Light and Shadow

Chapter: 1

First Day on the Job


Next chapter up and our tale begins. I must note that the ages of the Slayers cast has been increased somewhat. Lina is about twenty-eight and Zel's a year older. Gourry's at about the same age as Zelgadis and Amelia is about the same if not a year older. As for Xellos I have no idea if he is going to be making an appearance or not yet.


Lina parked her car in the front of the main parking lot at Atlas High. It was a week before classes started and she was in to get acquainted with the faculty and get her marching orders. She stopped and looked at the building facing her to see it was rounded. As she looked about to see that there was four main buildings that formed a circle. Lina shrugged at the somewhat odd design and walked into the front buildings main entrance. She looked about the entranceway and saw the office to the left. Lina smiled as she walked into the office and was greeted by a girl that looked not much older than her. The girl looked up from the computer she was working on and asked, "Can I help you Miss?"

"I'm supposed to meet with the principal about starting teaching," Lina replied with a smile.

"Oh, Miss Inverse. Yes, Rezo wants to see you right away," the young aqua haired girl replied while pointing to a door off to the side.

Lina nodded a thanks as she walked towards the door and knocked. A moment later she heard a muffled, but very light tenor say, "Come in."

Lina walked in while opening the door to be meet with a man dressed in a business suit and tie. His lavender hair came out in wings on either side of his head as he looked at Lina. He adjusted his glasses back over his eyes before saying, "Please come in and have a seat Miss Inverse."

Lina sat down and extended her hand to shake with Rezo. "It's just Lina," she replied as she relaxed slightly.

"Yes, well from the looks of your resume you can do a number of things for us. English, History, Psychology and even Latin language. Looks like we've gotten someone that can give Zelgadis a run for his money in subjects taught," Rezo somewhat chuckled at the thought he just spoke.

Lina looked at Rezo somewhat surprised and asked, "There's someone here that has the same amount of subjects?"

Rezo laughed and replied, "Yes, my adopted son Zelgadis Greywords. The boy has degrees in History, Theology, Sociology, Mathematics, and Latin as well."

Lina's eyes grew a bit wide before she laughed and said, "Well, at least I won't have to worry about coming off as too smart. It's seems Mister Greywords will have the faculty and students used to it by now."

Rezo chuckled slightly before rose from his seat, "Well, with the way he lives in the library between classes I often joke that he's going to try for a degree in library sciences next."

Lina stood up as Rezo walked towards the door and follow him when he said, "Come with me Miss Inverse and I'll give you a tour of the school."


Lina sighed as she sat in the soft leather chair inside her brand new office. She looked at the new desk and computer that was provided and couldn't help but smile. 'This is the nicest school I have ever since. I mean nice offices for the teachers, a library worthy of a college...this seems to be a very good job,' she thought as she spun around in her chair enjoying the decent sized office.

After she finished setting up her office to her liking she became a bit bored and decided to go check out the library. As she walked down the halls towards the library she began thinking to herself. 'I feel as if I've been here before but can't recall why I have this odd sense of deja vu,' Lina continued to think before she ran into something.

Both her and the person she hit feel to the ground with a hard thud. Lina moaned as she sat up and rubbed her head. She looked to see a tall man with long blonde hair mimicking her motions. She stood up and offered him a hand while saying, "I'm sorry Mister. I just kinda zoned out and wasn't watching were I was going."

The man accepted her and pulled himself up before dusting off his suit. He laughed before saying, "That's alright...but what are you doing here? Students aren't supposed to be in the building for another few days."

Lina's face when red with anger at the idea that this guy thought she was some teenaged student. She gritted her teeth before shouting, "I'm not some student. I'm twenty-eight years old and I'm a new teacher her not some misguided teenager!"

The blonde man looked at her and then asked, "Are you sure? I mean I would've thought that a women of twenty-eight would had a bigger bosom by now."

At that Lina let out a growl and slammed the man into a group of lockers while shouting, "For you information the size of my breast is none of your business. And, number two I'm a bit of a late bloomer that's all so butt out," before stomping off leaving the man lying against the lockers.


Lina sat down in the library with a book of Greek myths as some light reading to take her mind off of the man in the hall and her boredom. As she began to read she kept hearing this squeaking coming from the second level of the library. She tried to ignore it but it kept coming back. It would be quite for a while just to have the noise return a few minutes later. Lina had had enough and stood up with book in hand to find what was making the noise. She climbed the stairs to the second level and followed the noise when it came until she came to the medieval literature section. She soon found that the noise was that of a ladder attached to a rail on the top of the shelves to help reach the upper areas. As she followed the ladder up she caught sight of a man with lavender hair perched at the top flipping through a book. She watched for a second; thinking he would notice her, but when he didn't she said, "When's the last time they oiled the thing I can hear it from the other side of the library."

The man stopped his flipping and looked down at the woman standing near the ladder. He took in all of her before he answered, "Sorry, but the librarian has gotten behind on making sure this are in order."

Lina's eyes went wide at his response and then asked, "You organize the books when you see they're out of order? Are you just that bored or do you love books that much?"

The man looked at her for a moment before shrugging and replying, "I like things being in order and don't like to leave something half done. So I guess you're the new teacher...Miss Inverse was it?"

Lina took his appearance in for the first time as he made his assumption. He was tall; not as tall as the blonde man, but tall enough. His skin was pretty pale showing an attitude of someone how found the company of books better than that of the afternoon sun. And, the last bits where is lavender hair and sapphire eyes. The hair came out in wings; much like Rezo's, but with a small bit covering over his right eye. His eyes seemed very cold and calculating; seeming to show an intelligence belong to someone much older in years. As Lina finished her look over she then replied, "So I take it that your the Zelgadis Greywords I've heard some much about. But, how did you know I was the new teacher."

Zelgadis smiled and replied, "Simple. New students aren't allowed in for another few days. As well all the other faculty I know or they know of my habits and are not surprised. So it is easy to conclude that you are to new teacher we were told about."

Lina nodded while taking note that his logic reminded her of a Sherlock Holmes novel. She smile while saying, "Well, I see not much gets by you. By, the way what are you looking for?"

"Paradise Lost...just to do a little light reading before getting ready for my curriculum for the school year. And, you," Zel asked with somewhat of an interest.

"Just some Greek Mythology, but I'll probably want to see that after your done. But, you don't have an english or literature background."

Zel nodded at her point and said, "It's more for the Theology class I do for the seniors. It's a different view of ideas of christian belief."

Lina nodded before looking at her watch and seeing it was getting late. She waved and said, "I'll catch you later Zelgadis."

As Lina left Zelgadis watched her while a smile came to his face. He pulled out the book he was looking for and found the piece of, 'Paradise Lost,' that described the making of hell by the fallen angel himself. "Yes, indeed Lina Inverse...we will see each other again very soon."


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