Happiness' End Chapter 3: Love Lost, 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 2:

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.

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Chapter 3: Love Lost

When the three sisters had arrived in Heaven, they were greeted by the sight of Peorth standing and waiting for them with a large grin.

She gave each of them a hug and then stood back, "It's been a while, ne l'a-t-pas?"

Urd looked at her with a smile grin, "I'll say, last time we were together you were trying to drag Keiichi away from Belldandy to get your own date."

Peorth seemed a bit flustered and shook her head, "If he had only made his demande sooner, that never would have happened."

"I suppose that's true, isn't it?" Urd replied looking a bit thoughtful. Skuld and Belldandy simply watched as the two talked for a little while.

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Keiichi was seeing flashes of everything he'd done for the past 5 years. It was like watching a fast-forwarded recording of his entire life as each image sped by him. He saw all the races, all his friends, all the time he spent at the temple with Belldandy and at work with Chihiro. The one thing that made him pause was all the events and times where Urd and Skuld seemed to interrupt what he was doing with his love.

He woke up rather suddenly and looked around. It was about noon the next day, around 16 hours after he had his headache and time alone with Belldandy. That was when he remembered actually being able to get close enough to actually kiss her without any interruptions, at the temple no less. It was a miracle among miracles that the moment happened, let alone peacefully.

"Belldandy?" he called, looking for the person who might be able to help him. He walked to the kitchen, holding his head, as it still hurt slightly. However, Belldandy wasn't in the kitchen. He moved to the tea room, her second favorite spot to be when she wasn't outside enjoying the weather. "Belldandy?" he asked again, knocking on the door and sliding it open slightly. Nothing.

When he checked her other usual spots and no sign of her could be seen, he began to worry. He was going to consult Urd and Skuld about what happened, only to find them missing as well. The temple was neatly organized and strangely clean; it was as if no one aside from him had ever been there. The only evidence that disproved that was Banpei-kun at the entrance and all of Urd's medicine and Skuld's machines hadn't been moved or touched.

He began to worry about what had happened, but calmed down and decided to call Megumi about it before jumping to conclusions.

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"What! They're all gone? Why?" Megumi asked from her side.

"I don't know, I was hoping they said something to you about it…but I guess not," he replied. Megumi had been happy to know that his memory was back, for the most part; but now those that had taken care of him had disappeared.

"Well thanks anyway Megumi, I'm sure I'll hear from them soon."

"Take care of yourself bro, don't push it too hard," she warned him.

"Yea, yea. See you tomorrow 'k?"

"Sure, how about lunch?"

"Sounds great, see you then." With that, Keiichi put the phone on the receiver and went back to worrying about what had happened.

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Belldandy had failed to realize it at the time, but Heaven's time rate was drastically faster than the Earths. Granted it could be slowed down or sped up further, but a person would have to request it. And to request that it happen, they'd have to know about it.

Currently, the time difference was roughly one hour of Heaven's time equated to a week on the Earth.

She was just leaving the Almighty's office with her sisters. After the initial "meeting" which was a short explanation of modifications made in Heaven along with a warning of having to go through training simulations and learn the new code (short being 2 ½ hours), the formality had left and it was some alone time between a parent and His children. Each one had interesting tales to tell and all of them got caught up with their Father. After everything was said and done, almost a total of five hours had already passed.

Belldandy still thought she had enough time to relax and talk with all the friends she hadn't seen in almost 4 years.

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Keiichi had already gone past getting worried, and was beyond frantic. He hadn't managed to get in touch with any of the Goddesses and was left alone for a little over a month.

He'd been beyond depressed as well. He'd asked Megumi if she would consider letting him move in for a while if they didn't show soon, and she had agreed. He'd continued on with what he normally had done, but with the lack of energy and drive he used to have before.

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Peorth, Ex, Erie, Chrono as well as several other of the gods and goddesses were waiting for Belldandy to come back from the meeting. Most of them were uneasy. None of them knew any meeting that had lasted this long.

They were put to rest, however, as Belldandy came walking down the hallway with a rather pleasant smile on her face with Urd and Skuld behind her. Many of the gods and goddesses swarmed all three of them and had given them welcome backs. Many of them also asked questions as to how they were and what they had been doing.

The conversations and questions carried over to dinner, which lasted easily the rest of the day in Heaven. All three Goddesses enjoyed the company they had since long missed. Belldandy would never admit it, but she also missed being with her friends. Even though most of her time was devoted to Keiichi, which she didn't mind at all, she still missed being with her old friends she'd known growing up.

A small party followed the dinner and soon everyone was either asleep or went home.

As Belldandy began to drift off to sleep, she wondered how Keiichi was doing under her sleep spell, hoping to make it back in time before he woke up so as not to worry him.

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It was at that point that Keiichi had moved in with Megumi about a month ago. Spending 3 ½ months alone in such a large and empty place had worn him out a good degree.

During the 5 odd months in which Belldandy had just suddenly left him, many of his friends came to his aide. A majority of the time for the first 3 months, he wasn't alone in his old home at the temple. He either stayed there with friends or slept at 'Whirlwind' in sleeping bag on the floor.

Megumi had been a real help in dealing with his loss. She'd always been there for him any time he needed someone to talk to or to be with. It was at that point that he realized just how much she did care for him, and he had vowed to help her if she ever needed it in the future.

It was after 5 ½ months that he before he went to sleep, he asked the simple question that had always haunted him.

"Belldandy…why did you leave?"

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Morning in Heaven was nothing less than perfect. Belldandy had enjoyed a good nights sleep in her original room; the room where she had grown up.

It was today that she had agreed to go on a little shopping expedition with Peorth and her friends at the mall before returning home to be with Keiichi. She had to admit that she felt guilty about leaving him alone in the temple for the night, but if she got back in time, he'd never know.

After preparations were complete, everyone set off for shopping.

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Keiichi had just moved back into an apartment off of campus. He looked around at all the boxes that needed to be unpacked and sighed.

He'd just finished his last language course and graduated from Nekomi Tech 2 months ago. Even though it had been almost a year since he'd been introduced to the head of the Wyvern Motorcycle Store that Imai worked at, Imai's boss remembered Keiichi and agreed to the old agreement that they had made about hiring him after he graduated.

After getting tired of bothering his sister, even though she insisted he wasn't, due to his work, he moved out into an apartment area that was about a 15 minute walk from his workplace.

He enjoyed working in the environment and had made several new friends after only a month and a half of being there. Imai was disappointed to learn that his lady escorts had left him almost 8 months ago, but sent his condolences to Keiichi, since he knew that he cared for the girls.

Keiichi shook his head and sighed again, "Look's like it'll take a while to get everything set."

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Belldandy had just finished her rounds in the mall with her friends before heading to dinner with them. None of the goddesses had really bought anything, they just enjoyed their time together and continued to chat about the past.

When asked about her return, Belldandy had said she planned on leaving later that night to be sure to get back to Keiichi before her spell had run out. This was met with loud protests from a few gods that were at dinner with them. They had no idea why she would care so much about a mortal who didn't seem to have anything decent about him.

Belldandy had gotten a bit upset from what they were saying and was calmed down by Peorth and her sisters. Peorth was one of the other few goddesses that had visited the mortal and knew just what he was and how much he was worth. A mortal like him was a rare find among all the corruption and self-centered people on the Earth.

Peorth had convinced Belldandy to stay the night and relax before she went down. She was worried that if Keiichi had seen Belldandy upset after being asleep for two days he might feel responsible and guilty.

Belldandy had relented and agreed. She and Peorth had stayed and talked for a while before she had turned in. Almost a full 48 hours had passed since her arrival, and she still didn't know the consequences of what had happened in her absence.

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Keiichi sat on the ledge just above Nekomi. He had found this ledge early one morning while taking Marron out for a walk with Belldandy.

Since then, he had often come here at night to just relax and think about the past and his future.

'It's been almost a year,' he mused to himself and sighed. 'I guess it just wasn't meant to happen.'

He had often wondered why she had left him without reason or notice. He had often wondered what he could've done to make her stay. The night before she vanished flashed in his mind as he kissed her.

'Maybe that was it,' he thought, 'maybe she realized that I wasn't worth anything without my memories or love for her. Maybe she never intended to keep her promise after all…'

It was at that point that he had said something that he never thought he would ever say, or Belldandy would even dream of him saying.

"I guess she doesn't want to be here. Ah well, she's probably moved on and I don't need her anymore…I guess she's happy since she left."

Suddenly, a rather odd feeling went through him and caused him a slight jolt. He'd looked around, but couldn't see anything.

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If Belldandy had been awake, she would've immediately felt the mental snap that had implied her contract was broken.

She woke up the next morning and felt a bit odd, but couldn't place it. She passed it off as the after effect of her anger towards the gods that had said her Keiichi was worthless.

It was around 9 am in Heaven according to the clock on her night stand. She prepared everything and waited for her sisters as they prepared as well.

The entire time she was in Heaven, Belldandy had rarely seen either of her siblings. They were being trained and given the new manuals and had gone through several simulations. Since the effect of the new system was more prominent on gods and goddesses lower than 1st class, Belldandy had little work to do, and what work she did have could be done on Earth with her Keiichi.

As all three were ready to depart, clearance was given to Urd and Skuld, but not to Belldandy. Urd, still being suspended, had decided to go back rather than waste time trying to work it off; although the new training had knocked off a full 10 years off her suspension. Skuld was still a surface world trainee, so she was allowed to pass as she pleased.

The puzzle remained with why Yggdrasil wouldn't allow Belldandy to pass. When asked about it, the super computer had one easy response.

- No active contracts. No proper summons. Goddess First Class Belldandy restricted from passing to the surface world -

"No active contracts? But…I have my contract with Keiichi-san!" she pleaded.

Urd had a sinking feeling as she called out, "Yggdrasil show status of the last contract made with First Class Goddess Belldandy."

As the display popped up, Urd looked in shock at what it said.

The display did in fact show the status on her contract, but it was what the contract status had shown that was a shock.

- Goddess First Class Belldandy -

CWCN #2577495672

Recipient: Keiichi Morisato

Status: Unfulfilled – Broken

Wish: For a Goddess like Belldandy to be with him forever

Cause of broken contract: Mortal broke contract by his own words 2 ½ months ago Earth time

Belldandy paled as she read the last line, "2 ½ months ago? But we've only been gone two days!"

Urd then spoke up again, "Yggdrasil, current Heaven time passage rate in comparison to Earth."

- Time Passage -

One week in Earthen time is equated to be One hour in Heaven's time

Belldandy nearly fainted as she asked, "How many hours have we been here?" as she looked at Urd.

Urd then looked at what was a sort of time display available, "According to this…56 hours, 24 minutes and 15 seconds."

"Oh no…" was all a sick looking Belldandy could manage.