Disclaimer: We own nothing but the computers we type at and the cloths on
our back.... well I almost own my car, I have seven payments to go.
Anyways, on to the story.
----(Goddess of the Earth Universe)----
Sitting there at the dinner table, With Yu sitting right in front of him across the table; things seemed to be going alright. The key word being 'seemed.'
"Mrs. Morisato, I got a call from my dad earlier today." Yu said making conversation.
"Oh that's wonderful where is your father?" Belldandy asked.
"He's in America right now for his job." Yu replied. Then she looked over at Raziel. "When was the last time you heard from you dad?" She asked not knowing that Raziel's father was really sitting at the other side of the table.
Looking up from their food, Keiichi and Raziel both gave a frightening similar look back at Yu. "Umm.... Yeah I guess you could say that I have...." Raziel said carefully choosing his words.
Kou slowly finished chewing a peace of tofu and picked up his plate. "Lady Belldandy, may I please have some more?" He asked trying to help his friend with change the subject.
"Why of course you can Kou." Belldandy said as she dished Kou some more food.
But the slight change of subject didn't keep Yu from noticing that Raziel and Keiichi looked so much alike.
"You know Raziel, I just noticed. You and Mr. Morisato look a lot alike." Yu said.
Everyone stopped eating. "What?" Yu asked as she looked around at the members of the Morisato family. "Did I say something?"
---(Son of Urd Universe)---
Also at this time, Anata and Fiona were sitting at the dinner table. As Anata picked at her food, she was still trying to figure out something.
"Are you alright sis? You've hardly touched you dinner?" Fiona asked.
"Huh?" Anata said jumping slightly as she was ripped from her thoughts. "What was that?"
"You have hardly touched your dinner. Are you okay?" Fiona asked again.
"Yeah I'm fine, just thinking." Anata replied with a smile.
Getting back to her thoughts Anata started to remember what she had over heard amongst the demons a couple minutes after the match she had against Rei.
~*~*~* Flash back *~*~*~*
"I've heard that he left because she looks just like 'Her.' You know like her double." One demon said to a couple of his friends.
"Do you really think she looks like her?" Another demon asked.
"I don't know the whole story. I've even tried talking to him and all I got was his ice cold stare." The third demons replied.
"You got that look too? Man I tried and the look her gave me just about summed it up." The first demon added. "wait..... Sssshhh Here she comes."
Rounding the corner in the hallway, Anata stopped. "What's up?" She asked.
"Nothing." The three demons replied in unison. "That was really cool Anata, great match. I've got to remember not to piss you off." the first demon added.
"Yeah I wouldn't want to come across you in a dark ally." The second demon said.
"I wouldn't mind at all." The third said as he made an advance at Anata.
"You three. You know I have a boyfriend in my universe." Anata said as she giggled.
Just then Kou came around the corner and was met by Anata and the three demons. The look that Kou gave the three demons made them slowly back away.
"We...... We weren't doing anything." One of the demons said as he and the other two started to walk backwards.
"Hi." Anata said not knowing what was going on.
"Hello..." Kou said back. Giving the three demons a chance to get away. "I heard about your match. That was impressive."
"Not really I just got lucky....." Anata said as she leaned up against the wall. But before she knew it, Kou rested his right hand against the wall just inches from Anata's head. Then he leaned in close to Anata. So close that, she could hear every breath the demon took in. "I've heard about the information you seek" Kou whispered.
"The archives...." Anata whispered back.
"The files you seek, you will have by lunch tomorrow." Kou whispered. Then with that Kou pushed him self away from Anata and started to walk away.
"But how are you going......."
Turning around just enough so he can see her a small smile came across Kou's face. "Anything for her double....." Kou whispered.
~*~*~*~*End Flashback~*~*~*~*
Remembering that little encounter with the demon double of Kou. Anata really didn't know what to think. "I wonder what he met by that?" Anata asked her self.
---(Goddess of the Earth Universe)---
After dinner, Raziel and Yu had some how made their way over to Raziel's room. Sitting there not neither of them not really knowing what to talk about. But after a minute or two of awkward silence.
"So Kou's alright with you sleeping in Anata's room?" Yu asked.
Raziel shrugged his shoulders. "I guess, I asked my aunt Belldandy about that and she said that he's okay with it."
"I'm surprised; Kou can be vary protective over Anata, or anything pertaining to her." Yu said as she pulled out the chair to Anata's desk.
"Really? He doesn't seem to be the type." Raziel said.
"Well trust me, he's the type." Yu said. "But what about you? What type are you?"
Sitting there thinking about the question, Raziel turned to Yu. "To tell you the truth, I really don't know. I've never ran in to the problem." Raziel answered.
"One thing I know for sure is when my body was taken over by that shadow thing. I remember watching you; you made sure that you didn't hurt me." Yu said as she started to lean in closer to Raziel.
"I.....I'm not the type to hurt girls....... Especially ones as...... cute as you......" Raziel managed to say.
Just out side the bedroom, Urd was walking down the hall. "I better check on those two, it's really quite in there." Urd said to her self.
Reaching the room, Urd placed her ear on the sliding door trying to hear Raziel and Yu. After a moment of trying to hear something, Urd gave up and knocked on the door.
In the room, Raziel and Yu had just started making out. Yes finally after so many chances that were missed or screwed up.
"The door....." Yu said in between kisses as she and Raziel slowly started to lean back on to the floor.
"I know......" Raziel managed to say.
But back out side the room Urd was starting to worry. Opening the door, Urd stood there shocked at the sight. There was her son and a girl in a middle of a major make out session. Realizing that they were being watched the two teens stopped and looked over at the door where they saw Urd looking back with her mouth hanging wide open.
OH MY GOD!!!
Several minutes later, Yu and Raziel and Urd sat at the dinner table. In front of Urd was a glass and a bottle of sake. Yu and Raziel on the other hand just sat there looking back at Urd.
"Mom it's really not a big deal." Raziel finally said. "I mean I really don't......."
Holding her hand up, telling Raziel to stop talking. Urd shook her head. "Look I normally would be happy." Urd said then she slammed back her drink in one gulp. "But while you're here. I need to make sure that nothing happens to you."
"Miss. Urd." Yu finally said.
"Yeah."
"Raziel is a great guy, and I like him." Yu said making Raziel blush. "But it seems that there is something's you two need to work."
"Hold on this involves you too." Urd said. "I need to know that during these six months Raziel is going to be here that there isn't going to be...... oh how should I put this?" Urd said then she started think of a word she could use.
"Unwanted surprises?" Yu added.
"Yes I guess that would be the best word to use." Urd said.
"Miss Urd?" Kou said from the kitchen door way. "May I say something?"
Urd only nodded.
"I've only known Raziel for a couple of days, and I know him to be a good person. And as for Yu, she is also a good person. You should know that all to well." Kou said, then just as quietly he slipped in to the room he slipped out of the room leaving Urd, Raziel and Yu sitting there in silence.
---(Son of Urd universe)---
Laying on her futon, Anata was still trying to figure out what Kou was getting at. Looking over at her sister again, Anata found that Fiona was sleeping soundly.
"I don't get how she can sleep in this heat." Anata thought out loud to her self as she sat up.
It was true, it was really hot that night, the windows were down and the ceiling fan was going at full speed. Standing up, Anata started for the kitchen.
Walking down the hall, Anata found that her aunt Urd was sitting there at the kitchen table alone in the dark.
"What are you doing up?" Urd asked.
"Can sleep, the heat is keeping me up." Anata replied as she opened the fridge. "You want something?" Anata asked.
Urd only replied by holding up a small glass of sake.
"Okay never mind." Anata said to her self. "What are you doing up at this hour?"
"Just thinking about Raziel." Urd replied. "I'm just hoping that he's all right. You know normal mother stuff."
"I'm sure that aunt Urd in my universe is making sure that he's staying out of trouble." Anata said as she sat there at the table with her aunt. "I mean my mom and Dad are there and auntie Skuld and Kou my boyfriend. I'm sure he's fine."
"Your boyfriend?" Urd asked.
"Yeah, Kou. He's a nice guy. He can be friends with just about anyone." Anata said.
"Make friends with anyone? Sounds like you should keep a close eye on him." Urd stated.
"I trust him. And there's my friend Yu." Anata said then she started to think about it. "Yu, she's my best friend. I'm sure she's keeping Raziel.... Umm occupied."
"Any ways I just miss my son. I hope Skuld on your end cam make that machine so I can talk to him." Urd said.
"I sure he's fine." Anata said reinsuring her Aunt.
"I know he is, Just the mother thing you know." Urd said smiling at Anata. "What about you have you thought about becoming a mother in about ten, fifteen years?"
"I've thought about it. I want a family some day, but not for another ten years at least." Anata said.
Anata smiled at her aunt and stood back up. "Well I need to get to sleep; I have class in the morning." Anata said. "Goodnight."
"You know you have my class in the morning right?" Urd asked.
Hearing the question, Anata stopped and slowly turned to her Aunt. "What? You have a class?"
"Yep, its potion prep." Urd replied.
"Why I'm I not surprised......"
----(Goddess of the Earth universe)----
Through out the temple, everyone was sleeping soundly. Well everyone but Raziel that is. There in his room, Raziel tossed and turned there in his futon. Sweat drenching his brawl and a painful look on his face. Raziel violently rolled over to his side....
~*~*~ Dream ~*~*~*
There in a dark void, Raziel felt like something was driving a needle deep with in his skull. Grabbing the sides of his head he yelled out in pain. Then just as quickly as the pain came it was gone.
"What.....What's happening?" Raziel asked himself out loud, looking around in the void of nothing. "Where am I?"
Just then he started to hear the laughter of a girl. But something was different about the girl's laughter. It was wicked, evil cackle. Like that of a deranged person.
"Who's there?" Raziel yelled.
The girl laughter some more.
"Where are you?" Raziel asked as he looked around looking for the source of the laughter.
Just as he asked the question, something that looked like vortex of air formed and expanded and imploded and expanded again. Then finally the vortex expanded for the last time but this time expanding to the point where it dissipated, revealing a girl in the middle. There floating there in the void with Raziel the girl had her knees hugged to her chest and legs crossed at her ankles. Her face was slightly covered by her right knee, but it was clear there was a smile on her face.
"Who are you?" Raziel asked.
The girl giggled some more before answering. "My, my the shadow were right you are something......" The girl stated.
"What?"
"Don't you know your own sister when you se her?" The girl asked.
"Fiona?" Raziel asked.
"Try this universe dear brother." The girl said sounding a little annoyed.
Raziel took a good hard look at the Girl. He's seen her before but he really can't place her. Then he slowly put the face to the girl.
"Anata?" he slowly said.
The girl just laughed.
"Well hell I don't know!" Raziel angrily said. "You're not Yu, so....."
"I am Anata's mirror image, Natsuki." Natsuki said. "And Raziel I'm coming for you."
Just as Natsuki said then she charged to Raziel and wrapped her hands around Raziel's neck. Natsuki's eyes flashed a deep red. "Remember my face."
~*~*~* End Dream ~*~*~*~*
Sitting back up in his futon, Raziel breathed in and out deeply trying to catch his breath. The sweat still dripped from his forehead. Still with the image of the girls face fresh in his head. Raziel got up and silently made his way out of the room. Quietly he slid his bedroom door open and tipped toed across the hall to Kou's room.
'I need to know who this Natsuki girl is.' He thought to him self as he reached Kou's door. 'I don't want to wake Kou up this late but I need to know now.'
Sliding Kou's door open, Raziel quietly stepped in to the room and over to where Kou slept. Kneeling down, Raziel was about to lightly shake his friend. But just before Raziel was going to shake Kou......
"Raziel it's vary late." Kou calmly said.
Jumping back, Raziel about killed over from a heart attack. "Not do that to me!" Raziel whispered loudly. "How did you know it was me in the first place?"
"Everyone has different sounding foot steps." Kou replied with opening his eyes. "What is it you need?" Kou asked.
Raziel took a deep breath. "Who is Natsuki?"
His eyes purple redish eyes snapped open and he sat up. "Where did you hear that name?"
"I think she came to me in a dream." Raziel answered. "Who is she?"
"Natsuki is the embodiment of the Shadow collective thought. She is pure evil. The Shadow used her once before but Anata destroyed..... No killed her." Kou said. "Anata didn't say much about what had happened but she said that when she took Natsuki's life it was like killing a part of her self."
"Why would she want to come after me?" Raziel asked.
"It may seem that the Shadow is seeking your power." Kou replied. "More then likely your ability to change to an Evangelion."
"I see....." Raziel said. "How did you guys come up with the name of Natsuki?"
"Natsuki is Anata's middle name." Kou simply replied.
"Raziel." Kou said in a tone that made Raziel really listen to him. "Be on your guard, Natsuki. Like Anata, is not the indirect type, when she is ready, she will come for you."
But else where, in the few last shadow realms, Natsuki floated as she readied her self. Slowly clenching her hands in to fists and opening them back up, her eyes flash again.
"Raziel..... Dear brother. My sister destroyed me once, but the shadow brought me back..... For you. But first before I come after you, my own revenge will be carried out. Watch out Yggdrasil, I'm coming for a good work out." Natsuki said.
---(The next day Son of Urd universe)---
Walking down the schools halls, Anata and Fiona are on their way to Potion prep class.
"Are you sure you're feeling alright today sis?" Fiona asked slightly looking back.
"I'm fine. If I take a day off every time I get hurt or something happens to me I'll never get stuff done." Anata replied. "And besides Peorth told me I need to take notes for Raziel. What Sister would I be if I didn't help him out?"
"I'm sure he wouldn't mind about not having the notes." Fiona replied.
"Maybe, I don't know. You know him better." Anata replied back. "What's Aunt Urd's class like anyways?"
"Well..... You know when she makes something at home?" Fiona asked back.
"Yeah, it's hit or miss most of the time." Anata replied.
"It's just about the same, but this time with a bigger audience." Fiona said back with a giggle.
"So taking the back row of seats might be a good idea?" Anata asked back.
"You got it." Fiona replied.
Just as they walked up to the class room door, Raven and Aoi were just getting there too.
"So I see your reactors aren't working right yet?" Raven asked.
"Nope not yet." Anata replied quickly.
"Well Peorth needs to hurry up; this whole babysitting thing is bugging me." Raven said as he walked in to the class room.
"He's been in this mood all day." Aoi stated.
"Really?" Anata asked. "Has he been moody and agitated?"
Aoi just nodded. Then she walked in to the class room fallowed by Fiona and Anata. Taking the seats in the vary back row, Anata tapped Raven on the shoulder. "So I hear you're in some type of mood?"
"What's it to you?" Raven asked.
"Well the problems you have seems like it's you time of the month." Anata said as she fought against fits of laughter.
Raven just let out a groan and shook his head and Fiona just sat there laughing. Even Aoi sat there giggling.
Just then Urd walked in wearing something that looked like what a Librarian would have on completed with thick fake glasses. But with Urd she made it look good, and of course every male of the class was having a nose bleed or have collapsed over from lack of blood to the head.
"I see you guys like. I was told I need to look some what decent might as well have fun with it right?" Urd asked. "Alright everyone open your books to..... Page three hundred fifty two. We're be making Love Potion No.8."
"I thought it was Love Potion No.9?" A demon asked from the middle of the class.
"No, no it's No.8, I can't teach you guys No.9 because that's just too much of a potent potion." Urd replied, but just then the door to the class opened up making everyone look to see who just walked in late. There was Kou standing there with a note in his right hand and his left arm in a sling.
"There was a paper work misshape in the office, so I my classes was switched from Lady Belldandy's humanity relations third hour class to your class." Kou said handing the note from the office to Urd.
Urd just looked at the note like it was written in some strange language, she crumpled the paper in to a small ball and tossed it over her right shoulder. "I'm not really on for paper work, just take a seat over there and open your book to three hundred fifty two."
Taking the empty seat in from of Anata Kou sat down and opened his book. Fiona just looked over at Anata and shrugged her shoulders.
"Okay everyone the things you need to use are at the lab stations, just break up in to groups of two and have at it. If there are any questions just ask." Urd said as she sat at her desk and started to read some magazine.
As all the students started to break up in to their little groups, Anata looked over at Fiona. "Mind if I work with Kou there?" She asked.
"No not at all. This will give me time to catch up with Aoi." Fiona replied.
Getting up Anata walked on over to the lab station where Kou sat going through some notes. "Mind if I work with you?"
Kou only motioned to the empty seat in front of him. Smiling Anata took the seat. "What happened to your arm?"
"I had an altercation." Kou simply replied with out looking up from his work.
"Oh.... Okay...."
"The files you seek will be ready in a couple hours, they're being translated." Kou whispered as he slightly looked up from his work.
Nodding, Anata pulled out some beakers and test tubes for the potion. "Do you smile?"
"What?" Kou asked back, but this time looking up from his papers.
"Do you smile?" Anata asked again. "It's a simple question. I mean I've seen Demons smile a lot while here."
"I've lost my reason to smile a long time ago." Kou replied then he went back to his work.
"Really? What was that reason?" Anata asked as she grabbed the eye of snail that was needed for the potion.
"I'd rather not get in to it." Kou said then he looked at the amount Anata was adding too much eye of snail.
"Oh come on some times it helps talking about." Anata stated as she kept on adding eye of nut not noticing that she was using too much.
"Not in this case...... You're adding too much Eye of snail." Kou said.
"What?"
"The eye of nut, you're using too......."
Outside of the school, on the third floor the windows blow out and green smoke bellow out. Back in the class room every one sat there in their spots, everyone with some green substance all over them.
"Oops...." Was all Anata could say.
----(Goddess of the Earth universe)----
Sitting there on the couch, Raziel flipped through the TV channels looking for something to watch. "I'm so board..." Raziel groaned.
Walking in to the living room, Keiichi found Raziel watching TV. 'Urd is going to drag Raziel out again and from what I heard for her, Raziel saw a little embarrassed...... May I should step in.' Keiichi thought to him self. "Say Raziel? Want to go and hang out?"
"Not really, I'm still trying to figure out what I'm going to do about this Natsuki chick...." Raziel said.
Leaning on to the back of the couch, Keiichi whispered. "Your mother is getting ready to drag you off somewhere. I thought you might want the heads up."
His eyes slightly widening, Raziel looked over at Keiichi. "I'll meet you out side in the side car." Raziel said as he got up.
"I'll stall you mom and grab the helmets." Keiichi said.
Going their separate ways, Raziel went for the door and slid on his shoes while Keiichi walked down the hall over to Urd's room. Looking back down the hall to make sure that Raziel was fast on his way out the back door. So taking a deep breath, Keiichi knocked on the Urd's door.
"Urd I've got something for you." Keiichi said as he opened the door.
"Sorry about that Kei, but I'm getting ready to take Raziel out somewhere." Urd said as dug through her closet. "Kei I might need your credit card again."
"Oh well..... If you don't want that vary old bottle of Pure Refined Demon Dance Sake....... I guess I can just give it to my boss....." Keiichi said faking his sad tone.
Stopping her search for some money, Urd slowly turned to Keiichi. "Pure Refined Demon Dance Sake.......... No sorry I'm...... taking Raziel out."
"All right, looks like my boss is getting it......"
Then Urd's love..... No lust for sake crept back in to her head. "No wait!" Urd screamed. "I'll take it. Where is it?"
"It's under mine and Bell's bed." Keiichi replied.
Running past Keiichi, Urd barged in to Keiichi and Belldandy's room. Going over to the bed, Urd started to search for the bottle. Coming back up with a bottle in her hands, she shook the bottle and heard nothing but lose change geingle around.
Out side Keiichi busted out of the house with two helmets. Jumping on to Anata's bike, Raziel looked over at him with a questioning look.
"What happened?" Raziel asked.
"We have about three seconds before your mom comes through that door mad." Keiichi replied s he started the bike.
Just as the bike came to life, Urd busted the door down and stormed out side, just in time to see Keiichi and Raziel speeding out of the back yard.
"Keiichi Morisato! Raziel! You two get back here!!!" Urd yelled. "I do not take lightly to being tricked like that!"
---(Son of Urd universe)---
Stepping in to the lunch room, Kou scanned the room looking for Anata. Seeing her sitting at the far end of the room, Kou took in a deep breath. 'Seeing her double is like seeing her. Even though I have been forbidden to ever approach her.....' Kou thought to him self, and then he started for the young half goddess.
"So Fiona, What are we doing this weekend?" Anata asked.
"I don't know..... What ever I guess." Fiona replied.
"I know." Anata said snapping her fingers. "We can ask dad if we can take the bike and go to Tokyo for the weekend. That would be fun."
"Sis, something tells me that dad isn't going to let his two teenage daughters spend the weekend in Tokyo all by our self's unsupervised." Fiona said before taking a sip of her drink.
"We can ask Aunt Megumi if she wants to come." Anata said.
"I still think that would fall in the category of unsupervised." Fiona said back.
Just then a hand came down and placed a something that looked like a PDA in front of Anata. Fallowing the hand up to the arm, she found Kou there beside her.
"Kou?" Anata whispered.
"The files you seek are all on here." Kou said.
"How did you get those?" Fiona asked.
"Some questions are better left unanswered." Kou replied. "Now if you two will excuse me I need to return to my studies." Kou said as he turned and started to walk away.
"Wait!" Anata yelled as she grabbed Kou's arm. "Let me repay you."
"No, I did this at me own free will." Kou said. "No repayment will be required."
"Come on at lest me buy you lunch." Anata said as she started to get up from her spot.
"It will go to waist." Kou said as he lightly removed Anata's hand from his arm.
"Damn it! You're just as stubborn as my Kou." Anata shouted making everyone around her look at her. "I'm going to find some way to repay you."
Turning his head just enough to look back Kou smiled. "Helping you is payment enough......." He whispered.
Watching Kou walk away, Fiona and Anata looked at each other, both sisters with a really confused look. "What did he mean by that?" Fiona asked.
"I don't know." Anata replied. "I don't know."
T.B.C.
----(Goddess of the Earth Universe)----
Sitting there at the dinner table, With Yu sitting right in front of him across the table; things seemed to be going alright. The key word being 'seemed.'
"Mrs. Morisato, I got a call from my dad earlier today." Yu said making conversation.
"Oh that's wonderful where is your father?" Belldandy asked.
"He's in America right now for his job." Yu replied. Then she looked over at Raziel. "When was the last time you heard from you dad?" She asked not knowing that Raziel's father was really sitting at the other side of the table.
Looking up from their food, Keiichi and Raziel both gave a frightening similar look back at Yu. "Umm.... Yeah I guess you could say that I have...." Raziel said carefully choosing his words.
Kou slowly finished chewing a peace of tofu and picked up his plate. "Lady Belldandy, may I please have some more?" He asked trying to help his friend with change the subject.
"Why of course you can Kou." Belldandy said as she dished Kou some more food.
But the slight change of subject didn't keep Yu from noticing that Raziel and Keiichi looked so much alike.
"You know Raziel, I just noticed. You and Mr. Morisato look a lot alike." Yu said.
Everyone stopped eating. "What?" Yu asked as she looked around at the members of the Morisato family. "Did I say something?"
---(Son of Urd Universe)---
Also at this time, Anata and Fiona were sitting at the dinner table. As Anata picked at her food, she was still trying to figure out something.
"Are you alright sis? You've hardly touched you dinner?" Fiona asked.
"Huh?" Anata said jumping slightly as she was ripped from her thoughts. "What was that?"
"You have hardly touched your dinner. Are you okay?" Fiona asked again.
"Yeah I'm fine, just thinking." Anata replied with a smile.
Getting back to her thoughts Anata started to remember what she had over heard amongst the demons a couple minutes after the match she had against Rei.
~*~*~* Flash back *~*~*~*
"I've heard that he left because she looks just like 'Her.' You know like her double." One demon said to a couple of his friends.
"Do you really think she looks like her?" Another demon asked.
"I don't know the whole story. I've even tried talking to him and all I got was his ice cold stare." The third demons replied.
"You got that look too? Man I tried and the look her gave me just about summed it up." The first demon added. "wait..... Sssshhh Here she comes."
Rounding the corner in the hallway, Anata stopped. "What's up?" She asked.
"Nothing." The three demons replied in unison. "That was really cool Anata, great match. I've got to remember not to piss you off." the first demon added.
"Yeah I wouldn't want to come across you in a dark ally." The second demon said.
"I wouldn't mind at all." The third said as he made an advance at Anata.
"You three. You know I have a boyfriend in my universe." Anata said as she giggled.
Just then Kou came around the corner and was met by Anata and the three demons. The look that Kou gave the three demons made them slowly back away.
"We...... We weren't doing anything." One of the demons said as he and the other two started to walk backwards.
"Hi." Anata said not knowing what was going on.
"Hello..." Kou said back. Giving the three demons a chance to get away. "I heard about your match. That was impressive."
"Not really I just got lucky....." Anata said as she leaned up against the wall. But before she knew it, Kou rested his right hand against the wall just inches from Anata's head. Then he leaned in close to Anata. So close that, she could hear every breath the demon took in. "I've heard about the information you seek" Kou whispered.
"The archives...." Anata whispered back.
"The files you seek, you will have by lunch tomorrow." Kou whispered. Then with that Kou pushed him self away from Anata and started to walk away.
"But how are you going......."
Turning around just enough so he can see her a small smile came across Kou's face. "Anything for her double....." Kou whispered.
~*~*~*~*End Flashback~*~*~*~*
Remembering that little encounter with the demon double of Kou. Anata really didn't know what to think. "I wonder what he met by that?" Anata asked her self.
---(Goddess of the Earth Universe)---
After dinner, Raziel and Yu had some how made their way over to Raziel's room. Sitting there not neither of them not really knowing what to talk about. But after a minute or two of awkward silence.
"So Kou's alright with you sleeping in Anata's room?" Yu asked.
Raziel shrugged his shoulders. "I guess, I asked my aunt Belldandy about that and she said that he's okay with it."
"I'm surprised; Kou can be vary protective over Anata, or anything pertaining to her." Yu said as she pulled out the chair to Anata's desk.
"Really? He doesn't seem to be the type." Raziel said.
"Well trust me, he's the type." Yu said. "But what about you? What type are you?"
Sitting there thinking about the question, Raziel turned to Yu. "To tell you the truth, I really don't know. I've never ran in to the problem." Raziel answered.
"One thing I know for sure is when my body was taken over by that shadow thing. I remember watching you; you made sure that you didn't hurt me." Yu said as she started to lean in closer to Raziel.
"I.....I'm not the type to hurt girls....... Especially ones as...... cute as you......" Raziel managed to say.
Just out side the bedroom, Urd was walking down the hall. "I better check on those two, it's really quite in there." Urd said to her self.
Reaching the room, Urd placed her ear on the sliding door trying to hear Raziel and Yu. After a moment of trying to hear something, Urd gave up and knocked on the door.
In the room, Raziel and Yu had just started making out. Yes finally after so many chances that were missed or screwed up.
"The door....." Yu said in between kisses as she and Raziel slowly started to lean back on to the floor.
"I know......" Raziel managed to say.
But back out side the room Urd was starting to worry. Opening the door, Urd stood there shocked at the sight. There was her son and a girl in a middle of a major make out session. Realizing that they were being watched the two teens stopped and looked over at the door where they saw Urd looking back with her mouth hanging wide open.
OH MY GOD!!!
Several minutes later, Yu and Raziel and Urd sat at the dinner table. In front of Urd was a glass and a bottle of sake. Yu and Raziel on the other hand just sat there looking back at Urd.
"Mom it's really not a big deal." Raziel finally said. "I mean I really don't......."
Holding her hand up, telling Raziel to stop talking. Urd shook her head. "Look I normally would be happy." Urd said then she slammed back her drink in one gulp. "But while you're here. I need to make sure that nothing happens to you."
"Miss. Urd." Yu finally said.
"Yeah."
"Raziel is a great guy, and I like him." Yu said making Raziel blush. "But it seems that there is something's you two need to work."
"Hold on this involves you too." Urd said. "I need to know that during these six months Raziel is going to be here that there isn't going to be...... oh how should I put this?" Urd said then she started think of a word she could use.
"Unwanted surprises?" Yu added.
"Yes I guess that would be the best word to use." Urd said.
"Miss Urd?" Kou said from the kitchen door way. "May I say something?"
Urd only nodded.
"I've only known Raziel for a couple of days, and I know him to be a good person. And as for Yu, she is also a good person. You should know that all to well." Kou said, then just as quietly he slipped in to the room he slipped out of the room leaving Urd, Raziel and Yu sitting there in silence.
---(Son of Urd universe)---
Laying on her futon, Anata was still trying to figure out what Kou was getting at. Looking over at her sister again, Anata found that Fiona was sleeping soundly.
"I don't get how she can sleep in this heat." Anata thought out loud to her self as she sat up.
It was true, it was really hot that night, the windows were down and the ceiling fan was going at full speed. Standing up, Anata started for the kitchen.
Walking down the hall, Anata found that her aunt Urd was sitting there at the kitchen table alone in the dark.
"What are you doing up?" Urd asked.
"Can sleep, the heat is keeping me up." Anata replied as she opened the fridge. "You want something?" Anata asked.
Urd only replied by holding up a small glass of sake.
"Okay never mind." Anata said to her self. "What are you doing up at this hour?"
"Just thinking about Raziel." Urd replied. "I'm just hoping that he's all right. You know normal mother stuff."
"I'm sure that aunt Urd in my universe is making sure that he's staying out of trouble." Anata said as she sat there at the table with her aunt. "I mean my mom and Dad are there and auntie Skuld and Kou my boyfriend. I'm sure he's fine."
"Your boyfriend?" Urd asked.
"Yeah, Kou. He's a nice guy. He can be friends with just about anyone." Anata said.
"Make friends with anyone? Sounds like you should keep a close eye on him." Urd stated.
"I trust him. And there's my friend Yu." Anata said then she started to think about it. "Yu, she's my best friend. I'm sure she's keeping Raziel.... Umm occupied."
"Any ways I just miss my son. I hope Skuld on your end cam make that machine so I can talk to him." Urd said.
"I sure he's fine." Anata said reinsuring her Aunt.
"I know he is, Just the mother thing you know." Urd said smiling at Anata. "What about you have you thought about becoming a mother in about ten, fifteen years?"
"I've thought about it. I want a family some day, but not for another ten years at least." Anata said.
Anata smiled at her aunt and stood back up. "Well I need to get to sleep; I have class in the morning." Anata said. "Goodnight."
"You know you have my class in the morning right?" Urd asked.
Hearing the question, Anata stopped and slowly turned to her Aunt. "What? You have a class?"
"Yep, its potion prep." Urd replied.
"Why I'm I not surprised......"
----(Goddess of the Earth universe)----
Through out the temple, everyone was sleeping soundly. Well everyone but Raziel that is. There in his room, Raziel tossed and turned there in his futon. Sweat drenching his brawl and a painful look on his face. Raziel violently rolled over to his side....
~*~*~ Dream ~*~*~*
There in a dark void, Raziel felt like something was driving a needle deep with in his skull. Grabbing the sides of his head he yelled out in pain. Then just as quickly as the pain came it was gone.
"What.....What's happening?" Raziel asked himself out loud, looking around in the void of nothing. "Where am I?"
Just then he started to hear the laughter of a girl. But something was different about the girl's laughter. It was wicked, evil cackle. Like that of a deranged person.
"Who's there?" Raziel yelled.
The girl laughter some more.
"Where are you?" Raziel asked as he looked around looking for the source of the laughter.
Just as he asked the question, something that looked like vortex of air formed and expanded and imploded and expanded again. Then finally the vortex expanded for the last time but this time expanding to the point where it dissipated, revealing a girl in the middle. There floating there in the void with Raziel the girl had her knees hugged to her chest and legs crossed at her ankles. Her face was slightly covered by her right knee, but it was clear there was a smile on her face.
"Who are you?" Raziel asked.
The girl giggled some more before answering. "My, my the shadow were right you are something......" The girl stated.
"What?"
"Don't you know your own sister when you se her?" The girl asked.
"Fiona?" Raziel asked.
"Try this universe dear brother." The girl said sounding a little annoyed.
Raziel took a good hard look at the Girl. He's seen her before but he really can't place her. Then he slowly put the face to the girl.
"Anata?" he slowly said.
The girl just laughed.
"Well hell I don't know!" Raziel angrily said. "You're not Yu, so....."
"I am Anata's mirror image, Natsuki." Natsuki said. "And Raziel I'm coming for you."
Just as Natsuki said then she charged to Raziel and wrapped her hands around Raziel's neck. Natsuki's eyes flashed a deep red. "Remember my face."
~*~*~* End Dream ~*~*~*~*
Sitting back up in his futon, Raziel breathed in and out deeply trying to catch his breath. The sweat still dripped from his forehead. Still with the image of the girls face fresh in his head. Raziel got up and silently made his way out of the room. Quietly he slid his bedroom door open and tipped toed across the hall to Kou's room.
'I need to know who this Natsuki girl is.' He thought to him self as he reached Kou's door. 'I don't want to wake Kou up this late but I need to know now.'
Sliding Kou's door open, Raziel quietly stepped in to the room and over to where Kou slept. Kneeling down, Raziel was about to lightly shake his friend. But just before Raziel was going to shake Kou......
"Raziel it's vary late." Kou calmly said.
Jumping back, Raziel about killed over from a heart attack. "Not do that to me!" Raziel whispered loudly. "How did you know it was me in the first place?"
"Everyone has different sounding foot steps." Kou replied with opening his eyes. "What is it you need?" Kou asked.
Raziel took a deep breath. "Who is Natsuki?"
His eyes purple redish eyes snapped open and he sat up. "Where did you hear that name?"
"I think she came to me in a dream." Raziel answered. "Who is she?"
"Natsuki is the embodiment of the Shadow collective thought. She is pure evil. The Shadow used her once before but Anata destroyed..... No killed her." Kou said. "Anata didn't say much about what had happened but she said that when she took Natsuki's life it was like killing a part of her self."
"Why would she want to come after me?" Raziel asked.
"It may seem that the Shadow is seeking your power." Kou replied. "More then likely your ability to change to an Evangelion."
"I see....." Raziel said. "How did you guys come up with the name of Natsuki?"
"Natsuki is Anata's middle name." Kou simply replied.
"Raziel." Kou said in a tone that made Raziel really listen to him. "Be on your guard, Natsuki. Like Anata, is not the indirect type, when she is ready, she will come for you."
But else where, in the few last shadow realms, Natsuki floated as she readied her self. Slowly clenching her hands in to fists and opening them back up, her eyes flash again.
"Raziel..... Dear brother. My sister destroyed me once, but the shadow brought me back..... For you. But first before I come after you, my own revenge will be carried out. Watch out Yggdrasil, I'm coming for a good work out." Natsuki said.
---(The next day Son of Urd universe)---
Walking down the schools halls, Anata and Fiona are on their way to Potion prep class.
"Are you sure you're feeling alright today sis?" Fiona asked slightly looking back.
"I'm fine. If I take a day off every time I get hurt or something happens to me I'll never get stuff done." Anata replied. "And besides Peorth told me I need to take notes for Raziel. What Sister would I be if I didn't help him out?"
"I'm sure he wouldn't mind about not having the notes." Fiona replied.
"Maybe, I don't know. You know him better." Anata replied back. "What's Aunt Urd's class like anyways?"
"Well..... You know when she makes something at home?" Fiona asked back.
"Yeah, it's hit or miss most of the time." Anata replied.
"It's just about the same, but this time with a bigger audience." Fiona said back with a giggle.
"So taking the back row of seats might be a good idea?" Anata asked back.
"You got it." Fiona replied.
Just as they walked up to the class room door, Raven and Aoi were just getting there too.
"So I see your reactors aren't working right yet?" Raven asked.
"Nope not yet." Anata replied quickly.
"Well Peorth needs to hurry up; this whole babysitting thing is bugging me." Raven said as he walked in to the class room.
"He's been in this mood all day." Aoi stated.
"Really?" Anata asked. "Has he been moody and agitated?"
Aoi just nodded. Then she walked in to the class room fallowed by Fiona and Anata. Taking the seats in the vary back row, Anata tapped Raven on the shoulder. "So I hear you're in some type of mood?"
"What's it to you?" Raven asked.
"Well the problems you have seems like it's you time of the month." Anata said as she fought against fits of laughter.
Raven just let out a groan and shook his head and Fiona just sat there laughing. Even Aoi sat there giggling.
Just then Urd walked in wearing something that looked like what a Librarian would have on completed with thick fake glasses. But with Urd she made it look good, and of course every male of the class was having a nose bleed or have collapsed over from lack of blood to the head.
"I see you guys like. I was told I need to look some what decent might as well have fun with it right?" Urd asked. "Alright everyone open your books to..... Page three hundred fifty two. We're be making Love Potion No.8."
"I thought it was Love Potion No.9?" A demon asked from the middle of the class.
"No, no it's No.8, I can't teach you guys No.9 because that's just too much of a potent potion." Urd replied, but just then the door to the class opened up making everyone look to see who just walked in late. There was Kou standing there with a note in his right hand and his left arm in a sling.
"There was a paper work misshape in the office, so I my classes was switched from Lady Belldandy's humanity relations third hour class to your class." Kou said handing the note from the office to Urd.
Urd just looked at the note like it was written in some strange language, she crumpled the paper in to a small ball and tossed it over her right shoulder. "I'm not really on for paper work, just take a seat over there and open your book to three hundred fifty two."
Taking the empty seat in from of Anata Kou sat down and opened his book. Fiona just looked over at Anata and shrugged her shoulders.
"Okay everyone the things you need to use are at the lab stations, just break up in to groups of two and have at it. If there are any questions just ask." Urd said as she sat at her desk and started to read some magazine.
As all the students started to break up in to their little groups, Anata looked over at Fiona. "Mind if I work with Kou there?" She asked.
"No not at all. This will give me time to catch up with Aoi." Fiona replied.
Getting up Anata walked on over to the lab station where Kou sat going through some notes. "Mind if I work with you?"
Kou only motioned to the empty seat in front of him. Smiling Anata took the seat. "What happened to your arm?"
"I had an altercation." Kou simply replied with out looking up from his work.
"Oh.... Okay...."
"The files you seek will be ready in a couple hours, they're being translated." Kou whispered as he slightly looked up from his work.
Nodding, Anata pulled out some beakers and test tubes for the potion. "Do you smile?"
"What?" Kou asked back, but this time looking up from his papers.
"Do you smile?" Anata asked again. "It's a simple question. I mean I've seen Demons smile a lot while here."
"I've lost my reason to smile a long time ago." Kou replied then he went back to his work.
"Really? What was that reason?" Anata asked as she grabbed the eye of snail that was needed for the potion.
"I'd rather not get in to it." Kou said then he looked at the amount Anata was adding too much eye of snail.
"Oh come on some times it helps talking about." Anata stated as she kept on adding eye of nut not noticing that she was using too much.
"Not in this case...... You're adding too much Eye of snail." Kou said.
"What?"
"The eye of nut, you're using too......."
Outside of the school, on the third floor the windows blow out and green smoke bellow out. Back in the class room every one sat there in their spots, everyone with some green substance all over them.
"Oops...." Was all Anata could say.
----(Goddess of the Earth universe)----
Sitting there on the couch, Raziel flipped through the TV channels looking for something to watch. "I'm so board..." Raziel groaned.
Walking in to the living room, Keiichi found Raziel watching TV. 'Urd is going to drag Raziel out again and from what I heard for her, Raziel saw a little embarrassed...... May I should step in.' Keiichi thought to him self. "Say Raziel? Want to go and hang out?"
"Not really, I'm still trying to figure out what I'm going to do about this Natsuki chick...." Raziel said.
Leaning on to the back of the couch, Keiichi whispered. "Your mother is getting ready to drag you off somewhere. I thought you might want the heads up."
His eyes slightly widening, Raziel looked over at Keiichi. "I'll meet you out side in the side car." Raziel said as he got up.
"I'll stall you mom and grab the helmets." Keiichi said.
Going their separate ways, Raziel went for the door and slid on his shoes while Keiichi walked down the hall over to Urd's room. Looking back down the hall to make sure that Raziel was fast on his way out the back door. So taking a deep breath, Keiichi knocked on the Urd's door.
"Urd I've got something for you." Keiichi said as he opened the door.
"Sorry about that Kei, but I'm getting ready to take Raziel out somewhere." Urd said as dug through her closet. "Kei I might need your credit card again."
"Oh well..... If you don't want that vary old bottle of Pure Refined Demon Dance Sake....... I guess I can just give it to my boss....." Keiichi said faking his sad tone.
Stopping her search for some money, Urd slowly turned to Keiichi. "Pure Refined Demon Dance Sake.......... No sorry I'm...... taking Raziel out."
"All right, looks like my boss is getting it......"
Then Urd's love..... No lust for sake crept back in to her head. "No wait!" Urd screamed. "I'll take it. Where is it?"
"It's under mine and Bell's bed." Keiichi replied.
Running past Keiichi, Urd barged in to Keiichi and Belldandy's room. Going over to the bed, Urd started to search for the bottle. Coming back up with a bottle in her hands, she shook the bottle and heard nothing but lose change geingle around.
Out side Keiichi busted out of the house with two helmets. Jumping on to Anata's bike, Raziel looked over at him with a questioning look.
"What happened?" Raziel asked.
"We have about three seconds before your mom comes through that door mad." Keiichi replied s he started the bike.
Just as the bike came to life, Urd busted the door down and stormed out side, just in time to see Keiichi and Raziel speeding out of the back yard.
"Keiichi Morisato! Raziel! You two get back here!!!" Urd yelled. "I do not take lightly to being tricked like that!"
---(Son of Urd universe)---
Stepping in to the lunch room, Kou scanned the room looking for Anata. Seeing her sitting at the far end of the room, Kou took in a deep breath. 'Seeing her double is like seeing her. Even though I have been forbidden to ever approach her.....' Kou thought to him self, and then he started for the young half goddess.
"So Fiona, What are we doing this weekend?" Anata asked.
"I don't know..... What ever I guess." Fiona replied.
"I know." Anata said snapping her fingers. "We can ask dad if we can take the bike and go to Tokyo for the weekend. That would be fun."
"Sis, something tells me that dad isn't going to let his two teenage daughters spend the weekend in Tokyo all by our self's unsupervised." Fiona said before taking a sip of her drink.
"We can ask Aunt Megumi if she wants to come." Anata said.
"I still think that would fall in the category of unsupervised." Fiona said back.
Just then a hand came down and placed a something that looked like a PDA in front of Anata. Fallowing the hand up to the arm, she found Kou there beside her.
"Kou?" Anata whispered.
"The files you seek are all on here." Kou said.
"How did you get those?" Fiona asked.
"Some questions are better left unanswered." Kou replied. "Now if you two will excuse me I need to return to my studies." Kou said as he turned and started to walk away.
"Wait!" Anata yelled as she grabbed Kou's arm. "Let me repay you."
"No, I did this at me own free will." Kou said. "No repayment will be required."
"Come on at lest me buy you lunch." Anata said as she started to get up from her spot.
"It will go to waist." Kou said as he lightly removed Anata's hand from his arm.
"Damn it! You're just as stubborn as my Kou." Anata shouted making everyone around her look at her. "I'm going to find some way to repay you."
Turning his head just enough to look back Kou smiled. "Helping you is payment enough......." He whispered.
Watching Kou walk away, Fiona and Anata looked at each other, both sisters with a really confused look. "What did he mean by that?" Fiona asked.
"I don't know." Anata replied. "I don't know."
T.B.C.