Every Story
by Karu Leonnese
Notes: This was a challenge fic from my friend Balaro. I'm using all the music from our school's musical in a Slayers fic with an alternate plot. o.O So here goes. This was actually a lot of fun ^.^ It might be a bit OOC, but I've done worse. This is my first full-cast fic I think...
Disclaimer/Warnings: Slayers isn't mine (aren't ya glad?) and neither are any of the songs I used. This fic contains shounen- ai, AU, off-cannon and a lot of musical crap. It's written in script form, cuz I felt like it, so there. Nya.
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CHAPTER ONE: EVERY STORY IS A LOVE STORY
[Fade in to a deep city background. A shaded figure sits against a wall in the night, silently. A shadow darts past. Then Vrumugun walks in, unseen by the sitting form.]
Vrumugun: [softly sings] Every story, tale or memoir, every saga or romance Whether true or fabricated, whether planned of happenstance.
[He walks past the firgure, who still doesn't see the singer.]
Vrumugun: Whether sweeping through the ages, casting centuries aside Or a hurried brief recital, just a thirty minute ride. Whether bright or melancholy, rough and ready, finely spun. Whether with a thousand players, or a lonely cast of one.
[The sitting form lifts his head, revealing himself to be Zelgadis. He looks angsty (As always ^.^) and says nothing. It's clear he can't hear or see Vrumugun. The other shadow flits by again, and standing on the street corner a bit away from him is Xellos.]
Vrumugun: Every story, new or ancient, Bagatelle or work of art. All are tales of 'human' spirit, all are tales of love at heart.
[Suddenly, Zangulus bursts in from behind a corner, crashing into Vrumugun.]
Zangulus: [rock upbeat] This is a story of a love that no one could infiltrate, Of lovers, no difference could seperate,
[Xellos walks down the street that Zelgadis sits on, neither seeing each other. Vrumugun backs up, slighty angry, but allows Zangulus to keep singing.]
Zangulus: Love that came from circumstance, In an instant-
[Zelgadis sticks out a foot subconciously. Xellos just happens to walk by at that point, not seeing the foot. He trips and falls onto Zelgadis.]
Zangulus: -at a first glace.
[Xellos gets up quickly, both he and Zelgadis blushing. The frame freezes, but Zangulus and Vrumugun are still able to move.]
Zangulus: There are stories, there are fables, from the lands so far and wide. When you see them they are familiar, they make you happy, make you smile.
[The frame unfreezes.]
Zelgadis: I'm sorry! I didn't see anyone, I didn't mean to trip you.
Xellos: Oh that's okay. I wasn't watching where I was walking....
Zelgadis: Zelgadis.
Xellos: Right. Sorry Zelgadis. I'm Xellos.
[Zel nods. Xellos leans down to face him.]
Xellos: You look...different.
Zelgadis: o.o
[Frame freezes again.]
Vrumugun: Oh, oh, fortune favors the brave Oh, oh, fortune favors the brave!
Zangulus: Tis the story of a chimera, and the demon he met by chance You will see how love can happen, when all your hope is gone
[Frame unfreezes again]
Zelgadis: [stands up] I think that was a bit uncalled for, for someone I just met.
Xellos: Oh no, I meant it as a compliment.
Zelgadis: Well, I don't consider it one. and I'd thank you to leave me in peace.
[He starts to walk off, but Xellos grabs his shirtsleeve.]
Xellos: Hey, what were you doing sitting here all alone in an alley? Not very safe for a young chimera like yourself.
Zelgadis: [stops] You...you know what I am? How?
Xellos: Sore wa himistu desu.
[Freeze frame.]
Vrumugun: Oh, oh, fortune favors the bra--ve!
Zangulus: Love brings fortune into your life, a lonely soul love can save. Love brings courage to the weak, make you strong, make you brave.
[Unfreeze.]
Zelgadis: Well...fine then. It was...interesting....meeting you, Xellos. Goodbye.
Xellos: Um...if you don't mind me asking, where ya headed?
Zelgadis: I do mind.
Xellos: Oh...will you tell me anyways?
Zelgadis: [sighs in frusteration] If you MUST know, I'm going to see someone about changing this...appearance.
Xellos: But...why?
Zelgadis: What do you mean? Don't you see what I look like now?
Xellos: Yeah. I think...ya look good.
Zelgadis: [looks at him with a shocked expression] W-what?
[Freezy.]
Vrumugun: Oh, oh, fortune favors the bra--ve!
Zangulus: The more we live, the more we dream, The more it may come true. Zel and Xellos wanted real love, Just like me and you.
Vrumugun: [cuts in, taking the beat softer] Nothing is an accident, we are free to have it all. We are what we want to be, it is in ourselves to rise or fall. It is the story you have heard, so many times before. A battle of good and evil-
[Unfreeze. Zelgadis turns sharply and walks away. Xellos follows.]
Zelgadis: What are you doing?
Xellos: [walks alongside him] I'm making it my personal duty to make sure you don't do something to that beautiful face of yours, Zel.
Zelgadis: Don't call me that. And don't follow me.
Xellos: Let's just see what it's about. Something tells me to keep up with you, and I'm not going against fate.
Zelgadis: [thinks a moment] You've got an hour. Then you're gone. Am I clear?
Xellos: [smiles] Crystal!
[They walk off as Zangulus and Vrumugun watch.]
Vrumugun: -This love story's the same
Zangulus: Oh, oh-
Vrumugun: Two new lives to reclaim Oh, oh-
Zangulus: And this time, love's a game!
[The music stops.]
Zangulus: So Zelgadis and Xellos, having met by pure coinciedence, were on their way to find a 'cure' for the chimera.
Vrumugun: But neither of them could forsee the battle that would soon involve them both and change their lives as they knew them.
Zangulus: Ooh foreshadowing!
Vrumugun: Shh.
Zangulus: Oops. And so, dear viewers, it is our pleasure to guide you through this tale. [bows]
Vrumugun: Yes, we are your narrators in this story. The weavers of the fabrication, if you will.
Zangulus: Neat, huh?
Vrumugun: Quite. So without further adue, we present to you the story of a chimera and a demon, and a tale of love triumphing over all.
Zangulus: Tah-dah!
Vrumugun: -.-o
~*~*~*~*
A/N: So, what do you think so far? If it seems a bit slow in the beginning, trust me it gets better. The next chapter's a lot funnier too. ^.^ *giggles* Please review! I'm really needing any kind of feedback on this. It's the first time I've tried a musical. Anyone who reviews gets a cookie! *holds up a bag of chocolate cookies* See? *waves the bag tauntingly* You know you want em...
~Karu
by Karu Leonnese
Notes: This was a challenge fic from my friend Balaro. I'm using all the music from our school's musical in a Slayers fic with an alternate plot. o.O So here goes. This was actually a lot of fun ^.^ It might be a bit OOC, but I've done worse. This is my first full-cast fic I think...
Disclaimer/Warnings: Slayers isn't mine (aren't ya glad?) and neither are any of the songs I used. This fic contains shounen- ai, AU, off-cannon and a lot of musical crap. It's written in script form, cuz I felt like it, so there. Nya.
****
CHAPTER ONE: EVERY STORY IS A LOVE STORY
[Fade in to a deep city background. A shaded figure sits against a wall in the night, silently. A shadow darts past. Then Vrumugun walks in, unseen by the sitting form.]
Vrumugun: [softly sings] Every story, tale or memoir, every saga or romance Whether true or fabricated, whether planned of happenstance.
[He walks past the firgure, who still doesn't see the singer.]
Vrumugun: Whether sweeping through the ages, casting centuries aside Or a hurried brief recital, just a thirty minute ride. Whether bright or melancholy, rough and ready, finely spun. Whether with a thousand players, or a lonely cast of one.
[The sitting form lifts his head, revealing himself to be Zelgadis. He looks angsty (As always ^.^) and says nothing. It's clear he can't hear or see Vrumugun. The other shadow flits by again, and standing on the street corner a bit away from him is Xellos.]
Vrumugun: Every story, new or ancient, Bagatelle or work of art. All are tales of 'human' spirit, all are tales of love at heart.
[Suddenly, Zangulus bursts in from behind a corner, crashing into Vrumugun.]
Zangulus: [rock upbeat] This is a story of a love that no one could infiltrate, Of lovers, no difference could seperate,
[Xellos walks down the street that Zelgadis sits on, neither seeing each other. Vrumugun backs up, slighty angry, but allows Zangulus to keep singing.]
Zangulus: Love that came from circumstance, In an instant-
[Zelgadis sticks out a foot subconciously. Xellos just happens to walk by at that point, not seeing the foot. He trips and falls onto Zelgadis.]
Zangulus: -at a first glace.
[Xellos gets up quickly, both he and Zelgadis blushing. The frame freezes, but Zangulus and Vrumugun are still able to move.]
Zangulus: There are stories, there are fables, from the lands so far and wide. When you see them they are familiar, they make you happy, make you smile.
[The frame unfreezes.]
Zelgadis: I'm sorry! I didn't see anyone, I didn't mean to trip you.
Xellos: Oh that's okay. I wasn't watching where I was walking....
Zelgadis: Zelgadis.
Xellos: Right. Sorry Zelgadis. I'm Xellos.
[Zel nods. Xellos leans down to face him.]
Xellos: You look...different.
Zelgadis: o.o
[Frame freezes again.]
Vrumugun: Oh, oh, fortune favors the brave Oh, oh, fortune favors the brave!
Zangulus: Tis the story of a chimera, and the demon he met by chance You will see how love can happen, when all your hope is gone
[Frame unfreezes again]
Zelgadis: [stands up] I think that was a bit uncalled for, for someone I just met.
Xellos: Oh no, I meant it as a compliment.
Zelgadis: Well, I don't consider it one. and I'd thank you to leave me in peace.
[He starts to walk off, but Xellos grabs his shirtsleeve.]
Xellos: Hey, what were you doing sitting here all alone in an alley? Not very safe for a young chimera like yourself.
Zelgadis: [stops] You...you know what I am? How?
Xellos: Sore wa himistu desu.
[Freeze frame.]
Vrumugun: Oh, oh, fortune favors the bra--ve!
Zangulus: Love brings fortune into your life, a lonely soul love can save. Love brings courage to the weak, make you strong, make you brave.
[Unfreeze.]
Zelgadis: Well...fine then. It was...interesting....meeting you, Xellos. Goodbye.
Xellos: Um...if you don't mind me asking, where ya headed?
Zelgadis: I do mind.
Xellos: Oh...will you tell me anyways?
Zelgadis: [sighs in frusteration] If you MUST know, I'm going to see someone about changing this...appearance.
Xellos: But...why?
Zelgadis: What do you mean? Don't you see what I look like now?
Xellos: Yeah. I think...ya look good.
Zelgadis: [looks at him with a shocked expression] W-what?
[Freezy.]
Vrumugun: Oh, oh, fortune favors the bra--ve!
Zangulus: The more we live, the more we dream, The more it may come true. Zel and Xellos wanted real love, Just like me and you.
Vrumugun: [cuts in, taking the beat softer] Nothing is an accident, we are free to have it all. We are what we want to be, it is in ourselves to rise or fall. It is the story you have heard, so many times before. A battle of good and evil-
[Unfreeze. Zelgadis turns sharply and walks away. Xellos follows.]
Zelgadis: What are you doing?
Xellos: [walks alongside him] I'm making it my personal duty to make sure you don't do something to that beautiful face of yours, Zel.
Zelgadis: Don't call me that. And don't follow me.
Xellos: Let's just see what it's about. Something tells me to keep up with you, and I'm not going against fate.
Zelgadis: [thinks a moment] You've got an hour. Then you're gone. Am I clear?
Xellos: [smiles] Crystal!
[They walk off as Zangulus and Vrumugun watch.]
Vrumugun: -This love story's the same
Zangulus: Oh, oh-
Vrumugun: Two new lives to reclaim Oh, oh-
Zangulus: And this time, love's a game!
[The music stops.]
Zangulus: So Zelgadis and Xellos, having met by pure coinciedence, were on their way to find a 'cure' for the chimera.
Vrumugun: But neither of them could forsee the battle that would soon involve them both and change their lives as they knew them.
Zangulus: Ooh foreshadowing!
Vrumugun: Shh.
Zangulus: Oops. And so, dear viewers, it is our pleasure to guide you through this tale. [bows]
Vrumugun: Yes, we are your narrators in this story. The weavers of the fabrication, if you will.
Zangulus: Neat, huh?
Vrumugun: Quite. So without further adue, we present to you the story of a chimera and a demon, and a tale of love triumphing over all.
Zangulus: Tah-dah!
Vrumugun: -.-o
~*~*~*~*
A/N: So, what do you think so far? If it seems a bit slow in the beginning, trust me it gets better. The next chapter's a lot funnier too. ^.^ *giggles* Please review! I'm really needing any kind of feedback on this. It's the first time I've tried a musical. Anyone who reviews gets a cookie! *holds up a bag of chocolate cookies* See? *waves the bag tauntingly* You know you want em...
~Karu
