What if there were Multiple Universes? Each with their own different change in history. And what if you could experience two at once? *** A Simple Wish : Alter Wish written by Shaun Garin *** AMG is owned by Kosuke Fujishima *** I appolgise for the crossover in the last chapter. This should make up for it. *** Chapter 4 : Little Date “I don’t believe it. It’s too SMEGGING coincidental.” I’m gonna kill Urd. Wait, throttle, maim, hurt, pain and THEN kill her. Megumi had turned a healthy shade of red as well. “I don’t believe it. Even the fast food restaurants are closed. What is it, a national holiday?” “I guess something is playing against us.” Megumi said. She had NO idea on how true that rang. Yeah, something. Something like a certain platinum haired blonde. I said it before, and I’ll say it again : she’s gonna die. Sighing, we both headed towards the park. It was getting late, with shadows stating to grow in the weaning sunlight. Soon, the sun dimmed to nothing and lights started to come up. It was dark in the park for a second before something happened. I’ll always remember this event for the rest of my immortal life. Along the way into the middle of the road, small covered candles started lightning of their own violation. With a flare, they moved upwards towards a large tree. Above it hung a chandelier of candles, all burning brightly. Below it were two lit candles, illuminating a table. It was large enough for only two people, with the candles in elegant candlestick holders. There was a duo of roses in a vase in the middle of the table. Crystal finery sitting before the high backed chair, both elegant. Finely embroidered napkins wrapped the pure silver finery. To the side sat a kitchen, looking for all the world like it belonged there, with people moving around and the smells of pasta wafting out from behind the doors. And to the left was a elegant washroom door, leading into a large room. And beside the table, a tall man who had hunk written all over him stood there in a formal tuxedo. He beamed a wide smile and said in a passable Italian accent, “Hello! Shaun and Megumi, I presume? We were expecting you. Please, sit!” He ushered us to the seats and after seating Megumi, I sat down as well. He whipped out a delicate notepad and quill pen. “Please, order your drinks and food. Order anything you wish.” “All right. I’ll have the Lasagna.” Megumi said with a smile. “I’ll have the spaghetti with meat sauce and meat balls.” “And to drink?” “I’ll have iced tea.” “Same here.” The waiter bowed and returned to the small kitchen off to the side. There are times I want to throttle Urd for her interference. Now, I could kiss her. Soon, a young girl in a white dress shirt and black skirt came out of the kitchen with two large glasses of iced tea on the tray. She was small, with long blonde hair, sparkling blue eyes and a well rounded figure. “Here you are. Your food will be ready in a few minutes.” The girl returned to the kitchen. *** Shiva wiped her face with a damp cloth as she sighed heavily. “How long until the food’s ready?” Thor cast a baneful glance at her. “Give us about ten minutes. Where’s Hercules with that Champagne?” Hades looked up from his cooking. “Herc found out that they don’t drink. It’s safer to give them sparkling apple juice.” Thor grumbled. “Hades, is that bread ready yet?” Hades checked the oven. “No. Give a couple of minutes. We DID bake it from scratch.” “Okay. Magni!” he barked. “That pasta ready yet?!” “Yeah. We’re still waiting for Balder to return with the cheese.” The bearded God reached in with a fork and tasted one of the noodles. “Just a few minutes, it’s still hard.” Hercules ran in just then with a huge block of parmesan and mottzerella. “Here’s the cheese!” he said, dropping them on the cutting boards. With his sword, he tossed one up and within seconds, he grated them quickly and they fell into a waiting bowl. Balder rushed in as well, with Ares tailing him. “Here’s the sparkling apple juice and Ares here found a violin!” “Can you play?” Thor asked the Grecian God. Ares nodded and quickly snapped off a beautiful melody in Italian form. “Good enough. Shiva! You, Balder and Ares get the juice chilled and Ares, warm up. The kid deserves this after the last twelve years of loneliness.” Ares quickly snapped off some warm up chords and tuned the violin to perfection. Shiva used a spell and chilled the liquid. Balder quickly disguised himself as a smaller, human form and grabbed a bucket on wheels and stuffed the first bottle of apple juice into the ice. With a flourish, Ares’ form was shifted to a Italian violin player and he walked out, playing a jovial tune. Shiva exited with Balder and brought the bottle towards the single table. *** “Do you care for some sparkling apple juice?” Balder asked as he held up the bottle. I nodded and he uncorked the bottle. With a flourish, he poured the surprisingly really sparkling liquid into the cup. I tested it. Very good. He refilled the cup and poured some for Megumi. “Your food will be ready in a few minutes.” He bowed politely. As I watched him leave, I narrowed my eyes in thought. There was something strange about this whole set up. I can’t place the people serving but something about this whole set up just screamed DISNEY. The food soon came and we dug in after I tossed off a short prayer. Force of Religion and Habit. After eating a few bites, I raised my eyebrows. “This is really good.” Megumi nodded and dug deeper into her food. “The sauce is good.” “Yeah.” I took a deep whiff of the sauce. “Hey, this stuff smells familiar.” I took a cautious nibble and deemed it clean of love potions. The meal passed quickly and soon, we ordered dessert. Cheesecake for Megumi, Black Forest Cake for myself. We ate slowly, savoring the meal as the man in the gray uniform played slowly. I sighed and finished the food and wiped my mouth without making a scene. “That was very good.” I said, taking a sip of the remaining iced tea. Megumi finished her Cheesecake and smiled. “It was an,” she searched for the words, “interesting date. Considering that someone probably set us up.” From inside the kitchen, a loud sneeze was heard followed by something muttered. The night weaned on until I checked my watch and my eyes shot up. “It’s three in the morning.” “Really?” Megumi said, searching for her jacket. “We’d better get home.” “I’ll walk you.” I stood and helped her out of the chair. As we started down the hill towards Megumi’s apartment, the candles started to wink out and dim. I could hear the sounds of rustling in the bushes as someone, probably Urd watching us as we left. *** “So, I’ll see you tomorrow? At five?” “Sure.” I smiled weakly and blinked once. She giggled and turned around, pushing a key in the lock. As she opened the door, she backed into the apartment, a smile on her face. I blushed deeply and she laughed softly. I bowed to her and turned around. What happened next wasn’t what I expected. She suddenly grabs my shirt and hauls me around, giving the most incredible lip service in the world. I just froze both in shock and fear. As she released the contact, I stumbled back and nearly tripped over the steps. She giggled again and then closed the door. “Gah.” Wow. As I turned home, I felt lightheaded. My first kiss. That’s gonna burn into my conscious thoughts for the rest of my life. As I entered the Temple quietly, the lights suddenly flipped on and lo and behold, the Gang of Nine and Urd were there, drinking and celebrating. I sighed, a wry smile on my face and marched right up to the silver haired goddess. “Urd,” I said, staring her in the eye, “I felt like I should both throttle you, or hug you. Live with it.” I threw my arms around her neck and gave her a great bear hug. She stiffened for a second before returning it. Thor stared, Shiva giggled, Balder blinked, Hades pulled out some glasses to look at this better, Hercules fished a camera out of his backpack, Ares drank, a smile on his face, Magni snickered, Heimdall and Tyr sat, with huge smiles on their faces. After releasing the hug, I dashed into my room. Ah. Life is good. Urd just stood there, a happy smile on her face as the other Gods and Goddesses drank. End Chapter 4. I really hope no one was screaming SPAM IT!