Chapter 2
A/N: ok- so not may reviewers… that's fine- anyway here's the second chapter of the fic my friend and I worked on. Like I mentioned before- mvdiva and myself tinkered with the basic plot and I ran with it :D
Anyway- enjoy!
Disclaimer- I don't own anything…
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The buzzing of the alarm forced the occupant of the bed to move from beneath the covers.
"Morisato!" A large man yelled. "Morisato! Turn it off!"
Slowly a hand hit the alarm- turning the buzzer off. Sitting up the bed's occupant wiped the sleep out of his dark eyes.
"Will you hurry up? We're going to be late!" Came another harsh voice.
Looking around he found himself in a large dorm room. His head hurt as he slipped into a shirt and trudged down the stairs.
"Morisato! You're finally awake- let's get going! Are you ready?"
"Yes." He mumbled.
"Great! It's our first big race of the year! So you better not let us down Morisato, otherwise you get scrubbing duty."
Keiichi Morisato groaned, but followed the two club leaders outside where the rest of the Nekomi Tech Auto Club members were waiting.
Little did they know two goddesses were watching the group from a tree.
"This is perfect!" Urd smiled.
"What do you mean? Where's Belldandy?" Skuld asked worriedly.
"Don't worry kiddo." Urd said. "We'll just make sure Belldandy is there at the race."
"But where is she?"
"She's at the shrine," Skuld took off fast, only to be caught by Urd. "Hold on- she doesn't remember anything about being a goddess- so NO magical powers in front of her- got it?"
"Does she remember us at all?" Skuld asked sadly.
"I'm not exactly sure how much she knows, but remember we can't push them together."
"But you were going to…"
"I said don't push them. I'm just offering a helping hand." Urd smiled devilishly.
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By the time the two reached the temple Belldandy was already up and about. The house seemed empty without Keiichi and his stuff- but Belldandy didn't notice because to her mind, Keiichi was never there.
"Belldandy… we're home." Urd called as the two entered.
"Welcome back." Bell smiled. "If you went shopping you should have woken me and I would have joined you."
"We didn't go shopping Belldandy. We were just out for a walk." Urd said.
"Oh… well then I'll be needing to go to the market for some groceries."
"Alright," Urd smiled. "You might want to go near the campus, your classes start Monday."
"My classes?" "Silly- don't you remember wanting to go to class? You were so happy when you finally did. Isn't that right Skuld?" Urd nudged Skuld.
"Oh, right, yeah! You were so excited" Skuld caught the hint.
Belldandy looked a bit confused, but believed her sister's words. She couldn't remember signing up for classes… or coming here… but she shrugged it off. Changing into a cute sundress in her closet, she took her basket and was off for the market near the school's campus.
Stepping off the bus that Urd had instructed her to take Belldandy heard loud shouts and cheers. Walking towards the center of campus, near the events stadium, she saw signs and crowds of people gathering.
After finishing her shopping, she went over to see what could be causing such a commotion.
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"Morisato!" The sunglass wearing tall man yelled.
"I'm coming sempai." The black haired college student said pulling his helmet on.
"You're up next. You have to win this one! The club's reputation is on the line." The large eye browed man said hitting Keiichi on the back.
The motors of the bikes revved as the two riders mounted at the starting line.
As the green light flashed, both were off down the track as the crowd shouted wildly. The finish line was insight as both riders pushed their bikes even harder as they came neck and neck.
Belldandy somehow made it down to the area of the track. Wandering near the different club tents she was still at a loss for what was going on.
Becoming momentarily startled by the deafening applause and loud noises of engines, she didn't notice a figure with their head down coming up behind her.
The two collided abruptly. The contents of her basket scattered on the ground as she fell.
Keiichi was concentrating too much on the feeling of disappointment and letting his team down, that he didn't bother to look ahead. If he had, he would have seen the startled girl he had bumped into.
He was awoken from his world when he felt the collision with a soft frame. Looking up he was too late to stop the girl from hitting the ground.
"I'm so sorry." He quickly said looking down on the girl with long brown hair. He quickly bent down and helped her collect her groceries.
"Are you alright? I'm terribly sorry." He said handing her the basket.
"No… it's alright." She said looking at the man for the first time.
Their eyes met and both were silenced.
'God is she beautiful.' was the first thought that crossed his mind.
He snapped out of his stupor when he realized she was still on the ground. Offering her his hand, he apologized while helping her to her feet.
Taking in the perfect form of her body, he felt a nosebleed coming. That was until…
"Morisato!" A voice called. He cringed a bit as he recognized the voice of one of his least favorite people.
Belldandy couldn't understand the reaction on the man's face as someone called for him.
"Oh am I interrupting something Morisato?" The man, looking to be not much older than they were, asked.
"Um… no, no, I just accidentally ran into her." Keiichi stuttered.
"It was my fault too." Belldandy tried to say, but was cut off when the other man, who was dressed in a white suit took her hand and kissed it.
"My dear, I must apologize for some people's lack of attention. My name is Aoshima. I'm the leader of the Racing Club. And does the goddess before me have a name?" He asked smoothly.
"Belldandy." She simply said.
"It truly is a pleasure to meet you Belldandy… please join me for some refreshments. I don't see any reason for the both of us to be associating with a second rate loser like Morisato here."
Before Belldandy could get a word in, Aoshima had slipped her arm in his and led her off.
Keiichi stood there staring at the two forms walking away from him. All he could do was sigh as he shoved his hands in his pockets and walked back to the dorms.
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"So did you have fun?" Urd asked as Belldandy finally returned to the shrine. "Some one gave you a ride? A boy, maybe?" Urd smiled as a faint blush crossed Belldandy's face.
"Well?" Urd continued to ask. She couldn't believe their luck. 'She must have ran into Keiichi! I didn't fix the race… I mean accidentally tamper the race for nothing!' Urd smiled devilishly again at her secret operation.
"Yes, Mr. Aoshima gave me a ride home. He's really a sweet man." Bell smiled entering the kitchen.
"Yes, Kei.. Mr. Aoshima? Who is he?" Urd questioned as her plan soon crumbled before her eyes. 'Damn… this was going to be more difficult than expected.' She thought to herself.
The next day Belldandy was up early preparing for school. Packing a small lunch she walked to the station to take the train to the university.
"Is this seat taken?" A girl with a bright smile and short brown hair asked Belldandy.
"No- you may sit there." Bell answered with a smile.
"Thanks, I thought I was going to be late and I hate sitting in the back." The girl added as she sat next to Bell.
"Oh, I'm Megumi, this is Intro to Environmental Studies, right?"
"I'm Belldandy, it's nice to meet you. And I hope it is, otherwise we're both lost."
"I've never seen you around before. Are you new?" Megumi asked Bell over lunch.
"This is my first day here." Bell answered.
"So you're a foreign exchange student?"
Bell nodded. Urd told her this morning that if anyone asked, she was.
"How about you?" Belldandy asked her new friend after telling her all about her sisters.
"My brother goes here, so I figured I might as well join him." Megumi commented. "So do you know anyone else here?"
"Well, yesterday I met a few people when I came to see what all the noise was about."
"You like motor sports?" Megumi smiled. "That's great, you can join the Auto Club! That would be a great way to meet new people." She added.
"Mr. Aoshima said that too." Bell smiled.
"Aoshima? You met Aoshima?" Megumi made a face similar to the one Urd and that man did yesterday.
"Yes, he was very nice and drove me home after the race." Bell stopped. "Is there something wrong with him?"
"What- oh… I just don't like him. He's too arrogant and self-centered. Plus he thinks his Racing Club is better than the Auto Club." Megumi explained as the two sat down on a bench in the schoolyard. "Hey- I've got a great idea. You should meet my brother and he can show you around." Megumi smiled.
"There you are Megumi!" A voice called from across the yard. "Hey! Sorry I'm late. I was held back in class."
"Hey, Kei. Oh Keiichi, this is my new friend Belldandy. Belldandy, my brother Keiichi."
Keiichi's breath caught in his throat. It was her- the beauty he had met yesterday. "Hello again Mr. Morisato." Belldandy smiled brightly.
"You two already met?" Megumi asked.
"We bumped into each other yesterday. I apologize, Mr. Morisato." She said sweetly.
"Oh, no…no. It was my fault really. I was distracted." Keiichi said as he sat next to Megumi. "And please call me Keiichi." He said trying to hide the blush from the two women.
"Did you know Bell's a foreign exchange student here?" Meg asked her brother.
"That's why I've never seen you before… you're to beautiful for anyone to forget." His eyes went wide as he heard himself utter those words. His face went red as he saw her faint blush on the porcelain-like skin.
Megumi was just about to tease her brother when the person they had been talking about earlier came up to the group.
"Ms. Belldandy, these are for you." Aoshima said as he handed her a bouquet of pink and red roses. Belldandy closed her eyes as she inhaled their fragrance.
"T-thank you.. They're so beautiful, but I have nothing to give you."
"I ask only that you will allow me the honor of escorting you to dinner this evening." He said as he kissed her hand.
Belldandy looked over to Megumi and caught her angry look staring right at Aoshima. She then looked at Keiichi for a brief moment. For some reason he looked sad. She didn't understand why he would be though.
"I'm honored, but I need to study tonight and Megumi has already invited me to join her and Mr. Mor… Keiichi, I mean, at their club for dinner." Belldandy said politely.
"But Belldandy…"
"Listen- just because you have lots of money for your toys doesn't mean our club's any worse than yours!" Megumi said. "Now it's rude to interrupt private conversations!"
"Very well. I'll hopefully see you tomorrow then Belldandy. Until then." He said before he left, giving both Megumi and Keiichi dirty looks.
"The nerve of that guy!" Meg began.
"Oh my…" Bell started out as she heard the clock tower ring. "I'll be late for class. If you'll excuse me. I'll see you at three then?"
"Sure, bye Belldandy." Megumi waved as the girl with the long hair ran off towards the buildings.
Megumi couldn't help but hear her brother's depressing sigh as she left.
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"Damn that guy's getting in the way!" Urd said as she and Skuld watched the drama unfolding.
"He's becoming a nuisance… I'll have to take care of him." Urd said as she rolled up her sleeves.
"No Urd!" Skuld stopped the tanned, white haired goddess. "Remember? We can't be directly involved. If Keiichi truly loves sis he'll have to fight for her." Skuld said.
"But will he?" Urd asked. "Maybe…"
"What?"
"Oh, nothing…" Urd said trying to hide the smile on her face.
A/N: ok- so not may reviewers… that's fine- anyway here's the second chapter of the fic my friend and I worked on. Like I mentioned before- mvdiva and myself tinkered with the basic plot and I ran with it :D
Anyway- enjoy!
Disclaimer- I don't own anything…
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The buzzing of the alarm forced the occupant of the bed to move from beneath the covers.
"Morisato!" A large man yelled. "Morisato! Turn it off!"
Slowly a hand hit the alarm- turning the buzzer off. Sitting up the bed's occupant wiped the sleep out of his dark eyes.
"Will you hurry up? We're going to be late!" Came another harsh voice.
Looking around he found himself in a large dorm room. His head hurt as he slipped into a shirt and trudged down the stairs.
"Morisato! You're finally awake- let's get going! Are you ready?"
"Yes." He mumbled.
"Great! It's our first big race of the year! So you better not let us down Morisato, otherwise you get scrubbing duty."
Keiichi Morisato groaned, but followed the two club leaders outside where the rest of the Nekomi Tech Auto Club members were waiting.
Little did they know two goddesses were watching the group from a tree.
"This is perfect!" Urd smiled.
"What do you mean? Where's Belldandy?" Skuld asked worriedly.
"Don't worry kiddo." Urd said. "We'll just make sure Belldandy is there at the race."
"But where is she?"
"She's at the shrine," Skuld took off fast, only to be caught by Urd. "Hold on- she doesn't remember anything about being a goddess- so NO magical powers in front of her- got it?"
"Does she remember us at all?" Skuld asked sadly.
"I'm not exactly sure how much she knows, but remember we can't push them together."
"But you were going to…"
"I said don't push them. I'm just offering a helping hand." Urd smiled devilishly.
-
By the time the two reached the temple Belldandy was already up and about. The house seemed empty without Keiichi and his stuff- but Belldandy didn't notice because to her mind, Keiichi was never there.
"Belldandy… we're home." Urd called as the two entered.
"Welcome back." Bell smiled. "If you went shopping you should have woken me and I would have joined you."
"We didn't go shopping Belldandy. We were just out for a walk." Urd said.
"Oh… well then I'll be needing to go to the market for some groceries."
"Alright," Urd smiled. "You might want to go near the campus, your classes start Monday."
"My classes?" "Silly- don't you remember wanting to go to class? You were so happy when you finally did. Isn't that right Skuld?" Urd nudged Skuld.
"Oh, right, yeah! You were so excited" Skuld caught the hint.
Belldandy looked a bit confused, but believed her sister's words. She couldn't remember signing up for classes… or coming here… but she shrugged it off. Changing into a cute sundress in her closet, she took her basket and was off for the market near the school's campus.
Stepping off the bus that Urd had instructed her to take Belldandy heard loud shouts and cheers. Walking towards the center of campus, near the events stadium, she saw signs and crowds of people gathering.
After finishing her shopping, she went over to see what could be causing such a commotion.
-
"Morisato!" The sunglass wearing tall man yelled.
"I'm coming sempai." The black haired college student said pulling his helmet on.
"You're up next. You have to win this one! The club's reputation is on the line." The large eye browed man said hitting Keiichi on the back.
The motors of the bikes revved as the two riders mounted at the starting line.
As the green light flashed, both were off down the track as the crowd shouted wildly. The finish line was insight as both riders pushed their bikes even harder as they came neck and neck.
Belldandy somehow made it down to the area of the track. Wandering near the different club tents she was still at a loss for what was going on.
Becoming momentarily startled by the deafening applause and loud noises of engines, she didn't notice a figure with their head down coming up behind her.
The two collided abruptly. The contents of her basket scattered on the ground as she fell.
Keiichi was concentrating too much on the feeling of disappointment and letting his team down, that he didn't bother to look ahead. If he had, he would have seen the startled girl he had bumped into.
He was awoken from his world when he felt the collision with a soft frame. Looking up he was too late to stop the girl from hitting the ground.
"I'm so sorry." He quickly said looking down on the girl with long brown hair. He quickly bent down and helped her collect her groceries.
"Are you alright? I'm terribly sorry." He said handing her the basket.
"No… it's alright." She said looking at the man for the first time.
Their eyes met and both were silenced.
'God is she beautiful.' was the first thought that crossed his mind.
He snapped out of his stupor when he realized she was still on the ground. Offering her his hand, he apologized while helping her to her feet.
Taking in the perfect form of her body, he felt a nosebleed coming. That was until…
"Morisato!" A voice called. He cringed a bit as he recognized the voice of one of his least favorite people.
Belldandy couldn't understand the reaction on the man's face as someone called for him.
"Oh am I interrupting something Morisato?" The man, looking to be not much older than they were, asked.
"Um… no, no, I just accidentally ran into her." Keiichi stuttered.
"It was my fault too." Belldandy tried to say, but was cut off when the other man, who was dressed in a white suit took her hand and kissed it.
"My dear, I must apologize for some people's lack of attention. My name is Aoshima. I'm the leader of the Racing Club. And does the goddess before me have a name?" He asked smoothly.
"Belldandy." She simply said.
"It truly is a pleasure to meet you Belldandy… please join me for some refreshments. I don't see any reason for the both of us to be associating with a second rate loser like Morisato here."
Before Belldandy could get a word in, Aoshima had slipped her arm in his and led her off.
Keiichi stood there staring at the two forms walking away from him. All he could do was sigh as he shoved his hands in his pockets and walked back to the dorms.
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"So did you have fun?" Urd asked as Belldandy finally returned to the shrine. "Some one gave you a ride? A boy, maybe?" Urd smiled as a faint blush crossed Belldandy's face.
"Well?" Urd continued to ask. She couldn't believe their luck. 'She must have ran into Keiichi! I didn't fix the race… I mean accidentally tamper the race for nothing!' Urd smiled devilishly again at her secret operation.
"Yes, Mr. Aoshima gave me a ride home. He's really a sweet man." Bell smiled entering the kitchen.
"Yes, Kei.. Mr. Aoshima? Who is he?" Urd questioned as her plan soon crumbled before her eyes. 'Damn… this was going to be more difficult than expected.' She thought to herself.
The next day Belldandy was up early preparing for school. Packing a small lunch she walked to the station to take the train to the university.
"Is this seat taken?" A girl with a bright smile and short brown hair asked Belldandy.
"No- you may sit there." Bell answered with a smile.
"Thanks, I thought I was going to be late and I hate sitting in the back." The girl added as she sat next to Bell.
"Oh, I'm Megumi, this is Intro to Environmental Studies, right?"
"I'm Belldandy, it's nice to meet you. And I hope it is, otherwise we're both lost."
"I've never seen you around before. Are you new?" Megumi asked Bell over lunch.
"This is my first day here." Bell answered.
"So you're a foreign exchange student?"
Bell nodded. Urd told her this morning that if anyone asked, she was.
"How about you?" Belldandy asked her new friend after telling her all about her sisters.
"My brother goes here, so I figured I might as well join him." Megumi commented. "So do you know anyone else here?"
"Well, yesterday I met a few people when I came to see what all the noise was about."
"You like motor sports?" Megumi smiled. "That's great, you can join the Auto Club! That would be a great way to meet new people." She added.
"Mr. Aoshima said that too." Bell smiled.
"Aoshima? You met Aoshima?" Megumi made a face similar to the one Urd and that man did yesterday.
"Yes, he was very nice and drove me home after the race." Bell stopped. "Is there something wrong with him?"
"What- oh… I just don't like him. He's too arrogant and self-centered. Plus he thinks his Racing Club is better than the Auto Club." Megumi explained as the two sat down on a bench in the schoolyard. "Hey- I've got a great idea. You should meet my brother and he can show you around." Megumi smiled.
"There you are Megumi!" A voice called from across the yard. "Hey! Sorry I'm late. I was held back in class."
"Hey, Kei. Oh Keiichi, this is my new friend Belldandy. Belldandy, my brother Keiichi."
Keiichi's breath caught in his throat. It was her- the beauty he had met yesterday. "Hello again Mr. Morisato." Belldandy smiled brightly.
"You two already met?" Megumi asked.
"We bumped into each other yesterday. I apologize, Mr. Morisato." She said sweetly.
"Oh, no…no. It was my fault really. I was distracted." Keiichi said as he sat next to Megumi. "And please call me Keiichi." He said trying to hide the blush from the two women.
"Did you know Bell's a foreign exchange student here?" Meg asked her brother.
"That's why I've never seen you before… you're to beautiful for anyone to forget." His eyes went wide as he heard himself utter those words. His face went red as he saw her faint blush on the porcelain-like skin.
Megumi was just about to tease her brother when the person they had been talking about earlier came up to the group.
"Ms. Belldandy, these are for you." Aoshima said as he handed her a bouquet of pink and red roses. Belldandy closed her eyes as she inhaled their fragrance.
"T-thank you.. They're so beautiful, but I have nothing to give you."
"I ask only that you will allow me the honor of escorting you to dinner this evening." He said as he kissed her hand.
Belldandy looked over to Megumi and caught her angry look staring right at Aoshima. She then looked at Keiichi for a brief moment. For some reason he looked sad. She didn't understand why he would be though.
"I'm honored, but I need to study tonight and Megumi has already invited me to join her and Mr. Mor… Keiichi, I mean, at their club for dinner." Belldandy said politely.
"But Belldandy…"
"Listen- just because you have lots of money for your toys doesn't mean our club's any worse than yours!" Megumi said. "Now it's rude to interrupt private conversations!"
"Very well. I'll hopefully see you tomorrow then Belldandy. Until then." He said before he left, giving both Megumi and Keiichi dirty looks.
"The nerve of that guy!" Meg began.
"Oh my…" Bell started out as she heard the clock tower ring. "I'll be late for class. If you'll excuse me. I'll see you at three then?"
"Sure, bye Belldandy." Megumi waved as the girl with the long hair ran off towards the buildings.
Megumi couldn't help but hear her brother's depressing sigh as she left.
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"Damn that guy's getting in the way!" Urd said as she and Skuld watched the drama unfolding.
"He's becoming a nuisance… I'll have to take care of him." Urd said as she rolled up her sleeves.
"No Urd!" Skuld stopped the tanned, white haired goddess. "Remember? We can't be directly involved. If Keiichi truly loves sis he'll have to fight for her." Skuld said.
"But will he?" Urd asked. "Maybe…"
"What?"
"Oh, nothing…" Urd said trying to hide the smile on her face.