Just Desserts

Keiichi moved the car forward again. "Do you have Belldandy's list?"

Urd groped around inside her dress rather more than was strictly necessary, he thought, nearly exposing herself at least twice. "Here ya go," she announced cheerfully and handed him a somewhat wrinkled paper.

You did that on purpose, just like always. Oh, well. Urd was Urd, and would never be otherwise. Aloud, he only said, "Thanks."

The car ahead of them finished, he pulled up to the fast-food kiosk and recited their order. They were low on groceries, Peorth and Lind had dropped in right at suppertime with absolutely no warning, and Belldandy had reluctantly asked him and Urd to go for take-out. Skuld had been equally reluctant to loan them Mr. Boxy Car, until Belldandy asked her nicely, and added several liters of ice cream to their list.

He started to pull forward again when there was a screech of tires and a shiny red BMW cut in front of them from the next drive-through lane. He and Mr. Boxy Car slammed on the brakes at the same instant. He blasted the horn, and got a raised, manicured middle finger adorned with bright pink nail polish by way of a reply. The driver tossed her blonde hair with an arrogant, gloating smile.

Urd frowned, and turned to him. "Do I misunderstand the rules of mortal courtesy, or was that insufferably rude and selfish?"

"I would say that your grasp of the subject is flawless," Keiichi growled.

"In that case, I believe that such behavior should be strongly discouraged."

"I think you'd find that almost everybody would agree." He glared at the BMW. "With just a few exceptions…"

She graced him with a devilish smile. "I see. Well, then, will you excuse me while I go apply some strong discouragement?"

His answering grin was downright conspiratorial. "By all means, Miss Urd."

She opened the door, got out, and strode over to stand in front of the offending vehicle. "Back up, and wait your turn," she commanded severely.

The engine revved and the driver screamed, "Go to hell, bitch! Get the hell out of my way!" before closing the window with a low buzz.

Urd's stern expression changed to one of unholy glee. "NO, YOU'RE THE BITCH GOING TO HELL TONIGHT!" she proclaimed in an overpowering Goddess voice. She thrust out her left hand, and an invisible force pushed the BMW out of its stolen place in line. Within a second, the tires screeched again as its driver jammed on the brakes. It was shoved backward a good twenty meters, into the parking lot, before Urd pulled her hand back. She snapped her fingers, the engine died and all the lights went out. She raised her own Finger and announced, "MAYBE THIS WILL HELP YOU LEARN NOT TO BE SUCH AN ASSHOLE!"

She returned to her seat and shut the door, laughing. The BMW remained blacked out.

Keiichi looked at her, worried. "What did you do?"

"I stuck a little anti-electricity spell behind the dashboard. It should last an hour or two before it runs out of juice and dissipates. Until then, nothing electrical will work within five meters. And, I magicked the doors so they can't be opened for about the same length of time."

They looked at each other. Starter, ignition system, lights, power windows… They both laughed as the driver stared in disbelief at a dead cell phone, then turned and screamed unheard curses at them. It would seem the BMW had really effective soundproofing.

"Let's pick up our order, go get some sake and the brat's ice cream, and head home," Urd said, satisfied with a job well done.