Disclaimers: I don't own Lina or Xelloss. I do claim rights to how Lane acts though.
Author's Notes: Lina may seem OOC because I'm using Lane's personality and character more. Lane just happens to be the reincarnation of Lina in this world. I'd like to thank Lenore_x, Raven, and Mira for reviewing. It means a lot to me.
Chapter 3-Working (in more than one way)
Late that night, Xelloss walked into the room prepared for him. He and Lane had stayed up past midnight when Lane had glanced at the grandfather clock and gasped. He recalled her exclamation precisely, "I have to be up in 7 hours. Oh s***!" And had hurriedly apologized, and left, making a bee line for her room. Peeking her head out quickly, she had uttered a hurried good night, and slammed the door.
I wonder what job she does that she has to be up at 7:30 in the morning? I'll have to ask her in the morning when she gets up for breakfast.
Lane woke up to the sound of her alarm going off wildly. Glancing at the current time, she realized that the alarm had been going off for almost five minutes. With a yelp, she rolled herself out of bed and stumbled to her bathroom.
Emerging quickly after having washed her face, she ran back across her room to her closet, pulling out the red skirt and black blouse she had bought for her new job. Lane quickly pulled on the skirt and shirt. Stepping back over to the bed, she made it in lightning fast time, and started towards the door. Grabbing her bag on the way, she made sure her keys and wallet were inside, and then sat down in the chair to pull her ankle boots of black leather on.
Xelloss reappeared in his room in time to hear someone start up the coffee machine. Making sure he was attired so as not to stick out, he walked out of the room and out into the kitchen.
"Good morning, Lane." Lane looked up from her cereal and toast to see Xelloss come out of his room and wave hello. She also couldn't help but notice how handsome he looked, clad in red black like she was. He had a red short-sleeved shirt on, with black pants and a silver belt.
"Hey Xel-. Uh, you don't mind if I call you Xel, do you?" Lane sputtered hesitantly.
"No problem, it's a nice nickname." Xelloss ground his teeth, he wasn't used to being nice, as humans thought of the word.
"Okay. So let's start over then. Good Morning Xel. How'd you sleep?"
"Good Morning, Lane. I slept well. So, do you care to tell me why you are up so early?"
"Well, I start working at Fire & Spice, a grill downtown, today."
"As a waitress?" Xelloss asked, incredulous.
"A waitress! Yeah right. You've already forgotten the meal I made for us last night?!" Lane fixed Xel with a death glare, daring him to say no so she could torture him horribly.
"Uh, no?" Xel said, catching her glare.
"Well, ANYWAYS, I'm starting as one of their chefs. About a week before I ran into you, I had left a sample meal down at the restaurant. When they tried the chicken rice pilaf* that I had made, they loved it, and asked me to make a grilled swordfish. Well, I did, and they said it was one of the best they had tasted in a long time. So, I got the job of second chef there." Lane nodded, a smug smile spread across her face.
Xelloss raised his eyebrows. "That still doesn't answer my question. Why are you up so early. This restaurant certainly isn't open for breakfast, and it's only 7:35."
Lane rolled her eyes. "I have to be there early BECAUSE I need to meet my co-workers, my boss, the chef de cuisine, and learn my way around the restaurants. Does that answer your question?" she ground out, rather frustrated by this point.
"Oh, yes, Miss High-and-Mighty." Xelloss bowed dramatically.
"Are you trying to piss me off. Cause you're doing an excellent job." Lane was practically breathing fire, a golden battle aura surrounding her, and a malicious, promising-a-horrible-and-gruesome-death sparkle in her eyes.
"Uh, no. Whatever made you think that?" Xelloss slowly backed away.
Lane stopped suddenly, catching glance at the clock. "F***! I'm gonna be LAAATTTTEEEEE!" Lane gulped down the remains of her cereal, grabbed her bag, and dashed out the door.
Xelloss ran after her. "Laaaaannnnnnnneeeeee! Wait! What should I do?"
"Just stay home and watch TV or something." And with that she was out the door, in her Jetta and driving away.
Xelloss closed the door, and teleported to Wolf Pack Island, and into her throne room.
"Report my faithful servant." Xelas lounged on her chair, a cigarette in her hand.
"The chase goes well, Mistress. Lane, Lina-chan's reincarnation, trusts me, and her temper remains the same. However, it would seem that she doesn't know about the power that lies within her."
"Good. Then continue on your current path. Oh, and Xelloss. Try to get her out into the woods on a camping trip sometime soon."
"Yes Mistress. May I ask something first though?"
"Speak."
"It's quite obvious that she's the same person, but she looks completely different."
"I do not have a reason for that. Times have changed, maybe that's her way of fitting in. Dismissed."
And Xelloss teleported into his room, grabbed some spell tomes, and went back to Lane's apartment to read.
Please, please review. I need the encouragement. Thx to those who have already done so, and please keep doing so. ~Xelena
Author's Notes: Lina may seem OOC because I'm using Lane's personality and character more. Lane just happens to be the reincarnation of Lina in this world. I'd like to thank Lenore_x, Raven, and Mira for reviewing. It means a lot to me.
Chapter 3-Working (in more than one way)
Late that night, Xelloss walked into the room prepared for him. He and Lane had stayed up past midnight when Lane had glanced at the grandfather clock and gasped. He recalled her exclamation precisely, "I have to be up in 7 hours. Oh s***!" And had hurriedly apologized, and left, making a bee line for her room. Peeking her head out quickly, she had uttered a hurried good night, and slammed the door.
I wonder what job she does that she has to be up at 7:30 in the morning? I'll have to ask her in the morning when she gets up for breakfast.
Lane woke up to the sound of her alarm going off wildly. Glancing at the current time, she realized that the alarm had been going off for almost five minutes. With a yelp, she rolled herself out of bed and stumbled to her bathroom.
Emerging quickly after having washed her face, she ran back across her room to her closet, pulling out the red skirt and black blouse she had bought for her new job. Lane quickly pulled on the skirt and shirt. Stepping back over to the bed, she made it in lightning fast time, and started towards the door. Grabbing her bag on the way, she made sure her keys and wallet were inside, and then sat down in the chair to pull her ankle boots of black leather on.
Xelloss reappeared in his room in time to hear someone start up the coffee machine. Making sure he was attired so as not to stick out, he walked out of the room and out into the kitchen.
"Good morning, Lane." Lane looked up from her cereal and toast to see Xelloss come out of his room and wave hello. She also couldn't help but notice how handsome he looked, clad in red black like she was. He had a red short-sleeved shirt on, with black pants and a silver belt.
"Hey Xel-. Uh, you don't mind if I call you Xel, do you?" Lane sputtered hesitantly.
"No problem, it's a nice nickname." Xelloss ground his teeth, he wasn't used to being nice, as humans thought of the word.
"Okay. So let's start over then. Good Morning Xel. How'd you sleep?"
"Good Morning, Lane. I slept well. So, do you care to tell me why you are up so early?"
"Well, I start working at Fire & Spice, a grill downtown, today."
"As a waitress?" Xelloss asked, incredulous.
"A waitress! Yeah right. You've already forgotten the meal I made for us last night?!" Lane fixed Xel with a death glare, daring him to say no so she could torture him horribly.
"Uh, no?" Xel said, catching her glare.
"Well, ANYWAYS, I'm starting as one of their chefs. About a week before I ran into you, I had left a sample meal down at the restaurant. When they tried the chicken rice pilaf* that I had made, they loved it, and asked me to make a grilled swordfish. Well, I did, and they said it was one of the best they had tasted in a long time. So, I got the job of second chef there." Lane nodded, a smug smile spread across her face.
Xelloss raised his eyebrows. "That still doesn't answer my question. Why are you up so early. This restaurant certainly isn't open for breakfast, and it's only 7:35."
Lane rolled her eyes. "I have to be there early BECAUSE I need to meet my co-workers, my boss, the chef de cuisine, and learn my way around the restaurants. Does that answer your question?" she ground out, rather frustrated by this point.
"Oh, yes, Miss High-and-Mighty." Xelloss bowed dramatically.
"Are you trying to piss me off. Cause you're doing an excellent job." Lane was practically breathing fire, a golden battle aura surrounding her, and a malicious, promising-a-horrible-and-gruesome-death sparkle in her eyes.
"Uh, no. Whatever made you think that?" Xelloss slowly backed away.
Lane stopped suddenly, catching glance at the clock. "F***! I'm gonna be LAAATTTTEEEEE!" Lane gulped down the remains of her cereal, grabbed her bag, and dashed out the door.
Xelloss ran after her. "Laaaaannnnnnnneeeeee! Wait! What should I do?"
"Just stay home and watch TV or something." And with that she was out the door, in her Jetta and driving away.
Xelloss closed the door, and teleported to Wolf Pack Island, and into her throne room.
"Report my faithful servant." Xelas lounged on her chair, a cigarette in her hand.
"The chase goes well, Mistress. Lane, Lina-chan's reincarnation, trusts me, and her temper remains the same. However, it would seem that she doesn't know about the power that lies within her."
"Good. Then continue on your current path. Oh, and Xelloss. Try to get her out into the woods on a camping trip sometime soon."
"Yes Mistress. May I ask something first though?"
"Speak."
"It's quite obvious that she's the same person, but she looks completely different."
"I do not have a reason for that. Times have changed, maybe that's her way of fitting in. Dismissed."
And Xelloss teleported into his room, grabbed some spell tomes, and went back to Lane's apartment to read.
Please, please review. I need the encouragement. Thx to those who have already done so, and please keep doing so. ~Xelena