Ehhhhhh..... This ones not gonna be serious or long
Finding Lina was an increasingly difficult task as one by one the local restaurants went out of business in the area. Filia was toting along a sword weilding and rather whiney human Xelloss.
They ended up staying at an inn for the night at least two towns away. They knew Lina was staying in that town with Gourry, and the best way to find them was going to be by waiting until breakfast. The method worked.
"Mphh mee mehph phiss phmragh. mooph manph usph bo pelph you pearn phow phick pup phor morphelf?"
Xelloss Blinked, looked at Filia for a translation, then dived on some nearby toast.
"Perhaps Gourry could teach him some swordsmanship, I thought." Filia said to Lina in a very business like manner.
"Mou mean like... a tutor?" Lina eyed Gourry eating with suspicion, then sighed and leant back away from the table. "Well, we'd love to help you and all.... but you see...."
"We'd pay you well." Xelloss interrupted, shaking the still stolen money bag under the table, the sound was more than enough to get Lina's attention.
"We can get right on it." Lina replied wih enthusiasm. "Gourry!" Lina whipped his breakfast away to consume it herself at an incredible rate. "Listen, these two want you to teach them how to fight with a sword. Can you show them how?"
"Uhhh.... Lina? I thought Zel already had a sword he knew how to use."
"WRONG XEL!" She exclaimed bopping the jellyfish brained one over the head with a plate.
"It's just Xelloss." Filia told them. "He wants to learn the human way of fighting."
Once breakfast was over, (or the place went broke - whichever was sooner) Gourry ambled out into surrounding land, pushing a rather unwilling Xelloss infront of him, even carrying him kicking and screaming part way.
Xelloss really really didn't want to learn how to fight from Gourry.
Filia and Lina stayed behind discussing the finaces of the deal. That sorted, and Lina already pocketing half what payment they promised her, the two began a conversation.
"What is going on Filia?" Lina asked as they went looking for the two men. "First he steals half our breakfast, THEN wants to be taught to use a sword. That mazoku is more than powerful enough to defend himself."
"But he's not a mazoku." Commented another voice as Zelgadiss joined them from the other direction.
"How do you know?" FIlia asked him pointedly.
"A bigger mazoku told me." He said. "Filia, a mazoku priestess came to me. Just to point out Xelloss had used the one thing that could cure me to make himself human. Apparently it's a trick mazoku use a lot to get an idea of who and what they're dealing with. And to make people think they're helpless by pretending to be weak and not knowing a thing."
"And Why would a mazoku priestess tell you that?" Filia snapped.
"Possibly because they're on a different side and want us to do their dirty work." Lina suggested. "So, he's human."
"What did this priestess look like Zelgadiss-san?" Filia asked. Then wished she hadn't as Zelgadiss described the lady mazoku - Zelas - whom she'd seen the otherday.
"It's a trick." Filia said at last. "That woman wants him killed."
***Xelloss and Gourry training elsewhere***
Gourry parried off Xelloss' attacks with ease. He wasn't a bad swordfighter. He was actually good at it. Fast, light on his feet, and quite strong. Gourry swiped across for his chest, and Xelloss leapt backwards to avoid it.
"You have to come and get me Zel.." Gourry called over. " Imagine I have your food."
Xelloss shook his head and ran in with another attack, just for it to be deflected and him to go flying landing in an unelegant lump with his backside right up in the air, which Lina ran over and kicked.
"Not doing very well are you?" Zelgadiss commented dryly, watching as the mess untangled himself from the floor.
"Oh dear. I'm terrible at this!"
Gourry nodded.
"He really is."
Filia glanced at Lina who was already badgering Zelgadiss into taking over.
Who agreed suprisingly.
"One condition you." He remarked pointing his sword close to his throat. "You tell me how you got like this. And you dare say that is..."
"I don't know!" He blurted out. "All I know is I had a lot of stuff on my mind, fell asleep in a tree, woke up wet cold and human!"
"That's a likely story." Zelgadiss snorted, sheathing his sword. "I doubt it."
"Would lie if you were me?"
"Yes." He replied bluntly. "I don't trust you."
"Forget it then." Xelloss sniffed, plodding back to Filia. "I'll be okay for a while. I know enough to survive."
"If you say so."
The two went back, discontentedly, to Filia's home.
Finding Lina was an increasingly difficult task as one by one the local restaurants went out of business in the area. Filia was toting along a sword weilding and rather whiney human Xelloss.
They ended up staying at an inn for the night at least two towns away. They knew Lina was staying in that town with Gourry, and the best way to find them was going to be by waiting until breakfast. The method worked.
"Mphh mee mehph phiss phmragh. mooph manph usph bo pelph you pearn phow phick pup phor morphelf?"
Xelloss Blinked, looked at Filia for a translation, then dived on some nearby toast.
"Perhaps Gourry could teach him some swordsmanship, I thought." Filia said to Lina in a very business like manner.
"Mou mean like... a tutor?" Lina eyed Gourry eating with suspicion, then sighed and leant back away from the table. "Well, we'd love to help you and all.... but you see...."
"We'd pay you well." Xelloss interrupted, shaking the still stolen money bag under the table, the sound was more than enough to get Lina's attention.
"We can get right on it." Lina replied wih enthusiasm. "Gourry!" Lina whipped his breakfast away to consume it herself at an incredible rate. "Listen, these two want you to teach them how to fight with a sword. Can you show them how?"
"Uhhh.... Lina? I thought Zel already had a sword he knew how to use."
"WRONG XEL!" She exclaimed bopping the jellyfish brained one over the head with a plate.
"It's just Xelloss." Filia told them. "He wants to learn the human way of fighting."
Once breakfast was over, (or the place went broke - whichever was sooner) Gourry ambled out into surrounding land, pushing a rather unwilling Xelloss infront of him, even carrying him kicking and screaming part way.
Xelloss really really didn't want to learn how to fight from Gourry.
Filia and Lina stayed behind discussing the finaces of the deal. That sorted, and Lina already pocketing half what payment they promised her, the two began a conversation.
"What is going on Filia?" Lina asked as they went looking for the two men. "First he steals half our breakfast, THEN wants to be taught to use a sword. That mazoku is more than powerful enough to defend himself."
"But he's not a mazoku." Commented another voice as Zelgadiss joined them from the other direction.
"How do you know?" FIlia asked him pointedly.
"A bigger mazoku told me." He said. "Filia, a mazoku priestess came to me. Just to point out Xelloss had used the one thing that could cure me to make himself human. Apparently it's a trick mazoku use a lot to get an idea of who and what they're dealing with. And to make people think they're helpless by pretending to be weak and not knowing a thing."
"And Why would a mazoku priestess tell you that?" Filia snapped.
"Possibly because they're on a different side and want us to do their dirty work." Lina suggested. "So, he's human."
"What did this priestess look like Zelgadiss-san?" Filia asked. Then wished she hadn't as Zelgadiss described the lady mazoku - Zelas - whom she'd seen the otherday.
"It's a trick." Filia said at last. "That woman wants him killed."
***Xelloss and Gourry training elsewhere***
Gourry parried off Xelloss' attacks with ease. He wasn't a bad swordfighter. He was actually good at it. Fast, light on his feet, and quite strong. Gourry swiped across for his chest, and Xelloss leapt backwards to avoid it.
"You have to come and get me Zel.." Gourry called over. " Imagine I have your food."
Xelloss shook his head and ran in with another attack, just for it to be deflected and him to go flying landing in an unelegant lump with his backside right up in the air, which Lina ran over and kicked.
"Not doing very well are you?" Zelgadiss commented dryly, watching as the mess untangled himself from the floor.
"Oh dear. I'm terrible at this!"
Gourry nodded.
"He really is."
Filia glanced at Lina who was already badgering Zelgadiss into taking over.
Who agreed suprisingly.
"One condition you." He remarked pointing his sword close to his throat. "You tell me how you got like this. And you dare say that is..."
"I don't know!" He blurted out. "All I know is I had a lot of stuff on my mind, fell asleep in a tree, woke up wet cold and human!"
"That's a likely story." Zelgadiss snorted, sheathing his sword. "I doubt it."
"Would lie if you were me?"
"Yes." He replied bluntly. "I don't trust you."
"Forget it then." Xelloss sniffed, plodding back to Filia. "I'll be okay for a while. I know enough to survive."
"If you say so."
The two went back, discontentedly, to Filia's home.