Mazoku's Domain
Chapter 5
Jay-chan
Lina waited for Zelgadis to close the door behind him before she let
out an annoyed growl. She was angry. He refused to tell her what he meant
by his last statement, and instead, left the room, leaving her to figure it out
herself.
~'Are you sure?' What the hell does that mean?~ Lina kept running the
conversation over and over in her head as she took out her frustration on
the poor dresser drawers and closet door looking for a new wardrobe and
anything else that may be of some use.
"Come on, there has to be something better than this damn dress in
here somewhere..." Lina continued to complain until she finally found a pair of
black pants and a loose white tunic, but no. It took a little fixing, but in the
end it fit and looked satisfactory.
"Ah, that's better." She looked at her reflection in the full-length
mirror, and as she modeled her new outfit she began to map out a plan of
escape for her and Amelia. Walking over the to balcony, she tried to
calculate the distance between her and the ground; however, all she came up
with was a headache.
"Damn, this won't be easy getting both of us outta here." she growled,
"Wonder how Amelia is doing." Lina walked off the balcony and scanned the
room once more before quietly moving to open the bedroom's door.
"Looks clear…" Turning to her right she moved towards Amelia's room
and knocked on the door. After a short time of silence, she knocked again,
but there was still no answer.
"Crap, now I've gotta find her." She scratched the back of her head as
she looked down the many halls. "Stupid girl..." Picking a random hall she
started too look for the stairs.
____________
~Dumb, that was dumb, Zel. Why not just tell her strait out! You sure
as hell can't keep a damn secret!~ Zel continued to scold himself as he
returned to the den where Xelloss sat quietly. He let out a tired sigh and he
sunk into the soft chair. Zel took one look at Xelloss' grinning face before
groaning and covering his face with his hand.
"Have fun, Zel-kun?" Xelloss picked up his drink sipped it casually as
he eyed the tired mazoku across from him.
Zel removed his hand from his face and arched an eyebrow, "And
exactly what are you hinting at?"
"Nothing. Why, what were you thinking?" Zel flushed and sunk deeper
into the chair. Xelloss smiled and changed the subject, "But all kidding aside,
Zel-kun," He set his drink down, "You do realize that you are not exactly on
Fibrizo's good side right now."
Zelgadis thought back to the auction and nodded, "I know, but why do
you think Lina would be so important to him?"
Xelloss opened his eyes, "I'm not sure, but mazoku are very protective
of what they think is theirs..."
__________
~Damn, now I'm lost!~ Lina walked down the long halls passing doors by
the dozen. Occasionally she would pass a few windows, but she was too busy
to stop and enjoy the view. Her palms her literally itching to fireball
something when she turned into another carpeted hallway, only to find a
dead end.
Lina threw up her hands, "Grr...Where the hell are the stairs!" Turning
on her heals she spun around to start again, only to run into something solid
instead. She and the object fell to the ground with a 'thump'.
"Ow! Lina-san, please watch where you're going!" Amelia whined as she
tried to untangle herself from Lina.
"Amelia?" Lina blinked a few times at her friend before pulling her
into a big bear hug, then whacking her upside the head. "Amelia! Where have
you been!? I've been looking everywhere for you!"
Amelia rubbed her sore head, "I'm sorry Lina-san, I was just looking
for the stairs."
"You and me both." Lina helped Amelia up off the floor. "Did you have
any luck?"
"No. You?" Amelia dusted off her white dress again.
"If I had any luck, would I be standing here?" Amelia blinked
"I guess you've got a point." Suddenly Lina's body tensed up and she
looked in the direction of one of the linking halls. She quickly stepped in
front of Amelia just as someone stepped out of one of the shadows. It was
the tall blond Lina beat up earlier that day.
"Oh! There you are!" he said with a charming smile. "I looked in your
rooms, but neither of you were there."
"No kidding," Lina said sarcastically.
The man continued to smile, "Yep! So I came looking for you, and here
you are!"
Lina gave him an odd look, "Well? What do you want?"
The blond scratched his head and thought really hard, "Umm..." For a
while, it looked like his brain was going to over heat. "...I don't remember."
Lina facefaulted.
"WHAT?!" Amelia sweatdropped while Lina continued lie on the floor.
~Maybe I hit him too hard...~ was Lina's only thought.
Suddenly the extremely dense man's face lit up, "Wait! I remember
now!"
Both girls looked at him expectantly.
"Zelgadis-sama wanted me to show you two around!" Lina propped
herself on her elbows as the man started watching a dust speck float by
with a stupid smile on his face.
"And how do we know YOU won't get lost?!" She didn't get an answer
because the man was still watching the dust speck. "Hello?!" The man blinked
in confusion before pulling his eyes away from the ever fascinating dust
speck.
"Huh? I'm sorry, did you say something?" Lina buried her face in the
carpet again.
"Well, it doesn't seem like we have much choice, Lina-san." Lina
muttered something incoherent into the soft carpet as Amelia walked over
to the blond man.
"Hello, I'm Amelia! What's your name?" The man smiled at Amelia and
shook her hand.
"I'm Gourry."
__________
The threesome walked around the estate the rest of the day, and by
the time they reached the kitchen it was an hour past sunset. In the kitchen
Lina and Amelia were introduced to the only other two slaves in the estate,
Sylphiel and Mizu.
"So, other than Mizu over there, you two are the only slaves here?"
Lina sat on the counter by the sink while Sylphiel cleaned the many dishes
left by Lina and Gourry's dinner.
"Correct. Well, at the moment anyway." Sylphiel passed another wet
dish to Amelia to dry, who was standing to Sylphiel's right.
"What do you mean, Sylphiel-san?" Amelia accepted the dish and
proceeded to dry it.
"You see, there are two others, Zolf and Rodimus." Sylphiel said.
"So, where are they?"
"Rodimus is somewhat of a trader. He is always on the road, so he isn't
seen very much."
"And the other?" Lina asked.
"Well, Zolf was in a terrible accident, so he is up in his room healing."
Sylphiel finished the last of the dishes and dried her hands on a nearby
towel.
"Why doesn't your 'Lord' simply use a healing spell to cure him?" Lina
was sure to highlight 'Lord.'
"Unfortunately, Master Zelgadis doesn't know white magic." Sylphiel
answered quietly.
"I see. So when Zelgadis lost one of his very few slaves, Xelloss so
kindly loaned Mizu to him, is that right?" Sylphiel nodded and Lina snorted.
"Nice guy." Mizu grunted something from across the room, but Lina missed
it. Sylphiel reached over the sink to close the curtains of the small window
when she let out a small gasp.
"Oh my! I forgot the washing outside!" Sylphiel took off her small
white apron. "Can you help me Gourry dear?"
"Sure!" The two were gone from the room quickly, leaving Lina, Amelia
and Mizu to fend for themselves.
Mizu pushed himself off the wall he was leaning against and began to
walk out of the room.
"Where are you going, Mizu-san?" Amelia asked quietly.
"I'm going to go see if Xelloss-sama is ready to leave," and with that
he left.
"Looks like we're on our own again, ne?" Lina jumped off the counter
top and sat at the small table in the middle of the room. Amelia joined her.
"Now what, Lina-san?"
"We leave," Lina answered calmly.
"Nani? What do you mean?" Amelia looked almost shocked.
"What do you think I mean? It's time we leave. It's dangerous for us
to be here."
"I don't understand. Zelgadis-sama saved us from the clutches of evil
mazoku and has given us a safe haven! Why would you want to leave?" Lina
could practically see Amelia mentally placing Zelgadis on a white horse
standing proudly in front of a shinning castle. Lina wanted to gag.
"Zelgadis-sama bought us and has taken us to his estate to be his
slaves! This is NOT one of you fairy tales Amelia!" Lina argued.
"How can you say such a crewel thing about Zelgadis-sama! He is a nice
man, not some crewel monster!" Tears were starting to shine brightly in
Amelia's eyes.
"That's just it, Amelia! He's not a man! He's a Mazoku!"
"I don't care! I don't want to leave and I won't!" Amelia set her jaw
stubbornly as she attempted to suppress the tears.
Lina slammed her fists on the table, "Fine! See if I care! You can stay
here with your prince charming while I get out of this prison!" She pushed
her chair back and left the room, leaving Amelia to cry alone.
__________
Later that night Lina scribbled down a note and left it at Amelia's
door. She still wore the black slacks she found that day, but now she wore a
black sweater instead of her white tunic. Walking up the balcony doors she
looked down at the shadow filled garden path and followed it with her eyes
up to the dark forest's edge.
Looking to her left, she saw Amelia's light go on in her room. With a
small sad smile Lina silently wished her luck and leapt over the balcony's
edge.
Chapter 5
Jay-chan
Lina waited for Zelgadis to close the door behind him before she let
out an annoyed growl. She was angry. He refused to tell her what he meant
by his last statement, and instead, left the room, leaving her to figure it out
herself.
~'Are you sure?' What the hell does that mean?~ Lina kept running the
conversation over and over in her head as she took out her frustration on
the poor dresser drawers and closet door looking for a new wardrobe and
anything else that may be of some use.
"Come on, there has to be something better than this damn dress in
here somewhere..." Lina continued to complain until she finally found a pair of
black pants and a loose white tunic, but no. It took a little fixing, but in the
end it fit and looked satisfactory.
"Ah, that's better." She looked at her reflection in the full-length
mirror, and as she modeled her new outfit she began to map out a plan of
escape for her and Amelia. Walking over the to balcony, she tried to
calculate the distance between her and the ground; however, all she came up
with was a headache.
"Damn, this won't be easy getting both of us outta here." she growled,
"Wonder how Amelia is doing." Lina walked off the balcony and scanned the
room once more before quietly moving to open the bedroom's door.
"Looks clear…" Turning to her right she moved towards Amelia's room
and knocked on the door. After a short time of silence, she knocked again,
but there was still no answer.
"Crap, now I've gotta find her." She scratched the back of her head as
she looked down the many halls. "Stupid girl..." Picking a random hall she
started too look for the stairs.
____________
~Dumb, that was dumb, Zel. Why not just tell her strait out! You sure
as hell can't keep a damn secret!~ Zel continued to scold himself as he
returned to the den where Xelloss sat quietly. He let out a tired sigh and he
sunk into the soft chair. Zel took one look at Xelloss' grinning face before
groaning and covering his face with his hand.
"Have fun, Zel-kun?" Xelloss picked up his drink sipped it casually as
he eyed the tired mazoku across from him.
Zel removed his hand from his face and arched an eyebrow, "And
exactly what are you hinting at?"
"Nothing. Why, what were you thinking?" Zel flushed and sunk deeper
into the chair. Xelloss smiled and changed the subject, "But all kidding aside,
Zel-kun," He set his drink down, "You do realize that you are not exactly on
Fibrizo's good side right now."
Zelgadis thought back to the auction and nodded, "I know, but why do
you think Lina would be so important to him?"
Xelloss opened his eyes, "I'm not sure, but mazoku are very protective
of what they think is theirs..."
__________
~Damn, now I'm lost!~ Lina walked down the long halls passing doors by
the dozen. Occasionally she would pass a few windows, but she was too busy
to stop and enjoy the view. Her palms her literally itching to fireball
something when she turned into another carpeted hallway, only to find a
dead end.
Lina threw up her hands, "Grr...Where the hell are the stairs!" Turning
on her heals she spun around to start again, only to run into something solid
instead. She and the object fell to the ground with a 'thump'.
"Ow! Lina-san, please watch where you're going!" Amelia whined as she
tried to untangle herself from Lina.
"Amelia?" Lina blinked a few times at her friend before pulling her
into a big bear hug, then whacking her upside the head. "Amelia! Where have
you been!? I've been looking everywhere for you!"
Amelia rubbed her sore head, "I'm sorry Lina-san, I was just looking
for the stairs."
"You and me both." Lina helped Amelia up off the floor. "Did you have
any luck?"
"No. You?" Amelia dusted off her white dress again.
"If I had any luck, would I be standing here?" Amelia blinked
"I guess you've got a point." Suddenly Lina's body tensed up and she
looked in the direction of one of the linking halls. She quickly stepped in
front of Amelia just as someone stepped out of one of the shadows. It was
the tall blond Lina beat up earlier that day.
"Oh! There you are!" he said with a charming smile. "I looked in your
rooms, but neither of you were there."
"No kidding," Lina said sarcastically.
The man continued to smile, "Yep! So I came looking for you, and here
you are!"
Lina gave him an odd look, "Well? What do you want?"
The blond scratched his head and thought really hard, "Umm..." For a
while, it looked like his brain was going to over heat. "...I don't remember."
Lina facefaulted.
"WHAT?!" Amelia sweatdropped while Lina continued lie on the floor.
~Maybe I hit him too hard...~ was Lina's only thought.
Suddenly the extremely dense man's face lit up, "Wait! I remember
now!"
Both girls looked at him expectantly.
"Zelgadis-sama wanted me to show you two around!" Lina propped
herself on her elbows as the man started watching a dust speck float by
with a stupid smile on his face.
"And how do we know YOU won't get lost?!" She didn't get an answer
because the man was still watching the dust speck. "Hello?!" The man blinked
in confusion before pulling his eyes away from the ever fascinating dust
speck.
"Huh? I'm sorry, did you say something?" Lina buried her face in the
carpet again.
"Well, it doesn't seem like we have much choice, Lina-san." Lina
muttered something incoherent into the soft carpet as Amelia walked over
to the blond man.
"Hello, I'm Amelia! What's your name?" The man smiled at Amelia and
shook her hand.
"I'm Gourry."
__________
The threesome walked around the estate the rest of the day, and by
the time they reached the kitchen it was an hour past sunset. In the kitchen
Lina and Amelia were introduced to the only other two slaves in the estate,
Sylphiel and Mizu.
"So, other than Mizu over there, you two are the only slaves here?"
Lina sat on the counter by the sink while Sylphiel cleaned the many dishes
left by Lina and Gourry's dinner.
"Correct. Well, at the moment anyway." Sylphiel passed another wet
dish to Amelia to dry, who was standing to Sylphiel's right.
"What do you mean, Sylphiel-san?" Amelia accepted the dish and
proceeded to dry it.
"You see, there are two others, Zolf and Rodimus." Sylphiel said.
"So, where are they?"
"Rodimus is somewhat of a trader. He is always on the road, so he isn't
seen very much."
"And the other?" Lina asked.
"Well, Zolf was in a terrible accident, so he is up in his room healing."
Sylphiel finished the last of the dishes and dried her hands on a nearby
towel.
"Why doesn't your 'Lord' simply use a healing spell to cure him?" Lina
was sure to highlight 'Lord.'
"Unfortunately, Master Zelgadis doesn't know white magic." Sylphiel
answered quietly.
"I see. So when Zelgadis lost one of his very few slaves, Xelloss so
kindly loaned Mizu to him, is that right?" Sylphiel nodded and Lina snorted.
"Nice guy." Mizu grunted something from across the room, but Lina missed
it. Sylphiel reached over the sink to close the curtains of the small window
when she let out a small gasp.
"Oh my! I forgot the washing outside!" Sylphiel took off her small
white apron. "Can you help me Gourry dear?"
"Sure!" The two were gone from the room quickly, leaving Lina, Amelia
and Mizu to fend for themselves.
Mizu pushed himself off the wall he was leaning against and began to
walk out of the room.
"Where are you going, Mizu-san?" Amelia asked quietly.
"I'm going to go see if Xelloss-sama is ready to leave," and with that
he left.
"Looks like we're on our own again, ne?" Lina jumped off the counter
top and sat at the small table in the middle of the room. Amelia joined her.
"Now what, Lina-san?"
"We leave," Lina answered calmly.
"Nani? What do you mean?" Amelia looked almost shocked.
"What do you think I mean? It's time we leave. It's dangerous for us
to be here."
"I don't understand. Zelgadis-sama saved us from the clutches of evil
mazoku and has given us a safe haven! Why would you want to leave?" Lina
could practically see Amelia mentally placing Zelgadis on a white horse
standing proudly in front of a shinning castle. Lina wanted to gag.
"Zelgadis-sama bought us and has taken us to his estate to be his
slaves! This is NOT one of you fairy tales Amelia!" Lina argued.
"How can you say such a crewel thing about Zelgadis-sama! He is a nice
man, not some crewel monster!" Tears were starting to shine brightly in
Amelia's eyes.
"That's just it, Amelia! He's not a man! He's a Mazoku!"
"I don't care! I don't want to leave and I won't!" Amelia set her jaw
stubbornly as she attempted to suppress the tears.
Lina slammed her fists on the table, "Fine! See if I care! You can stay
here with your prince charming while I get out of this prison!" She pushed
her chair back and left the room, leaving Amelia to cry alone.
__________
Later that night Lina scribbled down a note and left it at Amelia's
door. She still wore the black slacks she found that day, but now she wore a
black sweater instead of her white tunic. Walking up the balcony doors she
looked down at the shadow filled garden path and followed it with her eyes
up to the dark forest's edge.
Looking to her left, she saw Amelia's light go on in her room. With a
small sad smile Lina silently wished her luck and leapt over the balcony's
edge.