The View from the Future.

Chapter 2

Forever.

One word that describes a long period of time.

And now my sister was in a wish contract that contained that very word.

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"What do you mean he wished for her?" Skuld shouted, "How long will she be gone?!"

Urd stared at Skuld from where she sat on the couch.

"I told you. He wished for her to stay with him forever."

"FOREVER?!?!"

"Yes. Forever. You understand or do you want me to bring Peorth in here to describe the meaning of 'forever' a bit more clearly?"

Skuld sat steaming for several moments before speaking again.

"Why hasn't someone done something about it? That wish shouldn't have been granted. It's too...weird."

Urd shrugged, "As strange of a wish it was, it was processed and agreed to by Kami-sama."

Skuld leaped off of the couch. "He approved it!?!?!?!"

"Yep."

"WHY!??!"

Urd stood up.

"Look Skuld. I don't pretend to know what Father thinks about. If he agrees to a wish, even a strange one as that, that is up to him and we can't question it." Urd let out a yawn. "Now if you'll excuse me, I need my beauty sleep."

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Normally I would have responded to that comment with an insult. But my mind was in such turmoil at that point that I didn't feel like fighting with Urd. How could Father have done this to me? Belldandy was the one I looked up to, the one I wanted to be just like, the one who took care of me. Urd had to be wrong, she just had to be. That thought went through my mind for the next week. Urd was wrong. But as weeks became months, I came to realize Urd was right. The GRO now listed Belldandy as on 'indefinite leave'. It was a really trying time for me. Anna had left us when I became 10, so now I had only Urd to talk to.

Only we didn't talk, we fought.

We fought about who's turn it was to clean, who's turn it was to cook, who's turn to do the shopping, you name it, we fought over it. Before, our fights never lasted long as Belldandy would usually interrupt them. Without her, our fights got more violent, eventually resorting to magic. Unfortunately for me, this meant I was on the receiving end of many a lightning bolt. I still had no mentor, and because of that, I had no training and basically little to no power. I could fly along the ground and teleport. Great for defense, no use for offense. That is where I turned to my machines.

Machinery had always fascinated me. Some of it came from the fact I was a modern goddess, born in the 20th century. Maybe the fact that I was also the Goddess of the future had something to do with it as well. When I was younger, I used to take apart clocks to see how they worked, then put them back together. Once I took apart a clock and used the works to make a small flying machine. It worked great too, until it flew into Urd's hair.....then it became molten scrap. I had already used my knowledge of machines and built a debugging machine. It would sit on the ground in the spot where bugs would frequently appear and suck them in. They definitely made the debugger's job easier.

Anyway, using my knowledge of machinery, I built what would become known as the Skuld Bomb. Where Urd had her Urd Bolts, I now had my Skuld Bombs. Unlike mortal bombs, my Skuld Bombs wouldn't seriously hurt anyone. What they would do is scorch the person a bit, and leave them stunned while I quickly got away. Well, they worked....sort of.

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"Hey Brat!" shouted Urd, "Didn't you go shopping today?"

Skuld glared at her sister, "It's not my day. It's YOUR day."

"Whatever. Go out and get me some food."

Skuld crossed her arms, "No. You want food? Get off your fat butt and go get it yourself."

Urd leaped to her feet and started towards Skuld.

"Why you little.. Urd Bolt!"

Urd brought her hand downward, causing a lightning bolt to slam into the ground where Skuld had been standing. Skuld had quickly moved out of the way. Urd raised her hand in preparation to fire off another bolt when Skuld reached into her uniform and pulled out a round object with red piping. Urd stopped and looked at the object Skuld held.

"What in the name of Kami-sama is that?"

Skuld smirked, "You want a closer look? Here! SKULD BOMB AWAY!" Skuld tossed the bomb to Urd who caught it.

Urd chuckled and looked the bomb over.

"Awww Isn't it cute. Do you really think this thing will hurt m.."

BOOM!

The apartment shuddered from the blast. When the smoke cleared, a scorched Urd was standing in a small crater in the floor, her hand still out where she had been holding the bomb. All the furniture that had been by Urd had been blown towards the walls. Urd herself stared dazed at her hand. In the corner, the couch began to move. Crawling out from underneath, Skuld stood up and surveyed the damage.

"Wow."
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Urd ignored me for the next week. When she did speak to me again, she was a bit nicer. We still fought, though now it was mostly words. Repairing an apartment takes time after all.

For the next few months, things were pretty much the same. I relied on Urd to tell me what was happening with Belldandy as it was forbidden to contact the surface world except in emergencies. It's not that I wanted to hear it from Urd, it's just that the alternative was worse. Don't get me wrong, Peorth is a very nice goddess. It's just at the time, she was really stuck on herself, thinking she was god's gift to...well.the gods.

From what Urd told me, Belldandy was now living with the mortal. This really ticked off several of the gods. You see, Belldandy was one of the most sought after Goddesses in heaven. While she was always nice and pleasant to the Gods who tried to date her, she always turned them down. So the fact that a mere mortal had apparently won the heart of Belldandy really irked her would be suitors. Urd on the other hand...well... if it was male and had two legs, she'd say yes. That's all I have to say about Urd. Myself, I was still too young and well, considered all males to be perverts. I held this view for a few years.

Now where was I. Oh yeah, Belldandy and Keiichi. They were living together in the caretaker's house of an old temple. Belldandy had used her powers to restore it back to pristine condition. But they didn't just live together. Belldandy was now also going to the college with Keiichi, as well as becoming a member of the Motor Club that Keiichi was already a member of. But they were not without some difficulties. Belldandy is a very beautiful Goddess as I'm sure you already know. She was no less beautiful back then. As a result, she also became the most sought after Goddess....I mean girl on the campus. Many men tried to get her away from Keiichi. Unfortunately for me, the Ultimate Force was in effect, preventing that from happening. There was even a girl who tried to get Keiichi away from Belldandy.

Sayoko Mishima. What a piece of work she was. The only reason she went after Keiichi was because Belldandy was with him. In her mind, there had to be something special about him for a good looking girl like Belldandy to be with. I mean, lets face it, he's not exactly handsome (Sorry Keiichi). I will say this for her, what she lacked in taste (Sorry again Keiichi), she made up for in determination. I was with Urd in the Ultimate Force system room, watching her repeated efforts to get between Belldandy and Keiichi.

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"What the heck is she doing?" asked Skuld.

Urd glanced at her, "Watch your language brat."

Skuld frowned at Urd then looked back at the screen.

"It looks like she's trying to separate them."

"I KNOW that." said Skuld, "I mean, what is she doing? She's not trying hard enough!"

Urd looked over at Skuld, "Let's see here, She tried a sob story and got soaked when the Ultimate Force kicked in. Her car blew up when she tried to take Keiichi for a ride, again thanks to the Ultimate Force. Oh and let's not forget the Ultimate Force blowing her skirt up and showing her panties off to the entire campus. And yet, the girl does not give up. So I want to know, How is she not trying hard enough? If she tried any harder, the Ultimate Force may kill her!"

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I hated to admit it, but Urd was right....again. I realized that no mortal was going to be able to separate them. I decided right then and there that I would do anything I could to separate them. During my time debugging, I had learned a few things from the programmers. I also still knew Belldandy's access codes to Yggdrasil so I could log in. But the question of what I could do...

The situation became a crisis to me soon enough. I was once again watching the monitor with Urd. Keiichi and Belldandy were having a nice dinner for two at the house.

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"Yes!" shouted Urd, "Go for it!"

"NO!!" shouted Skuld.

Urd turned to Skuld, "What's your problem? Can't you see she's happy?"

Skuld pointed at the image of Keiichi, "She'll be happier WITHOUT him!"

Urd turned back to the screen to see Keiichi pulling out a Barry White tape.

"Hey! He's bringing out the big guns." said Urd with a smile.

The smile vanished when it became clear the tape player wasn't working.

Urd stood up and growled at the screen, "What kind of an idiot are you?"

"One that doesn't deserve my sister."

"Shut-up Skuld!"

Urd watched as Keiichi began to talk to Belldandy. Unfortunately, she missed some of what he said because of Skuld's grumbling. Suddenly Belldandy stood up and grabbed Keiichi and pulled him towards the bedroom.

"YES!" screamed Urd. She stood up, sending her chair flying. "GO BELL GO!"

"What's she doing?" asked Skuld.

"She's taking him to bed of course!"

"Why?"

Urd glanced down at Skuld. "Hopefully for something other then sleeping."

Skuld frowned a second.

"What could you do besides slee." Skuld's eyes widened in realization. "NO! NOT THAT!"

Skuld leaped at the screen. "DON'T DO IT SIS! NOT WITH A MORTAL!!"

"DON'T LISTEN TO HER BELL! GO FOR IT!!"

Urd began dancing with glee while Skuld looked on in horror as Belldandy put Keiichi into bed. They then stared in surprise as Belldandy put Keiichi to sleep by using a spell.

"WHAT?!?" shouted Urd.

"YAHOO! ALRIGHT SIS!" shouted Skuld.

They watched as Belldandy planted a kiss on Keiichi's cheek before leaving his room. Urd sat down and turned the screen off in disgust.

"Dammit. Just when it could have gotten interesting."

Skuld frowned at her sister but said nothing.
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That was the turning point for me. Seeing my sister with that hentai (I SAID I'M SORRY KEIICHI!) made me realize I had to move fast. I needed something quick that would stop Keiichi from trying anything. From personal experience, I knew that most people wouldn't do anything if there was a sibling present in the house. It was probably out of fear if the sibling heard them. (Urd's dates never ended at the apartment. She always came home the next morning after spending the night at the god's place. I was glad for that because the last thing I needed to hear before going to sleep was Urd getting her groove on.) In searching the files on Keiichi, I found out he had a sister. It only took a little tweaking on my part for Yggdrasil to work out a way to get Keiichi's sister there. It also helped that Belldandy cast a spell looking for a way to get out of a money crisis. Thus it was then that Megumi Morisato moved into the temple house.

Unfortunately, good things don't last. I got found out. I was punished by getting a license suspension for 3 months and forbidden from accessing Yggdrasil. To make sure of it, they changed Belldandy's user account password. Now even though I didn't really have any power, a suspension still hurt. I now had to walk everyday to work and run around after the bugs, where before I could fly. While I was suspended, Megumi, through the help of Belldandy found an apartment on her own. She still came over for lunch and dinner, but was technically not living there anymore. Without Megumi there to interrupt them, I was afraid of that mortal once again getting ideas in his head.

However, nothing happened, much to Urd's disappointment and my relief. A few days later however.

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Urd was glued to the screen, "Come on.come on.that's it..she won't bite..unless you ask."

"URD!"

"Sorry Skuld."

Skuld frowned and watched as Keiichi and Belldandy went on yet another date, this time to the seashore. Both were sitting on a bench looking out over the sea. Suddenly Keiichi began to move his arm around Belldandy.

"Yes.yes.!" muttered Urd.

'Oh Keiichi! Would you like some Ice Cream?' came Belldandy's voice.

"NOOOO!" shouted Urd. She then looked at Skuld. "Did you do something again?"

"Just because she wants an Ice Cream and there's a stand behind them doesn't mean I had something to do with it." replied Skuld.

Urd frowned at Skuld, then turned back to the screen. They watched as the couple went skating, and then onto a boat ride. Skuld laughed as Keiichi turned green and got sick over the side. Urd sighed and placed her head in her hands.

"What is wrong with this guy?"

After the ride, they watched as Belldandy laid Keiichi's head in her lap and put him to sleep.

"What..what..what.." Skuld pointed, "WHAT IS SHE DOING?!?!?"

Urd chuckled, "Alright Bell."

"GAHHH!"

Keiichi woke up several hours later. Unfortunately, he slept through the reservations he had placed at a restaurant. Fortunately, Belldandy had packed a meal. Both leaned against a railing eating.

"...."

Urd looked over at Skuld, "Yeah. I know. I miss her cooking too."

Suddenly Keiichi's foot slipped on a can. He began to fall backwards over the railing.

Skuld leaped to her feet, "YES! GO GO!"

Just as suddenly Keiichi stopped, just before splashing into the water. Belldandy floated nearby, using her powers to save Keiichi. She floated him back up and into her arms.

'Oh thank goodness' said Belldandy

'I'm sorry.' replied Keiichi.

Both then looked into the others eyes. Urd slowly began to rise from her chair.

"...come on..come on.."

Skuld looked at the screen and then back at Urd. "What? What?"

Keiichi and Belldandy's lips began to get closer together. Skuld suddenly realized what was about to happen.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!"

Contact.

"YAHOO! ALRIGHT BELLDANDY!!!" shouted Urd as she danced about.

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The only thing worse then watching Urd dance, was knowing I was losing my sister, and that I was powerless to stop it.
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Author's notes: Thank you to those of you who have left reviews.

To stuopidget: I have only one thing to say about thinking like a little kid, and it's a great Skuld quote: " I am not a kid! Bleeedah! "