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Episode II, Chapter II: Job search, Job search....

December 3, 2019. 7:30am

With thinking all night, Kou didn't get a whole lot of sleep. Looking over at the small alarm clock on the floor Kou quickly and as quietly as possible got ready for the day. Sure it was early but in the search of a job early is good.

Walking in to the kitchen, Kou was shocked to find that Belldandy was already up.

"Lady Belldandy? Umm good morning." Kou said with just a hint of nervousness in his voice.

"Good morning Kou. Why are you up so early?" Belldandy asked as she prepared the tea pot for her morning cup of tea.

"Umm, I am getting ready to find a job, but I'm afraid that I don't know how to go about doing so." Kou replied.

"Well a good place to start is the news paper.. Here let me take a look." Belldandy said as she took the news paper out. "How much are you looking to get?" Belldandy asked as she flipped through the pages of the news paper.

"How long do I have?" Kou asked.

"You have twenty two days." Belldandy answered.

"I need to make five hundred, can you help?" Kou asked.

"My that must be some gift... Here's something that you may like to do, Book store clerk. And there is this one here, and this one and this one." Belldandy said as she circled each one.

Looking at the list of job openings, Kou looked at Belldandy. "Thank you." Kou said.

"You're welcome, now you better get going. Jobs don't stay open for long around here." Belldandy said with a smile.

Kou then left the temple and was on his way.

9:56am

Waking up Anata found that it was really cold. She walked out of her room in a heavy sweat shirt and pants along with a blanket wrapped around her. Walking in to the living room she found her father adjusting an extra propane heater.

"Come on dad, crank that thing up. It's cold in here!" Anata said as she plopped down on the floor next to the heater.

"Don't sit too close, and it should be getting better in her really soon." Keiichi replied.

"Where's mom? Come to think of it Where's Kou?" Anata asked.

"You're mother left to do take care of some things and I have no idea where Kou is at." Keiichi replied.

Anata sat there trying to figure out where Kou had ran off to. Mean while, across town Kou was not having vary much luck. Pulling his coat closer to him Kou looked over to the shopping complex. There was an electronics store.

"Might as well give it a try..." Kou said to him self as he made his way in to the store.

Once in the building, Kou looked around and saw some employees up at the customer service desk.

"Excuse me Ma'am? I was wonder by any chance are you....."

"Yes we are? All we need you to do is fill out this application" The manager said to Kou.

"Okay... Rather you just read my mind or am just incredibly lucky." Kou said.

"You're lucky, and the other day we just had two employees walk out of here." The manager said as she handed Kou some papers.

"Okay I guess I just go over at the computer desks and fill this out?" Kou asked.

5:35pm

Sitting their on the couch upside- down, and watching TV, yes Anata was quite board...

"Board!!!!!" Anata yelled just to break the silence.

"Anata dear please sit in the couch the right way." Belldandy said as she sat next to Anata.

"I will when I'm not board." Anata said as she changed the channel.

Belldandy sat there shaking her head, both hearing the front door opening. Belldandy and Anata turn to see who it was.

"What have you been?" Anata asked as she sat up right on the couch, but all she got in response was a moan and Kou slowly walking to her room. Looking at each other, Anata then got up to see what's going on.

Getting to Kou's room just in time to see him flop face first in to his futon.

"Where have you been all day?" Anata asked.

"Ugh" was again Kou's only response.

"It's Saturday why don't we go out and do something?" Anata asked.

"Let me rest some.. please.." Kou replied.

"Sure, we'll go out later after dinner." Anata said as she pulled the blanket up over Kou.

Walking back out in to the living room Anata sat back on the couch next to her mother.

"Where did he go to day?" Anata asked.

"More then likely at work." Belldandy replied.

"Work? Where at?" Anata asked.

"I don't know where. Maybe you should ask him." Belldandy said.

"You know, I think I will." Anata said.

Several hours later, Anata and Kou walked silently down the streets hand and hand.

"So where did you run off to all day?" Anata asked.

"Doing things." Kou replied.

"My mom tells me that you were looking for a job. So where do you work at??" Anata asked.

"And what makes you assume that I got a job?" Kou answered with a question.

"You where gone all day." Anata replied.

"Anata you're logic is a little off. Just because I was gone dose not mean that I got a job." Kou replied.

"The tell me, and you can't lie." Anata said pointing to Kou.

"I may not be able to lie, but I can still not answer. Thus I'm not telling a lie." Kou said.

"So you're not going to tell me are you?" Anata asked.

"No. But I would much rather enjoy this wonderful winter evening with you." Kou said doing his best to change the subject.

Letting go of Kou's hand, Anata steps out in front of Kou pointing her finger right at Kou's face. "Oh no, you're not changing that subject just like that."

"Look over there." Kou said pointing over Anata's shoulder.

"That just about the oldest trick in the book. Just tell me where you are working at." Anata said.

"No, for real look over there." Kou said again.

"Forget it. I turn around and you.... Hay what the hell." Anata yelled and Kou used some powers to lift Anata off the ground and turn her round so she can see what he was seeing. "What the hell? Is that?....... It is that's Ryoka. We haven't seen her since well you know. Let's go see what she's up too." Anata said.

"That's what I was trying to say, and I would never leave you." Kou said as he walked past Anata over to the restraint doors that Ryoka was standing at. Anata stood there and thought for a moment. "I didn't mean it like that." Anata yelled as she fallowed Kou.

"Why isn't Ryoka Yuzaki, how are you?" Kou asked as he walked up to the restraint.

Hearing that voice, Ryoka froze and slowly looked over where the voice came from. There she found Kou and Anata.

"K, Kou? Anata? Umm hello.. " Ryoka nervously said.

"Relax, we were just out for a walk and saw you here. You work here?" Anata asked.

"Sure do, I was just seeing a customer to a cab. He had just a little too much." Ryoka replied.

"That was very kind of you." Kou said.

"You know I'm about to get off, why don't you two come in and I'll hook you up with some drinks, on me." Ryoka offered as she opened the door for them.

"On you? We can pay." Anata said.

"I never had the chance to thank you two... For what you did." Ryoka said.

"We will be happy to join you." Kou said.

After a good three hours and several bottles of booze Anata and Ryoka are really smashed.

"Okay you two I think you've had enough." Kou said as he tried to take the bottles away.

"Noooooo I still *HIC* not done.." Anata drunkenly said.

Helping Anata and Ryoka out side, He got Ryoka a cab and made sure that she would get home alright by paying the cabdriver. Once Ryoka was in the cab she rolled the window down.

"Bye.. *HIC* Anata, And KoU. Don't HaVe too much Fun.. *HIC*" Ryoka said as she hung out of the Window.

"Ok. Shhhhhhh Ryoka *HIC* Kou's Gonna take me.. Home and take advantage of *HIC* Me, Right Kou!!!" Anata slurred as she hung off of Kou's neck.

"What?! No! Sir please make sure that she gets home alright." Kou said laughing nervously.

"Will do." The cabdriver said as the car drove off. Then Kou looked over at Anata again. "Well we should get back home."

Walking through the streets and making sure that Anata didn't fall face first in to the pavement. They finally reached the top of the hill where the temple over looks a good bit of the town. Reaching the gates, Kou noticed that the lights were off through out the temple.

"Looks like you're mother and father are asleep." Kou said as he guided Anata down the path to the front door.

Reaching the door, Kou pinned Anata up against the side of the temple as he started to fish out his own set of keys but come to find out he had forgotten them in side in his room. Looking to Anata who is so plastered didn't even know what's going on. "Sorry Anata but I need you're keys." Kou said as he reached in to Anata's pockets, she started to laugh.

"Oh Kou not there, you bad man you..." Anata said as she started to pull at Kou's coat.

"Ssssshhhhh it's not like that. I'm looking for keys." Kou quickly replied.

Hearing the door unlock, Kou then picked Anata up and walked in to the temple. Silently Kou made his way through the temple to Anata's room and slid her door open. Once in her room Kou closed the door knowing that Anata may try to start something... placing her down on to the still unmade futon, Kou pulled the blankets up over her and was just about to walk out and get to bed him self when Anata grabbed him by the leg stopping him.

"Kou please stay here..." Anata asked as she snuggled her face in to her pillow. "Until I fall... asleep.."

"Sure..." Kou replied. Sitting down next to Anata's futon. "But only until you fall asleep, I need to get up in the morning."

As Anata slowly slipped to away to sleep she started to ramble off. "I'm.. (Yawn) Going to... Find out where you work."

"Oh you are, are you?" Kou replied.

"yep.. And I'm going to stay there... and bug the hell out of you....(Mumble, mumble, mumble)...ZZZZ....zzz....ZZZ" Anata said as she gave in to sleep.

Knowing that Anata had fallen a sleep, Kou had remained there in the room for several more minutes before leaving him self.

T.B.C.

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"Urghh.. Hangovers suck... Anata here, well if he's not going to tell me. Looks like it's up to me to find out, come check it out as I try to find out what Kou is up to. Chapter III, Episode II Crap I missed him!!!!