xel: *groan* don't worry, one day she'll run out of disclaimer jokes.
**Enough... lets get this show on the um.... road to the restaurant...***
"I'm not a werewolf." Xelloss replied indigantly between pawlicks.... "I'm a half Neko-mazoku."
"Nice one." Lina commented, as she stared at the armed-to-slay-a-werewolf-villagers-shaped cloud of smoke fade away. "Looking a bit more sane now, aren't you, kitty-cat?"
If the flattened ears and swiping tail didn't give the game away, the tone
of voice did.
"Not a kitty cat."
"Mr Xelloss!" The half-neko mazoku stiffened as Amelia straightened
out to her full height and began... "You shouldn't lie. It's most unju..."
The weight of a human-sized cat launching at her, toppled the justice freak-girl
to the floor.
"Not a cat!" he told her from a low yowling sound in his throat, digging the claws in slightly.
"umm... Xel..." Lina said, giving him a poke. "I don't mean to alarm you, but you're shrinking."
"meow?" The two and a half foot tall neko-mazoku replied incredulously, giving that paw that just wouldn't get clean the grooming of a lifetime. "I'm fine thank you."
"Oi... Lina?" Gourry called from their table out in the restaurant. "Liiiiiiina! you foods getting all cold and eaten!"
"my food?!" She exclaimed grabbing Xelloss by his hair and dragging him off Amelia and out of the kitchen.
"oooooooooooooooooow! meoooooooooooow!!!!" He whined, discovering he was unable to swipe her with his claws being held in such a way.
Amelia stood up shakily and also made her way back to the table. Zelgadiss sighed and got himself a cup of coffee from the ransacked kitchen.
"where's Mmph.. Phiria?" Amelia mumbled after looking around the restaurant.
"she went to bed." Zelgadiss said joining them at the table.
Xelloss' nose twitched. He'd been dumped at Lina's feet whilst she ate, and his kitty (mortal) stomach was growling loudly. Not quite able to reach the table, and there being no chairs, he jumped on Amelia's lap. She shrieked and pushed him off.
"what a naughty cat." Zelgadiss said smoothly, drawing his sword.
"Perhaps neutering will fix that behav...."
Xelloss was now sat under Lina's chair, legs firmly crossed. Tail swiping again.
"Great." he told himself. "I'm a power bereft, Phibbrizzo sized half cat. It's not like I can just vanish home either. Now I'm hungry... mmm.... smells like chicken..." Putting on a falsely cute face, he walked out on all fours and sat by Lina's chair eying her chicken greedily. "mew? meeew?"
It was Amelia who took pity on the hungry cat face and tossed a little food to one side. He sniffed it, then looked at Amelia contemptously. Why would he want this....bread? Xelloss stared at the offending food until he could bear no longer and scoffed it up hungrilly.
The next thing he thought was "Why did I just eat off the floor like that?" as he was scooped up by someone. Not daring to look up, Xelloss already knew who is was.
"You know, you're cute like this Xelloss-san!" Amelia squealed hugging him tightly. "It almost makes up for you being such a mean mazoku! You'll be a good pet kitty and that is a nice way to pay back for all your evil deeds and injustice!"
Amelia was far too busy to see the rest of the group's sweatdrops. Xelloss currently looked like a cat with no ears, they were so flattened down.
"I know just the thing Xelloss-san!" Amelia exclaimed excitedly, taking out a blue bow with pink edges. "It'll look so cute. Hold still."
He begain hissing and clawing When he heard Gourry, Lina and even Zelgadiss
sniggering. Amelia checked that all the doors were closed before placing him
on the table.
"stop it, or I'll have to sing you one of my songs to calm you down."
More hisses.
"How about 'Ode to justice and love number five hundred and twelve'?"
Lina suggested.
"let her do it then." Xelloss thought, "I can take the bow off when she stops looking." He sighed a cat sigh, then dropped his head on to his paws reluctantly.
"Goodboy!" Amelia told him, using that squealing talking-to-baby voice as she firmly, but not tightly tied the bow on. "Now, you know as well as I do that pets aren't allowed to run loose in this area..."
He hisses again, haunches up.
"Life is wonderful isn't it Amelia?" Zelgadiss asked.
"I was going to say, you'll have to stick very close, on our shoulders on something. I'll carry you!" Amelia said happily. "now I have either a bag you can sit in on my back, or a basket I can carry, or a cute little Kitty harness. See, it's purple!" She showed the unhappy mazoku the harness. "oooh... You'll need this, a kitty sweater! and a grooming brush!"
"um. Amelia?" Lina asked. "where do you get all this?"
"A nice blue haired lady sold me them in the market place this afternoon." Amelia replied. "I always wanted a cat, and she was so nice, and her song about fish was so lovely, I just had to buy them."
Lina nodded and headed up to her room.
"Early start tomorrow." Amelia said picking up her new friend and going to bed. "you sleep in this kitty basket."
Xelloss looked away as Amelia changed into her 'Justice is super!' Pyjamas. He tucked his head under his paws and tried to snooze. The basket was soft, but he really wished he had a blanket.
Moments later Amelia lifted him on to the end of her bed.
"curl up in there ok? Night!"
That was better, and he almost forgot where he was as he fell into a deep sleep.
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Please Review?!?! *hopeful neko look from both Zee and Xellie* I'll do more soon......