Hi, my name is anonimize, and this is my first fan fiction ever. Anywho, I don't have anything to say except I hope you like the story.
Disclaimer: I don't own Zatch Bell, nor do I own any of the characters that appear in the original manga or anime.
CHAPTER ONE: MEETING
On a bright and sunny day, down the road was driving a young man of 18. His name was Jack Rade. He had a husky body build, and was of above average strength for his age. He had neatly combed dark brown hair that went down to his neck. He had hazel eyes, large eyelashes, and rather large eyebrows that he had to shave quite often. He was wearing blue jeans and a comfy-looking T-shirt.
Where he was going, he did not know. He was on one of those find yourself journeys that high school graduates always seem to go on for random plot reasons. Anywho, he was just then pulling into a small town called Marfa, located in western Texas. He had been here several times before on trips with his family, most of which were with his mother.
He pulled up to a local resturaunt that was notorious for looking like an abandoned gas station, but was praised for having excellent pizza. He walked into the resturaunt, set down, and told the waitress what he wanted right off the top of his head. "I'd like a large hamburger and onion pizza with a Dr. Pepper, please," he said.
The waitress said "Would that be all?" He nodded a yes and see took his order up to the counter to be fulfilled, and got him his Dr. Pepper.
"Thanks," he said.
Around that time, he saw a young woman around his age walk into the resturaunt. She was wearing a red kimono with a katana at her side. She was bearfoot, and her feet were callous enough to show that she hadn't worn shoes in quite some time. She had long, blue hair that went down to the middle of her back, pretty-looking green eyes, and a cute face. Not drop-dead georgous, but not ugly, either. Her hands had were callous and blistered, and in one of her hands she was carying a magenta book.
She walked over to the table where Jack was sitting, sat down and sat down her book, held out her hands and said "Please give me food!"
Jack was still in shock and awe of the recent happening, but quickly snapped out of it and said "Um, sure, but your gonna have to wait 'til it gets here."
She shook her head in agreement. Jack then got her some water, and began to ask her questions.
"Sooooooooooooooooo, what's your name?"
"Mari," she said.
"What's your last name?"
"What's a last name?" she said.
"Do you have a surname?"
"What's a surname?" she said as she got some more water, as she finished drinking hers.
"Never mind," he sighed as he slumped. "Well, this is just lovely," he thought, "I'm about to share lunch with a girl who doesn't even know what a last name is and has some weird-looking book." Something had just clicked in his head, he should ask her about her book. It would make good small talk, and he would like to know what that book was.
"Can you please tell me what that book is?" he asks.
She then made the kinda face that you make when you just remembered something you were gonna ask someone. "Oh, oh yeah! Can you please see if you can read this book, please?" she quickly stated in roughly 3.5 seconds.
"What, does she not know how to read, either? Oh well, I better keep my mouth shut and just read it," he thought to himself. He then said "Okay, lemme see it then."
She handed him the book, and the he opened it up. He then was startled by what he saw next. "What the!? There's a whole bunch of weird symbols in this book! I can't read any of... Oh, wait! There's some different colored text right there, and I can read it? It says 'Slaydu', I wonder what that means?'
"Well, can you read it?" asked Mari.
"Yeah," said Jack.
"Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss, my search is finally over!" she said.
"What search?"
"I'll tell you after lunch," she said as there food was placed right before them.