Disclaimer: I do not own slayers or any other items related to the slayers world. This fanfiction is purely for fun and my belief in the xel/filia pairing among others.^^Gomen I haven't written anything in years so I am very rusty ^^

The story takes place after Try so to understand whats going on you should probably have seen some of it, at least enough to know filia and xellos. :) enjoy the show

The Status Quo

Chapter One: The State of Things

The sun had just begun its accent across the sky. Its palest light traversing its way through the many windows of the Mace and Vase shop, home and workplace of a particular dragon. This dragon has the distinction of being a Gold, the last of her clan, and the stepmother to the world's last remaining Ancient Dragon.

The house/shop consists of a lower floor, which contains the shop portion in the front and a kitchen in the back, and an upper portion which contains the nursery, a bathroom, and three bedrooms the largest of which being Filia's. It is on this particular floor that our story begins...

The floorboards of the nursery creaked slightly as a pair of feet slowly crept toward baby Val's crib. The sunlight that was now just creeping into the room shone on the smiling face of a certain purple haired, amber eyed, Mazoku as he reached the crib. His smile widened as he gazed down on the prone form of the baby who was quietly dozing, wrapped securely in a blanket.

Xellos leaned his staff against the crib having it phase into the astral plane so he could easily call upon it later, he reached into the crib and gently removed the child from his crib. Val stared at Xellos's jovial features through tired eyes before cooing slightly he snuggled against his familiar warmth as Xellos held him expertly with both hands. His soft footfalls were heard once more as he slowly exited the nursery and its colorful pale blue decor.

He was halfway down the wooden stairway before a familiar voice was heard from the landing above, "Xellos, what are you doing with my baby?" her voice was full of untold malice. Xellos was temporarily rooted to the spot before turning swiftly, his hold on the child slightly more relaxed.

"yare yare It would seem that I have been discovered, ohayo gozaimasu, Fi-chan" his voice on its usual jovial setting.

"Ohayo, to you to" her own smile widening as a menacing red aura flared around her and her grip on Mace-sama tightening. "I would suppose then that the game is over?" she stated taking a step toward Val who had chosen this moment to awaken fully and squeal with the exhilaration that had pent up in that moment,

"No I don't think its quite over yet" Xellos smirked as his eyes opened and he disappeared in a flash of black energy.

Filia ran down the stairs to find that he had reappeared near the front door and had proceeded to open it as she ran. Xellos ran a few yards ahead before lifting Val into the air as he ran around in circles like an idiot yelling, "IT'S MORNING, IT'S MORNING, TIME TO WAKE UP!" To which Val responded by squealing in excitement. Filia managed to catch up to him easily in this state appearing to draw the full weight of her mace as she brought it up and then struck it swiftly down. Xellos saw it coming long ago, he pulled Val back down from above his head and held him against his body like she knew he would. The sharp Pang of heavy metal on cranium was deafening. Xellos was scrunched down on the ground, holding out baby Val who thought this was the most interesting thing in the world. Xellos straightened up from that position before staring at Filia and smirking, "no one can give a Love Tap better than you, Fi-chan"

Xellos handed a now blushing and snarling Filia her child before he put his hand to his ear as if trying to hear something from far away. Filia noticed this after she had calmed down, "Is it time for you to go again?"

"hai, duty calls" he said smiling as usual in his closed eyes fashion, "will you return anytime today?" she asked sounding tentative,

"why Filia I didn't know you cared"

"I don't" she stated simply as she walked toward the door, when she reached it she turned her head to meet his gaze, "I just need to know how much tea I'll have to waste on you today" she said smiling slightly in her slight verbal victory before he disappeared in a wave of dark energy.

Zelas felt her servant's arrival as she stared into a screen in front of her. She waited, her back to her servant, she marveled in the flurry of thoughts that were freely exuding from him about what fun things he would do with Filia today. She couldn't help but smirk as she turned her throne around to face him, her expression now semi-serious, one of her many cigarettes blazing in her left hand that lay on the left arm of her throne. "Xellos..."

The Mazoku became instantly alert, going down on one knee, resting his reformed staff against his lowered head, "hai, my master" his voice was completely serious. "Can you tell me why a simple operation that you assured me could be completed in the span of a day has instead occupied your time for the better part of three months?" she asked her voice carrying no threat, just simple curiosity. Xellos knew from experience that this could be a very dangerous voice. He nevertheless felt the need to stand before answering, putting his hand behind his head as he spoke, "ah ha ha well you see, Zelas-sama, that first day turned out to be an inconvenient day which sort of through off the rest of the schedule" he said followed by another bout of nervous laughter.

"Is that so?" she paused before continuing, "what exactly was the source of this inconvenience?"

"Well, I went to the house and I was looking for Filia..err the Golden Dragon when I proceeded to the nursery to find her there, only to discover that at that moment the Ancient Dragon egg was hatching, so it was kinda hard to stay in the murdering mood in that situation"

"So instead you decided to help the young mother in her time of need"

"hai"

"Which I would assume snowballed into this morning's display of fatherly affection"

"heh?, what display would you be reffering too, Master?" he queried although he felt a strange burning sensation in his ears at the sudden thought of his earlier, "I, Xellos, am referring to this..." she stated coolly as she flipped a screen that was emanating from a reddish stone that was embedded into the floor to the right of her throne. Xellos could do nothing but squirm as the events of several minutes were played over again before his eyes. In retrospect, he had acted like a complete idiot. Although at the time it had seemed like a fun way of pissing of Filia, something that was best not shared with the rest of the pack.

"I especially enjoyed the blushing Golden Dragon part" her master smirked before rising from her throne. She made her way down the six steps that separated her throne from the rest of the dark chamber and what lay beyond in her mountain home. Xellos gazed up at her, she being a good two feet taller than he was, as she dropped the cigarette to the ground stomping on it before continuing, "It would seem that I have given you too much freedom in this matter, and as punishment for your actions I have already distributed this lovely excerpt to every minion, servant, ward, and resident in my domain" Xellos shrunk down to the ground his face lighting in a bright red shade of embarrassment.

She brought her left hand over toward her right side splaying her fingers, a red handle ornamented in gold and silver appeared followed by a blade which shone with a fierce dark aura. She brought the mighty short sword Remure the Dragon slaying blade to her front staring at Xellos through its shining aura.

"Xellos" she raised her now stern voice, "I am bestowing upon you my highest priority order!"

She swung the sword down stopping it centimeters away from Xellos's face,

"Slay the Golden Dragon!" she ordered slamming her sword point first too the ground just as one of the island's many storms released a mighty clap of thunder. New cracks were formed from the point in the once flawless stone floor.

Her voice carried absolute finality augmented by the presence of one of her mightiest weapons. Xellos lowered his head closing his eyes...

"hai, my master"

Chapt. 1 end

Well I hope that was enjoyable so far, I'm kinda writing this on a psychotic whim right now and I know for the most part where its going for some period, but updates might be slow in coming. I hope to see some reviews out of this no matter how scathing in nature, I really do think Xel/Filia deserves a go...