A/N: 4 chapter already...I don't know just how long it'll be but by the way this is going...I say maybe 7 chapters in all. Thank you to my reviewers!! Usually fics with OCs don't do well but the reviews I got are pretty good so I'm continuing^_^

D/C: Not mine, don't sue this poor highschool student otaku!:(
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"DADDY!" Lilith called out. She ran into their beautiful garden where her transformed father sat. He looked up to his daughter, she jumped into his arms and kissed his cheek. "I've brought the ingredient for your cure."

"Mreeeeeeeowwww! Nyan!!!" Was all Gourry could muster out.

"Oh daddy! Let me guess...Mom tried to make a cure without the proper items and it back fired." Lilith sighed as her father nodded sadly.

"I-....C-can...t-t-t..." He tried to speak but... "NYANNNN!" He meowed.

"Don't worry, mom can make the cure now and you'll be back to normal. I even saved money cause Xellos bought most of the items for me!" Lilith didn't see the look of confusing on her fathers face when she had said Xellos's name but he shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly. Gourry just jumped up and clawed his way up a tree and slept. It was getting worse....

~*~Back to Xellos and Lina....~*~

"No seriously Xellos, what do you want?"

"You still never believe me Lina.... I'll never gain your trust...."Xellos sighed.

"There IS a reason for that...." Lina frowned.

"I know Lina," He whispered and then continued. "....I had to come and see you... I-I don't know what these feelings are. For the longest time I lived without them but...Then one day I realized something..."

"Xellos don't you DARE say that now... You knew I liked you back then but you never cared. Don't you come back now and say this! If you haven't noticed, I'm happily married with a DAUGHTER!" Lina was shook violently as she glared menacingly at Xellos.

"I see, well that's all I wanted to know... Sorry for bothering you. I'll go say goodbye to Lilith."

Lina's heart sunk deeply in her chest, like it were to fall out of her back. She couldn't bear to look at Xellos as he walked away from her. There wasn't his usual smile plastered to his face. His eyes were open and cloudy with sadness, something Lina had never seen marked on his face before.

As he walked away, his back turned to Lina, a wicked, sadistic smile graced hi lips but just as fast as it came, it was wiped off his visage.

~*~ Outside in the garden~*~

"DADDY! Come down here!" Lilith stomped her feet madly. Gourry didn't wake up from his sleep.

"Problems?" Xellos said in Lilith's ear. She shivered and looked at Xellos in the eyes.

"There you are Xellos. You don't look so good. Are you feeling ok?" Lilith placed a hand on his head. "You're a bit hot Xellos."

" I'm fine, I just came out here to say goodbye."

"You're leaving so soon?" Lilith didn't mean for that to sound so concerned.

"Er, yes. I'm done my business here." Xellos tried to smile.

"Did you kill my mother?" Lilith frowned, it was more of a joke but Xellos was taken aback.

" No, I did not."

"Ano, that's good...But you don't have to leave so soon. I want to repay you for being so kind to me!"

"That's not a good idea."

"What about the favor I owe you?"

"Forget about it Lilith." Xellos sounded awfully serious and it scared Lilith.

"Xellos, what's wrong? You can't just run away from me now! So I was mean to you and I was being selfish but that isn't a reason to leave!" Lilith huffed. "I'm sorry if I came off as being bitchy."

Xellos shrugged. He couldn't explain to Lilith the reason he was leaving and he didn't really want her to think differently of him. 'I'm just a huge lie...' Xellos thought bitterly. 'Xellos, don't forget what you need to do now...' A voice interrupted his thoughts. 'I know...Don't worry master.' Xellos knew that Zellas was reading his every thought. 'Don't tell me you have real feelings for Lina, Xellos. But, now that doesn't really matter now does it? You'll finish your job, no exceptions.'

Xellos cringed and then looked up at Lilith. "Please Xellos.... Just stay one night." Lilith pleaded.

"I shouldn't, but...." Xellos felt as if he was going to regret this.

"You'll stay!?" Lilith's eyes lighted up.

"For one night, I'm not really feeling all that well like you said." Of course, Xellos felt fine as far as how his body felt but his mind was nagging at him for some reason. 'I can't believe I'm doing this...I'm a low life filthy mazoku....' Xellos mentally slapped himself.

Lilith smiled. "Good, then now I can repay you for your help."

"D-doesn't it bother you that I'm a mazoku?"

"Well, I thought it did but I don't really think of it."

"I see..." He lowered his head. 'I don't want to do this now.....' Xellos tried to plead with his mind to stop but orders are orders and he would never disobey Master Zellas. 'I hate myself for this!'

" Xellos, you're not acting like yourself." Lilith sounded very worried.

"I'm fine Lilith-chan, I'm just a bit tired."

Lilith puffed her cheeks after being called 'chan'. " Well, come inside, I can't get my dad down so it's no use to stay here." She sighed.

They walked into the kitchen and sat down on opposing sides of the table. Lilith was about to speak but just then Lina entered. Her eyes met Xellos's suddenly, they flickered wildly, lighting could hit right next to them and neither would flinch.

"I thought you were leaving....." Lina said bitterly.

"I asked him to stay for the night. We can't just kick him out and he doesn't look well mom!" Lilith guessed something must have happened but didn't know what.

" Fine, Xellos can stay in the guest room for tonight." Lina brushed by them and walked into the garden and then began shouting at Gourry to get down.

~*~A few hours later, it's around 6:00PM~*~

Everyone sat down for supper. Of course, Xellos only sipped tea but he did nibble a bit on crackers while the rest of the party ate like a pack o hungry wolves. Lina glanced his directions a few times and he just avoided her eyes completely. He couldn't look at her now, maybe even for the rest of his life if he could manage it.

After the meal, Lina got up and stretched her body. " Well, I should get working on that cure now. I just gotta have some coffee and it'll be done by morning." Lina smiled to Gourry who had big eyes full of hope. Lina smiled kindly to her husband and then took out the ingredients and a huge pot to mix it all in. She made herself some coffee before starting and then started cutting up items for her cure.

"Do you need help mom?" Lilith asked.

"No, I'll be fine doing this. If anyone gets in the way I could easily mess this up and make Gourry look worse then he is now." Lina waved a finger at her daughter then pointed everyone out the door into the living room.

" If I get this wrong....Gourry wont have to worry about looking worse....." Lina looked at that moment older then she ever looked. She had matured so much, of course she was still full of life and vigorous but her mentality had matured.

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Well, I've made it this far....It's gonna get more serious from here on. Just keep reading and you'll see just what's gonna happen. R/R please and I'll love you forever!^_^