Well, here's the first chapter to this tiny ficlet. Just a tiny disclaimer
along with the usual stuff: I do not own Slayers in any way, just a lot of
it's merchandise ^_~ Slayers is the property of Hajime Kanzaka, Rui
Araizumi, TV Tokyo, Software Sculptors, and Central Park Media. Any
attempts to sue me are useless, as I'm just a poor high school kid. XD
Title: Shifting Tides.
Author: sailoryaoimoon
Disclaimer: Again, Slayers doesn't belong to me...if it did, I'm sure it'd be more f***** up than it was to begin with.^^;
Warning: None really.
Rating: G
Pairing: None, unless you count some characters that could be showing up in later chapters...^_~
Author's Note: It bothered me that there weren't that many fics out there (if any) that went into Filia's character after the events in Try. I decided I was going to fix that XP Hope you enjoy, and be gentle: it's my first fic ^^ Also, this fic takes place a good 20 years after Slayers Try, giving Val some time to grow up into a small boy, at least XDD *sighs at cute little Valtiel*
Also, this fic is a total revision of the same one posted before. Considering that there was quite a bit that was off-key on character and world history, I decided to totally revise what I had originally planned. That being the case, I hope y'all enjoy this new version of the same fic^^
Feedback: Any feedback is always appreciated, as it will only fuel my writing skills even more ^^ Any flames will be used to keep me warm during this cold season ^_~
And now, on to the ficcie XDD
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"Thank you, kind sirs! Please come again!!" Filia called out, pleased to have made a good sale on some rare vases she had just received from another town over.
'Hee, those baroque designs were just too good to pass up,' she thought, her eyes glowing with joy. 'Too bad Miss Lina didn't want to be business partners. I'm sure this kind of thing would really be up her alley.'
Her eyes softened a bit, her golden hair splaying over her eyesight a little. Out of habit, the Golden Dragon nonchalantly placed the loose strands behind her ears, thinking nostalgically about the past 20 years.
"I'm sure everyone is just the same as usual," she thought out loud.
Suddenly an idea came to her. "Oh! Maybe Miss Lina and Mister Gourry finally...Heee, oh that would be too precious!!!"
Just as quickly as her smile came, a small frown soon replaced it.
"That just leaves me...alone." She then wildly shook her head. "No! That's not right at all! I have Mister Gravos and Mister Jillas here with me. As well as..."
The Golden Dragon smiled softly, remembering how happy she was, and still is, to raise her little Valtiel into a fine dragon.
Filia absentmindedly wiped some forming tears from her eyes, determined not to dwell too much on the past.
She quickly busied herself with little chores to keep her mind off such things. She found a few shelves in need of dusting, some vases and whatnot in need of pricing....it was a very busy day indeed for this particular dragon.
As Filia was just about to place a reasonably priced tag (A/N: knowing Filia, "reasonable" probably means "expensive") on a cute little tea set, she cringed at a loud crash from the back room, followed by loud cursing and an equally loud torrent of giggles.
Sighing to herself, Filia made her way to the back. 'Considering how big Mister Gravos is, I shouldn't be too surprised how often I have to clean these kinds of messes up.'
Pushing away the drapery above the doorway, Filia almost lost face at the horrible scene in front of her. Chairs lay sprawled across the splintered floor, along with large shards of glass that were imbedded into both the floor and the sides of the brand new wallpaper Filia had put up not too long ago.
Pulling a few shards out of the wall, Filia wiped away a few gathering tears, saddened by the disheveled state of her poor shop. 'My poor wallpaper.*sniff*.you were so cute with your little daisies and ribbons.' the Golden Dragon thought, weeping silently to herself.
She turned to give Gravos and Jillas a stern glare, then sighed from frustration.
"C'mon you two, you know the rules around here: any mess you make you clean up yourself," she stated firmly, handing both the demi-humans brooms and dust pans.
"Yes, Boss!"
"Right away, Sir!!"
Filia cringed slightly at the titles the two had given her. 'Is it too much to ask that they call me Filia, by now?' she thought exasperatedly.
"Just remember you two: please be more careful around here."
A unison of "Yes Boss!" made its way back to her as she approached the front of the store, mentally reminding herself to put the two of them through some more lessons on how to handle expensive artifacts.
As she made her way back to the front, she noticed a certain dragon hiding behind the rafters of the ascending staircase adjacent to her.
Smiling and sighing to herself, Filia thought, 'Hmph....no matter how much trouble those two cause me, I'll always have a family here. Yes....a wonderful family...'
Opening a dimensional wall, Filia reappeared behind the young dragon and swooped him into her arms. The protesting mass squirmed and fidgeted around in her grasp, trying his best to get out of her clutches.
"No fair, Mama Filia!! You can't do that when I still can't," Val pouted, making his point by giving her a flamboyant raspberry.
A sinister gleam in her eye, the Golden Dragon replied, "Oh? And I suppose naughty boys who laugh and giggle at all the messes made around here is any better?"
Jumping out of his Mama's arms, Val retorted, "I can't help it if it's so boring around here!!" At this he gave his usual warm hearted grin and sped off into town, no doubt searching for new trouble to cause.
Filia's eyebrows twitched slightly, but she knew it was all in good humor.
"He is right though," she admitted. "Nothing much really happens around here, and Lord knows that that troublesome boy is itching to make something happen."
As she finished her sentence, a strange presence filled the shop. A very familiar one.
Sighing even more than before, Filia made her way back to the front of the store, knowing that she would've had to talk to that person sooner or later.
Reaching the store's front desk, she turned to face an old friend, although "friend" was stretching the term a bit.
Smiling slightly, Filia calmly said, "It's been quite awhile, hasn't it, Xelloss?"
Returning her smile, Xelloss merely perched himself on the nearest stool, resting his cane in mid air for support.
"Why, yes indeed, it has been awhile, Filia. Do you have any tea? I'm rather famished after doing various odd jobs for Lord Greater Beast," he replied, a melancholy look plastering his expression.
"Yes, I do. Will green tea be enough? I'm fresh out of any other herbs or spices, I'm afraid," Filia said, heading out to the back room to search the cupboards for any cups which hadn't been broken.
"Why yes, that'd be just perfect, dear Filia. By the way, it really has been a long time, hasn't it? That Val has grown quite well hasn't he?"
Filia couldn't help but smile at the remark.
Yes, it had been a long, long time.
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To Be Continued..
SYM here!! [a/n]: Hmmmm....I hope no one was too OOC here. I tried to keep the characters as close as possible to the anime version, even if it is 20 years later XD *grins sweetly* Xelloss is here for a special reason^^ And it's not to hound poor Filia!! *everyone gasps* I know!!! How shocking XD Well, see ya in the next chapter. Also, I happen to love green tea^^ Just a shameless plug, just so you know ^_~
Title: Shifting Tides.
Author: sailoryaoimoon
Disclaimer: Again, Slayers doesn't belong to me...if it did, I'm sure it'd be more f***** up than it was to begin with.^^;
Warning: None really.
Rating: G
Pairing: None, unless you count some characters that could be showing up in later chapters...^_~
Author's Note: It bothered me that there weren't that many fics out there (if any) that went into Filia's character after the events in Try. I decided I was going to fix that XP Hope you enjoy, and be gentle: it's my first fic ^^ Also, this fic takes place a good 20 years after Slayers Try, giving Val some time to grow up into a small boy, at least XDD *sighs at cute little Valtiel*
Also, this fic is a total revision of the same one posted before. Considering that there was quite a bit that was off-key on character and world history, I decided to totally revise what I had originally planned. That being the case, I hope y'all enjoy this new version of the same fic^^
Feedback: Any feedback is always appreciated, as it will only fuel my writing skills even more ^^ Any flames will be used to keep me warm during this cold season ^_~
And now, on to the ficcie XDD
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"Thank you, kind sirs! Please come again!!" Filia called out, pleased to have made a good sale on some rare vases she had just received from another town over.
'Hee, those baroque designs were just too good to pass up,' she thought, her eyes glowing with joy. 'Too bad Miss Lina didn't want to be business partners. I'm sure this kind of thing would really be up her alley.'
Her eyes softened a bit, her golden hair splaying over her eyesight a little. Out of habit, the Golden Dragon nonchalantly placed the loose strands behind her ears, thinking nostalgically about the past 20 years.
"I'm sure everyone is just the same as usual," she thought out loud.
Suddenly an idea came to her. "Oh! Maybe Miss Lina and Mister Gourry finally...Heee, oh that would be too precious!!!"
Just as quickly as her smile came, a small frown soon replaced it.
"That just leaves me...alone." She then wildly shook her head. "No! That's not right at all! I have Mister Gravos and Mister Jillas here with me. As well as..."
The Golden Dragon smiled softly, remembering how happy she was, and still is, to raise her little Valtiel into a fine dragon.
Filia absentmindedly wiped some forming tears from her eyes, determined not to dwell too much on the past.
She quickly busied herself with little chores to keep her mind off such things. She found a few shelves in need of dusting, some vases and whatnot in need of pricing....it was a very busy day indeed for this particular dragon.
As Filia was just about to place a reasonably priced tag (A/N: knowing Filia, "reasonable" probably means "expensive") on a cute little tea set, she cringed at a loud crash from the back room, followed by loud cursing and an equally loud torrent of giggles.
Sighing to herself, Filia made her way to the back. 'Considering how big Mister Gravos is, I shouldn't be too surprised how often I have to clean these kinds of messes up.'
Pushing away the drapery above the doorway, Filia almost lost face at the horrible scene in front of her. Chairs lay sprawled across the splintered floor, along with large shards of glass that were imbedded into both the floor and the sides of the brand new wallpaper Filia had put up not too long ago.
Pulling a few shards out of the wall, Filia wiped away a few gathering tears, saddened by the disheveled state of her poor shop. 'My poor wallpaper.*sniff*.you were so cute with your little daisies and ribbons.' the Golden Dragon thought, weeping silently to herself.
She turned to give Gravos and Jillas a stern glare, then sighed from frustration.
"C'mon you two, you know the rules around here: any mess you make you clean up yourself," she stated firmly, handing both the demi-humans brooms and dust pans.
"Yes, Boss!"
"Right away, Sir!!"
Filia cringed slightly at the titles the two had given her. 'Is it too much to ask that they call me Filia, by now?' she thought exasperatedly.
"Just remember you two: please be more careful around here."
A unison of "Yes Boss!" made its way back to her as she approached the front of the store, mentally reminding herself to put the two of them through some more lessons on how to handle expensive artifacts.
As she made her way back to the front, she noticed a certain dragon hiding behind the rafters of the ascending staircase adjacent to her.
Smiling and sighing to herself, Filia thought, 'Hmph....no matter how much trouble those two cause me, I'll always have a family here. Yes....a wonderful family...'
Opening a dimensional wall, Filia reappeared behind the young dragon and swooped him into her arms. The protesting mass squirmed and fidgeted around in her grasp, trying his best to get out of her clutches.
"No fair, Mama Filia!! You can't do that when I still can't," Val pouted, making his point by giving her a flamboyant raspberry.
A sinister gleam in her eye, the Golden Dragon replied, "Oh? And I suppose naughty boys who laugh and giggle at all the messes made around here is any better?"
Jumping out of his Mama's arms, Val retorted, "I can't help it if it's so boring around here!!" At this he gave his usual warm hearted grin and sped off into town, no doubt searching for new trouble to cause.
Filia's eyebrows twitched slightly, but she knew it was all in good humor.
"He is right though," she admitted. "Nothing much really happens around here, and Lord knows that that troublesome boy is itching to make something happen."
As she finished her sentence, a strange presence filled the shop. A very familiar one.
Sighing even more than before, Filia made her way back to the front of the store, knowing that she would've had to talk to that person sooner or later.
Reaching the store's front desk, she turned to face an old friend, although "friend" was stretching the term a bit.
Smiling slightly, Filia calmly said, "It's been quite awhile, hasn't it, Xelloss?"
Returning her smile, Xelloss merely perched himself on the nearest stool, resting his cane in mid air for support.
"Why, yes indeed, it has been awhile, Filia. Do you have any tea? I'm rather famished after doing various odd jobs for Lord Greater Beast," he replied, a melancholy look plastering his expression.
"Yes, I do. Will green tea be enough? I'm fresh out of any other herbs or spices, I'm afraid," Filia said, heading out to the back room to search the cupboards for any cups which hadn't been broken.
"Why yes, that'd be just perfect, dear Filia. By the way, it really has been a long time, hasn't it? That Val has grown quite well hasn't he?"
Filia couldn't help but smile at the remark.
Yes, it had been a long, long time.
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To Be Continued..
SYM here!! [a/n]: Hmmmm....I hope no one was too OOC here. I tried to keep the characters as close as possible to the anime version, even if it is 20 years later XD *grins sweetly* Xelloss is here for a special reason^^ And it's not to hound poor Filia!! *everyone gasps* I know!!! How shocking XD Well, see ya in the next chapter. Also, I happen to love green tea^^ Just a shameless plug, just so you know ^_~