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Chapter #3: Michiru's Misfortune
It was a warm sunny morning on July 29thand Belldandy had just arrived in the kitchen after having a shower and cleaning herself for the new day. Urd had also showered and was relaxing in the living room, holding a freshly brewed cup of coffee that she was drinking. Keiichi was still asleep due to working hard yesterday at the Auto Club so it would be a little while longer until he emerged from his bed, Skuld on the other hand was already up and wandering around her lab pondering how to plan her schedule today; she activated Banpei so he could roam around as well and help her move around any of her massive inventions which were too heavy for her to lift by herself. Michiru was slowly starting to open his eyes as he woke up staring at the ceiling, quickly figuring out that he was living under a different roof rather than his own home; he decided to turn his head to the side and get a look at his watch so he could see what time is was. But upon looking to the left, his vision was blocked by something or to be more precise; someone who was sleeping right next to him inside his own sleeping bag which he had brought from home. Michiru's eyes widened and his body began to tremble as he identified the person as none other than the goddess Peorth whom he had summoned down to earth just yesterday afternoon, she was still wearing her usual attire and laying right next to him with her bare arm and leg brushing up against his own; causing the poor boy a huge rush of adrenaline as a blush appeared on his cheeks which eventually spread over the rest of his face until his head changed colour to a deep cherry red.
"AHH!" Michiru burst out loud in sheer fright, leaping out of the sleeping bag in a flash just as a frog would have done if it was dropped into a pot of hot boiling water; his scream waking both Keiichi and Peorth from sleep as well as catching the attention of the other three goddesses who were already up and about to begin with. "W-What a-are you doing in my room and in m-my b-bed Peorth?"
"Why are you trembling like frightened little kid Michiru?" Peorth asked innocently as she sat up, the blanket of the sleeping bag falling down and revealing her gorgeous figure which looked even more hot and sexy due to her choice of clothing. "Is this not to your liking?"
The stunned Shikigami user couldn't come up with a reply until he recovered from the shock of what he had just experienced first, while he couldn't deny that he found Peorth to be an attractive beauty; the moral side of his mind was having a hard time staying in control due to the unfamiliar feeling of physical contact with the gorgeous goddess he had found with him in his bed. Michiru tried frantically to think of a solution in order to get himself out of this mess before any more surprises like this occurred, remembering several events when he had seen Sango retaliate against Miroku for the perverted monk's lecherous behaviour; she would either slap him with her hand or bash him with her Hiraikotsu. But neither of those methods were successful at permanently discouraging Miroku from repeating his rude advances and besides, the situation here in this bedroom was very different from those events which had taken place Japan's Feudal era.
Although Peorth had entered into Michiru's room and bed without his permission, Michiru wasn't the kind of person to lash out at someone unless they really did something bad enough to deserve a punch or a beating; and he couldn't bring himself to strike a lady even though she had done something wrong. He couldn't judge Peorth all because of this one inappropriate act, she was a goddess and she must have a reason for choosing to do what she had done; and he could only hope that it was a logical reason instead of an immoral one which was similar to something that Miroku would usually say. So he had to attempt to resolve this matter with reason and diplomacy, for it was the only way to avoid any unpleasant confrontations; but he had to choose his words carefully or else he might accidentally hurt Peorth's feelings by saying something without thinking properly first. He had only known her for less than a day just as he everyone else who resided under the same roof so he had to be patient in order to figure out what kind of person she was, that was only fair since she had to do the same. But was she doing this because of him being her client or was there another reason that he wasn't aware of yet?
"I'll ask again Peorth, what are you doing in my room and in my bed?" Michiru asked, calming down enough to engage in a conversation.
"I was trying to awaken your deepest desires harboured inside of your heart." Peorth answered, causing some confusion for the Japanese student. "We both know that a part of you enjoyed having me by your side, if you want me to stay by your side forever; all you have to do is wish for it."
"I can't wish for that." Michiru protested in the midst of his thoughts.
"Why not? Who's to say you can't? Peorth asked curiously. "You are my client because you summoned me so I could grant you a wish, which can be anything your heart desires whether its wealth, fame; glory or even power. You name it and I shall grant it to you, it's easy."
"No it isn't!" Michiru countered with a little aggression in his voice, catching Peorth off guard with his reaction. "Please just hear me out and listen to what I'm trying to say, I'm only a human being and magic or no magic; life on earth for a mortal person like myself is very hard to deal with because of the limitless rules and laws that have been set which we are expected to obey. For example, although I find you attractive; I just can't take advantage of using my wish just to take you to bed with me like some lecherous jerk would do. It goes against all morals and principles that I value and have come to believe in, that would also get me in trouble with my parents and could possibly damage your reputation as a goddess; and doing what you suggest is something that only lovers do. Do you understand Peorth?"
This time, it was Peorth's turn to be shocked and speechless; she never expected anyone other than Keiichi to resist her charms and advances. The first class goddess was overwhelmed with the fact that her client was willing to sacrifice one of his deep desires just for the sake of upholding moral principles that existed in modern day society even though many young boys in the teenager's age group such as Miroku would gladly drop them just for the chance of bedding a beauty who was as attractive as herself. The irony was that Peorth had not even said that she was interested in sex, she merely implied that Michiru could wish for her to stay by his side forever just as Keiichi had wished for when he had summoned Belldandy; but the nervous boy had unfortunately gotten the wrong idea all because of her sneaking into his bed and her attire of clothing only helped his mind to jump to the wrong conclusion. Although she was glad Michiru was being honest and even chivalrous with her, Peorth couldn't contain herself any longer from the boy's mistake of jumping to the wrong conclusion; so she started giggling out loud in front of the poor boy who couldn't understand what she found so funny about this matter.
"Peorth, I don't mean to be rude, but…" Michiru began nervously as he watched the attractive beauty holding the sides of her waist as she giggled lightly. "Is there something you find funny about all this because I can't seem to figure out why you're giggling right now?"
"I'm sorry Michiru, it's just that I'm afraid you've misunderstood what I meant; I was merely suggesting that you make the same wish Keiichi asked for so that I could stay with you as a companion for life." Peorth answered with a smile as she stepped in front of Michiru and meeting his gaze with her own; causing him to blush again due to the embarrassment of his mistake as well as the close proximity of Peorth's irresistible figure . "You already know that Keiichi and Belldandy are both together because of their contract, I was only suggesting that you could wish for the same thing; so there's nothing for you to be so uptight and embarrassed about."
"You meant you weren't suggesting that we…" Michiru mumbled weakly, mentally scolding himself for being such an idiot and jumping to the wrong conclusion while having his mind in the gutter; regardless of the fact that Peorth had caused it by getting into bed with him.
"No, not at all." Peorth answered innocently, before she leaned in and gave the Kururugi boy a devious smile with suggested otherwise; causing Michiru's face to blush red along with a sudden temperature rise throughout his whole body which was almost enough to make him faint as a sweat crept over him. "But…you could wish for that instead if you so desire, and as a first class goddess; I would be happy to grant that wish for you should you choose to ask for it."
"N-Now look Peorth, you're a nice goddess and all b-but…" Michiru countered nervously, standing still as he found himself captivated by Peorth's lovely face and eyes; trying desperately to keep his hormones bottled up and under control even though his mind was divided.
"I should have known that this was coming." Urd stated, standing in the doorway of the bedroom which had now been opened without either of the two occupants noticing her presence; giving Michiru another surprise which nearly scared him as he turned and noticed her.
"This isn't what it looks like Urd, I swear we didn't do anything." Michiru asked with a worried look on his face, already afraid and thinking the worst; especially after Urd had just walked in and seen Michiru and Peorth so close together as well as the condition of his open and messy sleeping bag on the floor of the bedroom. "How…How long have you been standing there anyway?"
"Long enough to hear every word of what has passed between you both, that was some speech of yours Michiru." Urd stated, causing the unprepared boy to blush at having the whole embarrassing matter discovered by someone else. "No need to blush, you should be feeling good after all those things you said just now; you just proved you'll make quite a catch for some lucky girl one day so get over it already."
"Urd, we don't have time to hear lectures from you; I was right in the middle of awakening Michiru's deep desires so please leave and…" Peorth said in an annoyed tone of voice, having lost the opportunity to give Michiru enough motivation so he could choose a wish.
"And apparently you still haven't learned to be patient enough to let fate run its course, a client needs time to search inside themselves so they can choose what wish they truly want to ask for and no one can accelerate that process; I would have thought that a first class goddess of the Earth Help Centre would understand that." Urd countered, cutting Peorth off as she made her point. "But it appears as though I was mistaken, breakfast is nearly ready Michiru so I suggest you shower and get dressed; its going to be a nice sunny day outside so don't waste it by staying in here."
"But Urd, what about…" Michiru protested before the tanned coloured goddess silenced him by placing a finger on his lips as she looked him right in the face with a reassuring expression; causing Peorth to feel inner rage towards Urd for meddling with her affairs and also for distracting Michiru's attention.
"Go on, wash away your troubles and don't worry because I'm going to have a word with Peorth so she won't invade your privacy; unless of course you'd rather have her join you for a bath." Urd interrupted with a sly look and a devious smile which caused Michiru to blush even more when he heard the last words of her sentence. "Just kidding, now hurry up or breakfast will be cold by the time you're done."
"Alright, thank you Urd." Michiru said with a sigh as he grabbed some of his clean clothes along with an ablutions kit which included some towels, soap, toothbrush and toothpaste; etc. "I'll see you at breakfast Peorth, until then; goodbye."
Peorth's heart lifted when she saw Michiru smile lightly at her before he left with his stuff to go have a shower, that little sign showed that he had apparently forgiven her for her earlier actions even though she shouldn't have invaded his personal space like that; which gave the first class goddess a ray of hope that she was still on good terms with the Kururugi boy who had recently become her client and that she hadn't spoiled the opportunity of starting a relationship with him that was similar to the one which existed between Belldandy and Keiichi. But before Peorth could daydream any further, her thoughts were brought to a halt as she realized that Urd was still in the bedroom looking back at her with a questionable expression on her face; indicating that the second class goddess still had more to say regarding the situation she had come across when she caught Peorth in Michiru's bedroom and inside of his sleeping bag no less.
"You never learn do you, how do you honestly expect to win your client's affection if you persist at seducing the poor boy?" Urd stated while crossing her arms together in front of herself. "If you keep this up, you'll never catch his interest because he'll be too afraid and shy away from you; regardless of the fact that you have a contract with him."
"What business is that of yours Urd?" Peorth asked defiantly, not liking the fact that Urd was involving herself in the matter of Peorth's client.
"I'm only suggesting that you don't make the same mistakes that you made during your previous visit when you tried seducing Keiichi." Urd answered with a sigh, knowing that Peorth wasn't interested in her help and that the first class goddess would eventually have to learn the hard way once she saw the resulting aftermath caused by her actions. "Keiichi and Michiru may be shy and well mannered, but they are still different people and you can't win a young man's heart just by using your looks on him. Or have you forgotten everything from before?"
"In case you haven't noticed Urd, Keiichi was already in love with Belldandy from the very beginning which is why he resisted my advances; Michiru on the other hand doesn't have a girlfriend yet so there's nothing to worry about." Peorth replied, still confident that she could succeed without the need to think carefully about how to make Michiru like her. "After all, he was captivated by my divine beauty."
"Yes I know, I saw his blushing red face after I arrived on the scene; but you're forgetting the bigger picture." Urd responded, snapping Peorth out of her overconfidence mode. "We both heard Michiru say that he wouldn't go against his beliefs just to achieve every young man's deep desire of taking a hot female to bed, that means he's only interested in doing that sort thing with a girlfriend; someone special that he can love and spend the rest of his life with. Why don't you just forget your contract for a little while and try getting to know Michiru as a person instead? Take it nice and slow so you can give him the chance to get to know you as well because that's the only way you're going to gain his affection, you have to become friends with him first before the two of you can tread together down the path that leads beyond friendship towards love; he'll be staying here with us for two weeks so I suggest you make the best of it. And while you're at it, you might also consider getting a new wardrobe of clothes; Michiru won't feel comfortable around you if you keep dressing like that."
With that lengthy reply, Urd left the bedroom and wandered back to the kitchen; leaving Peorth alone to ponder what she had been told. While it was true that Michiru did find her to be very attractive, the first class goddess was forced to admit that Urd had made some very important points about the matter regarding her client; it would be better for her to stop putting pressure on him and take things slowly in order to let Michiru choose his wish on his own. And if Peorth really, truly wanted Michiru to make the same wish as Keiichi had done; she would have to befriend him first just as he had done with his friends during his adventures in Feudal Japan. Although two weeks didn't sound like a whole lot of time, Peorth would have to do her best to take advantage of that small window of opportunity; knowing it was all the time that fate had made available to her. She remembered the teenager's words of how life isn't that simple for a mere mortal and now for the first time ever, she was beginning to understand what he had meant when she found herself faced with the challenge of winning over his heart; a task which wouldn't be easy or quick for her to achieve. The first class goddess sighed heavily once she finally understood the seriousness of the situation; she would have to do as Urd had suggested; for there was no other alternative.
Meanwhile in the kitchen, Belldandy was humming cheerfully to herself while she cooked and prepared a heavenly breakfast for everyone; it was now 8:00 in the morning and the sun was still rising into the sky which would mean that it was going to be one hot sunny day. But the goddess had prepared for that by serving some water and juice with ice cubes to make the drinks extra cold in order to cope with the summer heat as the temperature grew hotter with each passing hour until it reached the early afternoon which was usually the hottest part of the day, and the heat wasn't the only thing to worry about either; all the pesky mosquitoes would be buzzing around waiting to devour any human being who ventured outside and unless they wore any repellent they would be mercilessly attacked. Just as Belldandy turned off the stove now that she had finished cooking, Urd wondered in and sat down with a sigh; reaching for her cup of coffee that she had been drinking until her concern for Michiru had forced her to leave and find out what had caused the startled boy to cry out as he did which she eventually found out upon entering his bedroom and seeing Peorth who had gotten into bed with him.
"So what caused Michiru to cry out so suddenly Urd?" Belldandy asked curiously with concern. "Is he doing alright?"
"Peorth snuck inside of his room and crawled into bed with him when he was asleep, he only just noticed her presence when he woke up and that's why he screamed." Urd answered while sipping her coffee, making Belldandy's eyes widen a little with shock. "Honestly, that first class goddess has a bent for causing trouble; I gave her a talking too and hopefully she'll heed my warning and behave herself from now on. But we'll just have to see for ourselves; Michiru's gone to have a shower so I imagine he's still a little shaken up about being in such close contact with her; especially with that ridiculous outfit that Peorth likes to wear."
"I see, I had a brief talk with Michiru yesterday and he told me he had been worrying about taking too much time deciding on what wish to ask for because he thought it would interfere with Peorth's duties as a first class goddess; and I reassured him that there was no need for him to worry because he had made Peorth happy by summoning her down here to earth." Belldandy replied softly as she continued her work in the kitchen. "When he didn't understand why he had made her happy or why she had taken an interest in him, he asked me for a reason and I told him that he would have to ask her those questions himself; he seemed nervous about it but eventually said he would try once I reassured him that Peorth is a nice person and that he didn't have anything to be afraid of. But now, I don't know whether he'll be able to talk with her after what's happened; I'm worried that Peorth may have gone too far and caused Michiru to feel uneasy around her."
"We'll just have to see for ourselves as the day goes by; I gave her fair warning so hopefully she's learned her lesson." Urd said.
"Well breakfast is ready so we'll know how Michiru is doing when we see what his appetite is like." Belldandy replied as she turned off the stove and double checked everything before she was satisfied that all the food was ready to be served. "And we still have the matter of tracking down Michiru's Uncle, Mr. Koshian; otherwise we won't be able to satisfy Michiru or his parents about the truth of us staying here at this house. I suppose we'll have to search for him ourselves if we can't contact him by phone, which won't be an easy task even with our divine powers and abilities."
"Well if we're all going to search for Michiru's Uncle, we'd better wear lots of sunscreen and bug spray to avoid being burned by the sun and eaten alive by mosquitoes outside." Urd stated as she stood up. "I'll go get a bottle of both from the washroom, Michiru's probably done his shower by now so I'll let him and the others know that breakfast is ready."
"Alright then, thank you Urd." Belldandy said gracefully. "I should be done serving everything by the time you return."
And so Belldandy started filling each of the plates with the various foods while Urd strode off to go summon everyone to the kitchen where they could all eat breakfast together, first she went to Skuld's room and found that her youngest sister was busy constructing a new invention of some sort; meaning that she didn't want to be interrupted which told Urd that Skuld would come to the kitchen in a few more minutes after she had completed the necessary stage of work that she was presently preoccupied with. Next, Urd wandered over to where Peorth's room was and informed the first class goddess that breakfast was ready; Peorth said that she'd be down in short while which lead the second class goddess to believe that the nearly naked female was trying to choose what clothes to wear so she wouldn't make Michiru so nervous or uneasy around her. Thirdly, Urd came to Keiichi's room and found that Belldandy's boyfriend was only just waking up and judging by how slowly his movements were; he must still be tired. But Urd knew that Keiichi would wake up quickly once he had a nice warm shower so she told him to hurry up to avoid coming to the kitchen late only to find his breakfast had gotten cold, making Keiichi reluctantly agree since he didn't want to keep Belldandy waiting; not on nice day such as this.
"Thanks for telling me Urd, I'll just get my clothes and head on over for a quick shower; I'll be at the kitchen in a short while." Keiichi said, heaving himself out of bed and looking around for some clean clothes to dress into for the day.
"Alright then, we'll see you in a bit." Urd replied before departing. "I'm going to go tell Michiru that breakfast is ready as well."
While Urd made her way to the washroom where she believed their house guest to be, Michiru was standing inside of the washroom looking at his reflection in the mirror; he was fully dressed and ready to leave but it hadn't yet since there was the matter of Peorth which he couldn't get out of his mind. The Kururugi boy felt as though he was staring at the immoral side of himself which would be nagging at him to put the moves on Peorth after experiencing the exhilarating feeling of her touch do to the close physical contact of their two bodies, something with Miroku would also enjoy; but being the well mannered young man that he was he couldn't give in to his hormones or what ever desires yearned to go through that event all over again. He had been confident that he could talk with Peorth after his brief chat with Belldandy which occurred late last night, but after that embarrassing incident of waking up with her in his bed just a short time ago; the situation didn't feel as simple and easy as it had been before. Just how was he supposed to speak with her, let alone look her in the eyes without that event popping into his mind? How could he move on and put what had happened behind him?
"Michiru?" Urd's voice called out, bringing the troubled teenager out of his thoughts and back to reality. "Are you done in there? Belldandy's made breakfast for everyone. Wooah!"
When Michiru heard Urd's voice outside of the washroom, he wanted to go open the door so he could thank her for letting him know breakfast was ready; but he rushed too quickly and slipped on the smooth surface of the wooden floor since he only wore socks on his feet. He lost balance in an instant, falling on his back and sliding on the floor just as the door was slid open where he collided with Urd and caused her to fall forward on top of him once his feet struck hers by accident. Urd used the palms of her hands to hit the floor first and stop her head from striking Michiru's as she fell down, once the two of them were still; it was only after a few seconds had passed that the second class goddess noticed a pair of hands gently holding her well developed waist. Being more of an adult than the young man beneath her, Urd wasn't all that bothered by the compromising position that the two of them now found themselves in; but she could easily tell from Michiru's blushing red face that the Shikigami user was apparently too stunned to speak as he once again found himself in yet another awkward situation and in the close physical contact of another attractive female who was also a goddess. The two people were momentarily lost to reality as they both looked into each other's eyes since neither of them could find the words to use in order to resolve the situation, but after a few more moments; Urd finally took it upon herself to get out of the situation before anyone else came upon the area and discovered what had happened in order to spare the poor boy since he had already experienced enough embarrassment for one morning.
"Most boys around your age would call you one lucky guy, you know that right?" Urd joked as she tried to humour Michiru in order to make him talk so he didn't become anymore petrified than he was already. "You alive or are you going to stay still with your hands on my waist?"
"Oh, uh s-sorry Urd; I slipped on the floor when I rushed to open the door as I heard your voice and then I was just trying to catch you when I saw you were going to fall on top of me." Michiru stammered nervously under the watchful gaze of the older woman who now wore a sly and mischievous expression on her face. "I…I didn't mean to…you know…"
"Don't worry, we both know it was an accident and besides; I know you're not some lecherous creep so let's just put this behind us and pretend that it never happened." Urd replied as she stood up and helped the young man get to his feet. "Are you really that scared of me?"
"No, I'm just…can you forgive me for holding you like that?" Michiru answered as they both walked down the hall to get to the kitchen.
"You don't need to be forgiven Michiru, you didn't do anything wrong; I said that we could just pretend that it didn't happen didn't I?" Urd replied, glancing back at the boy with a reassuring smile to put his mind at ease. "Besides, you were only trying to catch me from falling."
"Nevertheless, I feel I still owe you an apology." Michiru said briefly. "Thanks for understanding and also for coming to my rescue earlier."
As they continued walking with Urd leading the way, the second class goddess had a lot on her mind now; she was also trying to suppress her laughter after seeing Michiru's blushing red face due to the little collision accident that had just occurred. If he was so nervous about merely holding a female beauty by the waist, she could only imagine how much more red his face would be if he was to go beyond that kind of physical contact and do what only lovers would do in the heat of passion that usually occurs behind closed doors. She hoped for his own sake that Michiru could move on and forget the whole thing and she also hoped that Peorth would smarten up and slow down the pace of her advances so that Michiru would be able to feel comfortable with getting to know the first class goddess better and vice versa; but all that would take time and it would be difficult to predict how the two of them would get along over the next two weeks. By now, they had both arrived at the kitchen and found Belldandy had just finished serving everything on the dining table.
"Good morning Michiru, did you sleep well?" Belldandy asked, always being kind and full of care which came as a warm welcome to Michiru who had endured two embarrassing situations at the beginning of the morning; even Urd noticed his relief at being with Belldandy which told her that he felt at ease and safe around her since he knew she wouldn't act the same as Peorth usually does.
"For the most part yes, thank you Belldandy." Michiru answered as he sat down with the two heavenly goddesses sitting across from him on the opposite side of the table.
"Do you not feel well enough to eat anything yet?" Belldandy asked with concern when she saw he hadn't touched his breakfast yet.
"No I'm fine, but shouldn't we wait for the others before we start eating?" Michiru replied, trying to be polite.
"Oh no need for that, Keiichi will be here shortly once he's had a shower and Skuld and Peorth should be here soon too once each of them get hungry enough to stop what they're doing and come to join us; so dig in or else your food will get cold." Urd answered.
"Alright, if you insist then." Michiru said, reluctantly picking up one of his eating utensils so he could start eating the meal in front of him; but he only managed to take several mouthfuls until he let out a sigh since his mind was becoming troubled about his contract with Peorth and also how he was supposed to interact with her especially after this morning's little incident. "Urd, I have to ask you something. Does Peorth always act so forward like she did this morning? I really don't know how to face her without being embarrassed about what happened earlier between the two of us."
"You don't have to be so worried Michiru, Peorth may seem overly flirtatious; but that's just her way of showing how much she's interested in granting you a special wish." Urd answer. "If anything, she's the one who should be worried about facing you since she pulled that little stunt on you this morning; so you're the one who has to forgive and not the other way around. Do you think you can forgive her?"
"Well…yes, but I still don't know what to say when I look her in the face; it's like she already knows what I'm thinking about just by looking into my eyes with her own." Michiru mumbled uneasily. "Do all goddesses have that kind of affect on ordinary human beings like me?" Urd could no longer suppress her laughter and burst out giggling while she held her sides in the process, making Michiru and Belldandy wonder what had caused her to react like that all of a sudden; poor Michiru didn't realize that his worries weren't as serious as he thought them to be which is why Urd felt a little sorry for him given that he was stuck in a contract with the attractive goddess Peorth. The poor Kururugi boy was going to the envy of all teenage boys due to his predicament, and yet; he didn't feel entirely comfortable about the whole situation or of the fact that only he could find a way out of it by asking for a wish. But since he couldn't make up his mind, the only course of action available was to try and interact with Peorth which was something he was obviously hesitant about given how gorgeous she was. It was rather ironic that such a shy young man like Michiru had a flirtatious female like Peorth at his side; given his lack of experience and interaction with girls.
"Please stop it Urd, this isn't something to be laughing about; you'll hurt Michiru's feelings if you don't stop." Belldandy urged with concern.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!" Urd let out, finally calming down now that her stomach had vented all her laughter. "I really am sorry Michiru; I couldn't hold it in any longer; your last question was just so priceless. Anyway, the answer is no; though I must say you sound as though this matter is even bigger and tougher to deal with than what it really is. Don't be so uptight, it's not as though you're going to die."
"I'm sorry; it isn't easy to talk to a girl; let alone to flirt with one." Michiru burst out, suddenly blushing again as he covered his mouth with the palm of his hand once he realized he mistakenly let the last part of his sentence slip out; causing Urd to smile mischievously at him.
"Now when did I ever say you had to flirt with Peorth, hmm?" Urd countered with an adorable expression on her face as she leaned towards him, looking the helpless teenager in the eyes and paralysing him with nervousness. "I didn't realize you've taken a liking to her, well she is an attractive goddess after all and I suppose it's natural since you've fallen for her beauty just like Keiichi did for Belldandy; we aren't going to make fun of you so there's no need for you to be so embarrassed about it. Relax, that's what summer vacations are for."
"S-Sorry, I'm just nervous; I've never been in this situation before." Michiru replied, drinking a glass of cold orange juice to steady himself and calm down. "Belldandy, has Peorth always acted like this around people besides those who she grants wishes for?"
"Well…no." Belldandy answered. "She's just eager to please who ever becomes her client, she is a first class goddess with an unlimited license and so I imagine she's trying to uphold her reputation because she feels that she'll fail in her duty if she doesn't do a good enough job; it has been a while since she last had a client to grant a wish for."
"Really?" Michiru asked curiously. "If you don't mind me asking, who was her last client?"
"It was Keiichi." Belldandy answered, causing a look of confusion to appear on the Shikigami user's face.
"But that's impossible, I thought he already had a contract and that you were the goddess who granted him his wish." Michiru said.
"It was due to unusual circumstances, Keiichi had accidentally contacted Peorth over the phone just as you had done; even though he already had a contract with me." Belldandy explained. "Because the odds of the same person receiving help from more than one goddess are astronomical, there are no rules or restrictions against having a double contract which is in fact what resulted from that event; so Peorth and I have each granted a wish for Keiichi."
"Wow, that's…unbelievable." Michiru commented, slowly processing everything Belldandy had just told him. "Was it just as tough for Keiichi to deal with as the contract that I'm faced with?"
"I remember that he did find it a stressful ordeal to solve, but perhaps you'd be better off asking him yourself if you want more information on the subject." Urd answered, getting Michiru's attention once again. "Now please eat up before your breakfast gets cold, or else Skuld might snatch it right off your plate; you remember how fast she tried cobbling down all the ice cream yesterday evening don't you?"
"Yeah, every girl here on earth would be envious of Skuld's ability to eat as much as they want without becoming overweight do to all that ice cream; she did look pretty funny when she was eating it so fast." Michiru commented as he regained his appetite and continued eating. "Then there's her unique talent for building all of those high-tech inventions of hers, she could become world famous and wealthy had she been an ordinary human and put her skills to use out in the working world; everyone would want to be just like her if that ever happened."
"Really?" Skuld exclaimed in excitement as she sat down, evidently overhearing what Michiru had said about her upon her arrival to the kitchen. "Oh yeah, being world famous and wealthy all because of my inventing skills would be so nice; having everyone wanting to be just like me and following in my footsteps would be a dream come true as well. I could do real well if I were a human, ah; being rich and famous."
"Don't let Michiru's opinion go to your head Skuld, not everyone in the world would want to be like you." Urd stated, bringing her younger sister out of her little fantasy.
"And why not?" Skuld asked angrily with a ticked of look, her pride getting the better of her.
"Suppose you figure that out for yourself, or is that problem beyond your level of understanding." Urd countered sarcastically with a grin.
"Now now you two please don't quarrel at the table while we're having breakfast; the day's just started and you shouldn't ruin it by fighting amongst yourselves." Belldandy stated, being the voice of reason before she sat down to eat with her sisters and Michiru as Keiichi suddenly entered the kitchen; making the heavenly goddess smile now that her boyfriend had finally made an appearance. "Good morning Keiichi, breakfast is ready so please eat up; let me know if your food has gotten cold and I'll reheat it in the microwave for you."
"Good morning Belldandy, good morning everybody." Keiichi said as he sat down at the table. "Is Peorth still asleep in bed?"
"No, she's been up for a while; she's just taking her time choosing what to wear for the day." Urd answered, taking a quick glance at Michiru as she noticed the boy lower his gaze to stare and his plate in order to stop himself from blushing due to the unexpected incident involving Peorth and himself about an hour ago.
"Peorth choosing different clothes to wear?" Keiichi stated in surprise. "That's a first, I would have thought that she'd just wear what she normally wears given how hot and sunny it is at this time of the year; the hottest part of Summer is usually the first month or two."
"If you call that garment of hers clothing at all, she looks like a perverted party slut when she wears that thing." Skuld commented.
"What have I told you about complaining how other people dress Skuld?" Peorth cut in with a serious tone, causing Skuld and Michiru to turn around and glance at the last occupant of the house who had finally made an appearance to come and have breakfast. "If you don't like what someone is wearing, keep your comments and opinions to yourself out of politeness in order to avoid being rude; understand?"
"What ever, you sure took a long time choosing what to wear." Skuld countered. "Lucky for you, your breakfast hasn't gotten cold yet."
"Good morning everyone." Peorth said sweetly, before stealing a glance at Michiru; whom she noticed was now looking up at her.
"Uh…good morning Peorth." Michiru stammered, using the opportunity to grab her glass of juice from the table and hand it to her politely.
"Thank you Michiru and good morning." Peorth replied with a giggle as she accepted the drink before sitting down beside the young man.
This was certainly a surprise, instead of wearing her usual attire which was a little too revealing for Michiru's tastes; Peorth was dressed in normal clothes and looked like an ordinary person. She was dressed in a pair of cut off blue jeans which looked like shorts and helped to show off her long athletic legs and a black tank top like garment similar to Urd's except that it was sleeveless; but it covered her chest much better. Her strange orange gloves and shoes were gone and she was walking around with some simple white socks on her feet, her long brown hair remained unchanged and was tied in a ponytail as it always was; but everyone could tell that she had recently had a shower since it was partially shiny due to being damp. She must have had a really quick shower right after Keiichi did; perhaps one was able to accomplish tasks a lot faster if they were a goddess; at least that's what Michiru was lead to think for the time being anyway. Peorth really looked a lot like a normal girl and although her athletic legs and attractive waist were exposed, she didn't make Michiru feel as nervous as she did before so that was something to be thankful for; at least she now looked way more presentable for when Michiru's Uncle eventually came home if he returned at all during the two weeks that the Shikigami user was going to be staying here.
"This breakfast is great Belldandy; you certainly have a talent for cooking in the kitchen." Peorth said, complimenting the other goddess.
"Thank you Peorth." Belldandy replied with a smile. "Does anyone what seconds on anything? There's plenty left to eat if you're still hungry."
"No I'm fine, those were great pancakes; I think I've eaten my fill for the morning." Michiru answered gratefully before finishing his juice.
"I'd like a refill on some coffee if you don't mind." Urd said with a smile, causing Belldandy to pass the coffee pitcher to her older sister.
"I'd like some ice cream." Skuld asked offhandedly, drawing everyone's attention. "Is there any left from yesterday evening?"
"Skuld, ice cream is not a breakfast food; its for desert which one has after supper and you know that well." Belldandy answered back.
"But big sis, its hot; having something cold is the best way to cool off and avoid sweating to death in this heat." Skuld complained.
"That why there's cold juice and water on the table, drinking liquids is much better and more healthy than ice cream." Urd countered.
"Ice cream is colder, and it lasts longer because it takes longer to consume." Skuld argued, trying to make her point and win the debate.
"Not at the rate you like to eat it." Peorth commented, causing everyone to laugh lightly until Skuld ignored her craving and finally gave up.
"Why the sudden change in clothes Peorth?" Keiichi asked curiously. "Is there a special occasion or something that you're attending?"
"I…uh…I just felt like dressing differently today, Urd suggested that I avoid wearing my usual outfit so I accepted her advice." Peorth answered back, taking a brief glance at Urd who gave her a mischievous smile which went unnoticed by everyone else at the table.
"Belldandy, I've been wondering about something; my Uncle Koshian is travelling throughout the country on one of his long pilgrimages." Michiru said before asking. "How exactly are we supposed to find him in order to resolve the problem of telling my parents about all of you staying here?"
"I CAN TRACK DOWN YOUR UNCLE MICHIRU!" Skuld said excitedly in a loud voice which startled everyone at the table as she got to her feet and tugged at Michiru's left arm, trying to get him to accompany her back to her bedroom where her inventions were all kept. "You leave everything to me, why with my unequalled skills and technically advanced inventions; we'll find your Uncle in no time at all."
"Just a minute there you ego electron headed crackpot, Michiru and I are still having breakfast here with everyone so hands off." Peorth cut in, linking her arm with Michiru's right and causing the boy to feel a little uncomfortable at being fought over by two girls on either side of him. "You'll just have to wait until all of us are finished eating, then we'll go looking for Michiru's Uncle ourselves and without your help."
"Why you…" Skuld countered angrily, locking eyes with Peorth and glaring defiantly at one another until Michiru finally made them stop.
"We'll wait until we're all done breakfast first and then we'll set about finding my Uncle together, with Skuld's help." Michiru stated, trying to end the argument by coming to some sort of compromise that would equally satisfy everyone. "Does that sound okay? Peorth? Skuld?"
"Sounds like a plan so let's finish up and carry on with the day before it gets too hot." Belldandy said in agreement before Skuld or Peorth could reply.
"Oh, I've got to go to my room and get Banpie to help me move some equipment outside so I'll see you all later; thanks for the yummy breakfast big sis." Skuld stated before releasing Michiru's left arm and heading off to her bedroom where her science lab was inside off.
"There she goes again, always tinkering with her toys and inventions; she's better off working on the Yggdrasil system with all the time she spends on her technically advanced gadgets and hardware." Urd commented.
"Everyone has a favourite hobby Urd, let her enjoy hers; she's still much younger than the two of us after all." Belldandy stated. "Okay, now that we're all done eating; let's tidy up the kitchen."
"I'll stay and help you out Belldandy." Michiru offered politely as he stood up and started gathering up the empty plates.
"I'll help you out too; we can't have you doing all the work in this house." Keiichi added with a smile as he followed Michiru's example.
"Well thank you; please put them in the dishwasher with the other dirty dishes and eating utensils." Belldandy said gratefully.
"Peorth, could you join me in the living room for a moment?" Urd asked, waiting for the first class goddess to follow her out of the kitchen.
"Sure." Peorth replied as she exited the kitchen and accompanied the second class goddess to the living room where they could chat.
"Glad to see you took my advice, Michiru wasn't as nervous around you as he was earlier this morning and yesterday." Urd pointed out.
"You didn't call me over here just to say "I told you so" did you Urd?" Peorth asked, not wanting to admit that Urd's advice had been useful.
"No, I just wanted to say that your new choice of clothes turned out great; Michiru seems to think you look nice." Urd said with a grin, causing Peorth to glance behind her and catch the Shikigami user looking at her before he returned his attention to cleaning up the table. See? Now all you have to do is change your tactics and take a slow approach so he'll be comfortable enough to get to know you better."
"Hey Michiru, stop staring at Peorth; you've got the whole day to spend with her after this kitchen is clean." Keiichi joked with a laugh.
"What?" Michiru responded, getting back to the task at hand and turning away from looking in the direction of the living room. "Oh, sorry."
"You'd better keep your eyes open and stay on guard when your around Peorth, she might pull something on you and you'll be lucky to get out of it afterwards." Keiichi commented as he noticed Michiru was still stealing glances at the first class goddess.
"Thank you for reminding me." Michiru whispered to himself so no one else would hear as he washed the empty table with a wet cloth.
"Keiichi…" Belldandy said softly before whipping Keiichi's posterior with a kitchen towel to playfully punish him for teasing Michiru as a means to get even on her guest's behave.
"Ow, hey Belldandy." Keiichi complained, facing Belldandy who was giggling lightly as he held his hands on his rear. "Ow, hey Michiru."
"There, now we're even." Michiru stated, letting out a quick laugh after taking advantage of Keiichi standing still and doing what Belldandy had done with another towel; drawing the attention of the other goddesses who were now interrupted from their talk in the living room.
"Well looks like someone's stirred up some commotion in the kitchen. Ha. Ha. Ha." Peorth said with an amused giggle as Urd noticed too.
"Come on, we'd better break them up before anything in the kitchen gets broken; I'll help Belldandy hold Keiichi while you snag Michiru." Urd said with a mischievous grin and the two goddesses made their way back inside; Belldandy was hugging Keiichi from behind; holding him back from getting Michiru who was laughing at his predicament while he dried off the table without worrying about being attacked.
"Okay, enough fun and games everyone; break it up so we can get out of the house already." Urd ordered in a demanding voice as she stepped between Keiichi and Michiru while Peorth stood beside the Kururugi boy ready to grab him in case the playful brawl continued.
Everyone did as they were told and carried on with the cleaning until it was all done, then everyone went to wash up and brush their teeth before doing anything more from there. Urd stayed in the kitchen and had a brief sisterly chat with Belldandy, giving her a devious grin for instigating the playful fight by whipping Keiichi with a towel as if she was suggesting that Belldandy did it because she enjoyed whipping her boyfriend like that; causing poor Belldandy to blush pink before she ended the talk and saved her sister from further embarrassment. Keiichi was inside of the washroom brushing his teeth while Peorth followed Michiru over to Skuld's room to see exactly what the youngest goddess had planned in order to track down the Kururugi boy's Uncle; but they found the room unoccupied and empty other than all of the furniture and various pieces of equipment arranged inside of it which forced them to search the rest of the house.
"Keiichi, have you seen Skuld or Banpie anywhere since breakfast?" Michiru asked after stopping outside the washroom.
"I believe they've both gone outside, Skuld said something about setting up an invention of hers while she and Banpie were taking trips to move everything outside bit by bit at a time." Keiichi answered after downing a glass of water to rinse out the inside of his mouth.
"Okay thanks." Michiru replied before travelling inside of the house until he found the side door which lead outside. "What is that device?"
"Must be one of Skuld's new inventions, better keep your distance in case it doesn't work; you wouldn't want to get blown up." Peorth said.
"Great job Banpie, its all put together and ready for using!" Skuld said triumphantly as she inspected the equipment set up in the grass yard, before she noticed Michiru and Peorth walking up to look curiously at it since they had no idea what it was. "Okay, time for testing!"
"You've never used this even once?" Peorth asked in surprise. "How will we know if it works or if it will be of any help to Michiru?"
"Sush, I couldn't test it inside because it runs off of solar power." Skuld answered, pointing at the solar panels which caught the bright sunlight as she continued pressing buttons on the machine. "I just have to prepare the command system and set the function first before we can use it."
"Exactly what is this device of yours anyway Skuld?" Michiru asked curiously as he carefully examined it with his eyes. "Does it have a name?"
"Its called the Global Positioning Transportation System." Skuld answered as she pointed at a circular platform attached to the bulky piece of machinery that looked like it came from a sci-fi TV show. "I can transport a person who stands on that platform to any spot on the earth that they wish to go, all I need are the coordinates of their desired destination and they are teleported instantaneously. Pretty cool huh?"
"And…how is this supposed to help me find my Uncle if we don't know where he is at this very moment?" Michiru asked, hitting the nail on the head and causing Skuld's eyes to widen at the fact that they couldn't use her machine.
"I'll make some adjustments so it can work the way we need it to work, just give me until lunch time." Skuld answered with a hidden glare.
"No need, I can take care of this problem Skuld." Belldandy cut in after hearing everything as she arrived with Urd and Keiichi.
"But sis, I want to help." Skuld complained before she was silenced and forced to keep quiet as Belldandy pulled out a cell phone to use.
"Hello?" Belldandy asked after dialling a number to contact the Goddess Relief Office to speak with someone directly. "This is Belldandy calling, I need a favour; please find the exact whereabouts of a Mr. Koshian who lives at the current address of Keiichi Morisato; he's the Uncle of Michiru Kururugi who as a contract with Peorth. Yes, I can stay on the line for a few moments…thank you for your assistance.
"What are you planning to do once you find Mr. Koshian's whereabouts Belldandy?" Peorth asked curiously.
"I'll teleport over there with Skuld's machine of course." Belldandy answered with a smile, making Skuld's face light up with delight.
"I only hope this invention works." Keiichi said uneasily.
"Of course it'll work!" Skuld snapped after hearing Keiichi's comment, startling him with a scary grin in her eyes. "Do you doubt my skills?"
"N-No, not at all." Keiichi stammered while under the watchful gaze of the young goddess who stood on her toes to intimidate him.
"Alright, I have the information; thanks very much." Belldandy said before hanging up and turning to Michiru. "Your Uncle here in town."
"Is that all you were able to find out over the phone?" Michiru asked curiously.
"No, I know exactly where he is; I just have to teleport over there and the rest will be easy." Belldandy answered as she stepped on to the platform and instructed Skuld precisely where she wanted to be teleported too. "I'll be back momentarily with your Uncle so don't worry about a thing Michiru, see you soon."
With that, Skuld typed in the location within Kyoto as Belldandy had instructed and then cranked up the power before throwing the main switch; a ray of bright light shot forth from the platform and engulfed the goddess completely until it died down and vanished along with her. Michiru and Keiichi both had worried expressions on their faces and looked at Urd and Peorth for some sort of comfort until Belldandy returned, this was an untested machine as they recalled and so they were concerned for Belldandy even though the heavenly goddess could take care of herself. But as the minutes went by, the two of them became uneasy until Keiichi finally stepped forward to ask Skuld if this machine of hers really worked the way she had designed and built it for; causing the others to keep an eye on both of them in case an argument escalated out of control.
"I though you said that this device hasn't been tested yet." Keiichi stated. "How do we know it took Belldandy where she wanted to go?"
"It works fine, but if you don't believe me; I can teleport you somewhere to prove it to you." Skuld countered. "No? Fine I'll do something else."
"Is she always so feisty when it comes to her inventions?" Michiru whispered to Urd after waiting for Skuld to walk far out of hearing range.
"Oh yes, always." Urd answered with a serious tone, a few moments later Skuld returned and came back with a water balloon.
"You want some proof, well then sit back and watch; I'll teleport this water balloon somewhere else in the yard." Skuld explained, as she set it down on the platform and went to the control panel to select a destination. "Okay, now for the finishing touch; here we go again."
Once she hit the switch, Skuld stepped back and waited for everybody to watch the water balloon disappear and be relocated somewhere else in the yard. The noisy contraption powered up and emitted the bright light which engulfed the device until it vanished from sight, causing Michiru and Keiichi to look around in order to find out where it had gone while Urd and Peorth remained were they stood; but there was no sign of it at all from what they could see. Banpie was looking around as well and Skuld was monitoring the control panel to make sure her machine was working properly since Urd and Peorth were both getting suspicious that the test had been an utter failure. Michiru and Keiichi gave up after only a minute so they could ask Skuld where exactly she relocated the water balloon too since they were unsuccessful in finding it, and that's when they were suddenly startled when a scream gave out of Urd's open mouth; she found herself soaked in water and the popped balloon was resting on the top of her head.
"I thought you said this would be teleported somewhere else in the yard, looks like your machine didn't work at all." Urd stated angrily as she examined herself to see how wet she was along with her clothes and hair, even though the hot sun would dry everything really fast.
"What ever are you talking about Urd?" Skuld asked sarcastically, "I said I teleported it somewhere else in the yard, I never said it would be in the sky and land at a particular spot on the ground afterwards; so the test was an absolute success."
"You mean you deliberately teleported that water balloon above where I was standing so it would land on me?" Urd shouted in a fierce rage as she chased after her little sister who had now bolted for the house in an effort to run away. "COME BACK HERE SKULD!"
"Maybe we should just leave them both alone; we'll let Belldandy deal with them when she comes back with your Uncle." Keiichi suggested.
"Yeah, but I want to go inside and put on some sunscreen or else I get burned; along with some mosquito repellent." Michiru said as he walked back towards the house, Peorth and Keiichi followed him until they were indoors and arrived to relax in the air conditioned living room which was nice and cool. "Listen, you can still hear Urd and Skuld's voices while they're chasing each other throughout the house."
"Skuld better out run Urd until Belldandy comes back or she'll live to regret that little prank of hers." Peorth stated with a giggle.
Michiru briefly went to the washroom and put on some sunscreen and mosquito repellent, he returned to the living room and set bottle bottles of the stuff on the table in case Peorth and Keiichi wanted to put some on as well before he went to the kitchen. Looking in the fridge, Michiru took out some chocolate ice cream and milk along with an electric chopper; he wanted to make some cold drinks for everyone while they waited patiently for Belldandy to return with his Uncle. After scooping out a large even amount and dumping it into the
pitcher, Michiru poured in some milk until he had enough to mix around with the ice cream; then he plugged in the chopper and lowered the head inside of the pitcher so he could use the tool's power to chop and mix the two ingredients together. Holding the pitcher still with one hand and carefully using the electric kitchen appliance with the other, Michiru successfully made a large milkshake within a minute or two; all that had to be done now was too unplug and wash off any traces of ice cream from the chopper's head and put it away before pouring some milkshake into glasses for him and his friends. Several minutes later, the milk and ice cream were put back in the fridge and Michiru was finally free to walk into the living room with some full glasses of chocolate milkshake served on a tray which he was carrying with him.
"Is Urd still chasing after Skuld?" Michiru asked as he set tray of drinks down on the living room table. "They sound funny when they're chasing each other around like that, I can imagine what their faces must look like; I didn't think Skuld could tick Urd off so easily like that."
"Well I'd be ticked at Skuld too if I had been in Urd's position and was splashed deliberately with a water balloon." Peorth commented before the echoed shouting finally died down as the three of them could hear Belldandy's voice once again which lead them to believe that Michiru's Uncle was now here in the house too. "Is that Belldandy's voice? Sounds like she's managed to calm both of her sisters down."
"Yes, her kind voice is so easy to recognize." Keiichi pointed out as the voices grew louder which meant everyone was coming to them.
"Come now, let me through; I want to see him." An old and somewhat round man with tanned skin and a bald head dressed in a traditional Japanese Kimono said as he entered the living room; his voice and face were recognized instantly by Michiru who knew this was his Uncle. "Ahh, here's my favourite nephew come to visit me in by own home at last! So good to see you again Michiru, you've grown up into quite the young man; come here and give your Uncle a warm welcome."
"N-Nice to see you Uncle Koshian, my parents and I have been wondering where you've been for a whole month; so they asked me to stay at your house and watch over it for two weeks while you've been away." Michiru replied, managing to speak clearly while enduring a huge bear hug from his Uncle; causing the four goddesses around the room to inwardly giggle at the humorous family reunion.
"Yes, Miss Belldandy has already told me everything; we both shared a brief chat over the course of ten minutes which we spent walking until we arrived here." Uncle Koshian answered, patting his nephew on the back several times before releasing him from the bear hug. "So Michiru, it would appear that you've already become acquainted with everyone staying here at my house while I've been away on my pilgrimage."
"Yes, I have…even though I've only been here for less than a day." Michiru answered with a nod as he paid attention to his old Uncle.
"Miss Belldandy, if you would be so kind as to introduce everyone else presently staying here with you at my house; I'm afraid I don't know all of you yet." Uncle Koshian asked politely after briefly turning to Belldandy once he had taken a glance at Urd, Skuld and Peorth.
"Certainly Mr. Koshian, these are my two sisters; Urd and Skuld." Belldandy said after stepping between her two siblings and pointing them out as she named them one at a time before turning to the fourth goddess who was now staying with her. "And this is Peorth, we've been close friends for a long while now; and all of us have already shared some memorable moments of joy with your nephew Michiru."
"Well I'm glad to hear that, it will be easier for me to explain to his parents over the phone about all of you watching over the house for me during my absence; that should put their minds to rest once they know how cooperative and trustworthy the lot of you have been." Uncle Koshian commented. "I'll also inspect the house and Temple just to make sure everything is in order, etc. That will also help to show how well you've kept the house and Temple while I've been away on my pilgrimage.
"Um Uncle Koshian, my Dad's on a business trip and can't be contacted until he returns home in two weeks; only my Mom is at home right now." Michiru pointed out. "Shouldn't I talk with her first before you tell her your side of the story?"
"Oh don't worry, I'll take care of it; you can talk with her afterwards Michiru." Uncle Koshian replied with a joyful smile as he noticed Peorth was slowly grasping Michiru's hand in her own, making him suddenly think his nephew had landed himself a girlfriend. "Besides, you're only going to be here for two weeks; you should be spending time with your lovely girlfriends even though you're here to watch the house."
"What?" Michiru replied sheepishly in a loud tone, his eyes widening and his face suddenly blushing a deep red as a massive temperature rise shot throughout his entire body; Urd and Peorth were smiling sweetly at how innocent Michiru looked when he was so easily embarrassed like this. "N-Now just a minute Uncle Koshian, I haven't got any girlfriends; I've never even had one girlfriend yet."
"Really?" Uncle Koshian countered briefly with a funny grin as he glanced at all of the goddesses in the living room. "You sure had me fooled. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! I'm only messing with you so don't worry. But let me give you a good piece of advice, you'd better hurry before all the young girls around your age are taken; summer vacation is the best time to interact with them while school's out so just remember that Michiru."
"Wait Uncle Koshian." Michiru stammered, wondering where his Uncle was going now. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to take a bath, I've only just returned after a long pilgrimage; I was travelling across the country to the northern province of Hokkaido." Uncle Koshian answered after turning around to face his nephew briefly. "Tomorrow morning, I leave on another trip to seek enlightenment in Kyushu; I also plan to visit Kyoto along the way as well. So it looks as though you're going to have the whole house to yourselves once again starting tomorrow morning after I'm gone, and don't worry; I'll straighten everything out with your Mom over the phone before I leave. I'll inspect the house and Temple once I've finished and then we'll sort out the other matter with your parents, bye."
"See you in a little while Mr. Koshian." Belldandy said politely while Urd and Peorth were inwardly giggling to themselves about Michiru's Uncle joking around with him about having some girlfriends, Michiru was calm again even though the redness was still on his face.
"Well…does anyone want some milkshakes?" Michiru asked sheepishly with a deep red blush still on his face as he released himself from Peorth's hold before picking up the tray from the table and holding it in his hands, there were some glasses and a pitcher on it; all of which were filled up with freshly made chocolate ice cream milkshakes in them.
"Oh! Me please! Me please!" Skuld cried out loud with a look of pure delight written on her face, she had one heck of a craving for ice cream; she looked like she had died and gone to heaven too as soon as she started drinking her glass that she grabbed. "MMMMM!"
"Ah, that hit's the spot; nice and cold which is perfect on such a hot day like this." Keiichi commented after taking a sip of his.
"Nothing like a cold treat on a hot summer's day." Urd added as she drank hers slowly in an effort to make it last. "Thanks Michiru."
"No problem, your welcome Urd." Michiru replied before offering one to Belldandy and Peorth who were now interested in trying one too.
"Mm, its so cold and the ice cream is so foamy; you certainly know how to make a tasty chocolate ice cream milkshake Michiru." Belldandy said, savouring the delicious flavour of the cold drink as she complimented the Shikigami user on his skill for milkshake making.
"Thanks, its not that hard really; anyone can make them." Michiru replied, glad that he had recovered from his recent embarrassment from a moment ago when his Uncle had been joking around with him about having a bunch of girlfriends; he only hoped that was where it would end so he could avoid an embarrassing discussion with his mother about the group of friends he was currently staying with at his Uncle's house.
"Maybe you could teach me how to make these and then I can learn from you Michiru." Peorth suggested after sipping her drink, giving Michiru a wink and a smile, catching him off guard with her suggestion until he managed a weak smile and agreed to her idea; causing Urd to smile now that things had slowly begun to turn around for the Shikigami user who had a contract with the gorgeous goddess.
Author's Note: I'm so very sorry for not updating in over six months, but real life has been hectic and I've also been working on other Cross over stories which have taken up an immense amount of time and attention; I will try to update more often and much sooner for this story as I did in the past when I first started it.
Trace Carter: Thank you for being so patient, I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter despite having to wait for such a long time.
Orionpax09: Although Peorth is following Urd's advice, there's still more comedy on the way; especially when the Inuyasha cast appears.