Summary: MAJOR CHAPTER it is 20 some pages but youll get through it soon.
important parts, Lilly becomes detached. Dilly has a little tooo much fun
with paint(I think he sniffed it too long) major problems for the
characters. and some surprises. oh yeah Gatti has become my target for pple
to slap in this chapter.
Chapter 16
After getting back from the castle back to the Vione things began to change. Not only did Dilandau seem more vile but more detached from the real world. He started to have someone stay in the throne room with him now. He even had Chesta become his roommate. This odd behavior was sorta worrying the Dragonslayers.
Every one was just happy it wasn't them.
In the mess hall the slayers were eating their lunches. Chesta and Guimel were finally sitting with the others Gatti, Miguel, Dallet, Lee (he was sitting on the table), and Viole. Usually they sat with Ryoun and Biore but those two were getting a little weird.
"I don't get it Lord Dilandau doesn't seem well, he threw up at least four times last night. He even said he was sorry for my lack of sleep." Chesta said finally getting his part of the conversation in.
"Lord Dilandau did that?" Gatti and Dallet asked
"Yes and the look he gave me was almost like he finally came back to reality but it disappeared like a flash of light."
Lilly had just came out from getting her lunch when she heard Chesta's sentence. "You know that, is not my cousin, and I am not the only person who thinks that way, am I right Gatti, Lee??" She said after stopping to say that then leaving. Lee and Gatti looked at each other.
"What is that blond talking about?" Dallet said he soon got glares from all the blonds around him, Gatti, Chesta, Guimel, Lee, Biore, Ryoun, and Lilly.
"Whatever." Dallet said quietly paying more attention to his food.
"But don't you think that is weird about Lord Dilandau?" Chesta said.
"I have to go with Lilly on this one that is not the Dilandau I used to know. well half of him." Gatti said.
"Well lets not talk about it, I am having a good day and I don't want to ruin it with worrying over our commander, remember tonight we going to Freid? What's up with you Viole?" Miguel said.
"Nothing Lavaliere, that is just my home well near Fortuna temple." He said not eating just wiping off his sword.
"Oh just tell us where your house is and we'll try to miss it." Miguel joked.
Viole glared at the other. "And if I were to accidentally not miss you neck when I stab you with this steak knife?" Viole said.
"Guys, guys, calm down. We are becoming testy with each other now stop it." Lee said his eyes turning a pale green color. This was an unusual color for Lee normally he always had odd colors like pink which he changed his mood quickly not liking the color, but lime green was new, it must have been his serious color. Or him pretending to be serious.
Dilandau walked by, he was wearing his original pants along with his lavender top he was carrying a pail of black paint, likely enough Biore was right behind him carrying pails of white red, a light brown, and what seemed like a gray paint. they were heading toward the training area, Dilandau was covered in the paints. He had a bright smile on his face. It was of glee through.
"I think Lord Dilandau finally lost it." Ryoun said he wiped his blond hair out of his eyes.
"I didn't know he had it." Lee joked. He got various glares.
"Lord Dilandau just painted a picture of King Van of Fanelia on the wall of the Guymelef training area. He even made a doll of him and just went to paint it." He stole Gatti's piece of bread,
he easily stuck it in his mouth and ate it. Gatti glared at the other slayer.
"You know Gatti your too easy to get food from, and you know you have a big nose." Ryoun again was pushing his luck and making someone mad, a week earlier he had gotten on Jano's nerves and Jano almost rammed his head in the shower room door. Ryoun kinda let him go especially because Jano and Lee shoved him out of the shower room naked right into Dilandau, they hadn't planned him being there but it worked all the same, nor did they get in trouble either, they told Dilandau he slipped and flew out the door.
Gatti wanted to lunge at the blond across from him. "I don't have a big nose." he said taking a drink of his water.
"Maybe your right but still you are too easy to take food from, and don't you ever get mad and just thrash out at anyone for crossing your territory, I mean what kind of man are you, what's yours is yours. You shouldn't let anyone take anything away from you." Ryoun took a piece of fruit from Gatti. Gatti snatched it from him and ate it.
"Yeah, maybe your right." Gatti got up and walked off.
****
Like Ryoun said there was a painting on the wall of Van Fanel in the Guymelef Training Area. Dilandau had little or no artistic skill so it was more of a stick person with the name "Van Fanal" From Dilandau lack of knowing how to spell the last name right. It was very amusing also because of the over sized head and the small body. they all guessed that Biore had lifted Dilandau up with his guymelef for the crooked lines and the nose on the side of the face.
Most of the Dragonslayers commented on the work of art to Dilandau. Folken had finally seen it, he found it amusing and told Dilandau not to quit his day job. Dilandau in return told Folken to quit his.
During training Dilandau would do anything to the painting, Folken had to go in there to tell him to stop putting holes through the Vione.
The slayers just watched him have fun with the flame thrower and the painting.
"VAAANN you are such a bastard, why don't you just die!!" Dilandau scorched it again not caring that it was burning wires through the Vione wall. Some lights went out but that didn't stop Dilandau, he liked fire in the dark.
"And you said he just lost it?" Lee said. Ryoun sweat dropped. ****
Dinner time was now. Soup, potato, crackers, and water. Or in Dallet's words: Eyeball soup, the still growing potato, wood chips, and toilet water. And for desert, Lee and Guimel were sneaking Dilandau's special ordered chocolate from Zaibach to the common room and putting a note saying that Folken wanted to do experiments on it. If anything had to do with Folken Dilandau believed it, even if he had nothing to do with it.
At one table Lee and Guimel were going over the plans again. Miguel was listening intently, Gatti was eating, Dallet was inspecting his food, Jano was sword fighting with his and Chesta's knives, Chesta was sleeping on the table, Viole was glaring at Jano. At the other table Voru, Christian*, and Takero were talking about swords, Hotaru was eating gingerly while talking to Lilly, Lilly talking to Hotaru kept looking over at Christian, the newest addition to the Slayers, not really paying any attention to her food or the conversation, She heard that Folken picked him for his targeting. Folken had picked him when they were at the banquet the few days earlier, Dilandau liked the boy. Light brown hair and fire blue spinal eyes. Daravan and his brother, Dale were talking about something.
Gatti saw Lilly watch the new slayer. A twinge of jealousy went through him. But he shook it off, he didn't like her anyway just another person to give a hard time to, under order from Dilandau. What did that Christian guy have anyway compared to the second-in-command-pretty-much-person he was. Maybe just that he was to high ranked. Gatti wracked his brain he shouldn't be jealous. The guy was too young for her. As was himself, but only by a few months. Gatti decided to stop eating they must have put something in the food to make him think this way. Gatti left. When he did he heard a scream.
Lilly ran past him everyone looked at her. She was out the mess hall door too quickly. He decided to leave when he would find out what happened. Voru was carrying a plate with a bowl and a glass of water on top. Which was most likely Lilly's.
Voru stopped at the first table and put the plate on the table in front of Dallet. Dallet looked in the bowl, a finger floated up to the top of the soup. Dallet turned green and ran to the closest trash can.
"Poor girl, embarrassing yes but traumatizing my Lord she wont eat for a while." Voru said picking up the plate again. Lee got up and stood on the table.
"Can I make an announcement, I want everyone to check their food we need to find four more fingers and a palm to finish a hand." You could hear people spiting out soup and silver ware landing on the tables and ground.
"LEE BEZOLD!" came a yell.
"Poor git, forgot Dilandau was dining with us tonight." Voru said coming back and sitting down.
Gatti sat down quickly as Dilandau came by.
"Down now!" Dilandau snapped. Lee did as told. Dilandau grabbed him by the arm and lead him outside.
Gatti got up and left. Dallet was still throwing up. Some of the slayers stopped eating also. Chesta woken up and left.
When Gatti finally found Lilly she was sitting outside her door, she looked paralyised with fear, she didn't even notice him come up. Her eyes glued to the floor.
"You know that could have been Folken's finger." Gatti joked.
She blinked and looked up at him. "Ha ha don't make fun of me, I don't need it." she said.
"You'll be fine, Voru told us what happened. It'll be forgotten by tomorrow"
"Yeah right, by tomorrow Ill be the laughing stock of the Vione." She said.
He sat down across from her, "Lee made a sickening statement, Lord Dilandau got mad, and Dallet saw the finger and I think he is still throwing up. But I don't think you'll be laughed at."
He said reassuring her. "But that is a bad way to make Christian like you by screaming." He added.
"What?!"
"You were ogling at him. It was too funny watching you talk to Hotaru and just stare at him with hearts in your eyes." He said.
"Your just jealous."
His conscience said "Yep you are," His heart said "Well duh" but his mouth said, "Ha your just trying to hide that you really like me."
She kicked at him and got up and went into her room. "You only wish."
He cursed his conscience and his heart, but left to the common room. It didn't matter any more. He let it go. So what if he was jealous of that new guy. Only for his targeting ability, in which he himself sucked at.
In the common room, Lee was handing out chocolate, he almost didn't make it for the mission to steal Dilandau's chocolate and had a big black bruise on his cheek from Dilandau for the public display and a red cheek where he told Dilandau that it wouldn't have been funny if it was a private display, Chesta was sleeping on one of the chairs with his head on the table.
Dallet and Guimel were at another game of cards, Dallet was eating a banana that he had Lee and Guimel sneak out of the kitchens along with the chocolates. They almost got caught but
Lee somehow didn't. Some of the slayers refused to eat some of the chocolates just in case Dilandau barged in. Like he did on occasion. Lilly had came in, no one had actually said anything about the finger. Christian had asked her if she was alright, she blushed majorly.
"I think its cute you like me, Gatti mentioned it to me." He said.
Lilly was freaking out inside. She was going to kill him now.
She walked over to him. Gatti sensing this when he saw her coming over to him he knew to run. He ran out the door of the common room, Lilly behind him.
Gatti ran right into Dilandau and Lilly stopped in her tracks. She bowed and walked off. Gatti was about to but Dilandau stopped him.
"Go get Miguel, Dallet, and Chesta we are leaving to Freid."
"Yes Dilandau." Gatti found his mistake when Dilandau back handed him. "Forgive me Lord Dilandau."
"Go." Gatti ran off toward the common room and pulled those out who Dilandau wanted and told them what was happening.
When they were on their way to Freid to make an early arrival. Dilandau stopped.
"Down there now I see the Escaflowne. Activate your stealth cloaks." They followed his orders.
Each one activated their stealth cloaks and dropped to the forest floor. Dallet kinda landed on a tree and it split, causing a loud noise. Dallet cursed under his breath.
"Dallet if you give away our position I will give away your head." Dilandau said. Dallet took it seriously.
Dilandau gave word to strike. Dilandau went first blasting fire through the thicket of the forest.
The Escaflowne dodged the fiery blast. Chesta was next. He shot his crimal claw. Dodge.
Miguel tried his hand at it. Another Dodge.
"What are you doing your missing him."
"I'm trying but.." Chesta started.
"Its almost as he can see us somehow." Miguel said he could have sworn that girl that was on the Escaflowne pointed at him.
"Stop spouting nonsense. Just hit him alright," Dilandau licked his lips, "Just don't kill him."
Dilandau shot at the Escaflowne. But it dodged it. Then ran off.
"What the bloody hell?" Dilandau said silently. "Come on." He said to the others. They followed the Escaflowne all the way to a lake.
Dilandau cursed under his breath when he realized the stealth cloaks wouldn't work in water. But the Slayers circled around the Escaflowne, Dilandau at the front.
(AN ok this is where I get really sketchy on who goes down when and how it goes but hey I am trying.)
Gatti in the behind got the signal from Dilandau to attack, he shot his crimal claw it caught the Escaflowne in the leg, Chesta took the other leg while the last two slayers got other parts.
"Hmmm maybe ill just crush you right here." Dilandau licked his lips.
Suddenly a new guymelef flew into the air and cut the liquid metal from the Escaflowne. It was Allen Shezar."
The Escaflowne quickly dispatched of Gatti sending him out of the fight. Gatti held his breath as the liquid goo covered his whole face and head. He reached for a button and finally
pushed it, the goo formed a shield to keep the water out. He could finally breath again.
Next was Chesta, who was only knocked down. Dallet was almost split in half if it want for Miguel, who got behind the Escaflowne and attacked to back up Dallet who got safely away. But unfortunately enough for Miguel the guymelf's arm was gone he tried to fly off but the Escaflowne stabbed right through the legs to keep him and threw Miguel to the side knocking him out while the goo covered him. He soon woken up and reached for the button. All of the goo drained. He found himself immobile for the moment. He watched as the Alsedise units flew off, he knew it was for good reason not to get caught. So he just sat tight for a moment. He could feel himself lift up then the door to the cockpit open, more like pried open. He could not see Dilandau anymore. Only Van Fanel, some men he guessed where from Freid, a girl with a slashed dress, and a cat girl who looked pissed.
"Who are you Zaibach soldier." Said one of the men. He didn't answer, he spat at Van Fanel. The cat girl scratched him for it. He tried to move his arms to squash the pest. He couldn't feel blood yet but it stung, not only that he was allergic to cats.
"LET ME GO YOU BASTARDS!" Miguel yelled as they shut the cockpit. He found it pried open again but now he was on a ship, he guessed the Freid one or the Crusade. This time he pressed the release button to try to run for it but he found a sword to his neck and was told something about if the commander died then he was dead. They even called him "Pond Scum" Pond scum? They were lower than pond scum, they were horse shit to him. ****
On the Vione some were mad about the fact that Miguel had been captured. But not much as Dilandau. He was in his chamber when Folken walked in.
"What do you want?" Dilandau asked.
"The Crusade has left to Freid."
"Do tell."
"Along with their prisoner." Folken added.
"We have nothing to worry about, Miguel is one of my men, he would sooner die than say anything." Dilandau said.
Folken started talking about the priest of Freid and how he was on his way to Freid right that second."
"We can not have this, he'll ruin our plans!" Dilandau half yelled.
"Zongi." Folken said.
"What did you say??" Dilandau covered his mouth and nose, a smell of death and decay came to his nostrils. Something appeared at the corner of his eye, he looked right at a horrible sight. He half yelled again.
"But he's a doppelganger!!" Dilandau said, he didn't have a good feeling about this.
"Zongi, I have a task for you." Folken said.
"I live to serve you Lord Folken." It said.
"Zongi I want you to take the form of the Priest Plactu, use his powers to lead Freid off our trail." Folken said. "And Dilandau." Folken started.
"What is it Strategos?" Dilandau asked not taking his eyes off Zongi.
"I want you to deliver Zongi."
"WHAT?!??!?!" Dilandau screamed.
"Dilandau do you want your Slayer back." It was more of a statement than a question. **
"I could take it down in one shot." Dilandau said looking at the ship.
"At your discretion Lord Dilandau." The thing said.
"Fine Ill tell you when." Dilandau grumbled, not only was he tired he was kinda upset.
Dilandau shot the doppelganger a bit more than half way to the ship.
The thing landed.
"You have some weird taste Folken." Dilandau said heading back to the Vione. ***
Dilandau was beyond ticked at Folken. Dilandau decided to go to his room and drink himself to sleep.
Chesta who was tired was summoned to Folken's laboratory.
When Chesta arrived he pressed the button to call Folken. The door opened.
"Lord Folken you summoned me?" Chesta asked.
"Yes, its seems that Dilandau is mad at me and I have perfected an aneceptic cream for his cut. I wish for you to give it to him." Folken said as Chesta walked in. Folken handed it to the
boy. Chesta bowed and started to leave the room. He passed a table with a few files spread out he saw his name along with Miguel's, Gatti's and Christian's. He silently grabbed them and went out the door.
Folken smiled, apparently Chesta wasn't too silent.
Chesta started to look at the files, he knew if he was caught he would be more dead.
Chesta Galpin 11 Blue eyes Blond hair 4'10" 93 lbs B+ 72 IQ Relatives: Sister, Mother, stepfather Medical: Nauseated easily, mental....
He didn't want to read anymore. He went on to Gatti's then to Christian's.
Christian Alocota 15 Blue eyes Light brown hair 5'7'' 134 lbs O+ 133 IQ Relatives: None known Medical: None Known Other: Telekinetic, Like Chesta cant take on much stress or will become very sick and tired.
Chesta couldn't believe it that Christian guy was telekinetic, he would with a high IQ like that.
Chesta was about to look at the last file which was Miguel's but he heard a shuffle from inside the laboratory and he quickly laid the files back on the table and walked off. ** When he got to Dilandau's chamber he hoped his commander was asleep. He pressed the call button and said his name.
"Enter." Said a voice on the other side. Dilandau was up.
"Lord Dilandau, Lord Folken told me to give this to you, it is aneceptic cream he perfected."
"I don't want his poison." Dilandau sneered. He was drunk, the wine he had was too much. Dilandau was drinking it from the bottle.
Chesta came a bit closer, maybe he shouldn't have mentioned Folken's name or Dilandau wouldn't have not accepted it. Chesta was now walking toward Dilandau.
"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!" Dilandau yelled. Chesta stepped back toward the wall. Dilandau threw the bottle toward Chesta but his aim was off and it hit the wall next Chesta, but close enough to Chesta.
"Lord Dilandau..." Chesta said quietly. He looked to the ground. He looked up. A blade went toward him. Chesta's eyes went wide.
Silence. Dilandau didn't hear the door open or close for that matter. Then incompetent left the door open. Was the thought in his mind. He turned toward the door to shut it. Chesta wasn't gone he was on the floor. One hand was on the ground the other was on his neck. At first Dilandau thought he was bowing to him but he noticed Chesta didn't look up when he started to walk over to the boy.
Chesta didn't get up but something fell down from him, it was the dagger that he thrown at Chesta. It wasn't supposed to hit him, only scare him away. Dilandau, though about half drunk, was now scared that Chesta would die. Dilandau walked over to Chesta, the boy was holding his neck still, Dilandau could see blood seeping through his fingers. Dilandau now quickly ran to Chesta and turned him over he had a wound about half the dagger deep in the side of his neck. Missing his Adam's apple. He was glad of that. Chesta's eyes began to dim a bit. Dilandau picked up the boy and carried him to the infamy knowing none of his Dragonslayers were awake or any where near.
Upon entering the imfamry Dilandau gave Chesta to one of the nurses and she took the boy to one of the healers. Dilandau went to Folken to report.
Dilandau wasn't given the best lecture and was put back on probation for a while.
"Dilandau, this is where your anger gets out of hand." Folken said.
"Yeah yeah I know and you think that I should change. Your the one who sent that dirty doppelganger after my SLAYER." Dilandau was screaming now. *** Gatti awoken with a start, Dilandau was screaming again at Folken. The thin walls of the Vione penetrated yells and loud noises, Dilandau being the maker of all the noises.
Other Slayers woken up at the screams now becoming more and more. ***
"AND ANOTHER THING FOLKEN DONT TELL ME HOW TO TRAIN MY SOLDIERS, YOUR SLAYER MAY TRAIN WITH MY MEN BUT THAT DOESNT STOP ME FROM PUTTING
OUT PUNISHMENT, SHE DOES LESS THAN YOU THINK!!!" Dilandau was now speaking nonsense. ***
Lilly was awake and she was wondering why Dilandau was yelling.
The door to her room opened.
Gatti was standing in the doorway. He walked in.
"Here quietly come with me, silently though." He held out his hand to her.
"Why, what is up with Dilandau?" She asked.
"He is drunk, tired, and upset. When he gets this way the first person he mentions should hide, he will leave Folken's chamber and head toward what he thinks is the problem. Now come on." He said a bit more serious.
She got up from her bed and went over to him. He took her hand and pulled her over to his room.
"Is this some pawn to get me in your bed," She asked him.
"No listen, listen really closely." He said pointing to the wall. She did as told. She heard her things breaking in her room.
"Where is she!" Dilandau was yelling now. Lilly's eyes widened she looked at Gatti. He nodded his head.
"Same thing happened to Takero, especially when he decided to go up against Dilandau, Dilandau beat the crap out of him and he couldn't walk for a while, that was before you came though." He said.
The call button came on.
"Gatti wake up, open this door." It was Dilandau, he seemed really mad. Gatti ushered her to get under his bed. When she was out of sight, Gatti ruffled his hair and rubbed at his eyes. Making them look red like he just got up. He opened up the door.
"Yes Lord Dil-landau" He said like he was tired.
"Where is that witch Lilly." Gatti gave him a confused look.
"I don't know, she isn't in her room?" Gatti said.
"No the witch is gone, she should be in her room." Dilandau was drunk, he had blood all over his hands. And he looked like a leopard looking for food.
"I am sorry Lord Dilandau she is not here." He said. Folken came up behind Dilandau. Folken stuck a needle into Dilandau's neck and pressed down on the syringe and the liquid disappeared. Dilandau fell to the ground. Folken let a smile out.
"Lord Folken he was scaring me, what is going on?" Gatti asked.
"Dilandau had almost killed Chesta, don't tell anyone for the reason they might fear him too much and might leave. Where is Lilly?" Folken asked.
"She is in here. I came and got her when I heard Dilandau yelling." Gatti said.
"Ill take Dilandau to his room. He should not remember anything." Folken said leaving. The door closed and Gatti sat down on the floor next to the bed. He put his hand under the bed to her and he felt her's.
"You coming out? He's gone." Gatti said.
"That is not a he, that is not even my cousin, that is a demon." He heard her say. He could tell she was crying or at least scared to death. He guessed both. He grabbed her hand and helped her from under the bed. She wasn't crying but very close to it. She was just shaken and scared. Her eyes seemed gold in the light that came from on of his lamps. Her hair was in a braid which was half fallen out, her white shirt was dirty from the dust collection under his bed.
"Thank you, for this. I mean, to think I wanted to kill you today for that thing with Christian and now you just saved my neck." She said pushing a hair back from her face and wiping her shirt off.
"I told him that because... well..." He had to think. 'tell her you were jealous,' said his conscience.
"Listen you don't need to tell me, I really don't care." She said smiling. She put a hand on his shoulder.
Gatti put his hand on hers again. "I am sorry I didn't do this right the first time." He kissed her hand. She remembered when he didn't and kissed her instead when they were younger. She sorta wondered if he would do it again. She didn't put it past him either. But while she was thinking she didn't even notice she was kissing him. How she knew she was kissing him he was pale and his eyes were wide.
She broke the kiss and got up she walked quickly to the door and went out. She left Gatti just sitting there, he didn't move just started to blink wondering what that girl was doing? She would get on to him for trying to get her to like him and here she was kissing him. He put it out of his mind. ***
Lilly put her hands on her face when she got in her room, she didn't even take notice to the wreckage in the room she got on her bed and laid down thinking how fickle she was when it came to love. She looked in the mirror. She looked terrible, she had her hair all mussed up, and her face was dirty and she had bags under her eyes. No wonder why he didn't kiss her, she looked awful. She put her hands on her face again and started to cry. She hurt so bad, her whole body ached to where she could hardly stand it anymore and she closed her eyes. *****
The next morning Chesta was to stay in the imfamry for a week. The Dragonslayers were told he was hurt, but wasn't told what really happened though, so Chesta just got sick and that was about it.
Lee watched as Lilly came into the mess hall, she looked about half dead. Her hair was neatly braided, but her face was pale and she had bags under eyes. He ushered her over to their table she looked over at them and walked away with her plate toward Folken, she bowed, he nodded his head and she sat down beside him and gingerly ate not saying a word.
Lee was surprised that Lilly looked so tired, probably with all that yelling coming from Dilandau. He ate more of his eggs.
"Yo Gatti what's with Lilly?" Lee asked.
"How should I know?" Gatti snapped. He was not in a good mood for the lack of sleep.
"She only lives across from you." Lee pointed out. "She doesn't look too good like Dilandau beat the crap out of her." as if on cue Dilandau came in, late as usual to breakfast but he didn't look like he cared, he was rubbing his neck and he was dragging his feet to the table where Folken and Lilly sat. Lilly looked up at Dilandau who just sat down. She got up and put her plate away, not hardly eating anything she walked out of the hall. This was noticed not only by the whole room but her fellow Dragonslayers also. Lee especially, she was like a sis to him, and seeing her unhappy made him think that he had failed with making her happy.
"Dilandau didn't touch her, I don't know what's wrong with her, she shouldn't be acting this way." Gatti said. **
"What's with that girl?" Dilandau asked as he drank his milk.
Folken looked at Dilandau he knew that Dilandau didn't remember the Lilly thing but the Chesta incident he did. He shown signs of it, he kept looking toward the Dragonslayers.
"I do not know Dilandau I have a feeling that she might want to leave soon." Folken said.
"Good, it would be better if she was gone." Dilandau said.
"And if I said that about Miguel?" Folken asked.
"Your the one who likes him around for his mind." Dilandau asked.
"What about Chesta." Folken said.
Dilandau's eyes widened. "THAT WAS NOT MY FAULT!" Dilandau yelled. He was standing up pointing at Folken.
"Sit down. Think back Dilandau, you chose Miguel, you trained him, you chose him to go with you, you chose to have revenge on my brother, Miguel got captured because you chose to go along with your own dabbling, now if you wouldn't have stopped and just have been on your way to Freid we wouldn't be in this situation right now. Chesta would be sitting over there, as would Miguel. Zongi would still be in the shadows. Do not blame me." Folken's said silently.
"When you die, Ill spit on your grave." Dilandau said, he left, leaving his plate half eaten.
None of the Slayers knew what that was all about but it had something to do with the day before, Chesta suddenly got sick, Miguel was captured, Lilly is becoming more and more detached, Dilandau was becoming masochistic. And each one hardly anyone knew what was really going on. ****
Later on that day during break some of the slayers were in the common room. Lilly was sitting at a window looking out looking like she wanted to be off. Lee walked over to her and sat down at her feet.
"Hey doll, you don't look too good."
There was no answer.
Lee smiled devilishly. He got up and grabbed her around the waist, and threw her over his shoulder. She snapped out of her little trance.
"Lee put me down!" she said laughing a little.
"No you tell me what's up." he said starting to hold her upside down.
"Hypothetically the tiles on the celine." She said with a light tone.
Some of the slayers were laughing at the display.
"NO. Ok that's it I am tickling you." He said unbuttoning her boots. She started to hit his back.
When he got one of the boots off he started to tickle her feet.
She started to laugh terrible. Not only was she ticklish everywhere but her feet were the most. She started to claw him.
"Come on let me go!" She said in-between laughs. Most of the Dragonslayers were cracking up from the display.
He finally put her down hand started to laugh at her. Her face was red and was falling out of the braid.
"Oh ha ha." she put her boot on.
"That's what you get for not telling me why your upset." he said playfully.
She shook her head.
The door burst open, every one half expected Dilandau to barge in, but no it was Chesta, he had his neck bandaged up and he was breathing hard. He quickly shut the common room door and pressed the lock button.
Some of the slayers came up to him asking him to explain what happened.
Chesta went to one of the desks got out a quill and paper. He wrote out:
"THE NURSE IS AFTER ME!!!" Dallet read out.
The whole room burst into laughter after Dallet read it.
"Sorry Chesta that is to unbelievable. Why would she be after you."
Chesta wrote out: SHOT
Some of the Slayers cringed.
Gatti came up to Chesta.
"You need to get back." Gatti said taking him by the shoulder.
Chesta held back. "why." came a bit of his voice.
"You cant be out here," Gatti grabbed him by the arm and led him out. When they exited. "they cant find out what happened to you or most of them will quit in fear of Dilandau." He finished.
Chesta was about to speak but found himself unable to. He glared at the taller one, but he knew it was no use, he was tired and could hardly keep his own footing. **
In the common room everyone was wondering about what was up.
Lilly knew what was going on, she heard Folken tell Gatti what happened to Chesta.
She didn't say anything either knowing it was to be kept a secret. But half of her wanted to get out as soon as possible before anything else happened.
"WOULD GATTI, DALLET, AND GUIMEL REPORT TO THE THRONE ROOM." Came on the intercom. Guimel and Dallet looked up.
"Might as well." Guimel said, him and Dallet left. Gatti joined them half way.
"What do you think he wants."
"I don't know." Gatti said.
"What's going on with Chesta, and Lilly she seems kinda out of it." Guimel asked.
"Why in the hell does every one expect me to know about Lilly? Just because I room right across from her means I know every thought in her twisted mind." Gatti complained.
"Hush you git, we thought you might have something to do with it because your the one who pesters her. What about Chesta?" Dallet said putting his hands on his waist.
"I am not at liberty to say." Gatti said speeding up a little.
"Oh come on, Ill most likely find out anyway from one of the nurses or servants. Might as well spill now." They reached the door when Guimel said this.
"Ill tell you one thing it has to do with Miguel." Gatti said as he pressed the call button.
"Lord Dilandau sir we have arrived." Gatti said.
"Enter."
The three entered and bowed in front of Dilandau.
"Later on today with out letting Folken know I want you three to go to Freid and find Miguel. Bring him back." Dilandau said.
"Lord Dilandau sir a word." Guimel asked.
Dilandau gave him a moment of silence. "Go ahead."
"What is the condition of Chesta-san." Guimel said. "Lord Dilandau."
"Critical, but it is to be kept under wraps." Dilandau said. "You three will leave at 4:00, be at the hanger at that time or earlier, I will dismiss you." what that really meant was be there early or die. Dilandau waved them off. They bowed again and left.
"Guimel why did you do that??" Gatti half yelled.
"I just wanted to know, I have every right to know where my room mate is." He said walking off.
Gatti checked the time. 11:02. An hour to lunch. The bell sounded. Break was over now. Guymelef training was now in session. He missed the wonderful half hour break. He headed back with Dallet to the training area. ** Lilly didn't come to training then. Lee told Dilandau that she had to talk to Folken about something when he asked.
Dilandau didn't care if the girl missed or not, she had hardly a talent in guymelef training.
The hour went by fast. Lunch time came around. There was still no sign of Lilly. Lunch was pretty quiet, there was a lack of three slayers, Chesta, Miguel and Lilly. The day went by more faster. It had seemed, soon Lunch was over and they went to base training. Lilly actually made it to that. She looked a bit more lively like she had gotten something straightened out.
3:00 came too quickly. They hardly did anything that day, Dilandau said he felt to listless to do something hard that day. Lilly had left with the others saying she didn't really need a shower and she retreated to her room.
When 3:42 came along Gatti, Guimel and Dallet found themselves running toward the hangar.
They made it just in time to be early.
Dilandau was there when they arrived. They bowed as he told them what to do.
"You are dismissed." Dilandau walked off.
The three left the Vione toward Fried.
They arrived a quarter after four. Silently they landed out side and activated the stealth cloaks and jumped out.
"I say we jump the wall." Guimel said.
They heard laughter in the forest.
Dallet got a sly look on his face. He told his plan to the others. He took off his jacket and handed it to Gatti.
A man on a carriage was making his way to Freid when he came across the thee boys.
"Well boys what are you doing here?" The man slurred. It was clear he was drunk.
"We are travelers from Asturia and well I was just wondering. Do you have any cloths?" Dallet asked. "You see I just caught these two Zaibach soldiers and well I need to get them to Fried but I need some rope to make sure they don't run in the crowd, I can catch them in the forest but in a crowd its very hard." Dallet said.
"Why sure the man turned around and started looking for the rope. Gatti snuck off to behind the cart. He grabbed a few cloaks, Guimel carefully climbed the carriage side and got close to the man from behind, he grabbed his sword and hit the man with the hilt. The man fell to the ground face first. He didn't hear the roars of laughter coming from the four boys.
"Ok, part two of my plan, I'll undress him and put on his clothes while you two put on those cloaks." Dallet said. Gatti and Guimel did their part. Dallet put on the man's shirt. He felt a twinge of guilt so he kept his own pants and kept the man's on himself. Dallet pulled a bag of coins from the man.
"You are a good sir. And a very rich one too." Dallet said, he looked over to the others. They were climbing up on the cart. Cloaks covered their clothes.
"That was too easy so what do we do now?" Guimel asked.
"Simple you two act like your my slaves and keep your hood's down on you so no one will see you when we enter." Dallet said.
"I think I should be the slave driver they might suspect you, I doubt they'll expect an Asturian." Gatti pointed out.
"They will question you on why you were out side of Asturia. and then what will you do tell them that you are traveling?" Dallet said, he was about half right. "And plus you don't probably know how to act rich, you don't even know how to shower properly so don't even think you can be rich." Dallet said.
Gatti sat down again. He pulled a piece of bread from the cart. Guimel got one too. They knew they would probably miss dinner so they ate.
When they arrived to the entrance of Freid's castle. They weren't let in. There was dust in the air and the man at the gate said that there was just some trouble.
"I have two Zaibach Soldiers right here. If you let me in Ill hand them over." Dallet said.
The man let them through and sent a messenger along with them. When they were out of view of the gate they easily disposed of the messenger.
There was dust cloud and torn down columns and roofs. From the dust they saw a Alsedise guymelef. Most likely Miguel's.
"Now we search for Miguel." Gatti said. The three dropped from the carriage and began to look.
They searched for a minuet. Guimel went into an alleyway then screamed and stumbled out, this caught attention of Gatti and Dallet. The two ran over to Guimel who was on the ground and looked shaken terribly.
There was a foul stench coming from the alley way.
Gatti and Dallet slowly walked in. What they saw was masochistic. A mangled body just laid there. Its neck was blue and black. Gatti saw something shift in the shadows, he pulled out his sword and readied it.
"Who's there!" He said. The shift disappeared as did the stench.
"It is Miguel." Guimel said, he was standing where Dallet was a second earlier. Dallet was outside puking again.
"Damn the Freid to hell." Gatti said.
Miguel had and injured leg. It was about half off.
"That wound couldn't be from a regular sword." They looked outside at the guymelef it was almost in half. "Its from a Guymelf's sword."
"I thought I saw something in the shadows, it didn't feel human and the stench lifted when it left. So that thing that was there must have killed him." Gatti said.
"It was a doppelganger. I know that stench." Dallet said. He looked a little white from the puking. "When I was younger I could smell it all the time. They discovered a doppelganger had killed the king and took his place."
"What are we going to do now?" Guimel asked.
"I say we bury him, knowing the people of Freid they might burn his body and just throw away his ashes." Gatti said.
When they got done it was about 6:00 and high time they left. All of them wanted to dearly destroy the place. Gatti threw the shovel that he had stolen from one of the homes.
They were walking to the cart and none of the said anything. "HEY YOU STOP!!!" Someone behind them yelled. They turned around about seven soldiers were coming right at them. They all took out their swords. The three quickly got rid of the seven. Gatti got three and the other two got two each.
"That is for Miguel." Gatti said taking out the last one.
"Lets get out of here before anymore come." Dallet suggested. The two nodded.
Soon they were back at their Guymelef and Dallet had changed back to his own clothes. They left when everything was done. None said anything on the way back. They got back about fifteen minuets later.
Folken had found out about the rescue mission and was waiting with Dilandau for the three to return.
When they did they knew Dilandau was in trouble for the whole rescue mission.
The three got out of their Guymelef and bowed to the two Lords.
"You three report to your rooms." Folken said.
"Lord Folken may we report to Lord Dilandau about Miguel?" Gatti said.
"Well what has happened??" Dilandau asked.
"Sir, Miguel Lavaliere is dead." Gatti said.
"WHAT?!?!?!" Dilandau screeched.
Folken thought this was bad now.
"Yes sir he is dead. We found him a second too late. But we know who killed him." Guimel said.
"And who is that? Van?? Soldiers?" Dilandau asked.
"Van may have had part of it Miguel's Alsedise was almost cut in half and his leg was about off but I had seen a doppelganger..." Gatti was cut off.
"FOLKEN YOUR DOPPLEGANGER KILLED MY SLAYER!!!!" Dilandau was very mad now. "AM I RIGHT GATTI??"
"Yes sir, the doppelganger was leaving and Miguel had been strangled." Gatti finished.
"Dilandau I am truly sorry, I had no idea that Zongi would kill Miguel." Folken apologized.
"That's too bad for your doppelganger. Gatti I want to see you and Guimel in forty-five minuets. We are going hunting." Dilandau said.
For the first time in his life he was excited about Dilandau's orders.
"Yes sir." Gatti and Guimel said a smile on their face.
"Ill take the rest of you when we get rid of Freid." He said toward Dallet, who smiled and bowed. Guimel left toward the imfamry.
"Gatti I want you to tell the others, some are still at Dinner or they will be in the common room I am going to get ready." Gatti nodded and left. **
When Guimel got to the imfamry Chesta was reading a book.
"Hey!" Guimel said.
Chesta didn't say anything but smiled weakly.
"I have some good and bad news." Guimel said.
Chesta gave a thumb down for Guimel.
"You know that little thing with Miguel getting captured, well Folken sent out a doppelganger to keep them from finding out about us and well the doppelganger killed Miguel." the last part was hard to get out.
Chesta paled. He couldn't believe it inside.
"The good news is that me and Gatti are going with Dilandau to go hunting for the Doppelganger. Well I gotta get going." Chesta got out of the bed and stretched his legs.
"What are you doing??" Guimel asked. Chesta hit Guimel in the side of the head knocking him out.
"Sorry Guimel I am going." Chesta said hardly above a whisper.
Chesta tried his hardest to pull Guimel up on the bed. When he was on the bed successfully he went out of the imfamry and disposed of the cloth around his neck. Chesta had stitches where the dagger was thrown. He made sure no one actually saw him as he stealth fully got to his room with Dilandau.
He grabbed one of his armors. From his bed.
The door opened.
Dilandau walked in and saw Chesta.
"You should be in the imfamry."
"I am going with you Lord Dilandau." Chesta said
"NO you not."
"Please sir if you want my forgiveness let me go."
"Where is Guimel?" Dilandau asked.
"He is knocked out in the imfamry."
"Impressive, I guess you can go." Dilandau said.
"Thank you Lord Dilandau." Chesta said as he walked in the bathroom and got dressed. ***
When Gatti got to the common room everyone was asking him about Miguel.
"Please people back off and I'll tell you." he said shuffling through the crowd. He got on a chair.
"Ok the bad news is that a doppelganger sent by Folken, killed him."
All of the Dragonslayers were shocked. There were murmurs about it to.
"The good news is that myself Dilandau and Guimel are going to hunt down the monster. And then we attack Freid, we all may go." Gatti said.
Though still shocked about Miguel were happy that some will help destroy Freid in Miguel's name.
Gatti jumped from the chair and walked over to one of the couches and fell down. He saw Lilly curled up on a window seat her eyes closed. The other slayers were talking about all the things they could do to get Freid back.
He got up and walked over to her. Her golden eyes snapped open when she heard him coming to her.
"You know we are only sinking down to their level by killing them. I can understand the doppelganger thing but all of Fried?? Don't you think that's a little drastic?" She asked.
"No not really." he said.
She got up and slapped him. His eyes were wide.
"Don't expect me to want to go." She walked off and left the common room. Everyone was staring at Gatti. He was upset now.
He got up and walked fast after her. When he caught up to her he grabbed her shoulder and put her up against the wall.
"Listen, this is a war, Miguel was my friend, he was in the same room as me for years. I think I have every right to slay those who helped kill him." He said.
"No you just want to see blood, this may be a war but some people have a choice to get out of it, and that's what I am doing." She said. Her eyes were that gold color again.
"You have no idea what it feels like loosing someone. You had a family." He said. She slapped him even harder.
"NO you don't have any idea what is like having your mother go crazy and killing your father then her self right in front of your eyes then having a sister becoming a wraith and slowly disappear." She said. "My mother went crazy because my father was going to war. I had to live with Chandra, Dilandau's mother, with my sister who became a wraith. Do you know what a wraith is?? It is something that is not alive nor dead. No soul, no heart, no mind, no hope, no faith. Nothing, She is dead now. She died right before I left. Do NOT tell ME that I don't know what it is like to loose someone." She said pushing him away from her and against the wall. She walked toward Folken's laboratory.
Gatti gulped. He took a deep breath. This girl had serious problems. He thought. He decided not to go back to the common room just yet. He had a pretty good idea that he will get looks for getting slapped by Lilly. ***
Later that night Dilandau had gotten word from Zongi that the task was done and he was returning and would meet them at a temple in the north. Dilandau replied that he would meet him there.
"Too bad Folken you wont be able to say good bye to your precious doppelganger." Dilandau said.
"Dilandau don't do this."
"Oh I am going to do this I am his executioner.." Dilandau said. *** Around 8:00 Dilandau arrived in the hanger with Chesta when Gatti was getting ready. Gatti had red marks still on his face from Lilly. Two times in one spot hurt.
"Umm Lord Dilandau would it be wise for Chesta-" another smack.
"Do you question my decisions?" Dilandau asked.
'GEZ my God I have to figure out who slaps harder Lilly or Dilandau.' He thought, he was slapped on the same side that Lilly slapped him on.
Gatti gave him a look behind his back. Chesta snapped to attention.
"Well lets go." Dilandau said.
Minuets later the three left. Inside the common room all the slayers were cheering. Lilly was back in the common room she looked out the window. She felt a little faint, also very hungry. She closed her eyes and fell to the floor. ***
Dilandau told Gatti and Chesta to hide in the forest just incase the doppelganger was followed or he escaped.
The temple was large and Dilandau sat his guymelef right on the top and activated the stealth cloak. They waited there for what seemed like eternity before that cursed doppelganger got there. When it did come Dilandau deactivated his stealth cloak.
Now they were talking for what was an eternity then Dilandau went back in his guymelef.
"Now accept your reward." Dilandau said.
Liquid metal covered the creature.
"You killed Miguel, the was a terrible thing you did to him."
Seconds later they could hear Dilandau yell "DIE" as the liquid metal smashed the bones .
In a split second they didn't really see the dragon fly past Dilandau but when the two heard Dilandau call their names it meant that something came up.
They shot fire at the Escaflowne. The Escaflowne easily dodged their shots. Both upset by this activated their stealth cloaks and got on top of the temple.
Dilandau activated his aslo then shot blasts at the Escaflowne. Dodge. He was ticked now. The Escaflowne quickly attacked Dilandau causing him to fall down the steps of the temple.
"Lord Dilandau!!" Chesta yelled and began shooting again. His throat ached when he yelled.
Gatti joined in with the shooting.
The Escaflowne easily knocked Chesta into the wall then Gatti down the temple.
Dilandau went for the Escaflowne again. This time he was able to see that girl, the girl from the Mystic Moon that the doppelganger told him about. The one that had caused him all that trouble. He extended his claw to make a sword and stabbed toward the dragon. Right at the two people called Van Fanel, and Hitomi.
"YOU, your the one who has been causing me all the trouble." Dilandau yelled.
The dragon's head crashed onto Dilandau and the Escaflowne flew off.
"Your not getting away this time!" Dilandau yelled. He went into flight mode but he was unable to get ten feet of the ground. His energist cracked.
"Damn my luck!" He said. "Chesta Gatti report." He said.
"Sir, Chesta, all right," Chesta lied, his wound was bleading, the jolt from hitting the wall threw his head and stretched his skin making him blead again. He was also coughing up blood but he wouldnt let anyone know.
"Sir, Gatti, one piece, Do you want us to fly to the Vione and send a carrier."
"No, we'll walk with the alsedise." Dilandau said heading off.
Chesta was behind Dilandau and Gatti followed in the back of them.
Chesta was slowing down, he kept closing his eyes and then stumbling. Everytime he closed his eyes he saw something, flowers everywhere, the surrounded something.
"Chesta?!" Something called.
Chesta didnt hardly notice it though, he could see a skeleton, it had daisy's in the eye sockets, beautiful but odd. Chesta closed his eyes again. His guymelef fell.
Dilandau cursed his luck.
"Gatti got get a carrier at the Vione, I knew this was a bad idea bringing him along." Dilandau said.
"Yes sir." Gatti took off.
Dilandau looked at Chesta's guymelef. He shook his head at the boy. He was too weak but tried not to be. He guessed Miguel died that way. To impress him. Dilandau heaved a sigh.
'This is what you get for being to hard on them.' said that voice in his head.
"What do you want? He asked it."
'You need to be easier on them. They'll die if you push them to far. The may die for you but still, you shouldnt do this to them making them feel guilty for not going far enough.' it said again.
"Who are you anyway to say that, you sound like Folken."
'I dont know who I am, all I know is what you know. And I dont like it either.' it left him.
"Stupid voice." He said. He waited about fifteen minuets before Gatti came back with the carrier. He was with two other slayers that were carrying the carrier. Dilandau walked in the carrier and got out. He walked over to Chesta's. He went to the cockpit and opened it. Chesta fell out. His face was a bloody mess.
"Gatti, get Guimel now!" Dilandau yelled to him.
"Right here sir!" Guimel's voice said.
"Guimel get down here and take care of Chesta." Dilandau said.
"Sir!" He said.
Guimel landed. Dilandau took over his as Guimel easily took his friend out of his guymelef. Dilandau grabbed Chesta's guymelef and loaded it to the carrier.
Guimel carried Chesta to the carrier where Dilandau, Lee and Gatti were started hauling the carrier with the two alsedise units and the two were. Guimel laid Chesta down on a bench in the carrier. He had a knot on his head where Chesta hit him earlier. Guimel unbuttoned Chesta's jacket and examined the wound. He took his dagger and cut a piece of fabric from Chesta's shirt and put it on Chesta's neck. Guimel took his hankercheif and wrapped it around Chesta's neck. He checked Chesta's eyes, they were bright blue, brighter than he had ever seen them before, there was hardly a pupil in sight. When the carrier stopped and the door opened Guimel rushed out with Chesta and took him back to the imfamry. Gatti expected it was really bad.
"Yo Gatti." Said a voice behind him.
"Yeah Lee."
"Lilly's in the imfamry, she fainted right after you guys left. The healer said that she is becoming anorexic and malnourished for the lack of food and sleep she has been getting. I guess she has a high metabolism or something like that and it's been pretty bad. She's not alowed to train for a week. Folken got really mad at her for it to. Because I guess she had been lying to him saying that she had been eating and not when she see's him all the time." Lee said leaning against his guymelef.
"Is she ok?" Gatti asked.
"Yeah just really tired and sore." When she wakes up soon who ever is in there has to feed her, make her eat is more like it. Folken ordered on person a night to watch her to make sure if she wakes up to eat. He wants you to tommarow night and me tonight. But I told him that the battle against Freid might mean a lot to you." Lee said.
"Ill do it. I can miss one battle, plus I was kinda thinking about what she had said to me earlier. Something like: this may be a war but some people have a choice to get out of it. I guess I am getting out of this one tommarow, Ill tell Dilandau tommarow. Maybe he'll put you in. I doubt Chesta will go tommarow he seems even worse than earlier." Gatti said.
"Tell me Gatti what happened to Chesta."
"Dilandau kinda got mad and threw his dagger at Chesta and it hit the side of his neck. Dont tell anyone I told you though, I could get kicked out for it." He said "well im hitting the hay. Night." Gatti walked off.
Lee walked to imfamry. "Yeah night man." He said. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@
Well thats that chapter I know I know I have procrastinated a lot and I dont even wait till summer to start up again i am hoping to revise DCDD to make it better because I left out a lot of details out. OH yeah: why does Lee think that Gatti should know about Lilly so much?? what does the annoying baka know?? (I have no idea he hasnt told me yet) Will Dilly let Gatti out of the Freid Battle?? What is really wrong with Lilly?? When will i stop with these questions? Now??? How about now?? ok..... Guess what i finally saw the Esca Movie, it is SOOOO awesome, Dilly's even more better. he doesnt sound quite like a kid.
Dilly: I was bad??? Gatti: Um sir i dont think she ment it. Ok that was about 5 times in this whole chapter. Dilly: *smack* i told you not to think Guys dont fight *gets scared when says that line* that reminds me of a dream i had. For real i had a dream that Dilly was singing "Dont fight" by Funfactory and i woke up and the song was on playing on my computer. Very Scary dreams i have, thats not all.... Chesta: when will she stop having weird dreams like that? Guimel: I dont know when she decides to get a life Dallet: Yeah, then we'll be free finally Viole: But that will be a while remember all the good ones are taken. NOOO i ordered one and it hasnt gotten here yet. Dilly: RIIIGHHHTTT
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Chapter 16
After getting back from the castle back to the Vione things began to change. Not only did Dilandau seem more vile but more detached from the real world. He started to have someone stay in the throne room with him now. He even had Chesta become his roommate. This odd behavior was sorta worrying the Dragonslayers.
Every one was just happy it wasn't them.
In the mess hall the slayers were eating their lunches. Chesta and Guimel were finally sitting with the others Gatti, Miguel, Dallet, Lee (he was sitting on the table), and Viole. Usually they sat with Ryoun and Biore but those two were getting a little weird.
"I don't get it Lord Dilandau doesn't seem well, he threw up at least four times last night. He even said he was sorry for my lack of sleep." Chesta said finally getting his part of the conversation in.
"Lord Dilandau did that?" Gatti and Dallet asked
"Yes and the look he gave me was almost like he finally came back to reality but it disappeared like a flash of light."
Lilly had just came out from getting her lunch when she heard Chesta's sentence. "You know that, is not my cousin, and I am not the only person who thinks that way, am I right Gatti, Lee??" She said after stopping to say that then leaving. Lee and Gatti looked at each other.
"What is that blond talking about?" Dallet said he soon got glares from all the blonds around him, Gatti, Chesta, Guimel, Lee, Biore, Ryoun, and Lilly.
"Whatever." Dallet said quietly paying more attention to his food.
"But don't you think that is weird about Lord Dilandau?" Chesta said.
"I have to go with Lilly on this one that is not the Dilandau I used to know. well half of him." Gatti said.
"Well lets not talk about it, I am having a good day and I don't want to ruin it with worrying over our commander, remember tonight we going to Freid? What's up with you Viole?" Miguel said.
"Nothing Lavaliere, that is just my home well near Fortuna temple." He said not eating just wiping off his sword.
"Oh just tell us where your house is and we'll try to miss it." Miguel joked.
Viole glared at the other. "And if I were to accidentally not miss you neck when I stab you with this steak knife?" Viole said.
"Guys, guys, calm down. We are becoming testy with each other now stop it." Lee said his eyes turning a pale green color. This was an unusual color for Lee normally he always had odd colors like pink which he changed his mood quickly not liking the color, but lime green was new, it must have been his serious color. Or him pretending to be serious.
Dilandau walked by, he was wearing his original pants along with his lavender top he was carrying a pail of black paint, likely enough Biore was right behind him carrying pails of white red, a light brown, and what seemed like a gray paint. they were heading toward the training area, Dilandau was covered in the paints. He had a bright smile on his face. It was of glee through.
"I think Lord Dilandau finally lost it." Ryoun said he wiped his blond hair out of his eyes.
"I didn't know he had it." Lee joked. He got various glares.
"Lord Dilandau just painted a picture of King Van of Fanelia on the wall of the Guymelef training area. He even made a doll of him and just went to paint it." He stole Gatti's piece of bread,
he easily stuck it in his mouth and ate it. Gatti glared at the other slayer.
"You know Gatti your too easy to get food from, and you know you have a big nose." Ryoun again was pushing his luck and making someone mad, a week earlier he had gotten on Jano's nerves and Jano almost rammed his head in the shower room door. Ryoun kinda let him go especially because Jano and Lee shoved him out of the shower room naked right into Dilandau, they hadn't planned him being there but it worked all the same, nor did they get in trouble either, they told Dilandau he slipped and flew out the door.
Gatti wanted to lunge at the blond across from him. "I don't have a big nose." he said taking a drink of his water.
"Maybe your right but still you are too easy to take food from, and don't you ever get mad and just thrash out at anyone for crossing your territory, I mean what kind of man are you, what's yours is yours. You shouldn't let anyone take anything away from you." Ryoun took a piece of fruit from Gatti. Gatti snatched it from him and ate it.
"Yeah, maybe your right." Gatti got up and walked off.
****
Like Ryoun said there was a painting on the wall of Van Fanel in the Guymelef Training Area. Dilandau had little or no artistic skill so it was more of a stick person with the name "Van Fanal" From Dilandau lack of knowing how to spell the last name right. It was very amusing also because of the over sized head and the small body. they all guessed that Biore had lifted Dilandau up with his guymelef for the crooked lines and the nose on the side of the face.
Most of the Dragonslayers commented on the work of art to Dilandau. Folken had finally seen it, he found it amusing and told Dilandau not to quit his day job. Dilandau in return told Folken to quit his.
During training Dilandau would do anything to the painting, Folken had to go in there to tell him to stop putting holes through the Vione.
The slayers just watched him have fun with the flame thrower and the painting.
"VAAANN you are such a bastard, why don't you just die!!" Dilandau scorched it again not caring that it was burning wires through the Vione wall. Some lights went out but that didn't stop Dilandau, he liked fire in the dark.
"And you said he just lost it?" Lee said. Ryoun sweat dropped. ****
Dinner time was now. Soup, potato, crackers, and water. Or in Dallet's words: Eyeball soup, the still growing potato, wood chips, and toilet water. And for desert, Lee and Guimel were sneaking Dilandau's special ordered chocolate from Zaibach to the common room and putting a note saying that Folken wanted to do experiments on it. If anything had to do with Folken Dilandau believed it, even if he had nothing to do with it.
At one table Lee and Guimel were going over the plans again. Miguel was listening intently, Gatti was eating, Dallet was inspecting his food, Jano was sword fighting with his and Chesta's knives, Chesta was sleeping on the table, Viole was glaring at Jano. At the other table Voru, Christian*, and Takero were talking about swords, Hotaru was eating gingerly while talking to Lilly, Lilly talking to Hotaru kept looking over at Christian, the newest addition to the Slayers, not really paying any attention to her food or the conversation, She heard that Folken picked him for his targeting. Folken had picked him when they were at the banquet the few days earlier, Dilandau liked the boy. Light brown hair and fire blue spinal eyes. Daravan and his brother, Dale were talking about something.
Gatti saw Lilly watch the new slayer. A twinge of jealousy went through him. But he shook it off, he didn't like her anyway just another person to give a hard time to, under order from Dilandau. What did that Christian guy have anyway compared to the second-in-command-pretty-much-person he was. Maybe just that he was to high ranked. Gatti wracked his brain he shouldn't be jealous. The guy was too young for her. As was himself, but only by a few months. Gatti decided to stop eating they must have put something in the food to make him think this way. Gatti left. When he did he heard a scream.
Lilly ran past him everyone looked at her. She was out the mess hall door too quickly. He decided to leave when he would find out what happened. Voru was carrying a plate with a bowl and a glass of water on top. Which was most likely Lilly's.
Voru stopped at the first table and put the plate on the table in front of Dallet. Dallet looked in the bowl, a finger floated up to the top of the soup. Dallet turned green and ran to the closest trash can.
"Poor girl, embarrassing yes but traumatizing my Lord she wont eat for a while." Voru said picking up the plate again. Lee got up and stood on the table.
"Can I make an announcement, I want everyone to check their food we need to find four more fingers and a palm to finish a hand." You could hear people spiting out soup and silver ware landing on the tables and ground.
"LEE BEZOLD!" came a yell.
"Poor git, forgot Dilandau was dining with us tonight." Voru said coming back and sitting down.
Gatti sat down quickly as Dilandau came by.
"Down now!" Dilandau snapped. Lee did as told. Dilandau grabbed him by the arm and lead him outside.
Gatti got up and left. Dallet was still throwing up. Some of the slayers stopped eating also. Chesta woken up and left.
When Gatti finally found Lilly she was sitting outside her door, she looked paralyised with fear, she didn't even notice him come up. Her eyes glued to the floor.
"You know that could have been Folken's finger." Gatti joked.
She blinked and looked up at him. "Ha ha don't make fun of me, I don't need it." she said.
"You'll be fine, Voru told us what happened. It'll be forgotten by tomorrow"
"Yeah right, by tomorrow Ill be the laughing stock of the Vione." She said.
He sat down across from her, "Lee made a sickening statement, Lord Dilandau got mad, and Dallet saw the finger and I think he is still throwing up. But I don't think you'll be laughed at."
He said reassuring her. "But that is a bad way to make Christian like you by screaming." He added.
"What?!"
"You were ogling at him. It was too funny watching you talk to Hotaru and just stare at him with hearts in your eyes." He said.
"Your just jealous."
His conscience said "Yep you are," His heart said "Well duh" but his mouth said, "Ha your just trying to hide that you really like me."
She kicked at him and got up and went into her room. "You only wish."
He cursed his conscience and his heart, but left to the common room. It didn't matter any more. He let it go. So what if he was jealous of that new guy. Only for his targeting ability, in which he himself sucked at.
In the common room, Lee was handing out chocolate, he almost didn't make it for the mission to steal Dilandau's chocolate and had a big black bruise on his cheek from Dilandau for the public display and a red cheek where he told Dilandau that it wouldn't have been funny if it was a private display, Chesta was sleeping on one of the chairs with his head on the table.
Dallet and Guimel were at another game of cards, Dallet was eating a banana that he had Lee and Guimel sneak out of the kitchens along with the chocolates. They almost got caught but
Lee somehow didn't. Some of the slayers refused to eat some of the chocolates just in case Dilandau barged in. Like he did on occasion. Lilly had came in, no one had actually said anything about the finger. Christian had asked her if she was alright, she blushed majorly.
"I think its cute you like me, Gatti mentioned it to me." He said.
Lilly was freaking out inside. She was going to kill him now.
She walked over to him. Gatti sensing this when he saw her coming over to him he knew to run. He ran out the door of the common room, Lilly behind him.
Gatti ran right into Dilandau and Lilly stopped in her tracks. She bowed and walked off. Gatti was about to but Dilandau stopped him.
"Go get Miguel, Dallet, and Chesta we are leaving to Freid."
"Yes Dilandau." Gatti found his mistake when Dilandau back handed him. "Forgive me Lord Dilandau."
"Go." Gatti ran off toward the common room and pulled those out who Dilandau wanted and told them what was happening.
When they were on their way to Freid to make an early arrival. Dilandau stopped.
"Down there now I see the Escaflowne. Activate your stealth cloaks." They followed his orders.
Each one activated their stealth cloaks and dropped to the forest floor. Dallet kinda landed on a tree and it split, causing a loud noise. Dallet cursed under his breath.
"Dallet if you give away our position I will give away your head." Dilandau said. Dallet took it seriously.
Dilandau gave word to strike. Dilandau went first blasting fire through the thicket of the forest.
The Escaflowne dodged the fiery blast. Chesta was next. He shot his crimal claw. Dodge.
Miguel tried his hand at it. Another Dodge.
"What are you doing your missing him."
"I'm trying but.." Chesta started.
"Its almost as he can see us somehow." Miguel said he could have sworn that girl that was on the Escaflowne pointed at him.
"Stop spouting nonsense. Just hit him alright," Dilandau licked his lips, "Just don't kill him."
Dilandau shot at the Escaflowne. But it dodged it. Then ran off.
"What the bloody hell?" Dilandau said silently. "Come on." He said to the others. They followed the Escaflowne all the way to a lake.
Dilandau cursed under his breath when he realized the stealth cloaks wouldn't work in water. But the Slayers circled around the Escaflowne, Dilandau at the front.
(AN ok this is where I get really sketchy on who goes down when and how it goes but hey I am trying.)
Gatti in the behind got the signal from Dilandau to attack, he shot his crimal claw it caught the Escaflowne in the leg, Chesta took the other leg while the last two slayers got other parts.
"Hmmm maybe ill just crush you right here." Dilandau licked his lips.
Suddenly a new guymelef flew into the air and cut the liquid metal from the Escaflowne. It was Allen Shezar."
The Escaflowne quickly dispatched of Gatti sending him out of the fight. Gatti held his breath as the liquid goo covered his whole face and head. He reached for a button and finally
pushed it, the goo formed a shield to keep the water out. He could finally breath again.
Next was Chesta, who was only knocked down. Dallet was almost split in half if it want for Miguel, who got behind the Escaflowne and attacked to back up Dallet who got safely away. But unfortunately enough for Miguel the guymelf's arm was gone he tried to fly off but the Escaflowne stabbed right through the legs to keep him and threw Miguel to the side knocking him out while the goo covered him. He soon woken up and reached for the button. All of the goo drained. He found himself immobile for the moment. He watched as the Alsedise units flew off, he knew it was for good reason not to get caught. So he just sat tight for a moment. He could feel himself lift up then the door to the cockpit open, more like pried open. He could not see Dilandau anymore. Only Van Fanel, some men he guessed where from Freid, a girl with a slashed dress, and a cat girl who looked pissed.
"Who are you Zaibach soldier." Said one of the men. He didn't answer, he spat at Van Fanel. The cat girl scratched him for it. He tried to move his arms to squash the pest. He couldn't feel blood yet but it stung, not only that he was allergic to cats.
"LET ME GO YOU BASTARDS!" Miguel yelled as they shut the cockpit. He found it pried open again but now he was on a ship, he guessed the Freid one or the Crusade. This time he pressed the release button to try to run for it but he found a sword to his neck and was told something about if the commander died then he was dead. They even called him "Pond Scum" Pond scum? They were lower than pond scum, they were horse shit to him. ****
On the Vione some were mad about the fact that Miguel had been captured. But not much as Dilandau. He was in his chamber when Folken walked in.
"What do you want?" Dilandau asked.
"The Crusade has left to Freid."
"Do tell."
"Along with their prisoner." Folken added.
"We have nothing to worry about, Miguel is one of my men, he would sooner die than say anything." Dilandau said.
Folken started talking about the priest of Freid and how he was on his way to Freid right that second."
"We can not have this, he'll ruin our plans!" Dilandau half yelled.
"Zongi." Folken said.
"What did you say??" Dilandau covered his mouth and nose, a smell of death and decay came to his nostrils. Something appeared at the corner of his eye, he looked right at a horrible sight. He half yelled again.
"But he's a doppelganger!!" Dilandau said, he didn't have a good feeling about this.
"Zongi, I have a task for you." Folken said.
"I live to serve you Lord Folken." It said.
"Zongi I want you to take the form of the Priest Plactu, use his powers to lead Freid off our trail." Folken said. "And Dilandau." Folken started.
"What is it Strategos?" Dilandau asked not taking his eyes off Zongi.
"I want you to deliver Zongi."
"WHAT?!??!?!" Dilandau screamed.
"Dilandau do you want your Slayer back." It was more of a statement than a question. **
"I could take it down in one shot." Dilandau said looking at the ship.
"At your discretion Lord Dilandau." The thing said.
"Fine Ill tell you when." Dilandau grumbled, not only was he tired he was kinda upset.
Dilandau shot the doppelganger a bit more than half way to the ship.
The thing landed.
"You have some weird taste Folken." Dilandau said heading back to the Vione. ***
Dilandau was beyond ticked at Folken. Dilandau decided to go to his room and drink himself to sleep.
Chesta who was tired was summoned to Folken's laboratory.
When Chesta arrived he pressed the button to call Folken. The door opened.
"Lord Folken you summoned me?" Chesta asked.
"Yes, its seems that Dilandau is mad at me and I have perfected an aneceptic cream for his cut. I wish for you to give it to him." Folken said as Chesta walked in. Folken handed it to the
boy. Chesta bowed and started to leave the room. He passed a table with a few files spread out he saw his name along with Miguel's, Gatti's and Christian's. He silently grabbed them and went out the door.
Folken smiled, apparently Chesta wasn't too silent.
Chesta started to look at the files, he knew if he was caught he would be more dead.
Chesta Galpin 11 Blue eyes Blond hair 4'10" 93 lbs B+ 72 IQ Relatives: Sister, Mother, stepfather Medical: Nauseated easily, mental....
He didn't want to read anymore. He went on to Gatti's then to Christian's.
Christian Alocota 15 Blue eyes Light brown hair 5'7'' 134 lbs O+ 133 IQ Relatives: None known Medical: None Known Other: Telekinetic, Like Chesta cant take on much stress or will become very sick and tired.
Chesta couldn't believe it that Christian guy was telekinetic, he would with a high IQ like that.
Chesta was about to look at the last file which was Miguel's but he heard a shuffle from inside the laboratory and he quickly laid the files back on the table and walked off. ** When he got to Dilandau's chamber he hoped his commander was asleep. He pressed the call button and said his name.
"Enter." Said a voice on the other side. Dilandau was up.
"Lord Dilandau, Lord Folken told me to give this to you, it is aneceptic cream he perfected."
"I don't want his poison." Dilandau sneered. He was drunk, the wine he had was too much. Dilandau was drinking it from the bottle.
Chesta came a bit closer, maybe he shouldn't have mentioned Folken's name or Dilandau wouldn't have not accepted it. Chesta was now walking toward Dilandau.
"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!" Dilandau yelled. Chesta stepped back toward the wall. Dilandau threw the bottle toward Chesta but his aim was off and it hit the wall next Chesta, but close enough to Chesta.
"Lord Dilandau..." Chesta said quietly. He looked to the ground. He looked up. A blade went toward him. Chesta's eyes went wide.
Silence. Dilandau didn't hear the door open or close for that matter. Then incompetent left the door open. Was the thought in his mind. He turned toward the door to shut it. Chesta wasn't gone he was on the floor. One hand was on the ground the other was on his neck. At first Dilandau thought he was bowing to him but he noticed Chesta didn't look up when he started to walk over to the boy.
Chesta didn't get up but something fell down from him, it was the dagger that he thrown at Chesta. It wasn't supposed to hit him, only scare him away. Dilandau, though about half drunk, was now scared that Chesta would die. Dilandau walked over to Chesta, the boy was holding his neck still, Dilandau could see blood seeping through his fingers. Dilandau now quickly ran to Chesta and turned him over he had a wound about half the dagger deep in the side of his neck. Missing his Adam's apple. He was glad of that. Chesta's eyes began to dim a bit. Dilandau picked up the boy and carried him to the infamy knowing none of his Dragonslayers were awake or any where near.
Upon entering the imfamry Dilandau gave Chesta to one of the nurses and she took the boy to one of the healers. Dilandau went to Folken to report.
Dilandau wasn't given the best lecture and was put back on probation for a while.
"Dilandau, this is where your anger gets out of hand." Folken said.
"Yeah yeah I know and you think that I should change. Your the one who sent that dirty doppelganger after my SLAYER." Dilandau was screaming now. *** Gatti awoken with a start, Dilandau was screaming again at Folken. The thin walls of the Vione penetrated yells and loud noises, Dilandau being the maker of all the noises.
Other Slayers woken up at the screams now becoming more and more. ***
"AND ANOTHER THING FOLKEN DONT TELL ME HOW TO TRAIN MY SOLDIERS, YOUR SLAYER MAY TRAIN WITH MY MEN BUT THAT DOESNT STOP ME FROM PUTTING
OUT PUNISHMENT, SHE DOES LESS THAN YOU THINK!!!" Dilandau was now speaking nonsense. ***
Lilly was awake and she was wondering why Dilandau was yelling.
The door to her room opened.
Gatti was standing in the doorway. He walked in.
"Here quietly come with me, silently though." He held out his hand to her.
"Why, what is up with Dilandau?" She asked.
"He is drunk, tired, and upset. When he gets this way the first person he mentions should hide, he will leave Folken's chamber and head toward what he thinks is the problem. Now come on." He said a bit more serious.
She got up from her bed and went over to him. He took her hand and pulled her over to his room.
"Is this some pawn to get me in your bed," She asked him.
"No listen, listen really closely." He said pointing to the wall. She did as told. She heard her things breaking in her room.
"Where is she!" Dilandau was yelling now. Lilly's eyes widened she looked at Gatti. He nodded his head.
"Same thing happened to Takero, especially when he decided to go up against Dilandau, Dilandau beat the crap out of him and he couldn't walk for a while, that was before you came though." He said.
The call button came on.
"Gatti wake up, open this door." It was Dilandau, he seemed really mad. Gatti ushered her to get under his bed. When she was out of sight, Gatti ruffled his hair and rubbed at his eyes. Making them look red like he just got up. He opened up the door.
"Yes Lord Dil-landau" He said like he was tired.
"Where is that witch Lilly." Gatti gave him a confused look.
"I don't know, she isn't in her room?" Gatti said.
"No the witch is gone, she should be in her room." Dilandau was drunk, he had blood all over his hands. And he looked like a leopard looking for food.
"I am sorry Lord Dilandau she is not here." He said. Folken came up behind Dilandau. Folken stuck a needle into Dilandau's neck and pressed down on the syringe and the liquid disappeared. Dilandau fell to the ground. Folken let a smile out.
"Lord Folken he was scaring me, what is going on?" Gatti asked.
"Dilandau had almost killed Chesta, don't tell anyone for the reason they might fear him too much and might leave. Where is Lilly?" Folken asked.
"She is in here. I came and got her when I heard Dilandau yelling." Gatti said.
"Ill take Dilandau to his room. He should not remember anything." Folken said leaving. The door closed and Gatti sat down on the floor next to the bed. He put his hand under the bed to her and he felt her's.
"You coming out? He's gone." Gatti said.
"That is not a he, that is not even my cousin, that is a demon." He heard her say. He could tell she was crying or at least scared to death. He guessed both. He grabbed her hand and helped her from under the bed. She wasn't crying but very close to it. She was just shaken and scared. Her eyes seemed gold in the light that came from on of his lamps. Her hair was in a braid which was half fallen out, her white shirt was dirty from the dust collection under his bed.
"Thank you, for this. I mean, to think I wanted to kill you today for that thing with Christian and now you just saved my neck." She said pushing a hair back from her face and wiping her shirt off.
"I told him that because... well..." He had to think. 'tell her you were jealous,' said his conscience.
"Listen you don't need to tell me, I really don't care." She said smiling. She put a hand on his shoulder.
Gatti put his hand on hers again. "I am sorry I didn't do this right the first time." He kissed her hand. She remembered when he didn't and kissed her instead when they were younger. She sorta wondered if he would do it again. She didn't put it past him either. But while she was thinking she didn't even notice she was kissing him. How she knew she was kissing him he was pale and his eyes were wide.
She broke the kiss and got up she walked quickly to the door and went out. She left Gatti just sitting there, he didn't move just started to blink wondering what that girl was doing? She would get on to him for trying to get her to like him and here she was kissing him. He put it out of his mind. ***
Lilly put her hands on her face when she got in her room, she didn't even take notice to the wreckage in the room she got on her bed and laid down thinking how fickle she was when it came to love. She looked in the mirror. She looked terrible, she had her hair all mussed up, and her face was dirty and she had bags under her eyes. No wonder why he didn't kiss her, she looked awful. She put her hands on her face again and started to cry. She hurt so bad, her whole body ached to where she could hardly stand it anymore and she closed her eyes. *****
The next morning Chesta was to stay in the imfamry for a week. The Dragonslayers were told he was hurt, but wasn't told what really happened though, so Chesta just got sick and that was about it.
Lee watched as Lilly came into the mess hall, she looked about half dead. Her hair was neatly braided, but her face was pale and she had bags under eyes. He ushered her over to their table she looked over at them and walked away with her plate toward Folken, she bowed, he nodded his head and she sat down beside him and gingerly ate not saying a word.
Lee was surprised that Lilly looked so tired, probably with all that yelling coming from Dilandau. He ate more of his eggs.
"Yo Gatti what's with Lilly?" Lee asked.
"How should I know?" Gatti snapped. He was not in a good mood for the lack of sleep.
"She only lives across from you." Lee pointed out. "She doesn't look too good like Dilandau beat the crap out of her." as if on cue Dilandau came in, late as usual to breakfast but he didn't look like he cared, he was rubbing his neck and he was dragging his feet to the table where Folken and Lilly sat. Lilly looked up at Dilandau who just sat down. She got up and put her plate away, not hardly eating anything she walked out of the hall. This was noticed not only by the whole room but her fellow Dragonslayers also. Lee especially, she was like a sis to him, and seeing her unhappy made him think that he had failed with making her happy.
"Dilandau didn't touch her, I don't know what's wrong with her, she shouldn't be acting this way." Gatti said. **
"What's with that girl?" Dilandau asked as he drank his milk.
Folken looked at Dilandau he knew that Dilandau didn't remember the Lilly thing but the Chesta incident he did. He shown signs of it, he kept looking toward the Dragonslayers.
"I do not know Dilandau I have a feeling that she might want to leave soon." Folken said.
"Good, it would be better if she was gone." Dilandau said.
"And if I said that about Miguel?" Folken asked.
"Your the one who likes him around for his mind." Dilandau asked.
"What about Chesta." Folken said.
Dilandau's eyes widened. "THAT WAS NOT MY FAULT!" Dilandau yelled. He was standing up pointing at Folken.
"Sit down. Think back Dilandau, you chose Miguel, you trained him, you chose him to go with you, you chose to have revenge on my brother, Miguel got captured because you chose to go along with your own dabbling, now if you wouldn't have stopped and just have been on your way to Freid we wouldn't be in this situation right now. Chesta would be sitting over there, as would Miguel. Zongi would still be in the shadows. Do not blame me." Folken's said silently.
"When you die, Ill spit on your grave." Dilandau said, he left, leaving his plate half eaten.
None of the Slayers knew what that was all about but it had something to do with the day before, Chesta suddenly got sick, Miguel was captured, Lilly is becoming more and more detached, Dilandau was becoming masochistic. And each one hardly anyone knew what was really going on. ****
Later on that day during break some of the slayers were in the common room. Lilly was sitting at a window looking out looking like she wanted to be off. Lee walked over to her and sat down at her feet.
"Hey doll, you don't look too good."
There was no answer.
Lee smiled devilishly. He got up and grabbed her around the waist, and threw her over his shoulder. She snapped out of her little trance.
"Lee put me down!" she said laughing a little.
"No you tell me what's up." he said starting to hold her upside down.
"Hypothetically the tiles on the celine." She said with a light tone.
Some of the slayers were laughing at the display.
"NO. Ok that's it I am tickling you." He said unbuttoning her boots. She started to hit his back.
When he got one of the boots off he started to tickle her feet.
She started to laugh terrible. Not only was she ticklish everywhere but her feet were the most. She started to claw him.
"Come on let me go!" She said in-between laughs. Most of the Dragonslayers were cracking up from the display.
He finally put her down hand started to laugh at her. Her face was red and was falling out of the braid.
"Oh ha ha." she put her boot on.
"That's what you get for not telling me why your upset." he said playfully.
She shook her head.
The door burst open, every one half expected Dilandau to barge in, but no it was Chesta, he had his neck bandaged up and he was breathing hard. He quickly shut the common room door and pressed the lock button.
Some of the slayers came up to him asking him to explain what happened.
Chesta went to one of the desks got out a quill and paper. He wrote out:
"THE NURSE IS AFTER ME!!!" Dallet read out.
The whole room burst into laughter after Dallet read it.
"Sorry Chesta that is to unbelievable. Why would she be after you."
Chesta wrote out: SHOT
Some of the Slayers cringed.
Gatti came up to Chesta.
"You need to get back." Gatti said taking him by the shoulder.
Chesta held back. "why." came a bit of his voice.
"You cant be out here," Gatti grabbed him by the arm and led him out. When they exited. "they cant find out what happened to you or most of them will quit in fear of Dilandau." He finished.
Chesta was about to speak but found himself unable to. He glared at the taller one, but he knew it was no use, he was tired and could hardly keep his own footing. **
In the common room everyone was wondering about what was up.
Lilly knew what was going on, she heard Folken tell Gatti what happened to Chesta.
She didn't say anything either knowing it was to be kept a secret. But half of her wanted to get out as soon as possible before anything else happened.
"WOULD GATTI, DALLET, AND GUIMEL REPORT TO THE THRONE ROOM." Came on the intercom. Guimel and Dallet looked up.
"Might as well." Guimel said, him and Dallet left. Gatti joined them half way.
"What do you think he wants."
"I don't know." Gatti said.
"What's going on with Chesta, and Lilly she seems kinda out of it." Guimel asked.
"Why in the hell does every one expect me to know about Lilly? Just because I room right across from her means I know every thought in her twisted mind." Gatti complained.
"Hush you git, we thought you might have something to do with it because your the one who pesters her. What about Chesta?" Dallet said putting his hands on his waist.
"I am not at liberty to say." Gatti said speeding up a little.
"Oh come on, Ill most likely find out anyway from one of the nurses or servants. Might as well spill now." They reached the door when Guimel said this.
"Ill tell you one thing it has to do with Miguel." Gatti said as he pressed the call button.
"Lord Dilandau sir we have arrived." Gatti said.
"Enter."
The three entered and bowed in front of Dilandau.
"Later on today with out letting Folken know I want you three to go to Freid and find Miguel. Bring him back." Dilandau said.
"Lord Dilandau sir a word." Guimel asked.
Dilandau gave him a moment of silence. "Go ahead."
"What is the condition of Chesta-san." Guimel said. "Lord Dilandau."
"Critical, but it is to be kept under wraps." Dilandau said. "You three will leave at 4:00, be at the hanger at that time or earlier, I will dismiss you." what that really meant was be there early or die. Dilandau waved them off. They bowed again and left.
"Guimel why did you do that??" Gatti half yelled.
"I just wanted to know, I have every right to know where my room mate is." He said walking off.
Gatti checked the time. 11:02. An hour to lunch. The bell sounded. Break was over now. Guymelef training was now in session. He missed the wonderful half hour break. He headed back with Dallet to the training area. ** Lilly didn't come to training then. Lee told Dilandau that she had to talk to Folken about something when he asked.
Dilandau didn't care if the girl missed or not, she had hardly a talent in guymelef training.
The hour went by fast. Lunch time came around. There was still no sign of Lilly. Lunch was pretty quiet, there was a lack of three slayers, Chesta, Miguel and Lilly. The day went by more faster. It had seemed, soon Lunch was over and they went to base training. Lilly actually made it to that. She looked a bit more lively like she had gotten something straightened out.
3:00 came too quickly. They hardly did anything that day, Dilandau said he felt to listless to do something hard that day. Lilly had left with the others saying she didn't really need a shower and she retreated to her room.
When 3:42 came along Gatti, Guimel and Dallet found themselves running toward the hangar.
They made it just in time to be early.
Dilandau was there when they arrived. They bowed as he told them what to do.
"You are dismissed." Dilandau walked off.
The three left the Vione toward Fried.
They arrived a quarter after four. Silently they landed out side and activated the stealth cloaks and jumped out.
"I say we jump the wall." Guimel said.
They heard laughter in the forest.
Dallet got a sly look on his face. He told his plan to the others. He took off his jacket and handed it to Gatti.
A man on a carriage was making his way to Freid when he came across the thee boys.
"Well boys what are you doing here?" The man slurred. It was clear he was drunk.
"We are travelers from Asturia and well I was just wondering. Do you have any cloths?" Dallet asked. "You see I just caught these two Zaibach soldiers and well I need to get them to Fried but I need some rope to make sure they don't run in the crowd, I can catch them in the forest but in a crowd its very hard." Dallet said.
"Why sure the man turned around and started looking for the rope. Gatti snuck off to behind the cart. He grabbed a few cloaks, Guimel carefully climbed the carriage side and got close to the man from behind, he grabbed his sword and hit the man with the hilt. The man fell to the ground face first. He didn't hear the roars of laughter coming from the four boys.
"Ok, part two of my plan, I'll undress him and put on his clothes while you two put on those cloaks." Dallet said. Gatti and Guimel did their part. Dallet put on the man's shirt. He felt a twinge of guilt so he kept his own pants and kept the man's on himself. Dallet pulled a bag of coins from the man.
"You are a good sir. And a very rich one too." Dallet said, he looked over to the others. They were climbing up on the cart. Cloaks covered their clothes.
"That was too easy so what do we do now?" Guimel asked.
"Simple you two act like your my slaves and keep your hood's down on you so no one will see you when we enter." Dallet said.
"I think I should be the slave driver they might suspect you, I doubt they'll expect an Asturian." Gatti pointed out.
"They will question you on why you were out side of Asturia. and then what will you do tell them that you are traveling?" Dallet said, he was about half right. "And plus you don't probably know how to act rich, you don't even know how to shower properly so don't even think you can be rich." Dallet said.
Gatti sat down again. He pulled a piece of bread from the cart. Guimel got one too. They knew they would probably miss dinner so they ate.
When they arrived to the entrance of Freid's castle. They weren't let in. There was dust in the air and the man at the gate said that there was just some trouble.
"I have two Zaibach Soldiers right here. If you let me in Ill hand them over." Dallet said.
The man let them through and sent a messenger along with them. When they were out of view of the gate they easily disposed of the messenger.
There was dust cloud and torn down columns and roofs. From the dust they saw a Alsedise guymelef. Most likely Miguel's.
"Now we search for Miguel." Gatti said. The three dropped from the carriage and began to look.
They searched for a minuet. Guimel went into an alleyway then screamed and stumbled out, this caught attention of Gatti and Dallet. The two ran over to Guimel who was on the ground and looked shaken terribly.
There was a foul stench coming from the alley way.
Gatti and Dallet slowly walked in. What they saw was masochistic. A mangled body just laid there. Its neck was blue and black. Gatti saw something shift in the shadows, he pulled out his sword and readied it.
"Who's there!" He said. The shift disappeared as did the stench.
"It is Miguel." Guimel said, he was standing where Dallet was a second earlier. Dallet was outside puking again.
"Damn the Freid to hell." Gatti said.
Miguel had and injured leg. It was about half off.
"That wound couldn't be from a regular sword." They looked outside at the guymelef it was almost in half. "Its from a Guymelf's sword."
"I thought I saw something in the shadows, it didn't feel human and the stench lifted when it left. So that thing that was there must have killed him." Gatti said.
"It was a doppelganger. I know that stench." Dallet said. He looked a little white from the puking. "When I was younger I could smell it all the time. They discovered a doppelganger had killed the king and took his place."
"What are we going to do now?" Guimel asked.
"I say we bury him, knowing the people of Freid they might burn his body and just throw away his ashes." Gatti said.
When they got done it was about 6:00 and high time they left. All of them wanted to dearly destroy the place. Gatti threw the shovel that he had stolen from one of the homes.
They were walking to the cart and none of the said anything. "HEY YOU STOP!!!" Someone behind them yelled. They turned around about seven soldiers were coming right at them. They all took out their swords. The three quickly got rid of the seven. Gatti got three and the other two got two each.
"That is for Miguel." Gatti said taking out the last one.
"Lets get out of here before anymore come." Dallet suggested. The two nodded.
Soon they were back at their Guymelef and Dallet had changed back to his own clothes. They left when everything was done. None said anything on the way back. They got back about fifteen minuets later.
Folken had found out about the rescue mission and was waiting with Dilandau for the three to return.
When they did they knew Dilandau was in trouble for the whole rescue mission.
The three got out of their Guymelef and bowed to the two Lords.
"You three report to your rooms." Folken said.
"Lord Folken may we report to Lord Dilandau about Miguel?" Gatti said.
"Well what has happened??" Dilandau asked.
"Sir, Miguel Lavaliere is dead." Gatti said.
"WHAT?!?!?!" Dilandau screeched.
Folken thought this was bad now.
"Yes sir he is dead. We found him a second too late. But we know who killed him." Guimel said.
"And who is that? Van?? Soldiers?" Dilandau asked.
"Van may have had part of it Miguel's Alsedise was almost cut in half and his leg was about off but I had seen a doppelganger..." Gatti was cut off.
"FOLKEN YOUR DOPPLEGANGER KILLED MY SLAYER!!!!" Dilandau was very mad now. "AM I RIGHT GATTI??"
"Yes sir, the doppelganger was leaving and Miguel had been strangled." Gatti finished.
"Dilandau I am truly sorry, I had no idea that Zongi would kill Miguel." Folken apologized.
"That's too bad for your doppelganger. Gatti I want to see you and Guimel in forty-five minuets. We are going hunting." Dilandau said.
For the first time in his life he was excited about Dilandau's orders.
"Yes sir." Gatti and Guimel said a smile on their face.
"Ill take the rest of you when we get rid of Freid." He said toward Dallet, who smiled and bowed. Guimel left toward the imfamry.
"Gatti I want you to tell the others, some are still at Dinner or they will be in the common room I am going to get ready." Gatti nodded and left. **
When Guimel got to the imfamry Chesta was reading a book.
"Hey!" Guimel said.
Chesta didn't say anything but smiled weakly.
"I have some good and bad news." Guimel said.
Chesta gave a thumb down for Guimel.
"You know that little thing with Miguel getting captured, well Folken sent out a doppelganger to keep them from finding out about us and well the doppelganger killed Miguel." the last part was hard to get out.
Chesta paled. He couldn't believe it inside.
"The good news is that me and Gatti are going with Dilandau to go hunting for the Doppelganger. Well I gotta get going." Chesta got out of the bed and stretched his legs.
"What are you doing??" Guimel asked. Chesta hit Guimel in the side of the head knocking him out.
"Sorry Guimel I am going." Chesta said hardly above a whisper.
Chesta tried his hardest to pull Guimel up on the bed. When he was on the bed successfully he went out of the imfamry and disposed of the cloth around his neck. Chesta had stitches where the dagger was thrown. He made sure no one actually saw him as he stealth fully got to his room with Dilandau.
He grabbed one of his armors. From his bed.
The door opened.
Dilandau walked in and saw Chesta.
"You should be in the imfamry."
"I am going with you Lord Dilandau." Chesta said
"NO you not."
"Please sir if you want my forgiveness let me go."
"Where is Guimel?" Dilandau asked.
"He is knocked out in the imfamry."
"Impressive, I guess you can go." Dilandau said.
"Thank you Lord Dilandau." Chesta said as he walked in the bathroom and got dressed. ***
When Gatti got to the common room everyone was asking him about Miguel.
"Please people back off and I'll tell you." he said shuffling through the crowd. He got on a chair.
"Ok the bad news is that a doppelganger sent by Folken, killed him."
All of the Dragonslayers were shocked. There were murmurs about it to.
"The good news is that myself Dilandau and Guimel are going to hunt down the monster. And then we attack Freid, we all may go." Gatti said.
Though still shocked about Miguel were happy that some will help destroy Freid in Miguel's name.
Gatti jumped from the chair and walked over to one of the couches and fell down. He saw Lilly curled up on a window seat her eyes closed. The other slayers were talking about all the things they could do to get Freid back.
He got up and walked over to her. Her golden eyes snapped open when she heard him coming to her.
"You know we are only sinking down to their level by killing them. I can understand the doppelganger thing but all of Fried?? Don't you think that's a little drastic?" She asked.
"No not really." he said.
She got up and slapped him. His eyes were wide.
"Don't expect me to want to go." She walked off and left the common room. Everyone was staring at Gatti. He was upset now.
He got up and walked fast after her. When he caught up to her he grabbed her shoulder and put her up against the wall.
"Listen, this is a war, Miguel was my friend, he was in the same room as me for years. I think I have every right to slay those who helped kill him." He said.
"No you just want to see blood, this may be a war but some people have a choice to get out of it, and that's what I am doing." She said. Her eyes were that gold color again.
"You have no idea what it feels like loosing someone. You had a family." He said. She slapped him even harder.
"NO you don't have any idea what is like having your mother go crazy and killing your father then her self right in front of your eyes then having a sister becoming a wraith and slowly disappear." She said. "My mother went crazy because my father was going to war. I had to live with Chandra, Dilandau's mother, with my sister who became a wraith. Do you know what a wraith is?? It is something that is not alive nor dead. No soul, no heart, no mind, no hope, no faith. Nothing, She is dead now. She died right before I left. Do NOT tell ME that I don't know what it is like to loose someone." She said pushing him away from her and against the wall. She walked toward Folken's laboratory.
Gatti gulped. He took a deep breath. This girl had serious problems. He thought. He decided not to go back to the common room just yet. He had a pretty good idea that he will get looks for getting slapped by Lilly. ***
Later that night Dilandau had gotten word from Zongi that the task was done and he was returning and would meet them at a temple in the north. Dilandau replied that he would meet him there.
"Too bad Folken you wont be able to say good bye to your precious doppelganger." Dilandau said.
"Dilandau don't do this."
"Oh I am going to do this I am his executioner.." Dilandau said. *** Around 8:00 Dilandau arrived in the hanger with Chesta when Gatti was getting ready. Gatti had red marks still on his face from Lilly. Two times in one spot hurt.
"Umm Lord Dilandau would it be wise for Chesta-" another smack.
"Do you question my decisions?" Dilandau asked.
'GEZ my God I have to figure out who slaps harder Lilly or Dilandau.' He thought, he was slapped on the same side that Lilly slapped him on.
Gatti gave him a look behind his back. Chesta snapped to attention.
"Well lets go." Dilandau said.
Minuets later the three left. Inside the common room all the slayers were cheering. Lilly was back in the common room she looked out the window. She felt a little faint, also very hungry. She closed her eyes and fell to the floor. ***
Dilandau told Gatti and Chesta to hide in the forest just incase the doppelganger was followed or he escaped.
The temple was large and Dilandau sat his guymelef right on the top and activated the stealth cloak. They waited there for what seemed like eternity before that cursed doppelganger got there. When it did come Dilandau deactivated his stealth cloak.
Now they were talking for what was an eternity then Dilandau went back in his guymelef.
"Now accept your reward." Dilandau said.
Liquid metal covered the creature.
"You killed Miguel, the was a terrible thing you did to him."
Seconds later they could hear Dilandau yell "DIE" as the liquid metal smashed the bones .
In a split second they didn't really see the dragon fly past Dilandau but when the two heard Dilandau call their names it meant that something came up.
They shot fire at the Escaflowne. The Escaflowne easily dodged their shots. Both upset by this activated their stealth cloaks and got on top of the temple.
Dilandau activated his aslo then shot blasts at the Escaflowne. Dodge. He was ticked now. The Escaflowne quickly attacked Dilandau causing him to fall down the steps of the temple.
"Lord Dilandau!!" Chesta yelled and began shooting again. His throat ached when he yelled.
Gatti joined in with the shooting.
The Escaflowne easily knocked Chesta into the wall then Gatti down the temple.
Dilandau went for the Escaflowne again. This time he was able to see that girl, the girl from the Mystic Moon that the doppelganger told him about. The one that had caused him all that trouble. He extended his claw to make a sword and stabbed toward the dragon. Right at the two people called Van Fanel, and Hitomi.
"YOU, your the one who has been causing me all the trouble." Dilandau yelled.
The dragon's head crashed onto Dilandau and the Escaflowne flew off.
"Your not getting away this time!" Dilandau yelled. He went into flight mode but he was unable to get ten feet of the ground. His energist cracked.
"Damn my luck!" He said. "Chesta Gatti report." He said.
"Sir, Chesta, all right," Chesta lied, his wound was bleading, the jolt from hitting the wall threw his head and stretched his skin making him blead again. He was also coughing up blood but he wouldnt let anyone know.
"Sir, Gatti, one piece, Do you want us to fly to the Vione and send a carrier."
"No, we'll walk with the alsedise." Dilandau said heading off.
Chesta was behind Dilandau and Gatti followed in the back of them.
Chesta was slowing down, he kept closing his eyes and then stumbling. Everytime he closed his eyes he saw something, flowers everywhere, the surrounded something.
"Chesta?!" Something called.
Chesta didnt hardly notice it though, he could see a skeleton, it had daisy's in the eye sockets, beautiful but odd. Chesta closed his eyes again. His guymelef fell.
Dilandau cursed his luck.
"Gatti got get a carrier at the Vione, I knew this was a bad idea bringing him along." Dilandau said.
"Yes sir." Gatti took off.
Dilandau looked at Chesta's guymelef. He shook his head at the boy. He was too weak but tried not to be. He guessed Miguel died that way. To impress him. Dilandau heaved a sigh.
'This is what you get for being to hard on them.' said that voice in his head.
"What do you want? He asked it."
'You need to be easier on them. They'll die if you push them to far. The may die for you but still, you shouldnt do this to them making them feel guilty for not going far enough.' it said again.
"Who are you anyway to say that, you sound like Folken."
'I dont know who I am, all I know is what you know. And I dont like it either.' it left him.
"Stupid voice." He said. He waited about fifteen minuets before Gatti came back with the carrier. He was with two other slayers that were carrying the carrier. Dilandau walked in the carrier and got out. He walked over to Chesta's. He went to the cockpit and opened it. Chesta fell out. His face was a bloody mess.
"Gatti, get Guimel now!" Dilandau yelled to him.
"Right here sir!" Guimel's voice said.
"Guimel get down here and take care of Chesta." Dilandau said.
"Sir!" He said.
Guimel landed. Dilandau took over his as Guimel easily took his friend out of his guymelef. Dilandau grabbed Chesta's guymelef and loaded it to the carrier.
Guimel carried Chesta to the carrier where Dilandau, Lee and Gatti were started hauling the carrier with the two alsedise units and the two were. Guimel laid Chesta down on a bench in the carrier. He had a knot on his head where Chesta hit him earlier. Guimel unbuttoned Chesta's jacket and examined the wound. He took his dagger and cut a piece of fabric from Chesta's shirt and put it on Chesta's neck. Guimel took his hankercheif and wrapped it around Chesta's neck. He checked Chesta's eyes, they were bright blue, brighter than he had ever seen them before, there was hardly a pupil in sight. When the carrier stopped and the door opened Guimel rushed out with Chesta and took him back to the imfamry. Gatti expected it was really bad.
"Yo Gatti." Said a voice behind him.
"Yeah Lee."
"Lilly's in the imfamry, she fainted right after you guys left. The healer said that she is becoming anorexic and malnourished for the lack of food and sleep she has been getting. I guess she has a high metabolism or something like that and it's been pretty bad. She's not alowed to train for a week. Folken got really mad at her for it to. Because I guess she had been lying to him saying that she had been eating and not when she see's him all the time." Lee said leaning against his guymelef.
"Is she ok?" Gatti asked.
"Yeah just really tired and sore." When she wakes up soon who ever is in there has to feed her, make her eat is more like it. Folken ordered on person a night to watch her to make sure if she wakes up to eat. He wants you to tommarow night and me tonight. But I told him that the battle against Freid might mean a lot to you." Lee said.
"Ill do it. I can miss one battle, plus I was kinda thinking about what she had said to me earlier. Something like: this may be a war but some people have a choice to get out of it. I guess I am getting out of this one tommarow, Ill tell Dilandau tommarow. Maybe he'll put you in. I doubt Chesta will go tommarow he seems even worse than earlier." Gatti said.
"Tell me Gatti what happened to Chesta."
"Dilandau kinda got mad and threw his dagger at Chesta and it hit the side of his neck. Dont tell anyone I told you though, I could get kicked out for it." He said "well im hitting the hay. Night." Gatti walked off.
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Well thats that chapter I know I know I have procrastinated a lot and I dont even wait till summer to start up again i am hoping to revise DCDD to make it better because I left out a lot of details out. OH yeah: why does Lee think that Gatti should know about Lilly so much?? what does the annoying baka know?? (I have no idea he hasnt told me yet) Will Dilly let Gatti out of the Freid Battle?? What is really wrong with Lilly?? When will i stop with these questions? Now??? How about now?? ok..... Guess what i finally saw the Esca Movie, it is SOOOO awesome, Dilly's even more better. he doesnt sound quite like a kid.
Dilly: I was bad??? Gatti: Um sir i dont think she ment it. Ok that was about 5 times in this whole chapter. Dilly: *smack* i told you not to think Guys dont fight *gets scared when says that line* that reminds me of a dream i had. For real i had a dream that Dilly was singing "Dont fight" by Funfactory and i woke up and the song was on playing on my computer. Very Scary dreams i have, thats not all.... Chesta: when will she stop having weird dreams like that? Guimel: I dont know when she decides to get a life Dallet: Yeah, then we'll be free finally Viole: But that will be a while remember all the good ones are taken. NOOO i ordered one and it hasnt gotten here yet. Dilly: RIIIGHHHTTT
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