Promise me always
Remember the Promise?
AU Oh My goddess fan fic
By Anime Onie
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Chasing after a mischievously grinning white haired girl, a small boy laughs from the fun of chasing her, but let's out a cry upon tripping up on a loose stone on the ground. Scraping his knee badly, the boy starts wailing uncontrollably. Stopping her flight of leave, the girl sighs and walks back to the boy. His black hair fell over his eyes, a blue green shade that sparkled when he smiled. "Maike Kun!" she laughs, and Maike looks up at the girl with wounded pride. "You… it's you're fault for making me play tag with you!" he retorts. Smiling kindly, the girl extends her hands. "It's only because you're so fun to play with!" the girl laughs again, this time Maike joins in.
Looking to the fading sunset, Maike sighs. "You've got to go, don't you?" he asks the girl. She nods firmly. "Yeah, I'm not even supposed to play around here! I'll get in big trouble if they find out" nodding in return, Maike turns to face the Rebel girl with blue eyes that hid a secret beyond her youthful looks. "Promise me!" he stammers. The girl frowns. "Promise you what?" "Promise me you won't forget playing with me! And… when you're able to play again, you'll wait here for me!"
Lifting her head so she can look down her nose at Maike, the girl smirks. "Maike. Promises are for children" dropping her head, the wavy haired girl winks and points her finger. "But I do promise. Bang!" she yells, pretending to shoot a gun. "Ja- ne! Maike Kun!" jumping up, she slowly floats up into the sky. "Bye, Urd" he calls, waving his hand back and forth till he can't see her past the sun's shining last rays.
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Opening her eyes, Urd sighs. "Why now? why am I remembering this now? I'd forgotten that promise one day after I made it… After the almighty scolded me for not saying where I was going, and for going to play with him… Maike Kun…" Sitting under a tree, Urd sighs and leans over, resting her head in the palm of one hand. Emerging from Urd, World of Elegance frowns at her mistress. "……" "Hmmm?" Urd murmurs, turning her head slightly. "……" Nodding, Urd sits back, Elegance moving back with her. "I know. The minute I hit the ground, he knew what we were. So I told him everything. He was rather accepting…" "………" Urd laughs. "Yup. It was kinda fun to play with out using potions. But I wonder…"
Urd ponders to herself, draping her arms behind her head. "If he really meant that promise…" "……" "why don't I visit the place and see? Because…Because I don't remember where we played" Turning away, Elegance looks wistfully into space. Shaking her head, Urd jumps up. "But what do I care? It's just a memory! A child's memory at that! I'm Urd! Master of darkness! Why would I fulfil such a pathetic promise?" Floating off, Urd searches for something of interest to do. Stepping from the crevice where she had stopped, Belldandy frowns sympathetically and sighs. "Urd…"
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Jumping up and down, Skuld starts wailing. "Urd! Give it back! It's mine!" Smirking, Urd teases her sister more. "You want this cookie? You've got to get it!" Jumping up Skuld manages to grab it while Urd is boasting. Dumbstruck, Urd's jaw drops. "K… Kuso!" she mutters, turning away and walking into Belldandy. "Urd-nee san!" She whispers. "What is it Belldandy?" Urd frowns, walking around her sister. Reaching out a hand, Belldandy pulls it back. "Never mind. Skuld will help me, won't you Skuld?" Looking up from her treat, Skuld stares blankly, making Belldandy laugh. Hanging out from her mouth, Skuld looked like a puppy with a bone. "Nani?" she whines, pouting. "Do you want to help me shop?" Belldandy composes herself. Nodding firmly, Skuld jumps up and throws herself at her sister. "Onee-Sama! Can we go now?" Nodding, Belldandy waves to Urd, and exits the temple yard. Sighing, Urd finds herself yet again out of idea's for activities.
Promise me you won't forget
Shaking her head furiously, Urd growls. "Ah! This is so infuriating! It's too much like a thing Belldandy would do!" Titling her head, Urd can hear a soft melody playing. "Must be from Keiichi's workshop" she notes, floating mid air and staring at the world sideways. "This is really getting me down…" Urd murmurs, rolling over to face the other side of the world. "of course, Belldandy would say to follow the promise… promise are made to be kept…" she attempts to imitate Belldandy, with no luck. "Argh! What was I thinking to make such a stupid promise anyway?" shaking her head, Urd continues to fight with her self.
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"Onee sama! You said we were going shopping!" Skuld wails. Looking down at her, Belldandy smiles. "We'll go after this. Firstly, we've got to do Urd a little favour!" she murmurs. Crossing her arms, Skuld glares at the ground. "I don't see why I should have to help Urd!" she grumbles, but smiles faintly. "What are we going to do to her?" she asks, perking up at the idea of making Urd suffer in some way.
Placing her shopping basket out of the way, Belldandy stretches out her arms before her and closes her eyes. Following her sister's lead, Skuld does the same. "Oh memories of darkness" Belldandy Chants. "Oh Darkness of memories" Skuld chants the second line. "Open the gates to a heart" "and let them see what's long forgotten" Sparking a light between them, Skuld watches awe struck as a tiny glow explodes into a giant light. Withdrawing her hands, Belldandy stares blankly at the glowing ball of light.
"O… onee Sama? Is this all it's supposed to do?" Skuld asks removing her hands from the glow. Nodding, Belldandy smiles warmly. "It's a summoning spell Skuld" Crossing her arms, Skuld sighs. "It isn't like Urd to make such a sweet promise. I wonder why she made it in the first place" Picking up her shopping basket, Belldandy blows lightly onto the glowing sphere, and beams as it evaporates. "Now let's just hope Maike Kun remembers" she whispers, walking slowly off to the shops.
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"Keiichi?" Urd prods at the sleeping form of Keiichi, only to find he's deeply asleep. "Ah! This is no fun! Now that I remember Maike Kun, I can't find anything fun to do" Urd sighs, standing up from where she had crouched beside Keiichi. Poking him endlessly with her foot, Urd looks out the window. Leaving Keiichi alone, she floats out the window. Yawning, she closes her eyes and crosses her arms against her chest. Sub-dividing, she turns chibi and stares at the vast valley of land around her.
Skipping along, she starts humming a little melody when she sopts something familiar. Looking up at the Huge oak tree, she frowns. Jumping up, she floats straight up until she reaches a branch. Standing on the branch, she looks out over the range of houses and trees, until she spots a small park. Jumping from tree to tree, Urd finally reaches the park. "Why do I remember how to get there now when just earlier I didn't have a clue?" realisation hit Urd when she has a flash of Belldandy in her mind. "oooh, I bet she did this! Some sort of memory spell…" Floating down from the tree branch, Urd sits on a wind blown swing creaking slightly. Sitting with her legs out and leaning back on her arms, she stares blankly at the afternoon sky. "Pink Red Orange" she mumbles in a meaningless way.
"Purple Blue Black" Stunned, Urd glances stiffly over to her right and can see a shadowed male leaning on the railings, peering down on the town. "Promise… Me…" he murmurs. Shaking her head, Urd staers at him even more closely. He was wearing jeans, folded up at the bottom, and a long sleeved black t-shirt covered with a yellow sleeveless vest. Standing up, Urd walks over to the swings chain and holds onto it. Hoping off the edge, she quickly regains her normal size and walks up to the railing beside the boy. "Did I forget?" she inquires, glancing at the boy. Facing her back, Green eyes sparkle and shine. "I certainly hoped not, Urd" Gripping the rails, Urd glows. "Maike Kun"
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Disclaimer: My first ever! Oh My Goddess, characters and the such belong to Kosuke Fujishima. A master of story and artwork! J used without permission (Who does have permission to use them? Hee hee)
Author's notes: Alrighty! Urd IS out of character from time to time, but leave me alone about it! I promise I'll try to put her back soon… this is an AU fic… Urd's childhood promise looks like Keiichi and Bell's, but it's going elsewhere, although I'm not sure where… she was what 6? When she made it. Or appeared 6… ehhh~ please be nice, it'll get better… AND NO FLAMES saying the Manga is different, or it's already happened! (Flames for anything else accepted) I know it's different, this is MY fic… the way I'd like to see it, so I'll shut up now. Ja Mi-na-san!