The Shikigami user & the Gorgeous Goddesses

by Uruz 11

Michiru is forced to stay at a relative's house which is occupied by heavenly goddesses, will romance bloom admist the humour and chaos during his stay? Will all of them visit Japan's Feudal era as well? Chapter 4 is rewritten. Michiru/Peorth as the main pairing, but two alternate endings well also be included as a bonus with a different pairing for each: Michiru/Urd, Michiru/Lind.

4. More Misfortune

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, Oh My Goddess, or anything associated with either of them. This story is being written just for fun and enjoyment.

Chapter #4: More Misfortune

The morning was almost over and lunchtime would soon arrive in another two hours, but Belldandy suggested that everyone wait until after lunch before deciding what to do for the remainder of the day since it wouldn't be fair to go out and leave Michiru's Uncle by himself; this also gave everyone the chance to put on plenty of sunscreen and bug spray so they'd be well protected once the occupants of the house went outside for a while. Belldandy and Keiichi were both busy conducting a last minute inspection of the house and temple just so everything was clean and in order before Michiru's Uncle inspected it for himself, it turns out that nothing needed to be done except to clean up the popped water balloon that Skuld had caused to fall on Urd with her little invention stunt a short while ago; but better to check and be safe than sorry. Urd sat comfortably at the kitchen table, she was thinking to herself about all her interactions with Michiru thus far just to evaluate him as best as she could even though they only just met each other yesterday afternoon; for she believed that he might ask her for more answers or advice regarding his contract with Peorth and she needed to be ready to assist him if he needed help.

"Okay, first we need to get some milk and ice cream out of the fridge." Michiru instructed, with Peorth and Skuld standing on either side of him in the kitchen as the Shikigami user was going to show the two goddesses how to make milkshakes. "Can you get them Skuld?"

"Oh, yeah." Skuld said excitedly as she opened both top and bottom doors of the fridge so she could get the milk and ice cream just has Michiru had asked, it was obvious that her mind was solely thinking about ice cream right now and everyone knew it. "Here you go."

"Thank you Skuld; okay…if you can hold the pail still while I scoop out the ice cream, that would be great." Michiru continued, glancing at what was on the counter. "Could you please hold the milk until we need it Peorth?"

"Sure Michiru." Peorth replied sweetly with a sincere smile, eager to be of assistance so she could take the opportunity of interacting with the young Shikigami user; her eyes focused on Michiru's face while he used a large spoon to take out the chocolate ice cream from the pail which Skuld was holding steady on the edge of the kitchen counter. "Um…Michiru? How do you know how much ice cream to use?"

"Its quite simple really, you just have to guess how much you'll need to make in order to make a proper milkshake. But it also depends entirely on how many people you're making it for, we're only making enough for one person." Michiru answered with a little joke at the end.

"WHAT?" Skuld burst unexpectedly in surprise as inner rage took her over, causing Peorth and Urd to let out a sudden laugh in response.

"Gotcha…" Michiru chuckled after giving Skuld a playful grin, followed by a reassuring smile which put all her worries to rest as he spoke again. "Just joking Skuld, don't worry, we're making enough for all of us just like before so there's no need to yell out loud like that."

"Ah, ha, ha, ha." Peorth laughed lightly as Skuld turned her smiling face away from Michiru so she could glare back towards her.

"Alright, let's continue…there we go, that should be enough chocolate ice cream." Michiru said, focussing his attention on the pitcher in front of him while Peorth was looking at Michiru's handsome face, her mind becoming momentarily divided between fantasizing about her young client and learning how to make ice cream milkshakes which is what she wanted to do despite her emotions and hormones acting up. "Okay, now for the milk. Can you pour some milk into the pitcher now Peorth? Peorth…are you feeling alright?"

"Hmm?" Peorth replied as her mind came back to reality when she noticed the Shikigami user had turned his head to look at her with concern in his eyes, making her pretend as if she hadn't spaced out. "Oh yeah, I'm fine, I'll pour the milk now."

"Careful, not too fast!" Michiru responded, his hand and fingers grabbing around Peorth's in an effort to lift the milk carton to stop any more of its contents from pouring out; the two made eye contact and paused in silence as they were lost in the depths of each other's eyes. After a moment, Peorth finally glanced at the pitcher; she noticed some milk had struck the ice cream and sprayed out which left a messy spill on the kitchen counter

"S-Sorry Michiru…" Peorth said in a sheepish tone, her voice bringing Michiru back to reality as a light blush appeared on the young boy's face.

"N-No need to apologize Peorth, it was an accident; we'll clean it up together." Michiru replied, gently letting go of Peorth's hand before grabbing a piece of paper towel to wipe up the mess with. "Here, you lift the pitcher up and I'll wipe all the spilled milk underneath."

Peorth did what was asked of her and she waited until the Japanese student had cleaned up the small mess, Michiru also made sure to wipe the bottom of the pitcher as well so all traces of spilled milk were gone completely; leaving the kitchen counter clean once again. The brief moment of hand to hand contact didn't go unnoticed to the other goddesses in the kitchen, Skuld didn't really care since she wasn't one to pry into other people's relationships unless of course it was the one which existed between Keiichi and her older sister Belldandy; but Urd made a mental note to remember the incident in case it came in handy later on in the day when she found time to engage in conversation with either Peorth or Michiru. Seeing herself as the goddess of love, Urd always made it her business to involve herself in the relationships of those around her so long as one or two people she knew were actually in love; she had done this countless times with Keiichi when the poor boy failed to further his relationship with Belldandy. She figured that she might have to do the same thing with Michiru and possibly Peorth if the two of them needed a little push or encouragement, but she decided to wait a while and see how they bonded together as friends first just to be respectful; Michiru had already undergone enough embarrassment for one day after all.

"How do we know that we've used enough milk Michiru?" Skuld asked curiously, her attention fixed on the pitcher which held the ice cream and milk inside of it; it was plainly obvious that her craving for ice cream was getting the better of her and she wanted the milkshakes to be done now so she could taste and savour the flavour of the cold treat once again as she did a few minutes ago.

"We'll now when we mix them together; it all depends on how thick the milkshake turns out to be so we'll just have to find out for ourselves." Michiru answered as he pulled out the electric chopper from a drawer and unravelled the power cord so it wouldn't be in the way while he used it, he then passed the end of the power cord to Skuld who plugged it into a power outlet in the wall so that the device could now be powered up and operational. "Thank you Skuld, now we'll mix everything together and see whether we need to add more or not, stand by with the milk please Peorth."

"Okay." Peorth replied as she and Skuld watched Michiru lower the head of the electric chopper into the pitcher, holding both of them steady with a firm grip before activating the switch so that the appliance would chop up and blend the ice cream chunks together with the milk.

"The ice cream chunks have to be chopped up completely so the whole milkshake is smooth and no ice cream is wasted and if its too thick, then we don't have enough milk; too runny and we have too much milk." Michiru explained, moving the tool gently up and down inside of the pitcher to get all of the ice cream as he continued mixing the two ingredients together; creating a swirl of foam on the surface in the process. "Moving the chopper's head up and down allows you to get all of the ice cream and it also allows you to tell how thick the milkshake is by feeling how much resistance is left once all the ice cream is blended together with the milk, as you can see; it's still too thick."

"So we'll have to add more milk then." Peorth deduced, holding the milk container over the pitcher so she could pour some of its contents.

"Just a little amount though…that's enough." Michiru instructed, knowing it wouldn't take much to make the thickness disappear and cause the milkshake to become runny so the amount had to be perfect in order for the milkshake to turn out just right. "Now we'll mix it."

"That looks really tasty, I'm sure it'll turn out great!" Skuld commented in anticipation as her ice cream craving took her over even more.

"Patience Skuld, just one more minute and it should be ready; but we'll need someone to test taste it so we know it turned out well." Michiru commented.

"I'll do it! I'll do it! Ah! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!" Peorth and Skuld cried out joyfully at the same time before they burst out giggling together; causing Michiru to chuckle while Urd smiled humorously at the funny scene occurring in front of her from where she sat at the table.

"I was afraid of that, alright then…both of you can be the test tasters." Michiru replied before unplugging the electric chopper. "Skuld, you can put the milk and ice cream away while I clean up. Peorth? Would you be so kind as to get some more glass cups out for us please?"

"Sure Michiru." Peorth said sweetly before opening up the cupboard to retrieve more cups to fill and serve the delicious cold drinks in.

"Okay, the milk and ice cream are back in the fridge." Skuld declared as she shut the fridge and freezer doors once the items were inside.

"The glasses are out Michiru." Peorth said, holding up a glass in each hand as she stood waiting for Michiru to fill them for her and Skuld.

"Thank you Peorth, thank you Skuld; now time for each of you to give this chocolate milkshake a taste test." Michiru replied with a light smile as he poured some of the cold foamy substance into each glass, one at a time until they were both full; Peorth then handed one to Skuld who took it from her with both hands so she could admire its tasty appearance before drinking it. "Don't drink it too quickly or you'll get a brain freeze."

"Time to taste test Skuld, you ready?" Peorth asked, holding her glass up as she waited for Skuld.

"Yeah, down the hatches!" Skuld replied excitedly before she and Peorth put the glasses to their lips and slowly drank down the cold, but very tasty chocolate ice cream milkshake; the looks on their faces was proof enough that it had turned out perfectly and they were savouring the flavour of the cold treat as they emptied their glasses and swallowed the creamy drink down their throats. "Ah, that was great!"

"MM!" Peorth said before removing the empty glass from her lips. "It turned out perfectly, just as I knew it would given that you're the one who taught Skuld and I how to make it."

"May I have a glass then please?" Urd asked, drawing their attention Skuld's eldest sister.

"Yes Urd, I'll get you a glass." Michiru replied, before filling up all the glasses Peorth had gotten from the cupboard; he then set the pitcher on the counter and handed a full glass to the second class goddess who accepted it from the young Japanese boy. "Here you are Urd."

"Thank you very much Michiru, you certainly have a talent in the chicken; you might even made a good dessert maker one day." Urd said with a little remark as she complimented the Shikigami user. "Skuld, you should go find Belldandy and the others so they can have some more chocolate milkshake as well; best to have it while it's cold and fresh."

"Got it, be right back Michiru; save some more of that milkshake for me." Skuld declared before leaving the kitchen to find Belldandy.

"Skuld sure loves ice cream, I'm surprised she didn't try eating out of the container while we we're busy making the milkshake." Peorth commented.

"Well, she knows it's wrong and impolite so I guess she resisted the urge to do it this time." Michiru replied with a chuckle, causing Peorth to giggle for a moment until she noticed that Michiru's attention was now focused on her face; making her wonder what was on his mind.

"Michiru?" Peorth asked quietly, not knowing why he was staring at her so intently.

"You have…milkshake on your….face." Michiru answered softly as he raised a hand to her face and used a napkin to gently wiped away the trace of ice cream milkshake on her face just below her left cheek near her lips, removing his hand once he was done and lowering it to his side once more; his eyes never breaking contact with Peorth's for that brief moment which continued to last as they stared at each other.

Ordinarily, Michiru would have stopped staring once he had finished cleaning the spot on Peorth's face to avoid being rude and causing the awkward moment to turn into an uncomfortable situation for the female in front of him; but Peorth was a goddess instead of an everyday human girl and so a part of his mind knew she wouldn't be bothered by him staring at her so intently. Though he didn't know why, he just found himself drawn to her lovely face; perhaps it was her smile or maybe her eyes given that his own eyes were now locked on them. Peorth knew that uttering even one word would bring Michiru back to reality, so she decided to stay quiet and allow herself the same opportunity as she stared back at him; her eyes never blinking or twitching to look elsewhere except into the eyes of her client. The Shikigami user and the gorgeous goddess were both breathing very shallowly with practically no noise, everything and everyone else around them or throughout the rest of the house were gone from their minds since they were presently focused on only one thing; each other. Miraculously, both of them had forgotten that Urd was still in the kitchen with them; sitting at the table just a short distance away. Not wanting to disturb the two, Urd kept quiet just to see how long the cute little moment would last until they took notice of her in the room.

"Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring!" Went the telephone, startling Peorth and Michiru at the same time as the silence was broken; the telephone's noisy ringing had brought them back to reality.

"W-We'd better answer the phone." Michiru said softly before taking off to the living room in the hopes that who ever was calling didn't hang up yet, leaving Peorth in the kitchen with Urd and causing the two of them to look at each other; Urd giving the first class goddess a devious grin along with a wink which made Peorth blush lightly for a moment at having been caught in such a cute moment with Michiru.

"Hello? Koshian residence?" Michiru said after holding the phone to the side of his face once he had answered it after the third ring, hearing a deep voice reply back; causing a sudden chill shoot up the young boy's spine as its owner reveal who he was. "It's for you Urd."

"For me?" Urd asked in surprise, getting up from her chair and heading into the living room to take the phone from the Kururugi boy; she noticed his nervousness as she approached him. "No need to be so nervous Michiru, you have to relax yourself. So who's on the phone?"

"Well, um…" Michiru mumbled, handing the device to the second class goddess in order to keep the caller from waiting any longer.

"Hello?" Urd spoke into the phone and then hearing the same deep voice reply back to her which caused her some uneasiness, for she knew whom the voice belonged unlike Michiru and she therefore knew to pay close attention; for this was none other than the Almighty One. "Yes? The Yggdrasil system is having some problems? And it's because of…I see. How long until the system is fully operational?"

"What's the matter Michiru?" Peorth asked worriedly with concern as the teenage boy returned to the kitchen. "Who is Urd talking with?"

"H-He identified himself as the Almighty One; I just felt a sudden chill shoot up my back when I heard him speak that's all." Michiru answered, causing Peorth to pause for a moment as she gathered her thoughts.

"Perhaps we should go outside and leave Urd to talk alone, we have to find out how everyone else is doing after all anyway so let's go." Peorth suggested, floating aloft and wandering throughout the house down the hallway which lead to one of the porches outside; tugging Michiru lightly by the hand and forcing him to follow on foot since he was a mere mortal and couldn't levitate like she and the other goddesses could do. "Ah, a nice sunny day; perfect for going out and having fun! Oh no, I forgot we have to let you and your Uncle talk everything over with your parents first so that they're fine with having you stay here with us. But afterwards, we'll have time to ourselves."

"Yeah, I can hardly wait." Michiru whispered to himself, dreading the idea of having to explain to his parents that he was staying at his Uncle's house with five other young people who he had only just befriended; four of which were attractive young girls even though they were actually goddesses.

"Hmm? Peorth asked, turning around to face Michiru once they had arrived outside and were standing together on the porch deck located on the side of the house where Michiru had met Urd for the first time nearly a full day ago. "What's that?"

"Oh, huh nothing." Michiru countered quickly in an attempt to satisfy Peorth's curiosity so the matter would be closed and left at that.

"Michiru?" Peorth asked, standing a mere three feet away from the Kururugi boy as she addressed him; her voice drawing his attention.

"Yeah Peorth?" Michiru replied, wondering what it was that Peorth had wanted to talk about now.

"I was just wondering…um…why you were looking at me like that after you had finished wiping the ice cream away from my cheek." Peorth explained, feeling a little uneasy since she knew what kind of reaction her question would trigger in the young boy standing in front of her.

"Oh, well I…huh, that is…I…" Michiru stammered quietly as he lowered his gaze and looked off to the side, being completely unable to look the goddess in the face and admit that he had found himself staring at her because of how gorgeous she was; that and how he never thought he would ever be able to interact with a beauty such as her even though fate had given him the chance.

Peorth could already tell my the sound of Michiru's voice, his words and his posture that her client wasn't yet ready to openly share how he felt about her even though she knew he found her attractive and although the time they spent in the kitchen making milkshakes together had allowed the two of them to do something together as friends which also lead to that cute little moment which followed afterwards; it clearly didn't have the effect needed to give a boost to the young boy's confidence and so the first class goddess reluctantly had to bring the matter to a close until such time when Michiru found the courage to declare his feelings openly with her and in person. So Peorth put her hands on each of Michiru's shoulders; causing him to redirect his attention back on her face and into her eyes; pausing momentarily until she found the right words to say out loud.

"Never mind Michiru, you don't have to tell me now, you can tell me when you feel that you're ready and until that time comes…" Peorth said softly with a gentle smile as she moved forward and slowly embraced the unprepared teen in a tender hug, wrapping her arms about his lean body and holding him close to her; positioning her mouth close to his ear so she could finish her sentence. "…we can just be friends and have fun while we get to know one another. Your wish can wait too until you've decided what it is that you want the most, I want to spend as much time as I can with you while you're here for two weeks until you have to go home; so hang in there and be happy."

Peorth stayed still and silent after that, waiting for her words to sink into the young boy's mind; hoping that her attempt at dispelling his uneasiness would work. A brief moment passed before Michiru's hands gradually wrapped around the goddess's bear waist as he returned the embrace, indicating that she had been successful at cheering up her client; it was a pleasant experience which made the first class goddess feel butterflies inside of her stomach.

"Thank you Peorth, I'll hang in there and be happy…so long as you're happy too." Michiru replied softly without breaking contact, managing a light smile as a light pink blush appeared on his face for being embraced by the attractive goddess whom he was now holding gently by the waist; feeling much better after having been cheered up a moment ago.

That was when Peorth's heart skipped a beat and she felt a warm feeling rise up to her chest, this was quite possibly the first time a client had this kind of effect on her and not just any client; but someone special who was just as honest and innocent as Keiichi had been. Peorth let out a sigh to keep herself under control as new emotions took hold over her, she was especially happy how things had now turned out for her like this; she made a mental note to thank Urd later for the advice the second class goddess had given too her earlier that morning given how she had managed to set things right between herself and Michiru without having to act all flirty or dress herself in overly revealing attire. Caught up in the blissful moment, both Peorth and Michiru failed to notice that the two of them were now levitating a few inches off the deck; for each of their feet were in the air and neither of them were touching the wooden floorboards.

"SKULD!" Urd shouted from the living room, her loud voice echoed all through the house as well as outside of it; causing Peorth's brief levitation to end and land Michiru and herself back on the solid surface beneath their feet which brought both of them back to reality.

"Uh oh, we've better find out what's going on; come on Peorth." Michiru said with concern; before he released his hands from Peorth's waist and walked briskly back inside; down the hallway to get to the living room with the first class goddess following close behind him.

"No one gave you permission to eat all of the chocolate ice cream milkshake yourself, now there's none left over for the rest of us you little hog!" Urd stated angrily, fighting to retrieve the nearly empty pitcher from Noble Scarlet who was hovering just out of Urd's reach while Skuld was attacking her eldest sister from behind by yanking on Urd's long hair and practically giving herself a piggyback ride in the process. "Noble Scarlet, what Skuld's doing is wrong; now hand me back that pitcher before I lose my temper!"

"You always lose your temper Urd, you're nothing but a mischief making misfit!" Skuld retaliated, desperately trying to keep the second class goddess from getting her hands on the pitcher which now had only enough milkshake left to refill each glass just once after Skuld had polished off the majority of the deliciously cold drink. Michiru and Peorth both halted and sighed once they arrived back in the living room, only to find Urd and Skuld fighting each other over the chocolate milkshake that had been made less than an hour ago.

"You go get the pitcher from Noble Scarlet; I'll break up the two sisters before they make a mess of the kitchen." Peorth declared.

"Be careful Peorth and try not to get hurt." Michiru said briefly, receiving a smile from the first class goddess as they glanced at each other before strolling into the kitchen to bring an end to the commotion before a messy disaster befell all of them. "Noble Scarlet, hand me the pitcher please."

"Alright Skuld, time to break it up now; calm down and stop fighting over a mere milkshake." Peorth ordered, levitating and grabbing hold of Skuld from behind as she summoned her angel out in an effort to assist her just in case Skuld put up a fight and resisted. "Gorgeous Rose, please help me to separate Skuld from Urd; hurry before anyone gets hurt."

"Hey! No fair Peorth, stay out of this and let me at Urd; I've got her on the ropes!" Skuld protested as she struggled to avoid being pulled away by Peorth, only to have Gorgeous Rose use her hands to pry Skuld's hand lose until the female inventor had released Urd's hair.

"Woaah!" Urd cried suddenly regained her momentum only to stagger forward and collide with Michiru, knocking the young boy backwards until they both fell to the kitchen floor with her on top of him; but with no time to break each other's fall as on the previous occasion earlier this morning.

"Okay Skuld, time to explain yourself to Belldandy and let her punish you for your actions; you've brought this on yourself so stop wining like a little kid." Peorth said, after having Skuld completely tied up with her green rose vines to keep her from getting away as she walked off to go find Belldandy who was probably still outside with Keiichi. "Oh that's right, you ARE a little kid; and you'll always be a little kid."

"Release me at once you perverted goddess or so help me, I'll…" Skuld yelled back angrily as she was gently tugged around like a floating balloon since she was still levitating in the air even though she was being dragged out of the house against her will by Peorth.

"Or you'll what?" Peorth interrupted, cutting off Skuld in the middle of her sentence as she was forced to drag the length of vine in her hand when Skuld tried going the other way; creating a tug of war between the two goddesses even though the younger one was tied up. "You know its not nice to gang up on your sister like that, two to one is hardly a fair fight; even though both of you are goddesses."

"Well excuse me, its not my fault Urd didn't summon her angel out once I had summoned mine!" Skuld countered loudly on purpose so Urd would hear her words, causing a weight of emotional pain to suddenly resurface from within her eldest sister as Urd's eyes watered.

"Alright Skuld, you've had enough fighting for one day now come on." Peorth demanded as she managed to drag Skuld out of the kitchen and down the hallway which lead outside of the house; leaving Michiru and Urd alone on the kitchen floor. "You too Noble Scarlet."

"Ouch, that really…Urd!" Michiru said suddenly once he saw that the first class goddess was lying on top of him, and this time with Urd's well developed body pressing down against his; causing a blush to creep over the embarrassed boy's face just like before…until he noticed the tears streaming down her face which told him that the female beauty was now crying. "Oh no. What's wrong Urd? Are you hurt?"

"N-No, not from colliding into you or falling on the floor if that's what you mean." Urd answered before sniffling softly, this immediately told Michiru that something else had caused Urd to cry; possibly something that Skuld had blurted out at the end of their fight even though the Kururugi boy didn't catch what it was when he had been knocked to the floor once Urd had collided with him after having her hair let go of.

"Was it something your sister said? Urd wait, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you feel more hurt and I shouldn't have asked." Michiru replied apologetically with a concerned expression on his face before he looked around and noticed the box of napkins which he must have knocked off the counter when he had fallen to the floor, pulling one out and gently wiping away the tears from Urd's face until it was dry once she eventually stopped crying. "You came to my aid when I had need of it earlier this morning; allow me to do the same for you. I didn't catch what ever it was that Skuld had said, but what ever it was; it's your business and not mine so we'll leave it at that. Though you may be a goddess like the others in this house except of course for Keiichi, its still easy to feel hurt; but what matters is that you can recover from the pain that's inside of you no matter how long it takes and always remember that you have people who care about you that can help you when you need it whether they're your family or your friends. I know we've only known each other for less than a day, but I'm your friend and your mine; you're a good person Urd and don't let what ever Skuld said cause you to think otherwise because I won't."

By now, Urd's eyes had stopped watering and she could only stay wide eyed and still as her mind processed everything that the mortal teenage boy had said to her; causing warmth to heat up from within herself which chased away most of the emotional pain she had been suffering from only moments ago. Unable to find the words to express herself right away, Urd simply smiled back at Michiru for all of the kind words he had shared in his attempt to comfort her when he saw the second class goddess in such a sad state; a part of her wished that she could repay him for his kindness even though he had already mentioned that they were now even for when she had helped him out in the embarrassing situation in his bedroom earlier that morning. Unable to think of anything at the moment, Urd simply got up and helped Michiru up in the process as they both stood up from the floor; but then she gave the Kururugi boy a very tight hug which nearly sent his hormones out of control when he felt Urd's irresistible figure and sizable cleavage pressing against his body again.

"Thank you Michiru…for saying those kind words, they mean a great deal to me." Urd said softly, pausing for an extra ten seconds before releasing herself and walking out of the kitchen, leaving a now blushing young boy who was somewhat confused and dazed for a bit.

"Uh, you're welcome…Urd." Michiru whispered quietly before tidying up the kitchen and pouring the last of the milkshake into some glasses.

Once Urd had safely retreated to the sanctuary of her bedroom, she slid the door shut and stood leaning her back to the wall as she took into account all of the thoughts and emotions she was feeling from when she had been depressed and then comforted by the human whom had labelled her as one of his friends and vice versa. While she knew from Michiru's storytelling of his Feudal era adventures that he was a good person who made friends with human, half demon and full demon friends alike; she couldn't fully believe that he would accept her if he found out about her half demon heritage along with the events of her past which still haunted her to this very day. Though she knew Michiru had been completely honest when he said those remarks, the fact that he didn't catch what Skuld had blurted out still caused Urd to worry about how he'd react after knowing everything about what she really was and what she did in her past; whether or not Michiru would still look upon her the same way again was a very serious fear on the goddess's troubled mind.

Meanwhile in the Shrine outside of the house, Uncle Koshian had just completed his inspection of the grounds on his property as well as the interior of the house and the Shrine; he was presently relaxing in the Shrine where it was shady along with Belldandy and Keiichi who had accompanied him throughout the whole task from beginning to end. When Peorth had arrived on the scene with Skuld tied up in rose vines and being tugged around like a balloon, Belldandy was the first to ask what the meaning of this was; making Peorth explained quickly starting from when she and Michiru arrived in the kitchen until her explanation ended with Skuld's uncalled for comment about Urd not summoning out her angel which made Belldandy sigh with worry. Uncle Koshian was engaged in conversation with Keiichi when Belldandy's boyfriend had begun talking about the Auto club he was part of, so the two of them were to busy to hear or notice the other conversation taking place amongst the goddesses; but everyone quickly got together once each of the talks had come to an end.

"It was very wrong of you to bring up such a painful matter in front of Urd like that, I want you to confront her privately and apologize to her sometime in the day." Belldandy said with a serious tone of voice before turning to Peorth. "Peorth, please don't resort to tying up my younger sister just to bring her to me like you did; you should have summoned me instead if she was too much for you to handle by yourself."

"Alright, I won't do it again." Peorth replied with a sigh until she caught Skuld sticking her tongue out at her. "Unless she deserves it."

"So Skuld, what did you do to make Peorth mad enough to tie you up like that?" Keiichi asked humorously, giving in to his curiosity now that Skuld had been released; not knowing that he would be making her mad with his question even though he meant no offence.

"HMPH!" Skuld fumed as she spin around and gave off a scary glare of certain death if she was set off even more. "Why are you asking me that Keiichi? Are you suddenly developing naughty ideas for how to take advantage of MY BIG SIS? WELL? ARE YOU? HMM?"

"No! No! No!" Keiichi replied with denial, waving his hands around defensively while Skuld stood on her toes just to scare him even more.

"Well now that everything is in good order, I'll call up Michiru's Mother and inform her of the situation." Uncle Koshian declared.

"Oh, by the way Peorth." Belldandy said suddenly as she suddenly had a memory recall. "How did you enjoy making milkshakes with Michiru?"

"It was fun, he was a very good instructor and he taught Skuld and I everything we needed to know." Peorth answered joyfully with a happy smile on her face. "Its too bad you weren't there with us to taste the new batch we made together, most of it is now gone because of someone's uncontrollable craving for ice cream."

"Ah, ha, ha, ha." Skuld responded shyly once Peorth had sarcastically hinted that she was the one who drank most of the milkshake.

"Ah, what can you do?" Keiichi commented. "Skuld loves her ice cream; it is her alternate energy source after all so she can't control it."

"Alright Skuld, go find Urd and apologize to her properly so we can put this matter to rest; she should be in her room if she's not in the kitchen or living room." Belldandy declared as everyone re-entered the house after leaving the Shrine, they then arrived in the living room and saw Michiru had just finished tidying up the kitchen; everything was clean and there were some full glasses with the last of the chocolate ice cream milkshake waiting to be served. "You didn't have to clean up in here while we were outside Michiru, I could have done that; you're our guest in this house."

"Oh it wasn't much work Belldandy and besides, I needed to clean up the mess on the counter anyway after making milkshakes with Peorth and Skuld." Michiru replied with a chuckle as he stood back so everyone could grab a full glass for themselves. "Help yourselves."

"Well thank you very much, Peorth says she had fun learning from you and that you made a great teacher; I'm so glad that the two of you got to spend such an enjoyable experience together." Belldandy said happily, causing Michiru to steal a glance at Peorth, only to blush and turn away when she smiled back at him so affectionately. "Skuld, you can have your glass after you've apologized to Urd, go on."

"Alright." Skuld said reluctantly before heading off to Urd's bedroom.

"Does anyone know where Mr. Koshian went too?" Keiichi asked curiously as he noticed that Michiru's Uncle was missing from the group.

"ARGH!" A scream echoed throughout the house, causing everyone to pause with worry for what was going on inside of the house; then a massive burst of lightning descended and struck the house until it penetrated inside to where ever its target was located.

"Ahhhhhh!" Another loud cry echoed throughout the house, most likely due to the painful electric shocks from the lightning attack.

"That sounded like Urd and then Skuld!" Keiichi pointed out, he had lived with the goddesses long enough to distinguish whose voices were whose and therefore he could identify who had cried out loud just now; everyone scurried throughout the house until they arrived at Urd's room and slid open the door to find Skuld laughing her head off.

"Urd?" Michiru called out in surprise, his eyes widening in disbelief as he beheld a little girl trying to cover herself up in the same clothes he recalled Urd wearing only a couple of minutes ago; she looked even younger than Skuld. "A-Are you alright? What happened to you?"

"Ah! Ha! Ha! Ha!" Skuld laughed out loud before calming down. "Its nothing serious Michiru, this is just what happens when our energy supply is caught off from heaven in the event that Yggdrasil is having a serious amount of technical problems; but it should be fixed soon."

"But that doesn't explain where all that lightning came from." Michiru pointed out loud in confusion. "How did that come about?"

"Oh, well I told Urd I was sorry, but she still held a grudge and she was the one who caused the lightning attack which stung me with electricity; and that's how she turned into a little kid because she used up her precious energy." Skuld explained while Urd glared at her.

"Well I suppose that explains why you, Peorth and Belldandy are both alright, seeing as how the two of you haven't exhausted your powers." Michiru deduced before asking. "So does that mean that each of you would become even younger than you are now if you did that too?"

"Oh no, Skuld, Urd and I govern different time domains." Belldandy explained. "Urd governs the past, I govern the present and Skuld governs the future; so Urd becomes younger and Skuld becomes older when ever our energy supply from heaven is cut off. In order to exist on earth, we must rely on a continuous supply of energy from up in heaven which is supplied to us by the Yggdrasil system."

"What about you Peorth?" Michiru asked curiously. "Aren't you effected by this too?"

"Not in the same way that Skuld and Urd are, I don't govern any time domain so when you think about it; I'll just have the same reaction that Belldandy would most likely have when our supplies of energy are cut off which means we'll both pass out and fall asleep if we use up our remaining amounts of energy or power."

"That reminds me of when ever I use my "Light of Judgement" attack, its so powerful and takes up so much of my energy that I always end up fainting and falling unconscious immediately after casting it during a battle." Michiru added after recalling from his adventure in Feudal Japan.

"This must have happened just recently then, and we would have received a phone call from heaven to warn us of it too." Peorth deduced.

"As a matter of fact, there was a phone call; someone with a deep voice asked to speak with Urd earlier this morning." Michiru recalled.

"That was the Almighty One!" Belldandy pointed out before kneeling down to look a now younger Urd face to face. "What did he tell you?"

"He said that the Yggdrasil system is experiencing some difficulties when a massive amount of new data was imputed into its memory banks, the system overloaded and that is what caused the temporary trouble it is now currently experiencing." Urd answered in a cute voice due to her sudden transformation. "But the good news is he said that the problem should be fixed within six to eight hours, so there shouldn't be anything to worry about and he'd call again to inform us of any changes in the situation up in heaven; that's the whole of it."

"I see, well that's good to hear; six to eight hours isn't much so I suppose it'll be okay so long as each of us conserve our energy supplies." Belldandy mentioned. "Well, why don't we all return to the living room where we can relax together for a little while?"

Everyone wandered back to the living room and sat down together on the couch and comfy chairs which were available, Urd took a couple of minutes to change into some new clothes stored away which she had brought to wear during the previous time when she had temporarily transformed into her younger self; she arrived and did a brief spin to show off her other clothes. She was now wearing a pair of orange shorts, a black T-shirt and a little sweater which had white sleeves, an orange hood and black for the rest of the garment. Peorth came and handed out some glasses which had the last of the chocolate ice cream milkshake for everyone to drink, they had to finish it off while it was still cold or else the delicious drink would no longer be a nice cold treat. As everyone chatted amongst themselves, Michiru noticed that Urd looked much happier than before despite her temporary transformation as well as the incident which made her sad so he was glad to see her in better spirits; hopefully she'd be back to normal again after the problem with Yggdrasil had been fixed.

"Michiru?" Mr. Koshian called out as he entered the living room, drawing everyone's attention in the process; he held out a mobile phone in one hand which he must have used to talk with someone. "I've just sorted the whole matter with your mother, everything's fine; but she still wants to talk to you so here you go. Don't worry, I've already informed her that Miss Belldandy and everyone else living here has been looking after the house during my absence and that all of them are trustworthy; you've made friends with them already so cheer up."

A panicked expression suddenly came over the Kururugi boy as his eyes widened with sheer dread, for his Uncle had already told his mother that Michiru was staying at his house with five other young people whom he had only known for perhaps a day; and four of them were girls no less. While he was glad that he didn't have to tell her this himself, he was now faced with the dreadful task of hearing a mother to son lecture over the phone about what she thought of the whole affair among a few other things which Michiru himself was hoping that she wouldn't bring up; at least this was over the phone and his mother wasn't here in person to talk with him face to face or heaven knows how he'd survive even a minute longer. And so with great reluctance, Michiru took the phone from his Uncle's hand and held it to the side of his face so he could speak with his mother; taking a deep breath first to prepare himself for the worst of the event.

"H-Hello Mom, h-how have you been doing?" Michiru mumbled weakly, his uneasy state due to the torturous talk on the phone causing everyone in the living room to look at him with worry and concern…everyone except for his Uncle who had now gone to the kitchen briefly.

"Michiru?" The boy's mother replied. "Is it true what your Uncle said about him allowing these people to reside and watch over his house and property while he's been gone all this time?"

"Yes." Michiru answered, breathing ever so slowly in an effort to keep himself sane in front of his new friends who were all watching him.

"And that you've gotten along well with them even though they're complete strangers?" His mother asked with concern once again.

"Yes." Michiru answered again, hoping to get this over and done with before he suffered any further discomfort or embarrassment.

"Well that's understandable given that they're around your age, I'm glad that you've gotten to know them for yourself and that you're Uncle's finally come home to see you so that's all good to hear." Mrs. Kururugi continued. However, your Uncle mentioned that he's going away on another long pilgrimage which means that you'll once again be living alone with these people under the same roof. Am I right?"

"Yes, he told me about it; he leaves tomorrow morning so we'll have the rest of tonight to spend some time together." Michiru replied.

"Well I hope that you do, both of you don't get to see each other very often so please make the most of it until he leaves." Mrs. Kururugi instructed. "Oh yes, your Uncle tells me that four of the people now staying at his house are young girls, and that you seem to be having relations with one of them. Is that true?"

"Mom!" Michiru countered loudly as a light blush crept over his face, causing Urd and Peorth to smile sweetly at him while his Uncle grinned; having caught on to the change of subject which his young nephew was now forced to discuss over the phone with his mother.

"Now I understand that you've been a good boy all of your life and that you've done a great job by being responsible and well mannered towards other people, but as your mother, it is my responsibility to remind you of what to do in certain situations that you'll encounter such as this one." The boy's mother instructed as she went on, despite the torture she was now putting Michiru through. "In the event that you and your girlfriend decide to have sex together if and when ever that time comes in your future, be sure to use condoms so that the two of you are prevented from making a mistake which would ultimately effect the rest of your lives."

While his mother continued to talk over the phone, the blush on Michiru's face turned a deep dark red and his head looked as though a shower of sweat was running down from it; any time he glanced at one of the goddesses caused the Shikigami user to turn away with sheer embarrassment in an effort to control his sanity which was already slipping from his mental grasp with each passing minute. To make matters worse, this conversation was bringing back the memory of waking up in bed with Peorth which lead to Michiru's misunderstanding followed by being Urd rescuing him and then the multiple times of being in physical contact with either of the attractive goddesses. Although everyone kept quiet so Michiru could better hear his mother's voice over the phone, Urd and Peorth had managed to catch a few words passing between the two; they were now giggling inwardly and it was painfully difficult for them to suppress their laughter and they were waiting for the Kururugi boy to hang up so they could vent it all out of themselves before they died from it all.

"You are a young man and I don't need to remind you that you'll be staying under the same roof as your new friends for two whole weeks, a lot can happen in that period of time so I just want to make sure that you know what your father and I expect from you, do you fully understand everything I've just told you Michiru?" His mother concluded, bringing a final end to the sensitive subject over the phone.

"Yes mom, I understand and just because I've met some girls who I'm now friends with doesn't mean I'm going to have sex any time soon." Michiru countered in his own defensive, causing Peorth and Urd to nearly burst out laughing while the other young people in the living room now wore light blushes on their faces; namely Keiichi along with Skuld and Belldandy. "If we're done, then I'll say goodbye."

"Goodbye Michiru, I'll call again in a few days; take care." His mother replied before hanging up, allowing Michiru to do the same.

"See Michiru? I told you everything would be fine once your mother was brought up to speed." Uncle Koshian said reassuringly after walking into the living room and giving his nephew a pat on the shoulder to show some support. "Now that wasn't so bad now was it?"

"I don't ever want to go through that again." Michiru murmured quietly as he leaned back to rest his head against the soft backrest.

"Don't worry Michiru, your mother's allowed you to stay here with us so that alone is a good thing." Little Urd said as she stepped in front of where Michiru was sitting, holding a glass of chocolate ice cream milkshake in both of her hands. "Here, I think you need a cold drink."

"Thank you Urd." Michiru sat as he accepted the glass, drinking it down quickly to calm himself before taking a few deep breaths of air.

"You don't look so well Michiru, are you feeling any better now that your talk on the phone is over?" Belldandy asked with concern.

"I should be alright; I only hope there aren't any more surprises in store for today." Michiru answered with a wave of relief for being to endure such an embarrassing experience. "Thank you Belldandy, but you don't need to worry, I'm fine now."

"Your mother loves you very much Michiru, I'm sure she means well even though she may have put you in an uncomfortable position, don't be too troubled by it." Belldandy said sweetly in an attempt to dispel any troubled thoughts that Michiru had on his mind. "Anyway, its almost time for lunch so how about all of you go outside for a bit while I prepare some delicious food and drink. No buts, everybody out!"

"Aw, come on big sis, its too hot outside." Skuld whined until she reluctantly gave in once she made eye contact with Belldandy, she would rather have stayed inside the air conditioned house so she could work on more of her inventions inside of the make shift laboratory which was her bedroom. "Alright fine, but only until lunchtime, just let me go to my room for a sec so I get Banpei to come outside too."

"Any ideas about how we're to occupy ourselves until lunchtime?" Urd asked out loud, looking around at everyone for any suggestions.

"I wouldn't mind having a walk around outside, its been a while since I've seen my Uncle's shrine, and I'd like to explore the whole outside yard around the house too." Michiru answered, looking around to see if anyone had any other ideas. "If anyone wants to accompany me, you're more than welcome, unless there's something else you'd rather do instead."

"I'll come with you Michiru." Peorth replied with a smile as they headed outside followed close behind by Urd, Keiichi, Skuld and Banpei.

"Okay then, let's go Peorth." Michiru replied, smiling back at Peorth momentarily after exchanging glances with the first class goddess.

Author's Note: I apologize again for the long wait and also for the fact that romance isn't an easy subject to write about when one has no experience in the field and must therefore rely entirely on one's imagination; I hope you still enjoyed this chapter and that it was well done.

Trace Carter: I hope you enjoyed the moments with Michiru and Peorth together, I'll try to further their relationship throughout the story.

Orionpax09: Yes, he will be jealous, lord help Michiru and the others when Miroku shows up at the house and meets the goddesses.

Greymon Leader: There's more fun still to come, for Michiru has two weeks to spend at his Uncle's house with all four goddesses.

J4RRE77: Don't worry, Michiru just made friends with everyone during his Feudal era trip which is why he's now falling for a goddess.