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The redheaded girl walked through the darkness and the rain. The steady
shower sliding down her cloak, though some of the drops fell onto her
face, mixing with her tears. She hadn't much money left. She could have
gone bandit raiding but the thrill and the will wasn't there, instead
she trudged along, lost in her dark thoughts.
When she realized she had to stop for the night, she turned to look for
a place and entered the cheapest inn of the town. The red head fell
down into her ratty bed and her head hit the pillow like a heavy rock.
:Like a rock...Amelia...Why?: her head was full of whirling thoughts and
confusion. She couldn't sleep. She prayed to the gods that she'd fall
into a dreamless slumber but she just couldn't. Lina remembered the
moments with Xelloss, when her friend appeared and didn't trust her. But
now, Lina knew she couldn't blame Amelia. She didn't even know how she
felt about the Mazoku. Then she remembered Zelgadiss. The picture of him
in his human form was just so wonderful. The touch of his warm
skin...Lina had found him attractive as a chimera, and now...
Her roiling thoughts scattered as she heard, "Hello, Lina-chan. How is
my beautiful rose tonight? You look tired."
Lina recognized the voice and sat up quickly in her bed. "Wasn't that
enough for you?" she shot him a slightly angry glare, but the rage
drained out of her, she was just too numb to care.
"Well, I'm never satisfied," an evil grin appeared on Xelloss' smirking
face. "but for your fortune, I'm not going to torment you anymore after
this. I just bring you some news."
"You enjoy this, don't you?" Lina said hotly.
"Of course I do, my dear. I enjoy every bad feeling that poor little
stupid Amelia has about you, and I enjoy how she hates me. I didn't know
she could hate so much. But...I still don't feel your anger, you rage
against me. Not the kind I want to feel."
"What?" Lina didn't understand.
"Oh, come on, Lina. Don't tell me that you don't have any bad feelings
for me after all that I did to you," his smile faded slightly as he saw
that he hadn't provoked her like he had hoped. "What do I have to do to
make you angry?"
Lina looked down, her gaze resting on her hands that she had clasped in
front of her and placed over her lap. "I don't know why but I can't
hate you."
Xelloss froze in surprise. That was unexpected. "What are you saying?"
"It's just..." The girl kept her eyes away from him. She moved her
hands nervously. "I've come to think that I..." another pause. "I don't
know...but maybe...I love you."
Xelloss opened his eyes wide. He felt terrible. He experienced a strong
pain inside of him. Then it stopped. "Don't you say that again," he
shouted and hit her in the face. Lina fell back onto her bed, dazed, and
stared up at him in amazement and confusion. :I guess that was the wrong
thing to say...: She turned around and said quietly, "Please go away."
Xelloss didn't move, he was looking at her with a fierce stare. "Stop
that, you stupid girl. I'm going to remind you some things. One: I tore
you apart from your friends. Two: I made them hate you. And three and
most important: I am a demon, a Mazoku. I cannot love or feel anything
good. I enjoy your suffering so be disappointed. You mean nothing for
me. NOTHING!"
Lina stood up and wiped her tears with her hands. She walked closer to
Xelloss and kissed him. He returned the kiss with the idea to break her
heart after that. The girl opened her eyes and kissed him stronger and
passionately. Then she stopped.
"I never give up. I never surrender. I never suffer for anyone that
isn't worth it. So here I go, Xelloss...I-I love you," those words made
him fell into his knees. The pain was too much. Something was breaking
inside of him. But Lina continued, staring down at him, "I love you
truly, sincerely and purely. I could love you for the rest of my life and
after."
At that point the Mazoku was lying on the floor, his eyes closed in the
pain. He couldn't even move. And as if he was dying, Lina kissed him
one last time and finished, "I'm sorry for loving you the way I do."
Everything turned black for Xelloss.
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The redheaded girl walked through the darkness and the rain. The steady
shower sliding down her cloak, though some of the drops fell onto her
face, mixing with her tears. She hadn't much money left. She could have
gone bandit raiding but the thrill and the will wasn't there, instead
she trudged along, lost in her dark thoughts.
When she realized she had to stop for the night, she turned to look for
a place and entered the cheapest inn of the town. The red head fell
down into her ratty bed and her head hit the pillow like a heavy rock.
:Like a rock...Amelia...Why?: her head was full of whirling thoughts and
confusion. She couldn't sleep. She prayed to the gods that she'd fall
into a dreamless slumber but she just couldn't. Lina remembered the
moments with Xelloss, when her friend appeared and didn't trust her. But
now, Lina knew she couldn't blame Amelia. She didn't even know how she
felt about the Mazoku. Then she remembered Zelgadiss. The picture of him
in his human form was just so wonderful. The touch of his warm
skin...Lina had found him attractive as a chimera, and now...
Her roiling thoughts scattered as she heard, "Hello, Lina-chan. How is
my beautiful rose tonight? You look tired."
Lina recognized the voice and sat up quickly in her bed. "Wasn't that
enough for you?" she shot him a slightly angry glare, but the rage
drained out of her, she was just too numb to care.
"Well, I'm never satisfied," an evil grin appeared on Xelloss' smirking
face. "but for your fortune, I'm not going to torment you anymore after
this. I just bring you some news."
"You enjoy this, don't you?" Lina said hotly.
"Of course I do, my dear. I enjoy every bad feeling that poor little
stupid Amelia has about you, and I enjoy how she hates me. I didn't know
she could hate so much. But...I still don't feel your anger, you rage
against me. Not the kind I want to feel."
"What?" Lina didn't understand.
"Oh, come on, Lina. Don't tell me that you don't have any bad feelings
for me after all that I did to you," his smile faded slightly as he saw
that he hadn't provoked her like he had hoped. "What do I have to do to
make you angry?"
Lina looked down, her gaze resting on her hands that she had clasped in
front of her and placed over her lap. "I don't know why but I can't
hate you."
Xelloss froze in surprise. That was unexpected. "What are you saying?"
"It's just..." The girl kept her eyes away from him. She moved her
hands nervously. "I've come to think that I..." another pause. "I don't
know...but maybe...I love you."
Xelloss opened his eyes wide. He felt terrible. He experienced a strong
pain inside of him. Then it stopped. "Don't you say that again," he
shouted and hit her in the face. Lina fell back onto her bed, dazed, and
stared up at him in amazement and confusion. :I guess that was the wrong
thing to say...: She turned around and said quietly, "Please go away."
Xelloss didn't move, he was looking at her with a fierce stare. "Stop
that, you stupid girl. I'm going to remind you some things. One: I tore
you apart from your friends. Two: I made them hate you. And three and
most important: I am a demon, a Mazoku. I cannot love or feel anything
good. I enjoy your suffering so be disappointed. You mean nothing for
me. NOTHING!"
Lina stood up and wiped her tears with her hands. She walked closer to
Xelloss and kissed him. He returned the kiss with the idea to break her
heart after that. The girl opened her eyes and kissed him stronger and
passionately. Then she stopped.
"I never give up. I never surrender. I never suffer for anyone that
isn't worth it. So here I go, Xelloss...I-I love you," those words made
him fell into his knees. The pain was too much. Something was breaking
inside of him. But Lina continued, staring down at him, "I love you
truly, sincerely and purely. I could love you for the rest of my life and
after."
At that point the Mazoku was lying on the floor, his eyes closed in the
pain. He couldn't even move. And as if he was dying, Lina kissed him
one last time and finished, "I'm sorry for loving you the way I do."
Everything turned black for Xelloss.
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