Note From Author: This songfic sorta started to happen in my head when I was listening to 'Somewhere Out There' by Our Lady Peace. OK, OK, I admit it...it happened when I accidentally had it on repeat...I LISTENED TO IT FOR OVER 50 TIMES! So, its not so hard to see how I ended up with this songfic...
Disclaimer: The ONLY part I hate about writing these, are disclaimers! OK, I'll try to say it...*takes a trembling breath* Slayers...aren't......*whispers it*...mine! *runs off crying*
Somewhere Out There
Last time I talked to you,
You were lonely and out of place,
You were looking down on me,
Lost out in space
Xellos sighed, in his tent. Lina and the others always forgot that he didn't actually need sleep, so they always gave him a place to sleep. And this time, like all the others, his tent was right next to a certain Gold Dragon's, whom Xellos happened to be thinking about. It wasn't his fault she was so sad, was it? Last time he'd tried to talk with her she'd gotten very mad and started acting very strange. But at the same time he'd sensed something almost like...loneliness? But how could that be? Filia acted too confident to ever really be sad. It was just a trick...wasn't it?
We laid underneath the stars,
Strung out and feeling brave,
I watched the red orange glow,
I watched you float away
Filia didn't understand. Everytime Xellos talked with her it made her so MAD, and yet...somehow...he made her seem lonely and like she was missing something. She remembered the last time she'd seen him...
(Beginning of flashback)
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After a long day of traveling Ms.Lina and the others were finally stopping. Filia hadn't been in the best of moods that day and after telling Ms.Lina that she was just going out to be alone for awhile at a cliff she'd seen earlier that afternoon, she ran as fast as she could to the cliff. Little did she know she'd been overheard by everyone's favorite priest.
Filia slowed down and looked out over the sea, just as the sun was setting. She simply stared and then all of a sudden started crying.
'Its not fair!', she screamed. But then she sensed a presence behind her. She immediately stopped her sobbing as she realized who it was. 'What do you want, baka?'
'Yare, yare, Filia-chan! Is that really how dragons treat even their enemies?' came Xellos' annoying voice.
'Just leave me alone, Xellos...please?' asked Filia.
Xellos was shocked. Filia? Polite? Those two words never went in the same sentence! 'Umm...Filia? Seriously, are you all right?'
Filia whipped around. Her eyes were pulsing with a white light. 'DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M ALRIGHT?! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE YOU DAMN MAZOKU!'
Xellos simply twitched, but then smiled. 'Of course Fi-chan!' and then teleported before Filia could hit him with her mace.
'Damn him' Filia muttered to herself, 'Does he even know what he does to me?'
(End of Flashback)
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'Great job of falling in love, Filia. You only chose the one person who could never love you back.' said Filia. She turned to her tent and went inside, hoping to find sleep, that she knew would not come.
Down here in the atmosphere,
Garbage and city lights,
You've gone to save your tired soul,
You've gone to save our lives,
I turned on the radio,
To find you on satellite,
I'm waiting for this sky to fall,
I'm waiting for a sign,
All we are,
Is all so far
Xellos just didn't know what he was feeling. He was Mazoku, he was supposed to thrive on others' negative emotions, but Filia's loneliness had not made him happy...if anything, it had had the opposite effect. With a start Xellos realized that he didn't want Filia to feel lonely, or sad, or anything that would usually make him delighted. He wanted her to be...happy? 'What's wrong with me? I'm not really even her friend! So, why am I this worried about her?' he murmured. He fell back onto the pillow and sighed. 'Oh well, whatever it is, it can't be too serious....can it??? I hope not...' But then Xellos heard the muffled sobs from the next tent and felt his heart wrench.
You're falling back to me,
You're a star that I can see,
I know your out there,
Somewhere out there
Filia couldn't contain it anymore. She started to cry, knowing who was in the next tent and knowing that he would never have any feelings for her. Mazoku couldn't feel, so what was the point of trying to love him? She wiped her eyes, promising to herself that, from this day on, Xellos was out of reach, out of bounds. But she still knew that he was there, somewhere out there. And she could never forget him completely, she would always see his face, his violet eyes, his hair...oh gods, why did it have to be HIM!
You're falling out of reach,
Defying gravity,
I know you're out there,
Somewhere out there
Xellos heard the cries and he couldn't help it. It made him so frustrated and mad! What was SHE crying for?! She had everything! She wasn't in love with one of the enemy race! 'Wait a sec...d-did I just say she w-wasn't in L-L-LOVE?!' Xellos stammered. 'DAMN! It can't be that! I could never fall in love! Especially not with Filia!' But the more he thought about the more signs Xellos saw. 'Naw, its not that....damn it all! Of all people on this god-forsaken world! FILIA?! Oh gods, Zelas is going to KILL me for this! No wait! I'll just forget her! It wouldn't be that hard! I could cure myself of this somehow...but do I really want to? NO, must not think like that!' thought Xellos. But even as he thought images of Filia flew through his mind. There she was casting a healing spell, smashing Gourry for a rude comment, smiling with a slight tilt to her head...It was no use...Xellos put his head in his hands, 'It does no good. I'll never forget her, I'll always know she's there...Somewhere out there!
Hope you remember me,
When your home sick,
and need a change,
I miss your purple hair,
I miss the way you taste
Filia stared at her tent wall, as though willing it to disappear, to give her a clear view of Xellos' tent. Maybe after they separated he would remember her. Maybe if he needed to talk with someone about their journeys, he would come to her. She shook her head and whispered, 'No, I know the answer to that...The moment we break up the group, he'll completely forget about me. And meanwhile, I haven't seen him for less than a day, and already I keep thinking about his face, what it would be like to kiss him... KISS HIM?! did I just suggest that I have been thinking about kissing Xellos?!?!?!?!' Filia stopped for a moment and seemed to think about it. ' Of course, its not like I would have any objections to having him kiss me...but still, me kissing Xellos, the Mazoku who nearly destroyed my people. Would I still do it? YEAH!!!' Filia blushed as she realized she had been talking out loud. 'Hehehe...oopsy!'
I know you'll come back someday,
On this bed of nails I'll wait,
I'm praying that you don't burn out,
Or fade away,
All we are,
Is all so far
Xellos heard a voice coming from Filia tent. She seemed to be very involved in some sort of discussion with someone. Wondering who could be in her tent at this hour made Xellos very suspicious. He was just about to go peek, but then he heard Filia say in a rather loud voice, 'YEAH!' Xellos' eyes opened with shock when he heard this. He sank back down onto the pillow and closed his eyes. 'What was I thinking...Filia could never love me...she's been trained to hate me. What could I do that would make her forget everything that she's been told.' Remembering how nice Gourry had been to Filia lately Xellos wondered if that's who was in Filia's tent, causing her to yell like that. A slight blush appeared on Xellos' cheeks as he thought of what would be going on in that tent if he was the one in Filia's tent. Xellos sighed. Would Filia realize if how he had been acting meant he liked her? He hoped not...She'd never let him live it down. And then, to Xellos' great surprise, he felt something cold and wet on his cheek. He rubbed his hand against his cheek and jumped. Xellos, Lord Beastmaster's General Mazoku, the man who could never feel, was crying.
You're falling back to me,
You're a star that I can see,
I know you're out there,
Somewhere out there,
You're falling out of reach,
Defying gravity,
I know you're out there,
Somewhere out there
Filia looked up with a start. She had thought for a split second she had heard a sob come from Xellos' tent. She shook her head. No, that was impossible. Xellos had no reason to cry, he wasn't in love with someone he knew would reject him. But who else could it be? Did Filia dare go see if it was him? Then with sudden clarity Filia heard a cry. 'Why me?', it whispered. Filia realized that if she didn't go see if it was Xellos, she would never forgive herself if it was him and someone else found him. If she didn't go, he'd fall out of her reach for forever!
You're falling back to me,
You're a star that I can see,
I know you're out there,
Somewhere out there,
You're falling out of reach,
Defying gravity,
I know you're out there,
Somewhere out there
Filia quietly opened the flap of her tent and tip-toed to Xellos' door. She knew the cries were coming from Xellos' tent now, but she didn't know whether it was Xellos making them or not. 'Oh well, nothing for it now, I'm already out of bed," she thought. She opened the flap, and found Xellos rolled up on his side shuddering and giving small sobs.
Xellos looked up and saw Filia, bathed in moonlight, in his tent. She was immediately at his side, pulling him into her arms.
'Shhh, shhh...It's all right...Don't cry.' Xellos realized he had fallen asleep for the first time in centuries and was dreaming. As the 'dream-Filia' rocked him back and forth he thought to himself, 'Damn! Look at this! I even DREAM about her!' Sighing, he removed an arm from Filia's embrace and pinched his other arm. It hurt, and Filia was still there.
'F-f-filia?' asked Xellos.
'What is it?' asked Filia.
'Are you r-really here? I'm n-not dreaming?' questioned Xellos. Filia smiled.
'Yes, I really am here. Now, tell me...why were you so upset?' answered Filia. Xellos flinched, but then put on his cat smile.
'Before I answer that question, please tell me why you're hugging me' said Xellos. Filia blushed a dark red as she realized that she was still holding Xellos. She quickly released him and then answered.
'Uhhhhhhhhhhh...I heard you...and then...umm...came to see what was wrong...I WAS JUST TRYING TO BE COMFORTING! Yeesh! I try and be nice and then you go and say something that ruins it!' retorted Filia.
Xellos hung his head. 'I'm sorry...'
'Whaaa? Did you just say sorry?' asked Filia, with a surprised look on her face.
Xellos straightened up and looked down at her. He opened his eyes and said, 'Hai. I did.'
Filia found herself staring into those eyes. Those eyes that showed every emotion in them. And this time they looked incredibly sad.
'Look, Filia. I'm not sure why you're here, but it makes me just a bit uncomfortable to have you here...in my tent...when there's just the two of us...I'm fine now', but as he said this Filia noticed just the slightest glimmer in his eye, predicting another tear. 'Sooooo...unless you want Lina to tease you for the rest of eternity, I think it might be a good idea if you went-' However, Xellos was interrupted by a pair of soft, warm lips on his own, blocking the words Filia didn't want to hear.
You're falling back to me,
You're a star that I can see,
I know you're out there,
Somewhere out there,
You're falling out of reach,
Defying gravity,
I know you're out there,
Somewhere out there
Filia drew back slowly, still in shock at what she'd done. 'Oh my, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have done that!' She hurriedly got up and was at the tent flap when Xellos grabbed her arm.
Blinking, he asked, 'Why did you do that?'
Filia bit her lip. 'Should I tell him? He'd never be able to return my feelings, but at least he'd know...But he might not care...'
'Why, Filia?' repeated Xellos.
'Because I love you!' she blurted out. Then she covered her mouth with a horrified expression in her eyes.
Xellos paused. 'Y-y-you what? You love me? ME? But I'm Xellos! The big, bad Namagomi!'
Filia lowered her eyes. 'I'm sorry...I shouldn't have told you...I knew this would be your reaction!' She started sobbing again. 'Why does it have to be you! My race's enemy! My elders would kill me if they knew!'
Xellos roughly grabbed her chin and turned her face towards his. Then he drew her in for another, more passionate kiss.
'W-w-what?' stammered Filia.
'I...I...I love...love you too...' gritted Xellos through clenched teeth.
Filia stared. 'This isn't a joke?' she murmured incredulously.
Xellos shook his head. 'No, though I wish it could be. Lord Beastmaster is most certainly going to punish me badly for this. But...even so...I still love you.' said Xellos, still trying to get over the shock of having Filia return his affection.
'I just didn't ever think that a Mazoku could love! That's why I couldn't tell you before now...I guess I was afraid of being rejected and making a fool out of myself at the same time.' said Filia.
'Well, from the way you acted around me, do you think its any wonder I didn't tell you I loved you?! You DO hit me with that mace of yours!' said Xellos.
Filia chuckled, 'Only when you deserve it...which is pretty often!'
Then Xellos turned to her with a serious look in his eye, 'But Filia, you must understand this, though I do love you, I would much rather not. I AM a Mazoku and I will always be one. I will always obey my mistress. Even if it means leaving you.'
Filia paled. But then straightened and looked Xellos in the eye. 'And you must understand that I will never be able to completely forgive you for killing my people. For, not only did you kill most of my race, but you also killed my family. All of them. And I would much rather not love you, but since I do, there is nobody and nothing that will keep me away from you. Not even Lord Beastmaster!'
Xellos smiled (A/N: Yes, I KNOW that he always smiles but I mean SINCERELY!) at Filia's exclamation. 'Very well, Fi-chan. Then, if you are so confident, why don't you spend the night here... I'm sure not even Lina would dare get to close to you when you talk like that. So, I'm quite sure we won't have to deal with any teasing...and if we do...well, light and darkness combined is a lot more power than even Lina could handle. Get my drift?'
Filia snickered, 'How could I not?! Well, since you put it that way,' Filia shot Xellos a seductive look, 'How could I refuse?'
Filia tied the door of the tent shut and then crawled over to Xellos. She flopped down into the sleeping bag and put her arms around him. Xellos smiled and put his hands around Filia's waist. 'Good night, my Fi-chan' whispered Xellos.
'Good night, Xel-kun' murmured Filia. Xellos leaned down and kissed her on the forehead and they fell asleep in each other's arms.
Author's Notes: OKAAAAAAAAAY! *starts clapping* There it is! The first chapter of this fanfic! Now everybody knows what goes here...IF YOU READ IT, PUHLEEZ REVIEW IT! I'll even take flames! If people want me to continue this I suppose the next chapter will be the morning after ;) Hmmmm...I wonder how the rest of the group is going to deal with this... Anyways, I gotta go work on another ficcy, so review this one and I'll keep writing!
~Dragon Demon~
Disclaimer: The ONLY part I hate about writing these, are disclaimers! OK, I'll try to say it...*takes a trembling breath* Slayers...aren't......*whispers it*...mine! *runs off crying*
Somewhere Out There
Last time I talked to you,
You were lonely and out of place,
You were looking down on me,
Lost out in space
Xellos sighed, in his tent. Lina and the others always forgot that he didn't actually need sleep, so they always gave him a place to sleep. And this time, like all the others, his tent was right next to a certain Gold Dragon's, whom Xellos happened to be thinking about. It wasn't his fault she was so sad, was it? Last time he'd tried to talk with her she'd gotten very mad and started acting very strange. But at the same time he'd sensed something almost like...loneliness? But how could that be? Filia acted too confident to ever really be sad. It was just a trick...wasn't it?
We laid underneath the stars,
Strung out and feeling brave,
I watched the red orange glow,
I watched you float away
Filia didn't understand. Everytime Xellos talked with her it made her so MAD, and yet...somehow...he made her seem lonely and like she was missing something. She remembered the last time she'd seen him...
(Beginning of flashback)
****************************************************************************
After a long day of traveling Ms.Lina and the others were finally stopping. Filia hadn't been in the best of moods that day and after telling Ms.Lina that she was just going out to be alone for awhile at a cliff she'd seen earlier that afternoon, she ran as fast as she could to the cliff. Little did she know she'd been overheard by everyone's favorite priest.
Filia slowed down and looked out over the sea, just as the sun was setting. She simply stared and then all of a sudden started crying.
'Its not fair!', she screamed. But then she sensed a presence behind her. She immediately stopped her sobbing as she realized who it was. 'What do you want, baka?'
'Yare, yare, Filia-chan! Is that really how dragons treat even their enemies?' came Xellos' annoying voice.
'Just leave me alone, Xellos...please?' asked Filia.
Xellos was shocked. Filia? Polite? Those two words never went in the same sentence! 'Umm...Filia? Seriously, are you all right?'
Filia whipped around. Her eyes were pulsing with a white light. 'DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M ALRIGHT?! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE YOU DAMN MAZOKU!'
Xellos simply twitched, but then smiled. 'Of course Fi-chan!' and then teleported before Filia could hit him with her mace.
'Damn him' Filia muttered to herself, 'Does he even know what he does to me?'
(End of Flashback)
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'Great job of falling in love, Filia. You only chose the one person who could never love you back.' said Filia. She turned to her tent and went inside, hoping to find sleep, that she knew would not come.
Down here in the atmosphere,
Garbage and city lights,
You've gone to save your tired soul,
You've gone to save our lives,
I turned on the radio,
To find you on satellite,
I'm waiting for this sky to fall,
I'm waiting for a sign,
All we are,
Is all so far
Xellos just didn't know what he was feeling. He was Mazoku, he was supposed to thrive on others' negative emotions, but Filia's loneliness had not made him happy...if anything, it had had the opposite effect. With a start Xellos realized that he didn't want Filia to feel lonely, or sad, or anything that would usually make him delighted. He wanted her to be...happy? 'What's wrong with me? I'm not really even her friend! So, why am I this worried about her?' he murmured. He fell back onto the pillow and sighed. 'Oh well, whatever it is, it can't be too serious....can it??? I hope not...' But then Xellos heard the muffled sobs from the next tent and felt his heart wrench.
You're falling back to me,
You're a star that I can see,
I know your out there,
Somewhere out there
Filia couldn't contain it anymore. She started to cry, knowing who was in the next tent and knowing that he would never have any feelings for her. Mazoku couldn't feel, so what was the point of trying to love him? She wiped her eyes, promising to herself that, from this day on, Xellos was out of reach, out of bounds. But she still knew that he was there, somewhere out there. And she could never forget him completely, she would always see his face, his violet eyes, his hair...oh gods, why did it have to be HIM!
You're falling out of reach,
Defying gravity,
I know you're out there,
Somewhere out there
Xellos heard the cries and he couldn't help it. It made him so frustrated and mad! What was SHE crying for?! She had everything! She wasn't in love with one of the enemy race! 'Wait a sec...d-did I just say she w-wasn't in L-L-LOVE?!' Xellos stammered. 'DAMN! It can't be that! I could never fall in love! Especially not with Filia!' But the more he thought about the more signs Xellos saw. 'Naw, its not that....damn it all! Of all people on this god-forsaken world! FILIA?! Oh gods, Zelas is going to KILL me for this! No wait! I'll just forget her! It wouldn't be that hard! I could cure myself of this somehow...but do I really want to? NO, must not think like that!' thought Xellos. But even as he thought images of Filia flew through his mind. There she was casting a healing spell, smashing Gourry for a rude comment, smiling with a slight tilt to her head...It was no use...Xellos put his head in his hands, 'It does no good. I'll never forget her, I'll always know she's there...Somewhere out there!
Hope you remember me,
When your home sick,
and need a change,
I miss your purple hair,
I miss the way you taste
Filia stared at her tent wall, as though willing it to disappear, to give her a clear view of Xellos' tent. Maybe after they separated he would remember her. Maybe if he needed to talk with someone about their journeys, he would come to her. She shook her head and whispered, 'No, I know the answer to that...The moment we break up the group, he'll completely forget about me. And meanwhile, I haven't seen him for less than a day, and already I keep thinking about his face, what it would be like to kiss him... KISS HIM?! did I just suggest that I have been thinking about kissing Xellos?!?!?!?!' Filia stopped for a moment and seemed to think about it. ' Of course, its not like I would have any objections to having him kiss me...but still, me kissing Xellos, the Mazoku who nearly destroyed my people. Would I still do it? YEAH!!!' Filia blushed as she realized she had been talking out loud. 'Hehehe...oopsy!'
I know you'll come back someday,
On this bed of nails I'll wait,
I'm praying that you don't burn out,
Or fade away,
All we are,
Is all so far
Xellos heard a voice coming from Filia tent. She seemed to be very involved in some sort of discussion with someone. Wondering who could be in her tent at this hour made Xellos very suspicious. He was just about to go peek, but then he heard Filia say in a rather loud voice, 'YEAH!' Xellos' eyes opened with shock when he heard this. He sank back down onto the pillow and closed his eyes. 'What was I thinking...Filia could never love me...she's been trained to hate me. What could I do that would make her forget everything that she's been told.' Remembering how nice Gourry had been to Filia lately Xellos wondered if that's who was in Filia's tent, causing her to yell like that. A slight blush appeared on Xellos' cheeks as he thought of what would be going on in that tent if he was the one in Filia's tent. Xellos sighed. Would Filia realize if how he had been acting meant he liked her? He hoped not...She'd never let him live it down. And then, to Xellos' great surprise, he felt something cold and wet on his cheek. He rubbed his hand against his cheek and jumped. Xellos, Lord Beastmaster's General Mazoku, the man who could never feel, was crying.
You're falling back to me,
You're a star that I can see,
I know you're out there,
Somewhere out there,
You're falling out of reach,
Defying gravity,
I know you're out there,
Somewhere out there
Filia looked up with a start. She had thought for a split second she had heard a sob come from Xellos' tent. She shook her head. No, that was impossible. Xellos had no reason to cry, he wasn't in love with someone he knew would reject him. But who else could it be? Did Filia dare go see if it was him? Then with sudden clarity Filia heard a cry. 'Why me?', it whispered. Filia realized that if she didn't go see if it was Xellos, she would never forgive herself if it was him and someone else found him. If she didn't go, he'd fall out of her reach for forever!
You're falling back to me,
You're a star that I can see,
I know you're out there,
Somewhere out there,
You're falling out of reach,
Defying gravity,
I know you're out there,
Somewhere out there
Filia quietly opened the flap of her tent and tip-toed to Xellos' door. She knew the cries were coming from Xellos' tent now, but she didn't know whether it was Xellos making them or not. 'Oh well, nothing for it now, I'm already out of bed," she thought. She opened the flap, and found Xellos rolled up on his side shuddering and giving small sobs.
Xellos looked up and saw Filia, bathed in moonlight, in his tent. She was immediately at his side, pulling him into her arms.
'Shhh, shhh...It's all right...Don't cry.' Xellos realized he had fallen asleep for the first time in centuries and was dreaming. As the 'dream-Filia' rocked him back and forth he thought to himself, 'Damn! Look at this! I even DREAM about her!' Sighing, he removed an arm from Filia's embrace and pinched his other arm. It hurt, and Filia was still there.
'F-f-filia?' asked Xellos.
'What is it?' asked Filia.
'Are you r-really here? I'm n-not dreaming?' questioned Xellos. Filia smiled.
'Yes, I really am here. Now, tell me...why were you so upset?' answered Filia. Xellos flinched, but then put on his cat smile.
'Before I answer that question, please tell me why you're hugging me' said Xellos. Filia blushed a dark red as she realized that she was still holding Xellos. She quickly released him and then answered.
'Uhhhhhhhhhhh...I heard you...and then...umm...came to see what was wrong...I WAS JUST TRYING TO BE COMFORTING! Yeesh! I try and be nice and then you go and say something that ruins it!' retorted Filia.
Xellos hung his head. 'I'm sorry...'
'Whaaa? Did you just say sorry?' asked Filia, with a surprised look on her face.
Xellos straightened up and looked down at her. He opened his eyes and said, 'Hai. I did.'
Filia found herself staring into those eyes. Those eyes that showed every emotion in them. And this time they looked incredibly sad.
'Look, Filia. I'm not sure why you're here, but it makes me just a bit uncomfortable to have you here...in my tent...when there's just the two of us...I'm fine now', but as he said this Filia noticed just the slightest glimmer in his eye, predicting another tear. 'Sooooo...unless you want Lina to tease you for the rest of eternity, I think it might be a good idea if you went-' However, Xellos was interrupted by a pair of soft, warm lips on his own, blocking the words Filia didn't want to hear.
You're falling back to me,
You're a star that I can see,
I know you're out there,
Somewhere out there,
You're falling out of reach,
Defying gravity,
I know you're out there,
Somewhere out there
Filia drew back slowly, still in shock at what she'd done. 'Oh my, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have done that!' She hurriedly got up and was at the tent flap when Xellos grabbed her arm.
Blinking, he asked, 'Why did you do that?'
Filia bit her lip. 'Should I tell him? He'd never be able to return my feelings, but at least he'd know...But he might not care...'
'Why, Filia?' repeated Xellos.
'Because I love you!' she blurted out. Then she covered her mouth with a horrified expression in her eyes.
Xellos paused. 'Y-y-you what? You love me? ME? But I'm Xellos! The big, bad Namagomi!'
Filia lowered her eyes. 'I'm sorry...I shouldn't have told you...I knew this would be your reaction!' She started sobbing again. 'Why does it have to be you! My race's enemy! My elders would kill me if they knew!'
Xellos roughly grabbed her chin and turned her face towards his. Then he drew her in for another, more passionate kiss.
'W-w-what?' stammered Filia.
'I...I...I love...love you too...' gritted Xellos through clenched teeth.
Filia stared. 'This isn't a joke?' she murmured incredulously.
Xellos shook his head. 'No, though I wish it could be. Lord Beastmaster is most certainly going to punish me badly for this. But...even so...I still love you.' said Xellos, still trying to get over the shock of having Filia return his affection.
'I just didn't ever think that a Mazoku could love! That's why I couldn't tell you before now...I guess I was afraid of being rejected and making a fool out of myself at the same time.' said Filia.
'Well, from the way you acted around me, do you think its any wonder I didn't tell you I loved you?! You DO hit me with that mace of yours!' said Xellos.
Filia chuckled, 'Only when you deserve it...which is pretty often!'
Then Xellos turned to her with a serious look in his eye, 'But Filia, you must understand this, though I do love you, I would much rather not. I AM a Mazoku and I will always be one. I will always obey my mistress. Even if it means leaving you.'
Filia paled. But then straightened and looked Xellos in the eye. 'And you must understand that I will never be able to completely forgive you for killing my people. For, not only did you kill most of my race, but you also killed my family. All of them. And I would much rather not love you, but since I do, there is nobody and nothing that will keep me away from you. Not even Lord Beastmaster!'
Xellos smiled (A/N: Yes, I KNOW that he always smiles but I mean SINCERELY!) at Filia's exclamation. 'Very well, Fi-chan. Then, if you are so confident, why don't you spend the night here... I'm sure not even Lina would dare get to close to you when you talk like that. So, I'm quite sure we won't have to deal with any teasing...and if we do...well, light and darkness combined is a lot more power than even Lina could handle. Get my drift?'
Filia snickered, 'How could I not?! Well, since you put it that way,' Filia shot Xellos a seductive look, 'How could I refuse?'
Filia tied the door of the tent shut and then crawled over to Xellos. She flopped down into the sleeping bag and put her arms around him. Xellos smiled and put his hands around Filia's waist. 'Good night, my Fi-chan' whispered Xellos.
'Good night, Xel-kun' murmured Filia. Xellos leaned down and kissed her on the forehead and they fell asleep in each other's arms.
Author's Notes: OKAAAAAAAAAY! *starts clapping* There it is! The first chapter of this fanfic! Now everybody knows what goes here...IF YOU READ IT, PUHLEEZ REVIEW IT! I'll even take flames! If people want me to continue this I suppose the next chapter will be the morning after ;) Hmmmm...I wonder how the rest of the group is going to deal with this... Anyways, I gotta go work on another ficcy, so review this one and I'll keep writing!
~Dragon Demon~