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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 4:
"What's wrong?"
Lina didn't even bother looking at Zelgadiss. She finished her song while she hd her back facing him, "Nothing....mind telling me what you want from me?" The barrier surrounding her flashed bright white for a minute, Zel frowned.
"You're crying."
"Am not, what do you want?"
"You're sad-" Zelgadiss really wasn't getting this, he was told this woman was infamous for her temper, and he knew she had the gift, so why wasn't she trying to blast everything into oblivion to remedy her mood rather than just crying?
"So what if I am?!" Lina stood to face him, "What do you want?!!"
He smiled, or more twitched his mouth slightly, as he saw the barrier flare red, "You have the gift don't you?" He already knew, but he wanted to hear her admit it.
Lina stuttered, "I-I don't know what you're talking about."
Zel turned around, his back facing her, "Now, what were you about to tell your big blonde friend, Gourry I believe it was? I'm a...."
"Sorcerer." She finished for him, "Yes, but I've not used it in so long, it's been forbidden."
"By the same person you were crying over?"
Lina seethed, the audacity of this guy! She said nothing, but watched him as he fiddled with something in front of him.
"So who was it? Boyfriend, cruel older brother-?"
"Father, what do you need to know any of this for?"
"I figure you'd want to talk about this, isn't that what people really want when they have a problem, to talk and have someone listen?"
"No," Lina said breathly, distracted as she looked at him curiously as he slowly pulled down his hood. She was now able to confirm, his hair WAS lavender, and it had a sort of metallic shine to it. "Who-"
Zelgadiss had no idea why he was doing this, showing her this, she would surely be disgusted. But something strange told him to trust her, and he'd always followed his instincts, well, most of the time, so why not? He slowly turned around, Lina gasped, the barrier flashed blue. "What are you?"
Zel frowned, so much for instincts, he pulled the mask up over his blue, stony skin. "I knew you'd take it like that, everyone does."
The barrier turned a yellow color before fading transparent, "I-I was just a little shocked, but, but what happened?" Lina leaned forward, looking into his eyes, but keeping stock of where she knew the barrier was.
"A special spell made, made me a chimera..."
Lina gasped, what kind of power could do this? He looked diseased, and yet, healthy and strong as Gourry. "So why are you trusting me with this?"
"Honestly, I have no idea, seemed like a good idea at the time. Probably so you'd open up, that barrier reacts to a wielder's emotions, put someone normal in there and it won't turn any color. That's how I knew you were crying, and confirmed that you really were gifted.
"So you can say I have colorful emotions?" Lina stood and cocked her hip to the side, resting her hand on the hip, and stared at him, trying to look as if she were dead serious.
Zelgadiss tried desperately to stifle a laugh, but failed. Lina found herself smiling, the tense atmosphere of the room lightening dramatically.
Xellos suddenly appeared in the room, floating in the air above Zelgadiss, looking, for the world, like he was sitting on Zel's head. Zelgadiss himself moved a little to the left just to be sure.
"Why, Zelly-chan, you were laughing! Well, you and our little snap dragon must've hit if off."
Lina looked at Zel in utter confusion, "What's the deal with him?" Xellos just proceeded to smile, his eyes characteristically closed tightly, as if he heard none of it.
"I'm not even sure, he's merely my partner in this little escapade." Zelgadiss sent a sideways glare at Xellos, who's eye and nose twitched slightly.
Slowly, Lina nodded.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ a/n: yay, nother chapter done! now, if only i could find something my brother and i agree on, figure out my cat, and get my uncle to stop complaining about me being on the computer, when it's really no concern of his, then all will be well....however, i live in reality, where none of that happens. but i'll tell you what i can do, i can get chapter five done soon (maybe) and possibly even finish mythos!!! now wouldn't that be amazin'?! ok, i'm done rantin, leave reveiws! (spoken like a true desperate)
**Disclaimer** Don't own Slayers or any of the songs used here, unless I wrote them, in which I'll specify.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Chapter 4:
"What's wrong?"
Lina didn't even bother looking at Zelgadiss. She finished her song while she hd her back facing him, "Nothing....mind telling me what you want from me?" The barrier surrounding her flashed bright white for a minute, Zel frowned.
"You're crying."
"Am not, what do you want?"
"You're sad-" Zelgadiss really wasn't getting this, he was told this woman was infamous for her temper, and he knew she had the gift, so why wasn't she trying to blast everything into oblivion to remedy her mood rather than just crying?
"So what if I am?!" Lina stood to face him, "What do you want?!!"
He smiled, or more twitched his mouth slightly, as he saw the barrier flare red, "You have the gift don't you?" He already knew, but he wanted to hear her admit it.
Lina stuttered, "I-I don't know what you're talking about."
Zel turned around, his back facing her, "Now, what were you about to tell your big blonde friend, Gourry I believe it was? I'm a...."
"Sorcerer." She finished for him, "Yes, but I've not used it in so long, it's been forbidden."
"By the same person you were crying over?"
Lina seethed, the audacity of this guy! She said nothing, but watched him as he fiddled with something in front of him.
"So who was it? Boyfriend, cruel older brother-?"
"Father, what do you need to know any of this for?"
"I figure you'd want to talk about this, isn't that what people really want when they have a problem, to talk and have someone listen?"
"No," Lina said breathly, distracted as she looked at him curiously as he slowly pulled down his hood. She was now able to confirm, his hair WAS lavender, and it had a sort of metallic shine to it. "Who-"
Zelgadiss had no idea why he was doing this, showing her this, she would surely be disgusted. But something strange told him to trust her, and he'd always followed his instincts, well, most of the time, so why not? He slowly turned around, Lina gasped, the barrier flashed blue. "What are you?"
Zel frowned, so much for instincts, he pulled the mask up over his blue, stony skin. "I knew you'd take it like that, everyone does."
The barrier turned a yellow color before fading transparent, "I-I was just a little shocked, but, but what happened?" Lina leaned forward, looking into his eyes, but keeping stock of where she knew the barrier was.
"A special spell made, made me a chimera..."
Lina gasped, what kind of power could do this? He looked diseased, and yet, healthy and strong as Gourry. "So why are you trusting me with this?"
"Honestly, I have no idea, seemed like a good idea at the time. Probably so you'd open up, that barrier reacts to a wielder's emotions, put someone normal in there and it won't turn any color. That's how I knew you were crying, and confirmed that you really were gifted.
"So you can say I have colorful emotions?" Lina stood and cocked her hip to the side, resting her hand on the hip, and stared at him, trying to look as if she were dead serious.
Zelgadiss tried desperately to stifle a laugh, but failed. Lina found herself smiling, the tense atmosphere of the room lightening dramatically.
Xellos suddenly appeared in the room, floating in the air above Zelgadiss, looking, for the world, like he was sitting on Zel's head. Zelgadiss himself moved a little to the left just to be sure.
"Why, Zelly-chan, you were laughing! Well, you and our little snap dragon must've hit if off."
Lina looked at Zel in utter confusion, "What's the deal with him?" Xellos just proceeded to smile, his eyes characteristically closed tightly, as if he heard none of it.
"I'm not even sure, he's merely my partner in this little escapade." Zelgadiss sent a sideways glare at Xellos, who's eye and nose twitched slightly.
Slowly, Lina nodded.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ a/n: yay, nother chapter done! now, if only i could find something my brother and i agree on, figure out my cat, and get my uncle to stop complaining about me being on the computer, when it's really no concern of his, then all will be well....however, i live in reality, where none of that happens. but i'll tell you what i can do, i can get chapter five done soon (maybe) and possibly even finish mythos!!! now wouldn't that be amazin'?! ok, i'm done rantin, leave reveiws! (spoken like a true desperate)
