Completely Loosing Seduction
~Hollowman [Trapt]
I can't remember / The last time you cared about anything / The last time
you allowed yourself to be seen / so pretentious your lies unrelenting
disguise / Creating tears in your eyes your mind withers and dies /
pretending to be something you are not / somewhere in the middle you are
now caught / You've never seen who you really are / No life breathes in you
/ All the time you laugh you wait you cry / No part of your life is true /
All the time your life passes you by / I don't ever want to see I don't
ever want to be like you, Hollow Man / I don't care what you give / Hollow
man you can't live like this // Your voice is just a whisper / You call
upon your blank thoughts as you try / To fit in where you missed her / You
missed the chance to stop living a lie
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"Luna I'm not wearing this! I look stupid, like a hussy."
"You are going to wear this, I made it myself and it compliments your features nicely."
"What features? Even Xellos says I'm flat-"
"Chested? Get over yourself Lina, you keep beating up everyone who says you're underdeveloped, but now...You're not getting out of wearing this! And besides, Xellos is a domineering pig anyway, I don't see-"
Lina booted Luna away as she did some touch ups on the bottom of her outfit, "He is NOT! Don't comment on things you have no idea about!"
"Shut up ya little brat, you're the one who doesn't know. How does he look everytime you're with Gourry or some other guy?"
Lina's voice grew small, like a child's, "Well, he's mad," suddenly, it grew emboldened, "But everyone'd be upset if they're love interest wwas flirting with someone else!"
"So now you're fliriting with Gourry eh?"
Lina's face blazed brighter than her hair with anger, "Luna you're such a, such a-"
"Such a what?" Before Lina could blink, Luna was before her, her hand around Lina's neck, squeezing painfully, grinding her back against the wall. Lina scowled, a defiant glimmer in her eyes, her chin turned up in obvious disgust at her own voluntary vulnerability and at her sister for such a low blow. Luna sighed in disgust at her sister, "You're such a prick Lina, you and all of those things you hang out with. Can't even give an ounce of respect to those who deserve it, can't take advice when you know you need it, and believe me, you need it. You're all talk, but when it comes to fighting, you're nothing."
Faster than light, Lina grabbed her sister's arm and yanked it sharply, and painfully, behind her back, "I've heared it all before, quit trying to think you knw me Luna, I'm getting older and so is it." Letter her go with a slight push, Lina walked off, ,starting for her room. "And I'm not nothing."
Lina reached the beginning of the hall leading to her and Luna's room when something breezed by her, grazing her ear, thudding into the wall next to her. Turning around, Lina saw Luna glaring at her with a stern look that a parent would give their child, blood trickled down Lina's ear unnoticed. In turn, Lina gave her an expectant smirk. Luna returned with a smirk of her own, one of approval, she nodded to Lina then smiled genuinely. Somehow, in that little act, the Inverse sisters had reached a consensus.
Lina rolled her eyes comically and simply left the house, on the way to the festival. ~*~*~ Lina stood at the gates to the festival grounds shivering, not quite from the cold, for it was a nice, warm night, but from nervousness. She had been here for about an hour, ridiculous thoughts running through her head to banish the awful thought that Gourry may not in fact, come. 'I was pretty sure I told him to meet me here.' One thought in particular stuck with her since she left her house, 'Why am I wearing this outfit? I hate skirts, why didn't I change?' The outfit in question was a low-cut, white blouse, tied just above her bellybutton, showing off her midrift. The skirt was denim and it hugged her waist comfortably. The outfit accenuated her features, her red hair glistened under the moonlight and her eyes seemed to sparkle brighter. Luna had been right, but Lina was still uncomfortable in it. The shirt she liked though, it proved to those who dared doubt that she had a bust line, but shen ever liked showing bare legs, she'd rather have pants. 'I could've changed, should've changed. why didn't I change? Maybe I was hoping he'd,' "like it?" Lina questioned herself in a quiet whisper.
Suddenly, Lina's heart soared when she heard footsteps and someone call her name, "Lina?" But as quickly as it soared, it fell when she saw Xellos stumbling toward her, apparently plastered.
A goofy smiled played it's way across his handsome features when he saw Lina, "My my Lina," Xellos stumbled, causing Lina to catch and help him stand. Xellos smiled wider, "Lina you're," he hiccuped and breathed in her perfume at the same time, "sexy." His clouded eyes swept over her body slowly, stopping at periodic places shown off by her new ensemble. This caused her to blush and step back, trying to cover herself. For some strange reason, she didn't like the idea of Xellos looking at her as hungrily as he apparently was now. When they had first been going out, she had tried to show off to make sure she met Xellos's standards, now, it just made her uncomfortable to see that look on his face.
"No no Lina-chan," Xellos drunkenly reached for her hands and pulled them around his neck and proceeded to nibble on her ear.
Lina sucked in her breath and tried to push away from him. She never realized how much someone stank after they had been drinking, "Xell, please, stop."
Xellos ignored her and took notice of the deep cut on her ear, "Lina you're *hiccup* bleeding, let me clean it out for you." He licked the cut, causing Lina to gasp at the pain of his salty salive touching the cut her sister had given her. She pushed him away, surprised at her success at moving him, of course, he proceeded to fall, making Lina move to catch him.
"Hey Lina!" Gourry startled her in the process of helping Xellos up, as a result, she failed in holding onto him. The knock that came with his head connecting painfully with the ground seemed to sober him up rather than knock him out, "Owch, Lina-chan!"
Lina ignored him and glared at Gourry, "Nice of you to show up!"
Gourry stopped, noting the acid in Lina's voice and the fire of anger her eyes held, "What do you mean? I've been waiting for you by the cotton candy stand for an hour. I finally figured you weren't coming so I thought I'd leave." Gourry looked somewhat clueless and hurt.
"You idiot," Lina said this with more contempt that she liked, still she continued, hurt at the fact that she was almost stood up, "We were meeting here!"
"No, we were meeting at the cotton candy stand!" Slowly, Gourry took notice of Xellos standing beside Lina, clueless of the situation but looking very possessive of her. Contempt of his own raised in his voice, "You know, Slphiel told me you might ditch me for your friends, but I didn't believe her cause I thought we were friends but if you're gonna lie like that just to run off and make out with your boyfriend. Maybe you have changed Lina Inverse."
Lina was hurt, stung deeply by the accusation, deeper than she thought she's be, she'd never lied, well, except to Luna and to herself a couple times, but never to him. Tears welled up in her eyes, "Well so have you, jellyfish brain!" Lina pushed Xellos out of the way and jogged off in the direction she had come an hour ago.
Gourry's fevered expression melted when he saw just how deeply he's hurt Lina but she'd never been this soft before, always was she the tough one who never cried, not even when she had the crap beaten out of her by her sister. Something had changed, and he had to fix it, "Lina!?"
Xellos stopped him with a glare and dashed off after Lina, asking her a question Gourry couldn't hear, she turned around and screamed at him to get away then broke into a full-fledged run home. Xellos lent her a head-start and then chased after her.
Gourry didn't seem to like the action, or what he could discern from the look on Xellos's face from the distance he stood away. Gourry as well took to the chase, 'Lina you really look great tonight.' He smiled at seeing her in that outfit, though he'd really like it better if she were wearing pants. *** a/n: tada, nother one, wow, two in two nights. i normally don't write this much but this idea might actually see an end. well, reviews as always are welcome and speecial thanx goes out to all those who have reviewed, you ppl really inspired me to keep writing. um, yeah, i don't own slayers or trapt lyrics [that's why i put their name at the top] nanyway, look for more chapters, coming to a computer near you!
"You are going to wear this, I made it myself and it compliments your features nicely."
"What features? Even Xellos says I'm flat-"
"Chested? Get over yourself Lina, you keep beating up everyone who says you're underdeveloped, but now...You're not getting out of wearing this! And besides, Xellos is a domineering pig anyway, I don't see-"
Lina booted Luna away as she did some touch ups on the bottom of her outfit, "He is NOT! Don't comment on things you have no idea about!"
"Shut up ya little brat, you're the one who doesn't know. How does he look everytime you're with Gourry or some other guy?"
Lina's voice grew small, like a child's, "Well, he's mad," suddenly, it grew emboldened, "But everyone'd be upset if they're love interest wwas flirting with someone else!"
"So now you're fliriting with Gourry eh?"
Lina's face blazed brighter than her hair with anger, "Luna you're such a, such a-"
"Such a what?" Before Lina could blink, Luna was before her, her hand around Lina's neck, squeezing painfully, grinding her back against the wall. Lina scowled, a defiant glimmer in her eyes, her chin turned up in obvious disgust at her own voluntary vulnerability and at her sister for such a low blow. Luna sighed in disgust at her sister, "You're such a prick Lina, you and all of those things you hang out with. Can't even give an ounce of respect to those who deserve it, can't take advice when you know you need it, and believe me, you need it. You're all talk, but when it comes to fighting, you're nothing."
Faster than light, Lina grabbed her sister's arm and yanked it sharply, and painfully, behind her back, "I've heared it all before, quit trying to think you knw me Luna, I'm getting older and so is it." Letter her go with a slight push, Lina walked off, ,starting for her room. "And I'm not nothing."
Lina reached the beginning of the hall leading to her and Luna's room when something breezed by her, grazing her ear, thudding into the wall next to her. Turning around, Lina saw Luna glaring at her with a stern look that a parent would give their child, blood trickled down Lina's ear unnoticed. In turn, Lina gave her an expectant smirk. Luna returned with a smirk of her own, one of approval, she nodded to Lina then smiled genuinely. Somehow, in that little act, the Inverse sisters had reached a consensus.
Lina rolled her eyes comically and simply left the house, on the way to the festival. ~*~*~ Lina stood at the gates to the festival grounds shivering, not quite from the cold, for it was a nice, warm night, but from nervousness. She had been here for about an hour, ridiculous thoughts running through her head to banish the awful thought that Gourry may not in fact, come. 'I was pretty sure I told him to meet me here.' One thought in particular stuck with her since she left her house, 'Why am I wearing this outfit? I hate skirts, why didn't I change?' The outfit in question was a low-cut, white blouse, tied just above her bellybutton, showing off her midrift. The skirt was denim and it hugged her waist comfortably. The outfit accenuated her features, her red hair glistened under the moonlight and her eyes seemed to sparkle brighter. Luna had been right, but Lina was still uncomfortable in it. The shirt she liked though, it proved to those who dared doubt that she had a bust line, but shen ever liked showing bare legs, she'd rather have pants. 'I could've changed, should've changed. why didn't I change? Maybe I was hoping he'd,' "like it?" Lina questioned herself in a quiet whisper.
Suddenly, Lina's heart soared when she heard footsteps and someone call her name, "Lina?" But as quickly as it soared, it fell when she saw Xellos stumbling toward her, apparently plastered.
A goofy smiled played it's way across his handsome features when he saw Lina, "My my Lina," Xellos stumbled, causing Lina to catch and help him stand. Xellos smiled wider, "Lina you're," he hiccuped and breathed in her perfume at the same time, "sexy." His clouded eyes swept over her body slowly, stopping at periodic places shown off by her new ensemble. This caused her to blush and step back, trying to cover herself. For some strange reason, she didn't like the idea of Xellos looking at her as hungrily as he apparently was now. When they had first been going out, she had tried to show off to make sure she met Xellos's standards, now, it just made her uncomfortable to see that look on his face.
"No no Lina-chan," Xellos drunkenly reached for her hands and pulled them around his neck and proceeded to nibble on her ear.
Lina sucked in her breath and tried to push away from him. She never realized how much someone stank after they had been drinking, "Xell, please, stop."
Xellos ignored her and took notice of the deep cut on her ear, "Lina you're *hiccup* bleeding, let me clean it out for you." He licked the cut, causing Lina to gasp at the pain of his salty salive touching the cut her sister had given her. She pushed him away, surprised at her success at moving him, of course, he proceeded to fall, making Lina move to catch him.
"Hey Lina!" Gourry startled her in the process of helping Xellos up, as a result, she failed in holding onto him. The knock that came with his head connecting painfully with the ground seemed to sober him up rather than knock him out, "Owch, Lina-chan!"
Lina ignored him and glared at Gourry, "Nice of you to show up!"
Gourry stopped, noting the acid in Lina's voice and the fire of anger her eyes held, "What do you mean? I've been waiting for you by the cotton candy stand for an hour. I finally figured you weren't coming so I thought I'd leave." Gourry looked somewhat clueless and hurt.
"You idiot," Lina said this with more contempt that she liked, still she continued, hurt at the fact that she was almost stood up, "We were meeting here!"
"No, we were meeting at the cotton candy stand!" Slowly, Gourry took notice of Xellos standing beside Lina, clueless of the situation but looking very possessive of her. Contempt of his own raised in his voice, "You know, Slphiel told me you might ditch me for your friends, but I didn't believe her cause I thought we were friends but if you're gonna lie like that just to run off and make out with your boyfriend. Maybe you have changed Lina Inverse."
Lina was hurt, stung deeply by the accusation, deeper than she thought she's be, she'd never lied, well, except to Luna and to herself a couple times, but never to him. Tears welled up in her eyes, "Well so have you, jellyfish brain!" Lina pushed Xellos out of the way and jogged off in the direction she had come an hour ago.
Gourry's fevered expression melted when he saw just how deeply he's hurt Lina but she'd never been this soft before, always was she the tough one who never cried, not even when she had the crap beaten out of her by her sister. Something had changed, and he had to fix it, "Lina!?"
Xellos stopped him with a glare and dashed off after Lina, asking her a question Gourry couldn't hear, she turned around and screamed at him to get away then broke into a full-fledged run home. Xellos lent her a head-start and then chased after her.
Gourry didn't seem to like the action, or what he could discern from the look on Xellos's face from the distance he stood away. Gourry as well took to the chase, 'Lina you really look great tonight.' He smiled at seeing her in that outfit, though he'd really like it better if she were wearing pants. *** a/n: tada, nother one, wow, two in two nights. i normally don't write this much but this idea might actually see an end. well, reviews as always are welcome and speecial thanx goes out to all those who have reviewed, you ppl really inspired me to keep writing. um, yeah, i don't own slayers or trapt lyrics [that's why i put their name at the top] nanyway, look for more chapters, coming to a computer near you!