Disclaimer: Look at a previous chapter, I can't write these anymore... I have muses but they live in my other fics.
Author's Notes: I'll tell you what writer's block, I mean a lot of writer's block *gets crushed by the writer's block*, bad evil school work, and thinking college makes it very hard to write fics *throws writer's block off*. Well this is the shortest part out of the whole story. Sorry it's not as long as the others, and for taking so long. It leaves right where the last chapter ended. I hope you like it...
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Zelgadis finally lost his temper. 'Xellos has been able to dodge everything, but he won't dodge this' Zelgadis stood up straight. "Ra Tilt!" Zelgadis shouted.
Xellos could only open his eyes before the white and blue flames completely engulfed him. He knew he screamed as the Ra Tilt burned through his astral form.
Then spell faded away. Xellos fell to his knees and leaned forward, arms wrapped around him (think doubled over in pain). Breathing heavily, Xellos then looked up at his attackers.
"I can't hold this barrier much longer" Filia said as she concentrated on her spell.
"Almost done, ready Zel?" Lina said as she prepared a spell.
"Yes" Zelgadis replied, glaring at Xellos.
"Elmekia Lance!" they both shouted as Filia lowered the barrier.
'I still haven't recovered from that Ra Tilt yet!' Xellos thought as he fearfully looked at the incoming Elmekia Lances, and paled. One hit him in the left shoulder and the other in his right side. Xellos cried out as he felt each one pierce through his astral self. And without the barrier the twin blasts sent him sailing backwards into the air.
Xellos cried out again as he crashed into the large rock that had luckily saved him from going into the canyon. When Xellos had crashed into the rock not only did it crack from the impact along with the loud sound it made. A second softer cracking sound was heard as Xellos felt bones break.
Xellos groaned as he slid down to the ground, his broken wings no longer folded or hidden. He then wearily looked up at the others as some of his essence trickled out of his mouth. 'I can barely move... so hard to stay awake...' {I mean black blood type stuff for his essence.}
Zelgadis walked forward towards him drawing his sword.
"Wait Zel, he's had enough," Lina called out to him. "I think we may have over did it," she added softly to herself.
"Lina, the only way to break a mazoku's curse is to destroy the one who cast it" Zelgadis growled as he closed the gap between him and Xellos. "Astral Vine!" Zelgadis's sword glowed a deep red as he prepared to swing it in a downward arc.
Xellos sighed and bent his head forward. 'I'm not going to be able to dodge this...' He then tightly closed his eyes and clenched his teeth in anticipation of the incoming attack.
Amelia was running as fast as she could. She saw Filia and Lina standing a small distance away, Xellos injured and leaning against the rock base, and Zelgadis about to swing his enchanted sword. 'No they can't do this!' she franticly thought. As she passed Lina and Filia she shouted out the first thing she thought about...
Xellos heard someone shout "Nooooo!!!" then felt someone slam into him from his right side, knocking him over. Opening his eyes he was surprised when he saw Amelia next to him, before he passed out into semi-unconsciousness. (He can hear what's going on, but really can't do anything about it.)
"Amelia! I what are you doing! I could have killed you!" Zelgadis said staring at his silver sword, now dripping with red blood in shock and horror.
Amelia sat up holding her right arm, which had a medium sized gash in it. She glared up at the others "What were you doing?!"
"Trying to save you from that mazuko! He put you under a spell or curse of some type!" Zelgadis furiously replied pointing at Xellos.
"No he didn't!" she answered back.
"Yes he did, otherwise you wouldn't have acted like you did earlier!" Zelgadis shouted.
Amelia was silent for a minute as she looked at him. "Zelgadis, I did love you for a couple years, but you never told me how you felt. I still think of you as a dear friend and I always will. Just because I don't love you, don't blame it Xellos." she said in a gentle but firm voice.
"Amelia it's just been that you have been acting differently lately, especially towards Xellos." Lina said as she walked up and knelt by Amelia, putting her hand on Amelia's shoulder. "We were worried."
"I'm fine, Miss Lina, really." Amelia quietly said.
Zelgadis glared at Xellos then looked at Amelia. "Amelia, doesn't this go against all you were taught? Aren't you a shrine maiden? He's a mazuko, a demon, a monster."
"What is wrong for me treating Xellos like a person." Amelia replied standing up. "And I know what you're going to say next. I've learned a lot in the past couple of days though, I can't tell you anything I learned. It changed my view on the world, I still believe in justice, but I..." Amelia trailed off and sighed.
Zelgadis sighed, then started walking back to camp. A defeated aura radiated from him.
Filia scurried after Zelgadis. "I'm sure everything will be alright."
"…" was Zelgadis's reply. Looking at Filia, he was surprised to see concern and warmth shining in her eyes.
"Care for some tea?" Filia asked as she whipped out her tea set onto a table-like rock. 'Why do I always ask him, he never says yes unless anyone else is there.'
"…Sure." Zelgadis sat down.
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"Are you sure you don't want to camp with us tonight?" Lina asked again.
"Yea. I won't be to far away." Amelia said throwing a log onto the fire. "I don't want to hurt Mr. Zelgadis. He needs time to think." Amelia sat down and looked over towards the unconscious Xellos.
"Ok, come on Gourry." Lina turned and walked away.
Walking back to camp Lina thought out loud. "Who would of thought those two?"
"Lina I guess it's just you and me tonight." Gourry said as he stretched.
"What about Zel and Filia?" Lina looked up at him.
"They're over there." Gourry pointed over to a small campfire that illuminated Filia and Zelgadis having tea.
Lina blinked and looked at the two conversing people. Filia was blushing and Zelgadis seemed relaxed. "You know, Gourry I think you're right. Let's go."
They walked back to camp.
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Groan. Xellos curled up and rolled over. He shouldn't have done that.
"Ow!" Xellos quickly sat up wincing at his wounds.
"You should try to be still Xellos."
"!!!" Xellos quickly spun around surprised, then he winced again.
"Xellos, calm down, yes you are safe." Amelia sat down on the far end of the log. "I would have bandaged or cast a recovery but that wouldn't have helped you. How are you feeling?" Amelia blinked at the swirling blackness that was still there, Xellos had rapidly recovered, even when unconscious.
Xellos followed her gaze. "This has almost healed already."
"But how are you feeling?" Amelia shuffled a bit closer.
"How am I feeling?" Xellos replied slowly. "I really don't know. I can't describe it."
Amelia inched a bit closer. "Can you try to?"
"Well, I..." Xellos looked at Amelia confused. "I..."
"Do you like me?" Amelia inched closer.
"Yes." Xellos leaned away from her a little.
"Really like me?" Amelia had almost reached Xellos.
"Yes." Xellos looked nervously away.
Amelia took note of Xellos's reaction. "Your not used to admitting your feelings are you?"
"..."
'There was only one way to remedy this.' Amelia leaned even closer and wrapped her arms around him, carefully avoiding his wounds. She felt him stiffen.
"Amelia..."
"Shhh..." Amelia closed her eyes. "I won't hurt you."
Hesitantly, unsure, and perhaps afraid, Xellos returned the embrace. And then on a second thought placed one wing over Amelia as well.
'Maybe someday soon he will open up more, and not be afraid.' Amelia thought.
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Zelas watched all that happened from the hilltop, and smiled. 'It's about time.'
~-~-~ (The End)
Author's Notes: Yay, it's done! Sorry it took so long by the way. Who would've thought it would be this long *cougharound41pagescough*? Not me, and I never thought anyone would really like it either. And it was soooo hard writing something where Xellos was hurt (Wah! I couldn't do it for the longest time). And don't flame me for the way I made Zel act, (I mean I like Zel, he's so Zel) but he seems like the jealous type, but he did get Filia. ~_^