see the dogs face right in hers licking her cheeks and wagging his tail as though greeting an old friend. Urd stared in disbelief as the dog barked playfully in her ear.
Marller laughed a little as she watched Bailias "play" with Urd who looked as though she was going to have a heart-attack. "Get down Bailias, before she messes herself." The dog obeyed and removed his paws from Urd's shoulder. Urd gratefully took the beer that Marller held out for her. "Hild-sama won't be home until about 10, so in the meantime." Marller pointed towards the PS3 that was attached to the T.V.
Urd grinned quickly forgetting about her frightning exprience with Bailias. "Prepare to get ur ass kicked, Ma-chan!!!"
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Hild sighed tiredly as she walked into the hall and threw her coat on the floor.Her purple eyes that resembled Urd's like everything else about her seemed distant as she wondered why something seemed off. She listened hard and heard the T.V. in the living room and laughter. As far as Hild knew, Marller had no other friends except for her daughter and Hild found it hard to imagine that her daughter would ever come to her house. Hild quickly walked down the hall and turned sharply into the living room were the most unexpected sight Hild could possibly imagine was. Urd was sitting on the couch next to Marller with Bailias laying comfortably in her lap as the two friend splayed video games together without even the slightest hint that they had been arguing. It took Hild a moment to register this. After all, Bailias almost never came to anyone except herself and Marller, Urd hated her and most certinly would never come here willingly, and the two looked as though they were getting along. "Aaahh...Ma-chan, what's going on????"
Marller jumped as she heard the commanding woman's voice echo through the room. "Hild-sama!!!!"
Urd turned her head to face her mother but didn't say anything.
When Marller noticed the confused expression on Hild's face she began to wounder what exactly was going on herself "Uuumm Urd's supposed to be staying here for the week remember?"
"No." Hild said bluntly and confused.
"B-but, you and Urd's father talked about it! He said so! He said that she was supposed to stay here for a week to try living here!"
Hild tilted her head slightly with a pleasant smile on her face that wasn't fake or evil like it normally looked when she smiled at others "Did he? Well, I wish he would have at least told me first... I would have cleaned or something..."
Urd watched her mother carefully "He didn't say anything to you?"
Hild walked across the room and sat next to Urd. "No, he didn't. But I am happy to have you here anyways!" Hild hugged her daughter tightly who looked as though she was dealing with an annoying five year-old.
Hild grinned happily. The thought of her daughter staying her for even just a week made her more happy that she could ever truely express. Hild may be an evil person who cared very little about others but she did truly love her daughter no matter how much Urd tried to pull away from her. "Well, I would force you to stay up all night and drink with me but you have school and Im tired...So I'll do that tomorrow. There's a guest room down the hall for you to sleep in. Ma-chan can show you where it is." Hild had the sudden urge to kiss her forehead but decided not to risk getting killed.
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Marller's eyes flashed open as she heard her door open. She layed silently in her bed waiting to hear more noise. Urd poked her head into Marller's dark room feeling slightly guilty for coming into her room without permission. Marller quickly pretended to be asleep as she saw Urd come into view. She felt her face glow red and hoped Urd couldn't see it as she felt the covers to her bed lift and a soft, warm body crawl in next to hers. The truth was that the house freaked Urd out and the thought of sleeping alone scared her but she was also to nervous to ask Marller to sleep with her so she was glad to find her already asleep. She would just have to wake up before her somehow and go back into her room before she noticed. She was unaware that Marller was wide awake and very aware of Urd curling up next to her.
It was about an hour before Marller finally heard Urd's breathing slow and feel her body completely relax next to hers. Marller turned slowly to face her. She looked so peaceful when she slept that Marller found it hard to imagine that it was the same girl. Marller gently raised her hand to Urd's cheek and touched it. Urd grunted a little but didn't wake up. Marller removed her hand not trusting herself completely. She wondered why she was suddenly feeling so nervous around Urd and having strange thoughts about her. She had never been attracted to anyone before so the idea was completely foreign to her. Sure, she had thought about other girls before but she had never actually liked anyone she knew.
Without thinking, Marller gently wrapped her arms around Urd and held her until she fell into a deep sleep next to her best friend and decided not to worry about it until she had to.