Hello. As I promised I'll try to make this chappy more sane.
Or maybe not.
Pity that I don't keep my words, ne?
Btw, This chapter is going to be... umm... strange. Surprised? Well, stranger then previous chapters... and... umm... oh well.
Believe me it hurts me more than you.
And one more thing. Nooo, I'm not writing this because I don't have more ideas for songs. Or maybe it's a reason too, but... Oh well. I AM a very abstract person, so I don't have to have a reason to do something, do I?
And as usual, special thanx to all who reviewed:
Kindall
Lina Gabriev (wow, what a long review... answers at the bottom. Glad that you read so carefully )
Airi (Than? ... nie zauwarzyłam, dzięki btw, przez 'a' wyglada ladniej ;P he he)
Mwafwa
Rukia sama (triple ;) or 4 times?)
Chibifairy
E.J.A Roberts
Thaaaaaank you!
After long (about 10min) battle Lina decided that's time for some serious steps...
Thankfully, just when she was about to Dragon Slave crazy fangirls, Xellos decided to show up. His fanclub immediately stopped attacking the rest and jumped on sweatdropping priest, covering him completely.
"Maybe we should help him?" suggested Amelia looking at pile of excited fans.
"Naaah.." Lina waved her hand "He can handle it himself. By the way..."
Suddenly pile dissapeard and after a moment Xellos teleported back, these time alone. His clothes were torn and he was covered with various shades of lipstick.
"They... were... terrible.." he managed to spill out and fell on the ground.
"Oh." Haiiro looked at him worryingly. "Where have you left them?"
"In the place where they'd be more of use..."
Meanwhile, on Britney's concert...
Britney was standing on the stage, about to start on of her 'songs', when suddenly pile of Xel's fangirls fell on her head.
WHAT a pity, she won't get out of it soon.. if ever.
Buahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...
Back to Slayers...
"Oh...Nevermind" Lina shook her head. "So where is our prize?"
"What?" Haii scratched her head "What are you talking about?" (Very Gourry-like, eh?)
"Prize? We did what you wanted and you promised to make our wishes come true! So?" redhead was starting to loose her patience
"Oh, yes. Your wishes, but..." girl got suddenly more nervous "I didn't say that's the end. You still have a few songs to sing."
"Whaaaaaaaaaaatttt?" yelled slayers
"Um... tee hee... I didn't tell you? So... Um..." Haiiro sweatdropped seeing Lina preparing Dragon Slave for her "Ummm... LUNCH BREAK!"
Hearing these two magical words Lina immediately left Haii and with Gourry few steps behind her, she run to buffet. So did whole audience. When you hear 'free food' it's hard to control yourself...
"It made the trick" said Haii happily, having regained hope to live a few years more.
Then she looked around. Her studio was devastated, audience was half-dead, half-empty, and well...
"Okay, I have about a hour to repair this and to hire new security. Sigh, and I thought that I'll be the one to have fun from it..."
Amelia and Zel quickly found Lina and Gourry (next to the buffet, of course), but Xel and Filia were nowhere to be seen. The rest of the gang decided to ignore it and peacefully spend this time.
Due to fact, that they've eaten a just a while ago, it wasn't long before redhead and her companion filled their stomachs. Then, they calmly sat in their chairs, not even bothering to have a conversation or something. Besides, they had some thinking to do...
Lina glanced at blonde swordsmen sitting next to her. He was simply staring through the window, probably thinking about birds and trees or something, thought redhead. But well, sometimes he acted as if he was able to think. And well, hard to admit for her, but he was handsome, even with his dumb expression on his face.
'Strange that he doesn't have a fanclub like Zelgadis and Xellos." wondered Lina.
She didn't know that Gourry's fanclub decided to act just as their idol, so in result they landed in the middle of Norway instead of the studio. Just as Gourry would at their place...
In this moment swordsman sensed that someone's watching him. He turned his head to meet Lina's gaze. She quickly looked away, small blush on her face. Swordsmen blinked confused. 'Women are strange...' he thought. But at the same time, he felt some warm in his chest. 'Is it because of Lina? ... ... ... What was I thinking of? Oh yeah, birds and trees...'
Meanwhile...
Haii looked at workers moving around and trying to put everything in their place. Work was going well, despite the fact that she decided to rent the cheapest equip. Tape is good for everything, isn't it? Well, when everything is going well, it's time to hire some security. She needed specialists...
Back to Slayers...
Amelia was chewing a cookie. She wasn't really hungry, but well... there was surely a lot before her, and she didn't eat anything during last break, because...
She glanced at certain chimera siting next to her and sipping his coffee. During last break...
FlashbackAmelia looked around. Backstage seemed to be so small, but it was real labyrinth! Slowly she started to be afraid, that she wouldn't get out of there. Hopefully she opened another door and went in, but it happened to be just another empty room. Well, not so empty. When she gave it a closer look, she saw that it was some kind of an old wardrobe. Or maybe a room... There was big, dusted closet with large mirror where she hardly saw her face. In the other corner of the room stood large, heavy bed. Princess delicately touched it and than she heard someone enter the room. She quickly turned around to see...
Zelgadis.
"Amelia?" he spoke in soft voice "What are you doing in here?"
"Well, umm...I kind of got lost..." she blushed slightly. Oh, her clumsiness... "And what are you doing in here?"
Now Zel seemed to get a bit nervous. "I... ummm... I saw that Lina and Gourry were running to buffet and I didn't saw you with them, so I thought that I'll... walk around and maybe I'll find you by chance" he smiled slightly.
Then there was silence for a wile...
"Zelgadis? I... you had a nice performance" she smiled at him.
"Oh,.. thanks. You sang good too." He replied.
...
...
"And you... ekchm... looked cute in those clothes..." he mumbled blushing slightly. Ame looked at him amazed.
"Thank you..."
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...
...
It is damn hard to talk with someone you like when you're alone, isn't it?
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...
"Well, your performance made those girls from your fanclub crazy, it can be considered as big compliment..."
"Yeah, but I don't know if I should be happy that there are people like that brething the same air..."
Amelia chuckled. "But at least you know that there are people who like you the way you are, and..." Zel looked at her amazed "... I... I think the same."
"Really?" Zel didn't know what to say. Unconsciously, he made a step towards Amelia.
"Yes..." Ame blushed more "And... By the way I think you look nice like that..." she rose her eyes, just to see that Zelgadis is looking at her with eyes wide open. Than he smiled softly.
"Thank you Amelia." Not realising that, she stepped towards him, so did he, and when they were not more than ten inches away from each other...
"HEY YOU TWO! GO BACK TO STAGE, NOW!" They quickly jumped away from each other blushing furiously and saw Haiiro with rubber chicken in her hand standing in the entrance.
Haii looked at them and, after quick thinking process, her eyes widened.
"Ups..." she scratched back of her head. "Anyways, be back to stage in five minutes, okay?" and she quickly withdrew from the room.
End flashback...Amelia sighed and glanced at Zel again. 'If not her...' she thought...
Back to Haii...
"So you say that you're good at fighting, aren't you?"
"Yes, I'm a superhero, and I have great power!" said men who was dressed in blue costume and, well... he seemed not to fit in the chair.
"So what would you do it you saw a fight taking place on the stage?"
"SPOON!" yelled men and stood up, chair still stuck to the place where back looses his noble name.
Haii sweatdropped. "Okay, I hire you. :sigh:" Strange man in blue costume smiled and went away to get his security uniform.
Again back to Slayers...
Zelgadis held his cup in hand though it was already empty. He also thought about his little 'wardrobe adventure'.
'It that freak didn't come in, we'd...No, clear your mind, clear your mind, no dirty thoughts, clear your mind, exhale...inhale...exhale...inhale. ... What the hell was that?' he wondered and send a glance at the princess sitting next to him. At the moment he did it she quickly turned away, what meant that she was looking at him second ago. Could this mean...'
"By the way, where are Filia and Xellos?" Gourry interrupted his and other's thoughts.
"Good question... but we probably don't want to know the answer." Said Lina
To make you loose the track of this chapter, we're going
AGAIN to Haii...
Haiiro was still sitting in the same room having interviews with another man, who wanted to be a security officer.
"What can you tell me 'bout yourself, Mr...?"
"Zangulus."
Girl looked at him for few seconds, minutes...
"You've that guy who fought with Gourry! With that stupid hat!"
Zangulus sweatdropped. "Yeah, so?"
"Weren't you supposed to be king or something? With Martina or what was her name as your wife?"
"Yeah, but... uhm... I just felt like getting away for a while. Sometimes she can be a real pain in..."
"Okay, okay, I understand. But aren't you afraid of leaving her alone?"
"Why should I?"
Haii sweatdropped. "Nevermind. I hire you."
To make things more complicate, lets jump to Filia and Xel...
Filia was still crouching around looking for Xel. The cat.
Other Xel just found himself teleporting behind her back.
"GAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?"
"Umm... Teleporting, I think so." Answered mazoku with stupid smile on his face.
Filia just sighed. That was SO embarrassing. Not only her cat's run away, but also she had to explain to that filth why she'd named that cat Xel... Damn, what was she thinking...
Xellos smiled darkly as he felt waves of confusion coming from Filia's mind. Tasty...
Mazoku knew she was thinking about her cat. Pitifully not about him, but still... hey, where did that 'pitifully' come from? Oh well...
Flashback (again)(I almost lost hope that anyone will read this without losing his track)
"... you named that cat after me?"
There was an awkward silence.
Filia's eyes widened as she realised what'd happened.
"I... um... oh..." she didn't know how to explain herself. And actually why she did this?
"Well...it was your cat... and well... it kindda reminded me of you. Ya know, he has such... nice amethyst eyes..." she smiled sheepishly.
"Oh." Simply stated Xellos. He was too surprised with the answer to tease her now.
"So... would you help me find my cat?" asked Filia innocently.
"Sure. I'll be back in a while." Xellos had a sick feeling because of all that emotions coming from Filia now, and he could sense something happening on the stage. Like a battle or something...
End flashbackAnd this time jump to Lina & co.
"Hey, guys. Let's play a game!" suddenly yelled Gourry, making Lina fell from her chair.
Red head angrily stood up and smacked him lightly "Don't do that again, okay!"
"Sure." He stroked his head.
"Good idea, Mr Gourry. But what we should play?"
"Maybe hangman?" said Zel as optimistically as always.
"Zelgadis!" yelled Amelia "Maybe something else?"
"Oh, I don't know. I don't feel like playing anyway." Lina stretched her arms and settled herself on her chair.
Amelia sighed. So it seems that they won't play...
"On the other hand it starts to be boring just sitting here." Suddenly said Zel
Princess rose her head surprised.
"Maybe a card game?"
"Okay! But we'll play for money." Jumped Lina excited by this idea.
Zelgadis frowned. He didn't like this idea. But :sigh: how could he let Amelia down?
Now jump to Haii...
Everything was going well by now. She already hired 5 men and none of them seemed to be a mass murder, terrible pervert or fan of stupid music.
Next candidate seemed to be nice men either. He had thick glasses, but not seemed to be a wimp either.
"Hello. What's your name?"
"Zachary. Zachary Clark."
(It you feel as if you've heard that name before, this means that you've watched 'Godsend'. Watched this film today on my English class. Don't worry – I took only name from this film, no need to know the plot.)
"Okay. So what would you do if you saw a battle starting on the stage?"
Man/boy/whatever simply looked at the pile of paper on her desk. It stared to burn.
Haii's eyes widened. "Okay... and what else can you do?"
"I think that we don't understand ourselves. I need money. Wasn't that enough for you?"
In that moment fire grown up.
Haii narrowed her eyes. "Umm..yes?"
"I'm glad." Then he stood up and without any noise left the room.
In that moment girl realised that she was holding her breath. "Yaaaahhhhrk... oh my... And here goes my plan to hire only normal person. :sigh:"
She put down fire in her bureau and yelled for next guy to come in. If she'll be lucky, Zachary'll be the only 'dangerous' person in her security.
Jump to Filia and Xellos...
They've swept about 50 rooms by now looking for cat. Knowing Xellos it could seem strange, that he's helping her. But on the other side... for a masochist like Xellos...
"Dammit! Xellos, you filthy mazoku! It's all your fault! Just wait till I find my kitty..."
She hissed crawling under another table.
"Are you here, darling?" Xellos twitched "Come to mommy... kitty?"
"MEAAOWTH!" suddenly cat jumped on her face, Filia tried to get herself out and stand on her legs. Then, she saw what was the reason of cat's reaction...
"RAAAAAAATS!" she yelled and jumped in Xel's arms. Stream of these nice... ekchm... 'terrible' and bloodthirsty animals started to run around the room covering whole floor.
"RATS! Getmeoutofhere, getmeoutofhere, getmeoutofhere!"
Xellos blinked confused by her reaction, but submissively teleported them another room.
Filia for a moment tried to catch her breath, and then she jumped off and..."Oh thank you! Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou! You saved us from rats! My hero!" she wrapped her arms around his neck cuddling up to him. "I don't know how to thank you! You are wonderful! And..."
"Filia?"
Dragoness turned her head to see that she stands in the middle of buffet room, next to Lina's and co table, everyone staring at her. And she hangs on her worst enemy's neck.
She wanted to scream, yell, and run away at the same moment, so instead she just passed out, but before she hit the floor Xellos caught her with one hand.
The rest of Slayers crew stared at them in disbelief. It was at least shocking that they two appeared there TOGETHER, IN EACH OTHER'S ARMS.
"What the hell were you doing?"
Xellos winked " It's our sweet little secret."
"ATTENTION PLEASE!" everyone turned their heads to see Haiiro with big bullhorn "Show starts in 2 minutes! And I'd like to see everyone in their places by then or..."
Everyone took the hint and headed to the stage. Lina, still in great state of shock also got up and in weak voice said:
"Come on, guys."
They didn't felt like saying 'no', so Zel and Amelia also got up and followed Lina.
Gourry looked at them, then at big pile of money that stood on the table next to where Lina's sat. Than he looked back at Lina, then at money.
"Wait for me!" he yelled after them leaving money back.
Minute after they left, strange women with purple hair and fringe covering her eyes passed by that table cleaning a glass.
":sigh: another hard day in work..." suddenly, she noticed money on the table.
Her eyes widened. "What a big tip! No one sees me? " she glanced around "No one sees me..." and she started to stuff her pockets, socks, shoes and bra with gold pieces.
"Hah! Now I'm going to Bahamas! But first..." she glanced around " I'll have to inquire WHO sat here... Maybe it was tall, young and handsome men, who liked me that much, that he left all that money for me... " She said with dreamy voice...
It's the last jump in this story. Really:) Meanwhile, on the stage...
Everyone, remembering last break's events, managed to get to their places in time.
Slayers also sat in their armchairs, Lina mad, Gourry with black eye, Amelia with worried look in her face, Zel inscrutable as always and Filia with Xel sitting in her lap.
Xel the cat of course.
Other Xel sat in the last armchair with a black eye like Gourry. Say, that Filia wasn't too pleased when she woke up in his arms... Nor was Lina, when she remembered her money... Thankfully for her it was mostly Amelia's cash.
"Daddy's gonna kill me..." mumbled princess.
"Welcome back, people! Firstly, I'd like to present you our new security squad!"
The Tick, new security officer, (the 'SPOON man! Come on, you had to see at least ONE episode...) waved to the audience, but others didn't.
Haii's fears came true, when Zachary wasn't the last to make her hire him.
She still had some fleas running over her. :scratch:scratch:
"Isn't that Zangulus?" asked Zelgadis pointing at figure standing in shadow.
Amelia came back to reality and looked at that direction. "Indeed, it's hard to forget that hat..." she said.
Lina also turned around. "Hay, Zangulus!"
Man slowly stepped in full light. "Hi, guys. I wasn't expecting you here. How are you?"
"Fine, at least now" she glanced at Haii "And what about you? Where's Martina?"
Guy waved his hand "Oh, she stayed in her kingdom."
"And you weren't afraid to leave her alone?"
"Why everyone keeps asking me that question?"
"Knowing Martina she'll.. oh nevermind."
Zangulus shrugged and came back to his place. Haiiro stepped out with microphone in her hand.
"So. Now we're starting round two of our show!" she paused dramatically.
Silence.
"Damned audience... so, in round two our contestants are supposed to..."
"YAAAAAAAAAYYYYY! WOHOOOOO:applause:"
"... I hate you... are supposed to sing a song that fits to them the best, but this time... They'll have to sing a song of singer of different sex!"
... silence... that one person from the audience asked "What?"
"Naaah.. you people are SO thick. I'll show you." She took Gourry by ear at dragged him to the middle of scene." This is a man. He'll have to sing a song, which is originally singed by a woman! Understand?"
"AAAaahhhh..." audience understood.
"Well, Gourry, if you're here already, you'll be the first. Pick a song."
"Wait a minute. You mean a 'girl's song'?" swordsman said
"Yeah, that's what I've said."
"Oh." And he looked at the list she gave him. Than he scratched his head and Haii again started to wonder if he could read.
"May I ask you something?" suddenly he whispered in her ear.
'Here it goes.' She thought and nodded.
"So.. "he looked very confused "which do you think..."
Haiiro rose her eyebrow.
...
"...Lina'll like the best?"
Sorry I haven't put any songs in this chapter. You know how hard it is to find a song for Gourry? Oh well.. back to searching. Will try to write next chap in short time. It will be difficult, considering the fact, that the end of year is close. My parents gonna KILL ME because of my notes... Damn...
Answers to Lina's Gabriev questions.
Why would Lina fireball her? Oh and can they dedicate them simply to their "friends"
- Ha! This would be too easy :) Why not to Lina? Well, call me strange, but I'm greatly aware of girl-girl and man-man situations and I try to avoid them as much as I can. It's just... oh well. I'm strange :)
This might be a stupid question but what was your thinking when you assigned this song to her. Why is she considered "unwritten", I suppose is what I'm trying to ask.
-What was I thinking... good question. Actually, what got into me to do this was vision of Xellos bringing storm while she sang it. The rest just... came. I'm very abstract person, I rarely understand myself :)
That whole inhibitions scene...Gourry didn't know what to tell Lina before he tapped her did he? Because after he tapped her, Filia sang that inhibitions line, and then and ONLY THEN did Gourry tell Lina about it.
-Exactly. He wanted to get some attention from her. (Awwwww..)
Poor Gourry. Is there a round two to this sing thing?
-This chapter should answer :)
You did that thing again where you refer to them as Angry blonde is their name, like Chimera. If you really wanted to say angry blond, shouldn't you say "The" Angry Blond? Just a minor quibble.
-Heh heh... I probably mentioned that so many times that you already hate me, but again I'll say that I'm not good in English. (Don't ask me why I'm writing.) and well.. sometimes lack of synonyms makes me make such stupid mistakes :) forget me... please? And my heart is not in making Airi check my :cough:cough: "work". I have myself a lot of work, learning etc. Don't want to bother anyone :)
How do you smash a guy with a bra? oO
-Another good question. ... ... I don't know. I haven't tried yet :)
Ouchies. That was pretty harsh. I guess you aren't a Gourry fan.
–It's not like that, it's just... oh. Well, I can't say that I'm his fan like it's in Zel's of Xel's case, but I like him. But there has to be someone enough stupid to make fun of him. I have no brain either and in a lot situations I'm afraid I'd act the same like Gourry. Scary...
But I like him :)
If you have any questions e-mail me or, if you want, put them in reviews. I'll try to answer them, but sometimes, I'm afraid, I'll have no choice, but to break Xel's copyright and say 'It's secret!" :)