Chapter 3- Naughty Spring
"We should make camp now," said Zel. The sun had set about an hour ago, and it was dark.
"Alright."
They went off the trail and found a clearing. Zel got wood and soon had a small fire going. "There's a hot spring over in that diretion," he said pointing. "If you need to wash up."
"I take it you've been here before?" asked Meg.
"Several times."
Meg nodded. She walked in the direction he had pointed. She soon found the spring, far enough away so that he wouldn't see her. She took off the costume and stepped in. It felt good. She ducked under and began washing the dye out of her hair.
The bushes in front her rustled. She lowered herself deeper into the water. "Zel?" she asked nervously. The bushed rustled again and four bandits stepped out. "Shit," she muttered.
"Why don't you come on outta that water baby?" asked one of them.
"Not on your life, snot for brains," retored Meg hautily.
"Ooooh. Fiesty ain't she?"
"Get the hell outta here!" yelled Meg, hoping that Zel would hear.
The bandits just laughed.
"GO AWAY!" screamed Meg, as loud as she could. She didn't want to call for Zel directly, because that may ruin his chance for a surprise attack on the bandits.
One of the bandits took a step toward her. "Now, nymph, come on outta your spring and show some us a good time." he said.
"Like hell I'm a nymph you blanking blankedy blank!!" screamed Meg. The bandits hesitated. Those blanks weren't exactly blank!
One of the bandits fell over. Then another, and another, so that there was only one bandit left standing. "What the....?" he began. And then he, too, fell over. Zelgadiss stepped out from behind the bushes. "Meg, you're bleeding!" he said.
Meg looked around and realized the dye from her hair had turned the water around her red. She imagined her face was just as red. "I'm not bleeding! Please leave now," she said.
Zel looked confused, but he went back to the campsite. Meg finished her bath, got dressed and joined him. "Zel, that red in the water was-"
"I know, it's that time of the month," he said, blushing slightly.
"NO!" yelled Meg, kicking Zel in the shin. She regretted it immediatly. "Ow!!" She sat down. She rubbed her injured foot. "I forgot you were made of stone," she said.
"You.... forgot?" asked Zel skeptically.
"Yes. And about that red in the water, that was from my hair. I washed out dye."
"I didn't notice that your hair had changed."
"You didn't notice that I was blonde?" Now it was Meg's turn to be skeptical.
"It's hard to see with the hood on."
"Then take it off. It isn't as if I've never seen you're face," said Meg matter-of-factly.
Zel hesitated, and then took off the hood.
"See? It's not so bad," said Meg.
"Me having my hood off or you seeing my face?" asked Zel, in a tone that suggested he was a bit annoyed.
"Neither," said Meg.
Zel remained silent.
"Hello, there," called a voice.
Meg turned to see who was speaking. "Xelloss!" she said, somewhat annoyed.
The trickster priest waved, walked over, and sat down by the campfire. "So, how is everyone doing tonight?" he asked. His voice, like Zel's, didn't sound like his Japanese voice, or (thank god!) his American voice. Xelloss wasn't exactly one of Meg's favorite Slayers characters.
"I'm not even going to bother asking what you're doing here, because I already know the answer," said Meg.
"And why do you know the answer?" asked Xelloss.
Meg surpressed a smile. The mozoku had fallen right into her trap. "Sore wa himitsu desu," she said.
Xelloss looked slightly annoyed at having his favorite phrase used against him.
Meg was tempted to ask how long he had been watching them, or wether he knew that she was from another world, but she knew that he'd just use those four favorite words of his.
"So, Zelly-kun, please introduce me to your friend," said Xelloss. "If I didn't know better, I'd say that she was Lina."
Zel seemed annoyed, so Meg introduced herself. "My name's Meg." She explained to Xelloss why she was dressed like Lina. If he was the least bit surprised, he was sure good at hiding it.
"So... quite a coincidence that you two met, wouldn't you say?" asked Xelloss.
This made Meg think. There were probably many different dimensions, and she had fallen into one she knew so much about. And she had met one of the handful of people in that dimension that she knew. It did seem like more than a coincidence. But for now Meg decided not to voice her thoughts.
"I'm going to bed," said Zel, walking to a nearby tree and sitting with his back against it. Meg sat against another tree. Several things kept her up. One; the fact that she had never slept in the wilderness before, and two; she was sure that the mozoku priest was watching her. But despite these things, Meg was asleep withing half an hour.
To be Continued....
"We should make camp now," said Zel. The sun had set about an hour ago, and it was dark.
"Alright."
They went off the trail and found a clearing. Zel got wood and soon had a small fire going. "There's a hot spring over in that diretion," he said pointing. "If you need to wash up."
"I take it you've been here before?" asked Meg.
"Several times."
Meg nodded. She walked in the direction he had pointed. She soon found the spring, far enough away so that he wouldn't see her. She took off the costume and stepped in. It felt good. She ducked under and began washing the dye out of her hair.
The bushes in front her rustled. She lowered herself deeper into the water. "Zel?" she asked nervously. The bushed rustled again and four bandits stepped out. "Shit," she muttered.
"Why don't you come on outta that water baby?" asked one of them.
"Not on your life, snot for brains," retored Meg hautily.
"Ooooh. Fiesty ain't she?"
"Get the hell outta here!" yelled Meg, hoping that Zel would hear.
The bandits just laughed.
"GO AWAY!" screamed Meg, as loud as she could. She didn't want to call for Zel directly, because that may ruin his chance for a surprise attack on the bandits.
One of the bandits took a step toward her. "Now, nymph, come on outta your spring and show some us a good time." he said.
"Like hell I'm a nymph you blanking blankedy blank!!" screamed Meg. The bandits hesitated. Those blanks weren't exactly blank!
One of the bandits fell over. Then another, and another, so that there was only one bandit left standing. "What the....?" he began. And then he, too, fell over. Zelgadiss stepped out from behind the bushes. "Meg, you're bleeding!" he said.
Meg looked around and realized the dye from her hair had turned the water around her red. She imagined her face was just as red. "I'm not bleeding! Please leave now," she said.
Zel looked confused, but he went back to the campsite. Meg finished her bath, got dressed and joined him. "Zel, that red in the water was-"
"I know, it's that time of the month," he said, blushing slightly.
"NO!" yelled Meg, kicking Zel in the shin. She regretted it immediatly. "Ow!!" She sat down. She rubbed her injured foot. "I forgot you were made of stone," she said.
"You.... forgot?" asked Zel skeptically.
"Yes. And about that red in the water, that was from my hair. I washed out dye."
"I didn't notice that your hair had changed."
"You didn't notice that I was blonde?" Now it was Meg's turn to be skeptical.
"It's hard to see with the hood on."
"Then take it off. It isn't as if I've never seen you're face," said Meg matter-of-factly.
Zel hesitated, and then took off the hood.
"See? It's not so bad," said Meg.
"Me having my hood off or you seeing my face?" asked Zel, in a tone that suggested he was a bit annoyed.
"Neither," said Meg.
Zel remained silent.
"Hello, there," called a voice.
Meg turned to see who was speaking. "Xelloss!" she said, somewhat annoyed.
The trickster priest waved, walked over, and sat down by the campfire. "So, how is everyone doing tonight?" he asked. His voice, like Zel's, didn't sound like his Japanese voice, or (thank god!) his American voice. Xelloss wasn't exactly one of Meg's favorite Slayers characters.
"I'm not even going to bother asking what you're doing here, because I already know the answer," said Meg.
"And why do you know the answer?" asked Xelloss.
Meg surpressed a smile. The mozoku had fallen right into her trap. "Sore wa himitsu desu," she said.
Xelloss looked slightly annoyed at having his favorite phrase used against him.
Meg was tempted to ask how long he had been watching them, or wether he knew that she was from another world, but she knew that he'd just use those four favorite words of his.
"So, Zelly-kun, please introduce me to your friend," said Xelloss. "If I didn't know better, I'd say that she was Lina."
Zel seemed annoyed, so Meg introduced herself. "My name's Meg." She explained to Xelloss why she was dressed like Lina. If he was the least bit surprised, he was sure good at hiding it.
"So... quite a coincidence that you two met, wouldn't you say?" asked Xelloss.
This made Meg think. There were probably many different dimensions, and she had fallen into one she knew so much about. And she had met one of the handful of people in that dimension that she knew. It did seem like more than a coincidence. But for now Meg decided not to voice her thoughts.
"I'm going to bed," said Zel, walking to a nearby tree and sitting with his back against it. Meg sat against another tree. Several things kept her up. One; the fact that she had never slept in the wilderness before, and two; she was sure that the mozoku priest was watching her. But despite these things, Meg was asleep withing half an hour.
To be Continued....