Happiness' End Chapter 9: Actions & Consequences, 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.

Warning – Dark nature ahead. If you don't like dark stuff, don't read on. Also, OOC may apply.

Happiness' End

End of Chapter 8:

Urd soon reappeared after dinner, but didn't say a thing and simply went straight to her room. She had to make an antidote and quickly. She wanted things to be back to normal as soon as possible.

By her calculations, it would take almost 12 hours to make, placing the time of completion sometime after 10 am on Saturday.

She had to get everything assembled and ready. Lord only knew she wasn't willing to see the aftermath of another beating Keiichi took, as they were slowly getting more violent. She could only guess how the next outburst would affect him.

For his sake and for Belldandy's, she had to fix everything or else the outcome could be horrible.

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Chapter 9: Actions and Consequences

As Keiichi sat back and contemplated all that had happened in the past two months, he couldn't help but sigh. He'd been thrilled when Belldandy had returned and things had returned to as normal as they could be. Skuld, from what he had heard, was starting to accept and possibly like him, feeling upset at how she saw Belldandy react to the broken contract. Urd had remained pretty much the same in her small schemes. Belldandy had grown even closer to him, but now that was ending.

He sighed once again as the thought of his former love entered his mind. He knew something was deathly wrong, but dared not get close to her anymore. She had attacked him not once, not twice, but thrice. He had not really considered the first act of violence an "attack," but it fell into trend. He also thought of how violent they were getting each time he tried to approach and talk to her. He could only guess that in a few more attempts, he would either be paralyzed in some parts of the body, be a complete vegetable, or possibly die from the violence of the attacks. Neither of the options sounded appealing to the young man, so he had thought it would be best to completely avoid Belldandy when he got back.

With that thought, he turned as best he could onto his side and started to doze off to sleep.

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Belldandy was apprehensive about tomorrow. Urd had not since left her room as soon as she had come in and Skuld told her something rather large was going to happen. Her mind wandered off to an unconscious thought of Keiichi, which made her mouth twist into a snarl.

He had treated her as a slave and had taken advantage of her for far too long. She was sick of they way she had to act. She would be gone that very second if the contract they held hadn't been holding her here. She had to wonder why she'd ever agreed to having it reinstated in the first place.

Belldandy quickly got up and headed to her room, checking on her younger sister on the way. Skuld had already drifted off to slumber. Belldandy couldn't check on Urd, she seemed to have placed a locking field around her room that didn't allow anyone but herself to open it.

After her check was complete, Belldandy went into her room and promptly started reading a book she thought was interesting and somewhat followed her life. 1984 by George Orwell depicted a story of a society constantly under the eyes of a dictator named "Big Brother." They obeyed his orders absolutely, for fear of termination. Her life was similar to the book in certain facts; she was forced to stay here with a mortal and obey her duties of the contract, even if her feelings contradicted the fact. She was forced to live a life she did not want. No mortal could match a god; she had wondered why she hadn't seen that before.

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Urd came out of her room at 9 am on Saturday morning, large bags blatantly apparent under her eyes. She quietly and quickly moved to Skuld's room and woke her youngest sibling. She had to inform her of the plan and giving her the medication to fix the problem.

"What do you want Urd?" asked a rather grumpy and still sleepy Skuld.

"Listen kiddo, I need you to call Megumi and tell her to pick Keiichi up around half past ten. That will give me some time to slip Bell the antidote."

"What! You found a solution?"

"Shhhhhhh! Quiet! Or she'll hear you and we're both screwed!" Urd was getting rather annoyed at her youngest sister's inability to keep things quiet. "I have to spike her tea and give her a cup so she drinks it before you get back. She'll never believe me that she's been 'poisoned' so to speak and drink it normally."

"Do you want me to distract her now so you can do it? It would be better that way," asked a very eager Skuld. She wanted things to go back to normal for her dysfunctional family.

"Sure, that would make things a bit easier. Look, call Megumi and tell her. I have a feeling we'll have to tell her what we are before long to explain Bell's sudden extreme change in personality and temperament." Urd sat down beside Skuld, "I want things to be normal too, but something tells me Keiichi won't buy into it that easily…his trust and feelings are probably far out the window right now. I'm not sure he'll want Belldandy around much longer, but we'll have to wait and see."

"He better not hurt Onee-sama or he'll be sorry!" Skuld had a rather determined look as she thought of a crushed Belldandy. She couldn't bear to see her precious older sister like that, not again.

"I honestly wouldn't blame him," Urd muttered. "Ok, just get ready as you normally do, act like nothing big is going on and make small talk. Then call Megumi and tell her about picking K-boy up. After that, we'll stall as much as possible before we have to give her the stuff."

Skuld nodded in agreement, "I can make up the distraction as I leave and ask onee-sama if she can bring me my helmet, since I forgot it in my room."

"Good thinking, then I'll put the stuff in her tea and watch her drink it myself. After you get back, we have to warn the both of them about what will happen," Urd spoken rather slowly at the end. "Get ready, we have to move soon."

Skuld nodded and watched Urd leave her room before bathing and getting everything ready.

After breakfast, she quickly called Megumi and told her Urd's plan of action. She agreed to pick her up around half past ten, but she also told her that they'd need to take Keiichi's BMW. Skuld hadn't thought of the fact that Keiichi's right arm was as stiff as a rod, but it made sense.

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Megumi walked in, quickly exchanged pleasantries and pulled Skuld out back with her brother's bike keys in hand.

Skuld stopped and called, "Onee-sama, can you grab my helmet for me? It should be on the stool in the corner of my room!"

Belldandy called back, "I'll be out there in a minute with it Skuld." That was Urd's key line. As Belldandy left the kitchen, Urd quickly pulled a vial of medicine that she had completed concocting just before Belldandy served a late breakfast. She poured the contents into Belldandy's half full cup of tea and put the vial back in her robe before her sister could find out. As Belldandy returned after seeing the girls off, Urd watched her come and sit down at the table.

As she took another sip, Belldandy made a rather odd face, "Oh my. I didn't realize the tea was this sweet…"

"Waste not, want not Belldandy," Urd said with a sly smile as she watched her sister nod and continue downing the antidote.

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Mara cursed as she saw the scene play out. She had known it would take them a while to figure out what was wrong, but she was also hoping that it would have happened after the mortal Keiichi had broken the contract.

She could only guess if Urd knew it was her that had made the potion, but she would have to wait and see.

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Urd sat with an unconscious Belldandy as she heard the familiar sound of one BMW motorcycle pull next to the temple. She also heard a bit of laughter and a yelp as she could only imagine what it had to be like for Keiichi to get out of the side car of the bike he normally drove.

Urd left Belldandy's side and closed the door behind her to greet the incoming possie. She smiled as she saw Skuld and Megumi laughing at a somewhat frustrated Keiichi. He wasn't used to being doted on.

"Alright you three, we have to talk. Now." Urd stated in a rather cool and low key voice. Keiichi looked a bit nervous, Megumi looked confused and Skuld nodded.

As all four occupants made themselves comfortable, Urd began to explain.

"Keiichi, you know you have to talk to her," a brief nod from the young man made her continue, "let me warn you, she doesn't remember anything. She was under the influence of an outside potion concocted probably to split you two up. I doubt that will ease your mind, but it should at least help a little." Urd looked to Keiichi again who seemed to be thinking, but he nodded to show he understood.

"Which now brings us to you," she said while leveling a look at Megumi. "What we are about to tell you, you must not relate to anyone else, understood?"

A confused Megumi nodded before Urd continued, "It may be very hard to believe, but the three of us are from Heaven."

Megumi laughed, "Is that the name of the country you come from? Rather odd name don't you think? A bit religious for my tastes."

"No Megumi, I mean THE Heaven. The residence of all that is Holy and then some. The place where Kami-sama lives, resides and controls. Do you understand?"

A very baffled and bemused Megumi looked at Urd, "So…you're from up there?" She pointed to the ceiling for a dramatic effect. Both Urd and Skuld nodded. "Belldandy too?" Again with a nod.

"There are also instances of Hell that you personally have seen Megumi. Do you remember the strange dream in which you thought you were a car?" Megumi nodded, "That wasn't a dream. A demon, Mara, changed you into a car since she couldn't get to Keiichi because of Belldandy. She wanted to torment someone close to the family, and you were nearby."

"I guess that does explain some of the weird things that happen between all of you, but why wasn't I alerted sooner?"

This time, Keiichi spoke rather softly, "We weren't sure how to tell you…Belldandy came to me to grant my wish, which I wished for her to be with me forever. Urd and Skuld followed after suit to keep an eye on us for different reasons. We didn't know if you would believe them or just think we were all insane. After some of the things that have happened, we decided to tell you soon. I guess soon means 'now.'"

Megumi turned to Urd, "So Belldandy was under some sort of demon influence? That was what was making her so violent and grouchy towards Kei-chan?" Megumi's question was awarded with a nod from all three. "Where is Belldandy now?"

"She's currently asleep. The antidote I made will keep her knocked out for about an hour and she took it close to 45 minutes ago," Urd looked to Keiichi again. "You, K-boy, need to figure out what you're going to say to her. I know this will be hard, but Belldandy is the normal Belldandy now, not some crazy Bell that will try to kill you."

"If I need to talk to her, I need to think about what to say. Alone." Everyone nodded and watched as he tenderly and slowly rose from his spot and went to his room.

"What's going to happen now?" Megumi inquired of Urd.

"I don't know Megumi, I just don't know. One of two things could happen: one," Urd raised a finger, "Keiichi could reject her and call off the contract, which would mean she would have to return to the Heavens immediately. Two," she held up another, "things will continue as the way they were, but we won't know the side effects of what Keiichi went through. It may take him a very long time to open back up to Bell, or it may take hardly any time at all. It honestly is up to Keiichi at this point, everything rides on his decision."

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Keiichi was alone in his darkened room as Belldandy slowly began to awaken. She noticed that she was in Urd's room and also noticed she had no recollection of the last two weeks. It disturbed her profoundly, making her worry about Keiichi.

Just then, Urd walked in and looked at Belldandy, "Ah, you're up. Good, we have a great deal to talk about before you see Keiichi."

"Keiichi-san? What happened? What's wrong?" she asked urgently, "What's happened to my Keiichi Urd? Tell me!"

Urd sighed and sat next to Belldandy, "Belldandy, you'd better prepare yourself for the worst…something terrible could happen tonight."

Belldandy could only look at her sister in confusion, "What ever do you mean Nee-san?"

"Well Belldandy, it's like this…" and thus Urd began to recount the entire last two weeks to a rather intent looking Belldandy.