~Accursed Disclaimer from Phibby's Realm: I do not own Slayers. Someone
else whose name I cannot remember does.
Author's Notes: I'm not following any timeline, and I know that the Slayers didn't know each other when they were kids. This is the prologue. I finished it late at night, so it's a quickly written ending. Sorry. Enjoy!
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Luna Inverse sank back on the sofa and sighed. Her little sister, Lina, had gone over to Seyruun for a sleepover weekend with the little princess and some other brats. This meant that Luna could relax and not worry about the tiny terror eating everything, or-Cepheid forbid-blow something up. She mentally cursed herself for teaching the girl Fireball, Flare Arrow, Freeze Arrow...what else? Luna groaned, not wanting to remember the other things she had taught her little sister.
Luna looked at the clock, but remembered that she was on vacation. She sighed. She wasn't used to the quiet, but she could very easily get used to it. She stood up and stretched.
"Ah, there you are, Luna-chan!!" A voice chirped from behind her. Luna spun around to face the intruder. "Z-Zelas?! What are YOU doing here?!" The petite mazoku grinned sheepishly. "Well, you see...we, the Five under Ruby- Eyed-sama, have very, very important business to attend to, and I can't bring Xel-kun here with..." "Xel-kun?" Luna said, and looked down, and saw a small child, about six, maybe seven, holding onto Zelas' right hand, hiding partially behind her dress. He was looking up at Luna through closed eyes, and his violet hair was neatly cut just above his shoulders, very much like her own violet hair.
"What's the big idea bringing your General-Priest here?!" Luna hissed through her teeth, "The people here don't like mazoku!! We're lucky they put up with your frequent visits!!" "They put up with me because if they didn't, they know I'd kill them all, and that there's nothing you could do about it, Knight of Cepheid. Your position is high, but not as high as mine. I was thinking that if you watched Xelloss here, they wouldn't bother him, and I'd be free to do what I have to. I can't leave him alone at the island, you know." Zelas said. Luna frowned. Her friend had a point. Damn it!! And there were quite a few times that Zelas had convinced her elder siblings to leave Zephilia alone. She owed her at least this much. "Fine," she said, defeated, "I'll watch him."
"I knew you'd come through!!" Zelas cried, overjoyed, flinging her arms around her best friend. She turned toward Xelloss, and knelt down in front of him. "Listen to Luna-chan; I want a good report when I get back, k?" Xelloss looked up at his master. "...k...when will you come back...?" Zelas stood up, frowning. "I'm not sure..." "ZELAS!!" Luna shrieked, "What do you mean 'I'm not sure?' You don't even know when you're going to pick him up?!" Zelas laughed nervously, "We shouldn't take too long..." Luna sighed as she looked at her friend. "What are your older siblings going to do with their priests and generals?" She asked. Zelas paused thoughtfully before replying, "They all have older servants to take care of them. Phibrizzo's minions are old enough to be left alone, but they're busy in the underworld; they can't watch Xelloss. Garv's priest and general have business to take care of, so I don't know what's going to happen to his young servants. Dolphin's priestess and general are quite open for babysitting, but I'd rather leave Xelloss at home than leave him in her minions' care. Dynast's priests are going to watch his little general, though I doubt his priests are mature enough for that; they have the mentality of ten-year-olds half the time. Oh, well. His minions, his choice. I had to leave Xelloss with you; there's no one else to take him." "What exactly do you have to do?" Luna asked. "Sore wa himitsu desu," Zelas grinned secretively. Luna glared at Zelas. Zelas just kept on smiling.
"Anyway," Zelas continued, "Here's the List. I want him in bed by 10, don't let him have anything sweet after 8; he can't get to sleep that way. He feeds frequently, so he can be annoying. I suggest letting him wander about after dark so he can scare drunks and the like. Just call him back with telepathy-don't look at me like that I know you can use telepathy- he'll come right away. If he gets into trouble out there he can kill them, or call my wolves for backup...hmmm...what else...oh!" Zelas pulled a large leather bag out from subspace. "Here're some toys and implements of torture, so he doesn't get bored. His staff is...somewhere. It's funny when he carries it about; the thing's taller than me. I'm sure you can manage the rest, new?" Zelas finished. "......." Luna looked up from her notebook, "I got it. Don't worry; I'm sure he'll be fine." Zelas grinned at her friend, white fangs glinting in the light. "I know," she said. She turned toward the young mazoku. "Be good and listen to Luna-chan, k? I want a good report when I get back...sometime in the future." She said to Xelloss, who nodded in affirmation. Zelas handed Luna the bag and teleported away.
Luna looked down at Xelloss, who had settled down on the floor, and was looking up at Luna with the Innocent Little Kid face. Luna put the leather bag down and began to sift through it. "Hmmm, now let's see......is this stuff really appropriate for you?" Luna said, more to herself than to Xelloss, though the question was directed at him. She turned to the ultra- kawaii little mazoku. "I need you to pretend that you are a human, okay? The people here have a fetish about demon exterminating, and I for one would rather not get into a fight, or -Cephied forbid- face an angry mob. Can you do that?" Luna asked. "Hai!" Xelloss smiled brightly and nodded. "That makes life easier," Luna said, relieved. "Let's see...I have to go shopping today, and clean, and train, and get ready for work on Monday, and..." Luna continued her list, while Xelloss sweatdropped.
He decided to tour the house on his own. He looked around. He was in the living room. There was the front door, stair upstairs, the kitchen, and a closed door to choose from. He opened the closed door. It lead into the basement. Slowly, he went down the stairs. Each creaked as though the stairs were millennia old and would cave in at any moment. He summoned his staff to himself, and it floated alongside him, giving off a faint glow the color of fresh blood, just enough to see by. The room had an ethereal feel to it, like any basement would. It was full of storage containers and the like. Just an ordinary basement. He went back upstairs, staff in tow. Luna turned toward him, saying, "There you are! Come on; I need to go shopping and you have to come with. You may not want to bring your staff with." Saying that, she grabbed little Xelloss by the arm and pulled him out of the house and onto the street.
::and so ends the prologue::
::sighs:: I hate prologues; the story will get better in the upcoming chapters. That is, of course, assuming you readers will review. If I don't get any reviews, I'll not post any more on ff.net. So review!! Please?
Author's Notes: I'm not following any timeline, and I know that the Slayers didn't know each other when they were kids. This is the prologue. I finished it late at night, so it's a quickly written ending. Sorry. Enjoy!
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Luna Inverse sank back on the sofa and sighed. Her little sister, Lina, had gone over to Seyruun for a sleepover weekend with the little princess and some other brats. This meant that Luna could relax and not worry about the tiny terror eating everything, or-Cepheid forbid-blow something up. She mentally cursed herself for teaching the girl Fireball, Flare Arrow, Freeze Arrow...what else? Luna groaned, not wanting to remember the other things she had taught her little sister.
Luna looked at the clock, but remembered that she was on vacation. She sighed. She wasn't used to the quiet, but she could very easily get used to it. She stood up and stretched.
"Ah, there you are, Luna-chan!!" A voice chirped from behind her. Luna spun around to face the intruder. "Z-Zelas?! What are YOU doing here?!" The petite mazoku grinned sheepishly. "Well, you see...we, the Five under Ruby- Eyed-sama, have very, very important business to attend to, and I can't bring Xel-kun here with..." "Xel-kun?" Luna said, and looked down, and saw a small child, about six, maybe seven, holding onto Zelas' right hand, hiding partially behind her dress. He was looking up at Luna through closed eyes, and his violet hair was neatly cut just above his shoulders, very much like her own violet hair.
"What's the big idea bringing your General-Priest here?!" Luna hissed through her teeth, "The people here don't like mazoku!! We're lucky they put up with your frequent visits!!" "They put up with me because if they didn't, they know I'd kill them all, and that there's nothing you could do about it, Knight of Cepheid. Your position is high, but not as high as mine. I was thinking that if you watched Xelloss here, they wouldn't bother him, and I'd be free to do what I have to. I can't leave him alone at the island, you know." Zelas said. Luna frowned. Her friend had a point. Damn it!! And there were quite a few times that Zelas had convinced her elder siblings to leave Zephilia alone. She owed her at least this much. "Fine," she said, defeated, "I'll watch him."
"I knew you'd come through!!" Zelas cried, overjoyed, flinging her arms around her best friend. She turned toward Xelloss, and knelt down in front of him. "Listen to Luna-chan; I want a good report when I get back, k?" Xelloss looked up at his master. "...k...when will you come back...?" Zelas stood up, frowning. "I'm not sure..." "ZELAS!!" Luna shrieked, "What do you mean 'I'm not sure?' You don't even know when you're going to pick him up?!" Zelas laughed nervously, "We shouldn't take too long..." Luna sighed as she looked at her friend. "What are your older siblings going to do with their priests and generals?" She asked. Zelas paused thoughtfully before replying, "They all have older servants to take care of them. Phibrizzo's minions are old enough to be left alone, but they're busy in the underworld; they can't watch Xelloss. Garv's priest and general have business to take care of, so I don't know what's going to happen to his young servants. Dolphin's priestess and general are quite open for babysitting, but I'd rather leave Xelloss at home than leave him in her minions' care. Dynast's priests are going to watch his little general, though I doubt his priests are mature enough for that; they have the mentality of ten-year-olds half the time. Oh, well. His minions, his choice. I had to leave Xelloss with you; there's no one else to take him." "What exactly do you have to do?" Luna asked. "Sore wa himitsu desu," Zelas grinned secretively. Luna glared at Zelas. Zelas just kept on smiling.
"Anyway," Zelas continued, "Here's the List. I want him in bed by 10, don't let him have anything sweet after 8; he can't get to sleep that way. He feeds frequently, so he can be annoying. I suggest letting him wander about after dark so he can scare drunks and the like. Just call him back with telepathy-don't look at me like that I know you can use telepathy- he'll come right away. If he gets into trouble out there he can kill them, or call my wolves for backup...hmmm...what else...oh!" Zelas pulled a large leather bag out from subspace. "Here're some toys and implements of torture, so he doesn't get bored. His staff is...somewhere. It's funny when he carries it about; the thing's taller than me. I'm sure you can manage the rest, new?" Zelas finished. "......." Luna looked up from her notebook, "I got it. Don't worry; I'm sure he'll be fine." Zelas grinned at her friend, white fangs glinting in the light. "I know," she said. She turned toward the young mazoku. "Be good and listen to Luna-chan, k? I want a good report when I get back...sometime in the future." She said to Xelloss, who nodded in affirmation. Zelas handed Luna the bag and teleported away.
Luna looked down at Xelloss, who had settled down on the floor, and was looking up at Luna with the Innocent Little Kid face. Luna put the leather bag down and began to sift through it. "Hmmm, now let's see......is this stuff really appropriate for you?" Luna said, more to herself than to Xelloss, though the question was directed at him. She turned to the ultra- kawaii little mazoku. "I need you to pretend that you are a human, okay? The people here have a fetish about demon exterminating, and I for one would rather not get into a fight, or -Cephied forbid- face an angry mob. Can you do that?" Luna asked. "Hai!" Xelloss smiled brightly and nodded. "That makes life easier," Luna said, relieved. "Let's see...I have to go shopping today, and clean, and train, and get ready for work on Monday, and..." Luna continued her list, while Xelloss sweatdropped.
He decided to tour the house on his own. He looked around. He was in the living room. There was the front door, stair upstairs, the kitchen, and a closed door to choose from. He opened the closed door. It lead into the basement. Slowly, he went down the stairs. Each creaked as though the stairs were millennia old and would cave in at any moment. He summoned his staff to himself, and it floated alongside him, giving off a faint glow the color of fresh blood, just enough to see by. The room had an ethereal feel to it, like any basement would. It was full of storage containers and the like. Just an ordinary basement. He went back upstairs, staff in tow. Luna turned toward him, saying, "There you are! Come on; I need to go shopping and you have to come with. You may not want to bring your staff with." Saying that, she grabbed little Xelloss by the arm and pulled him out of the house and onto the street.
::and so ends the prologue::
::sighs:: I hate prologues; the story will get better in the upcoming chapters. That is, of course, assuming you readers will review. If I don't get any reviews, I'll not post any more on ff.net. So review!! Please?