"Oh Xellos, I think I finally understand how I really feel about you."
"As do I, Lina-chan. I didn't think it was possible for my race, but it looks like I've proven wrong."
"Being trapped in this cabin with you has really opened my eyes. Xellos Metallium, I--"
EVE-- "Well, this would have been interesting. However, if you'd like to read more of this you should turn to some other, sappier writers who can write this kind of crap without becoming dangerously ill. Even this tiny portion of it nearly made me sick. Now here's what really happened:"
"I hate you."
"I love you too, Lina-chan!"
"Araaaagh!!! Shut up, shut up, shut uuup!!!!"
"Hey, it's not my fault that we're stuck here."
"Yes it is -- if you wanted to, you could just teleport us out of here and this whole nightmare would be over."
"Umm … no I couldn't."
"Why not?!!"
"Uhhh … there are certain times in life when mazoku don't want t -- er -- aren't able to use their full powers. This is one of them."
Lina glared. "If you had a physical body, I would kill you and eat your remains."
Xellos looked at her worriedly. "Didn't you bring any food?"
His nose crumpled inward as fist met flesh. It's a good thing I heal so fast, he reflected; if I still had those injuries she gave me before my situation might be critical by now.
"And move over!" Lina shouted. "You're taking up too much of the bed, and you touch me with even a toe you're gonna find that that body part isn't there any more!"
"But I thought you liked touching me!" Xellos whined.
Lina raised her fist for the umteenth time, amazed that after all this he still continued to infuriate her.
"No, please don't hit me again! I -- I didn't mean it that way! I just meant that you seem to really like beating me up!"
The hand slowly lowered back to the bed. "Oh, all right. But if you annoy me one more time…" she let the threat hang.
"Don't worry Lina-chan! I won't do anything to annoy anyone, promise!"
Lina's eyebrows lifted fractionally upon hearing the extremely uncharacteristic phrase leave the makoku's lips, but decided to let it go and settled back into the pillows. At least now she might finally be able to get some sleep…
The tiny sorceress sighed happily. The blankets were finally warming up, and even though the bed was old it was really soft.
Maybe I'll be somewhere warmer when I wake up. Like on the inside of a live volcano or something…
Hours later:
Lina slowly awoke, feeling heavy and comfortable.
Now this is nice, she thought. Warm -- I'm finally warm again! And these are really nice sheets. She paused, slowly coming back into the world of awareness. Wait a minute, these aren't sheets…
Lina bolted upright, face blushing bright red as she realized that the thing she'd been lying on was -- "Xellos!" She exclaimed, automatically putting him into headlock. "Why was I lying on top of you?!!!"
"Gee, I don't know, Lina-chan." He replied, blinking sleepily and reaching over her arm to rub the sleep out of his eyes. "You must have moved around in your sleep."
"Even in my sleep I would never be so undignified as to roll onto you. Tell me the truth, namigomi!!"
"I swear, Lina-chan, I never t -- moved you at all."
"And why should I believe you, liar?"
"Oh, don't be so mean, Lina-chan! You know I never lie -- I only twist the truth."
She glared at him warily.
"Just look here -- it's in my biography!"
He handed her a small pile of paper with the name 'Xellos' clearly printed on the top in black ink. Lina quickly flipped through it all, deciding not to bother wondering where he had gotten it from when they were in the middle of the woods and all his belongings were in a neat pile over at the far end of the room.
"Hey, you're right, it does say -- you don't wear any underwear?!!"
Xellos sweatdropped. "Well, it doesn't say that exactly…"
She narrowed her eyes. "The more that I know about you, the more I respect your catchphrase."
"Oh, come on … I'm not that bad! Just think about it -- I have a high status in life, I'm one of the most powerful beings on this world, and I have lots of money from all the wealthy kingdoms I've brought down. What more could you want?"
Lina looked thoughtful for a second, then filled with regret. "I return to my earlier statement."
"I'm also good-looking."
"A little boy who saw you a couple towns back asked me if you were gay."
Xellos frowned. "That's odd…"
"Well, you do have purple hair … but yeah, that was kinda unfair; you don't look gay … some of the time…"
"Are you implying something?" Asked Xellos with a raised eyebrow.
"Do you think I'm implying something?" She glared at him, as if daring him to answer her question.
Xellos just sighed.