For the Love of a Goddess:
A Harry Potter Tale.
NanoWrimo 2008 project
By: Stormer

It was supposed to be happy day, and from a certain point of view it was for her sister, Belledandy and her newly married husband Keiichi Morisato. The ceremony had been a small very private ceremony with only the auto club, Sayoko, and Keiichi's family. Megumi had been the maid of honor, Urd, Sora, and Skuld herself had been bridesmaids. The real kicker was that the almighty himself had come to give her sister away and to perform the ceremony.

She looked as Keiichi and Belledandy danced the night away and she remembered back to a time when she first looked as she did now a young adult of fifteen or sixteen and Keiichi had spent the day with her. On that day she had fallen in love him and his messy mop called hair and could understand exactly how they felt for each other 'doesn't that just suck, I fell in love with my sister's boyfriend.'

It did suck for a while until she met Sentaro 'He was such a nice boy' she thought she had loved him but they never seemed to connect on the same level as she had connected with Keiichi She kept up her friendship with Sentaro, but did not feel the deep and abiding love. 'I need a change' Skuld thought to herself.

"Yes my daughter you do!" she looked up and there was her father, The Almighty standing there in what was his mortal avatar "Can I trouble a young lady for a dance with her old, old man."

Skuld smiled "Father you are not that old!" She chuckled "only if you count a few billion years? Of course I will dance with you father."

As they glided across the floor the almighty gave voice. "Would you like to tell me what's troubling you Skuld?'

"Father did you ever find that you fell in love with someone you could not have?" Skuld asked her eyes firmly on the floor.

The almighty looked pensive for a moment before he spoke "Yes my child I have and I have a wonderful daughter, who though she is wild and has only a passing familiarity with the truth. I love Urd's mother very much, but I cannot have her." He paused before continuing "I take it this is about Keiichi? You fell in love with him five years ago on that day that you got a taste of being an adult."

Skuld blushed and said meekly "Yes Father" She could not hold back the tears anymore "yes I love him and it makes me a horrible sister to be jealous of her love and happiness!"

The Almighty was shocked at this reaction from Skuld "Oh no my darling daughter it just means you are becoming more and more human and less like the divine being you are. You are becoming more like your mother." He stopped to hug his crying daughter "This is not a bad thing. It is a perfectly natural response."

They danced a few songs in silence when Skuld suddenly spoke up "Father I think I want to come back to Yggdrasil" She looked at her father for a moment before adding "I Want to join the battle division. I want to choose the einhjarar! I need to get away from all of this ..." She motioned around her.

"Are you sure Skuld? This is a huge step you know. Are you hoping you will forget what love is if you go away?" The questions were coming so fast that Skuld could not form a coherent argument.

And she broke down in tears and turned to flee from her father.

Keiichi and Belledandy were enjoying a piece of their wedding cake just generally enjoying the closeness that they had fought so hard to attain between demon attacks rogue angels escaping their prisons.

"Keiichi dear, what is it that you most want?" Belledandy asked.

Keiichi looked thoughtful for a moment "Belledandy I have everything I could ever want... I want to spend my life with you."

"Oh Keiichi" Belledandy said with all the love showing in her eyes.

Keiichi's smile broadened as he leaned into to kiss her just as their lips were about to touch Urd popped up next to them "Hey don't look now but I think something is wrong with our little sister!" Urd said quietly "I think she might need us." She stated as she turned on her heel and walked toward where Skuld had run.

Keiichi stood for a moment and whispered into Belledandys' ear "I think it finally hit home with Skuld that there is no chance for her with me."

"Oh Dear" was all Belledandy said as she too began to move toward the door

Keiichi caught Belledandys' arm and said "let me go first, give me a minute or two before you and Urd come out."

"Ok Keiichi" was all She could say before her husband was gone out the door she turned to sit when her father walked up to her.

"Can an old man get a dance with his eldest daughter before he has to return to work" The old man said with a smile on his face.

"Yes father you can" Belledandy said with a smile.

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"Banpei what am I supposed to do? What kind of sister does that make me? I fell in love with my sister's husband" Skuld sobbed "Oh Banpei what am I supposed to do?"

During her self dialogue she failed to notice Keiichi approach from behind. Banpei did however and he knew his creator was in a great deal of pain and he also knew it was no fault of keiichi's... this time.

"Skuld" He said hesitantly. Then he did something that shocked Skuld to core. He pulled her into a hug any barriers Skuld had put up over the years came crumbling down as sobs wracked her lithe body and tears marred her makeup. He held her for what seemed like hours until Skuld could compose herself.

"Keiichi" She started "Do you remember the first time you saw me like this?"

"Yes Skuld, I do" He answered "I knew you would grow into a beautiful woman"

"Then why don't you love me?" she asked with fresh tears "is it my anger problem? is it that I keep messing up your laptops? Am I not beautiful enough? What does my sister have that I do not?"

'Wow that was the last thing I expected' Keiichi thought to himself "In order of the questions I do love you but I am not in love with you. While your anger is scary at times it would not factor in to my loving you. I wish you would stop ruining my laptops but there is little I can do about it. As for what your sister has, he has my heart and has had it since the moment I laid eyes on her." Keiichi paused for breath and thought for a moment for what he could say "Skuld, you lack nothing your sister has. If I had met you first it would be you I was married to. There is a boy out there somewhere between heaven and earth that will love you for all eternity. Just keep your eyes open and you will see it."

"He is right you know" Urd broke in as she walked up to them "The only thing you lack is opportunity honey. You are as beautiful as Belledandy, you are smart, and you are also a very loving goddess. In time you will find the one. And if you think Keiichi and belledandys' time together was a disaster. Watching you date is going to be fun."

With that she pulled Skuld into a hug and whispered "yes sis you are beautiful but you're not in my league." she said smiling "Yet! You will be though. You will be."

"Urd are you feeling well?" Keiichi said in mock fear to which Urd responded with a laugh

"Yes Keiichi I am feeling just fine" she said "I have to get back up to Yggdrasil my time on earth is finished. I will however visit from time to time. So take care of my sister"

Kiiechi looked thoughtfully at Urd "I love you too Urd and I will always take care of her she is my life."

"Well I am glad you all have that worked out" The almighty said as he and Belledandy appeared with them. "Keiichi you are a good man. In time Skuld will find the one for her. However that is years down the road."

Belledandy said "Father what you mean... have you foreseen something"

The almighty looked troubled "I cannot speak of it; the balance is delicate what I can say is that your little sister is now a member of the Valkyries." He looked at Skuld "My darling Daughter you have three days to report back to Yggdrasil"

With a shimmer he was gone.

Urd and Belledandy were shocked "A valkyrie, our little sister is going to be a Valkyrie" They said in one voice.

"Skuld" Belledandy began "Are you sure this is what you want to do?"

"Yes, big sis this is what I want and what I need, if I go back to be an admin I will just end up resenting what you and Keiichi have. You are so lucky to have each other don't either of you let go or you will answer to me" she paused with the meanest look on her face and then poked them one at a time in the chest "Got it?"

"Yes Skuld oh dread Valkyrie" Keiichi said sarcastically before Skuld hefted one of her bombs causing him to gulp. "In all seriousness do you think I am ever going to let her go?"

"No" was all they heard as she vanished going back to heaven.

"I do hope she will be ok Keiichi." Belledandy said with just a hint of regret

Keiichi frowned "I hope so too, love."

"She will be, her choice today will eventually stave off darkness that is forming in the west she will have another chance at love." the almighty said as he disappeared.

With a somewhat heavier heart the couple returned to their wedding reception.