AN: I do not own The Slayers, so please don't sue me. I really hope you
enjoy the story though. Please review and I may update sooner. By the way,
if you do not like my pairing then leave now. The pairing is Lina/Xellos,
Amelia/Zelgadis, and I may hook Gourry up with -someone- later on. But
give me hints on who. NOT Lina, she's taken.
Last Hope
Chapter 1
Kidnapped by the Unknown
~ * ~
Fireworks shot up high into the star lit sky. Many people watched the performance in their formal wear. The females wore diamonds and jewels with long flowing dresses that dragged to the ground. The men wore tuxedoes with nothing interesting but plain black ties. Amelia's 18th birthday celebration seemed to be doing quite well.
It seemed like forever since she had seen her friends. Luckily for her, they all showed up to her party. Dressing in formal dresses and suits as requested to. But as always, Lina wasn't too fond of dresses. She was spending most of her time in a dressing room. Amelia had no choice but to drag her out of there even if it killed her.
"Lina please, come out of there. I'm sure it doesn't look that bad." Amelia insisted to Lina, while she continued to scratch and knock on Lina's door. Commanding that she came out at once.
"Please Lina!" She whimpered weakly.
"No!" Lina yelled, being a stubborn little brat. "You can't make me."
"Okay, you left me no choice then Lina." She sighed and took steps a few feet away from the door. "Xellos! You can come and drag Lina out of there now!"
A cheerful looking Xellos, dressed in a purple tux hovered in the air above Amelia. Landing gently on the floor, he cracks his knuckles and prepares to teleport inside to pry Lina out of the room. "All Right Amelia- Chan. Here I come Lina, 1 .. 2.. 3!"
"Don't you dare do it you fruitcake!" Lina shouted.
"Your right, maybe I don't want to go in there I might die laughing." Teased Xellos, sniggering as Amelia hit him in the arm for saying that.
Lina swung the door open. Looking furiously at Xellos. "You stupid mother- "
"Lina you look radiant!" Amelia gaped at Lina's beautiful crimson dress that matched perfectly with her eyes, the fabric appeared to be made of silk. There was a slit trailing from the bottom of the dress to half way up to her hip. Neglecting to wear her black headband, Lina looked even more beautiful. Even with her small breasts, the dress made her look stunningly beautiful. There was nothing bad to say about the way she looked, not even for Xellos. Who stared at her dumb struck.
Lina blushed the color of her dress. Trying hard to hide it but failed miserably. She said nothing, but you could tell by the expression on her face that she was flattered by the comment.
"Well, come on Miss Lina. Everyone is waiting for you. The music has started! Lets go dance." Amelia grabbed Lina's arm and forced her to follow her. Xellos slowly followed behind, many secrets hiding behind his closed eyelids.
Though they finally got Lina to come out of the room she was keeping herself captive in. She now refused to dance as well. Amelia danced with many guys, but there was only one man she had her eyes set on to dance with. And he was being anti-social at the moment, as always.
Zelgadis leaned against a wall near the refreshment stand. He was still a chimaera from the last time she saw him. But it didn't matter to Amelia what he looked like, in her eyes he was the most handsome guy there. She yearned to be in his arms right now, and have him tell her the three words she's always been longing to hear.
Lina glanced around the dance floor, looking depressingly bored. She saw Amelia and smiled for she knew exactly what she was thinking about. Not that Lina was a mind reader, but since Amelia kept looking over at Zelgadis, it was quite obvious what Amelia wanted right now.
Lina could sense a slow song coming soon. Heaving a sigh she decided since Amelia was to shy to confront Zelgadis. She just had to do it herself. Walking up to Zelgadis she cleared her throat to announce her presence, while doing her popular pose by leaning her weight on one leg and clasping her hands on her hips.
"Zelgadis, why aren't you dancing." Lina got straight to the point.
"Because I don't feel like it." He replied sternly.
"Don't be a grinch Zel." She said using a more gentle tone than before. "I really think you should reconsider. Why don't you ask Amelia?" Lina gave him her sad eyes, and perked up her lip.
Zelgadis let out a defeated sigh. "Very well Lina. I see what you're getting at."
Just before Lina walked off she whispered in Zelgadis' ear a word of advice, "Make this a night to remember for her." Winking at him as a sign of good luck she sat back down to her previous spot. And just as she had expected, a slow dance came up right when Zelgadis was walking over to where Amelia was at on the dance floor.
People all around left a gap in the center of the floor, making Amelia the only one on the floor. It was tradition for Amelia to start the dance off first, since she was a princess and all. Her crown glistened in the light, her blue eyes glassy with tears, because she felt alone. Her eyes fixed on the floor; two guys were rushing over to her for a dance. But neither of them was the one she wanted to dance with, though she would have no choice but to choose one of them anyway. Just as they were about to ask her, someone from behind tapped her on the shoulder and whispered, "May I have the honor in having this dance with you, princess." The voice was familiar to Amelia. But it couldn't be.
Twirling around, her eyes grew wide with shock when Zelgadis stood before her. But did he really just ask her to dance? When he kneeled down and gave her a swift bow and a peak on the hand. She knew it was all very real. A slight blush crossed over her cheeks. Her bright blue eyes lit up with excitement. Bobbing her head in agreement she was drawn closer to him like a fly to a spider's web.
He took her in his arms nervously, and gently rested one arm around her waist, and the other cupped her hand with his. Everything seemed to disappear accept for them It felt like a dream to Amelia. This had always been her fantasy of hers, to be in his arms like this. So she silently prayed, for the night to never end. People around them began to partner up and dance too. Amelia stared deeply into Zelgadis' piercing gray eyes that made her heart beat rapidly in her chest. It was hard to read his expression, rather it was just her hopelessly wishing for it to be true, and it seemed to be that Zelgadis was feeling the exact same way for her as she did for him.
Amelia rested her head on his shoulder, inhaling his sweet scent. Zelgadis' cheeks turned scarlet, he looked down at the raven-black hair. A smile tugged at the side of his mouth. He held her closer to him, enjoying the moment.
Lina crossed her arms together, looking irritably at the wineglass before her. She tried to keep her eyes at a low standard, so that she could avoid looking over at Gourry at all cost. He was dancing with Filia, and Zelgadis with Amelia were dancing that left her with who? No one. All of the other men in the room had there own woman to dance merrily with. And the beautiful Lina Inverse didn't even get one offer to dance. Perhaps the men were all afraid that she would fireball them if they even attempt to ask her to dance. Which was not the case. Lina secretly wanted someone to dance with.
Gulping down a great amount of alcohol from her goblet, she stands up and storms out onto the balcony where no one was around. It was a huge balcony; it surprised her that no one wanted to dance on it. The balcony had plenty of room for at least 10 people to dance on. Yet she was alone, and that was the way she wanted it. At least that's what she convinced herself that she wanted.
Sighing miserably, Lina leans over the railing. Gazing up at the stars winking down on her. A cool breeze blew threw her fiery locks. Closing her eyes to relax her mind and body, she strains her ears to listen to the crickets chirp in the swaying grass below, and the music playing softly in the background. It would all be romantic, if she had someone to share this moment with. She had hoped that maybe Gourry would follow her out here. But he was to stupid to figure any thing out. When it came to her, he was still completely dense. She remembered the first day she met him, and when she was captured. The memory brought a smile on her painted crimson lips.
Though it seemed that Lina had a liking for Gourry. It was false; her feelings for him had left long ago. He was just a second resort for her. Such as for tonight, she wished to dance with him hoping that he would only dance with her when no other guy would. But unfortunately for Lina, he had decided to dance with Filia instead. As friends of course. Lina thought she had loved Gourry, but it was just a fling. Sure the feeling felt real for the longest time. She had herself and everybody else fooled for a while. But one day she realized, that she only thought of him as a kind of older brother figure. And it was crazy to rush into a relationship with someone she had been friends with for the longest time. It just didn't work out. Therefore, Lina's heart was still safe. Her heart belonged to no one. Never will she fall in love; she would always be alone with only the darkness to comfort her.
"Thinking about anything in particular Lina?" Called out a voice that belonged to no other than Xellos.
Lina whimpered silently, opening her eyes and grumpily turned around to face him. Snarling at him as if he had just said something horrid, "What do you want fruitcake!"
"Lina-Chan, I'm hurt." Xellos mused playfully. Holding his hand to his heart, as if she had really hurt his feelings. "I just came out here to see if you wanted a partner to dance with."
Lina's eyes grew wider than saucers. Her cheeks burned from no apparent reason at all. She suddenly felt awkward around Xellos. "Why you dirty Mazoku." Lina growled threw clutched teeth. "Do you honestly think I'm going to fall for that one Xel?"
He grinned at the new nickname that he just earned from Lina. But his expression was still serious. "Lina-Chan, I do believe that I am sincere on this."
Xellos slowly walked over to Lina, until their bodies were inches from each other. He towered over her, flashing her one of his famous smirk. Lina was frozen; her mind went blank with any ideas of how to escape. But she found herself, wanting to be close to him. No Lina, stop this madness at once before he goes to far, she screamed at herself. But she ignored it.
Gently placing his hands on her waist, he pulls her into him. Surprised that she didn't struggle to get away from him. Xellos came to the conclusion that Lina was somewhat under the influence of alcohol so she was probably more willing than she normally would be. So abusing his new privilege to be allowed to touch Lina he inched his hands down lower, leading down to her hips. But he stops there, not wanting to go too far with her. He respected her. He starts to glide across the marble flooring under their feet. He led her in a graceful dance.
Lina placed her arms on his shoulders; he was far too tall in height for her to hold onto his neck like most of the girls did. Lina was much older now, but she looked the same as always. And her personality hasn't changed a bit. Well at the moment it may seem so, but it wasn't her fault if she had a slight buzz. Besides, she did want someone to dance with. Why not Xellos?
The music was ending far to soon for all the couples in the castle. As the music died, Amelia still clung onto Zelgadis. Looking up into his eyes, she stood on her tiptoes to reach his face. Closing her eyes, she pressed her lips to his. This came to a surprise to Zelgadis at first, but he decided not to fight anymore. He closed his eyes, and returns her kiss. After breaking apart, her entire face was set on fire. Her cheeks turned bright crimson. And a slight blushed crossed over Zelgadis' blue cheeks as well.
They moved away from each other, as if shock by their own actions. Amelia was about to say something just when all the windows in the castle busted. The lights flickered and died. Everything was covered in shadow, but thanks to the moon outdoors, there was still light within the room.
Xellos cupped Lina's chin, "Lina I-" A sudden noise from the ballroom interrupted his moment. His eyes flung open, looking over his shoulder at the window when it suddenly shattered. Out of instinct, he wrapped his arms around Lina, protecting her from the flying glass that was cutting into his flesh. Lina gripped onto his purple tux tightly, squeezing her eyes shut.
The ground rumbled as if they were just struck by a hurricane. The screams of the scared woman echoed throughout the castle. Vast hooded figures galore appear out of no where. A foggy mist surface from the floor, making it in possible to see what the cryptic figures were up to. After what seemed like hours of dead silence, a scream broke out. The scream came from Amelia.
"Amelia! AMELIA!" Zelgadis searched blindly through the fog. It was too thick to see where she was.
Lina and Xellos got to their feet. Xellos' side stung, looking down at his waist, there was a long thick piece of glass stuck in his skin.
"Hold still." Lina commanded, and gripped onto the glass. Droplets of blood dripping down from her hand from tugging at the glass. It finally came out, and she threw it aside. When Xellos fell to one knee, she immediately cast a healing spell. Even though he could easily do it himself. With his eyes still open, he looked up at her. Which made her heart skip a beat. She couldn't help but smile. But her smile faded when she heard Amelia's scream. She quickly got to her feet and rushed into the heart of the fog. Lina summoned a light to show her the way, but the fog was still to thick to see anything. The light was just a mere blur.
The fog soon decreased after a while, and people began to come into view. Everyone seemed to be all right. Accept there was one thing wrong with the picture. Amelia was gone.
Last Hope
Chapter 1
Kidnapped by the Unknown
~ * ~
Fireworks shot up high into the star lit sky. Many people watched the performance in their formal wear. The females wore diamonds and jewels with long flowing dresses that dragged to the ground. The men wore tuxedoes with nothing interesting but plain black ties. Amelia's 18th birthday celebration seemed to be doing quite well.
It seemed like forever since she had seen her friends. Luckily for her, they all showed up to her party. Dressing in formal dresses and suits as requested to. But as always, Lina wasn't too fond of dresses. She was spending most of her time in a dressing room. Amelia had no choice but to drag her out of there even if it killed her.
"Lina please, come out of there. I'm sure it doesn't look that bad." Amelia insisted to Lina, while she continued to scratch and knock on Lina's door. Commanding that she came out at once.
"Please Lina!" She whimpered weakly.
"No!" Lina yelled, being a stubborn little brat. "You can't make me."
"Okay, you left me no choice then Lina." She sighed and took steps a few feet away from the door. "Xellos! You can come and drag Lina out of there now!"
A cheerful looking Xellos, dressed in a purple tux hovered in the air above Amelia. Landing gently on the floor, he cracks his knuckles and prepares to teleport inside to pry Lina out of the room. "All Right Amelia- Chan. Here I come Lina, 1 .. 2.. 3!"
"Don't you dare do it you fruitcake!" Lina shouted.
"Your right, maybe I don't want to go in there I might die laughing." Teased Xellos, sniggering as Amelia hit him in the arm for saying that.
Lina swung the door open. Looking furiously at Xellos. "You stupid mother- "
"Lina you look radiant!" Amelia gaped at Lina's beautiful crimson dress that matched perfectly with her eyes, the fabric appeared to be made of silk. There was a slit trailing from the bottom of the dress to half way up to her hip. Neglecting to wear her black headband, Lina looked even more beautiful. Even with her small breasts, the dress made her look stunningly beautiful. There was nothing bad to say about the way she looked, not even for Xellos. Who stared at her dumb struck.
Lina blushed the color of her dress. Trying hard to hide it but failed miserably. She said nothing, but you could tell by the expression on her face that she was flattered by the comment.
"Well, come on Miss Lina. Everyone is waiting for you. The music has started! Lets go dance." Amelia grabbed Lina's arm and forced her to follow her. Xellos slowly followed behind, many secrets hiding behind his closed eyelids.
Though they finally got Lina to come out of the room she was keeping herself captive in. She now refused to dance as well. Amelia danced with many guys, but there was only one man she had her eyes set on to dance with. And he was being anti-social at the moment, as always.
Zelgadis leaned against a wall near the refreshment stand. He was still a chimaera from the last time she saw him. But it didn't matter to Amelia what he looked like, in her eyes he was the most handsome guy there. She yearned to be in his arms right now, and have him tell her the three words she's always been longing to hear.
Lina glanced around the dance floor, looking depressingly bored. She saw Amelia and smiled for she knew exactly what she was thinking about. Not that Lina was a mind reader, but since Amelia kept looking over at Zelgadis, it was quite obvious what Amelia wanted right now.
Lina could sense a slow song coming soon. Heaving a sigh she decided since Amelia was to shy to confront Zelgadis. She just had to do it herself. Walking up to Zelgadis she cleared her throat to announce her presence, while doing her popular pose by leaning her weight on one leg and clasping her hands on her hips.
"Zelgadis, why aren't you dancing." Lina got straight to the point.
"Because I don't feel like it." He replied sternly.
"Don't be a grinch Zel." She said using a more gentle tone than before. "I really think you should reconsider. Why don't you ask Amelia?" Lina gave him her sad eyes, and perked up her lip.
Zelgadis let out a defeated sigh. "Very well Lina. I see what you're getting at."
Just before Lina walked off she whispered in Zelgadis' ear a word of advice, "Make this a night to remember for her." Winking at him as a sign of good luck she sat back down to her previous spot. And just as she had expected, a slow dance came up right when Zelgadis was walking over to where Amelia was at on the dance floor.
People all around left a gap in the center of the floor, making Amelia the only one on the floor. It was tradition for Amelia to start the dance off first, since she was a princess and all. Her crown glistened in the light, her blue eyes glassy with tears, because she felt alone. Her eyes fixed on the floor; two guys were rushing over to her for a dance. But neither of them was the one she wanted to dance with, though she would have no choice but to choose one of them anyway. Just as they were about to ask her, someone from behind tapped her on the shoulder and whispered, "May I have the honor in having this dance with you, princess." The voice was familiar to Amelia. But it couldn't be.
Twirling around, her eyes grew wide with shock when Zelgadis stood before her. But did he really just ask her to dance? When he kneeled down and gave her a swift bow and a peak on the hand. She knew it was all very real. A slight blush crossed over her cheeks. Her bright blue eyes lit up with excitement. Bobbing her head in agreement she was drawn closer to him like a fly to a spider's web.
He took her in his arms nervously, and gently rested one arm around her waist, and the other cupped her hand with his. Everything seemed to disappear accept for them It felt like a dream to Amelia. This had always been her fantasy of hers, to be in his arms like this. So she silently prayed, for the night to never end. People around them began to partner up and dance too. Amelia stared deeply into Zelgadis' piercing gray eyes that made her heart beat rapidly in her chest. It was hard to read his expression, rather it was just her hopelessly wishing for it to be true, and it seemed to be that Zelgadis was feeling the exact same way for her as she did for him.
Amelia rested her head on his shoulder, inhaling his sweet scent. Zelgadis' cheeks turned scarlet, he looked down at the raven-black hair. A smile tugged at the side of his mouth. He held her closer to him, enjoying the moment.
Lina crossed her arms together, looking irritably at the wineglass before her. She tried to keep her eyes at a low standard, so that she could avoid looking over at Gourry at all cost. He was dancing with Filia, and Zelgadis with Amelia were dancing that left her with who? No one. All of the other men in the room had there own woman to dance merrily with. And the beautiful Lina Inverse didn't even get one offer to dance. Perhaps the men were all afraid that she would fireball them if they even attempt to ask her to dance. Which was not the case. Lina secretly wanted someone to dance with.
Gulping down a great amount of alcohol from her goblet, she stands up and storms out onto the balcony where no one was around. It was a huge balcony; it surprised her that no one wanted to dance on it. The balcony had plenty of room for at least 10 people to dance on. Yet she was alone, and that was the way she wanted it. At least that's what she convinced herself that she wanted.
Sighing miserably, Lina leans over the railing. Gazing up at the stars winking down on her. A cool breeze blew threw her fiery locks. Closing her eyes to relax her mind and body, she strains her ears to listen to the crickets chirp in the swaying grass below, and the music playing softly in the background. It would all be romantic, if she had someone to share this moment with. She had hoped that maybe Gourry would follow her out here. But he was to stupid to figure any thing out. When it came to her, he was still completely dense. She remembered the first day she met him, and when she was captured. The memory brought a smile on her painted crimson lips.
Though it seemed that Lina had a liking for Gourry. It was false; her feelings for him had left long ago. He was just a second resort for her. Such as for tonight, she wished to dance with him hoping that he would only dance with her when no other guy would. But unfortunately for Lina, he had decided to dance with Filia instead. As friends of course. Lina thought she had loved Gourry, but it was just a fling. Sure the feeling felt real for the longest time. She had herself and everybody else fooled for a while. But one day she realized, that she only thought of him as a kind of older brother figure. And it was crazy to rush into a relationship with someone she had been friends with for the longest time. It just didn't work out. Therefore, Lina's heart was still safe. Her heart belonged to no one. Never will she fall in love; she would always be alone with only the darkness to comfort her.
"Thinking about anything in particular Lina?" Called out a voice that belonged to no other than Xellos.
Lina whimpered silently, opening her eyes and grumpily turned around to face him. Snarling at him as if he had just said something horrid, "What do you want fruitcake!"
"Lina-Chan, I'm hurt." Xellos mused playfully. Holding his hand to his heart, as if she had really hurt his feelings. "I just came out here to see if you wanted a partner to dance with."
Lina's eyes grew wider than saucers. Her cheeks burned from no apparent reason at all. She suddenly felt awkward around Xellos. "Why you dirty Mazoku." Lina growled threw clutched teeth. "Do you honestly think I'm going to fall for that one Xel?"
He grinned at the new nickname that he just earned from Lina. But his expression was still serious. "Lina-Chan, I do believe that I am sincere on this."
Xellos slowly walked over to Lina, until their bodies were inches from each other. He towered over her, flashing her one of his famous smirk. Lina was frozen; her mind went blank with any ideas of how to escape. But she found herself, wanting to be close to him. No Lina, stop this madness at once before he goes to far, she screamed at herself. But she ignored it.
Gently placing his hands on her waist, he pulls her into him. Surprised that she didn't struggle to get away from him. Xellos came to the conclusion that Lina was somewhat under the influence of alcohol so she was probably more willing than she normally would be. So abusing his new privilege to be allowed to touch Lina he inched his hands down lower, leading down to her hips. But he stops there, not wanting to go too far with her. He respected her. He starts to glide across the marble flooring under their feet. He led her in a graceful dance.
Lina placed her arms on his shoulders; he was far too tall in height for her to hold onto his neck like most of the girls did. Lina was much older now, but she looked the same as always. And her personality hasn't changed a bit. Well at the moment it may seem so, but it wasn't her fault if she had a slight buzz. Besides, she did want someone to dance with. Why not Xellos?
The music was ending far to soon for all the couples in the castle. As the music died, Amelia still clung onto Zelgadis. Looking up into his eyes, she stood on her tiptoes to reach his face. Closing her eyes, she pressed her lips to his. This came to a surprise to Zelgadis at first, but he decided not to fight anymore. He closed his eyes, and returns her kiss. After breaking apart, her entire face was set on fire. Her cheeks turned bright crimson. And a slight blushed crossed over Zelgadis' blue cheeks as well.
They moved away from each other, as if shock by their own actions. Amelia was about to say something just when all the windows in the castle busted. The lights flickered and died. Everything was covered in shadow, but thanks to the moon outdoors, there was still light within the room.
Xellos cupped Lina's chin, "Lina I-" A sudden noise from the ballroom interrupted his moment. His eyes flung open, looking over his shoulder at the window when it suddenly shattered. Out of instinct, he wrapped his arms around Lina, protecting her from the flying glass that was cutting into his flesh. Lina gripped onto his purple tux tightly, squeezing her eyes shut.
The ground rumbled as if they were just struck by a hurricane. The screams of the scared woman echoed throughout the castle. Vast hooded figures galore appear out of no where. A foggy mist surface from the floor, making it in possible to see what the cryptic figures were up to. After what seemed like hours of dead silence, a scream broke out. The scream came from Amelia.
"Amelia! AMELIA!" Zelgadis searched blindly through the fog. It was too thick to see where she was.
Lina and Xellos got to their feet. Xellos' side stung, looking down at his waist, there was a long thick piece of glass stuck in his skin.
"Hold still." Lina commanded, and gripped onto the glass. Droplets of blood dripping down from her hand from tugging at the glass. It finally came out, and she threw it aside. When Xellos fell to one knee, she immediately cast a healing spell. Even though he could easily do it himself. With his eyes still open, he looked up at her. Which made her heart skip a beat. She couldn't help but smile. But her smile faded when she heard Amelia's scream. She quickly got to her feet and rushed into the heart of the fog. Lina summoned a light to show her the way, but the fog was still to thick to see anything. The light was just a mere blur.
The fog soon decreased after a while, and people began to come into view. Everyone seemed to be all right. Accept there was one thing wrong with the picture. Amelia was gone.