Chapter 7

Neighbors 'a la mode

Belldandy woke just as the sun was rising. There was just a little cool nip to the air in her bedroom. She really admired the room, and the house in general. She hoped to "personalize" her room today to make it feel comfortable to her. She slipped from under the sheet in her bed and slowly stood up. Her feet touched the plush carpet, as she lightly walked to the bathroom. She turned on the light and admired the décor of her private bathroom. Light blue walls with sea foam and yellow flower patterns, it gave the room a bright touch. She stood in front of the mirror and focused on her face for the first time in days. She slowly touched the skin on her cheek and her chin, it felt soft and smooth to her fingers. Her eyes were still a bright blue, maybe a little darker, even. Her hair was like flowing honey, but a bit frazzled from last nights sleep. Bell, smiled at herself as she slowly reached out to touch the surface of the mirror, afraid at first, but she felt the cold, smooth, but hard surface with her fingers. "I wonder what it was like to travel through a mirror? It must be like a fairytale." Bell closed her sparkling blue eyes to try and imagine her mirror travels. She felt a familiar warmth in her chest and her head as it traveled from her fingers. Startled, she pulled away quickly. "OH" she gasped as she stepped back from the mirror. "That felt, so, Strange? But familiar too? It's just too scary right now. Maybe I should tell Urd? It might be a good sign!"

Belldandy decided to wait for Urd to wake on her own. She didn't want to disturb her sleep so soon. They did stay up late talking and laughing and listening to each of them talk about who Bell once was. She really hoped all this was true. But it still seemed so far fetched to her. But she decided last night to have faith in them. They were her sisters after all.

Belldandy walked to the kitchen, she wanted something. She wasn't sure what yet. So, she decided to sit in the chair and think. She closed her eyes, and suddenly she smelled a familiar fragrance. "Oh, that smells. Smells like Tea!" She stood and looked in the cupboards, and there standing in the first one she opened was her favorite Darjeeling Tea. Of course to her it was simply tea that seemed familiar. She put a kettle of water on the stove and sat until it was finished. She poured some into the cup and added the tea bag. The smell was overwhelming to her, it was like a warm friend saying hello. She quietly sat and drank on the tea when Urd walked in.

She was still in a partial sleep until…

Bell: "Good Morning Urd ! Would you like some Tea?"

Urd: "Huh? Wha? OH Bell. Sure I'd like some."

Bell poured her a cup and placed a bag in it.

Bell: "This must be my favorite tea. (she smiled and let out a giggle)"

Urd: "Bell? How did you know that was your favorite tea?"

Bell: "Well, I just sat down and closed my eyes and I had a familiar smell, but I wasn't sure what it was. But it reminded me of tea. I looked in the cupboard and there it was. Of course I'm sure you bought it, but. Once I made it, the smell was so perfect. Just like I imagined. (giggle)"

Urd: "Bell that's fantastic! You really are starting to remember some things."

Bell: 'Oh I hope so. But I hope it doesn't come back too fast. I'm afraid I'd be overwhelmed by it."

Skuld: "Hidy-ho everybody."

Bell and Urd: "Good morning Skuld."

Bell: "Even this morning I went into the bathroom, and I happened to touch the mirror, just out of curiosity. And it felt warm going from my arm to my head and even my chest a little. But I pulled away because it frightened me."

Skuld: "Then that means you really might be getting better huh Urd?"

Urd: "Maybe, but it may have just been resonance, like a radar ping you know."

Skuld: "Yes, but still, it's hope huh?"

Bell: "I sure hope so." Belldandy stood and walked to the sink to wash her cup and put it away, when she noticed the first set of neighbors next door to the right of their house.

Bell: "Look Urd, Skuld, we have neighbors."

Urd: "Yes I think they are the Rosenthals."

Skuld: "How would you know Urd?"

Urd: "It's on their mailbox outside stupid."

Skuld: "Oh. Right."

Bell: "Speaking of last names. Just what is ours?"

Urd: "Hmm. I guess we do need one huh?"

Bell: "You mean we don't have one?"

Skuld: "Well, no actually. Father "is" the almighty ya' know."

Bell: "Oh. Right. I wasn't thinking. But shouldn't we have one? I mean at least to fit in. I'm sure people will ask at some point, don't you Urd?"

Urd: "Yes. We should I guess. I hate formalities, but I guess we don't have a choice right now."

Skuld: "So what should it be?"

Urd: "Got me. You know I'm not good with names, especially surnames."

Bell: "I guess we should try to not make it too hard to say, but not too common."

Skuld: "How about Smith?"

Urd: "No stupid. Way too common."

Skuld: "Stop calling me stupid you big bully."

Bell: "Please don't fight you two. Hmm. Even that sounded familiar."

Urd: "Hahaha! It sure did."

Skuld: "Very funny Urd. Bidaaahhh!"

Bell: "Seriously, what sounds like a good last name?"

Urd: "Well, since we have foreign sounding first names, how about Jones?"

Skuld: "Too common.. STUPID! Hahaha!"

Urd: "I've got it. How About Vidblain? It's at least got to do with our heritage too."

Skuld: "But who on earth is gonna know what that is, wait, we might be better off that way anyway. Hehe."

Bell: "Vidblain huh? I kind of like that one. Strange sounding, but I like it."

Urd: "Vidblain it is then. Just remember it if someone asks you."

Bell: "What does it mean, though."

Urd smiled, actually it was more of a smirk.

Urd: "It's the area of Asgard above all others. You could say it means "Wild Blue " last I checked anyway. "

Bell: "OH, ok. Hehehe. So we can put that on "our" mailbox today Urd?"

Urd: "Already done Bell. Go out and take a look."

Bell was headed out the door before Urd could finish saying it. Bell carefully walked out to the mailbox to see their "new" surname on the top panel. Satisfied she turned to walk back into the house as the neighbor on the left of their house was leaving the porch stairs toward his truck.

Neighbor Fellow: "Good morning! How are you?"

Bell: "Good Morning to you. I'm just fine thank you. Have a nice day!"

The neighbor waved with a bit of a puzzled look on his face, Bell was trying to figure out why. Then she noticed as her face went from peach to Rudolph nose red. She realized she had left the house with nothing but her oversize t-shirt on that she slept in.

Bell politely waved back as she pulled the shirt further down her legs and quickly ran back into the house.

Bell: "That was SO embarrassing!"

Urd and Skuld were actually rolling in the floor laughing at her, since they witnessed the whole thing through the window in the door.

Bell: "That is NOT very funny you two, you should have stopped me. I wasn't thinking about what I had on. That nice man is going to think I'm some kind of, of. Umm. A floozie!"

Urd: "I'm sorry Bell, you took off so fast I didn't have time to.."
Bell: " Great. I hope no one else saw me. This shirt barely covers my bottom, it's not funny. Stop laughing Skuld!"

Skuld: "I'm sorry Bell. Don't be angry. I love you!"

Bell: "Oooh..i'm not angry. It's just not very nice."

Skuld: " (gave Bell a hug.) "I'm sorry sis. But you HAD to see your expression when you realized it. Hehehehe.. I didn't mean to laugh. Ok?"

Bell: "I know Skuld. I can't get mad at you for that, sorry Urd. I know I would have laughed if it weren't me, too"

Urd: "So what's for breakfast? I'm starved!"

Skuld: "Me too. I want ice cream."

Bell: "No ice cream in the mornings Skuld."

Skuld: "Urd? Are you sure she's not faking. She never let's me have ice cream in the mornings."

Urd: "I guess some things never go away huh squirt? HAHAHAHA!"

Skuld: "Very funny Urd. Very funny.."

Stay tuned for the next Chapter…

Chapter 8

Belldandy's Green Thumb