Chapter Seven!

A/U: yes, yes, I know it's been a little while since I last updated, but I've been dealing with something called life and drunk drivers. Both of which suck big time. On with it!

"And next is...Zelgadis and...Xellos!" the announcer paused. "Hey, wait! Isn't Xellos a GUY?"

Zelgadis growled, glaring at the author and Xellos.

(Myth: ::Laying on the ground, completely black, and sizzling:: How COULD you Zelgadis?

Zel: Easily. You put me with the fruitcake. I wanted to be with Lina!

Myth: Too bad! ::Snicker:: ::sizzle::)

"Oh, thank L-sama!" Lina heaved a huge sigh of relief.

"We could be partners, if you really wanted too..." Zelgadis offered tentatively. It was so unlike his usual cocky, bow-down-to-me attitude that Lina was almost tempted to say yes. Almost, but not quite. She was interrupted before she even managed to blow him off.

"Oi, Xellos?" Gourry looked at the puple haired man, who was currently trying to cajol Zelgadis, who was ignoring him, into willingly being his partner. (Hah!)

"Yes?"

"I thought (Lina/Zel/Myth: GASP) it was a guy/girl pairing thing...You're a guy, so why are you with Zel? Unless..." And gourry turned to the upset young man. "Zelgadis is really a GIRL?!" Zelgadis face-faulted and Lina started to laugh.

"Now listen here you!" Zelgadis shouted. "I am MOST DEFINITLY a GUY!" his temper tantrum ended as quickly as it started and he turned to Xellos. "He has a point, though. Why did I get stuck with you, and not get Lina?"

"Because I signed up as a female! Just to spice things up."

"But you're a guy, and I refuse to sing with you." Zelgadis growled. He seemed to be doing that a lot lately.

"So I don't look like one? And I worked to hard on my outift!" Xellos pouted.

"Ahem!" the announcer caught their attention once more. "Excluding this little problem, which is being fixed, we have two people left. Lina Inverse and Jared Graywords! And I would say that they were together, but there since there was that little problem with Xellos, we will need to do it over again!" the assembly groaned, but Zelgadis brightened visibly. Another chance to be with HIS Lina. (Lina: I'm not HIS!)

The announcer grinned and pulled a kinfe from her back. (Yes, in case I forgot to tell you, the announcer is female.) "But I'm afraid that I can't allow this fun little party to go on! I'm here to kill Lina Inverse, and that's that!"

"What?" Lina blinked. She hadn't done anything recently, except for the guy from the gas station, and that lady at the grocery store, and the old man who had tried to do not-so-nice things to her rear end, and-she stopped. Ok, so maybe it was her fault, or mayb eit was just a random assasination. Who knew? Question REALLY was, why HERE, and why with so many people here?

As if in answer to her question, the announcer-turned-assasinator cackled. "Every other week we, the assasination guild,put a list of names into a box and pull one out. Whoever gets picked gets to die that week. Here, because I felt like it, and why with all the people? The more people who know how good we are, the better!"

By now, most of the famous people had left, screaming their heads off. Amelia, Sylphiel, and Filia felt hesitationm but stayed. Gourry was going to stay if Sylphiel did, and Xellos just for the heck of it.

Lina and Zelgadis, the only real fighters in this time, stayed in front, protecting their friends plus one fruitcake.

"What a PERFECT end, to a PERFECT day!" Lina grumbled. "I can't believe this is happening to me."

Zelgadis glared at the knife weilding girl in front of them. Even if he had to sacrifice himself, which he would MUCH rather not do, he would so long as Lina was safe. He sidled in front of her slightly.

Lina turned around and yelled at the group. "Leave! We can't protect all of you, you'll jus get in the way. We'll be back later." The group turned tail and ran. "Wimps..." Lina muttered.

"They just can't fight back. If you couldn't, how would you feel?" Zelgadis pointed out.

"I'd make sure I COULD defend myself." Zel shook his head.

"Quit IGNORING ME!" the assasinator yelled. She launched at the two, who were currently preparing themselves, and kicked at Lina's stomache. Lina caught the foot and flipped the girl up, and over her shoulder. "That wasn't too tough." Lina laughed a little. "If I had know it would be this easy-" a glint of metal flashed in the corner of the room and a sharp, shiny object hurtled towards Lina. Zelgadis would have noticed, and he would have gotten her out of danger, if he wasn't halfway across the room and battling a young man, dressed all in black, and obviously a teamate of the announcers'.

Another chapter is finished! I'd like to take this time to respond, shortly.

Samanda Hime-san- hey! Thanks for the compliment. I've just always wanted to make something like this. Most of my fics are Lina/Zel, except for one or two. I know what you mean tho! I check it all the time, hoping that someone came up with a new fic or updated the one, but nooooooo, X/F X/L G/L in abundance. ::sniff:: anyway, did you know something? I think I first read one of your storys at a different sight, and then I came here after a year or so and here you are. I dunno...it's just kinda weird, because all the fics I read were at places that were mostly shut down, so they weren't updated? And all the authors I thought of as 'untouchable's' people I'd never see again. It's awesome, because you're story's were some of my favorites. So were Grayword-girl's. ::shakes head:: talk about confusing... see ya later! (yeah, reaaaallll short. I Gotta do better on these things!)

Jen- yeah, Zel and Xel, but I didn't have any songs for them to do so I cut to the chase. Well, the assassin thing. How many of ya'll were expecting that? Mwahahahahahahahaaaaaa

Jocrux- so you moved, eh? How is the new place? Do you like it better? :) oh, and you don't have to read Yu Yu Slayers at all, it's not that good, just fun to write. Heheh. How was this chapter? Hope you liked it! It's not as funny as the rest, I wrote it during history class while I was trying to ignore the unignorable teacher, so....

A/N: Ok, last thing! This is the 7th chapter, and I'm planning on making this 10 chapters, MAYBE 11, but I doubt it. So 3 chapters to go! See ya!