Authors note: I don't own the characters. Hehe Xellos came to me to be punished and punished he will be.
Shadows: Return
The group was heading to the nearest town. Anil was in back next to Filia.
"Who's that?" Anil said indicating the bundle in Filia's arms.
"That's Val." Filia replied.
"Ooh! Can I hold him?"
"Sure." Filia said handing him to Anil. Filia started working out the cricks in her arms and neck.
"Ooh! You're sooo cute!" Anil cooed. Xellos wasn't too far away.
"You best be careful Anil. Filia has the temper of a golden dragon! Wait a minute she is a…" Filia's mace connected with Xellos' face and he went flying.
"Namagomi!" Filia muttered.
"You shouldn't hit Mr. Xellos like that. What kind of example are you setting for Cute Little Val?"
"…"
They made it to town without further incident. Xellos still hadn't returned. Anil still had Baby Val. They checked into an inn and Anil gave Val back then left for the store to get her Bubblegum-Cotton candy scented tear-free shampoo. The Slayers sat around a table in the inn waiting for Anil. Zelgadiss sat as far away from them as he could.
"Ms. Lina I don't see why you don't like Anil. She seems nice." Filia said.
"Why does she keep calling me food?" Gourry asked.
"She's not calling you food Gourry, they're pet names. You know like how Sylphiel calls you 'dear'. Only Anil's are sickeningly sweet." Lina said.
"…"
"Hi!" Anil's cheery voice cut in. Then she noticed Zelgadiss sitting by himself. She went over and sat down by him. "Why are you sitting by your self?"
"Because I feel like it."
"You're putting up a wall. Don't push people away, accept."
"Isn't it pull?"
"No, that's too aggressive. Accept."
"Ri~ight."
"There's still a wall. You need to learn to accept."
"Hello!" Xellos' smiling face came into to view.
"Took you long enough…"
"Did you miss me, Filia?"
"Of Course Not!!!"
"Xellos, What are you up to?" Lina asked.
"Sore Wa Himitsu Desu!" ^_^.
"XELLOS!"
"Don't yell at him. He only says it's a secret because he really doesn't know. Whenever he says that, he doesn't have a clue. Just because Mr. Xellos is trying to cover-up his insecurities to fit in, is no reason to reject him. It's okay you're a super-friend. I've never met anyone who cared so much for the happiness of his best friends forever, (BFFs for short)." Anil said.
"I wonder if Xellos really doesn't have a clue. It makes so much sense. So, now I'll believe it forever, and there's no way he can prove me wrong!" Lina said. Xellos disappeared grinning as his usual self.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Xellos came back sitting down smiling.
"Why did you scream?" Gourry asked.
"You heard that?" They all nodded their heads. "I went to Iceland! Next time I'll try another planet…"
"Haha! Namagomi doesn't know a thing!! Namagomi is an idiot!!"
"Takes one to know one!"
"I'm glad this conversation is being conducted on a mature, adult level." Lina said sarcastically and Anil said it seriously. They said it at the exact same time, with the exact same voice, and it was very eerie to all that were listening.
"That was very creepy…" Filia said.
"Any ways lets order some food I'm starved." Lina said. The group sat down, and the waiter came and took their orders. The main cast ordered their usual, Anil on the other hand…
"I'll have some celery." She smiled.
"Do you want anything else?"
"Oh,no." She said, "I just couldn't eat anything more than that. Thank you, though." After they ate they went to their rooms. Lina had paid to so she choose the set up:
Room 1: The guys.
Room 2: Anil and Amelia
Room 3: Lina and Filia.
The group was shocked that she would pay for three rooms, then they heard her set up, and realized she wanted to be far away from Anil.
Xellos never spent the night with the gang that much, but he was still in shock from Anil's 'assessment of his personality' he didn't want to face his Master any time soon, and there was a couch in the guys' room anyway.
With Filia and Lina:
The two girls didn't say much to each other. They got ready for bed, said good night, and turned out the lights.
The scenario wasn't much different with the guys.
With Anil and Amelia:
"So you're the princess of Sailoon?" Anil said.
"Yes."
"That's so cool." The two girls were sitting on Anil's bed and were chatting away.