It's been several months, and I'm still having trouble writing Aa!
Megumi-sama! I think I should list ideas, link them together in an outline,
write, send to pre-readers, revise, then submit. Is there a more effective
way to write? Anyway, for the antagonists, I've decided to settle for my own
characters rather than the traditional Mara. Could someone give me tips on
how to keep them from becoming annoying stage hogs? Please give advice in
any way you can. I think I may lose my will to write....

Aa! Megumi-sama!

Prelude

 Keiichi's life had settled into normality (or what could pass for it). Of
course, this meant that something was bound to happen soon. Maybe Mara would
pay a visit. Maybe Urd would try to "improve" something. But then again,
maybe things might actually stay "normal" for once and his relationship with
Belldandy could advance. He thought about it.

"Not likely."

 Keiichi sighed. Who would have thought peace could be so boring? Belldandy
was out shopping. Urd was showing some new goddess the ropes. Skuld had
attended some convention. He was just sitting on the floor, thinking about
what he could be doing. Keiichi had now just resigned himself to simply
looking at a spare wheel that was left over from a bike design gathering
dust.

 "Boring. Boring! BORING!" Keiichi's mind screamed out. By now, the wheel
had so much dust it looked white. Bright white. In fact, it seemed to be
glowing. He quickly checked again. White pattern confirmed. Goddess
confirmed.

 Panicked, he got up and backed off quickly. A young woman pulled herself
out of the wheel. The look she had as she came out completely screamed
newbie. This new goddess had a red pinwheel pattern on her forehead, and
slightly orangish stars above her cheeks. She had short brown hair, clothes
similar to Belldandy's uniform, and a somewhat mischievious smile. "Hi
Kei-chan!" she exclaimed, with great familiarity.

 Keiichi thought quickly. Kei-chan? Only one person called him that. That
was... "Oh no" he thought, "this can't be real." He reacted
instinctively.

"MEGUMI!!!!!??????????" The stressed Nekomi student fainted.

End Prelude

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