The Autumn Tale
Part 5
By: Tara-Chan
Disclaimers:
Slayers do not belong to me at all! Belongs to original creators. I got the
fanfic idea from this famous and well-done Korean drama called: Gaul Dong Hwa.
It belongs to the rightful directors and the producers. The music Gi Do sung by
Jung Il Young belongs to the original creator. Don't sue me!
Notes: This is
an AU, so expect some of the characters to be OOC. Also please ignore the
grammatical and spellings errors. Feedbacks are welcomed! Enjoy!
~*~*~*~
Lina was humming
to herself as she was cleaning out Xelloss' as usually. She was humming Gi Do
(1) by Jung Il Young. That happened to be her favorite song. Xelloss then
tapped gently on her shoulder.
"What are you
humming there? It's pretty and it's deep." Xelloss commented.
"Gi Do, by Jung
Il Young. It happened to be my favorite song these days." Lina looked over her
shoulder and smiled.
"It's kind of
weird. I never saw you this happy doing your job."
Lina shrugged
nonchalantly. "I guess cuz' I'm glad to see my former brother."
Xelloss frowned.
"Former brother? What do you mean?"
Lina gave him a
mocking smile. "Sore wa Himitsu Desu!"
Xelloss pouted.
"Awww! No fair. Tell me!"
Lina looked at
him for a sec. "Didn't Zel ever tell you the situation? Wait how long have you
two known each other? And I want the truth."
"We met like 8
years ago in the states. Then I came back to Seoul (2). We happened to be in
the same high school class, so we became friends."
Lina nodded. "I
see. Then you don't know what happened."
"Tell me Lina."
Lina sighed.
"You know what. Ask Zel. I think it's his department to tell whoever if he
wants to."
Xelloss just
stared at her intently. "I guess so."
"Well I gotta go
clean other rooms. Talk to you later Xelloss." Lina got her equipments and
left.
Ok. What is
going on with those two? Those two seem real close. What kind of relationship
do they have? Xelloss
pondered on that for a while and then decided to just drop it for now. Maybe
I can meet Zel hyung (3) again and talk about it.
Xelloss got up
and stretched and grabbed his jacket and decided to go for a walk.
~*~*~*~
Zel sighed and
leaned back to see the painting. Hmmm…probably one of my best painting jobs
since 2 years ago. Should I give it to her as a present? Nah. She'll probably
just want more pepperoes. Zel chuckled at the thought.
He glanced at
his watch which read 9:00 pm. Wow. I've been working for 5 hours straight.
Suddenly his
cell phone rang. "Hello?"
"Hey oppa!" Lina
cheery voice was heard over the phone.
"Hi Lina. What's
up?"
"I got a day off
tomorrow. Wanna drag Xelloss and go to that one beach you and I liked when we
were younger for a picnic?"
Zel raised an
eyebrow. "Picnic? At a beach? IN AUTUMN? Won't it be chilly?"
Zel could've
sworn he felt Lina rolling her eyes. And she did that too. "Why do you think we
have a thing called jackets? Sweaters? Windbreakers? Come on! I miss that
beach! Can we pleaaaaaaaaase??" Lina begged.
Zel sighed in
defeat. "Alright! Alright! Lemme guess you're bringing the food."
"YEP!"
"Who's driving?
Certainly not Xelloss. I never did trust him with cars."
"Well I don't
have a car…" Lina trailed off.
Zel just
laughed. "I'll drive. My Alexus can fit all the foods your bringing and still
carry 3 people." Zel chuckled more at the thought of all those foods crammed in
his car.
"HEY!"
"Ok Lina. I'll
pick you guys up at the hotel 10?"
"YAY! Can ya
give Xelloss a call? I gotta start making the food. Thank god the terrible twos
are out! (The dad and the son.) Well see ya!"
Zelgadiss still
chuckled and dialed Xelloss cell phone. "Hello?"
"Hey fruitcake.
What you up to?"
"Hey!! It's my
rock headed hyung!"
"I'm not a rock
head!" He said this annoyingly.
"You know you
are. Just won't admit it! So what's up?"
Zel told him
Lina's plan. "So wanna come along?"
Xelloss felt
jubilated. She asked me to come with them! Maybe I have a chance with her
after all! "Sure! Hotel at 10?"
"Yeah. See you
there."
"You can count
on it!"
After Zel hung
up he went to bed, for he knew with Lina he would need a lot of energies.
~*~*~*~
The Next
Morning…
We saw a sleek
black Alexus driving down the highway. The trunk was halfway opened with foods.
Zel was in the driving seat and Lina was in the front with him. Xelloss on the
other hand was in the back with more foods.
"Hyung! Lina!
Why am I stuck with the foods in the backseat??" Xelloss complained.
"Because the
foods feel attracted to you Xelloss!" Lina said jokingly.
Zel just shook
his head. "Lina I knew you were gonna bring a lot of food, but isn't this kind
of too extreme?"
Lina pouted.
"It's never extreme! Food is good for you!"
"I can never
understand, where you pack all those food. You don't even gain an ounce!"
Xelloss remarked.
"Yep. I've
always wondered that too. Even when you were a young girl you could eat for
more than 5 people." Zel reminisce.
"Hey. How long
have you two known each other?" asked Xelloss.
"A long time,"
was Zel's answer.
"Oh thank you.
That is so helpful!" Xelloss pouted.
Lina just stared
out the window as they were passing by the countryside.
~*~*~*~
They soon got to
the beach. This beach was one of those isolated beach where normally lovers
come there to just listen to the waves or group of teenagers come there to have
a bonfire all night long. The waves were crashing nearby. The salty air could
be smelled everywhere. The atmosphere was as tranquil it could be. There were
chilly breezes every now and then, however it was still comfy enough to have a
picnic. It was no wonder; Zel and Lina remembered their old picnics before that
one autumn.
Lina got out of
the car and stretched. "Ah! I so miss this place. The waves and the water are
what I like best about it!"
Zel smiled. "I
prefer the atmosphere."
Xelloss looked
around the area. "Wow. This place is nice. No wonder you two like it here huh?"
Both of them
nodded.
Lina rubbed both
of her hands. "LET'S EAT!"
They got the
blanket and everything ready. Zel and Xel each took a careful bit of the food
Lina made. "You guys like?"
Zel chewed
slowly. "Wow…I never knew you had a knack for cooking!"
"MMMMMMMM. It's
scrumptious!" Xelloss bobbed his head up and down.
"Hey after 10
years of being the cook of the house, it has some benefits! Enough talking!
Less talk and more eat!"
An hour later, 3
very full and satisfied people were just relaxing peacefully on the blanket.
"Hey Oppa.
Remember we'd play the cloud game?" Lina asked softly.
Zel nodded.
Xelloss propped an elbow and lay on his side. "What cloud game?"
"We'd look at
the clouds and argue about what shapes they were. Lina would always win." Zel
shook his head. "Even than you couldn't beat her in anything!"
Lina punched his
shoulder. "There was one thing you could beat me at! Art!! I'm so artistically
challenged."
Xelloss nodded.
"I remember how back in high school, his artworks would be displayed all over
the school."
Zel blushed. "Ah
shut up you guys!"
Lina sat up and
scowled at him. "Quit being so modest!"
Zel just gave
her a smirk. "Nah if I wasn't modest, it just wouldn't be me."
Lina rolled her
eyes and stood up. She bends down to untie her sneakers. "Now you boys excuse
me. I'm going to walk in the wave." She tossed her shoes and socks and ran
toward the water.
"So what's up
with you and Lina?" Xelloss asked seriously.
"Nothing. We're
just friends." Zel answered shortly.
"She mentioned
that you're her former brother or something. What does she mean by that."
Zel sighed. He
began to tell Xelloss what happened.
"I see. So you
guys are just close friends now?" He asked when Zel was done.
Zel nodded.
"Yeah…we're just friends…"
(1) Gi Do means
Prayer in Korean. I recommend you get the mp3 at napster. It's really pretty!!
Also I think it's one of the theme songs for the actual drama! ^^
(2) Capital of
South Korea. I hope you guys knew this! If ya didn't than I consider it an
insult! ^_^
(3) Again Hyung
is what Males call their older brother or older guy friend.