Whew, long time no update. sorry about that. but there is a good reason! My beta and I spent a lot of time trying to get this whole chapter right, so I hope you enjoy it, because the two of us certainly did.

After arriving at the park, Keiichi was having a dilemma, trying desperately to decide what to do first. He glanced from the rowboat pond to the trails trying to figure out where they could start. He turned towards Belldandy, hoping to get some clue as to where she would begin. As expected though, she was completely enthralled by everything in the park. Numerous animals came to her, some birds landing on her shoulders, and other people's dogs also walked over. She giggled slightly, squatting down to pet each of the dogs on the head, before telling them to go back to their masters. Keiichi smiled before taking her hand in his.

“Come on Bell,” he said, “let's go take a walk.”.

She nodded her head and smiled, standing back up to go with him. She glanced from person to person in the park, happy that everybody there was having a good time. Even so, the contentment surrounding her was trumped by how delighted she was to be going on a date with Keiichi. She glanced down to their hands, and moved her fingers to intertwine with his. He gave her hand a light squeeze when she did so, and looked over to her, a sheepish smile on his face. She smiled back at him, and started peeking at the surrounding woods. She saw the animals that ran in the brush; inclined her head to listen to the chirp of the birds, and felt the wind blowing through the trees. It all seemed to form one beautiful song to her, and she needed to sing with it.

With one more squeeze, Belldandy let go of Keiichi's hand, and motioned for him to follow her off the trail. He cocked his head to the side slightly, wondering what she had in mind, but he followed her nonetheless. He crunched through the sticks on the ground, avoiding the muddy spots as best he could, until he saw that Belldandy had stopped up ahead. After weaving through the last few trees, he came across the small clearing that had captured her interest. He stood back for a moment, admiring her beauty. The sunlight shone through the trees overhead, illuminating the air around her, bathing the goddess in it's golden glow. He was frozen in place, awed by the beauty before him. After a moment he closed the distance between them to see what exactly she had planned. Belldandy turned to him, excitement and anticipation written all over her face.

“I must sing with the forest,” she whispered, her ears taking in all the sounds of the surrounding area. “Sing with me?” she asked, her eyes bright.

“I don't know,” he said, slightly embarrassed, “I don't think I'm all that great.”

“Anything you sing from your soul will be beautiful,” she assured him and clasped her hands around his. Holy Bell appeared from her back, and looked just as excited as the goddess before her. The angel and her master took a deep breath, and began their song.

Keiichi had always been captivated when Belldandy sang, she had the most beautiful voice he had ever heard, but this was something else. He could almost feel himself rising and falling with her voice, and knew the forest felt it too. The birds offered their lofty voices to the melody and even the bugs lent their gentle hum to the masterpiece. Even the wind, blowing through the treetops seemed to join into the beautiful song of goddess and nature. Keiichi looked up to Belldandy's face, captured by what he saw. The light that shown through the treetops covered Belldandy in a heavenly glow, and the angel behind her was bathed in the pale-green light that filtered through the leaves. Their wordless song lifting through the air, combining with the song of the forest with a dual voice that commanded the attention of all who heard it. Keiichi knew that if he hadn't already been in love with her, he would have fallen for her all over again.

He felt a warmth crawlthrough his hands, speeding up his arms and exploding in his heart. It felt very much like the love he had for Belldandy, but this time it was begging to be let out. Unabashedly he opened his mouth, and joined in. Their voices rose and fell, switching from harmony to melody with no cues, the two were one, singing with nature, oblivious to anything else in existence other than each other. The song slowly grew quieter, until it finally died down, Belldandy holding on to the last, glorious note.

It wasn't quite enough to say that Keiichi was blown away by what he had just heard. He stood in awe, completely speechless as Belldandy thanked Holy Bell before sending the angel back to it's resting place. She looked up at him, a look of complete joy on her face. After a second of silence, she rushed forward, embracing him in her arms.

“Oh Keiichi-san, I've never heard you sing like that!” she exclaimed, nuzzling her face into the crook of his neck.

“Are you kidding,” he said, resting his cheek atop her head, “I've heard you sing plenty of times, but nothing at all like what just happened. It was the most beautiful thing I've ever heard!”

“Really?” she asked, pulling back to look in his eyes.

“Yes,” was the reply, as they both slowly began moving closer to each other. Moments before contact, a small voice began making a ruckus in the back of his head, dragging a recent memory along with it.

'If you so much as try to kiss her, the watch is set to shock you so badly you'll immediately fall unconscious.' came the unbidden voice of Skuld, along with an image of her shouting at him.

He had never been this torn in his life. He didn't want to get electrocuted, but he wanted to lean forward that little bit, more than anything. His mind was made up for him when they heard someone running through the trees and bushes of the surrounding area. After only a few seconds the two of them were surprised by a girl running in to the clearing, obviously winded.

“There you are,” she panted, bending over with her hands on her knees.

“And you are?” Keiichi asked politely, holding his hand out.

She looked up, after a minute of catching her breath, and extended her hand as well. “Izumi Morioka,” she said with a smile. “And you two are?”

“I'm Keiichi Morisato,” he answered before Belldandy could give her name, and inevitably her entire goddess credentials, “and this is Belldandy.”

“It's very nice to meet you,” Belldandy said, bowing to the newcomer.

“It's nice to meet you as well, do you think you two could follow me?” she asked, gesturing back towards the rest of the park.

“I don't see why not,” Keiichi answered with a smile, holding out his hand for Belldandy.

They followed Izumi through the woods, Keiichi curious as to what was going on, and Belldandy just excited that they made a new friend. As they broke through the tree line, Keiichi was blinded by the sudden burst of sunlight. Once his eyes adjusted he was stunned to find everybody that had come to the park that day standing in front of him. A moment of silence passed, interrupted only by Belldandy's small gasp of surprise. The quiet was shattered when everyone started cheering simultaneously.

Keiichi reeled back at the deafening noise. He scanned the massive crowd, spotting many onlookers that were actually crying. Unaccustomed to such attention and praise, he blushed, and self consciously rubbed his hand on the back of his head. Belldandy turned to him, beaming.

“They're cheering for you too,” she said, squeezing his hand.

“I could never have done it without you,” he added, squeezing back and giving her a smile.

After a few more moments of cheering they were approached by a park official.

“Nice to meet you two,” he said, bowing low to the couple. “I was wondering if I could ask you for a favor.”

“It would be our pleasure!” Belldandy said quickly, excited at the prospect of helping someone.

“We have a stage set up, but due to a traffic accident, the people that were to perform a play on it were held up and can't make it. I was hoping that you would sing for us,” the man said, bowing low once again.

“There's no need to bow,” Keiichi said after a moment, “and she's right, we would be happy to help.”

The man stood up, breaking into a grin. “That's great news. I will have some people get to work on a sound system right away.” He walked away after thanking them numerous times, leaving Belldandy and Keiichi to make their way out of the crowd.

Before long, word of the concert they would be putting on worked it's way through the mass of people, and most of them left to go find a good seat. Keiichi breathed a sigh of relief and turned to the goddess next to him.

“How about we eat lunch while we are waiting?” asked Keiichi, nodding towards his parked motorcycle where they had left the bento box.

“That sounds great!” Belldandy said happily.

The two turned towards where Keiichi had parked, and began to walk to the motorcycle. Accomplishing their task was more difficult than they had actually anticipated, as they were held up every few feet by people complimenting them on their song. After an hour of thanking the fans, and sliding through the crowd, they finally made it to their destination.

“I'm so hungry,” Keiichi said once he laid eyes on the large bento box.

“That's great! I made a lot,” said Belldandy. “I used the lunch part of the cookbook I received.”

“Not the whole part, right Bell?” Keiichi asked, a little skeptical as to whether he could actually finish another massive meal.

“Oh no,” she said quickly, slightly embarrassed, “I'm surprised you could actually eat everything I made this morning.”

“Well I couldn't very well let it sit there and go to waste. Food that good going bad is practically a sin,” he said. “But I don't know if I could down another massive meal right away.”

“It's ok, you don't have to,” she explained, as she lead the way to a hillside she had picked out earlier for them to eat on. “All the food I made for lunch will keep for later.”

The couple sat down on the hill, sitting in the shade of the tree that sat alone on the hill. Keiichi ate the food quietly, the two of them content to sit in silence. He only ate close to half the bento before he started to feel full. He put the chopsticks down, and scooted closer to Belldandy. She noticed that he was done eating immediately, and reached over to put the bento away. She was surprised when her hand was stopped by his. He had gently grabbed her wrist, and was looking straight into her eyes. Internally he knew that what he wanted to do would get him electrocuted, and part of him didn't care. After a small war between reason and passion, reason won over, and stopped him from closing the gap between them. He did however, have another idea that he figured wouldn't get him shocked. He put his other hand on her shoulder, and pulled her to him. In the middle of the pull, he turned her around, so she fell into his lap, her back against his stomach. He wrapped his hands around her middle, and laid his head on her shoulder.

Belldandy was beyond happy at that moment. She loved being in Keiichi's arms, but he rarely initiated any contact himself. She could feel her face begin to heat up, and her heart felt as though it was going to burst with joy. Only a few things could make this any more perfect, and as if he could read her mind, Keiichi began to whisper softly into her ear.

“Belldandy,” he breathed, “I have never felt happier than when I sang with you earlier. I've always wished that I could join in with you when you sing, but I've always been too embarrassed, even though I know you wouldn't care how I sounded.” He sighed, sending the air across Belldandy's ear, causing goosebumps to cover her skin. “I am so glad I got to do this with you. I can honestly say, this had been one of the best days of my life.”

Belldandy nearly wept at his kind words, she had never been this happy, and was fairly sure that she couldn't get any happier. Keiichi, however, seemed to have a mysterious power to defy all expectations.

“I love you Belldandy,” he said, pulling her tightly against him. “I know I hardly ever say it, but I love you.”

Belldandy was overcome with emotion, she quickly turned to face him, tears of joy flowing freely.

“I love you too Keiichi,” she said, dropping the suffix for the first time. She quickly leaned forward, meeting her lips to his. Keiichi was blown away. He had only kissed Belldandy a few times, but it had never been anything this passionate. He quelled the voice in the back of his head that warned him against electrocution, and lost himself in the kiss.

The two fell backwards, Keiichi's back smashing into the ground, but he didn't even notice. He was much more focused on the goddess, the woman he loved, that was in the process of kissing him silly. After a time, Belldandy seemed to recover herself, and sat up, her face red with embarrassment.

“I'm sorry Keiichi, it wasn't very appropriate of me to attack you like that,” she said, her eyes not quite meeting his.

“D-don't be sorry!” he nearly shouted from his place on the ground. He turned red as well as he began to speak, “I liked it.”

Belldandy only blushed a brilliant red as she smiled and stood up.

“We should probably go see if the park manager is ready,” she said quietly, as she reached down to grab the bento.

“You're right, but now that I think about it, I'm a little nervous,” Keiichi admitted.

“Don't worry, I've thought about it, and if it's all right with you, I'm going to ask Skuld and Urd to help us. I have the perfect song in mind,” she said happily, having finished cleaning up Keiichi's lunch.

“It's fine with me,” he said, a little disappointed that Belldandy's nosy sisters would be joining them, but was much more relieved that they would be able to help with the performance. He stole a look at the watch as Belldandy walked down the hill, and reminded himself to find a way to ask Skuld why the watch didn't electrocute him when they kissed, without actually giving away the fact that they did indeed kiss. He was pulled out of his thoughts by Belldandy waving to him from the bottom of the hill, gesturing for him to follow. He ran down the hill, and followed her to the motorcycle.

“I will be right back,” she said, getting ready to transport through the mirror. “When I get back, we will work on your words for the song,” she added smiling.

“I'll be right here waiting,” he assured her with a nod.

She returned the nod with a smile, and transported herself back to the temple. Keiichi sighed in happiness, and sat next to the motorcycle, content to replay his memory of earlier until Belldandy returned.

Back at the temple, Belldandy came floating out of a mirror in her room, and touched down softly on the floor. Her sisters weren't hard to locate, as she could hear the television on and the noises of Skuld laughing. She opened the door to her room, and headed towards the sounds of laughter. She slid open the door to Skuld's room, to find the small goddess relaxing on the floor, reading her favorite manga with a half eaten bowl of ice cream sitting next to her.

“Skuld,” Belldandy said softly, trying not to startle the usually hyperactive goddess.

“Onii-san!” Skuld shouted, standing straight up and hugging her. The elation didn't last long, as her face quickly grew menacing. “Did Keiichi upset you?”

“Not at all,” the older goddess assured the younger one, “but we are going to put on a performance for all the people in the park, and we would like you to help us.”

“Of course I'll help you!” Skuld shouted, excited at both the prospect of getting to help her big sister, and the chance to keep an eye on Keiichi.

“But only if you agree to come back home once it's over,” Belldandy added softly.

The younger goddess began to pout, but agreed nonetheless.

“Great!” Belldandy said, clapping her hands together. “Now lets go get Urd.”

“Do we have to?” the youngest one complained. “We don't really need her to help us.”

“Actually, she's essential to the song I've chosen.”

“Which one is that?” Skuld asked, her curiosity overwhelming her protests.

“Coro Di Dea Megami Tachi Utagoe,” Belldandy said beaming. She loved this particular song, and was excited that she could sing it with the three people most important to her.

“That'll be fun,” Skuld said as they opened the door to the room in which Urd was watching the television. That song was actually a favorite of the three goddess sisters, but they hadn't had the chance to sing together since the incident with Celestin.

“What's this I hear about singing?” Urd asked lazily, already facing the two goddesses.

Belldandy sat down, and began to explain the whole situation.

“Keiichi and I were asked to sing for all the people at the park we'd visited today. We agreed, but the song I would like to sing needs both of you with me in order to be sung correctly.”

“Which song is that?” Urd asked, her interest showing.

Skuld recited the name with trepidation, her body radiating with excitement.

“Really?” the eldest goddess said, raising an eyebrow. “I'd love to,” she said immediately. She too was excited to sing, and also for the chance to spy on Keiichi and Belldandy. Her planning was interrupted by Belldandy's soft voice.

“However, I ask that you please return here once we are done.”

Urd glanced up, to see Skuld pouting behind Belldandy, making it obvious that she had been asked to do the same.

“Fine,” Urd agreed after only a moments hesitation. “When do we leave.”

“Right now,” Belldandy said standing up. “Keiichi is waiting for us.”

The three goddesses separated to take their preferred form of travel. Belldandy returned to her room, and slipped into the mirror, arriving back at the motorcycle.

“Welcome back,” was the first thing she heard after she touched down. She glanced down to see Keiichi smiling up at her from his seat on the ground. “Did they agree?” he asked.

“They'll be here shortly,” she said, holding out her hand to help him up.

“Good,” he said, taking her hand and standing up.

“I asked them to go home afterwards though,” she admitted quietly, averting her eyes.

“You did?” he asked, surprised.

“I know, it was a selfish thing to do, but today was supposed to be just you and I, so I thought we should finish it that way,” she said quietly, as she did when she thought he would be disappointed in her.

“I'm glad you did,” was all he said, and it was all that was needed to lift her spirits right back up.

“Come on,” she said happily. “Let's go work on your lines.”

A few minutes later they were joined by Urd, and a fuming Skuld.

“What happened Skuld?” Keiichi asked, seeing her red-faced anger, and briefly worrying that Belldandy had told her about their kiss.

“I came out in some old man's scalding hot bathtub!” she shouted, outraged.

“Oh my,” Belldandy said quietly.

Urd on the other hand, burst out laughing. “Was he in it?” she asked, as soon as her laughter subsided enough to allow her to talk.

“No!” she yelled, turning bright red, “but he was about to get in. He was walking through the door in only a towel.”

Urd broke down into another fit of laughter, only causing the youngest one to fume angrily.

“Well I turned up exactly where I planned to,” she taunted, once again gaining control of her laughter.

“That's because you have more practice than I do!” Skuld shouted at the taunting goddess. “It's not my fault I don't have as much experience.”

“That doesn't make it any less funny,” Urd said, still snickering.

'Hmph' was the only reply offered, as Skuld grew tired of the argument.

“When do we start?” she asked turning to Belldandy.

“I think that's the park official from before,” Keiichi pointed out, gesturing the the older man walking towards them.

“Hello again,” he said, bowing to Keiichi and Belldandy. “I don't believe we've met,” he said, turning to the two newcomers.

“These two are my sisters, and they will be helping us,” Belldandy explained. “The older one is Urd.”

“Pleased to meet you.”

“And the younger one is Skuld.”

“Hello.”

The park official bowed to both of them, and turned back to Keiichi and Belldandy.

“The stage is ready, and the sound system is ready to go,” he said, quickly getting to business.

“We won't need the sound system,” Keiichi interrupted, well aware of how well Belldandy could project her voice, and was quite sure of both Skuld and Urd's abilities as well.

“Are you sure?” the official asked doubtfully. “It's a rather large crowd.”

“Trust me, electronics would only diminish their performance.”

“Very well,” the official said, after seeing how confident Keiichi was. “The stage is ready if you are.”

“Before that,” Belldandy said suddenly, slightly startling the two men. “What is your name sir?”

The older man smiled at the goddess, not used to young people with such manners and grace.

“I am Kinjo Takeshi, and it's a pleasure to make your aquaintance Miss Belldandy.”

“The pleasure is mine,” she replied politely, giving the man a smile.

“Please, follow me,” he said, leading them towards the stage.

It wasn't hard to find, though it was not as large as Keiichi had expected, it was definitely noticeable, and more than large enough for the four of them.

“Here it is,” Mr. Kinjo said, waving his arm to gesture to the stage. “The stairs are in the back if you are ready.”

“Ready as we'll ever be,” Keiichi said, glancing over at the three goddesses to see if they had any objections. Finding none, he led them around back, and up the stairs. Cheering went up as Keiichi and Belldandy appeared on stage.

“Why are they all cheering for you?” Skuld asked, instantly suspicious of Keiichi, for what though, she wasn't quite sure.

“They all heard Belldandy and I singing in the forest, and that's when they asked us to perform.”

He was met by incredulity from the smaller goddess, but she let it go to get ready for the start of the song.

“Are you ready Keiichi-san?” Belldandy asked, standing beside him.

“Let's do it,” he said. He glanced over to the man standing off to the side of the stage, giving him the cue to introduce them.

“This lovely afternoon,” the announcer began, his voice booming over the loudspeaker, making Keiichi wonder about his confidence about not needing microphones. “we will be treated to the lovely music of; Morisato Keiichi, Miss Belldandy, Miss Urd, and Miss Skuld.” Each of them took a bow when their name was said.

“Please go stand over there,” Belldandy whispered to Keiichi, and pointed to a spot on the stage. Before they parted, she leaned over and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, resulting in cat-calls from the audience. Keiichi's face heated, and he could feel the evil eye from Skuld boring into the back of his head. He walked over to his designated spot and waited. He saw Belldandy turn her back to the crowd, and begin to mutter something. He quickly recognized her body language for using a spell, and tried to figure out why she would need one. Soon after starting, she finished the spell, causing no noticeable change in anything. She nodded to Urd and Skuld, who both took their places on stage, and awaited her cue.

Belldandy took a deep breath, and let it out slowly. To Keiichi's astonishment, Holy Bell appeared behind her, mimicking her master's movements. He glanced to the crowd, expecting to see some sort of riot at the sight of an angel, but the audience seemed to have not noticed. Not long after, Urd and Skuld's angels followed suit. For a moment, the park was completely silent, even the wildlife was waiting for the goddesses to begin their song. Belldandy took a deep breath, and began the beautiful melody.

Felicitas cum amicis communicata est

As though singing with one mind, Urd came in, her voice singing at a lower level than that of her sister, but complimenting it beautifully.

Tristitia est communis dolor cum omnibus amicis

Skuld took a breath, and joined in, adding her higher voice to the song, completing the trio's beautiful mix of voices.

Per aspera vita beata est

Causa vivendi omnibus

Keiichi was so mesmerized by how beautiful the three sounded together, that he almost forgot to join in himself. He took a deep breath, and added his voice to the beautiful song.

Invenire credere magni momenti

Fores aperiendi

Fores aperiendi

Tempus est

Urd, Skuld, and Keiichi all faded out, leaving Belldandy to finish out the song with her heavenly voice flowing out over the entire park.

Certe

Her voice hung in the air long after she had stopped singing, mesmerizing everyone present. Only Urd and Skuld seemed coherent, but were still obviously enthralled by Belldandy's singing voice. Nearly a minute of silence passed, before they were deafened by the roar of the crowd. The four bowed, before leaving the stage from behind.

“That was incredibly Onee-san!” Skuld shouted over the roar of the crowd.

“You all did wonderfully,” Belldandy said, looking at each of them in turn, her eyes settling on Keiichi.

“What is that song called?” Keiichi asked, his mind full of wonder at the innocent, beautiful goddess before him. His mind flashed back to the three goddesses singing in the sky, effectively resurrecting the earth.

“Coro Di Dea Megami Tachi Utagoe. It's our favorite.” She turned to Urd and Skuld, and gave them an apologetic look.

“I know,” Urd said quickly, “I didn't forget. Come on squirt.”

“Hold on!” Skuld shouted, grabbing Keiichi by the wrist. “I need to talk to him.” She roughly dragged him partway around the stage, out of earshot of the other two goddesses.

“Why wasn't I electrocuted when Belldandy kissed my cheek?” he asked, before she could speak.

“That's what I was about to ask!” she fumed, still upset about the whole ordeal.

They stood in silence for a moment, both trying to come up with a reason. After a silent minute, Skuld finally spoke up, with some obvious difficulty. “Maybe,” she began, struggling to say the words, “it only reacts if you initiate the kissing. If Onee-san was the one to kiss you,” she paused, obviously not pleased with what she was saying, “then the watch doesn't shock you.”

Keiichi let out a mental sigh of relief, mostly because he didn't have to come up with a way to ask her why he wasn't electrocuted when they kissed earlier without actually letting the overprotective goddess know.

“Makes sense,” he agreed. “Now get going. I promise to have Belldandy back by six, like we agreed.”

“You'd better,” she said, leaving the threat hanging in the air. The two returned to a waiting Urd and a slightly flustered Belldandy.

“Let's go,” Urd said, motioning for Skuld to follow her.

“Fine,” she grumped, but followed anyway. “I'll see you later Onee-san!”

Belldandy waved at their retreating forms, her face still not back to it's original color.

“What's wrong Belldandy?” Keiichi asked, slightly concerned about having left Urd and Belldandy alone.

She turned to him, her face growing redder by the moment. “Urd made me tell her what happened under the tree,” she said in nearly a whisper.

“Oh really?” he said, a mix of pride that it had actually happened, and worry for what Urd would do with that information. “Oh well, can't help it now. Come on Bell, let's go finish our date,” he said, smiling at the embarrassed goddess.

Belldandy's embarrassment faded under Keiichi's smiling gaze. She smiled back at him, and nodded, taking his hand in hers.

If you haven't seen the ah my goddess movie, i suggest you do. The song in here is actually from the movie, if anybody can provide me with the translation, i'd be happy to put in down here at the end for those of you that are curious as to what it is. You can also find the song on youtube. it's under ah my goddess song, and it might take some navigating, but the best one is labeled, belldandy urd and skuld sing together.