Chapter Eleven

Author's Note: Well I'm still sick and I can't get an appointment at the doctors office because their schedule is full ::sighs:: oh well. Let's see if I can get out a chapter.

Lina rubbed her tired legs "I don't suppose you know where you're going,"

"Gotta find Xelloss and apologize," Filia was still walking down the sidewalk.

Lina stopped "Wait a sec here. Xelloss? Are you sure you're alright,"

Filia didn't say anything and instead kept walking.

"Okaaay that answers my question. Do you even know where Xelloss is?"

Filia paused a second, shook her head, and then kept walking.

"Ah ha," Lina moved forward quickly and went in front of the "insane" Filia "Now hold on why are you apologizing to Xelloss?" Lina caught a glimpse of Filia's other hand "Wait what's that?"

"Oh!" Filia cleaned the blood off her other hand with her skirt "Blood," she answered flatly.

"That's bad Filia," Lina said as Filia began to walk.

"Oh, no, it's not my blood," she didn't look back and instead only said this nonchalantly.

Lina fell back "AND THAT'S BETTER?!"

"I thought you said you could stay like that forever?" Xelloss said, still emotionlessly, and now tied to the bed by rope.

Sylphiel smiled and flipped the page of her magazine from where she sat in a chair by the bed "So I lied,"

Zelgadiss entered the room carrying a full paper bag "Lunch,"

Sylphiel grinned "Thank you,"

"Hope you like Chinese," Zel removed the contents of the bag and placed then on her dresser.

"Sounds good to me," Sylphiel stood and pulled her chair to the white dresser "Hope you're not hungry," she said to Xelloss as she shuffled through the contents of the bag "Yes, sweet and sour chicken," Sylphiel cheered as she opened one of the boxes.

"WHA!" K-chan sat up straight as the teacher slammed a textbook down on her desk.

"Thank you for joining us," the teacher sneered.

K-chan grumbled something under her breath as the teacher opened the door and went out. She school was so degrading. Quietly she tried to cover her face with her hands and settle into slumber once more.

"Okay our new student is finally here," the teacher re-entered the room and K-chan couldn't help but raise her head in curiosity and screamed...

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHERE YOU'RE GOING!" Lina was not happy about the fact that she had been walking for what seemed like hours...

"Well I didn't say you had to follow me Ms. Lina," Filia's tone managed to frighten Lina.

"Well," Lina began though a bit kinder in tone "I would just like to know if you had any earthy idea of where we are going,"

"Actually I was planning while I walked,"

"Ah," Lina didn't look thrilled.

"But I think I'll try Xelloss's house,"

"Goody...do you know where he lives?..."

"No,"

"I'M GOING TO KILL-" suddenly Filia's cell phone rang stopping Lina in mid-strangling action.

"Yes?" Filia answered the phone.

"Hello Filia," Sylphiel's voice came over the other end.

"Sylphiel I'm actually a bit busy right now,"

"Oh...was just wondering if you...could maybe stop by Ms. Tsaeb's antique shop and tell her that neither Mr. Zelgadiss or I can make it," Zel's voice came from the background "Oh!" Sylphiel added "Mr. Xelloss won't make it either,"

"XELLOSS?!" Filia grabbed the phone with both hands.

"Um...yes?..."

"Where are you?"

"Maybe at school?" Lina said under her breath in annoyance.

"Well he's er...a...little tied up at the moment," Sylphiel said...honestly...

"But...," Filia sounded desperate "I have to apologize..."

"Why?" Sylphiel's voice brimmed with curiosity.

"I-," Filia took a breath...and explained...

"I'm gonna kill her," Lina breathed violently.

Filia looked at the phone. With a few harsh words Sylphiel had hung up "But I have to apologize,"

Lina looked at her with dissapointment "Apologize?"

"Yeah," Filia sighed realizing how little difference that would make.

"I mean you've pretty much been the biggest bitch-"

"That's it!" Filia stomped away "I don't have to apologize! I don't feel that bad!" She then dissapeared into the crowd of people ahead.

"I'm gonna kill her," Zel crossed his arms and looked up the staircase.

Sylphiel came to the stairway "I don't blame you," looking once to the room Xelloss was in she walked down the stairs and to Zel "You don't think that's why Xelloss didn't..." Sylphiel's hushed voice trailed off.

"It was probably the last straw," Zelgadiss said looking to the door thoughtfully.

Sylphiel was silent for a moment "Zel?"

"Yes?"

"Isn't holding someone against their will illegal?"

"Um...no?..."

It wasn't long after Sylphiel had hung up on Filia that the doorbell rang.

"It's Lina," Zel looked to Sylphiel.

Sylphiel shrugged and unlocked the front door "Er...hi Lina...where did-"

"Shutup-checked Filia's caller id when she wasn't looking-what law did you break?"

"None," they both squeaked at the same time.

"Yeah-don't buy it-" Lina's voice was deadpan and she spoke quickly as though running through a drill. Quickly she pushed the two aside and began to search the house.

"Lina!"

Lina looked to the stairs.

"LINA!"

Up the stairs.

"LINAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

"What's Xelloss's doing tied on the bed?...isn't that a felony?"

"Told ya so,"

"...shutup,"

Well I didn't get it out in one day. It's the next day now. I know what happens next but the part between there and where I was totally stumped me. Not as sick anymore and sadly back at school. Oh well.