(Waterfall tears) I'm proud to introduce a new second beginning to DG, Thank you for reading! And I hope you enjoy this second half as much as you enjoyed the first :3
-Hybrid
Part 13: A Heart in Need
Hello, as you all know, my name is Hope Morisato, and I am the destined goddess of Revolution. However, there is much more to me than that. To the people of Earth, I am just an average teenager attending an average high school, living an average life with an average family, if only I was as average as they believed, huh? Truth is, these past five years should have been years of peace, but it seems that now several beings take the weaknesses of Heaven and Hell to their advantage. I'm doing all that I can to make sure that nothing like what happened that one fateful day never occurs again. Because, everyone is as so lucky, to in one day change the whole course of their life for the better, to take back someone they had lost so long ago, and to answer all the questions they ever had about themselves. Since I have gained all of these, I feel that it is the least I can do to continue my goddess training so that I can become a goddess first class like my mother and protect the people of heaven, hell, and earth.... And finish my homework in time...
Belldandy took the last of Keiichi's shirts off of the clothesline and smiled happily to herself. "There." She said to finish and picked up the basket, walking inside she noticed it was a little quiet. Urd and Skuld, now that Hope was almost grown up, took several trips to heaven every now and then to catch up on everything that they had missed and help out with re-arranging Yggdrasill; due to the request of their father.
"And Keiichi's at work." Belldandy sighed and looked over on the counter. "Ah? Oh no!" She saw Keiichi's lunch sitting there. "He forgot his lunch! I better go take it to him." She said, grabbing it and walking down the hall. As she did she heard a faint sound coming from Hope's room.
Hope was laid out on her futon with her headsets on, staring at the ceiling blankly. "The prom is in a few days..." She thought then rolled her eyes. "My shoe box has been stuffed with requests everyday. Still, the only one I could really go with is you..." She said, seeing Tyr's smug child face glaring back at her with a grin then vanish. "I wonder, how are you now? What you look like now, and, if you still think of me sometimes like I think of you...?" She said and sat up. "I feel like I'm writing a poem of longing. But I can't help it; it's been five years since we saw each other Tyr. I just want to see you again, I want to see if you've changed too, because I have." She said staring over at her mirror. She wasn't a child or godling anymore, she was practically a women or a goddess. It made her blush a little. "I wish I was still a child sometimes. Because...will we still feel the same towards each other? Or will it be something different?" She asked holding a hand to her heart. "Tyr, I want to see you again, I know that it must be hard to leave from your kingdom, but if necessary...I'd even make a pact with Mara just..." She said then heard a tapping sound. "Eh?"
"Hope? Can I come in?" Belldandy asked.
"Okay." Hope dropped her headphones from her ears as her door slid open and Belldandy came in. She sat down next to Hope and smiled.
"Are you okay?" She asked.
"I'm fine...why?" Hope asked but saw the meaning in her mother's eyes.
"Are you okay?" she asked again.
Hope twiddled her thumbs and looked at her again. "Well...It's just...when, you know...when you were separated from Poppa...weren't you feeling a little..." Hope searched for the right words.
"Lonely?" Belldandy said.
"Yeah."
Belldandy looked up. "It's not easy being separated from someone you love for such a long time... it takes so much strength...but you must always have hope for tomorrow." Belldandy smiled. "Who knows, you may see Tyr sooner than you think."
Hope smiled then glared at her. "When did we start talking about Tyr?"
Belldandy sweat dropped. "Oh...um well...Oh dear! I better hang up Keiichi's clothes before they wrinkle!" she jumped up.
"It's okay." Hope smiled, making her mother freeze in place and look back at her. "Thank you mother."
Belldandy smiled back at her then walked out into the hall and closed the door behind her.
Hope stared at the door for a moment then fell back with a sigh. "Oh Tyr...If only there was some way..." she said then rolled her eyes. "Talk about a heart in need..."
Meanwhile in heaven...
"We got a heart in need people!" Peorth clapped her hands to get everyone's attention. "Pronto! Eyes up here!"
Urd and Skuld grimaced as several apprentice gods came.
"We have a heart in need of granting its wish! So hold tight, either we call them or they call us!" Peorth winked. "Now who would like to grant this wish?"
Several cheered out and Peorth giggled with contempt. "Okay...let's see..." she moved her finger around until she found one that sparked her interest. "You!"
He had white hair and teal eyes that were hidden behind an instruction manual. He looked a little startled when Peorth called out to him. "Y... Yes ma'am?" He asked.
"Nauthiz! Come here, you're going to go to Earth and grant your first wish!" Peorth smiled.
"ME!?" He exclaimed. "But...but Miss Peorth, can't you pick someone better? Like um..." he stared around only to find Peorth up in his face.
"Nauthiz...I chose you." She smiled, though it was rather frightening smile.
"Y...Yes ma'am..." He gulped and walked over to the telephone, and stared at it nervously. "Calm down Nauthiz, it's just a wish, you'll have this done in no time... I hope." He gulped.
Urd walked over to Peorth. "Hey, so who's wishing today?" she asked.
Peorth shrugged her shoulders. "Can't say, for some reason it's rather difficult for Yggdrasill to identify this person."
Later towards the afternoon, Keiichi waved as a customer left the Whirlwind shop. "Thank you for shopping Whirl Wind, good luck!" He gave a thumb up with a big smile as the customer left and another came in. "Hello! Welcome to Whirl Wind." He said then smiled even wider. "Oh! Belldandy!"
"Hello dear." Belldandy smiled and walked over to the register. "You forgot your lunch today."
"Eh? Oh!" Keiichi laughed and blushed slightly. "I think Hope's bad habit of running off without lunch is starting to rub off onto me. Thanks Belldandy, sorry for making you go through all this trouble."
"None at all." Belldandy shook her head.
"Is that who I think it is?" Chihiro's voice loomed from the back.
"Uh oh, Belldandy, you better get out of here while you still...." He said until he felt a claw like grip on his shoulder, making his eyes bulge wide. "...Can."
"What was that Morisato?"
"Nothing ma'am!" Keiichi sweated nervously.
"That's what I thought." Chihiro cackled then instantly switched to her gleeful state. "Belldandy, so good of you to drop by to help us out!"
"Oh Chihiro, you know anytime I'd be glad to help out." Belldandy smiled.
"That's the spirit!" Chihiro smiled with a victorious fist and wavy tears streaming down her face. "If only my other employee could have that much enthusiasm for his work!"
"Agh..." Keiichi sweat dropped.
"Just kidding Morisato, now then, lets find you that good ol' black Whirl Wind apron!" Chihiro said and walked into the back.
"What a slave driver..." Keiichi sighed.
"That's right!" Chihiro cackled.
"Eep!" Keiichi gulped then looked back at Belldandy with a smile. "Your father is really something, even after five years the spell still hasn't warn off."
Belldandy nodded. "It was kind of him to forge a memory of me into our friends from the time I was gone, however I still wish that those memories could have been real ones."
Keiichi stared at her. "Belldandy...listen..."
"Here it is!" Chihiro stepped from the back and held up the apron proudly. "It's so nice to have you back Grrl! For a while I was thinking that I'd have to ask Hope to come in and do part-time, we have been busy lately, right Morisato?" She slapped him on the shoulder.
"Yes ma'am." He coughed. "But you believe in more hands the merrier right?"
"Maybe in a few months if we're still doing good." Chihiro said. "Why? Is Hope looking for a job?" she raised an eyebrow in interest.
"Uh...no, forget I said anything!" Keiichi shook his hands with a worried laugh. "There's no way she'd be able to manage Chihiro's labor, goddess training, and school work at the same time!" He thought to himself as Belldandy put on her apron and grabbed a broom. "But Belldandy's SO calm about Hope looking for a job! My little racer is all grown up!" He sobbed and stared at his recent family picture. Hope was just a little bit smaller than he was now, and wearing a high-school sailor fuku with her bangs parted to the side a little like Urd and Skuld's. "But most of all...I can't believe she's graduating this year..."
Hope finished up her English translation and smiled at her minor accomplishment. "Well that wasn't so hard, Mrs. Tetsuya really makes these lessons easy." She thought to herself then got up. "I should call Whirl Wind and see if Mom needs any help escaping from Mrs. Fujimi." She laughed as she walked out into the hall and picked up the phone. Dialing in the numbers, she wasn't aware that a program was kicking in and hacking her call to go in somewhere else. Then, the phone clicked.
"Hello!" Hope said cheerfully. "How are things over there?"
"Um...fine, thank you." A politely confused voice answered.
"Hello?" Hope stared to the side curiously. "Is this Whirl Wind?"
"Um...well no miss. You've reached the Goddess Help-Line. I'll be stopping by for your consultation in just a moment, sorry if I may be inconveniencing you in any way." The phone clicked.
"Go...Goddess Help-line? But wait! I wasn't dialing..." Hope panicked until a brilliant flash of light came out from the address book on the table. From it emerged the god that was on the phone. "Um...uh oh..." Hope sweat dropped.
Nauthiz bowed formerly and smiled. "Forgive my intrusion, my name is Nauthiz, god first class, second category." He said then looked at her. "Pardon me miss...I believe I know you from somewhere..."
Hope moved her bangs from her face. "I'm Hope Morisato, goddess second class, second category."
Nauthiz stared at her for a moment then opened up his manual, and after thumbing through a few pages he stared up at her. "Odd, I didn't think gods were allowed to grant wishes to other gods." He thought aloud and closed the manual.
"Well, it's just that it's very unlikely for a god to need a wish... I think" Hope sweat dropped then pointed to her forehead. "But as you can see..."
"You are a hybrid between a man and a goddess, I read it in your biography." Nauthiz said with a smile.
Hope blinked and tilted her head. "Biography?"
"Of course, you're in the history books, you have your own biography that increases day by day. Do you not realize how famous you are Miss Morisato?" He asked.
"Well..." Hope scratched the back of her head and nervously laughed with a blush. "Anyway, Nauthiz, I don't really need a wish right now so you can just return to heaven." Hope said and waved her hand embarrassingly. "Sorry about dragging you all the way down here. It was a pleasure to meet you."
Nauthiz blushed a little and scratched his head. "I'm afraid...it's not that simple Miss Morisato." He said. "You see, another part of wishing, is that we can only grant them to certain people, or rather those of good heart. Another attribute they must have is a strong need for a certain desire." He said and held out his hands, one near each side of Hope's head, his eyes closed.
"Um...Nauthiz?" Hope blushed as his hands started to glow.
"Earlier today, your heart was crying out with a desire...don't you remember it?" Nauthiz asked and opened his eyes. "You opened your heart for a wish, for something that you cannot attain on your own." He said and put his hands on her shoulders with a smile. "So please Miss Morisato, tell me your wish and I'll do my best to grant it."
Hope stared at him for a moment. "I um.... well I..." Hope looked down. "I wish that you could bring Tyr back...but..."
"Is that your wish?"
Hope looked up in shock as the pentagon seal on his forehead lit up. "Wa...WAIT!"
"Very well then, I shall do everything within my power to try and grant that wish." He smiled.
Peorth folded her arms and tapped her foot on the ground. "Hmm..."
"What's up P?" Urd nudged her elbow. "Shouldn't he be back by now?"
"Uh...well..." Peorth stared around as if looking for a knowledgeable answer.
"Shouldn't Yggdrasill be programming in a new wish?" Skuld asked.
"Well, something must have gone wrong...maybe whoever we sent him to..."
"We?" Urd and Skuld ganged up on her.
"What's wrong with you two?" Peorth barked at them then glared over at her control system. "Have you identified our wisher yet?"
"Nekomi, Japan; Morisato, Hope"
Peorth, Urd, and Skuld's eyes widened and their jaws dropped. "HOPE MORISATO!?"
"Wish in process... begin download..." The system announced.
"What did she wish for?" Urd thought aloud and stared at Skuld.
"Beats me...I don't work this area." She said while giving Peorth a glare.
"Ahaa...whoops!" Peorth laughed, making them both trip.
Hope shot back against a wall and held out her arms to block the blinding light from Nauthiz's seal. "Nauthiz! Please wait!" She called out only to get hit in the head with the telephone. "Agghh...." Hope spaced out for a moment but shook it off.
Nauthiz had finished requesting the wish's approval, but suddenly the light from his seal blasted against him and knocked him to the ground.
"Nauthiz?" Hope stared blankly.
"Oh...my..." Nauthiz twitched and his eyes spun. "It...would seem that the system... disapproved of your wish Miss..." He fainted but seemed to twitch slightly.
Hope stared at him blankly and sweat dropped. "Disapproval? AH!?" She screamed. "What am I just sitting here for!? I need to help him out!" She said and noticed the steam coming off his forehead. "Ice!" She ran to the kitchen and grabbed a handful of ice and wrapped it in a towel. "Okay." She ran back into the hall and eased it onto his head only to see water shoot out of the towel and steam up into the air. "He's burning up! Literally!" Her eyes grew wide.
"Mi...Miss Morisato..." His hand drifted up weakly and pointed to his manual. "Page...235, third paragraph..."
Hope quickly snatched up the book and flapped the pages by quickly. "Page 235...third paragraph..." Her finger traced down the page and made contact with the first word of the third paragraph. "Wish Back Draft- Should a circumstance when Yggdrasill is unable to grant the wish requested, a powerful dismissal wave will be shot back against the god or goddess transmitting that wish." Hope said and looked at Nauthiz then back at the book. "This occurs to prevent a major system damage to Yggdrasill, as of now the god or goddess will be suffering from extreme heat and dizziness. This may cause a severe damage to their structure if left untreated...come to think of it..." Hope trailed off. "I remember! Something like this happened to Mom when I was little! Aunt Urd was away and her medicine cabinet was all locked up so Poppa and I had to figure out how to take care of her because she was burning up..." Hope thought then smiled brightly. "That's it! I cured Mom because I..." She stared down at Nauthiz and noticed he was starting to gasp for air and groan in pain. "I...Oh I'm SOO glad Aunt Urd and Miss Peorth aren't here to see this..." Hope blushed.
Later that night...
Keiichi wobbled off of the BMW and stretched out, popping his neck and letting out a monstrous yawn. "This old body can't take much more of that work..." Keiichi sighed as Belldandy climbed out of the sidecar.
"I'll make you some green tea." She smiled. "I'm sure that you're just tired from this week's work."
Keiichi sighed again and smiled. "Yeah, truth is I honestly love that job. Though a little tea just might make it better, thanks Belldandy." He smiled as they walked to the temple entrance to hear singing.
"Does Hope have a friend over?"
"No." Belldandy shook her head. "At least, I don't believe so."
Hope had Nauthiz's head resting on her lap as she sang Belldandy's song to him. The redness in his face had faded into his cheeks and his forehead as he stared up at her weakly.
"M...Miss Morisato... thank you..." He sighed with a smile and tried to sit up.
"Hold still." She put her hands on the sides of his head to keep him from moving. "You're still sick from that wish back draft, if you sit up now you'll just faint."
"You're right, sorry Miss Morisato."
Hope sweat dropped. "You don't have to call me Miss Morisato, just call me Hope." She smiled.
"Hope?"
"Yes?" Hope stared at him.
"I didn't say anything..." He said then looked over at the door.
Hope looked over and saw Keiichi and Belldandy staring at them.
"Whaaa!" Hope jumped up and Nauthiz's head slammed down onto the floor. "This isn't what it looks like! I tried to call you but he came out of the address book in the hallway and he couldn't grant my wish and got sick and...and...AH! NAUTHIZ I'M SORRY!" She dropped to the floor and helped him up.
"That's okay Miss Hope." Nauthiz said while cringing from the soreness that was amplifying in his head.
"Nauthiz?" Belldandy asked. "By chance? Is he a God?" She asked.
Hope nodded.
"Look..." Keiichi interrupted. "I didn't understand a single word you just said Hope, so why don't you calm down and start over."
Hope laughed and scratched the back of her head. "Ah...right."
A cup of tea later...
"Heaven sent a god to grant you a wish?" Keiichi stared and folded his arms. "Huh...maybe you inherited my phone dialing skills." Keiichi joked until he saw the serious look on Hope's face.
"It's all my fault though, I asked him for an unreasonable wish." Hope said while rolling her teacup in her hands.
"That's not true Miss Hope." Nauthiz stated and placed down his teacup. "It was solely my fault, I was too weak to grant your wish. I will grant nothing short of someone's absolute desire for I am the God representing the Needs of the heart."
Belldandy clapped her hands. "My! What enthusiasm you have Nauthiz!" She smiled happily.
"Oh?" Nauthiz looked at her and blushed. "Thank you Mrs. Morisato." He laughed slightly and scratched the back of his head.
Hope stared at him for a moment and smiled. "He's so polite."
"Well, how are you feeling now Nauthiz? Your head still hot?" Keiichi asked.
"No Mr. Morisato, thank you for asking." Nauthiz bowed. "My energy is fully replenished as well, thank you for the wonderful tea Mrs. Morisato."
"It was nothing at all." Belldandy smiled. "Will you be able to make it back to heaven though?"
Nauthiz looked to the side. "Um, well, you see..." Nauthiz looked over at Hope. "This is my first time to grant a wish, I don't really want to scar my job record with a failed first attempt, so I was wondering if, I could stay here on Earth until I am able to grant Miss Hope's wish?" he said and bowed again. "Please, you must understand since you had Miss Peorth as a mentor once."
Keiichi stared at him for a moment then looked over at Belldandy. "Well I don't know..." He sighed.
"Please let him stay." Hope said.
"HUH!?" Keiichi stared over at her and quickly grabbed his teacup that was toppling over from his outburst.
"I understand what he's saying, it's not easy having Miss Peorth as a mentor. After all she expects nothing short of elegance and excellence once you come to the advanced stage of training." Hope said then looked at her parents. "So...can Nauthiz please stay?"
Belldandy smiled and nodded. "I'd be more than delighted if Nauthiz would stay, Keiichi?" She looked to him. "It's your overall decision."
Keiichi sighed, he thought about Nauthiz's situation then thought about how his situation must be similar to his job working for Chihiro. "Well, Okay then. Nauthiz, you can stay until you can grant Hope's wish." He smiled.
Nauthiz smiled brightly and sighed with relief. "Thank you Mr. Morisato." He said and shook his hand. "Don't worry, I'll do everything in my being to be useful during my stay as well."
"Heheh! You don't have to worry about all that!" Keiichi smiled then thought. "Oh! By the way...what did Hope wish for?" He asked.
"Oh! Well she wished that T...URGH!!" He was interrupted when Hope slapped her hands over his mouth.
"Poppa!!" Hope barked.
"Hahah! I guess that's none of my business!" He laughed as Hope turned bright red. "Sorry!"
"Geez..." Hope groaned and sat down.
Belldandy smiled happily, Hope looked exactly like Keiichi did when she first arrived on Earth to grant his wish. "Hope certainly does take after Keiichi the most out of all of us." She thought happily.
Later that night, Hope sat in her closet with the door closed and stared at her cell phone blankly. "Please call..." She thought then smiled happily when her phone lit up and tuned a certain song ring. "Hello?"
"Hi lil' sis! Something bothering you?" A feminine voice on the other side asked.
"I'm so glad you called..." Hope sighed with relief. "I didn't know if I should call you or not."
"You know you can call me whenever you need to, I'm always here when you need me." She sounded cheerfully. "Now what's wrong?"
"Well..." Hope sighed, recalling what had happened that day. "Someone came...his name is Nauthiz, he said that he wanted to grant my heart's desire, but he wasn't able to do it..."
"You wished for Tyr to come back didn't you?" She asked.
Hope looked up and leaned against the closet wall. "Yeah... I haven't seen him in such a long time, it really hurts when I think about him now and I can't help but wonder how he is." She said sadly.
"Don't worry so much. I'm sure this Nauthiz will be able to help you out if he's really serious."
"You think so?"
"I know so!" She said happily. "Do you feel better?"
"A little...thank you big sister." Hope smiled happily.
"I'm glad! Now remember, if you ever need help..."
"Call you." Hope said. "I will."
"Okay! I'll talk to ya later! Love ya bunches!" She said happily.
"Love ya too." Hope smiled as the phone clicked, she hit the off button and watched a little doggy dance around and wave goodbye before the phone turned off. "I could talk to Mom about this...but I don't want her to know how upset I am." She thought then got up. "That's right, because that now she's home again, I promised I'd do everything I can to in the time that we still live together, that I'd always show her a happy smile." Hope said to herself as she opened up the closet door. "Er..."
Urd, Skuld, and Peorth were leaning against the door and stared at her with bright eyes. "Er... Hey Hope! Long time no see!" Peorth laughed.
Hope's eyes twitched and her teeth clenched. "You... you three were!"
"Well we were just passing by your closet door and couldn't help but overhear you..." Urd laughed until she saw the clear illustration of red flush up all over Hope's face.
"HNGGRRRRRRRR!!!" Hope growled. "GET OUT!!!!"
"YES MA'AM!" All three shot out of her room and ran for their dear lives.
"Haah.... Hahh..." Hope panted then shook her head. "Why do they have to do that...?" she sighed and slid open her outside door to see a startled Belldandy sitting on the porch.
"Hope? Are you alright?" she stared.
Hope stared at her for a moment then smiled. "I'm fine... I was just eavesdropped on by the trio..."
Belldandy smiled and nodded. "Yes, they're just worried about you, that's all..." She said then looked up at the moon. "This is the most difficult time for goddesses and humans your age. Urd, Skuld, and the rest of us are just worried about you Hope dear." She said then got up. "We just want to be there for you and be able to do everything that we can to make sure you're alright." She smiled and put her hands on her shoulders. "I'm sure that's all that they meant by listening in on you."
Hope smiled at her and nodded. "Thanks Momma."
Belldandy nodded with a smile until Hope gave her a glare that she inherited from her Aunt Megumi.
"We've had this conversation before today...Were you eavesdropping on me again?"
Belldandy's eyes widened a little and she looked to the side. "Well... I um... I'm actually worried about you dear... so I." She looked down shamefully. "I'm sorry!"
Hope stared at her for a moment and gave her a hug. "It's okay."
Nauthiz sat up on the roof and smiled. "Well, what a handsome planet this really is. I see now why Mrs. Morisato loves it so here." He thought then sat up. "Alright then! Nauthiz, you're going to do everything in your power to grant Miss Hope's wish... I just hope I'm powerful enough..."
*A Fan Author's Worthless Rant XD *
Sorry for the long wait everyone (insert cricket chirp) XD ahahah.... Sorry if I shocked you with Hope's sudden growth of five years ^^;; but that's where I started off in the other failed second half, however now that I actually have an idea of what's going on here it won't be more meaningless babble. (An actual story! Oh My God!! XD) Heheh, anyway, if you want some more good reading, please read Thally's 'Time Will Tell'. I'm lovin every bit of it :3 she even has art on the same site as I do, (Really wish that Jason would post up our more recent, much l33t3r art XD) It's not based halfly on DBZ anymore so you're getting 100% OMG with a cool blue haired wolf-goddess (and some compiled Latin fer ya :3). Well that's all for now, since I'm on summer vacation I'll try and write as many chapters as I can :3 Until next time!
-Hybrid
Part 13: A Heart in Need
Hello, as you all know, my name is Hope Morisato, and I am the destined goddess of Revolution. However, there is much more to me than that. To the people of Earth, I am just an average teenager attending an average high school, living an average life with an average family, if only I was as average as they believed, huh? Truth is, these past five years should have been years of peace, but it seems that now several beings take the weaknesses of Heaven and Hell to their advantage. I'm doing all that I can to make sure that nothing like what happened that one fateful day never occurs again. Because, everyone is as so lucky, to in one day change the whole course of their life for the better, to take back someone they had lost so long ago, and to answer all the questions they ever had about themselves. Since I have gained all of these, I feel that it is the least I can do to continue my goddess training so that I can become a goddess first class like my mother and protect the people of heaven, hell, and earth.... And finish my homework in time...
Belldandy took the last of Keiichi's shirts off of the clothesline and smiled happily to herself. "There." She said to finish and picked up the basket, walking inside she noticed it was a little quiet. Urd and Skuld, now that Hope was almost grown up, took several trips to heaven every now and then to catch up on everything that they had missed and help out with re-arranging Yggdrasill; due to the request of their father.
"And Keiichi's at work." Belldandy sighed and looked over on the counter. "Ah? Oh no!" She saw Keiichi's lunch sitting there. "He forgot his lunch! I better go take it to him." She said, grabbing it and walking down the hall. As she did she heard a faint sound coming from Hope's room.
Hope was laid out on her futon with her headsets on, staring at the ceiling blankly. "The prom is in a few days..." She thought then rolled her eyes. "My shoe box has been stuffed with requests everyday. Still, the only one I could really go with is you..." She said, seeing Tyr's smug child face glaring back at her with a grin then vanish. "I wonder, how are you now? What you look like now, and, if you still think of me sometimes like I think of you...?" She said and sat up. "I feel like I'm writing a poem of longing. But I can't help it; it's been five years since we saw each other Tyr. I just want to see you again, I want to see if you've changed too, because I have." She said staring over at her mirror. She wasn't a child or godling anymore, she was practically a women or a goddess. It made her blush a little. "I wish I was still a child sometimes. Because...will we still feel the same towards each other? Or will it be something different?" She asked holding a hand to her heart. "Tyr, I want to see you again, I know that it must be hard to leave from your kingdom, but if necessary...I'd even make a pact with Mara just..." She said then heard a tapping sound. "Eh?"
"Hope? Can I come in?" Belldandy asked.
"Okay." Hope dropped her headphones from her ears as her door slid open and Belldandy came in. She sat down next to Hope and smiled.
"Are you okay?" She asked.
"I'm fine...why?" Hope asked but saw the meaning in her mother's eyes.
"Are you okay?" she asked again.
Hope twiddled her thumbs and looked at her again. "Well...It's just...when, you know...when you were separated from Poppa...weren't you feeling a little..." Hope searched for the right words.
"Lonely?" Belldandy said.
"Yeah."
Belldandy looked up. "It's not easy being separated from someone you love for such a long time... it takes so much strength...but you must always have hope for tomorrow." Belldandy smiled. "Who knows, you may see Tyr sooner than you think."
Hope smiled then glared at her. "When did we start talking about Tyr?"
Belldandy sweat dropped. "Oh...um well...Oh dear! I better hang up Keiichi's clothes before they wrinkle!" she jumped up.
"It's okay." Hope smiled, making her mother freeze in place and look back at her. "Thank you mother."
Belldandy smiled back at her then walked out into the hall and closed the door behind her.
Hope stared at the door for a moment then fell back with a sigh. "Oh Tyr...If only there was some way..." she said then rolled her eyes. "Talk about a heart in need..."
Meanwhile in heaven...
"We got a heart in need people!" Peorth clapped her hands to get everyone's attention. "Pronto! Eyes up here!"
Urd and Skuld grimaced as several apprentice gods came.
"We have a heart in need of granting its wish! So hold tight, either we call them or they call us!" Peorth winked. "Now who would like to grant this wish?"
Several cheered out and Peorth giggled with contempt. "Okay...let's see..." she moved her finger around until she found one that sparked her interest. "You!"
He had white hair and teal eyes that were hidden behind an instruction manual. He looked a little startled when Peorth called out to him. "Y... Yes ma'am?" He asked.
"Nauthiz! Come here, you're going to go to Earth and grant your first wish!" Peorth smiled.
"ME!?" He exclaimed. "But...but Miss Peorth, can't you pick someone better? Like um..." he stared around only to find Peorth up in his face.
"Nauthiz...I chose you." She smiled, though it was rather frightening smile.
"Y...Yes ma'am..." He gulped and walked over to the telephone, and stared at it nervously. "Calm down Nauthiz, it's just a wish, you'll have this done in no time... I hope." He gulped.
Urd walked over to Peorth. "Hey, so who's wishing today?" she asked.
Peorth shrugged her shoulders. "Can't say, for some reason it's rather difficult for Yggdrasill to identify this person."
Later towards the afternoon, Keiichi waved as a customer left the Whirlwind shop. "Thank you for shopping Whirl Wind, good luck!" He gave a thumb up with a big smile as the customer left and another came in. "Hello! Welcome to Whirl Wind." He said then smiled even wider. "Oh! Belldandy!"
"Hello dear." Belldandy smiled and walked over to the register. "You forgot your lunch today."
"Eh? Oh!" Keiichi laughed and blushed slightly. "I think Hope's bad habit of running off without lunch is starting to rub off onto me. Thanks Belldandy, sorry for making you go through all this trouble."
"None at all." Belldandy shook her head.
"Is that who I think it is?" Chihiro's voice loomed from the back.
"Uh oh, Belldandy, you better get out of here while you still...." He said until he felt a claw like grip on his shoulder, making his eyes bulge wide. "...Can."
"What was that Morisato?"
"Nothing ma'am!" Keiichi sweated nervously.
"That's what I thought." Chihiro cackled then instantly switched to her gleeful state. "Belldandy, so good of you to drop by to help us out!"
"Oh Chihiro, you know anytime I'd be glad to help out." Belldandy smiled.
"That's the spirit!" Chihiro smiled with a victorious fist and wavy tears streaming down her face. "If only my other employee could have that much enthusiasm for his work!"
"Agh..." Keiichi sweat dropped.
"Just kidding Morisato, now then, lets find you that good ol' black Whirl Wind apron!" Chihiro said and walked into the back.
"What a slave driver..." Keiichi sighed.
"That's right!" Chihiro cackled.
"Eep!" Keiichi gulped then looked back at Belldandy with a smile. "Your father is really something, even after five years the spell still hasn't warn off."
Belldandy nodded. "It was kind of him to forge a memory of me into our friends from the time I was gone, however I still wish that those memories could have been real ones."
Keiichi stared at her. "Belldandy...listen..."
"Here it is!" Chihiro stepped from the back and held up the apron proudly. "It's so nice to have you back Grrl! For a while I was thinking that I'd have to ask Hope to come in and do part-time, we have been busy lately, right Morisato?" She slapped him on the shoulder.
"Yes ma'am." He coughed. "But you believe in more hands the merrier right?"
"Maybe in a few months if we're still doing good." Chihiro said. "Why? Is Hope looking for a job?" she raised an eyebrow in interest.
"Uh...no, forget I said anything!" Keiichi shook his hands with a worried laugh. "There's no way she'd be able to manage Chihiro's labor, goddess training, and school work at the same time!" He thought to himself as Belldandy put on her apron and grabbed a broom. "But Belldandy's SO calm about Hope looking for a job! My little racer is all grown up!" He sobbed and stared at his recent family picture. Hope was just a little bit smaller than he was now, and wearing a high-school sailor fuku with her bangs parted to the side a little like Urd and Skuld's. "But most of all...I can't believe she's graduating this year..."
Hope finished up her English translation and smiled at her minor accomplishment. "Well that wasn't so hard, Mrs. Tetsuya really makes these lessons easy." She thought to herself then got up. "I should call Whirl Wind and see if Mom needs any help escaping from Mrs. Fujimi." She laughed as she walked out into the hall and picked up the phone. Dialing in the numbers, she wasn't aware that a program was kicking in and hacking her call to go in somewhere else. Then, the phone clicked.
"Hello!" Hope said cheerfully. "How are things over there?"
"Um...fine, thank you." A politely confused voice answered.
"Hello?" Hope stared to the side curiously. "Is this Whirl Wind?"
"Um...well no miss. You've reached the Goddess Help-Line. I'll be stopping by for your consultation in just a moment, sorry if I may be inconveniencing you in any way." The phone clicked.
"Go...Goddess Help-line? But wait! I wasn't dialing..." Hope panicked until a brilliant flash of light came out from the address book on the table. From it emerged the god that was on the phone. "Um...uh oh..." Hope sweat dropped.
Nauthiz bowed formerly and smiled. "Forgive my intrusion, my name is Nauthiz, god first class, second category." He said then looked at her. "Pardon me miss...I believe I know you from somewhere..."
Hope moved her bangs from her face. "I'm Hope Morisato, goddess second class, second category."
Nauthiz stared at her for a moment then opened up his manual, and after thumbing through a few pages he stared up at her. "Odd, I didn't think gods were allowed to grant wishes to other gods." He thought aloud and closed the manual.
"Well, it's just that it's very unlikely for a god to need a wish... I think" Hope sweat dropped then pointed to her forehead. "But as you can see..."
"You are a hybrid between a man and a goddess, I read it in your biography." Nauthiz said with a smile.
Hope blinked and tilted her head. "Biography?"
"Of course, you're in the history books, you have your own biography that increases day by day. Do you not realize how famous you are Miss Morisato?" He asked.
"Well..." Hope scratched the back of her head and nervously laughed with a blush. "Anyway, Nauthiz, I don't really need a wish right now so you can just return to heaven." Hope said and waved her hand embarrassingly. "Sorry about dragging you all the way down here. It was a pleasure to meet you."
Nauthiz blushed a little and scratched his head. "I'm afraid...it's not that simple Miss Morisato." He said. "You see, another part of wishing, is that we can only grant them to certain people, or rather those of good heart. Another attribute they must have is a strong need for a certain desire." He said and held out his hands, one near each side of Hope's head, his eyes closed.
"Um...Nauthiz?" Hope blushed as his hands started to glow.
"Earlier today, your heart was crying out with a desire...don't you remember it?" Nauthiz asked and opened his eyes. "You opened your heart for a wish, for something that you cannot attain on your own." He said and put his hands on her shoulders with a smile. "So please Miss Morisato, tell me your wish and I'll do my best to grant it."
Hope stared at him for a moment. "I um.... well I..." Hope looked down. "I wish that you could bring Tyr back...but..."
"Is that your wish?"
Hope looked up in shock as the pentagon seal on his forehead lit up. "Wa...WAIT!"
"Very well then, I shall do everything within my power to try and grant that wish." He smiled.
Peorth folded her arms and tapped her foot on the ground. "Hmm..."
"What's up P?" Urd nudged her elbow. "Shouldn't he be back by now?"
"Uh...well..." Peorth stared around as if looking for a knowledgeable answer.
"Shouldn't Yggdrasill be programming in a new wish?" Skuld asked.
"Well, something must have gone wrong...maybe whoever we sent him to..."
"We?" Urd and Skuld ganged up on her.
"What's wrong with you two?" Peorth barked at them then glared over at her control system. "Have you identified our wisher yet?"
"Nekomi, Japan; Morisato, Hope"
Peorth, Urd, and Skuld's eyes widened and their jaws dropped. "HOPE MORISATO!?"
"Wish in process... begin download..." The system announced.
"What did she wish for?" Urd thought aloud and stared at Skuld.
"Beats me...I don't work this area." She said while giving Peorth a glare.
"Ahaa...whoops!" Peorth laughed, making them both trip.
Hope shot back against a wall and held out her arms to block the blinding light from Nauthiz's seal. "Nauthiz! Please wait!" She called out only to get hit in the head with the telephone. "Agghh...." Hope spaced out for a moment but shook it off.
Nauthiz had finished requesting the wish's approval, but suddenly the light from his seal blasted against him and knocked him to the ground.
"Nauthiz?" Hope stared blankly.
"Oh...my..." Nauthiz twitched and his eyes spun. "It...would seem that the system... disapproved of your wish Miss..." He fainted but seemed to twitch slightly.
Hope stared at him blankly and sweat dropped. "Disapproval? AH!?" She screamed. "What am I just sitting here for!? I need to help him out!" She said and noticed the steam coming off his forehead. "Ice!" She ran to the kitchen and grabbed a handful of ice and wrapped it in a towel. "Okay." She ran back into the hall and eased it onto his head only to see water shoot out of the towel and steam up into the air. "He's burning up! Literally!" Her eyes grew wide.
"Mi...Miss Morisato..." His hand drifted up weakly and pointed to his manual. "Page...235, third paragraph..."
Hope quickly snatched up the book and flapped the pages by quickly. "Page 235...third paragraph..." Her finger traced down the page and made contact with the first word of the third paragraph. "Wish Back Draft- Should a circumstance when Yggdrasill is unable to grant the wish requested, a powerful dismissal wave will be shot back against the god or goddess transmitting that wish." Hope said and looked at Nauthiz then back at the book. "This occurs to prevent a major system damage to Yggdrasill, as of now the god or goddess will be suffering from extreme heat and dizziness. This may cause a severe damage to their structure if left untreated...come to think of it..." Hope trailed off. "I remember! Something like this happened to Mom when I was little! Aunt Urd was away and her medicine cabinet was all locked up so Poppa and I had to figure out how to take care of her because she was burning up..." Hope thought then smiled brightly. "That's it! I cured Mom because I..." She stared down at Nauthiz and noticed he was starting to gasp for air and groan in pain. "I...Oh I'm SOO glad Aunt Urd and Miss Peorth aren't here to see this..." Hope blushed.
Later that night...
Keiichi wobbled off of the BMW and stretched out, popping his neck and letting out a monstrous yawn. "This old body can't take much more of that work..." Keiichi sighed as Belldandy climbed out of the sidecar.
"I'll make you some green tea." She smiled. "I'm sure that you're just tired from this week's work."
Keiichi sighed again and smiled. "Yeah, truth is I honestly love that job. Though a little tea just might make it better, thanks Belldandy." He smiled as they walked to the temple entrance to hear singing.
"Does Hope have a friend over?"
"No." Belldandy shook her head. "At least, I don't believe so."
Hope had Nauthiz's head resting on her lap as she sang Belldandy's song to him. The redness in his face had faded into his cheeks and his forehead as he stared up at her weakly.
"M...Miss Morisato... thank you..." He sighed with a smile and tried to sit up.
"Hold still." She put her hands on the sides of his head to keep him from moving. "You're still sick from that wish back draft, if you sit up now you'll just faint."
"You're right, sorry Miss Morisato."
Hope sweat dropped. "You don't have to call me Miss Morisato, just call me Hope." She smiled.
"Hope?"
"Yes?" Hope stared at him.
"I didn't say anything..." He said then looked over at the door.
Hope looked over and saw Keiichi and Belldandy staring at them.
"Whaaa!" Hope jumped up and Nauthiz's head slammed down onto the floor. "This isn't what it looks like! I tried to call you but he came out of the address book in the hallway and he couldn't grant my wish and got sick and...and...AH! NAUTHIZ I'M SORRY!" She dropped to the floor and helped him up.
"That's okay Miss Hope." Nauthiz said while cringing from the soreness that was amplifying in his head.
"Nauthiz?" Belldandy asked. "By chance? Is he a God?" She asked.
Hope nodded.
"Look..." Keiichi interrupted. "I didn't understand a single word you just said Hope, so why don't you calm down and start over."
Hope laughed and scratched the back of her head. "Ah...right."
A cup of tea later...
"Heaven sent a god to grant you a wish?" Keiichi stared and folded his arms. "Huh...maybe you inherited my phone dialing skills." Keiichi joked until he saw the serious look on Hope's face.
"It's all my fault though, I asked him for an unreasonable wish." Hope said while rolling her teacup in her hands.
"That's not true Miss Hope." Nauthiz stated and placed down his teacup. "It was solely my fault, I was too weak to grant your wish. I will grant nothing short of someone's absolute desire for I am the God representing the Needs of the heart."
Belldandy clapped her hands. "My! What enthusiasm you have Nauthiz!" She smiled happily.
"Oh?" Nauthiz looked at her and blushed. "Thank you Mrs. Morisato." He laughed slightly and scratched the back of his head.
Hope stared at him for a moment and smiled. "He's so polite."
"Well, how are you feeling now Nauthiz? Your head still hot?" Keiichi asked.
"No Mr. Morisato, thank you for asking." Nauthiz bowed. "My energy is fully replenished as well, thank you for the wonderful tea Mrs. Morisato."
"It was nothing at all." Belldandy smiled. "Will you be able to make it back to heaven though?"
Nauthiz looked to the side. "Um, well, you see..." Nauthiz looked over at Hope. "This is my first time to grant a wish, I don't really want to scar my job record with a failed first attempt, so I was wondering if, I could stay here on Earth until I am able to grant Miss Hope's wish?" he said and bowed again. "Please, you must understand since you had Miss Peorth as a mentor once."
Keiichi stared at him for a moment then looked over at Belldandy. "Well I don't know..." He sighed.
"Please let him stay." Hope said.
"HUH!?" Keiichi stared over at her and quickly grabbed his teacup that was toppling over from his outburst.
"I understand what he's saying, it's not easy having Miss Peorth as a mentor. After all she expects nothing short of elegance and excellence once you come to the advanced stage of training." Hope said then looked at her parents. "So...can Nauthiz please stay?"
Belldandy smiled and nodded. "I'd be more than delighted if Nauthiz would stay, Keiichi?" She looked to him. "It's your overall decision."
Keiichi sighed, he thought about Nauthiz's situation then thought about how his situation must be similar to his job working for Chihiro. "Well, Okay then. Nauthiz, you can stay until you can grant Hope's wish." He smiled.
Nauthiz smiled brightly and sighed with relief. "Thank you Mr. Morisato." He said and shook his hand. "Don't worry, I'll do everything in my being to be useful during my stay as well."
"Heheh! You don't have to worry about all that!" Keiichi smiled then thought. "Oh! By the way...what did Hope wish for?" He asked.
"Oh! Well she wished that T...URGH!!" He was interrupted when Hope slapped her hands over his mouth.
"Poppa!!" Hope barked.
"Hahah! I guess that's none of my business!" He laughed as Hope turned bright red. "Sorry!"
"Geez..." Hope groaned and sat down.
Belldandy smiled happily, Hope looked exactly like Keiichi did when she first arrived on Earth to grant his wish. "Hope certainly does take after Keiichi the most out of all of us." She thought happily.
Later that night, Hope sat in her closet with the door closed and stared at her cell phone blankly. "Please call..." She thought then smiled happily when her phone lit up and tuned a certain song ring. "Hello?"
"Hi lil' sis! Something bothering you?" A feminine voice on the other side asked.
"I'm so glad you called..." Hope sighed with relief. "I didn't know if I should call you or not."
"You know you can call me whenever you need to, I'm always here when you need me." She sounded cheerfully. "Now what's wrong?"
"Well..." Hope sighed, recalling what had happened that day. "Someone came...his name is Nauthiz, he said that he wanted to grant my heart's desire, but he wasn't able to do it..."
"You wished for Tyr to come back didn't you?" She asked.
Hope looked up and leaned against the closet wall. "Yeah... I haven't seen him in such a long time, it really hurts when I think about him now and I can't help but wonder how he is." She said sadly.
"Don't worry so much. I'm sure this Nauthiz will be able to help you out if he's really serious."
"You think so?"
"I know so!" She said happily. "Do you feel better?"
"A little...thank you big sister." Hope smiled happily.
"I'm glad! Now remember, if you ever need help..."
"Call you." Hope said. "I will."
"Okay! I'll talk to ya later! Love ya bunches!" She said happily.
"Love ya too." Hope smiled as the phone clicked, she hit the off button and watched a little doggy dance around and wave goodbye before the phone turned off. "I could talk to Mom about this...but I don't want her to know how upset I am." She thought then got up. "That's right, because that now she's home again, I promised I'd do everything I can to in the time that we still live together, that I'd always show her a happy smile." Hope said to herself as she opened up the closet door. "Er..."
Urd, Skuld, and Peorth were leaning against the door and stared at her with bright eyes. "Er... Hey Hope! Long time no see!" Peorth laughed.
Hope's eyes twitched and her teeth clenched. "You... you three were!"
"Well we were just passing by your closet door and couldn't help but overhear you..." Urd laughed until she saw the clear illustration of red flush up all over Hope's face.
"HNGGRRRRRRRR!!!" Hope growled. "GET OUT!!!!"
"YES MA'AM!" All three shot out of her room and ran for their dear lives.
"Haah.... Hahh..." Hope panted then shook her head. "Why do they have to do that...?" she sighed and slid open her outside door to see a startled Belldandy sitting on the porch.
"Hope? Are you alright?" she stared.
Hope stared at her for a moment then smiled. "I'm fine... I was just eavesdropped on by the trio..."
Belldandy smiled and nodded. "Yes, they're just worried about you, that's all..." She said then looked up at the moon. "This is the most difficult time for goddesses and humans your age. Urd, Skuld, and the rest of us are just worried about you Hope dear." She said then got up. "We just want to be there for you and be able to do everything that we can to make sure you're alright." She smiled and put her hands on her shoulders. "I'm sure that's all that they meant by listening in on you."
Hope smiled at her and nodded. "Thanks Momma."
Belldandy nodded with a smile until Hope gave her a glare that she inherited from her Aunt Megumi.
"We've had this conversation before today...Were you eavesdropping on me again?"
Belldandy's eyes widened a little and she looked to the side. "Well... I um... I'm actually worried about you dear... so I." She looked down shamefully. "I'm sorry!"
Hope stared at her for a moment and gave her a hug. "It's okay."
Nauthiz sat up on the roof and smiled. "Well, what a handsome planet this really is. I see now why Mrs. Morisato loves it so here." He thought then sat up. "Alright then! Nauthiz, you're going to do everything in your power to grant Miss Hope's wish... I just hope I'm powerful enough..."
*A Fan Author's Worthless Rant XD *
Sorry for the long wait everyone (insert cricket chirp) XD ahahah.... Sorry if I shocked you with Hope's sudden growth of five years ^^;; but that's where I started off in the other failed second half, however now that I actually have an idea of what's going on here it won't be more meaningless babble. (An actual story! Oh My God!! XD) Heheh, anyway, if you want some more good reading, please read Thally's 'Time Will Tell'. I'm lovin every bit of it :3 she even has art on the same site as I do, (Really wish that Jason would post up our more recent, much l33t3r art XD) It's not based halfly on DBZ anymore so you're getting 100% OMG with a cool blue haired wolf-goddess (and some compiled Latin fer ya :3). Well that's all for now, since I'm on summer vacation I'll try and write as many chapters as I can :3 Until next time!