Sorry for the false update thing yesterday! It's just that i had put something inthis chapterand updated this storyat my Dad's place, but when i went to my mom's and checked something i realized that it wasn't true! So i had to delete it and wait to update this story again today! So sorry about that!
Anyway... Here's the next chapter!
Disclaimer: While I go and feel REALLY smart (sarcasm) about puttin in wrong info, i'm just gonna say this: I don't own Zatch Bell buti DO own Kalu!
Gift from the Dark
Chapter 19
Morning's Promises
Kalu awoke the next morning to her mother slightly shaking her. Her lilac eyes slowly flipped open and she stared drowsily at her mother who smiled down at her. The hybrid mimicked her mother's actions, though her smile wasn't as large. She was still slightly upset from the previous day.
Her thoughts raced back to the pain she went through… That mamodo… back in her father's world… He tried to hurt her… But her father and the Mamodo King had helped her. She was happy about that, though. Kalu also took quite a liking to Zatch… He just made her feel…
…Happier…
"Good morning, Kalu," Sherry spoke to her daughter.
"Morning, Mamma," said Kalu, rubbing her eyes lightly. Yawning, the little girl stopped what she was doing and looked up at Sherry. "Where… where's Daddy?"
"He went out for a bit," responded Sherry. "Don't worry… Brago will be back in a bit."
"Alright…" Kalu yawned again, and sat up in her bed as she looked down at the floor. Yuki was meowing up at the girl and she smiled as she lightly hopped down and petted the kitten.
"Come on," said Sherry, "Let's get you some breakfast."
Kalu didn't respond but just followed her mother out of her room. Her bare feet made tapping sounds as she walked on the wooden floor of the mansion.
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After the little girl had finished her morning meal, she went outside and sat on the front deck as she began to think. Her mother walked outside, too, and sat down next to Kalu; both sat in silence.
The small hybrid child looked down onto the ground and sighed. Her left arm was still wrapped up in a small bandage. At least it wasn't in a cast… otherwise she wouldn't be able to move that arm at all. If it wasn't for her father and the king, she probably would have had a much more severe injury.
Glancing down at the girl, Sherry smiled. "What are you thinking of, Kalu?'
"Hmm?" She looked up at her mother. "Oh… Nothing really," she said. Kalu turned her head down to look back at her feet. "But I did meet this really kind mamodo, when Daddy took me to his world…"
"Oh?"
The other nodded. "Mmhmm. It was the king… His name is Zatch Bell."
This bit of information sparked a slight interest to the blonde. "Zatch Bell? The blonde mamodo who won the battle? You met him?" Her daughter nodded and wrapped her arms around her legs.
"He… was nice to me." Sherry watched as the little girl looked back up at her. "Do… do you think that the other kids at school will be nice to me? Like he was?"
I wonder why she's asking this, pondered Sherry, maybe she's… afraid of going to school? Well… she's been home-schooled all her life, so I'm sure she is.
"Yes, I'm sure that they will be," reassured the woman. Kalu smiled and hugged her mother around the waist. Sherry wrapped her arm around her daughter and looked off to the side. If those children weren't nice to her daughter, a certain somebody wouldn't be very happy…
Suddenly off to the side, the blonde spotted Brago walking up the slope. Raising her hand, Sherry waved to her husband and then turned to speak with her daughter.
"Your father is here," she said.
"I know. I sensed him coming…"
This remark made Sherry stare down at her daughter, who was looking elsewhere. Her powers were all suddenly appearing… She was no longer acting the same as she used to ever since that one mamodo tried to kidnap her. That was when her powers were first unleashed… For the past six years, Kalu was acting like a normal child. But now… she was acting more like Brago.
More like a mamodo…
Her thoughts continued on to how she proclaimed a lot before she had Kalu that she absolutely despised mamodos and Brago all humans. Good and bad. Yet… they didn't hate each other. Their marriage, their daughter… those two things were the very proof of that …But they still had their opinions about each other's kind, and Kalu was a mix of both. Neither Sherry nor Brago could hate her, even if she was a mix. She was theirs, their daughter.
"I see Kalu's up," Sherry snapped out of her thoughts when her husband's voice greeted her ears. Her azure orbs turned in the direction of the dark mamodo and she gave a welcoming smile.
"Hi, Daddy…" said Kalu shyly. Even though she had forgiven her father and now understood what he had done and why, her feelings were still slightly off.
Brago's crimson orbs drifted down to his daughter's left arm. Kalu had received a severe cut right there, but at least it was going to heal.
"Well I think I'll get going now," began Sherry as she stood up. They hybrid turned her purple eyes to her and grabbed her hand. Sherry looked down at her and smiled. "I'm just going to get your supplies for school. It does start tomorrow."
A saddening expression overwhelmed the girl's face. "Alright… Will you be back soon?" she inquired.
"Of course," Her attention averted from her daughter to Brago. "I'll be gone for a bit. Watch over Kalu for me."
"You really expect me to do something else?" inquired the mamodo sarcastically. The other smirked and said her goodbyes as she began to walk off, saying she'd be back in an hour or two. Brago turned his attention to Kalu.
They were both silent as soon as Sherry left. Brago watched Kalu as she fiddled with her thumbs and played with her blue-black hair in silence. After a while, he spoke.
"I know you're thinking about something. What?"
The hybrid only looked up at him and shrugged. "…It's nothing…" She went back to playing with her hair.
The mamodo only rolled his eyes. He wouldn't be surprised if she was thinking about something from yesterday… At least she wasn't acting too morose like she had been for the past two weeks. The fact that she wasn't crying or frowning was a good sign.
"Daddy?" His thoughts were interrupted when Kalu spoke to him. "Can we go out in the forest? Me wants to climb some trees…"
He only shook his head and smirked. Another good sign was that she was slowly starting to go back to her old habits…
"Sure," he said and the girl smiled. He let her climb onto his shoulders for a piggy-back-ride as he began to head out to the forest.
I just found this thing the other day that is a parody cartoon of Harry Potter. It's REALLY weird but REALLY funny! I have a link to it in my profile... somewhere.. -.-
Anyway here's my responses to all you reviewers!
angel61991: Here is the next chapter.
ShadowVixen: Well that's good! N' here's an update!
Crying White Wolf: (sigh) If only they were all real... It's the cruel truth, i tell you! It'd be cool if they just had a movie about them... Heh..
Wolf Called Killer: Yeah, heheh. Glad you like 'em and here's an update!
PsychicLunar: Well... i guess i'll just leave Koko out of this story. I have already planned to put her into another one of mine anyway (said too much :-x). But if i DO think of a way i might put her in.
Evil Chibi Krayon Plushie: That must have been a lot of reading! XD I wonder how many people will do what you did n' read all thechapters soon as i put more in. Heh. Here's the next chapter!
Computerfreak101: Yeah... I kinda heard about that... in a way. How i know is that i have seen an episode titled 'When Brago is Without Sherry' or something... And i noticed that that was one of the last (or the last, i can't remember) episodes that he appears in. (sigh) Well, if he IS gone from the series forever, at least it wasn't by having his book burned! You see on that one website it says that he is still active in the battle for king. (shakes head) I just hope that Cartoon Network buys all the episodes so we can see for ourselves... or get the DVD's if they ever come out. XD I know that number overpowers money, but you know how people are these days.. corrupted. -.- So you never know what will happen... (sigh) Here's an update!
anonimize: Um... Doesn't 'Konjiki no Gash Bell' (Japanese name for Zatch Bell) translate to 'Golden Gash Bell'? Or 'Gash of Gold'? (I have one Jap. version of the manga and in it there's little English and one bit says 'Gash of Gold'.) I think you might have just found the translation of the Japanese name. :) Yeah, i like Naruto.
Alison: OK, i forgive you. But please don't do that again. And... may i ask why you were sad?
Yamia Ishtar: Yeah... I was mad when the dream ended. Alas, twas too good to be true. Oh well. Sometimes fantasy is more fun, considering that that would never happen. :) Here's the next chapter!
Oh, and the next chapter: Kalu finally goes to school!
Hope y'all like this chapter! I'm signing off now to perhaps work on another story to get rid of this depression i got. :( See ya!
-Twilight
