Well, bad news, you can't kill me, I've updated! Yes, I can keep my word...

Okay... maybe not at all.. I'm sorry, but today I've realised that tomorrow I'm having a great chemistry test and I haven't learned at all... oopsie. If I fail it's your fault.

You can kill me. Taking into consideration the forthcoming French Test... when I think about it, the only thing that comes to my mind is a song from 'Wedding Singer'

Somebody kill me please, somebody kill me please...

I'm gonna reward the one who'll do this. I deserve.

Thank youuuuuuuu tooo:

Niele-Mzk

Iceo

Rukia-sama

cherryblossom51

My funny furry/rubber ball would give you a kiss, but everyone says it is annoying, sop I won't.

"Okay, folks, now it's time for our last pair! Filia, Xellos, your turn!" yelled Haiiro

"Do we have to?" asked Filia with hope in her voice

'No." her face brightened "..But then you won't get your prize!"

Dragoness sighed and reluctantly walked backstage, with cheerful mazoku close behind her.

"Yay, a song, we're going to sing a song.." he hummed.

"And what are you so happy about?" the woman snapped

"For the first time in this show your performance will be good, and all thanks to ME and my TALENT" he grinned

Filia pouted "Oh, really? Well, you're right. If you're talking about your talent to torture the others."

Xel twitched "Well, I must admit that hearing you sing is the greatest torture I've ever seen."

"Oh yeah?" Filia took her mace and jumped at Xel.

Everyone sweatdropped hearing this argument.

":sigh: they're like Europe at the beginning of 20th century..." commented Haii.

:crickets chirp:

"Because, you know, it was like that!" yelled Haii taking from nowhere the map of Europe at pointing at it "First, there was the unification of Italy! And to unify, Italy decided to have an alliance with France! Then, they had an alliance with Germany, who was also unifying! And few ears later they declared war on France! Quite similar situation happened on the Balkans, but.. that's..." the girl looked around just to see the puzzlement of other's faces.

"All I wanted top say, that sometimes they're fighting and sometimes that don't."

"You couldn't say it like that at the beginning?" Said Lina impatiently

"Sorry, history test. I'm brainwashed" smiled Haii

Backstage...

"Zel? Are you all right? " asked Amelia, knocking at the door of his changing room "I think I've heard Mrs. Filia and Mr. Xellos coming..."

The door opened, and Zelgadis staggered out.

"Are you okay? You don't look well..." said Amelia looking at his flush and his absent look. She put a hand on his forehead. "And you have temperature...I'll take you to the doctor!"

"No!... No need..." managed to say Zel, but the princess was already dragging him at the stage.

The passed by Filia and Xellos, who looked after them.

"Where are they going?"

"Probably to find a quiet room, only for them two..."

SMACK

"Pervert."

"Sincerely yours..."

Back on stage...

"Mrs. Haiiro! Mrs. Haiiro! There's something wrong with Zelgadis!" yelled Amelia, ignoring her friend's weak protests.

"Ha? ...groan..." Haiiro sat helplessly on the floor "I need a break.."

"Where is the doctor?" asked princess

"There is no doctor in here..." mumbled Haii

"What? But..but...Zel..."

"Take him to the kitchen, the cook said that she's been a nurse for ten years. Go to the bar and then take the first door at the left."

"Tanks!" and she ran away

Haiiro sighed and stood up, only to see Lina and Gourry, leaning over her with a strange looks in their eyes.

"You've said 'bar'?"

And there was heard something like the roar of a lion. It was coming from their stomachs.

"All right, all right, just let Filia and Xel sing their song, and then there'll be a break!"

The sorceress and swordsman lowered their heads and walked away.

"Okay... now, who's gonna entertain us... maybe...you!" and she flew to a table where sat a girl with large, gold eyes, brown hair combined in something that looked like cross between a bun and a ponytail, in white kimono. "Who are you?"

"My name is Myu." She answered quietly, but not shyly.

"Uhm, and what do you like to do?"

She smiled ominously. "I hunt for demons."

Haii sweatdropped. 'I wonder how many freaks are in this room' "Something more?"

"My full name is Vampire Princess Myu." She answered and looked at the exit door.

There was a men who was trying to sneak out, but seeing that his plan is ruined, he smiled sheepishly and waved.

Myu jumped in the air and yelled "Lava!"

Behind the man appeared a tall, dark figure. The man turned around with "heh heh, hi?"

The dark figure stuck his pale hand with long red claws and with one quick move sliced the man in half.

'uhm.. I wonder if he's gay?' thought Haiiro, looking at his nails 'maybe they are fake?'

The man scream, and then, in a puff of smoke, all three dissapeard.

There was again silence in the room.

"Ookayy...I hope Fi and Xel are ready..."

Haii flew back on the stage "So, you all, allow me to introduce you to Filia ul Copt as Delta Goodream and Xellos Metallium as Brian McFadden in a song..."

"Wait!" Filia run at the stage and fell down, due to her high hells and knee-length, tight blue dress.

Xellos appeared shortly after her, in dark blue jeans and cream T-shirt. "I guess she wanted to tell you not to put us in a mushy-washy romantic song!"

Dragoness stood up shakily, mumbled something about high heels. Then, she adjusted her dress. "Exactly."

Haii grinned from ear to ear "Too late!"

Filia an Xellos facefaulted. "Just give us the lyrics, kay?" asked Xellos pleadingly.

"My, my, what an amusing sight, the Great General and Priest of Zelas Metallium begging for something..."

Xellos grumbled at snatched the lyrics from her and gave to Filia on card.

The music started as the pair looked at their lyrics, blushing heavily.

'I don't like this...' thought Filia

'Me too... I like to embarrass other people, but now I almost feel guilty...'

'uhummm... Xellos? What are you doing in my head?' she shot him an angry glare

He rose his eyebrows 'I am? Oh, sorry, I do it out of habit'

She blinked 'Habit...Nevermind, I'll get you for that later' she broke the connection.

Xellos smiled to himself

"So, our lovely pair is going to sing 'Almost here!' applause, please!" yelled Haiiro, showing to Carl the 'sign' to put on the 'applause' tape

"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY"

Xellos took a step forth and sent a stunning smile to his fans, then he started to sing

Did I hear you right?

Cause I thought you said

Let's think it over

He turned around to Filia. She sent him a 'don't annoy me' look.

It's never stopped him, ne?

You have been my life

And I never planned

Growing old without you

Xel took blonde's hand, but she quickly snapped it away. "Back off!" she hissed

Shadows bleeding through the light

Where the love once shined so bright

Came without a reason

Don't let go on us tonight

Love's not always black and white

That line stuck her 'Black and white... just what I thought about mazoku and ryuzoku...'

Haven't I always loved you?

Dragoness glared at him and started:

But when I need you

You're almost here

"Almost, that's good" commented Lina "Like all this times when we needed him, he was laughing his head off on a nearby tree.."

And I know that's not enough

And when I'm with you

I'm close to tears

Right...

'cause your only almost here

Rather 'you're too here...'

And again Xellos sang:

I would change the world

If I had a chance

Oh won't you let me

He looked at her seriously and rose his eyebrow.

Filia pouted 'I hate the way I don't know if he's serious or if he's playing a trick on me..'

Treat me like a child

Throw your arms around me

Oh please protect me

Filia joined

Bruise and battered by your words

'And your mace...'

Days are shattered, how it hurts

Xel:

Oh, haven't I always loved you?

Filia glared at him

But when I need you

You're almost here

And I know that's not enough

And when I'm with you

That's all the time when I don't need you...

I'm close to tears

'cause your only almost here

Xel joined

Bruise and battered by your words

Days are shattered, now it hurts

And Xellos' solo:

Haven't I always loved you?

Filia felt more and more disturbed by the way he sang that particular line.

But when I need you

You're almost here

She sang these lines directly at Xel

Well I never knew how far behind I'd left you - He sang back looking pleadingly at her and offering her a hand. Surprisingly, she took it.

And when I hold you

You're almost here

Well I'm sorry that I took our love for granted He shrugged and tightened the grip on her hand.

Together:

And now I'm with you

I'm close to tears

Cause I know I'm almost here

Only almost here

"Interesting, indeed..."

Xellos and Filia quickly turned around just to se The Beastmaster Zelas herself, sitting in the first row with a cigarette in her hand.

"Xellos, I knew that you liked your little dragon, but I have a strange feeling that I've missed something..." she said slowly

Xellos looked terrified at his hand holding Filias' and a bit to suddenly threw her away. She landed behind the curtains with a loud THUNK.

Zelas rose her eyebrow. "So, there's nothing you want to tell me?"

"No, Jouu-sama" he smiled sheepishly, rubbing his neck.

"Xellos, you fruitcake! What has come over you to throw me like that? " yelled angry Filia coming back from the backstage, hair in a mess and ripped dress.

Mazoku looked from fuming dragon to his Mistress. 'heh, heh... I should be going now...' he thought and dissapeard.

"NAMAGOMI, I'm GOING TO GET YOU!"

"XELLOS! I'M NOT GOING TO TOLERATE SUCH BEHAVIOUR!"

There was a while of silence and Zelas looked at Filia.

"You have a bad influence on him."

IN THA KITCHEN...

"So what's wrong with him?" asked Amelia worriedly, while a large dark-skinned cook examined her friend.

"Well... either he's deadly ill, or... he has problems with his intestines."

Zelgadis listened to them with annoyance 'Why it has to be me... stupid body, going crazy after contact with Amelia... stupid hormones...and stupid inability to express myself clearly!' he thought

" ...so you should go out, I'll take care of him." Said the cook

Zel woke up from his thoughts "Wha?"

"Don't worry Zel, Mrs. Brown said that after this you'll be alright!" smiled Amelia brightly

"But.. No! You don't..."

"Good luck!" she replied and walked out of the room.

Zelgadis slowly turned around to face the cook, who was actually putting on long, rubber gloves.

"So, you're that guy who's declared his feelings to that lil' girl, eh?"

"Yes... apparently..." he lowered his head, avoiding her gaze.

"Well, you're not the first one who's gone mad with a girl. And not the last one. Listen to my wise advise, kid" she put a hand on his shoulder. He looked at her uncertainly. "You can't run away, cause that'd hurt not only you, but her also. You have to say what you think right into her face, or she'll never know, and you'd spend the rest of your life regretting. Understand?"

Zel nodded.

"I don't mean that you have to run to her right away and yell so that whole world would hear, like you did" she winked "You should invite her to a quiet place, for both of you are shy, as I see. This will do. And you don't have to be afraid of her rejecting you. Trust the ol' cook, she knows when two people like each other" she grinned from ear to ear.

He replied the smile "Thanks."

"No prob. Now lay on your stomach and relax..." she said, pinning him to the table.

"Wha...? What are you doing?" he asked terrified, finding himself unable to move.

"I think that you have problems with your intestines, so I decided that you needed an enema." She said, pulling closer a strange apparatus.

"NO! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! HELP!"

Back to stage...

Zellas and Filia had a glaring match from 10 min now. Neither of them was willing to give up, so they were standing like two sculptures, without any move, only some sweat covering their foreheads.

"Umm... I see that they are busy, but what about our break?" whispered Lina to Haii's ear, afraid to speak louder and disturb the two women.

"Umm.. you can go. The bar should be ready to entertain you." Haiiro whispered back.

'Great, let's go, Gourry!" yelled Lina, catching the swordsman by hand and run to the bar, along with the audience.

Haiiro looked again at the Mazoku Lord and the last Golden Dragon and sighed. 'How ironic...'

She thought and went to the bar too.

About 50km from the studio... or whatever it is...

Luna was walking down the road, kicking angrily the stones in her way.

'That brat!'

She kicked a walking squirrel.

'That flat redhead!'

She kicked pile of grass.

'That... that..argggh!'

She kicked one particularly large stone, only destroying her nailpolish (on toes).

"DAMMIT!"

"Tsk, tsk, touchy today, are we?"

Luna looked at the to of the rock, to see certain mazoku, grinning at her.

"Not your business."

"Oh, and it surely doesn't have anything to do with Lina's tall and handsome companion?" he mocked.

Ina n instant, Luna jumped in the air and caught him by the collar. "Watch it, fruitcake, or I'll have a talk with your master!"

Xellos gulped and thought that he's enough trouble for now, she he shrugged.

Luna dropped him off the rock. "Ohhh.. I'm hopeless.. I can't even get a men who likes me..."

Xel stood up and dusted himself off. "Well.. I'll be going now..."

Lina's sister suddenly jumped in the air with 'I've got it!', and she quickly turned to mazoku. "You're going to help me!"

He sweatdropped. "Heh heh, maybe no?"

"You have nothing to say in this case! " yelled Luna and teleported them both into an unknown place...

Meanwhile, in tha bar...

Lina and Gourry were stuffing their mouths with food and Haiiro was watching them with amazement. She was slowly eating rice with cream and sugar.

Then, Amelia walked to them with Zel leaning on her. He didn't look too well.

Lina rose her head. "Whoa" she swallowed all she had in her mouth. "Zel, what's happened?"

"You. Don't. Want. To. Know." He answered.

"Amelia, what our cook said? Is it something serious?" asked Haii.

The princess sat down, offering to Zel a seat next to her, but he gave her a sign that he'd rather stand. "No, she only made him..."

"Oh, look Ame, someone is trying to get into a queue without waiting! It's injustice!" said Zelgadis pointing at the other corner of the room.

"Oh no!" and Amelia dissapeard.

Zel sighed and looked at his friends, who were staring oddly at him. "What?"

"Okaaay.. if you don't want to tell us... we'll ask Xel later." Said Lina and got back to eating.

Haii looked up. "You're sure you don't want to sit down?"

He winced. "I'm sure."

"Hey, guys! Look what I've bought!" came a happy voice of Amelia. She walked to them, holding a small box in her hand. "And by the way, Zel, there was no problem with the queue, they all are behaving properly, are you sure you feel alright?"

"YES, Of Course!" he responded a bit to enthusiastically.

Amelia blinked. "But look!" she rose the box "It's a video with you! And the title is 'Zel's confession'! When have you recorded this?" she asked

He snatched the box out of her hands and looked at the cover. There was he, in that stupid room, where he was talking with his 'conscience' and declaring his love to Ame...

His eyes widened. "I'll get you for this..." he muttered

"Who? What's it 'bout?" Amelia blinked.

"Nothing, really! Don't watch it! Okay?" he said and run away to find the guy who was selling this. And possibly kill him.

The princess frowned. 'Is it something he doesn't want me to see? Why...' she sighed and dropped herself on the chair and immersed herself in thoughts.

She haven't heard the bloodcurdling screams of the guy, from whom she bought the mysterious video...

Yay, I've finished this chappie. And what I've learned? That promising something is dangerous. And tiring. And annoying. So all I'm going to say, that PROBABLY I'm going to start next chapter next week, so MAYBE you'll se it in TWO, THREE or MORE weeks. I'll TRY to do my best :D

R&R