After doing a bit research, telling Yuki's age throughout the story should be fairly simple.

Japan's seasons:

Spring: March – May

Summer: June – August

Fall/Autumn: September – November

Winter: December – February

Still Fall, what's going to happen now?

I know it's April Fools' Day, but this chapter is hardly funny at all, just to warn you.

Chapter 13: Together One Last Time

Urd woke up the next morning feeling a bit down. No wonder, she just recently met her baby's biological grandmother, and in two days Yuki would be gone.

'It's for the best…probably.'

She picked up Yuki and made her way to the dinner table, patting Yuki's back. Breakfast was not going to be a quiet affair…

"I don't want to give Yuki away to Aya! She belongs here with us!" Skuld shouted angrily.

Yuki cried at the outburst, but Urd just rocked the baby before any tears came.

"Skuld…please keep your voice down…besides, we can't just tell Aya she can't have Yuki." Urd said quietly, stroking Yuki's head.

"But Urd, Yuki's been with us for almost a year. We're the only family she's ever known, now you expect me to just let some old woman take her?" Skuld huffed as she gazed at the baby.

"Aya is her grandmother, she has every right to." Urd sighed.

"But…"

"Skuld…we need to do what is right for Yuki, even if it means she won't be with us anymore." Belldandy stated, tickling Yuki's cheek.

"But Big Sis…"

"Skuld, it wouldn't be right for us to keep Yuki away from her family." Urd said, holding Yuki closer.

"But we are her family."

"Not by blood…she deserves to be happy, the Miyamotos can give her everything she needs. We can't." Urd sighed, placing a kiss on Yuki's head.

"But Urd…"

"We're goddesses…our duty is to ensure the happiness of others, never allowing our own feelings to get in the way." Urd glared at Skuld, Yuki tugging at her mother's hair.

Skuld ran from the table, tears in her eyes.

"I hate you Urd! You never consider anyone else's feelings!"

Belldandy and Keiichi looked to Urd, who was cuddling Yuki closer to herself.

"I'm doing what's best for Yuki…being separated from family is a painful thing…" Urd whispered, blinking back tears.

Yuki cooed curiously up at her mother, reaching up with a tiny hand. Urd smiled gently as she allowed Yuki to wrap her hand around one of her fingers.

'She needs her family…I never had a right to her anyway.'

"Hello everyone!"

'Oh great…Hild is here.' Urd thought irritably.

"What's with the long faces?" She questioned as she sat next to Urd, tickling Yuki's tummy.

"It's like this Hild…" Keiichi started, unsure the daimakaicho would react to the news.

At the end of it, Hild just stared at her daughter, noticing the slightly tight grip she had on Yuki.

"So…Yuki's going to be living with this Aya Miyamoto in two days huh?" Hild inquired as she patted Yuki's head.

"Yeah…we don't want to let her go, but it's the best for Yuki…right?" Keiichi answered.

Hild frowned as she glanced from Keiichi to Urd, an almost unnoticeable hint of concern in her eyes.

"Urddy…I want to talk to you…alone."

"…Fine. Belldandy, look after Yuki."

"Of course."

Hild and Urd went down to her room, silence between them. As soon as the door was shut, Hild embraced her daughter tightly.

"Urddy…I need to know if you really think giving up Yuki is the right choice."

"Of course it is! She deserves to be with her real family." Urd practically roared, pushing away the daimakaicho.

"…Urddy, this wouldn't have anything to do with the past, would it?" Hild asked with a raised brow.

"No…it doesn't." Sighed the norn of the past, a hand caressing the wood of Yuki's crib.

"Urddy, I know you may think this is for the best, but think about your daughter."

"She isn't my daughter…she never was. I have no right to keep her here with me when she has blood relatives who can give her a better life." Urd stated, knowing she was lying to herself.

"You are her mother Urddy. You've given her shelter, provided food, protected her, and loved her as your own. Yuki wouldn't be here now if you hadn't cared. She is your child, that you can't deny."

"What am I supposed to do? Tell Aya 'no?' She'd start a custody battle most likely, something we can't afford or win. Yuki is going with her, and that is final." Urd said stubbornly, turning away from Hild.

Hild sighed as she came to her daughter's side, placing a hand on Urd's shoulder.

"All right Urddy…I can't make you change your mind. But I want to tell you something, something important."

"What is it?"

"If you are really going to go through with this, you need to be absolutely sure. I may be the leader of demons, but the last thing I want is for you to make a decision you'll come to regret. This is something you won't be able to change once it's done." Hild said solemnly, eyes becoming a bit misty as she remembered the day she left Urd in the care of the Almighty.

"I'm sure of this…Yuki will be happier with the Miyamotos…away from us…away from me." Urd replied softly, eyes on the ground.

The daimakaicho just nodded and left the room, leaving Urd alone with her thoughts. She returned to Belldandy and Keiichi, eyes on Yuki as the babe reached out to her. Hild took Yuki into her arms, holding onto her as if she never wanted to let go.

"You be good Yuki dear…Grandma Hild will always love you no matter where you are, okay?"

Yuki squirmed up Hild's shoulder and pressed a kiss to the demon's cheek. Hild smiled broadly at the baby's action before returning her to Belldandy.

"I've stayed long enough, farewell." She stated, heading out the door.

"Come again soon Lady Hild." Belldandy replied as Hild disappeared from sight.

As soon as she was out of sight, Hild, the daimakaicho and ruler of Niflheim, allowed one stray tear to fall. She wiped it away before looking over her shoulder at the temple.

'It was nice to have a grandchild to pamper…even if it was brief. I just hope Urddy will be okay.'

And with that, Hild returned to the underworld. Meanwhile, Urd was just gathering Yuki's toys together before Skuld peeked in the door.

"Urd…"

"Yes Skuld?"

"I…wanted to say I'm sorry for how I acted."

"It's all right, this is a bit hard on all of us."

Skuld took notice of her eldest sister's body language, knowing that Urd was feeling the worst as she saw how Urd handled Yuki's things with a delicate hand, as if the slightest movement would break them and eradicate them and the memory they carried.

'I've never seen Urd this way…I wish there was something I could do.'

Then Skuld, being the little genius she was, came up with a great idea.

"Urd! Let's give Yuki a farewell party!" Skuld exclaimed.

"A farewell party? I thought you didn't want to let Yuki leave." Urd said, confused by her little sister's suggestion.

"I don't…but her last day with us should be a happy occasion." Skuld smiled.

"And how exactly are we going to throw a party? Day after tomorrow, Yuki is out of here."

"True! So we'll have the party tomorrow!"

"This is really last minute Skuld, how are we supposed to pull this off?"

"We'll just call Sayoko! She'd be more than happy to do this, she loves Yuki!"

"I don't know Skuld…that's a bit of a stretch." Urd sighed, placing Yuki's dragon toy away in a bag.

Surprisingly, Sayoko agreed to throw the farewell party in the afternoon the next day, telling the goddesses to come to her mansion with the little guest of honor.

"Don't worry about a thing! I will handle everything!" she had said over the phone.

So here they were, dressed up for the party. While the group had dressed casually for the occasion, Yuki was in a little white dress, a pink bow placed in her hair.

"Yuki is so cute!" Skuld kept cooing, tickling Yuki's belly.

"Save some of that energy for the party Skuld." Urd laughed, stroking Yuki's hair.

The baby cooed in awe at the huge mansion, her eyes trying to take everything in.

"I think Yuki's excited to get inside." Keiichi laughed, patting Yuki on the head.

The baby laughed gleefully as they made their way in. Sayoko had invited everyone who knew and adored Yuki just as much: Megumi, the Auto Club, and Chihiro. Plus she got a playground put in the ballroom for Yuki's enjoyment.

"Finally you guys got here! Everyone has been waiting to see Yuki!" Sayoko scolded them before rubbing her nose with Yuki's.

Yuki just giggled before she was swept up by the sempais of the Auto Club, Tamiya and Otaki.

"Dhere you are Yuki, we're gonna miss ya so much at the Auto Club! I's was hopin' you's was gonna grow up and become a member of the Auto Club!" Tamiya wept loudly as he stroked Yuki's head.

"Yeah Den! We were gonna make her very first motorcycle, letting her fly over the roads in style!" Otaki wailed, nuzzling Yuki's hair.

"Sempais…she isn't even a year old and you were already planning to make her a member of the Auto Club?" Keiichi questioned, surprised by what his seniors were saying.

"O' course she was gonna be a member of the Auto Club! We even made 'er a member card. See?" Tamiya said with a hint of indignation, flashing a bit of plastic in front of Keiichi.

A picture of Yuki was placed on the card, her name, age, and gender imprinted on it as well. Chihiro sighed at the two men before taking the bewildered baby into her own arms.

"Those two…but I was kind of hoping she'd grow up to be a mechanic! A love for speed and a talent for machines!" Chihiro grinned as she held Yuki high over her head.

Sayoko took Yuki next, glaring at the motor heads as she placed a kiss on Yuki's head.

"Nonsense! She was obviously going to be a model! I can see it now…Yuki walking down the catwalk wearing the latest design by Gucci, her hair shining in the spotlight. Now that's a wonderful career for this little star!" Sayoko laughed.

Megumi then took the baby, patting the little one on the head.

"Come on you guys, we aren't here to argue over Yuki's future. We're here to spend time with Yuki on her last day with K1, right?"

They all nodded, knowing she was right.

"Glad to see you guys get it…I call having Yuki for the first hour!" Megumi exclaimed with a laugh, skipping away with the baby in tow.

"No fair! We had her first!" Otaki yelled, giving chase.

Just as Keiichi was about to try and stop them, Belldandy placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Let them have their fun…and I think Yuki is enjoying it." She smiled, hearing Yuki squeal in delight.

Urd chuckled as Megumi got on the slide, slipping down as Yuki laughed. So for the next few hours, everyone enjoyed themselves, Yuki right in the middle of all the fun. Near the end of the party, Sayoko had a big cake wheeled in. It was five layers of pure chocolate with butter cream frosting, the words 'We'll Miss You Yuki' written in vanilla.

"Who wants the first slice?" Sayoko asked as she got out the knife.

"Yuki should have the first piece, it is her special day." Urd smiled, cuddling Yuki closer.

"Of course!"

Urd smiled warmly as Yuki made a small mess as she enjoyed the treat, frosting coating her mouth. The elder goddess gently cleaned up the mess, knowing this would probably be the last time she'd ever get to do this for her little girl.

'At least I'll have the memories of our time together Yuki.'

"All right everyone! Time for a picture!" Sayoko announced as she brought in a professional photographer.

"Why do we need a picture?" Skuld asked as she picked up Yuki.

"This our last time together with our little Yuki…I think we all deserve a photo to remember her forever." Sayoko smiled as she readjusted her make-up.

"Great idea Sayoko!" Keiichi grinned as he fixed his hair, or at least tried to.

Soon they were grouped together, Urd holding Yuki lovingy.

"All right everyone, smile!" Said the photographer happily.

The flash was rather bright, making Yuki whine as she rubbed at her eyes.

"It's fine Yuki." Urd chuckled as she kissed Yuki on the forehead.

Soon enough, Keiichi and the goddesses were getting ready to leave. Sayoko ran up to them, kissing Yuki on the cheek before speaking.

"The pictures will be sent to everyone as soon as possible, I hope this party was enough to show how much we care about Yuki."

"It certainly did…now we'll always have wonderful memories of our last time with Yuki." Belldandy smiled sweetly.

Urd just snuggled Yuki closer, the baby's eyes starting to drift close.

'Yes…the memories we have will always be with us.' Urd thought as they made their way home.

"Today was great! I wish we could do this again!" Skuld squealed, skipping next to Urd.

Yuki whimpered at little at the noise, but remained asleep.

"Skuld…shh." Urd whispered to her sister.

"Oh…sorry Urd." Skuld blushed embarrassedly as she hurried to catch up with Belldandy and Keiichi.

As soon as they got in, Urd made her way to her room, planning to put Yuki down for the night.

"Good night you guys." Urd told them, Yuki still resting soundly in her arms.

"Good night Urd."

Once Urd was inside, she gently placed Yuki in her crib. With the greatest care Urd placed Yuki's special blanket, a hand-knitted baby blue one with snowflakes, a gift from Belldandy, over her small body. She then put the black unicorn, Yuki's favorite, into the corner to act as a watchmen of sorts. Urd finally put on the mobile, to ensure Yuki had good dreams. She lovingly stroked Yuki's head, the baby cooing quietly in her sleep. The smile she had slowly turned into a frown, knowing that come morning, she'd have to say good-bye to Yuki, forever. Tears flowed freely from her eyes, the pain of reality now sinking it fangs into her like a serpent.

'I know this is the right thing for her…but it hurts so much.'

She clutched at her heart, trying to will away the pain. She gave Yuki one last watery smile before crawling into bed.

'At least we were together one last time Yuki. You'll always be in my heart, now and forever, my precious little one.'

Dragonlover71491: Damn it all…I always make myself cry when I do emotional pieces! Sometimes it gets really annoying, but that's just me. See ya next chap folks!