A/N: as a disclaimer, i dont own Slayers :)

"My my, hasn't this been fun. But I'm bored now." Xellos smirked through open eyes.

Lina's back was against the wall of the restaurant that Xellos had cornered them in. "Lord of the Dreams that Terrify,Sword of Cold and Darkness, free yourself from the heaven´s bonds,Become one with my power, one with my bodyAnd let us walk the path of destruction together!…" she started.

"Sleep!" declared Xellos, directed at Lina. "Shadow Snap!" he cried toward Zelgadiss, Amelia and Gourry. Before Lina could tip over, Xellos ported to her and grabbed her in his arms. "She's the one Zelas wants. Don't come looking for her." He smirked before a lighting spell could be cast, and then he was gone, taking Lina with him and breaking the Shadow Snap.

"Lina!" Gourry cried, running to where she had just stood not two seconds before. "Lina…" he cried again, softly as he fell to his knees.

Amelia brought her hand to her mouth. "Oh Gods… no…" she whispered, and Zelgadiss put a hand on her shoulder.

"I will kill every last one of those bastards…" Gourry hissed through grit teeth, then raised his sword and sliced through the wall.

"Mr. Gourry…" Amelia said in her most apologetic voice possible. "We will find Miss Lina, she will be okay I promise!"

"Amelia, stop." Zelgadiss squeezed her shoulder, then dropped his hand to his side. "Gourry, we'll look, we owe Lina that, but you need to know that our chances…"

"Shut up Zel." Gourry clenched his jaw and tore the sword from the wall, pushing past Amelia and Zel.

"Gourry, I'm just saying…"

"I said shut up."

"Xellos…" Zelas purred "you brought me the girl." Zelas slowly walked up to her Priest and took the small figure from his arms. "So this little beanstalk was the one causing so much trouble?" she said, stroking Lina's hair and face.

Xellos opened his eyes as he watched his master toy with the sleeping prey. "What would you have me do, Lord Beast Master? If you want me to kill her the best time would have been during the fight. You should have felt the anger, it was intoxicating."

"No. She's our kill safe. If all else fails this little firecracker will be an amazing asset." Zelas brushed the hair from Lina's face and stuck her pointer finger in her ear. The nail of her pointer finger made its way into Lina's brain. "Deliciou…" the Beast Master started, before dropped the tiny being. "Xellos!" she shrieked, running to the creek behind them, scrubbing her skin as hard as she could.

"Now now, Lord Beast Master! It could not have been all that bad. Lina isn't that justice freak, after all."

"What do you know about it? I'm the one who was violated! You didn't have this thing in you." Zelas spat, and then sighed as she saw what resembled blood drops on her hands and arms.

"What was it? A demon?" the purple haired priest scoffed.

"Love…" Zelas cringed with the most disgusted look she could muster. "Now, I've wiped her clean. Put her in this and take her to that temple in Ti Toh with the beastman. Tell him Zelas-Metallium is calling in a favor." Zelas said, holding up a tattered dress resembling a potato sack. "Oh, and bitch…" Zelas looked down at Lina's sleeping body, and kicked her in the ribs "take this, for making me feel like a human. That's not the kind of thing I can just forgive." And then brought her sharp nails down across Lina's arms.

Xellos rode up to the temple in a wagon, then got off and rang the bell. A beastman promptly came to the door.

"How may I help you, Brother?" he asked

"This woman," he gestured toward Lina's still sleeping body, "I found her on the side of the rode. I know her face, she's from a neighboring village. She was a child bride, and I'm sure she was badly beaten by her husband and was escaping. As a fellow priest I couldn't stand to take her back home to be killed."

"With all due respect, Brother, we have no need for this kind of conflict…" the beastman started, but was abruptly cut off when Xellos grabbed him by the snout.

"No Cailan," he smirked, opening his eyes, and dropping his hand "it seems you owe my Master a favor. You won't refuse us in this endeavor."

Cailan, the beastman stiffened. "Right away, Sir…"

"That's a good beastman. Her name is Lina." Xellos closed his eyes and hopped back on the wagon

"What do we do with her?" Cailan asked as Xellos rode away

"That is a secret." Xellos called back over his shoulder, and then he was gone.