Morning again. Even as a goddess, Morning was never all that great for Urd, and even less so after she had a bit too much of something Goddess were not suppose to drink that left her with a pounding head.

"Feel like I was run over by a truck..." she muttered as she roused herself and looked for something to ease the pain.

More like a convoy of trucks...Stick to Saki next time, for the both of us.

"Yeah, sorry about that, I guess." Urd said as the memory of last night drinking with her and her angel came back to her. Then the fuzzy memory of Elegance coming back to her in the middle of the night.

"World of Elegance, what did you do last night?" She asked, wincing at how motherly she sounded.

Nothing you would not have done. She said with a trace of amusement in her voice.

"You went to see him, didn't you?"

You said I could.

"But I didn't mean it!" she cried in protest.

Your heart says otherwise.

"You-" Urd sputtered, "HOW CAN YOU BE SO ANNOYING?" she finally yelled.

I think we both know the answer to that question, my goddess who shares my soul. World of Elegance said with sarcasm dripping from ever word.

"Am I really that stubborn?" Urd asked herself before quickly adding, "Don't answer that!"

Shohei might be asking about our relationship. She added dryly.

"Did you talk?"

Kind of... she trailed off.

"You entered his dreams!" Urd gasped.

Yes. He has had many painful memories. And he was so adorable at thirteen! Urd winced at the shared memory.

"You know, sexually harassing teenage boys, even in their dreams is looked down upon by the angel community." Urd said.

Yes, but he was so cute and adorable! He makes me feel... Elegance trailed off, searching for the right word.

"Innocent." Urd finished with a note of sadness in her voice.

Yes. World of elegance said with the same tone.

Morning again for Shohei was brought about by the sunlight as it streamed in the window and woke him from the brightness as he slept. Memories of the dream he had and the conversation with the slightly frightening angel left him shaking his head. Sure, he knew Urd had an angel with her that day, but knowing they shared the same soul... was hard to comprehend. Still, there was no doubt she had strong resemblance to the Urd he knew. He also remembered his promise to ask Urd about it later.

Getting up and dressed, he headed to the kitchen were Belldandy was making breakfast again. Slowly the rest of the house was drifting towards the smells from the kitchen. Soon every one was eating and talking about the plans for the day. Keiichi had work, at some motorcycle shop, Belldandy was running errands today, both in the city and the forest. He didn't ask why she was heading to the forest, probably some goddess thing. Urd mentioned she was marathoning her favorite TV series on the newly acquired DVD player, something, she assured everyone, was the greatest invention in the history of mankind. Shohei himself was heading back to get any job he could and try to get himself back on his feet. The over whelming darkness of his life was offset by the presence of Urd and the assurance that she was not mad at him. He wanted to take Elegance's word, but hesitated. Finally managing to be alone with Urd in the hallway, he tried to broach the subject before he had to leave.

"So last night I had an angel visit me." he said with an uneasy smile.

"And now you want to know about our relationship, right?"

"Uh, yeah." he said embarrassed about the whole thing.

"Well, its like she says. We are two half's of one whole. Losing her would be like losing your arms, or legs. I don't expect you to understand." she said with a huff.

"Well, okay then." he said, not really comfortable with discussing her angel's interest in him romantically.

"Hey, listen, we share the same soul, the same memories. If you really want to get to know me, she is a big part of me too, okay?"

"Ah, I see."

"Don't make her cry, got it?" She said darkly.

"Uh, yeah, got it." he said as he suddenly felt the need to leave.

Shohei finally found someone willing to hire him, but it was half way across the city in a construction zone. Daily pay, and very little paperwork, no one even asked for his name before signing him up. The hours were long, the pay was low, but it was work.

Exhausted at the end of the day and after a long walk home Shohei stumbled in close to midnight. He walk in the unlocked door, and figured anyone stupid enough to try to steal something from a shrine and the house of an honest to god goddess probably had what ever he got coming.

Walking down the hall, he settled in for a quick shower, not even having the energy to take a good soak, then put on the clothes he had borrowed from Keiichi, then stumbled off to bed. He was asleep before his head hit the pillow.

He wasn't sure when, but at some point in the night he realized he was dreaming again. He was standing under a large tree on an empty hilltop, with the wind howling. He looked out and saw gathering storm clouds coming in from the ocean.

"I always love the calm before the storm." said the voice next to him. He turned to see World of Elegance standing next to him, somehow wearing jeans a t shirt. He glanced down at the large boots on her feet.

"Too much time around Keiichi I guess." she said, shrugging her shoulders and wings.

"So, you return again." he said, wondering if this was the real Elegance or just the figment of his dream.

"No, I'm real." she answered is unasked question.

"Don't all dreams say that?" he asked playfully.

"Well, I could wake you up again, I'm right there, you know." she said, turning back to the approaching storm.

"Uh, really?" he asked, bead of sweat breaking out on his forehead.

"Your so adorable when your asleep. You have this cute expression on your face." she said, smiling.

"You know, that is kinda creepy."

"Would you rather I go away?" she asked, hurt in her voice.

"Well, no. its just going to take some getting used to, that's all."

"Okay. So what do you want to do?" she asked, as she glanced back to the gathering storm.

"I don't know. I am not used to knowing I'm dreaming. What do you want to do, Ele?" he asked, shortening her name.

"Ele," she repeated, " I like it." she said, staring back at the storm.

"You really like storms, don't you?" he asked, noticing her stare.

"Yes, I love them, the destruction is intoxicating," she said to him, before her tone turned sad, "It's my demon half."

"Demon?" he asked her.

"Did you think all angel have a black wing?" she said sadly.

"Then that means that Urd..."

"Yes, she is a half breed."

"That must be hard for her."

"It's harder on her than it is on me. I accept it more than she does. A lot of people in heaven still avoid her. But thankfully her sisters love her all the same."

"So what is her job in heaven?" he asked as the first drops of rain started to fall.

"She was a system administrator, but not anymore."

"Why?" he asked.

"I don't feel comfortable talking about it. Its really not for me to say." she said as she turned away from him, her white t-shirt showing each drop that hit it.

"You two seem so different, yet so alike." he said as he started to get soaked, the thunder and lightning of the storm now making landfall.

"As a human you have the choice to show what parts of you you want the world to see, for me, I share her soul, and I see it differently than she does. She can blind herself to the the parts she doesn't want to acknowledge, but I can not, so I am more accepting of it." she said over the howl of the wind, both of them soaked in the warm rain, the wind cool and pleasant against their skin. Shohei noticed she had no bra on, the wet t-shirt clinging to her body her breast visible through the translucent material. He quickly turned away from her.

"Hiding from me again?" she asked playfully. "I am wearing more this time, right?"

"I get the feeling you like playing with me." he said his back still to her.

"Yeah, well I might have chosen this outfit knowing it would rain." she said, her voice close to his back. Shohei really did not know what to say when her arms wrapped around his chest.

"It's okay if you don't feel for me like you do for her, but remember, we are one and the same. Two half's of a whole." she said in his ear as the rain and the thunder fell all around them, the giant tree swaying in the wind.

"I know that in my head, but in my heart, it still feels wrong, Ele." he said, adding, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay," she said, not letting him go, "just remember, you wanted a chance to meet her again. And you have. This is part of that chance you were given Shohei. The chance to meet us."

"I-" he said, turning around to face her but was stopped by her finger in his lips, her skin cool.

"It's time to wake up." she said with a smile, then faded out from his dream, leaving him feeling alone for that instant between awake and asleep.

Morning came again to the Morisato residence, the monk still on his latest trip around the world. The sun light was bright as Urd worked on her latest creation.

"And there its finished!" she said, putting the bottle back on the shelf as her angel floated in the room.

"Out again late, huh?" she asked, knowing were she had been.

We were on a hill, this big green hill with a single tree. It was raining.

"And you just had to wear a white shirt." Urd said sighing. It was fun when she was teasing, but Elegance doing the teasing was different.

You really should join us next time.

"I can't."

Can't or won't?

"Can't. I'm busy." Urd said turning back to her table.

Busy with busy work? Her angel said with a smile.

"Go harass someone else."

I just might do that.