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Reunions, beer, and Gender Changing Drunks
Six months… six months until Kei and co. saw Calvin again. Or at least six months and a few minutes, depending on whether or not Calvin, or should I say Alex, decided to go in the pink portal or not. While the thought of welcome back parties was nice and all, Alex still wouldn't take that final step. He had worked for six months without sleep, food, or a break just so he could catch up with the rest of the goddess his age. Not to mention flower girl had it out for him with that stupid vine whip thing of hers.
Alex shrugged, six months and he had gotten a first class no restrictions. Normally one would be happy, but then you remember… he is a girl. It seemed that luck had deliberately bypassed him; as no one knew about the other class. He sighed and thought of the reception he was hoping to get. But then there was always Earth's reception. As some may or may not know, when a goddess in transferred to the earthrealm, certain cycles decide to kick in.
And males know of a certain cycle that they hate and fear… a cycle that has brought even the few and proud to their knees holding their groin as a very irate female mows them over. But then again if what he thought was true, the feelings were mutual for a woman… just great…
Alex circled the portal remembering things his "teacher" had taught him.
1.) A period lasts for only a short period for goddesses, mainly two to three days at the most.
2.) They are far in between, varying from every other month to once a year.
3.) Make sure you're alone; any distraction of the slightest will set you off and most likely leave a large crater in the earth.
4.) Have a boyfriend like Keiichi who is easily available to lean upon in time of… mass depression… and any other less than happy feelings.
All in all Alex felt save know these simple rules and a couple memorized spells, just in case.
A soft wind blew pushing his hair into his face. He wiped it away and settled for putting it in a loose ponytail. He looked at himself. He wore a plain black t-shirt. The shirt was covered with a black jacket, on the side going down diagonally where the letters N.E.R.V. He smiled to himself as he looked at the perfect replica of Misato's jacket from Evangelion. He had noted the raised eyebrows and laughs from some of the gods and goddesses that had seen the series. Unfortunately not one for skirts he had on a loose pair of baggy pants. He looked at his hands; black gloves similar to Belldandy's hid his delicate palms. She looked at her slightly long fingers nails and thin fingers. Her feet floated inches from the cold marble floor and she was barefoot.
She sighed as she realized she was only postponing the inevitable. With another sigh she floated over to the pink portal that was very distinctive in the white marble room she was in. The same pulling sensation occurred as before and she was transported.
Keiichi sat against one of the trees in the forest behind the temple. Six months ago he never would have thought he would still be in collage, his last semester had finally ended. Normally one would be either angry or sad, but a small smile played on his face. Maybe it was because six months ago he never expected to be vice principle of Nekomi tech and the leader of the motor club.
Sure he hadn't planned on this, but when a chance like this comes one has to take it. He smiled again as he bit into a green apple. It was nearly dinner and a very important houseguest was coming. He sighed as he remembered all the bottles of sake Urd had bought for the occasion. Also tonight he would surprise Bell with the question. He smiled again as he pulled out a red velvet box. He flipped it open to look at the diamond ring; it consisted of a large diamond with three blue gemstones creating a triangle around it. Also the band itself was made of silver. He closed the box and put it in his jacket pocket.
He stood up and dusted off his cargo pants and black leather jacket. He also had on black button up shirt. Other than that, Keiichi was Keiichi.
"Um… could you move?" a soft feminine voce called out.
He looked around and saw no one.
"Huh?" he said still seeing no one.
"Fine I'll say it slowly… take a step forward and to the left." The voice sounded irritated. Keiichi did so and was immediately rewarded by seeing Calvin.
"Hey Calvin, how's it going?" he asked as he raised his hand for a handshake.
"Hm, pretty good save for the migraine I got because you where standing on my head." He said returning the shake.
"Oh sorry 'bout that, besides were did you come from?" he asked as he started to lead the way back to the temple.
"Uh, I used your shadow to transport myself here, but for some reason you were standing on it." He said following. He was struck by an idea.
"Who's the ring for?" he asked seductively.
"Uhhh, that is…. Uhhh" Keiichi mumbled as he turned bright red.
"It's for Belldandy isn't it?" she asked walking ahead of him.
"Y-yeah"
"So are you gonna 'do it'?" he laughed as Keiichi turned even redder.
"Ah, urg, a, hm, da…" Keiichi struggled for words.
"You know, as soon as you give her the ring she'll be all *mellow- mellow*" he said with a wink.
"MELLOW-MELLOW!" Keiichi screamed. She turned around just in time to see the ending of Keiichi's pose with is his eyes closed arm raised in triumph as little stars flew past giving the impression of one flying through space. In large red letters with the saxophone playing in the background were the words MELLOW-MELLOW.
"Anyway, shouldn't we get going?" she sweat dropped and asked.
"Uh, yeah." He said scratching the back of his head.
Alex sighed as she walked into the temple, she couldn't help herself. He was surprised that Keiichi hadn't commented about it yet.
'It was probably my way of showing that I'm depressed over being a girl.' He didn't get a lot of time to dwell over it as Urd jumped him on his way to the kitchen.
"Ahh, I thought you'd never get here." She said in exasperation.
"Yeah well, here I am" he said shrugging.
"Good, then it's time to par-tay!' she yelled as she grabbed a bottle of sake out of nowhere and guzzled it down. Keiichi led them to the main room where she found Skuld and Belldandy sitting at a square table. All around were people he had never met before in person but had seen on the television. Otaka and his infamous sidekick, who's name no one seems to remember, were there too. The party really kicked off as Kei introduced him to all of the motor club members. The originals were there but there were a few new faces too.
Rokubungi: tall and lanky, Muri: hot red head… he made a mental note to get her phone number later, Hitogara: basic know it all, and finally…what was her name again… ah yes Shitogawa, Tsutoku. She had brown hair with gold strips in her bangs. A small yet subtle nose adorned her face complemented by half lidded turquoise eyes that shined with certain slyness. A laid back grin where you were attracted to her soft lips that glistened from lip-gloss. She wore a light blue jean-jacket, which may have been too long seeing as she rolled up the sleeves and they sill hid half her hands. He noticed her fingers, seemingly soft to the touch as he shook her hand, clear nail polish on her slightly long nails. A plain white t-shirt was half hidden under the jacket she wore. She wore slightly baggy dark blue jeans. Her figure was nice; her hips complemented her double B cup breasts. Outside bees flew into flowers, bird flew overhead, leaves trembled in a light wing. Somewhere off in the distance Urd's voice was heard…
"Mellow-Mellow"
"So are you good at DDR?" she asked snapping him out of his trance that her beauty had put him in.
"What…" he asked stupidly. She raised an eyebrow at him.
"DDR, you know, Dance Dance Revolution?" he nodded that he new what she was talking about.
"Good, I need a partner!" she said grabbing on to Alex's arm and dragging him to where two pads were set up.
"I-I'm not that good, I mean I only played a couple of times at my old university."
"Better that anyone else here, besides you said at your old university… does that mean you're still in collage?" she asked as Heaven by D.J Sammy came on.
"Y-yeah, I' going to Nekomi tech now." He barely got out as he struggled to keep up with the pace of the song.
"Cool, I'll ask Keiichi to make you my roommate, I live here at the temple." She said as she went through the song with ease.
"Hey don't stop moving!" she yelled at him as she saw him just stand there with wide eyes at her idea. 'What's wrong with her, must be a tomboy or something since she acts more like guy.' She thought as she yet again raised an eyebrow at him. Alex didn't notice as he struggled with a new vigor to keep his mind off they subject of accommodations and the way jumping made their… anyway he tried to stay focused.
He almost died as the song ended; he fell over on his back and gasped for air. Tsutoku stood over him breathing with ease and snickering at his pathetic behavior. He took a deep breath and puffed out his cheeks and stared angrily at her.
"Alright, alright. That was good for a beginner but you still have a while to go yet." She said as she gave him a helping hand up.
"T-thanks." He said hiding his blush behind a fake cough.
"Anyway you should get some wate-" she was cut off by the infamous sidekick and Otaka.
"Here have some of this!" they cried as they held out a bottle of refined sake.
"Uh… no thanks, I don't drink." He said backing away from the two.
"What! But it's your reception, you HAVE to drink!" they said as they chased him around the temple.
"No I said I don't drin-" Tsutoku's attention was diverted by a gasp. She hurriedly made her way over to where a large group had formed around the table that bell and Skuld were sitting at. She made just in time to see Keiichi on his knees finishing his proposal.
"…. So would you Belldandy, my goddesses, my happiness, my spirit, take this lowly man as your husband?" he finished his speech. Tsutoku cursed herself for being late but was interrupted by Hitogara who pointed to the camcorder in his hand. She nodded her thanks and returned to the scene before her.
Belldandy reached down and cupped Keiichi's face with her hands and pulled him into a standing position.
"Kei-kun, you don't have to kneel before me, you will always be my equal, and if not then you will be even higher then myself. Know this, you need not beg for my love for I will always be here willing to give it." She said as she leaned in ad planted a small tender kiss on his lips. The crowd cheered as Belldandy put on the ring.
Tsutoku turned looked around swearing she heard an unknown male voice in the background say
"Lets go streaking!" she saw nothing out of the ordinary save that Alex, Otaka, and the infamous sidekick were missing. Se guessed that they went to go get more sake and ignored a strange feeling she got.
Had she listened to the strange feeling she would have saw a certain naked male bound over the fence and into the night followed by, also naked, Otaka and the infamous sidekick. Had some of the people been less drunk, they would have noticed the three piles of cloths sitting on the ground, one of a female gender and two of male. Finally, if Urd had been more drunk, instead of being in the fridge getting more bottles of sake, she would have joined them…
Tsutoku awoke fresh and early the next morning. She had skipped the beer, and thus the hangover. She stretched as the sun glinted through the blinds. She looked at herself; she wore the same clothes as last night but without the jacket. Quickly folding her futon she stepped out of her room, a series of multi-colored walls with random anime picks everywhere. She poked her head back in and winked quickly at the Kenshin wall scroll on her wall.
She breathed in the morning air as she skipped all the way down the hall. The sound of a microwave beeping and the smell of food lured her to the kitchen. In it she found Skuld micro-waving some breakfast Belldandy had left for the guests.
"Where are they?" she asked Skuld not needing to know who the 'they' were.
"Keiichi took her to see the sunrise." She said and shrugged. Tsutoku nodded and daintily sat at the table.
"So how long do you think it'll take Keiichi to get laid?" one from the male population of the party asked another as they entered the kitchen. As they saw Skuld they promptly turned around and headed the other way. Soon screams of pain then of bewilderment about vanishing hammers were heard, followed up by more screams of pain as the hangoverees decided they were being too loud and shut them up… with their fists.
Sunlight poured through the trees, the air was crisp, and dew from a new morning lay on the ground still. It was a forest, not too big, not too small. One many people often visit and relax in, and then there was a tree. It was like every other tree, tall and thick, but the difference was… well wait and see…
A female groan was heard, soft and light due to a hangover. Mutterings about 'what happened' were usual after parties, but not for one who didn't drink. Alex closed here eyes blocking out the harsh sun that threatened to incinerate her. She thought back to last night….
Flashback
"No, I said I don't drink!" she yelled as she ran down the hallway, Otaka and the infamous sidekick right behind her. She looked behind her as she screeched around a turn and was surprised to find that they were no longer chasing her. As she looked in front of her however they had appeared. She stopped as the two men loomed over her.
"Uh…guys…" she pleaded.
"Drink!" They yelled in unison.
"I don-" she cut herself off as she saw a group of people around two people. 'Great I'm missing Keiichi's proposal! But it explains how they caught me, using the back way, cheating bastards.' She looked at the two and realized that they were very drunk, so she came up with a plan.
"Here give me the bottle!" she said snatching it from the hands of the infamous sidekick. They both grinned in a lopsided way. Slowly she raised it to her lips. She took a small sip and immediately felt strange.
"There, I drank" she said giving back the bottle. They smiled some more.
"Good, now drink MORE!" they yelled and proceeded to pour the alcoholic beverage down her throat, all the while Alex's arms flailed and gurgled "hey! Don't do that" where heard as she drained the bottle. Finally she finished, and with a burp the bottle fell to the ground. For one who had never drank before, being drunk is strange. And for Alex, who had never drank before, she had a very low tolerance.
"Lets go streaking!" was the first thing that came to her clouded head, it took awhile to realize that it had come from her mouth. For some reason she sounded deeper and more… male like. Odd…
'Must be the beer' she thought as she ran outside naked followed by Otaka and the infamous sidekick. The wind was cold as she jumped over a fence and into the street. She vaguely remembered a breeze.
She looked down at her body to make sure it wasn't all a dream. Her naked female form met her eyes…
"Fuck."
More of the party members got up from bed; some claiming a beautiful goddess had come to them in the last hour and healed their raging hangovers. Urd's smile seemed to glow with every telling of the story. Skuld just clamed that the temple had special powers, all the while giving sidelong glances at Urd. No one denied the that the temple had powers stating, if a guy like Keiichi can get a girl like Belldandy, it must be the power of the temple. And so, with the introduction of halo, DDR 2, and karaoke, the party started round two.
"Wonder where Alex is?" Tsutoku mumbled as she finished the last of her eggs.
Alex stumbled through the woods naked with a killer migraine. She had chosen this path to keep people from seeing her nakedness. It seemed that the hangover had made her for get one thing… she was a goddess and had the skills to produce clothes.
"The temple better be around here somewhere." She muttered darkly as she continued trudging on hopefully towards the temple.
Skuld shrugged as she put her dishes in the sink and headed out towards the festivities. Tsutoku took this time to think back on Alex's behavior last night. She could have sworn that Alex had stopped in shock at her proposal for the sharing of rooms. Also she kept, whether she realized it or not, looking uncomfortable with herself, as if she didn't like who she was. Then there was the fact that Alex kept looking at their breasts as they jumped, it made her suspicious about the new girl.
"If I don't find this place soon I'm gonna-" she was cut short as she slipped and fell of a cliff because she wasn't watching where she was going. She let out a shrill scream as she plunged into icy-cold water a couple feet below.
"THAT'S FUCKING COLD!"
Finally Alex stepped into the temple. The sounds of music, laughter, games, and Urd -yes she has her own category- were down the hall. She walked into the bathroom as she started shivering from the cold. With a sigh she remembered were towels were from her last visit and wrapped one around her. Also she found the medicine cabinet, she looked at the strange lettered bottles before she realized they were in Melnics(?). She grabbed the one distinctively labeled hangover pills and swallowed one. Immediately her head started to clear.
"Um… sorry." Her head snapped over to the half opened door that showed a very apologetic Tsutoku.
"I didn't know anyone was here." She said as she started to walk away.
"NO!" he yelled. She stopped and looked at him.
"I mean no, you don't have to leave, I was just finishing." He said as he walked out of the bathroom letting her have a turn.
"Thanks." Tsutoku said as she headed in. after a short while she returned from her… duties.
"Here." She said handing him another towel for his head. He nodded his thanks and wrapped it around his head.
"You wouldn't know where Urd is, would you?" he asked with a yawn.
"Yeah, she's in her room. By the way I found yours, Otaka, and that other guy's clothes laying around, you guy's didn't… you know… hit it off did you?" she asked in full honesty.
"NO! OH GOD NO! They went streaking with some friend that showed up drunk, I got plastered and decided to take a shower, I guess I must have fallen asleep." He lied.
"Gooood!" She said before walking off. Alex shook her head as she headed down the hall to Urd's room. She knocked and as Tsutoku had mentioned, Urd was there.
"Ahh, I figured you would be here soon." Urd said as she opened the door. Alex gingerly walked in. a moderately large TV was on a news station as the speaker rambled silently about some new story, it was on mute.
"Here, I got this in the mail this morning, it's for you." She said as she handed him a vanilla envelope. He read the title to himself…
A.L.S
"Wait, before you read that, listen to this." Urd said as she took the TV off mute and interrupted his reading. He sighed as he sat on Urd's bed and watched…
"A new shocking story has arrived to us this morning, in the heart of Nekomi." A female news anchor exclaimed as she walked down a street that seemed… vaguely familiar.
"Seems that, some time around six this morning, a group a three streakers ran through this intersection." Alex blushed deep crimson at this.
"Here is footage of these three male adolescents." Alex's mind went on hold. Three male streakers? It must have been a grammatical error.
Sure enough as the footage rolled, three male streakers ran into the intersection. Alex's mind did a double as he watched the obvious Otaka and infamous sidekick run by followed up by a third male. With a smile the third turned around and flashed the camera. Alex starred at the brown eyed, spiked black haired, and naked male that he used to only see in the mirror.
The TV kept going but he ignored it. He looked at himself again, obviously a girl… so how did he become a guy? He looked at the clock, 10:00, so less than four hours ago he was a guy… Alex didn't remember doing anything different except… drinking…
"Wow Calvin it's so big, and it was even cold last night." Urd's exclamation was barely acknowledged as he starred wide-eyed at the screen. He needed sleep… and Urd's bed was becoming very comfortable… right… now…
And Alex was a T.K.O…
(?)- Melnics in the language that the gods use right? That's is how you spell it… right?
Today is a day that will go down in infamy as it is the first time I needed a scanner and it doesn't work, my sister is a good drawer and she did picks of Calvin, Alex (AKA Calvin just female form), and Tsutoku. If I could I would have downloaded them.
Anyway, enough about me, and more about you…
Demonsaint.
Ps. anyone who guesses what A.L.S stands for will get their name posted in my antechamber of fame for my next chapter…