A Sailor Moon/Slayers Fic
Episode Six: Epilogue! L-sama no Miko
comes visiting
By Sakura
Xellos and Hotaru
stood before a blonde haired woman sitting on a throne covered with various
animal skins. "You've both done very well Xellos, Xylia," she said taking
a puff on her cigarette.
"Thank you,
mistress," said the mazoku priest.
"Arigatou,
ma'am," echoed his sister.
"No, thank
you," replied the mazoku lord, "You two have managed to get rid of
another of my annoying brothers." Xellas gestured beside her and a glass
of wine appeared on a table next to the throne. She took a sip before
continuing. "I should have known Dynast was up to no good when he always
refused to visit."
"If you no
longer need me, Juuou-sama -" Xel started to say.
The blonde mazoku
chuckled. "Go ahead and play, Xel dear," she said wtih a smirk,
knowing full well what her priest hand in mind. "I trust Lina wasn't
hurt."
"Not at all,
mistress." The woman nodded and smiled indicating he shouldn't keep his
latest pet waiting. The trickster priest bowed then left the throne room.
Hotaru was about to follow him when she heard Valgarv's voice yelling outside
in the hall.
"I already
told ya! Ya can't go in there! You $%#&in' deaf or something?" The
purple haired girl sensed a great amount of power coming from the other side of
the doors and shivered. There was a muted thump when something hit the floor
and the doors opened as a hooded figure entered, calmly approaching the mazoku
girl.
"What a
pleasant surprise, Miko-sama," Xellas said quickly dousing her cigarette.
"What brings you to this neck of the woods?"
"Konnichi
wa, Xellas." The figure lowered her hood to reveal a young fox girl with
pale lavendar hair and silver blue eyes. "How are things going with
you?"
"Couldn't be
better now that my fool brother Dynast decided to take an extended
vacation."
"Oh so
that's what I felt. I guess L-sama's going to have her hands full with that
one," the fox girl said smiling.
"Um...
excuse me," Hotaru said timidly. The power she felt earlier came from the
fox girl and it was making her uneasy again. "Who are you?"
"Oh silly
me, where are my manners?" Juuou said, rubbing the back of her head.
"Xylia-chan, meet the L-sama no Miko."
"L-sama...
no Miko?" she asked. Xellos had told her of the god who created his and
many other worlds including hers, but she never imagined her to be real.
"Hello,
Hota-chan," the fox girl said using the name she had been given on her
original world. "How are you doing? I hope the fruitcake hasn't been
mistreating you."
The girl shivered
as the miko's attention was now focused back on her. "I-I'm fine thank
you. X-Xellos 'niisan's been real nice to me."
"Glad to
hear that. I know how wild he can get sometimes. Well you ready?" she
asked holding out her hand.
"Ready?"
Hotaru asked staring confusedly at the proffered hand.
"I'm here to
take you home, Hota-chan," the miko said.
"You mean
back to Chibi-Usa-chan and Usagi-san," it was a statement rather than a
question. The lavendar haired fox girl nodded.
"You
ready," she asked again.
"Just one
damn minute here!" Valgarv said as he rushed in, recovering from the
'Vulcan Neck Pinch' the miko had given him earlier.
"I knew I
did it wrong," she muttered.
"Nobody's
gonna take Xylia anywhere!" he yelled, glaring at the fox girl as he
placed himself between the two females, his feet firmly planted on the floor.
The L-sama no
Miko had an amused smile on her face as she stared right back at the dragon
mazoku. "Oh? And just what do you plan to do if I try, Val-chan." The
aqua haired mazoku growled, being one who could never stand being taunted. He
then proceeded to transform into his half anczoku, half mazoku form, ready to
attack should the fox girl make any sudden moves toward the girl he'd come to
love. Instead of an expected blast of power, the lavender haired miko just
laughed.
"I'd love to
stay and wrestle with you, Val darling, but I'm on a tight schedule here.
Places to go, chaos to spread." Seeing the looks Hotaru was giving the
dragon mazoku, the miko smiled as she came to a decision. "Tell you what,
I'll let Hota-chan stay for now since the boss doesn't really need her back
right now." That seemed to calm him down somewhat.
"Then why
the %^$#in' hell'd ya come get her for?!" Valgarv asked, annoyed.
"Well, I'd
thought I'd bring her back early. Y'know for just in case," replied the
fox girl. "Of course, it's all up to Hotaru to decide here." She
looked at the purple haired mazoku girl who was now shifting nervously on her
feet, blushing slightly as the aqua haired mazoku wrapped an arm around her
shoulders. "Do you want to stay, Hota-chan?" asked the miko.
She looked down
at her feet, suddenly interested in something on the floor. The mazoku girl was
being torn apart inside. She did want to go back to her world and be with her
father and newfound friends there, but she also wanted to stay there in that
crazy mixed up world where she also had a family of sorts and friends. And
equally important, she didn't want to leave Valgarv. He was the first man not
only to kiss her, but was willing to love her in spite of what she was.
Sensing the
girl's hesitation to answer, the L-sama no Miko placed a hand on her arm.
"Take your time to think about this Hotaru. Once I take you home, you
won't be able to come back here for a VERY long time."
She did want to
see Chibi-Usa again, if only to make sure she and the others were all right and
that the world would be o.k. She also wanted them to know she was all right as
well. But she didn't want to make her newfound brother and boyfriend unhappy
either.
Feeling her eyes on him, Valgarv turned to face her.
"Look, I don't know exactly what's going on here, but if you wanna go,
Xylia... then go. I'll... I'll be fine," he said trying not to sound
heartbroken.
That was it. She
would stay after all. She couldn't bear to see anyone in pain even if the
person was a cold blooded killer or even a demon. Besides she too would be in
pain if she were to leave him. During the trip to Dynast's domain, the purple
haired mazoku general had fallen for Valgarv only to find that he had the same
feelings for her. Their feelings for each other only got stronger on the way
back.
"You... you
sure I could stay?" she asked the miko timidly.
"Not
permanently," L-sama no Miko replied. "It all depends on Usagi."
"Usagi?"
repeated Hotaru. "Oh that's right! She's the moon princess, right?"
Nodding, the fox
girl continued. "She's strong as a sailor senshi, but not as strong as
she'll be in the future. Should L-sama ever feel that Usagi needs your help
-"
"I
understand," Hotaru said gravely. "I'll have to leave sooner or
later."
"Oi! Cheer
up, you two!" the miko said noticing the glum looks on the two lovers.
"Think of it this way, you're on a nice long vacation Hota-chan. The way
the ginzuishou's been getting stronger, I bet you'll never have to go back.
Well I'll see you around. Oh and Xellas, tell that imp of a priest of yours to
stop by once in a while. I haven't seen him in the longest time."
"I'll do
that Miko-sama. Please feel free to pop in anytime," replied the mazoku
lord.
"I
will," said the fox girl pulling her hood back over her head. "If I
can get a day off," she added under her breath. "Well, I'm off! Ja ne
minna!" The L-sama no Miko then vanished in a burst of golden light.
"Why don't
you two run along now. I'm sure Val's got a whole load of questions for you
Xylia-chan," Juuou said enjoying the aqua haired mazoku's confusion at the
strange happening.
Deciding to take
her cue, Hotaru grabbed Valgarv and politely left the mazoku lord's throne
room. When they reached the privacy of her room, the purple haired general
finally let her boyfriend voice the questions running wild in his head.
"Just what
did that miko person mean 'take you home?' Isn't Wolf Pack Island your home,
Xylia? And why did she insist on calling you Hotaru? Your name's Xylia,
right?"
Sighing, she
gestured to a pair of chairs by a newly formed fireplace. 'Looks like someone's
done some remolding,' she absently noted. "You'd better sit down, Val-kun.
This could take some time." The dragon mazoku did as he was told and sat
on one of the chairs while she took the other. "I... I'm not from this
world," she began.
*****
Throughout the
entire story, he had sat calmly as the girl he'd come to love explain who and
what she really was. She was still Xellos' sister of course, but thanks to the
Lord of Nightmares' intervention, she had been sent to one of Her many worlds
to serve as its protector. She went on to explain how for a thousand years,
she'd been asleep waiting for L-sama to bring her back, but it seemed that the
Lord of Nightmares had forgotten her until his master Garv had seen her during
one of his travels to the other worlds.
"That's one
hell of a story, Xylia, um Hotaru or whatever your name is," the dragon
mazoku said stunned.
"I know. I
really can't believe it all myself," she said smiling at the absurdity of
it all. "But here I am."
"So should I
call you Hotaru now or what?" he asked her.
"I'd like
that. I tried telling 'niisan to do that, but he just insists on using the name
I had when I lived here."
"He's a real
pain all right." The aqua haired man winced when she frowned at him.
"Sorry."
"It's o.k.
Val-kun. I forgive you. You want to um, take a walk somewhere?" she asked
shyly, looking at her hands in her lap.
"S-sure.
I'd, um, be happy to," he said blushing slightly. The two then left the
cozy little room, hand in hand.
~Owari~
*****
Not much of an
ending, ne? I tried to get past the dreaded problem known as writer's block and
this is all I could come up with for the end. If I get any better ideas, maybe
I'll rewrite this. I also apologize for the blatant author insertion in this
part, but I just couldn't resist. Anyway I hope you liked it. ^_^
Ja ne!!
-Sakura aka L-sama
no Miko