Slayers: The Meaning of Life

Part 5: And the Love?

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N: Sairaag has once again become a bustling center of activity. People are rushing around the busy market place as XellAn pushes her way through the crowd. She hears a voice calling her name.

Voice: XellAn! XellAn Metallium!

N: She looks around, then spots a young woman with long, dark hair.

me: Miss Slyphiel!

N: They work their way through the sea of people to one another and embrace in a hug.

Slyphiel: What brings you to Sairaag? Are you here to do your shopping, XellAn-San?

me: No, Miss Slyphiel, I'm on a greater quest.

Slyphiel: Ooo...What?

me: I need to know the meaning of life.

Slyphiel: That's easy. ^_^ Without friendship and love, life has no meaning.

me: Still brooding about Gourry, eh?

(AN: sorry, but i don't write that way. i only support L/G pairings)

Slyphiel: ...Maybe. ^^; But I do mean that. Why do you suppose the Mazoku have such wretched lives? No love, no friendship.

me: Hey, let's not jump to conclusions here. I have two Demon friends and i love them both.

Slyphiel: You don't love them; you're obsessed with them.

me: Same thing! But I really need to know. It's important.

Slyphiel: *blinks* I just told you.

me: Maybe that's good enough for you, but I don't think we're here to love one another and nothing else. I agree that having friends and being loved are fulfilling, but there must be more.

Slyphiel: What then? What's more important?

me: *frustrated* I don't know! If I knew, I wouldn't be wandering around, trying to find out.

Slyphiel: Right.

me: Maybe I'll head north, in the general direction of Zangalus and Martina's place. One of them might have some insight...

Slyphiel: ...Right. ^^;

me: See ya.

Slyphiel: If you see Gourry-San, tell him "hello" for me!

me: *muttering* ...hopeless...utterly hopeless... /-_-\

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