Clink.
Keiichi Morisato, assistant at Whirlwind Motorcycles, partial-student of Nekomi Technical Institute, heaved a little in his seat. A revision lecture in the afternoon wasn't his thing.
Clink.
Now what? That was a good dream, too…Clink.
If I open my eyes slightly, I should be able to get back to sleep later…"Morisato-kun? Get up."
Keiichi turned skywards and swung up his hands in an attempt to stretch the fatigued-laden muscles, to a dull thud and a tinkering sound of shatter glass.
"You…broke…them…again."
Professor Owaza, Teacher of Nekomi Technical Institution, loyal patron of the spectacle store down the road, took off the frame of his glasses and sighed.
"Gomen-nasai, Owaza-san, Gomen-nasai! It's just…it's a warm, humid day, the lecture was bori-"
Keiichi blinked once. And then again. Wait. A lecture…Did I just say…! Oh no. I'm dead, I'm a goner, I'm a-
"Morisato-kun, I can forgive for once."
Eh? "You…agree?"
"Yes. But if you fail the upcoming test…"
Keiichi looked at his teacher and sighed, before turning back to his book, attempting to absorb as much as possible while the rest of the class wandered out into the summer heat. Sleeping through a lecture wasn't going to be easy to make up for.
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Peorth punched a button and pulled up a window. Something's wrong. The ultimate force is being tempered with. "Authorization Code 9215, Goddess Peorth. Link me!" A second window pulled up close.
PASSWORD.
Hmmm.
PASSWORD ACCEPTED.
Let's see. The program code…Oh. Gosh. I'll have to shut this down for now. Kami-sama would understand.
Peorth flicked the button with measured ease.
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Keiichi slumped back home. Bed…Bed…Water…Belldandy…Bell-um. Cut that sick thought. He wondered what Belldandy was doing now. At least she didn't have to return during the weekends for make-up lectures. It's not like I'll ever add n to 4ac and subtract p over q, anyway.
"MORISATO-KUN!"
Keiichi sighed. This was going to be a long, long day.
xxxxxx
Mara rebooted her laptop, and erased all source files. No chances on being accused, after all. Mara had her own pride with a Yggdrasil wire-tap.
xxxxxx
As a quick reality check, we see that Belldandy is not, in fact, doing what Keiichi's hyperactive imagination has dreamt up. Sitting at the table knitting has nothing to do with a bathroom.
Keiichi-san…I wonder if you're fine…Having the ultimate force down on yet another server-malfunction sure was bothersome.
xxxxxx
Keiichi hummed a joyful tune as he twisted the bolt there and put the camshaft here and replaced the front bearings there. At least Chihiro wasn't being too demanding.
Belldandy…I wonder if you're fine…A little speculation wouldn't be damned, right?
xxxxxx
Belldandy sighed slowly. She felt calm when Keiichi was around. Even more so, as the days wore by. Urd was still up in heaven on the Yggdrasil's repairs, while Skuld just seem to run about a lot, hence nobody else tended to keep her company much during the day.. Except Keiichi. His words seemed to soothe her aching heart. She'd never experienced such an emotion before. Maybe I'm ill? My heart beats so quickly, sometimes, especially when Keiichi's around…oh no! Does Keiichi have a contagious sickness? I-I must cure him!
She turned to ponder over this.
Keiichi-san…when you are happy, I…I feel at rest, too.
Does chocolate cure it?When you are suffering, I hurt, too.
Guess not. Should I ask Onee-sama?
When you are…
xxxxx
Keiichi screwed in the last bits of the bike. Chihiro would be pleased.
Unknown to all, Mara scowled from up above. Some people just get too happy for her liking. Senbei wasn't being co-operative lately, too. But it's fine. Keiichi Morisato…You'll suffer soon.
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I feel a chill. A sense of…foreboding? Keiichi-san…The goddess shut her eyes and sent out a quick aura-wave to search. The brilliance, beyond human-comprehension, blazed its way past the area, giving Belldandy a quick scan of the people. …Keiichi! Keiichi!
She got out a small mirror, and let herself fall into its abysmal depths.
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Peorth scowled. She had found the bug, now it was time for the others to take care of it. She wanted a break. She needed a break.
She would get her break. Maybe Keiichi-san would be more open this time. A single rose blossomed as she slid into a dream-like state.
Though…Belldandy's too nice. Shouldn't get between that perfect couple. Help get them together…?
A little snapping noise sounded out as Peorth face-faulted, breaking the flower in her hand. Joining forces with Urd wasn't pleasing, somehow.
I'll see if I can go down, anyway.
xxxxxx
Somewhere else in heaven, Urd felt her eyelids twitch. She put it down to the bad climate-control systems.
A bit more and I'll finish the procedure. Keiichi could have made an advance by now. I refuse to miss such a thing…
xxxxxx
Mara reached out slowly. Keiichi Morisato…Taste the power of a first class demon! Kyahahahahahahha!
It's funny, the way some people, or demons, can do an evil laugh in their thoughts.
Keiichi looked up, and saw only the globe of dark-energy spinning towards him before the fireworks rang out in his head.
xxxxxx
Belldandy let herself flow through the dimensions within the mirrors, tapping into a universal collection of knowledge to do with a certain smooth, shiny object. Each one showed a different surrounding, a different path…
Keiichi…I'm coming…She found one, and leapt through.
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Skuld licked the cone.
Ahhhh. The joy of a cold treat on a summer's day is…heavenly.
Skuld let her tongue carve out a trench through chocolate and vanilla.
Ohhhh…yes…heavenly…Skuld curled a bit of the frozen delicacy in her mouth, savoring the taste as it melted into a sweet, milky sap.
Mhmmm-
"Gomen-nasai! Gomen-nasai!" A flustered goddess called out she landed from the mirror on the alley's side door, not registering who it was that she knocked into. She sprinted off.
"Onee-sama? ONEE-SAMA!" Skuld took off after her.
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Mara zipped off quickly, taking to chances at how fast Belldandy would arrive. A first class demon was trained to be evasive and act with haste, and their first lessons was the correct methods of handling a situation, whether to run with a hostage, stay and gloat, or leave the victim behind to be safe. Option 3 was the best choice.
And to be exact, the first lesson was how to grovel to the Daimakaicho for forgiveness. Oh, don't we all love Hild.xxxxxx
Peorth raced down towards the earth's surface. Holiday permitted, and then she just HAS to feel a pulse of misery flashing out. First Class had its obligations.
Sigh. I wonder who it is…Keiichi, Belldandy and the rest would be surprised by her visit.
I wonder if I can reach their residence for dinner.
xxxxxx
It is the law of narrative consequence that when a pair of people accelerate at high speeds, they have to meet each other head-to-head and have a nice knock.
Peorth's mind fuelled her to streak ever so much faster towards the ground.
Mara's mind fuelled her to streak ever so much faster away from the ground.
Faster. And faster.
And faster.
And then came the crack.
A goddess was sent spiraling off, and a demon just plummeted downwards.
xxxxxx
Keiichi turned and looked around. Something felt weird.
xxxxxx
Belldandy ran as fast as she could, her mind fuelled with Keiichi's possible predicaments. She had to save him. He was everything. She had to save him. Absolutely.
Keiichi-san…xxxxxx
Skuld hated running.
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Belldandy swerved right, narrowly avoiding a lamppost, and dashed into an alley. She knew Keiichi was nearby. Keiichi-san was at…Whirlwind Motorcycles. She turned another corner, her determination giving her a burst of speed. A demonic presence registered in her mind, but it was quickly dismissed. Keiichi-san's safety was the primary objective.
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Skuld hated running into a lamppost.
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