Wedding Night Baby
Chapter 6
By XellAn-Chan
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Xellos was well aware of the goings-on in Saillune and also of the situation with Filia and Milgasia. He made it his business to keep track of all his "friends" for he found their lives very amusing. What had happened to Amelia though, he felt slightly guilty for that. She was to have a child and she was hardly any more than a child herself. After much deliberation, he decided to pay her a visit.
He shimmered out of the Astral Plane and into the palace in Saillune. Amelia was out on that same balcony, a book -which she wasn't reading- in her hands. "Hello, Amelia." He said softly. She stood awkwardly to greet him. "Mister Xellos!" She said cheerfully. She looked like such a child -a pregnant child, but a child none the less. "You are in a very interesting predicament, Amelia. have you heard from Zelgadiss yet?" Her face clouded over. "I haven't." She replied in a low voice. "I can't imagine this is a very good image for the princess of Saillune, although, I may add, you look quite lovely." She blushed. "I am six months pregnant, Mister Xellos. Were I married, it would be lovely."
He smiled and one of his amethyst eyes winked open. "I am sorry I got you in all this trouble." She blinked. "I got myself into this trouble. I don't know what you did to the wine, but I didn't drink any." His other eye opened. "You were sober?" She nodded. "Yes. So was Mister Zelgadiss." The priest looked amused. "This si an interesting turn of events. i had assumed it was my fault." The princess shook her head. "Nope. Mister Zelgadiss was quite willing and quite aware of what he was doing. He told me he loved me, Mister Xellos." The Mazoku made a strange face. "Are you sure he wasn't drunk?" Another nod on her part. "Positive."
Xellos grinned. "You are a naughty girl, Amelia." He said cheerfully. "I am," She agreed, "But it was in the name of love! Mister Zelgadiss will realize That I need him. Love will bring him home to me!" She was to awkward to strike a pose, so she rubbed her stomach instead. "Our baby will know it's father!" Her face flushed pink with excitement. "Perhaps you should sit back down. I do not believe it is wise for some one in your...condition...to get so worked up." That made her angry. "I have rights to be upset, Mister Xellos! The prince I was supposed to marry is with my sister; the man I love -who's child I'm carrying- is nowhere to be found and my whole kingdom is in an uproar trying to figure out who did this to me. I don't know where Mister Zelgadiss is or what I'm going to do! I'm all alone!" Her eyes welled up with tears. Xellos smiled. Her anguish tasted good...
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Dolphin had forgotten pretty much everything about the wedding by then. It had been half a year and her memory certainly didn't last that long. She wouldn't even have known she'd been out of the Demon Sea, were it not for the single memory she'd retained -the butterfly she'd chased through the field. It had been one of the most beautiful things she'd ever seen and she flitted around the ocean, trying to find something so pretty.
She moved fluidly through the sea, her hair drifting around her, never needing to breath. Little rainbow fish shimmered through the water and she chased after one, humming to herself, "we're just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl, year after year," the "purdy flutterby" completely forgotten.
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Jillas left late one night, after packing away his few possessions. He would've liked to stay, but -while he liked seeing Filia so happy- he didn't like the idea that it was Milgasia making her happy. And more than that, he missed playing with Valgaav. Upon Milgasia's proposal being accepted, the Ryuzoku had decided no one but himself or Filia needed to help with the toddler. Even when he did get to spend time with Val, Milgasia was always there, watching as if he didn't trust him. Jillas was hurt by this, for he had been taking care of Valgaav longer and knew the child's routine like the back of his hand.
As he wandered out of town, the fox wondered if Filia would miss him or if Valgaav would even remember him. He sighed. No, he decided, neither of them would care. He obviously wasn't important to them.
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Lina and Gourry were still wandering around in search of Zelgadiss. the chimera had managed to elude them for six and a half months. There had been signs of him here and there, and locals in each village were quite eager to point them in the right direction. Every time they found a new lead, Lina wrote to Amelia, telling her where they were going and keeping optimistic about finding the missing shaman.
"How much longer are we going to look for him, Lina?" Gourry was sick of wandering around. He'd hoped they would sort of stay home after they were married. "I told you," Lina responded, "I promised Amelia. We don't go back to Saillune without Zelgadiss!"
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Chapter 6
By XellAn-Chan
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Xellos was well aware of the goings-on in Saillune and also of the situation with Filia and Milgasia. He made it his business to keep track of all his "friends" for he found their lives very amusing. What had happened to Amelia though, he felt slightly guilty for that. She was to have a child and she was hardly any more than a child herself. After much deliberation, he decided to pay her a visit.
He shimmered out of the Astral Plane and into the palace in Saillune. Amelia was out on that same balcony, a book -which she wasn't reading- in her hands. "Hello, Amelia." He said softly. She stood awkwardly to greet him. "Mister Xellos!" She said cheerfully. She looked like such a child -a pregnant child, but a child none the less. "You are in a very interesting predicament, Amelia. have you heard from Zelgadiss yet?" Her face clouded over. "I haven't." She replied in a low voice. "I can't imagine this is a very good image for the princess of Saillune, although, I may add, you look quite lovely." She blushed. "I am six months pregnant, Mister Xellos. Were I married, it would be lovely."
He smiled and one of his amethyst eyes winked open. "I am sorry I got you in all this trouble." She blinked. "I got myself into this trouble. I don't know what you did to the wine, but I didn't drink any." His other eye opened. "You were sober?" She nodded. "Yes. So was Mister Zelgadiss." The priest looked amused. "This si an interesting turn of events. i had assumed it was my fault." The princess shook her head. "Nope. Mister Zelgadiss was quite willing and quite aware of what he was doing. He told me he loved me, Mister Xellos." The Mazoku made a strange face. "Are you sure he wasn't drunk?" Another nod on her part. "Positive."
Xellos grinned. "You are a naughty girl, Amelia." He said cheerfully. "I am," She agreed, "But it was in the name of love! Mister Zelgadiss will realize That I need him. Love will bring him home to me!" She was to awkward to strike a pose, so she rubbed her stomach instead. "Our baby will know it's father!" Her face flushed pink with excitement. "Perhaps you should sit back down. I do not believe it is wise for some one in your...condition...to get so worked up." That made her angry. "I have rights to be upset, Mister Xellos! The prince I was supposed to marry is with my sister; the man I love -who's child I'm carrying- is nowhere to be found and my whole kingdom is in an uproar trying to figure out who did this to me. I don't know where Mister Zelgadiss is or what I'm going to do! I'm all alone!" Her eyes welled up with tears. Xellos smiled. Her anguish tasted good...
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Dolphin had forgotten pretty much everything about the wedding by then. It had been half a year and her memory certainly didn't last that long. She wouldn't even have known she'd been out of the Demon Sea, were it not for the single memory she'd retained -the butterfly she'd chased through the field. It had been one of the most beautiful things she'd ever seen and she flitted around the ocean, trying to find something so pretty.
She moved fluidly through the sea, her hair drifting around her, never needing to breath. Little rainbow fish shimmered through the water and she chased after one, humming to herself, "we're just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl, year after year," the "purdy flutterby" completely forgotten.
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Jillas left late one night, after packing away his few possessions. He would've liked to stay, but -while he liked seeing Filia so happy- he didn't like the idea that it was Milgasia making her happy. And more than that, he missed playing with Valgaav. Upon Milgasia's proposal being accepted, the Ryuzoku had decided no one but himself or Filia needed to help with the toddler. Even when he did get to spend time with Val, Milgasia was always there, watching as if he didn't trust him. Jillas was hurt by this, for he had been taking care of Valgaav longer and knew the child's routine like the back of his hand.
As he wandered out of town, the fox wondered if Filia would miss him or if Valgaav would even remember him. He sighed. No, he decided, neither of them would care. He obviously wasn't important to them.
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Lina and Gourry were still wandering around in search of Zelgadiss. the chimera had managed to elude them for six and a half months. There had been signs of him here and there, and locals in each village were quite eager to point them in the right direction. Every time they found a new lead, Lina wrote to Amelia, telling her where they were going and keeping optimistic about finding the missing shaman.
"How much longer are we going to look for him, Lina?" Gourry was sick of wandering around. He'd hoped they would sort of stay home after they were married. "I told you," Lina responded, "I promised Amelia. We don't go back to Saillune without Zelgadiss!"
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