I'm bored right now, so I guess I'll be updating another chapter for you all to read:-)

Brago: Don't you have anything else better to do?

Me: No not really. None of the shows I'm waiting to see aren't on yet, and then Zatch Bell doesn't come on until 9:00...

Brago: You have a pitiful life.

Me: Oh, and like yours isn't any better? All you ever do in the show is complain about how weak us humans are and how you could be king quicker if you weren't with Sherry, and all you ever do is fight! Don't you know violence is not the answer?

Brago: ...Where the hell did you hear that?

Me: It's another saying.

Brago: -mumbles- What is it with humans and sayings...?

Me: Now be quiet Braggy, and let's just get on with the next chapter for this story!

Brago: ... Braggy? BRAGGY! What the hell is that!

Me: -snickers- A nickname. Now, on with the chapter!

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


Gift from the Dark

Chapter 5

Worrying

It was around three in the morning, and the whole mansion was silent. Sherry was sleeping in her room silently, Brago was somewhere within the mansion doing… something, and Kalu was also asleep in bed.

The only sounds that could be heard were the ticking sounds of a clock. Second by second the house was still will silence.

Kalu woke up suddenly after a dreamless sleep. The little girl let her eyes just stare out into nowhere as she let them adjust to the darkness. She felt that she couldn't sleep anymore, so she'd just lay awake on her bed.

Then, she thought about the strange incident that happened earlier that day… She had almost been kidnapped by some strange person that had weird characteristics like she and her father. He had almost gotten away with taking her, but luckily her mother and father protected her and she was safe. And then, something strange had happened, a weird light had come out of her hand and then it flew towards a strange book one of the other guys was holding, and she burnt it. While the book was burning, the other strange guy disappeared. What was that all about?

She shut her eyes tight again as she relived the moment. It was scary, really, to have almost been captured by some strange person that had strange characteristics similar to her and her father.

Say… how come she had characteristics like that anyways? And why were the only people like that that she had seen was herself, her father, and the other guy? Why did that weird light come out of her hand? Why couldn't she control what she was doing? What was going on, anyways?

The little girl then reopened her eyes and sat up in bed. Her eyes and fully adjusted by now to the dark, and she could see clearly of what was around her. A few stuffed animals layed on the floor to her room, and a small pair of shoes were right next to her door.

Still holding the teddy bear in her arms, Kalu climbed out of bed and walked up to her door. She peered down the hallway and saw nothing but the early morning's darkness.

As quietly as she could, the little girl then began to walk down the hall. She rarely walked through her home at night when it was so silent and dark, it had an eerie look. The way everything was so big and empty, it was so different looking compared to it during day.

She stopped walking when she thought there was somebody behind her. Turning her head around, Kalu looked behind her, but nobody was there. She turned her head around again to face in front of her, and stopped quickly as she saw a figure walk right ahead of her.

It was Brago.

"What are you doing up?" asked her father calmly. He took a few steps forward to come nearer to his daughter. When Kalu didn't respond, the dark mamodo began to talk again. "Are you unable to sleep?"

She shook her head and held her teddy close to her chest. "No…"

Brago looked down at his daughter. "Something wrong?" he asked. Bending his knee, he lowed himself down so he could face Kalu in the eye.

"I… I don't know what happened earlier… w-what was it?"

The dark mamodo could see the slight hint of fear in his daughter's eyes. Was this why she couldn't sleep? But before Brago could say anything, Kalu continued.

"That… that light that popped out of my hand. W-what was it? And why did that other man try to take me away? And why did he disappear when that book did?" A sad look engulfed the little girl's face. "I don't understand. What was it?"

Shaking his head, Brago sighed and placed his hand on the little girl's shoulder. "I don't know why he tried to take you. And I can't answer your other question now. Besides, you shouldn't be thinking about something like this right now, you should be resting."

Kalu slowly nodded her head. "Alright… I still don't understand, though."

Brago stood up and was about to lead his daughter back to her room, when she suddenly grabbed him in a hug. He didn't expect this, but returned the hug anyways. So what if he had grown a little soft over the years, it was worth it in the end… in his opinion anyways…

"Come on, you should be asleep." the dark mamodo said to his daughter. Kalu ended the hug and nodded as she began to walk back to her room.

Sighing, Brago thought about the events from earlier as well. Kalu couldn't know about what she was right this moment, he'd have to talk about it with Sherry first before he did anything. There had been times if he had gone in and done something without telling her, she'd get mad at him. So it was best that she knew what he was doing at times.

He then began to follow his daughter back to her room. When he reached there, the little girl climbed back up onto her bed and sighed as she pulled up the covers to her chest. Brago walked over to her bedside.

"See you in the morning." spoke Kalu quietly. Brago nodded his head as a small smile crept upon his lips. He brushed a piece of black hair from the little girl's eyes.

"Try to get some sleep."

And with that, he walked off leaving Kalu to sleep again. He closed the door to hid daughter's room behind him as he walked off.

As he was walking, Brago passed a clock in the hallway. It was now 3:23… he'd be leaving later on for the mamodo world to have a discussion with the king about the events from earlier. He'd tell Sherry before he left, that way somebody would at least know where he was…

The house was back to its original quiet state as Brago continued to think about later on in the morning. Ticking sounds from the clock were all that could be heard. And after a while, the sun finally rose to a new day.


That's the end of the chapter! I hope you all liked it!

Now, onto my reviewers!

PsychicLunar: -shakes head really quickly- Noo... i shouldn'thave said that... i shouldn't have said that... I should NOT have said that... now you're getting ideas for cliffies! XD Ah, i don't really care. A lot of people do cliffies so you get kinda used to 'em. Um... I have a somewhat idea of why the mamodos are trying to take Kalu... but I'm not tellin:-)

Rae: Well... Kalu has a Reis spell. But I'm not going to say anymore. You reviewers will just have to find out for yourself! XD And... how can I send you a pic of Kalu? You didn't put up email or anything. And... I think i'll just try to figure out a way to put the pic i have up in my profile... somehow...

Sara: ... Woa! You reviewed that chapter 3 times! Girl, you don't have to review that many times. Well, maybe you could try to redraw her once i, er, TRY to find a way to put up the pic I have of Kalu in my profile. So far... I haven't figured out a way, but I'm not trying that hard either. XD I don't know how I'd be able to send a pic of Kalu to you... you didn't put up email on your review so I'm just going to stick with figuring out how to get it up.

MadisonMohawksJD: Here's the next chappy!

SilverMoons BlackWings: Well, glad you like it so much:-) Here's the next chappy... but I don't think I made Brago as Brago-y this time... but who knows, if he had a child then maybe he'd act like that... I have noidea... XP

Suki-n-Mushra-Sittin-in-a-Tree: Here's the next chappy! Don't make Mushra write the story! Mushra doesn't know what I have planned!

And yes, now that i keep getting reminded about the Kalu pic, I do have to say that I have not found a way to get the pic up. Does anybody know how I might be able to? -clueless-

Anyhow, hope you all enjoyed the chapter! I'm signing off!