"Too bad this isn't Blue's Clues." Filia muttered.
"Blue's Clues? What's that?" Xellos asked.
He was slouching on the couch, so he had to look up at Filia when he asked.
"It's a kids show Val watched when he was
a baby." Filia grinned. "I can't believe I'm thinking of these things."
She laughed.
"Oooh… The Filia-chan likes kiddies shows?"
Xellos teased, speaking like he was talking to a baby.
"Oh no! You can't talk! I remember speaking
to Zelas-san. She said you like Elmo when you were younger. Till you were
about 100 years old!" Filia exclaimed.
"That wasn't Elmo! It was Oscar the Grouch!
And why where you talking to Juuo-ou sama?"
"Oh no reason at all. She just stopped by
to look around my shop. She bought one of my vases too." Filia said proudly.
"Bought one of your vases? Which one?" Xellos
asked curiously. Zelas had so many vases that he couldn't keep count.
"The one with a silhouette of a woman with
wolves gathered around her. It was based on a dream I had." Filia explained.
Xellos gulped. "You painted that?" He asked.
"Yes. Why?" Filia blinked.
Wolf Pack Island
"Got a new vase?" Xellos asked, observing
the latest vase Zelas picked up.
"Well it hasn't been there before, has it?"
Zelas asked sarcastically.
Xellos grinned. "It looks great. I like it.
Whoever did that did a good job." He praised.
The older Beastmaster laughed. "You'll be
regretting those words."
'This is terrible. I just complimented Filia.'
Xellos groaned silently.
"So did Xelly like my vase?" Filia asked mischievously.
"No! No way! Women need better taste!" He
burst out.
"Oh thanks Xellos." Filia grinned, giving
him a hug.
"Yuck." Xellos wrinkled his nose like a little
boy insisting he didn't like girls. Never the less he decided to drop a
small kiss on her lips, when Lina interrupted.
"Really. We don't have time for all this.
We need to get out." She said abruptly. She was seated away from Gourry,
Amelia and Zelgadis.
Filia and Xellos looked up. They forgot people
were actually there watching them. Filia face turned deep red while Xellos'
face turned a bit pink. He didn't want people to think he like an old stubborn
dragon right?
"Well let's put our thinking caps on and start
thinking." Filia said enthusiastically. She was trying her best to change
the subject, noticing the weird looks from Lina-tachi.
"Filia, I think that comment was supposed
to be directed to little kids." Xellos whispered.
Hush namagomi!" Filia told him.
Yes Ma'am!" He said mockingly, to which he
received a big whopping hit to the head with her mace. "Thanks Filia."
He grinned.
Filia frowned and went to hit him again. He
stuck out his tongue and backed a few feet away… well as long as his and
Filia's arms let him.
"Don't you have better aim?" He asked patiently.
"Namagomi!!" Filia seethed. She ran leaned
over to hit him again. He was about to try and teleport away, when Gourry
spoke up.
"How about the Ragna Blade?"
"It's not blue though." Amelia stated.
"True but the last part." Gourry said, seemingly
a bit smarter. "What could free you from the chaos?
"That's 'bonds' Gourry. Zelgadis said flatly.
"I think I get what Gourry says. See the first
part. What is happy but is blue? The Ragna blade could be happy because
it's letting us out, and it could be blue because we might not know to
use it.
What could free you from the bonds? What could
stop you from going on? Same thing there." Lina explained.
"That's it Gourry-san!" Amelia said excitedly.
Zelgadis cracked a smile while Lina leaned over and slapped Gourry on the
back, her way of saying 'way to go'.
"Ah! Good thing you understand Gourry, Lina-san."
Xellos said, jumping up out of the way of Filia's mace. Lina and Gourry
looked down at the floor.
Filia blinked at this, looking back and forth
at Lina and Gourry.
"Well Lina-san! Let's go try it!" Amelia said
cheerfully.
Amelia thought to cheer things up. Filia and
Xellos were friendly teasing each other and Gourry and Lina were avoiding
direct stuff because of embarrassment. Zelgadis was feeling awkward, not
knowing what to say since he witness piece of the scene.
And she? She was happy that true love was
going around.
Lina got up to her feet, leading her wacky
group to the door.
"Lord of the terrifying dreams, Sword of cold
and darkness. Free yourself from the bonds of heaven Become one with my
power, one with my body! And let us walk the path of destruction together.
Power that can smash even the souls of the gods!! Laguna Blade!!" Lina
held on to the blade of darkness ready to slash the door.
Xellos shivered seeing Lina wield such powerful
magic. Filia had her and Xellos's hands clasped with her other hand. Amelia
stood in front of Zelgadis saying a silent prayer of getting out, to which
Zelgadis sweatdropped. Gourry finally grinned at Lina, encouraging her
to go on.
Lina turned back to the door and lifted the
blade. "Eaaaaaaaah!!!! She called out, the blade slicing through the middle
of the door.
To be continued…
