And now a word from the author!!!
Taitofan- HmmmâValgaav? You'll just have to wait and see about that one
Dei- It just isn't a Christmas party without the mistletoe.
Jeffrey- Here, have a cookie. Thanks for the review!
Mistress DragonFlame- Glad you think it's funny. There's more where that came from.
Chapter 7: Party Time at Last
As Filia shoved the last bit of food in front of Lina so she could instantly cook it, she realized that except for Rezo and Eris, who were coming late anyway, the royal family of Seiruun, Valgaav, and Almayce, everyone had arrived. She left the kitchen and gasped.
The menagerie of Slayers characters hadn't been in her house very long, but the place was already a wreck. Zangulus and Martina were hanging all over each other under one of the many sprigs of mistletoe they'd planted on the ceiling (Zangulus's plan of defeating Gourry in a sword fight was completely shoved to the back of his mind). Phibrizzo was still tied to the front door and was desperately trying to break free, and in doing so was smashing a bunch of potted poinsettias. Gourry was slurping a bowl of Sylphiel's soup (hiding food from Gourry is NOT an easy task) and getting it all over the presents, and Sylphiel was drooling all over the swordsman and trying to get him to walk under one of the sprigs of mistletoe while she "just so happened" to be under it. Gaav was tossing Filia's CDs everywhere trying to find what he called "decent music." As for Zelgadis, he was back outside standing on the fence post, and a new coat of snow was piling up on him as he waited for his grandfather/great-grandfather to show up.
Gaav reached into Filia's box of CDs. "What is this crap???" He cried. "This is all Christmas music and sappy love songs and GARBAGE!"
"What were you looking for?" Lina asked, "Heavy metal? Rap? Hip-Hop?"
"Heck no!" Gaav exclaimed, "I was looking for the Spice Girls!"
Lina turned pale and sweatdropped. "Okaaaay" she said. "I'll be going now." She tiptoed away and inserted a random Christmas CD into the CD player.
Filia collapsed onto the couch. She was getting a headache alreadyâand the party had barely begun! The doorbell rang.
"Hey shorty!" Zangulus called to Phibrizzo. "Get the door, will ya?"
"Don't call me shorty!" Phibrizzo snapped, "I am"
"Yeah sure whatever." Zangulus muttered as he resumed swapping spit with Martina. The doorbell rang again. Phibrizzo opened it.
"Awww, aren't you the cutest widdle thing in the whole wide world???" Prince Philionel el de Seiruun exclaimed. "Give Uncle Phil a big Christmas hug!"
Phibrizzo slammed the door in Prince Phil's face and went back to trying to gnaw through his leash.
"Gee Daddy, that wasn't very nice of Mr. Phibrizzo to do that," Amelia remarked.
Prince Phil was on the verge of tears. "Whatever happened to good old Christmas love, good will, and JUSTICE???" He bawled, sitting on the front step.
"Let's see if we can get in through the back" Amelia suggested.
After letting the crown prince of Seiruun and his daughter into the house, Filia sighed. Everyone was either making out or making a mess of things. Some idiot had gone and untied Phibrizzo (it was probably Prince Phil) and he was now running around creating chaos. "Oh well, at least Xellos isn't here" Filia said to herself, trying to look on the bright side.
Moments later, the doorbell rang again. "Hey you!" He yelled to Gaav. "You in the stupid trench coat!"
"It's NOT stupid!" Gaav yelled, drawing his oversized sword. "You take that back!"
"Oh no!" Martina gasped. "You mustn't hurt my precious Zangy-Wangy!"
Zangulus cowered and stammered, "Iâonlyâwanted youâtoâanswer the"
Just then the doorbell rang a second time. Gaav got the picture and put his sword back, then opened the door.
Valgaav was standing there, and the second he saw Gaav he dropped all the presents on the doorstep. "Do my eyes deceive me?! LORD GAAV YOU'VE RETURNED TO ME!!!" Valgaav cried as his eyes turned into little hearts and he threw himself at Gaav. "IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE THIS IS THE BEST PRESENT EVER!!!"
"I'm not your present, this is." Gaav said flatly, handing Valgaav some soap on a rope.
"SOAP ON A ROPE HOW THOUGHTFUL!" Valgaav exclaimed. "And you remembered the rope this time too! I'll treasure it forever!"
"You do that." Gaav said as he walked into the kitchen.
Valgaav was about to mindlessly follow him but as soon as he closed the door the bell rang again. Valgaav reluctantly opened it.
Jilas was standing there, and the second he saw Valgaav he dropped all his presents on the doorstep. "Do my eyes deceive me?! LORD VALGAAV YOU'VE RETURNED TO ME!!!" Jilas cried as his eye turned into a little heart and he threw himself at Valgaav. "IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE THIS IS THE BEST PRESENT EVER!!!"
"I'm not your present, this is." Valgaav said flatly, handing Jilas the soap on a rope Gaav had just given him.
"SOAP ON A ROPE HOW THOUGHTFUL!" Jilas exclaimed. "And you remembered the rope this time too! I'll treasure it forever!"
Filia then butted into the conversation. "Jilas, what are YOU doing here? I don't believe I sent you an invitation, and it IS invitation only"
Jilas gave Filia the sad puppy face. "Butâbut it's CHRISTMAS EVEâand IâI want to spend it with the people I loveâerâwell, just Valgaav, the rest of you I couldn't care less about"
Filia ignored him and knocked him three blocks out of town with her mace, then told Valgaav to get in the house because he was letting all the cold air in. Valgaav grabbed the presents he and Jilas had dropped and stuck them under the tree.
Back in the house, Gaav and Phibrizzo were sneaking out the back door while a sleeping Gourry was supposed to be watching them to make sure they didn't cause any trouble.
Filia stormed into the kitchen. "Gourry, get up!" She yelled. "Jilas just tried to crash the party! We need to make sure no one else comes uninvited!" She ordered. "Get outside and wait for people to show up! I've got a feeling I forgot something though"
End Chapter 7!!!
Yes, the party actually STARTED! Waiting for that party to start was like waiting for a Miyazaki movie to beginâyou know, you spend about an hour sitting there waiting for the movie to start and all of a sudden you realize, "Oh, it's already started, and I've been watching it for an hour!" (Well it was like that for me at leastâ) At least Miyazaki movies are good, and from all the reviews I'm getting I guess this is good too. Oh wait, there are still guests that haven't arrived! Uhâja ne!!!
