Chapter 15:
Popping a cookie in his mouth, Gourry swallowed it down with a gulp of milk, glancing at the clock every now and then. It was already seven, and it was not like Sylphiel to be out so late. Besides, she hasn't even prepared dinner yet, and she would never let him wait.
Before he knew it, his wife popped up beside him on the couch, looking haggard, eyes bulging out like a toad.
"Hey, Sylphiel! Where've you been?"
The dark-haired girl continued staring at the blank wall, mouth hanging open. Gourry blinked, waving a hand across his wife's face. "Uh…Sylphiel? Hello?"
"Lina…Dynast…on floor…Shaburanigdu…Dolphin…kiss…"
Hopping over the couch, the blond Captain began massaging Sylphiel's shoulders. "Is your nurse job getting too stressful, Sylphiel?"
"Kiss…Dolphin…"
Gourry sweatdropped.
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Katsura opened his eyes, to find a very flushed Dolphin with a hand over her mouth. "Oh, Katsura san…"
Running his hand through his maroon hair, the ex-Dragon grinned.
* * *
Pulling up a chair next to her delighted brother, Rui indicated her watch. "You took precisely 2 minutes and 36 seconds."
Ryo smirked. "It was fun while it lasted."
The sound of the Trickster slapping his forehead resounded in the office.
* * *
It is time… Standing up, the Lord of Nightmares glided a distance away from her three-dimensional map, her blond hair flowing gently behind her. Casually, she leaned against the wall and snapped her fingers.
* * *
"Where-ouch!" Looking around, Amelia was astonished at the fact that she was in a completely unrecognisable room…but so was everyone else. Everyone else being the usual maniacal travelling group, along with the ex-Dragon Gods, the ex-Mazoku Lords…crowded isn't it? Hearing a groan, she peered down.
A pair of narrowed sapphire eyes glared up at her.
"Z-Zelgadiss san!" Uttering apologies, the University undergraduate leapt off the dark-haired man she was sitting on.
As she landed on her feet, Amelia heard several screeches, followed by a low whistle from the ex-Beastmaster.
"Oh my gawd! Dynast! What-?"
"Lina! What are you doing with that Mazoku filth?! I do not approve! Zelgadiss is a fine man!"
"Filia…I can explain…"
"I suggest you start now," Zellas Metallium snickered, cigarette in hand. "Do tell us all the gory details."
Before Amelia could react, cat-calls sounded round the room as the Knight of Ceipheed appeared…in her bathrobe. The violet-haired lady was clutching at her towel, glaring daggers at all the men in the room, as though daring them to try and come within a one-metre radius from her. Her husband was no better. Still shirtless, the Trickster had to keep a feeble smile on his face as his mother and the vivacious Rui decided to pay more attention to him.
"Well, well, well…it seems somebody up there has a twisted sense of humour. I like it."
Amelia whirled round to find a smirking Phibirizo leaning against the wall behind, arms folded across his chest. Instinctively, the ex-Princess of Saillune began backing away slowly. The dark-haired boy raised an eyebrow at her, then returned his attention to the chaos occuring in the middle of the room. "Damn, sure wish I had a camera with me."
There was a sickening thud as Luna Inverse appeared suddenly before the small Hellmaster and landed a strong uppercut on his jaw. The room fell silent as Phibirizo slid down the wall, eyes whirling. Violet eyes flashed at the crowd. "Anyone else has ideas?"
Tossing her chestnut brown hair over her shoulders, Rui turned to the Trickster. "How do you stand her?"
"It's a secret."
Suddenly, a white light filled their visions, blinding them completely. There were numerous screams and yells in the room as people began blundering and groping around, trying to find out what was going on. Not that Ryo and Rui were complaining…
The light disappeared as quickly as it came. Swinging out wildly, Lina contacted her hand upon Katsura's face. "Oh sorry…just trying to get rid of those coloured spots dancing in front of my eyes."
"My ass, you are! If wasn't my fault you decided to move around and landed straight into my arms!"
"Ah yes, that." Without another word, the fiery-haired girl punched Katsura's lights out. "Thanks for the reminder."
A giggle, which gave the impression of tiny bells tinkling musically in the distance, sounded behind them. Mortals are amusing creatures.