This is a fun and cheery little fic with absolutely no foul language or suggestive themes! And that's why you found it located under 'PG-13'!

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Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflone.                                                                  . . . or Dilandau.

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In the far recesses of the Vione, Dilandau was asleep, dreaming unhappy things. A cold shadow blocked the moonlight from his pale face. Dilandau frowned, and then rose pink lips breathed warm air onto his skin.

"Dilandau, wake up, child" a voice that was no voice whispered.

He stirred, brows furrowed, and blinked his eyes.  Who the hell . . .?  This didn't sound like anyone he knew.

Silk-wrapped steel arms lifted Dilandau and held him close. He no longer could remember his bad dreams.  In child-like innocence, Dilandau looked up to see who this intruder was.

If there were words to describe what Dilandau saw, it would mean to die. This beings hair seemed to shift colors, along with his eyes. But it's skin was pale to rival even Dilandau. Yet it was warm and all encompassing, almost drowning him in the ebony billows of its cloak.

"Who are you?"  Dilandau demanded as harshly as he could after being woken up and so pleasantly surprised.

"I have many names, child, call me whatever you wish. I have heard them all."

Dilandau frowned at the vague answer.  Didn't this thing know who he was? "I want a name, damn it!"

"Shi, then. I like that one. I have been given the opportunity to give you a choice, O one favored on high, Dilandau Albatou.  Would you leave this life of pain an anguish and follow me into eternity?"  It whispered.  " You would not have to face the pains of your dreams or fight who you were before you can remember.  The stars call your name, Dilandau.  Will you return their fire?"

"This is a dream. Fuck what you say, I'll just wake up in bed there and curse myself for having such a stupid dream." He said as he snapped his head away and crossed his arms. " It won't happen, so why even think it. It's  . . . .stupid and weak to dream for anything."

"You don't have to tell the Master of Loneliness these things, Dilandau. I know too well. You're tempted beyond temptation. Your mortal addictions will leave you and you'll be free.  I'm offering you an option you won't have when to die, for at that time you'll be beyond redemption, child."

"I don't want to have to think so early in the morning. Come back when I'm sound.   And awake.     And have my subordinates.     Screw you."   This was severely confusing Dilandau, what was he supposed to believe about this situation? Strange guy, middle of the night, and he felt all happy inside.

"If you want, if you come with me. I have no objections to you as a lover, you are, by all Gaean standards, very beautiful."  It said with a half jesting lilt. Although It's eyes were dead serious.

"Stop that, you're creeping me out.                     I'm getting cold."  Dilandau said, finally deciding this had to be a dream. No one on the Vione was this whacked out.  "So what's in this for me if I come with you, again?"

"Your last chance at having a little piece paradise in the afterlife. I am your last hope." Slowly it moved its face closer to Dilandau, and wrapped its arms tighter around the shivering boy. " Would you be saved?"

Shi touched its lips to Dilandau's. All at once images of the perfect place flooded Dilandau's mind. Along with them came the beautiful sensation of being kissed for the first time, it did turn into a kiss when Dilandau jerked forward in surprise. Shi had no rejections and took it as an invitation to continue, as well as to deepen the kiss.  Dilandau's head was spinning with so many sensations of peace and relaxation, coupled with being aroused. He had no choice but to surrender himself.  He wanted to surrender himself to this being, he realized. He actually wanted to leave his pathetic and boring excuse for a life and follow it to the beautiful paradise that he could see behind his eyelids.  There was nothing stopping him!  Nothing at all! Except . . .

"Can I take my Slayers?" Dilandau asked humbly.

"I'm sorry, my child, but this offer extends to you and you alone.  For only you have captured my heart and it is that I may have you at your consent.  Please Dilandau, come with me. You only have tonight to decide, I beg of you to choose wisely, koi." It replied, saddened by such a trivial request.  A ticket into heaven and he wanted to bring luggage?

Dilandau slowed himself onto his bed. Out of the creatures embrace, all of his bad memories flooded back to him in a cold wave. 

"Dilandau, you're hurting your self.  Don't do that."  Shi warned.

"no.  No! get out here, Nightmare!" Dilandau stifled tears, " dreams never come true, now GO AWAY!!"

"When next we meet, I will not come in peace, boy." Shi's voice had suddenly become ice and daggers, ragged and raspy.

Silent as when it had come, it left.  Leaving Dilandau alone again in the garish moonlight with nothing to hold him.   

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