Happiness' End Chapter 7: Anger Personified, 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.

I also took inspiration from this next part from one of Slayer6's fiction crossovers known as "Neon Genesis: Goddess – Return of the Red Haired Devil" as well as the AMG TV series from an episode based off of Hasegawa's trials.

Happiness' End

End of Chapter 6:

Keiichi woke up a bit late on that Sunday morning, almost the same time Skuld and Urd. He hated working six days a week, but it was still rather fun. Sunday was his only day off, but he usually used it to spend the day with Belldandy.

His mind immediately shifted to what had happened yesterday and what he wanted to talk to her about. He slowly rose and walked to the bathroom. He prepared himself for what was about to happen, or so he thought. In reality, nothing could prepare him for what was about to take place.

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Chapter 7: Anger Personified

Keiichi slowly walked into the kitchen, only to be glared at by Belldandy. He winced and sat down. She slowly and carefully walked over to the other side of the table and placed his serving of breakfast in the middle.

Keiichi sighed and looked at her as she prepared her sisters' meals, who would be up shortly. Keiichi ate his breakfast as usual and thanked her, only to receive a curt nod.

She kept her distance as Keiichi washed his dirty dishes after eating. Finally, after cleaning everything up and moved to talk to Belldandy.

He moved behind her and put a hand on her shoulder and quietly asked, "What's wrong Belldandy?"

She shrugged his arm off quickly and only grunted. Keiichi sighed as she passed him to clean off the table before her meal with her sisters. Keiichi could only watch with a feeling of utter loss and sadness as Belldandy continued her life day by day. Only now, it seemed she didn't care if he was there or not.

As she was about to walk outside to wake her sisters, Keiichi grabbed her hand in a repeat of yesterday morning and started to speak.

"Belldandy, please tell me wh—" but never finished his sentence as Belldandy screamed and turned around.

He could see the angry and almost burning contempt and hatred in her face and eyes. He didn't have time to react as she brought a fist up and connected with his face, sending him back towards the breakfast table. As he fell, Keiichi gashed his forehead rather heavily as he hit his head on the corner of the table before passing out.

Urd and Skuld came running into the kitchen to ask what was wrong, being awoken by the scream that was let out. They both stopped and stared as Belldandy lowered her fist, looking extremely mad. But what made both of them worry was the limp form of Keiichi on the floor next to the table with signs of blood coming out from his body.

"Skuld, you try to calm Bell, I'm going to make sure he's alright…alone." Urd quickly walked to Keiichi, picked him up effortlessly and moved him to her room. Skuld was still frozen in shock from all that had happened. She had never seen her onee-sama that mad before in her life, let alone towards the one person she cared for most.

"Would you like some breakfast now Skuld?" Belldandy asked with a smile on her face, "I'm terribly sorry you had to see that."

Skuld looked at Belldandy oddly and noticed she was back to her normal self, whatever that was nowadays.

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Urd looked at Keiichi and shook her head. He was going to have a black eye for sure, unless Belldandy had helped to heal him, which she knew was a bad idea to ask.

She quickly dressed and cleaned the gash on his forehead. The ointment she used to clean it though would also help the regenerative process, thus healing it quicker than normal. Although Urd had done that, the bandage soon had a bloody counterpart to the gash it covered.

Urd only sighed and shook her head, as she didn't understand what was going on.

She left the unconscious Keiichi alone in her room while she went to get herself a serving of breakfast before the brat ate it all.

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Keiichi groaned and slowly opened his eyes to look around. He was in a room that he distinctly recognized as Urd's room, due to the potions and other ingredients everywhere.

"About time you woke up," a voice from behind he stated. He looked over to see Urd reading a book that he didn't recognize.

"What hit me? And why does my head hurt so bad?" Keiichi obviously didn't remember what had happened that morning.

"Belldandy decked you good. Even made you hit the table after she punched you. What did you do to her to make her so mad?" Urd sounded a bit irritated as she asked him the last part.

"I don't remember doing anything…I haven't even really been able to talk to her after Thursday…it's like she's avoiding me," he stated while rubbing his head.

"Well it's just after three here, you were out for a few hours after what happened. If I may make a suggestion, get out now. I'll look into what's bugging her since she seems to act normally around me and the brat."

"Get out to where?" Keiichi asked sarcastically.

Urd shrugged, "Call Megumi and ask her if you could stay there a couple days until things cool off."

"I guess that would be best…thanks for the warning Urd," he said as he slowly stood and got used to the dizzy feeling. He walked to the phone and called his sister.

After explaining that a few things were going on between the sisters and that he needed to leave them alone for a day or two, she accepted and told him to come on over.

"Alright, thanks Megumi. I'll be over in about 10 minutes," he said as he hung up the phone.

Keiichi sighed and looked at the closed kitchen door, where he could still hear the voices of the three goddesses discussing something.

He hoped everything would be alright when he returned. He quickly packed a few changes of clothes, grabbed his essentials and left.

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The conversation was interrupted as Keiichi left on his BMW.

"Where's Keiichi going?" Skuld asked.

"He's going to stay with Megumi a few days until we can sort this out," Urd replied looking at Belldandy.

"What's there to sort out? I don't want to be here or with him. He mistreats all of us and acts like he cares when he doesn't," Belldandy replied.

Urd shook her head and sighed again, "Why do you say that Bell? You know that's not true. He tries to help all of us as best he can."

"I'd rather not talk about it, please," Belldandy stated as she turned and walked away from the table.

"Something's definitely wrong here kiddo…I know she wouldn't do any of this unless she's under the influence of something or someone…"

"Do you think she's being controlled by someone?" Skuld asked a bit apprehensively, "If so, how do we break it?"

"I don't know Skuld, I just don't know," Urd admitted rather sullenly.

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Megumi had freaked as soon as she saw Keiichi when he arrived. He had a bloody bandage on his head and a shiner than could make even professional boxers wince.

"What the hell happened to you!"

"Ah…erm…well…Skuld kinda surprised me when I was working on the beemer, and when I jumped, I sorta made contact with the side of the chassis and when I went to hold my eye, scratched myself with a stupid socket wrench I was holding," he 'admitted' to his sister. He had always hated lying to anyone, especially over something like this.

Megumi immediately dragged him in and had him ice the sore bruise on his face while she checked the cut.

"It doesn't look so bad, at least that's good," she noted while she changed the bandage on it.

"Yea, Urd fixed it up for me with some of her medicine. It stings a little, but most of the time feels numb."

Megumi then proceeded to ask how long he'd be staying with her here.

"Not more than two or three days I hope," he said quietly, "I already sorta miss all three of them."

"Well now we can spend some quality time together eh bro?" she asked while nudging his sides.

Keiichi smiled and replied, "Yeah, it's been a while hasn't it? Ever since I moved out after they had to leave for a year."

Megumi then dragged him to his room and told him to get ready to go out to eat. Apparently, she was wasting no time in spending time with her brother.

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Mara watched everything with a huge smile.

Everything would draw to a finish, very soon.

Her patience and observations had paid off.

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While Keiichi was at Megumi's apartment, things never changed from their schedule. Although now he had to make breakfast for himself before leaving for work. Instead, he woke up a little earlier than normal and made breakfast for the both of them while Megumi still slept. He figured it was the least he could do for her while using her services.

On the other side of town around noon, Urd had been trying to get Belldandy to talk, but to no avail. She simply wanted to enjoy herself without any mention of the mortal that she had once adored.

Urd had a sinking suspicion of what was going on, but needed to confirm it first. She had called the offices in Heaven and asked for a short reprieve to go home so she could find out what was wrong with her sister. They had agreed and told her that the return gate would be ready by tomorrow at the earliest. Urd had agreed, but she wanted answers now. It was getting irritating how something so perfect could deteriorate that fast.

She had also left a message with Megumi to tell Keiichi to stay away until Friday, which was when she would return from doing her assignment.

She left a note for Keiichi before she left for her classes at Nekomi Tech, telling him what Urd had suggested.

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Keiichi had returned home to see the note Megumi had left for him from Urd. He shook his head and sighed. He hated being away from the trio, it was hard to do. Against his better judgment though, he decided to visit them on Thursday. It would at least give him a chance to apologize.

Keiichi had cleaned up and was in the middle of making a small dinner for himself and Megumi when his sister had arrived home.

"Did you see the note?" she asked a bit curiously.

"Yes Megumi, thanks. Urd should come up with a solution after she gets back, she usually does," he said while grinning a little.

As the night fell and dinner was eaten, Keiichi soon found himself in a usual position. After everything had been cleared, he resumed his hobby of watching the stars. It was a nice view from Megumi's place, but not as beautiful or nice as the temple.

Megumi had seen his little action, but decided to leave him to his thoughts.

Soon after, he retired to bed and advised her to do the same, since she had early classes. Megumi couldn't help but smile at that comment.

'Still thinking of others over yourself Kei-chan. That's why everyone loves you," she thought.

"Night Kei-chan," she called.

"Night Megumi, sweet dreams," was the reply.

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Three days had passed quickly, but to Keiichi it seemed forever. It seemed so long to him due to not seeing the familiar faces of his family, his trio of goddesses that had grown on him.

He was glad it was Thursday though. He usually tried to get off work a bit earlier than normal on Thursdays, plus he wanted to check on how Skuld and Belldandy were doing.

At about 4 pm, he came around the corner at the temple and parked his bike. He'd removed the sidecar before he left. He knew there was no reason to use it, so it was unnecessary.

He moved quietly to the entrance and opened the door to look around. He noticed it was quiet, very quiet.

As he removed his shoes, he noticed Belldandy sleeping in a rather uncomfortable position on the couch. He smiled and quietly moved over to her.

As he brushed a strand of hair out of her face, she stirred a little a mumbled something inaudible. Keiichi still held the smile he had as he slowly watched her awaken.

She smiled back slightly, not realizing who it was before she became fully awake.

As she opened she eyes even more and noticed Keiichi standing there touching her cheek, she growled.

That's when everything went wrong.