Author's note: No profit, Slayer's not mine. Anyways, things are starting to fall into place now. ^_^ Well, some things... (Lina's dreaming again) I don't know if they had hammocks, but Xellos has one. He just seems like a hammock person to me. *shrug* And I tried to put more detail in here too. I am a slave to my readers (who politely offer suggestions of which I do pay attn to!) I write and write and write...and rewrite. ^_^ But I enjoy it. Anyways, on to the fic!
Lina was remembering the feeling of strong arms taking her away from the pain. This time she looked up, and instead of a vague outline, she saw her savior's face. "Xellos!" Lina's mind seemed to freeze in shock. He had looked down at her and said, "It'll be alright now." For a minute his face had shown Lina all his emotions. Rage, concern, and regret. They were all easily explained emotions (so I guess I'll tell ya truthfully hehe!). Rage at who had done this to Lina, concern for Lina's welfare, and regret at not getting there sooner. Then the moment passed as quickly as it had come. Then he had teleported her to a place she'd never seen before. The walls, ceiling, and floor were all smooth stone that shone almost like glass. Xellos had a permanent lightspell on this room that cast a faint glow on their surroundings. There was a hammock in a corner that was attached to two pegs on two walls. But what shocked Lina was the collection (of stuffed animals! J/k) of spell books. Ceiling to floor shelves, which the ceiling was high enough that Xellos obviously had to Levitate to get to, lined three of the walls. At one time the shelves were probably jammed full in a nice, organized way. Now the books slanted to the right and left from removed books that had yet to be replaced. Lina wondered where all those books had gone when she noticed the large dest along the fourth wall. The dest was made out of some deep brown colored wood. It was piled high with books in different states of disarray. Some were open to a particular page, others were closed but with little tabs poking out to mark pages. There were even books scattered under the hammock.
"Xellos, what is this place?" Lina asked as he laid her gently in the hammock. In the back of her mind her usual self was jumping with glee at the prospect of getting to look at all those wonderful spellbooks. She looked around again and quickly asked, "And how did you find this place? I don't see a door."
Xellos pulled a comfortable looking wooden chair from the desk over to the hammock and sat down. "This is where I go to relax, and the other is a long story. We don't have time to talk I'm afraid. Your injuries are quite serious. So, what do we do now?"
"We?" Lina asked and raised an eyebrow.
"You don't seriously think I'm going to sit this out, do you?" Xellos asked incredulously.
"You must promise me," Lina paused as she cleared her throat, "you won't interfere in any way. I want to take them down by myself." Xellos began to protest but stopped when Lina began to cough violently. When she stopped coughing, Xellos said she was going to a doctor.
"No, Xellos, if you take me in like this, they'll assume you did it to me."
Xellos looked at her and smiled sadly. "Because I'm a Mazoku." Lina nodded and gave him a sad smile back. Xellos sighed and picked her up, carefully cradling her against his chest. "Where to?" Xellos asked, his warm breath fanning out across Lina's face.
Lina sighed contentedly, then cursed as her ribs gave her a sharp and intense pain. Gritting her teeth Lina answered, "Wherever they won't find me first." Xellos teleported them to the side of a dirt road. To one side of the road was a forest and the other side had a little house in the distance.
"A villager is going to be along in just a second," Xellos said as he gently laid her on the side of the road.
"Xellos, promise me," Lina whispered. She was getting weaker with every passing second and her head was beginning to throb.
"I promise not to interfere, unless you need me," Xellos said and sighed. "Take care, Lina," he whispered as he lightly kissed her forehead and reluctantly teleported away.
A young man was just coming around the corner. When he saw someone laying on the side of the road, he ran over quickly. "Miss, are you alright?" The stranger said as he leaned over her. (Of course she's not alright! *slaps the village idiot*...wow pun!) Lina's eyes barely focused on the young man's face.
Through all the pain in her head, one clear thought emerged. Xellos was the one who saved her. So she quietly whispered his name one last time, and then she died.
Lina was remembering the feeling of strong arms taking her away from the pain. This time she looked up, and instead of a vague outline, she saw her savior's face. "Xellos!" Lina's mind seemed to freeze in shock. He had looked down at her and said, "It'll be alright now." For a minute his face had shown Lina all his emotions. Rage, concern, and regret. They were all easily explained emotions (so I guess I'll tell ya truthfully hehe!). Rage at who had done this to Lina, concern for Lina's welfare, and regret at not getting there sooner. Then the moment passed as quickly as it had come. Then he had teleported her to a place she'd never seen before. The walls, ceiling, and floor were all smooth stone that shone almost like glass. Xellos had a permanent lightspell on this room that cast a faint glow on their surroundings. There was a hammock in a corner that was attached to two pegs on two walls. But what shocked Lina was the collection (of stuffed animals! J/k) of spell books. Ceiling to floor shelves, which the ceiling was high enough that Xellos obviously had to Levitate to get to, lined three of the walls. At one time the shelves were probably jammed full in a nice, organized way. Now the books slanted to the right and left from removed books that had yet to be replaced. Lina wondered where all those books had gone when she noticed the large dest along the fourth wall. The dest was made out of some deep brown colored wood. It was piled high with books in different states of disarray. Some were open to a particular page, others were closed but with little tabs poking out to mark pages. There were even books scattered under the hammock.
"Xellos, what is this place?" Lina asked as he laid her gently in the hammock. In the back of her mind her usual self was jumping with glee at the prospect of getting to look at all those wonderful spellbooks. She looked around again and quickly asked, "And how did you find this place? I don't see a door."
Xellos pulled a comfortable looking wooden chair from the desk over to the hammock and sat down. "This is where I go to relax, and the other is a long story. We don't have time to talk I'm afraid. Your injuries are quite serious. So, what do we do now?"
"We?" Lina asked and raised an eyebrow.
"You don't seriously think I'm going to sit this out, do you?" Xellos asked incredulously.
"You must promise me," Lina paused as she cleared her throat, "you won't interfere in any way. I want to take them down by myself." Xellos began to protest but stopped when Lina began to cough violently. When she stopped coughing, Xellos said she was going to a doctor.
"No, Xellos, if you take me in like this, they'll assume you did it to me."
Xellos looked at her and smiled sadly. "Because I'm a Mazoku." Lina nodded and gave him a sad smile back. Xellos sighed and picked her up, carefully cradling her against his chest. "Where to?" Xellos asked, his warm breath fanning out across Lina's face.
Lina sighed contentedly, then cursed as her ribs gave her a sharp and intense pain. Gritting her teeth Lina answered, "Wherever they won't find me first." Xellos teleported them to the side of a dirt road. To one side of the road was a forest and the other side had a little house in the distance.
"A villager is going to be along in just a second," Xellos said as he gently laid her on the side of the road.
"Xellos, promise me," Lina whispered. She was getting weaker with every passing second and her head was beginning to throb.
"I promise not to interfere, unless you need me," Xellos said and sighed. "Take care, Lina," he whispered as he lightly kissed her forehead and reluctantly teleported away.
A young man was just coming around the corner. When he saw someone laying on the side of the road, he ran over quickly. "Miss, are you alright?" The stranger said as he leaned over her. (Of course she's not alright! *slaps the village idiot*...wow pun!) Lina's eyes barely focused on the young man's face.
Through all the pain in her head, one clear thought emerged. Xellos was the one who saved her. So she quietly whispered his name one last time, and then she died.