Happiness' End Chapter 4: Reconciliation, 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 3:

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.

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Chapter 4: Reconciliation

Belldandy looked like she was going to be visibly sick. According to her senses and math, it had just hit one year and one month since she had left Keiichi under the influence of her sleep spell and returned to Heaven to discuss certain issues with Kami-sama.

She then realized why she felt that odd way she did when she woke up. It wasn't because of what had happened the previous night, it was because Keiichi had broken their contract in her sleep.

She had gained permission from Kami-sama himself to talk to Keiichi about what had happened, since this was a rare case and deserved to be sorted out quickly.

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As Belldandy and her sisters appeared in the temple, all of them looked around in shock.

It looked like it hadn't been used or lived in for quite some time. Dust almost an inch think covered everything in sight. All the furniture was covered in tarps and everything that they had known Keiichi to possess was gone.

He had left the three of their rooms almost completely as they were as a memorial to them, and what he had thought he lost. He had also taken a small memento from each room to remember them.

Belldandy immediately began to panic, even with reassurances from both Urd and Skuld. Both of them were giving suggestions that seemed logical to try, until one in particular hit home.

"Why don't we go see Megumi? I'm sure she would know something…" Skuld said quietly.

Belldandy's eyes widened a little bit and she kissed her sister gently on the forehead and ran outside to her bike that she ran errands with.

Urd watched as Belldandy left the temple in a hurry. She turned to Skuld and said, "I thought you didn't like the idea of them getting together? What's up?"

"I don't like seeing Onee-sama depressed and sad like this…it's not who she is."

Urd grinned and patted her on the head, "I guess you're right kiddo. Seeing Belldandy like this makes me feel uncomfortable too."

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Belldandy only took about five minutes to get to Megumi's apartment with the help of a small wind and speed spell she cast to help her ride the bike.

When she arrived, nothing seemed to have changed in her time away. As she knocked on the door, she could hear movement inside and a rather tired voice that said, "Coming!"

As the door slowly opened, it revealed a rather tired and worn out looking Megumi. As soon as she noticed who it was, Megumi glared at Belldandy coldly and seemed to straighten a little with anger, "What do you want? Come back to torment my brother again?"

"Torment Keiichi-san? No! I wanted to ask you if you knew where he was now, I need to explain something to him!" she said begging Megumi.

Megumi seemed to look at her uncaringly and replied sarcastically, "Oh I bet! You sure showed how much you cared for him before, vanishing for a year! Why should you care now?"

"It's all a misunderstanding, please! Can you tell me where he is so I can speak with him?" she pleaded with tears in her eyes. Belldandy slumped to her knees and asked again "Please? Can you tell me where he is?"

Megumi sighed and looked at the woman who once was her brother's love. "Alright…you didn't hear this from me but he's…"

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Keiichi was at his apartment with Sayoko enjoying a quiet conversation and sipping at some tea that served as a sort of after dinner drink. Both of them had started going out recently due to Belldandy's mysterious disappearance. Although Sayoko could tell that Keiichi had thoughts about her all the time, he was trying to move on.

That's when the surprises started coming one by one.

There was a knock on the door and Sayoko stood first, telling Keiichi she would get it. She received the shock of her life when she opened the door to see an emotionally unstable Belldandy standing at its entrance.

"Belldandy?" she asked in utter disbelief. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm sorry…I'm looking for Keiichi-san. I must have the wrong apartment," she said as she started to walk away.

"No, this is the place, but why are you here?" Sayoko asked once again.

That's when they both heard a call of "Sayoko, who's there?" and footsteps headed for the door.

As Keiichi turned the corner, he looked on in shock as Belldandy and Sayoko both stood in the doorway. He looked at his past love and current love interest in confusion, "What's going on?"

Sayoko quickly walked back to gather her personal affects and moved to pass through the door. "Thank you for a wonderful dinner Keiichi," she said as she gave him a small kiss on the cheek. He grinned a little and muttered, "Any time." After the small exchange, Keiichi looked back to Belldandy and waved a hand motioning her to come in.

As she came in, she could hear some sounds coming from the kitchen. She turned the corner to see Keiichi pouring two fresh cups of tea. She also noticed that his apartment seemed was in a mess of organized chaos. He had plans for bikes and even some parts laying around in boxes.

Keiichi motioned to the cleared off table in the middle of the room next to the kitchen and she sat down with him. He handed her a cup of tea and looked at her rather oddly.

"So what made you decide to come back after a year of vanishing without a trace?" he asked after taking a sip of tea.

Belldandy looked at him in silence before answering slowly, "I…I had thought you got my note that I left for you on the table before we left…"

"Note? What note? I woke up to an empty temple with no one in it and no warning of why it happened. Not only that, you vanished for an entire year without calling or even letting me know!" He stated bluntly. "I figured that you weren't serious with your promise about wanting to be with me, since it was so obvious you didn't; that's why the contract was broken almost 3 months ago."

"But I was serious! I want to be by your side as long as you want me there…" she trailed off looking at the table.

"You goddesses sure have a weird way of showing that. What do you do? Stay with the person you supposedly love for a certain amount of time before vanishing for a year, or longer, and then come back?"

"No! We were called back on urgent news by Kami-sama…he wanted to speak with all of us directly," Belldandy said while looking back at him. "Believe me when I say that if I would've known this would happen, I wouldn't have gone until I knew you were awake…"

Keiichi scoffed, "Yeah…sure. How is it supposed to look when I kiss someone I thought loved me and whom I loved and she vanishes the morning after? Pretty bad wouldn't you say? Do you know how that made me feel?"

Belldandy could sense his anger and frustration easily, but tried to keep calm. "No…I don't know how you feel…and I don't know why you didn't get my message that I left you with…it should've been on the table when you woke up!" She shook her head and continued, "I should've been there when you woke up…but my own ability to notice things was off. I only thought I was gone two days…"

"Two days? You thought you were gone for two days? Why would you think something absurd like that? You didn't bother looking in on me?"

Belldandy slowly shook her head and sighed sadly, "When we left…it was just after I'd put you under a sleep spell that should've lasted 2 whole days…but I guess I was wrong."

"I'll say…I woke up the next morning around noon to a deserted temple and had no clue why any of you left. I called Megumi to ask if you'd left a message with her but she didn't know about this either. It was about 3 months after you three left me that I moved in with Megumi at her place and continued on…"

After that Keiichi, sat there describing what he'd gone through, thought and did while all of them were away for the year while Belldandy listened in silence.

"And then you show up here tonight and expect everything to be alright? What gave you that idea?" he said as he concluded.

Belldandy then filled him in on what had happened while she was called away and why she was gone that long. "…Heaven sometimes runs on different time spans…and when I left originally it was one hour there to one week down here…" she stated as Keiichi gawked at her. "So when I found out about what happened I tried rushing down here, but couldn't…so I had to ask for Kami-sama to grant me a short reprieve to the surface in order to straighten things out with you…" She sighed heavily, "I'm terribly sorry about what has happened to you, and I wish I could make it right, but I cannot. I also don't understand why you didn't get my note that I left you…"

"Did you at least have fun in your little 2 day romp in Heaven? I bet you were glad to get away from me for a while. I bet a greater deal of the gods were happy to see you again."

She nodded slightly, "Yes…I did have fun visiting with my friends and family, but I also had my fair share of problems…like Urd getting out of control at the parties and several gods insulting you…"

"Insulting me? I bet they have every right to. Not every day that a low-life mortal gets to fall in love with a goddess just to have it ripped away," he stated a bit sarcastically.

Belldandy sighed and her eyes began to tear up slightly, "So you don't want me by your side anymore?" she asked almost breaking down.

Keiichi looked at her with pain in his eyes and began, "Belldandy…I don't know how you could love someone as simple and plain as me…I can't give you anything special nor can I compare to what the gods can offer…" He sighed and shook his head slowly, "I know you can't lie to me, but that doesn't make things any less difficult for either of us."

Belldandy seemed a bit upset from what he had said. "What does it matter if you're plain and simple? I don't want anything extravagant nor lovely, I just want to be with you…be with you when you have fun or be with you in times of pain and sorrow. I love you for who you are, not what you can give…"

Keiichi nodded and looked back to her, "So is this all you came for? Or is there a bit more?"

Belldandy looked at him in shock. She'd always been able to hide some small things from him, but it seemed that after nearly a year apart that he'd grown to see past a great deal of things.

"Kami-sama has given me one chance…"

"One chance at what?" Keiichi was interested in what she had to say.

"One chance at having the contract reinstated…and us going back to what we were," she replied without looking at him. She heard him sigh, but couldn't bear to look at him. She also heard the sound of the chair he was sitting in being pushed back and steps. She had assumed that he was pacing around the area they were sitting.

To her surprise, and somewhat delight, Keiichi walked behind her and wrapped his arms around her gently.

She then heard him whisper, "I'd like to go back to what we had. It would mean the world to have you back with me again."

She looked up into his eyes and saw nothing but sincerity and love. She got up and embraced him in a giant hug. Both smiled, but Belldandy was crying tears of joy at being united with the one she loved.

The one she would never leave again.