Now THAT is a Secret!

Chapter 1: Off we go!

Disclaimer: Why do I have to put this, anyway? I obviously don't own Slayers! If I did, I wouldn't make a fanfic, I would just make an episode about it instead! Oh well. I shall put this elegantly: IT AIN'T MINE! Thank you.

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*Chomp gobble snarf* Went Lina and Gourry as they wolfed down their food. Amelia, Filia, and Zelgadis stared at them with the same green tinge on their faces. They didn't dare touch their food for fear that Lina and Gourry should finish theirs and move to their plates, accidentally swallowing a piece of them.

"Must...you eat like starved badgers?" Zelgadis said.

"Um, Ms. Lina? Mr. Gourry? Are you able to breathe alright like that?" inquired Amelia.

"*Chomp gobble chomp* *GAAASP!* We...huff huff...can breathe just fine Amelia! Are you going to eat that sushi?" said Lina.

Amelia shook her head and pushed her plate towards Lina, only to pull her hand back quickly to avoid the fork that had just hit the plate. Filia jumped a bit, then reached for her cup of tea. She was about to sip it when she gasped and dropped it back on the table.

"What is is, Filia?" asked Gourry between bites of his food, "Is something wro-"

"SSSHHHHH!" Filia cut him off, "Quiet! My namagomi sense is tingling!" (Hee hee, I love puns, don't you? ^_^)

Filia slowly reached for her mace, and then got up and sniffed around like a dog with an interesting scent. She turned a bit, then suddenly hurled her mace across the restaurant and straight towards one of the menu's, which happened to be hiding the face behind it. Just before Mace- sama hit it's target, the person disappeared only to reappear above Filia's head. The mace kept going and smashed into a wall, knocking it down and revealing a stunned and very embarrassed customer doing his...erm...duty.

"My, my, Filia! I knew you dragons weren't very coordinated, but I suppose the wall was the only thing big enough for you not to miss!" Xellos said with a cheesy grin on his face.

Filia ran across to Mace-sama, picked it up, then charged Xellos. She swung at him, but he teleported out of the way. This went on for about 10 minutes, until Filia finally screamed in frustration and swung with all her might. Right into where Xellos had just reappeared. The sound it made when Xellos was hit was deafening, and Xellos went flying right through the one wall that didn't have a hole in it yet. In the background, you could hear the owner crying.

"Ha! *huff huff* I FINALLY got you!" Filia said, gasping for breath. When she was done, she went back to their miraculously undamaged table, and took a sip of her tea. Lina and Gourry finished their food, then looked about the room with wide eyes.

"What happened in here? It looks like a pig sty!" Lina said, as the rest of the people sweatdropped.

"I finally got the namagomi!" Filia beamed with triumph.

"Ahh! That was some mighty good negative energy!" Xellos said as he appeared behind Filia, completely unharmed.

"AAAAAAHHHHHGGH!" Filia screamed in disgust, "How? How did you...? WHY MEEEEEE???" Filia sobbed.

"Mmm! Dessert!" Xellos said.

"Mr. Xellos? Why are you here?" Amelia asked.

"Because he wanted to annoy Filia, why else?" Lina answered for him.

"Actually, Lina-chan, I want-"

"Do NOT call me chan!" Lina growled, giving Xellos the death glare.

"Sorry, Lina...CHAN!" Xellos said, then quickly teleported to avoid the fork that went flying through the air.

"Actually, I wanted to tell you that I have a secret! The BIGGEST secret of all! And it's about one of you!" He said after he reappeared.

"About who, exactly?" asked Zelgadis.

"Sore wa himitsu desu!" Xellos replied with a cheesy grin.

"Sore wa himitsu desu!" Lina imitated while rolling her eyes. "Just tell us what it is, fruit boy!"

"Oh, I will! As soon as you can find me! We're gonna play a game of hide and seek, and the world is my hiding place! I'll be somewhere, hiding. I'll have clues set out for you in different places. I hope you have fun! Here's your first one: Dynast's domain. Have fun!"

"WAIT! Where does Mr. Dynast live?"

Filia crept up behind Xellos, and raised Mace-sama with an evil grin on her face. "Sore wa himitsu desu!" Xellos said once more with a cheesy grin, then teleported just as Mace- sama came down full force, making a large hole in the floor.

"Well, good riddance. Maybe we'll finally be rid of him for a while." Zelgadis said sipping his coffee.

"Yeah, maybe." Lina agreed, "Okay, let's go!"

"WHAT?" the group said in unison.

"I have to know the secret! After all, I might need to blackmail one of you someday, and a good secret would be just perfect. Besides, I'm curious." Lina said, as she got up and walked to where the door used to be.

The rest of the group sighed and got up and followed. After all, they couldn't have Lina dragon slaving every town and city trying to find Xellos.

"Well, if I'm not mistaken, I believe Dynast lives at the north pole." said Zelgadis.

"How do you know that?" asked Lina.

"I read it in the Clair Bible."

"Uh-huh... well, I guess it's off to the north pole! Filia, do your stuff!"

"What?" Filia asked.

"You know! Dragon, wings, flap flap, quick travel?"

"Oh, right!" Filia said, as she went out into the street and transformed into her dragon form. "Everybody on! And watch the hair!"

Lina, Gourry, Zelgadis, and Amelia climbed on to Filia's back and held on tight as she flapped her wings. She got into the air, and flew into the distance, on her way to the North Pole!

"Miss Filia? North is the other way." Amelia said.

"OH!, Right!" Filia replied, turning around.

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Oh, that was a bit of a stupid chapter, but I've never been good at beginnings. I'll make the next one better, I promise! ^_^ *coughreviewcough* (I'm not giving hints, honest!)