A Simple Wish Version 3.1.1 Final by Shaun Garin Ah! My Goddess is owned by Kosuke Fujishima. Ranma 1/2 is owned by Rumiko Takahashi. Tenchi Muyo! is owned by Masaki Kajishima. Sailor Moon is owned by Naoko Takeuchi. What happened before : We returned back to our home universe a few months ago. The anniversary of meeting Skuld is coming up soon and the time was getting close. This episode is rated G. Note that I�m now 18 and Skuld�s 17. It�s been a year since the last episode. Enjoy - Shaun Garin 1/11/99 A Simple Wish Version 3.1.1 Final by Shaun Garin Chapter 5 : Love and Engagements �You sure this is a good place to shop?� I asked the older man beside me. �Positive. Best place in Japan for jewelry.� Keiichi answered confidentially. I snorted loudly, �This coming from a guy who hasn�t had the guts to ask Belldandy for marriage.� Keiichi growled nonthreateningly and punched me on the arm. �But you know that Kami-sama might not give his permission for it. We�re taking a big chance doing this.� I shrugged. �Whatever.� The date was December 1, 1999. The time was 4:00 Japan time. Two weeks before the anniversary of meeting Skuld. Entering the place of business, I walked over to the sales clerk and asked, �Where�s the good rings?� �Over there,� she said, pointing at the display case. I thanked her and we went over to stare at the rings, Keiichi following my lead. I stared at the rings. �They�re pretty puny, aren�t they?� Keiichi nodded. �I guess.� *** Keiichi and I sat dejectedly at a small coffee shop, creamy Hot Chocolates in front of us, declaring defiance from the cold weather outside the shop. I took a long drink from my Chocolate and said, �that was a waste. There was nothing within our price range.� Keiichi nodded and stared into his mug. �If there was anything we could buy, that store was our last hope.� �Tell me about it,� I said, draining the rest of the chocolate. �If something bad was about to happen, then nothing else could top this day.� �Here�s to failed results,� Keiichi said, raising his mug. I clinked my newly refilled mug against his and we drank deeply. Soon, the shop bell chimed as a older man, about college status came in. He wore a green jacket, a black shirt and pants and had short dark hair. There was something familiar about him but I couldn�t place it. He sat down a couple of stools away, a dejected look on his face. �Mocha please.� When he received his drink, he downed it with a single gulp and received a refill. After several drinks, he looked at our slightly amused expressions. �Hi,� he said. �Name�s Mamoru Chiba.� �Keiichi. And this is Shaun.� �Hoi.� He lookedat me with a critical eye, �You�re a foreigner Shaun?� �You might say that. I came here a few days ago. I�ve been with Keiichi for a while.� He nodded slowly. �What were you guys doing out here?� �Shopping for an engagement ring,� Keiichi said with a blush. Mamoru raised an eyebrow. �Engagement rings? Both of you?� We nodded. The older man grinned. �Same here. Though I didn�t have much luck.� I snorted derisively. �Join the club. We went to every jewelry shop to find a ring.� Mamoru nodded and drained his Mocha. Soon, he came up with a new one. I heaved a sigh and said, �why don�t we sit at that empty table? It�s better than shouting across the bar.� We picked up our mugs and sat down. No sooner than we sat down then another man with a similar dejected look on his face came in the door. His face was rounded with a layer of baby fat. He wore a brown coat which was tied with a belt. His hair was black and cropped short with a thin ponytail running down the back. I noticed him and my eyebrow twitched. There was something odd about all the guys coming into the shop and it wasn�t their looks. Something damn familiar about Mamoru. Something was screaming the answer but I couldn�t place it. The new guy ordered a Cappuccino. Soon, he came over and asked, �hey, can I sit here?� �If you�re a dejected man who can�t find a engagement ring then sit. If not, we don�t care.� I joked. The teen blinked and sat down. �How�d you know I was looking for a engagement ring?� he asked. I shrugged. �Every guy who comes in here with the same expression on their faces were looking for a ring. What�s your name?� �Tenchi Masaki.� �Shaun Garin,� I said. �Keiichi Morisato,� Keiichi added. �Mamoru Chiba,� said in a lower voice. Tenchi eyed all of us. �You�re all looking for engagement rings?� We nodded. �And you couldn�t find any here in Tokyo?� We nodded again. �Damn, and I need four of them!� Then it snapped in my mind. I remembered who this was. �You�re Tenchi Masaki, Second Prince of Jurai!� I blurted out. I clapped my hands over my mouth and he stared at me in shock. �What do you know about Jurai?!� he exclaimed in a lower semi-threatening voice. �Long story. Do you want to hear all the details?� I asked. Tenchi nodded suspiciously. I took another drink and started. �Where I come from, I know Tenchi here as a Manga/Anime character. You,� I said, looking him in the eye, �are Tenchi Masaki, the hero of a series created by a man called Masaki Kajishima.� Mamoru blinked. �Hey, Tenchi Muyo! I remember that series! They just released the second movie here in Tokyo.� Tenchi nearly dropped his mug in shock. �So what you�re saying is that practically the whole world knows about Jurai but dismisses it as fiction? And a man predicted my entire life?� �Down to Kain and Mayuka.� I answered. Tenchi groaned. �And you all thought I was an Anime character?� �Weird huh?� Keiichi said. �Shaun knew you as a Anime character and we know about Jurai as Anime. We never expected you to be real.� �Believe me its all real,� Tenchi said, taking another drink. I nodded and took a drink. �So how�s the girls? You finally chose four of them?� Tenchi looked embarrassed. �Yeah. I found out a few days ago that the Juraian law never really enforced the two wife law. It seems that if a emperor loves more than two, he can marry more than two women.� He grinned slightly, �But I haven�t even told them yet. It�ll take a long time before we can sit down as a married family.� I drained my mug and plunked it down on the hardwood surface. �So you�re saying that nothing short of Second Impact will convince them to stop fighting?� Tenchi nodded. �And at the rate you�re going, you�ll become emperor.� I continued. Suddenly a thought came into my mind. �Hey, one other thing, who do you suppose will come through the door next?� Mamoru shrugged. �It could be someone from Rumiko Takahashi�s series.� I laughed. �As if Ataru or Ranma could solve their problems. Last I checked, Takahashi had made the insanity worse.� Tenchi grinned. �I pity the guy. Ranma�s caught between a tomboy, a childhood friend, a amazon and a psychopath. Almost makes my crew look normal.� Keiichi chuckled. He looked at Mamoru and asked, �Who are you getting married to?� �My girlfriend. Her name�s Usagi Tsukino.� I suddenly spit out my drink and coughed violently for a few minutes. �Damn,� I said, �and I thought life would calm down.� Mamoru, Keiichi and Tenchi stared at me. �What�s the deal?� Tenchi asked. �Sailor Moon. From original series to Sailor Moon Sailorstars. The name Mamoru Chiba ring a bell guys?� Keiichi dropped his fork, it sticking into his cake. Tenchi just stared and said, �You�re THE Mamoru Chiba from Sailor Moon?� Mamoru glared at me. �What do you know about Sailor Moon?� Keiichi laid a restraining arm on his shoulder. �I get it. Sailor Moon is a Anime from where he lives and we watch it several times a week.� �WHAT?! I�M A ANIME CHARACTER TOO?!� �SHHHHH!� Mamoru quieted down. �Who did the series?� He asked. �Naoko Takeuchi. Don�t worry, we won�t tell anyone who you are...Endymion,� I said with a snicker. �Don�t do that...� He mumbled. �Sorry. It�s just that I thought that I�d never live to see the day when I would sit down with Tuxedo Kamen and Tenchi.� I thought for a second, �Hey that reminds me, who are you fighting this time?� �Galaxia.� �Damn. Have the Starlight�s joined willingly yet?� I asked him. Mamoru shook his head. �Oi, I could tell you who they are but probably couldn�t keep it from Usagi.� Mamoru grinned. �Don�t worry, I won�t tell her.� I heaved a breath and said, �They�re Yaten, Seiya and Taiki. The Three Lights are really women.� �Weird, I never would have guessed,� Mamoru said, returning to his steaming drink. �The whole world knows about us since we were written about. Why is that?� Tenchi shrugged. �What�s the going theory?� he asked me. �Um...well I suppose that every Anime character is alive in Japan, one time or another. I would bet that Ranma and Akane are shouting at each other in Nerima right now. But the going theory is that Kami-sama is playing a huge joke on every alive Anime character, making it so that they themselves don�t know that everyone else knows about their adventures. It�s kind of funny since I watched most of the series.� �Wow. And here I was thinking that I had to keep my secret,� the others joked as one. �Yeah.� �So, where are you from?� Mamoru asked. �You don�t look like a Anime character.� �I�m not. In Canada and the States, we have something called a Fan Fiction. With this, we can put ourselves into a Anime series, or expand on their series, adding more adventures into it. I have a feeling that Kami-sama is writing a Shaun self insert. Either that or this whole world is real.� �Crazy,� Tenchi said. Suddenly, the door swung open and a irate black haired guy stormed into the shop. He ordered a Irish Cream and sat down at our table. Mamoru raised an eyebrow. �Ranma Saotome I presume?� Said martial artist nodded. �Hey, how�d you know my name?� he asked. After another run-through of who we all were, Ranma was already staring in shock. �Akane�s going to kill me,� he declared. �Naw, she hasn�t seen the series I reckon so you�re totally safe.� I ordered a bottle of water. �So how�s Jusenkyo right now?� �Why�d you ask? It was fine the last time news reached me.� �Just wanting to know. What was the latest adventure you encountered?� �Um...the old lech used a incense to split myself from my girl half.� Tenchi nodded, �Oh yeah, the Evil Spirit episode. Has Miss Hinako showed up yet?� �Yup,� Ranma belted the Irish Cream. �Hey,� Mamoru warned, �there�s alcohol in those coffees. Watch the amount you take in.� �Gomen.� Tenchi then looked at Keiichi. �Hey Keiichi, don�t mean to pry but are you an Anime character?� Keiichi looked uncomfortable for a minute, �Um... do I REALLY have to tell?� �Well?� Ranma asked. �...� �...WELL?!� �...you really want to know?� �...yeah.� Mamoru said. �....� �KEIICHI!� Everyone shouted. �OKAY, OKAY!!!� Keiichi cleared his throat. �You heard of Ah! My Goddess?� Ranma nodded. �I watch it sometimes. But then Akane makes fun of me. Says its a Shojo Anime. Why?� Keiichi looked insulted. �You should talk to Akane about that. I�m insulted. If Urd gets wind of what she said, Akane�ll be bombarded with practical jokes for the rest of her natural life.� �Whoa, whoa, whoa,� Tenchi said, holding up a hand, �you�re Keiichi Morisato? The man who received a wish?� �Guilty as charged,� Keiichi said with a sheepish grin. Ranma grinned, �So how�s the life with the girls Keiichi?� �You should talk Ranma, four girls, and more that hadn�t shown up yet.� Ranma looked nonplused. �Still, its better than having Kami-sama as a in-law. He�s the ruler of all the world!� I snickered, �I know.� Suddenly an idea came popped up. �You know, I think I have an idea. How much do you guys have right now?� The others reached into their wallets and pulled out their cash. �Um...50,000 yen,� Ranma said. �1,000,000 yen,� Tenchi answered. �Uh...40,000 yen.� Came from Mamoru. �100,000 yen,� Keiichi said. I smiled, �I think I have an idea...come on.� *** Urd sat in her chair, watching TV when we burst into the room. She looked up and raised an eyebrow. �Hey since when did you two start hanging around Anime characters?� �Never mind that!� I snapped, �Urd, can you teleport us all to my house? Without Skuld or Belldandy knowing about it?� �I guess. Whadda what?� �We�ll tell you soon. Come on, its near 2:00 PM over there!� �All right,� Urd said, standing up from her chair. She took Tenchi�s hand and shoved him into the TV. Mamoru and Ranma soon followed and Keiichi jumped in too. I flashed Urd a grateful look and jumped in as well. Urd smirked and went through the screen as well. *** �Welcome to Parkland Mall.� I said, �this is where we can get some good rings for a fair price.� After a brief stop over at the TD Bank to change their yen into dollars, we stopped at the Diamond Store in the mall. Tenchi grinned as he picked up four 14 diamond rings. Mamoru took a good 24 carat ring and Ranma did the same. Keiichi picked up a 14 carat and I picked out the biggest diamond there : 36 carats. Soon we purchased the rings and went back to the house. When we got there, I thought of something, �Hey Tenchi,� I asked, �how�d you get away with buying four engagement rings anyhow?� Tenchi shrugged, �I told the storekeeper that my friends back at home were too shy to buy rings for their girlfriends so I was elected to buy them.� �Nice move,� Ranma admired. *** Ranma, Tenchi and Mamoru waved goodbye as they left the temple, bags in hand. Keiichi leaned on the door and said, �You know, this day wasn�t very bad.� I nodded, a wide grin on my face. �Yeah. Now if we can only talk to the big guy, then this day would be perfect.� Suddenly, a bolt of lightning lanced out of the heavens and carved a message on the ground. I looked at it, reading the English script. �To Keiichi and Shaun, I give my blessings to both of you. I�d like both of you to come up to heaven by Urd so we can have a little man to God chat. Kami-sama. PS. Don�t tell Belldandy or Skuld about this message. I�m planning a huge celebration down there for both of your weddings and I�m inviting all the gods and your friends and family too. We both looked at each other and grinned. Then we turned around and ran into the temple, yelling for Urd. End Chapter 5 This was a hard chapter to write since I started it when the fourth one was still in Rough draft. But hopefully it worked out. Next time the story picks up a couple of weeks after this one. And someone is trying to get back at Kami-sama through his daughters. Is it me or is Kami-sama really Zeus? And who�s the fast talker with the flaming blue hair? We�ll see you there!