AAAH! School and homework has been taking away my time to write all my precious fanfics! NO! IT CAN'T BE! (sobs)
Well, there ya have it. Sorry i haven't updated in a while... but if you want an excuse (glances up at the first sentence) Just use what i said...
Anywho, I finally got the English version of Zatch Bell volume one! YAY! I gots da Japanese and English now! WHOOHOO:D
OK, 'nuff of my bragging. Now who wants a nice lil' action packed (ok, not that big on the action in this one) chapter? THEN READ THIS ONE:-) (evil smirk)
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 13
Breaking Point
Two days had passed since Kalu's birthday, and Kalu had grown quite fond of her new birthday present. She adored her new pet, Yuki, and the little kitten seemed to enjoy spending time with her as well.
The small feline would also sleep in a cat bed on the floor inside the half mamodo's room, and would wait until Kalu woke up and would follow her around.
Currently it was around the afternoon, and the little girl was outside playing with Yuki and her teddy bear. Brago and Sherry were off to the side talking and keeping an eye on their daughter.
"It seems Kalu's really enjoying her birthday present," commented Sherry. She turned her attention around to face her husband. "What do you think?"
"Hn, I suppose." Brago smirked as he watched Kalu lying down on the ground and Yuki hop over her, and the little girl began to pet the kitten.
With a smile, Sherry turned her head to face the scene, too. "Yeah… I think she is."
In the distance, Yuki laid down on the ground right next to Kalu and began to purr. The little girl just smiled and continued to pet the small white animal, and then went to playing with her teddy. She began talking to it again as if it was a real being, and would take the bear in her hand and make it look as if it was walking somewhere and would continue playing.
Suddenly, Kalu felt dizzy. The toy in her hand dropped to the grassy floor beneath her and she put her hand up to her eyes. A small pain shot through her head, and it vanished as quickly as it came. She blinked a few times as the dizzy feeling went away and shook her head.
Back to Brago and Sherry, they looked over to where Kalu was in puzzlement, but did not walk over to check on Kalu since she was now acting normal again.
Sherry took a sip of her champagne that she had with her and sighed. Her gaze averted up to the sky and she smiled. It was a beautiful day out, although it was getting late. The sun was still out, it was warm, and there were hardly any clouds in the sky above.
The blonde sighed and her smile faded away. "I wonder how Kalu will do when school first starts…" she mused. Brago turned his head around to face her and shrugged.
"Well don't ask me. I'm not sure how human schooling is, unless it's the teaching you gave Kalu here at home." he responded. Sherry just rolled her eyes at that comment.
"I think that you know nothing about a human." the blonde replied, glancing over to see how Brago would react.
He said nothing, but after a while a smirk crept up on his face. "I do know one thing…" he said idly.
Sherry smiled. "OK then, name one thing besides the fact that a human cannot match a mamodo."
Brago continued to stare at Sherry oddly with a smirk plastered onto his face. Sherry tilted her head to the side, patiently waiting for her husband's answer. After a moment's silence the mamodo spoke, but began to skate around his real answer. "I know something about a human…"
"Do tell." Sherry said with a laugh. I wonder what he's going to say, she pondered.
"Well," began the mamodo, "there's this one human I know that's married to me; do you know her?"
"I'm sure I do." Sherry smirked, knowing who Brago was talking about.
"Then you can ask her what I do know about humans."
The blonde only stared at Brago oddly as he responded. "That's not an answer," she said. "You didn't answer."
"Yes I did."
"It wasn't that good, though."
"Oh well."
Sherry gave an exasperated sigh and shook her head. "What am I going to do with you?" she asked playfully.
The mamodo shrugged and smirked slightly. "You tell me."
Sherry smiled, but before anybody could do anything, there was a sudden shriek out in the distance. Brago and Sherry's heads spun around only to see Kalu in her play spot curled up on the ground into a ball with her hands holding onto her head. Her eyes were wide open in fear, and her eyes were contracted.
"Kalu!" shouted the two parents, but the girl didn't look up to respond to them, so they ran up to the little girl only to see her shaking and crying.
"What's wrong? Kalu? Come on, what's wrong, Kalu?" said Sherry, trying to get her daughter to respond. She shook her slightly with her hand but the girl still did not do anything new. "Kalu?"
"No… no… Make it stop… Make it stop, no…" the little girl began murmuring, some things were incoherent. "Mamma, Daddy, make it stop… no, make it stop…"
"Make what stop?" asked the dark mamodo, but the girl didn't say anything. Kalu closed her eyes and began to shake even more.
"Just make it stop…"
"Kalu?"
But the girl did not respond. Quickly, her eyes jolted open and she let out a horrified scream. Yuki ran off to go hide from all the commotion and screaming that Kalu was causing. The kitten peered from under a bush at the little girl, who continued to scream.
"Kalu!" Brago put his hands on his daughter's shoulders, but suddenly energy burst out from the girl. He was pushed to the ground slightly from this abrupt power, but he slowly managed to sit back up. Sherry, on the other hand, wasn't having too much luck, so Brago pushed her out of the energy's path.
The blonde stared wide-eyed at what was going on. The purple energy was surrounding Kalu and Brago, and when she looked more closely, her eyes widened even more in realization.
"It's the Gravi Rei…" she mumbled. Brago heard her and nodded his head.
"I know." he said as he tried to get Kalu to stop screaming.
"Daddy, make it stop! Make it stop!" cried the hybrid child. "No! Make it stop!" The girl's purple orbs disappeared as she closed her eyes and screamed again.
"Brago, what are we going to do?" Sherry asked the mamodo, and he was silent for a moment. After a few more seconds, he quickly spun his head around to look at the blonde.
"I do know one way… Where's the black book?" he asked, and the other stared in shock.
"Why do you need it?" inquired Sherry. What was he planning?
"We need it to make her stop this!" replied the mamodo. "If I can perform one of my spells on Kalu, then she will stop. The two spells will interfere and cause each other to end."
Dumbstruck, Sherry gaped at her husband. "You couldn't possibly think of performing a spell on your own daughter! It's not right!"
At that moment the energy increased, and Brago bent down on one knee. "Do it now!" he yelled. Sherry was hesitant, but after a moment she slowly nodded her head and ran inside to go grab Brago's spell book.
"Kalu, it'll be alright." Brago said to his daughter. The girl wasn't screaming at the moment, but just crying. The energy, however, was still continuing on.
Sherry emerged from the house a minute later, black book in her arms. The dark mamodo saw this and stepped away from his daughter.
"Daddy, no! Don't go!" cried the girl as her father removed his arms from her shoulders. "Daddy…!"
With a blank look, Brago stared at his daughter. "I'm right here, Kalu, hold on. We're going to help."
A tear trickled down the little girl's face, and she closed her eye as the energy continued to rage on. Sherry turned her head one last time to face her husband.
"Brago, do you really think this is the right thing to do?"
"It's not exactly the right thing, but it's the best."
She stared at him as he said that. "What's that supposed to—?"
"Sherry!" Brago shouted. "Kalu's powers are very uncontrolled right now; they're being unleashed right now. It's her breaking point, and she needs some sort of management over it immediately. Do as I say!"
She only stared, wide eyed and shocked. After a moment she bowed her head and sighed. Perhaps it was the best… But Kalu… What would she think when she saw her parents attack her? "Alright, we'll do it." said the blonde unenthusiastically. "But don't blame me if nothing happens. What spell do you want?"
"Just the Gravi Rei." responded the mamodo as he stepped back and raised his left hand into the air. Fight fire with fire… He gritted his teeth and sighed. This was the only thing he could do…
Slowly, Sherry opened the black book of spells and turned to a very familiar page. She glanced down at the strange writing, searching for the spell. When she found it, she glanced back up at Kalu, and then to Brago. We're sorry, Kalu, she thought mentally. With a sigh and a deep breath, Sherry called out the spell.
"Gravi Reis!"
The dark mamodo's left hand glowed purple, and the same purple energy began to glow around Kalu.
The little girl looked up just in time to see her father's hand glow, and the same color wrap its aura around herself. The pressure around her increased, and just as she was about to black out, she whispered something faintly.
"Daddy, stop hurting me…"
Her eyes then closed and she remembered nothing else.
CLIFFHANGER! MUWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Brago: (glare) Why are you doing this?
Me: Doing what? A cliffy?
Brago: Well... that too, but why are you making me hurt my daughter?
Me: It was your idea, not mine!
Brago: You're the author!
Me: So...? Your point?
Brago: AUGH! (stomps off to let off his frustration on something else)
Me: ...? Did i miss something? XD
NOW ON TO MY REVIEWERS!
Blood of the Wolf: If you think Kalu's upset now, just wait 'til later. O.O oops, did i say that aloud? (stares at Brago) HOW COULD YOU EAT YUKI! Blood, I think this calls for drastic measures, what about you? Should Brago be punished again? 'Cuz that's what I'm thinking! Brago: You better not make me tell Sherry what I think of her again... Me: Nah, I have something better planned for you! Brago: ... Me: Hey, Blood, you wanna know what I had in mind? Just asking first:-) Oh, and here's a lil' something for ya! (hands Blood a ressurect) You know what it does.. go ressurect Yuki. I have to run from Brago now becauze unfortunately he heard me talking about some sort of plan i have in mind... Gotta run! (takes off) Brago: Twilight!
Wolf Called Killer: If I told you then it would spoil the story. So, sorry, not gonna tell! You'll just have to wait like the rest of the readers!
Crying White Wolf: Kittens ARE cute! (hugs my own cats) I have two... and unfortunately they are incredibly lazy... (sigh) They're still cute, though:-)
Wolf of the Blue Moon: Here's the next chappy!
PsychicLunar: Yep, school won't be the easiest thing for Kalu, nor will the fact that she saw Brago attack her be easy, either. O.O I let it slip again... X.X I need to stop that XD Hopefully I'll get the next chappy soon.
Dark traner: Glad you like it, n' here's the next chappy!
Kari Mezmaru: I'll update my Collection of Poems when I'm in the mood to write poetry... Here lately I haven't been, so... Yeah. -.- N' here is the next chappy!
angel161991: Here's the next chapter!
Rae: Don't blame me if she does that... Sorry for not updating! (blame school X.x)
Sara: I like kittens... they're cute. So kawaii! Well, I dont really know if i'll do anything important with the kitten and Brago... I might, but I haven't really thought about it. I don't know how to propose... I'm only 13! o.O Why don't you ask Brago? XD I'm sure that'll be something to see.. Brago: I'm not talking to you, Twilight. And i hate you for the fact you torture me. Me: Does it upset you? Brago: Yes, it does. Me: hahaha! Brago's upset! Brago: (glare) Me: I hate school.. the only things i DO like about it are my friends, lunch (although sometimes the food is really disgusting because I in particular don't like cafeteria food X.x), art (but i don't have that subjectthis year(cries), and going home. XD
KL: Well, i dunno what I'm going to do with Brago and Yuki. I haven't really thought about it...
Computerfreak101: Brago, i'm sure the whole world knows by now that you wore a dress! Brago: (glaring very threateningly n' says nothing) Me: Um... (sweat) I don't exactly think Brago knows how to take a joke... Brago: I. Don't. Do. Funny. (continues to glower) Me: CF101, he's scaring me... O.o Maybe you should steal a magic broom while I go off to a special room that Brago really hates (its all glittery inside n' he won't go in) Brago: I hate glitter... Me: You hate everything. Brago: No i dont! Me: Oh that's right, you don't hate everything because you love Sherry! Brago: Why you-- Me: I'm off to hide! (hides)
anonimize: N' that was a good episode, too. Let's just hope you can catch the episode re-run of it later on today (depending when you read this, it'll be later tonight (friday)at like 12 or something). Thunderstorms are evil...
OKIES, now that I'm done with the reviewers, I'm going to go ahead and get this over with.
Has anybody seen the news about Hurricane Katrina (sp?) Looks dreadful... O.O I feel sorry for those who lost their homes n' whatnot from that storm...
nEways... I'm gonna sign off now so you peeps can get on with your day (and me with mine). I'll try to update soon! TA TA!
Twilight Memories has now signed off.
