Adorable Mamodo--Part 1
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I sighed as I walked home from school. It was a miserable, wet, rainy, cloudy Friday afternoon. There weren't many people on the streets, so I was practically alone. It'd been a long day and I was tired. I'd taken a ton of tests and my brain hurt from too much thinking. I didn't know what to do with myself today. Mom wouldn't be home for another few hours, the birds were no fun because you couldn't take them out of their cages, and so, there wasn't much to do today.
When I got to the corner by the anime shop, I heard a tiny boy's crying voice say, "Someone! I'm lost and all alone! Where am I?" I stopped walking and looked in his direction. There he stood, soaking wet and crying. All he had on were baggy blue pants tied at the bottoms, white sneakers, and a white shirt with blue stripes and a snowflake in the center. His hair and eyes both matched the pants. I blinked and thought, "What's such an adorable little kid like him doing out here, lost?" I decided to stop wondering and take him home, or at least try to find his parents, if he had any.
"Why're you lost, little boy?" I asked him. "Where are your parents? They must be worried sick!" "I have sniff no parents!" he replied, wiping his eyes with a tiny finger. "Sure you do! Where are they, or do you know?" "No, I really don't have any! I don't know what happened to them if I ever had any!" "Oh, that's too bad! Well, don't worry! I'll take care of you!" I cried and picked him up by the underarms. "You're so adorable! Do you have a name, little guy?" "Reikom!" he replied and smiled. "Ok, Reikom. I'll take you home and you can live with me! You'll be my little brother!" Smiling widely, he asked, "Really? I will!" "Of course! I can't let an adorable little thing like you got to waste!" Happily, I twirled around and squealed. Things couldn't get any better! I finally the younger sibling that I'd always wanted!
"Where are we going?" Reikom asked as we walked to my house, hand in hand. "We're going home!" "Home?" he asked. I smiled and nodded. I felt his tiny hand grip my big one tighter. I looked down at him and wondered, "Something seems a bit strange. Why would such an adorable little kid like him be all alone? The eyes are brilliantly icy and beautiful. His clothes are a bit dirty and torn, but otherwise all right. He seems somewhat strange, like he has no memory and isn't from this world. Could it be that he's a …Mamodo? I've heard about them, but I thought that they were just legends. Wonder what's in that backpack he's wearing? Could it possibly hold his spell book? What if…?" My thoughts were stopped when Reikom said, "Is your house nice and dry?" "Of course it is!" "Great!"
"Here we are!" I cried and opened the door after unlocking it. Cautiously, he stepped in and took a good look around the living room. His wide eyes came to rest on two birdcages by the window. "You have pet birds?" he asked. "Yah. The one in the green cage's Sonny and the other, in the purple cage, is Sniper." "Cool! Do they come out on your finger?" "Well, not yet. I haven't had them for very long, so I'm working on it." "Oh, ok." Walking to the left, he entered the dining room/kitchen. "A computer! Wow, awesome!" He sat down on the chair in front of it and asked, "How do you turn it on?" I walked over and pressed a button on the tower and a button by the speakers. The previously blank, black screen came to life. "Who's that?" he said and pointed to the desktop picture. "Oh that? It's of a friend of mine. He's a bit strange. My guess is that he's a Mamodo, but he hasn't told me yet." "Another Mamodo, like me?" Reikom said, curiously looking up at me. I gasped. "You're a Mamodo?" I cried and nearly fainted in shock. He smiled and nodded, pulling out a large, blue book of a freaky language. "Whoa, ok. This is seriously awesome! I have my own little Mamodo! Lemme guess…water elemental?" He shook his head. "Ice?" "Bingo!" "Even cooler…literally!" He laughed and hopped off the chair, into my arms. I held him close and whispered, "Hey, wanna see my room?" "Ok!"
"See? This is my room!" "Wow! Cool!" Reikom climbed out of my arms and onto the bed. "Hold on! Lemme get you some clean, dry clothes!" He got off and stood there. Rummaging through the closet, I said, "Here we go!" I handed him a baggy pair of black cargo pants and a blue shirt with stars on it. When he paused and just held them, I turned around and said, "I won't look while you change." Five minutes later, I said, "You look sooo adorable Reikom!" He jumped onto my bed again and I picked up his soaked, dirty, torn clothes and said, "I'm going out to the garage, to put these in the dryer." He nodded and snuggled deep under the bed covers. I sighed and walked out of my room, out the front door, and into the garage. Opening the dryer, I tossed the clothes in and smiled at the thought of the adorable little ice Mamodo as my own. What spells had been uncovered by his previous owner, if he even had one before me? Were there any others of his kind here on Earth right now? So many questions, so hard answers to find.
When I came back in, I saw that Reikom was sound asleep, snoring softly. I closed the blinds and turned off the overhead light. Carefully crawling over him, I slept on the inside half of the bed, which was by the wall and held him close. "Sleep, little Mamodo, sleep." He stirred and I continued whispering sweetly to him. "Mom is totally gonna flip if she finds out that I got my own Mamodo! Oh, I hope she'll let me keep Reikom!" I thought wildly. Calming down, I snuggled deeper under the covers and held him close. I could feel the coldness of the liquid ice/blood circulating through his body. In my embrace, he rolled over and we were face to face. I felt his cold breath against my warm skin and it sent a chill streaming through my entire body. Just when I closed my eyes…
"Honey! I'm home!" came my mom's voice from the front door way. Instantly, my eyes snapped open, as did Reikom's. He sat up and ran to open my bedroom door. I stopped him and whispered, "I can't let mom see you! Stay in the closet!" I then pointed to the blue painted doors. He nodded and I told him, "Stay until I come back in and say it's all right for you to come out, ok?" "Sure!" he replied and walked into the closet. I shut the doors and opened my own. "Hi mom!" I quickly said and smiled. "Hi dear, how was your day at school?" "Good!" "Great. Could you put away the groceries please?" "Sure thing!" So, I went to work on putting the food and drinks away. When my mom left the room and went to hers, my thoughts returned to Reikom. "I wonder what Mamodos like to eat? How different can their regular diet be from a human's?" When I came upon some chocolates, I opened the bag, slipped some in my pocket and put the rest in the cupboard. Then I slipped a cheese square, some crackers, and an apple in my jacket pockets.
"Hey little guy! Come on out! I got you some food!" I said. Reikom pushed open the closet doors and hopped out, saying, "You got me food!" "Yah. I hope you like chocolate, cheese, crackers, and an apple!" He gratefully took the food and in what seemed like five seconds, ate away. He practically swallowed everything, barely chewing. He gnawed through the apple like he was in an eating race. I couldn't believe it. "Whoa! You're done already!" I cried. The tiny Mamodo nodded and said, "Got anything else to eat?" I sweat dropped and said, "Yah. Just don't eat everything in the house, ok? Leave some for me and mom!" He again nodded and ran out the door and into the kitchen. Unfortunately, mom was in the kitchen right when Reikom skidded to a stop in front of the cupboard. She turned around and gasped.
"And who is this?" she asked in a tone of voice that didn't sound too happy. "Mom, I can explain!" I quickly cried. "He's a little Mamodo of ice named Reikom! I found him on the way home from school today! Can I keep him? Pllleeeeaaaassseeee!" "Dear, I don't know. Where will he sleep? Who's going to watch him? What do Mamodos eat anyways?" "They eat what humans eat! He can stay in my room and is small enough to fit in my backpack if I get a larger one!" I said. "Well…Ok. He can stay, as long as he doesn't get into trouble. But, he's entirely your responsibility, ok?" I nodded, not needing to be told twice. Reikom laughed and squeezed me around the ribs, nuzzling his face in between my breasts. I was, at first, a bit surprised, but he didn't know how weird it was to do that, so I let it pass.
"Now what?" he asked when we were again in my room ,door closed and locked. "Uhm, you bed. Oh, I know! Underneath my desk!" I pointed and he said, "Ok." I pushed the chair aside and put a small pillow and two blankets under the desk. "You look like you'll fit in that small space," I said. He got down and crawled under the desk. "Yep!" "You must be tired. I can tell. So, sleep." "But Mamodos don't require sleep like humans do," Reikom pointed out. "Well, although they don't, it'd do you some good," I sighed and ruffled his spiky, blue hair. "Ok," he said and wrapped himself up in the warm blankets, eyes closed. I quietly tiptoed over to my own bed and allowed myself to fall onto it. Soon, I too was asleep, though it was still