Here is a riddle; here's one for you.
What is happy but is blue?
What could free you from the bonds?
What could stop you from going on?
"Bonds doesn't rhyme with Going on." Gourry
pointed out.
"So what Gourry? It's the riddle that counts."
Lina said. "Now let's see… What's happy but blue?"
"Blue cake?" Xellos suggested sarcastically.
"Ha, ha. Not funny Xellos." Everyone said
altogether.
"Well maybe we could start looking for something
that is blue." Amelia said. Everyone agreed, deciding to split up in pairs
to find it.
Gourry & Lina's search….
"Now Gourry, look for things that are blue.
You know what blue looks like right?" Lina asked him with a grin.
"No Lina I don't. Think you could show me?"
Gourry answered, fake innocence dripping from his tone of voice.
"Your eyes are blue." Lina started, holding
up a mirror for him to see.
"Ah…" Gourry decided to play along with Lina's
game.
"Your shirt is blue." Lina said, tracing a
finger over his shirt. She really didn't know what she was doing, but was
brave enough to go on.
"Your lips are blue." Gourry grinned. "From
that blue Freeze Pop you ate."
He traced his thumb over Lina's lips, making
her a little more nervous. He cupped her face with his hands and leaned
down and kissed her softly. It shocked Lina at first, but then she started
to kiss him back. She was startled that the Jellyfish could kiss anyway.
It seemed like a feeling she had before, but she shrugged it off and enjoyed
the kiss instead.
Gourry backed her up against a wall and then
brought some real tongue action into it. Lina splayed her hands over his
shirt, feeling along his chest through it. Gourry started to unbutton Lina's
shirt, Lina letting him take control for once.
Zelgadis & Amelia's search…
Amelia climbed to the top of a big black bookshelf
then jumped off and landed safely on the floor. "No Zelgadis-san. I didn't
find anything."
Zelgadis watched her land, raising his eyebrows.
'That girl shouldn't land like that in a dress…' He thought to himself.
"Well we can try in a different room. We should
be pairing up with Lina and Gourry to see how their search has gone." He
said aloud. Amelia nodded, following Zelgadis out of the room into the
room where Lina and Gourry were.
"Lina… How has your search been go…ing?"
Zelgadis stopped abruptly, Amelia bumping into him.
"Zelgadis-san? What's wro…." Amelia let her
sentence trail, peeping from behind Zelgadis at Lina and Gourry's scene.
Lina's shirt was lying on the floor, she was
up against Gourry, nothing important showing. Lina and Gourry looked
up at Zelgadis and Amelia, a blank look on their faces.
"Ano… Zelgadis-san and I will just be going…"
Amelia said politely, taking a stunned Zelgadis by the shirt and 'leading'
him out of there.
When they left, Lina and Gourry looked at
each other awkwardly, slowly arranging their clothes to walk out of there.
Xellos & Filia's search…
"Well isn't this just dandy. Xellos muttered.
He was still thinking about his 'conversation' with Cephied and Shabragnigdo.
"Yeah… just dandy." Filia answered.
They walked a little while longer in silence.
They hadn't found anything blue so they decided to survey the house. The
thing was, they were lost. Xellos sighed and leaned up against the wall,
taking a break.
"Come on Xellos! We have to go!" Filia said
urgently.
"Why? We could stop for a moment." He said.
He laid his head back on the wall, accidentally
pressing a switch. All he noticed was that Filia screamed and fell landing
in a splash. Xellos was surprised, landing face first on the floor. He
looked up, noticing Filia trying to stay afloat.
"A swimming pool?" Xellos asked.
"Only Lina-san would think of something like
this." Filia sighed.
"You know… you look so cute there that maybe
I'll leave you here." Xellos laughed.
"That's not funny. Anyway you are stuck to…"
Filia stopped, her face turning into one of pain.
"Aaah! My leg!" She reached down with her
good hand, grabbing her leg.
"Filia? You alright?" Xellos asked cautiously.
Filia shook her head, only to have Xellos
dive into the pool to examine her leg. He lifted Filia up, sitting her
on the edge of the pool. Then climbed up next to her, taking his free hand
and their hand to examine her leg.
"Where does it hurt?" Xellos asked her softly.
Filia reached down, pointing out the place
mutely. Xellos traced his finger over the spot.
"Right here?" He asked, touching her leg lightly.
Filia nodded, Xellos digging in his pocket
to bring out a few things for Filia's leg. He sprinkled some powder, the
bruise showing up immediately.
"That would be a nasty scar if I didn't catch
it right now." Xellos murmured, spraying some ointment on it.
"I didn't know that you knew this stuff."
Filia said haltingly. The ointment stung her bruise a little.
"There is a lot of stuff you didn't know about
me." Xellos said, smirking a bit. He opened his eyes to examine the leg
a little more.
"A small sprain and a bruise, which should
be gone with in a few days." Xellos said, looking up at Filia.
'Xellos, close you eyes.' Filia thought nervously.
"Well uh thanks." Filia said aloud. "Um I
guess I should get down."
Xellos nodded and stood up. Then reached down
to pick up Filia by the waist. Which would have been hard if he wasn't
a mazoku. He wrapped one arm around her, sliding her down slowly.
"Come on Xellos. Put me down." Filia said,
frowning when he teased her by letting the tips of her toes touch the ground.
"Why Filia! I thought you'd like for me to
hold you." He grinned at her, his amethyst eyes baring in to hers.
"I'm not kidding." Filia said sternly. She
looked Xellos in the eye, seemingly couldn't turn away.
"Who said I was kidding?" Xellos chuckled,
loosing his hold around her waist.
The dragon girl immediately reached up and
grabbed the back of Xellos neck, holding on tightly.
"Ano… Filia, that hurts." Xellos told her.
"Oh like I really believe you. And you know
what else would hurt?" Filia asked the mazoku.
Xellos shrugged in reply, closing his eyes.
Filia then tilted her head slightly and leaned forward and kissed him.
Xellos opened his eyes again, surprised at what Filia was doing. He started
to kiss her back, but then Filia broke off the kiss. She slid down, landing
lightly on the floor.
"That hurts because I didn't let you finish
the kiss." Filia said, grinning up at the mazoku. "Come on. I bet the others
are waiting."
"Who cares." Xellos grinned back. "Remember,
I'm the evil one. Not you." He said, then turned towards her, kissing her
a little more thoroughly then their first kiss.
Author's Note: This chapter was mainly about
getting the couples together. I'm going to do something with Zelgadis and
Amelia. Don't worry heh, heh
