Hi! Welcome to Xina, fic #2 in my "Himitsu War" series…would it be a series? Oh, I'll think about that later. Anyway, onward, readers! ONWARD!

Xina

By

Godell

Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own Slayers, only this fic, Xina, and Zeilia.

Chapter One: It's ALIVE!

Rezo tried to chuckle sinisterly to himself as smoke billowed out of a bubbling cauldron. "At last, I've done it! I've made a new race of Mazoku! AHAHAHAHAH!" he cackled as the smoke cleared. Lina and Xellos stood to one side, clothed in hospital gowns. "Okay, Rezo, where's this new Mazoku?" Lina growled, already forming a fireball in her hands. "Now now, miss Lina, don't be so impatient. I used both you and Xellos' hair in this experiment. If I know you two, or at least Xellos, it'll make a flashy entrance." Rezo said soothingly. Xellos grinned broadly as he remembered how this whole experiment came about.

:Flashback:

"OHOHOHOHO! I, Naga, am the most powerful sorceress in Sairaag! OHOHOHOHO!" Naga laughed, pushing Lina into the mud with her foot. Amelia was trying to free the sorceress, and was arguing with her elder sister at the same time. "Niisan, you really should be a little less arrogant! Are you okay, Lina-san?" Xellos sat beside Zelgadis, fishing in the nearby magic-created pond. Lina leaped up suddenly, and was about to attack Naga when Rezo walked up to the group. "Lina. Xellos. I need to ask you a favor. I need some hairs from your heads for an experiment. You see, I wish to create the next immortal: a new type of Mazoku!" the Red Priest said dramatically. Xellos calmly ripped a strand of hair from his handsome locks, and handed it to Rezo. Lina blinked, and ripped off a strand of her own hair. "Good! Now, if you'll hold onto those, we'll head to my lab." Rezo cheered.

:End Flashback:

"Well, it sure is taking a long time." Lina growled. Xellos suddenly stiffened. "UP THERE, LI-CHAN!" he yelled. The threesome looked up, and saw the new Mazoku.

She had red hair like Lina, but her hair was in Xellos' style. Her amethyst eyes were shining with mischief. She was garbed in a black cape and white tank-top and skirt. In her hand she held a wand-version of Xellos' staff. Lina was happy to see that she was just as flat-chested as herself. Rezo clapped her hands with delight. "Marvelous, marvelous! But what will she be named?" he asked the "parents" of the new being. "Xina." They said together. "Xina Veil Mettalium." The girl in question gave a broad smile.

A few hours later…

Xina sat curled up by Xellos' bed, her cape around her like a cloak. Like nearly any newborn, it would take her a while to learn how to speak. However, since she was also part Mazoku, nobody really knew how long it would take. Xellos sat nearby, his arm resting on his "daughter's" shoulder. Physically, she was 13, but mentally…no one knew. Xina opened her eyes and peered imploringly up at the Mazoku. "Y'know, I'll call you a Linazoku, since there's nobody quite like her. Yeah. Linazoku." He muttered. Xina grinned, and placed her hand on his heart. There was an intense look on her face, as if she was searching for something. Confused, she put a hand to her own heart. The Linazoku tapped her foot to the beat of her own heart. One, two, three, four…stop. One, two, three, four…stop. She blinked in confusion. Xellos watched her with pity. "I don't have one. We're different that way." he told her gently. Xina stared at him for a minute, tears beginning to form on her face. "……" A mute sob. "…Xina…" Xellos sighed, and pulled his "daughter" close. "It's okay. It's okay. I'm here…"

The next day…

Lina fell out of her bed with a crash. "Nnnnnn…nnnnn…" she groaned. WHY had she drank all that lemonade in one go last night? Sure, it'd been a dare by Naga, but she had gone through 12 more bottles more than what that bimbo had requested. The sorceress had bounced off the walls, and Xellos had to use the Sleeping spell to get her to shut up. As Lina crawled through the doorway, she remembered that Xellos had also drank a ton of lemonade. "Heh heh heh…" she chuckled, and dragged herself down the stairs to the Mazoku's room. Suddenly, just as Lina turned the corner to her friend's room…the door opened, and, unfortunately, she was on the wrong side of it…

THWACK!

Lina was now encrusted into the wall, muttering "I hate Mondays, I hate Mondays…" under her breath. Xellos and Xina (now nicknamed "X") cheerfully skipped out of the room, not at all fazed by their 26-pitcher lemonade aftermath. Xina did look a bit green, but besides that, she looked fine. "HEY!" the sorceress shouted as she distangled herself from the wall. "HOW DID YOU DO THAT! YOU TWO DRANK MORE THAN I DID!" Xellos glanced at Xina. "Well, X, tell her." The Linazoku cocked her head to one side, put her index finger to her mouth, winked, and said, in a voice almost exactly like Lina's:

"Sore wa…Hi-mit-su De-suuuuu!" she chirped in a sing-song voice.

Lina gasped. "Wh-wh-wh…!" she stuttered. Xellos grinned. "Well, it seems that lemonade can loosen anyone's tongue after awhile. Particularly if it's the Mazoku brand." he chuckled. Xina giggled. "Yup!" she said, and ran around in circles. "I can talk, talk, talk! YAAAAY!"

In another corner of Greywords Mansion…

"You know, we should play Spin the Bottle at some point." Amelia said as she lounged in a loveseat. "OHOHOHOHOHO! Yes, we should! I'll make sure to get you, Zel!" Naga boomed from her position on top of Zelgadis' head. "I'm getting tired of having you on my head, Naga. It's getting uncomfortable." The Chimera called up to the elder Princess of Sailuun. Naga jumped off, remarking "Your head is like wire! So bendy…" Zelgadis grumbled "Well if you want this body, it's all yours." Suddenly, Xellos, Xina (holding Lina) and Lina teleported in front of the them. "Hi guys!" Xina said with a grin. "She can talk, now? That's great!" Amelia cheered. Naga snorted, and walked away. "Oh, who cares about her, anyway. Congrats." Zelgadis said with a grin. Xina smiled. "Don't bother to introduce yourselves. I know you all already from Mommy and Dad's memory banks." she informed the threesome, and latched onto Xellos. "RIGHT, Mommy?" the Linazoku purred.

The whole room erupted into chaos.

"AHAHAHAHAHA! Oh, my sides! Xellos as 'Mommy'!" Zelgadis roared. Amelia giggled violently, and fell out of the loveseat. Naga, meanwhile, was in her element. "OHOHOHOHOHOHO! I KNOW WHY XELLOS IS 'MOMMY'! OHOHOHOHOHOHOHO! LINA'S A FLAT-CHEST! OHOHOHOHO!" she boomed. Suddenly, Xina stood up, and walked towards Naga, fire burning in her eyes.

"Turn around, Naga. Nice and slow, now…" Xina and Lina said together as their target, Naga, began pleading "Oh, no, L-Lina, I was just joking…AAAH!" Xellos, meanwhile, watched the show with a serene (and slightly senile) look on his face. "FIRE…BALL!" the sorceress and Linazoku shouted as one, and flung the ball of flame straight at Naga's unprotected feet. "Oww!" she yelled, jumping about a foot into the air. Xina grinned again. "NOW you'll probably respect my decision more, hm?" she chirped. Naga wimpered. Blinking, Xina lightly grasped the princess' feet and said "Here, I'll heal you. Just promise that you won't laugh about what I call my parents anymore." Naga nodded, and slowly, the pain on her feet subsided. Standing again, Xina walked towards Xellos and Lina with a tiny smile. "Is it okay if I help out in the kitchens today, Mommy?" she asked Xellos. "Yes. C'mon, I'll race you two." the Mazoku said with a smile. As the "family" charged off to the kitchens, Rezo watched them from his lab with growing joy. "Yes, yes, yes! She is perfect!" he cried.

That night…

Xina stared hard at the wall before her, trying hard not to think about what the wall reminded her of. "Home." she muttered. "Home at Wolfpack Island." Leaping up, the Linazoku created a telepathic message to send to Xellos, and flitted away to her destination. Her "Mommy's" home. Even though she had never been there, her mind told her that she had to go there. She had a mission to fulfill.

Sorry it's so short! R&R! Reviewers will receive Amelia's loveseat! (grin)