Chapter 4

Quick note: I decided to change one thing while writing from here on. I think people may have had trouble between the characters talking to themselves, meaning in their head to themselves, and form talking to others, so,

If it looks like this, the person is talking in their head.

Anything else it's to another person.

Now on with the story!

---Intro---

Travis was getting ready to leave while Hild was finishing up in the bathroom. He decided to skip the whole tell the parents issue and instead decided to leave a message with his younger brother and figure out how to explain it all later when he got the chance.

Travis had woken up to find Hild standing over him tapping her fingers on her arm. She told him it was time to leave for Japan and to pack light and get ready to go. Travis gathered together a few changes of clothes and minor possessions. He asked some questions about rent and about the rest of his things and to which she only responded by saying it would all be taken care of.

Before he left he quickly looked over his computer trying to find out if he had a virus after last night. Seeing nothing out of the ordinary he brought up Google to look up some information to what the hell he read the night before. Travis frowned as he only found minimal information. The most informative lead was about some legend from the early 1240's in Ireland about some hero saving the world and they claimed to built a church over his body where he fell.

The tale seemed similar to a story his grandparents told about the history of their clan. He laughed to himself on the few similarities between the story and the computer incident but he wasn't surprised with the pop up ads always talking about Greek legends and stuff to market random health cures from Italy.

"Well must have been some popup ad, froze the computer, no harm no foul" he said as he closed the computer with a click.

---Chapter 4---

"Lets go Travis" HIld said to him.

"Are you sure that thing is safe? I mean the whole swirling vortex of doom wasn't the way I pictured going out ya know." Travis responded to Hild.

Travis stood in his kitchen looking at a portal Hild had opened for them to travel to Japan.

Hild gave him a flat stare and assured the young man, "Trust me."

"I am soooo gona die." Travis murmured.

Hild grabbed Travis and pulled him along after her through the swirling red portal.

When Travis opened his eyes he was in the courtyard of a very nice and mostly likely very expensive house.

"This is where you will be staying for the meantime Travis." Hild said as she turned to look at him.

Travis looked at her questionably and looked around taking in his surroundings.

"Not happy with the choice?" Hild asked to Travis which brought his attention back to her.

"Are you sure I'm not dead. I mean I did just go through a portal and if this is hell I have to say the books don't do the place justice, quite nice." He laughed.

"Quite the comedian, but no you are not dead and if you were in Hell, well let's just say being in the eye of the Daimakaicho has it perks." She smirked to him as she turned to head inside.

"Better than the alternative I guess." He thought.

Hild showed him around the house and gave him a room to put his things. She then took Travis on a tour of the city and showed him the sights. They then later pulled up to what Travis believed was a University of some sort taking note of the students walking to class and playing Frisbee in one open grassy area. The car came to a stop and Hild looked to Travis and said, "This is where you will be going to school for the meantime, Nekomi Tech I believe. I'll have a representative who will help you get situated here. Her name is Maller.

"Maller?" Travis questioned Hild. "Is he some type of yakuza thug or something?"

"She actually. Thug no but quite good at what she does. Little rough around the edges but overall a good worker." Hild explained.

A sudden "fizak" sound caused Travis to jump a bit by the sudden appearance of a blonde haired woman in the car.

"You called master?" she spoke to Hild with her head bowed.

Travis looked her over and for being an agent of evil she was quiet beautiful. She could make supermodels jealous with her figure and beauty.

"This is Travis Maller, I expect you to take the upmost care of him. Should a hair on his head be misplaced I will punish you severely. Do you understand?" She ordered.

"Yes….my….lord." Maller stated, all while fear consuming her thoughts on what would happen if things went wrong.

"Glad to hear it, Travis, she will help you get things ready so you can attend school here." Hild said to Travis with a smile.

"Thanks Hild, I'm sure Maller will be more than enough help, seeing as I can't read or write anything in Japanese. Travis replied giving Maller and nod and a smile. She meekly returned his smile with a slight nod avoiding the eyes of Hild.

"Well how about I fix that for you?" Hild purred to Travis as she moved closer to him.

"I think I should be fine." Travis assured her but fell short as his escape was blocked by the clased door he ran into. Hild brought her hands to the sides of his face and pulled Travis into a passionate deep kiss. The kiss lasted mere seconds but as Travis pulled away he was seeing stars.

Hild had a slight blush on her face and Travis was red as a tomato. "There you go all set! Go have fun you two, and Maller you'll need these." She dictated to her servant handing her a portfolio. Travis stumbled out of the car and caught himself regaining his composure.

"Wha……wa…ha..t…..Hot damn!" He thought. "She knows how to lock the lips!"

Maller broke Travis's thoughts.

"Ahem, Mr. Travis we should get you situated firstly." Maller spoke.

"Ah…sorry, uh, Travis will be fine. Don't worry about the formalities." Travis told Maller.

Maller was caught off guard. "You sure…..Travis…right?" She asked.

"Wasn't so hard was it? Also don't worry about Hild. She's a little possessive but means well." He stated to the first class demon.

He looked back at her with confusion as she was staring at him. "Something wrong?" He questioned her.

"I don't know what you did to have her like you but whatever it is pleasssseeeeee don't leave!" She begged him with tears in her eyes. "You are the first person I have ever seen her take so much interest in and that means less of it is focused on me!"

Travis laughed at her remark as he started walking toward the center of campus. They talked for a while walking around campus. He took note that he could now understand what the people around him we saying even if the words didn't make sense. He could also make out writing too when no more than 10 minutes ago he couldn't speak or read more than two words of Japanese. The portfolio had all the info Travis needed for his classes and schedule. After talking a tour of his new surroundings Maller led him to a car to take him home. Driving home along a winding road Travis noticed a motorcycle on the side of the road with a young man around his age pushing it. It had a sidecar and the man seemed to be having quite some trouble with the task of moving it.

"Stop the car" Travis said to the driver.

The man nodded as the car came to a stop a few yards back from the man.

"What are you doing?" Maller shouted at Travis as he opened the door and climbed out.

"The man obviously needs some help and what harm could it do to help out him out?" He asked questionably at her.

"What harm? What about Hild torturing me to all ends of hell?" Maller replied with fear in her voice.

"Don't worry I'll call you when I'm done and if there is a problem I'll tell her it was my own doing. No worries." He said to her with a smile as he closed the door seeing her try and object to his decision but she was too late as it slammed shut and the car drove off.

Travis jogged up the young guy and tapped him on the shoulder. The dark haired man turned around with a sudden jolt seeing him there.

" Who are you?" he asked looking Travis up and down.

" Name's Travis and it looks like you could use some help, mind?" He replied to his comment and nodding to the broken bike.

"Dear God yes, I only live a little ways up the road, it'd be a great help if you could." He said.

The task had grown much easier with two people pushing the broken down motorcycle. Travis had learned that the guy's name was Keiichi and he attended the same school. They were actually in a few classes together. Travis came to the conclusion that he seemed overall a good guy and was happy to meet somebody he would know in his classes. They came to a temple and turned up the gravel driveway. Travis was puzzled on why they were at a temple and in doing so he tripped and took most the impact on his forearm which slid across the pavement.

"You ok Travis?" He said to Travis with concern in his voice.

"Ha! just a scratch, I'll be fine, I've had worse." He replied with a grin on his face.

Travis helped push the motorbike into a shed and dusted his hands off and then turned to Keiichi and spoke, "Well that should do it I guess I'll get myself a ride and see you later."

"Thanks a lot I owe you one, how about you come in and have some tea while you wait." He replied.

"Thanks, I could use a drink after that workout; you have got to get a lighter bike dude." Travis said to Keiichi as they walked toward the temple like house.

"It has too many good memories to get rid of it, ya know." He expressed to Travis.

"I know what you mean." Travis said back.

Keiichi opened the door and they walked in, both removing their shoes.

"Belldandy could you make some tea we have a guest." He called into the house.

"Yes dear" A woman replied. Travis guessed that was Belldandy. The name seemed familiar but he couldn't place it and let it go as he followed Keiichi through the hallway to the kitchen taking in the walls and sights of the temple, never having seen anything close to it back home before.

They walked into a small room with a table in the middle and sat down and started talking. About 3 minutes later a young brown haired woman walked in with a tray and three cups of tea. She smiled as she entered the room but froze looking at Travis. Her eyes looked around the room carefully.

"What is it Bell?" Keiichi asked her.

" I could swear I felt a trace of….you know." She replied as she looked to him with a serious expression on her face but it broke to a smile as she looked as Travis and spoke, "You must be a friend of Keiichi's right?"

"His name is Travis; he helped me push the beemer up the last mile of the road. The alternator went out on me. He was a real help." He said

"I'm so sorry I couldn't be there to help, If only I didn't have to go back and talk to father." She said to him and turned to Travis with a bow and said, "Thank you so much Travis-chan for helping my poor Keiichi."

"Anytime, I've been there too, but worse! Do you mind?" He said to her motioning to the tea.

"Yes please help yourself." She said kindly.

As he reached to grab the tea but stopped as he heard her gasp. He looked to her eyes and they were drawn to his arm.

"Did I do something wrong?" He asked to Belldandy.

"Great I'm here five minutes and I bet I just broke some sacred Japanese tradition" he muttered

"Your arm!" She exclaimed as she went to grab it turning it over his arm was bleeding. He then looked at himself taking note his pants were covered in blood where it had been resting.

"You need to get this fixed right away, let me help!" She cried as she put her hands together over his arm.

"Bell stop!" Keiichi cried and she brought her hands back to her looking at him puzzled.

"What's wrong?" She questioned him with worry on her face.

" He doesn't know about…" Keiichi tried to say but was cut off as Travis finished his sentence as he spoke, "That she can use magic to heal or something, I take it. I'm also going to guess she is some kind of Goddess if I had to make it out." He said to them with a smile.

"How did you know…." Keiichi asked with worry in his eyes.

"I know a person who has different markings but she gave me the background story on the whole deal. Nothing important." He smiled to them.

"Well in that case its fine I guess." Keiichi responded quietly still in shock of Travis knowing who Belldandy was.

"There should be no problem, now that the little issue is settled Keiichi, Travis your arm please if I may." She said to him.

Travis gave her back his arm and she started to heal it. There was a blue light around her hands above his arm. He was amazed at how the blood instantly dried and the wound came to close, also relieving all pain and discomfort around the spot her hands were over. She was almost done when she stopped and pulled her hands back sharply.

Travis looked at her and then to Keiichi and then back seeing him with the same expressing of cluelessness.

"What?" Travis said looking back and forth between them.

"She's here" Belldandy hissed as she rose to her feet.

"No sooner as she did the door was flown open and two girls ran in screaming. "Belldandy, She is coming…here….." but the woman trailed off as she took note of the odd member of the group.

"Who is that?" She pointed to Travis

"That is Travis a friend of Keiichi's but now is not the time for introductions.

The younger girl ran to hug Belldandy. Travis could tell she was frightened as she said to Bell.

"Help me sister, I'm scared!" she said but stopped for a moment as she also took note of Travis in the room. She pointed too and was about to ask, but Bell and Urd ran out of the room and toward the front door.

"Want to see what all the commotion is about?" Travis asked with a smirk to Keiichi.

Keiichi paled as Travis pulled him into a half hug and walked with him toward the rest of the goddess out front looking toward the sky, all in now changed attire and stanced ready for battle.

As the pair walked out to join the festivities the swirling dark clouds parted and a single bolt of lighting cracked the ground. When the dust settled there stood Hild in the same type of attire as the Goddess.

"What do you want?" Urd demanded as lighting crackled in her hands.

"My my my, is that anyway to greet your loving mother?" Hild spoke with a wicked smile to Urd.

"Well this is a new side of her I haven't seen. Not bad, little flashy but overall it works out well. Fits her I think a little better than she is with me but eh, not bad at all." Travis stated to Keiichi.

"What? How do you know about Hild?" he stammered backing away from Travis with panic in his voice.

"Well there goes that relationship." He thought.

"Keiichi it's a really long story but hopefully after this you'll still hear me out, I hope." Travis said to him with a smile as he put his hands in his pockets and walked toward the three goddess and one demon with Keiichi looking at him in utter shock.

"Better end this before it gets ugly. How am I not surprised that Urd is her daughter, not only the looks but personalities match." He said

"Hild I don't know what you are up to but…." Belldandy was cut off as Travis casually walked by her.

"Are you crazy? Urd screamed at Travis "Get away from her you don't know what she'll do to you!"

Hild's attention turned to Travis and she changed from her demonic and cold proud like nature to that of a very giddy love struck school girl as she wrapped her arms around his neck and purred to Travis. "Did you miss me?" She looked into his eyes as she drew circles on his chest with her finger. The three goddess and Keiichi stood and looked at them with their jaws hanging open, speechless.

"Ah like I said, it's quite a long story" Travis said wearily rubbing his the back of his head with his right hand.

His arm though was grabbed by Hild as her eyes turned menacing. "What happened to your arm?" She demanded. "Who did this to you?"

"Oh it's nothing, just a small scrape, It was my own fault Hild" Travis replied.

"Maller is going to have some explaining to do." Hild spoke in a low growl.

"Hey, hold up here, it was my own decision. I made her leave, if anyone should be in trouble it's me." He replied to her.

"Oh really? Looks like I'll have to punish you instead" She smiled to Travis seductively. "In that case I have a few interesting ideas."

Travis shivered at the though. "He's just so cute when he gets nervous like that!" She thought.

Turning to Belldandy Travis bowed to her and spoke. "I am sorry for this matter. I promise as long as I can help it I will permit an incident from occurring again. I understand if you hate me for hiding this from you but if I may ask of you a slight favor before I go."

The three goddess looked at each other and formed a huddle. Travis heard whispers of things from "at least he will keep Hild in Check" to "He is under her control she's just using him!"

That last one really made him think. "Does she really like me or am I just some fun toy for her to mess with?"

The three goddess then broke from their huddle and turned toward Travis. Urd and Skuld sulking and Belldandy with a smile. "Wonder who won that argument." Travis smirked to himself.

"Travis we think you are not a bad person and you being here will make things much easier as long as you keep Hild from her more diabolical schemes" Belldandy said.

Travis looked back at Hild with a frown and a look that said' "Do I really need to know?" Hild looked back with a, "What? Me?"expression on her face.

"Can you at least help me out here?" he pleaded to her.

"I can't refuse him when he's like that, makes me want to eat him up!" kawai!" Hild said to herself but then she snapped at travis in a defeated tone, "Fine! You win!"

Urd looked like she had seen a ghost. Her mother was head over heels for this mortal!

Hild saw the look her daughter had and said to her, "Urd darling, I have a heart too you know, Travis has just show me that it can be used for greater things. He makes me feel alive."

Urd looked like she was going to be sick. Hild threw lighting glances from her eyes toward her daughter daring her to say something about the man she had grown fond of.

Travis sighed as he said, "If you two are going to fight or whatever can you at least help me out first so I can go home. I've had a long day, I have things to do tomorrow."

"What did you need?" Skuld asked Travis.

"If it's not too much trouble could you at least finish the healing thing you were doing? This cut is throbbing like crazy and it's driving me mad!" He proclaimed.

"Well why couldn't you ask me?" Hild cooed to Travis while pouting her lips at him.

Travis raised an eyebrow. "You can do healing too?" He asked her.

"Of course we can what did you think all we demons can do is destroy?" Hild replied

"What do you think?" Travis smirked at her.

"Come here!" Hild snapped at Travis but in playful tone but smiled as he gave way to her touch. She placed his arm in her hand and instead of a bright blue glow a broght red glow appeared in the same way as Belldandy had done earlier.

"Let me help as well." Belldandy said as she walked up next to Travis with a smile. "It'll go faster this way."

"Sure" Travis replied. He looked to Hild and mouthed, "I'm sorry; I'll pay you back later."

Hild gave Travis a devilish seductive grin. He had a pretty good idea on what she wanted as repayment. He could tell it had to do something with a bed, and most likely S&M gear. For his sake he hoped that was the worst.

In a matter of seconds he was good as new and flexed him arm rubbing the once bleeding spot and proclaimed to the two, "Good as new, thanks Belldandy and you too Hild."

Travis then said goodbye to the group of Goddess and Keiichi as Hild waited impatiently by the gate.

He promised he would help Keiichi fix his bike tomorrow and stop by. Urd was very curious and wanted him to explain to her tomorrow how he had tamed the Queen of hell. He also promised if Hild did anything wrong to them to let him know. Skuld was overjoyed to learn Travis would treat her to ice cream. A suggestion from Belldandy.

Travis walked toward Hild smiling to himself after waving to the goddess. They watched him walk toward her Belldandy smiling as she saw the love he had for her and that maybe he had changed her. She turned to head inside with the others when a cough and a sound of water hitting the ground made her turn back toward Travis.

Travis had stopped dead in his tracks. He could make out in the faint light from the temple what he had just coughed up. He had good reason to believe that red was not a good sign, let alone a good thing. His mind scrambled, "What do I do? I didn't think this could happen, let alone to me. He remembered to healing process that Hild and Belldandy did. "Fuck, that had to be what did it, damnit of all the things to trigger it. I had to laugh at them for saying it could happen, fuck, FUCK! WHAT AM I GONA DO? I HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE NOW!"

Belldandy noticed the color of his aurora change to a yellow, his heart beat rise dramatically, panic set in upon him. Hild also had noticed that Travis had stopped. She could smell it on the air what Travis had coughed up. It was blood. She hurriedly walked toward him and went to raise his face to hers to see if he was ok. He hands though were smacked away as Travis scream at her in terror and panic. "Don't touch me! Stay away!" He spit out more blood as he coughed. "Nothing's wrong I'm fine!"

Belldandy came closer and spoke, "Travis let us help we can heal you and it'll all be fine."

Travis game a small laugh. Hild could see tears drop from his face. "Did they do something to him to get back at me? If they did I swear I will kill them! What could be wrong with my….Travis?" She raced though thoughts in her mind on what could have happed to him. Then Travis stated to the two women, "I take it that if I told you it was fruit punch you wouldn't believe me and let this go would you?" he let lose a small laugh after he said this obviously amused at his own joke.

"Travis this is not the time to be funny," Hild snapped to him in a serious tone.

Terror had set in once again to him. He ripped his shirt off to soak the blood from his mouth. Belldandy stopped midstep toward Travis. Fear sunk into her as she now looked at the exposed back of Travis. "It can't be…..those symbols …" She mouthed the last word to herself.

He stammered to Hild out loud between sobs of pain and agony, "I'm so sorry! Please don't hate me! I'm ugly, pitiful, Just leave me! I can't stand to see the look of disgust you will show to me! Please just go away!"

He scanned around for a way out. Travis though lurched back in response to Hild grabbing to embrace him. She saw his face as he lurched back from her. Horror, fear, and terror were the emotions on his face. She froze as she saw the pain on it as he looked at her. "No…not like this….never….i…didn't want… you to know this" He cried to her softly as he inched away. She froze as she saw the tears fall from his eyes. His now silver,…..reflective…… almost mirror like eyes.

Travis looked around wildly and ran. He didn't know where but as long as it was far from her as possible he would be safe. Until she found him, then he hoped his end would at least be….quick.

--Authors notes—

I just wanted to say thanks for the people who responded to my story. I kinda took some ideas from people and spinned them. I owe thanks to Mic Mov for I believe two of them. He knows which ones. I at least hope he does…. I think. If I took someone else's who gave me a suggestion and didn't mention you I apologize. Moving on. I'm looking for a beta reader if anyone cares. I have no freaking clue or idea on how to go about doing it. Using the tabs on the profile just gives me a list of 5000 people of who I have no clue of anything about them or if they know what I'm writing about and how it should be worded and stuff. (If they do that or not, not sure at all really) On a similar note somebody asked about helping me write. If you are still interested I'd be happy to do it. Two minds are greater than one! I think it may have been Mic Mov again? I know I put in the story characters such as Consus and Peorth and people are probably like, "Hey dude WTF when is this god that is evil gona show up? What about Peorth she's hot! Etc. etc. Don't worry it'll all come about. Unless I totally blow it and forget. Then I'll have to write an extra chapter after the story's done which wouldn't make sense. GAHHHHH! So stressful! It'll all work out…..I think. Well let me know what you guys think so far or care to see happen or any more ideas.

-Tfahey2