[Gomen, minna. I hadn't meant to write more than one story
on Slayers, but you know what happens whenever I get a good idea. I just have write a story, and I got another
good one for Slayers. This actually
takes place in our world, per se, reality, and just so you know I got the idea
from the Slayers Try clips in the middle of the episodes and a couple of fan
arts that I saw around. (If anyone
reading this recognizes my description of one of the Slayers characters in the
way that a fan artist drew him or her let me know so I can put their names here
so everyone knows who they are!) ^_^ Anyway everyone in Slayers is much older
that they actually are in the anime (and maybe a bit older than they are in my
other fan fiction too) after all some of the jobs in which I envisioned them
couldn't be for anyone as young as they were.
So…add ten years to everyone.
Lina is twenty-six, Gourry is twenty-eight, etc. I hope you think it's fun to read, because I
sure thought it was fun to write. Enjoy
the story! WARNING: Their will be some spicy stuff in here so those of you who
would be offended or don't like that kind of thing, you have been warned! ^_~
ja-na!]
The Saboteur
Lina
Inverse, a brilliant red-golden haired genius, stared at the men before her,
her left eye beginning to tick in annoyance.
They all gulped in fear and panic as their CEO's red eyes bore into
them—her frustration crackling about her with each tick of her eye.
Her
board members were stiff in their seats as they sweated bullets. The silence was thick and the humming air
conditioner was of no help to any of them.
At
last the CEO of Inverse Inc. spoke breaking the heavy silence that was bearing
down upon the entire committee.
"All
right…" the board members swallowed harshly.
Lina Inverse gave an evil smile to the men gathered before her and
abruptly burst with anger, letting out all her pent up frustrations. "Just what the hell is going on in this
company? All I have been hearing about
is all these sabotages! What have you
all been doing?!" Her eyes blazed as
she stood up her fist clenched as she pounded it onto the table. "I am the owner of a multibillion dollar
company that is being currently sabotaged at random! Deliveries, product production, viruses, even minor explosions
within the building that threaten the lives of my employees! Just what the hell is going on within," her
teeth were bared as a vein in her forehead pulsed with fury, "my company!?"
The
silence after her bellow was profound.
The men could only blink or twiddle their thumbs. Not only were they terrified of their
superior, but also they had no information to give her. Inverse let out a huge she as she collapsed
back into her seat. She shook her head
briefly and then with flaming eyes gazed at the men before her.
"Get
to the bottom of this or I'll find board members who can—got it?"
Their
enthusiastic nods made no sound and they quickly rushed out of the
boardroom. Lina Inverse, CEO and
president of the multibillion dollar Inverse Incorporated—the company that
devised the new computer program system called "Sorcery" that had completely
buried Gill Bates and is Misocroft products six feet under. With the development of her new system she
had made Misocroft obsolete. Now, her
company was slowly being discredited by the constant sabotages that were
becoming too regular. Yet no one; not
even the professional cops that were on the case and the detectives she had
hired had any clue to who or what was causing all these problems. She growled at her thoughts. If something were not resolved soon, she'd
have someone's head.
"My,
my, Lina, you seem a bit stressed out.
You should really take it easy on the coffee."
Lina
Inverse turned around to gaze at the man standing in the shadows. His hair was the strange color of dark
violet and his narrow evil eyes were of the same shade. His hair hung in a long low ponytail, a
cigar burning between his fingers. He
was wearing a burgundy Armani suit of the highest quality and his slight smile
would have terrified ghosts into finally cross over. He gave the CEO this slight evil smile. Lina Inverse only rolled her eyes. Thank goodness her silent partner never appeared in the board
meetings. He would have scared all her
board members away and sent them running for their lives…or perhaps their
souls. He did have soul-consuming demon
look about him. Even her partner's name
was appropriate for the aura he projected of a demon. Xellos Metallium.
She
gave him an unimpressed look and sighed.
"What do you expect Xellos? My
company is being randomly sabotaged and we are suffering severe losses because
of it. It is driving me insane! And no one has any leads! Of course I'm stressed out!"
Xellos
tsked lightly as he straightened and walked toward Lina. She lifted an eyebrow as he approached her
and he bent down to her, the cigar still smoldering within his grasp. He gave her a light smile.
"What
if I told you, Lina, that I have found out who is responsible for these
sabotages."
She
gave him a crooked smile and leaned back getting comfortable in her seat. "Now, you have my undivided attention,
Xellos. I am curious to know whom you
suspect and how you came by this information.
You do seem to know a lot more than you're supposed to."
"Now,
now, my dear," Xellos began. "You know
my policy on that matter, Lina."
She
rolled her eyes. "I know, I know. It's a secret. But I'm still onto you, Xellos."
She grinned at him. "After my
last run in with your Mafia buddies, I can just about guess your plots. I didn't succeed building a multibillion
dollar company with no brains, you know."
Xellos
smiled. "You never cease to amaze me,
Lina."
"Yeah,
yeah…Well," Lina waved her hand nonchalantly and gave him a smile. After all, she was the only one who could
tolerate him. She had formed a
partnership with him several years back, both under mutual benefits. After an incident with the Mafia that she
had gotten involved in several months after their silent partnership was
formed, she could easily tell that Xellos was very heavily involved with the
Mafia. Luckily, no one else knew
that. He was her silent partner, yes,
but Xellos Metallium was also currently running for Senator. He was quite the charismatic
politician. He was definitely going to
win the election. The partnership had
been formed for both of their benefits in their careers, his connections and
her money and campaign support. She
wasn't too surprised to find out he was a part of one of the deadliest Mafia's
in the country. But having him around
certainly had pluses. An endless array
of information that allows her to bury her competitors and his political
connections were just a few of the many benefits.
"So
who is it, Xellos? And how do we put
him out of commission?"
Xellos
only smiled again. "You see, Lina, I
can't really tell you who it is—"
"WHAT?!"
"—right
now," he continued as if she hadn't spoken.
"Meet me tonight at the Chimera nightclub when it opens at nine. I've set up a meeting with the saboteur. I suggest you bring your love toy with
you. You never know if you may need a
bodyguard. Especially one with sword
skills like your husband."
Lina's
eyes were narrowed as she gazed at Xellos.
"The saboteur is actually going to through with this? He agreed?"
Xellos
shrugged. "Well, I didn't exactly tell
him that you were going to be there.
This will give you a chance to see him, and if he's reasonable try to
speak with him."
"But
you know why he is sabotaging me,
don't you? Why don't you tell me,
Xellos?" her eyes narrowed in suspicion.
He
gave her a mysterious look, his evil eyes glittering. "Because its safer to discuss that behind the smokescreen and
noise of an active club."
Inverse
sighed, closing her eyes. There really
wasn't much else she could do. If
Xellos didn't divulge the information now, she wouldn't be able to get him
to. She opened her eyes and smirked at
him. "Very well, Xellos. We'll discuss this ant the Chimera tonight
at nine. You had better be there."
"Of
course, Lina. Of course."
Lina
Inverse pulled out a chair at the dinner table and sat down with a heavy
sigh. She could hear pots, pans and
plates clattering behind the door of the huge kitchen on the other side of the
room. Gourry was probably trying to
teach Gina how to cook again.
Lina
had reached her status, not only through her genius, but also through the
extensive training her older sister Luna had put her through. She cringed at the memories. But as she had continued climbing the
financial and power ladder, many people had tried taking her out. Luckily, she had found a very strange but
efficient bodyguard. Gourry Gabriev
came from an old family that had always prided their warrior ways. Therefore, they were the singularly largest
and best bodyguard or security service family.
Any person that was even remotely important or thought of themselves as
important would always try to get a Gabriev as a bodyguard. They guarded presidents all over the world,
corporate businessmen and women of high rank including the wealthy
landowners. Anyone with money or
importance that wanted a guarantee on their life hired a Gabriev.
So
when Lina's sister had hired Gourry Gabriev to protect Lina, she had been
shocked to her toes. Her sister had
actually paid that kind of money? It was
later that Lina found out her sister wasn't picking up the tab, but she was.
But
the rumors had been true. Gabriev's
were unbeatable. Gourry had carried a
sword with him instead of a gun and until she had seen him use it she had been
quite skeptical. The man was
excellent. Gourry was a sweet companion
even though his attention span was limited, but eventually she had come around
and finally admitted her feelings.
Throughout their time together they had fallen in love. The Gabriev's threw a huge wedding that made
headlines across the world and she finally met the rest of his family. She met his cousin Harry with his wife
Sylphiel. His parents Avery and Rowdy
II Gabriev and all of his siblings, his uncles and aunts, his grandparents and
later she had found out that his eldest brother had married an old childhood
friend of hers, who also just happened to be the elder daughter of the wealthy
Saillune family. The wedding had really
been grand, and the honeymoon spectacular, but it wasn't until they had
returned that they got their real wedding present.
The
Gabriev's had built an enormous mansion just for the two of them, their
servants and any future children they may have. It wasn't long after that their wish was granted and their
daughter, Gina was born.
And
that was the little girl whose laughter followed her fathers' coming from the
kitchen.
Lina
Inverse smiled as she got up from her seat and headed for the kitchen. She opened the door just as the two closed
the oven. They looked up and smiled.
"Mommy!"
Lina
grinned as her daughter ran into her arms.
She gave the little girl a squeeze and straightened just as Gourry stood
before her. She smiled up at him and he
bent his head for a kiss.
"You're
late, Lina," he said.
She
sighed. "I know. The meeting ran a little late." She tuned to her daughter. "And what are you doing still up? It's nap time for you!"
"I
know Mommy, but I wanted to see you before I went to sleep."
Lina
smiled and nodded, and the three of them walking to the little girl's bedroom
to put her to sleep. Once she was
snuggled in bed, Lina and Gourry made their way to the study.
"Lina,
what's wrong?"
Lina
Inverse smiled. Her husband's attention
span wasn't too great, but he could always read her moods. That and they made a great team is one of
the reasons they were so happy together.
She turned to him, her smile fading as she sat down.
"Do
you remember when I explained to you about the sabotages the company was going
through?"
"You
mean the screw ups that weren't your fault?"
"Something
like that. Well, Xellos says he found
the culprit. He told me to meet him at
the Chimera so we could see the guy behind this and try to work out a deal." She gave Gourry a worried look.
"So
you two are going to meet the bad guy?" He paused for a moment before nodding
his head and continuing. "I'll have to
go with you. Can't leave you
unprotected."
Lina
smiled. He was so sweet. She turned her gaze to the window. She just hoped everything worked out as
planned. She had a bad feeling about
this.
