Angelalex242: Actually, I knew nothing about it until you mentioned it. Interesting event it is, though makes me wonder what Urd's purpose early on was. xD Regardless, I knew nothing about it when this all began, but now that I have some idea- perhaps I will think of a way to incorporate a proper solution to that rather in-depth hole in my fundemental concept here.

BrazeRancor: I only just read it, and I fear I do not understand it all yet- as the last chapter I read so long ago, was somewhere around Chapter 227, where Velsper was manipulating everyone's amnesia. I don't even remember what really happened before that it's been so long now, and it seems I have some catching up to do if I wish I know enough to really do this story justice. xD I'm sad that it has come to this, but as the story hasn't ended yet, I will merely have to subject myself to that horrible point in which, one meets the current written chapter, and waits for an eternity for the next. TT Damn you Ah My Goddess, for capturing me yet again! I'm going to continue to the story regardless, and perhaps I'll have to rewrite it later, once I understand the ever-changing world further, but for now- I hope that you both will be able to enjoy the story, even if it's become rather AU in my absence I guess...

Everyone: Oh, and sorry if there are some oddities in my writing, I wrote most of this chapter on my phone; auto-translating via Swype enables me to get quite a bit of writing done even on my phone, but the downside is- unless I've been writing about a subject a lot on it, it doesn't auto-detect some things for a while.. I fought with the word Jericho many times trying to write Keichii over the last night. Anyway, point being, most of my chapters are written properly, but occasionally- usually only a small part, is written on my phone, so fair warning. I tried to proofread it, but it's easy to overlook words that are spelled correctly, but used incorrectly.

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Urd had left the human goddess to her ways for the time being. She didn't want to be the reason Belldandy broke after all. Yet, Belldandy had returned to bring the passive girl she always was so quickly. You wouldn't even think that anything had changed, except that the goddess ate with Keichii now, and on occasion, she'd linger just long enough into the night to fall asleep beside him. If Keichii had more courage, perhaps Urd wouldn't have to enter the field again, but it couldn't be helped. Keichii was Keichii after all. Urd tried to simply talk to Belldandy once again, thinking it would be preferable, but she noticed a difference as she sat across from the other. Belldandy wasn't comfortable. Not with her. Why?

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"Is something the matter Belldandy?" Asked Urd, looking the other in the eye.

"N-no.. what did you want to discuss?" Asked Bell in return.

Urd stared more intently. "You are lying.. why I never thought I'd see the day!" Said Urd, taking great pleasure in that fact.

"I-i am not!" Said Belldandy defensively.

"Oh my, only what, two weeks since you ceased being a goddess, and already you've begun changing.." Said Urd, teasing the other.

"I wasn't lying! It's just.. I wanted to ask... why did you set me up before?" Asked Belldandy

Urd found herself confused. "Set you up? If you are referring to the thing with Keichii, I'll have you know, I was not 'setting you up', I was merely trying to show you that Keichii expected more of you, now that you are human!" Said Urd with an offended tone.

"But that's not true! I know Keichii quite well. He expects nothing of me, he merely accepts me, as I am." Explained Belldandy.

"Of that we can agree, he can certainly expect nothing from you- not without some help." Said Urd.

"Why would you say something so cruel, Urd? I willingly give Keichii everything I have to give!" It was Belldandy who was offended this time.

"That's just it, Bell.. there is more to you than you believe, and like it or not, a time will come when being unable to see that will hurt Keichii too.." Said Urd.

"I am certain I know myself rather well, Urd- I do not hold anything back with Keichii." Said Belldandy.

"Keichii knows you pretty well too, as do I. He knows that you don't, or maybe can't, be completely open with him, because you are still closed off from yourself. That's why Keichii accepts you, because he knows you are doing your best- but you haven't felt the need to grow any further than you already have. Keichii believes that it's a temporary situation, but I know you quite well too.. I know that unless someone scares you, or pushes you into it, you will be content with the place you have now.. humans aren't like that, they're all about conquest and progression.. if you are going to live as a human, completely, you can't ignore Keichii or ignore your own desire for progress. I know you have felt it too, every day you look as though you are struggling to make sense of it- but it doesn't make sense, not to a goddess who finds happiness everywhere... it only makes sense to those who have experienced it before, they know what they want to feel again..." Said Urd.

"You speak of Keichii so casually, his desires and wants, has he said such things to you, but not to me then?" Asked Belldandy with a tinge of jealousy in her tone.

"Of course not, I honestly believe after all this time, Keichii still chooses to believe that it's okay to not press his luck, that someone like you would still be by his side.. knowing him, he may believe that his entire life, so long as you keep insisting that what you have now is all there is to it." Said Urd.

"But that's not how I feel!" Denied Belldandy.

"But you won't tell him that! Bell, I'm not saying you should throw him down and tie him up or something, but would it really trouble you so much too at least make an attempt! Trust me, I've pushed Keichii everywhich way, he isn't budging so long as he doubts that you want him to." Urd tried to make her point, but her patience was wearing thin.

It wasn't a good idea to continue talking when she felt her patience slipping away. Belldandy looked at her as if Urd had been intentionally trying to offend her now. She didn't even understand fully why she felt this way, but she truly felt as though she could not ensure her sisters presence any longer.

As her sister left she answered to herself if she had been wrong after all. "Do you really need me to say it to my younger sister to get it?.. or are you as bad as Keichii.. not wanting to lose what you have... if the latter is the case, then.. you've been human at lot longer than I believed.. Bell." Said Urd to herself, as she slumped into the chair. 'I didn't want to resort to this.. not with Bell... but desperate times call for desperate measures!' Thought Urd as she smirked. The fact that Belldandy had dismissed her surely didn't bias her decision to force the girl to expand her experiences.

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The portion was almost ready, it merely needed to dinner for eighteen more hours. 'Why do all the good potions take so damn long to make... there is no good shows on at this hour.. maybe the music channel will be playing something good...' Thought Urd as she went out of her room, to try the television. "It's the time you've ask been waiting for, eighteen straight hours of what you voted to be the top artist of this decade!" Urd grew excited wondering who it was. "Enka!" The song began so quickly that her surprise didn't leave her enough time to reach the television, within a moment she was passed out on the floor, her hand still outstretched towards the television set.

Belldandy came home, insisting that Keichii relax for a bit while she prepared them a snack for the afternoon. Keichii could alleviate the foulest of her moods.. but for some reason she felt herself holding the grudge longer than she expected . Her first reaction to finding Urd was worry, but seeing the television on Enka, she smiled slightly at the occurrence- she was preparing to move Urd to her room when she realized that she couldn't lift her beloved sister without her powers. She tried many times before deciding that she needed Keichii's help. For some reason, relying on him made fer her feel rather bashful but pleased in a way. She surely knew she could merely turn off the Enka and Urd could be woke up; but something in her never considered that option- at least for now, preferring her sister be out of the way; at least until the sting from her words faded a little more.

Soon she wakes behind as if she could help if something happened, but luckily nothing did, or so it seemed. Urd's sleeping form grasped onto the mechanic tightly, muttering an illegible name no doubt as she yanked the mechanic closer, causing his balance to teeter as he made a strained sound of trying to pull away.

Belldandy felt her jealousy rile up, but unlike before, rather than her power reacting to the stimulation, she merely couldn't halt her body's reaction, as she grasped at Keichii's back, pulling him with her unimpressive body weight. Inevitably, Urd's grasp released- causing Keichii to fall back with Belldandy once again- the boy always put the goddess' safety first, before he could even gauge his own aches, he turned to her- checking on her. She grasped onto him, holding him against her as she embraced him. "Oh, Keichii!" She said, as if she'd nearly lost him again.

"..Belldandy.." He whispered, unsure of what he wanted from her yet again; just like before, he couldn't comprehend what it was that was lingering in her words, in the looks she so rarely showed.

"..Huh? What're you two doing?" Said Urd, half asleep as she rubbed her eye- trying to focus. "Oh! I mean!" Said Urd, finally focusing, only to fall back against the bed, making obvious false snores.

Keichii was the one up this time, though Belldandy was up with him in a matter of moments. 'I don't understand.. it's like all of a sudden, I don't mind it when he's that close, but then suddenly it feels like I want as much distance from him as I can get.. what's wrong with me...?' Wondered Belldandy, as she turned away to conceal the blush and frown on her face.

Keichii was looking in any other direction at that moment, feeling as though he was foolish for his previous actions- Belldandy wouldn't, even under Urd's wierd medicine, she has always cared more for love than anything- Ugh, it's hard to even think- my throat is so dry from all of this!' He thought, as he cleared his throat, trying to will some moisture to it.

Belldandy felt the impulse to respond, but not the courage to even glance back at him; so she reached over and handed him a glass- it was belldandy, so he didn't think twice about drinking it following a proper "Thank you, Bell." He said, willing himself to sound as normal as possible, if only so she would return to normal as well.

Urd sighed as she opened her eyes, what poor luck these two had- if they really had any chance to come to terms with a real human relationship, it seemed the whole planet would need to be empty- and then it would need to be sheer luck at that! Urd proceeded to glare at Keichii until she saw him tip her potion over. "KEichii, don't!" She called out quickly.

Belldandy turned in a startled manner, as Keichii dropped the glass, coughing quickly. "What is this?! It's hot!" Said Keichii, to Bell's confusion, as she looked over at Urd who looked deathly pale.

"What's the matter, Urd?" Asked Belldandy, feeling a sense of dread at the situation for some unknown reason.

"That.. wasn't meant for a true human.." Said Urd "Could I have been mistaken? Perhaps he merely didn't swallow enough?" She said as she got up quickly, beginning to examine Keichii intently.

"That's enough, Urd!" Said Belldandy, snapping at her sister, as she jerked Keichii away from Urd's prodding fingers quickly. "I've asked you countless times not to make dangerous things and leave them lying around!" She scolded, Urd feeling more like her child persona than normal.

"Bell- it really was an accident." Said Keichii, surprised at Belldandy's temper becoming evident.

"An accident by definition is a mistake- but Urd won't see it as a mistake, she will simply create another dangerous potion the next time she can't get her way!" Said Belldandy, explaining it to Keichii in a more desperate manner, as if defending her previous tone.

"You're right Belldandy... the fact of the matter is, while I may be a master of potions- clearly my skills will do me little good here.. perhaps I should return to heaven; where a goddess belongs-" Said Urd, feeling a mixture of pity and anger at her sister. So what if occasionally things went wrong with her potions, no body had died from it! At least, she was pretty sure Keichii's death wasn't her fault, a fair assumption in fact! She knew Belldandy's normally tame emotions were running wild in her now that she felt them to a new degree, but the half born goddess's pride was one aspect of her personality that couldn't be swayed by logic or reason.

"Perhaps that would be for the best then!" Said Belldandy. "If earth is to be my home, that it may be in my best interest to distance myself from heaven all together!" Said Bell, she looked at Urd angrily, but she knew her own words hurt her far worse than Urd's words had before.

"Belldandy, you don't mean that! Urd, just wait- once everyone is calm again, you'll make up! I know it!" Said Keichii, trying to calm the situation between the two sisters any way that he could.

"You're a sweet boy Keichii, I only hope that you can find a way to help Belldandy in my place.." Said Urd as she moved over and hugged the little mechanic, something he rarely enjoyed, as it was rather embarrassing to have Urd's chest suffocating him- especially in front of Belldandy. He began to flail around, thrashing for air- or so it seemed.

"I've had enough of you trying to take Keichii from me Urd, release him now!" Said Bell.

"Hey, calm down would'ja?! I just wanted to thank him properly!" Said Urd, trying to contain the mechanic but failing miserably. "What's going on here?! I should be able to overpower this kid easily!" Said Urd, finding her pride at stake once again, but even when she finally released him, he continued to flail, grasping his head.

"Keichii!" Said Belldandy, moving quickly to him, if only to try to ease him somehow.

"Belldandy, get away!" Said Urd quickly, as she sensed another presence appearing in the room, literally forcing Belldandy back. "Belldandy, you must not touch it! If you make contact, Keichii WILL die." Warned Urd, as a glow emitted from Keichii's back; and slowly, Holy Bell emerged from him- Belldandy's other self.

"...Holy bell?!" Called out Belldandy, feeling the draw of her angel- her other self, pulling at every part of her mind and heart. She only barely managed to remain where she was, only by remembering Keichii- could she resist her angel's connection.