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**Disclaimer** Don't own Slayers or any of the songs used here, unless I wrote them, in which I'll specify.
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Chapter 2:
A young man sat in the back watching the singer as she danced and sang, an aura of good feeling coming from the song and her expression, hiding something darker. She was a bright star in a dark space. The man, garbed in a beige cloak, the hood pulled over his head, smiled as he saw something glint in her eyes just before she finished the song.
"So, did we find her? Ooh, a pretty one! You have a good sense of detection Zelgadiss-san."
The man called Zelgadiss jumped then rolled his eyes, grumbling, at the sudden appearance of another man at his side, "Xellos, I told you NOT to do that!"
The one named Xellos floated cross-legged in the air, his black cloak dangling to the floor, "My sincere apologies Zelly-chan," he smiled at the glare shot at him by his counterpart, "So, do you think we'll be able to rope her in?"
This time Zel grinned looking up at the petite woman still on the stage bowing to a crowd cheering so loud the two mens' conversation was well concealed, "Nope."
Xellos frowned, "How did I ever get stuck with a sarcastic sour-puss like you?"
Zel mumbled something and stood, his eyes following the retreating red-head offstage. "I've got this all take care of, you can go and tell L-sama."
"Aw, but this was supposed to be a team effort! And besides, I'll want to meet that lovely firefly." Xellos grinned.
Zel turned on Xellos, a vicious scowl adorning his features, "DON'T mess this up!"
Xellos nodded eagerly, his eyes closed tightly, and proceeded to follow his partner backstage when the coast was clear.
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"Miss Lina! Miss Lina please, ,have a drink of water, uh, something after that wonderful performance you MUST have something to drink!"
The woman in question rolled her fire-bright eyes, flashing annoyance at the young girl following her around. "Amelia, I"m FINE!" Sure, it was nice to have such a diehard fan, but relly, she was just a night club singer! But hey, if the kid wanted to waste her time waiting on Lina hand and foot, well, that was her choice.
Lina looked in Amelia's pitifully wide eyes and her 'whipped puppy' expression and decided to humor the girl, "Fire, gimme some water."
Amelia's face immediately brightened and she tripped over herself racing to get some water. Lina stiffled a giggle, the girl really was cute and she couldn't imagine life without her. Amelia was like the little sister Lina never had.
Her breath caught in her throat suddenly as she was spun around to face a strange man in a beige cloak, his face hidden by the hood, half by, what Lina thought she saw as lavender-colored hair. Roughly, he held her shoulders and stared h\into her ruby-red eyes, it didn't take long for Lina to make out his dark, bottomless blue eyes; they looked almost hungry, searching for something inside her. Despite herself, Lina began to tremble, her mind willing him to stop, but her body, her soul, wishing to break bonds she had secured years before.
"Wh-who are-" she cut herself off when the odd man broke the gaze and turned over her hand and ran course fingers, covered by gloves, over it, whispering something. Lina felt a familiar prick in the back of her mind, an awareness of something greater in the universe. It began to flood her mind as something swelled in her hand. Tearing her thoughts away from the wonderous power, she gave a shout of rotest and snatched her hand away.
Footsteps sounded from somewhere further backstage, coming toward them. A male voice, having a concerned tone to it, accompanied the steps, Lina? Is everything ok?" A tall blonde man, who's hair fell to his ankles, stepped out of a shadow, towering over Zelgadiss and lina. He looked around, his clear sky blue eyes, quite the opposite of Zel's, glistened in worry.
Zelgadiss spun her around and pulled a sword out of a sheath somewhere under his cloak, holding it at her throat. This caught the man's attention and his eyes grew larger, Lina!!" His hand went to a sword buckled at his side.
Gourry don't! He's a-"
"Zelly-chan, I can't find her anywhere!" Xellos opened his eyes to see the potential battle brewing. Lina got her first glimpse of the strange man and gasped, he was like nothing she'd ever seen before, his purple hair was actually his natural color, how she knew that she didn't know. He was mostly garbed in black, accept for his beige shirt. And finally, his purple eyes held a mysterious amusement in them.
"I'm sorry, did I interrupt something?" Xellos said, looking from person to person.
"Lina, who're your friends?" The man called Gourry looked completely lost.
Lina began to struggle in Zelgadiss's hold, shouting at Gourry, "Gourry, you're such an idiot! Get me out of here you jellyfish brain!"
Xellos smiled, snapping his eyes shut, "Zelgadiss?"
With a swish of his cape, Zelgadiss was gone with Xellos and Lina.
"LINA!!!"
"Mr. Gourry, what's wrong, where's Miss Lina?"
Gourry seethed, gripping the hilt of his sword, "She's gone, they took her, whoever they were."
The glass of water slipped from Amelia's grasp, shattering as it hit the floor, spilling water all over. It went unnoticed, however, as Amelia put her hands to her mouth in a frighted gasp, "Oh no!"
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a/n: chapter two done, i'll probably type the others in school cuz it's easier than typing on my own keyboard....my poor little fingers is tired. Hope you like it! Reviews always welcome!
**Disclaimer** Don't own Slayers or any of the songs used here, unless I wrote them, in which I'll specify.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Chapter 2:
A young man sat in the back watching the singer as she danced and sang, an aura of good feeling coming from the song and her expression, hiding something darker. She was a bright star in a dark space. The man, garbed in a beige cloak, the hood pulled over his head, smiled as he saw something glint in her eyes just before she finished the song.
"So, did we find her? Ooh, a pretty one! You have a good sense of detection Zelgadiss-san."
The man called Zelgadiss jumped then rolled his eyes, grumbling, at the sudden appearance of another man at his side, "Xellos, I told you NOT to do that!"
The one named Xellos floated cross-legged in the air, his black cloak dangling to the floor, "My sincere apologies Zelly-chan," he smiled at the glare shot at him by his counterpart, "So, do you think we'll be able to rope her in?"
This time Zel grinned looking up at the petite woman still on the stage bowing to a crowd cheering so loud the two mens' conversation was well concealed, "Nope."
Xellos frowned, "How did I ever get stuck with a sarcastic sour-puss like you?"
Zel mumbled something and stood, his eyes following the retreating red-head offstage. "I've got this all take care of, you can go and tell L-sama."
"Aw, but this was supposed to be a team effort! And besides, I'll want to meet that lovely firefly." Xellos grinned.
Zel turned on Xellos, a vicious scowl adorning his features, "DON'T mess this up!"
Xellos nodded eagerly, his eyes closed tightly, and proceeded to follow his partner backstage when the coast was clear.
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"Miss Lina! Miss Lina please, ,have a drink of water, uh, something after that wonderful performance you MUST have something to drink!"
The woman in question rolled her fire-bright eyes, flashing annoyance at the young girl following her around. "Amelia, I"m FINE!" Sure, it was nice to have such a diehard fan, but relly, she was just a night club singer! But hey, if the kid wanted to waste her time waiting on Lina hand and foot, well, that was her choice.
Lina looked in Amelia's pitifully wide eyes and her 'whipped puppy' expression and decided to humor the girl, "Fire, gimme some water."
Amelia's face immediately brightened and she tripped over herself racing to get some water. Lina stiffled a giggle, the girl really was cute and she couldn't imagine life without her. Amelia was like the little sister Lina never had.
Her breath caught in her throat suddenly as she was spun around to face a strange man in a beige cloak, his face hidden by the hood, half by, what Lina thought she saw as lavender-colored hair. Roughly, he held her shoulders and stared h\into her ruby-red eyes, it didn't take long for Lina to make out his dark, bottomless blue eyes; they looked almost hungry, searching for something inside her. Despite herself, Lina began to tremble, her mind willing him to stop, but her body, her soul, wishing to break bonds she had secured years before.
"Wh-who are-" she cut herself off when the odd man broke the gaze and turned over her hand and ran course fingers, covered by gloves, over it, whispering something. Lina felt a familiar prick in the back of her mind, an awareness of something greater in the universe. It began to flood her mind as something swelled in her hand. Tearing her thoughts away from the wonderous power, she gave a shout of rotest and snatched her hand away.
Footsteps sounded from somewhere further backstage, coming toward them. A male voice, having a concerned tone to it, accompanied the steps, Lina? Is everything ok?" A tall blonde man, who's hair fell to his ankles, stepped out of a shadow, towering over Zelgadiss and lina. He looked around, his clear sky blue eyes, quite the opposite of Zel's, glistened in worry.
Zelgadiss spun her around and pulled a sword out of a sheath somewhere under his cloak, holding it at her throat. This caught the man's attention and his eyes grew larger, Lina!!" His hand went to a sword buckled at his side.
Gourry don't! He's a-"
"Zelly-chan, I can't find her anywhere!" Xellos opened his eyes to see the potential battle brewing. Lina got her first glimpse of the strange man and gasped, he was like nothing she'd ever seen before, his purple hair was actually his natural color, how she knew that she didn't know. He was mostly garbed in black, accept for his beige shirt. And finally, his purple eyes held a mysterious amusement in them.
"I'm sorry, did I interrupt something?" Xellos said, looking from person to person.
"Lina, who're your friends?" The man called Gourry looked completely lost.
Lina began to struggle in Zelgadiss's hold, shouting at Gourry, "Gourry, you're such an idiot! Get me out of here you jellyfish brain!"
Xellos smiled, snapping his eyes shut, "Zelgadiss?"
With a swish of his cape, Zelgadiss was gone with Xellos and Lina.
"LINA!!!"
"Mr. Gourry, what's wrong, where's Miss Lina?"
Gourry seethed, gripping the hilt of his sword, "She's gone, they took her, whoever they were."
The glass of water slipped from Amelia's grasp, shattering as it hit the floor, spilling water all over. It went unnoticed, however, as Amelia put her hands to her mouth in a frighted gasp, "Oh no!"
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a/n: chapter two done, i'll probably type the others in school cuz it's easier than typing on my own keyboard....my poor little fingers is tired. Hope you like it! Reviews always welcome!
