Howdy to all of you! Yes, this is a made up story. Shade is not real in the series, just my own made up mamado. There's not much else besides the disclaimer.

Disclaimer: I do not own Zatch Bell in any way. If I did, Burago would be king by now. :)

K, on to the story!

The Animal Master Mamado

Chapter I

Asleep in my bed was I, KK. I was still in my clothes that I had worn for two days now. My best friend was in the room across the hall, door shut and probably messing around with her pets. She adored animals, and couldn't put them down. She was sort of odd, but it was only natural for her kind. She was fairly tall, about my size. She was 12, same age as me, and was a lot like me. A punk, hyper all of the time except at serious times, and loved the color black.

I must say that she has an odd clothing style. She wears a black shirt and black jeans with matching black paws for shoes. On her hands are also black paws, only adding to the odd feeling I had when I met her. Her hair is to her shoulders with bluish highlights, and her cape is a black one with a dark blue paw symbol on it. Her eyes have spike marks under and above them, a very odd thing indeed because you can't take them off.

It had only been that same day when I had met her, and she was very happy to meet a human for some odd reason. At first I was very confused, and I hardly understood what she had meant…

Begin Flashback

I walked along the forest, having no desire to go back home after school so soon. I kept walking until I heard a rustle in the bushes. Something jumped out, another 12-year-old girl. She jumped out and threw a book in my direction. I looked down at it, I loved books, but this was different, it glowed. I grabbed it, giving a quick glance at the other girl, who at the moment was urging me to open the book. I did open it, and to my surprise, even though it was different language, I could read it.

"Clawsen." I read in a hesitant voice, afraid of what might happen.

Suddenly, The other girl jumped into the air. She started to take the form of a werewolf, her claws growing about one foot long. She charged at a nearby tree and slashed it. The tree fell to the ground, the girl walking back over to me, smirking. She was in her normal form again, and finally spoke as she outstretched her hand with the paw on it, "It's Shade."

I grinned in her direction and shook her paw, "Awesome! I'm KK! It's nice to meet you, Shade. I just don't understand about the book."

Shade had sat down on a log and had a grin on her face, "Well. Have you ever heard of mamados?"

I pondered this, "Actually, my friend at school, who has a mamado of her own, tried explaining it to me. I pretty well understand it."

Shade made a bigger grin, "Good. That gives me more time to rest! I've been walking for three days now to find a human partner!"

So, we headed to my house. I had stayed after school, so it was almost sunset. We got inside, and Shade plopped herself inside the extra room, shutting the door behind her.

End Flashback

Yes, her name was Shade. She was a mamado and a very hyper one, as I had figured out soon enough. She was still in her room, and had not come out. I thought that every once and a while, I heard a sniffle. Was something wrong? I didn't dare walk in on her; my friend had told me mamados had high tempers. I could believe it. I figured I would skip school tomorrow, since my parents were always on business trips and didn't care about my school life.

I had woken up, and had the mamado book propped up on my stomach so I could study it. Some of the words were blue, one was black, the one I could read. Her book was a dark dark orange color, almost black. I finally shut the book and sighed, setting it on my bedside table. I heard Shade's door open, and I sat up. Shade had come out of her room, slightly wiping her eyes. I followed her silently. She was walking out the back door, and I was very confused.

She walked out the door and sat down on our back porch. I also walked out silently, making no noises. Shade noticed me without looking, "Hello KK."

I sat down beside her, "What's wrong?"

She sighed and looked at me, her blue eyes were now a red color, probably because she had been crying, and said, "It's nothing for you to worry about, not yet. You know how some of us have siblings who are also in this war, right?"

I nodded slightly; did she have a sibling in the war? She looked at the ground, "Well, my brother is in this war, a bit of a power freak. Ever since…"

A tear rolled down her cheek and she got back up, walking inside. I followed, "Ever since what?"

She shut her door as she went inside and said, "Nothing. I said too much."

So, I also went into my room. It had to be horrible to have to fight your own brother in a war. I went to sleep quickly, and had no dreams, only blackness in my mind.

The next morning, Shade was back to her normal hyper self. I woke to find her door was open again, and she was playing with the TV in her room. I smiled at the sight and walked into her room, "Breakfast! What do you want?"

Shade dropped the remote and said, "Um…I had a lot of fish when I was little, so that sounds good!"

I made an odd face, fish wasn't for breakfast! "Um…"

Shade frowned, "What?"

I decided it was okay, I was in a big war now, so I guess anything was okay as long as Shade stayed here with me, "Oh, it's nothing. Let's go! Do you prefer cooked or fried?"

Shade smirked, "Your funny. I prefer raw, thanks!"

My eye twitched, "What?"

Shade skipped out of the house, with me close behind. She had found a lake not far away and I plopped myself down in the grass, watching her try and fish out something, "Curse these stupid fish!" I heard her yell.

She finally caught a pretty big one and ripped it in half, handing some to me, "Try it! It's very good, and healthy!"

I picked it up and stuck my tongue out, sniffing it. It smelled okay so it must have been fine. I took a bite and immediately loved it, "Wow! That is good!"

We ate for a while, until I heard a limo go by in the street. We were pretty close to the street, so Shade and I stood up to see whom the limo belonged to. We stayed hidden in the bushes, and I smirked when I saw who it was, "Oh. It's that girly-pants Sherry Bellmond, and her little friend. No clue what his name is though."

Sherry and the other guy stepped out of the limo and started to walk down the street. The guy's eyes and Shade's eyes met and they gave each other odd looks. Shade started to twitch, "Burago…!"

HeeHee! Cliffy for all of you! Oh well, the next chapter is worth the wait!