Author's Note: This chapter is lemony, but it's not needlessly so. Not enough to raise the rating either I don't think. ^_^ And I'm sorry, but Paul was just a cool name I wanted to throw in here hehe! Indulge me. And let's see, I'm sorry that this chapter took so long in getting out. I really meant to have it out sooner, but oh well. I hope you've enjoyed this story, and thanks to everyone that has reviewed.
"Have a safe trip and travel quickly!" Lina yelled at Gourry's retreating form. He was sitting in a cart on some hay with a very pale looking Zelgadis laying beside him. Lina had brought Zel back to life, but it used up all her healing power. He needed someone who specialized in white magic. The logical choice was to send him to Amelia.
Amelia was Princess of (Seyruun?). Amelia and Lina had been traveling companions at one time, but Amelia had to go back to her royal duties. Lina had asked Gourry to not let Amelia know about her being a Mazoku. Amelia was a strong believer in justice, and right and wrong. When she had learned of Xellos being a Mazoku, she had punished him lightly. If she found out Lina was a Mazoku, who knew what she would do. Lina knew undoubtably that she would be hurt, so she planned to tell her herself later. What was important was to see that Zel recovered. Amelia would love nursing Zel back to health, she'd had a crush on him for quite some time. The only thing stopping them from being a couple was that Zel didn't believe that anyone could love someone with stone skin like he had, let alone a Princess. "Maybe this will be what was needed to get them together," Lina thought hopefully. She was able to forgive Zelgadis for his actions, mainly because she'd killed him, making him suffer like she had. "A little harsh, yes, but it's only fair," was what Lina constantly told herself.
She hadn't been able to be so forgiving with Gourry. Parting had been really awkward for both of them. Lina knew Gourry was going with Zel to give her time and space to search her heart for some forgiveness, but she'd told him that some wounds would never heal. Gourry had nodded and mumbled an apology before he'd hopped into the cart with Zel. Zel had moaned at that moment, so they'd quickly set off, having been reminded of the urgency of the situation.
Lina's heart was heavy as she watched the cart disappear over the hill, then her eyes landed on Xellos. She smiled to herself as she thought, "Oh well, with every ending, there's a new beginning." He felt her eyes on him and he smiled down at her. He stared deeply into her eyes and she wondered if he knew what she'd been thinking. His eyes had darkened with passion at just looking at her. The thought sent tingles of pleasure shooting through her and brought a rosy blush to her cheeks. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but before any words came out, a young man started calling Lina's name.
Lina turned toward the man and studied him as he rushed over. Every aspect of him was unkept, from his straight black hair to his worn looking shoes, but there was something familiar about him to Lina. "It's the eyes," Lina thought."Where did I see those eyes?" She wracked her brain for the answer. His eyes were a unique shade of blue, changing from a dark blue to a dark purple depending on her perspective, and flecks of gold shined near the middle.
"Miss Lina? Hi," the young man said when he reached her. He seemed a little embarrassed and his words tumbled out of his mouth as fast as he could think of them. "It's okay if you don't remember me. I'm just so very glad to see you. Me and my dad were really worried about you. We went to your room to check up on you, but you'd vanished. We thought about asking those two men you were with, but they'd gone too. So, we had no way to find out where you'd gone. And we were very worried that something terrible had happened to you. We looked everywhere in the village for you but couldn't seem to find you. My dad will be so pleased to see that you're okay." The man looked sincerely concerned as he babbled nervously. Lina looked up at Xellos to see if he recognized him, but as usual his face was carefully blank of anything but a smile.
"Uhm, I'm sorry, but could you tell me who you are?" Lina asked as the man took a breath. He blinked and realized she'd asked him a question which he'd obviously not really heard. Lina quickly repeated herself while smiling indulgently. "He'd better get to the point quickly," she thought. She never been a very patient person, and with people that babbled on and on made what little patience she had disappear.
"I'm sorry, my name is Paul. I found you after-," the man paused uncomfortably as he searched for the right words.
"Oh, that's where I've seen you before!" Lina instantly became more friendly and chatted with the young man. They discussed her health and she asked about his dad.
"My dad is the doctor that treated you," Paul paused again as he thought of how to phrase his next statement. "He said that you were dead at one point, but then you were alive. How can that be?"
Lina looked at Xellos for help. He just shrugged and smiled which as usual infuriated her. Paul was still looking at her with a questioning look which brought Lina's attention back to him. "Well," she scratched her head as she paused, "I technically did die, but Xellos here brought me back to life. But I have no heartbeat because of the way he did it."
Paul's face was blank and he obviously didn't understand, but he nodded anyway. Lina sighed. Her patience was worn thin from a stressful day. She really was grateful for the young man, but all she wanted right then was to get away for awhile.
Xellos, sensing her mood, finally entered the conversation. "She'll have to explain that some other time. Right now she needs to rest." Paul nodded again and said goodbye to both of them. All through the conversation he kept looking over at Xellos with an odd expression on his face. He glanced at Xellos one more time before waving and walking off. "Odd," Lina thought to herself, "It's almost like he knew Xellos or something." She shrugged off the thought and turned toward Xellos.
Lina's smile was full of gratitude as Xellos teleported them to his place. They both began to remove their cloaks and boots as Lina thanked Xellos for getting her out of there. "I couldn't find a polite way to tell him to get lost," Lina said as she draped her cloak across the back of the chair. "I mean, I am glad he helped me as best as he could, but I can't help but feeling uncomfortable at being indebted to him. Or you..." Her voice trailed off as their eyes met from across the room. "Xellos, what was the real reason you brought me back as a Mazoku?" Her voice was barely above a whisper, the importance of the question making her usual bold manner become hesitant.
Xellos gestured for her to join him in the hammock. Lina walked over to him, feeling an irresistable pull dragging her. She slowly sat down on the edge of the hammock, her back painfully straight and every muscle tense. Xellos's voice was soft and comforting as he pulled her down toward him. "Lina, relax. I won't bite, unless of course you ask me to." Lina blushed at his suggestion, but couldn't seem to summon up her usual temper. Her blush deepened as her body connected with his. The heat of his body burned her even through the multiple layers of their clothing. Her startled gaze flew to his face as his gloved hand began to caress her cheek. The glove added delicious friction that teased her skin. Xellos stared into her eyes as he set out to try and answer her question.
"I brought you back as a Mazoku because-," he paused and took a deep breath. Something in Lina's heart melted at the vulnerability that shone in his eyes. "I love you Lina. I don't really know when I started loving you, but when I saw you hurting-," he paused again and clenched his teeth. Lina brought a gloved finger to his lips to keep him from bringing back that night at such a tender moment. "I love you too Xellos," she whispered as she dragged her finger across his mouth, tracing his lips. She realized as the words tumbled out that it was true. Somehow Xellos had captured her heart during the whole ordeal.
"Another reason I did it is because it made us connected now Lina," Xellos said, his lips moving under her fingertip. "Things you feel, I can sense, and things I feel, you can sense." Lina's eyes widened in shock at his words. Before any other thoughts could cross her mind, she was distracted as her fingertip was engulfed in Xello's mouth. Lina could feel his mouth around her finger, yet at the same time she could faintly feel what Xellos was feeling. As he brought up a hand to caress the back of her neck, she closed her eyes in pleasure. Not only did she feel his caress, but she could feel how her own skin felt to Xellos. The sensations were overwhelming.
As Xellos explored her body with his fingers, lips, and teeth, Lina could only moan her pleasure. The dual feelings left her quivering with desire. When her turn came to explore, her caresses were bold because she could feel what pleased him. And finally, the time came for Xellos to make her his. Both of their thoughts were filled with love and need, not a single doubt entered their minds. The pain Lina felt was fierce, but she focused on the pleasure Xellos felt. And as he began to move inside of her, all she felt was both of their shared pleasure. Lina cried out Xellos's name at her release with tears trickling down her face. She shuddered again as she felt Xellos's climax from both of their perspectives.
Holding each other close and murmuring words of love, Lina sighed in contentment as Xellos wiped her tears away. He didn't have to ask if they'd been tears of pain or pleasure, he already knew. "Being a Mazoku isn't all bad," she thought with a grin. She knew that Xellos loved her, for she could feel his love bathing her in waves of emotion that swept her away and lulled her to sleep. She felt safe and warm and deeply satisfied as she fell asleep.
After Lina fell asleep, Xellos's gaze roved over her naked form. A sadistic grin came to his lips as he thought to himself, "She's all mine. After all the pains I've taken to have her, she really is worth it. Too bad she'll never know that I was the one who manipulated Gourry and Zelgadis," he sighed at that thought. His face brightened again as another thought came to him. "Maybe someday I'll tell her, many many years from now of course. Ah, something else to look forward to." With that, Xellos closed his eyes, while congratulating himself on eliminating the competition, Gourry and Zel. "Even if someone does come between us, I'll never let her go. If I can't have her, no one will." Xellos fell asleep after that thought, a smile curling his lips.
The End? (should I write another story about how she finds out? or shall I leave it like this? It's up to you) And if there's anything that I left unanswered, then let me know and I'll try to answer all questions by email or put it in the story or something. ^_^
"Have a safe trip and travel quickly!" Lina yelled at Gourry's retreating form. He was sitting in a cart on some hay with a very pale looking Zelgadis laying beside him. Lina had brought Zel back to life, but it used up all her healing power. He needed someone who specialized in white magic. The logical choice was to send him to Amelia.
Amelia was Princess of (Seyruun?). Amelia and Lina had been traveling companions at one time, but Amelia had to go back to her royal duties. Lina had asked Gourry to not let Amelia know about her being a Mazoku. Amelia was a strong believer in justice, and right and wrong. When she had learned of Xellos being a Mazoku, she had punished him lightly. If she found out Lina was a Mazoku, who knew what she would do. Lina knew undoubtably that she would be hurt, so she planned to tell her herself later. What was important was to see that Zel recovered. Amelia would love nursing Zel back to health, she'd had a crush on him for quite some time. The only thing stopping them from being a couple was that Zel didn't believe that anyone could love someone with stone skin like he had, let alone a Princess. "Maybe this will be what was needed to get them together," Lina thought hopefully. She was able to forgive Zelgadis for his actions, mainly because she'd killed him, making him suffer like she had. "A little harsh, yes, but it's only fair," was what Lina constantly told herself.
She hadn't been able to be so forgiving with Gourry. Parting had been really awkward for both of them. Lina knew Gourry was going with Zel to give her time and space to search her heart for some forgiveness, but she'd told him that some wounds would never heal. Gourry had nodded and mumbled an apology before he'd hopped into the cart with Zel. Zel had moaned at that moment, so they'd quickly set off, having been reminded of the urgency of the situation.
Lina's heart was heavy as she watched the cart disappear over the hill, then her eyes landed on Xellos. She smiled to herself as she thought, "Oh well, with every ending, there's a new beginning." He felt her eyes on him and he smiled down at her. He stared deeply into her eyes and she wondered if he knew what she'd been thinking. His eyes had darkened with passion at just looking at her. The thought sent tingles of pleasure shooting through her and brought a rosy blush to her cheeks. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but before any words came out, a young man started calling Lina's name.
Lina turned toward the man and studied him as he rushed over. Every aspect of him was unkept, from his straight black hair to his worn looking shoes, but there was something familiar about him to Lina. "It's the eyes," Lina thought."Where did I see those eyes?" She wracked her brain for the answer. His eyes were a unique shade of blue, changing from a dark blue to a dark purple depending on her perspective, and flecks of gold shined near the middle.
"Miss Lina? Hi," the young man said when he reached her. He seemed a little embarrassed and his words tumbled out of his mouth as fast as he could think of them. "It's okay if you don't remember me. I'm just so very glad to see you. Me and my dad were really worried about you. We went to your room to check up on you, but you'd vanished. We thought about asking those two men you were with, but they'd gone too. So, we had no way to find out where you'd gone. And we were very worried that something terrible had happened to you. We looked everywhere in the village for you but couldn't seem to find you. My dad will be so pleased to see that you're okay." The man looked sincerely concerned as he babbled nervously. Lina looked up at Xellos to see if he recognized him, but as usual his face was carefully blank of anything but a smile.
"Uhm, I'm sorry, but could you tell me who you are?" Lina asked as the man took a breath. He blinked and realized she'd asked him a question which he'd obviously not really heard. Lina quickly repeated herself while smiling indulgently. "He'd better get to the point quickly," she thought. She never been a very patient person, and with people that babbled on and on made what little patience she had disappear.
"I'm sorry, my name is Paul. I found you after-," the man paused uncomfortably as he searched for the right words.
"Oh, that's where I've seen you before!" Lina instantly became more friendly and chatted with the young man. They discussed her health and she asked about his dad.
"My dad is the doctor that treated you," Paul paused again as he thought of how to phrase his next statement. "He said that you were dead at one point, but then you were alive. How can that be?"
Lina looked at Xellos for help. He just shrugged and smiled which as usual infuriated her. Paul was still looking at her with a questioning look which brought Lina's attention back to him. "Well," she scratched her head as she paused, "I technically did die, but Xellos here brought me back to life. But I have no heartbeat because of the way he did it."
Paul's face was blank and he obviously didn't understand, but he nodded anyway. Lina sighed. Her patience was worn thin from a stressful day. She really was grateful for the young man, but all she wanted right then was to get away for awhile.
Xellos, sensing her mood, finally entered the conversation. "She'll have to explain that some other time. Right now she needs to rest." Paul nodded again and said goodbye to both of them. All through the conversation he kept looking over at Xellos with an odd expression on his face. He glanced at Xellos one more time before waving and walking off. "Odd," Lina thought to herself, "It's almost like he knew Xellos or something." She shrugged off the thought and turned toward Xellos.
Lina's smile was full of gratitude as Xellos teleported them to his place. They both began to remove their cloaks and boots as Lina thanked Xellos for getting her out of there. "I couldn't find a polite way to tell him to get lost," Lina said as she draped her cloak across the back of the chair. "I mean, I am glad he helped me as best as he could, but I can't help but feeling uncomfortable at being indebted to him. Or you..." Her voice trailed off as their eyes met from across the room. "Xellos, what was the real reason you brought me back as a Mazoku?" Her voice was barely above a whisper, the importance of the question making her usual bold manner become hesitant.
Xellos gestured for her to join him in the hammock. Lina walked over to him, feeling an irresistable pull dragging her. She slowly sat down on the edge of the hammock, her back painfully straight and every muscle tense. Xellos's voice was soft and comforting as he pulled her down toward him. "Lina, relax. I won't bite, unless of course you ask me to." Lina blushed at his suggestion, but couldn't seem to summon up her usual temper. Her blush deepened as her body connected with his. The heat of his body burned her even through the multiple layers of their clothing. Her startled gaze flew to his face as his gloved hand began to caress her cheek. The glove added delicious friction that teased her skin. Xellos stared into her eyes as he set out to try and answer her question.
"I brought you back as a Mazoku because-," he paused and took a deep breath. Something in Lina's heart melted at the vulnerability that shone in his eyes. "I love you Lina. I don't really know when I started loving you, but when I saw you hurting-," he paused again and clenched his teeth. Lina brought a gloved finger to his lips to keep him from bringing back that night at such a tender moment. "I love you too Xellos," she whispered as she dragged her finger across his mouth, tracing his lips. She realized as the words tumbled out that it was true. Somehow Xellos had captured her heart during the whole ordeal.
"Another reason I did it is because it made us connected now Lina," Xellos said, his lips moving under her fingertip. "Things you feel, I can sense, and things I feel, you can sense." Lina's eyes widened in shock at his words. Before any other thoughts could cross her mind, she was distracted as her fingertip was engulfed in Xello's mouth. Lina could feel his mouth around her finger, yet at the same time she could faintly feel what Xellos was feeling. As he brought up a hand to caress the back of her neck, she closed her eyes in pleasure. Not only did she feel his caress, but she could feel how her own skin felt to Xellos. The sensations were overwhelming.
As Xellos explored her body with his fingers, lips, and teeth, Lina could only moan her pleasure. The dual feelings left her quivering with desire. When her turn came to explore, her caresses were bold because she could feel what pleased him. And finally, the time came for Xellos to make her his. Both of their thoughts were filled with love and need, not a single doubt entered their minds. The pain Lina felt was fierce, but she focused on the pleasure Xellos felt. And as he began to move inside of her, all she felt was both of their shared pleasure. Lina cried out Xellos's name at her release with tears trickling down her face. She shuddered again as she felt Xellos's climax from both of their perspectives.
Holding each other close and murmuring words of love, Lina sighed in contentment as Xellos wiped her tears away. He didn't have to ask if they'd been tears of pain or pleasure, he already knew. "Being a Mazoku isn't all bad," she thought with a grin. She knew that Xellos loved her, for she could feel his love bathing her in waves of emotion that swept her away and lulled her to sleep. She felt safe and warm and deeply satisfied as she fell asleep.
After Lina fell asleep, Xellos's gaze roved over her naked form. A sadistic grin came to his lips as he thought to himself, "She's all mine. After all the pains I've taken to have her, she really is worth it. Too bad she'll never know that I was the one who manipulated Gourry and Zelgadis," he sighed at that thought. His face brightened again as another thought came to him. "Maybe someday I'll tell her, many many years from now of course. Ah, something else to look forward to." With that, Xellos closed his eyes, while congratulating himself on eliminating the competition, Gourry and Zel. "Even if someone does come between us, I'll never let her go. If I can't have her, no one will." Xellos fell asleep after that thought, a smile curling his lips.
The End? (should I write another story about how she finds out? or shall I leave it like this? It's up to you) And if there's anything that I left unanswered, then let me know and I'll try to answer all questions by email or put it in the story or something. ^_^