"Deception"

By: Shi-chan

Rating: NR

Warnings: None so far

Disclaimer: I don't own Slayers. If I did, Xelloss and Lina would be together and Amelia would be unjust. O.o *trying to imagine that* Hmm. . .

Author's Corner!!

Shi-chan: I have returned with my second Slayers fanfiction! Another rare Xelloss+Lina fanfiction for you, ne?

Zelgadiss: That's so uncouth.

Shi-chan: *grins* And I love it!

Xelloss: It's not that uncouth. . .

Zelgadiss: Shut up, fruitcake. . .!

***NOTE*** Okies, once again, I support Lina+Gourry, but this is Xelloss+Lina, so deal with it.

***NOTE*** This story is done from the POV of Xelloss.

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It has been six years since our group broke up and went our own separate ways. Zelgadiss had found his cure and became the King of Seyruun with Amelia as his Queen. Sylphiel had died in a battle in her home country, and Gourry decided to become a soldier again and fight in the war to avenge Sylphiel's wrongful death. Lina-chan had stopped being adventurous and daring, and settled down alone in a small village called Mikiyuu, hardly even practicing magic anymore.

I, on the other hand, am still quite active, completing the tasks the master asks of me. That's all I can do. Being an emotionless mazoku, it's not like I could go fall in love and have a family or anything.

"Complete this, Xelloss. I know this may be hard for you since you were once a friend to her, but remember. . . You pledged your loyalty to me, and you must obey my every whim. We *must* have this accomplished, or our race might become endangered!" Those were my master's most recent words to me. It's time to go on a new mission for her, and this time it won't be easy. I can't believe what I'm going to do.

Violet strands of hair whip angrily across my and I cough in the wind. It's around three in the morning, and Lina-chan is sound asleep. I'm sitting in a tree just outside the girl's window, looking inside. I don't want to do this mission. . . Sure, it'll be nice to be able to talk and laugh with Lina-chan like old times. . . and annoy her by saying 'sore wa himitsu desu'. . . but, still. It's unfair for me to have to do this to Lina-chan, and then disappoint her so. . . I know how she felt about me.

Morning finally approaches and I must go to Lina-chan. I wait patiently outside her door, holding a single red rose between my fingers. The fiery twenty-one year old emerges after about half an hour of my waiting for her, and I jump out to surprise her.

"Kon'nichi wa, Lina-chan!" The sorceress pulls back, shocked, but soon recovers. "X-Xelloss. . .?" She asks me unsurely.

I nod and grin, extending my hand and motioning for her to take the rose within it. Lina-chan blushes somewhat, and retrieves the flower. "Wha. . . what are you doing here? I thought you were leaving to be with your master." I can tell the girl is embarrassed. As our clique split up, Lina- chan approached me to tell me something.

She revealed that she was deeply in love with me, and hoped I reciprocated her feelings. I felt terribly bad, unknowing as to why since I'm intended emotionless, but replied telling her the truth. I considered her a friend but didn't feel he same since I am a mazoku, thus my disability to love her in return. She had forced a smile and the opposite way. She told me that was what she though I'd say, and ran off, crying. That was the last time I had seen her up until now.

I hold my finger up to my mouth and say, "Sore wa himitsu desu!"

Lina-chan begins to turn a bright pinkish color that I ponder as to how healthy that is for her. She glares at me and screams, "XELLOSS! It's the first time I see you in six years and you're going to pull that crap again?!" I begin to question whether or not that was the right thing to say, as it was only a joke, and quickly reply, "Don't worry, Lina-chan, I was kidding! What I'm *really* here for, is to ask you a question-" I stop speaking and wait for her to respond in some way, and she just stares at me. I decide to take it as, "Uh-huh, go on. . .?"

"Well. . . you remember what you told me before you and I split up for the past several years?" Lina-chan slowly nods, turning even pinker. "I wanted to tell you that for the past six years, I've been thinking of what you told me. I lied to you. I do have emotions. Zelas gave me feelings and I never realized it until after I lost you. I missed you so much, I couldn't stand it, and now. . . I'm here."

Lina-chan stands speechless before me and I close the only eye I've got open and mentally slap myself. I've just done something so incredibly wrong, that not my immortality will force its heavy burden on me deeper, living and knowing what I'm doing to Lina-chan. Being a mazoku surely takes its toll. . .

The fiery woman opens her mouth in response. I wonder what her reply to what I just told her is going to be. . .

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Author's Corner!!

Shi-chan: Okay, what do you think? Continue? I won't continue it until I get five good reviews, okay? ^_^ Get those reviews in!

Xelloss: I don't want this continued! It's cruel!

Lina: Really!

Gourry: Exactly! How dare you write a fanfiction without me and Lina as the couple!

Shi-chan: But. . . This is my second one. . .

Gourry: What?!

Shi-chan: Oh, nothing. . .

Gourry: What did she say?!

Xelloss: Sore was himitsu desu!

Lina: FRUITCAKE!