Searching for Something Lost
Disclaimer: I do not own Slayers. If I did, Xellos would have been in the first series, I would be rich, and I would not be sitting in biology class writing fanfics.
Author's Note: This is supposed to take place four years after the end of Slayers TRY. This is only the first chapter though. I wanted to post something here, and I had this idea, but I was too impatient to type the whole thing. I can't make any guarantees, but I'll try to come up with at least a chapter a month. Please read it and tell me what you think!
"Mommy! Lookit the flower!" baby Valgaav said excitedly as he pointed over Filia's shoulder. She raised her eyes from the road to look at the fireworks blossoming in the summer evening sky. She continued to walk towards the town the sparkling designs framed, smiling at Valgaav's happiness.
She'd left that morning, heading for Seiryuun. Gourry and Lina owned a farm outside the city, and were holding a baby shower for Lina in a few days. She hadn't seen her friends since Lina and Gourry's wedding two years ago. Some of the others like Jillas and Xellos, she hadn't seen since they defeated Dark Star four years ago. Well, Jillas had stuck around for a few months, helping out in her pottery store, but he left, and she had not seen him since. As for Xellos… well, she could live without that Namagomi.
Adjusting Valgaav's weight on her back as she entered the town, she looked around at the buildings for an inn. The streets were empty, the people who usually filled them probably watching the fireworks. Filia found an inn called The Dancing Dragons, its sign depicting a pair of well- dressed dragons waltzing. Upon entering it, she discovered that it was just as populated as the streets.
"Well, let's go watch the fireworks," she said to Valgaav as she set him down. Valgaav smiled happily and practically dragged Filia back outside.
They both walked to the village green, where all the other townsfolk were, and sat on the soft green grass to watch the fireworks. Valgaav watched his eyes wide with wonder.
After several minutes, the display was over, and the crowd began to disperse. Valgaav stood up and began to run around, trying to imitate a firework. Filia figured he should use up his energy so he would be able to sleep easier, and decided to thank the person who had put on the beautiful fireworks show.
The person was wearing a cloak, and was difficult to see in the darkness. Filia approached him as he packed up the firework launchers and extra fireworks.
"Excuse me, sir, but I just wanted to say that the fireworks tonight were beautiful," she said.
A familiar voice responded "Why, thank you, ma'am. Just doing my job." Then he stood up and turned around, taking off his hat and rubbing his nose with a paw.
"Jillas!" Filia exclaimed, embracing her old friend.
"Filia-san! How have you been?" the fox replied.
"I've been in my pottery shop all along, taking care of the little one."
At this, said little one came running over and asked, "Mommy, who's that?" and pointed at Jillas.
"This is my friend Jillas. He was the one who made all the pretty flowers in the sky tonight," she told the young dragon.
The fox reached down and ruffled Valgaav's frizz of green hair with a paw. "Pleased to meet you," he said. Then he reached into his cloak and pulled out a wire that was treated with gunpowder so it shimmered and showered tiny sparks when he lit it. Then Jillas handed it to Valgaav. "You can have this if you promise to be careful and don't touch the sparkly end, okay?"
"I'll be careful, Jillas, sir!" Valgaav giggled as he ran off, waving the sparkler.
"I'm glad you found a way to maintain your hobby of building explosives. You've gotten really good at it since you were trying to blow us up four years ago," Filia remarked.
"Thanks. It's a wonderful to make people happy. I think it's better than trying to hurt people. I wish I could show Palu my fireworks…"
"You mean he isn't with you?" asked Filia.
"Haven't seen him in four years," Jillas replied, sounding a bit sad. "I travel a lot from town to town, though. It would be hard to have a permanent home and still be able to perform in different places."
"Oh…"
"Say, Filia-san, have you heard from Lina lately?" the fox asked.
"Yes, I have, actually. Lina and Gourry are having a baby shower in two days. I was heading to their farm outside Seiryuun."
"How nice! I always knew those two were perfect for each other."
Filia suddenly got an idea. "Jillas, would you like to come with me? I'm sure Lina-san would love to see you after all this time."
Jillas replied, "That would be great! It will be nice having a traveling companion for a while."
"Okay," Filia told him. "Val and I will be spending the night at the Dancing Dragons. Could you meet us there tomorrow morning?"
"Sure," Jillas said, lighting another sparkler and handing it to Filia with a smile.
Valgaav pranced over to Filia, who gave him her sparkler since his had burnt out. "I'll see you tomorrow then," Filia said as she turned to leave with Valgaav, who jumped up and down excitedly. Jillas finished putting away his supplies for the fireworks, and returned to his wagon.
Author's Note: Well, here's the first bit of my story. For any of you who may be worried, I'm not going to have any sort of romance between Jillas and Filia. At least not serious romance. Anyway, I hope you liked it. Please review.
Disclaimer: I do not own Slayers. If I did, Xellos would have been in the first series, I would be rich, and I would not be sitting in biology class writing fanfics.
Author's Note: This is supposed to take place four years after the end of Slayers TRY. This is only the first chapter though. I wanted to post something here, and I had this idea, but I was too impatient to type the whole thing. I can't make any guarantees, but I'll try to come up with at least a chapter a month. Please read it and tell me what you think!
"Mommy! Lookit the flower!" baby Valgaav said excitedly as he pointed over Filia's shoulder. She raised her eyes from the road to look at the fireworks blossoming in the summer evening sky. She continued to walk towards the town the sparkling designs framed, smiling at Valgaav's happiness.
She'd left that morning, heading for Seiryuun. Gourry and Lina owned a farm outside the city, and were holding a baby shower for Lina in a few days. She hadn't seen her friends since Lina and Gourry's wedding two years ago. Some of the others like Jillas and Xellos, she hadn't seen since they defeated Dark Star four years ago. Well, Jillas had stuck around for a few months, helping out in her pottery store, but he left, and she had not seen him since. As for Xellos… well, she could live without that Namagomi.
Adjusting Valgaav's weight on her back as she entered the town, she looked around at the buildings for an inn. The streets were empty, the people who usually filled them probably watching the fireworks. Filia found an inn called The Dancing Dragons, its sign depicting a pair of well- dressed dragons waltzing. Upon entering it, she discovered that it was just as populated as the streets.
"Well, let's go watch the fireworks," she said to Valgaav as she set him down. Valgaav smiled happily and practically dragged Filia back outside.
They both walked to the village green, where all the other townsfolk were, and sat on the soft green grass to watch the fireworks. Valgaav watched his eyes wide with wonder.
After several minutes, the display was over, and the crowd began to disperse. Valgaav stood up and began to run around, trying to imitate a firework. Filia figured he should use up his energy so he would be able to sleep easier, and decided to thank the person who had put on the beautiful fireworks show.
The person was wearing a cloak, and was difficult to see in the darkness. Filia approached him as he packed up the firework launchers and extra fireworks.
"Excuse me, sir, but I just wanted to say that the fireworks tonight were beautiful," she said.
A familiar voice responded "Why, thank you, ma'am. Just doing my job." Then he stood up and turned around, taking off his hat and rubbing his nose with a paw.
"Jillas!" Filia exclaimed, embracing her old friend.
"Filia-san! How have you been?" the fox replied.
"I've been in my pottery shop all along, taking care of the little one."
At this, said little one came running over and asked, "Mommy, who's that?" and pointed at Jillas.
"This is my friend Jillas. He was the one who made all the pretty flowers in the sky tonight," she told the young dragon.
The fox reached down and ruffled Valgaav's frizz of green hair with a paw. "Pleased to meet you," he said. Then he reached into his cloak and pulled out a wire that was treated with gunpowder so it shimmered and showered tiny sparks when he lit it. Then Jillas handed it to Valgaav. "You can have this if you promise to be careful and don't touch the sparkly end, okay?"
"I'll be careful, Jillas, sir!" Valgaav giggled as he ran off, waving the sparkler.
"I'm glad you found a way to maintain your hobby of building explosives. You've gotten really good at it since you were trying to blow us up four years ago," Filia remarked.
"Thanks. It's a wonderful to make people happy. I think it's better than trying to hurt people. I wish I could show Palu my fireworks…"
"You mean he isn't with you?" asked Filia.
"Haven't seen him in four years," Jillas replied, sounding a bit sad. "I travel a lot from town to town, though. It would be hard to have a permanent home and still be able to perform in different places."
"Oh…"
"Say, Filia-san, have you heard from Lina lately?" the fox asked.
"Yes, I have, actually. Lina and Gourry are having a baby shower in two days. I was heading to their farm outside Seiryuun."
"How nice! I always knew those two were perfect for each other."
Filia suddenly got an idea. "Jillas, would you like to come with me? I'm sure Lina-san would love to see you after all this time."
Jillas replied, "That would be great! It will be nice having a traveling companion for a while."
"Okay," Filia told him. "Val and I will be spending the night at the Dancing Dragons. Could you meet us there tomorrow morning?"
"Sure," Jillas said, lighting another sparkler and handing it to Filia with a smile.
Valgaav pranced over to Filia, who gave him her sparkler since his had burnt out. "I'll see you tomorrow then," Filia said as she turned to leave with Valgaav, who jumped up and down excitedly. Jillas finished putting away his supplies for the fireworks, and returned to his wagon.
Author's Note: Well, here's the first bit of my story. For any of you who may be worried, I'm not going to have any sort of romance between Jillas and Filia. At least not serious romance. Anyway, I hope you liked it. Please review.