Hello, i'm sorry for not updating anything in a while! It's just I've been busy and Sunday my dad and I left to go to the beach! So now I'm sunburned, but that's a different story!
Well, the Japanese exchange student is gone, so i'll be able to get on even more now! Not that I haven't been able to get on, but believe me some of my time WAS taken away from that... But that was just a lil' bit...
And I got Konjiki no Gash Bell manga! WHOOHOO! Although it's in Japanese so i have no idea what the heck they're saying... But it's the first volume so I have a good idea. :-) And I even got this other stuff for it all, too! Yipee!
OK, enough talk, time for the next chapter. Hope you all like it!
And a note, the chapter's not exactly 'freaky' like the chapter title says. It's just basically the certain people in it and whatnot.. and...Oh, just read it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Zatch Bell. If I did... well... let's just say I don't and end it there.
The Days of the Week
Chapter 6
Freaky Friday
Brago was walking through the Belmond's mansion the next day and was just wandering around to random rooms. A few hours had passed since he was last in the building, and he had just been hunting again for something raw to eat while he waited for Sherry to wake up.
Speaking of Sherry… She was supposed to take him to this party or whatever sometime earlier that day.
Just great, he thought. We shouldn't be spending our time at parties; we should be training for the mamodo battles ahead of us. Brago was almost wondering why he had granted Sherry a week of vacation, but then reminded himself that she had been very weary and tired and could have collapsed again during a fight. So he sighed and continued on his way.
As the dark mamodo continued along through the almost seeming everlasting hallways, he began to think of a few random things. Such as whether he and Sherry would get in another embarrassing situation again…
He stopped walking soon as that though entered his mind, and his chest gave a small tug that he didn't recognize. Goodness gracious, what was wrong with him?
Soon the feeling went away, and the dark being continued along as he had been doing. Eventually he wandered downstairs only to find Sherry down there waiting for him.
"Good morning, Brago." Sherry said cheerfully. The mamodo said nothing but just walked up to the blonde headed girl with a blank stare.
"So, now what?" he inquired. Brago folded his arms and looked up at the spell caster before him, who only shrugged.
"I don't know," she responded. "The party doesn't start until a little later… and I don't really have anything planned to do until then." The blonde stopped speaking when she saw a look in Brago's eyes. "But I don't want to train."
The look vanished and was replaced by a scowl. "Whatever," the mamodo mumbled.
"Hey, it's my vacation, do remember that! And there's no need saying 'yes and I'm the one who granted you this,' because I already know that." Sherry spoke quickly. Brago gave her a look as she said that and gave a 'humph.'
"It's only the truth." the mamodo said quietly. Sherry rolled her eyes and waved her hand in a flippant gesture.
"Brago, are you always going to act like this? Or are you ever going to say something kind?"
He said nothing, but just walked away from the blonde as she stared back. Sherry called back to him, and he responded. "I'm going outside."
Sherry looked intently at the mamodo walked out the door, and she gave an exasperated sigh. "Alright, fine."
So the blonde followed the dark mamodo outside, and saw him sit down under the shad of a tree with his arms still folded. When Sherry reached Brago she sat down onto the grass beside him.
There was a silence, and then the girl noticed that Brago's eyes were closed. She stared at him, observing what he looked like a little better while she had the chance. The mamodo had a calm look on his face, something which you didn't see too often.
After a minute of looking over him, Brago's eyes slowly opened and he stared at the blonde. "Do you enjoy watching people like that?"
She said nothing, but just turned her head around to look in the opposite direction. "Does it bother you?" she asked.
This time it was the mamodo's turn to say nothing, and he did just that. Sherry turned her head around to look Brago in the eye. That's when she noticed that his crimson orbs were not present, and his eyes were empty. Then she felt herself being pulled into them just by looking at the vacant glare, and the blonde caught herself leaning forwards slightly.
She sat back up and looked away again as a blush crept up upon her features. OK, what just happened? Slowly she turned her head back around t face her companion and saw that his ruby orbs had returned.
"What?" Brago's raspy voice called out. He glared at the blonde next to him when she didn't respond. What the hell was wrong with her, he wondered. But then again, what the hell was wrong with him? Sherry wasn't the only one who had been acting strange… Brago felt himself acting odder than usual around the book-reader, and didn't know why.
"Maybe we should just get going to the party," Sherry stated after a minute or two of silence. "It's already three thirty."
"Fine."
So the two stood up, and Sherry led the mamodo over to her limo, and soon they were driven off by her butler to the location of the party.
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It was now close to 5:00, and there were many cars surrounding the area in which the party was being held. A white limo pulled up and Brago and Sherry stepped out of the vehicle.
The mamodo glared over at the surroundings in which the loud music was being blared out, and he turned his head around to face his human companion. "Are you sure this is it?" he asked, hoping that the mad area they were currently in wasn't where they were supposed to be.
"Yes it is, Brago."
With a roll of his eyes and a sigh, Brago turned his head around to face the building. Different colors of light could be seen shining through the windows, and then you could hear a new song being played.
A few other people then emerged from a car that was just pulled up and began to head up to the building. They were chatting, laughing, and just talking about different things. One of them turned their heads around to see Brago watching them, and she spotted Sherry next to him.
With a grin the girl turned around to face her friends and whispered something to them with her eyes still glued on Brago and Sherry. Suddenly the others burst out laughing at her whispered comment and they soon disappeared into the building.
"C'mon, Brago. I want to see what this is like. I haven't been to a party in a while." Sherry said as she began to walk forwards. Brago followed, but still kept his eyes open and his senses on alert.
He then noticed as they were walking that Sherry moved a little more than an inch closer to him, and soon as that happened the same strange sensation swam through his body. The mamodo did nothing, but just continued to walk with him human counterpart over to the building.
They were stopped by a man at the door. "Hold on," he said, standing forward. "Where's your invitation?"
"Ah, yes, hold on." Sherry then began shuffling through more papers in her bag that she had with her. Seconds later, she pulled out the small envelope that contained the invitation. She handed it to the man and he nodded as he stood aside to let them through.
When Brago and Sherry entered the room, they were greeted by the sound of loud music being blared out from the different machines in the room. There was a disco light hovering up above in the room, and it was reflecting the different lights in many colors. People were dancing on the floor, and there were also quite a few at a bar on one side of the room. A group of people could also be seen sitting down at chairs and couches, just talking away through the night. There was also a band at a stage in the back of the room playing different songs with their instruments while one of them was singing. Doors were placed on a few sides of the room to let people go outside near the back, where more of the party was taking place.
The mamodo began to follow Sherry around again as she led him through the crowd of dancing people to go over to the bar. She gestured him to sit down in a seat next to her, and he did so.
"This place is too loud," he commented as he sat on the small stool beside the blonde. "Isn't there a way to control the volume?"
"There is, but that's how it is supposed to be in a party like this." answered Sherry. She turned around in her seat and looked up at the bartender before her.
She ordered a drink for herself and water for Brago, and the man was off to take more orders and to get their drinks. Brago just folded his arms and put on another scowl.
"I don't like it here." he muttered.
"Brago…" Sherry frowned and glared at him through the corner of her eye. "Will you please stop complaining?"
"Humph."
The bartender then returned with the two's drinks and walked off as Sherry paid for the liquids. Sherry then took a sip of hers as she closed her eyes and sighed.
"When can we leave?" Brago asked; the blonde opened her eyes to glare at him again when she was distracted by three other people next to them.
"Hiya," said one. She had bright, bubblegum pink hair that was long over her shoulders. The girl also had a strange outfit on that consisted of a mini-skirt, pants, and a sleeveless top. It all clashed together and didn't look very attractive. "What'cha drinkin'?" she asked, pointing over to Brago.
He didn't respond, but just glared at her and increased his scowl. Sherry gave a half laugh and looked up at the girl.
"I'm sorry; he's not much of a talker."
"Oh, well dat's alright." The girl said cheerfully. "It kinda looked like he was drinkin' sprite…"
"Can't you tell it is water, Lindsey?" asked the teen her age next to her. He had a strange, blue fuzzy pants and a bright neon red colored top.
"Don't you already know that she can't tell nothing apart?" asked the other girl next to him. Her red hair was tied up in a bun and she wore an outfit that consisted of many feathers. "She's too stupid to make out anything."
"Hey, I ain't stupid!" said the girl now identified as Lindsey. "Nikki, why are ya so mean?"
"Now, now, now…" spoke the boy. "Don't get in a fight again like you two did the other day."
"I dunno what you talkin' 'bout." Lindsey spoke angrily. "It ain't 'we' dat got in a fight, it was her!" she pointed over to Nikki. Sherry and Brago just watched as they continued to bicker.
"You really are stupid." Nikki said dryly. "It's hard to believe I'm related to you."
"Girls, please stop arguing!" spoke the other.
"Jack, keep outta dis! I ain't gonna let her dis me off again!" Lindsey frowned at Jack and turned her head to face Nikki.
"Jack, stop being an ass." Nikki spoke dully again. The other gave an insulted look and frowned back at her too.
"What'd you call me?"
"Jack ass."
"Jack ain't dat, Nikki!"
"Maybe if he'd stop interrupting our conversations he wouldn't be."
"Would you guys please stop arguing?"
"NO!"
Brago and Sherry continued to watch the three of them arguing back and forth, when finally the blonde book-reader had had enough.
"Why don't you all shut up?" she asked loudly. The four around her, including Brago, just gave her odd looks.
"About time…" the dark mamodo muttered. Sherry glared at him as well and shook her head.
"Brago, you can shut up, too." As soon as she said that he lowered his eyes and frowned at her.
"Brago?" asked Lindsey. She gave an immature giggle and looked over at the dark mamodo. "Dat's a cute name! Just like you!"
Nikki then slapped Lindsey on the face and gave an annoyed sigh. "Would you stop saying that everything is cute? It's driving me crazy!" The pink haired girl's hand flew to her cheek and she stared at the other with an illegible expression.
"You… you hit me!"
"I slapped you."
"Same thing!"
And the two began to argue all over again. Brago watched as Sherry stood up and pulled the two apart. "Would you please stop arguing? It's giving me a headache." she said irritably. The two stopped, but continued to give unpleasant glares at each other.
"Thank you for doing that. Those two are always arguing." thanked Jack. Sherry said nothing but just sat back down in the chair next to Brago.
"So, how come you didn't dress up?" asked Nikki, pointing to Sherry's attire. The blonde gave an inquiring look, so she sighed and shook her head. "It said on the back of the letter that you were supposed to dress up."
"Oh? Well I didn't see that." Sherry said.
"Apparently. But you're little friend here dressed up."
"Who? Brago?" Sherry looked down at her mamodo companion and gave a laugh. "He didn't dress up. Brago always wears that."
Nikki slightly raised her eyebrow and smirked at the mamodo. "Wow you must get hot wearing all dat black."
"Just shut the hell up, will you?" Brago snapped. He glared up at the girl before him and turned his eyes to Sherry but said nothing.
"Hey Nikki, he's just as bad tempered as you are!" Jack said with a laugh. Nikki glared at him and cursed under her breath.
"Well, we're gonna go someplace else." stated Lindsey with a bubbly smile. "Y'all have fun now!"
And with that, the three walked off somewhere into the crowd. Brago gave another look at Sherry as they left. "Now can we leave?"
The blonde took the last sip of her drink and set it on the counter. "We could go outside for a bit, since it's too crowded in here and there are people like that." She motioned over to where the other three had headed off to. "C'mon, let's go."
She stood up, and so did the mamodo and they headed off to one of the doors and walked outside. Cool, fresh air brushed against their faces and the blonde sighed.
"At least it's cooler out here. But the music is still loud."
The mamodo rolled his eyes, and then turned his attention to something else. His eyes widened as he saw a few strange people dancing around with odd makeup and outfits. A few of them had large, red noses and all their faces were painted white with a few additional colors to them. They had strange hair colors that consisted of red, orange, blue, and green. It would spike out in different directions or it would just be very puffy. The odd people wore large shoes that were bigger than their feet, and a few were juggling something in the air.
"Who… the hell… are they…?" he asked Sherry as he pointed a clawed finger over at the strange people. Sherry looked over and was surprised to see what she saw.
"Those are clowns, Brago," she said. The mamodo eyed them suspiciously and listened as the blonde continued. "They're people who dress up strangely like that and work to entertain people. Although… many find them frightening for some reason."
She stopped talking when she saw how tight Brago looked. She asked if he was alright but he only snapped back and said he was fine.
After a minute of silence Sherry watched as the mamodo eyed the clowns. Then her face lit up and an amused laugh escaped her lips. "Oh… You don't like the clowns, do you?" The mamodo looked up at her with his blank stare and she laughed. "It's alright if you don't. A lot of people don't like them."
"Now can we leave?" he inquired. "This party is beginning to annoy the hell out of me."
"We don't want that to happen." Sherry joked. Brago shot her a look again and she just laughed. "OK, fine. Considering that you won't do anything else but complain and that there are strange people here, we can leave."
With a nod of his head Brago was off before the blonde could say anything else. Quickly she walked over to him to catch up, and soon they were out the door.
Once they were out the front door, they were greeted again by Lindsey, Nikki, and Jack. The bubblegum haired teen looked over and spotted them immediately.
"Hey! It's da fuzzy dude!" she cried happily as she waved her hand in the air. "And his girlfriend, too!"
Brago froze again, and so did Sherry. Nikki slapped Lindsey again and told her to just shut up for good. They started to argue again and Jack was left to wonder when the fighting would end as he watched the two continue to bicker. Soon enough they finished fighting but still weren't that nice to each other. Jack looked over at Brago and Sherry and shrugged.
"We got kicked out because of them." he said quietly. He turned his head around to look at Lindsey and Nikki as they began to fight once more. "It's like this everywhere we go."
The blonde said nothing but just watched as he went off to do something else. Her eyes drifted over to Brago's gaze and she looked away as a blush crept on her features, along with a strange sensation welling up in her chest.
"C-come on, Brago," she said quietly. "Let's go."
So Sherry and Brago walked back to the Belmond estate, for it was only about half an hour's walk, and they soon reached the large building. It was now about 6:00, for the two had stayed at the party for half an hour and walked back about the same time.
Sherry ordered her chefs to make her some dinner while Brago went out hunting yet again, and sooner than she realized, she had to go to bed.
So the blonde changed into her nightgown, brushed her teeth and hair, and climbed into her soft bed right after turning out the lights.
It was about ten minutes before she heard any other noise. The book-reader could hear somebody walking into her room, so she pretended to be asleep. She felt somebody sit down on the bed, so she slightly opened and eye to peek out and see who it was and immediately closed her eyes after she saw the being there.
It was Brago.
He must not have realized she was asleep, for he did something very strange. Brago gently brushed his pale hand against Sherry's cheek and moved some of her hair out of her eyes.
Just feeling him touching her face sent Goosebumps down her skin. Without realizing it, Sherry squeezed her eyes tightly together which made the dark mamodo stop. He quickly removed his hand and watched the blonde.
"What the hell is wrong with me?" he mumbled quietly to himself. The blonde didn't dare to open her eyes, but she could feel from the movements on the bed that Brago was now leaning his back against the wall behind the bed. She could feel his eyes boring down onto her, and it made her feel strange as the odd feeling returned inside of her chest.
It's not what the hell is wrong with you, Brago, she thought to herself. It's what the hell is wrong with me?
Eventually the spell-caster fell asleep and the mamodo just watched. Tomorrow was Saturday, and that meant it was the last day of the vacation. What would happen tomorrow, both didn't know.
But they'd find out. That is for sure.
Sorry if it seemed somewhat short n' all... Not much happened, although I do have to admit I made the 'small' scenes 'long'... Did that even make any sense?
Anywho, I'm just gonna get on with this! I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Please read and review!
And another note: I don't want flames, but i'll accept constructive criticism. OK? OK!
NOW ON TO MY REVIEWS!
Crying White Wolf: I don't like them too much... But they're OK. Anyways, here is the next chappy!
Hiei's ice angel: Haha, don't feel like a dork. :-) Anyways, here's the next chapter!
Blood of the Wolf: Now, here's the story I said i was gonna update! Well, didn't specify which story, but I said I'd update something, right? Isn't that all that matters? And I still hope i don't get in trouble for the whole 'responding to the reviewers in the chapters' thing. Do you know what happened to that one person who got in trouble for it? And OK, i'll tell Brago he's a meany. Me: Brago, you're a meany. Brago: Like I really care... Me: Well, um... You are one! Brago: (rolls eyes) I"m going to Sherry's home... Me: OK, have fun now. Brago: (glare) Me: Heehee!
SilverMoons BlackWings: Nah.. not making him dress up. o.O Besides, I wouldn't be able to think of a way to make him do that...
Rose Kitsune.EXE: OK, here's a plushie! -hands over a plushie- Hope you like this chappy!
PsychicLunar: I don't exactly like roller coasters either... Just as long as I'm not thrown upside down, then I'm happy... OR if its too fast... Yes, i know, i'm very strange but i bet that was already known! Brago: Do tell. Me: (glare) No, i haven't seen the movie. I just took the name of it and used it for this chapter...
Me: OK, now, please make up your mind which name you'll sign under by. But, you've joined the sight now, right? Why am i asking that? Tell me why I'm asking that! ttyl, Cori. Yes I was the only one (and you should know that by now 'cuz i told you that)
Sara: Sherry and Brago switch. bodies.. hahaha! No, no, no... that'd give them nightmares... o.O So heDOES go after Sherry? What does he do? Kiss her a lot or something? Or do something else? XP Brago: Stop interfering with my life! Me: Not my fault you're obsessed with Sherry... And besides, if that's what he DID do, then why would Sherry want him off? XP No I don't live in Hawaii. I live in North Carolina, it's just that I go to a year round school and whatnot... there's actually quite a lot of schools like that where I am.
BlueWater26: You don't? I think they're OK, but I am very picky when it comes to rides. -.-
Missy: I would have made him go on some more rides... but if i did do that then the chapter would be waay too long. But i wanted him to go on at least two, and he did so... yeah. I don't like going upside down either! Somebody actually agrees with me! XD
pyro: I like the scrambler ride too, but I remember that he first time I ever went on it i screamed my head off... -.-
Wolf of the Blue Moon: EW! Then I don't want to see the spider! EEP! O.O Don't like spiders..
kate: Here's the next chapter.
Well peoples there's the next chapter! Hope you do like it!
And here is the title name for the next chapter!
NEXT CHAPTER: Solitary Saturday
So... who can guess what is going to happen? Free plushie to who can guess:-)
Anyways, there's the next chapter! (cries) Only one more left to go.. man, this was going fast! But I have other stories to work on and other stories i want to start, so something's gotta end, y'know?
Okies, well, BYE!