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Chapter 27
---- (Son of Urd Universe) ----
Getting back home after the long process of explaining to Chihiro what had happened on the way home.
"I wonder what Chihiro met by having something planed just for us?" Fiona asked her self out loud.
Hearing the question, Anata shrugged her shoulders. "Hell if I know, but if she's anything like the Chihiro in my universe it's something twisted."
Hearing that their daughters where back, Keiichi and Belldandy walked into the kitchen where Anata and Fiona where looking for something to eat.
"Hey you two, we just got off the phone with Chihiro and she told us what happened." Said Keiichi, "And I'll tell you two this much. If the story had come from anyone else I wouldn't have believed it."
"Yes the story did seem a bit...... bizarre." Belldandy said. "Well how was the trip, besides your run in with the bike gang?"
"It was alright." Replied Fiona, "Apple juice Sis?"
"Sure thanks." Anata replied as she cough the can of apple juice. "Chihiro was looking at us like we where crazy when we told her what happened."
"What did she say when you talked to her anyways?" Fiona asked.
Keiichi and Belldandy looked at each other with a weak smile then back at Fiona and Anata. "Well.... Umm you see she needs you two for a little something."
Fiona and Anata looked at each other with fear. "What do you mean?" They both asked.
Belldandy and Keiichi both started to laugh nervously.
---- (Goddess of the Earth Universe) ----
Getting back from town, Raziel and Yu found that Yu's mother was there waiting for them at the front of the inn. "So you two have a good time?"
"Sure did, but how come you're out here?" Yu asked.
"I was wondering if you two wanted to go eat out for dinner." Yu's mother asked. "Maya had something to deal with so she won't be joining us."
Raziel and Yu looked at each other then back at Yu's mother. "Sure sounds good to us."
"Well why don't you two climb in to the car and we'll be off." Mrs. Asakawa said.
---- (Son of Urd Universe) ----
Hiding out in their room, Fiona and Anata feared what Chihiro had planed for them after school tomorrow. Flopping down on her futon, Anata rolled on to her back starring up at the ceiling. Fear clearly present in her eyes.
"Man we are screwed....." Anata muttered.
Fiona on the other hand paced back and forth. "Oh no, Oh no, Oh no..... What are we going to do? Mom and Dad didn't even tell us what she was going to do to us!"
"Fiona settle down, it can't be that bad! I mean what's the worst that can happen?" Anata asked as she sat up on the futon.
Fiona stopped in the middle of the room and looked at her sister.
"You're right...... Oh why grandfather!! Why do you so stuff like this to us?!" Anata cried up to the ceiling.
Falling to her futon also, Fiona looked like she was about to cry when......
"Fiona!!! Anata!!!! We're going shopping, get your things and come on!" Belldandy called out from the living room.
Both sisters shot up to their feet.
"Shopping......" Fiona said looking over at Anata.
"With mom......" Anata said looking back at Fiona.
"COMING!!!" Both sisters replied in unison.
Waiting for Fiona and Anata, Belldandy looked over at Keiichi. "I forgot, how did Chihiro talk us in to this again?" Belldandy asked.
"Well.... It's like this Bell. It's rather us of them." Keiichi replied. "And quite honestly, I don't know about you but I don't want to work for Chihiro again. Sure I'm greatfull for the job she gave me......"
"I too am thankful for the memories we got from working for Chihiro..... But our daughters?" Belldandy said.
"I know but trust me it was this or Chihiro taking them to some motorcycle show over in Tokyo." Said Keiichi, "Do I need to go in to detail on what goes on at those?"
"No, you don't need to. In fact I'd rather you not."
"And besides Bell it's going to be at NIT, what could happen and we're being there too." Keiichi added.
Just then Fiona and Anata came in to the living room. "We're ready." Fiona said.
Belldandy turned around and smiled at Fiona and Anata. "Well then lets go......"
Walking out of the temple Fiona and Anata fallowed their mother as they went over to the bus stop. But meanwhile At the Evangelion empress's palace, her plane was starting to come together. Before the empress was Natsuki kneeling on to one knee.
"I see that you have come to grips with your new arrangements." The Empress said.
Standing back up Natsuki nodded. "I have and I have studied the mission."
"And?"
Natsuki smirked. "With in forty eight hours you will have my sister here in this vary room."
"Excellent, you are dismissed. Feel free to roam about the palace, but please do not fight any of my guard. You've already killed fifteen." The Empress said.
Watching Natsuki walk back out of the main hall, when she was gone the lab worker stepped out from the shadows.
"What is her status?" The Empress asked.
"She will be at 100% with in twelve hours. According to her, her 'Sister' and she are a like in just about every way. With one exception, her sister requires the use of four reactors. At any given time one is always working, but when needed all four can activate providing vast amounts of power. But Natsuki on the other hand has her power with in her body. And has the power out put of Anata when all four powers are running." The lab worker replied. "It will be quite a fight when those two clash."
"In deed...." The Empress paused for a moment. Then she looks over at the lab worker. "Keep close tabs on her..... She seems to trust you."
"Yes ma'am."
Walking down the long halls of the palace, Natsuki happened to stop when she heard someone walking up behind her. "What is it?"
"I just wanted to check up on you." The lab worker replied. "How are you feeling?"
"My well being is none of your concern." Natsuki replied.
"I'm making it my concern."
Turning around Natsuki looked the lab worker right in his eyes. "If you wish to know, of my well being. I am felling my powers slowly return, and soon I will have my freedom from the Shadow's voice."
"How is it like? The voices, that is. What is it like hearing them?"
"Before I was given a body for the second time. All I felt was cold and saw nothing but darkness. And hearing the pain in their voices, The hate. It enough to make one mad. But soon, vary soon I will be free of that. My own life, my own will." Natsuki replied and turned back around and started to walk away from the lab worker, but she stopped after three steps and turned back to the lab worker. "..... But if I am betrayed......" Natsuki looked over at the thick stone wall and made her right hand in to a fist. Swinging it, her fist smashed in to a stone block, making it crumble. She then looked back at the lab worker. "My wrath will be unstoppable."
Then Natsuki turned back around and walked away in to the dark halls of the palace.
---- (Goddess of the Earth Universe) ----
Waiting for their food, Yu's mother rests her chin on her hands and looks right at Raziel. "So Raziel sweetie tell me, are you enjoying your self?"
A little surprised by he question as he was in the middle of drinking some soda, he only had a moment to think about his reply. "Apart from yesterday, sure I'm having a good time. Thank you for inviting me."
Yu's mother looked over at her daughter. "And you? Are you having a good time?"
"Umm.... Yeah.... What are you getting at?" Yu asked, knowing all to well that her mother was setting them both up for something.
"I'm not going anywhere with it. I was just wondering since you two didn't come home until early this morning."
"Well mom if you really want to know I was in Raziel's room all night." Yu added quickly.
'Damn it! She just played right in to it.' Raziel thought to himself getting ready for the ass kicking that was sure to come.
"I know about that I was just seeing what I got out of you two." Yu's mother said. "Just look at Raziel he looks like he's about to die."
It was true, Raziel was in the middle of a heart attack after hearing Yu tell her mother where they where. But as Yu and her mother talked back and forth, something coughs his eyes. Someone with platinum blond hair; taking a closer look. He couldn't tell who it was. "Um... Excuse me I need to... um go to the bathroom."
Yu then got up from the booth so Raziel could also get up. Walking to the other end of the building Raziel found the person he was fallowing. "Okay mom what are you doing here?"
The woman froze in place, and then slowly turned around. It was Mara.
"Mare what are you doing here?" Raziel asked.
"Holly crap, it's true, Urd did have a kid........" Mara said before busting into laughter.
Raziel stood there not really sure what was funny. "Did my mom send you?"
Mara laughed even more after hearing some kid call Urd 'Mom'. "Look kid, If Urd is pulling a prank on me..... It's funny it really is. So how muck is she paying you?"
"I sometimes ask my self that...... No it's no prank. She is my mom..... well in another universe anyways. I'm surprised that Grandma hasn't said anything to you." Raziel said.
"Okay.... Okay.... Please stop...... I can't take anymore." Mara laughed harder.
Raziel just stood there.
"Who did your hair....... Urd right? She did a pretty good job........." Mara said still laughing.
"For the last time she is my mom!" Raziel finally yelled making everyone in the building look at him. Finally Mara's laughter subsided to giggles then she stopped.
"Okay, So from another universe eh?" Mara asked.
"Yeah, I'm kind of stuck here for six months." Raziel replied.
Mara then looked over Raziel's shoulder to see Yu sitting there. "Looks like you're enjoying your stay..... Isn't that Anata's human friend?"
Raziel then looked back to see Yu sitting there at the booth with her mom. "Yeah...... guess I'm having a great stay. Umm Mara can I ask you something?"
"Sure Kid, but what your name?" Mara asked.
"It's Raziel." Raziel replied before asking his question. "When you go back too Nefleim please tell my grandma that I would like to see her."
Mara stood there thinking. "Umm If you are Urd's son, then you can just go and see her your self..... But yeah I'll tell her." Mara said as she started to walk away. "Say Raziel can you answer something for me?"
"Sure."
"Do I have a kid in you universe?" Mara asked.
"Biological clock ticking? No, no kids. But when I was little according to my mom you watched me and my half sister." Raziel replied. Then he realized that he had just said too much. 'Oops said too much.'
"Half sister?" Mara asked turning around giving Raziel a questioning look.
"Umm.... Never mind, I've got to get back to the girl over there... bye!"
"Hay wait!!" But is was too late, Raziel had already left her standing there. 'Half sister.... I need to find out more about that one.'
Getting back to Yu and her mother, he was met by two questioning looks. "What?" he asked.
"Who was that.... It kind of looked like your mom." Yu asked.
"Just an old friend of my mom." Raziel replied as he sat back down.
Just at about the same time the food had arrived.
---- (Son of Urd Universe) ----
Arriving at the mall, Belldandy turned to Fiona and Anata.
"Chihiro wants you two to help with the NIT motor club recruitment tomorrow afternoon." Belldandy said. "So she can sponsor more and bigger events. I'm sorry your father and I didn't come to you two first."
Fiona and Anata looked at each other, and then back at their mother. "Are those the things you and dad would show up and show off you twos driving skills?" Fiona asked.
Belldandy smiled and nodded. "They are..... But Chihiro would like you two to umm.... How should I put this? Take your Aunt Urd's place."
Fiona and Anata looked at each other again. Then again back at their mother. "But didn't Aunt Urd.... Basically walk around with a huge sign while wearing some skimpy two peace bikini?" Anata asked.
Belldandy only nodded.
"But we're not in collage? How is that going to work?" Fiona asked. "More importantly, why did you let your self get talked in to letting your daughters do something like that?"
Belldandy started to fidget with her fingers, something that both sisters knew she did when she was embarrassed about something. "Well..... You see it was that or.... An even at Tokyo."
"What type of even?" Fiona asked.
"A motorcycle show." Belldandy replied
As soon as her mother said that, Anata knew that the thing at the collage was much better. "It's alright; Fiona and I will do it."
"What?!"
Anata then jabbed Fiona lightly in the side. "Trust me, the thing at the college is much better. And think of it this way, we get to get some really cool cloths."
"But..."
"Think of it this way, you can have Lyn come along and screw with his mind some more." Anata whispered to her sister.
"Well then you two are fine with this?" Belldandy asked.
"Yeah we are. Come on Fiona lets find something REALLY good the ware." Anata said as she dragged Fiona off in to the mall.
Watching her two daughters go off in to the mall, Belldandy smiled to herself. 'Fiona has become close to Anata... I just hope that she won't feel hurt when Anata has to go back to her universe...... Maybe, just maybe Skuld in both universes can find a way so they can visit each other.'
Smiling to her self, Belldandy fallowed after daughters into the mall. It didn't take long for her to finds them. Anata and Fiona where found in a shop with several different questionable cloths. Belldandy looked around and started to blush.
"Goodness..... This must be where Urd gets her cloths." Belldandy said to herself out loud.
Over hearing Belldandy the sales clerk turned to Belldandy. "Miss Urd? Sure she shops here a lot; she even has a life time 15% discount."
Belldandy just stood there and blinked a couple of times. "Oh dear...."
Just then Anata came up to her mom with a bikini that had just enough fabric to cover vital areas. "Okay mom I found my outfit."
Belldandy shook her head. "No I draw that line with that. Just too much string, find something else with more fabric."
"But mom......"
Belldandy closed her eyes and pointed back in to the shops isles.
Anata let out a sigh. "Fine.... I'll find something else."
Fiona on the other hand was looking for something more conservative. Or at lest something not as... skimpy. 'Really sometimes I just have to wonder about Anata.' Fiona thought to her self. The then watched as Anata came back into the isle and put her outfit back on the rack. "Rejected by mom?"
"Not only rejected, but more like shot down burst into flames." Anata replied.
"Well try something simple." Fiona said as she pulled out a simple one peace.
Back at the temple, Keiichi was sitting on the couch reading some book that had the BMW logo on it. Walking into the room Skuld passed by Keiichi, just catching a glimpse of the book she stopped and walked back to Keiichi.
"What are reading?" Skuld asked.
Looking up from his book, Keiichi scratched his head. "Oh hi Skuld, I was just reading up on the K1 motorcycle."
"Isn't that the same bike you had when you where in college?" Skuld asked as she sat down beside Keiichi to take a closer look of the book.
"Sure is, I was talking to Anata the other day when she had asked if she could barrow my bike. Apparently the me in her universe got hold of a K1 for her birthday." Keiichi said. "And it got me thinking. I know I can't buy another K1, because BMW don't make them anymore. So I'm thinking about getting hold of the parts to make two. I mean it should be easy, after all the times I had to work on mine."
"That's a great idea but one question." Skuld said. "Where are you going to get the parts?"
"I guess I'll just need to look through some junk yards, or maybe even making the frames out of scratch. I got the specs here in this book." Keiichi replied. "I think Fiona and Raziel would like having their own motorcycles."
Keiichi then looked to his right then to his left, like he was looking for someone. Then he looked at Skuld. "Say Skuld, have you seen Urd any where, I'm going to ask her what she thinks about this.... You know after thinking about it, I haven't seen Urd all day." Keiichi said.
"She's up in Yggdrasil helping to come up with a way to bring Raziel back sooner." Skuld replied.
"So in other words she's driving Peorth up the walls?" Asked Keiichi.
Skuld nodded with a heavy sigh. "That about sums it up."
"Any thing new?" Keiichi asked.
"Right now the best thing we've came up with is to retry the experiment that caused this to happen in the first place. but its going to take up to six months for even Yggdrasil to crunch the numbers to make sure that we can send Anata back to her universe, then she gives the me there the info to get Raziel back here. But it's just going to take time." Skuld replied. "You miss Raziel don't you?"
"Yeah I guess I do.... But something tells me that with Raziel gone its just eating Urd up inside." Keiichi said.
Up in Yggdrasil Urd was standing over Peorth's shoulder. All while Peorth rubbed her forehead.
"Why don't we look in to Anata's reactors in her universe, I mean her point limiter connects her to them don't they?" Urd asked. "And maybe we can also use that same connection to bring Raziel back."
Peorth shook her head. "We looked into it, and it's not a workable. The only feasible salutation is to let Yggdrasil crunch the numbers."
"But six months! I want my child back sooner, a hell of a lot sooner then that!" Urd yelled.
"URD SHUT UP!" Peorth yelled back. "Look we know you miss Raziel, but you need to believe me when I say that we are doing everything. The best thing I can tell you to do is to go back home and use that thing that Skuld made so you and Raziel can keep in contact."
"But...."
"But nothing, just let us handle this. Urd you have my work; I'll keep up posted on anything that comes up." Peorth reinsured Urd as she placed her hand on to Urd's shoulder.
Back on earth, Fiona, Anata and Belldandy where still walking around in the mall, for the most part they had finished their shopping. And where now just wasting time, and the sisters had settled for an outfit that was matching.
"Well I do believe that you two have school in the morning and the same goes for me." Belldandy said turning to her daughters.
"But mom it's only 8:00. How come?"
"Because you two have a big day tomorrow." Belldandy replied.
---- (Goddess of the Earth Universe) ----
Having long since gotten back from going out to dinner with Yu and her mother, Raziel laid there on his futon looking up to the ceiling trying to let sleep over take him. But the heat was making it hard to do so.
'Damn it.' Raziel thought. 'If it's not the rain, it's the heat.... '
Rubbing the sweat from his face, he then rolled over on to his stomach and closed his eyes. Some five minutes later, just as sleep was about to over take him. Raziel heard his door to his room slide open. His eyes snapped open as he listened to se who it was. Then he heard the door again.
"Someone's in here.' Raziel thought to himself.
"Raziel? Are you still awake?" Yu said just barely louder then a whisper.
Sitting up, Raziel tried to focus his eyes. He was just able to make out a figure that looked like Yu. "Yeah.... What is it?"
Yu then walked up the where Raziel was and sat on the floor beside him. "Can't sleep either?" She asked. "It's the heat isn't it?"
Raziel sat up and rubbed his face. "Yeah... the heat's been keeping me up... that or what's been going on the last couple of days."
"I know what you mean.... I mean I've even been possessed by some shadow thing. Then Anata's evil twin; How do you handle it all?" Yu asked.
"We deal with it in our own ways." Raziel replied.
Yu then rested her head on to Raziel's shoulder and let out a heavy sigh. "But how do you deal with it?"
Raziel thought about for a moment. "Normally I would talk to my grandmother.... She's always been there for me for what ever reason, rather it's just to listen or to offer advice."
"Raziel can I ask you something?"
"Sure..."
"Can..... Can I stay with you to night?" Yu asked quietly.
"But what about your mom?" Raziel asked.
"She's out with the owner of the inn, there catching up on things. So she won't know... please Raziel. Like I said earlier today, you're a nice guy and I really don't to see you fall in to that stereotypical nice guy finishing last. I know you don't want to do anything, but we don't have too anything.... I just want to stay here. " Yu said looking back at Raziel.
Thinking about what Yu had said, Raziel then lay back down and moved over some so that Yu can lay there too. When she did, she rolled over to her side looking away from Raziel.
"Good night Raziel." Yu said with a slight yawn.
"Good night Yu."
T.B.C.
Chapter 27
---- (Son of Urd Universe) ----
Getting back home after the long process of explaining to Chihiro what had happened on the way home.
"I wonder what Chihiro met by having something planed just for us?" Fiona asked her self out loud.
Hearing the question, Anata shrugged her shoulders. "Hell if I know, but if she's anything like the Chihiro in my universe it's something twisted."
Hearing that their daughters where back, Keiichi and Belldandy walked into the kitchen where Anata and Fiona where looking for something to eat.
"Hey you two, we just got off the phone with Chihiro and she told us what happened." Said Keiichi, "And I'll tell you two this much. If the story had come from anyone else I wouldn't have believed it."
"Yes the story did seem a bit...... bizarre." Belldandy said. "Well how was the trip, besides your run in with the bike gang?"
"It was alright." Replied Fiona, "Apple juice Sis?"
"Sure thanks." Anata replied as she cough the can of apple juice. "Chihiro was looking at us like we where crazy when we told her what happened."
"What did she say when you talked to her anyways?" Fiona asked.
Keiichi and Belldandy looked at each other with a weak smile then back at Fiona and Anata. "Well.... Umm you see she needs you two for a little something."
Fiona and Anata looked at each other with fear. "What do you mean?" They both asked.
Belldandy and Keiichi both started to laugh nervously.
---- (Goddess of the Earth Universe) ----
Getting back from town, Raziel and Yu found that Yu's mother was there waiting for them at the front of the inn. "So you two have a good time?"
"Sure did, but how come you're out here?" Yu asked.
"I was wondering if you two wanted to go eat out for dinner." Yu's mother asked. "Maya had something to deal with so she won't be joining us."
Raziel and Yu looked at each other then back at Yu's mother. "Sure sounds good to us."
"Well why don't you two climb in to the car and we'll be off." Mrs. Asakawa said.
---- (Son of Urd Universe) ----
Hiding out in their room, Fiona and Anata feared what Chihiro had planed for them after school tomorrow. Flopping down on her futon, Anata rolled on to her back starring up at the ceiling. Fear clearly present in her eyes.
"Man we are screwed....." Anata muttered.
Fiona on the other hand paced back and forth. "Oh no, Oh no, Oh no..... What are we going to do? Mom and Dad didn't even tell us what she was going to do to us!"
"Fiona settle down, it can't be that bad! I mean what's the worst that can happen?" Anata asked as she sat up on the futon.
Fiona stopped in the middle of the room and looked at her sister.
"You're right...... Oh why grandfather!! Why do you so stuff like this to us?!" Anata cried up to the ceiling.
Falling to her futon also, Fiona looked like she was about to cry when......
"Fiona!!! Anata!!!! We're going shopping, get your things and come on!" Belldandy called out from the living room.
Both sisters shot up to their feet.
"Shopping......" Fiona said looking over at Anata.
"With mom......" Anata said looking back at Fiona.
"COMING!!!" Both sisters replied in unison.
Waiting for Fiona and Anata, Belldandy looked over at Keiichi. "I forgot, how did Chihiro talk us in to this again?" Belldandy asked.
"Well.... It's like this Bell. It's rather us of them." Keiichi replied. "And quite honestly, I don't know about you but I don't want to work for Chihiro again. Sure I'm greatfull for the job she gave me......"
"I too am thankful for the memories we got from working for Chihiro..... But our daughters?" Belldandy said.
"I know but trust me it was this or Chihiro taking them to some motorcycle show over in Tokyo." Said Keiichi, "Do I need to go in to detail on what goes on at those?"
"No, you don't need to. In fact I'd rather you not."
"And besides Bell it's going to be at NIT, what could happen and we're being there too." Keiichi added.
Just then Fiona and Anata came in to the living room. "We're ready." Fiona said.
Belldandy turned around and smiled at Fiona and Anata. "Well then lets go......"
Walking out of the temple Fiona and Anata fallowed their mother as they went over to the bus stop. But meanwhile At the Evangelion empress's palace, her plane was starting to come together. Before the empress was Natsuki kneeling on to one knee.
"I see that you have come to grips with your new arrangements." The Empress said.
Standing back up Natsuki nodded. "I have and I have studied the mission."
"And?"
Natsuki smirked. "With in forty eight hours you will have my sister here in this vary room."
"Excellent, you are dismissed. Feel free to roam about the palace, but please do not fight any of my guard. You've already killed fifteen." The Empress said.
Watching Natsuki walk back out of the main hall, when she was gone the lab worker stepped out from the shadows.
"What is her status?" The Empress asked.
"She will be at 100% with in twelve hours. According to her, her 'Sister' and she are a like in just about every way. With one exception, her sister requires the use of four reactors. At any given time one is always working, but when needed all four can activate providing vast amounts of power. But Natsuki on the other hand has her power with in her body. And has the power out put of Anata when all four powers are running." The lab worker replied. "It will be quite a fight when those two clash."
"In deed...." The Empress paused for a moment. Then she looks over at the lab worker. "Keep close tabs on her..... She seems to trust you."
"Yes ma'am."
Walking down the long halls of the palace, Natsuki happened to stop when she heard someone walking up behind her. "What is it?"
"I just wanted to check up on you." The lab worker replied. "How are you feeling?"
"My well being is none of your concern." Natsuki replied.
"I'm making it my concern."
Turning around Natsuki looked the lab worker right in his eyes. "If you wish to know, of my well being. I am felling my powers slowly return, and soon I will have my freedom from the Shadow's voice."
"How is it like? The voices, that is. What is it like hearing them?"
"Before I was given a body for the second time. All I felt was cold and saw nothing but darkness. And hearing the pain in their voices, The hate. It enough to make one mad. But soon, vary soon I will be free of that. My own life, my own will." Natsuki replied and turned back around and started to walk away from the lab worker, but she stopped after three steps and turned back to the lab worker. "..... But if I am betrayed......" Natsuki looked over at the thick stone wall and made her right hand in to a fist. Swinging it, her fist smashed in to a stone block, making it crumble. She then looked back at the lab worker. "My wrath will be unstoppable."
Then Natsuki turned back around and walked away in to the dark halls of the palace.
---- (Goddess of the Earth Universe) ----
Waiting for their food, Yu's mother rests her chin on her hands and looks right at Raziel. "So Raziel sweetie tell me, are you enjoying your self?"
A little surprised by he question as he was in the middle of drinking some soda, he only had a moment to think about his reply. "Apart from yesterday, sure I'm having a good time. Thank you for inviting me."
Yu's mother looked over at her daughter. "And you? Are you having a good time?"
"Umm.... Yeah.... What are you getting at?" Yu asked, knowing all to well that her mother was setting them both up for something.
"I'm not going anywhere with it. I was just wondering since you two didn't come home until early this morning."
"Well mom if you really want to know I was in Raziel's room all night." Yu added quickly.
'Damn it! She just played right in to it.' Raziel thought to himself getting ready for the ass kicking that was sure to come.
"I know about that I was just seeing what I got out of you two." Yu's mother said. "Just look at Raziel he looks like he's about to die."
It was true, Raziel was in the middle of a heart attack after hearing Yu tell her mother where they where. But as Yu and her mother talked back and forth, something coughs his eyes. Someone with platinum blond hair; taking a closer look. He couldn't tell who it was. "Um... Excuse me I need to... um go to the bathroom."
Yu then got up from the booth so Raziel could also get up. Walking to the other end of the building Raziel found the person he was fallowing. "Okay mom what are you doing here?"
The woman froze in place, and then slowly turned around. It was Mara.
"Mare what are you doing here?" Raziel asked.
"Holly crap, it's true, Urd did have a kid........" Mara said before busting into laughter.
Raziel stood there not really sure what was funny. "Did my mom send you?"
Mara laughed even more after hearing some kid call Urd 'Mom'. "Look kid, If Urd is pulling a prank on me..... It's funny it really is. So how muck is she paying you?"
"I sometimes ask my self that...... No it's no prank. She is my mom..... well in another universe anyways. I'm surprised that Grandma hasn't said anything to you." Raziel said.
"Okay.... Okay.... Please stop...... I can't take anymore." Mara laughed harder.
Raziel just stood there.
"Who did your hair....... Urd right? She did a pretty good job........." Mara said still laughing.
"For the last time she is my mom!" Raziel finally yelled making everyone in the building look at him. Finally Mara's laughter subsided to giggles then she stopped.
"Okay, So from another universe eh?" Mara asked.
"Yeah, I'm kind of stuck here for six months." Raziel replied.
Mara then looked over Raziel's shoulder to see Yu sitting there. "Looks like you're enjoying your stay..... Isn't that Anata's human friend?"
Raziel then looked back to see Yu sitting there at the booth with her mom. "Yeah...... guess I'm having a great stay. Umm Mara can I ask you something?"
"Sure Kid, but what your name?" Mara asked.
"It's Raziel." Raziel replied before asking his question. "When you go back too Nefleim please tell my grandma that I would like to see her."
Mara stood there thinking. "Umm If you are Urd's son, then you can just go and see her your self..... But yeah I'll tell her." Mara said as she started to walk away. "Say Raziel can you answer something for me?"
"Sure."
"Do I have a kid in you universe?" Mara asked.
"Biological clock ticking? No, no kids. But when I was little according to my mom you watched me and my half sister." Raziel replied. Then he realized that he had just said too much. 'Oops said too much.'
"Half sister?" Mara asked turning around giving Raziel a questioning look.
"Umm.... Never mind, I've got to get back to the girl over there... bye!"
"Hay wait!!" But is was too late, Raziel had already left her standing there. 'Half sister.... I need to find out more about that one.'
Getting back to Yu and her mother, he was met by two questioning looks. "What?" he asked.
"Who was that.... It kind of looked like your mom." Yu asked.
"Just an old friend of my mom." Raziel replied as he sat back down.
Just at about the same time the food had arrived.
---- (Son of Urd Universe) ----
Arriving at the mall, Belldandy turned to Fiona and Anata.
"Chihiro wants you two to help with the NIT motor club recruitment tomorrow afternoon." Belldandy said. "So she can sponsor more and bigger events. I'm sorry your father and I didn't come to you two first."
Fiona and Anata looked at each other, and then back at their mother. "Are those the things you and dad would show up and show off you twos driving skills?" Fiona asked.
Belldandy smiled and nodded. "They are..... But Chihiro would like you two to umm.... How should I put this? Take your Aunt Urd's place."
Fiona and Anata looked at each other again. Then again back at their mother. "But didn't Aunt Urd.... Basically walk around with a huge sign while wearing some skimpy two peace bikini?" Anata asked.
Belldandy only nodded.
"But we're not in collage? How is that going to work?" Fiona asked. "More importantly, why did you let your self get talked in to letting your daughters do something like that?"
Belldandy started to fidget with her fingers, something that both sisters knew she did when she was embarrassed about something. "Well..... You see it was that or.... An even at Tokyo."
"What type of even?" Fiona asked.
"A motorcycle show." Belldandy replied
As soon as her mother said that, Anata knew that the thing at the collage was much better. "It's alright; Fiona and I will do it."
"What?!"
Anata then jabbed Fiona lightly in the side. "Trust me, the thing at the college is much better. And think of it this way, we get to get some really cool cloths."
"But..."
"Think of it this way, you can have Lyn come along and screw with his mind some more." Anata whispered to her sister.
"Well then you two are fine with this?" Belldandy asked.
"Yeah we are. Come on Fiona lets find something REALLY good the ware." Anata said as she dragged Fiona off in to the mall.
Watching her two daughters go off in to the mall, Belldandy smiled to herself. 'Fiona has become close to Anata... I just hope that she won't feel hurt when Anata has to go back to her universe...... Maybe, just maybe Skuld in both universes can find a way so they can visit each other.'
Smiling to her self, Belldandy fallowed after daughters into the mall. It didn't take long for her to finds them. Anata and Fiona where found in a shop with several different questionable cloths. Belldandy looked around and started to blush.
"Goodness..... This must be where Urd gets her cloths." Belldandy said to herself out loud.
Over hearing Belldandy the sales clerk turned to Belldandy. "Miss Urd? Sure she shops here a lot; she even has a life time 15% discount."
Belldandy just stood there and blinked a couple of times. "Oh dear...."
Just then Anata came up to her mom with a bikini that had just enough fabric to cover vital areas. "Okay mom I found my outfit."
Belldandy shook her head. "No I draw that line with that. Just too much string, find something else with more fabric."
"But mom......"
Belldandy closed her eyes and pointed back in to the shops isles.
Anata let out a sigh. "Fine.... I'll find something else."
Fiona on the other hand was looking for something more conservative. Or at lest something not as... skimpy. 'Really sometimes I just have to wonder about Anata.' Fiona thought to her self. The then watched as Anata came back into the isle and put her outfit back on the rack. "Rejected by mom?"
"Not only rejected, but more like shot down burst into flames." Anata replied.
"Well try something simple." Fiona said as she pulled out a simple one peace.
Back at the temple, Keiichi was sitting on the couch reading some book that had the BMW logo on it. Walking into the room Skuld passed by Keiichi, just catching a glimpse of the book she stopped and walked back to Keiichi.
"What are reading?" Skuld asked.
Looking up from his book, Keiichi scratched his head. "Oh hi Skuld, I was just reading up on the K1 motorcycle."
"Isn't that the same bike you had when you where in college?" Skuld asked as she sat down beside Keiichi to take a closer look of the book.
"Sure is, I was talking to Anata the other day when she had asked if she could barrow my bike. Apparently the me in her universe got hold of a K1 for her birthday." Keiichi said. "And it got me thinking. I know I can't buy another K1, because BMW don't make them anymore. So I'm thinking about getting hold of the parts to make two. I mean it should be easy, after all the times I had to work on mine."
"That's a great idea but one question." Skuld said. "Where are you going to get the parts?"
"I guess I'll just need to look through some junk yards, or maybe even making the frames out of scratch. I got the specs here in this book." Keiichi replied. "I think Fiona and Raziel would like having their own motorcycles."
Keiichi then looked to his right then to his left, like he was looking for someone. Then he looked at Skuld. "Say Skuld, have you seen Urd any where, I'm going to ask her what she thinks about this.... You know after thinking about it, I haven't seen Urd all day." Keiichi said.
"She's up in Yggdrasil helping to come up with a way to bring Raziel back sooner." Skuld replied.
"So in other words she's driving Peorth up the walls?" Asked Keiichi.
Skuld nodded with a heavy sigh. "That about sums it up."
"Any thing new?" Keiichi asked.
"Right now the best thing we've came up with is to retry the experiment that caused this to happen in the first place. but its going to take up to six months for even Yggdrasil to crunch the numbers to make sure that we can send Anata back to her universe, then she gives the me there the info to get Raziel back here. But it's just going to take time." Skuld replied. "You miss Raziel don't you?"
"Yeah I guess I do.... But something tells me that with Raziel gone its just eating Urd up inside." Keiichi said.
Up in Yggdrasil Urd was standing over Peorth's shoulder. All while Peorth rubbed her forehead.
"Why don't we look in to Anata's reactors in her universe, I mean her point limiter connects her to them don't they?" Urd asked. "And maybe we can also use that same connection to bring Raziel back."
Peorth shook her head. "We looked into it, and it's not a workable. The only feasible salutation is to let Yggdrasil crunch the numbers."
"But six months! I want my child back sooner, a hell of a lot sooner then that!" Urd yelled.
"URD SHUT UP!" Peorth yelled back. "Look we know you miss Raziel, but you need to believe me when I say that we are doing everything. The best thing I can tell you to do is to go back home and use that thing that Skuld made so you and Raziel can keep in contact."
"But...."
"But nothing, just let us handle this. Urd you have my work; I'll keep up posted on anything that comes up." Peorth reinsured Urd as she placed her hand on to Urd's shoulder.
Back on earth, Fiona, Anata and Belldandy where still walking around in the mall, for the most part they had finished their shopping. And where now just wasting time, and the sisters had settled for an outfit that was matching.
"Well I do believe that you two have school in the morning and the same goes for me." Belldandy said turning to her daughters.
"But mom it's only 8:00. How come?"
"Because you two have a big day tomorrow." Belldandy replied.
---- (Goddess of the Earth Universe) ----
Having long since gotten back from going out to dinner with Yu and her mother, Raziel laid there on his futon looking up to the ceiling trying to let sleep over take him. But the heat was making it hard to do so.
'Damn it.' Raziel thought. 'If it's not the rain, it's the heat.... '
Rubbing the sweat from his face, he then rolled over on to his stomach and closed his eyes. Some five minutes later, just as sleep was about to over take him. Raziel heard his door to his room slide open. His eyes snapped open as he listened to se who it was. Then he heard the door again.
"Someone's in here.' Raziel thought to himself.
"Raziel? Are you still awake?" Yu said just barely louder then a whisper.
Sitting up, Raziel tried to focus his eyes. He was just able to make out a figure that looked like Yu. "Yeah.... What is it?"
Yu then walked up the where Raziel was and sat on the floor beside him. "Can't sleep either?" She asked. "It's the heat isn't it?"
Raziel sat up and rubbed his face. "Yeah... the heat's been keeping me up... that or what's been going on the last couple of days."
"I know what you mean.... I mean I've even been possessed by some shadow thing. Then Anata's evil twin; How do you handle it all?" Yu asked.
"We deal with it in our own ways." Raziel replied.
Yu then rested her head on to Raziel's shoulder and let out a heavy sigh. "But how do you deal with it?"
Raziel thought about for a moment. "Normally I would talk to my grandmother.... She's always been there for me for what ever reason, rather it's just to listen or to offer advice."
"Raziel can I ask you something?"
"Sure..."
"Can..... Can I stay with you to night?" Yu asked quietly.
"But what about your mom?" Raziel asked.
"She's out with the owner of the inn, there catching up on things. So she won't know... please Raziel. Like I said earlier today, you're a nice guy and I really don't to see you fall in to that stereotypical nice guy finishing last. I know you don't want to do anything, but we don't have too anything.... I just want to stay here. " Yu said looking back at Raziel.
Thinking about what Yu had said, Raziel then lay back down and moved over some so that Yu can lay there too. When she did, she rolled over to her side looking away from Raziel.
"Good night Raziel." Yu said with a slight yawn.
"Good night Yu."
T.B.C.