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The Vain Rose's Garden	By : h3nta1fun Category: +. to F > Ah My Goddess Views: 23958 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 3
Disclaimer: I do not own the Ah!/Oh! My goddess series. This is not made for profit.

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Before I start with the chapter, I’d like to thank everyone who decided to follow this story as well as comment on it on all the sites I’m posting it. And I want to further reassure you that I’ve got no intention to simply abandon this without any further notice, even if updates might be somewhat slow (as it seems to be the norm by now). The average chapter here is much longer compared to other stories and as such, they cover 3-4 times the amount of content I would’ve covered with a lot more frequent releases.

Also, I’d like to offer a big thanks to TheSinful (I hope I got the username right) who apparently added a few entries to the tvtropes site about my story. I accidentally came across them a few days ago, and I was quite surprised to find those little bits. Big kudos to you!

The sites I’m releasing (under the same username) this story are: Hentai Foundry, Adult Fanfiction and Archive of our own. Technically speaking the main site is Hentai Foundry, where I originally posted this story, but you can follow/read it on the other sites too. I generally check them on a regular basis and if you wish to leave some feedback, feel free to comment on any of them. Additionally, I’ve created a feedback forum post on both Hentai Foundry and Adult Fanfiction, where you can ask or discuss about the story, if you’re reluctant to do so in the comment section. Constructive criticism is always welcome.

An important notice is that Skuld is an adult here, not the young girl she’s in the actual series.

And for the necessary legal disclaimer:

I don’t own the Ah!/Oh! my goddess series. This is not made for profit.

xXx

Heavens

“I’m sorry for calling you so suddenly, but I thought that the situation demanded it.”

Taking a seat on the armchair opposite of the couch where Hild and Ansuz sat, Tyr made an attempt to keep a certain distance between his lovers, before they turned this meeting into a threesome. Considering what was happening on Earth, the celestial lord wished for a serious discussion with both of them, especially since their daughters were directly involved in something that in his opinion was a ticking timebomb. Of course, given the unofficial nature of their meeting, it was taking place in his and Ansuz’s home, and as such, the whole atmosphere was relaxed. Which was both a blessing and a curse, when Tyr noticed that the two women were actually paying more attention to their gossip than him.

“Ahem! Are you even listening?” asked the annoyed god, drumming his fingers against his chair’s armrest and waited for both of them to turn and look at him. “That’s better. Now-”

“Now, will you take a deep breath and calm yourself down? As funny as it is to watch your fidgeting, I think you’re just overreacting,” said Hild, interrupting her ex husband, before she shared a glance with Ansuz who sat next to her on the sofa.

“I think she’s right, love. After all, if we can coexist without getting on each other’s throats, then our daughters won’t have any problems.”

“Yes, but you’re not sisters, and it took us centuries to get to this point, not days!” insisted the chief god of Heavens, while maintaining his view that this latest development was more of a problem than something to be happy about. “The only one who’s got some experience with open relationships is Peorth. And in a group of four… that’s hardly enough in my opinion.”

“That may be, but providing how well Peorth handled the whole incident with our daughter, then I doubt that they’re going to ruthlessly compete with each other,” said Ansuz. “And with Urd already sharing Keiichi with Peorth, I don’t see how the whole thing could turn into a major disaster. Sure, there will be ups and downs, but that’s true with any kind of relationships.”

“Even so, it’s definitely true that this is a far more complex situation than a monogamous relationship. Aside from the obvious benefit of allowing them to enjoy the… possibilities for threesomes or even foursomes, I fear that the novelty won’t last forever. At some point, they’ll have to face hardships and as long as their relationship is all about sex, they won’t be able to deal with them.”

Looking at Hild for help, Ansuz really wished that they were right and her husband’s rather pessimistic views of the situation had mostly to do with him being overprotective of Belldandy. Not that he didn’t care for his other daughters, but with the middle one, there was always the feeling that she was the least experienced when it came to relationships, and thus the most vulnerable of them all.

Taking the hint, Hild pursed her lips together, as she decided to make one more attempt to persuade her skeptical lover. “I think you’ve got a valid point there, but I still believe that being overprotective won’t change things for the better. Sure, I’m not suggesting to let anything terrible happen to them, yet small incidents can offer them much more valuable lessons, than long, boring sermons of what they should do with their lives. Besides… do you honestly think that Belldandy’s incapable of acting like a mature adult? And if you do, then I’ve got news for you: being overprotective won’t help her in any way.”

“I’m not babying her. I knew everything about her and Lind, and yet I did nothing to deter Belldandy from being intimate with her. What really troubles me with her current situation, is that everyone is starting to get interested about what’s going on in that house and those little incidents are about to escalate,” said Tyr, giving Hild a stern look, and then his wife before she jumped in to defend her friend. “I know that one of your demonesses is tasked with monitoring the situation, and I’ve got no doubts that she’s not there just to make friends. Furthermore, I’m concerned that your own involvement with the boy can spark some conflict, but this time, not just with Belldandy. After all the efforts to get closer to Urd, I don’t think it’s wise to hit on her boyfriend.”

“Oh? Is that jealousy in your voice?” asked Hild, raising an eyebrow at her lover, who merely frowned back at her. “I was under the impression that you knew that I did things with other men and women.”

“Yes, and I’ve never made any unnecessary drama over it. However, I’m not happy about you sleeping with your daughter’s boyfriend. I don’t want you to alienate Urd by making her think that you want to mess around with her love life, just for the sake of you getting some. And the same goes for you too, Ansuz.” At this point, Tyr was rather tired of walking around the topic, while it was obvious that both of his lovers wanted to get intimate with Keiichi. Although that was nothing new for Hild, considering that she had a thing for boys like him, Ansuz may had gotten interested as well, especially after the incident in the ocean resort.

However, Tyr’s blut approach didn’t sit well with his wife, who more or less became rather offended by the sudden accusation. “Excuse me? I did nothing with Keiichi himself; just his clones! And even then, I only accepted it because you wanted some fairness in our relationship. But… was it all just a ruse to have something you can use against me whenever I disagree with you? That’s too low, Tyr!”

“Wait! Hold on a second! You got the wrong idea, Ansuz!” said the leader of the gods, after realizing his folly. Furthermore, given that the odds were clearly against him, Tyr had no other option but to back off and try to appease them before he ended up back in the doghouse. “I’m only worried about Urd’s and Belldandy’s reaction to the whole subject! This isn’t just me trying to act like the jealous husband, especially while I have both of you!”

Sharing a long glance, the two women nodded to each other, before Ansuz decided to speak up first. “Fine, I suppose you’re right about that. And for the record, I don’t think that either of us would go too far without informing the girls first.”

Letting out a sigh of relief, Tyr was at least happy that he had narrowly avoided yet another disaster, although there was still one remaining problem. And this time it was something that had more to do with Hild’s job than the demoness herself. “Still… from what I’ve heard, you’ve assigned someone on their case. I know that we’re not supposed to talk about work related subjects, but under the circumstances, it could put a significant strain in their relationship.”

“First of all, I didn’t send anyone to the mortal realm. At least… not directly,” said Hild with a slight grin that made both deities to share a glance. “I did assign someone alright, but he ended up sending one of his subordinates in his place. Not that I’m shocked but-”

“Yes, but… how’s that any different from sending someone there by yourself?” asked Tyr, trying to figure out just what Hild was getting at.

“Oh, trust me… when it comes to how well they can do their job, there’s a huge difference between me and Vornir,” said Hild, as her grin turned into a big smirk. “And if you don’t believe me, just wait and you’ll see... soon. Very soon.”

xXx

The unofficial discussion between Tyr and Hild lasted for hours until both sides, exhausted and tired from the pointless arguments, came to the conclusion that they simply disagreed. Going any further would’ve definitely degenerate the whole conversation into an exchange of petty accusations or even downright insults, which was definitely going to cause more problems than solve any of the already existing ones.

Thankfully for them, Ansuz acted as a mediator at times, trying to avoid a big fallout between the two lovers, despite of her own gain from that outcome. Becoming Tyr’s exclusive lover by exploiting politics and personal arguments just wasn’t fit for a goddess of her standing, and besides, Ansuz wished to keep their family together. And that family extended to include not only Urd, who Ansuz already considered as her stepdaughter, but also Hild as her husband’s lover and even her own from time to time.

That arrangement though came with its own problems as well, but Ansuz was quite adamant to keep things from falling apart. So, while the other two kept going on with their argument about what was the best solution to their current conundrum, Ansuz went ahead and prepared dinner for them.

A three course feast of a dinner that is, with the last course being a demonic recipe and even two styles of dessert to properly end it. Which in many ways proved the necessity of food in immortal society as it was more needed for social reasons rather than mere sustenance. Even if she was a bit more obvious in her attempts to appease Hild by cooking something she might like, Ansuz did manage to satisfy her guest by offering a genuinely good meal, which was partially thanks to all the practice of preparing dishes for Urd when she was little. Not that the half goddess really knew that those were actually demonic recipes, as in all seriousness they more or less resembled the same kind of food they ate in Heavens, only with a lot more spices and a much more colorful presentation.

Once they done with the food, Ansuz led them back to the living room where a bottle of fine red wine was left on the coffee table for them to enjoy while sitting on the sofa. But unlike the last few hours they’ve spent here arguing about the whole situation, Ansuz made it clear that no business oriented topics were permitted this time around. A rule that both Tyr and Hild agreed upon, considering that so far they’ve accomplished little other than annoying each other. And to further distract them, the teal haired goddess put on some slow music on the soundsystem Skuld had built for them, hoping that it would create a more relaxed atmosphere.

“By the way, Hild… have you met Skuld’s boyfriend?” Opting for a more neutral topic, Ansuz popped the wine bottle open and poured a glass for the demoness first, followed by one for Tyr and finally herself.

“Hm… not yet, actually. From what I remember, it was back when we were at that beach resort, but given the commotion Skuld caused, I decided against poking my nose while she chew Keiichi off,” said Hild with a giggle. Taking a sip from her glass, the demoness tried to move on, before their topic of discussion shifted back to Keiichi. “I’ve seen some photos of him, though. Kind of cute if you ask me.”

“The really important thing is whether he can handle Skuld’s temperamental personality, and not how cute he may look,” said Tyr, earning a look from both his lovers as neither of them expected his reply.

“Oh? You’re worried about him, too, dear?” asked Ansuz, while Hild merely raised an eyebrow on the god, who tried to come up with something his lovers would accept.

“I’m mostly worried that everything else that’s happening around Skuld is making her a bit more… irritable. And at such an early point in her relationship, it could quickly turn into a big problem if she doesn’t learn how to control her reactions.”

Yet, as much as wanted to agree with him, Hild decided to remind Tyr of their own situation. “All couples have their problems, Tyr. What’s really important is how to handle them, instead of trying to suppress them with unrealistic solutions. Something like recalling Skuld and Gullveig back to Heaven, just to isolate them from any source of problems.”

“I never said anything about bringing Skuld back,” said Tyr as he frowned a bit. “No matter how insensitive I can be at times, I’m not so oblivious to my daughter’s wishes. Skuld clearly wants to be with her sisters and bringing her back kicking and screaming so to speak, won’t do her any favors.”

“Well… that’s good,” said Hild with a sigh of relief. “For a moment I thought that you’d go all overprotective dad on poor Skuld and lock her in a tower or something. With a chastity belt on for a good measure as well.”

Rubbing his temples in annoyance, the lord of the gods glanced over at Ansuz, only to find out that his wife had a very similar expression to Hild. Which simply meant that neither of them trusted him to handle the whole situation in a sensible manner. “Now, look here… I may be a bit bullheaded at times, but I’m not that much of an idiot to try something so counterproductive as that. I’ve actually met Skuld in a bar just a while before she left and we’ve talked about her situation and-” Noticing the incredulous stare he was getting from the others, Tyr paused and blinked. “What?”

“You had a drink with Skuld? In a bar?” asked Hild, raising both eyebrows in shock. “Unbelievable!”

Yet the worst response was Ansuz’s, when she placed her palm on Tyr’s forehead, causing Hild to double over in laughter at the sight. Which prompted the leader of Havens to give his wife a pointed stare, while ignoring the still cackling demoness who was about to fall off from the sofa..

“I’m feeling perfectly fine, Ansuz,” said Tyr with slight groan, especially as Hild’s laughter only intensified.

“I just wanted to make sure, dear.” Withdrawing her hand, the goddess shared a look with Hild who was slowly recovering from her laughing fit and receiving a nod, Ansuz turned back to her husband. “Actually, if that’s the case, then how about we um… finish this with a bit of a treat? As a reward for being so nice to Skuld.”

“You know… I don’t need a reward for trying to support any of my daughters, but… What do you have in mind?” For the most part, Tyr had a very good idea what those two were up to, yet he decided to play along and allow them to make their offer, instead of trying to rush them. After all, that was part of the whole game of cat and mouse they loved to play, and with two cats, things needed their time. ‘I guess I’m not going to get much sleep tonight.’

xXx

Earth

Tossing and turning on his futon, Keiichi’s eyes eventually opened as the soft moans coming from across the house interrupted his restless sleep. Checking his alarm clock’s dial, it was still 2:21 am when the muffled sounds managed to wake him up, and though he was initially confused, Keiichi soon remembered that they now had another couple living with them. Which… given the fact that their traditional Japanese house had practically nothing in terms of soundproofing, explained this source of noise, especially if Skuld and her boyfriend forgot to put a sound dampening spell on their room.

Yet as he tried to go back to sleep, Keiichi couldn’t help but notice that the voice didn’t belong to Skuld at all. Furthermore, between the moans he could also hear the happy grunts of not one, but two men, which caused Keiichi to get up from his bed and approach his bedroom’s door. Poking his head in the hallway, the half asleep mortal verified that it was indeed two men he could hear and that immediately ruled out the possibility that this was just Gullveig. Not to mention that neither of those voices matched with the blonde god’s, yet… they did sound eerily familiar to him as well.

‘What’s going on here?’

Following the source of all that noise, Keiichi found himself outside the room, Peorth and Belldandy occupied, and leaning closer to the flimsy door panel revealed that his suspicions were absolutely correct. ‘Wait… that’s… Peorth?’ Carefully sliding the door slightly open, just enough to take a peek inside, Keiichi could hardly believe what was going on.

‘What the Hell’s going on here?!’

In the middle on the room was Peorth, lying naked on top of none other than Yoshida, and as if that wasn’t bad enough, there was another guy right behind her; the infamous playboy of NIT, Toshiyuki Aoshima. Together the two men double penetrated the seemingly enthusiastic goddess, with Yoshida giving her firm rear the occasional slap, while Aoshima held her ponytail with one hand, and used it for extra leverage as he relentlessly pounded the rose goddess’ bottom.

“Um… sister?”

The sudden interruption, brought Keiichi’s attention to the two other occupants of the room, who watched the action from the sidelines. The two Norns sat on the spare futon, both of them stripped down to their lingerie as they apparently waited for their turn, even if one of them was clearly uncomfortable with what was going on.

“What’s wrong, Bell?” asked Urd as she turned to look at her reluctant sister, who seemed lost. “I did mention that we were going to have some fun with other men, didn’t I? Now, don’t worry too much, and you’ll be fine. Trust me on that.”

Keiichi didn’t quite register what Belldandy’s answer was, since his brain was so overwhelmed by the scene that for a while all he could was helplessly stare at Peorth, as she edged closer and closer to an orgasm. There were a lot of things going on into his head, and not necessarily the most obvious of thoughts. Sure, the whole idea of an open relationship suddenly didn’t seem fun anymore, which… was something they’ve explicitly warned about on several occasions. But perhaps the fact that he was the only man living with the goddesses so far, made Keiichi think that competition wasn’t going to be an issue and lulled him into a false sense of security.

Then again, out of all possible candidates in Nekomi, picking those two guys as additional partners almost seemed… too unlikely of a choice for Urd and Peorth. Furthermore, no matter how uninhibited Urd could be at times, to drag Belldandy along for an orgy was absolutely uncharacteristic for her, especially if the guys involved in said orgy were douchebags to the likes of Aoshima or Yoshida. Nothing in this situation seemed plausible, and the more Keiichi watched, the more suspicious he became.

However, it was when Urd got up to prepare herself for her turn, that Keiichi got a glimpse of what seemed as the biggest piece of evidence that his hunch was right. And that was more than enough for the fed up mortal to step in and put an end to this farce. “Alright! Enough is enough! Who are you -all of you- and what are you doing here?”

All activity in the room ceased, as the participants along with the observers of this orgy turned to stare at newcomer. Although it was uncertain whether their surprise was due to him catching them red handed, or the fact that he questioned their identity. This went on of a few awkward seconds, especially as Urd was in the middle of taking her panties off, and yet she was the first one to recover and address him. “What are you talking about, Keiichi? Look, I can explain about this, but-”

“No, thank you! I’ve seen more than enough!” said Keiichi, as he narrowed his eyes, and then studied the expressions of those around him. Sure, there was the inevitable surprise or even shock, one would’ve expected, but… it almost felt as if it was too uniform in a way. Everyone had similar expressions regardless of how different their personalities should’ve been from the others, which seemed pretty off as far as Keiichi was concerned. “You’re not Urd and… pretty much everyone here is a fake.”

“Poor guy… he must be delusional,” laughed Aoshima, as he started to thrust once again into Peorth’s bottom, mostly to spite the goddess’ boyfriend than anything else. “After all who would pick a small fry like him, over us?”

“Someone who doesn’t want a toothpick in their bottoms,” came Keiichi’s sarcastic reply that caught Aoshima off guard. “But then again… you’re a fake one as well, which only adds up to the list of problems. Now, how about we stop this nonsense and get serious?”

“You keep saying that, but what makes you sure that this is an illusion?” asked Urd, until she saw Keiichi hold up a finger.

“First, like I said, you’re all acting too out of character, and… two…” said the grinning man as he pointed at Urd’s privates. “Unless you shaved all of a sudden, your pubic hair… or rather lack off… isn’t accurate either. And the same stands for Peorth from what I cans see, as she’s also cleanly shaved too. So, my conclusion is that all this thing is basically… fake.”

That finally brought an end to this hellish scene, as the participants of this orgy suddenly began to disappear, one after the other in a puff of smoke, with the room itself vanishing after everyone was gone. Standing in what appeared to be an infinite black void, where he couldn’t even tell the floor from the… sky -if there was even such a thing here- or any hint of a horizon, Keiichi was quite honestly more unnerved with his current situation than the previous one. ‘Now what?’

His answer came very soon though, as a clearly feminine, yet unfamiliar voice began to chuckle all around him, almost as if she laughed right inside his head. “Not bad… not bad at all, mortal… You’re the first one to see through my nightmare. At least you’re not as stupid as you look.”

“The first out of… how many?” asked Keiichi, keeping his voice level and slightly sarcastic, using Urd attitude whenever she tries to piss someone off, as reference to hopefully do the same here. And it totally worked just fine.

“Hey, don’t you get all smart with me, boy!” came the voice, but this time, a body was attached to it, appearing almost out of nothing, not far from him.

While dressed from head to toe in a black outfit that made it difficult to see much details about this person, it was still apparent that it was a woman, based on her chest. And despite the turban around her head that also covered her face, Keiichi could still see her red eyes, as well as the lowest part of her forehead markings. Which were red as blood, leaving only one realistic possibility about her nature. ‘She’s a demoness.’

For a moment, Keiichi wondered if Hild got mad about him accepting Belldandy as well and sent one of her subordinates to torment him as retribution. However, he had to leave that for later, as right now he had demoness in his hands. “It’s not that I want to. I’m not the one who’s inside your mindscape. It’s the other way around.”

“Not really… this is a bit of a dream, rather than your mindscape, although I’m surprised that you’ve even heard the term,” said the demoness, her voice now coming out far more naturally than her previous echoing one.

“Okay… So, what do you want from me, and who are you to begin with?” asked Keiichi, but as expected, he got little in terms of an answer.

“Ha! As if I’m stupid enough to tell you my name! With so many goddesses around you, I’m in a disadvantage, so I’m not telling you anything more than you need to know. But, I’ll tell you one thing, boy. I’m going to make your life one miserable, living hell of an experience!” said the demoness with a somewhat cruel tone in her voice, before she began to cackle. Which didn’t quite have the expected result, as Keiichi remained quiet and rather calm, unlike most of the mortals she had dealt with in the past, who immediately asked for mercy. “Hey, what’s up, kid? You don’t think I can do that?”

“No, it’s just that… I was wondering… We’re technically inside my dream, right?” said Keiichi, while scratching the back of his head.

“Yeah, that’s kinda true. Why?”

Instead of an answer, a bright explosion of light overwhelmed the demoness, forcing her eyes temporarily shut. And as if that wasn’t enough, the rest of her senses were registering some rather… bizarre sensations that only made sense when she opened her eyes once again and found herself in a hot springs. “What the?! How did you?!” She was knee deep into hot water, in the middle of the small pool, with that mortal not far away from her, seated at the edge as the water and staring at her. Which also brought attention to the second most important thing in her current predicament; she was totally naked, and so was Keiichi for that matter. “WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CLOTHES?!”

“Well, since we’re technically in my dream, I do have some level of control over what’s happening,” said Keiichi with a slight grin, enjoying the blush on the blonde’s face, especially after the stunt she tried to pull on him. “As for your clothes? It’s not common for people to dip into a water pool with their clothes, right? Oh… and by the way, nice body!”

Unfortunately for him, that little joke turned to a serious mistake as the demoness turned almost as red as her facial markings and did the first thing that crossed her mind: to bitchslap him.

“EEK! Don’t look you….you... pervert! Letch! Enemy of all women!”

xXx

When Keiichi shot up from his bed and looked around him, he was thankfully back to his room, and not in that crazy dream anymore. Actually, the only thing out of the ordinary was the lingering sensation of the slaps he got from that demoness, although he was certain that it was just his mind playing tricks with him, since he was otherwise physically unhurt.

Checking at his alarm clock, Keiichi found out that it was almost 2:25 am and far too soon to get up, yet as much as he wanted to go back to sleep, the dark haired mortal decided to go and take a look on Peorth and Belldandy’s room. Just to make sure that he had gotten it right and the whole thing had indeed been a dream.

Which it turned to be the case when Keiichi peered inside only to find the two goddesses fast asleep, yet that still left him with one question: just who was that demoness? Obviously her presence must’ve something to do with his entire situation, but Keiichi had no idea what to do about her. All in all the dream wasn’t that bad, however if became a daily thing, then he might end up suffering from the sleep deprivation. Even worse, at some point that demoness might decide to try something a bit more drastic and that would definitely get into serious trouble.

‘I need to talk to the others about it. No matter how much I’d prefer to not worry them, this isn’t a mere case of bad dreams. Someone’s out there to get me and keeping quiet could just make matters worse.’ It was definitely demoralizing for Keiichi to be this dependent on his girlfriends, given all the stereotypes about men and everything, but when magic was involved, no human could really do much about it.

As a result, Keiichi decided to go straight to the first person that came to his mind; Urd. The Norn of the past, also happened to be the daughter of the demonic CEO and hopefully this could allow the whole situation to be resolved in a somewhat peaceful manner. Of course part of him worried that doing so could also have the unwanted side effect of putting Urd at odds with her mother, but either way he had no better alternatives.

‘Let’s see what Urd thinks about this. Who knows… maybe she can put something on me to prevent that demoness from entering my dreams from now on.’

xXx

At a totally different part of Nekomi, inside a long abandoned arcade, Mara was still trying to regain her composure after the whole fiasco she had gotten herself into. It should’ve been a simple assignment, and for the most part it was… until her target figured out what was going on and she ended up in the most embarrassing of situations.

‘Stupid guy… How did a mere mortal regain control of his dream? I never had that happen on me before!’

Kicking some random trash that left on the floor of the otherwise ruined building, Mara was further agitated by her boss’ choice of a hideout for her. When Vornir reassured her that he made all the necessary arrangements for her to have a base of operations on Earth, Mara had expected something… other than a total wreck. Sure, she had no delusions that her superior would’ve gone the extra mile for her to live in a five star hotel suite, but… this was too much of a low budget solution, considering Vornir’s supposed status.

‘Dammit! There’s no running water in this dump, no power and not even windows! How am I supposed to work under such conditions?’

Letting out a frustrated grunt, Mara knew that calling her boss to ask him for better accommodations was sadly out of question. If nothing else, demons weren’t known for their generosity and to make matters worse, she wasn’t exactly eager to report her failure either. It was definitely true that she simply went ahead and rushed things by trying to make that guy realize what an open relationship could lead to, and then let jealousy do the rest, but… the outcome was definitely not one her most dignified moments.

So, the best she could do for the moment was hunker down and make this into a living space for her at the moment. Which wasn’t all too difficult, since Mara preferred to sleep inside small containers, like coffins for example. At the very least those should protect her from the cold air during the night, although there still a lot of remaining issues about this place she had to address.

‘One thing a time, though. I can do something about my living conditions, but the biggest problem is that Morisato guy. He’s not as dumb as I’ve originally expected from reading his file. Is this why even Urd came to like him? Anyway… I’ll have to call it day and see what I might come up with tomorrow morning.’

xXx

Heavens

No matter how much they wanted to present it as a treat, the experience of watching a romance movie with Hild and Ansuz wasn’t exactly how Tyr expected to spend the past two hours. Snuggling against his body on either side while holding a bucket of buttered popcorn each, those two kept on munching throughout the film, and as if that wasn’t bad enough, they more or less kept him up for the entirety of those two excruciatingly long hours.

“Let me get straight… She got drunk in his birthday party and cheated him with his best friend, and after all that drama and tears and… the rest of the fluff… she gets hit by a truck right as he was going to forgive her? Why? What’s the bloody point of watching this thing for two freaking hours, only to get that excuse of an ending?” said the insomniac god, trying to glance over Hild’s now empty popcorn bucket to see that it’s already past two thirty in the morning.

“The point is to snuggle against your lovers and enjoy the moment, dear,” said Ansuz, before she paused and bit her lower lip. “Besides… it was so touching!”

“That roadkill in the end, though!” laughed Hild, earning a groan from both deities. “What? I’m a demoness, remember? Why else do you think I’ve picked this particular movie? I just wanted fluff, I might’ve chosen one of your… um… romantic movies. If you know what I mean...”

“Good Heavens no!” said Ansuz, her nose cringing up in horror. “Most of those were made as studying material for love goddesses and… well… they’re essentially porn flicks. Alright, maybe they’re not as bad as porn videos on the mortal realm tend to be, but I definitely don’t want to end up watching another goddess’ intimate moments.”

“I may be missing something obvious here, but what’s your problem with those videos, Ansuz?” asked Tyr. “You definitely don’t seem to be shy about the whole subject.”

Instead of the teal haired goddess, it was Hild the first one to grab the opportunity to offer him an explanation. “Oh, it’s simple! She probably doesn’t want you to get funny ideas about any of those goddesses! After all, if you knew what Peorth could do, you’d might wish to try her for yourself.”

“Don’t speak nonsense!” cried Ansuz while her winglets fluttered, almost smacking Tyr in the process.

“Oh, really? With that little minx walking around in her undies, even I’d like to nail that bubble butt of hers! And she used to go to his office on a nearly daily basis to deliver those reports,” said Hild as she licked her lips in a very suggestive manner, much to Tyr’s annoyance.

Especially since it did little to help calm Ansuz down, as the goddess stared at her husband with eyes filled with worry. “Please tell me you didn’t!”

“Not a chance! I know all too well about her reputation, but in reality she’s very professional when it comes to her job and at no point did she try to hit on me. Even though she’s far from a prude, and some might like to assume that I like working with her because of that very reason, Peorth hadn’t tried to cut corners and earn favors by using her body,” said Tyr, giving Hild a warning look to stop her from pressing the matter even further; no matter how amusing this appeared to her.

“I’m sorry, dear. I just have so much trouble handling this troublemaker, that I don’t need another misfit to deal with,” said Ansuz as she playfully glanced in Hild’s direction, only to get a wink from her.

“It’s a quarter to three… in the morning and you want to do this?” Not even waiting for an answer, Tyr wrapped an arm around their waists and then stood up, carrying the giggling women towards the bedroom. “That’s it! You two are going to bed!”

“Oh my! It’s the first time we’re going to do this in your bedroom!” said the gleeful Hild, causing Ansuz’s giggle to turn into a much louder laughter.

“That’s right! Since the girls are now on Earth, we no longer need to find alternative locations for our rendezvous,” said Ansuz, before she turned to Tyr. “Isn’t that great, dear?”

However, the sleep deprived lord of the gods didn’t quite share the same enthusiasm as his two lovers. “Sure. Great fun. I can’t wait...”

xXx

Earth

Not long after she managed to fall asleep, Mara’s ears picked the almost distinct sound of something coming into contact with the lid of her coffin. Initially dismissing it as nothing more than a stupid rodent that infested this poor excuse of a hideout, the demoness tried to go back to sleep when another, almost identical sound was heard. ‘Okay… something’s up here.’ And just as she cracked an eye open, a third sound came from further down the lid, almost as if someone was placing small objects on top of her coffin. ‘Rodents I can deal with… but squatters too?’

Thankfully, for a demoness like her, scaring humans away wasn’t all too hard when she used her powers. And even those who persisted would sooner or later fall under her spell and follow her commands, whether they liked it or not. ‘Wish I could pull that off on that Morisato guy, but the others would immediately notice my presence and deal with the spell. Oh, well… let’s scare away whoever this idiot is.’

Opening the lid ever so slowly, mostly for dramatic effect, Mara winced a bit when several metal cans fell onto the floor, but tried her best to ignore it and rise up from the coffin, just like in those horror movies. “Nya ha ha! Foolish mortal! Who dares to disturb my eternal slumber?” said the demoness in a rather ominous voice… only to realize that she was alone in the whole room.

Looking around for several seconds only confirmed her initial observation, leaving Mara mystified as to how anyone could disappear so fast. She never heard footsteps, let alone the unmistakable sound of someone running away from her, which further confused the demoness. Having nothing else to do, Mara decided to check what those cans were and picking up a flashlight she always kept in her coffin, she searched for the offending objects.

Grabbing the one closest to her, the blonde brought it closer to her face and gave it a good look, which immediately revealed that it was some sort of canned fish. Not local though, as the inscription wasn’t in Japanese, which further added to the mystery. ‘Huh? Surstromming? Where have I heard that before?’ Blinking hard as she scratched her head with her flashlight, Mara gave the can another look, and found out the there was something written on it, that wasn’t actually part of the original package. Especially since it was in the gods’ language. ‘What the?...’

Dear Mara,
I’ve heard that you’re messing around with my boyfriend’s dreams, and I cannot express how displeased I am. Still, since I’m such an awesome friend, all I’ll do for now is give you a fair warning. And since this is your first day in the neighborhood, I’ve bought some snacks for you. It’s Scandinavian, so, I hope you’ll like it.
Yours truly, Urd

Ps: This message will self destruct in ten seconds

Sniggering a bit after she read the inscription at the bottom of the can, Mara couldn’t help but shake her head. ‘Heh… classic Urd. I guess she came flying through the broken windows. Oh, well… I guess she would’ve found out at some point. Still, now that I think about it… isn’t this stuff… um… fermented herring? Ew… who wants to eat that thing? And what does it mean… self destruct?’

However, the demoness’ question was almost immediately answered when the inscription light up and the can began to slightly shake. ‘Oh no! Don’t tell me!...’

But it was far too late to react, as the can erupted in a loud explosion, followed by several others as the remaining cans on the floor joined into what turned out to be the most malodorous chain reaction Mara had the misfortune of experiencing.

“DAMMIT URD! OH… THE SMELL!...THIS IS SO… UGH!... WRONG!”

xXx

Heavens

Despite being tired and sleep deprived, Tyr couldn’t help but chuckle when Hild and Ansuz raised their behinds as they climbed on the bed on all four. “You look like overgrown cats… and almost behave like that too.”

“But, we are cougars after all,” said Hild with a purr, looking over her shoulder as she shook her rear.

“Hey, that doesn’t work well with my appearance,” quipped Ansuz as she flapped her four winglets, earning a chuckle from Tyr and then a playful pat on her bottom.

“Alright you two, I think it’s time to stop joking and get this over with, before we end up pulling an all nighter.”

“Boo… so boring!” said Hild as she stuck her tongue at the god who gave her a pointed look and this time gave her bottom a pat. “We've even wore some nice panties for your sake, and you almost treat this as a chore. Come on, Tyr, don't be such a bore!...”

“Fine, fine… I guess you're right. I don't want to end up ruining the mood, so… let's start with our guest.” Grinning a bit, Tyr grabbed the hem of the demoness’ purple dress and lifted it up ever so slowly, until her panties were exposed. And unlike the thongs she typically wore, today Hild had decided to go for a much more traditional pair panties made out black velvet, with purple frill decorating its waistband. “Well, would you look at that! Someone decided to be really classy today!”

Letting out a soft moan as she felt Tyr’s hand brush against the gusset of her panties, teasing her womanly folds through the fabric, Hild looked over her shoulder to see her lover move his hands across her hips and across her sides. Moving slightly back to let him reach her breasts more easily, Hild’s rear pressed against the rather noticeable bulge in his pants and with a slight grin the demoness rubbed her backside against it. “I thought that you’d appreciate a bit of special thing once in a while, love. And it looks like that I was right! Someone definitely loves classy behinds.”

“Guilty as charged,” said Tyr, as he leaned against her to kiss her exposed back, right between her shoulderblades. Reaching further up with his hands, Tyr cupped Hild’s sizable breasts and even reached through her low neckline to get a feel of them directly, as he kissed the side of her neck. “Although those two are quite enjoyable too. Mm… I really love your big-” Tyr’s sentence was rudely interrupted though, when Hild moved her hips forward and then smacked her rear against him. “Ooff!”

“Now, now… don’t say things like that, love. Let’s stick to bottoms, before we end up having more drama.” Looking pointedly in Ansuz’s direction, whose winglets were slightly twitching at the mere mention of oversized titties.

“Ah, right!” Clearing his throat as he got the more than obvious hint, Tyr slowly let go of Hild and moved closer to his wife, hoping that it wasn’t too late to appease her. Getting behind her, Tyr was relieved that Ansuz didn’t move out of the way as he brushed his hands against her firm rear. Then just as he did with Hild, the god slowly pulled up Ansuz’s white turquoise dress until he got a glimpse of her white panties. And that’s when he paused and took a double take. “Ansuz? When did you… get this?”

“You don’t approve, dear?” asked the goddess as she looked over her shoulder. “I thought that she was going to wear something outrageous, so I hoped to pick a nicer design for myself.”

“No, it’s really nice, actually.” Running his hands across the white lacy panties, Tyr’s fingers soon reached the oval shaped cutout on the back and tugged the opening lower, threatening to reveal the goddess’ tight rosebud. “You may wear thongs from time to time, but this is on different level altogether. It’s less revealing, yet more… suggestive, I suppose.” Pushing two fingers though the cutout, he carefully maneuvered them lower to reach her womanly folds and rubbed them, getting an audible moan from his wife. “Pretty convenient too.”

Seeing an opportunity, Hild edged closer to them and brushed her rear against Tyr’s free hand, getting his attention. Which prompted him to rub Hild’s labia over the fabric of the satin panties, eliciting a series of soft moans from the demon leader, especially as moved further back and started to grind their crotches together. Which actually prompted Tyr to move against her, causing both of them to grunt, until the god couldn’t stand it any more.

Pulling his hand away from Ansuz, Tyr got hold of Hild’s panties and tugged them lower, exposing her moist sex. And almost immediately, he got on his knees behind the dripping demoness and leaned in to kiss her womanly folds. Hearing the content moan from his lover, Tyr went on and kissed Hild’s labia a few more times, until his tongue slipped inside her sopping channel.

Moaning way louder from her lover’s ministrations, Hild had to admit that at the very least, Tyr was genuinely trying to impress her for a change. She could feel his tongue dart inside of her, while his fingers rubbed her sensitive clit, causing her to shiver in anticipation for the release she so much longed for. “Come on, Tyr! Stop teasing me like this, and give it to me!”

“Hm… Give you what?” asked the god as he got up and wiped his chin, before he dissolved his clothes. “You need to be a bit more specific, Hild.”

“Why you cheeky god! You think that the CEO of Hell is going to stoop so low as to beg for some hard cock? Just like a common floozy? I have standards, you know!” said Hild, yet as she looked back over her shoulder, the demoness openly leered at his hard member and even bit her lower lip in need.

“I know, but I’m afraid that pushing things too far could make you more upset than you were a few hours ago. So… I think it’s better if you tell me exactly what you want.” No matter how much he tried to sound as if he actually meant it, Tyr couldn’t help but grin as he teased the demoness, especially when he leaned forward to poke her wet sex with his erection.

“This is payback for the movie isn’t it?” growled Hild, gritting her teeth, while Tyr let out a chuckle.

“Maybe.”

“Why you!” snarled Hild, although not as viciously as if she had actually been angry at him. “I knew that you couldn’t be a proper gentleman!”

Raising an eyebrow, Tyr pointedly rubbed his tip against Hild’s wet entrance, causing her to shiver in anticipation. “Even if you say that, you sure don’t mind rubbing yourself against me.”

However, the demoness wasn’t one to take such teasing without offering a proper retort. “I rub myself against dildos too, but that doesn’t really mean much.”

“Ouch… Someone’s rather grumpy tonight.”

“That’s your fault for stopping at the worst possible moment. Seriously, Tyr! You sometimes can’t seem to read the mood at all!” But as soon as she said that, Hild felt her partner penetrate her and with great force too. “OH! You sneaky-... Mmm!”

Picking up the pace not only to keep Hild busy, but also due to his own pent up desires from having spent the whole evening with both her and Ansuz, Tyr soon found himself pounding the demoness as if his life depended on it. Not that Hild minded it one bit, considering how energetically she moved back to meet his thrusts, which only urged Tyr to go faster. And given how aroused he was as well -despite his previous comments- it didn’t take him long to reach his limit. Slamming his hips hard against Hild’s rear, the god reached a satisfying climax; one that lasted for much longer than he had initially expected.

“Oh my… mnn… so much!” purred Hild, licking her lips as she tightened the inner walls of her vagina to milk every drop of her lover's potent seed. “As aggravating as you can be at times, you sure know how to thoroughly satisfy me, Tyr. That was one sweet creampie…”

“And as dismissive as I might sound, I really love every moment I spend with you.” Giving her a kiss as she got up and looked over her shoulder, Tyr slowly pulled out of Hild, allowing her to properly turn around to face him. Not wasting a moment, Tyr's hands went for the front of Hild's dress and pulled it open, freeing the demoness’ bountiful breasts from their confines. Yet before he could go much further, the sound of his wife cleaning her throat, reminded Tyr that he had to pay attention to her too.

“Now, now… I think she's right, love. Don't let poor Ansuz wait like that,” said Hild, before she gave him one more kiss and then moved aside to let Tyr pay some attention to his wife, before the latter started to think that they've all but forgotten about her.

“Fair enough, I’d say.” Giving Hild’s breasts an affectionate squeeze, Tyr moved to his wife who patiently awaited for her turn, even if she gave him a mock glare.

“Do you have any idea how awkward it’s for me to stay on all four for so long?” asked Ansuz, shaking her rear end for extra emphasis.

Positioning himself behind the goddess, Tyr grabbed his wife’s panties and prepared to take them off, but then stopped and grinned. Tugging them down just enough to get that cutout right on the ideal spot, Tyr put some effort to maneuver his erect member through it. And much to his wife’s initial confusion when she felt his hands stop moving, the lord of the gods poked Ansuz’s labia without fully removing her panties. “Well… would you look at that. This is such a convenient feature.”

“What are you-?...” Looking over her shoulder as she wasn’t expecting that, Ansuz’s eyes went wide when she felt her husband enter her sopping channel. Which unsurprisingly resulted in a rather loud moan as Tyr took hold of her hips and pulled her closer against him. Moving instinctively back to meet her husband’s thrusts, Ansuz tried to ignore the amused -if not downright lecherous- look she was getting from Hild as the latter pointedly rubbed her clit while watching the show that unfolded before her eyes. “Tyr! You’re not supposed to do tha~at!”

If the god actually heard her then he definitely showed no indication of stopping, as whole setup was far too good to ruin it like that. Besides, his wife was mostly embarrassed rather than uncomfortable, but then again that was the case whenever they tried something new. And as further evidence, Ansuz’s protests were replaced by soft moans that prompted Tyr to keep going harder. Which unfortunately proved to be rather difficult with Ansuz’s panties still in place, as they did restrict his movements a bit. “Alright, I think that those need to go now.”

“Don’t be so hasty, love,” said Hild in a low purr. “I could give you a hand with those.”

“Wait… what are you planning, Hild?” asked Ansuz before Tyr got any funny ideas from her.

“Oh, it’s really simple!” Without actually offering more of an explanation, Hild tapped Ansuz’s dress, causing it to explode in a puff of purple smoke, until both she and Tyr realized what actually happened. Ansuz’s attire had changed into that of a different goddess, and considering who that particular goddess was, it didn’t take long to get a rather strong reaction.

“Hild! What’s the meaning of this?” Finding herself dressed in a slightly modified version of Peorth’s clothes -or rather bikini- was more than enough to make Ansuz blush despite the fact that she was in the middle of making love with her husband. Although considering that one of the aforementioned modifications was that her bikini bottom was now an open crotch design, Hild’s intervention did prove to be somewhat helpful. Not that she was going to say that out loud, of course. “Why am I dressed like Peorth?!”

“Because it’s sexy? And I think that Tyr loves it, too,” said Hild with a grin as she eyed over at their lover who tried to remain quiet, even though he didn’t seem to mind this development as much as he should.

Despite their previous conversation, Tyr couldn’t deny the alluring aspect of Peorth’s rather unique choice of an official attire. Which actually got him wishing for a cold shower on more than one occasions, although it wasn’t exactly his fault alone, considering that the brunette goddess of the roses was occasionally unaware of her own sensuality. However, from his point of view right now, Ansuz’s rear was looking even more appetizing than Peorth’s. Especially with that bikini accentuating her every curve, while it also squeezed her backside into a most enticing shape. One that he thoroughly enjoyed watching bump against his hips as he resumed moving and even picked up the pace quite noticeably.

Which also prompted Ansuz to move her hips to meet her husband’s thrusts, despite the fact that Hild was watching them. ‘Oh yes! This is so good, but… why do I also feel so annoyed at the same time? Is this the whole Hagall incident all over again?’ For a goddess of her age and standing, it irritated Ansuz to no end that she still had such insecurities about herself. I wasn’t even Tyr’s fault as he didn’t actively pursuit other women, having only Hild as his long term lover, but then again, Ansuz already knew all about that before getting involved with him. And as much as she thought herself as Hild’s equal, the demoness’ allure was undeniable. Wherever she went, Hild immediately became the center of all attention, while Ansuz was mostly ignored, especially in the mortal realm where no one knew her true nature and position as Heaven’s second in command.

If love was anywhere similar to war, then Ansuz’s marriage to Tyr was one hell of an empty victory for her. Sure, there was the undeniable benefit of having two wonderful daughters, but aside from that, her role as a lover was under question. Some even dismissed her as Hild’s stand in and poor one at that, too. A fact that peeved the teal haired goddess so much that by the time her husband reached his peak, Ansuz didn’t even notice it, until a few seconds later.

Yet both her lovers did realize that something was amiss and even shared a look, with Tyr trying to figure out what went wrong all of sudden. Which also prompted the latter to reach and pull his wife into a hug, and give her a kiss on her cheek. “Thank you so much sweetheart! You’ve worked so hard to prepare such a fantastic night for all of us.”

“Uh… o-of course, love. It was an enjoyable night for me, too,” said the goddess as she tried to snap out of it. ‘Tyr’s… romantic all of a sudden? Is he feeling alright?’ Making a mental note to figure out what was going on with him, Ansuz decided to join the others and cuddle next to her husband for some much needed rest. She was going to figure things out tomorrow morning.

xXx

Earth

News of Mara’s arrival on Nekomi took the rest of the temple’s residents by surprise, although some of them suspected that it was about time the demons decided to take action. With so many goddesses living in one place, it was bound that someone was going to try and send them back to Heavens, and Mara seemed to be the ideal candidate.

“Are you sure it’s alright to go to the campus? I mean… what if she starts a mess there?” asked the nervous Keiichi, while eating the breakfast Peorth and Belldandy prepared for him.

“Don’t worry too much, Keiichi,” said Urd, taking a sip from her cup of Sake. “Demons are also expected to follow certain rules, and making a huge commotion in a public place is simply out of question.”

“And even if she does try something, we clearly have the advantage of numbers,” said Peorth as she held up her hand and started counting all the immortals gathered around the low table in the living room. “We’ve got three goddesses and one god, while Mara is here on her own. I think it’s pretty obvious that there’s no way she can confront us directly. Still, I think it’s for the best if keep an eye not only on you, but at the house too. Who knows if she tries to set up traps while we’re all out?”

“I’ll stay behind,” volunteered Urd, earning a rather skeptical look from her youngest sister.

“That was fast! Since when did you became so attached to the house that you want to guard it?”

“Since they moved my favorite soap opera in this ungodly hour! Seriously, I need to get myself a video to record those episodes, as it’s too much of a pain to stay home just to find out what’s going to happen to Chieko’s love triangle,” said Urd, but then paused when an idea came to her. “Hey Skuld! Can you build me a video recorder? Pretty please? With sugar on top?”

Crossing her arms in defiance, Skuld shook her head, much to Urd’s disappointment. “No way! I have standards you know! I’m not building mundane devices that have such simplistic uses.”

However, instead of the eldest of the Norns, it was the middle one who replied next, her crystal blue eyes beckoning for her sister’s mercy. “Does that mean that you won’t make my ironing center? It would’ve been such a nice upgrade over the steam iron we currently have…”

“Huh?” Blinking as she turned to Belldandy, Skuld suddenly remembered the offer she made a couple of days before, when she saw Belldandy ironing Keiichi’s clothes. “No! Of course I’ll build it for you, big sister!”

And as Belldandy’s face light up by her bright smile, Urd leaned against her youngest sister and just stared at her. “So… this is how it’s going to be, huh? I’ve sacrificed my youth to raise you, and you’re giving me this sort of treatment?”

“You didn’t raised me at all!” said Skuld, although she couldn’t help but notice Belldandy’s disapproving look. “But… since you’re such a big crybaby, I guess I could make your darn recorder.”

“Aw… you do care after all!” cooed Urd as she caught her youngest sister in a tight hug, ignoring the latter’s muffled protests as she found her face buried in the half goddess’ enormous bosom. And to get some payback, Urd didn’t hesitate to even rub the aforementioned bosom against her sister’s face.

After a few moments of struggling against her surprisingly strong sibling, Skuld managed to get her face free and gasped for air. “Hey, do this gag with your boyfriend, not me!”

“I know, but mortals need to breathe…” said Urd with a melodramatic sigh. “Anyway!... When are you going to build the-”

“Once I return home,” said the Norn of the future, interrupting her sister before she had a chance to finish her sentence. “I want to explore the city a bit more with Gullveig. so I’ll get to work with that thing after I get back.

“Fair enough,” said Urd with a sigh, not wanting to take the joke to the point the others would actually start to believe that she was serious. Not that she would say no to such a gift but then again, Urd had better things to do at the moment. “In that case, I’ll start setting up some anti-Mara traps all around the house. Just in case she decides to drop in and cause some ruckus.”

“You do that, Urd. In the meanwhile, me and Belldandy are going to keep an eye on Keiichi, should Mara attempt to go straight for him,” said Peorth, and with that she went to pick up her and Keiichi’s books. They had morning classes to attend to, and Mara or not, they wouldn’t let her -or anyone else for that matter- to mess around with their lives.

xXx

Visiting the campus was always a truly exciting experience for Belldandy, as the buzz of activity around her was nice change from the solitude the mountainside temple provided, or even the monotonous routine back in Heavens. Here she got something new to experience every day, as well as new people to meet and listen to their stories about their own lives in much more personal fashion than the rather impersonal work of reading client files in the Goddess Relief Office. Of course unlike everyone else, the fact that she had no classes and homework to worry about was a massive bonus, too.

Still, that also counted as a major issue, since Belldandy had little option but wait for Keiichi and Peorth’s morning classes to finish in order for her to spend the rest of the morning with them. It wasn’t something new for her, as she had already done that a couple of times already, yet today there was a rather noticeable change. While everyone knew about Peorth and even Urd, who regularly visited the campus as well, Belldandy used to go unnoticed, but not anymore.

Thanks to her participation in the Queen of the Campus contest, Belldandy had suddenly become a campus wide celebrity, and that change became immediately apparent by the sheer number of students who did their best to greet her and even have a conversation with the mysterious brunette. After all, considering that she appeared out of nowhere to steal Sayoko’s spotlight, it didn’t come as a surprise to Belldandy that a lot of people wanted to find out more about her. The only problem was that most of them were guys and clearly interested in way more than a mere chit chat, which… further complicated matters.

Not only revealing her true nature was out of question -just as it was with every other deity present- but in Belldandy’s case it was also impossible to explain that she was now technically in a relationship. At least not while she was unable to lie about the details behind such a statement, which could’ve actually saved her the trouble of turning potential suitors down. And the worst part was that she lacked Urd’s experience on how to do such a thing without feeling too guilty of making others feel so disappointed by her rejection. ‘Maybe I should’ve gone with Skuld and Gullveig. After all, it’s not like they’ve gone on a date, so… it should’ve been fine if I tagged along, right?’

“Excuse me, miss.”

Shaking her head slightly to snap out of her reverie, Belldandy turned to find out a man in an expensive looking green suit standing next to her. She could’ve sworn that his appearance reminded her of someone’s description, although after talking to so many people today, she was no longer certain. “Yes, sir? Can I help you?”

“Oh, I couldn’t help but notice that you were alone and wondered if you’d like some company, miss… Belldandy, I presume?” said the bespectacled man as he offered Belldandy one of his most charming smiles.

“Yes, that’s me,” said the goddess with a somewhat tired smile. She was certain that this was going to be yet another wannabe suitor, trying to get her attention, although what made him stand out of the rest was how… cold he actually felt. It was quite the opposite of the normally warm feeling she got whenever she was around Keiichi. It was actually even colder than most of the hormone driven students who attempted to flirt with her. And based on her past experiences, this was a telltale sign of a man who lacked empathy and compassion for others. “Thank you very much for your concern, but I’m perfectly fine. It won’t take too long for my friends’ classes to be over.”

“That’s absolutely understandable, although it’s going to take a while for them to join you. How about we have a nice cup of tea in the meantime?” offered Aoshima as he tried his best to sound as innocent and harmless as he could possibly muster. “There’s a really good tea shop not far from the campus, and I’ll even give you a ride there on my Porsche. It’s much better waiting there, instead of sitting here on your own.”

Despite not being overly suspicious by nature, Belldandy had to admit that the whole setup sounded awfully like a trap, no matter how much that guy tried to sugarcoat it. Still, a part of her wished to think that she was just too cautious and shouldn’t think ill of others without any solid proof of their intentions, so after some consideration, Belldandy offered a hesitant nod. “I wouldn't mind a cup of tea…” said the goddess, putting a lot more stress towards the end, just to make sure he got the message and didn’t misunderstand her intentions.

“Oh, of course! This way please, my car is on the parking lot next to Engineering Department.” Aoshima didn’t even blink at Belldandy’s hint, as he had difficult ones before and they all caved in at some point or another. All he really needed to do was to keep up the act and sooner or later she was as good as his. ‘And what a fine piece of ass! I think she’s a keeper too… There’s no need to dump her before enjoying her to the fullest. Mm… oh, yes….’

xXx

When Urd heard the doorbell, she mostly expected this to be the mailman or even the random visitor who had no idea that there no priests in the temple. As a result she was rather shocked to find a really annoyed demoness standing by her doorstep. “Mara?”

“Hello to you, too,” snapped the fuming blonde as she pointedly glared at her long time friend and rival. “Happy to see me?”

However Urd paid little attention to the glare she was getting and focus more on the almost putrid smell coming off of her visitor. Wrinkling her nose, the half goddess tried a few times to say something, only to stop immediately due to the gagging reaction she just couldn’t control. “What are… you … doing here? Ugh! That… smell!...”

“Oh, I was in the neighborhood and decided to drop by and say hi!” said Mara in a mockingly cheerful voice that sounded a lot more sarcastic than anything else. “And don’t mind my perfume… it’s a gift from an old friend.”

“Okay, okay, I got the hint! Now back off before I end up barfing on you.” And for a good measure, Urd took a couple of steps back and gasped for air.

“Tell me about it… You know, that was by far the worst prank you’ve pulled on me. And it wasn’t funny at all!” said Mara as she crossed her arms, while Urd managed to recover enough to return her glare with one of her own.

“Pulling that stunt on my boyfriend wasn’t funny either, but in the end, that’s exactly what you did!” snapped Urd. “What were you expecting anyway? To congratulate you or something?”

“Hey, I’m just trying to do my job here, Urd! It’s not like I’ve got a problem with that pervert you’re currently dating… It’s just that all you goddesses are making that bloody moron so sickeningly happy by screwing around with him that it’s starting to become a problem for us. So, my boss sent me here to give that boytoy of yours a nice dose of Hell!”

“Hm… I see.” In all seriousness, Urd wasn’t exactly surprised to find out that the demons took notice of what was going on here and decided to act. Even though her mother was their leader, that still didn’t mean that Hild was going to intervene on her behalf, at least not unless someone decided to go too far and try something really nasty. “Still… how did you end up bitch slapping my boyfriend in his dream?”

“Because that perv took my clothes off!” screamed the infuriated Mara, only to stop when she saw Urd’s shoulders shake, as the half goddess struggled to keep herself from laughing right in Mara’s face. “Hey, it’s not that funny!”

“You tried to make my poor Keiichi suffer and ended up getting bullied instead,” said Urd as she started to giggle. “Now that’s what I’d call an epic failure!”

“Shut up! I… I wasn’t trying hard enough! This was just a warm up!”

“Sure… whatever you say...” Rolling her eyes, Urd crossed her arms and gave the blonde demoness a more serious look. “Now, that’s all nice and fun, but you still haven’t told me why you’re here.”

Letting out a sigh, Mara’s shoulders slumped as she really didn’t wish to beg for favors, especially not whenever Urd was concerned. And to top it off, the nature of the favor didn’t make matters any easier for her. “I need to use your bath…”

Which unsurprisingly left Urd with a very confused expression on her face. “Huh? My… bath?”

“Yes! I can’t stand this… smell anymore, and back in my… base of operations, I have no running water at all!” Just saying all that was already humiliating enough, and the moment Urd realized what she was referring to, Mara really wished for a dark place to hide. ‘She won’t let me live this one down…’

“You want to take a bath? Here?” asked Urd as she held her sides, trying to stop laughing, but to no avail. “Are you really on such a low budget that you can’t even afford a visit to a public bath?”

“Yeah, yeah… laugh as much as you want. Anyway, I’ll have to find another place to-”

“No, wait! Come inside,” said Urd, before Mara had the chance to walk away. “Since this time it was my fault, I suppose I’ll let you use our bath. Just don’t make it a habit.”

“As if I would,” said Mara as she stepped into the house and started to walk towards the bath, since she already knew the building’s layout. However, just as she took a few steps, Mara stopped and looked over her shoulder, giving Urd a somewhat reluctant smile. “Thanks, Urd.”

“See?… I’m such a nice goddess. Now, go and make sure you no longer reek rotten fish.”

xXx

Taking a long sip from her cup of Darjeeling tea, Belldandy couldn’t argue that Aoshima’s claims about this tea shop were far from an exaggeration. Not only did the interior of this shop have a feel of exclusivity well beyond any of the places she had visited since her arrival on Earth, but the Darjeeling tea they served was by far the best she had for quite a while. And yet… she just couldn’t shake the feeling that there was still something wrong here; although it wasn’t due to this shop’s services, but rather her current company. Eying across the table, Belldandy studied the bespectacled man’s expression and especially the glances he gave her, and by the looks of it, either he was truly enjoying his cup of black tea, or… he was undressing her with his eyes.

Indeed, the NIT’s most notorious playboy didn’t waste the opportunity to study the perfection that the Norn of the present was, and while he maintained a relaxed expression on his face, Aoshima’s brain was working hard to come up with his next move. So far he’s successfully managed to lure her away from the mind numbingly dull Morisato and his equally boring friends over at the Motor Club, yet Belldandy was proving to be one of the toughest nuts to crack. Unlike any of the women he had encountered so far, Belldandy’s defenses were almost impregnable. Not only did she maintain a fair distance from him, both mentally and physically, but she also gave him not even the slightest hints of who she really was and what were her interests. All his attempts to make some small talk with her didn't go anywhere, as the goddess quickly cut the conversation short without revealing anything of use to him. And despite her polite and pleasant tone, Aoshima was starting to become frustrated by the sheer lack of results.

“I must thank you for the tea, but I believe it’s time I return back to the campus,” said Belldandy as she set her now empty cup on its saucer.

“Already? Time sure flies fast when you’ve got good company.” Although it came out much weaker than he expected, Aoshima was starting to grow desperate at this point. He still hadn't given up on his idea of taking her to a hotel where he could sample her goods, but feared that dropping that question would only end up with him getting slapped; and right in front of the Nekomi’s high society. After all, this place was far too expensive for the average person to afford, so getting humiliated like that was the last thing he needed right now. “In that case, how about I drive you back to the campus?”

For a moment, Belldandy was about to decline the offer, but then again she felt that perhaps she was far too suspicious of this man, and considering that it was less than five minutes drive back to NIT, she reluctantly agreed. “Thank you very much. That’s really kind of you.”

“Oh, it’s my pleasure!”

xXx

“Strange… I thought we’ve agreed to meet in front of the campus’ fountain.” Looking around him, Keiichi strained his eyes in hopes of locating Belldandy amidst the dozens of passing by students, but to no avail.

“I don’t think she’s here, Keiichi,” said Peorth with a yawn, as she was still trying to recover from one of the most boring classes she had the misfortune of attending since her arrival on Earth. “We are kind of ten minutes late, so… maybe she headed back home. Or she headed into the city to find Skuld and Gullveig? I bet that’s a lot more interesting than waiting for us. Although… I kind of feel jealous of her.”

“Tell me about it!” said Keiichi with a chuckle. “A life with no school, no boring projects, or even work? I’d love to do that!”

“We do work back home, you know,” said Peorth, giving Keiichi a mock glare, just to avoid any misunderstandings. “And I’m not just talking about my job as a wish granter. I also happen to be one of Yggdrasil’s administrators too.”

“You know… here on Earth, it’s really unlikely for most people to believe that you and Urd are managing the most advanced computer in existence. As far as stereotypes go, that’s a very geeky job, and yet neither of you are looking anything too nerdy.” He did worry that this comment would end up coming back to bite him later on, but Keiichi couldn’t help but try to have a nice conversation with Peorth. Even if he wasn’t too good with jokes, Keiichi felt that he was neglecting her as of late, especially ever since Belldandy and Skuld showed up and the house became too crowded all of a sudden. Not to mention that with the middle Norn added in his official girlfriends list -as Skuld liked to joke about it- the poor mortal was struggling to find enough time to spend with each of them.

“I’m fully aware of all the human stereotypes and…” started Peorth, but then stopped abruptly and looked around, causing Keiichi to furrow his brows in worry.

“What’s wrong, Peorth?”

“It’s… strange, but I could’ve sworn that, Gorgeous Rose heard Holy Bell’s emergency call. It was… barely audible, though…” said Peorth with a confused expression, only to make Keiichi even more worried than he was before.

“Shouldn’t we go and find her? For all we know, it could be that Mara character!”

“I know! But she didn’t send a loud enough signal for my angel to pinpoint it. Normally an angel’s call can be heard from several miles away, and unless she really went that far, it could be just a fluke. Like she got really surprised and Holy Bell let out a squeak.”

Still, Keiichi didn’t any better from that explanation and wasn’t going to simply dismiss it like that. “Yes… but what if she was ambushed or something? Since she’s on her own, maybe Mara decided to deal with her and set up a trap. Right?”

“Well… it’s possible, although Belldandy isn’t that careless. But, I’ll have to agree that leaving it like that isn’t a great idea. Let’s get to the bike and I’ll show you which direction it came from. Once we’re closer, I should be able to locate her without on my own.”

“Sure thing, Peorth! Let’s not waste any more time here!”

xXx

As Urd once told her, if something looked suspicious there was a good chance it was exactly that. An advice Belldandy should’ve listened, instead of trying to give everyone the benefit of doubt and more importantly, to think that perhaps they were actually misunderstood. Which sometimes worked, but definitely not today as she found out.

The moment Belldandy got into Aoshima’s car for the supposed ride back to the campus, she could feel that there was a sudden change in the air, and not in a literal sense. Something about him felt even more… wrong that it was before and when the so called playboy tried to take a detour to avoid the traffic, Belldandy should’ve realized that he was lying about his intentions. Not that wasn’t from the very beginning, but assuming that he was telling the truth, the Norn simply sat on the passenger’s seat, without any worries in the world. Until a couple of minutes later when she finally started to pay more attention to her surroundings and found out that not only this wasn’t a detour at all, but he was deliberately driving her away from NIT and towards an area of the city that was renowned for its love hotels. Which unfortunately lead her to her current predicament.

“Come on! You came all the way here with me, so stop being so difficult!” Tugging hard on Belldandy’s arm, Aoshima was struggling and yet the goddess wouldn’t budge from her spot. After all his subtle methods had miserably failed to produce any kind of result, the self proclaimed playboy felt that a more forceful approach was necessary and attempted to guilt trip her into sleeping with him.

“What makes you think that I'll even consider going to such a place with you?” shot Belldandy back at the infuriating mortal who apparently had no idea of what common courtesy meant. “Just because I've accepted an invitation to have a cup of tea with you, doesn't mean I'm willing to sleep with you, too! You should be ashamed of yourself for even thinking about it!”

“Oh, drop the innocent act already and take responsibility for your actions, miss innocence!” sneered Aoshima as he kept on tugging Belldandy’s arm. Despite the confidence in his voice, Aoshima was starting to feel that he was running out of time, as the hotel's parking area was right next to the street and not even enclosed, allowing everyone to take a glimpse of what was taking place. At this rate someone was bound to call the police, and with several eye witnesses, coming up with an excuse to save himself wouldn't be easy at all, even if he got the best lawyer he could afford. So, the desperate Aoshima decided to go on the offensive, hoping that his strategy would work with her and intimidation was key to make it work. “Are you telling me that you're a shameless flirt who only wants to tease others, but refuses to give them any? I know all too well about your kind, you cock tease! Or you don't think I haven't noticed how much you enjoy the popularity of being the Queen of the campus? Soon enough, all of Sayoko's mindless fanboys will start showering you with gifts and you'll keep stringing them along, as long as you make something out of it! No… I want to get something from you too, and I will get it!”

“No you won’t! And don’t you dare speak to me like that, you… you filth!” Even though Belldandy knew that such people existed, this was the first time dealing with one of them in person despite feeling confidence in the fact that she was a goddess, it was still rather unpleasant.

“Filth?... Are you sure you’re supposed to be saying this, after you’ve found a convenient victim to pay for your living expenses? Or you think I haven’t put two and two together?” sneered Aoshima, his grip around Belldandy’s arms acting as a constant reminder of who got the upper hand here. “I’ve done my homework and by the looks of it, you’re a freeloader in Morisato’s house, aren’t you? So, do you just string him along too, or you’re actually giving him some for his trouble? In that case, I can offer you a lot more!”

There was a point when even the most patient of goddesses would draw the line and that was one insult too many. Furthermore, while Belldandy was normally lenient and forgiving, the same was no longer true when someone insulted her loved ones, with her sisters and now Keiichi as the first among the list of priorities. So, without wasting any more of her precious time on such a sleaze, Belldandy grabbed him by his hips and literally picked him up from the ground and broke into a brisk walk towards the alley right across the street.

“Wait! What are you doing?” Kicking his legs in mid air as the goddess carried him in such an embarrassing and comical fashion right in front of the astonished bystanders who stopped to watch this bizarre sight. “Put me down!”

Yet Belldandy ignored his protests until she reached her destination; the dumpster right next to a restaurant across the street from the love hotel Aoshima brought her. And without further ado, the goddess tossed the stunned playboy right into a pile of trash, just where she believed that this man truly belonged. “I don’t care about anyone’s money, let alone yours. And if you ever dare talk to me like that again, the consequences will be far more severe than this joke of a punishment. Now, you’ll have to excuse me, but I’ve wasted enough time with a sleaze like you.”

Trying to pick himself up from the heap of rubbish he landed face first, Aoshima was far too stunned to offer any kind of meaningful response. His attempt to intimidate Belldandy totally backfired on him, and to spare himself from getting any further humiliation, Aoshima tried to get out of the dumpster and make a beeline for his car. This wasn’t just a failure, but an utter defeat and to make matters even worse, he could hear the sound of mobile phone’s cameras going off all around him as the pedestrians took photos of his predicament.

‘No!... Damn it all! I need to get out of here, now! But… you’re going to pay for this, Belldandy! I’ll make that loser’s life a living hell from now on! Just you wait...’

xXx

“Hey, she looks really nice… Should I ask her out?”

Ignoring the whispers around her, Belldandy kept her gaze low to avoid making eye contact with any of the passing by men that she knew were checking her up. The goddess took a moment to cool off as she sat alone next to the fountain of one of Nekomi’s most central squares, especially after that terrible experience she went through a couple of minutes earlier. While it could’ve definitely go way worse that it actually did, Belldandy hated treating people so poorly, even if it was their own fault and totally deserved every bit of the pain she inflicted them.

Still, Belldandy couldn’t help but worry about Aoshima’s vile accusations. Even though she knew that he was wrong and would absolutely say anything to get into her panties, the goddess still wondered if others thought of her and Urd like that. In their eyes, Keiichi’s official girlfriend was Peorth, which made it rather strange why two other attractive women were living together with them. Sure, it was easy to tell everyone that they were on vacations and Peorth graciously permitted them to stay in her and Keiichi’s house, but… that explanation had a certain expiration date. After all, it’s not customary for mere visitors to stay for months -let alone years- in someone else’s house, and the fact that neither of them had a job to ‘pay for their expenses’ was another damning fact. At least from the mortals’ perspective, as none of them really needed food for sustenance, but explaining that to humans was out of question. Which left everyone assume that Keiichi’s merely paying for their expenses.

‘If nothing changes, everyone will definitely think that me and Urd are some good for nothing freeloaders who impose ourselves on poor Keiichi. I… I need to get a job here on Earth.’

“Belldandy!”

Snapping out of her reverie, the Norn of the present turned to find Keiichi and Peorth approach her with a sense of urgency clearly written of their faces, and knowing why that was the case, Belldandy couldn’t help but smile at them. “I’m fine, so please don’t worry about me.”

“Still… Peorth said that…” trailed Keiichi, unsure what to say, as they were currently in a very public place and didn’t wish to reveal anything too sensitive to random bystanders.

“I’m really fine, Keiichi. I was just a tad… startled that I found myself in a situation I had to resort to physical violence,” said Belldandy as he expression gradually became darker. “I knew that trying to be nice to a person to the likes of Aoshima was a bad idea, yet I wasn’t expecting that he would stoop as low as he did. I’d rather not get into great details, but suffice to say, drinking a cup of tea with him equates to an invitation to a love hotel, as far at that person is concerned.”

“And as far as I’m concerned, a nice libido suppressing curse is all what he needs to keep it in pants. Mostly because it won’t get up even with a support beam under it! Just you wait until I get home and put something together...” snarled Peorth, causing Belldandy’s to grow wide, even though Keiichi wasn’t nearly as sympathetic.

“Please, don’t! No matter how much he deserves it, as goddesses we shouldn’t succumb into such petty feelings!” said Belldandy, before their boyfriend interrupted them.

“Why not sic Urd on him? She did ask a few times to use one of her potions on him,” said Keiichi, as he recalled what Urd’s words after Aoshima’s latest attempt of a smearing campaign to keep other students from joining the Motor Club. “The one to turn his… unmentionables into a dodo bird.”

“Keiichi! We shouldn’t do it, even if we can!” insisted Belldandy, trying to ignore the tiny voice in her head that didn’t seem to object that idea as much as she should. “After all, if something out of the ordinary happens, our cover will be blown.”

“Well, you’ve got a point there,” said Keiichi, as he visibly deflated at the notion that they just had to leave this like that; for now at least. “In that case, let’s go home.”

“Actually, can we drop by a few shops on our way?” asked Belldandy with a slight smile.

“Oh, sure thing! Do you want to buy a few things?” asked Keiichi, fully expecting that this was the case… until the Norn shook her head.

“No, I’m looking for a part time job!”

That caused Keiichi and Peorth to share a glance, as the answer proved to be far too incredulous for either to believe. So much so that they both offered the same reply in perfect unison.

“Wait… what?”

xXx

“I knew it was a trap!” Pointing a finger at Urd, the blushing Mara took a step back from the grinning Norn as she approached her.

Standing proudly there In an equal state of undress, Urd made absolutely no attempts to hide her voluptuous body from her old friend, even though it was far from the first time Mara had seen her like this. “Oh, come on, Mara! I just came to help you wash your back.”

“Do you really think I’m stupid enough to let you get behind me? While I’m naked?” asked the blonde demoness, narrowing her eyes at the half goddess.

“Yes!”

Giving Urd a positively dirty look, Mara cleared her throat, trying to pretend that she never heard anything. ‘Going as far as to act like Belldandy!... Why you…’ taking a deep breath to calm herself down, Mara counted up to ten before addressing Urd once more. “Anyway… I’m not in for practical jokes right now, so, give me a couple of minutes and I’ll be gone.”

“But what’s so wrong if we play a bit? After all, it’ll help you get somewhat less jealous of my boyfriend,” said Urd with a sensual purr that filled the demoness’ mind with lustful thoughts, only for Mara to immediately recover, as she maintained her original opinion of Urd’s intent.

“You’re just trying to mess around with me!” insisted Mara, before she paused and recalled one particular detail about Urd’s words that made her face turn crimson. “And I’m not jealous! You had boyfriends in the past and this one is even dorkier than the rest!”

Chuckling softly at the blonde’s indignant expression, Urd ran her hands across her sides reaching to cup her heavy breasts, presenting them in the most enticing way to her old friend. “Are you sure you don’t want to play with my girls… Marlie?”

Groaning at that nickname, Mara crossed her arms in indifference, only for Urd to give her backbreaking mounds of flesh a few energetic bounces. Which… much to Mara’s shame proved to be more than enough to grab her attention, and even flare up her libido as the demoness’ body started to crave for Urd’s delightful curves. ‘Dammit Urd! She knows I want them… and I want them so bad!’

Feeling that her plan was working, Urd turned slowly around and pulled her long platinum hair to the side with one hand, just to give her old friend a perfect view of her shapely rear. “Of course when it comes to it… my booty has nothing to to lose against anyone else’s!” proudly declared the half goddess, giving herself a loud smack on the rear, just to make the already aroused demoness hot and needy.

Which totally paid off when Mara could no longer resist the urge to grab Urd from behind and give her a lovebite, teasing her bronze skin with her fangs just hard enough to send shivers down Urd’s spine. “I love every bit of you…” said the blonde in a low whisper as her hands got hold of the half goddess’ breasts and gave them an approving squeeze, teasing their nipples by rolling them between her fingers. “Except that personality of yours, you heartless seductress.”

“What makes you say that?” asked Urd with a low moan as she felt the demoness’ advances become bolder, especially when one of her hands moved lower and towards the Norn’s moistening sex. Deft fingers aimed for her sensitive nub while Mara’s thumb brushed against Urd’s trimmed pube.

“You’re making me want you, even when you have no intents to stay with me,” said Mara, this time a bit louder and with a mixture of sadness and frustration etched on her voice; perhaps anger too. Although she did try to keep that under control, should she end up ruining the moment.

“Mara, I think we’ve gone over this-... Ah!” Arching her back, Urd let out a drawn out gasp when the demoness gave her clit a pinch, just hard enough to get her attention but without hurting her.

“Shh… I know that we’ve gone through this, Urd and I’m not expecting you to chose me over your sisters. Nor I think that either of us would like a long distance relationship with the occasional bang every few weeks or even months…” There were also other downsides of course, with their current situation being a prime example, as their natures and jobs served conflicting interests. At least those with high ranking jobs could put some distance by assigning such tasks to their subordinates and deny any personal involvement, just like Hild did for example. Instead of directly dealing with Peorth’s profitable contract and alienate her daughter in the process, the leader of Hell simply gave that job to someone else and in turn he sent Mara to do his dirty work. Unfortunately though, Mara herself didn’t have such a luxury, and neither did Urd for that matter.

“Then why are you so pissed off with Keiichi?” asked Urd as she craned her neck to take a better look of the demoness’ expression.

“Who says I am? I mean… it’s not the first time you’ve gotten yourself a boyfriend, Urd. What makes it different this time though, is that profitable contract Peorth made with your squeeze, and my boss wants it gone. You see… it’s bad for business; at least from our perspective,” explained Mara in the most straightforward manner she could, yet judging by the look on Urd’s face, the half goddess wasn’t entirely convinced.

“Dunno… That was a bit too elaborate of a scheme, even for you, Marlie.”

“Hey, I take offense on that! I can come up with elaborate schemes too!” protested Mara before she gave Urd’s nipples a twist, just hard enough to earn a moan from her.

“Oh!... Not like that!” Arching her back, Urd felt her body go rigid from the burning desire building between her legs. And in this lust induced state of mind, she broke free of Mara’s grasp and twirled around, before pinning the startled demoness against the wall. “So… Marlie… Wanna play rough?”

“No, wait! It was a joke! I-... mmph!” Mara’s protests were cut short when she found Urd’s lips covering hers in an almost painful kiss that assaulted her senses, threatening to overwhelm her. To such a degree that for the next couple of seconds, all the demoness could do was to moan in Urd’s mouth, as the latter hungrily tonguekissed her; pausing on occasions to nibble at her lips. ‘Whoa! What’s gotten into her?!’

Breaking the kiss after what felt an eternity for both of them, Urd grinned and whispered in Mara’s ear, nibbling lightly at her lobe. “Want to play more? I can give you a real treat if you follow my rules.” Without waiting for a reply, Urd pulled away from the baffled demoness who could stare at her without any idea what she was getting at, let alone on how to reply. “Now, follow me. If you dare, Marlie…”

Growling a bit at the nickname as well as the notion that she wasn’t daring enough for whatever idea Urd came up with, Mara decided to prove her wrong, even if she knew that it was likely a trap. ‘Well… at least she’s not heading for her room where she stores her potions…’

Indeed, Urd headed straight for the living room, even though she made no effort to put anything on her, walking along the hallway as naked as the day she was born. More puzzling though was the fact that once there, the first thing she went after was their TV. Turning it on, much to Mara’s confusion, The lalf goddess turned around to face her and then stepped aside, allowing the demoness to see the image on the screen that depicted what at a first glance seemed to be a love hotel’s suite. “Here are the rules… If you follow me into this room, for the next half hour I’ll allow you to have sex with me. And this time around I won’t throw in too many restrictions As a matter of fact, you’re free to choose any kind of act and position you like, as well as any kind of sex toy might wish to try on me. What do you think? Sounds interesting?”

“That sounds way too good to be true, Urd! Do you think I’m stupid enough to walk straight into such an obvious trap?”

“Don’t be so sure about that, Marlie,” said Urd in a low purr, running her hands along her sensual curves. “This is the real deal, so you better not miss this opportunity. Anything goes! Just tell me what’s your thing and I’ll do it for you.”

“For real?! That’s... a trick! There’s no way you actually mean that!”

Instead of an answer, Urd simply grinned and placed one hand against the TV’s screen, causing it to glow as it slowly passed through the CRT’s glass surface, and then turned around and extended her free hand towards Mara, beckoning her to hold it.

“If you don’t believe me, then why don’t you come with me and find out by yourself?”

xXx

Taking a moment to inspect her surroundings, Mara had to admit that she was genuinely impressed with the level of detail Urd put into this place. Dominating the room was the extra large king sized canopy bed with its sheer purple curtains, which was further decorated with a pair of life sized statues of Urd that stood next to it. More intriguing though were the glass panels that covered most of the walls on either side of the bed, which were apparently connected to shower booths accessible via side doors. An arrangement that not only allowed up to four people to have a quick shower while they were here, but also provide a nice show to anyone waiting for them on the main room, as the glass panels provided them with no privacy whatsoever. Finally opposite of the bed was a huge, wall mounted 80 inches TV which also given the nature of the room, acted as its entrance, since it was only accessible via teleportation through such a device.

“Well, what do you think?” asked Urd after several moments of silence, as she eyed over at her blonde friend who was still looking around the room.

“That’s… pretty impressive, to be honest with you. I wasn’t expecting much for something you made within a moment’s notice.”

“Actually, I had this place for a long time already,” admitted Urd with the slightest hint of a blush. “After all, I couldn’t quite have… guests over the night in my house; not with my little sisters sleeping in the nearby rooms. So, I came up with this as a viable alternative for a place where I could have a casual… well… bang.”

“Interesting,” said Mara with a raised eyebrow as this was the first time ever she heard such a thing. “Although if that’s the case, how come you never used this with me or even your new boyfriend?”

“Under normal circumstances I prefer doing such things in the real world, instead of this pseudo space. But there were a few instances where it was convenient and in this particular case, I think it’ll be for the best if we use this instead of my room at the temple. To begin with, It takes a while to learn how to do that on a futon, especially if you’re used on a bed.”

“Hey, I’m sleeping in coffins, remember?”

“I’m talking about sex, here.” Shaking her head, Urd couldn’t help but giggle at Mara’s sheepish expression. “Which is exactly why we’re here. And as I’ve already told you, for the next half hour, I’ll do as you say. So… what do you want me to do first?”

Truth to be told, Mara was still quite skeptical at Urd’s offer, especially given that the Norn was far from the submissive type. ‘Hm… perhaps she wants to make that mortal happy by letting him be on charge for a change? Since she’s sharing him with Peorth and Belldandy, I suppose she might be willing to try new things to stay ahead of the competition. And if that’s the case, I guess this is meant as practice of sorts.’ Finally happy that she had some plausible explanation for her friend’s rather uncharacteristic behavior, Mara gave her a rather appreciative look, wondering just what would’ve been the best way to make the best of this opportunity. “First… I’d like you to finger yourself.”

Wordlessly, Urd turned around and slowly walked towards the bed, swaying her hips with every step she took, making sure that she got Mara’s attention before she even started doing anything. Climbing on the bed, she took her time to make herself comfortable and then pushed two fingers into her mouth, licking them in a very suggestive -if not downright lewd- manner. The Norn took a couple more seconds making sure that she got Mara’s attention, before spreading her legs ever so slowly and moved her hand towards her fully exposed sex, giving her clit a quick flick before her moist fingers went past her womanly folds.

‘Wow… she’s actually doing it!’ Feeling her own nipples harden at the sight of Urd’s fingers moving into her love channel, Mara absently licked her lips and carefully edged closer to the bed. The erotic sounds coming from Urd as she pumped her fingers faster into herself made Mara’s cheeks light up in a healthy blush, but in the end she had to resist the urge to join in and pleasure herself alongside Urd. If she was to play the dominant role in this situation, then Mara had to show no weakness in front of her, no matter how hard it was. And for that reason, the blonde offered her friend a grin as she kept her tone as level as possible. “Not bad… although you can do better than this.”

Taking this as a hint to go further, Urd picked up the pace and then used her free hand to cup one of her breasts and began to play with a nipple. The goddess’ voice came out in a series of passionate moans that became progressively louder, as her hips rocked back and forth in the most suggestive of ways, almost as if she was assisting a male partner reach deeper into her. “Is that…. ah… better?”

“Yes, that’s way… better,” replied Mara, taking a moment to enjoy the show, before she reminded herself not to waste more time with this. Urd only agreed to do this for half an hour, so she had to move on with something a bit more… entertaining. “But I think I would like something different, now. After watching you… I think I need some relief too.” Climbing onto the bed, Mara crawled towards Urd and keeping an eye for any kind of negative reactions, she straddled the goddess, placing her womanhood above the Norn’s mouth. And seeing that the Norn didn’t push her away, Mara lowered herself until she felt Urd’s lips press against her labia in a passionate kiss that took her by surprise. Letting out a drawn out moan, Mara arched her back, feeling the goddess’ tongue explore her now moist entrance and then here whole body tensed up. “Urd!... That’s!... Yes, keep it up!”

For her part, Urd was actually enjoying this, even though it was kind of backwards from what she’s been used to, but then again, trying new things once in a while was exciting too. Although she wasn’t the only one excited here, which only prompted her to go harder, and soon the goddess’ hands found their way to Mara’s breasts. Despite being smaller than hers, they were still more than a handful and rather perky too, a fact that the Norn exploited to the fullest by teasing their already hard nipples and in the process make her become quite vocal.

Almost to the point where she had to get off before she climaxed too early. “Alright! I think that’s enough for now!”

“Mm… I think so…” said Urd in a low, sensual purr as she licked her lips, tasting her friend’s juices on them. “But what’s next? Don’t go all shy on me now, Marlie! My body is on fire!”

“Then turn around and bring your ass here!” said Mara after backing away from the goddess, just to give her some room for maneuvering. And as she did, Mara summoned a double ended dildo, forcing one end into her own sopping sex and then waited for Urd to get ready.

“Oh!... You’ve got such a mean looking toy over there! What are you gonna do with it?” Turning around, Urd looked over her shoulder as she got on all four and then playfully shook her rear, earning a slap that made her cheeks jiggle.

“Stop treating everything as a game you temptress! I wonder what your boyfriend would think if he saw you right now,” grinning at her, Mara gave her another slap on her behind, eliciting a playful moan from the undeterred goddess.

Smacking her lips in thought, Urd’s expression became more suggestive than ever, teasing her friend with the way she “Mm… something along the lines of… fuck that pussy already!”

“Okay, now you’ve asked for it!” Grabbing her by her hips, Mara wasted no time and immediately started to thrust hard as Urd was already wet enough to let her slide into her sopping sex almost effortlessly. And much to her surprise, Urd not only wasn’t overwhelmed by how fast things escalated, but she also moved back to ram her rear against her, taking the toy even deeper than Mara would normally manage.

“Oh yeah! That’s it! Give it to me!”

The goddess’ erotic moans coupled by the feedback she was getting from the double ended dildo pushed Mara closer to an orgasm, although she did her best to hold herself and wait until Urd hit her climax first. ‘Come on, I even had you finger yourself for a while before we started!’ Reaching down, Mara cupped Urd’s heavy mounds, and immediately began to play with her nipples in an effort to increase the stimulation the half goddess was receiving. Yet despite her best efforts, she could feel that Urd was likely to last longer than her, and even worse, the Norn knew about it.

“Something’s wrong, Marlie?”

“No, not really…” lied the blonde as she desperately attempted to save face. “I’m just waiting to see how long you’re going to last.”

“Mm!... I suppose… long enough to let the viewers get off with the show we’re giving them,” said Urd between moans as she looked over her shoulder and tried not to laugh at Mara’s reaction.

“Say wha~at?!” shouted Mara, pulling away from Urd as if she had the plague, and then looked around her, trying to detect the concealed audience. “Where?! Where are they?!”

‘Ha, gotcha!’ Despite the obvious gamble she took in order for this plan to properly work, Urd’s decision to drag Mara into this kind of situation was about to pay off. She would pay her dear friend with the same coin and see how she’d like it now that the tables had turned. So, with a melodramatic sigh -mostly for show- Urd turned around and sat on the bed, facing the shocked Mara whose face was now as white as sheet, while her hands desperately tried to cover as much of her body as they could. “They’re not here, Mara! I’ve got a couple of secret cameras all around the place to capture all the action and once we’re done, I can quickly edit the footage and release it online.”

“The Hell?!... You’re a porn actress?!”

“Correction, I’m an amateur adult entertainer,” tutted Urd, smiling slightly before she went on with her explanation. “Or rather… I’m a conscious love goddess who wishes to provide lonely hearts with a way to relieve their pent up desires.”

“That sounds the same to me!” insisted Mara, momentarily forgetting about the hidden cameras and focusing on Urd instead.

“I’m not getting paid, and that’s one rather important difference. Anyways… I can always cut this out in the montage, so why don’t we resume with the steamy action? It’s no good if my fans don’t see me cum in a rather spectacular fashion. And just in case you’ve been wondering, that’s why I let you have your way with me, since my audience loves seeing me getting it hard.”

“No way! I’m not taking part in this!” shouted Mara, jumping off the bed and then summoned her clothes back onto her.

“Don’t be such a wuss, Marlie. This can be quite fun… Having an audience can bring a new kind of sensation to sex, especially when you imagine how hard most of the guys would love to be in your place right now,” insisted Urd in a low, sensual voice that promised her friend way more pleasure should she decided to reconsider and go with it.

And for just a moment, Mara did seem to falter as the idea of using such a setup would allow her to go much further with Urd than ever; yet she immediately dismissed it. “Not happening! I won’t make mortals happy for no reason whatsoever, and especially not by starring in a porn flick! I’m outta here!”

“Well, the exit is through the TV,” said Urd in a perfectly calm and collected fashion, and even used her powers to activate the screen for Mara to leave. Which she actually did without much of a second thought and in such a hurry that it was actually hilarious; especially since Urd’s idea of a proper revenge worked like a charm. So much so that as soon as the demoness was gone, the half goddess broke into boisterous laughter.

“Bwa ha ha! I can’t believe she bought all that! Poor Marlie… you’re such a dummy sometimes!...”

Still, there was a part of her that felt slightly guilty for pulling yet another prank on her long time friend, and as such, Urd made a mental note to tell her later that the whole thing was nothing more than a joke and at no point did she film them; nor she was making porn videos for that matter. She had tried that once and after that incident a long time ago, Urd came to the conclusion that it wasn’t worth it.

‘Alright, I guess I’ve spent enough time here. Let’s go back and make sure Mara didn’t leave anything behind.’

xXx

“Whoa! What was that?” Keiichi had just gotten home along with his girlfriends and he was about to park the bike in the shed behind the house, when all of sudden something zoomed past him. It happened so suddenly that the startled mortal barely had the time to duck for cover, and by the time he looked behind him to see what nearly hit him, it was already gone.

“Keiichi! Are you okay?” asked Peorth, rushing towards her boyfriend when she and Belldandy saw Mara fly across the yard at full speed, yet in a moment of poor communication, both of them went to check on Keiichi rather than have one to go after the demoness.

“Did she hurt you?” added Belldandy, as she knelt next to the fallen mortal.

“She?” asked the confused Keiichi, until memories from earlier on resurfaced and managed to connect the dots on his own. “Wait, you don’t mean… Mara?”

“Yep, that's her alright!” came Urd’s voice from behind the trio. Yet the moment they turned to look at her it became more than obvious that something was off here.

“Sister, why are you walking around naked?” asked the blushing Belldandy, while both Keiichi and Peorth shared a look before turning back at the bare goddess.

“Oh, I just pulled a prank on her. That’s all, really,” said Urd, even though that cryptic explanation provided no insight of her current state of undress. “But she’s already dealt with, so, what did took you guys so long to come back? Perhaps… something interesting?”

Considering how she dodged the whole subject, Belldandy began to worry that the actual reason was that her sister did something more than just pull a prank on Mara. And if that was the case, then the implications of their open relationship with Keiichi were about to become obvious to him. ‘Urd and Mara have a long history, even though they’re not officially a couple. If that comes up now… how is Keiichi’s going to take the news? Perhaps I should talk to her or… maybe with Keiichi? Although, am I really to speak? I still don’t know what to make of my past… interactions with Lind.’

Deciding that this had to wait, as bringing it up now might unnecessarily cause a huge mess, Belldandy cleared her throat and put on a bright smile, trying to avoid that subject for something far more harmless. “Oh, we were just checking if there was something we could do on our free time, and… we found something!”

“Something for us to do? Like… what?” The half goddess didn’t like the sound of that, especially as Belldandy seemed to love doing things that Urd herself classified as utterly boring and arduous.

“A part time job!” said the excited Norn of the present, causing Urd’s eyes to go wide in shock. “There’s a convenience store downtown that needs some extra hands and I’ve thought it would’ve been just perfect if we worked there together!”

“A part time… job?!” It was bad; far worse than what she’d expected. Doing some domestic chores with her sister was something Urd could manage, but a job… was a totally different matter altogether. “Why do we need a job for? We’re goddesses!”

“Even so, we can provide an additional source of income for Keiichi and let’s not mention that no one would think of us as freeloaders anymore.”

While the first half of her sister’s statement sounded like a pretty obvious thing for her to say in a situation like this, the… other half seemed almost out of character for her to assume. Which more or less convinced her that someone else must’ve brought that to Belldandy’s attention, but before she could ask more details, Urd heard footsteps coming and turning towards the temple’s main gate, she stopped Skuld and her boyfriend run towards them.

“Hey, did Mara just fly out of here?” asked Skuld as she came to a stop in front of the group and then much to her confusion and even embarrassment, she finally registered that Urd was standing there, totally naked. “Hey, what are you trying to pull off now, Urd?”

“Who, me? I decided to pull a prank on Mara, although… now that I’ve gotten all hot and needy...” said Urd, her tone becoming progressively sultrier with every word. “I think I need a nice, hard-”

But before she could even finish her sentence, Urd -as well as every other immortal present- felt the Gate open above, indicating that another deity was about to descent. And this time around, it was a goddess assigned to a very specialized duty; one that made most others either look up to her in awe or run away in fear.

“The Fighting Wings…” muttered Peorth under her breath. “She’s finally here…”

Swallowing nervously, Keiichi had almost forgotten about the phone call they had received yesterday from a Valkyrie named Lind; a war goddess who wished to visit them for reasons she didn’t refused to disclose over the phone. “Belldandy? Is this… Lind?”

“Yes, that’s her,” said the brunette as she watched the much dreaded One Winged Angel descend upon the face of the Earth. “But don’t fear, Keiichi. For all her cold demeanor, Lind can be quite friendly too, once she opens up to you.”

Keiichi however was still worrying about all the things that could go wrong, and that’s when he realized that Urd was still standing there butt naked. So, to prevent some sort of huge misunderstanding, Keiichi immediately took off his jacket and rushed to cover the naked Norn of the past. But in his hurry, the mortal tripped onto a stone; sending himself crashing towards the startled Urd who desperately tried to prevent a hard collision with the ground by grabbing onto the closest thing she could; only for that to turn out to be Peorth’s hand.

With a startled yelp, the rose goddess joined the others in what appeared to be a scene straight out of a manga, as Keiichi ended up sandwiched between two pairs of breasts, and right in front of everyone too. Although in this case… it was Lind the one everyone worried the most, considering that it was unlikely she’d think too positively about this kind of this kind of situation.

And in his rush to offer an explanation, or at least attempt to, Keiichi opened up his mouth, only to get a taste of Urd’s nipple as he was directly above her right breast when he tried to talk. “Mmph!”

“No, Keiichi… don’t!” said Urd with a surprised gasp, as the half goddess took a sharp breath when she felt her boyfriend unwittingly nibble at her nipple when he tried to talk. Thanks to her demonic blood, the Norn was still quite aroused by her previous encounter with Mara, and wouldn’t calm down as easily as if she was just a goddess; meaning that the sudden contact between Keiichi’s teeth and her sensitive nipple sent shivers down her spine. Even more though, it proved to be just barely enough to push her over the edge and straight into one of the most embarrassing yet extremely gratifying orgasms she had experienced as of late.

The ear shattering scream echoed across the nearby hills as Urd’s voiced reached a volume not possible for any mortal to achieve. More than its volume though, the sheer lust powering that scream was enough to make Peorth blush like a maiden, let alone everyone else present. As a matter of fact, no one dared to move or even say anything for several seconds after Urd’s immodest orgasm, since the whole incident was probably as embarrassing as the one during Skuld and Gullveig’s arrival.

Eventually though, it was Lind the one who decided to break the silence and raised an eyebrow at the sight of what she came to witness.

“I see… so that’s what counts as recreation here. Interesting…”

Meanwhile, Keiichi Morisato could only wish to make himself disappear.

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