I had a lot of fun writing this chapter. Not an angsty one, but i suppose that this is going to be one of the humorous chapters. Like i said, this story's gonna be a cross between romance, angst, and humor. Glad to see that some people foudn the last chapter funny at parts:)
Anyway, for those that like to see Brago getting tortured and Sherry acting like a complete 5-year old, i'm sure you'll like this chapter. (grins) Now why don't you peeps go read it now, 'kay?
Disclaimer: I don't own Zatch Bell. I don't own ANYTHING related to it at all except for my own copies of the manga, the game, and a few trading cards. SO JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!
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Chapter 3
Kicking and Screaming
"Can we PLEEEEAASE go and do something else now?" The whining voice of Sherry rang through my ears. I glared at her and shook my head.
"No."
"Oh... come on!" I could feel the blonde pulling against my arm. Kami, how long would I have to deal with this? She had been acting like a child since yesterday!
"I said no."
I had tried to get Sherry to remember me and everything else since yesterday… Unfortunately all my efforts proved fruitless. She was much more complicated than she had previously been… especially since she was constantly going through mood swings, which, by the way, annoyed the hell outta me. Did she somehow get a split personality? I had heard her talking about them, before she started acting like this, of people gaining more than one persona and that there'd be a dominate one. I supposed that the dominant one of Sherry's was the more childlike one… if she had a split personality, that is. Sherry was constantly acting like a whiny, little—
"Say, did you know that the word 'braggadocio' means to brag and that it really sounds like your name?"
I turned my head to the side to look at her and stared.
…What… the… hell…?
Sherry's face had an innocent look to it. She stared at me with those vibrant blue eyes and blinked. "Can I call you Braggadocio?"
"NO!" I said irritably, clenching my fists. The blonde headed human pouted and crossed her arms.
"Fine. See if I care!"
"Sherry, would you stop acting like a child?" I asked in an exasperated tone. Anyone feel sorry for me? I had been going through this since she woke up.
What a nightmare…
After walking into Sherry's room, I walked over to a chair and sat down on it. I rested my head in my hands and watched as the other skipped into the room and began looking out the window into the darkness of the night. She commented something about crickets a few second afterwards… but I really didn't care. They were stupid bugs… what was so enjoyable about them?
"I like the sound of them," the blonde said as she turned her head away. "What about you?"
"Hn, I really don't care."
Sherry sighed and sat down on her bed a few feet away from where the window was. She stared at me fore a few moments before I felt myself getting slightly agitated… I had been getting that way a lot lately…
"Are you going to say something or are you just gong to stare?" I asked, glaring at her. She only sighed and shook her head.
"No... I'm alright." Her face changed again and her voice sounded... I believe it was depressed. Great, another mood swing; just what I needed to deal with.
I don't know what came over me, but I asked, "Are you feeling alright?" Why did I ask that again?
The blonde merely shrugged. "Yeah… I'm OK. I just wish that I… That I…"
She stared into space and her eyes became watery. My head tilted to the side and I spoke, "That you what?"
After I asked that the human immediately shrugged off the whole situation. "Oh… it's nothing really. I was having a moment…" She yawned and flopped onto her bed. "But could we please do something else? I'm SO bored!"
"I could ask you the same things I've been asking you," I started, "but you wouldn't remember or know the answers. It's futile."
"You can ask me," reassured the blonde. "And I'll answer them with the honest truth!" She placed her hand over her heart as if she was swearing. My response was a shrug.
"Fine… who am I?"
Sherry giggled. "Some cute scary guy that likes to stalk me."
…
…
I'd just ignore that remark. "Why am I here?"
"Like I said, to stalk me."
… This was getting annoying…
"What is the Black Book?"
"A book that's black."
That's it. I had had enough! My patience was being driven short. Fast. I stood up quickly out of the chair and strode over to Sherry. "Look here," I said, my teeth clenching. "All of your answers are wrong! I am not a stalker," I wouldn't comment on the 'cute' part, "I told you this yesterday: I am a demon come from the Mamodo World to fight for king! My Black Book is what YOU will use in order to help me gain my goal!"
Sherry only pouted and rolled her eyes. "But what if I don't want to help you? It seems like a really boring job. Speaking of which, I'M STILL BORED!"
"That's not my problem." I said. I turned to leave the room in order to contain my sanity when I heard a… strange sound. My attention spun around back to Sherry, who was sticking her tongue out at me and making odd noises with it. "What was that for, ningen?"
"Neh, neh! You are a stupid head! Stupid head! Stupid head!"
My brow was twitching even harder than the last time it twitched. Instead of continuing this pointless argument, I turned and tried to storm out of the room, but was stopped as Sherry bolted after me and grabbed my arm.
"What are you doing, Sherry!" I inquired, my voice now rising.
The blonde snickered even more. "I have you! Now you cannot escape me! HAHAHAHA!"
I think I was going insane.
Quickly I grabbed Sherry around the waist and hoisted her onto my shoulder. If I had to pin her down and leave her somewhere secluded from the world then so be it! She was irritating the hell out of me and it wasn't hard to do!
Immediately Sherry started swinging her legs around and hitting my back with her hands. She continued to kick and scream as I carried her over to her bed.
"Let me go! Let me go!" shrieked Sherry. Goodness, it was a miracle that the old man didn't hear her. Maybe he was going deaf…? Wouldn't be surprised.
"Sherry, just SHUT UP!" I dropped the blonde onto her bed and gave an exasperated sigh. "Just… do what you want. I'm going out for a bit.
"NOOO! Don't leave me!" Somehow the blonde managed to snag my hand again. Would she ever give up? "Don't leave me here all alone in the dark!" She started crying again.
This was not my day.
"I'll be back in a minute!" I said angrily. She seemed to accept my answer so she quieted down and went back to pouting.
I'll never complain about her again whenever we get her memories and old personality back.
As quickly as possible, I walked over to the door and slammed it closed. I figured out how to lock it on the outside a while ago, so I did just that so that way Sherry wouldn't go doing something stupid while I was gone. As I walked down the hallway, I sighed in relief.
At least she wasn't bothering me right now. I would have to go back in there and deal with her again. But I would not let this stop me from becoming king, oh no! I still needed Sherry to get me to the rankings of royalty, even if she was becoming a child again, I still needed her.
As I walked through the hallway, I could hear the fussing from Sherry's room die down a little. Finally, she shut up. Suddenly, something caught my eye. It was a figure of somebody on the floor…
It was Sherry's little slave.
Oh great. Now there's a dead body I had to deal with. I guess he just finally kicked the bucket… or… No… that wasn't it… there was a pool of blood forming from underneath his body.
Over to the side, I noticed something dart by. I couldn't' tell what it was, but then I realized it was another figure… Two figures, actually. My eyes widened when I noticed one carrying something as they emerged from the shadows.
One of them was holding a spell book.
Well, there's that chapter. I'm sure i'll have fun, too, writing the battle scene and Sherry trying to figure out why she's gotta read out of Brago's book. Should be fun indeed...
Now on to my reviewers!
anonimize: Maybe you were just hearing things? The music beat could hav been from soembody outside in a car playing music or something...And yes, i'm positive that Zophise is a girl in the Jap. version... somebody (forget who) who has seen it one this site even said that Zophise is a girl. N' i think Zophise is a lesbian in the Jap. version, too. Well... i guess we all know why they changed it to make it all more appropriate for the lil' 6 year olds watching it. XD
Blood of the Wolf: Nah..over IM i said i wouldn't kill her off. But oh well. Gr... And i just KNEW you were gonna kill her off! Here's a nice lil' chappy with more randomness from Sherry:)
PsychicLunar: Honestly, i have no idea what Zophise's name sounds like... it could be for a girl or some really weird guy (which fits him perfectly) -.-
Crying White Wolf: Oh well. Here's an update!
Computerfreak101: Hmm... makes me wonder how long we have known each other... XD Ah well. Here's some more mood swings:)
LaBabyJoker: Glad you think so:) Oh, and if you want to see the picture of my OC of Sherry and Brago's daughter, i need to make sure that you have been reading my story 'A Gift from the Dark', and that you request the picture in there. 'Kay?
Hiei's ice angel: Here's the next chapter!
Sara: Well... just in case you DO get to see this... If you ever wrote some stories, i'd read 'em:)
Dragon and Sword Master: Well... i hope you like it anyway. And, oh, I don't want to say anything about her memories otherwise i might ruin it!
j6girl: Here's the next chapter.
OK, just found out that i gotta get off the computer. So i'm gonna get this over with! Hope y'all enjoyed the chapter and i'll try to update soon!
See ya!
-Twi
Oh, and a last note: Please don't ask about the movie 'Kicking and Screaming'... i didn't get the title of this chapter from that. -.-
