Disclaimer: I don't own Oh my goddess.

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Skuld was re-reading and double-checking some manuals when she heard a knock at the door and the someone stepping in.

'Urd's back already?' Skuld thought.

"I am sorry that I took so long, Skuld." A voice said. It was the one voice Skuld had wanted to hear again after so long.

Skuld took a breath and slowly turned to face the person. She dared not even pray, worried that she might jinx the situation somehow if she did. When Skuld saw Belldandy, Skuld had a mix of happiness, sadness and fear show on her face.

"Big sis!" Skuld cried out as she got up and ran to Belldandy. When she got close, Skuld hugged Belldandy as hard as she could.

Belldandy hugged Skuld back. Skuld then began to cry.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Please don't leave me again! I won't do anything that bad ever again!" Skuld said, as her tears flowed.

Belldandy began to hum a song and began to gently rock Skuld back and forth. It was a song that Belldandy used to sing to Skuld to put her to sleep.

Skuld faintly recognized the song. It helped calm her a bit, but let her know that Belldandy forgave her, even if it was just a little bit.

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One of the gods who was in part of the negotiations to retrieve Keiichi from Hild's grasp was waiting outside of the office of the almighty.

His name was Porunrun. He wore a light blue robe that was reminiscent of a friar monk's robe, but was a bit too stylized from all the extra designs on it. Most were triangles and were looping around the robe.

He tried a few times to look around for a cute secretary to flirt with, but the Almighty opted for using autonomous angel sentries for secretaries. They were no match for the beauty of a real angel, in Porunrun's opinion. The autonomous angel sentries were bound to an area, rather than a person and were rather protective of the area. They also seemed to either have no clue of flirting, or very selective of who they flirt with.

Porunrun wanted to convince the Almighty to give up on trying to get the human that Belldandy loved back from Hild. He felt that anything from the humans' planet dirtied someone like Belldandy.

"Enter, Porunrun." a booming voice said.

Porunrun smirked and headed in. The secretary flipped him off when he wasn't looking. She then went back to overlooking the files that The Almighty gave her to sort. He had asked her to sort them in order of importance and to put the ones about Skuld near the top.

When Porunrun entered, he said, "Father, I have a question."

"Ask away." Tyr said, sitting at a desk filled with paperwork. He put down a paper he was looking at to talk with Porunrun.

"Why? Why so much effort into trying to get this one soul? Can't we just forget about him?" Porunrun asked.

A moment of silence passed. Just about everyone in Asgard subconsciously felt a mere ping of Tyr's anger.

"Just one soul? Is there anything just as important? Isn't even one soul worth all this effort...and more?" Tyr said, as he gestured to all the paperwork of various activities around Earth. Porunrun guessed that Tyr was looking to see what energy shares he would allow the demons to have in return for Keiichi.

"As it's been said before by many beings, Don't the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few?" Porunrun asked, a bit nervously.

"Then perhaps I should trade you for the human's soul?" Tyr asked, in an annoyed tone.

"What are you saying?" Porunrun asked, not quite believing what the Almighty was suggesting.

"Belldandy, Urd, and Skuld want Keiichi here with them. You don't want him here. There's more of them than there is of you." Tyr said, crossing his arms. He then was tapping his fingers against his arms.

"No! No no! What you're doing is fine!" Porunrun said.

"Go calm yourself. Perhaps you might think a bit more clearly... With a bit less hate." Tyr said.

"Yes, your Almighty-ness." Porunrun said, as he left.

Once Porunrun closed the door, Tyr sighed as he leaned back in his chair. After glancing at a photo of the day Skuld was born, he picked it up. He may have put a few important meetings on hold that day, but he wasn't going to miss the day of his youngest daughter's birth.

'I may have spent your entire childhood being the Almighty instead of being your father, but I will not let your girls down anymore. I chose to punish you in a way that wouldn't let you be sealed, Skuld. I felt that if I had left you received the normal punishment, your relationship will Belldandy might forever be severed.' Tyr thought as he stared at the photo of him, Urd, Skuld, Belldandy, and Frigga. Even though she was Belldandy's and Skuld's mother, Frigga had thrown herself into work as well.

Tyr then thought of Hild. He had been surprised to learn that during the time she had raised Urd, Hild had made sure to split a part of herself off to be Urd's mother. That detail had made Tyr feel guilty. Hild worked in a place of potential backstabbers all around her and he worked in a place that was filled with people he knew he could trust. And out of the two of them, Hild was far more willing to to take the risk of being a parent and keep things in order on her side. Admittedly, Hild was a bit of a selfish parent who might rip out an angel out of Urd later in life, Tyr reasoned.

Tyr sighed. He had wanted to go be a father, but the duties of the Almighty came first. Had there been no rule about The Almighty and Daimakaicho dying when they stepped down from office, he might have done so in a heartbeat.

Tyr regretted the fact he never split a part of himself off to be a parent like Hild had done. He was too worried of a possible backdoor computer access to Yggdrasil through an low-powered part of him by enemy agents. When Skuld had started to enter puberty, Tyr felt the heavy guilt of letting all of his offsprings' childhood pass by him while he was protecting them.

Tyr's secretary then called.

"Lamington is here as you requested." she said.

"Ah good! Send him in!" Tyr said, putting down the photo.

Lamington then entered and asked, "What may I do for you, Tyr?"

"You can start by helping me look through these papers and choosing which energy shares we can trade for a human." Tyr said, as he gestured to the papers.

Lamington smiled and nodded, as he sat down and began to help Tyr look through the papers.

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When Skuld woke up, Belldandy was still there and hugging her. Skuld remained silent, not wanting to risk ruining the situation.

"Skuld... I'm sorry..." Belldandy said, looking away away from Skuld.

"It's my fault, Big sis. I should have not let my anger and hate control me." Skuld said.

"I let my darker feelings control me as well..." Belldandy said. "And in doing do I nearly lost you as family."

"You never would have lost me, big sis." Skuld said, looking up.

"Perhaps... Perhaps not..." Belldandy replied. "But I will be here for you from now on. I'll even try to get Father to reduce your sentence."

"Thank you Big Sis!" Skuld cheered, tightening her hug. "It's just like what Elsee said!"

"Elsee?" Belldandy asked.

"She comes around every so often to visit me." Skuld said.

"Well... Do you know when She'll be visiting you next?" Belldandy asked.

"Why?" Skuld asked.

"I'd like to see and thank the person who's been keeping one of my sisters happy." Belldandy said with a smile.

"Around noon..." Skuld replied.

"Will it be alright if I come then to see her?" Belldandy asked.

"That'd be great! Skuld said with a nod.

"Since you can't use magic at the moment, would you like to learn some physical self-defense moves that I know?" Belldandy asked. Skuld nodded vigorously. With a smile, Belldandy began to teach her.

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The guard outside was curious about what Belldandy was doing, so they glanced in.

'Ah good. Too many divine beings ignore physical combat training. Then they get into a situation where Magic is either unusable, unavailable, or simply not the best option.' The guard thought. 'I'll report what's happening after my shift is done. Maybe us guards will be allowed to teach Skuld a few moves, if we can claim it'll help her keep her calm? I doubt it'll hurt anyone.'

The guard then picked up a nearby magazine and began to read it.

'Kinda wish that we could have someone go to Earth and grab some manga every so often. Heaven's Magazines are getting a bit too samey to me. Blechh.' The guard thought as they tossed the magazine away. Having nothing better to do, the guard watched Belldandy and Skuld as they practiced.

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Urd was checking a computer during her break from her job as Heaven's Sysop.

On a whim, she checked the location of Belldandy.

'Thank god... I was worried that your hate would have consumed you, Bell...' Urd thought as she leaned back a bit and let out a single tear in relief.

After taking a few breaths to calm down, Urd ended her break and went on her shift.

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A week later...

Belldandy had continued to meet with Skuld as much as she could during the week. Once she had figured out what the guards were planning, Belldandy helped them get permission to have some training for Skuld for a few reasons, both help curb Skuld's temper and to make her feel less lonely.

When the day came for Belldandy to go meet Hild at some fancy restaurant Hild had chosen for their meeting...

"...And he's doing quite well with the whole 're-learning how to walk' thing. He's quite determined, once he has his mind set on something. I kinda like that in a person." Hild said. "I must say, I'm a little jealous of you."

"Hild... I have something to say after we leave the restaurant." Belldandy asked.

Hild stared as if she were studying Belldandy. The longer she did this, the more nervous Belldandy got.

"Why not here?" Hild asked, in a flat tone.

"Because I don't want to wreck anyone's meal here." Belldandy said.

Hild nodded slightly with a smile, as if to say to Belldandy, "This oughta be interesting..."

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After Hild And Belldandy left the restaurant, Belldandy led Hild to a nearby alley.

"Well... What is it?" Hild asked.

Belldandy took a breath and it seemed to make her nervousness disappear.

"I challenge you for Keiichi." Belldandy said, with a determined look on her face as she stared Hild in the eyes.

Hild stepped back in shock for a moment,but regained her composure and smiled.

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Author's note on December 13 2013 – Changed the name Odin to Tyr.