AUTHOR'S NOTE: Umm…have fun reading.

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Make My Dreams Come True

"You don't recognize me. Do you?"

The woman's quiet comment brought Keiichi's head back up. Although her eyes were still slightly swollen, she seemed in control of her emotions once more. It had been one of the more surprising events of his life to see a woman completely break down in front of him like that. They were at a park table perhaps a few blocks from the temple. It had been a long time since he had been to the park without Belldandy besides him…she loved the park…

Dammit. Not now…shaking his head, he looked at the woman. She looked familiar…but something just eluded his memory. To be sure, she wasn't a homely woman. But she wasn't classically or even brilliantly beautiful like Belldandy or Urd. And there was a certain edge in her manner that raised the hairs on the back of his neck.

"I'm sorry, I think we might have met before but I don't remember."

It had taken ten long minutes for this woman to finally stop crying and form a coherent sentence. The lapels of his jacket and shirt were still wrinkled from her tears and he knew from experience it probably wouldn't be easy to wash off. It was all right though. Urd hadn't complained either when he had probably ruined her silk chemise.

The woman suddenly looked at him and asked, "Why?"

"Eh?"

"Why did your beloved die?"

It was a question he had asked himself so many times over again. It grew tiring to find an answer. Keiichi wearily shrugged. "I don't know. Everyone passes away…"

"Do not fool me Keiichi Morisato." The woman's eyes flared. "Both of you were blessed by Kami-sama. You passed through the Gate of Judgment to receive that gift."

"Wait…wait a minute…" Keiichi looked at her in numb shock. "How do you know all this?"

Morgan whispered hoarsely, "Because I was there. I saw you two cross to the other side." I saw you do what I could not…I saw my beloved cross the Gate with another woman.

It finally clicked in Keiichi's mind. The icy-calm refrain in the woman's posture and the slate-gray eyes that seemed to pierce through his soul gave it away. "Morgan…you're Morgan aren't you?"

"Tell me…please. Tell me how." Morgan shook her head. "I have to know how Kami-sama's blessing could not last forever. How could you let that happiness slip from your fingers?"

Flushing angrily, Keiichi bit out, "I don't remember having any choice in the matter Morgan."

"A goddess loved you mortal. Not only a goddess, but the second-born of Kami-sama himself." Morgan leaned across the café table between them and looked into his eyes. "Didn't you love her? Wasn't there anything you could do…"?

"There wasn't." Keiichi's voice was terse with a sharp edge that brooked no response.

Undaunted, Morgan prodded even further. "That cannot be. It's impossible. There had to be something that could be done…"

Jumping to his feet, Keiichi snarled, "NO! THERE WASN'T A DAMN THING I COULD DO! Is that what you wanted to hear Morgan? THERE WASN'T A DAMN THING!"

Stunned, Morgan stared at him wordlessly.

He glared at her for what seemed the longest time before the energy slowly left his body. Slowly crumpling back into his seat, Keiichi whispered wearily, "Even though I loved her so much…I couldn't do anything to save Belldandy's life. Even though I prayed, all I could do was sit by her side and tell her to come back when I realized her eyes wouldn't open again."

"I envy you."

Keiichi's eyes widened.

Taking a deep breath, Morgan let it out in a bitter laugh. "You had the chance to live for your beloved. You had the chance to hold onto her hand as she disappeared from your life." Her eyes grew haunted. "I didn't even have the chance to say how much I loved him…I was going to confess my feelings when we reached the other side. But no one was there…"

"What do you expect me to say to that?"

"I don't know. You have no answers for me…and I still have so much I want to ask. Maybe you're like the goddesses as well. Maybe you're selfish like them too. You have no idea what you have even when you have it all."

"I'm only human Morgan…"

"No…" Morgan shook her head. "You're only mortal. But you could have been so much more. You could have done what not even Celestine could have. You could have defied all Heaven and found your true happiness."

Keiichi scoffed, "And how does that make you any different from me?"

"The difference mortal…?" Morgan chuckled. "The difference mortal is that you had the blessing of Kami-sama to do so. You never had to suffer if you had been willing to hold onto what was yours. Instead, you let it all fall through your fingers. Don't you realize what that MEANS?"

They stared sullenly at each other, one in accusation, and the other in frustration. Morgan knew what she had said was not completely accurate. What the mortal had said was true to a certain degree. Being human was not an easy handicap to overcome…but by Kami-sama, Morgan would have chosen this mortal to find a way. Morgan had seen it…had seen that awe-inspiring belief that had made her so envious of Belldandy.

Yes. Pure envy.

It had taken a long time to convince herself but Morgan knew her feelings. She had wanted to fall in love with this mortal. Perhaps it had been a shortsighted fancy…but there was a reason she had asked him that question.

If the world changed, could you fall in love with me? Could you make my dreams come true?

All of it was a part of her heart. Every single part of that question crystallized her feelings…her beliefs. And even though it was Celestine who had asked her to get close to the mortal, at that moment, she had been asking him herself. For herself.

This boy sitting across from her was not that mortal. Was nothing like her beloved…he was like an empty shell. It was not for this mortal that she had chosen to stay at the Gate of Judgment in hopes that another like him would cross paths with her life. Didn't he understand that? Didn't he understand how much he was killing her right now? How could he have chosen to defy Kami-sama for a possible chance at happiness and yet bow his head in acceptance when that happiness had been taken from him? There HAD to be a part of the Keiichi she admired in this boy here…there HAD to be!

He broke his gaze. "I suppose I didn't. I suppose Kami-sama had to have a reason."

She would have preferred he take a stake and ram it through her heart. Kami-sama never had a reason…he never needed a reason. That was why he was Kami-sama in the first place. Who would question his actions? Who would think for a moment that he was wrong?

Morgan slumped against the seat, as the weight of the world seemed to crash down on her shoulders. Ironically smiling, she shook her head. "No…you aren't like him. You aren't anything like him at all…I made a mistake." Noticing the confused expression on Keiichi's face she explained, "I saw so much of my beloved in you." Her eyes grew sad. "But I was wrong. You aren't anything like him."

Keiichi averted his eyes. "I'm sorry."

Folding up on herself, Morgan crossed her arms on the table and buried her face against the red sleeve of her trench coat. "Leave me alone. You don't have any answers for me. Go cry to your goddess some more." Her voice grew more muffled and strained. "You aren't anything like my beloved."

To say something…to attempt to reply to an accusation that is all too accurate…how do you go about doing that? Unable to reply, Keiichi bowed his head as words died on his tongue. Slowly getting to his feet, he picked up his jacket from the chair and hung it over his shoulder. He paused once as if about to say something, but it only left in a bitter tang in his mouth.

Running a hand through his hair, he turned around and began walking down the trail. Soon, he had already disappeared from view. Truly then, now…here…at this moment… there was simply nothing in this godforsaken world of Heaven and Earth for her. Not even a simple memory…not even a simple hope.

It was fortunate she hadn't cried all her soul could beforehand. It was fortunate because she felt like screaming so hard even Kami-sama would hear her voice. But it was all right now…the salty taste of her tears calmed her. It let her now that at least a part of her was still alive.

"Anata…where do I go from here then? What do I have left?" She sniffled softly, "Just tell me and I'll be by your side. Tell me where I can find you…Anata…"

***

She was right…in a way. If anything, she was more right than he probably was. Keiichi smiled. It had been a long time since anyone had made him see anything so crystalline clear. Perhaps if Urd had remained on Earth, he might have had someone to discuss it over with. But she along with Skuld had decided to go back to Heaven.

Urd had offered to stay on Earth with him. In fact, she had stated quite plainly that she did not mind at all if Skuld left and she was to stay here alone with him. And in a far subtler manner, she had hinted that she would not mind at all to see where that relationship would end.

But Urd knew just as well as he did, that he could not accept her offer. He needed Urd as a confidant and a shoulder he could cry on more than he needed her as a lover. And although Urd was fairly upset at his choice, he had managed to convince her that Skuld needed her more than he did.

Not that he thought for a second that Urd wasn't smart enough to see right through him. As a goddess and oftentimes as a person in general, Urd was more similar to an impulsive neurotic that saw the world much as a stoned raver saw the world. But on those rare occasions where the potion-induced fog lifted, she was far wiser than perhaps anybody Keiichi knew.

And although they had returned to heaven, Urd never failed to call at least three times a week to check up on him. It was a gesture he appreciated since he knew the goddess had to be busy since acquiring her First Degree License.

Time went on…slower and less dramatic, but it still passed. Keiichi sighed. He didn't need Morgan to tell him what he already knew.

He didn't need this in his life…not right now. He had enough trouble trying to readjust his entire point of view without having to deal with the Fairie's disappointed, accusing glare.

He shook his head. The air felt thick and heavy around him as he made his way back to his apartment…it was probably going to rain. Keiichi liked the rain. If you stared at it hard enough…you couldn't tell if it was a tear that stained your face or a droplet of water. Or more accurately, other people wouldn't be able to tell.

He had been walking aimlessly for hours, thinking too much…thinking far more than he really should. It was funny doing that…letting a thought run through your head even though you don't have a question. Even though you don't have an answer.

Life was something like that.

 His apartment was right ahead. It was pretty far from the temple…in fact really far. Urd hadn't been wrong in saying it was much like running away. Bad memories did that to you. The irony came in the fact that happiness wasn't just tinged in sadness…most of it did become sadness. But there would be plenty of time to think about that. There would be time after he collapsed onto the bed and debated how badly it was worth to wake up again.

"You're late." The quiet voice cut through the even more still silence of the heavy air, freezing Keiichi where he stood.

There had to be fate involved here. There probably was more fate involved here than Keiichi was prepared to accept. Not bothering to raise his head, Keiichi dug his hand into his pockets for his keys. "I have that trouble a lot."

Sitting on the icy metal of his apartment stairway, Morgan whispered softly, "No. Not really."

Spinning his keys on his finger, uncertain of what to do, Keiichi sighed, "I've probably changed a lot since last time we met Morgan. I don't even know how…I don't know what to say anymore. I don't even know what to do. My life is so unclear right now. I don't know what you want from me…and frankly, I doubt I could help you anyway."

"I know that. Now at least…" Morgan wrapped her arms around her legs and rested her chin on her knees. "I don't have anywhere else to go. I can't stay in heaven…and I've already been through hell." She scoffed, "I bet the only real place I can call home is by the Gate of Judgment, counting the moments it'll take before my soul cracks."

Keiichi smiled wanly at the Fairie. "I can imagine."

"You probably could. You're mortal after all."

"I can't help that."

"You're probably right." Morgan nodded her head. "I must be a bother to you. I came into your life and threatened to take away all you had. Your beloved, your earth…your heaven and your Kami-sama. And now, I only serve to remind you of your unhappiness."

"Yeah…something like that." It was a horribly cynical answer…one that he could never have made maybe even a few weeks ago.

"It's too bad though…"

"What?"

Morgan sadly looked up at him and smiled. "It's too bad my feelings won't change. There wasn't anyone like you… I looked so long…I waited for so long…but I never met anyone like you. I guess I wanted to tell you that before I go again." She trailed off and averted her eyes.

You can't change someone if they don't want to change. It was a feeling he understood perfectly. Sighing, he ran a hand through his hair and asked her, "You don't have anywhere to go do you Morgan?"

Wordlessly she shook her head.

"Want to stay with me?" Morgan's eyes widened as she stared at him with shock written on her face. Ignoring her surprise, Keiichi calmly held a hand out to her. "I don't know how that can help…or if any of us can feel better. But it's better than crucifying yourself waiting."

"I'm not your beloved…" Morgan's voice cracked slightly, "I don't have anything to offer you in return like Belldandy."

"I know."

"You shouldn't be asking me this."

"That's not your decision to make." Keiichi's voice softened. "But it's something I'm willing to accept. You can stay for as long as you can stand it." He asked, "Is that alright with you?"

Unable to form words, Morgan slowly nodded her head.

"Come on. It's going to rain soon. Let's get inside."

Morgan slowly slid her hand into his and allowed Keiichi to pull her to her feet. Without a word to each other, they slowly walked up the rest of the stairway, probably each wondering what the other was thinking. Or maybe not. Maybe they simply accepted each other for what it was rather than what it might be.

Some things, not all things, are better if you just don't think too much about it.

Preceding Morgan into the room, as the door closed shut, the light drizzle of rain began pouring outside. People said that when it rained, it meant Kami-sama was crying.

If that was true, it probably didn't rain enough.

***

Hot water felt good on her skin. It helped wash away the tired, weary aura that clung to her skin and rejuvenated her. Morgan didn't touch the soap or the shampoo though. That was a bit too mortal for her tastes.

I wonder how long I can stay here?

Keiichi Morisato was Belldandy's…not hers. In accepting this, she was violating sacred territory that should not be as easily treaded upon. But, she didn't want to think about that…she didn't want to go back to the Gate. She loved the Earth…like most Fairie's she had been born here.

Earth was a beautiful place. That had never changed.

Unlike goddesses, Fairies shared a link with this land that was far more intimate than perhaps any other creature. Morgan derived all her power from nature. Goddesses derived their power from Heaven. There were some aspects of Creation that Morgan knew Belldandy could never understand. But she was not a fool. This was Kami-sama's world.

The phone rang outside.

Putting his engineering textbook on the ground, Keiichi walked over to the right wall adjacent to the bathroom and picked the receiver off the hook. "Mochi-mochi. This is Morisato-san speaking."

"And this is the ever-lovely beauteous Urd speaking. Yes, if you lick my boots and call me queen you will be rewarded quite nicely. Wanna give it a go?"

Laughing softly, Keiichi leaned against the wall and smiled. "Nice to hear from you Urd. All's well in Heaven I would hope?"

"Something like that. Daddy's trying to push me to be Director of Goddess Hotline like Peorth but granting wishes was never my forte." She gave off an exasperated sigh, "More likely, I'd cause nothing but trouble."

"Can't argue with that."

"Oi…what does that mean?"

"Nothing. Nothing. Is Skuld doing alright?"

"You're trying to change the subject aren't you?"

"Absolutely. But you weren't supposed to notice so soon."

Urd smiled. This was the Keiichi she liked talking to more. Warming up, she drawled lightly, "Did I cause you that much trouble Keiichi?"

"Ah. Maybe."

"You should be like this more Keiichi." Urd's voice was mildly reproving but warm. "When you're like this, I'm not that surprised you had half of the Nekomi campus after you."

"They were probably after you or Belldandy. Especially Aoshima."

"Whatever happened to that twerp anyways?"

"He leaves me alone now…I think he's scared that if he says anything more, I'd break his nose."

"Would you?"

"I probably would." Smiling at the sound of Urd's soft laughter across the line, Keiichi tilted his head. "But enough about me, how are you doing in Heaven?"

It was good that Keiichi brought that up. Urd had been at a lost of how to bring up the subject without worrying the mortal. Keeping the strain from her voice, Urd shrugged lightly, "Actually, I wanted to ask you something. It's probably not a big thing but just wanted to check."

"Alright."

"Do you remember that Celestine incident? Back maybe two or three years back?"

Morgan felt her hand clench into a fist as she listened from behind the wall. Fairies had a heightened sense of hearing that was far above the mortal ear. Even with the showerhead spraying water across the stall, she had heard every word perfectly. Although she had expected it, she had not thought Heaven would have noticed her disappearance so soon. She was only a Fairie after all. What was a Fairie?

So…I was right after all. Morgan's eyes narrowed. Goddesses are all the same.

"I guess. I thought we solved that problem though."

"Oh no worries about that." Speaking a bit fast to reassure him, Urd sighed, "Guess there's no way to cut this nice. Keiichi, Morgan's gone missing from the Gate of Judgment. I was just checking to make sure if you're alright."

"Why wouldn't I be alright?"

"I don't know. Call it intuition…I just thought she might be coming after you. Have you seen her around?"

Morgan smiled to herself bitterly. Ah…of course. How else can he answer? What does he owe me?

"No."

NO? W…Why? In the shower, Morgan's eyes widened as her feet threatened to buckle under her weight. Leaning on the wall for support, something in her heart started to beat uncertainly. Unconsciously, a faint blush washed across her cheeks.

Shaking his head, Keiichi kept his voice completely calm. "Sorry Urd, I haven't seen Morgan anywhere."

"That's good." Urd relaxed. "Thanks. But if you see anything, call me first before acting. Morgan's a really dangerous Fairie…I'm worried about you ok? I wouldn't forgive myself if you got hurt because of her. Stay safe."

"I will. Don't worry about it." He forced a chuckle. "Well, it's getting late. Night Urd."

"For you at least. I'm a busy goddess. Take care alright?"

"I will." Hanging up the phone, Keiichi slowly let his hand slide off the receiver as his voice quivered slightly. "Sorry Urd. I don't like lying to you."

The door to the shower slammed opened and Morgan strode out with a completely amazed expression on her face and quite little else on her body. Her chest heaved uncertainly as she fought to express a feeling that just refused to come out. Unable to form a coherent sentence, she simply stared at Keiichi as if seeing something completely foreign to her for the first time in her life.

Averting his eyes and keeping his eyes completely off delicate spots, Keiichi slowly grabbed a towel draped onto the chair and handed it to her. "Here. You might catch a cold if you're not careful."

Numbly taking it from his hands, Morgan watched as Keiichi walked past her and began setting up the second futon on the floor. Turning around, she asked sharply, "Keiichi…?"

Not facing her, Keiichi shook his head. "Don't worry about it. I'm not going to make you leave if you don't want to."

Fighting to keep the blush from spreading across her entire face, Morgan wrung the towel nervously in her hands as water slid down her body and pooled on the floor. Taking a deep breath, she slowly said, "I came very close to destroying your happiness and taking away what wasn't mine." She looked at him. "I can't say anything to defend myself… and even if you can't believe me…I'm not what those goddesses say."

"I believe you Morgan."

Walking over to him, Morgan hesitantly placed a hand on his shoulder. The moisture ran off her hands and soaked into his shirt. Crouching beside him, she bowed her head. "No. It's not that simple. I…I would never hurt you."

Not when at that moment…something in my heart just wouldn't stop beating.

"I know." Keiichi finally blushed as his gentlemanly conduct snapped. "And…if you don't mind…can you put something on?"

***

A pale beam of moonlight washed over the two futons from the open window as a cool breeze gently blew over the covers. It felt nice…this wind. It reminded her of so much.

"Can't sleep?" Keiichi asked her from the futon to her side.

"No." Morgan shook her head. "I don't want to sleep yet. It's a beautiful night out."

"It was better from the temple. Without all the lights from the city, if you lied on the ceiling, you could see all the stars in the sky without even turning your head."

"Why?"

"Hmmm?"

Morgan turned her head to face him. "Why did you tell Urd you didn't see me?"

"I would have broken my promise."

"Promise?"

"I told you, you could stay until you got sick of it. You're probably going to hate being here soon enough, so why rush it?"

"She's your friend. She trusts you…" Morgan whispered, "You shouldn't betray those that trust you."

"That's not your decision to make."

"…"

Keiichi closed his eyes and took a deep breath. It smelled like sakura blossoms and blooming flowers. The sakura probably bloomed in the rain overnight. They always did by the temple.

"Keiichi?"

"Yes?"

"Thank you."

tbc