Epilogue - All's Well That Need's an Ending
Lina sighed into her tea. She hadn't had much of an appetite lately (of course, she could still put away more in one meal then most people did in a day). She had tried to tell herself many times that she didn't miss Xaina at all, but at the pit of her stomach she did. She still smiled and said she was fine if anyone asked, but she did hurt from it. She sat alone in the kitchen staring at the yellowish liquid in the very fine china cup. Filia had made it.
"It's not like she's dead or anything," she reminded herself outloud. She sighed again. Why is this bothering me so much? she questioned mentally. She was just a kid we found...nothing more then that, right? She glanced around the room. The air seemed so quiet; Filia was working on painting some pottery, Val was down for his nap, and Gourry was out in the back practicing with his sword. She had been gone for a week and everyday, Lina couldn't help but wonder about the girl's fate. I wonder what she's doing. Xellos better not be hurting her.
Filia screeched in the other room. "You put that back!"
"Oh, but it looks so much better up here," Xellos' familiar voice replied. Lina jumped to her feet and dashed into the next room. Xellos was floating near the ceiling with several of Filia's cups around him. "They all really do need better places. You have such a bad eye for this."
"I do not! Put them back, namagomi!" Filia roared.
A familiar giggle caught Lina's attention. "Xellos, stop teasing her," Xaina chided. Lina spotted her sitting on the counter, holding Xellos' staff. She had a big grin on her face. She was dressed very different, with a strange white body suit and a black and white pull over drape thingy.
"Xaina!" the red head cried as she ran up to the girl.
Xaina looked over and smiled. "Oh, hi Lina. Ya miss me?" Lina didn't bother to answer. She grabbed the girl and hugged her close. Xaina lost hold of the staff, but Xellos called it back to himself before it could hit the ground. Xaina giggled, loving the affection. The sight made Xellos slightly sick. Xaina was an odd monster indeed. "I'll take that as a yes."
"Hey, what's going...Xellos? Xaina!" Gourry happily exclaimed when he came in and saw the girl. He trotted over to the Lina and the girl, a big dumb grin on his face.
Xaina waved. "Hi Gourry."
"You came back!"
"Of course I came back. I told you I would. I don't get to stay though. We have other places to go. We just came back to return some things."
"We?" Lina asked suspiciously.
"Xellos an' me. We're kinda stuck with each other until my powers are fully developed. We can't go more then 20 feet away from one another when we're off Wolf Pack Island. It's his punishment for lying to..."
"Xaina!" Xellos snapped. He floated down to the girl and snatched her from Lina. "Here's your first lesson in how to be a good monster: Don't tell people any more then they need to know."
"Why?" the girl asked.
"Because I said so, alright?"
"No, it's not alright. I wanna know why they can't know anything about what you did to..."
"Xaina!" Filia started to giggle. She tried to smother it but couldn't keep it down. Xellos glared at her. "There are some ugly, dumb creatures who would sooner kill you then be friends with you. Take dragons, for example."
Filia immediately stopped laughing. "Namagomi!" she spat. Xellos just smiled.
"But Lina, Gourry, and Filia are not dumb or ugly, and I don't think they'd kill me," Xaina argued. Lina struggled to retain her composer. She was on the verge of tears as she struggled to keep her laughter in. Gourry just smiled.
Xellos sighed, seeing that he would get nowhere with this. "Can we just get this over with?"
"Fine, fine," Xaina sighed back, mocking him. She twiddled her fingers and concentrated until a tea set, a little wooden house, some blocks, and a bunch of little wooden dolls (one missing a leg) appeared on the counter. She then glanced over at Filia, who looked rather shocked. "Xellos borrowed these, so I brought Ôum back. I didn't think you'd like it if we kept them." She waved her hand, and much to the amusement of everyone except Xellos, a small bottle appeared in her hand. She held it out to Gourry. "Here."
He took the bottle and stared at the misty contents, confused. "What is it?"
"Clouds!" Xaina yelled excitedly. "We went up and got some."
"Really?" he asked with a smile. Xaina nodded. "That's great." He held up the bottle to the light, realizing that it did look sort of like clouds, only a lot smaller and clearer.
Xaina chuckled. "Now don't let Ôum out cuz I don't think I could go that high up again. It was kinda scary."
"That all?" Xellos demanded impatiently.
"Yes. Sorry, we gotta go. But I'll see you again. Promise. Bye." Xaina waved as she and Xellos disappeared.
"Bye," Gourry called, waving at where she disappeared.
Until next time, Lina thought and smiled. Xaina'll be alright. I know she will.
Outside, a white bird sat on the window sill and watched the whole scene take place. A gold bird landed next to it, cawed, and flew away. The white bird hopped along the sill until it reached the end, and stopped. It peered back in one last time before taking off and following its golden companion.
The end
Soooo, what'd ya think? Good? Bad? Should I write the next story, which will have great amounts of Amelia and Zelgadiss in it, or should I never write again?
Now, yes, I know, there were questions left unanswered, like who the person with the birds was or what Xellos meant but someone more powerful then the monster lords. Those are answered in another fic, if you were wondering. That's why I need to know if people think I should go on or not. Anyway, I'm rambling. Please review. Even if you have something bad to say, I do enjoy reading people's comments and criticism.
Tealya
Lina sighed into her tea. She hadn't had much of an appetite lately (of course, she could still put away more in one meal then most people did in a day). She had tried to tell herself many times that she didn't miss Xaina at all, but at the pit of her stomach she did. She still smiled and said she was fine if anyone asked, but she did hurt from it. She sat alone in the kitchen staring at the yellowish liquid in the very fine china cup. Filia had made it.
"It's not like she's dead or anything," she reminded herself outloud. She sighed again. Why is this bothering me so much? she questioned mentally. She was just a kid we found...nothing more then that, right? She glanced around the room. The air seemed so quiet; Filia was working on painting some pottery, Val was down for his nap, and Gourry was out in the back practicing with his sword. She had been gone for a week and everyday, Lina couldn't help but wonder about the girl's fate. I wonder what she's doing. Xellos better not be hurting her.
Filia screeched in the other room. "You put that back!"
"Oh, but it looks so much better up here," Xellos' familiar voice replied. Lina jumped to her feet and dashed into the next room. Xellos was floating near the ceiling with several of Filia's cups around him. "They all really do need better places. You have such a bad eye for this."
"I do not! Put them back, namagomi!" Filia roared.
A familiar giggle caught Lina's attention. "Xellos, stop teasing her," Xaina chided. Lina spotted her sitting on the counter, holding Xellos' staff. She had a big grin on her face. She was dressed very different, with a strange white body suit and a black and white pull over drape thingy.
"Xaina!" the red head cried as she ran up to the girl.
Xaina looked over and smiled. "Oh, hi Lina. Ya miss me?" Lina didn't bother to answer. She grabbed the girl and hugged her close. Xaina lost hold of the staff, but Xellos called it back to himself before it could hit the ground. Xaina giggled, loving the affection. The sight made Xellos slightly sick. Xaina was an odd monster indeed. "I'll take that as a yes."
"Hey, what's going...Xellos? Xaina!" Gourry happily exclaimed when he came in and saw the girl. He trotted over to the Lina and the girl, a big dumb grin on his face.
Xaina waved. "Hi Gourry."
"You came back!"
"Of course I came back. I told you I would. I don't get to stay though. We have other places to go. We just came back to return some things."
"We?" Lina asked suspiciously.
"Xellos an' me. We're kinda stuck with each other until my powers are fully developed. We can't go more then 20 feet away from one another when we're off Wolf Pack Island. It's his punishment for lying to..."
"Xaina!" Xellos snapped. He floated down to the girl and snatched her from Lina. "Here's your first lesson in how to be a good monster: Don't tell people any more then they need to know."
"Why?" the girl asked.
"Because I said so, alright?"
"No, it's not alright. I wanna know why they can't know anything about what you did to..."
"Xaina!" Filia started to giggle. She tried to smother it but couldn't keep it down. Xellos glared at her. "There are some ugly, dumb creatures who would sooner kill you then be friends with you. Take dragons, for example."
Filia immediately stopped laughing. "Namagomi!" she spat. Xellos just smiled.
"But Lina, Gourry, and Filia are not dumb or ugly, and I don't think they'd kill me," Xaina argued. Lina struggled to retain her composer. She was on the verge of tears as she struggled to keep her laughter in. Gourry just smiled.
Xellos sighed, seeing that he would get nowhere with this. "Can we just get this over with?"
"Fine, fine," Xaina sighed back, mocking him. She twiddled her fingers and concentrated until a tea set, a little wooden house, some blocks, and a bunch of little wooden dolls (one missing a leg) appeared on the counter. She then glanced over at Filia, who looked rather shocked. "Xellos borrowed these, so I brought Ôum back. I didn't think you'd like it if we kept them." She waved her hand, and much to the amusement of everyone except Xellos, a small bottle appeared in her hand. She held it out to Gourry. "Here."
He took the bottle and stared at the misty contents, confused. "What is it?"
"Clouds!" Xaina yelled excitedly. "We went up and got some."
"Really?" he asked with a smile. Xaina nodded. "That's great." He held up the bottle to the light, realizing that it did look sort of like clouds, only a lot smaller and clearer.
Xaina chuckled. "Now don't let Ôum out cuz I don't think I could go that high up again. It was kinda scary."
"That all?" Xellos demanded impatiently.
"Yes. Sorry, we gotta go. But I'll see you again. Promise. Bye." Xaina waved as she and Xellos disappeared.
"Bye," Gourry called, waving at where she disappeared.
Until next time, Lina thought and smiled. Xaina'll be alright. I know she will.
Outside, a white bird sat on the window sill and watched the whole scene take place. A gold bird landed next to it, cawed, and flew away. The white bird hopped along the sill until it reached the end, and stopped. It peered back in one last time before taking off and following its golden companion.
The end
Soooo, what'd ya think? Good? Bad? Should I write the next story, which will have great amounts of Amelia and Zelgadiss in it, or should I never write again?
Now, yes, I know, there were questions left unanswered, like who the person with the birds was or what Xellos meant but someone more powerful then the monster lords. Those are answered in another fic, if you were wondering. That's why I need to know if people think I should go on or not. Anyway, I'm rambling. Please review. Even if you have something bad to say, I do enjoy reading people's comments and criticism.
Tealya