the lyrics are from "Angel" by Expose`
0/~ My yearning goes on
0/~ over looking demons
0/~ from the fire escape I am watching
Lina stepped inside the caves, a look of awe on her face at the huge
crystal formations inside it. It was almost as bright as outside, even
as she went deeper in, the pure crystal refracting the light into
almost every corner. She couldn't help but stare at every great
crystal pillar as she looked for Zelgadis. From one of the few
shadowy corners Xellos watched her, his usual smile on his face. He
wondered just when she would find Zelgadis.
0/~ A shot in the dark
0/~ A man walking by
0/~ for a moment its you
Suddenly her eyes saw something, a movement in a shadow. She froze and
looked around to see if there was anyone here. She sighed deciding it
must have been her imagination. The she saw a thicker crystaline
pillar, and something - no, someBODY - was inside it. She recognised
the face from three years ago at the cemetary. It was Zel, and he was
human. She ran over to him, he hands and body pressed against his
crystal prison. What could have done this though?
0/~ On and on
0/~ I can't let you go
0/~ till I know where you've gone
"Zel, I'm here!" she yelled then felt a hin of something from Zel, it
seemed like he was smiling in her head, then there was a flash of anger
and fear. She spun around to see Xellos behind her. "You did this!"
she growled, glaring at the trickster priest. "Let him go or I'll
Dragon Slave you into the next century!"
"Temper, temper. Threats won't do you any good," he grinned. She
punched him. "Violence won't do you any good either."
0/~ (you are an angel)
0/~ I believe in the sway of the summer nights
0/~ (oooooh angel...)
Zel, she had to find a way to get Zel out. She grabbed him and got him
in a headlock "Either you tell me how to get him out or you're dead!"
she growled.
"Fine... you'll need this," he pulled out the Sword of Light. "You must
break the crystal. Oh, but doing so minght also kill him," he grinned
evily. "And even at that you'll need to get it from me."
0/~ I still live to breath your breath of life
0/~ I believe in destiny deep in the angel inside
0/~ I still believe in the sway of the summer nights
She glared at him and threw several fireballs at him, which he dodged
easily. "Now, now. Having fun yet Lina?" he jeered before sending
a few fireballs back at her. She just managed to dodge them and glared
at him in a way that if looks could kill he'd be a million years dead.
"Give. It. To. Me." she managed to snarl.
"No," he laughed and she lost it... she rushed him with a geral snarl
and started to cast a Laguna Blade. He dropped the sword tried to call
up a shield that could withstand her attack, but in his haste he
forgot she could back it with Nightmare magics, it wasn't strong
enough. With a feral grin on her face she picked up the sword and went
back in.
0/~ the smell of your hair
0/~ the way that we danced
0/~ My hands in your black leather jacket
She walked back up to the large pillar and looked right into Zel's
eyes. "I don't know what to do," she whispered as tears began to fall.
"He said freeing you could kill you. He could have been lying... but
if he was... wasn't..." She inclined her head against the crystal as a
comforting wave of emotion flowed through her.
0/~ wherever you are
0/~ what was it I missed
0/~ I was lost in your kiss
Zel concentrated, maybe he could make her hear him. "Lina, try it. You
must. I couldn't stand being stuck here forever and that is the only
way," he thought to her. She looked back up at him and nodded, she had
heard him. She closed her eyes and he mentaly reached out to her, it
was like the dreams, he suddenly stood beside her in a featureless
landscape. "Don't cry Lina," he whispered as he held her comfortingly.
0/~ On and on
0/~ I can't let you go
0/~ till I know where you've gone
"Zel," she sobbed. "I don't know if I could live with myself if I
killed you." He kissed her face.
"And do you think I could live seeing you in pain?" He tilted her chin
up and kissed her passionately, knowing this could be their last moment
together. He felt her kiss back and lean against him, for a moment it
was almost as if they'd become one, then he pulled away.
0/~ (you are an angel)
0/~ I believe in the sway of the summer nights
0/~ (oooooh angel...)
"Its time to free me Lina," he said. "I know you won't try to hurt me,
and if by some chance I do die know you have freed me, and you needn't
feel any guilt, beloved." There was a hint of sorrow in his voice as
he spoke, Lina cought it as she looked into his eyes and nodded.
"I'll try..." her eyes clouded with tears and then she was back at the
crystal pillar Zel was frozen in. "I'll free you..."
0/~ I still live to breath your breath of life
0/~ I believe in destiny deep in the angel inside
0/~ I still believe in the sway of the summer nights
"Light Come Forth!" she yelled as she held the blade poised to strike.
She silently prayed to whatever gods would listen that he would make it
out alive then struck the sword against the crystal prison.
Zelgadis felt air rush into his lungs and a thrill of release as it
broke and freed him. He fell to his knees simply reveling in his
freedom.
0/~ When flesh and blood cries
Then suddenly he screamed as one of the crystal stalactites broke free
right over Lina's head. The caves were collapsing!
0/~ On and on
0/~ I can't let you go
0/~ till I know where you've gone
He jumped to push Lina out of the way getting her out of the way
sucessfully but that brought him partialy in the way of the stalactite.
It pierced his calf, for a moment he wished he was still a chimera so
that it it couldn't have hurt him, but as he felt Lina against him as
she helped him stand that wish vanished. He smiled at her for a moment,
"We better hurry, this place is going to collapse soon!"
0/~ (you are an angel)
0/~ I believe in the sway of the summer nights
0/~ (oooooh angel...)
The two hurried out, shielding their faces from the falling crystaline
shards as they ran. Zel winced at the pain in his leg with every step,
but feeling Lina near him kept him going. Suddenly several large
stalactites fell in front of them as they neared the exit, Lina
instictively fireballed the crystals only to have them bounce back
towards them. The quickly ducked, just mamaging to avoid them. They ran
closer to the crystal blocking their path and realized they'd have to
climb over.
0/~ I still live to breath your breath of life
0/~ I believe in destiny deep in the angel inside
0/~ I still believe in the sway of the summer nights
She pulled him up to the top of one of the lower ones with a flat part,
then moved up as fast as she could to repeat that with the next one up.
Soon they were over and jumped out of the cave. They lay down gasping
for air for a few moments before they realized just how they had
landed - that Zel was lying atop Lina. At the same moment they blushed,
then they kissed...
0/~ oooh in the sway of the summer nights
0/~ Angel in the sway of the summer nights
0/~ oooh in the sway of the summer nights
/a few weeks later/
Lina and Zel walked into an inn, he had one arm wrapped around her.
"You did send someone to reserve that table for us?" he asked the
innkeeper, referring to the reservations he had sent ahead for a week
ago. He smiled and kissed Lina.
"Yes, a table for two is reserved for Mr. and Mrs. Greywords."
0/~ My yearning goes on
0/~ over looking demons
0/~ from the fire escape I am watching
Lina stepped inside the caves, a look of awe on her face at the huge
crystal formations inside it. It was almost as bright as outside, even
as she went deeper in, the pure crystal refracting the light into
almost every corner. She couldn't help but stare at every great
crystal pillar as she looked for Zelgadis. From one of the few
shadowy corners Xellos watched her, his usual smile on his face. He
wondered just when she would find Zelgadis.
0/~ A shot in the dark
0/~ A man walking by
0/~ for a moment its you
Suddenly her eyes saw something, a movement in a shadow. She froze and
looked around to see if there was anyone here. She sighed deciding it
must have been her imagination. The she saw a thicker crystaline
pillar, and something - no, someBODY - was inside it. She recognised
the face from three years ago at the cemetary. It was Zel, and he was
human. She ran over to him, he hands and body pressed against his
crystal prison. What could have done this though?
0/~ On and on
0/~ I can't let you go
0/~ till I know where you've gone
"Zel, I'm here!" she yelled then felt a hin of something from Zel, it
seemed like he was smiling in her head, then there was a flash of anger
and fear. She spun around to see Xellos behind her. "You did this!"
she growled, glaring at the trickster priest. "Let him go or I'll
Dragon Slave you into the next century!"
"Temper, temper. Threats won't do you any good," he grinned. She
punched him. "Violence won't do you any good either."
0/~ (you are an angel)
0/~ I believe in the sway of the summer nights
0/~ (oooooh angel...)
Zel, she had to find a way to get Zel out. She grabbed him and got him
in a headlock "Either you tell me how to get him out or you're dead!"
she growled.
"Fine... you'll need this," he pulled out the Sword of Light. "You must
break the crystal. Oh, but doing so minght also kill him," he grinned
evily. "And even at that you'll need to get it from me."
0/~ I still live to breath your breath of life
0/~ I believe in destiny deep in the angel inside
0/~ I still believe in the sway of the summer nights
She glared at him and threw several fireballs at him, which he dodged
easily. "Now, now. Having fun yet Lina?" he jeered before sending
a few fireballs back at her. She just managed to dodge them and glared
at him in a way that if looks could kill he'd be a million years dead.
"Give. It. To. Me." she managed to snarl.
"No," he laughed and she lost it... she rushed him with a geral snarl
and started to cast a Laguna Blade. He dropped the sword tried to call
up a shield that could withstand her attack, but in his haste he
forgot she could back it with Nightmare magics, it wasn't strong
enough. With a feral grin on her face she picked up the sword and went
back in.
0/~ the smell of your hair
0/~ the way that we danced
0/~ My hands in your black leather jacket
She walked back up to the large pillar and looked right into Zel's
eyes. "I don't know what to do," she whispered as tears began to fall.
"He said freeing you could kill you. He could have been lying... but
if he was... wasn't..." She inclined her head against the crystal as a
comforting wave of emotion flowed through her.
0/~ wherever you are
0/~ what was it I missed
0/~ I was lost in your kiss
Zel concentrated, maybe he could make her hear him. "Lina, try it. You
must. I couldn't stand being stuck here forever and that is the only
way," he thought to her. She looked back up at him and nodded, she had
heard him. She closed her eyes and he mentaly reached out to her, it
was like the dreams, he suddenly stood beside her in a featureless
landscape. "Don't cry Lina," he whispered as he held her comfortingly.
0/~ On and on
0/~ I can't let you go
0/~ till I know where you've gone
"Zel," she sobbed. "I don't know if I could live with myself if I
killed you." He kissed her face.
"And do you think I could live seeing you in pain?" He tilted her chin
up and kissed her passionately, knowing this could be their last moment
together. He felt her kiss back and lean against him, for a moment it
was almost as if they'd become one, then he pulled away.
0/~ (you are an angel)
0/~ I believe in the sway of the summer nights
0/~ (oooooh angel...)
"Its time to free me Lina," he said. "I know you won't try to hurt me,
and if by some chance I do die know you have freed me, and you needn't
feel any guilt, beloved." There was a hint of sorrow in his voice as
he spoke, Lina cought it as she looked into his eyes and nodded.
"I'll try..." her eyes clouded with tears and then she was back at the
crystal pillar Zel was frozen in. "I'll free you..."
0/~ I still live to breath your breath of life
0/~ I believe in destiny deep in the angel inside
0/~ I still believe in the sway of the summer nights
"Light Come Forth!" she yelled as she held the blade poised to strike.
She silently prayed to whatever gods would listen that he would make it
out alive then struck the sword against the crystal prison.
Zelgadis felt air rush into his lungs and a thrill of release as it
broke and freed him. He fell to his knees simply reveling in his
freedom.
0/~ When flesh and blood cries
Then suddenly he screamed as one of the crystal stalactites broke free
right over Lina's head. The caves were collapsing!
0/~ On and on
0/~ I can't let you go
0/~ till I know where you've gone
He jumped to push Lina out of the way getting her out of the way
sucessfully but that brought him partialy in the way of the stalactite.
It pierced his calf, for a moment he wished he was still a chimera so
that it it couldn't have hurt him, but as he felt Lina against him as
she helped him stand that wish vanished. He smiled at her for a moment,
"We better hurry, this place is going to collapse soon!"
0/~ (you are an angel)
0/~ I believe in the sway of the summer nights
0/~ (oooooh angel...)
The two hurried out, shielding their faces from the falling crystaline
shards as they ran. Zel winced at the pain in his leg with every step,
but feeling Lina near him kept him going. Suddenly several large
stalactites fell in front of them as they neared the exit, Lina
instictively fireballed the crystals only to have them bounce back
towards them. The quickly ducked, just mamaging to avoid them. They ran
closer to the crystal blocking their path and realized they'd have to
climb over.
0/~ I still live to breath your breath of life
0/~ I believe in destiny deep in the angel inside
0/~ I still believe in the sway of the summer nights
She pulled him up to the top of one of the lower ones with a flat part,
then moved up as fast as she could to repeat that with the next one up.
Soon they were over and jumped out of the cave. They lay down gasping
for air for a few moments before they realized just how they had
landed - that Zel was lying atop Lina. At the same moment they blushed,
then they kissed...
0/~ oooh in the sway of the summer nights
0/~ Angel in the sway of the summer nights
0/~ oooh in the sway of the summer nights
/a few weeks later/
Lina and Zel walked into an inn, he had one arm wrapped around her.
"You did send someone to reserve that table for us?" he asked the
innkeeper, referring to the reservations he had sent ahead for a week
ago. He smiled and kissed Lina.
"Yes, a table for two is reserved for Mr. and Mrs. Greywords."