The Memory Arc
Disclaimer: I don't own Konjiki no Gash Bell. I DO however, own Yuku and Ruzen.
Spoilers: Up to episode 77.
Note: None really. Chapter 6 coming up in an hour, 7 in a few days.
Pairings: Zeon x Koruru, Gash Bell x Tio, Kiyomaro x Megumi,


Chapter 5-Yuku Part 1-Jailbreak

Takamine Kiyomaro stared dully across the room. Hospitals stunk. On the bright side, their old friend, Yuta, wasn't present, meaning he had gotten better. Though, Kiyomaro had only briefly looked in the old ward he had been in on his way past, to a more private room, courtesy of one Sherrie Bellmond.

His surgery was scheduled for the following day, and he couldn't move his arm at all. Gash and Dr. Guess were the only ones in the hospital with him, everyone else had gone to see if they could bring Tio's memories back. Kiyomaro's mother was setting up their house for Kiyomaro's return.

Kiyomaro glanced at the papers in his hand.

"'Takamine-san, I would like it if you tutored a new student we have here. Since you're recovering, you have every right to decline this request, but it would help me out very much. The young man's name is Kubozuka Eita, he'll be coming over tomorrow and you can decided then. Get well soon, sensei'…" Kiyomaro raised an eyebrow at he letter he had just read. Eita… That name sounded familiar, but Kiyomaro wasn't going to think about that.

With a sigh and a last look at Gash and the droopy eyed Dr. Guess, Kiyomaro fell to sleep.


Pati kicked her feet as she stared across the room. There were four beds in the hotel room. One for Reira and one for herself. One for Aruberu and one for Wururu. Reira was playing with some blocks as if they were the most fascinating thing in the world.

Tio hadn't remembered anything, and seeing as Pati and Reira had been Tio's enemies only a day before she lost her memories, Aruberu and Wururu agreed that maybed they shouldn't be around, that it might belt. Bionko and Arubi were in another room. The "good guys", save Sherrie and Burago, were at Tio and Megumi's apartment still. Sherrie and Burago had gone off to make sure that the doctors for Kiyomaro were coming.

However, unknown to Pati, who assumed that they would all stay with Megumi and Tio, everyone was leaving the apartment as Pati looked at Reira. They were going to a nearby hotel, and were planning to return in the morning.

"Oi, Reira…" murmured Pati. Reira looked up from her blocks.

"Hai?" questioned Reira, staring across the room at the other demoness. Pati was silent for a moment.

"Gomen ne…" said Pati softly. Reira's eyes widened by just a fraction, and she smiled.

"Would you like to play with me?" the purple haired demoness motioned to her blocks.

Pati smiled an hopped off her bed, before running over and joining Reira on the older demoness' bed. When Aruberu and Wururu returned to the room, they heard small giggles from Reira and much louder ones from Pati.

-

"So, Zeon, you didn't mess with her at all?" asked Koruru as she turned towards Zeon, who nodded curtly.

"Iie. I did not." Confirmed Zeon. Koruru smiled slightly.

"May I talk to her, you know… Alone?" asked Koruru sweetly. Zeon stalked off with nothing but a raised eyebrow.

"She's plotting against you! Destroy her!" yelled a voice inside Zeon.

'I'd rather die.' replied Zeon. The voice had no reply, and Zen briefly wondered if he was going insane, before rolling his eyes. The health of his sanity had been questioning him since the voice appeared, when he had decided to go to South America, instead of other things the voice wanted him to do.

Zeon decided to look over his "recruits" from the Makai. Sugina and Haruhiko were already discussing methods of training, and Steng and Baltro were using their flowers on tree and rocks, and having them fight each other.

Finally, Zeon looked for Reikom and Hosokawa. He frowned when he actually saw them. They were just standing there, Reikom staring at the ground.

"What are you two doing?" growled Zeon. Reikom looked up and smirked inwardly, though his face was shining with innocence.

"Thinking about how I can make Gash suffer for defeating me!" exclaimed Reikom, a sick grin spreading over his face. Zeon seemed to accept this because he headed over to where Dufaux was watching from the sidelines. 'Yeah right…'

"Reikom, are you sure about lying to Zeon-sama?" asked Hosokawa. Reikom turned on Hosokawa.

"Very. And don't question me ever again." Reikom added the last part for measure. It was had enough finding a partner the first time around, but doing it while keeping it a secret from Zeon and Koruru and having to act as though Hosokawa was his partner, would make it nearly impossible.

"Of course, Reikom." Replied Hosokawa. Reikom rolled his eyes, then raised an eyebrow when Zeon disappeared.

"Where did you go…?" wondered Reikom out loud.

-

"Tio-chan, you don't remember anything…?" stammered Megumi. Tio only nodded.

"I'm very very sorry Megumi-san…" replied Tio, looking down at her shoes. Megumi immediately felt guilty.

"This isn't your fault Tio-chan." Said Megumi firmly. Tio managed a small smile.

"Arigato…" whispered Tio, before her stomach gave a loud grumble. Megumi smiled and went to the kitchen to get some food.

Tio stared at the kitchen door, awaiting food and feeling a tad guilty for having to be waited on. However, as she was about to go to the kitchen to help Megumi, she felt a chill and a hand no bigger than her own clasped her on the shoulder.

"Tio…" whispered a chilling, frightening voice. Tio felt like she was supposed to be scared, but she wasn't. The hand was freezing cold, and it squeezed for a moment. Tio shivered as goosebumps spread over her body and the voice chuckled.

"… Hai…?" whispered Tio. The voice chuckled one more, and the ice cold hand pulled away from Tio's shoulder.

"Remember my voice. I can help you accomplish anything…" Tio's eyes widened as she felt a chop to the back of her neck. She heard a swish, and nothing, and then…

She saw black.

-

"Koruru." Spat Shiori curtly, glaring at the small demoness, who looked slightly hurt.

"Shiori-nee-chan… Do you hate me?" asked Koruru, not shifting into her "child form," as she didn't need it ever again.

"Well, you're a lying, manipulative little girl." Replied Shiori sadly. "You… You were my sister Koruru… Why did you lie to me?"

Koruru laughed. But it wasn't a happy laugh, no, it was hollow and sad.

"Every minute we spent together was real, except I wasn't in my true form…" Koruru motioned to herself. "Shiori-nee-chan, you are still my nee-chan, but Zeon is much more important to me. We'd do anything for each other."

"…" Shiori didn't reply, and Koruru pressed on.

"Shiori-nee-chan, I need you to help me, and Zeon too…" Koruru stared up at Shiori.

"Please… We'll have to fight Gash at some point, but…"

"I… I'll do it…" said Shiori, looking down at her feet. She felt her bindings snap undone, and Koruru gave Shiori's legs and waist a quick hug. Shiori knelt down and returned the hug. It was brief, and Koruru pulled away first but Shiori knew it was real nonetheless.

-

Gorudo and Danny walked away from the tall building, the latter staring down at the former.

"Jiji…" murmured Danny.

"Danny boy, this is more important. This is more than just repaying a debt, this is something I must do. And besides…" Gorudo took a breath of his cigar. "You'd just go without me anyway."

Danny laughed and soon Gorudo joined in. Their laughter eventually quieted down.

"Danny, how powerful are these other demons who are after Gash?" questioned Gorudo, looking up at the teenage demon who was his partner.

"I'm not sure…" said Danny after a few moments of consideration. "This 'Zeon' character is definitely more powerful than me, or any demon I've ever met, here or in the Makai. As for his accomplices… Koruru has a reputation for being strong, and the only demon ever to get close to Zeon, from what I've heard. The other three, I don't know anything about them… All of them are a lot younger than I am. But-."

"This Zeon character alone is reason enough for worry." Finished Gorudo as he and Danny got in their limousine. "Well, we better get to the airport, ne Danny boy?"

"Hai." Danny nodded and the driver nodded at them, only hearing where they wanted to go. 'I'm coming Gash…"

-

Zeon looked over his "troops", a smirk gracing his face, Koruru at his side, all humans, save Dufaux, behind the demons.

"It's very convenient for us, what has happened recently…" Zeon tossed a newspaper down on the ground. It was a picture of England. An in the background, was Bali's partner, Gustav. "It was printed today. Bali is in England. Not only that, but nearby is the castle Baltro and Steng controlled, using Baltro's flowers."

"Zeon-sama…" interrupted Steng. Zeon looked up. "We destroyed the castle."

"And using the same spell, you can rebuild it. I have an idea for that as well, which happens to tie into this." Replied Zeon curtly. "But this plan will kill two birds with one stone. We'll plant suspicion in Gash's little mind, and they'll fight Bali."

"Why do we want them to fight Bali, Zeon-sama?" questioned Hosokawa.

"Gash will suffer, they'll definitely lose someone against Bali, seeing as Bali recently learned a very powerful spell." Replied Zeon. "Now then, I'll begin. I'll be back in an hour."

And with that, Zeon wrapped himself and Dufaux in his cloak, and vanished.

-

Takamine Kiyomaro was surprised when Megumi ran into the hospital room, carrying Tio and out of breath. Gash was sleeping on the end of Kiyomaro's bed, and Dr. Guess was sleeping in a chair, having removed his hat and using his cape as a blanket.

"Ano… Megumi-san…" started Kiyomaro, but the idol seemed preoccupied with sitting Tio on a chair and blocking the door.

"Gomen ne, Kiyomaro-kun!" whispered Megumi. "When the newspaper people found out about me going to he hospital, they wouldn't leave me alone!"

"Ah…" Kiyomaro gave a small chuckle, and glanced briefly at Tio. The small demoness was looking at Gash, who was snoring in his bed. It was the best sleep Gash had had in a while.

"So, Kiyomaro-kun…" said Megumi, bringing Kiyomaro's attention back to the idol. "When is your surgery?"

"Two days." Replied Kiyomaro, staring out the window with a worried look. There were reporters everywhere.

"They think someone got me pregnant." Blurted Megumi suddenly, and Kiyomaro turned bright red and Megumi did as well.

"Ah…" Kiyomaro gave a weak chuckle and scratched the back of his head.

"Er… Anyway, last night, I went to the kitchen to get some food for Tio." Megumi motioned the little girl, who was absentmindedly playing with the curtains. "When I came back, she was out cold. I have no idea what happened, but I have a very teeny theory…"

Kiyomaro had no comment.

-

"Headmaster! Headmaster!" yelled Mop, floating up to the giant dragon's eye level.

"Demons have reentered the war! This is terrible, what shall we do? Gelisa, who was undergoing a trial for stealing the Mirror of Power, is missing, but even worse, Yuku, the demon who escaped the Tallgrass Prison two months ago got in after stealing a book from the spares shed!"

The giant old dragon that was headmaster of the school let out a yawn.

"Well, it's too late like we agreed… All demons from present and past wars that are in the Ningenkai are allowed to participate… Too much work to sort it out…" replied the giant dragon.

"But… It's Yuku!" exclaimed Mop frantically.

"Yuku… Wasn't he the one who, a thousand years ago, ate his own book and using forbidden spells on it, to make so he needed no partner?" asked the Headmaster. Mop shook his head.

"No, that was Zerun, and he was killed by Waisuman recently." Replied Mop. "No, Yuku was the imitator who ended up giving himself completely new abilities that don't use spells!"

"At least he can't have a partner, since the spare books are just used as protals..." asked the Headmaster. "Is he strong…?"

"Not entirely, but that isn't what's worrying me…" replied Mop. "He can make blades that cut energy, Strength of Heart, and even skin and bone of humans and demons…"

All Mop heard were snores.

"Headmaster!"

-

A small demon ran through the Ningenkai. His eyes were pitch black with red slits in their center. His hair was pale yellow and short. His skin was pale and scarred, and he wore a slashed dark red robe. He wasn't very fast, and didn't look very strong. A gray book was strapped to his back. A small, knife shaped glow seemed to be clenched in one of his hands, and as he ran, humans kept collapsing.

A small laugh echoed from his fangless mouth, and his innocent face twisted into a sickly grin.

End Chapter 5