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Good morning, and Happy Easter! (nn) I was thrilled to have recieved your reviews! And from new fans too! Awesome.

As I mentioned before, this one is going to be loopy, like seriously looply... but it's going to be real cute and yesterday I just discovered the perfect ending, not that I've written it yet but it's just adorable. Those of you who know my work know that it's pretty much half light/romantic/humor and the other half dark/romantic/suspense, this is obviously the first half.

However, storms are heading in around chapter four, which I wasn't expecting but it just happened. Perhaps it's because they aren't mine, but these guys really write themselves.

I hope you enjoy this strange work of mine... I've never wirten anything quite like it so it's fun for me, but it's you guys I care about! (n-)

Oh! Also for my new fans, if you haven't already please check out my homepage it's quick and fun!

Okay! That's enough from me! Let's get this going! (nn)

Special thanks too...

Rêisis: Of course I will! I'm so glad you like it! And I feel honored to have you as a fan, as for the wedding... well that's really going to be something else...

The... Reviewer!!!: Well I can't wait to read it! Whoever you are... Heh, well I just have to guess when it's posted, ne?! (nn)

Story Weaver1:Yea! -x- GLOMP-x- So gald you're here! I think you'll have fun with it! I know Zelas does! (nn)

Phizzy-chan: Oh dear... well I'm a terrible speller I'm not going to lie... so... sorry. But I liked you honest critisim, and I hope you stick with through the end. I always keep my characters in character, even when it's just plain silly! (n-) Oh and don't worry, Xelloss does NOT want to marry Filia, however he doesn't really get a choice...

And thanks to all of you who at least read it, I hope you're still here! (nn)

Enjoy...

Chapter Two

In the Wings…

Filia sighed in content, pouring herself a cup of tea. She was more than pleased to finally have the house to herself for once. She hadn't realized how much work running both a business and a bizarre but nearly complete family could be. No wonder most went into both with a partner.

She sighed, taking a sip from it and leaning against the counter, swirling the bag around the china. Things were well enough though she supposed, and these rare times like this made it all worth it.

She closed her eyes breathing in the warm aroma. "Hmm… it's all so nice…"

So deep was her contentment that the moment she felt his aura, it lanced through her like ice. She felt her whole body tense up in rage, her cheeks puffing out and her fangs begging to be bared. How dare he come here!

"XELLOSS!!!" She roared, her shaking hand setting down the tea cup and it's saucer a little harder than she would have liked. "I know you're here! Show yourself!"

Xelloss sweatdropped from his place under her sink. Things were already off to a bad start, and he hadn't a lot of time to right it. Oh well, she'd probably just be suspicious if he didn't annoy her, and since he'd already started…

"Oh dear!" He murdered with false disappointment as he opened the cupboards and hopped out. "And here I was try ing to surprise you! Well that didn't go very well!"

Filia screamed hopping back in fright and turning on him in rage. "XELLOSS! You! You!"

Xelloss grinned amiably, floating up above her as she fumed. "Now, now Filia! Don't you want to know why I'd waste my time and come here?"

"Wha!" Filia scoffed, twitching in annoyance. "Waste your time! What about my time, my very precious tea time! Did you ever consider that? No! And I don't care why you're here! Just go ahead and leave!"

Xelloss twitched himself, annoyed that she found her precious tea time more interesting than him! I mean come on! Ancient mazoku, enemy of your race versus some moldy cup of tea! There was no contest, stupid dragon.

"Oh dear!" He huffed, turning aside and crossing his arms twitching himself. "You know something; you really are small-minded Filia, even for a dragon."

"Wha!" Filia roared turning on him in rage, pulling free her mace and pointing it at his nose. "How dare you! At least I'm not…"

"Yes!" He goaded, grinning widely as she sputtered trying to hone in on his most offensive trait, he wouldn't deny being curious. He'd always wondered about such things.

Filia blinked and stared at him evenly. "You dress funny."

Xelloss balked at her in wild-eyed horror. "You… you don't mean that!"

Filia shrugged self righteously. "Oh come on now, it's not you fault. Mazoku are notorious for having poor fashion sense. But a beige turtleneck, come on!"

Xelloss blinked at her, once, twice, and Filia began to grow nervous.

"Fine." He stated finally, grabbing her wrist causing her to protest but he ignored it, phasing them both away, back to Saillune, determined to deal with this conversation at a later time, albeit very hard to put aside.

Amelia beamed as they phased into her hall. "Miss Filia! I'm so glad you came!"

"Wha!" Filia blinked whirling around to see the Saillune princess standing next to Gourry and Lina. "Oh! Amelia! Miss Lina!"

"They asked me to bring you here." Xelloss smugly half-explained. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'll return in a bit."

"Wait!" Amelia and Lina cried in unison, causing Filia to give them a confused stare.

"Oh no!" He replied dryly. "I can only take so much of her at one time. See you!"

And with that he was gone, causing Lina to stomp in rage. "Arrgh! Xelloss!"

"What!" Zelgadiss roared, irritably as he entered the room. "What was that fruitcake doing here!"

Amelia blinked and Lina bristled as Amelia played with her hair nervously. "Well you see, Mr. Zelgadiss, me and Miss Lina figured we'd get the old gang together one last time, you know before you had to leave!"

She laughed nervously and Lina nodded, a big grin on her face as she rubbed the back of her head nervously. "Yep! That's right! Isn't she just the best!"

Zelgadiss gave a weak grin, and nodded. "Yeah, she is."

The room tensed at that and Filia looked around confused a moment before Zelgadiss ran a hand through his wiry hair. "Well, I have some stuff to take care of so I have to head into town. I'll be back real late so don't wait up for me guys."

Amelia looked up nervously, wanting desperately to make him stay but just nodded in defeat and he left them standing there.

Filia looked back at the tiny princess and sighed sadly. She missed her tea-set already.

OOO

Zelgadiss sighed, tying his mask tight around his face as he walked down the stairs to meet Joane who was waiting for him in the hall. "She's taking this far harder than I expected."

Joane smiled slyly, although as usual Zelgadiss failed to notice, one of the benefits of being able to offer someone their dreams is they were usually so obsessed with the future they failed to see the present, and in this fool's case, his past as well.

And as usual he said nothing. He had learned long ago if clients only had to discuss things with themselves they were less likely to talk themselves out of it… it was an extremely hard thing to do on your own…

Zelgadiss groaned, running a hand through his wiry hair again. He'd been doing that a lot lately… he was actually able to part it now, and that was a feat. All of this was so… and now! "I can't believe she invited Xelloss here!"

The dragon turned to him in wild-eyed horror but Zelgadiss didn't even notice as he fumed. "I mean she knows how much I hate him! Oh well, I suppose hurling a few fireballs at him will help me calm down… of course he'll just have to go and retaliate like the fruitcake he is, and that will not enjoyable…"

Joane continued to stare picturing in his head the events his client was describing. Zelgadiss turned to him and he quickly shut his mouth, forcing a grin as his eyes continued to scream in horror.

"You're such a good listener, Joane." He stated amiably, clapping him on the back. "But for what it's worth, I just kind of want to be alone right now."

Joane nodded quickly and bolted off down the hallway and out the doors as fast as his feet would allow.

"Odd…" Zelgadiss remarked, arching a brow and heaving a sigh as he let himself out onto the veranda.

"Amelia…" He murmured aloud, his thoughts taking on a new path.

OOO

Xelloss glared at his reflection in the mirror, tugging on his turtleneck.

A perturbed Zelas entered just in time to see him destroy it with a burst of his power.

She arched a brow gracefully, and waved a hand causing it to reform and Xelloss to turn to her sheepishly. "Explain."

Xelloss bowed deeply, before plopping down in his chair with a sulk. "Filia insulted my clothes!"

Zelas arched both brows. "Explain… further…"

Xelloss grinned bashfully and sat up, jumping into full detail of Lina's twisted little plan.

Zelas blinked, forming a pleased grin. "So, we get Lina Inverse, as well as Saillune… and all for the cost of you seducing some dumb dragon. Well… this is just fantastic…"

"Not seduction, but marriage, Mistress!" Xelloss argued, standing to his feet. "Marriage! With that selfish dragon insulting my wardrobe every chance she gets!"

"So why don't you just put on something different?" Zelas said with a shrug.

Xelloss blinked, confused that she still wasn't hearing the M word here! "Well, apparently mazoku are notoriously bad dressers."

Zelas shrugged. "Well we are, look at Hellmaster, and don't even get me started on Gavv."

Xelloss arched a brow at her dryly and Zelas shrugged.

"What?" She stated dully. "I barely wear any clothes, but I'm so gorgeous that people are distracted from the fact that I'm basically wearing three strips of cheesecloth."

Xelloss blinked, giving his mistress a quick once-over while Zelas smiled naughtily for effect. Huh, what do you know… "So maybe Filia has something there afterall!"

Zelas grinned. "So it seems, and I'll tell you something else, Xelloss. Women love to pick out their companions clothes! You could make a date of it!"

Xelloss blinked at her as she grinned wolfishly. "But still… marriage?!"

Zelas shrugged. "Well if she gets to be too intolerable, you could just drop her in the Desert of Destruction, or tie her up in your basement like Dynast did."

"Lord Dynast was married?" Xelloss balked.

"Exactly!" Zelas stated with a meaningful nod. "Now get out of here, I'm beginning to feel like your mother again… it's disgusting…"

Xelloss chuckled phasing away. Oh my! Well Filia, just you wait!

Zelas sighed, gracefully lounging in his chair, lighting up a cigarette. "Shame too, my wardrobe would complement him, too bad he didn't ask!"

Hee, I love Zelas she's just so fun to write. See ya next Sunday! (n-)