;) Alrighty! It is now Chapter 2! Sorry if the last one was so short. I'll make this one longer. Anyway, here we go!
Disclaimer: You already know.
Chapter 2: The Search is On!
Xina trudged across the worn dirt road, blinking back sleep. She didn't even know why she was going to Wolfpack Island, only that it was in her "blood" to. After all, all Mazoku have, at some point, to return to their master. Since the Linazoku only had memories to go by, she was simply following her "Mommy's" footsteps. "So tired…" she sighed, and flopped onto the ground. Xina lay there for an hour or so, under the hot sun, and then continued on her way…
Meanwhile, at the Greywords Mansion…
"Hey, Xel, have you seen Xina anywhere?" Lina asked Xellos as he ambled out of his room. "No, I haven't. Check the kitchens." The Mazoku replied worriedly. He had a sinking feeling that his Mazoku genes were the cause of Xina's sudden dissapearance. Zelgadis jogged towards Xellos, his face paler than usual, even with his Chimera form. "I can't find her either. I even looked in the schoolroom. I think she's gone missing." he muttered to his friend. "Don't worry. I'll find her." the Mazoku replied bravely. Xellos then felt something mentally scratching at him. "Hmmm." he mused as he rubbed his forehead continuously. "Maybe…" Xellos suddenly closed his eyes, and began to dig through his own mind. (After all, he's a Mazoku, remember? He can do this sort of stuff). As he mentally went through all the places he had been, he began to think THIS search was hopeless…until he found the telepathic message left by Xina. "Well, now…I didn't think she was capable of doing this yet…" Xellos thought to himself. The message then began, right on cue:
Dear Mommy & Dad,
I am heading to Wolfpack Island. There's some questions I want answering.
/\/\ Bye now!
Xina
The Mazoku stared in shock. "She's smart…probably got that from Li-chan…" he thought. Memorizing the message, Xellos retreated back into the material world, and ran off to find Lina. "LI-CHAN! LI-CHAN! I KNOW WHERE SHE IS!" he yelled, grinning like a maniac.
A little while later, in Rezo's Lab…
"That…IDIOT!" Lina roared as she banged her fist on the marble experiment table. "Doesn't she know just how far off Wolfpack Island IS! It's like 1200 miles away!" she screamed. Xellos sat calmly sipping his tea. "She'll know her way back. Don't forget, I've lived here for 7 years and two months now." he quietly interjected. "Oh. Well, we still have to find her!" the sorceress hissed. Rezo headed over to the "parents" of Xina, holding a bunch of papers. "I suppose I've figured it out. The reason Xina went to Wolfpack Island is because—she wanted a true heart." the Red Priest declared. Xellos nodded. "That's one reason. She was very upset a few days ago. She felt where my heart should be, and felt where hers is. She's only got half of one." he sighed. Lina cocked an eyebrow. "Well, that half came from me, right?" she asked. Xellos nodded again. "Yes, that's true. Also, I think there's another problem. I thought about it for awhile, and realized that Xina has both of our memories. That means that she also has the memories of your being a slave, Lina. So, more than likely she wishes to either have those memories erased, or to at least have them banished to the back of her mind. My master knows a bit about that sort of thing." he explained. Lina blinked. "She can…erase memories? REALLY!" she gasped. "Well, only if they're minor ones. The memories you have are…powerful. And, since they were passed down to Xina…" the Mazoku left the sentence hang for a moment. There was a terrifying silence. Then…
"Let's leave her be for a little while. It could be interesting." Lina said with a smirk. Xellos grinned. "Yes, I agree. After all, if she gets into trouble, I could always teleport her back here." As the sorceress left the room, Xellos turned back to Rezo. "I wish it were that easy. Those memories…the ones that I saw…would drive any normal human mad…" he told the Priest. Falling onto his knees, the Mazoku prayed to the Lord of Nightmares with all his might. I have some puerile memories myself. Let's just hope those weren't passed down as well…
Meanwhile…
Xina thrashed about in her sleep, startling several passersby. She had dragged herself to a nearby tree to rest from the sun, but it wasn't helping much. The Linazoku woke in a cold sweat. She knew by instinct that she had just witnessed yet another memory. This time it was one of Xellos' memories…
:Memory/Flashback:
"Xellos…Xellos…hurry, he's coming!" a female voice cried. There was blood everywhere. A small voice cried out "Mommy!" and something broke. Wolves were writhing on the ground in pain…there were gold balls everywhere. People were stepping on them, crying out in pain, and falling to the ground, their faces pale. There was a boy, then—a boy with golden eyes and long, black hair. "Come to Uncle Phibrizzo, now. Come on." the boy cooed. There was a strange aura around him…more powerful then anyone's yet… "NOOOOOOOOO!" The small voice again. This time, there was a bright light—brighter than any Light spell. "Xellos, RUN!" came the female voice again. There was a door on the left…small footsteps ran toward the door, dropping a small toy wolf in the process…
:End Memory/Flashback:
"My gosh…I've got to get moving!" Xina muttered to herself, and teleported at top speed to Wolfpack Island.
'
Seconds later…
Beastmaster Xellas Mettalium yawned and stretched. "Um, Dynast, it's morning…" she said with a flush. Dynast Grashoriuo, Lord of the North, was curled up on the floor in one of Beastmaster's pink bathrobes. "Nyaaaaawn. Wh' day izzit?" the elder Mazoku (by a year) yawned. "It's Friday. You came to visit on WEDNESDAY." Xellas groaned. Dynast grinned up at his sister/girlfriend (don't ask me how this works out, but apparently they COULD date each other if they wanted to). "Yeah, soo?" he chuckled. Before Xellos' "mother" could say anything more, Xina teleported on top of Dynast's head.
"Bwahahahahaha!" Xellas cracked up, rolling around on the wolf-pelt bed. Dynast latched his legs onto Xina's, and made her tumble onto the floor with him on top. "……Hi." the Linazoku chirped. "AAAAH! XELLAS LOOK!" The Lord of North screamed. Xellas stared down at Xina…and grinned. "Ah-HA! A experiment-created new type of Mazoku, eh? Cool!" she cheered. Xina smiled. "P-pleased to meet you, Grandm—I mean Lord Beastmaster." the Linazoku bowed politely, or tried to from her position on the floor. "Awww, you don't have to call me Lord Beastmaster, even if you do have Xellos' memories. Just call me Xellas-sama. Anyway…you want some of those memories removed, right?" Xellas said with a warm smile. Xina grinned broadly. "Oh, YES! That would be the best thing in the world!" she chirped. Dynast blinked. Okay just WHAT is goin' ON here! he thought in confusion. Suddenly, Beastmaster led the Linazoku to a small room lined with ivory wolves. "I can't ERASE the memories, but I can make it so that they don't enter your head as much." came Xellas' voice from the room. "Okay." said Xina. There was a blinding flash of light, and Dynast shielded his eyes with his arm, wondering what would happen next…
Meanwhile…
Lina and Xellos paced the front door of Beastmaster's cave-like castle, wondering why she hadn't opened up yet. "We've knocked seventeen times, Xel! Maybe she's sleeping." The sorceress grumbled. "Don't worry about it. Mother always answers the door. Just wait—please." Xellos replied gently. Suddenly, the door swung open, to reveal…Dynast. "Oh, hi, Xellos. Your mother's inside with your 'daughter'. How are you?" Dynast cheerfully replied. "UNK DYNAST!" Xellos shouted with joy, and hugged the Lord of the North fondly. Lina watched all this with interest. "Hey, Xel, shouldn't your uncle invite us in, or what?" she asked. Dynast blinked, shrugged, and said "Whatever. C'mon in, I'll try an' find some food for you two." Xellos and Lina grinned, and walked into the castle with pride and (for Lina) awe.
The place had wine-colored carpets, wolf statues, and chandeliers dangling up above. In nearly every room, there was either a cushion or a bed, except for the dining room. Xellos desperately wanted to show Lina his room, but he knew that had to wait until his next trip home. As the trio entered into Xellas' throne room, they greeted a sight that would shock even the most hardy soul.
Xina dashed about from room to room, carrying cordial and wine, and some fine meat as well. She also carried papers too. "Oh, hi Mommy! Hi Dad!" she chirped, placing the food and documents on a table nearby. Beastmaster, like almost always, was hidden in shadow. She didn't want Lina to see her just yet. "Hi Xina." the sorceress waved. Xellos grinned at the Linazoku. "Carrying papers, hm? Once upon a time, that was my job." he told her. Xina smirked. "I know. Your memories have more uses than I thought. Xellas-sama has pushed several of the more gory memories you two have out of my mind, where they'll only appear once in a while. Anyway, Xellas-sama also wanted me to tell you that she has invited me to stay on Wolfpack Island, and help her care for her wolves and such. I also have new clothes." she informed her "parents" as she pointed to her white kimono with gold bracelets dangling from her wrists. "Well…alright. So long as you telepathically write to us every day." Lina and Xellos said together. Xina grinned, shouted "YIPPEE!" and ran to Xellas happily, shouting "DID YOU HEAR THAT, XELLAS-SAMA! I OFFICIALLY LIVE HERE NOW!" Beastmaster gave her a lazy thumbs-up. Dynast sighed. "Does this mean that whenever I come here, this kid's gonna disrupt our…er, private talk?" he whined. Xellas grinned from the shadows. "Well, duh." she laughed. "NOOOOOOOOOOO!" the great Lord of the North screamed in horror. "Bwahahahahaha!" Beatmaster cackled. Xellos and Lina bowed their heads politely, and walked firmly out the door.
Later…
"Sooo, do you think Xina will really make a new breed of Mazoku?" Lina asked Xellos as they hung by their toes on a home-made swing. "Well, I have no idea, really. All that I know is, if she's around Mazoku, she's bound to." the Mazoku replied as he felt the "blood" running to his head. "What do you mean?" the sorceress asked again. "What I mean is, she's part human AND part Mazoku. Friend and food all at once. I suppose that's one reason my mother even let Xina stay. She's a crafty, one, my Mom. Anyway, at least now I don't have to hear myself being called 'Mommy' anymore." Xellos informed, flopping out of the swing. Lina followed suit. "Wellll, believe me, I didn't like being called 'Dad' either." she told him, massaging her chest absentmindedly. "Well, at least you LOOK the part!" the Mazoku teased. "Wh—wh—why you LITTLE—RAAAR!" Lina screamed, and began to chase after Xellos, watching him teleport from tree to tree, laughing wildly.
Zelgadis and his mother, Zeilia, sat in the garden, listening to Lina's cries of rage and Xellos' cheery laughter. "Well, as far as things go, everything seems back to normal." he commented. Zeilia smiled wryly. "I wouldn't be too sure about that. Duck!" she cried, as a fireball came out of nowhere and burnt a nearby robin—and rosebush—to a crisp. "NOOOOOO! THAT WAS MY PRIZE ROSEBUSH!" Amelia wailed. Lina peeped over the edge of the garden wall. "Hey, guys, what was that scream? It—AIIIEEE!" she screamed in panic, as Amelia came barreling towards her. Zelgadis and Zeilia restrained her, while the itchy-magic-fingered-sorceress known as Lina charged after Xellos like she was on fire. "Run, Xellos, RUN! It's AMELIA!" she screamed. Xellos grabbed her by the scruff of the neck and teleported himself and her to the tallest tree nearby. "With any luck, her levitation skills haven't improved—oh, hell." the Mazoku gasped. Amelia, second crown Princess of Sailuune, was rocketing upwards with the speed of a falcon.
Zelgadis grinned up at his mother. "Sorry, Mom, but my fingers slipped. I planted that bush with Amelia when she first arrived here." he said with a dry chuckle. Zeilia sighed. "Well, go and avenge your flowers if you want; I'll prepare any healing spells." she muttered.
Meanwhile…
"Hey, Xellas-sama, should I send Mommy and Dad a telepathic message now?" Xina asked as she placed the last pile of papers on Beastmaster's desk. "Well, I don't know. They seem to be…a bit busy now." Xellas replied smoothly as she looked out the window. "What sort of 'busy' do you mean?" the Linazoku asked again. "Well…they're up in a tree somewhere, watching the progress of a deranged animal. I think." Xellas informed her assistant, who gasped with shock. "REALLY! Then I must help them!" the Linazoku bravely yelled, and made a mad dash at the window. "Heeere a come to save the daaaay!" she sang. Beastmaster pulled her back inside and told her with a smirk "I think they've got it allll under control."
Back with Xellos and Lina…
"AAAAAAAAUGH! WE'RE SORRY! WE'RE SORRY! JUST LET US LIVE!" Xellos and Lina yelled as Amelia appeared over the top of the tree. Amelia grinned evilly. "Okay…but you have to help us with the garden for a month!" she informed them. "Anything!" they cried again. Zelgadis appeared beside the trio. "Alright, lets get going! Forward, fly!" he yelled. Mazoku, Chimera, and human levitated down to the ground, where shovels were passed out, and work begun.
THE END!
So…this fic is done! But there'll be many, many more to come. R&R! A Wolf plushie to reviewers!