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A/N: 2nd part fiction continuing off Happiness' End. If you haven't read the first story, stop right now and go do so.
This fiction will generally be more light-hearted and comedic (and maybe more mushy) than HE.
Destiny's Beginning
End of Chapter 2:
"So Kei, what do you think so far?"
Keiichi turned to look directly at her. Urd found his stare quite unnerving with piercing blue eyes.
"It's a beautiful place. I'm still rather surprised that I'm here."
"Oh don't worry about it. You'll get used to it soon enough. Just try to relax before they put you through the wringer."
Keiichi grinned slightly and nodded, "I'll keep that in mind."
As the time passed, no one said a word. However, it was a comfortable silence that followed all three to their destination. Home.
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Chapter 3: Class Act Joke
Keiichi found the stares and glares of certain celestials to be rather unnerving after he knew the truth. However, he could not deny the fact that he would rather deal with a few people who disliked him simply to be with Belldandy.
As Urd, Skuld and he continued on that road back that they traveled, things seemed to get a little tense in certain populated areas. He had simply told Urd to forget it and tried to get her to let it go and continue on, but Urd wasn't one to let something go easily, nor quietly.
A few times after Keiichi had to physically drag Urd forward for them to continue, he could here her grumbling something about others being 'close minded' and 'purity morons.'
Things settled down the closer they got towards Urd, Skuld and Belldandy's quarters. After all, quite a few of the people around Belldandy had heard a great deal about him, and seemed to approve of what had happened to a degree.
Keiichi felt himself relax slightly as their little entourage continued. As they approached the building that housed the quarters of the three sister goddesses, they were stopped by Ashi just before reaching the entrance.
"Excuse me? Urd-sama and Skuld-sama?"
Both of the girls turned to look at her, "Yes? What is it?"
"Um…Belldandy-sama has left a message with me to relay to you," she said as she passed a small note to Urd. "She said to read this and to meet with her as quickly as possible. She knows it isn't important, but still she is quite excited."
Urd nodded, "Thank you Ashi, you may go back to your previous duties now."
The young goddess bowed and went inside the building as Urd proceeded to unfold and read the small note that the younger goddess had handed her. A smile cracked on her face as she neared toward the end. It was evident that Belldandy was excited, just by the language she used in the final sentences.
Urd then folded the note back into its original square form and then turned to look at Keiichi and Skuld, who both wore looks of confusion and curiosity.
"Looks like we're going on another field trip, kiddies. This time to a more permanent location."
"A more permanent location? What does that mean?"
Urd sighed and shook her head, "Haven't you figured it out yet Keiichi? Bell isn't here, she is excited and she wants us to meet her somewhere."
Keiichi counted off the things on his fingers with a thoughtful look before snapping his fingers, "Oh!"
"Yea, now that that's settled, let's get moving."
Both Keiichi and Urd turned and started walking away, leaving a still confused Skuld to slowly follow behind them.
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As Keiichi and Urd turned the final corner, they spotted Belldandy standing next to a door, with her hands behind her back. As soon as she saw them, she immediately smiled and ran to greet them in her own way; a kiss for Keiichi, a hug Urd and a friendly pat on the head and hug for Skuld.
Urd had an amused look on her face as Belldandy quickly took Keiichi's hands and lead him straight to a normal looking door. As he inspected it, he gave Belldandy an odd look as she said it would be their new home, for the time being. That is, until their actual permanent residence was completed. He got the whole story of how Belldandy was planning to rebuild the entire temple complex in one of the open fields just outside the residential quarters in the Norse complex.
He could only listen with a bemused look on his face as she tried to explain other things related to their living quarters. Most things still passed over his head as she tried to explain them though, thus it was somewhat a waste to try. She didn't seem to mind, however, when Keiichi apologized for not really understanding her lecture or why she was so excited.
He simply nodded when Belldandy asked him if he was ready to see what their temporary residence would be like. As they approached the door, Urd and Skuld followed behind, each with wide grins plastered across their faces.
As Belldandy opened the door, Keiichi was temporarily blinded by a flash of light. But as his eyes adjusted, he could only gawk at what he saw.
Before him, through the normal looking door, was an incomplete layout of the temple complex they lived in on Earth. He could only see what looked like 2 rooms, as well as the community room and kitchen. All that was missing was a few of the extra rooms in the back of the temple and the long hallways that accompanied the larger space.
He turned to look at the goddesses with a confused look on his face. As he glanced at all of them, the look of confusion quickly evaporated into irritation as Urd and Skuld started laughing. Belldandy quickly began trying to calm them as soon as she noticed the rather irritated look on Keiichi's face.
"What? You're all acting like I'm the butt end of the joke again."
Urd snickered as she answered, "But of course you are. Don't you remember anything at all?"
Keiichi's annoyed look turned back to a confused one, "What is that supposed to mean?"
"We live in multiple dimensions at once up here. I thought we went over this once already."
Keiichi scratched his head, "I think I remember it…slightly…"
Skuld suddenly stepped in front of Urd, "So, don't you see?"
"See what?"
Skuld put her hand to her head and sighed, "A simple action such as dimensional shifting or tweaking can produce what you see right now."
"Oh…so…you do something with the dimensions of the actual place in here to change it?"
"No, more like it is linked to another part of a separate dimension."
"Huh?"
Belldandy quickly cut in before anything else could take place, "In simple terms, it means that this area is a sort of side dimension that we simply connected to the door. Instead of what normally lays beyond the door, you can see and enter this dimension when the door is opened."
Keiichi's look on confusion faded slightly, "Oh, I guess I get it now. The physics and actuality behind it don't make sense though."
He turned with an annoyed look as Skuld and Urd, once again, burst out laughing, "What is it now?"
"I would've thought that you would've abandoned that type of thinking after meeting and living with us for so long Keiichi. After all, you've seen what happens around us."
Keiichi grinned slightly and rubbed the back of his head, "Yea, I guess so. You girls always do something that violates some kind of law or physical property every morning. I should be used to it by now."
"That won't be a problem for much longer."
"Why is that?"
Urd grinned at Keiichi as he looked at her in curiosity, "After all, you're going have to adjust a lot just to fit in normally around here. That means the way you talk, walk, dress, and think."
"Whaaa?"
"Nee-san! That isn't very nice." Urd waved a hand and sighed as Belldandy turned back to Keiichi, "What nee-san says is somewhat true though…You will have to get used to thinking the way that we do, and not what you were raised to believe."
"Oh boy…"
"Oh c'mon K-boy, it won't be that bad."
Keiichi grumbled something before muttering, "Says you. You grow up in a previous life and then toss out everything you learned and thought you knew was right."
"Trying to get out of it already are you?"
Keiichi glared at Urd before telling her to leave him alone and walking inside the small compound on the other side of the dimensional door.
Belldandy quickly followed him inside while Urd and Skuld took their time going in.
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As things fell into a semblance of order around the temporary 'temple' residence, Keiichi could see how much Belldandy really had loved their previous home in the way she had adjusted their current one.
After he had looked around, he noticed that the basic layout was the same, the rooms were the same, the furniture was the same, and even the personal belongings were the same.
While he knew that it was an easy task for the ladies to place their personal belongings back, it was still a mystery to him how Belldandy had procured his belongings and placed them there.
As things settled down and the rest of the day cycle passed, Keiichi realized that he felt rather comfortable in his current surroundings. As he noticed a clock on a wall read seven at night, he felt rather confused. Normally, their little family would've eaten about an hour ago, but none of them had eaten anything. The strange part of it was that Keiichi felt no hunger.
As Belldandy walked into the family room, she noticed the look of confusion on Keiichi's face. She silently approached him and put an arm on his shoulder.
Keiichi seemed to jump slightly at her touch, but relaxed when he glanced over his shoulder and saw Belldandy. He smiled and put his right hand on hers.
"What is it, Keiichi? You look to be troubled."
Keiichi sighed, "I guess some things are different here aren't they? The divines don't have regular eating habits, do they? I can tell by the way I feel right now."
Belldandy moved to sit next to him, "They are regular when they need to be, but otherwise…no, we do not have the need to feed to sustain ourselves."
"So why did all of you do so back home?"
"This is our new home, Keiichi. Please don't forget that. As for your question, most of the divine beings eat just to be sociable. There are other examples that also coincide with human behavior as well. If a god or goddess was under too much stress or slightly depressed, they would seek solace in food."
"I see…I guess that it'll take some getting used to."
"Please, do not worry about it. After all, you have a big day ahead of you tomorrow. Please rest so that you may be prepared for anything."
Keiichi nodded before turning and looking at what had held his attention before Belldandy had disturbed his thoughts. He looked at a single photo that had been taken back at the temple they had called home on Earth.
It had been taken by Banpei, one of Skuld's many inventions. The robotic guardian had taken a picture that included the two families that were represented in the temple.
While looking at the picture, Urd, on the left, had her arms crossed and was eyeing her youngest sister with suspicion. Next to her, Skuld had her right arm wrapped around the front of Belldandy in a half embrace, while her left arm was held out. Belldandy, in the very middle, had a happy look on her face and a smile that was directed to the person on her right. Keiichi, being pushed slightly by Skuld, had a nervous look with his usual lop-sided grin as he was leaning slightly against the last member on his right. Megumi brought up the other end of the line, wearing a foxy grin, with her back toward Keiichi; she was slightly leaning on him to cause him to go closer to Belldandy.
Keiichi couldn't help but smile every time he saw the photo, but now was different. He sighed as he picked it up and put his fingers on the glass. He frowned as he looked at his younger sister, and couldn't help but wonder what she was doing.
While she had known the truth behind the identities of Belldandy and her sisters, he doubted that she knew what had truly happened to him. And being as he was, he refused to let any of his family or friends be tormented by what had happened.
As he put the photo back on the table in front of him, he nodded. He would ask Belldandy if it would be possible to go to Earth and visit Megumi during the training session she had worked out for him tomorrow.
With that in mind, he soon followed everyone else to sleep.
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Keiichi was stirred awake by the sound of laughter in his general vicinity. He opened his eyes to look around and noticed that both Urd and Skuld were off to the side with humored looks on their faces.
He sat up quickly as he noticed them, with a look of extreme confusion. As he proceeded to do so, a pair of female undergarments fell from the perch on his head into his viewing range. As he slowly pulled them down, he also noticed a strange looking stuffed animal sitting in his lap.
He narrowed his eyes at the eldest and youngest as they burst out laughing again. Belldandy walked into the room, and before she could ask what was going on, she covered her mouth with a look of surprise.
Keiichi, under the gun, quickly jumped to his feet and began to wave his arms in front of him, "It wasn't me! I must have dozed off out here. There is no way I would do something like this!"
Belldandy's look of shock soon began to disappear, as she, too, joined her sisters with a set of giggling.
Keiichi hung his head and began to slowly walk out of the room, but was stopped by Urd.
"Where do you think you're going?"
"To find the deepest, darkest hole I can and hiding in it."
Urd shook a single finger in front of him, "Don't forget, you have lessons with Belldandy today. You can't just skip them you know."
Keiichi sighed, resigned to his fate, and turned to look at his beloved. She wore her goddess robes from the first time she appeared to him, as well as a look of shame. She looked up with an apology written on her face and Keiichi couldn't help but forgive, at least, her.
Keiichi shrugged and motioned for Belldandy to follow him to the room at the end of the hall. After a brief talk, and a bit of encouragement, they came out into the main room again, ready for the session.
Urd and Skuld stood off to the side as Belldandy began teaching Keiichi the most basic spells; first, was the ability to make things levitate. Keiichi failed numerous times and was beginning to get frustrated. Skuld only laughed as she saw the look of irritation on his face, it reminded her of the time Belldandy had also tried to teach her the same thing.
It was only after Keiichi received a slight hug from behind from Belldandy that the bolt actually moved into the air. Hearing the line before, on Earth, Keiichi had paid no heed to Belldandy's advice that was directed at Skuld. But this time, as he heard the line repeated, he could understand what Belldandy was trying to get at.
With that in mind, he began to lift heavier and heavier things with a simple wave of his hand. Keiichi could only chuckle as he was sure that he looked like some kind of Jedi padawan that was simply testing out the grounds of the Force.
After being able to lift even Skuld, Belldandy made him do it simply concentrating on the object with no movements. It took a while longer than before, but he managed to follow in the same path as his first assignment.
After being able to lift Skuld again, Belldandy explained that the next part of his training would be far harder and would require much more concentration and determination. Keiichi could only look on, dumbfounded, as he was told he would be learning to fly.
He was told that everything would be fine, and to relax. Keiichi could only nod as he watched Belldandy pull the usual Urd routine of floating around the temple.
He scratched his head as he watched all the sisters do it, but couldn't understand how to do it himself.
"It is simple, Kei. Simply concentrate on moving the object, as we did in the previous exercises. Except, this time the target is yourself. Do not use too much power, or you will not be able to control your floating ability."
As the day moved on Keiichi continuously failed at keeping himself afloat; much to his dismay and to Urd and Skuld's delight. He was surprised at how much concentration it took. One simple misplaced thought or a second of distraction and he was sprawled on the floor, once again.
He was constantly drilled by all three of them, making sure that he could handle distractions or have his mind off of keeping himself afloat, yet still maintaining his increased altitude. After about six hours total, it got to the point where he could do minor things around the complex while still in the air, but he still needed work.
Belldandy, proud of his accomplishments, instructed him on the last simple task of the first day. He would learn to distort and change the clothing around him to whatever he wanted. He had seen Belldandy and Urd use this technique before, but he never dreamed he would actually have to learn it.
As before, it took an extreme amount on concentration, but this time, it was to visualize what he wanted himself to wear. He had to be extremely precise, or something could turn out wrong. His first attempt at changing left him with extremely short Levi shorts and a white shirt with small patches all over it that was half torn. After his second and third tries, he seemed to be getting the hang of it.
His forth try actually produced a full pair of Levi pants and his usual white t-shirt that he wore while in the temple on Earth. For some reason, he felt that being dressed like that would make the new temple feel more like home. It felt sort of…nostalgic.
When Belldandy ordered him to change back into the normal white robes he'd been wearing, he complied rather hesitantly.
As he closed his eyes and began to concentrate, he suddenly went a rush of air and a hint of nausea. He lost his concentration and opened his eyes to find he was without a shirt, but his lower half was covered by his robe leggings. He also found that he was staring at a group of younger female goddesses who were also in the middle of their changing…after getting out of the onsen.
He ran out of the room immediately with a rather loud shout, a shout that was followed by several screams of surprise and anger.
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Belldandy frowned at her two sisters as the say in front of her. Both with their heads down to show shame, but both still wore amused faces and smiles.
"Where did you send him?"
Belldandy looked directly at Skuld, who began to sweat as she tried to sink back into the couch. She hated it when either of her sisters looked at her with such intensity.
Skuld shook her head, hoping that it would get the message across that she didn't know. Belldandy's gaze then fell onto Urd, who still had a funny grin on her face.
"Nee-san? Where is he?"
Before Urd could say anything, a loud banging was heard on the front door. Belldandy moved to open it, and was surprised to see Peorth, as well as many other goddesses, standing behind a rather ragged looking Keiichi.
Peorth was frowning slightly, but the other girls looked either annoyance or down right upset.
"Teaching him some things out of his league, are we mon cheri?"
Belldandy looked back at Peorth, "What do you mean?"
"He teleported mid changing cycle into the female section of the onsen changing outlet. These are just some of the ladies that want to voice their disapproval."
Peorth stepped aside and pushed Keiichi forward towards Belldandy. He looked really embarrassed, not to mention mortified.
With a flick of her wrist, Belldandy immediately brought both her sisters to the front and pushed them outside, "They will explain."
Without saying anything more, Belldandy shut the door to leave her sisters at the hands of an angry mob.
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As a rather worn Urd and Skuld reentered the temple, they found Belldandy with a worried look on her face, looking towards the last room in the hall.
It had taken nearly an hour, but they had managed to relay their mischievous plans to the others outside. After explaining themselves, a rather long and pain staking chase ensued. Both were hit by either flying objects or spells cast on them.
Finally home, they both dragged themselves into the main quarters and collapsed into the chairs. Belldandy looked at both of them with disapproval, but her elder sister more so than Skuld. Knowing Skuld, she had simply followed along in Urd's plan to humiliate Keiichi.
As for the young man turned god, he had proceeded to lock himself into the back room. Belldandy was surprised that he had managed to place barriers around the room. He hadn't learned such complex spells yet, but he had somehow constructed them perfectly.
Belldandy only sighed as she looked back at the room again. That room held the only thing she wanted right now, and he wanted to be alone.
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Keiichi sighed again as he put his head on the desk in front of him. Somehow, his drafting desk had made it into the room intact.
Things were already looking pretty bad for him. Not only were there gods already against him due to his being mortal, but now he had several others against him for what had happened just a little earlier.
Granted, it wasn't his fault, but he doubted it mattered. Already a day had gone by, and he was sure he was the least popular person in half of the heavens.
He sighed again as he laid back and stared at the ceiling, wondering, once again, how his life had gotten this complicated without him knowing it.
He could only guess what would happen next…but he would have to endure.
He made a promise when he first took on his current role, and he refused to back down from it. Not only that, he made a promise with her, so very long ago.
Yes…he would have to endure. But he would take it all in stride, simply to be able to be with her. Now and forever.
The only problem was…what would tomorrow bring?
A/N: Well, I said it wouldn't be 5 months, but I didn't know it would take this long. I've been getting pretty distracted by various things, most namely one anime.
One Piece. I've watched up to roughly episode 173, and the series is just…amazing. I don't think I've ever watched a series that has actually kept my interest this long aside from most of Inuyasha.
I'll try to be more quick than 2 months on my next update, but no guarantees.
Until later!