All major characters (c) 1996 Kosuke Fujishima, meaning Urd, Skuld, Belldandy and K1 are not mine, just the situations they are thrown in.
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.
honto: Don't worry about a lemon fic, this has nothing to do with it. And as for you ideas and plots, I have a few ideas that I've been jotting down when they just randomly come to me. You may see what you want, you may not. As for being rushed, I sort of needed that chapter to set up what happens next. To the point that Bell/K1 get along a little better. Consider it one of the dreaded "Naruto/DBZ filler eps" that happens way too often.
Main stream anime is more for the "American" audiences than for the original purposes. Naruto is becoming another DBZ and Bebop is old.
But once again: That sort of follows in the trend of the manga, don't you think? No matter the situation (ex: Lord of Terror, Ninja Masters, any events involving Mara, etc.), things for some reason always come out for the best for them both.
This chapter is a set up for things to happen in the future.
Happiness' End
End of Chapter 11:
Keiichi sighed again and hung his head, "Except for now…I'm sorry I brought this up Belldandy, it's done nothing but hurt you further…"
Belldandy stood and moved next to him. She slowly wrapped her arms around his midsection and pulled him into a light embrace, "I can understand your feelings, Keiichi-san. Please do not be upset with yourself, I am not upset at you. As long as you wish me to remain by your side, I shall be here for you."
Keiichi truly smiled for the first time in a week. "Thank you," he whispered as he pulled her into an embrace as best he could with one arm.
Urd and Skuld stood at the door, looking at the two. Both smiled at the scene. Keiichi had finally opened back up to Belldandy and apologized for everything. Belldandy had restated her promise to Keiichi, which she meant to keep with all her heart.
Things were finally looking up in the temple. Not only had the two love birds made up, but soon a plan to pay Mara back for what she did would be ready.
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Chapter 12: Calm Before the Storm
Almost a month had passed after Keiichi had seemed to get back to normal, but nothing had happened. No appearance by Mara or any other being with powers occurred at the temple.
Keiichi had gone to the doctor about his arm and to get the ok to go back to work, but he found it a bit more difficult than that.
After the x-rays were taken, the doctor looked perplexed and confused, "Mr. Morisato, these show that your arm has made almost a full recovery. I just don't understand."
Keiichi grinned and fidgeted a little in his seat. He would have to ask Belldandy about it when he got home, and to thank her as well. She as just trying to help, after all.
"No kidding? That's strange…"
"Well at this rate, you can have the cast off in about another three weeks, but you must keep pressure off the arm as much as possible. It won't fully heal if an event reoccurs that could accent the break."
Keiichi nodded in understanding, but he was also glad. Next month would start the pre-summer rush that most businesses like Wyvern received. The few months before summer and summer itself were the busiest times of the year. All the customers wanted to get their bikes upgraded or adjusted, and some even came in for an entirely new bike. He was glad that he wouldn't be left out of it.
"Thank you doctor, so I take this as an ok for me to return to work on a reduced load?"
The doctor nodded at Keiichi's question, "As long as you want to go back, I have no intention of stopping you. Please come back in three weeks."
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Megumi had a hard time understanding why Keiichi was grinning like a mad man after he exited the hospital, but soon found out why. He explained to her that he suspected Belldandy of slowly healing his arm rather than it healing itself.
Megumi too grinned and gave him an idea, "Maybe you should find a way to thank her Kei-chan?"
Keiichi looked at Megumi and noticed the mischievous look on her face and just shook his head.
"I swear, you and Urd are like sisters or something…"
"We would be if you and Bell got married you know," she glanced to see his reaction.
Instead of freaking out or blushing, Keiichi actually seemed to acknowledge her statement and was thinking about it.
"Guess you're right," was all he said.
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Keiichi returned home with Megumi a bit later and stepped out of the side car. It was weird to him that he now had to get out of the little car that Belldandy usually sat in while they were out together.
As they trudged toward the front door, Keiichi still looked lost in thought as Megumi moved to open the door for him.
"We're home," came two weary voices from the door. They had been at the hospital far longer than either had realized; most of the time in the waiting room. Both slipped off their footwear and walked into the temple. Keiichi was immediately caught in a small hug and a kiss from Belldandy, which he gladly returned.
As they separated, Keiichi looked at Belldandy, "I want to thank you Belldandy."
"Whatever for Keiichi-san?"
He smiled, "Feigning ignorance eh? I want to thank you for what you did for my arm, the doctor said I probably will be at 100 in a few weeks."
She looked happy and then a little guilty. She had done it and hoped they wouldn't find out, but now she was caught.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you before—" she started but was cut off.
"You have nothing to apologize for Belldandy, I wanted to thank you for helping me recover a bit more quickly."
She smiled at him again and made her way back to the kitchen, "Dinner will be ready in an hour everyone."
A nod and grunt from Urd signaled that she had been heard as she vanished back into the kitchen.
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Although everything had been set for almost three weeks, no signs of Mara came to any resident in the temple. Every day seemed to pass at a snails pace, but every night seemed a bit lively.
Most of that was due to Urd, who did something odd every night in one stage drunkenness or another. After each night, Urd would sleep through most of the day to get rid of her hangover.
Tonight was no exception. Urd had pretty much flung herself at Keiichi and tried to get him to do various things with her while all the young man could do was stutter and look for a chance of refuge from Belldandy or Skuld. Skuld was laughing at the scene, thus was no help at all. She often laughed at some of the predicaments that Keiichi had gotten himself into, but at least it was better than doing what she used to. Belldandy was trying desperately to control Urd, but was having little success. Urd had done this before, but she seemed a bit more adamant about it tonight.
Belldandy, after the point of half an hour, was getting very irritated at her elder sister, and it was showing. Although Belldandy rarely showed other emotions aside from happiness, when she did it was quite scary. Her glare could quiet anyone that was fighting, making them feel as though they just violated some sacred law.
Finally, Belldandy was able to physically pull Urd off of her Keiichi and he escaped quickly to his room and shut the door behind him, but Urd had tried to follow. Belldandy had to resort to locking it with a force field spell in order to keep Urd out. Urd had eventually given up and went to her room and promptly passed out.
After making sure that her sister was completely indisposed at the moment, Belldandy felt safe enough to undo the locking spell on Keiichi's door. She walked into the room to see it was completely empty and the window was open. Belldandy feared something terrible had happened to the young man, but decided to check everywhere around the temple first.
She checked all the rooms, the kitchen and living room first, but had no luck. It was when she decided to go outside to check his make shift garage when she saw him sitting on the porch leaning against the solid walls of the temple. She sighed in relief and remembered that this was the first time in quite a while that he had been out star gazing. He was either being harassed by one of her siblings or feeling a bit down; when he felt down he worked on some plans he was developing for a bike of his own design.
The night was beautiful and she sat out back with him to enjoy it. It had been quite a while indeed, as she rested her head on his shoulder, and he wrapped his arm around her waist. Both smiled and turned back to the night sky, enjoying the night and each others company.
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Another month passed, but still nothing happened. Keiichi had gotten his cast off and now enjoyed free reign of movement with his right arm. He really enjoyed being able to work again. After he had started work the day after the doctor told him the news, he was immediately relieved.
He felt bored and rather cooped at the temple. He enjoyed working with his hands on the machines he loved, but that joy itself was cut in half. He had been very down and out not being able to work for a month, but now that attitude was gone.
Keiichi was back to his rather carefree attitude, but people noticed that certain things about him had changed. He sometimes was a bit more secretive than before, and the biggest point was that it took a while to gain his trust if he hadn't already given it out. His ideals were shattered from the incident two months ago, and he still hadn't fully recovered from it in terms of his emotions. He still seemed like the normal person he was, but only those that knew him fairly well could place the odd feeling that the other workers got around him.
Keiichi now had full use of both hands, and was enjoying it every moment he was at work. He worked a few hours overtime each day to try to make up for his absence, even if the boss said it wasn't necessary.
Keiichi had gotten quite a large work load piled in his absence, but on the first day back he immediately sorted out the most important projects and went to work on them immediately. After those were finished, he worked from category to category in what he judged were tasks more important than the others. Even with the use of one arm, he was still as efficient as always. Within the first three weeks of being back, he had already been back on track.
All of the employees were glad to see him back, but he was even gladder to be back. Each day that passed, he wore a large smile while he worked, no matter how difficult the task. It was apparent that he had missed doing his fair share. His boss was glad to see that the month off hadn't really changed his work habits; he was still a very good and devoted worker.
As the work day drew to a close, Keiichi packed everything and got on his old BMW. That was another thing he was glad for. He was actually able to drive himself around now instead of rely on his friends and loved ones to transport him around. Although Megumi had admitted she enjoyed playing chauffer, he knew he didn't enjoy playing the passenger. He longed to be able to race down the streets as he always had.
Keiichi bid his co-workers farewell and took off out of the shop. Little did he know, something very strange was happening at the temple.
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As Keiichi rounded the corner to pull into the garage he left his motor vehicles in, he heard sounds of laughter and some odd sounds that sounded like fighting.
He parked his BMW and came around the corner to see Mara hugging a giant statue, but being electrocuted in the process. Urd and Skuld were rolling on the ground, faces beet red from laughing. Each was holding their sides in an attempt to stop because their sides hurt, but it was failing.
Belldandy looked like she was torn between laughing and feeling sorry for Mara. She had a rather neutral look on her face, but Keiichi could see from the look in her eyes that she was enjoying the demoness' pain. That in itself seemed odd, but he had no idea how any of the current scene had happened.
Belldandy saw Keiichi and welcomed him home with her traditional hug and kiss. He could never get tired of it, but he worried about the day she might be forced to leave him.
He looked over again at the sisters and Mara lying on the floor and shook his head.
"What's this all about? This seems pretty strange, even for some of the things that I've seen happen around here," Belldandy could see the confusion and worry in his eyes. She knew that he didn't like really hurting others, that was one of the many reasons she loved him.
"Come in Keiichi-san, all of us shall explain at dinner," she took his hand and led him into the temple. Urd and Skuld soon followed, wiping tears from there eyes.
As dinner was served, all of the goddesses soon told their story of what had happened while he was away.