Chapter 1

One month later.

A beam of light pierced through the window shade, hitting the sleeping girl directly in the face. The girl opened one eye and stared at the offending brightness for a second before rolling over. A few moments later, the door to her room slid open enough to allow a head to peer in. The head looked down at the sleeping girl.

"Lime. It's time to wake up."

Lime rolled over and stared at the head.

"Can't I sleep just a little more Keima?" Lime pleaded.

Keima shook his head. "If you do you will sleep for another hour and then plead for more. Remember what happened last week when you tried that."

Lime groaned. She had been over an hour late for class, on the day of a test.

"Alright! I'm getting up!"

Keima smiled and then shut the door. Lime pushed the blankets off of her and shuffled over to the closet to get her clothes for the day. After dressing, she stepped out of her room and into the common room before walking down the stairs. Keima was in the kitchen behind a large bar working on breakfast.

A month ago, after Keima's arrival, Lime was forced to move out of the dorms. Boys were not allowed inside. Keima was really apologetic as it was sort of his fault. The Ultimate Force would prevent anything from separating them. Thus, Keima couldn't live apart from Lime at all (he was really sorry). Fortunately, Lime's father, Otaru Maimya, owned an old apartment near the university. She and her sisters, Cherry and Bloodberry, had lived there with their father when they were younger before he married Lorelei. Otaru and Lorelei now lived outside in the Japoness countryside. Otaru still owned the apartment, but he never gave a reason why. They hadn't lived there in almost 13 years. She also never why the looked like it had been a restaurant. And her father avoided any questions put to him about the place.

"DARN IT!"

Lime glanced over to see Keima muttering over the stove, smoke curling up towards the ceiling. Apparently he had burned breakfast…..

Again.

"You know I could make breakfast." Lime said.

Keima glanced over and sighed.

"I thought I could have gotten this down by now." Keima tossed the burnt food into the trash. "I helped out mom enough times to know how. I just don't know why I can't do it now."

"Don't worry about it." Lime then glanced at the clock. "Come on. We can pick something up on the way! We're going to be late!"

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Heavens

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr."

Arael, the 15th and now last surviving Angel, looked over at the red head sitting at a nearby terminal.

"Something wrong?"

Yui Ikari, daughter of Shinji and Asuka, turned her chair and pointed at the screen.

"LOOK AT THAT!"

On the screen, two figures walked arm in arm along a street in Japoness.

Arael shrugged, "What about it?"

"THAT SHOULD BE ME!!" Yui turned around and stared at the screen.

"I thought you said you weren't jealous."

"I'M NOT JEALOUS!!!" shouted Yui.

"Then why are you complaining?"

"I……you……he……." Yui sighed, "You wouldn't understand."

Arael moved her chair next to Yui.

"I would appreciate it if you tried." The Angel said, "I'm still trying to understand the lilim behavior."

"They aren't Lilim, they're mortals." Yui said, "And I can't explain it."

"Could it be you do have feelings for him?"

"I'm 20 years older then he is!"

Arael cocked her head to the side.

"And why does that matter?"

Yui started to get frustrated.

"Because I babysat him!" shouted Yui, turning red. "That's why."

"But he is a god." Arael replied, "What does a decade or two matter? After all, his sister is 500 years older then him. Kami-sama himself is eons older then his 3 daughters." Arael then smiled. "I'm almost as old as Kami-sama himself, and yet there are gods half your age seeking my company. Age matters very little. What matters is what is in your heart."

Yui looked back at her terminal.

"You've been talking to Belldandy again haven't you?"

"Sayoko actually."

"oh."

"So do you have feeling for him?"

Yui stared at the screen. "Maybe. But it's too late."

"So talk to him."

"I can't just walk up to him!" shouted Yui.

"Then talk to his sister."

Yui turned and looked at Arael. "There's a problem with that."

"And that problem is?"

"Well……" began Yui when someone burst into song in the doorway. Both turned to see Sayoko Morisato, daughter of Belldandy and Keiichi, sister to Keima,  standing there with a headset on.

"…….Sorry girl but you missed out!" Sayoko sang out loud as she walked into the room. "Well tough luck that boy's HERS now. They are more then just good friends, this is how the story ends. Too bad that you couldn't see, see the god that boy could be, there is more then meets the eye, She saw the soul that was inside." Sayoko leaned in close to Yui. "He's just a boy, she's just a girl, Can I make it anymore obvious? They are in love hadn't you heard. How they rock each other's wo…"

Yui clamped her hand over Sayoko's mouth.

"I thought I told you to stop that Auntie." Yui said with a glare.

Sayoko smiled, "But it's fun to pick on you and Keima. You always go ballistic."

Yui's eyes narrowed.

"Well what about you, Hmm? I don't see you with anyone!"

Sayoko's happy mood vanished quickly, replaced at first by one of sorrow, then to a more neutral expression.

"Fine then." Sayoko said softly, "I'm sorry to have bugged you." She turned and headed out the door.

Yui realized she had wounded her aunt deeply with her comment.

"Wait! Auntie! I'm……" she cried, but Sayoko was already gone. "……..sorry."

Arael took a look at Yui before standing up and going after Sayoko.

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Terra 2

Lime and Keima walked up the street back towards their apartment after a long day of class.

"Uggg." muttered Lime, "No more history class."

"It's not that bad." replied Keima.

"But all he talked about was the Mesopotamia. I already KNOW about the Mesopotamia. Mom was ON the Mesopotamia."

"It could be worse." Keima said, "My sister told me her teachers always rattled on about Second Impact."

Lime stopped and stared at Keima. "Second Impact? What's that?"

Keima shrugged. "I don't know. She never did tell me."

They reached their apartment. Before entering, Keima opened the mailbox.

"Junk mail, bill, junk mail, junk mail, bill." Keima stopped on an envelope. "Lime."

"I have mail?" Lime grabbed the letter and opened it. Keima walked over to the door to unlock it when Lime groaned. Keima looked back at her.

"What?"

"My sisters." muttered Lime, "They're coming for a visit."

"Oh? When?"

"The 17th."

Keima froze as he began to open the door.

"The 17th?"

"Yeah."

"Lime, today is the 17th."

The door swung open as a purple haired girl pulled on it from the inside.

"Lime! How are……." the girl froze and stared at Keima. "Who are you?"

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Keima and Lime sat nervously across the bar from Lime's sisters, Cherry and Bloodberry. Both glared at the couple.

"Let me get this straight." Cherry said, "You," she pointed at Lime, "met him," she pointed at Keima, "at school?"

"Yeah." Lime said softly.

"And now you two are living together?!?!?"

Lime shuffled nervously. "Yeah….."

"ALRIGHT LIME!!" Bloodberry leaped over the bar and pulled her into a tight hug. "I knew you had it in you!"

"Bloodberry!" shouted Cherry, "This is serious!!"

Bloodberry's smile disappeared.

"You're right." She threw her arm around Keima and pulled him and Lime closer together. "So, how far have you gotten?"

Lime and Keima turned beet red while Cherry screamed.

"BLOODBERRY!!!"

"What?! I was being serious!" Bloodberry pulled herself even closer to Keima. "Besides, he's kinda cute."

"HEY!" shouted Lime.

Cherry glared at Bloodberry before looking at Lime.

"Mom and Dad don't know that he's here do they?"

Lime looked down at the table. "No…….."

"I thought so." Cherry stood up. "We'll see what they have to say about this."

"What?!" Lime began to panic. "No Cherry! Please don't!"

"Yeah Cherry." Bloodberry said, "He's not all that bad."

"It's immoral and indecent!" replied Cherry. She looked at Keima. "I'm sorry Mr….?"

"Morisato. Keima Morisato."

"…Mr. Morisato. But you won't be able to live here for much longer."

Cherry picked up the phone and dialed her parents.

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Otaru Maimya and his wife Lorelei were sitting in their living room when the phone rang. Otaru picked it up.

"Hello? Oh, Hi Cherry. How was the…….." Otaru paled, "She's what?!?" He looked over at Lorelei. "Lime is living with a guy."

"SHE'S WHAT!??!"

Otaru winced and then spoke back into the phone.

"Where'd she meet him? Uh huh.……..Does he have a name?" Otaru froze a second. "Wait…….say that name again." Otaru listened carefully, then let a smile creep across his face. "It's alright Cherry. He can stay."

"WHAT?!?!" came Lorelei's voice and a shout from the phone.

Otaru shook his head to clear out the ringing in his ears, then spoke back into the phone.

"You heard me, he can stay. His parents are old friends of ours. Tell Lime that she had better behave herself and not doing anything…….. yes exactly indecent. Yes I know you'll watch them Cherry." Otaru smiled. "We'll talk to you later." Otaru hung up the phone to find Lorelei glaring at him.

"Why are you letting a boy stay with our Lime?!?!"

"It's Keima Morisato."

Lorelei was taken aback. "Keima…..Morisato." Her eyes widened. "You mean……?"

"Know of any other Morisatos?"

"But do Lime, Cherry, or Bloodberry remember him?"

Otaru shook his head. "They were kids at the time. It's been 15 years or so." He then relaxed into his chair. "Besides, can you think of anyone better for Lime?"

"If it is him," Lorelei said, "and your right, he'll take good care of her."

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Cherry hung up the phone and walked back over to the table.

"Dad says he can stay……"

Lime's eyes lit up, as did Keima's.

"But….." Cherry glared at them, "He says you had better behave, and refrain from doing anything Indecent."

"Indecent?" asked Lime, "What do you mean………"

Bloodberry leaned over and whispered in Lime's ear. Lime's face became a very deep red.

"Oh." She said very quietly.

"And to make sure you don't do anything Indecent," continued Cherry, "I am going to keep a close eye on you." She turned and stared at Keima. "Especially you."

Keima nodded. "Yes ma'am."

Cherry stood up and looked at Bloodberry.

"Now we have to finish unpacking." Cherry said. She then glared at Lime and Keima. "NO FUNNY BUISNESS. Or so help me…….." She shook her fist at them, then turned and walked up the stairs. Bloodberry started to follow, but stopped at the bottom of the stairs.

"You'd better do something or else." She waved her fist at them, then also vanished up the stairs.

Left alone, Lime and Keima sunk to the floor, back to back.

"You have nice sisters." He said quietly, "They really care for you."

"Sometimes too much." Lime replied. She turned around and placed her arms around Keima. "What are we going to do?"

Keima shrugged. "I don't know. But don't worry, the Ultimate Force won't let us get separated."

Lime pulled Keima closer to her. "I hope not."

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Heavens

Smoke poured out from the shattered terminal, a chair sticking out of it. Yui stood breathing heavily, glaring at the now destroyed display, but in her mind she could still see the image of that girl holding onto HER man.

Wait, when did he become her man? At this point she didn't know. What she did know is that she wasn't about to let some mortal get their hands on someone she wanted. Yui stormed out of the room, her robes swirling behind her, the beginnings of a plan forming in her head.

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Arael had looked all over the heavens trying to find Sayoko. She was not at home, nowhere near Lady Belldandy's office, not even near the Terra 2 office. No one she had talked to had seen her. Arael now stood in the main corridor on the 20th floor, looking down at the floor below.

'Where could she have gone?' thought Arael, 'Where would she go if……'

Arael stood up.

"That's it!" she shouted before vanishing in a flash.

She reappeared seconds later just outside the Goddess Relief Office. The sound of Goddesses answering phones and gossiping reached her ears. But that office was not Arael's destination. She walked past the office and came to a ledge. Far down below was darkness, along with the faint ripples of water. Arael stepped off and slowly floated downward into the darkness towards the water. She stepped just on the surface, her foot causing just the slightest of ripples. She looked around and immediately spotted Sayoko, standing with her arms crossed, eyes closed.

Arael floated over beside Sayoko. Sayoko made no move that showed she knew someone was there with her, but the Angel knew otherwise. Arael remained silent and still. Finally, Sayoko broke the silence.

"What do you want?" she said softly.

"I have been searching for you." Arael replied, "I wished to know what Yui said to upset you."

"What makes you think I was upset?"

"I am in the rather unique position of knowing both you and the Second Child." Arael said quietly, sorrow on her face.

Sayoko opened her eyes and looked over at Arael. "We already forgave you. So stopped worrying about that. As to Yui…………she got rather……personal."

Arael looked at Sayoko curiously.

"Her comment concerning wither you had a personal interest in a………" Arael's voice trailed off as she saw the expression that appeared on Sayoko's face. "You do."

"I did." Sayoko turned and looked off into the darkness. "It was Kensuke Aida."

Arael blinked. "The pervert?"

Sayoko gave a small smile. "I forgot, you only have my memories up till you attacked. No, we got together years later."

"What happened?"

"He vanished without a trace 500 years ago, from an inverse AT field."

Arael blinked. "But we were defeated. We couldn't have………"

Sayoko raised her hand. "It wasn't one of you. It was SEELE, or what was left of them." Sayoko closed her eyes. "It's been five centuries, but I can still see his face." She opened her eyes and looked back at Arael. "And because I'm a goddess, I can never forget him."

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Kyoko Sohryu frowned as she searched through her room. She then peered out the door into the hallway towards the stairs.

"ASUKA!"

Asuka's head came just into view as she went up a few stairs.

"Yes Momma?"

"Have you or Shinji been going through my German music tapes? I'm missing a polka."

Asuka scowled. "You know I don't like that stuff. And Shinji would only swipe the classical."

Kyoko smiled, "At this point in time, polka is classical." She looked back in her room. "Where could it be?"

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Yui peered into the office. Urd was sitting at her desk, typing away at her terminal. Yui slid the old tape player into the office and cranked the volume up before hitting play. Yui then shut the door and waited. The muffled sounds of a polka soon could be heard from the room, followed by a thud. Yui looked around, then entered the office, closing the door behind her.

Urd had fallen from her chair in a last ditch effort to stop the tape player. She had made it within inches of the player before she had finally fallen asleep. Yui sat down in the chair and opened a new program on the terminal.

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Terra 2

The next day

"Lime, wake up!"

The lump hidden under the blanket shifted around until Lime's head popped out. Keima smiled.

"Come on. There's breakfast waiting for you downstairs."

Lime scrunched her noise up. Keima rolled his eyes.

"No I didn't cook it, Cherry did."

"Oh."

"I'm not that bad." muttered Keima.

"I'm sorry Keima, but burnt toast and eggs gets old after awhile."

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"Bloodberry and I have been thinking." began Cherry.

Lime looked up from where she was eating.

"About what?"

"Well," Cherry began, "We've decided to reopen this restaurant."

"We figure it will help to have some income so we aren't that dependant on Dad." Bloodberry continued, "I can waitress, Cherry can cook. And when you guys aren't in class your more then welcome to help out."

"Keima could use cooking lessons….." Lime said softly.

"Hey!" shouted Keima, "I DID have lessons from mom!"

"Mom?" asked Bloodberry and Cherry at the same time.

"Oh my look at the time!" Lime grabbed her and Keima's bags then grabbed his collar, "Come on Keima we have to go!"

Cherry and Bloodberry watched as Lime flew out the door, dragging Keima behind her.

"What do you suppose he was talking about?" asked Cherry.

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"Ow Lime! Leggo!" Keima struggled in Lime's grip. "What's the problem?!"

Lime released Keima and glared at him.

"Do you realize what you said back there?" asked Lime.

"Yeah, I said I was taught to cook by my mom. So?"

"Keima," Lime said, shaking her head, "No person your age HAS a mother."

Keima stopped walking.

"Oh."

"That's right." Lime said, "Other then Lorelei, the only other women are my age. Can you see the problem with this?"

"Yeah." Keima looked at the ground.

Lime put her arm around Keima.

"Don't worry about it." She said, "If they ask, we'll tell them it was a marionette you called 'mom'."

"But I can say that!" Keima said, "It's a lie. I can't lie."

"Alright. I'll tell them then." Lime smiled, "Now come on! We're going to be late!"

Lime grabbed Keima's arm and both hurried off towards the University. High above them on a roof top, a figure glared at them, her robes swirling about in the wind.

"He will be mine." Yui said softly before vanishing in a flash.