Chapter 3
Xellos rubbed his head as he walked into the kitchen. Everyone was crowded around the table drinking tea. As he came in Filia glared at him.
"I don't understand you Lina, how could you ever want to travel with this..thing!" Filia cried pointing at Xellos.
"don't point Filia it's not nice." Xellos said sitting down beside Zelgadis
"well you haven't a heart to know so how can you say that to her?" Lina smirked at Xellos" anyway, Amelia, why are you all alone?" she asked
Zelgadis looked at Amelia. She seemed uneasy.
"well I just had to get away for awhile, the difficulty of being a princess I guess." Amelia said
Valgaav yawned deeply. Filia caught sight of this and smiled "well it's time to go to bed."
Amelia looked at her gratefully. "Yeah. Goodnight Miss Lina. Goodnight Mr. Xellos. Goodnight Zelgadis." she said softly, smiling at him. He blushed and nodded, hiding his face.
"Hey, where's the 'Mr.'?" asked Filia suspiciously. Amelia blushed and ran upstairs. The door was heard slamming a few minutes later.
"Well." remarked Xellos. "I think I'll go and terrorize some." He saw the look on the others faces.
".chickens!" With that he dashed out of the cottage and down the street.
"Don't you think someone should follow him?"
Lina sighed and headed out. "I'll be back in awhile."
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Upstairs, Amelia leaned against the wall, tears running soft. She longed to tell him, but how? They could never be together. He was older than her, and he was a different species altogether; sort of. She sat on the bed and looked at her hands. In them sat the pendant he'd sent her for her birthday. Two doves around a heart. It was the one gift she hadn't shown her dad. To her it was the one sign that Zelgadis truly cared for her. Suddenly there was a knock at the door.
"Come in."
The door opened and Zel walked in, smiling embarrassed at her. "I, Ah.I just wanted to give you something." He held out his hand, and she put hers on it. Underneath her palm she felt something. When she moved her hand she saw a beautiful black opal necklace with a single diamond in the middle.
"What's this for?"
"I just.uh, I just wanted to give you something. Just because."
She burst into tears. "Oh Mr. Zelgadis!" she cried, throwing her arms around him. She couldn't see it, but he was smiling wide as a house. "Thank you," she said at last, pulling away.
Zelgadis looked at her kindly. She was so beautiful, even if she was younger. "Goodnight Amelia."
"Goodnight Zelgadis. And thank you."
He closed the door.
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Lina yawned and walked back into the house. Filia and Gourry were sitting around the table and when she entered the room they looked up.
"so Lina did you find Xellos?" Gourry asked
"no. That idiot probably doesn't care to be found. He probably wants to be alone."
"why would he want to be alone?" He asked
Lina twitched at Gourry's questions "cause he does!" she exclaimed
Zelgadis walked down the stairs and towards the group.
"Is Miss. Amelia asleep?" asked Filia
Zelgadis nodded "Filia I found something that you may want to take a look at."
Filia looked up curiously "what's wrong?" she asked
"I found something under one of the floor boards in my room, It was loose."
Filia stood up "can you show me?" she asked
Lina looked at Zelgadis "what were you doing with the floor boards Zel trying to hide something?" Zelgadis didn't reply he just lead them upstairs to his room. They walked in and noted that there was a floor board sticking up.
Filia sighed making her hair float then she turned to the others. "I guess I'll just have to fix that tomorrow." she huffed. Zelgadis walked towards the floor boards and pulled it up. Filia almost shrieked.
"what are you doing Zel?" asked Lina
"there's something here." he said placing his hand in and feeling around.
"it's probably your imagination Zel." Lina said
Zelgadis was about to agree when he felt something hard that was loose. He pulled it out into the light. Lina, Gourry, and Filia looked down in wonder.
"is that a scroll?" asked Lina
Zelgadis opened it up almost to curiously. He thought that it may have been the answer to his problems but it was instead a prophecy.
"Filia can you make this out?" asked Zel passing it to her. Filia started to read it out loud to them all,
"There will come a controller of the world's destiny.
When two beings are to join.
A power possessed beyond anything seen.
And if they should fail.
The darkness will surround the light in pain.
Black as blood,
Streaming down the window
Screaming in a agony
Beyond the pure terror of death.
A love that will break all barriers
Of what was once known
And a single star will shine
And die out."
"what do you think that means?" asked Lina
"obviously something bad." Gourry said shivering
"I don't know," Filia said "I'll have to read up on it, I've never heard of anything like this before."
"well what do you think we should do Filia?" asked Zelgadis
"I think. that we should get some rest and worry about it tomorrow." Filia said The others crashed to the floor.
"what do you mean worry about it tomorrow!" Lina cried
"I think it would be best to sleep on the matter first is all!" Filia shouted back
"I think Filia's right Lina, this would be the best way to settle things with a fresh start." Zelgadis nodded
Filia smiled triumphantly at Lina. "now lets get to sleep."
"but I'm hungry." Lina whined
"you already ate Lina!" Filia exclaimed
"yeah I know but still."
"BED NOW!" Filia said bringing out her mace and holding it to Lina's face.
"fine, old grouch."
"what was that?"
"night everyone." Lina said making a face at Filia who replied likewise.
Blooper that I could not resist to put in: *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Xellos! Where are you?"
There was no answer. Instead, the sound of clucking and screaming chickens was heard. Lina ran towards it and saw, inside the pen, was Xellos with a mouthful of feathers.
"You idiot!" She ran inside, smacked him over the head, and dragged him out. The owner of the chickens was just running out, so they jogged into a nearby forest.
"Ready to go back?"
"Cluck."
WHAP! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~
LINA-KUN updated finally: because I found out people actual read my story. Thank you all! Sorry it's taken me this long but so much has been going on with school, writers block, etc. plus I wanted to work on demon child of light, which I haven't put up all the chapters I wrote yet cause I hate getting writes block so I'm saving them for that rainy day!
Xellos rubbed his head as he walked into the kitchen. Everyone was crowded around the table drinking tea. As he came in Filia glared at him.
"I don't understand you Lina, how could you ever want to travel with this..thing!" Filia cried pointing at Xellos.
"don't point Filia it's not nice." Xellos said sitting down beside Zelgadis
"well you haven't a heart to know so how can you say that to her?" Lina smirked at Xellos" anyway, Amelia, why are you all alone?" she asked
Zelgadis looked at Amelia. She seemed uneasy.
"well I just had to get away for awhile, the difficulty of being a princess I guess." Amelia said
Valgaav yawned deeply. Filia caught sight of this and smiled "well it's time to go to bed."
Amelia looked at her gratefully. "Yeah. Goodnight Miss Lina. Goodnight Mr. Xellos. Goodnight Zelgadis." she said softly, smiling at him. He blushed and nodded, hiding his face.
"Hey, where's the 'Mr.'?" asked Filia suspiciously. Amelia blushed and ran upstairs. The door was heard slamming a few minutes later.
"Well." remarked Xellos. "I think I'll go and terrorize some." He saw the look on the others faces.
".chickens!" With that he dashed out of the cottage and down the street.
"Don't you think someone should follow him?"
Lina sighed and headed out. "I'll be back in awhile."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Upstairs, Amelia leaned against the wall, tears running soft. She longed to tell him, but how? They could never be together. He was older than her, and he was a different species altogether; sort of. She sat on the bed and looked at her hands. In them sat the pendant he'd sent her for her birthday. Two doves around a heart. It was the one gift she hadn't shown her dad. To her it was the one sign that Zelgadis truly cared for her. Suddenly there was a knock at the door.
"Come in."
The door opened and Zel walked in, smiling embarrassed at her. "I, Ah.I just wanted to give you something." He held out his hand, and she put hers on it. Underneath her palm she felt something. When she moved her hand she saw a beautiful black opal necklace with a single diamond in the middle.
"What's this for?"
"I just.uh, I just wanted to give you something. Just because."
She burst into tears. "Oh Mr. Zelgadis!" she cried, throwing her arms around him. She couldn't see it, but he was smiling wide as a house. "Thank you," she said at last, pulling away.
Zelgadis looked at her kindly. She was so beautiful, even if she was younger. "Goodnight Amelia."
"Goodnight Zelgadis. And thank you."
He closed the door.
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Lina yawned and walked back into the house. Filia and Gourry were sitting around the table and when she entered the room they looked up.
"so Lina did you find Xellos?" Gourry asked
"no. That idiot probably doesn't care to be found. He probably wants to be alone."
"why would he want to be alone?" He asked
Lina twitched at Gourry's questions "cause he does!" she exclaimed
Zelgadis walked down the stairs and towards the group.
"Is Miss. Amelia asleep?" asked Filia
Zelgadis nodded "Filia I found something that you may want to take a look at."
Filia looked up curiously "what's wrong?" she asked
"I found something under one of the floor boards in my room, It was loose."
Filia stood up "can you show me?" she asked
Lina looked at Zelgadis "what were you doing with the floor boards Zel trying to hide something?" Zelgadis didn't reply he just lead them upstairs to his room. They walked in and noted that there was a floor board sticking up.
Filia sighed making her hair float then she turned to the others. "I guess I'll just have to fix that tomorrow." she huffed. Zelgadis walked towards the floor boards and pulled it up. Filia almost shrieked.
"what are you doing Zel?" asked Lina
"there's something here." he said placing his hand in and feeling around.
"it's probably your imagination Zel." Lina said
Zelgadis was about to agree when he felt something hard that was loose. He pulled it out into the light. Lina, Gourry, and Filia looked down in wonder.
"is that a scroll?" asked Lina
Zelgadis opened it up almost to curiously. He thought that it may have been the answer to his problems but it was instead a prophecy.
"Filia can you make this out?" asked Zel passing it to her. Filia started to read it out loud to them all,
"There will come a controller of the world's destiny.
When two beings are to join.
A power possessed beyond anything seen.
And if they should fail.
The darkness will surround the light in pain.
Black as blood,
Streaming down the window
Screaming in a agony
Beyond the pure terror of death.
A love that will break all barriers
Of what was once known
And a single star will shine
And die out."
"what do you think that means?" asked Lina
"obviously something bad." Gourry said shivering
"I don't know," Filia said "I'll have to read up on it, I've never heard of anything like this before."
"well what do you think we should do Filia?" asked Zelgadis
"I think. that we should get some rest and worry about it tomorrow." Filia said The others crashed to the floor.
"what do you mean worry about it tomorrow!" Lina cried
"I think it would be best to sleep on the matter first is all!" Filia shouted back
"I think Filia's right Lina, this would be the best way to settle things with a fresh start." Zelgadis nodded
Filia smiled triumphantly at Lina. "now lets get to sleep."
"but I'm hungry." Lina whined
"you already ate Lina!" Filia exclaimed
"yeah I know but still."
"BED NOW!" Filia said bringing out her mace and holding it to Lina's face.
"fine, old grouch."
"what was that?"
"night everyone." Lina said making a face at Filia who replied likewise.
Blooper that I could not resist to put in: *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Xellos! Where are you?"
There was no answer. Instead, the sound of clucking and screaming chickens was heard. Lina ran towards it and saw, inside the pen, was Xellos with a mouthful of feathers.
"You idiot!" She ran inside, smacked him over the head, and dragged him out. The owner of the chickens was just running out, so they jogged into a nearby forest.
"Ready to go back?"
"Cluck."
WHAP! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~
LINA-KUN updated finally: because I found out people actual read my story. Thank you all! Sorry it's taken me this long but so much has been going on with school, writers block, etc. plus I wanted to work on demon child of light, which I haven't put up all the chapters I wrote yet cause I hate getting writes block so I'm saving them for that rainy day!