Note from Author: Ooookay! Sorry 'bout the wait for this chapter, but I have been having really annoying problems with a certain PC *smacks her computer before it crashes again* This got deleted and I had to rewrite which is MOST definitely, NOT FUN! But now I'm hyper with sugar again so its ALL all right!
Disclaimer: Ok, after my last experience, I'm not going to try and fight these producers. So, here it goes: While I may not own Slayers, Slayers do not own me! *starts laughing insanely while parents stare at her* Umm...right...sorry, 'bout that, but now onto the story!
Talking Bushes?! What the-
Lina slammed her fist on the table. 'All right, what's going on, Filia, Xellos?'
Filia sighed. 'Ms.Lina, must we go over this again?' The Slayers had finally awakened to see Xellos and Filia calmly drinking tea, waiting for them to get up. 'What do you find so hard to understand? Its simple!'
Lina raised her eyebrow. 'The fact that a Ryzoku and Mazoku fell in love is what I don't understand! You two hated each other before last night!'
'And we still do,' replied Xellos.
'What we're saying is that we love each other, but still hate each other as well,' said Filia.
'Huh?' asked the other members of the Slayers. They didn't know it, but each of them seemed to resemble a certain jellyfish...
Xellos sighed. 'What she means is that we may love each other, but it sure ain't gonna change the relationship! She'll find me just as annoying as before, and I don't doubt that those Ryuzoku attitudes will still aggravate me beyond belief, but we just...think differently about each other now. Is that so hard to understand?'
Zelgadiss was the first to awake from the stupified group. 'Well, Xellos, we would be believe you, but before today you showed no signs of liking Filia. Its natural for us to wonder about the relationship because you are Mazoku. They are not supposed to love!'
Xellos winced. 'I know what you've heard...Mazoku are evil, they can't feel...they don't comprehend the meaning of friendship, double-crossing is the only game they know. But its not true. Just because someone said it doesn't mean it's true! We can love, it just isn't as pleasant for us as it would be for you!'
Amelia then reacted to Zelgadiss' accusations. 'AND Mister Xellos HAS shown signs of liking Ms. Filia. He saved her from those rocks when we were fighting Valgaav! He could have let her be crushed, and yet, at a personal risk, he saved her! There's one of your signs!'
But Zelgadiss was not to be convinced. 'Then, there's nothing, besides Filia, in this relationship for you? It's not all some sort of evil scheme?'
Xellos simply started to fade out. 'Sore wa himitsu desu!'
Zelgadiss groaned, 'I should have seen that one coming!'
~~~(In Lord Beastmaster's Court)~~~
Xellos kneeled before the throne of Lord Beastmaster. The Beastmaster herself was lounging in the throne, tossing her long gold hair idly over her shoulder, all the while sipping a glass of wine.
'Xellos, is all well with our plan?' asked Zellas.
'Yes, it is. The others, as well as Filia, seemed to fall for my acting.' Xellos didn't admit how much was real in this hoax to his master. 'Well, everyone but the chimera. But he is always suspicious of me, even when I am telling the whole truth'.
Zellas laughed, swirling the wine in her glass, 'He is no matter, but the dragon, Filia, she is convinced that you love her?'
'Yes, master,' replied Xellos. 'Though it nearly killed me to act so...caring,' Xellos drew out the word as if it were disgusting to taste, 'but it seemed to me, that she was quite eager to believe me, not even noticing that I was not acting the annoying Trickster Priest.'
'And you don't think we will have much difficulty controlling her power?' asked the Lord.
'Not at all, Zellas, especially not if she believes I am truly in love with her.' answered Xellos.
'Well, then go back to them, and return to me only when you think the dragon will be of use,' ordered Zellas. But as Xellos began to fade once more, she asked one more question. 'Xellos? Tell me, do you have any REAL feelings for this dragon? I seem to sense a feeling of possessiveness, coming from you, when we talk about her being involved in this plot.'
Xellos stopped teleporting. In fact, Xellos froze completely. He couldn't lie to his mistress, or tell her it was a secret, not when she asked in THAT tone. He did the only he could. He sweatdropped as he turned slowly back to the throne. 'Well...perhaps it is true, I do have small feelings for her, but mostly because she IS extraordinarily attractive. So, I suppose I am slightly concerned about her well-being. But only slightly!' Xellos hastily replied.
'Hmph!' said Zellas. 'I sense more than lust coming from you, Xellos.' She sighed, shaking her head. 'Just go, Xellos. It will not do to disappear for too long.' As Xellos phased out, Zellas said to herself, 'I wonder if he even realizes how much he really is concerned about that damn dragon. Let us hope I am exaggerating his feelings...'
~~~(Back at the campsite *this is right after Xellos leaves*)~~~
'Huh? Where'd he go?' asked Lina.
Everyone looked expectantly toward Filia. 'Don't ask me!' she said raising her hands, 'I don't know where he went!'
'Oh well, what can you expect. This IS Mister Xellos we're talking about," said Amelia. 'Its not like we EVER know where he goes.'
Zelgadiss sighed. 'She's right, you know. We don't have a chance of knowing where he was until he gets back and even the he'll answer our questions with that line, "Sore wa himitsu desu!"'
Gourry suddenly froze (he had been scratching his head about why everyone wanted to know where Xellos was, when it was quite obvious that he'd gone to Lord Wolfeater...wait, that name didn't sound right...), 'Hey guys,' he called softly.
Everyone interrupted their questions about Xellos, to say, 'WHAT?!'
'I think that bush is moving...' said Gourry, twisting around to point at the bush directly behind the group. As they watched the bush seemed to shimmer and twist. Then everyone saw the two, very visible, very glowing, very red eyes.
'AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!' screamed everyone (except Zelgadiss, stupid, serious chimera).
Xellos teleported back in the middle of this scream. He heard the last dying notes of it fade away, and then everyone stood silent, staring at a bush...with eyes?
'What is going on, Filia?' asked Xellos.
Filia turned around and smacked him on the head. 'A BUSH HAS EYES, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON! ITS NOT EVERYDAY YOU SEE A BUSH WITH EYES, NO SIREE!' screamed Filia, directly into Xellos ear. (A/N: Ouch *winces, and rubs ear*, that's gotta hurt!)
Filia's screaming seemed to snap the others out of their horrified daze.
'XELLOS, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING?!' shouted Lina.
Xellos teleported over to the bush to be smacked into a tree by a very familiar looking arm. As the Slayers watched in horrified awe, a dark, cloaked figure rose up from the bush. The figure seemed to rise and rise, until it was only a little shorter than Gourry (think a bit like the Black Riders from Lord of The Ring). Then two pale, thin arms pushed the cloak back, to reveal the face of...Gracia Ul Naga Sailoon, The Great White Serpent. But this was no normal face...The eyes were red, the mouth open and snarling, and the clothes (no longer a tiny bikini, but a black leather dress, with knee high boots, and long black leather gloves that came up to her elbow) were obviously not of human make. Gracia/Naga had most obviously been possessed. But by who? That was the question the Slayers asked themselves, as they and the possessed demon stared at each other, everyone of them in stunned horror.
Author's Notes: *doesn't realize people are watching her destroy her PC* Take that! And that! Stupid computer! Delete all my work, my beautifully set plot! KILL, KILL! *takes out a mace from somewhere and uses that to bash the computer* Grrrrrr...stupid, stupid- *suddenly stops realizing people are staring at her* Oh...heh heh heh...ignore me! So, whaddya think? Were you expecting Naga? I WAS going to put Sylphiel there, but I realized that the quiet, insane laughter would be more like Naga. Oh well, sorry Chappu-sama, I guess you'll just have to wait for Sylphiel to show up. So, go ahead and review it!
For mokona-sama, I know that Xellos was being OOC for while, but I hadn't gotten to my 'show-everybody-the-real-reason-xellos-actually-admitted-feelings-for-filia' scene yet. But, *waves hand* I admit it, Xellos WAS acting a bit too strange, even for acting! *giggle* Oh well, maybe it's the feeling of true love that's doing it to him...or maybe it's just the authors over-doing it sense of romance...
For a certain banx-sama: I advise you to write that ficcy soon...or else I might just have to steal all your plots! Besides, 'Lina' and I won't wait much longer... *evil glares*
Well, that's it! I gotta go finish destroying my evil computer *looks up at mom, who has mysteriously appeared* Uhh...I mean I must go finish doing the dishes, of course! *sigh* Oh well, if you read it, please review it! I'm always welcome to comments...and flames *hides behind sink* And on that note, I will leave. *walks off bravely to face the dirty dishes*
~Dragon Demon~
Disclaimer: Ok, after my last experience, I'm not going to try and fight these producers. So, here it goes: While I may not own Slayers, Slayers do not own me! *starts laughing insanely while parents stare at her* Umm...right...sorry, 'bout that, but now onto the story!
Talking Bushes?! What the-
Lina slammed her fist on the table. 'All right, what's going on, Filia, Xellos?'
Filia sighed. 'Ms.Lina, must we go over this again?' The Slayers had finally awakened to see Xellos and Filia calmly drinking tea, waiting for them to get up. 'What do you find so hard to understand? Its simple!'
Lina raised her eyebrow. 'The fact that a Ryzoku and Mazoku fell in love is what I don't understand! You two hated each other before last night!'
'And we still do,' replied Xellos.
'What we're saying is that we love each other, but still hate each other as well,' said Filia.
'Huh?' asked the other members of the Slayers. They didn't know it, but each of them seemed to resemble a certain jellyfish...
Xellos sighed. 'What she means is that we may love each other, but it sure ain't gonna change the relationship! She'll find me just as annoying as before, and I don't doubt that those Ryuzoku attitudes will still aggravate me beyond belief, but we just...think differently about each other now. Is that so hard to understand?'
Zelgadiss was the first to awake from the stupified group. 'Well, Xellos, we would be believe you, but before today you showed no signs of liking Filia. Its natural for us to wonder about the relationship because you are Mazoku. They are not supposed to love!'
Xellos winced. 'I know what you've heard...Mazoku are evil, they can't feel...they don't comprehend the meaning of friendship, double-crossing is the only game they know. But its not true. Just because someone said it doesn't mean it's true! We can love, it just isn't as pleasant for us as it would be for you!'
Amelia then reacted to Zelgadiss' accusations. 'AND Mister Xellos HAS shown signs of liking Ms. Filia. He saved her from those rocks when we were fighting Valgaav! He could have let her be crushed, and yet, at a personal risk, he saved her! There's one of your signs!'
But Zelgadiss was not to be convinced. 'Then, there's nothing, besides Filia, in this relationship for you? It's not all some sort of evil scheme?'
Xellos simply started to fade out. 'Sore wa himitsu desu!'
Zelgadiss groaned, 'I should have seen that one coming!'
~~~(In Lord Beastmaster's Court)~~~
Xellos kneeled before the throne of Lord Beastmaster. The Beastmaster herself was lounging in the throne, tossing her long gold hair idly over her shoulder, all the while sipping a glass of wine.
'Xellos, is all well with our plan?' asked Zellas.
'Yes, it is. The others, as well as Filia, seemed to fall for my acting.' Xellos didn't admit how much was real in this hoax to his master. 'Well, everyone but the chimera. But he is always suspicious of me, even when I am telling the whole truth'.
Zellas laughed, swirling the wine in her glass, 'He is no matter, but the dragon, Filia, she is convinced that you love her?'
'Yes, master,' replied Xellos. 'Though it nearly killed me to act so...caring,' Xellos drew out the word as if it were disgusting to taste, 'but it seemed to me, that she was quite eager to believe me, not even noticing that I was not acting the annoying Trickster Priest.'
'And you don't think we will have much difficulty controlling her power?' asked the Lord.
'Not at all, Zellas, especially not if she believes I am truly in love with her.' answered Xellos.
'Well, then go back to them, and return to me only when you think the dragon will be of use,' ordered Zellas. But as Xellos began to fade once more, she asked one more question. 'Xellos? Tell me, do you have any REAL feelings for this dragon? I seem to sense a feeling of possessiveness, coming from you, when we talk about her being involved in this plot.'
Xellos stopped teleporting. In fact, Xellos froze completely. He couldn't lie to his mistress, or tell her it was a secret, not when she asked in THAT tone. He did the only he could. He sweatdropped as he turned slowly back to the throne. 'Well...perhaps it is true, I do have small feelings for her, but mostly because she IS extraordinarily attractive. So, I suppose I am slightly concerned about her well-being. But only slightly!' Xellos hastily replied.
'Hmph!' said Zellas. 'I sense more than lust coming from you, Xellos.' She sighed, shaking her head. 'Just go, Xellos. It will not do to disappear for too long.' As Xellos phased out, Zellas said to herself, 'I wonder if he even realizes how much he really is concerned about that damn dragon. Let us hope I am exaggerating his feelings...'
~~~(Back at the campsite *this is right after Xellos leaves*)~~~
'Huh? Where'd he go?' asked Lina.
Everyone looked expectantly toward Filia. 'Don't ask me!' she said raising her hands, 'I don't know where he went!'
'Oh well, what can you expect. This IS Mister Xellos we're talking about," said Amelia. 'Its not like we EVER know where he goes.'
Zelgadiss sighed. 'She's right, you know. We don't have a chance of knowing where he was until he gets back and even the he'll answer our questions with that line, "Sore wa himitsu desu!"'
Gourry suddenly froze (he had been scratching his head about why everyone wanted to know where Xellos was, when it was quite obvious that he'd gone to Lord Wolfeater...wait, that name didn't sound right...), 'Hey guys,' he called softly.
Everyone interrupted their questions about Xellos, to say, 'WHAT?!'
'I think that bush is moving...' said Gourry, twisting around to point at the bush directly behind the group. As they watched the bush seemed to shimmer and twist. Then everyone saw the two, very visible, very glowing, very red eyes.
'AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!' screamed everyone (except Zelgadiss, stupid, serious chimera).
Xellos teleported back in the middle of this scream. He heard the last dying notes of it fade away, and then everyone stood silent, staring at a bush...with eyes?
'What is going on, Filia?' asked Xellos.
Filia turned around and smacked him on the head. 'A BUSH HAS EYES, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON! ITS NOT EVERYDAY YOU SEE A BUSH WITH EYES, NO SIREE!' screamed Filia, directly into Xellos ear. (A/N: Ouch *winces, and rubs ear*, that's gotta hurt!)
Filia's screaming seemed to snap the others out of their horrified daze.
'XELLOS, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING?!' shouted Lina.
Xellos teleported over to the bush to be smacked into a tree by a very familiar looking arm. As the Slayers watched in horrified awe, a dark, cloaked figure rose up from the bush. The figure seemed to rise and rise, until it was only a little shorter than Gourry (think a bit like the Black Riders from Lord of The Ring). Then two pale, thin arms pushed the cloak back, to reveal the face of...Gracia Ul Naga Sailoon, The Great White Serpent. But this was no normal face...The eyes were red, the mouth open and snarling, and the clothes (no longer a tiny bikini, but a black leather dress, with knee high boots, and long black leather gloves that came up to her elbow) were obviously not of human make. Gracia/Naga had most obviously been possessed. But by who? That was the question the Slayers asked themselves, as they and the possessed demon stared at each other, everyone of them in stunned horror.
Author's Notes: *doesn't realize people are watching her destroy her PC* Take that! And that! Stupid computer! Delete all my work, my beautifully set plot! KILL, KILL! *takes out a mace from somewhere and uses that to bash the computer* Grrrrrr...stupid, stupid- *suddenly stops realizing people are staring at her* Oh...heh heh heh...ignore me! So, whaddya think? Were you expecting Naga? I WAS going to put Sylphiel there, but I realized that the quiet, insane laughter would be more like Naga. Oh well, sorry Chappu-sama, I guess you'll just have to wait for Sylphiel to show up. So, go ahead and review it!
For mokona-sama, I know that Xellos was being OOC for while, but I hadn't gotten to my 'show-everybody-the-real-reason-xellos-actually-admitted-feelings-for-filia' scene yet. But, *waves hand* I admit it, Xellos WAS acting a bit too strange, even for acting! *giggle* Oh well, maybe it's the feeling of true love that's doing it to him...or maybe it's just the authors over-doing it sense of romance...
For a certain banx-sama: I advise you to write that ficcy soon...or else I might just have to steal all your plots! Besides, 'Lina' and I won't wait much longer... *evil glares*
Well, that's it! I gotta go finish destroying my evil computer *looks up at mom, who has mysteriously appeared* Uhh...I mean I must go finish doing the dishes, of course! *sigh* Oh well, if you read it, please review it! I'm always welcome to comments...and flames *hides behind sink* And on that note, I will leave. *walks off bravely to face the dirty dishes*
~Dragon Demon~