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The bug ch.9
[Urd's PoV]
When I came to my senses, it was Peorth who was waiting by my bed. The fact that she was asleep made me wonder what time it was. I glanced around for any indication of the time, but all I could see is that it was dark outside. Trying to replace the events that occurred while I was awake, I remembered the pain and coughing blood. Strangely, I seemed a little better and that meant Mara was getting better, and that whatever happened to her, she survived it. I was temporarily relieved. I sat up and turned back to the brown haired goddess. "Peorth?" I asked softly, touching gently her shoulder.
The goddess snapped her head up and glared at me. "I wasn't sleep--" Then tears. "URD!!!" And she threw her arms around my neck, hugging me. "I was so worried we were so worried how are you does it hurt somewhere did--" she babbled.
I pulled back and she immediately shut up. "I'm alright... feeling weak, though." She nodded. "What time is it?"
"You've only been asleep for half a day." She smiled. "Skuld is asleep and Keiichi and Belldandy are in the living room. It was my turn to look after you." She got up. "I'll got and get them."
I nodded and lied back down, I could hear the phone ring in background.
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[Narrator's PoV]
"Hello, Morisato residence" It was Keiichi who answered and he immediately regretted it.
"HHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPP PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The scream, witch had been heard in the entire house, could be identified as only one person.
He sighed. "What is it, Megumi?" Keiichi thought he was now death from his left ear.
.............
His eyes widened. "What????"
.............
"Hold on...." He began, but changed his mind. "No. Stay right where you are. Belldandy and I are coming!" And he slammed the phone down.
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[Urd's PoV]
Peorth was now back with Belldandy, Keiichi had answered the phone and, apparently, the topic was 'Help!'.
"Urd, I'm so relieved yo--" My sister began, but was cut short by Keiichi. The phone call hadn't been very long....
"Belldandy! Megumi called!!! Let's go!!!" He took her by the hand and ran out so fast nobody had time to react.
The front door slammed shut.
Silence.
"What was that?" I asked Peorth, very confused.
"I don't know, dear...." She shrugged and began floating around as she like she always does. "Well that leaves only you and me." She smiled.
"And Skuld." I added.
She began floating over my bed. "She's asleep." She was still smiling and I was beginning to be afraid.
"Hum... I'm kinda thirsty. Could you bring some sa--"
"Water." She scolded and flew out.
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[Mara's PoV]
I couldn't make out what happened exactly, but I know that, at some point, rain began to fall. I was soaked and felt the bitter cold to my bones. Then, I remember somebody picking me up in the alley. I kept hoping it was Urd.... even if I knew better.... the voice wasn't her's. The person was trying to keep me conscious by asking me several questions.
"What happened? What happened??" He questioned, dropping his backpack and helping me on his back. I grunted.
I knew that voice... I knew that aura... It was.... Keiichi's? No... not quite... It was a woman.... her body was warm.. "get.... Urd." I managed to whisper, hoping she understood. And then, everything went black, again.
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[Narrator's PoV]
Keiichi speeded up. 'Why does this bike seems so damn slow??' He thought as they headed toward Megumi's apartment.
"Keiichi, slow down!" Belldandy called. "Why don't you tell me what happened?"
Keiichi turned to glance at the goddess beside him. "Megumi needs help... She said she found a woman with strange symbols on her forehead, like you. She also said the woman told her to 'get Urd' before she collapsed. "
Belldandy's eyes widened, understanding. "You think..."
Keiichi nodded. "I think... I think she found Mara."
*****
Keiichi banged on the door. "Megumi!! Open up!!"
As soon as she opened, Keiichi and Belldandy rushed in. "Where is she??" The goddess asked immediately.
"In my bed." Megumi led them to her room. "I called the hospital, but they wouldn't take her in, there's no room left... and I don't have any money. I really don't know what I can do..." She continued as they entered her room.
"Mara!!" Belldandy rushed to the demons' side. "Thank God...." She felt the other woman's forehead. 'That's a lot of fever...'
"She's got a strange bite on the leg." Megumi pointed to Mara's right leg. The goddess undid the bandage to reveal four purple/black holes. "I bandaged it and disinfected it. And I gave her pills for the fever and a lot of water.... that's all I could do." She sighed.
Belldandy examined the small holes. 'That's an eater's bite... I just need to destroy the poison and she'll be alright....' Then, She realised something, to her horror. 'If Megumi hadn't treated Mara's wound in time, she would've died... and Urd too.' She turned to the woman who was standing behind her, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Thank you, Megumi." Belldandy smiled warmly. "Thank you so very much."
Megumi scratched the back of her head. "... You're welcome Bell."
"....Bell....dandy?" A weak voice whispered.
"Mara?! How are you?" Belldandy grabbed her friend's hand.
".... g...get... it.... out of me... " Mara struggled to get the words out. "... I... w-won't... take it.... any...l..longer." She clung to Belldandy's hand.
"Get what?" Megumi asked quizzically.
"Hum... err...." Keiichi smiled. "Bell, can't we do this at home?"
She shook her head. "Mara won't make it until then. I have to do it _now_."
"Some magic trick, again?" Megumi asked, out of the blue.
Keiichi and Belldandy stared at her in shock.
"What? I'm not stupid, you know. Weird things happened since Belldandy came here and everything is somehow linked to her or her sisters... or that weird gal I saw _floating_ around the shrine." She mimicked a certain goddess flying around. "*That* scared the shit out of me. I thought I had gone crazy."
"Peorth." The couple sighed in unison.
"Whatever you say... Now I'd like to know the truth." Megumi crossed her arms. Belldandy and Keiichi looked at each other. "But I don't think it's the time to be asking this." She smiled and winked, sticking out her tongue. "Do whatever you have to do."
They smiled at her and turned back to Mara.
"So what now?" Keiichi asked.
"You'll have to sit her up.... Megumi, could you bring a bowl or something?"
She nodded and got to her kitchen as Belldandy sat before Mara who was using Keiichi as a support.
****
Urd sat in her bed and drank slowly her water, eyeing Peorth suspiciously. The said goddess was floating before her, not moving, not even blinking, staring at her with such an odd look that it gave Urd the chills.
"Would you stop staring at me??" She finally asked annoyed.
"No." Peorth answered flatly.
"And why is that?" Urd asked, even more annoyed.
"Because Belldandy asked me to keep an eye on you." She smiled.
"And since when do you listen to my sister? Isn't she 'your greatest rival' ?" Urd asked sarcastically
Peorth frowned. "I don't think she is anymore." She answered casually, resting her head in her left hand.
"Great! What have I done that was soooo impressing?" She angrily waived her hands around.
"Oh, it not you." Peorth just stared at her.
"Then who?" Urd crossed her arms.
"You're beautiful, you know that?" She smiled fondly, avoiding the question.
Urd felt a deep blush creep to her cheeks. "W-W-W-What???"
Peorth kept smiling. "I said--" But before she could repeat, Urd was thrown back on the bed; sweating and apparently suffering like hell. "Urd!" She sat on the bed and took Urd in her arms, stroking her back. "Don't worry. I'm sure you'll be fine..." She hushed.
****
Belldandy kept her forehead symbol joined with Mara's. Keiichi was keeping her still and Megumi was holding a bowl beside the demon's wound.
"Ew!!!! What's that!!!??" She cried as a black liquid dripped out of the holes into the bowl.
"I think 'that' would be the poison." Keiichi answered, watching as the last drops of the liquid was pushed out of the wounds.
Mara, who had been clenching her teeth all the time during, exhaled deeply, relaxing, and looked up at Belldandy who finally parted with her. "So how are you?" the goddess asked, out of breath.
Mara smiled. "Better, thanks.... I'd like to sleep, now..." She lied back down and fell asleep automatically.
"What a weird chick." Megumi stated, looking at Mara.
"You have no idea." Keiichi smiled at his sister.
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To be continued....
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The bug ch.9
[Urd's PoV]
When I came to my senses, it was Peorth who was waiting by my bed. The fact that she was asleep made me wonder what time it was. I glanced around for any indication of the time, but all I could see is that it was dark outside. Trying to replace the events that occurred while I was awake, I remembered the pain and coughing blood. Strangely, I seemed a little better and that meant Mara was getting better, and that whatever happened to her, she survived it. I was temporarily relieved. I sat up and turned back to the brown haired goddess. "Peorth?" I asked softly, touching gently her shoulder.
The goddess snapped her head up and glared at me. "I wasn't sleep--" Then tears. "URD!!!" And she threw her arms around my neck, hugging me. "I was so worried we were so worried how are you does it hurt somewhere did--" she babbled.
I pulled back and she immediately shut up. "I'm alright... feeling weak, though." She nodded. "What time is it?"
"You've only been asleep for half a day." She smiled. "Skuld is asleep and Keiichi and Belldandy are in the living room. It was my turn to look after you." She got up. "I'll got and get them."
I nodded and lied back down, I could hear the phone ring in background.
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[Narrator's PoV]
"Hello, Morisato residence" It was Keiichi who answered and he immediately regretted it.
"HHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPP PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The scream, witch had been heard in the entire house, could be identified as only one person.
He sighed. "What is it, Megumi?" Keiichi thought he was now death from his left ear.
.............
His eyes widened. "What????"
.............
"Hold on...." He began, but changed his mind. "No. Stay right where you are. Belldandy and I are coming!" And he slammed the phone down.
****
[Urd's PoV]
Peorth was now back with Belldandy, Keiichi had answered the phone and, apparently, the topic was 'Help!'.
"Urd, I'm so relieved yo--" My sister began, but was cut short by Keiichi. The phone call hadn't been very long....
"Belldandy! Megumi called!!! Let's go!!!" He took her by the hand and ran out so fast nobody had time to react.
The front door slammed shut.
Silence.
"What was that?" I asked Peorth, very confused.
"I don't know, dear...." She shrugged and began floating around as she like she always does. "Well that leaves only you and me." She smiled.
"And Skuld." I added.
She began floating over my bed. "She's asleep." She was still smiling and I was beginning to be afraid.
"Hum... I'm kinda thirsty. Could you bring some sa--"
"Water." She scolded and flew out.
****
[Mara's PoV]
I couldn't make out what happened exactly, but I know that, at some point, rain began to fall. I was soaked and felt the bitter cold to my bones. Then, I remember somebody picking me up in the alley. I kept hoping it was Urd.... even if I knew better.... the voice wasn't her's. The person was trying to keep me conscious by asking me several questions.
"What happened? What happened??" He questioned, dropping his backpack and helping me on his back. I grunted.
I knew that voice... I knew that aura... It was.... Keiichi's? No... not quite... It was a woman.... her body was warm.. "get.... Urd." I managed to whisper, hoping she understood. And then, everything went black, again.
****
[Narrator's PoV]
Keiichi speeded up. 'Why does this bike seems so damn slow??' He thought as they headed toward Megumi's apartment.
"Keiichi, slow down!" Belldandy called. "Why don't you tell me what happened?"
Keiichi turned to glance at the goddess beside him. "Megumi needs help... She said she found a woman with strange symbols on her forehead, like you. She also said the woman told her to 'get Urd' before she collapsed. "
Belldandy's eyes widened, understanding. "You think..."
Keiichi nodded. "I think... I think she found Mara."
*****
Keiichi banged on the door. "Megumi!! Open up!!"
As soon as she opened, Keiichi and Belldandy rushed in. "Where is she??" The goddess asked immediately.
"In my bed." Megumi led them to her room. "I called the hospital, but they wouldn't take her in, there's no room left... and I don't have any money. I really don't know what I can do..." She continued as they entered her room.
"Mara!!" Belldandy rushed to the demons' side. "Thank God...." She felt the other woman's forehead. 'That's a lot of fever...'
"She's got a strange bite on the leg." Megumi pointed to Mara's right leg. The goddess undid the bandage to reveal four purple/black holes. "I bandaged it and disinfected it. And I gave her pills for the fever and a lot of water.... that's all I could do." She sighed.
Belldandy examined the small holes. 'That's an eater's bite... I just need to destroy the poison and she'll be alright....' Then, She realised something, to her horror. 'If Megumi hadn't treated Mara's wound in time, she would've died... and Urd too.' She turned to the woman who was standing behind her, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Thank you, Megumi." Belldandy smiled warmly. "Thank you so very much."
Megumi scratched the back of her head. "... You're welcome Bell."
"....Bell....dandy?" A weak voice whispered.
"Mara?! How are you?" Belldandy grabbed her friend's hand.
".... g...get... it.... out of me... " Mara struggled to get the words out. "... I... w-won't... take it.... any...l..longer." She clung to Belldandy's hand.
"Get what?" Megumi asked quizzically.
"Hum... err...." Keiichi smiled. "Bell, can't we do this at home?"
She shook her head. "Mara won't make it until then. I have to do it _now_."
"Some magic trick, again?" Megumi asked, out of the blue.
Keiichi and Belldandy stared at her in shock.
"What? I'm not stupid, you know. Weird things happened since Belldandy came here and everything is somehow linked to her or her sisters... or that weird gal I saw _floating_ around the shrine." She mimicked a certain goddess flying around. "*That* scared the shit out of me. I thought I had gone crazy."
"Peorth." The couple sighed in unison.
"Whatever you say... Now I'd like to know the truth." Megumi crossed her arms. Belldandy and Keiichi looked at each other. "But I don't think it's the time to be asking this." She smiled and winked, sticking out her tongue. "Do whatever you have to do."
They smiled at her and turned back to Mara.
"So what now?" Keiichi asked.
"You'll have to sit her up.... Megumi, could you bring a bowl or something?"
She nodded and got to her kitchen as Belldandy sat before Mara who was using Keiichi as a support.
****
Urd sat in her bed and drank slowly her water, eyeing Peorth suspiciously. The said goddess was floating before her, not moving, not even blinking, staring at her with such an odd look that it gave Urd the chills.
"Would you stop staring at me??" She finally asked annoyed.
"No." Peorth answered flatly.
"And why is that?" Urd asked, even more annoyed.
"Because Belldandy asked me to keep an eye on you." She smiled.
"And since when do you listen to my sister? Isn't she 'your greatest rival' ?" Urd asked sarcastically
Peorth frowned. "I don't think she is anymore." She answered casually, resting her head in her left hand.
"Great! What have I done that was soooo impressing?" She angrily waived her hands around.
"Oh, it not you." Peorth just stared at her.
"Then who?" Urd crossed her arms.
"You're beautiful, you know that?" She smiled fondly, avoiding the question.
Urd felt a deep blush creep to her cheeks. "W-W-W-What???"
Peorth kept smiling. "I said--" But before she could repeat, Urd was thrown back on the bed; sweating and apparently suffering like hell. "Urd!" She sat on the bed and took Urd in her arms, stroking her back. "Don't worry. I'm sure you'll be fine..." She hushed.
****
Belldandy kept her forehead symbol joined with Mara's. Keiichi was keeping her still and Megumi was holding a bowl beside the demon's wound.
"Ew!!!! What's that!!!??" She cried as a black liquid dripped out of the holes into the bowl.
"I think 'that' would be the poison." Keiichi answered, watching as the last drops of the liquid was pushed out of the wounds.
Mara, who had been clenching her teeth all the time during, exhaled deeply, relaxing, and looked up at Belldandy who finally parted with her. "So how are you?" the goddess asked, out of breath.
Mara smiled. "Better, thanks.... I'd like to sleep, now..." She lied back down and fell asleep automatically.
"What a weird chick." Megumi stated, looking at Mara.
"You have no idea." Keiichi smiled at his sister.
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To be continued....
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