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Chapter eight

Standing there at the check out counter, Anata was being shown how to use the computer to check out and return movies. It was all really simple.

".......... So what all I really do is press the button for check out of return, then the number of days that the movie or game is going too checked out for. Right?" Anata asked.

"Just about, here why don't you take care of these customers?" Sara said, watching Anata work the register.

It was getting late, the street lights starting to come on.

"Here you go ma'am, have a nice evening." Anata said handing the movie to the customer. But as Anata started to check out the next customer she happened to look up out of the window. To see what she thought was Hild.

'Was that......... No Lady Hild is with Grandpa Kami, so why would she be here.....' Anata thought to her self. "Here you go sir, have a nice evening." Anata said again, handing the video game to the customer. Just as the customer took the plastic bag, two men walked in the store. Something made Anata take note about the two, it was just a feeling. She really couldn't place it, and just figured it was just her being a little nervous. Since it was her first day of work after all.

Sara on also started to get the feeling, but she kept a closer eye on the two. As Anata checked out customers and returned movies and games, Sara was still watching the two men as they walked around the store. Then suddenly they ducked behind a rack of movies, moments later they came back up each with ski masks on and a gun in hand.

"No body move!" the taller of the two men yelled as he waved his gun about. "Every one dose what we say, and nothing happens."

Then the second man came up to the counter and pointed his gun at Anata. "You, open the register and give me the cash."

"Anata.... Just do what he says......." Sara said as she kept her hands in sight.

"It might be easier to do this if his gun wasn't being pointed at my face." Anata said looking the robber right in the eyes.

"Give me the money Bitch!" the robber yelled, pulling the hammer back on the gun.

As Sara stood just behind Anata; Anata made her eyes flash a bright blue, startling the robber. Then in a quick movement, Anata snatched the gun right out of the robber's hand. Sara stood there shocked that Anata had just did that, as the other robber just ran out of the store soon fallowed by the robber that had his gun taken away. After they had ran out of the store, Anata turned around and smiled at her friend.

"What do you want to do with this?" She asked holding out the gun.

"Anata?" Sara said.

"Yeah....."

"What the hell were you thinking?!" Sara yelled as she shook Anata by her shoulders.

"What? I don't like things like that being pointed at me." Anata replied.

"Well I just need to call the police and do the reports, and we need to close the store the day........ Oh well I have something's that I needed to anyways."

Some two hours later, Kou stood looking in to the fridge completely dumbfounded.

"Where? Where did all this food come from? This is like three pay checks worth of food, easy." Kou said scratching his head. Walking over to the TV to catch some news, Kou switched the TV on but nothing happened. Scratching his head again Kou took a closer look at it.

"That's odd?" he said to him self.

Just then there was a flash of light and a beam of light shot from the TV screen. When the light faded, Kou just stood there with his mouth hanging wide open.

"Mo....Mo...Mother?" Kou finally was able to force from his lips.

"What? Cant a mother come by and see her son?" Kou's mother asked.

Falling to the floor, Kou just looked up.... Yep. Sure enough His mother was standing there before him with her hands resting on her hips waiting fro answer.

"Well?" She asked again.

"W.... what are you doing here on earth?" Kou asked.

His mother smiled at him before she answered. "Well funny thing you should ask." She said as she took a seat there on the floor with her son. "I was walking around Yggdrasil and I heard a rumor that you and Lady Belldandy's daughter are lovers........ So I just had to find out for my self."

"You came here to just to find that out?" Kou asked, sounding just a little annoyed.

"Don't get that tone with me young man. You may be grown up but I can still punish you." Kou mother said in that mother type of tone.

Kou let out a sigh before gathering his thoughts. "Mother?" he asked.

"Yes sweetie?" she asked back.

"Again why are you here?" Kou asked again.

"Can't I meet your love?" She asked.

"She's not home." Kou replied as fast as he could.

Looking around, Kou's mother noted that the apartment was quite and really small, too small in fact for a family.

"Kou dear?" She asked.

"Yes mother?" Kou asked back trying to figure out what her next question was going to be.

"Why don't I hear any children?" She asked almost sounding upset.

"What?" Kou asked sounding confused.

"Grandchildren! Why don't I have any Grandchildren!!" She yelled, making Kou fall over.

"We're not married! Mother IS that the only reason why you came here?" Kou asked now sounding a little annoyed..... Well more then a little.

"And that's never stopped young couples before, now has it?" She replied. "And living in a small place like that, things are bound to happen."

"MOTHER!!!"

Just then both Kou and his mother heard two girls talking out side of the apartment. Looking out the window at the same time. There was Anata and Sara walking up to the apartment.

"Oh who is the lucky girl?" Kou's mother asked.

"Mother.... You are on the mortal realm, don't not do anything."

After a good five minutes Anata walked in to the apartment.

"...... Yeah, I'll talk to ya later Sara. Kou I'm home." Anata called out.

Then before she knew it, she felt someone hugging her stomach. "Oomph........ Umm Who are you?" Anata said looking down to see some strange woman hugging her stomach.

Looking over at her love, Anata gave a questioning look. "Kou?" she asked.

"Umm..... Yeah, Anata that's my mother. Mother that's Anata." Kou replied.

"Okay... Umm nice to meet you. Why are you hugging my stomach?" Anata asked.

Suddenly Kou's mother stood back up, and rested her hands on her hips letting out a heavy sigh. "Nope no grand kids on the way."

Anata glared at Kou. Maybe even with a hint of anger. "What is she going on about?" Anata asked.

Kou stood there laughing nervously and scratching the back of his head. "Umm she wants grand children...... Funny eh?"

"Yeah... funny." Anata said sarcastically. "Mrs. Morino, look sorry to disappoint you but we're not planning to have any kids for a long time, and besides we're not married."

"That's what I told her........." Kou whispered.

Over hearing her son, Kou's mother whispered back. "And like I just told you, that's never stopped young couples in the past."

Meanwhile, Hild walked on through the streets of Tokyo, heading for Tokyo tower. She still was under control of some unseen force.

"The earth's lines flow there, and converge there........" Hild said as she walked across a street, making cars screech to a stop.

T.B.C.