GODAIS WISH Chapter 2: "Godais Christmas Scramble" "Who's Kyokos Beloved?" Disclaimer: I don't own rights for "Oh my Goddess", or "Mezon Ikkoku", but it is useless to sue me because I'm broke. ^_^ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Godai is sitting in a Cafe by himself. He had participated yet another mock-exam that he had flunked, thanks to all-nighter party in his room. It had gone pretty much like a standard party: he tried to study at first, his neighbors had been drinking themselves silly, he had lost his temper and then they had mocked him. However there had been one major difference in this party; Kyoko had participated on them. Kyoko's welcoming to Mezon Ikkoku's manager had been "official" reason for them. When conversation had turned to whether she dad boyfriend or no, she had been oddly evasive When Kyoko had not revealed any details, they had turned to poke fun of him. Then slightly-more-than-liitle-drunk Kyoko had raised to defend him. He had listened her speech from the closet where he had gone to escape the others. Kyoko's behavior had made him happy, but that feeling vanished when they staged him as a pervert by them. He seriously hoped that they did not manage to fool Kyoko believing them. * * * Christmas time came. Kyoko had now been month as a manager of a Mezon Ikkoku. During all this time Godai had not been able to gather enough courage to approach Kyoko. There just hadn't been any appropriate moment to do so. There were the_ other_tenants, and anyway he couldn't just barge into her acquaintance. Not that she ever meets anybody that he knows besides to two woman's from neighborhood, and that wasn't only to exchange of gossip. Kyoko's behavior was something what he so far hadn't been able to sort out. On the other hand, she acted as she HAD someone special, but he hasn't seeing her going out with anybody or anywhere besides public bath. Nor she had never invited anybody to Mezon Ikkoku either. Things being like this he had decided that he's going to make a big push towards her with the aid of a Christmas present. So this day he had come to shopping district to buy Kyoko a present. The problem was that he was low on money, so it had to be something that was cheap. After a lot of wandering around, he had finally spent most of his monthly allowance to a brooch. The brooch had crescent moon and stars engraved into it. It looked beautiful, at least to his eyes. He put the present-box carefully into his pocked and headed to the exit. < "So it is instant ramens time again." > For a while he lost himself into dream in which Kyoko admires his gift. Then Reality presents itself in the mode of doorframe. Under the eyes of wondering passers-by he quickly scrambles down the street. He is walking along the street, when he bumps to someone. Godai raises her head and starts to make apologies, but then he notices that the person he had bumped is Belldanthi. "Konnichi wa Godai-san, what brings you to here?" Momentarily speechless, he shows the packet to the Belldanthi. "Oh, you are shopping for Christmas presents." "It's um, for Kanriki-kan. He aswers shyly. "Where are you heading" "Um, nowhere in special" "Do you mind if I walk with you?" "No, not at all" They start to walk down the street, watching windows, and passing people. Belldanthi turns to look Godai, and says to with serious voice. "You gift must have made quite a dent on your allowance?" "Not really" Just as a cue, his belly starts to groan. She turns to him, and grabs him from both shoulders. Belldanthi says with a serious face: "That is not a good thing. You should eat properly, so you had the strength to study" Godai doesn't say anything, just hangs his head. When WHILE they stand there, It begins to snow Then Belldanthi says with apologetic voice. "But now I probably am treating you like a kid. I am sorry" "No it's all-right, I wont take offense," More silent walking under snowing sky follows, but Godai mood has taken turn to better In the middle of their idle window-shopping, Belldanthi suddenly says to Godai. "Tell you what, we are going to get you some groceries" "In what money" Belldanthi just makes a small sly smile. "Do not worry about it" After a walking a route that was seemingly random, Belldanthi stops in front of a shop. She stands there quietly for a while, eyes closed. "This place has right feeling" Then she opens her eyes and gently pushes Godai into to shop before entering herself. Godai barely gets through the exit gate, when salaryman jumps in front of him with two cashier-girls. "Concrulations! "We here Food Mall Plus give this Christmas give every 50000th customer a 50000 yen's worth of shopping-coupon's as a Christmas-gift" The person shakes his hand eagerly, while two girls shoot serpentine over him. Then the man draws coupon-booklet from his pocket, bows deeply, and offers it to a stunned Godai. "Once more Concrulations, and we hope to you pleasant shopping at our modest shop" "See, the lord helps those on need" They left from shop both carrying a large bag full of groceries. On the train Belldanthi asks from Godai how is his studies are going. "Despite my neighbors they are progressing." Then suddenly his face twists with anger. "They disgraced me in front of Kanriki-kan in those welcome-parties." She turns to face Belldanthi. "Why you didn't show up for them, I could have saves myself for being embarrassed yet again" "It is not that simple, we are not allowed to tamper with master program" There is a touch of accusition in her voice. "Besides fate-programming if complex, yours especially so, so it would be beyond my skills anyway" She looks up dreamy look in her face. "In old times when we had only Norse's fates to deal with we managed it by hand, but nowadays it would take too much time" "So you're saying that my life is a complicated mess by default" Godai says gloomily. "Up to the this moment I am afraid that it has been so, but Yagrasil's program is two-way system; your actions affect it." It was somewhat depressing to hear that ones own life as destined to be a mess. His mood brightens when they reach Mezon Ikkoku, and he sees Kyoko sweeping the walkway all alone. As if Belldanthi had read his mind, she says: "Gambatte ne" to him quietly. Then she takes shopping bag from Godai, and hurries inside. "Tadai-ma" She looks on his direction. "Oh you're back" Seeing her so close takes his courage. "Um, Nice weather" "Yes it is" He lingers around, while she continues her sweeping. Suddenly 2nd floor window opens and Akemi yells there at Kyoko. "Kanriki-kan would ya fix the roof. It leaks, and former manager didn't do anything to it!" "I do something at it right after I have dine the laundry," she shouts back. "Thank you." Akemi vanishes from window for brief time. When he appears again, she had something in her hand. "Here Shiro, catch!" She yells and throws snack to the dog, who snaches it from the air and eats it. This disturbance aside he tries to again to speak her, just to get interrupted by Ms. Ichinose and her sons coming. "Kanriki-kan! Look what I won!" Kentaro shouts while running toward Kyoko. Ms. Ichinose mentiones that kentaro-kun "Won it when they were shopping." "Here I give it to you as a present!" "Arigato Kentaro-kun," says Kyoko while she accepts the present. "That's an ominai present. Now you have to marry me!" Kyoko watches Kentaro under shocked silence, then she breaks to a smile. "Sure Kentaro-kun, but you have to grow up first a little." Kentaro-kun runs shouting to the doghouse. "YA-AAYY, Kanriki-kan is going to marry me!" He digs candy from his pocket and gives it to the dog, who eats it greedily. Ms. Ichinose looks pointedly at Godai, before she walks inside. When Godai turns to look Kyoko, she is looking angrily at the dog. Godai walks in hands in pockets of his jacket, wondering her behavior. When he gets into second floor he peeks from window, and sees Kyoko talking to his dog. He cannot hear what she's saying to the dog, but she looks angry. Then suddenly Kyoko stands up and goes inside. After a little while she comes out again, and begins to hammer something into the kennel. While he's watching Kyoko, smell of cooked food drifts into his nose. "Who on earth I could be? Tenants here rarely cook they food here" Following the smell of food, he discovers that smell is coming from his own room. When he opens the door, he discovers that it is Belldanthi who is doing the cooking. "Okairi, Godai-san, since you won all this food, I though that I could do your some real dinner for a change." She nods to the waste bin witch is full of used instant-ramen packages. Blushing from shame, Godai just looks to his shoes. "Somehow my allowance in insufficient to allow anything else." Belldanthi resumes to cooking, and Godai comes liiking over her shoulder. "Is there anything I can do to help?" "You do not need to bother, just concentrate your study-books" Belldanthi hums while cooking, and It's seems really homey all sudden. Within this relaxed atmosphere he actually gets something done, until suddenly he hears Belldanthi's voice. "Yotsura-san, where you came from?" Turning he sees Yotsura-san in white suit sitting beside desk where she was setting the table. "I thank you most heartily for inviting you to this meal," Yotsura-san says and bows deeply. "I repeat why and how you get there?" Belldanthi is still smiling, but her smile doesn't reach her eyes. Yotsura-san's looks startled, and points to the hole in the wall. "There is the gate of our friendship" In this point Godai usually objets, but he too had gone speechless by Belldanthi's behavior. "I do not remembering inviting you to eat with us." Belldanthi is still smiling, but her face had gone somehow dark and shadowy. Sweatdrop appears in Yotsura-sans forehead. Not saying any further word, Belldanthi closes her eyes and starts to gesturing with her hands. She starts to chant with an odd deep disturbing sounding voice: "Uninvited people an' unwelcome too" "Unwelcomed people have none of the manners to speak for" "If you suppose that things are shared with you, "You should share your things too." At first nothing seems to happen. Then Yotsura-san's forehead frowns with concentration. Then he gulps visibly, stands up, bows to them and walks out of the door. At this point Godai looks at Belldanthi, but she just smiles to him (at his normal way and pints the door). Curious, Godai goes to the door and peeks out. Yotsura-san is standing in front of Akemi's door. "Yeah, what is it," she yells trough the door. "I would like to change word with you, Akemi-san." "Go away, I don't have any money either" "But you had misunderstood me, it is I who want to...offer..a lunch." The door opens, and Akemi pokes her head out. "Honestly?" Yotsura-san gulps again, and nods. Akemis's face breightens. "All-right! You just wait there while I get dressed!" After they had gone downstairs, Godai goes to window to watch how Yotsura-san walks out of yard, with Akemi glomped into his side. Wondering about what just happened he walks back to his room, where Belldanthi is waiting. "Now they are gone we can eat in peace." "Itekimasu!" Godai eats with heartily appetite. "Gochisoosama" "I am glad that you enjoyed it, how about some tea?" "That would be nice." While they are sipping tea, she asks what he thinks about Kanriki-kan. "I, me, her er, um...," is all Godai manages to say. "You seem to have some feelings towards her?" Godai goes red: "Does it show?" "I am Goddess after all, we notice these things." "But you know there seems never to be right moment, and with the other tenants you know..." She nods, and they sip they tea in silence for a while. "Tell you what: How about if I go to help her when she begins to hang laundry to dry, to go and feel about her mood" After Belldanthi goes to help Kyoko with laundry, Godai tries to study. He gets too nervous so he grabs a pillow, and lies to the floor watching the ceiling. Going to outside Belldanthi finds Kyoko in the yard. "Can I help you, in some way" "Would you? If you could you're an angel, I promised to fix the roof before its starts to rain"' "It is no problem, I got time" They speak a while. Kyoko loans her apron to Belldanthi, who starts to hanging laundry to dry. Godai lays in his room's floor, and listens banging which is coming trough the ceiling. "That must be Kyoko" Then idea hits on his head, and he begins softly to call her name: "Kyo-kooo" The knocking from the door wakes Godai from his daydreams. Godai opens the door, and finds Ms. Ichinose standind there. "I would ask you to my room to enjoy some tea" Godai says quickly: "I have to study" She pokes Godai at the stomach. "Hey! You gotta give me a better reason, or I go and ask Kanriki-kan" Godai glances nervously to the ceiling. She sees that and laughs. To prevent from being embarrassed any further Godai follows her in her room. In the way he wonders what on earth is in her mind. She is surprised to notice that Belldanthi is already there. "Did she ask you too?" "Yes she did" Ms. Ichinose slaps Godai to the back "C'moon sit down, so we can have tea!" She pours for everybody (even herself), and they enjoy tea in silence. Then Ms. Ichinose asks from Belldanthi. "May I ask are you married Kavaii-san?" "No I am not, I have come her for studying" "Pardon me asking, but you seem to be little old to waste your time in studying" Belldanthi's aswer lowers roomtemperature by several degrees. "Where I came from it is common that women's too study, even when they are bit older." The conversation circles among these lines for a some time. Godai, knowing that these kinds of conversations eventually reach topic that he doesn't want to talk about, starts eagerly find somethinf other to talk about. Looking outside, he sees that sky has gone dark awfully sudden. He makes remark about it to others in the room. Belldanthi looks out, and notices this too. "I think that it starts to rain soon, and I haven't heard Kanriki-kan's incoming." "I go and look how she's doing." When Godai climbs to the roof, he finds that Kyoko had fallen sleep in the roof. He shakes her carefully, to wake her. "Soichiro-san," she says in her dream. Shocked by this he falls back, and almost losts his footing. By then first falling drops wakes her from his slumber. "Oh, the laundry!" She gets up and starts to run, escaping his grip. "Watch out, we're are in the roof." Too late, She stumbles and falls over the edge. "Kyoko!" When Godai reaches the edge of roof, he sees concentrating Belldanthi, and that Kyoko's body is falling gently to the ground. Confused by this, she faints. When Kyoko's body has floated in the ground Belldanthi says, in weary voice. "She is all right, and the laundry is on the basked." Then she faints too. He looks Kyoko who is lying in the ground, then Belldanthi in her arms. THEN he notices grinning Ms. Ichinose looking from outdoor. "E-er, I know how this look but..." "Tell it all later. Right now, lets get these two out of the rain." In the lobby Godai says to Ms. Ichinose: "We should put them in separate rooms, to prevent...um...you know" "Yeah, I get the Idea. How about if we put Kanriki-kan in her own room, and Kawaii-san into your room" Little later they are drinking beer in the stairs. "You know she said Soichiro-san's name in her dreams" "Is that so. I think my ungrateful son knows him" Godai looks to her with surprised look in his face. "Really, no kidding?" Ms. Ichinose lights a cigaret. "No, I am not kidding" "You winning in the mall must left you extra money" Frowning, he asks: "Yes, why?" "Because you are gonna treat me in a bar, where you can decide what to tell Kanriki-kan." Ms. Ichinose says, and slaps him in the shoulder. And so he ended, as usually, broke in this month too. * * * In the evening he is pondering what happened today: With Kyoko it had gone fine. She had believed his tale that he had tried to catch her, and as a result of it she had fainted. Belldanthi had vanished, before he had get back from the bar, but she had left a note thanking him for what he had done. Only thing left was to find out about Soichiro-san from Kentaro-kun. So the next time Kentaro was going to WC, Godai snatches hi, and carries him to his room. After Kentaro gets over the shock from this surprise attack, he struggles free from his hold. Standing, he points finger at Godai accusingly: "You kidnapper!" Godai whacks him into head. "Shut up and tell me all you know about Soichiro-san." "Ouch. Okay, but you have to pay me first." Kentaro says over his shoulder. Godai grumbles, digs his shopping bags, and puts cup of ramens to his hand. Kentaro watches ramen-cup in his hand. "Hey I'm not Yotsura-san, I want 100 yen, not food!" Money changes' owner, and Godai repeats his question to Kentaro. "Yes I know Soichiro-san, come into the park tomorrow evening, and I introduce you to him" When Godai goes to the park next day, he sees Kentaro talking to the Belldanthi. Belldanthi is kneeling besides Kyoko's dog. She has obviously heard something funny, because she is trying to hide her laughter behind his hand. "So you came." Kentaro says to him when his walking towards them. Belldanthi just nods her head to her, trying to look serious. She is still hiding her lips behind her hand. "You said you would introduce me to the Soichiro-san, so where is he?" Kentaro grabs the dog in the collar and drags him nearer to him. "Here meet Soichiro-san, Soichiro-san here's Ronin-san." "B-but that's a dog." Belldanthi's serious-act breaks, and she giggles aloud. "You mean that the dogs name is Soichiro-san!" Godai says his jaw dropping. "Sorry, I should not laugh at your expenses, but you have to admit it is a funny mix-up" Belldanthi manages to say after she stops giggling. "So Kanriki-kan doesn't have boy-friend after all?" "No she does not" Belldanthi says after she gets up, and brushes off some unseeing dirt from her skirt. "Where on earth you get that idea?" Resposes Kentaro rudely. Godai's face darkens. "That darn red-haired troublemaker" "Oh she fooled you to think that..." Belldanthi says eyes wide. Suddenly Belldanthi's voice gets Godai to notice her presence. "Belldanthi, why and how are you here" "I needed to speak with Kentaro-kun because his actions may affect your wish" "And because I'm a young boy who can see her," Kentaro puts in proudly. Godai walks backwards from him, words of denial in his lips. "It is all-right, we have already discussed with him considering this matter" "And?" Godai asks nervously. "You do not have to worry he's going to keep this secret, and he also going to let go of harassing you," "But only if you don't act like a complete idiot, Ronin-san!" Godai looks at him, but doesn't say anything. Belldanthi puts hand to the shoulder of the two of them. "Now when that is settled, why don't we head for the Mezon Ikkoku" "Bah, you adults are so slow. You two go with Soichiro-san, I go by myself" Belldanthi looks the setting sun. "You know, this look kind of romantic, In other circumstances this could qualify for a date" "But Godai-san, you should really watch were you are going, or did you not see that telephone pole?" * * * The next day arises bright and shiny. From the door Godai notices that Akemi is speaking with Kyoko who's been sweeping the walkway. Sweeping the walkway is something is something Kanriki-kan has developed as a habit lately. Passing the two of them, Akemi intercepts him. "Hey Ronin-san do ya wanna participate the Christmas-party that we are arranging at Cha-Cha-maru, Admittance is only 2000 yen" "And why do you think that I'd pay to see your yourself drunk?" "Oh don't cha be spoilsport, even the Kanriki-kan is gonna come," she says in a pouting voice. "Honestly Akemi-san I really don't know if I can leave Mezon Ikkoku unsupervised" Kyoko says cautiously. "But you practically promised to come. It'll be fun!" Akemi persuades her, but Kyoko takes a step back from persuative Akemi. "Perhaps I should come then." Then she turns away from both of them, and starts sweeping the walkway. Hearing this, Godai agonizes between wasting money and being with Kyoko. Not surpassingly the latter wins, so he digs the money from his wallet and gives them to the Akemi. Akemi who had been standing knowing look in her face, breaks to a grin. "Thank you," she says in English. "See you in Cha-Cha-Maru at eight o'clock." The evening comes. All the regulars are in the bar. Ms. Ichinose sits in the bar-desk, drinking heavily, and others are sitting in a corner table. Kyoko sits between Akemi in her left and Yotsura-san on her right side. Next to him sits Godai, who has tried several times change places with Yotsura-san. "I bumped to Kawaii-san in the town, and she said that she's gonna come here too. Akemi says to the party, but looking towards Godai. "I keep telling you we're not like that" "Oh, like how?" Yotsura-san asks from Godai in a quiet voice leaning towards him. Godai looks him angrily. He wishes that he could muster enough courage to lok how Kyoko is taking this. So he just turns to his beer and stares it with a brooding face. Then, as if their conversation had summoned her, Belldanthi steps from the door with Kentaro-kun. Seeing his mother with her favorite sport, Kentaro goes there, while Belldanthi walks to the table where others sit. "Sotto Yotsura-san, would you care to change few words with me." Puzzled, Yotsura-san rises from the table, and the two of them go to a quiet corner to talk. Godai has just time to notice that he now sits next to Kyoko, when Kentaro runs to a table. "Hey, what are you doing?" He shouts and points finger with Godai: "Kanriki-kan has promised to marry me!" Then he sits with determination between them. Cursing his missed change, and Kentaro, he turns his attention to Belldanthi and Yotsura-san. Akemi who has done that from start, says nonchalantly. "Dunno what they're talking at, but she's got Yotsura-san's attention. He just raised an eyebrow." Drinking they beers, they see Yotsura-san bowing to smiling Belldanthi. When they come back to the table, Belldanthi sits next to Godai, and thoughtful- looking Yotsura-san walks to a bar-desk. "So watcha talked at?" Akemi asks from Yotsura-san, when he returns to the table with two beers. Taking his time Yotsura-san gives other beer to Belldanthi before replying. "The promise I made to the Kawaii-san prohibits me to reveal exact nature of our conversation" "Please there is no need to be so formal, you can call me Belldanthi" He bows to her direction. "As you wish Belldanthi-san" For a brief while, everybody just concentrates sipping each one's beverages. Then Kyoko asks from Belldanthi where she lives. Godai looks quickly at her direction, but she apparently is only trying to make some small-talk. Belldanthi glances to him, and then answers to her question. "I live . It is quite distance away, but I have relatives there so it is cheap." Kentaro notices their eye-play, but stays silent "Then you don't live here in Japan?" "No, I came from Norway to here as an exchange student." Kyoko fiddles with her glass for a while, and then looks straight to Belldanthi. "May I ask personal question?" "Sure, go ahead" "Are you and Godai…," she leaves the rest of the question hanging in the air. "No. Nothing like that we're just school-friends," She says waving her hand. Akemi interrupts their conversation "You are as mysterious as Kyoko in this subject." Both girls look to Akemi, then each other. After that both of them suddenly get very interested with their beers. Godai notices that he had hold his breath during whole conversation. When he finally takes to sip to relieve his nerves, he almost chokes. Both girls in either side of him offer their help simultaneously to Godai. "Lucky Ronin-san has two gals pampering ya!" Akemi says in rather too loud voice. After her comment, both of them offer hasty reasons for doing so. Even when things settle down, Godai doesn't find proper moment when to give her gift to Kyoko. Then the party starts to go into "normal" direction, and before long she rises from table to go. "Thank you everybody. It's been fun, but now I really have to go." The gang tries to turn her head, whitout much success. "I'm afraid that I cannot stay any longer, I can't leave Mezon Ikkoku unguarded any longer" Godai sees his moment, and quickly rises from the table. "I walk with you" In the door, just as they're going out, Ms. Ichinose runs after them, glass in other and sleepy Kentaro in other hand. "Wait!" "Would you take Kentaro-kun too with you, she sleeps to his feet otherwise" While the real reason is in her hand, Kyoko accepts before he can say anything. Disappointed Godai carries Kentaro in her back. "Is it too much you to carry" Kyoko inquires. "No problem, I can manage," Godai replies with a nervous laughter. So he ends carrying him all the way to the Mezon Ikkoku. After they put Kentaro-kun to bed, Kyoko invites him to have some tea in her room. They drink tea, and he tries to find right time to give his present. He clears his throat: "Kyoko..." Then the door opens, and sleepy Kentaro-kun appears in the doorway, rubbing his eyes. "Huh, this isn't the toilet" "Come with me I lead you to it" Dispirited Godai goes to his room, and the forgets the present: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authors' notes: The second chapter was rather arduous project. The disk that had first version disappeared. When I wrote it again from my notes, it sucked. So I ended writing it for a third time. Of the fic: This Chapter contains small changes. The way I see it: even you can change the fate the things happen in their own. Of the language: My grammar still sucks, but I hope that this is still readable. Unlike some fic's I try not to use too much Japanese since I had learned most of my vocabulary by ear. That means I'm not sure of correct spelling of Japanese sayings. I also want to thank you my pre-readers, you know who you are.