DISCLAIMER: I still do not own the Slayers... (n.n)

And now time for Xelloss to misbehave, yet again! (n.n)

- Nicci

Special Thanks To:

Humi

Heh! Oh no, Valentine's Day Magic is far to dangerous to unleash on the world of The Slayers! Hee! Nah, I'm afraid, it's a bit more simple than that. Let me know if you guessed it! (n.n)

Shadow Ice Maiden

Ah! But where would be the fun in not letting them remember! They're half-alert as it is! (n.-)

Elsil

I'm glad you liked it! Mostly all will be revealed today! (n.n)

Kayla-chan1990

Hee! Thank you! Amelia is acting how Amelia would if her love was given a boost. It's hard to write these sort of things and still keep them IC, your words let me know that I'm doing a good job of it, so thank you yet again!

fantasia-49

Yea! -x-Rockdad grins and gives a couple of little bows-x- Thank you, thank you! Hee! (n.n)

silver kikyou

Heh, yes indeed! Xelloss is very, very bad, naughty even! (n.-)

VFIN

Heh! Awesome! Then I'm doing my job. (n.-)

Chapter Six

Scooby Time…

"Xelloss… I…" Filia sputtered, uncertain what to do or what to say. Uncertain if she wanted him to stop her or… or what…

"You're not, yourself?" He offered, finishing her words with a knowing smirk, pressing her against the door frame, one hand latched into her hair holding her gaze to him as the other held her in place at the hip. "Does it really matter? That just gives you deniability in the future."

"It's really… it's really all the same to you, isn't it, Xelloss?" Filia asked in awe.

"Everything's all the same to me, Filia." He murmured against her ear, letting the hand at her hip slip lower, dangerously so. "It's just a matter of whether or not I find it boring, and I never find you boring."

Filia made a strangled sort of cry, grabbing his trespassing wrist. "Wait!"

As soon as the words left her lips there came an anxious knock at the door.

Xelloss smirked, pulling his wrist from her grasp and raising his finger wanly as his other hand grudgingly released her hair. "See! Always surprising, never boring!"

Calmly, knowing precisely how this would look, he wandered over and opened the door.

Zelgadiss glanced at him, and then glanced at Filia and sighed heavily. "So it's happening on your end too."

"Wha… what's happening?" Filia panted, her emotions and pulse still racing from Xelloss' touch and words.

"Yes!" Xelloss beamed delightedly, cracking a knowing eye at the chimera. "Just what is happening, Zelgadiss!"

Zelgadiss cast the bewildered dragoness a wary look and forced himself to smile. "Uh, nothing really. I just need to ask Xelloss'… er… advice on something. Man to… well chimera to mazoku."

"Oh." Filia replied, still a little off guard. "Alright then. I'll just wait here, I guess."

"An excellent idea, Filia!" Xelloss agreed easily, hanging his head back in from the hall with a mischievous grin. "Don't forget where we left off!"

Filia flushed crimson, and Xelloss beamed shutting the door.

Heh, mission accomplished! Well, it wasn't really a mission, but I feel it went well!

Whatever it was…

Wonder if I can do it again… hmm…

"We need to stop this!" Zelgadiss declared warily, once Xelloss had joined him and Gourry out in the hallway.

"I rather think I like her this way!" Xelloss grinned, rubbing the back of his head merrily. "For the time being anyway it presents great fun! And whatever it is it doesn't appear to be too terribly strong! I'm sure it'll wear off! Eventually."

"You're suggesting we just wait it out?" Zelgadiss replied, crossing his arms in disgust.

"Do you have another suggestion?" Xelloss beamed.

"Maybe we could wait it out." Gourry stated tapping his chin. "If we, I don't know, quarantined them or something in their rooms and then just distracted them with food and shiny things…"

"I'm not really certain that'd work on anyone but, Lina, Gourry." Zelgadiss countered dryly.

"Well I could personally attend to Miss Filia, till the effects wear off." Xelloss offered, cracking his eyes as his grin doubled. "Sure there would be consequences when they finally do, but I wouldn't really mind those either."

"Fruitcake." Zelgadiss muttered, rolling his eyes in disgust.

"Wait, consequences…" Gourry echoed in soft terror, glancing at them desperately as it sunk in. "Consequences! We have to fix this now! Or Lina really might try to kill me!"

"Actually…" The chimera swallowed looking at Xelloss warily. "Lina might really try to kill all of us…"

"Right!" Xelloss replied, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. "Well then, let's split up and try to find the culprit in the hopes that killing him might be enough!"

O O O

"Well!" Xelloss stated phasing in and leaning on his staff with a dark grin. "That jewelry shop owner had a lot of blood but not nearly enough information to keep him alive! All he knew was business was good! Was, being the imperative tense there!"

"We get it, Xelloss." Zelgadiss muttered giving him a cool glare. "Nothing from the flower shop either, unless you count it as relevant that they do good business as well."

"And you, Gourry!" Xelloss asked curiously, arching a brow.

"Heh!" Gourry grinned, wiping his lips. "Nothing but some free chocolate! Business is so good they have to make a fresh batch everyday and then they just toss out the old! Apparently its cause there's hardly ever any left!"

"All three shops do well then, eh!" Xelloss replied, tapping his chin. "Hmm."

"Well that's hardly a coincidence." Zelgadiss muttered with a shrug. "This town makes it's living off hapless romantics afterall."

"What if…" Xelloss' smirk darkened, as he leaned in. "The town mayor decided to give his economy a little boost!"

"By using this bizarre romance obsession to make the women want to buy more things... or have them bought for them." Zelgadiss nodded in disgust, arching an inquisitive brow. "But how?"

As soon as he asked, the answer coming to him almost instantly and Xelloss nodded his agreement.

"The hot springs." The chimera muttered shaking his head in disgust as Xelloss grinned ecstatically.

"Those bastards put it in the water."

Oh no! (n.n)

Hee! See ya tomorrow! (n.-)

P.S. On a side note, V-Day magic may be to potent to unleash on the world of the Slayers but I'm not above subjecting them to a little V-Day capitalism! (n.-)