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Sherry: My head hurts...

Me: No duh, Noru thwacked you on the head last chapter. It's supposed to hurt!

Sherry: I think it's swelling...

Zatch: -in a sing song voice- Sherry has a big head! Sherry has a big head!

Sherry: I do not!

Me and Zatch: Do too.

Sherry: Do not!

Me and Zatch: Do too.

Sherry: I DO NOT!

Me; Well, you might not have a big head, but you get this really freaky looking face sometimes. o.O Like in the episode "Sherry's rhapsodey of life"... o.O

Zatch: Like this? -tries to immitate Sherry's freaky face-

Me: o.O... uh, no.

Sherry: -to Zatch- I think you mean this... -does face-

Me and Zatch: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!

-runs away-

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

Oh, and to let all you peoples know, THERE'S A BRAGOxSHERRY SCENE!

Come Back To Me

Chapter 12

Forgive and Forget

A small beam of light entered through the window to a young woman's room. A few pieces of dust could be seen floating by in the light caused by the moving fan above.

Sherry could be seen lying in the bed. It had been three days already since the battle with Richard and Noru, and the girl still had not woken up from her unconscious state.

The young woman had a small bandage wrapped around her head from where Noru attacked her. There was also a few other bandages draped around her hand and side, along with a few other places. And next to the bed she was on was the black book resting upon a table.

Right next to her was Brago sitting on the side of the bed, looking down at the young woman. He had been frequently coming in and out of the room to check up on her, but her condition never seemed to change.

A sigh escaped his lips as he looked down at the motionless girl. How long was it going to take for her to regain consciousness? He had waited four years to see her again, then about a week because of Richard, and now three more days because Sherry passed out! Patience was never going to be on his side…

They say patience is a virtue, but to him it's a waste of time. Waiting for something that could easily just happen quickly, what was the point in being patient anyways?

He brushed a golden lock from the girl's face and studied it. Her skin was much pinker than his and it was much softer than his, too. Brago also noticed at how he had grown about an inch taller than the girl after all these years… he remembered when he was at least about half a foot shorter than her…

Brago then sat up from the young woman's bedside and headed towards the door. He looked back one last time at the unconscious woman, and then left the room.

He walked through the halls of the mansion, heading for a way to the front door. He'd go outside for a little and then check on Sherry again.

After a minute or two of walking the dark mamodo reached the front door. Brago opened it and walked outside, heading for the forest.

-o-o-o-o-o-

A couple of hours passed by and throughout the entire mansion there was complete silence. The only sounds that could be heard were the sounds of walking footsteps, made by Brago. He walked through the hallways, now heading back to Sherry's room to check on her.

When he finally reached her room, he saw that she was gone. He looked around the room and saw no traces of her being there. The bed was neatly made, probably by her butler, and Brago saw that her coat that she normally kept on a rack was missing.

Had she gone outside? If so, then where?

Now seeing that Sherry was awake, all he wanted to do was to talk to her without having to be interrupted by someone like Richard and Noru. Speaking of Richard, he had checked to see whether the ass was alive the other day and saw that he was not. He was still lying where he was when he… beat him up. He had probably lost too much blood…

But besides that, the mamodo just wanted to talk to the blonde. He wanted to see if she was alright.

So the mamodo walked out of the girl's room. He tried to sense where the girl was, but he couldn't make it out very well. Brago sighed, and continued to walk until he was outside again.

Now… the search for Sherry begins.

-o-o-o-o-o-

"Kiyo, do you think that Sherry's alright?" Zatch Bell looked up at the brunet, hoping for an answer. Kiyo just shrugged and continued eating his lunch.

"I'm sure Brago has been taking good care of her. There's probably nothing to worry about."

The lightning mamodo shrugged, and continued eating his yellow tail fish that he had plucked right out of the water earlier that morning. He had been saving it for lunch.

Both Kiyo and Zatch Bell were on the back porch of Kiyo's house, eating their lunch. Kiyo's backyard consisted of many trees and shrubberies (that had not been trimmed yet), which gave it a sort of untamed look.

Then, Kiyo noticed something. He looked over to the left and saw something moving in the shadows of the forest. "Hey, Zatch…"

The lightning mamodo looked up at Kiyo. "Yeah?"

"Look over there. Do you see who it is? Because I can't." the brunet pointed over to where he saw the figure move in the shadows. Zatch squinted his eyes, and then they lit up with realization.

"Oh, that's Brago." He continued to munch on his fish.

"It is?"

Kiyo looked back to where the figure was. Yes, that was Brago. But what was he doing here, anyways?

Brago had his back leaning against a tree, and was staring back at Kiyo and the lighting mamodo. He then began to walk towards the two.

"Hi Brago!" greeted Zatch. He waved his hand in a friendly way. Brago stopped when he was about five feet away from the two.

"So, what are you doing here?" asked Kiyo, leaning back in his chair. He watched as the mamodo looked at him with his blank stare.

"Have you two seen any signs of Sherry?" asked the dark mamodo quietly.

"Hmm?" Kiyo raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean by that? Isn't she supposed to be with you?"

"She's not in her room, and I don't know where she is." replied the dark mamodo. He shook his head.

The brunet closed his eyes and began to think. "You know…" he began. "I think I might have seen her earlier today out in the town…" He began to think even more and soon he began nodding his head. "Yeah, it was her alright. She seemed a little depressed. Although I have no idea why she would be."

But when Kiyo reopened his eyes he saw that Brago had disappeared. Huh? Where'd he go? thought Kiyo. He shrugged, and began eating his lunch again.

-o-o-o-o-o-

The dark mamodo was walking through the town. After hearing Kiyo say that he had seen Sherry somewhere through this area, he had immediately left and headed here. But he hadn't seen any signs of the blonde anywhere.

Brago had been searching for Sherry all day now, and he had no luck finding her. Where was she? All he wanted was to talk to her… to speak to her… Sherry, where are you?

Perhaps he should try going back to the mansion... after all, it was getting closer and closer to dusk. Twilight would be here soon, and Sherry would have probably headed back to her home by now.

So the dark mamodo changed his course and began walked towards the Belmond mansion. After about a thirty minutes walk, he finally reached it.

Opening the door, Brago saw that the house was fairly dark. There were a few candles lit here and there, but they didn't supply much light.

The dark mamodo entered the home, and still there was no sound except for footsteps coming to the right. Brago waited a few seconds until he could distinguish who the figure was. It was Sherry's butler, Alfred.

"Good evening, sir." spoke the old man. "Is there anything I may help you with?"

The dark mamodo didn't answer Alfred right away, but then after a few more seconds he began to speak. "Where's Sherry?" he asked.

"Ah, you want to know where Miss Sherry is, yes." The man nodded his head. He looked back up to the mamodo with is half closed eyes. "I believe she's in her room at the moment." he said. Alfred began to walk in a different direction, and before he walked off he spoke one last thing. "I trust you know where it is."

Brago watched the older man leave the room. Finally, he knew where Sherry was! The mamodo then began to walk, searching for the right path to the blonde's room. He thought back to what Kiyo had said earlier.

"She seemed a little depressed. Although I have no idea why she would be."

Sherry was depressed when he saw her? How come? Would she be depressed when he saw her?

A few thoughts ran through the mamodo's head as he continued on his way. He soon encountered a flight of steps, and began to walk upwards.

When he reached the final step Brago took a left. He continued walking until he encountered a room with a door slightly ajar. Brago recognized it as Sherry's room. It looked a little different in the dark…

The dark mamodo then peaked inside. He could see that the room was dimly lit, and the curtains hanging over the windows were drawn together, that way nobody could see through them. Brago could also see a figure lying on a bed.

Sherry?

Without knocking, Brago quietly opened the door and walked into the room. Closing the door behind him, he looked over at the young woman on the bed.

"Hi, Brago…" the young woman on the bed said quietly. Sherry didn't even bother turning her head to greet the dark mamodo, or even look at him. She just stared up at the ceiling above her.

Brago didn't say anything as he watched the depressed girl give a sigh. She raised her hand to observe the back of it, and then she set it down to her side again. There was a still silence between the two as more seconds passed by. Soon it was a minute, and then two more.

Kiyo was right, Brago thought. She is depressed. But why? She seemed happy enough right before she passed out three days ago… maybe it was the blackout or just some other problem…

The dark mamodo continued to watch the blonde as she stared up at the ceiling. And then finally, after about another minute, the young woman began to speak.

"I'm sorry," she began. "I… I couldn't do anything to control myself. Richard… he… he and Noru placed a spell on me. I was unable to do anything at all…" The young woman paused, not wanting to think about what happened. She soon continued. "And… it just happened. I didn't want to fall for Richard, but… Every time I thought about you, Noru would place the spell on me stronger than before, over and over again… and he'd even talk to me, too…"

Brago still said nothing as he watched a few tears fall down the young woman's face. So this why she was so depressed? She was thinking back to what Richard did to her? Why hadn't she moved on?

Brago's red orbs then disappeared into the depths of his cloudy eyes, leaving a blank stare. A few more tears then trickled down Sherry's face, and the dark mamodo began to walk over to her.

He crawled on top of the bed and sat down cross-legged. The dark mamodo stared deeply into the young woman's azure eyes.

"It wasn't your fault." Brago finally spoke. "Like you said, there was nothing you could do about it."

Sherry let another weep escape her lips. "But… I feel that it is my fault, and—"

The blonde stopped talking when she felt the warmth of Brago's hand grasp onto her own. She turned her head around to look up at the dark mamodo's face. She noticed how his eyes were blank, and couldn't help but stare into them. Even if his eyes were blank and almost eerie at times, they still brought comfort to her.

There was another silence as the two continued to gaze into each other's eyes. They were lost in thought as they stared at one another.

"It's not your fault." Brago said quietly, breaking the silence after another minute. "So stop saying that it is." As he said these words, Brago remembered how he said the exact same thing right before he left Sherry four years ago. When his book was burned, and he had to return to his world. The blonde had said that the loss of the black book was her fault, but Brago corrected her and said it was not.

A tear dripped down the young woman's cheek. "Brago…" she whimpered. "I'm so sorry." More tears fell down her face. She sniffed, and twisted her hand around so that she could hold onto the mamodo's. Sherry squeezed Brago's hand tightly as she softly began to cry.

"Don't be." Brago murmured. He wiped away a tear with his hand and gazed into the blonde's sapphire eyes. As he stared deeply into Sherry's eyes, he felt himself lean forward and capture her lips with his own.

Sherry's eyes widened. She had not quite expected this, but she closed her eyes and gladly returned the kiss. More tears streamed down her face as she continued kissing the dark mamodo.

The kiss ended, and Sherry opened her eyes to look up into Brago's empty ones.

"I love you so much, Brago." Sherry breathed. Brago nodded his head in agreement as he began to climb over the blonde.

Reaching up, Sherry placed her hands on the mamodo's shoulders as he began to graze her neck. The blonde moaned with pleasure as Brago made his way down her neck and onto her shoulders, his razor-sharp teeth running up and down the young woman's skin. He then moved upwards back up the girl's neck and onto the side of her face where he began to nibble at her ear. Brago then made his way towards her lips where he ended it with a kiss.

The two's tongues wrestled in the space provided between their mouths, and they soon broke up for air.

"You're my human, and you always will be." Brago said softly as he made his way to kiss Sherry again. The two's lips locked together and their tongues explored the corners of the other's mouth.

They broke up for air again, and Sherry let out a pant of breath. She brushed her hand against the dark mamodo's face.

"Brago… I don't know what I'd do without you." whispered Sherry. She wrapped her arms around Brago's neck and kissed him on the lips.

After the kiss, Brago pushed the blonde down against the bed. He placed his hand against the young woman's cheek and rubbed his thumb against her skin. The dark mamodo then began to trace the woman's figure with his hand as it slid down her frame.

Goosebumps rose up on Sherry's skin as Brago's hand traced her figure. She let out a soft moan. Her eyes closed and she let out a breath.

Brago stopped, and looked down at the young woman. That was enough for one night. And besides, Sherry still had to recover a little from the battle three days ago. So Brago climbed off the young woman and sat down next to her on the bed. At this point, Brago's ruby red orbs returned.

Sherry reopened her eyes to stare at the ceiling, and to think about what she just went through with Brago, taking in every detail and rethinking about it all. She then turned her head to face the dark mamodo.

"Stay, Brago." the young woman whispered. A smile crept upon Brago's face, and he took the blonde's hand.

"I'll never leave you again, Sherry." promised the dark mamodo.

The blonde smiled and rolled over onto her side. She closed her eyes and sighed happily. Brago, taking his free hand, removed his cape and shirt and threw them on the floor. He layed down next to Sherry and brushed a lock of hair from her face.

A happy tear trickled down the young woman's cheek as she felt the dark mamodo lay down next to her. She curled up next to him as a smile played with her lips. Sherry held onto Brago's hand, not wanting to let go.

Once again, Brago filled up her heart with happiness and love, so no coldness could take over. He filled up her empty heart with love, just as she did to him.

Brago closed his eyes and reopened them to keep an eye on Sherry. And as he watched the blonde's breathing become steadier as she began to fall asleep, he could barely hear her whisper something very faintly.

"Brago… you saved me again."

So, tell me, was it good? Was it bad? Was it in the middle? Please state in your review what you think!

Oh... and I forgot to say this last chapter (laughs), you all are allowed to kill Richard now! But wait, he's dead in the story, so... hey, i know a way to revive him! I'll use a ressurect charm!

-ressurects Richard-

Richard: Ow... where am I?

Me: -rubs hands- In a place where you meet your doom. -cackles evily-

Richard: HEY! I know you! You're the author who imagined me to be in a story where I would be the villain and then try to kill Sherry but got beat up by Brago and then died and... -stops when he sees glimmering in TM's eyes- You look like you're about to kill...

Me: You bet! -takes out magic sword- Now, to you all reviewers: You can get rid of Richard in your own evil ways, but only on one condition... I GET THE FIRST DIBS! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

-uses magic sword against Richard-

Richard: HEEEEEEEEEEEELP!

BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Ahem, yes, now that that's over with (I'll return to torturing him later), on to my reviewers!

Inumaru12: You get to beat up Richard now! Nothing to worry about:-)

PsychicLunar: Well then, in that case, Cartoon Network HAS to put it up or they're going to get it BAD! haha, anyways, Hm, I never really thought about giving them a new spell. And seeing that I don't know how their new spells work (I actually have to see a new spell in action, not just described on spoiler websites and whatnot before I write about it), and I probably wouldn't be able to think of a new spell without copying off of other people or something... but I wouldn't do that. And... hahahahaha! Those two pictures in your profile... -starts laughing and ends up hitting head against keyboard- He tried to use it on Zophise! HAHAHA! Man, I can't wait to see that:D

MadisonMohawks JD: Here's the next chappy. And I'm unhappy with my battle scenes because they SUCK and it's the TRUTH!Haha, anyways, next chapter's going tobe up soon.

Enula: Yup. The romance is here! XD And... woah, I got 100 reviews, never thought that'd happen...

SilverMoons BlackWings: You're glad Sherry's sick? Ah well, she's not anymore!

Crying White Wolf: Beating up Richard's fun:-)

Computerfreak101: Brago and Sherry kissed and all that wonderful whatnot. yeah, yeah, they're all happy now... YOU CAN KILL RICHARD NOW! HAHAHA! But I got the first dibs... XD

Blood of the Wolf: No, NOW i give thee permission to destroy Richard! HAHAHAHA! I don't know why I had Sherry stop him, I guess because she had had enough blood for one day? Sherry: I told you so before, I hate blood spewing out of people like that! Me: Ah, well, who cares? XD Richard doesn't come back. I only ressurected him to come back so that we you reviewers (and myself) could get rid of him (again). XD Sherry just fainted, that's all.

BlueWater26: Eh, Richard DOES die, (as stated in earlier in this chapte), but then i ressurected him to let reviewers have their fun. :-)

Yamia Ishtar: What's "hanyou" mean exactly? I'm confused, because I've heard people call it different things, and I'm trying to learn Japanese but no dictionary will tell me what it is. -sob- Dictionary's are supposed to tell you EVERY SINGLE WORD! -sobs again- Don't worry, you can hurt Richard now. Heheheh...

Wow... this story has been going by too fast... only one more chapterleft to go! And that one will be up soon now that I'm out of school... -smiles happily-

Zatch: I don't have to go to school!

Me: Yeah, you're too dumb. The teachers don't know HOW to teach you because you're too thick-headed!

Zatch: Hey! That's mean!

Me: I was just kidding! Hahaha!

Zatch: Hey, um... where's Brago and Sherry?

Me: Um... have you read this chapter?

Zatch: ...No, why?

Me: Read it and you'll find out.

Kiyo: I don't thinkZatch should read it.

Me: Ah, good point. Zatch, forget what I said! You're still a little 6-year old (besides in the story) so you shouldn't read!

Zatch: Fine! But at least tell me where they are?

Me: -to Kiyo- Should I?

Kiyo: No. It'll give him nightmares.

Me: Yeah, well, Zatch, you don't want to know.

Zatch: But I do!

Me: No!

-TM and Zatch get in argument-

Me: I'm not telling you and that's that!

Zatch: Please?

Me: Hm... Will you just shut up? I'll give you... TEN YELLOW TAIL if you shut up!

Zatch: -drools so much he causes a lake to appear- YES! DEAL! DEAL!

-Zatch eats away at all the fish-

haha, yes, well. This is the 2nd to last chapter! The last one will be out soon! Hope you all enjoy!

-goes back to killing off Richard and ressurecting him over and over and over and over and over and over (10 hours later) and over and over and over again...- Haha!

AND I NOW HAVE MORE THAN 100 REVIEWS! WHOOHOO!