I feel like I'm about to fall asleep... -yawns- Ah well, might as well update this and maybe I'll do something esle or go to bed...
After a long day of boring old school, I do bring good news (for me, anyways) I'M NOW TRACKED OUT AND THAT MEANS NO SCHOOL FOR 3 WEEKS! YAAAY:D No more school for me! No more school for me:-)
Now, let's get on with the chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own Zatch Bell. If I did... well... let's just say I don't and end it there.
Gift from the Dark
Chapter 9
Hiding in the Night
Kalu darted away quickly from her mother and father and ran right out the door. She ran through the hallway leading from her room and down the corridor. Where she was heading, she did not quite know, but it was somewhere.
Anyplace better than where her parents were was just fine with her.
The little girl skidded to a halt when she came to the end of the hallway. In front of her was just a couch beside a lamp. So she began running in a different direction, and soon found herself at the door of her mother and father's bedroom.
She slowly walked in, and peeped her head through the door. Nobody was in there, they were probably still back in her room.
Taking quiet steps, Kalu walked into the bedroom. It was fairly large, and a big bed was in the center of the room. A bookshelf was on one side with a dresser on the other, along with a few other things including a fancy carpet on the floor.
Turning her head, Kalu saw nobody behind her, so she walked deeper into the room. This would be a good place to hide, she thought to herself. Her parents would never expect her to be in here…
The little girl then headed over to the side of the bed where a small table with doors stood. Curiosity was calling at her right at that moment, and she pulled the door open.
At first, she thought that there was nothing in it but the pitch-black darkness of the night seeping into the spaces of the door, but she was mistaken. After taking a good look at what was inside, Kalu realized she was staring at a book as dark as night.
She tilted her head to the side, and gingerly picked up the book in her hands and examined the front cover. It was in a language she had never seen before... what did it mean? Her eyes suddenly widened as a thought penetrated into her mind.
Could this be the spell book that her mother and father used in the battle for mamodo king...?
Her eyes widened a little more as she stared at the black book in her hands. Then gently, she flipped open the book and skimmed through the lines. It was the same language, but yet she couldn't understand it. There were a few things she could read, though, like the first line...
She stared hard at the first line, trying to see what it could mean. Reis? What was that? Was it a spell that her father could use if her mother called out the spell?
Kalu didn't call out the spell, for worry that she might accidentally be able to read from the book and call out her father's spell and make him do something regretful. So she spoke not and just continued to skim through the list of spells.
"I see you've found my book."
The little girl's head spun around quickly as she heard the sounds of her father's voice call out to her. She closed the book silently and just stared up into her father's identical cloudy eyes.
She said nothing as he leaned against the wall and folded his arms as he let out a sigh. Soon as he did that, Brago began to speak again.
"That book really brings back memories, you know." he said. "I remember when I first gave it to your mother right after I saved her. She never let it out of her sight afterwards."
Kalu still had her back facing her father, and she did not turn around to face him either. She lowered her head, and some of her blue-black hair fell past her eyes. A small tear trickled down her cheek, and she wiped it away with the purple cloth of her sleeve.
Brago tilted his head to the side as he head his daughter sniff, but said nothing.
Finally, after a minute, Kalu spoke in a soft voice. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"Tell you?" repeated Brago. "About what? You not being completely human? Or the fact you have demon blood?"
"Both!" cried the little girl as she stood up. Her hand grasped the air around her and formed into a fist, which then she realized she left her teddy back in her room, and had nothing to hold. So she wrapped her arms around herself in a hugging-like way.
"Kalu, your mother and I were planning on waiting at a time when you were older to tell you." responded the dark mamodo. "That way you would understand better."
"But I still don't understand!" Kalu cried, tears streaming down her face. "Why, Daddy? Why did you not tell me sooner? I would have been happier that way!"
"Kalu, that has nothing to do with—"
"Yes, it does!" The little girl stomped her foot in an upset manner and frowned. "You just don't get it!"
"I'm sure I do get it, but Kalu, listen to me."
"No!"
"You're going to listen whether you like it or not." said Brago sternly. His daughter said nothing afterwards, but gave a childish pout and sat back down. Then he began to speak again. "Your mother and I loved each other, Kalu. And I spent many years waiting until we were both ready to have a family. And during the time when we were not married, and when the battle for king was over, we had spent much time together, talking about different things.
"One of the things we had talked about was having a child, and eventually we did have one. I'm sure this is something you won't understand for a while, good reasons why, too, but listen to me. It is a good thing that you did not know until now. Otherwise, you could have turned out differently, and neither your mother nor I would want that. We love you the way you are, Kalu." He sighed and shoo k his head.
More tears streamed down the pale-skinned girl's face. "But I still don't get it!" she said unhappily.
"You will in time."
At this cue, Sherry walked up to where Kalu and Brago were. She looked down at her daughter, who looked up into her azure eyes. Tears fell down the girl's face, and she began to cry out loudly and ran up to her mother for a hug.
Sherry embraced her, and looked from her daughter to her husband. Neither of them said anything as the little girl continued to weep in her mother's arms.
Eventually, Kalu cried herself to sleep, and Sherry carried her to her room and laid her down on the soft bed. She tucked in the girl tight right after giving her the teddy bear she greatly adored, and stepped away to look upon her.
"Do you think she will be alright?" she asked Brago quietly as they both watched their daughter sleep.
He nodded his head. "Yes, and she will learn to understand more about why we didn't tell her. She has your human blood, which makes her not see the meaning as well."
The blonde shot Brago a look right when he said that. "And what's that supposed to mean?" she asked. "Blood has nothing to do with this, Brago."
He only rolled his eyes and began walking away. "Whatever."
"Don't you 'whatever' me!" said Sherry as she followed him. "She's just a little girl, and needs time to understand."
"Which I have already stated."
"Yeah, but… Oh, forget it! You're hopeless!" Sherry waved her hands in the air in a giving-up manner and just sighed. As she and Brago walked around the corner, the blonde glanced back to her daughter's room and whispered to herself. "Sleep tight and sweet dreams, Kalu."
And with that, she walked off following the dark mamodo.
There's the next chappy! Hope you peeps enjoyed it! Now, I'm going to get on with the reviews and then plop my head on my desk and take a nap only to leave weird marks on my skin...
Blood of the Wolf: Hey, you're right, that isn't a good story! But what would you expect from him? OOOOOHHHH! BIRTHDAY SONG! XD -gives Brago a death hug around the next- Domo arigato! Did you know Brago can't sing, though...? Brago: It was CHOCOLATE! -.- Me: Yes, yes, that's nice.
Rae: I wonder if Sherry had ever gotten lost in the house when she was lil'? Haha! XD
PsychicLunar: Strangely enough, sushi happens to be my favorite food. o.O and it used to be my least, but that was when i was afraid to try raw fish... OKies, now I updated and you updated earlier, we're all even:-)
Emria: Eel is good! Just as long as it's the freshwater eel on sushi... -mouth drools- Now I kinda want some... if only it wasn't 11 something at night and me not being full, then maybe I'd get some... XD
pyro: Thank you:-) And here's the next chapter!
Well anyways, there's the responses and whatnot... sorry if i missed anybody (I don't think I did...) But it is late at night and my brain isn't thinking strait... X.x
Well, I guess I'll be heading off to sleep now... ta ta for now!
Oh, and a last note, a Japanese exchange student is coming over to my house Saturday, so I probably won't update any stories in a while, so... yeah... sorry but I gotta do other things too, ya know!
BYE!
