Chapter 1 - FAE
"Belldandy! I'm back!" Keiichi called as he slid open the door.
"Keiichi!" Belldandy returned, scuttling in from the kitchen. She embraced him, then noticing the bag he was holding, which read 'Take Out'. "What did you bring for dinner?"
Keiichi looked into the bag. "Chicken and rice and some egg rolls." Belldandy nodded approvingly. "I'll get the others and we can start eating," she said, walking out of the room.
Keiichi set the food on the table and helped himself to an egg roll. After a few minutes Belldandy returned with her sisters Urd and Skuld, and Keiichi's younger sister Megumi.
"Wow," Skuld said, looking at the tempting chicken and rice. "Keiichi actually did something right."
"Thanks a lot Skuld," Keiichi mumbled, his face turning a deep vermilion.
The five ate rather silently, vaguely listening to how Megumi's day of shopping went. They finished, all commenting on how good it was.
"What a beautiful day," Belldandy commented. "We should go outside for dessert."
"Dessert?" Urd asked, interested.
"Yes," Belle answered. "I made a cake."
"That sounds good Belle," Keiichi said.
Everyone agreed and got up. "I'll get the cake," Belldandy offered.
The rest left for the courtyard. They seated themselves on the crisp grass and waited for their dessert as Megumi placed a table cloth in the middle of the subconsciously made circle. Belldandy arrived only seconds later. Urd and Skuld both took large pieces, growling at each other menacingly in the process. Keiichi, Belldandy, and Megumi settled for smaller pieces.
"Very good Belldandy," Urd complemented upon finishing.
"Yes, you've really outdone yourself," Megumi added.
"Thank you," Belldandy bowed slightly and smiled.
They stayed outside, talking and laughing for some time. It was beginning to get dark and the clouds looked dark and ominous. It began to rain slightly so they all got up and ran for cover. It was beginning to rain harder, pelting them like an avalanche of wet. Mere feet from the sliding door that concealed safety, a vicious crack of lightning came down in front of them. They all fell back from the shock. Slowly, each got up.
Urd was the first to see it, there on the ground in front of the door. She didn't quite seem to make of it at first but sudden dawning crept across her face. "Belldandy, Skuld," she nearly gasped.
"What is it Urd?" Belldandy asked, inching toward her.
"Yeah, what is it?" Skuld added.
Both goddesses came to the spot where Urd was staring at. They exchanged glances. "What does this mean?" Skuld asked, thought she already knew.
"I don't know," Belldandy replied unconvincingly.
"What is with you guys?" Keiichi asked, moving toward them.
"Is everything okay?" Megumi inquired, looking at the three puzzled.
Both Morisatos now saw what the three goddesses were talking about. It was three letters distinctly engraved in the ground: FAE.
"What does FAE mean?" Keiichi asked plainly, looking at each goddess with intent.
The three looked at each other. "Why don't we go inside?" Belldandy said.
They all sat back at the dining table, a thick tension saturated the room. Belldandy looked meaningfully at Megumi, who grumbled as she got up, mumbling "Can't tell me anything" as she left.
"It's the Fae," Urd informed him, as if this meant something to Keiichi, which it didn't.
Keiichi looked at her dumbfounded. "Fae?"
Skuld rolled her eyes. "Can't you figure anything out?"
"Quiet Skuld," Belldandy reproached. Skuld bowed her head, twiddling her thumbs in obvious regret. "Fae, Keiichi, is a different realm, a sort of dimension very unlike our own."
"What does that have to do with you??" Keiichi asked, trying to put it all together.
Belldandy thought for a minute before she answered. "Keiichi we weren't always exactly what we are today. We were always Goddesses, of course, but we lived in the Fae realm, a very very long time ago. There we took on a different form. We were born there and.we left there."
"Why did you leave?" Keiichi asked, ignoring the millions of other questions that were swirling in his head, choosing the one that most interested him at that moment.
It was noticeable none of the Goddesses wanted to answer this question. "It's sort of a long story Keiichi," Belldandy said, and Keiichi knew not to push that subject any further for the moment,.
"What is the Fae realm then?" Keiichi asked, choosing another question.
"It's.how can I explain this easily.it's where Faeries and other beings like Elves, Dwarves, and Gnomes live," Belle explained.
Keiichi didn't seem to accept this well. "Those things are real?"
"Of course they are Keiichi," Belldandy said. "Just as Goddesses are real, the Fae are very real as well."
Though he half wanted to dwell on such a strange subject, he decided to move on. "What does that message mean? And why is your father even sending you something?"
"It means we have to go back," Skuld piped up.
"Why?" Keiichi asked, still not sure what was going on.
"I don't know," Belldandy said. "We have to find out."
Keiichi sat in silence. "So, goddesses are from the Fae realm?"
Urd nodded. "We changed a bit when we left, but yes."
"How will you find out? You have to all stay here, your Father said so," Keiichi noted.
"I'll just call him then," Skuld said.
Belldandy and Urd agreed, though they were both skeptical to weather their father would even accept the phone call after all three had been confined to Earth. Skuld got up and went to the hallway. She closed the door behind her. Urd went to the door and put her ear to it. "She's dialing," she informed. "She's talking to someone.they let her through! Amazing.I couldn't get through," she pouted slightly.
"What's she saying?" Belldandy asked.
Urd put her ear against the door. "She's asking him.now I can't hear anything."
The door opened and Urd feel forward into the hall. Skuld rolled her eyes and stepped over her big sister. Urd stumbled up and rejoined the group at the table.
"So.what did he say?" she asked.
"He said that there is trouble in the Fae realm.a war. It seems they're under attack and the goddesses have been called in to duty. Father says we have to go."
"When?" Belldandy asked and if she was surprised or frightened or anything by this news, she didn't show it.
"Two days," Skuld explained.
They all sat in silence once again. Keiichi was the first to say something. "Well, if you have to go you have to go," he said flatly.
"Yes," Belldandy agreed.
"How long do you think you'll be?" he asked.
"As long as it takes," Belldandy said.
Urd and Skuld nodded resolutely.
"Well then." Keiichi said. "war."
"Yeah." Belldandy said solemnly.
"Oh Keiichi.we'll miss you so much!" Skuld said, tears beginning to stream down her face.
Keiichi, Belldandy, and Urd all almost feel over with surprise at this comment. "Th-thanks Skuld. I'll miss you all too."
For awhile the four sat in silence again. Skuld and Urd both said they were tired eventually and went to bed, leaving Belldandy and Keiichi alone.
"I'm so sorry Keiichi," Belldandy said when they had left the room. She looked near tears herself.
"Don't worry Belle. You can't help it," he said.
Once again silence fell. They sat, looking down at the table earnestly. Belldandy was the first to break the silence but not with words but cries. She began to cry uncontrollably, flinging herself on Keiichi. After the initial surprise Keiichi wanted to cry himself, but held back. For awhile she rested her head on his shoulder and Keiichi stroking her hair.
"Belldandy! I'm back!" Keiichi called as he slid open the door.
"Keiichi!" Belldandy returned, scuttling in from the kitchen. She embraced him, then noticing the bag he was holding, which read 'Take Out'. "What did you bring for dinner?"
Keiichi looked into the bag. "Chicken and rice and some egg rolls." Belldandy nodded approvingly. "I'll get the others and we can start eating," she said, walking out of the room.
Keiichi set the food on the table and helped himself to an egg roll. After a few minutes Belldandy returned with her sisters Urd and Skuld, and Keiichi's younger sister Megumi.
"Wow," Skuld said, looking at the tempting chicken and rice. "Keiichi actually did something right."
"Thanks a lot Skuld," Keiichi mumbled, his face turning a deep vermilion.
The five ate rather silently, vaguely listening to how Megumi's day of shopping went. They finished, all commenting on how good it was.
"What a beautiful day," Belldandy commented. "We should go outside for dessert."
"Dessert?" Urd asked, interested.
"Yes," Belle answered. "I made a cake."
"That sounds good Belle," Keiichi said.
Everyone agreed and got up. "I'll get the cake," Belldandy offered.
The rest left for the courtyard. They seated themselves on the crisp grass and waited for their dessert as Megumi placed a table cloth in the middle of the subconsciously made circle. Belldandy arrived only seconds later. Urd and Skuld both took large pieces, growling at each other menacingly in the process. Keiichi, Belldandy, and Megumi settled for smaller pieces.
"Very good Belldandy," Urd complemented upon finishing.
"Yes, you've really outdone yourself," Megumi added.
"Thank you," Belldandy bowed slightly and smiled.
They stayed outside, talking and laughing for some time. It was beginning to get dark and the clouds looked dark and ominous. It began to rain slightly so they all got up and ran for cover. It was beginning to rain harder, pelting them like an avalanche of wet. Mere feet from the sliding door that concealed safety, a vicious crack of lightning came down in front of them. They all fell back from the shock. Slowly, each got up.
Urd was the first to see it, there on the ground in front of the door. She didn't quite seem to make of it at first but sudden dawning crept across her face. "Belldandy, Skuld," she nearly gasped.
"What is it Urd?" Belldandy asked, inching toward her.
"Yeah, what is it?" Skuld added.
Both goddesses came to the spot where Urd was staring at. They exchanged glances. "What does this mean?" Skuld asked, thought she already knew.
"I don't know," Belldandy replied unconvincingly.
"What is with you guys?" Keiichi asked, moving toward them.
"Is everything okay?" Megumi inquired, looking at the three puzzled.
Both Morisatos now saw what the three goddesses were talking about. It was three letters distinctly engraved in the ground: FAE.
"What does FAE mean?" Keiichi asked plainly, looking at each goddess with intent.
The three looked at each other. "Why don't we go inside?" Belldandy said.
They all sat back at the dining table, a thick tension saturated the room. Belldandy looked meaningfully at Megumi, who grumbled as she got up, mumbling "Can't tell me anything" as she left.
"It's the Fae," Urd informed him, as if this meant something to Keiichi, which it didn't.
Keiichi looked at her dumbfounded. "Fae?"
Skuld rolled her eyes. "Can't you figure anything out?"
"Quiet Skuld," Belldandy reproached. Skuld bowed her head, twiddling her thumbs in obvious regret. "Fae, Keiichi, is a different realm, a sort of dimension very unlike our own."
"What does that have to do with you??" Keiichi asked, trying to put it all together.
Belldandy thought for a minute before she answered. "Keiichi we weren't always exactly what we are today. We were always Goddesses, of course, but we lived in the Fae realm, a very very long time ago. There we took on a different form. We were born there and.we left there."
"Why did you leave?" Keiichi asked, ignoring the millions of other questions that were swirling in his head, choosing the one that most interested him at that moment.
It was noticeable none of the Goddesses wanted to answer this question. "It's sort of a long story Keiichi," Belldandy said, and Keiichi knew not to push that subject any further for the moment,.
"What is the Fae realm then?" Keiichi asked, choosing another question.
"It's.how can I explain this easily.it's where Faeries and other beings like Elves, Dwarves, and Gnomes live," Belle explained.
Keiichi didn't seem to accept this well. "Those things are real?"
"Of course they are Keiichi," Belldandy said. "Just as Goddesses are real, the Fae are very real as well."
Though he half wanted to dwell on such a strange subject, he decided to move on. "What does that message mean? And why is your father even sending you something?"
"It means we have to go back," Skuld piped up.
"Why?" Keiichi asked, still not sure what was going on.
"I don't know," Belldandy said. "We have to find out."
Keiichi sat in silence. "So, goddesses are from the Fae realm?"
Urd nodded. "We changed a bit when we left, but yes."
"How will you find out? You have to all stay here, your Father said so," Keiichi noted.
"I'll just call him then," Skuld said.
Belldandy and Urd agreed, though they were both skeptical to weather their father would even accept the phone call after all three had been confined to Earth. Skuld got up and went to the hallway. She closed the door behind her. Urd went to the door and put her ear to it. "She's dialing," she informed. "She's talking to someone.they let her through! Amazing.I couldn't get through," she pouted slightly.
"What's she saying?" Belldandy asked.
Urd put her ear against the door. "She's asking him.now I can't hear anything."
The door opened and Urd feel forward into the hall. Skuld rolled her eyes and stepped over her big sister. Urd stumbled up and rejoined the group at the table.
"So.what did he say?" she asked.
"He said that there is trouble in the Fae realm.a war. It seems they're under attack and the goddesses have been called in to duty. Father says we have to go."
"When?" Belldandy asked and if she was surprised or frightened or anything by this news, she didn't show it.
"Two days," Skuld explained.
They all sat in silence once again. Keiichi was the first to say something. "Well, if you have to go you have to go," he said flatly.
"Yes," Belldandy agreed.
"How long do you think you'll be?" he asked.
"As long as it takes," Belldandy said.
Urd and Skuld nodded resolutely.
"Well then." Keiichi said. "war."
"Yeah." Belldandy said solemnly.
"Oh Keiichi.we'll miss you so much!" Skuld said, tears beginning to stream down her face.
Keiichi, Belldandy, and Urd all almost feel over with surprise at this comment. "Th-thanks Skuld. I'll miss you all too."
For awhile the four sat in silence again. Skuld and Urd both said they were tired eventually and went to bed, leaving Belldandy and Keiichi alone.
"I'm so sorry Keiichi," Belldandy said when they had left the room. She looked near tears herself.
"Don't worry Belle. You can't help it," he said.
Once again silence fell. They sat, looking down at the table earnestly. Belldandy was the first to break the silence but not with words but cries. She began to cry uncontrollably, flinging herself on Keiichi. After the initial surprise Keiichi wanted to cry himself, but held back. For awhile she rested her head on his shoulder and Keiichi stroking her hair.