AN: OK, I finally wrote the fifth chapter! Rejoice! Yeah, anyhoo, here it
is! Just a warning, Xel is pretty OOC. I know, he's been pretty OOC this
whole fic, but I just hope it doesn't ruin it. And a final note before you
read this section, FEEDBACK PLEASE! Reviews are the nectar of the gods!
Well, okay, of ff.n authors. Still, send me comments/criticism/etc.!
Chapter Five
"I'm so glad to be out of there."
Filia and Xelloss sit on the pink silk sheets of their hotel bed. After the...reunion with Lina and the gang, the new couple had teleported themselves back to their room, avoiding any awkward questions or comments.
"Yeah, I don't think I could take any more of Lina's immature singing."
"Well, that's twice our big romantic dinner has been ruined. But never fear, Fi-chan, I think I can manage to salvage the evening," Xelloss purrs with a coy grin. He conjures a bottle of wine and two glasses, pouring one for each of them.
"How sweet, Xelly-chan!" Filia giggles, holding her glass up in a toast.
"To us. To our newfound love," the Mazoku declares.
"To us," the dragon echoes and their glasses clink together.
Silence for a moment as they both take a long sip of wine. Then the tranquility is abruptly broken by Filia spraying wine out of her mouth, all over Xelloss' face.
"Lovely. How lady-like, Fi-chan," he comments sarcastically, wiping off his face with the silk sheets. "Yare yare, now there's a stain on these exquisite-and expensive-sheets. I hope you're willing to pick up the bill on this one, dear."
What he doesn't notice is that Filia can't breathe. She's making gagging noises, waving her hands, and turning purple, all to the oblivion of her boyfriend. Finally, she smacks him upside the head and points to her throat, barely able to see straight.
"Itai! What was that for? What? Oh crap!" he cries, realizing the predicament. "And I never thought that CPR class Zelas-sama made me take would come in handy!"
Turning Filia's body around in front of him, he calmly performs the Heimlich Maneuver on the woman until a small golden object is flung from her throat. Xelloss releases his grip on her waist and walks to the other side of the room, to where the object landed. He retrieves it and returns to the recovering dragon's side.
He holds up a delicate gold ring, a deep purple diamond embedded in the band. He smiles sheepishly and rubs the back of his head.
"Uh...This was supposed to be for you. You weren't supposed to choke on it, though..."
Filia gasps, then coughs some more, trying to catch her breath. When the hacking ceases, she reaches out to touch the ring, eyes wide.
"Basically, the whole point of this night-the whole point of this trip, actually-is to give this to you, and to ask...Will you be my wife?"
Not able to talk, Filia just nods vigorously and beams between coughs. Xel's face breaks out into a smile, he slides the ring onto the appropriate finger of her left hand, and pulls her into a deep kiss just before she bursts into tears.
"Aw, Fi-chan, don't cry. What's the matter? This is supposed to be a happy time!" Xel comforts her.
Between sobs, Filia tells him, "No, these are tears of joy! You know, considering our history of fighting, I never expected you to come around. At that, I never expected to come around myself. I'm just so happy!"
"Me too, Fi-chan. I love you."
"I love you, too, Xel-chan."
He wraps his strong arms around her thin body in a protective embrace. Suddenly, he chuckles.
"Now comes the fun part," Xelloss remarks.
"What do you mean?" Filia asks.
"Telling Lina and the others..."
Chapter Five
"I'm so glad to be out of there."
Filia and Xelloss sit on the pink silk sheets of their hotel bed. After the...reunion with Lina and the gang, the new couple had teleported themselves back to their room, avoiding any awkward questions or comments.
"Yeah, I don't think I could take any more of Lina's immature singing."
"Well, that's twice our big romantic dinner has been ruined. But never fear, Fi-chan, I think I can manage to salvage the evening," Xelloss purrs with a coy grin. He conjures a bottle of wine and two glasses, pouring one for each of them.
"How sweet, Xelly-chan!" Filia giggles, holding her glass up in a toast.
"To us. To our newfound love," the Mazoku declares.
"To us," the dragon echoes and their glasses clink together.
Silence for a moment as they both take a long sip of wine. Then the tranquility is abruptly broken by Filia spraying wine out of her mouth, all over Xelloss' face.
"Lovely. How lady-like, Fi-chan," he comments sarcastically, wiping off his face with the silk sheets. "Yare yare, now there's a stain on these exquisite-and expensive-sheets. I hope you're willing to pick up the bill on this one, dear."
What he doesn't notice is that Filia can't breathe. She's making gagging noises, waving her hands, and turning purple, all to the oblivion of her boyfriend. Finally, she smacks him upside the head and points to her throat, barely able to see straight.
"Itai! What was that for? What? Oh crap!" he cries, realizing the predicament. "And I never thought that CPR class Zelas-sama made me take would come in handy!"
Turning Filia's body around in front of him, he calmly performs the Heimlich Maneuver on the woman until a small golden object is flung from her throat. Xelloss releases his grip on her waist and walks to the other side of the room, to where the object landed. He retrieves it and returns to the recovering dragon's side.
He holds up a delicate gold ring, a deep purple diamond embedded in the band. He smiles sheepishly and rubs the back of his head.
"Uh...This was supposed to be for you. You weren't supposed to choke on it, though..."
Filia gasps, then coughs some more, trying to catch her breath. When the hacking ceases, she reaches out to touch the ring, eyes wide.
"Basically, the whole point of this night-the whole point of this trip, actually-is to give this to you, and to ask...Will you be my wife?"
Not able to talk, Filia just nods vigorously and beams between coughs. Xel's face breaks out into a smile, he slides the ring onto the appropriate finger of her left hand, and pulls her into a deep kiss just before she bursts into tears.
"Aw, Fi-chan, don't cry. What's the matter? This is supposed to be a happy time!" Xel comforts her.
Between sobs, Filia tells him, "No, these are tears of joy! You know, considering our history of fighting, I never expected you to come around. At that, I never expected to come around myself. I'm just so happy!"
"Me too, Fi-chan. I love you."
"I love you, too, Xel-chan."
He wraps his strong arms around her thin body in a protective embrace. Suddenly, he chuckles.
"Now comes the fun part," Xelloss remarks.
"What do you mean?" Filia asks.
"Telling Lina and the others..."
