A/N: Wow- thanks for the reviews! I was a little worried about the level of interest in this fic- but now I will have to continue!!! Don't get me wrong- I would have continued even if you didn't review- but please continue. Mvdiva is being a bit slow with her feed back- so I decided to just post the third chapter :)
Anyway not much going on in Kate's world at the moment…so I'll skip my usual banter and sugar riddled babbling and get to the story ;)
Disclaimer: Do I have to write one of these things? You should know by now that AMG characters aren't mine…
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Chapter 3
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Megumi had a sinking suspicion that there was something her brother wasn't letting her know about. Then it hit her. The compliment, the blush, the jealous look on his face as Aoshima gave Bell flowers and kissed her hand. 'He likes her!' She smiled. 'Bell is perfect for Keiichi. And they look so cute together.' Megumi reasoned. "I'll do it!" She blurted out.
"Do what?" Keiichi asked as he finished his sandwich.
"Oh… nothing. Well I got to go- oh Keiichi, I just remembered. I can't take Bell over to the club. You wouldn't mind taking her around would you? I have late class tonight."
Before he could respond, Megumi was sprinting to the buildings with a smile on her face.
After her last class Belldandy collected her books in her small hands and walked out to the park where Megumi was to meet her.
Finding no one there Bell sat next to a large tree. Leaning against it, she closed her eyes and enjoyed the gentle breeze.
Keiichi walked to the park and spotted Belldandy. He didn't know why he felt so weird around her. Since yesterday she had consumed his thoughts. Everything about her made him weak in the knees. No one could ever compare to her beauty or the warmth of her spirit.
His life was forever changed when he bumped into her.
But would someone like him ever have a chance with a girl like her? He had been shot down every time he tried to ask a girl on a date. In fact he had given up long ago. Call it height, lack of muscle, looks or his way with words: Keiichi was just plain unattractive to the opposite sex.
Watching the wind play with her hair Keiichi smiled. Suddenly he was looking straight into her crystalline orbs. There was a sad hint to them that he couldn't explain, but they returned to their normal happy sparkle as she looked up at him.
"Keiichi?" She said as she looked for Megumi beside him. "Where's Megumi?"
"She couldn't make it… I hope you don't mind coming with me?" He braced himself for a flat out rejection as he offered her his hand.
To his surprise she only smiled and took his hand again.
"I don't mind." She smiled as he helped her up.
"R…really… you don't??" He asked her to make sure he hadn't just dreamed the last few seconds.
"No, I'm glad you came actually. I don't know a thing about where the club is or really anything to do with racing." Bell said a little embarrassed.
"Oh that's not problem… you can meet the members and just hang out… and I could teach you about racing sports if you wanted." he quickly added feeling a little more confident since she hadn't turned him down yet.
"I would be delighted." She smiled as they walked across the campus to where the Motor Club met for meetings.
Suddenly out of nowhere a loud engine revved and a bike sped down the road. Bell was startled and practically dove into Keiichi to miss the bike and rider.
Keiichi was about to have a nose bleed as Bell grabbed onto his chest as the rider went zooming past them on the road way. He had forgot to mention for her to watch out for those people. But deep down he was kind of glad he didn't.
"Oh dear." Bell said as she looked up at him. She was still clinging to his shirt as she met his eyes.
Checking to make sure his nose was blood free he smiled at the girl who was so close to him.
"I'm sorry, I forgot to mention that most people don't stop for pedestrians around here. You need to be extra careful when we cross streets around here. I didn't even hear that motor…" He explained. "You aren't hurt are you?" He asked as she slowly pulled away with a bright blush.
"Oh… no, I'm fine. I was just startled with the noise and then the biker came out of no where like…magic." Belldandy explained as she looked back at the road.
"Well, we'll just have to be careful next time. Come on, we're almost there." Kei said as he motioned for her to come.
He nearly jumped this time as he felt her slender hand grab hold of his. Looking at her she gave him a smile. Bell didn't know why she did it, but it just felt right having this man close…
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"Ouch!" Urd cried as she rubbed her head while still hiding in the treetop. "Skuld! Why did you hit me?"
"Because Belldandy could have been hurt! You said we we're suppose to be involved!" Skuld said as she tucked her hammer back behind her back after hitting Urd with it.
"What? I wasn't going to let it hit Belldandy… she just needed a little nudge in the right direction…" Urd said innocently.
"You're going to get us into trouble! We're already in enough, or don't you remember the notice from heaven?"
"You worry too much. I know what I'm doing." Urd said confidently.
"But they look like they are doing fine without your meddling." Skuld pointed out.
"Meddling? A goddess of my importance does not meddle, she slightly 'helps'. And don't you forget it. Now let's go and watch what happens at their club meeting." Urd grinned. Skuld nearly sweat dropped as she saw the mischievous look on her sister's face.
No matter the amount of effort- nothing would stop Urd from doing what she did best- mess things up. And that's what scared Skuld. She had finally accepted her sister's love for that human Keiichi when all this happened. He wasn't really all bad, she thought. All that matters is that sis's happy, she told herself as she went to keep an eye on her other sister.
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"Hey Keiichi!" Megumi waved from across the room of the clubhouse. The other members were already busy eating and chatting as the two entered. Keiichi looked confused as he saw his sister already there.
"Megumi… I thought you had.." Keiichi started out, but Megumi pushed him aside.
"So Belldandy, Keiichi got you here in one piece. Let's go introduce you to Sora and the rest of the gang." Megumi said before Keiichi could finish asking her his question.
"Morisato!" Came a loud voice from the center of the room. His face sank as the two leaders of the Motor Club came over gave him a rather hard pat on the back.
'That's going to bruise.' Keiichi thought as he put on a fake smile for his friends.
"Morisato, was that a girl that came in with you?" The tall blonde asked as he pulled down his sunglasses to look over to where Bell was being introduced to the girls of the group.
"Is she your girlfriend Morisato?" The other asked with a large grin.
Keiichi could feel the blood rush out of his nose as the feeling of embarrassment came over him as they began to pat him on the back and make little comments.
"um…n…o.. no she's not my girlfriend, well I mean…" Kei tried to squeak out.
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"And that's everyone… well everyone that matters that is." Megumi smiled as she had finished introducing Belldandy to the others. "Those two guys over there with Keiichi are the leaders of our club. Don't be scared of them- they might look mean, but they're ok." Megumi whispered to Bell as she watched the two large men beat on Keiichi.
"Is Keiichi going to be alright? They aren't hurting him are they?" She asked worriedly.
"Na, he's use to it by now. He lives with those guys in the guys dorm."
"Oh." Bell said as she looked around the room. For some reason she felt she fit in there. There was just something about it. Come to think of it. She had felt the same way with everyone she met today- they were somehow familiar and yet… but she couldn't place it.
The night went on like planned. The group ate and talked about many things. Megumi would coincidently have Bell and Keiichi together during most of the night. But neither seemed to mind it at all. In fact for the first time in her life, she saw her brother actually happy and talking to a girl. Granted it was sometimes forced and he still was shy- but he was actually taking a chance with Belldandy.
'This is going better than I thought it would.' Both Megumi and Urd thought as they watched the couple from different places. Megumi was across the table from the two, while Urd and Skuld looked in through a window.
"So, did you have fun tonight Bell?" Megumi asked as the two worked on cleaning dishes in the kitchen of the clubhouse.
"Yes, I did. Thank you for inviting me." Bell said as she washed the dishes and handed them to Megumi to dry.
"So do you need a ride home? It's kind of getting late." She asked as the two had finished the dishes. It was just the two of them, Keiichi and the two heads of the group left
"I can catch the bus." Bell said as she thanked the two large men for the fun evening. They of course only smiled and sent winks at Keiichi at the same time.
"But you'll have to walk from the bus stop to your house- you said you live a good five minute walk from there. And it's late. It isn't safe for you to walk alone at night. Isn't that right Keiichi?" Megumi asked as she looked at her brother.
Keiichi wasn't really paying attention to the conversation all night. He was to busy focusing on the lovely woman at his side. "What… ah.." He replied as Megumi spoke to him.
"Besides Keiichi would love to drive you home. Isn't that right Keiichi?"
"Ah… yeah! Yeah, I would." He said snapping out of his daydream when she mentioned something about him giving her a ride home. Then it hit him. "Um… Meg can I talk to you for a second?" He asked pulling her aside. He hated to leave Bell with those guys but he needed to talk to his sister and now!
"What are you doing?!?!" He harshly whispered to the brown haired girl. Holding tightly to her arms, he began to hyperventilate. 'Breathe Keiichi, breathe… you can do this.' He told himself.
"What? You like her don't you?" She asked as she waved over at Bell, who was looking over at them with a blank look on her face. The two men who stood by her were acting unusually weird by winking and giving an 'ok' signal over their way.
"Yes, but what makes you think this will work out when so many others flopped horribly?" He questioned her. He just couldn't take such a big risk. Walking her to the meeting, and talking with her for a while- sure, but he had others to help and support him…. Now he would be… driving her home…alone…and that one thing scared him.
"What are you worrying about? You're crazy! She likes you. Go for it… Look Keiichi, I know your record with women isn't perfect, lousy to be exact, but look at her!" Megumi ordered him. He turned his head and saw her cutely laughing at something sempai had said. The way her slender hand covered her mouth as her eyes sparkled with laughter made his heart nearly explode.
"But…" His explanation began only to be slapped by his sister. "What was that for?" He asked as he rubbed his cheek that had a red hand imprint in it.
"To knock some sense in you. You're taking the girl home and that's final!" Megumi ordered as she walked back to the group, pulling Keiichi along. "You guys can use the motorcycle." She smiled like nothing had ever interrupted the conversation.
"Thank you so much Keiichi for offering me a ride." Bell bowed in gratitude. Keiichi could feel the blush increase on his cheeks as Megumi pushed the two outside and threw Keiichi the keys.
"And don't be out too late Kei, we won't wait up for you. Have fun." She waved as she shut the door.
Anyway not much going on in Kate's world at the moment…so I'll skip my usual banter and sugar riddled babbling and get to the story ;)
Disclaimer: Do I have to write one of these things? You should know by now that AMG characters aren't mine…
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Chapter 3
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Megumi had a sinking suspicion that there was something her brother wasn't letting her know about. Then it hit her. The compliment, the blush, the jealous look on his face as Aoshima gave Bell flowers and kissed her hand. 'He likes her!' She smiled. 'Bell is perfect for Keiichi. And they look so cute together.' Megumi reasoned. "I'll do it!" She blurted out.
"Do what?" Keiichi asked as he finished his sandwich.
"Oh… nothing. Well I got to go- oh Keiichi, I just remembered. I can't take Bell over to the club. You wouldn't mind taking her around would you? I have late class tonight."
Before he could respond, Megumi was sprinting to the buildings with a smile on her face.
After her last class Belldandy collected her books in her small hands and walked out to the park where Megumi was to meet her.
Finding no one there Bell sat next to a large tree. Leaning against it, she closed her eyes and enjoyed the gentle breeze.
Keiichi walked to the park and spotted Belldandy. He didn't know why he felt so weird around her. Since yesterday she had consumed his thoughts. Everything about her made him weak in the knees. No one could ever compare to her beauty or the warmth of her spirit.
His life was forever changed when he bumped into her.
But would someone like him ever have a chance with a girl like her? He had been shot down every time he tried to ask a girl on a date. In fact he had given up long ago. Call it height, lack of muscle, looks or his way with words: Keiichi was just plain unattractive to the opposite sex.
Watching the wind play with her hair Keiichi smiled. Suddenly he was looking straight into her crystalline orbs. There was a sad hint to them that he couldn't explain, but they returned to their normal happy sparkle as she looked up at him.
"Keiichi?" She said as she looked for Megumi beside him. "Where's Megumi?"
"She couldn't make it… I hope you don't mind coming with me?" He braced himself for a flat out rejection as he offered her his hand.
To his surprise she only smiled and took his hand again.
"I don't mind." She smiled as he helped her up.
"R…really… you don't??" He asked her to make sure he hadn't just dreamed the last few seconds.
"No, I'm glad you came actually. I don't know a thing about where the club is or really anything to do with racing." Bell said a little embarrassed.
"Oh that's not problem… you can meet the members and just hang out… and I could teach you about racing sports if you wanted." he quickly added feeling a little more confident since she hadn't turned him down yet.
"I would be delighted." She smiled as they walked across the campus to where the Motor Club met for meetings.
Suddenly out of nowhere a loud engine revved and a bike sped down the road. Bell was startled and practically dove into Keiichi to miss the bike and rider.
Keiichi was about to have a nose bleed as Bell grabbed onto his chest as the rider went zooming past them on the road way. He had forgot to mention for her to watch out for those people. But deep down he was kind of glad he didn't.
"Oh dear." Bell said as she looked up at him. She was still clinging to his shirt as she met his eyes.
Checking to make sure his nose was blood free he smiled at the girl who was so close to him.
"I'm sorry, I forgot to mention that most people don't stop for pedestrians around here. You need to be extra careful when we cross streets around here. I didn't even hear that motor…" He explained. "You aren't hurt are you?" He asked as she slowly pulled away with a bright blush.
"Oh… no, I'm fine. I was just startled with the noise and then the biker came out of no where like…magic." Belldandy explained as she looked back at the road.
"Well, we'll just have to be careful next time. Come on, we're almost there." Kei said as he motioned for her to come.
He nearly jumped this time as he felt her slender hand grab hold of his. Looking at her she gave him a smile. Bell didn't know why she did it, but it just felt right having this man close…
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"Ouch!" Urd cried as she rubbed her head while still hiding in the treetop. "Skuld! Why did you hit me?"
"Because Belldandy could have been hurt! You said we we're suppose to be involved!" Skuld said as she tucked her hammer back behind her back after hitting Urd with it.
"What? I wasn't going to let it hit Belldandy… she just needed a little nudge in the right direction…" Urd said innocently.
"You're going to get us into trouble! We're already in enough, or don't you remember the notice from heaven?"
"You worry too much. I know what I'm doing." Urd said confidently.
"But they look like they are doing fine without your meddling." Skuld pointed out.
"Meddling? A goddess of my importance does not meddle, she slightly 'helps'. And don't you forget it. Now let's go and watch what happens at their club meeting." Urd grinned. Skuld nearly sweat dropped as she saw the mischievous look on her sister's face.
No matter the amount of effort- nothing would stop Urd from doing what she did best- mess things up. And that's what scared Skuld. She had finally accepted her sister's love for that human Keiichi when all this happened. He wasn't really all bad, she thought. All that matters is that sis's happy, she told herself as she went to keep an eye on her other sister.
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"Hey Keiichi!" Megumi waved from across the room of the clubhouse. The other members were already busy eating and chatting as the two entered. Keiichi looked confused as he saw his sister already there.
"Megumi… I thought you had.." Keiichi started out, but Megumi pushed him aside.
"So Belldandy, Keiichi got you here in one piece. Let's go introduce you to Sora and the rest of the gang." Megumi said before Keiichi could finish asking her his question.
"Morisato!" Came a loud voice from the center of the room. His face sank as the two leaders of the Motor Club came over gave him a rather hard pat on the back.
'That's going to bruise.' Keiichi thought as he put on a fake smile for his friends.
"Morisato, was that a girl that came in with you?" The tall blonde asked as he pulled down his sunglasses to look over to where Bell was being introduced to the girls of the group.
"Is she your girlfriend Morisato?" The other asked with a large grin.
Keiichi could feel the blood rush out of his nose as the feeling of embarrassment came over him as they began to pat him on the back and make little comments.
"um…n…o.. no she's not my girlfriend, well I mean…" Kei tried to squeak out.
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"And that's everyone… well everyone that matters that is." Megumi smiled as she had finished introducing Belldandy to the others. "Those two guys over there with Keiichi are the leaders of our club. Don't be scared of them- they might look mean, but they're ok." Megumi whispered to Bell as she watched the two large men beat on Keiichi.
"Is Keiichi going to be alright? They aren't hurting him are they?" She asked worriedly.
"Na, he's use to it by now. He lives with those guys in the guys dorm."
"Oh." Bell said as she looked around the room. For some reason she felt she fit in there. There was just something about it. Come to think of it. She had felt the same way with everyone she met today- they were somehow familiar and yet… but she couldn't place it.
The night went on like planned. The group ate and talked about many things. Megumi would coincidently have Bell and Keiichi together during most of the night. But neither seemed to mind it at all. In fact for the first time in her life, she saw her brother actually happy and talking to a girl. Granted it was sometimes forced and he still was shy- but he was actually taking a chance with Belldandy.
'This is going better than I thought it would.' Both Megumi and Urd thought as they watched the couple from different places. Megumi was across the table from the two, while Urd and Skuld looked in through a window.
"So, did you have fun tonight Bell?" Megumi asked as the two worked on cleaning dishes in the kitchen of the clubhouse.
"Yes, I did. Thank you for inviting me." Bell said as she washed the dishes and handed them to Megumi to dry.
"So do you need a ride home? It's kind of getting late." She asked as the two had finished the dishes. It was just the two of them, Keiichi and the two heads of the group left
"I can catch the bus." Bell said as she thanked the two large men for the fun evening. They of course only smiled and sent winks at Keiichi at the same time.
"But you'll have to walk from the bus stop to your house- you said you live a good five minute walk from there. And it's late. It isn't safe for you to walk alone at night. Isn't that right Keiichi?" Megumi asked as she looked at her brother.
Keiichi wasn't really paying attention to the conversation all night. He was to busy focusing on the lovely woman at his side. "What… ah.." He replied as Megumi spoke to him.
"Besides Keiichi would love to drive you home. Isn't that right Keiichi?"
"Ah… yeah! Yeah, I would." He said snapping out of his daydream when she mentioned something about him giving her a ride home. Then it hit him. "Um… Meg can I talk to you for a second?" He asked pulling her aside. He hated to leave Bell with those guys but he needed to talk to his sister and now!
"What are you doing?!?!" He harshly whispered to the brown haired girl. Holding tightly to her arms, he began to hyperventilate. 'Breathe Keiichi, breathe… you can do this.' He told himself.
"What? You like her don't you?" She asked as she waved over at Bell, who was looking over at them with a blank look on her face. The two men who stood by her were acting unusually weird by winking and giving an 'ok' signal over their way.
"Yes, but what makes you think this will work out when so many others flopped horribly?" He questioned her. He just couldn't take such a big risk. Walking her to the meeting, and talking with her for a while- sure, but he had others to help and support him…. Now he would be… driving her home…alone…and that one thing scared him.
"What are you worrying about? You're crazy! She likes you. Go for it… Look Keiichi, I know your record with women isn't perfect, lousy to be exact, but look at her!" Megumi ordered him. He turned his head and saw her cutely laughing at something sempai had said. The way her slender hand covered her mouth as her eyes sparkled with laughter made his heart nearly explode.
"But…" His explanation began only to be slapped by his sister. "What was that for?" He asked as he rubbed his cheek that had a red hand imprint in it.
"To knock some sense in you. You're taking the girl home and that's final!" Megumi ordered as she walked back to the group, pulling Keiichi along. "You guys can use the motorcycle." She smiled like nothing had ever interrupted the conversation.
"Thank you so much Keiichi for offering me a ride." Bell bowed in gratitude. Keiichi could feel the blush increase on his cheeks as Megumi pushed the two outside and threw Keiichi the keys.
"And don't be out too late Kei, we won't wait up for you. Have fun." She waved as she shut the door.