Disclaimer: I do not own Ah! My Goddess.
Chapter Five
After returning back to their apartment, Kou had gone on to the heavens with Oryema. Leaving Anata there to alone, she doesn't really like being along, but there was really nothing that she could have done. With the light still out in the apartment, she made her way to the window wanting some fresh air. She climbed out on to the ledge just out side the window. The ledge stretched the entire length of the apartment building and was wide enough to allow a person to lay down. And doing so, Anata looked up at the night sky...... well what she could see of it with the lights of Tokyo covering the sky.
"I can't see any starts with all the lights............" Anata said out loud, letting out a heavy sigh.
"You can't see the stars this close to town, you'll be better off sitting up and look at the lights to the buildings."
Hearing Sara out side too, Anata looked over to her right too see, Sara sitting up against the side of the building having a cigarette. Doing the same, Anata too sat up. "I didn't know you smoke." Anata asked.
"Yeah........ It's my dirty little secret. Do you mind?" she asked looking back.
"No it's all right. So what are you doing out here?" Anata asked.
"The same as you. Just getting some air and just thinking." Sara said taking another drag from her smoke. Exhaling, she went on speaking. "I come out here some times to think and. I look at the light in the windows to the buildings and I think of those as my stars...... sometimes on a really clear night you can see the one maybe two of the brightest stars in the sky and when the moon is out everything seems to blind in as one."
Anata didn't say anything; she just looked back out the building sky line.
"Where did your friend go, I was thinking that you and he will be asleep or something......" Sara said.
"He..........He had to help a friend to get back home." Anata said. 'Well it's true in a way.' She thought to her self.
"I was watching what was going on in the city..........." Sara stated.
"Wh....... What?" Anata asked, fearing that she had seen anything.
"Yeah some fire or something........ Didn't you hear all the fire trucks?" Sara asked giving Anata a questioning look.
"Uh we weren't home." She quickly replied.
"Okay, so what are you doing tomorrow?" Sara asked.
"I already got my classes all set up, I just need to figure out where there at on campus and maybe some clubs." She said.
"What are you in to? Sports, There is a big LAN party thing that goes on if you're in to gaming. I saw that Bike you have; what about the motor club?" Sara said, flicking the cigarette butt off the ledge.
Thinking about what Sara had just said, Anata scratched her head. "Way back when my dad was in collage he was in the NIT motor club........."
"See there you go, fallow in your old mans foot steps. What he do in his motor club?" Sara asked.
"He raced." Anata replied simply.
"Again there you go....... Race, our school as hadn't had the best luck in that area. Maybe you can bring some freshness to the motor club." Sara said as she stood up, and stretching some more. "What will it hurt?"
"You know your right."
Mean while, before a board of inquire Kou with Peorth stood there as a ten high ranking gods and goddesses asked him several questions.
"And you want this board to believe that there is a benign in this universe that can possibly have more power then the almighty?!" An annoyed god ask from the shadows of his balcony.
"That is correct sir." Kou replied calmly.
"Mr. Morino." A Goddess said, making Kou turn his head in the direction of the voice. "If you were able to compare the unknown woman to Lady Belldandy or Goddess Anata. What will it be? Of course with personal feelings put aside."
"There is no comparison. The powers displayed by the unknown woman could rival that of the Almighty's power." Kou replied.
"Preposterous!" Another god yelled, slamming his fist on to the desk. "There is no power that can rival the Almighty's!"
"I was asked for a comparison, and I gave one." Kou said putting the members of the board in to silence.
Gathering his thoughts, Kami leaned forward so the light could hit him, allowing the whole board to see him.
"Mr. Morino." He said. "Tell me of my granddaughter." He ordered.
"Goddess Anata had used high level magic with out removing her point limiter, after the energy discharge she was rendered unconscious. That is when the unknown woman appeared." Kou answered, knowing that wasn't what the Almighty was looking for. "After the unknown woman and I exchanged words she vanished, Goddess Anata regained consciousness."
Kou watched as the Almighty rubbed his chin, gathering his thoughts again. After a moment of thinking Kami spoke again. "Do you believe that there maybe a connection between my granddaughter and the unknown woman?" Kami asked.
"No my lord I don't believe so at this time. I was told about the unknown woman several hours before by a local resident of the apartments." He replied.
"Vary good.........." Kami said then he looked over to Peorth. "Goddess Peorth, what is the condition of Yggdrasil?"
"My Lord, the main lobby is trashed and will require remodeling. As for the teleportation network, that is a different story." Peorth stated.
"Details." Kami commanded.
Peorth stood there taking in a deep breath before she gave the bad news. "The network is currently running at 5.000239 it will take one hundred twenty hours Yggdrasil local time to bring the net work back to peak levels. As of now the only ones that can use the teleportation network are those that use televisions and other electrical appliances. And the system that links the other words in to the network is in shambles; my team has gained access to the power grids of other words to get gods and goddess of the relief office to where they need to go."
"Vary well, you two are dismissed, Mr. Morino tell my granddaughter that she will need to give a statement as well." Kami said. Then she cracked a smile. "Also tell her that it will give her a chance to visit with her grandfather."
"Yes sir, your message will be passed along with the up most urgency." Kou said, before tilting his head and turning away.
As Peorth and Kou walked out of the great hall, Peorth whispered over to the young god beside her. "I think you handled your self quite well for your first meeting."
"Something tells me it won't be the last.......... Please get me back home I have things to do in the morning." Kou whispered back just before the door slammed behind them as they left the great hall.
Back on earth just before six in the morning there was a loud thud at the TV. Again there was Kou stuck with in the machine. Looking through the glass of the television, Kou was able to see Anata sleeping soundly in the futon. Smiling to him self, he knocked softly on the glass trying to get his loves attchen. But to only get her to moan and turn on her side, facing away from the TV.
"Anata....... Over here........" Kou whispered loudly, not really wanting to wake her.
"Mmm just a couple more minutes............" Anata moaned from under her blankets.
"Anata honey I'm in the TV; I'm stuck you need to get me out." Kou said in a soft voice.
"Uh ha......." Anata said still not even awake.
Kou looked over beside Anata, beside the futon at the alarm clock. It was set to go off at seven thirty. Almost an hour and a half away. Not wanting to stay in the TV for that long nor wanting to wake his love. Kou just let out a heavy sigh then resting his fore head on the glass waiting. It wasn't long before Kou had fallen asleep...... there with in the TV.
Hearing a knocking sound, Kou slowly opened his eyes to find Anata smiling back at him. "Morning...... how long have you been in there?" Anata asked, sitting in front of the TV.
"I got back home at six. It's really cramped in here and I need to get my self ready for work." Kou said scratching his head from with in the TV.
"Maybe when I get done with my shower........." She said standing back up, leaving Kou still there in the TV.
Watching her walk to the bathroom, Kou started to get worried. "Anata? Anata wait. This isn't funny....... Anata?" Kou said through the TV.
Hearing the bathroom door open and then close. Then there was nothing. Getting even more worried, Kou placed his ear up against the TV glass. After not hearing a sound for a second or two, Kou really started to get worry. Then he heard her removing her cloths through the glass to the TV, through the bathroom door. Placing his head even hard to the glass, Kou let out a heavy sigh.
'She's just messing with me now.........' He thought to him self.
After a good half hour, Anata had came back out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her body and a towel on her head so her hair can dry. Kneeling down to the TV again, Anata smiled. "What's wrong Kou?" She asked in a pouting tone.
"Your wrong, that was wrong......" Kou said slamming his head in to the TV's glass.
"Aww its okay Kou......" Anata said as she pressed the menu button and then the contrast letting Kou come through the TV's screen.
"That was just cruel......... " Said Kou as he looked up at his love from the floor.
"No I'm not..... I'm getting ready for school, and you should get ready for work. Before I go I'll have a pot of coffee going for ya." Anata said as she walked back in to the living bathroom to get ready got school. "And after school I have work with Sara, so I don't know how long I'll be gone."
"The board wants to speak to you about last night." Kou said interrupting Anata. "You grandfather said that this should be the perfect reason to spend some time with him."
"Okay......... I'll come right here after school." Anata said as she left the apartment.
Just about the same time across the country Keiichi was just getting up. Walking to the kitchen, fallowing the smell of Belldandy's great breakfasts. There already at the table was his eldest sister in law and his nephew waiting for breakfast.
"Morning uncle Keiichi......." Matagu said half asleep.
"Morning......Morning Belldandy, Urd." Keiichi said as he took a seat at the table.
"Good morning Keiichi dear." Belldandy said as she placed a plate in front of every one.
Then she placed the breakfast in the middle of the table. "Here you go everyone; I hope that you'll like it." She said.
"Aw, Bell you know what ever you make, it will be the best." Keiichi said.
"Really Aunt Belldandy, it is the greatest." Matagu said with a mouth full of food.
"Hay, I know what will make it taste even better." Urd said, sliding Matagu a dish that looked like it had spices on it. "It will....."
Forgetting about his mothers warning, Matagu reached out for the dish. At the same time Belldandy and Keiichi looked over at him the they remembered Skuld's warning. At the same time, Belldandy jerked the dish out off the table while Keiichi grabbed Matagu's hand away from the dish. Making him give his Aunt and Uncle a 'what the hell is wrong with you?' Look.
"Urd? What do you think you're doing?" Keiichi asked.
"I thought that the Kid could use some zing in his morning." She replied, offering something else to Matagu. "Here kiddo drink."
Matagu looked at the bottle of sake, then at his aunt Urd. "Umm....... Auntie Urd, I don't think mom and dad would like me drinking sake, and something tells me that Auntie Belldandy and Uncle Keiichi wouldn't like it neither."
"That's right Urd, his parents that wont like that, and we don't like it too." Keiichi said taking the bottle away from Urd.
"Really Urd, giving children sake........." Belldandy sighed.
"Well I need to get to school I'll see every one later." Matagu said as he got up from the table and darted out the door with Belldandy rushed right behind him with a lunch box.
"Matagu!!! Your lunch!!!" Belldandy yelled.
Running back Matagu taking the box from his Aunt. "Thanks Auntie Belldandy." Matagu then again ran for the Temple gates again. Leaving Belldandy there smiling. As she walked back in to the Temple she smiled at Keiichi.
"Urd may you leave me and Keiichi alone for a moment." Belldandy said.
"Umm...... sure Bell......" Urd said sounding confused.
Keiichi watched Urd leave the room then he looked over at Belldandy. "What is it Bell?" He asked.
"Well this last few days watching Matagu has made me remember how wonderful raising Anata was." Belldandy trailed off. Leaving Keiichi confused.
"Umm......... What are you getting at Bell?" Keiichi asked clearly confused.
"Keiichi have you ever thought about us having another child?" She asked.
"Belldandy..." Keiichi said as he stood up, placing both of his hands on to Belldandy's shoulders. "Belldandy think about this. Strange food cravings, Mood swings the damaged property after birth, and then we have the 3 o'clock in the morning feedings along with four thirty in the morning changing. Then there's the power surges and the display of powers and again the damages to the house."
"Wasn't so joyful?" Belldandy asked.
Keiichi just let out a heavy sigh............ "Sure Bell."
T.B.C.