Chapter Five. 'He's wearing WHAT?'

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Yugure: well, here's another chapter! Heheh. I hope this chapter works for you! Though you might not like the ending :D mwahahahahaaa yanno, I'm really beginning to like cliff-hangers. I just wanted you to know that I LOVE your stories! Especially 'Crazy For This Girl' that will always be one of my favorites. Thanks for reviewing!

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"Just can't let fire be, can you Zel. Always have to see how far it can be pushed, before being burned." A small figure stepped from one of the tables, smiling smugly.

Zelgadis smiled sheepishly. "I can't help it! She's just so...so..."

"Lovesick, that's what I call it. You're lovesick, and too proud to admit it." Jared grinned.

"I am not! It's nothing important!" Zelgadis and Jared turned to walk out of the store. If it wasn't for the height, they could have been twins. Lavender hair, pale skin, lean, yet muscular bodies...the female population began to drool.

"And I'm Elvis Presley." Jared rolled his eyes.

"Kind of young, aren't you?" Zel smirked.

"I don't look my age. No, really, what is it about her that makes you annoy her so much?"

"I don't know," The normally cheerful youth replied, mumbling. "It's just so much...fun!" his smirk back in place, Zelgadis glanced around. "Where do you think she went?"

"Like I would know! You're the one who chased her off." Jared pointed out wisely.

"I didn't chase her off! I was just-"

"Zelly-kun! And how is my dearest chimera?" a tenor voice, belonging to a certain purple haired mazoku (he's human in this though...) came from behind the two.

Zelgadis grimaced, his seemingly constant smile actually dropping from his face completely.

"Hello, XELLOS! How are YOU today?" Zelgadis' eyebrow twitched.

"I'm doing quite well!"

Still not turning around, Zelgadis snapped, "I'm glad, because you memory certainly isn't. That's a nickname I haven't gone by for years. And, DON'T EVER CALL ME ZELLY-KUN!!!!!" Zelgadis looked at Jared, his younger brother and his anger disappeared. Instead, an eyebrow rose. "Is there a reason you're standing there looking like a fish?" A slim finger, pointed in the direction of Xellos was his answer.

Zelgadis groaned. This couldn't be good. 'Should I turn around, or not turn around? To turn, or not to turn, that is the question.' Curiosity and whatever else was inside of him at the moment, warred inside of him. Guess which one Won!

You're right! Curiosity! Zelgadis whirled around and his jaw, too, dropped.

Xellos stood with his dark purple hair in its usual style. That wasn't the problem. It was what he was WEARING.

"What are you wearing?!" Zelgadis shouted.

"What, you don't like it, Zelly-kun?"

Deciding to ignore the name, Zelgadis shuddered and backed up. Xellos stepped forward, and a slight sound was heard.

"I'm wearing it to the party tonight, what do you think?"

'Not going to answer! Not going to answer! Not going to answer! I'm just going to turn around and walk away.' Zelgadis and Jared shuddered together and turned the opposite direction.

TBC

Xellos: Wait!

Zelgadis: What?

Xellos: Myth hasn't described what I'm wearing yet!! Isn't that right, Myth?

Myth: ::reluctantly nods her head.:: I suppose so.

Xellos: So when are you going to?

Myth: ::Big grin.:: Next chapter!

Zel: You're going to make me stand beside fruitcake till you get the next chapter out?! That could be-

Myth: Soon, right? RIGHT???

Zel: R-right... ::he shakes his head.:: So where's my Lina?

Lina: I'm NO ONE'S! I'M MYSELF'S!!! Seriously, Zel! This play is getting to you!

Myth: Ne, Zel?

Zel: What?

Myth: Disclaimer?

Zel: ::growl:: Mysticalflame don't own squat. She doesn't own her kitten, she doesn't own Slayers, and she doesn't own her brain. It's rented.

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