Slayers Fan Fiction ❯ A curse for the better? Or for the worse... ❯ I'm a... dra-kitty ( Chapter 2 )

A curse for the better? Or for the worse…

By: Dark fire angel

DFA: Oks! Second chapter! ^-^ It explains what's with Filly…. most of you guessed correctly, although, you all left one detail off! *Huggles fic papers* Once again, I'll say that this story is mine and Rei Mizuko's, so half the credit's hers.

Rei: ^ ^;; But DFA-san did all the great writing! ^0^ So, she can have uhm.. 51%!

Val: *Glares and snatches fic papers away from DFA* Let me see!! *Scans through the fic* -.-;; Angel-san, you're impossible…. You've put in almost everyone but me!! >.< You're so mean! I'm your muse! Come on!! *Sits and sulks*

DFA: <.< Oh come on…. I promise I'll…. I'll *Thinks* Give you icecream!!

Val: O.o Where's the icecream?! WHERE?! *Runs off to find it*

Rei: *Sweatdrop* ^^;;

DFA: n_n Ha! Got him! *Puts a sign that says, `I don't own any of the characters in this fic…. <.< cruel world, don't sue me'* Stupid disclaimer…. *Stalks away with Rei*

When the mazoku pulled the covers, he was greeted by a sight that…. lets just say that he didn't expect it, "Fi…. Fi-chan? What happened to you? You're not…. you anymore!" he said, eyes still wide as he analysed what he had in front of him. Now, instead of a blond haired girl, sat a golden kitty with blond hair on its head. But…. it wasn't even a normal looking cat, for it had two little dragon wings protruding from its back, not to mention that instead of a normal fluffy-hairy tail, it had a dragon tail with a pink bow tied around it.

Filia sweatdroped, "Ok, so now you know…. go ahead, laugh your head off…. see if I care." She said as she bit the covers and pulled them over her head again in an attempt to hide herself and her no-more-secret secret.

"But…. what happened to you, Fi-chan?" Xellos was still too startled to laugh, "You're not…. you anymore!" he said, still half in shook, "What the hell happened?!"

Filia swetdropped and swished her tail, "I noticed I'm not me anymore, thank you very much…. do you have to remind me?" her voice went low as she continued, "I got cursed by…. by…. it doesn't matter! Go away!!" she then grabbed the cover again and hid herself under it, "Why me? `Cause I sinned!! That's why!!" a soft miu mau sound was heard again as she curled under the covers.

By now, the purple haired priest seemed to have recovered a bit more from his shook and was able to smile his closed eyed smile once more, "Yare, yare, Fi-chan…. doing naughty things? Tsk tsk…. Who did you say cursed you? I might have to pay them a visit…." he said as he thought about that possibility.

The kitty pushed her head out of the covers, looking pale, "No!! Don't!!" she then hung her head, "Just leave, ok? I dun feel like being laughed at."

Xellos grinned his trickster smile at her, "But Fi-chan, I'd like to learn whatever spell they used on you! Might come in handy later," he couldn't suppress a soft chuckle, "No, but really Fi-chan, fluffy ears do NOT suit you." He said in an amused tone.

As a response, Filia set them back, "Thank you so much for that nice compliment. And as for you learning the spell, nope, impossible, for only Dra…." she stopped herself from saying anything else and turned away, "Look, you can't cast it, and that's final!!" she then preceded to wave her bowed tail around in what seemed irritation.

"Why not?" pouted the mazoku as he reached and scratched the kitty behind her ears, "Tell me why?"

Filia pulled away instantly, "You can't learn to cast it because mazoku can't! Only dragons can!!" suddenly, noticing she had giving away to much information, she covered her mouth, mumbling the rest "I…. err…. mean…. sore wa himitsu desu!!" she yelped in an attempt to cover up her error, though in vain.

"Oh, ok," Xellos shrugged and stood up to leave, "Dragons, eh? How amusing…. Ah well, Fi-chan," he opened an eye at her at this point and smiled, "Good luck with your curse. If you prefer being furry, I'll leave you and your curse alone…." he turned around as though to leave, but was stopped when the Dra-kitty jumped and attached herself on one of his legs on pure instinct.

"No wait!!" she then stopped and her eyes went wide when she realised what she had done, "…. I mean…." not being able to think up an excuse, she only let her head drop in embarrassment, not even caring to let go.

The mazoku's voice seemed to snap her out of her dream state, "Hai Fi-chan, is there some reason why you don't want me to go?" he asked, raising an eyebrow and smiling in amusement down at the kitty who had attached herself around his leg.

"I…. err…. no," came Filia's weak response as she let go of him and walked back to the sleeping back to sit down, curling her tail around her legs, "You're right, you should leave," her image made Xellos sweatdrop. There she sat, eyes closed and depression lines half covering her face, "Why should you stay? I'm doomed anyways, there's no way out of it…."

For some reason, the purple haired priest didn't leave, "Aww, come on Fi-chan, do you really want to be furry? Besides, depression leaves a bad aftertaste! Tell me details, I might be able to help you know." He waved his hand a little as if trying to take away importance.

"I have no choice but to be like this when night comes," replied the blond as she looked up at him, "It was my fault for doing something I shouldn't have. Or at least my elders thought so anyhow…." she breathed the last part softly, but the mazoku heard anyways.

"What precisely did you do Fi-chan?" he asked, curiosity getting the better of him by now, "I mean…. what the hell did you do to upset those old lizards so much?" he cocked his head in confusion to one side. What DID she do? It was clear that her elders had been real upset with her, but why? She did end the mission they had set her, didn't she? The world was safe…. for the moment being anyways.

The cat's eyes became wider as she blinked, "No, I can't tell you," she was blushing ever so slightly for some reason, "You'd laugh!" when he gave a look that clearly said `Try me', she responded by faintly shaking her head again, "I can't say…." A few moments of silence followed as both waited for the other to make a move, however to Xellos' surprise, it was Filia who made the first move, (Surprising herself as well mind you <.<) She got up and trotted up to him, stopping beside him to sniff his trousers lightly, "They smell of…." she gasped when she realised what she was doing and pulled away seemingly startled, "Why did I do that?!"

Xellos blinked a bit then smirked, "My my… never thought my trousers were that interesting, Fi-chan," he chuckled at her confused expression. He had noticed that somehow, since he had meet her a lil while before, she had been WAY too emotional, more than normal and he assumed it must have been due to this curse, "Anyway…." he continued, opening his eyes as he did so, "I don't think you'll fix this.... situation…. unless you tell me what I want to know…."

Filia shook her head no, "I don't think I can fix this even if I tell you, Xellos," sighing deeply, she let herself drop and rest her head on the sleeping bad, closing her eyes in an attempt to shut out the vision of the one standing in front of her, "My elders did this to me for saying something I shouldn't have said. Damn me and my weird ideas." Groaning, she put her paws over her face.

"And…." he try to spur her to go on, "That would be?" the mazoku was now staring at her openly, curiosity palpable in his violet eyes, however as all answer, she gave a low `mau' and looked down with shame, making Xellos sigh and shake his head whilst he closed his eyes, "Dragons are impossible."

To his surprise, the blond nodded, "I suppose I can be called impossible for what I thought…."

"What did you think?"

The dra-kitty blinked for a moment then partially winced and cowered into the shadows, pulling the covers over herself as she talked, "I merely told them that you couldn't be THAT bad 'cause you helped us with dark star!!" she yelped, shuddering and expecting him to get mad or something, just like her elders had, "That's all, really!! They then accused me of sinning!"

"Well Fi-ch…." he stopped dead, not really sure he had heard her correctly, "Wait a moment…. you said something good about *me*?!" he asked in a surprise tone, eyes snapping open wide for the second time that day.

Filia allowed herself to continue meowing in a low voice before continuing talking. She might as well get it off her chest while she was at it, "I only reported back after the stupid mission! That's all!!" she cried out, "And they said a dragon maiden like myself could not be seen with the likes of you!! And they cursed me to prevent me from…" she trailed off, curling under the covers with shame.

After he had recovered himself from his shook, Xellos phazed under the covers, creating a cave like space with them and stared at Filia closed eyed, "Fi-chan tell me please…." he whispered to her.

The cat's eyes widen again under the darkness of the covers and seemed to shine as she jumped away from him, curling up in a far away corner, "No!! You'll just laugh at me the way everyone does!!" she then proceeded to sob into her paws, "I hate dragons and I hate everyone!!!" her last sentence practically howled.

Unseen by the golden dragon, who was way too occupied being sulky and crying, the mazoku actually winced, "Even me? Even Lina and all the others? Even yourself?" he asked her.

Filia stopped sobbing and looked up at him with tearful eyes, obviously giving some thought to the questions he had asked her, "Not you or Lina-tachi…. but I do hate myself…." she then looked away, not saying anything else, as if thinking through what she had just said.

"But Fi-chan…." the mazoku was about to protest when he suddenly realised what she had said, "Wait a minute! I thought you hated me!" he said, blinking and trying to make sense out of what she had just said, however, it escaped his reasoning.

The golden dragon half smiled up at him, "Well, you can't blame me for hating you, you ARE the mazoku that killed almost all my race, but then…." she stopped as if choosing the correct words, "I couldn't find it inside me to hate you any more after you did what you did. After all, you helped save the world, and not only that…. you saved me, so I don't hate you anymore," she dropped her gaze from him again, "Plus, I'm beginning to doubt certain things that my elders had taught me…"

"Finally opening your eyes, ne?" asked Xellos as he nodded to himself.

That comment made Filia set her kitty ears back again, "Why you…." she hissed at him, putting her hair on end, "Thought you'd be like that!!" she lifted her paw at him as if to scratch him. However, she seemed to think twice about it, and instead merely glared a second at him before jumping out of the sleeping bag and trotting outside to lie down on the sweet smelling grass, sighing as she did so.

Inside the tent, the purple haired priest frowned, then teleported and sat by the golden cat, "But Fi-chaaaaaaan!! I didn't mean it that way! It was only a thought!" he whined at her.

The dra-kitty turned and glared, "You know what? You're like everyone else…. just…. just go away!" she hissed at him, fangs bared, "Stupid me who thought otherwise." With that, she turned and glared a poor innocent bush, which could almost be seen wincing from her.

Xellos shook his head, "I'm afraid I'm unable to will myself to leave for secret reasons, but…." his face acquired a mischief gleam as he continued, "We can always go pay your elders a visit!" he chirped happily.

Poor Filia paled at this, "Huh?! No way!! If we do that then I'll get into more trouble! It'll only make things worse then they already are!" she jumped to her feet at this point and motioned to herself with her tail, "And it'll be depressing to fall lower than I already have!! Look at me!"

"Well, Fi-chan, if we visit them, then I can demonstrate just how NICE I can be…." continued the mazoku, rubbing his hands together in anticipation.

How pale can you get? Ask the golden dra-kitty, who seemed to became paler than a ghost, "Ooooh no!! NO WAY!!!" she wailed, "Oh, my god!! I'm doomed!" she once again fell and covered her face up with her paws, "Why me?! I've been a good girl! I only said that little thing to the dumb f****ing elders!!!"

Xellos blinked, was she cursing?! He couldn't help but give a soft chuckle as he wagged a finger in front of her, tapping her nose gently, "Tsk, tsk! Naughty Fi-chan!" he stopped to think, "We can always go tell Zelas-sama! You can stay at…." he shook his head, "Nah, not there…."

Filia was certainly NOT thinking straight by now, for she attached herself around his legs, claws sinking into the fabric of his trousers, "Wait! Tell the mazoku lord! She might be able to take the spell offa me!!"

"But Fi-chan, WPI is a secret place…."

The mazoku was cut short when the kitty began rubbing her head against his legs, "Will she be able to help?" she asked in a hushed voice, "I promise I won't watch where WPI is…. it'll be a secret!"

The purple haired priest watched the dra-kitty, then let out a sigh and teleported them into a long hallway that ended in a big tall door, "Fine Fi-chan…. I guess Zelas-sama won't mind this much if it amuses her…." he said as he began to walk towards the door with Filia still attached around his legs.

"Oh great!" she yelled, "Now I'm scared!"

Xellos sweatdroped as he walked, "Oh don't worry, It's alright, Fi-san," the change of nickname obvious to the blond, "Zelas-sama won't torture you in her underground chamber of doom where she keeps unholy monsters and minions.... that is…. if we amuse her…." the sweatdrop on the purple haired priest increased as he pushed open the big metallic door whilst he left Filia tighten her grip on him….

DFA: Second chap and going! *Victory sign* And what will Zelas-sama think of this? O.o Dunno… <,< Oh! Just wanted to say I've got a pic of Fi dra-kitty if anyones wants to see it just tell me in their review so I can E-mail it to him/her ^-^