D/C: I don't own Slayers but the OC character, Lilith, is mine!

Warning: Romance....kinda...Angst..later on in the story...you'll see! X/L, X/OC (Lilith)

A/N: I have really worked my plot into something scary. there will be major angst later in the story. And to warn you now...No happy ending.

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It had already been 3 days that Lilith and Xellos begun traveling together, they didn't speak much either. Lilith walked in front, leading the way. Xellos trailed behind her silently.

" Are you lonely all the way back there?" Lilith asked as she looked over her shoulder to Xellos.

"Err...Nani?" Was all that Xellos could respond.

" Why are you dragging behind? You're slowing us down." Lilith huffed. Xellos quickened his pace to meet hers. They now walked next to each other, once again in silence. After a few moments Xellos looked over.

" How far is it to your house?"

"About a 2 day walk..That's if we don't have to kill some mazok-...I mean, if we don't run into any trouble."

Xellos frowned. " Sure, people always see mazokus like we're evil, but no one EVER thinks gold dragons are. Especially Gold Dragons who swing a huge mace..." Xellos added the last part silently.

"Gold Dragons ARE cool!" Lilith said in a matter-of-fact tone. "My aunty is a Gold Dragon!"

Xellos's face scrunched up in a cringe. " Let me guess, she's blonde, carries a mace and likes pottery..."

"Yeah....how do you now that?"

" Filia...." Xellos muttered and then gagged. " Never mind, it's not important."

"If you say so..." Lilith shrugged her shoulders and placed her hands behind her head. " If you know aunty Filia, do you know aunt Amelia and uncle Zelgadis?"

Xellos grinned. " Yes I do, there is a whole story behind that but you should ask your mother for that story."

" Eh...Ok...Hey, you know that favor I own you?" Lilith asked and Xellos nodded a yes. "Can I ask, what are you gonna ask me to do?"

"Sore wa-" Xellos got cut off as he leapt over and crashed into Lilith, they tumbled into a ditch by the road.

" WHAT WAS THAT FOR YO-" Xellos but a hand to Lilith's mouth just as an arow passed over their heads. "Oh..." Lilith whispered once Xellos let go of her face.

"Bandits..."

"Sweet! I can get more money!!" Lilith's eyes were shining with greed. Xellos sweatdroped.

" Very well, you fight, I disappear!" Xellos smiled and then vanished from sight. He left Lilith to fight the bandits ALONE!?!

" COWARD!!!" She screamed after Xellos and then jumped out of the ditch. She faced a pack of malicious bandits by herself. She counted about 17 of them and there must have been more in the trees. "Damn..." She sighed.

" Well, well....We have a lovely little lady on our hands....What do you boys say? Should we have fun with her?" Cheers came from the bandit group. A few men slipped to her side.

Lilith could feel a warm breath on her neck as one man placed his arm around her. She was shaking, terrified..She was out numbered and Xellos left her to fend for herself. She couldn't move...Fear had paralyzed her legs and arms. She couldn't fight or scream for help now...

"Please..." She cried softly. Tears welled in her blue eyes. She couldn't let them see her cry...

" Ah, she's not fighting back...That's no fun!"

" Bastard...You're worse then a mazoku! Leave me alone!"(Xellos: That's a cheap dig! |||_||| ) Lilith held her hands in tight fists at her side. Rage gathered in her, it burned to be set free.

" Ohohohoho, a mazoku you say? That's not very nice...." The obvious leader grabbed Lilith chin and twisted in harshly. It felt like he was going to break her jaw if he continued.

"AHHHHHHHH!!!" She cried out in horrible pain. Emotions filled her as her chi raised and a red aura surrounded her.

"FIREBALL!!" She screamed and placed her hand to the mans stomach before fire shot out of her palm and through the man. The crowd gasped in shock as their leader fell to his knees, then to the ground in a pool of his on blood and charred flesh. Lilith huffed for a moment before she looked up and stared directly into everyone eyes. They backed away slowly just as Lilith legs buckled and she went limp. Lilith fell down next to the dead man.

" Did she...She passed out?" A random voice panted.

"What about th' boss?" Another voice said over the other murmurs.

"Leave him, lets take the girl."

"That's not a good idea gentlemen." Xellos said as he reappeared standing next to the two bodies.

"Who the hell are you!?"

"Sore wa himitsu desu." Xellos stated with a evil grin. He raised his hand and simply blasted away all the bandits. Their corpses laid scattered around...Some landed in trees, other were speared by branches or the ones closest to Xellos were disfigured and mauled by the simple ki blast.

" Yare, yare... I feel bad about having to do that but I couldn't have them hurt Lilith...."

'I didn't know she had that much power....Maybe her magic is fueled in a different then most people. I think her true power is triggered by emotions, not by the incantation of the spell. A fireball shouldn't be able to burn through a human, even at close range like she was.' Xellos thought as he stared down upon Lilith.

Xellos slung Lilith over his shoulder and brought her under a shady tree. After a few moments she opened her eyes and had a big smiling face looking back at her. She cringed and tried to back up farther into the tree.

"OI! You baka! You left me to die!!"

" Obviously not...You're still alive and yelling on my count."

"What happened?"

"They weren't very gentlemen-like, I just couldn't let them harm the lady." Xellos smirked, took Lilith hand and kissed it.

"EW! Xellos! Let go of my hand! You're just trying to get under my skin!"

"You're right, but right now wouldn't you like to collect the money from the....Errr...Mess?"

"That's right!" Lilith got up and started hunting through the corpses for money or valuables. After looking through each mangled corpse, courtesy of Xellos, Lilith found 278 dollars, a bag full of rubies, a dagger, a parchment in a foreign language and a few potions.

"Xellos..." Lilith held out ½ of her findings to him. " You deserve more then this...."

" I don't want your items." He said flatly.

" Take them."

"No."

"Yes."

"Nooo!"

"Yeeees!"

"NO!"

"YES!!!!" Lilith screamed and places the objects in Xellos's hands.

" You wanted this."

"But it's only fair to share since you helped me."

"I saved you..."Xellos smirked. Lilith frowned and then bopped Xellos lightly on the head.

"Well, Xellos, since we wasted all this time we'll have to hurry up...I want to get home soon so I can sleep in my own bed and see my parents again before you kill them."

"I never said I was going to murder your parents!"

"I know...I was joking Xellos." Lilith laughed. "C'mon we have to make hast!"



Lilith ran up to a door and sung it open... the smile on her face matched that of Xellos who stood behind her. She took a big breath, the smell of home was great. Finally, after walking for 4 long days since the bandits attacked, they reached their destination.

"MOM!? DAD!? I'M HOME!!!!" Lilith called out. She slipped off her shoes and ran into the kitchen.

"Lilith? Did you get my ingredients?" Lina asked. Her hair was a bit lighter, her few gray hairs mixed in with the orange and red.

"Yeah mom, I also brought someone home with me."

"Better not be a boyfriend!" Lina growled.

"No, no..He's an old 'friend' of yours mom."

"Eh? Zelgadis? Who else would be visiting?"

"Well, me..." Xellos laughed as he entered the room. Lina's eyes widened in obvious shock. How did Xellos know who Lilith was?

"Keeping tabs eh Xel?" Lina joked and nudged Xellos as if they were the best of friends.

"No, no... At first I thought she was you. I admit you have a very big resemblance...." Xellos looked back and forth.

"Just as pretty as her mom." Lina said simply and fluffed her graying hair.

"If you say so Lina. I'm only here for a visit, don't worry. Lilith here thought I was going to kill you." Xellos was the only one who thought this funny or laughed. He cleared his throat seeing that to two woman didn't find this at all amusing.

"Lilith, do you mind leaving the room? Go help your father, he's out in the garden." Lina said with a serious voice. Xellos remarked that Lina had grown up and matured a lot since the last time he had seen her. Lilith bowed to her mother and left the room quickly.

"So Xellos, what really brings you here?"

"You, Lina Inverse...."

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Questions are rising!!! What power does Lilith really have? Will Gourry be turned back to normal? Has Lina really become a serious scary mom type thing?! What does Xellos really want!? And most important.....Will you review for me? :(