Disclaimer: I do not own Ah! My Goddess.
Please note this is taking place after 'Split Worlds'.
Episode III, Chapter I. MIHI CURUA FUTURI
A/N: This is the last of the Goddess of the Earth stories. And some things are a bit different. There may be some situations that are questionable. And some crud langue is used. Even some adult situations (NOT HENTI), reader discursion maybe advised.
Standing in front of the huge gate that allowed the tens of thousands of shadows to come to Earth; scanning the line of shadows. Anata started to hear the sounds of the battle taking place at the other end of town. She knew that right then and there that Kou, her mother, father and Aunts were in the mist of that battle. A battle that evolved Gods, Goddesses, Demons and Demonesses. Even some humans fought to defend Earth. Looking back at the gate, Anata saw that there where some hundred shadows standing guard.
"Looks like this is it.." Anata said to her self as she started to walk to the gate. With a new battle suite made by her aunt Skuld, Anata took the helmet she held in her hand and put it on to the sealing ring that made her suite air tight.
As she walked ever closer to her destiny, to what she knew what needed to be done. She started to think back to before all this started. Reaching in to a small pocket, Anata pulled out a battle cross allowing it to extend. But the memory of what happened before this evil came to earth.
= = = = Flashback to one week ago = = = =
Walking through a small town called Ota. The Morisato house hold had came here for the Tanabata festivities. Urd and Skuld were unable to join them for the trip to Ota, so it just left Anata, Kou, Belldandy and Keiichi. Both Anata and Belldandy wore a Kimono. That just only made them look even more beautiful. And as for Keiichi and Kou.... Well their trying to take care of their noses.
"What's taking you to so long? There's so much to do here?" Anata said as she turned around to find out why Kou and her father sere lagging behind.
There she found Kou and Keiichi both with kleenx stuffed up their noises, blocking the bleeding that was taking place.
"Are you kidding? My noise won't stop bleeding." Kou said, as he pointed to his noise.
Seeing Kou with the kleenx up his noise, Anata had to turn back around so not to laugh at Kou.
"Why don't we stay over night so we may watch the fire works. We can stay in an inn that's just up the street." Belldandy said as she looked over at Keiichi.
Thinking about it for a second, Keiichi looks at Belldandy. "That sounds like a good idea, but we better get that room at the inn here soon. The family size rooms will go out fast."
"Umm... I can get my own room." Kou said not wanting to be a burden.
"No problem. Don't worry about it Kou." Keiichi replied.
"I happen to know that rooms that size are rather expensive." Kou stated.
Keiichi then looked over at Belldandy and Anata looking for some thing from them, But Belldandy only smiled and nodded. Both Anata and Belldandy knew that Kou was the type of person that once his mind is set there is no changing it. But what Anata wanted to know is why he wanted his own room.
"All right, Kou if that's what you want to do." Keiichi said.
As they walked on to the inn, Anata walked along side Kou. As he parents walked up ahead.
"So, what's with this getting your own room?" Anata asked.
"I simply don't with to be a burden, that's all." Kou replied.
"Kou, you know you've never been a burden to my parents. In matter of fact I think they really like having you around." Anata replied.
"I know." Kou said.
As they walked some more, Anata started to think. "Say Kou? What do you think are my chances of my mom and dad letting me stay with you?" Anata asked as she gave a little wink.
Thinking for a moment; Kou rubbed his chin. Then looked at Anata. "About as much of a chance of your Aunt Urd going a whole day sober." Kou replied.
"Oh you think that uh? Just you watch." Anata said as he walked up ahead to her mother. "Mom, can I ask you something. Alone." Anata asked.
Keiichi knew that the only time that Anata would ask to talk to her mother alone it was one of two things. One she really needed something. Or she was having some girl problems. Sometimes both. And Keiichi along time ago decided that not knowing what was going is sometimes the best for him.
Keiichi and Kou watched as Anata and Belldandy walked up ahead. Then Keiichi looked over at Kou. "You know what that's all about?" Keiichi asked.
"Trust me. You don't want to know." Kou replied. And that just reamped Keiichi's rule that sometimes not knowing is the best.
Up ahead, and once out of ear shot from Kou and Keiichi Anata looked up to her mother. "Mom I need to ask you something." Anata said with a hint of a blush coming across her face. Belldandy and started to feel that Anata was embarrassed about something. Then it hit her.
"Anata Dear, don't you remember. Goddesses don't need to worry about that sort of thing. That's why your father and I had your aunt Megumi explain that to you. But if you need some money to get some things to deal with your little issue here you go." Belldandy said as she was about to start to dig around her hand bag.
Anata stood there looking at her mother. Trying to figure out what she was going on about. Then it hit her, just like a ton of bricks crashing on her head. "WHAT? NO! That was last week. What I was going to ask you is what do you think about me staying with Kou?" Anata asked as she was now fifty shads of red.
Belldandy was just about to give her answer but Anata said. "Think about is mom, when was the last time you and dad had any type of alone time."
Anata has know for years that her parents were doing when ever her father would hand her a couple thousand yen and said to stay the night at her Auntie Skuld's place or at aunt Megumi's.
Belldandy looked over at Keiichi and gave a smile, and then she looked back at Anata. "You've been around your aunt Urd for too long. But I still need to talk to your father."
Keiichi waved at Belldandy and looked at Kou. "Are you sure that I don't want to know?"
"Absolutely." Kou replied.
Walking back to Kou and Keiichi. Belldandy took Keiichi's hand and started again along their way to the inn. Anata on the other hand hugged Kou's arm and started to fallow her parents.
"What did your mom say?" Kou asked.
"She said that she'll talk to my dad." Anata replied. Just then her father looked back then back at her mother.
"See I told you that she'll talk to him." Anata said.
= = = = = = Back to the present = = = = = =
The some three hundred yards away from the gate, Anata started to walk past what was the remains of the Japanese defince force. She walked past the burnt out shells of tanks and skeletons of solders. Anata said a silent prayer for the dead as she walked through the battle field. With each step dust and ash lifted up off the ground. She then came to a line of tanks that too were burnt out. Then there was a clearing that stretched for another two hundred and fifty yards. Then there was the gate along with some thousand shadows standing there waiting for her. Then several of the shadows started to march towards her.
= = = = = = Flashback one week ago = = = = = =
Standing there at the lobby of the inn, Anata and Belldandy waited as Keiichi and Kou went about getting a room. When Keiichi was done he turned to Anata.
"Anata I want to talk to you for a moment." Keiichi said.
"Umm... Okay dad." Anata said sounding just a bit worried.
"Belldandy, Kou we'll meet you two here in just a little bit." Keiichi said as he and Anata walked out of the inn lobby.
Once out of the inn, Keiichi looked over at Anata. "You want something to drink?"
"Yah, I guess." Anata replied still not knowing what was running through her father's head. But what ever it was it was something big.
Fallowing her father to a small restraint with an out side seating area. As they found a spot to sit at, Keiichi started to walk over to where he can order something. "What do you want to drink?" Keiichi asked.
"Some pineapple juice would be nice." Anata replied.
She watched as her father walked up to the counter and orders their drinks then he came back with the drinks.
"Here you go." Keiichi said as he handed Anata her drink.
Taking a sip through the straw Anata gave her father a questioning look. "So what's this about?"
"So I take it that you and Kou are going to share a room?" Keiichi asked.
"I take it that mom talked to you?" Anata asked another question.
"She and I talked, and I'm going along with it. Because I know that you two won't do anything that you won't regret later on. If you get my drift." Keiichi said as he took his drink and took a drink.
"Thanks dad.... But that's not the real reason you wanted to talk to me is it?" Anata asked, and then she took another sip of her drink.
Keiichi then reached for his pocket and pulled out an envelope; placing it on the table Anata looked at it and back up at her father.
"What is it?" Anata asked.
"That would be the results of you entrance exam. I haven't opened it. I thought that you might want to check it out." Keiichi said.
Anata picked up the envelope and opened it. There was the test score. Her eyes light up, there it was a ninety one percent. And the list of schools that she can attend. "OH MY GOD!!! I passed. Check it out!!!" Anata said as she jumped up out of her seat and hugged her father.
"Why did you keep this until now?" Anata asked.
"Well I thought it was as good as time as any. Come on lets go back to your mother and Kou." Keiichi said as he got another hug from Anata.
= = = = = = Flashback to the present = = = = = =
Stopping in her tracks, Anata waited for the shadows that were walking up to her to reach her. Clasping the battle cross with both hands, she looks up to the lead shadow.
"You know why I'm here. Let me pass or it will be the end of you." Anata said.
The monster didn't say a word. All it did was raise its dark hand, and formed it in to some type of weapon. And pointed it right at Anata. Before she knew it there was a light forming in side of the weapon. Jumping out of the way just in time to see a bolt of energy being fired, a plume of dust is launched up in to the air. When the dust cleared, it reviled a creator in the ground. The monster looked at the damage. There was no Anata. Then a bolt of lighting was fired form the air. Making the shadow monster turn to stone and shatter. The remaining shadows looked up and saw Anata there in mid-air. Raising their weapons they opened fire on the young goddess.
Doing some aerial acrobatics, she dodged the bolt being fired at her and forced her self to the ground as fast and as hard as she can. Planting the end of her staff in to the head of the closest monster; turning it to stone also and shattering it all at the same time. When she hit the ground, in one swift movement she swung her battle cross in to the chest of the monster to her left and spun around knocking the monster to her right in the side of its head. When her movements were finished, she stood there with the cross resting up on her shoulder. And its blue orb faded. Noticing this Anata looks at, and tossed it to the ground.
"That would be now good to me now." Anata said to her self as she walked up to the gate.
Stepping just a foot in front of the gate, Anata takes a deep breath and closes her eyes. And took a step in to the gate, as she did she could feel something pulling at her. But when she opened her eyes. There was nothing but black. She couldn't even see her hand in front of her. If it wasn't for the helmet she had on with its light. She wouldn't even know if she had her eyes open in the first place. As she traveled through the gate she started to replay the night at the inn just a week ago.
= = = = = = Flashback one week ago = = = = = =
After the fire works, every one went to their rooms at the inn. Anata had went to take a nice hot bath at the inn's outdoor hot spring. About an hour later she had returned in a robe. When she entered her and Kou's room she stretched and looked over to Kou.
"Ahhhhh, nothing like a nice hot bath after a long day, right Kou?" Anata said.
Laying on his futon, with his hands under his head. Stretching, he looks over at Anata. "It is rather relaxing." Kou replied.
Anata and Kou had known each other for just short of a year. And the whole time Kou has kept his long unruly hair, but just about three days ago he had it cut. To a normal, normal human length, now that it's short. It's still unruly, almost like it has a mind of its own.
"What?" Kou asked as he sat up some giving Anata a questioning look. "What's with the funny look?"
"What... Umm nothing just thinking." Anata replied as she sat down next to Kou. As he went back to laying on his futon.
"Sooooooo, have you picked out what school you're going to?" Kou asked trying to make conversation.
"I just got the test scores today. I still have some time before I need to pick one." Anata replied as she stretched out on the floor her self. Then she propped her head up with her hand.
"True, but I've heard that the good schools fill up really fast." Kou replied as he rolled on to his side so he can face Anata.
"Well you should have heard my dad after he read what schools will take me. He was like. Why don't you go to NIT like your old man?" Anata said mocking her father.
"Why don't you go that school? It will be somewhat cheap. You will be able to live right there with you parents." Kou said with a matter of fact tone.
"I don't know. I've always wanted to have an apartment when I get old enough. With two more years before I can be able to move out." Anata said as she rested her head on to the pillow. "Can you see it Kou. You and I having a place, and we keep on going to our classes at rather Yggdrasil or at a collage here on earth."
Anata then rolled over so she can bring her arms around Kou and snuggle up against him.
"I can see that. It almost sounds like your parents story, don't you think?" Kou said with a hint of a chuckle.
"No. My Aunt Urd told me their story, and I can tell you this. In our relationship, we're not no where as shy as that were. That's at lest according to my Aunt Urd."
"Well back to that thought about us having our own place...... I don't think that we wouldn't get any studying done." Kou said trying to hide his blush when he realized how him and Anata were.
It took Anata a second or two to figure what Kou had meant by that. Then it hit her. Sitting up she nudged Kou in the side. "Naughty, naughty Kou. You have such a bad mind."
"What? You are the one that had such a thought." Kou replied
"Bull shit." Anata said, and then she leaned over Kou. "But I on the other hand am having a vary naught thought."
Leaning closer to him, they met in a passionate kiss that would put all others that was shared in the past to shame. Then before Anata knew it, Kou had rolled and had Anata pinned underneath him. "You are a naughty one."
Then before he knew it, Anata used a little of her powers to roll her self and Kou back around so she was pinning Kou to the ground, so she was strateling him and holding his arms down to the ground. Kou looked up in to Anata's brown eyes. "I think that's cheating." Kou said softly.
Across the inn, Keiichi had fallen fast asleep. Leaving Belldandy to stare up at the ceiling. Being kept awake by the over wealming waves of emption that was coming from her daughter at the other end of the Inn. Months before Anata was born, Belldandy had always felt the emotions of her daughter. At first it was a burden to decipher whose emotions were coming form who. Or it was like some one blasting a bullhorn in to her head twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. This connection was best described as mother's intuition on overdrive. And as Anata got older, this connection became useful during some rocky times.
Sitting up in the futon, Belldandy held her hands to her chest. The emotions were almost to the point that it was unbearable. Getting up Belldandy forced her self to the small kitchenette and got her self a glass of water. Almost chugging the glass go water, Belldandy placed the glass back down on to the counter and placed both hands up in the wall and leaned against it. Belldandy was sweating buckets. She knew what was going on, and battled with the thought of interrupting them. As she thought this over some more, Belldandy got her self another glass of water and started to drink it. When she was about half way done with the glass, the emotions started subside.
Once asleep, Anata had found her self in a place that was smoky. There was no detail, nothing but the sound of wind blowing. Then the smoke cleared and a figure of someone could be seen. Anata couldn't make out who the person was, but one thing was for sure. The person was a woman. Anata then saw as a set of red eyes flashed. And the woman zoomed up close to Anata. Anata froze with fear. It was her looking back. But something was different about this girl that was in front of her. This Anata was evil, with her black lightning. Jerking her self back awake, Anata found her self in a clod sweat. As she regained her breath, Anata pulled the blanket along with Kou's arm up closer to her and slowly drifter back to sleep. Dismissing the dream as nothing more then a dream.
The next day, the sun light crept across the room, when it reached Anata's face, she could feel the light warming her face. Smiling she turned her head so she can look at Kou. Who had his arms around her, intent to not letting her go. She smiled some more as she took her hand and started to play with his hair. Turning the rest of her body, she watched as Kou started to fight back his own smile. But his fight was invane.
"Good morning." Kou said as he pulled Anata closer to him.
"Morning." Anata replied.
= = = = = = Flashback to the present = = = = = =
Still in the black void, Anata smiled as she remembered that morning. Then there was a flash of white light and seconds later she was thrown from the gate in to another world. Sitting up on the hard desert ground, Anata looked around to find she was in a world that was in an ever lasting night. Standing up she started to walk up to where she felt something calling her.
"According to Peorth, the last time any one from Yggdrasil was here. Was some ten thousand years ago. And that person barely made it back out." Anata said to her self as she climbed up a small mound of dirt. "And her reported to my grandfather that there are these rocks that take a form the mind of the intruder. I just better be careful."
T.B.C.
Now in the shadow realm, Anata must find what is making all this happen. As she searches, Anata reminisces about the events that took place before the shadows came to earth. As she dose she's not paying any attention to what she walking by and runs in to her first rock shifter.
Please note this is taking place after 'Split Worlds'.
Episode III, Chapter I. MIHI CURUA FUTURI
A/N: This is the last of the Goddess of the Earth stories. And some things are a bit different. There may be some situations that are questionable. And some crud langue is used. Even some adult situations (NOT HENTI), reader discursion maybe advised.
Standing in front of the huge gate that allowed the tens of thousands of shadows to come to Earth; scanning the line of shadows. Anata started to hear the sounds of the battle taking place at the other end of town. She knew that right then and there that Kou, her mother, father and Aunts were in the mist of that battle. A battle that evolved Gods, Goddesses, Demons and Demonesses. Even some humans fought to defend Earth. Looking back at the gate, Anata saw that there where some hundred shadows standing guard.
"Looks like this is it.." Anata said to her self as she started to walk to the gate. With a new battle suite made by her aunt Skuld, Anata took the helmet she held in her hand and put it on to the sealing ring that made her suite air tight.
As she walked ever closer to her destiny, to what she knew what needed to be done. She started to think back to before all this started. Reaching in to a small pocket, Anata pulled out a battle cross allowing it to extend. But the memory of what happened before this evil came to earth.
= = = = Flashback to one week ago = = = =
Walking through a small town called Ota. The Morisato house hold had came here for the Tanabata festivities. Urd and Skuld were unable to join them for the trip to Ota, so it just left Anata, Kou, Belldandy and Keiichi. Both Anata and Belldandy wore a Kimono. That just only made them look even more beautiful. And as for Keiichi and Kou.... Well their trying to take care of their noses.
"What's taking you to so long? There's so much to do here?" Anata said as she turned around to find out why Kou and her father sere lagging behind.
There she found Kou and Keiichi both with kleenx stuffed up their noises, blocking the bleeding that was taking place.
"Are you kidding? My noise won't stop bleeding." Kou said, as he pointed to his noise.
Seeing Kou with the kleenx up his noise, Anata had to turn back around so not to laugh at Kou.
"Why don't we stay over night so we may watch the fire works. We can stay in an inn that's just up the street." Belldandy said as she looked over at Keiichi.
Thinking about it for a second, Keiichi looks at Belldandy. "That sounds like a good idea, but we better get that room at the inn here soon. The family size rooms will go out fast."
"Umm... I can get my own room." Kou said not wanting to be a burden.
"No problem. Don't worry about it Kou." Keiichi replied.
"I happen to know that rooms that size are rather expensive." Kou stated.
Keiichi then looked over at Belldandy and Anata looking for some thing from them, But Belldandy only smiled and nodded. Both Anata and Belldandy knew that Kou was the type of person that once his mind is set there is no changing it. But what Anata wanted to know is why he wanted his own room.
"All right, Kou if that's what you want to do." Keiichi said.
As they walked on to the inn, Anata walked along side Kou. As he parents walked up ahead.
"So, what's with this getting your own room?" Anata asked.
"I simply don't with to be a burden, that's all." Kou replied.
"Kou, you know you've never been a burden to my parents. In matter of fact I think they really like having you around." Anata replied.
"I know." Kou said.
As they walked some more, Anata started to think. "Say Kou? What do you think are my chances of my mom and dad letting me stay with you?" Anata asked as she gave a little wink.
Thinking for a moment; Kou rubbed his chin. Then looked at Anata. "About as much of a chance of your Aunt Urd going a whole day sober." Kou replied.
"Oh you think that uh? Just you watch." Anata said as he walked up ahead to her mother. "Mom, can I ask you something. Alone." Anata asked.
Keiichi knew that the only time that Anata would ask to talk to her mother alone it was one of two things. One she really needed something. Or she was having some girl problems. Sometimes both. And Keiichi along time ago decided that not knowing what was going is sometimes the best for him.
Keiichi and Kou watched as Anata and Belldandy walked up ahead. Then Keiichi looked over at Kou. "You know what that's all about?" Keiichi asked.
"Trust me. You don't want to know." Kou replied. And that just reamped Keiichi's rule that sometimes not knowing is the best.
Up ahead, and once out of ear shot from Kou and Keiichi Anata looked up to her mother. "Mom I need to ask you something." Anata said with a hint of a blush coming across her face. Belldandy and started to feel that Anata was embarrassed about something. Then it hit her.
"Anata Dear, don't you remember. Goddesses don't need to worry about that sort of thing. That's why your father and I had your aunt Megumi explain that to you. But if you need some money to get some things to deal with your little issue here you go." Belldandy said as she was about to start to dig around her hand bag.
Anata stood there looking at her mother. Trying to figure out what she was going on about. Then it hit her, just like a ton of bricks crashing on her head. "WHAT? NO! That was last week. What I was going to ask you is what do you think about me staying with Kou?" Anata asked as she was now fifty shads of red.
Belldandy was just about to give her answer but Anata said. "Think about is mom, when was the last time you and dad had any type of alone time."
Anata has know for years that her parents were doing when ever her father would hand her a couple thousand yen and said to stay the night at her Auntie Skuld's place or at aunt Megumi's.
Belldandy looked over at Keiichi and gave a smile, and then she looked back at Anata. "You've been around your aunt Urd for too long. But I still need to talk to your father."
Keiichi waved at Belldandy and looked at Kou. "Are you sure that I don't want to know?"
"Absolutely." Kou replied.
Walking back to Kou and Keiichi. Belldandy took Keiichi's hand and started again along their way to the inn. Anata on the other hand hugged Kou's arm and started to fallow her parents.
"What did your mom say?" Kou asked.
"She said that she'll talk to my dad." Anata replied. Just then her father looked back then back at her mother.
"See I told you that she'll talk to him." Anata said.
= = = = = = Back to the present = = = = = =
The some three hundred yards away from the gate, Anata started to walk past what was the remains of the Japanese defince force. She walked past the burnt out shells of tanks and skeletons of solders. Anata said a silent prayer for the dead as she walked through the battle field. With each step dust and ash lifted up off the ground. She then came to a line of tanks that too were burnt out. Then there was a clearing that stretched for another two hundred and fifty yards. Then there was the gate along with some thousand shadows standing there waiting for her. Then several of the shadows started to march towards her.
= = = = = = Flashback one week ago = = = = = =
Standing there at the lobby of the inn, Anata and Belldandy waited as Keiichi and Kou went about getting a room. When Keiichi was done he turned to Anata.
"Anata I want to talk to you for a moment." Keiichi said.
"Umm... Okay dad." Anata said sounding just a bit worried.
"Belldandy, Kou we'll meet you two here in just a little bit." Keiichi said as he and Anata walked out of the inn lobby.
Once out of the inn, Keiichi looked over at Anata. "You want something to drink?"
"Yah, I guess." Anata replied still not knowing what was running through her father's head. But what ever it was it was something big.
Fallowing her father to a small restraint with an out side seating area. As they found a spot to sit at, Keiichi started to walk over to where he can order something. "What do you want to drink?" Keiichi asked.
"Some pineapple juice would be nice." Anata replied.
She watched as her father walked up to the counter and orders their drinks then he came back with the drinks.
"Here you go." Keiichi said as he handed Anata her drink.
Taking a sip through the straw Anata gave her father a questioning look. "So what's this about?"
"So I take it that you and Kou are going to share a room?" Keiichi asked.
"I take it that mom talked to you?" Anata asked another question.
"She and I talked, and I'm going along with it. Because I know that you two won't do anything that you won't regret later on. If you get my drift." Keiichi said as he took his drink and took a drink.
"Thanks dad.... But that's not the real reason you wanted to talk to me is it?" Anata asked, and then she took another sip of her drink.
Keiichi then reached for his pocket and pulled out an envelope; placing it on the table Anata looked at it and back up at her father.
"What is it?" Anata asked.
"That would be the results of you entrance exam. I haven't opened it. I thought that you might want to check it out." Keiichi said.
Anata picked up the envelope and opened it. There was the test score. Her eyes light up, there it was a ninety one percent. And the list of schools that she can attend. "OH MY GOD!!! I passed. Check it out!!!" Anata said as she jumped up out of her seat and hugged her father.
"Why did you keep this until now?" Anata asked.
"Well I thought it was as good as time as any. Come on lets go back to your mother and Kou." Keiichi said as he got another hug from Anata.
= = = = = = Flashback to the present = = = = = =
Stopping in her tracks, Anata waited for the shadows that were walking up to her to reach her. Clasping the battle cross with both hands, she looks up to the lead shadow.
"You know why I'm here. Let me pass or it will be the end of you." Anata said.
The monster didn't say a word. All it did was raise its dark hand, and formed it in to some type of weapon. And pointed it right at Anata. Before she knew it there was a light forming in side of the weapon. Jumping out of the way just in time to see a bolt of energy being fired, a plume of dust is launched up in to the air. When the dust cleared, it reviled a creator in the ground. The monster looked at the damage. There was no Anata. Then a bolt of lighting was fired form the air. Making the shadow monster turn to stone and shatter. The remaining shadows looked up and saw Anata there in mid-air. Raising their weapons they opened fire on the young goddess.
Doing some aerial acrobatics, she dodged the bolt being fired at her and forced her self to the ground as fast and as hard as she can. Planting the end of her staff in to the head of the closest monster; turning it to stone also and shattering it all at the same time. When she hit the ground, in one swift movement she swung her battle cross in to the chest of the monster to her left and spun around knocking the monster to her right in the side of its head. When her movements were finished, she stood there with the cross resting up on her shoulder. And its blue orb faded. Noticing this Anata looks at, and tossed it to the ground.
"That would be now good to me now." Anata said to her self as she walked up to the gate.
Stepping just a foot in front of the gate, Anata takes a deep breath and closes her eyes. And took a step in to the gate, as she did she could feel something pulling at her. But when she opened her eyes. There was nothing but black. She couldn't even see her hand in front of her. If it wasn't for the helmet she had on with its light. She wouldn't even know if she had her eyes open in the first place. As she traveled through the gate she started to replay the night at the inn just a week ago.
= = = = = = Flashback one week ago = = = = = =
After the fire works, every one went to their rooms at the inn. Anata had went to take a nice hot bath at the inn's outdoor hot spring. About an hour later she had returned in a robe. When she entered her and Kou's room she stretched and looked over to Kou.
"Ahhhhh, nothing like a nice hot bath after a long day, right Kou?" Anata said.
Laying on his futon, with his hands under his head. Stretching, he looks over at Anata. "It is rather relaxing." Kou replied.
Anata and Kou had known each other for just short of a year. And the whole time Kou has kept his long unruly hair, but just about three days ago he had it cut. To a normal, normal human length, now that it's short. It's still unruly, almost like it has a mind of its own.
"What?" Kou asked as he sat up some giving Anata a questioning look. "What's with the funny look?"
"What... Umm nothing just thinking." Anata replied as she sat down next to Kou. As he went back to laying on his futon.
"Sooooooo, have you picked out what school you're going to?" Kou asked trying to make conversation.
"I just got the test scores today. I still have some time before I need to pick one." Anata replied as she stretched out on the floor her self. Then she propped her head up with her hand.
"True, but I've heard that the good schools fill up really fast." Kou replied as he rolled on to his side so he can face Anata.
"Well you should have heard my dad after he read what schools will take me. He was like. Why don't you go to NIT like your old man?" Anata said mocking her father.
"Why don't you go that school? It will be somewhat cheap. You will be able to live right there with you parents." Kou said with a matter of fact tone.
"I don't know. I've always wanted to have an apartment when I get old enough. With two more years before I can be able to move out." Anata said as she rested her head on to the pillow. "Can you see it Kou. You and I having a place, and we keep on going to our classes at rather Yggdrasil or at a collage here on earth."
Anata then rolled over so she can bring her arms around Kou and snuggle up against him.
"I can see that. It almost sounds like your parents story, don't you think?" Kou said with a hint of a chuckle.
"No. My Aunt Urd told me their story, and I can tell you this. In our relationship, we're not no where as shy as that were. That's at lest according to my Aunt Urd."
"Well back to that thought about us having our own place...... I don't think that we wouldn't get any studying done." Kou said trying to hide his blush when he realized how him and Anata were.
It took Anata a second or two to figure what Kou had meant by that. Then it hit her. Sitting up she nudged Kou in the side. "Naughty, naughty Kou. You have such a bad mind."
"What? You are the one that had such a thought." Kou replied
"Bull shit." Anata said, and then she leaned over Kou. "But I on the other hand am having a vary naught thought."
Leaning closer to him, they met in a passionate kiss that would put all others that was shared in the past to shame. Then before Anata knew it, Kou had rolled and had Anata pinned underneath him. "You are a naughty one."
Then before he knew it, Anata used a little of her powers to roll her self and Kou back around so she was pinning Kou to the ground, so she was strateling him and holding his arms down to the ground. Kou looked up in to Anata's brown eyes. "I think that's cheating." Kou said softly.
Across the inn, Keiichi had fallen fast asleep. Leaving Belldandy to stare up at the ceiling. Being kept awake by the over wealming waves of emption that was coming from her daughter at the other end of the Inn. Months before Anata was born, Belldandy had always felt the emotions of her daughter. At first it was a burden to decipher whose emotions were coming form who. Or it was like some one blasting a bullhorn in to her head twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. This connection was best described as mother's intuition on overdrive. And as Anata got older, this connection became useful during some rocky times.
Sitting up in the futon, Belldandy held her hands to her chest. The emotions were almost to the point that it was unbearable. Getting up Belldandy forced her self to the small kitchenette and got her self a glass of water. Almost chugging the glass go water, Belldandy placed the glass back down on to the counter and placed both hands up in the wall and leaned against it. Belldandy was sweating buckets. She knew what was going on, and battled with the thought of interrupting them. As she thought this over some more, Belldandy got her self another glass of water and started to drink it. When she was about half way done with the glass, the emotions started subside.
Once asleep, Anata had found her self in a place that was smoky. There was no detail, nothing but the sound of wind blowing. Then the smoke cleared and a figure of someone could be seen. Anata couldn't make out who the person was, but one thing was for sure. The person was a woman. Anata then saw as a set of red eyes flashed. And the woman zoomed up close to Anata. Anata froze with fear. It was her looking back. But something was different about this girl that was in front of her. This Anata was evil, with her black lightning. Jerking her self back awake, Anata found her self in a clod sweat. As she regained her breath, Anata pulled the blanket along with Kou's arm up closer to her and slowly drifter back to sleep. Dismissing the dream as nothing more then a dream.
The next day, the sun light crept across the room, when it reached Anata's face, she could feel the light warming her face. Smiling she turned her head so she can look at Kou. Who had his arms around her, intent to not letting her go. She smiled some more as she took her hand and started to play with his hair. Turning the rest of her body, she watched as Kou started to fight back his own smile. But his fight was invane.
"Good morning." Kou said as he pulled Anata closer to him.
"Morning." Anata replied.
= = = = = = Flashback to the present = = = = = =
Still in the black void, Anata smiled as she remembered that morning. Then there was a flash of white light and seconds later she was thrown from the gate in to another world. Sitting up on the hard desert ground, Anata looked around to find she was in a world that was in an ever lasting night. Standing up she started to walk up to where she felt something calling her.
"According to Peorth, the last time any one from Yggdrasil was here. Was some ten thousand years ago. And that person barely made it back out." Anata said to her self as she climbed up a small mound of dirt. "And her reported to my grandfather that there are these rocks that take a form the mind of the intruder. I just better be careful."
T.B.C.
Now in the shadow realm, Anata must find what is making all this happen. As she searches, Anata reminisces about the events that took place before the shadows came to earth. As she dose she's not paying any attention to what she walking by and runs in to her first rock shifter.