Screaming was heard throughout the whole mansion. But Filia couldn't hear it. She had headphones on and they were cranked as loud as they could possibly go. Normally Filia didn't use headphones, but she was getting sick of all the screaming. It was annoying and somehow kept reminding her of how much she disliked Xellos.
At the moment, she was wandering about the halls trying to find anybody except Xellos or Mr. Rinald. And she finally did find somebody. It was Gourry and he had been frightened terribly by something.
"There you are!" Filia sighed in relief and flung her suitcase into his hands. "Take this to my room."
"But-" Gourry tried explaining a very important matter that had just come up a few moments ago but Filia interrupted him.
She put her hand in front of his face and said, "Be quiet! I'm not paying you to talk! You'll never make a good bellboy if you hang around talking to people!" Gourry carried the suitcase away sadly, wishing he could warn Filia about the danger that she was in but he had to get back to work or else he might be fired.
Filia watched him exit and grumbled about the terrible service. She turned to find where her friends had gone and saw that one of them was on the couch behind her. It was Zelgadis and unfortunately, he was dead. Perhaps even deader than Amelia. Definitely more dead than Filia, who wasn't dead at all. She was so not-dead, in fact, that she screamed and turned to run. Instead, she found that Xellos was in the door way. She screamed again and tried running the other way but saw Zelgadis. She screamed a couple more times and fell on the ground.
She pointed at Zelgadis and said, "Kill him, not me!" Xellos stared her for a moment, then at Zelgadis, then walked away. She stood up, "That was close, Mr. Zelgadis!" Then she saw he was dead and ran from the room screaming.
By that time Gourry had finished putting Filia's suitcase in her room and was wondering about all of her screaming. One of three things had happened: she found Zelgadis's body, seen Xellos, or was not satisfied with the job Gourry had done. If she was screaming because she saw Zelgadis then it would be a good idea for Gourry to go back and make sure nothing bad happened to her. But if she'd seen Xellos she would be in one of her moods, in which case it would not be a good idea to be near her. And he certainly couldn't go back if she wasn't satisfied with his bellboy-ing. Gourry was never good at math but it would seem that the number a reasons to not go back outweighed the reasons to go back. With that situation taken care of, he decided to continue searching for Amelia.
***
Xellos had seen some crazy stuff in his life, living as long as he does and all. But the mansion seemed to top it all. Of course, it was fun seeing Filia screaming and cowering in fear, but the series of murders was leaving even Xellos confused. He very much disliked being confused, since it was such a rare occurrence. He was set on finding out who was responsible for these murders and congratulate them on their job of freaking Filia out. The only way he could find the murderer, was to catch them in the act. But who would the next target be? Certainly, Filia would not be next, as it was so much fun watching her panic. Mr. Rinald was too crazy to be a target, Gourry was to stupid, and Lina would scare any murderer away. The next target would be Betty.
He grinned and teleported himself to Betty's room, only to find something shocking. Betty was already dead. It wasn't actually as shocking as it was frustrating. The next target could be anyone. But Lina, Gourry, Filia, and Mr. Rinald did not seem likely to be killed next. And that would only leave...
***
"Lina! There you are!" Gourry rushed over to his friend. She wasn't very interested in Gourry. She was much more interested in the continental breakfast, which she had stumbled across just minutes ago. Regrettably, she'd already eaten most of it. All that was left were the packets of sugar, and cream cheese, which she ate in a remarkable amount of time.
With no more food to eat and a full stomach, she finally turned her attention toward Gourry; "What do you want?"
He figured it was probably not good to bring up the subject of immanent death to Lina since she got very irritable after meals, but then again, she was also very irritable during and before meals, too. And at any rate, this was a very important subject.
"Lina," he began, "We're going to die." There was an pause between the time he said it and the time her fist connected with his face when Gourry saw an expression on her face that he'd never seen before. Could it be fear? Love? Gas? He wasn't quite sure what it was but he knew that he would have to protect Lina from any danger like a cowboy protects a cow. Gourry realized that his analogy didn't make any sense but had no time to think of a new one before he was sent flying across the room.
There was a moment between the time when Lina punched Gourry and the time when Gourry smacked into the nearest passerby when Filia saw something flying in her direction at an incredible speed. She had no time to realize that it was Gourry but there was time enough to realize her options. She could smash the flying thing with a mace, blame Xellos for whatever would happen to her, or run away crying. Instead she decided to do all three.
Gourry wasn't able to react before he was hit with a mace. He landed in a crumpled heap on the ground and watched Filia run away crying and yelling, "This is all your fault, Xellos!"
At the moment, she was wandering about the halls trying to find anybody except Xellos or Mr. Rinald. And she finally did find somebody. It was Gourry and he had been frightened terribly by something.
"There you are!" Filia sighed in relief and flung her suitcase into his hands. "Take this to my room."
"But-" Gourry tried explaining a very important matter that had just come up a few moments ago but Filia interrupted him.
She put her hand in front of his face and said, "Be quiet! I'm not paying you to talk! You'll never make a good bellboy if you hang around talking to people!" Gourry carried the suitcase away sadly, wishing he could warn Filia about the danger that she was in but he had to get back to work or else he might be fired.
Filia watched him exit and grumbled about the terrible service. She turned to find where her friends had gone and saw that one of them was on the couch behind her. It was Zelgadis and unfortunately, he was dead. Perhaps even deader than Amelia. Definitely more dead than Filia, who wasn't dead at all. She was so not-dead, in fact, that she screamed and turned to run. Instead, she found that Xellos was in the door way. She screamed again and tried running the other way but saw Zelgadis. She screamed a couple more times and fell on the ground.
She pointed at Zelgadis and said, "Kill him, not me!" Xellos stared her for a moment, then at Zelgadis, then walked away. She stood up, "That was close, Mr. Zelgadis!" Then she saw he was dead and ran from the room screaming.
By that time Gourry had finished putting Filia's suitcase in her room and was wondering about all of her screaming. One of three things had happened: she found Zelgadis's body, seen Xellos, or was not satisfied with the job Gourry had done. If she was screaming because she saw Zelgadis then it would be a good idea for Gourry to go back and make sure nothing bad happened to her. But if she'd seen Xellos she would be in one of her moods, in which case it would not be a good idea to be near her. And he certainly couldn't go back if she wasn't satisfied with his bellboy-ing. Gourry was never good at math but it would seem that the number a reasons to not go back outweighed the reasons to go back. With that situation taken care of, he decided to continue searching for Amelia.
***
Xellos had seen some crazy stuff in his life, living as long as he does and all. But the mansion seemed to top it all. Of course, it was fun seeing Filia screaming and cowering in fear, but the series of murders was leaving even Xellos confused. He very much disliked being confused, since it was such a rare occurrence. He was set on finding out who was responsible for these murders and congratulate them on their job of freaking Filia out. The only way he could find the murderer, was to catch them in the act. But who would the next target be? Certainly, Filia would not be next, as it was so much fun watching her panic. Mr. Rinald was too crazy to be a target, Gourry was to stupid, and Lina would scare any murderer away. The next target would be Betty.
He grinned and teleported himself to Betty's room, only to find something shocking. Betty was already dead. It wasn't actually as shocking as it was frustrating. The next target could be anyone. But Lina, Gourry, Filia, and Mr. Rinald did not seem likely to be killed next. And that would only leave...
***
"Lina! There you are!" Gourry rushed over to his friend. She wasn't very interested in Gourry. She was much more interested in the continental breakfast, which she had stumbled across just minutes ago. Regrettably, she'd already eaten most of it. All that was left were the packets of sugar, and cream cheese, which she ate in a remarkable amount of time.
With no more food to eat and a full stomach, she finally turned her attention toward Gourry; "What do you want?"
He figured it was probably not good to bring up the subject of immanent death to Lina since she got very irritable after meals, but then again, she was also very irritable during and before meals, too. And at any rate, this was a very important subject.
"Lina," he began, "We're going to die." There was an pause between the time he said it and the time her fist connected with his face when Gourry saw an expression on her face that he'd never seen before. Could it be fear? Love? Gas? He wasn't quite sure what it was but he knew that he would have to protect Lina from any danger like a cowboy protects a cow. Gourry realized that his analogy didn't make any sense but had no time to think of a new one before he was sent flying across the room.
There was a moment between the time when Lina punched Gourry and the time when Gourry smacked into the nearest passerby when Filia saw something flying in her direction at an incredible speed. She had no time to realize that it was Gourry but there was time enough to realize her options. She could smash the flying thing with a mace, blame Xellos for whatever would happen to her, or run away crying. Instead she decided to do all three.
Gourry wasn't able to react before he was hit with a mace. He landed in a crumpled heap on the ground and watched Filia run away crying and yelling, "This is all your fault, Xellos!"