Happiness Will Come
Chapter 6
Army Life
By: Tara-Chan
Disclaimers:
Slayers belong to the original creators. This fanfic is based of a Korean drama
called: Taeyang Un Gadugi: Happiness Will Come. It belongs to the producers of
KBS 2. Do not sue me!
Notes:
Please ignore the grammatical and spelling errors. Character may be OOC because
it's AU. I apologize for all this! Well enjoy and feedbacks are welcomed!
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Zelgadiss tossed
and turn in his bed as the sun was hurting his eyes. He groggily raised his
head up and saw that it was almost time to get up. Another 15 minutes, and it
will be 5:30. He'll hear the usual bugle call in the morning, indicating all
the men to wake up and start their morning job. Zel slumped back in his hard
bed and decided to think for a bit.
It's already
been like what…? 6 months since we joined the army? I so can't wait till our
terms up. After that, no more army life!! I also can get my old hair back. This
army crew cut is just not me. I want my hair back!! Also I can't wait till I
get some decent food. Not to mention a decent cup of coffee. Coffee here is so
… bitter. Yuck.
Zelgadiss' eyes
drifted off to the person on right of him. He let out a soft smile. I can
tell Xelloss agrees with me. He can't wait till this is all over, so he can go
back to … Filia. Damn. It still hurts. Will this keep on hurting? Zel
sighed and tried to sleep some more before the wake-up call. He was close to
sleeping, when he heard Xelloss mumbling.
"Filia…" Zel
heard Xelloss' sleepy voice. "Filia…I need you…" Xelloss started to snore. Zel
stared at the back of his head with a huge sweatdrop. He's dreaming again…
::Suddenly the
bugle music is being heard all over the camp::
Zel jumped out
of bed. Man now I won't get my extra sleep. He rubbed his eyes drowsily and
started to kick Xelloss' bed. Xelloss got up quickly, but nearly fell over. He
used Zel as support. "Thanks for waking me up every morning. You know I'm a
heavy sleeper." Xel let out a huge yawn.
Zel rolled his
eyes and shove Xel off of him. "Whatever. We have to be out for our stupid
morning job in a few minutes, so lets move it!"
Both young men
changed out of their sleeping garments and hurriedly put on their running
outfit. All of them had a 2 and half-mile jog waiting for them. Zelgadiss and
Xelloss were both physically fit, so the army wasn't really all that bad for
them. It's just the food and the fact that they can't wear what they like make
them miserable.
After their jog,
they all had the cabin inspection. Breakfast was next. Then they had to put on their
uniform and went out the field with helmets, guns, and other army stuff that
the author has no clue what they are called. ;; After all the field
work, they had to do basic stuff like climbing robe ladders, and swim through
the river with all their junks on. Then came lunch.
From noon till
about 4 they did more stuff. They all had a pretty rough time. However between
4 and 9 they were allowed to leave the base and have some fun at nearby towns.
That's what Zelgadiss, Xelloss, and many young men would do. The horny ones
would go to well…let's just say whorehouse kinda thing. Zel and Xelloss prefer
to go to Noraebang (1) and other places. They also like to go to café and get
decent coffees. Also they would call back home to see what's going on.
On this
particular day, both have agreed to go to Café. Zel and Xelloss each took a
nice shower and changed into their street clothes and caught a cab to a good café.
They came upon Classe and entered. They already were here so many
times that the owner knew them very well. They chose a quiet spot in the back.
The owner came and gave them menus.
Zel glimpse
through the menu and put it down. "I'd like black coffee please." The owner
nodded and wrote it down on the pad she had.
"What about you
Xelloss?" She turned toward him and gave him a irresistible smile.
"I'd like café latte
with extra cream." Xelloss gave her his most winning smile. She then left the
table a huge grin on her face.
Zel stared at
his friend and gave him a look. "You just can't lay off your flirting skills."
"So?" Xelloss
grinned. "At least I am more social then some rock-headed friend of mine."
Zel snorted. "Whatever."
"Also my
flirting skills are way better than yours. You seriously need to work on your
flirting style and skills! It's so…outdated!!"
"Outdated??" He
glared at Xelloss. "OUTDATED??" His voice got louder.
Xelloss,
unnerved, just stared back at him. "Yeah. How are you going to ever win over
Lina's heart, with an old man's flirting style??"
"I am not an old
man!!"
"Could've fooled
me." Xelloss smirked at the blush on his face.
"Also for your
information! I do not like her!! I despise her! She's an immature brat!!"
Xelloss
pretended to be shock. "Oh dear. Now don't let Beo hear that or he'll fire you!"
"Like you're
really going to tell him!" Zel leaned back in his chair, with a sulk, and
crossed his arms. "She doesn't give a damn about me anyway so what makes you
think, polishing up my flirting skills will win someone like her over?"
Xelloss grinned
mysteriously. "Gu gun bi mil ee ya!! (2)"
"Why do I even
bother asking, if you are going to say that!"
"I don't know.
You tell me." Xel shrugged good-naturedly and looked over his shoulder. "Well
calm down, because our stuff is coming!" Xelloss' eyes gleamed over as he saw
his café latte.
They each got
their stuff and sipped it quietly. The peaceful atmosphere of the café, with
soft music was a perfect addition to relax the two young men.
Xelloss sighed. "I
really miss Filia…"
"Now. It's just
a year and a half left to go." Zel said comfortingly.
Xelloss smiled. "True!
In the meantime I have you to bug!"
"I already know
that. You are a good person to have when I want to be irritated."
"Yep!" Several
minutes later, both men's cups were empty. "What ya say Zel. That we have some
alcohol?"
"Sure why not.
Just go easy on it man."
"I always do!"
Xelloss signaled the owner over and she came. "I would like a Screwdriver
please!"
"Blackrussian
will be fine for me." Zelgadiss looked over at his buddy. "Now don't go drunk
on me! Remember what happened last time…I think the screwdriver is intense for
you!"
"Aw no it's not."
Zel rolled his
eyes and sighed. "You were dancing in the street like a maniac! You were
singing "I'm Singing in the Rain" very loudly! It wasn't even raining! Also you
almost stripped yourself naked in front of all these ladies!!"
"I did? I don't
remember…" Xelloss pondered. "Wait! Now I do! You stopped me! Man if it weren't
for you I would've had a blast with all those ladies!"
"And suffer
Filia's wrath when we go back?"
Xelloss
squirmed. "Then again maybe not!"
"Anyways after
we drink our drinks, let's go back. There's a book I want to read."
"Whatever. Still
studying huh?"
"Shut up."
"Well tomorrow's
a new day…we start the same routine all over again. What fun."
"Hang in there."
Zel leaned against the table. "Hang in there…"
(1) Karaoke type
of place!! ^______^
(2) Korean for "That's a Secret!"
