Happiness' End Chapter 2: What was Lost, Now is Found, an oh my goddess! fanfic

A/N: This is my first shot at an AMG related fic. Although the story line follows fairly closely to the manga at the beginning, that is all that will be related to it.

Further notes that should be noted are that if you HAVE NOT read the manga past volume 19, you should NOT read this story, as it is a tangent off a major plot line in volumes 19 and 20, but involve different situations that didn't happen in the manga.

I honestly have no idea how long this fic will be, it depends on whether or not I believe it's finished.

Happiness' End

End of Chapter 1:

Belldandy waited politely as the phone rang before hearing someone pick it up.

"Hello? Megumi here," said a voice from the other side of the receiver.

"Megumi, it's Belldandy…Keiichi-san just woke up."

"That's great news! I'll be right over!" she chimed.

"However…" Belldandy said after a slight pause.

"What? What is it Belldandy?"

She took a deep and somewhat troubled breath and whispered almost non-audibly, "He has lost most of his memories…"

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Chapter 2: What was Lost, Now is Found

Within ten minutes, Megumi was already at the temple. She was out of breath at the front door, but there none-the-less.

The first thing she noticed when she was let in by Belldandy was that she was on the verge of crying. Many times had Keiichi told her that he could never be angry with her or forget her, but all of that was gone now.

When Megumi was shown in, Keiichi was sitting on the couch in the temple living room looking rather annoyed and very confused. As soon as he saw Megumi, he relaxed a little and was at least relieved to see someone he knew.

"Megumi, what's going on? Where am I and who are these people?" he asked motioning towards Urd, Skuld and Belldandy. Urd seemed rather shaken from what had taken place before Megumi got there, and Skuld was glaring at Keiichi since he had said something to upset her.

"Kei-chan, first things first, what can you remember doing last?" asked Megumi with a straight face.

Keiichi looked to be in thought before responding with, "I think it was a few days ago that I was trying to convince Keima-san and Takano-san to let me come out here for college…"

At that, Megumi looked a bit shaken and Keiichi asked her what was wrong.

"Kei-chan…you might find this hard to believe…but that was almost five years ago now," she replied solemnly.

Keiichi looked a bit confused then shook his head and smiled, "Nice prank Megumi, now can you answer my questions?"

After that, all Megumi did was walk to his room, bring back a calendar and show him the current date. He sat there for a little while looking at the calendar and then at the four ladies gathered around him.

"So…I've lost my memory of the past five years? Why? What happened?"

The other three girls looked towards Belldandy sitting in front of Keiichi. Taking the hint, Keiichi looked to her as well. Over the next few hours, the temple was filled with a rather still air as the four ladies tried to describe what it was like and how they met. Picture albums and even some secret videos Urd had made were shown to him in hopes to get him at least remember something were brought out.

After their efforts, Belldandy proceeded to call everyone that had asked her to when Keiichi had recovered. Within half the hour, everyone from the motor club and Chihiro were there to show support.

Keiichi looked around in amazement, "These are all people I know and are friends with?"

Megumi nodded along with everyone else. Keiichi, along with everyone else, seemed a bit shocked about it until Megumi had said that he had no real friends or acquaintances in high school.

A party was then thrown to celebrate Keiichi's successful recovery, even though he hadn't retained his memory. After about an hour, Keiichi was on the back porch of the temple looking at the stars. He'd been so busy the last few years that he rarely had this chance, not that he remembered.

"Is this seat taken?" asked a quiet voice from behind him. He turned to see Belldandy standing in front of the closed door.

He shook his head and asked, "Belldandy right?"

She grimaced a little with a slight frown and nodded slowly as she sat down near him. A few moments passed by in silence before something was said.

"I'm sorry for causing you all this trouble…it must be hard for you," Keiichi said as he looked at her sadly. She seemed fairly depressed, and it hurt him to see her like that, even though he had supposedly never met her.

She shook her head, "It's alright, I just hope you can recover soon."

What followed were quiet talks about various things, which seemed to brighten her mood a little. They both grew to know each other a little more from the small talk until a certain question was brought up.

"I know this must sound odd…but…were we…ahh you know…together before? Everyone seems to be looking and apologizing to you for something…" he asked looking at her with a serious expression.

Belldandy looked back at him with a hint of sadness, "Yes…we were. I promised that as long as you wanted me by your side, that I would be here for you."

"I'm sorry…I didn't know that I hurt you," he apologized and hugged her slightly. She sighed lightly and returned the slight embrace.

As the night went on, everyone soon left, wishing Keiichi well and sympathizing with Belldandy.

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A week had slowly passed around the temple, yet nothing had really changed. Peorth had caught wind of what had happened and sent her sympathies along with a bouquet of roses.

Keiichi tried learning more and more about his past from the three Goddesses. Some progress was made, as he could remember certain things and places, but nothing more.

One thing had remained a constant, however, and that was the nightly alone time that Keiichi had with Belldandy on the back porch. They sometimes talked about certain things, others they had just sat and relaxed in each others company. Even though everyone had told him that he had fallen in love with the beauty known as Belldandy, he doubted it. Now, however, the same manifestation was taking place. Slowly over the period of a week, he was developing the same feelings he had before.

It was at the end of that very week that he'd done something that surprised him. As they were talking on the porch as usual, Keiichi had moved over slightly and put his arm around Belldandy. She seemed a bit startled, but sighed and put her head against his shoulder and hugged him a little. He felt a little nervous, but enjoyed the way they were.

Urd and Skuld were watching from somewhere outside, as they usually had. Skuld was fuming, but Urd was holding her back, saying it was a good thing for Belldandy since the entire mess started a while ago. Half a month with no real interaction had gotten Belldandy a bit upset. This way, it was at least a little relief from the stress and depression that was riddling her.

They sat that way for a bit longer before a small conversation about their relationship started again. Belldandy was trying to fill in what she could for him while he listened carefully. He learned that on several occasions that they were pushed apart by an unknown whenever something intimate was going to happen. He also learned that they both had admitted to each other the love they felt.

"I can see why I would fall in love with a beautiful and caring lady such as yourself," he admitted, "but why me? I don't have anything that I can offer you for staying with me…"

She seemed a bit shocked by his confession and smiled, "I feel that way because of your heart. You are a good person, Keiichi-san. One who always tries his best and tries not to hurt others. That is what I love about you."

Urd seemed a bit content while Skuld was trying her hardest not to do something to upset Belldandy, and that meant breaking them up and smacking Keiichi a few times.

What happened next, surprised everyone present. Keiichi slowly moved close to Belldandy and made contact. They shared a gentle kiss that seemed to surprise Belldandy, but she enjoyed it. Just as she was about to wrap her arms around him, he pulled back sharply and grabbed his head. He tossed around a bit and grunted and shouted a little in pain. Belldandy tried to calm him, but it had no effect.

"Nee-san!" she called out hoping Urd would hear. Suddenly Urd appeared next to them and grabbed his arms while Skuld grabbed his legs. Belldandy and Urd gave him a short examination, but could find nothing wrong physically.

"It must be that he's getting a rapid dose of his memory all at once, causing a small mental distortion," Urd guessed. They lead him back to his room and on the futon. Belldandy began a sleep spell that would last two days, but paused slightly and looked at Urd as she heard the phone ring in the background before continuing.

Keiichi fell asleep and Belldandy was content, but little did she know that the spell had not given her the original length of time that she wanted.

When Urd returned, she had a rather unreadable look on her face and looked at both her sisters.

"It was Him," she said simply, "He wants to meet with all of us in a discussion immediately."

Belldandy looked surprised, but quickly settled down into a serious look.

"Let me leave Keiichi-san a note, and we'll go."

She quickly wrote a small note that stated:

Keiichi-san,

Kami-sama has requested our presence in a short meeting. Please be careful, we shall return as soon as we can.

Love, Belldandy

After that, she put it on the small coffee table next to the couch in the living room and met with her sisters.

As all three of them left via their transportation methods, the wind picked up. The window left open on the opposite side of the room carried the heavy spring winds into the house.

The consequences of which involved a small note, slowly being blown under the couch.