Hello again! It's Twilight Memories, and I'm back with one of the chapters certain reviewers have been waiting for... the torturing of Brago! HAHAHAHAHA!

Brago: Like I've said before, you enjoy torturing me, don't you?

Me: YUP! -smiles-

-TM gets punched by Brago-

Me: Stop punching me!

Anyways, time to get on with the chapter! Oh, and a fair warning so I don't get any complaints or whatever in a review, Brago (later on in the chapter) may seem a little OOC, but I had to make it like that to add to the angst.

Brago: Oh, so now you've made me act anti-me?

Me: I had no other choice...

Brago: -glares- I'm never going to forgive you, you do realize that.

Me: Yeah, I know, but you're not the forgiving type anyways.

Brago: ...

Me: Oh, and I just remembered! -goes and finds the closet I stuffed Sherry in from the last chapter-

Brago: -to Sherry- Where have you been?

Sherry: Twilight hid me in a closet and put duck-tape over my mouth!

Brago: Oh?

Sherry: YES! Aren't you going to do something about it?

Me; Sorry, enought talking! The story's about to start, so get to your places!

Disclaimer: I don't own Zatch Bell. If I did... well... let's just say I don't and end it there.

Come Back To Me

Chapter 8

Why Don't You Believe Me?

Brago leapt forward, taking his right hand, and swung it down on Richard's head. There was a shriek as Sherry watched the brunet get tackled by the dark mamodo. Richard, as he was being pushed to the ground, let out a cry of pain and surprise.

The dark mamodo let out a roar of anger as he swept down and let his fist collide with Richard's face a second time. He was now standing on top of the human now, who just received a very bloody nose.

"Brago, stop!" screamed Sherry as Brago pulled up Richard by his shirt. "BRAGO!" she cried again.

Brago, whom was half ignoring the blonde's cries, punched Richard again in the face. The human staggered backwards as more blood dripped off of his face and new blood from his mouth.

The mamodo was about to strike again, but as his hand flew through the air it was stopped by Sherry, who swung it around the opposite way.

"Brago, what the hell are you doing?" asked Sherry angrily, but also in a surprised tone. She stared at the mamodo in the eyes, and there was silence.

Richard – who was on the ground again – wiped off some of the dripping blood from his face with his sleeve. "Seriously man, what was that all about?"

Noru, who seemed to have been forgotten, just stepped back a little to stay out of the fight. He watched as the other three continued to talk.

"Sherry," Brago began. "This man is up to something! Don't you know that?" He pointed a finger at Richard. "He's up to no good! He's planning something against you!"

Sherry just stared at Brago with wide eyes. Then she turned her head to face Richard, and then back to the dark mamodo. Closing her eyes, the blonde shook her head. "No… why would you say something like that? Richard wouldn't do anything wrong!"

Brago watched as the girl continued to shake her head. "Sherry," he began. "I heard him myself! The ass is up to something!" The dark mamodo clenched his teeth together as he watched Richard stand up.

Noru, who decided to get in the conversation, began to speak. "Hey, who are you to make judgments like that? My brother wouldn't do anything bad, just like Sherry said."

Hearing that voice, Brago turned his head to the child. He had the same voice as that other person from the woods.

And there was something odd about him as well…

"And you!" Brago started. "You're the one Richard was talking to in the woods!" the dark mamodo said. He turned his attention back to Sherry. "These two are up to something! I heard them say so!"

"Oh? And what was it they were planning?" Sherry asked, putting her hands on her hips. Brago stood silent for a moment, but when he was about to speak, Richard interrupted him.

"We... we were planning on buying you this beautiful necklace as a gift for you, for being such a nice, wonderful girlfriend." said Richard quickly. "But Noru here was just helping me plan on when to give it to you." He bowed his head.

Brago stared at the brunet. That liar…

The blonde raised her eyebrows and turned to face Brago. She gave an exasperated sigh and shook her head again. "Brago, how could you say something like that?" A look of sadness then crept up upon the girl's features, and she let out a longer sigh.

Brago, intent on getting Sherry to believe him, thought up of something else. "OK then, if they were planning this gift for you, then why were they in the woods?" His ruby orbs disappeared as he let out a growl when Richard gave a laugh.

"We were out in the woods because we were taking a walk."

Liar…

Brago clenched his fist even tighter as he listened to the man. That does it. He's trying to fool Sherry, and it was working!

The young blonde then gave another sad sigh as she closed her eyes and reopened them. Looking at Brago, she gave him a sad look. "Why, Brago? Why? Why would you say something bad about Richard? He was just being nice and planning a gift for me. How could you?"

The girl then suddenly froze, her face turned a shade paler and she let out a gasp for breath. She fell to the ground and landed on her knees, her hands pushing against the ground to support her weight.

"Sherry!" cried both Brago and Richard at the same time. Richard then jumped forward before Brago could do anything, and helped the girl up.

She gave a groan of pain as she was pulled up from the ground. Her arm was then put around Richard's shoulders and she put her other hand atop her knee. Sherry shook a little, and took a few short breaths.

Brago looked anxiously at the girl as she continued to suffer from pain. What was wrong with her? Why is she so sick? She was fine the other day…

His mind raced as the girl shook a little more. "Sherry," began the mamodo, but the girl just shook her head.

"Brago… No." Sherry looked up at the mamodo. Her face was pale, and her hair had fallen over her eyes. "I don't want to listen to it. Just go away."

"Just go away."

Those three words echoed in the dark mamodo's mind as the girl shook her head.

"Just go away, Brago. I'm through with this. Just leave me alone."

"Sherry…" Brago gave a shocked look, and for once in a long time, he felt truly alone as the girl told him to back off. "Why are you—?"

"Just go away!" cried the girl. She seemed to be suffering for multiple reasons. "Go away Brago, I don't belong with you. Leave me alone!" The girl then toppled over and fainted, and was caught by Richard.

The brunet gave a look at Brago, who only clenched his teeth even more, and the man smiled. "You heard her." he started. "Go away."

The mamodo then took a step backwards, and gave a last look at Sherry. He then quickly turned his head away from the scene and ran off from the grounds and into the woods.

Why was this happening? Brago thought. Why did Sherry have to fall for him? Now they'd never be together… Sherry…

He ran as fast as he could, and didn't bother paying attention to where he was going. Brago almost ran into a tree or two as he ran through the woods. After about five more minutes he stopped running.

The dark mamodo then clenched his fists even tighter than they were, and his red orbs returned to his eyes. He let out a yell of anger and slammed his fists into a nearby tree, and sent it falling to the ground.

Birds that were in the tree and that were close by flew off into the skies, twittering all the way. Brago just stood there, his fist still outstretched from his punch.

He gave another angry growl, much louder this time, and punched his hand into another tree. The mamodo knocked down a few more trees as he continued to take out his anger on the nature around him.

And then after a while, there was an eerie silence, and Brago felt more alone. He turned his head to look up at the groups of scattered birds in the sky.

"Just go away."

"Just go away, Brago."

"I'm through with this."

"Just leave me alone."

"Go away, Brago."

All the words that Sherry had spoken to him a few minutes ago continued to echo through his mind. Giving a last punch, Brago knocked down another tree that was next to him. More birds flew off into the sky.

When the dust died down, Brago was seen once more. The normally strong, tough and insensitive mamodo then gave an action for the first time in his entire life.

A small tear, barely visible, slid down the mamodo's pale cheek. He noticed this, and quickly wiped it away. He'd sworn that he'd never cry in his life, but now his vow had been broken, he had cried. For his first time, he cried.

He cried for Sherry. He cried for them not being together. He cried because he was for once, truly unhappy.

"Stupid... pathetic... weak... curse you... damn you..." Brago began to mumble under his breath. All those things described Richard. Why was Sherry falling for him? Why did the love that the two shared suddenly disappear? Why?

Brago let out another cry of anger. But it wasn't just anger; it was also one full of sadness and confusion.

The mamodo then slumped down to the ground. He folded his arms across his chest and let out a long sigh. Closing his eyes, the mamodo tried to clear his mind, but all he could think about was Sherry.

Sherry... the girl that got him through a good amount of the mamodo battle for king, the girl that was his book reader, the girl that introduced him to the feeling love.

Maybe he shouldn't have ever asked Zatch Bell to bring him back. Maybe he should have just stayed in the mamodo world. Maybe he should have never even participated in the battle for king.

He shook his head in disagreement with what he was thinking. What was he thinking, anyways? It had been his dream to become king, and like any other being they would have started their dream the first chance they got. And that's just what he did. But... why did Sherry have to be his human counterpart? Why couldn't it have been somebody else? That way he would have never had to deal with what he was dealing with now. No... no other human would have helped him as much as Sherry did during the battle. Nobody else could have done what she did to keep her promise.

A promise…

Brago remembered back to when he was disintegrating from the human world back to the mamodo world, he promised Sherry that he'd come back. He completed his promise, but Sherry ignored it. She fell for somebody else, somebody who stole. Richard stole Sherry from Brago, and now they'd never be together.

The promise was no longer. It was an unmade promise… all because of that pathetic human Richard…

"Why, Sherry? Why are you doing this to me?" Brago spoke to himself out loud. He then looked up to the sky, and took in another sigh. He let the girl's name escape his lips one last time.

"Sherry…"

o-o-o-o-o-

Two shadows that belonged to two figures were seen. It was around nightfall, and the two were discussing things of important matter.

"That mamodo is going to be trouble if he keeps interfering." said a voice of a man as he shook his head.

"I know, I know." said another voice, that of a younger male. "I have a plan to lure him away for a while, and when he takes the bait I'll get rid of him once and for all. You just have to do your part to help me with my plan. Got it?"

The other figure cackled, and the two emerged from the shadows. The two figures were Noru and Richard, but something was different.

Noru looked different, strange lines and markings had appeared on his face, and he had a much tougher look about him. His eyes showed negative emotions, mainly hate and evil. Richard's looks hadn't changed, but he was holding onto a strange, very dark red book. The book represented the color of blood.

Richard cackled and Noru gave an evil smile. The man then held up the strange book, and it began to glow.

"Psykino!"

So, who liked it?

Brago: Not me.

Sherry: Not me.

Noru and Richard: We did!

-Noru and Richard get punched by Brago-

Richard: Hey, what was that all about, hm?

Brago: Wan't me to hurt you like I did earlier, human?

Richard: -shakes with fear-

Noru: ...

Me: Go on, Brago! Just don't hurt him too much! In a few chapters I'll let you have all the fun you want! I still need him for the story. So go get 'em!

Brago: -cracks knuckels and begins to attack Richard-

Richard: HELP!

Noru: I guess I'll go get a soda...

Me: Hey, be a good slave and get me one too!

Zatch: ME THREE!

Me: Where'd he come from?

Zatch: Um...

Me: I don't think he understands what I meant... -looks back over to the bloody fight between Brago and Richard (Brago is winning)-

Noru: Since when was I a "slave"?

Me: Since I thought up of you inthe lil' part of my head I like to call imagination.

Noru: ...That made no sense whatsoever.

Me: I don't make sense. NOW GET ME A SODA!

Noru: -mumbles-

Sherry: Can I go now? I've had enough blood for one day -motions towards bloody fight-

Me: Wait til a few chapters or whatever from now. You'll be sicker than you are in my story.

Sherry: Like I needed to know that...

Anyways, on with the reviews!

PsychicLunar: Heh heh heh... Yup. Richard is a bookweilder and Noru is a mamodo. Disguised as his "little brother". Heh, yeah. There's a reason why Brago can't sense it, I don't know if its a good reason, but since I don't like giving away spoilers (only to my stories) I'm just going to let you read and find out when tha time comes. :-) But I do have to say one thing... no, Noru is NOT related to that freaky... thing... Zofis... o.O Noru's not related to him. (If it wasn't for Sherry thinking 'what's he saying?' in the episode Sherry's rhapsody of life, then I would think that Zofis was a girl...o.O)

SilverMoons BlackWings: Muwahahahahaha! After reading this chapter, you should know what I mean by more torturing...

Sara: You're probably gone to Florida by now, but that doesn't mean I can't respond to your review. You can just read it when you get back or whatever. Anyways, ...Amber has a crush on Richard? o.O You don't even know what he looks like... (besides the fact that he has brown hair and eyes)

MadisonMohawks JD: Ha ha... the way Zatch acts so weird is why I like his character! An again, you should should know what Sherry did. XD

Alison: Well, here's the next chappy! And I hope you can get email so you can join the site, and... I don't really think that putting a story in a review would be a good idea... Not to be rude or whatever, but it'd take up too much room... -.-

RuN-Fr0m-h3r3: New reader:D Anyways, torturing Brago is fun! Brago: Sure it is... Me: Yup! Ha ha...

anonimize: Still have no idea what the space worm thingy is. -.- Eh, well. Glad ya like it!

Computerfreak101: Heh heh... here' soon you'll find out who the voice is! And don't go asking me who it is, because you'll find out in about another chapter or two. It just depends on how long I make the chapters and what I can get done in them. OOH! RICHARD DUMMIES! -takes out magical sword- MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!1 -starts whacking the heads off of dummies while the real Richard freaks out in the background- THANKS! BUWAHAHAHAHA!

Enula: Yeah, go Brago! XP But that sort of cost him. Sherry ain't too happy with him now. Oh well, he'll live through it! No, Richard doesn't die, I'll let the reviewers take care of him. lol. You'll soon find out why Sherry is so sick. And, cool! 200 reviews! I only have 41 so far... but congrats!

Yamia Ishtar: Well, I guess I'm not the only one who Brago is looking for. When nobody's looking I just know he's out planning to get revenge on me... Brago: Did you call? Me: no! XP

10 reviews! Not bad, not bad:-)

Muwahahahahaha! I had fun writing this chapter!

Brago: You mean you had fun tor-

Me: -Torturing you.

Brago: Whatever.

Me: Don't worry, I'll make it up to you!

Brago: How?

Me: I dont know... I'll think of something... hopefully.

Brago: You better...

Me: Heh, yeah. Now that I'm thinking random thoughts, I had told a friend about Zatch Bell and how I liked the show. And then I drew a picture of Brago and showed her, and...

Brago: o.O You drew me?

Me: Yes I drew you. Now shut-up and don't intterrupt. Like I was saying, I showed her and...

Brago: This world is insane...

Me: -ignores last comment- And she said, what is THAT? (or something similar to that) So I respond, "a mamodo". She has no idea what a mamodo was, so I had to tell her. So I says "Basically a demon. The Japanese version they're demons" XD Yeah... and now she probably won't like the show because there's demons in it...

Brago: Why did you draw me?

Me: Because I love to draw and I also love to draw characters from other shows. See? -holds up picture-

Brago: ... I'm not that fat...

Me: -looks at picture- Ah, well, oops. I'm still practicing!

Well, I hope you liked the chappy! And for all of you who really want to know when Richard's sorry butt gets kicked, its coming soon! Not telling exactly when!

And that reminds me...

Me: Brago, where's Richard?

Brago: Um... -thinks back to battle- The hospital.

Me: I told you not to beat him up to badly!

Brago: I couldn't resist...

Enjoy the chapter!