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There were days when I felt like fighting, and then there were days when I felt like sitting at home, bathing, for long periods at a time. Today was a bathing day. I wasn't looking forward to this battle, I simply came out here to pacify and make Brago happy.

It's funny, really; I did that a lot. I was always looking to make Brago happy, whether it was regarding me or something else. I was always looking to make him feel more confident within me, really. I wanted him to know I wasn't planning on letting him down, not any time soon.

I didn't even need to sidestep the attack that came flying at us, because Brago's spell smashed it to the ground before I needed to do anything. I sighed as the book's glow let up, walking slowly past Brago who joined me at my hip, heading for the center of the clearing.

I kept my eyes moving from side to side and my ears wide open. If something was going to attack us again, I would be able to figure out from where and when it had been launched.

"Do you smell that?" I heard Brago's voice out of nowhere and immediately my nose ran into over-drive. I stopped moving, Brago stopping at the same time as me. I looked around for a moment, sniffing heard and trying to concentrate…but there was nothing to me. I was just about to open up my mouth, when suddenly something rushed into my nose and brain. My eyes opened slightly as Brago darted to my right side, blocking a hit from…from something. I dashed back and opened up the book. I couldn't see what he was fighting, but I would try to help him as best as I could.

"Reis!" The attack launched and hit into the dirt, washing a thick haze through the air. I growled as I whirled around, Brago and I moving so our backs were touching.

"What…what was that…?" I asked, slightly breathless as the book's glow didn't let up.

"An invisible mamodo. A tiger, if I recall correctly." I growled lightly. How could we fight something we didn't see? My mind began to run through all the possible scenarios, all the places we could be attacked from. My breath began to become in shorter, shallow gasps as my eyes strained to see something that was not there. I saw a distant light out of the corner of my eye, and then I heard Brago.

"Sherry!" My eyes looked up immediately as a wave of four orange circles came flying at me. I felt myself being thrown my spot, rolling into the dirt and clutching the black book to my chest as I was. I saw the attack hit Brago head on.

"Brago!" The panic was evident in my voice as I stood up, my anger peaking. I felt my nose sting and a lump grow in my throat.

We can't lose…no…not yet, I kept thinking that to myself, over and over to empower my body. I looked closely to see Brago battling fist to fist with nothing once again. I gripped the book in my right hand roughly. My eyes were looking around for this mamodo's book owner; I had to find him, I had to get rid of him.

That's when a little tiny idea flew into my mind. Immediately after thinking it over I grinned wickedly. I straightened up and met eyes with Brago for the shortest of moments, seeing him nod, obviously on the same page as me. The book began to glow as he delivered a thick blow to the animal, hearing it screech as he jumped into the air.

"Dioga Gravidon!" I called out the spell as I dashed to the side. The enormous gravity bomb smashed head into the earth as Brago landed on his feet next to me. I grinned, turning my back to the scene. I shut the book and spoke up.

"And that's all she wrote." I shut the book as it ceased to glow. I turned back to the large crater that was now etched into the ground. I walked a little towards it as the dust began to clear, Brago at my side like normal, his guard not down yet.

Finally when I could see clearly again, there was no one there. My eyes widened and the color drained from my face.

Before I even had time to know what was going on, there was an animal materializing next to me. I only saw it for a minor moment, but it was long enough to see it heading directly for Brago. I quickly pushed myself in front of it, feeling the mamodo's claw dig into my side as it swiped me, dancing my blood into the air and the ground. My body pivoted to the side, lashing my cane out towards the animal as I approached the ground with my left knee. I pressed a button on the cane and the jewel flashed out of it, smashing the animal in its face and knocking it off balance.

My right hand was out with the book in it, glowing furiously as I pointed it down. My bangs fell over my eyes as tears washed down my face like rain. I called out with all of my heart, hearing a spell of the opponents before mine. It began to make the animal invisible again as Brago lunged at it, but it was no use.

"Baber Gravidon!" The extreme gravity spell lashed out from both of Brago's hands, smashing into this mamodo as it was forced into the ground, ravaged on the way. I felt my breaths coming in unsteady gasps now, the books glow not letting up- I wouldn't let it. I poured as much into the spell as I could.

When it was done, I felt myself linger and begin to fall to my left. For some reason I didn't hit the ground, but instead Brago's back.

"Let's go. We need to get you home." I was about to protest when I felt pain ricochet through my whole body. I nodded as I slid onto Brago's back, his claws coming around to grip my thighs for support. He lifted me up and I kept his book in my right hand, my left swinging around as I buried my face into his neck. I told him I was sorry, but he didn't say anything as he turned from the scene, aiming towards our house to take me home.

It's funny how I say that.

Our house.

I didn't really become conscious for another few hours or so. I felt my eyes fluttering open, slowly, but surely, to peer around the room. It was dim lit, and it smelled…clean. I let my hand fall onto the sheets beneath me, noting how smooth and…and soft they felt. I took in a shaky deep breath before trying to sit up.

My side ached, and the moon shone full through the window in front of me. There was something wrong though. There was something…missing, about it.

Brago. That was it. Brago always seemed to sit on the ledge beneath that window. He wasn't there, and immediately my eyes darted around the room for his book.

It was sitting straight up, facing directly at me on my dresser. I sighed as I swung my legs over the side of the bed and got up slowly. I limped lightly and noticed my side covered in bandages. I sighed; it looked like that tiger took a lot more out of me than what I thought.

I grabbed Brago's book before heading outside of my room. I walked down the steps slowly, carefully. I saw in nothing but my night gown, my hair straight and falling just beyond my shoulders. I walked into the living room and saw my butler there. When he saw me his eyes widened and he darted to a standing position.

"Ms. Sherry! Are you all right?" I smiled weakly at him.

"Yes, I am, thank you." He looked at me for a moment, keeping quiet.

"Do you know where Brago is?" I asked him, bringing him out of some type of deep thought he was in. He shook his head.

"He's around, somewhere. Erh…Ms. Sherry…if I may…be so bold?" I knew there was something in his eyes, and so I raised my eyebrow at him and nodded, telling him to go on.

"I uh…I know it's not in my place…but uh…do you really think fighting with Master Brago is…worth it…anymore?" I stood there, frozen for a moment. I couldn't believe the words that were coming out of my butler's mouth at this point. My gaze turned icy, cutting into him. I saw him squirm beneath it, my fingers closing into Brago's book. When I spoke up, my voice was cold, it held venom within it that would cut deep into anyone who heard it.

"This is not in your place to see. Don't bring it up again."

"But Ms. Sherry, you have to underst-" I cut him off, having turned my body away from him, my head snapping back as I raised my voice.

"No! You need to understand! I will fight for Brago. I will keep fighting for him. I will fight, and fight, and fight, until I am nothing." My voice told him this was final as I walked towards the door, grabbing my coat and boots on the way out.

"M-Ms. Sherry where are yo-"

"Out. I'll be back soon." I answered him as I slammed the door, knowing he would have jumped because of that. I began walking down the street from my mansion, knowing there was a playground only five minutes from here.

I didn't know why, but my walk began to increase in haste as I went. Before I knew it I was speed walking, and then after that I was jogging ,and in a matter of moments I was sprinting; the ice-cold wind slashed at my face, but I didn't care. I was crying, too, and I didn't know why.

I just kept running and running until I reached my destination. I stopped at the swing-set in the playground. I let my trembling hands take hold of the metal chains as I shakily sat down, keeping the book in my lap.

I opened it up and began to flip its pages, my fingers quaking as I struggled to stop the tears from pouring down my face. After a few moments they did stop, but now I had found that I was talking to myself.

"M-more spells…I have to read more…I have to do better…I have to be better." There was a ripping finality in the way I spoke to myself, flipping more and more of the pages.

"I can't lose him…n-not yet…no." When I was at about the middle of the book I stopped, my hands balling up into fists on the pages. I could feel my body trembling- shaking now. My eyes shut bitterly, feeling the wind begin to attack my face once more.

But then after a moment it stopped. I hadn't realized I was swinging until that too, stopped. Then there was a hand on my head. My eyes opened slowly, fearfully, to see Brago's feet beneath me.

"Stop this, Sherry." His voice was just as emotionless as ever- but it was comforting. It was nice to know no matter how much I changed, I could always count on Brago to be the same. Slowly, cautiously I moved my head to look up at him.

His hand didn't move off of my head- his way of consoling me. My eyes watered lightly as I nodded, wiping at them harshly until they were red. I stood up, Brago's hand slipping off my head and back into his pocket. He kept his cold stare on me, but it didn't make me uncomfortable. I smiled weakly at him.

"You did well today." He told me, and my smile spread.

"Are you…hurt?" I asked, and immediately I felt the atmosphere change.

"No." His voice was harsh, final- telling me not to dwell on the question. I nodded and bit into my bottom lip lightly, looking down at the book as I brought it up to my chest.

"You know…you can't expect me to not worry about you." I told him, bringing my eyes up to meet his. I tried to fill my look with as much conviction as I could.

"I can, and I will." This flared anger up inside of me.

"Excuse me?" When he didn't answer, I took this as my approval to keep going. Not like I needed any approval to scold him.

"I can worry about you all I want. Why do you think I pushed you out of the way?" I glared at him, and he only kept his gaze distant as I looked at him.

"Never put my well-being above your own." I felt my eyes narrow at him more.

"Why, Brago? You're all I have left! What would I have if I lost you? What would become of me? You don't understand anything!" I didn't realize I had begun crying again until Brago sighed, his facial expression softening.

"Fine. Let's go." I was…surprised, to say the least. He turned around and kneeled down, as if telling me it was time to leave. I smiled softly, wiping my eyes quickly before gently climbing onto his back. I let my face nuzzle against his neck, crossing both my arms over his torso with the book there as he took us home.

The walk there seemed much faster than when I walked. Figured, Brago isn't human after all. I had my eyes closed, so I wasn't sure where he took us inside, but there was a wave of warmth and I knew we were in my room. I let my orbs open and peer around as Brago gently let me down onto the bed.

I didn't know why, but when he stood up, I did as well. There was a sharp pain that moved throughout me, but I ignored it. My hand gripped his forearm.

"Wait…no…please Brago…let me be selfish…just for tonight…please." I didn't know if it was the weakness that clearly shown through my eyes or something else, but I saw him nod and turn around.

Brago propped himself up against the headboard and I sat down next to him. I leaned back as my head fell onto his shoulder, his left arm moving around my waist.

"Thank you," I told him quietly as he pulled the covers over me, but not himself. He didn't answer, but he didn't need to. I let my body rest and melt against him, only very faintly aware of the pain in my side, but not caring.

Because tonight I was being selfish.

Tonight Brago was mine, and no one else's.

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Trying to keep them in character BETTER than my last try -_-;;

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Bryan~ c: