Hello again! Here's chapter 2!

Now I know in Zatch Bell, it's said that Koko was the one who stole the necklace but to make things interesting, I decided not only to leave out the Mamodos out but to make Mrs. Belmont look like even more of a villain than we see. That's why I decided to have her steal the necklace herself.

Sorry for making it a short chapter but I haven't seen Zatch Bell in years so I'm sorry if I messed up anything.

I don't own Zatch Bell or Hell Girl.

Enjoy!

Chapter 2: Sherry

For years, a young woman named Sherry Belmont has suffered in silence at the hands of her mother. All her mother has done is criticize her, act harshly on small mistakes and emotionally and physically abused her to the point that she nearly drowned herself at the age of eight and would've died if not for her first and best friend, Koko.

Now, Sherry was nearing her 18th birthday and was gonna leave her wretched mother behind so she could pursue her own goals and dreams without being

Once again, Sherry just finished a ballet lesson and while she was praised by her teacher, her mother was the least enthusiastic.

"Well done, Sherry!" her instructor applauded, "Your hard efforts has paid off!"

"Thank you very much." Sherry smiled before her mother butted in.

"That could've gone better if she wasn't so lazy." Mrs. Belmont spat.

"Now ma'am, Sherry has improved a lot over these past few year-" she tried to say before she was interrupted.

"I don't want to hear it!" she snapped as she walked off, "Let's just leave before my shameful daughter disgraces herself further."

Sherry glared before the instructor spoke up once more, "I'm sorry, dear."

"No, don't be." Sherry gave a sad smile, "She may not be pleased but thanks for supporting me all these years."

The teacher smiled and gave a sincere goodbye to Sherry before they parted. As they walked home, Sherry tried to see if she could reason with her mother.

"Don't you think you should lay off the insults a little bit?" she asked softly, "I mean she said I've been improving and that's always a good thing."

"Young lady," her mother began in a bitter tone, "a Belmont strides for perfection and "improving" only means you're still making mistakes!"

"Mother, why can't you just accept me already?"

"The only way is if you're perfect and that'll never happen because you are nothing but a foolish child!"

The young girl fumed as she stopped while her mother walked on. She was used to insults like that but year after year, it infuriates her to the core. She starts walking again when she hears two younger girls talking about something.

"Did you hear about the Hell Correspondence website?" a local girl said.

"No, what is it?" asked her friend.

"It's a website where if you type in someones name, it'll send them straight to Hell."

"Oh come on, that sounds like a myth!"

The girls laughed as Sherry wondered with curiosity.

Later that night, as everyone slept, Sherry snuck out of her home and went back into town without anyone spotting her. At the library in her town, she sneaks inside and uses one of the new computers that was installed the other day for the local college and high school students nearby. Sherry sits down, turns on the computer, and goes to the website; at first nothing has happened but once midnight hit, she was lead directly to the Hell Correspondence site.

"Finally." she said to herself as she typed in her mothers name.

Once the deed was done, she turned everything off and went back home. Now all she had to do was wait for a response.

The next day, she was reading in her room when one of the maids knocked on the door.

"Sherry dear?" the maid said on the other side,"Lunch is ready!"

"Coming." she answered.

Sherry sets down her book and heads for the door but after she turns the knob and opens it, she finds herself in a different realm that is red, has a river, and a small hill with a tree. She walks towards the tree and suddenly, three individuals appear around her.

"She's here." said Wanyudo.

Sherry turns again to see the one and only, Hell Girl, before her.

"It's you!"

"You've summoned me. My name is Ai." the spirit introduced herself.

"Oh thank you." Sherry said, "I can finally out an end to my pain."

"It's because of your mother, isn't it?" asked the old man.

"Yes..."

"What has she done to you, dear?" asked Hone

Sherry gave a deep sigh before she answered, "Where do I begin? Ever since I was a child, she wanted me to be perfect. But no matter how hard I tried to make her proud, she always got angry with me and found a way to criticize me! She'd hit me, humiliate me, and even said I shouldn't have been born!" she took a deep breath to calm herself, "If not for my dearest friend, Koko, I would've killed myself a long time ago. It's become unbearable for me."

"Sounds like bad case of tough love." joked Ren, "Then again, most parents are like that nowadays."

"Wanyudo."

"Yes Miss Ai." he said before he turned into the straw doll and was picked up by Ai.

"This is for you." If you truly wish revenge, just untie the scarlet thread from it's neck." Ai said as she gave the doll to Sherry," Pulling the thread binds you into a covenant with me. I will ferry the soul of your tormentor straight into the depths of Hell."

Sherry stared at the doll for a moment but stopped when she was issued a final warning.

"However, you should think this through before you act." Ai advised before continuing, "Once vengeance is served, you'll have to deliver your end of the bargain. There must always be a price and so when you die, your soul will also belong to Hell. But not until you die of will never know the joys of heaven."

Sherrys mind was flooded with images of her being boiled alive in boiling blood but she snapped out of her thoughts and realized she was back in her room once again.

"And now the decision is yours." Ai said after disappearing.

She continued her day as normal and tried her best to ignore her overbearing mother but she couldn't get Ai's words out of her head. By pulling the string, she too will got to Hell someday and that's very huge. She debated whether she should pull the string and accept her fate or just forget the whole thing and just tough it out a while longer. Sherry hardly got any sleep that night.

The next day, she skipped her usual lessons to go have lunch and ice cream with Koko. Sherry barely ate her vanilla cone which Koko noticed right away.

"Sherry?" she asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

"Oh!" Sherry snapped out of her thoughts, "I-I'm fine, Koko. Just...lost in my thoughts, I guess."

"It's about your mom again, isn't it?" Koko asked sadly.

Sherry only nodded sadly before Koko placed her hand on top of her friends hand, "Hey, don't worry about it. Things will get better, you'll see. Remember, there's always a light at the end of a dark tunnel and things will get better for you in time. I promise."

Sherry gave a soft smile to her friend, "Thanks Koko. You always know how to cheer me up."

The two friends smiled at each other and continued with their day until it was time for Sherry to head home. Sherry tried to be as quiet as she could when she slowly opened the door and stepped inside but was soon greeted by her angry mother who crossed her arms at her.

"And where have you been?" her mother demanded.

"Out." was the only thing Sherry said as she walked past her mother to go upstairs.

"What do you mean out? she asked as she grabbed her daughters arm, "You were supposed to be at piano practice today! Were you out with your peasant friend again?!"

Sherry yanked her daughter away and glared angrily at her mother, "Don't call her that, you evil hag! She's a better person than you'll ever be!"

"Don't you dare talk to me that way, young lady! I am your mother and-"

"YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER AND NEVER WILL BE!" Sherry screamed at the full force of her lungs.

The mansion was deathly quiet for a few moments before Sherry spoke up again, "You have no idea how much pain you've caused me?! How much it's damaged my soul because my own mother acted so horrible to me?! It's because of you that I nearly killed myself as a child! If not for my best friend, I wouldn't be here right now! Sometimes I wish you would just go away forever and get out of my life!"

Then out of nowhere, a sharp slap knocked Sherry to the ground! She lifted her head to see her mother towering over her with a stern, angry look on her face.

"You think you're better than me, you ungrateful child?" Mrs. Belmont said with venom in her voice, "You're just a worthless piece of trash that has stunk the name of the Belmont family. If you think you'll become a proper family member and earn the inheritance, think again! You're nothing and will always be nothing!"

Her mother walked away and she pulled herself off the ground while rubbing the red spot on her cheek. Sherry clenched her teeth with anger and grabbed her bag to find the doll. Once she got it out, she gripped the string before she pulled it.

"I'm sorry, Koko." she thought to herself, "But I can't deal with this anymore. It's time I put an end to my suffering."

And just like that, the string was pulled and the doll disappeared into thin air.

"Your grievance shall be avenged."

"Ai," a woman said from behind a door, "I've got your kimono ready, dear."

"Yes." Ai said quietly, "Thank you, grandma."

Soon after she puts on her kimono, Ai sat in her flaming carriage that was lead by a giant floating head, on her way to claim her next victim.

Later that day, Mrs. Belmont was having tea in the dining room when she saw one of the maid approach her, not knowing it's Hone in disguise.

"Madam," Hone said, "you have someone to see you."

"Who is it?" she asked as she looked up from her teacup.

Suddenly, two police men (Ren and Wanyudo in disguise) bursts into the room and pointed their guns at the woman, shocking her.

"Freeze!" Ren shouted, "You're under arrest!"

"What?!" she asked horrified, "What is the meaning of this?!"

"You're under arrest for stealing and framing your innocent daughter!" yelled Wanyudo.

"What are you talking about?!" she yelled, "I never stole anything or framed anyone!"

"Then what's that in your hands?" asked Ren.

She looked down and there was the supposed stolen necklace that was taken from Sherry's tenth birthday party a long time ago.

"Impossible!" she said in a horrified voice, "I thought carefully I hid this for years?!"

Before she knew it, journalists and TV reporters with flashing cameras surrounded her with questions.

"So it's true you stole your own necklace and framed your daughter?" one asked.

"And lied to the whole world for years?" asked another.

"While making yourself look perfect to everyone else?"

As more and more people asked questions, Mrs. Belmont was also confronted by angry looking people who closely resembled the ancestors in the Belmont family.

"What a disgusting whore! Witch! Disgraceful! Imperfect! Wretch!"

Then, she was confronted by the appearance of her late husband who glared at her and said, 'Why did I marry such a worthless woman like you?! I should've left you a long time ago!"

"Stop it!" she screamed, "This is insane! Stop doing this!"

"But didn't you do the same to your daughter all those years ago?" asked Hone.

"You kept wanting her to be perfect and yet, you're not exactly mother of the year yourself." added Ren.

"Don't compare me to that useless brat!" Mrs. Belmont snapped, "She's nothing but a worthless child who's brought nothing shame and disgrace to the family name! Whatever she gets is too good for her!"

"Well, my lady?" asked Wanyudo, "Is that enough?"

Ai appears before Mrs. Belmont and stares deep into her soul.

"Oh pitiful shadow lost in the darkness, bringing torment and pain to others. Oh damned soul wallowing in your sin." Ai said as she stared at the woman, "Perhaps, it is time to die."

With the wave of her hand and the rings of bells, Ai and Mrs. Belmont appeared in the boat and are being ferried to the gates of Hell.

"What is this?" Mrs. Belmont said while trying not to sound afraid, "Take me back this instant, young lady! At once!"

Ai didn't respond as lots of grimy demon hands started to sprout from the boat and grab the woman from all sides, practically digging their nails into her flesh.

"Ahhhh!" Mrs. Belmont screamed in pain and horror.

"This is vengeance." Ai said as they go under the gate, "So I am to ferry you to Hell."

Mrs. Belmont could only scream in agony as the hands bound her to the boat.

The next day, Sherry was hanging out with Koko and stopped by a sweet shop. As they stepped out after paying for their treats, Sherry could hear a group of women talking amongst themselves.

"Did you hear?" One woman said, "They found evidence that Sherry Belmont's mother was the one who stole the necklace years ago. It was found hidden in her bedroom."

"I know, how horrible!" another added, "She did it to deliberately make her daughter look bad. What a vile woman!"

The third woman nodded, "I feel bad for Sherry. I mean she suffered for years of abuse and torment under the hands of that horrible mother of hers. But none of it is any of her fault."

"No of course not. I even feel ashamed of myself for believing that a young child would steal a family necklace during her own birthday party."

"We all do. Well, maybe things will finally turn around now that her mother left. I heard she even inherited the Belmont fortune."

"Good for her. She deserves it."

Sherry smiled knowing that her reputation is restored and she can finally live her life the way she wants to. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean it'll end peacefully because she fully knows that when she does die someday, she will go straight to Hell.

Sherry Belmont

"Your grievance...shall be avenged."

Next Chapter

"You're name?"

"Timmy Turner."

"She tortures you every day and it has lasted for years."

"I can't stand it anymore! I try to get help but no one listens to me! I'lldo anything to make her go away for good!"

"Your wish?"

"Banish her to the pits of Hell forever!"

"Your grievance shall be avenged."

To Be Continued...