Ah My Goddess Fan Fiction ❯ Burned Insecurities ❯ Burned Insecurities ( One-Shot )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Disclaimer: Oh!/Ah! My Goddess, Keiichi Morisato, Belldandy, Skuld,
and Urd are property of Kosuke Fujishima. This work is merely my
tribute to Fujishima-san for creating such a wonderful series.

Burned Insecurity by Dezz

With an audible click, the alarm switched on. However, there was no
annoying beeping or obnoxious radio morning show to be heard, as is
wont with most wake-up alarms. Several moments of silence passed.
Suddenly, a little hatch opened in the top of the `alarm'. With a
little pop, a small, metal sphere launched into the air from the
hatch. It flew through the air before gravity started to pull the ball
back towards the ground as it sailed towards odd shaped lump of covers
located in the futon across the room. Its trajectory was perfect. What
else would you expect from something constructed by a mechanical
genius? With a sharp ping, the ball bounced off of the lump's `head',
landing softly on the futon. With a low groan, the mass of blankets
stirred. Slowly kicking the covers off of himself, the lump turned man
wondered what the hell hit him. He sleepily scanned the room, looking
for a possible intruder. Seeing nothing, he was about to get back
under the covers and return to a warm sleep when he noticed a glint in
the corner of his eye. Reaching down, he picked the object up and
brought it up to his face for a closer inspection. Blinking groggily,
his eyes slowly started to focus in on the object that he held.
Realization quickly brought him out of his state of half-consciousness
as fear etched itself all over the sleepy look in his face.

"Oh shit." Keiichi managed to say before the Skuld bomb exploded.

***

"I never should have accepted Skuld's `gift'." thought Keiichi as he
cleaned up the wreckage of his room. His thoughts went back to the
previous night. A sweetly smiling Skuld hands Keiichi and Urd two
small, grey boxes.

"They'll wake you up in the morning without fail. Better than any
alarm clock without the annoying buzzing."

"Gee Skuld, thanks. I don't know what to say." Said Keiichi.

"Way to go, kiddo." Urd managed to say. Urd must have already started
hitting the Sake judging by the slurring, thought Keiichi.

Keiichi cursed himself for his own stupidity.

"I should have realized she was up to something. The only things Skuld
ever gives Urd are either a bomb to the face or Banpei in
psycho-attack mode. At least I can take comfort in knowing that Urd
can look forward to the same wake-up call." He thought.

Keiichi softly chuckled as he pictured Urd storming towards Skuld's
room with bolts of lightning crackling at her fingertips, not to
mention singed hair. That thought put him in a slightly better mood as
he swept up a small pile of debris into a dustpan. Something in the
pile suddenly caught his attention. Bending down, Keiichi picked the
object up. It was the remains of a small picture. The frame was in
pieces, obviously destroyed by the small explosive. The picture itself
had some charred edges but otherwise remained almost perfectly intact.
It was a simple picture depicting Belldandy standing in the kitchen.
Her hair was up in a long ponytail, not exactly an unusual look for
her. She was wearing a plain yellow housedress and white blouse. She
had a happy look on her face. Her eyes were closed and a small smile
played across her lips. Keiichi thought she looked absolutely stunning
in this picture. Making his way over to the futon, Keiichi plopped
down and continued to stare at the picture.

His eyes lingered on the image of the one he loved. He knew every line
to her face even though he rarely touched it. He knew how her eyes
sparkled when she knew he was happy. Her cheeks always took on a
slight tinge whenever he complimented her on her cooking. Her loved
how her bangs framed her face, they often got in her eyes when she
went swimming. Keiichi knew how her eyes would be filled with worry
whenever she became concerned about something. Her mouth would curl
into a tiny frown whenever she became upset. Her tears rolled down her
cheeks in torrents whenever she was sad, but even then she was no less
beautiful.

"If I was only able to remember one image of Belldandy, this would
have to be it. This is Belldandy in her truest form. She is gentle
happiness that is not extravagant. She seems so innocent in this
picture, like she hasn't a single responsibility in the world. If I
didn't know who she was, I never would have guessed that she is one of
the most powerful goddesses in the heavens.", thought Keiichi. That
last thought reverberated throughout his mind.

"She's an immortal goddess. She wields the powers of the cosmos, has
the ability to grant your heart's desires, and has free reign across
the heavens. Combine that with the fact that she is incredibly
gorgeous and has a personality that could melt a solid block of ice.
What do I have? I sit around and play with cars and bikes all day. I
am barely passing my classes and have to constantly work just so we
can get by. How did someone like me end up with someone like
Belldandy? The contract? That was all a fluke. I didn't realize what I
was doing. The best thing that happened to me was because of a fluke.
It was nothing but a mistake.", he thought.

Keiichi once again brought his attention back to the photograph of
Belldandy.

"This was taken shortly after that incident with the bug ports. That
was one of the most difficult periods of my life. I almost lost Bell.
She would have returned to the heavens for good if it wasn't for Skuld
and Urd. I don't know what I would do if she ever went back and left
me here. What if they needed her back to do something? She might not
be able to return for who knows how long. Monthes? Years? Sure, time
means nothing to her. She's immortal after all. I'm not on the other
hand. My lifetime can pass before her in the blink of an eye."

Sighing to himself, Keiichi got up and resumed his cleaning still
clutching the photo of Bell.

"Sure, she says that she loves me. She says that she'll always be by
my side. I believe her...right? Of course I do! The possibility of her
suddenly leaving always haunts me though. Some higher power can come
by and take her away and what can I do to stop it?" Keiichi bitterly
thought to himself.

A loud boom shook the house, followed by screaming from Urd's room.

"Better go make sure that she doesn't take out half the temple again."
Keiichi thought as he put down his broom and left the room.

The photograph, dropped by Keiichi after the explosion surprised him,
slowly drifted downwards. It swayed back and forth as it lazily spun
downwards. It finally landed facedown in the trash can.

Author's Note: Sorry if this fic depressed/offended/angered anybody.
Lately, schoolwork has just been really frustrating. I got the idea
for this fic after working for 30+ hours in a computer lab over the
course of 3 days. At first, I tried writing the fic in first person
view but I completely took Keiichi OOC and made him act too much the
way I felt. I tried including Belldandy but I made her look extremely
horrible so I decided to keep her appearance at a minimum. On a side
note, I'm a huge fan of the whole Keiichi/Belldandy romance. My next
fic will probably be a return to something more WAFFy, prolly a
follow-up to "Tea Leaves" or something like that. Comments and
Criticism are most welcome. Feel free to tear the fic apart, as long
as it's constructive. *grin* I can be reached at
[1]bn006j@mail.rochester.edu. Ja né.

References

1. mailto:bn006j@mail.rochester.edu