Slayers Fan Fiction ❯ A curse for the better? Or for the worse... ❯ A solution to the problem? Come with me! ( Chapter 3 )

A curse for the better? Or for the worse…

By: Dark fire angel

DFA: *Peeks from behind a boulder* <,< >,> *Comes out after looking around* Ok, sorry about this taking so long, but.… as I've mentioned before, this fic is based on a role play I'm doing with Rei-san. And I lost this part of the role play and had to wait for her to send it again to me *Dives behind the boulder again* I'm so sorry!! Really!!

Rei: Eck!! I didn't send it fast enough! O.o; It's my fault!

Val: ^-^ *Is drawing something and doesn't seem to care what happens to DFA*

DFA: u.u;; Val-chan? You are so mean…. you could help, you know…. *Sob* You're needlessly cruel!

Xel: *Appears out of nowhere and grins* Like I've said before, I'm rubbing on him! n_n

DFA: -.- *Drags Val away from Xel* ….

Xel: *Shrugs as he watches them go* Fine, then I suppose I'll have to say the disclaimer *Pulls out some reading glasses and reads from a piece of paper* `Angel-san doesn't own us nor does she claim to. The story is half hers and half Rei-san's, not to mention that….' *Stops abruptly* ANGEL-SAN!! No way I'm going to say this! *Waves paper around* I do NOT belong to Filia!! I don't belong to anyone! *Teleports away dropping the offending paper and the reading glasses on the floor* Humph!!

~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ (And so the fic continues ^-^)

As they walked into what seemed the throne room, Filia clung onto Xellos' legs fiercely and with all her might, making the purple haired mazoku sweatdrop visibly. The dra-kitty lifted her gaze to see a silver haired, tanned skinned woman looking at her intently through golden eyes.

"Xelly, dear.… it seems you brought company," said the lady waving her hand to motion them closer, "Interesting company, might I add." At this point, she summoned a glass of wine and began sipping in a refined way.

Filia looked up at Xellos and saw him bow to his master right after giving her a quick glance. Taking the chance, the dra-kitty hopped of the mazoku's legs and did a little curtsey, "Lord Beast master, I'm err.… Filia Ul Copt.…" she got cut off as Zelas rose and strode to her, smile on her face.

"I know perfectly well who you are, Golden one," said the silver haired lady, "Xelly talks a lot about you, he says you're a Gold," crouching before the kitty, she continued to smile, rather amused, "Although.… let me say that you don't look like one anymore." She stood again and directed her gaze towards her priest.

"Ano, Zelas-sama," he said, "That is why…." Zelas cut him off by raising her hand.

"Xelly, I believe she should be the one to explain what has happened to herself, don't you think?" as all answer, the purple haired mazoku sweatdropped, making Zelas grin and turn to Filia, "What happened to you?" she asked, voice clearly amused and curious.

The kitty gave a low miau and looked at the ground whilst sweatdroping, "I've…. I've been cursed," she said as she lifted her gaze towards the woman's one, "And…. I was hoping you might be able to help me as no one else can," she watched Zelas raise an eyebrow in confusion, "I've been cursed by…. my elders." Poor Filia's voice was barely above a whisper.

The Beast master sneered for a moment before waving an arm, making her bracelets jingle, "Amusing but not surprising," she stated, "And you've been cursed because?"

At this, the dra-kitty remained quiet a long time, blushing slightly, until she finally found her voice once more, "I said something that they disagreed with," she whispered, making Zelas smile in an attempt to make her go on, "I said something that they did NOT find amusing.…" she padded closer to the silver haired lady and let out a sigh.

Having been left out of the conversation, Xellos watched for a moment longer before teleporting himself to stand by his mistress' side, hoping that Filia would choose her words carefully.

"Go on," came Zelas' soft reply, encouraging the gold further, who proceeded to retell to the mazoku lord what she had earlier told Xel, finishing with a shudder and looking down in embarrassment. However, the woman's voice interrupted her thoughts, "Filia Ul Copt, you are welcome here for standing up for a mazoku.… Xellos of all mazoku," she smiled briefly when the cat lifted her face to stare in disbelief, "And as for your curse, you can stay as long as you like. I have the hunch that it maybe cured if you spend time amongst us."

This was all Filia needed to squeal with joy and begin doing a cute little kitty dance, making both mazoku watching her sweatdrop a bit. Noticing what she had been doing, the dra-kitty stopped abruptly and sweatdropped too, rubbing the back of her head as she blushed again, "I'm most grateful, Zelas-sama," she said as she did another curtsey.

The Beastmaster waved her hand dismissingly but couldn't help but smile, "Well, Filia, creatures of darkness seem to counter light, so stay if you wish too," she looked at Xellos now, "I'm going to contact Dynast and Dolphin, they might have some knowledge on the matter.…" she muttered.

The dra-kitty's eyes grew wide, "More mazoku lords?!" she squeaked as she ran and hid herself behind Xel unconsciously, "They'll laugh at me?" she whimpered in a cute way.

Zelas chuckled softly as her priest shrugged, "Well…." she said, "I believe we'll have to find out, don't you think?" again she turned to Xellos, "Xelly, go show her what she might find interesting while I go contact them.…" and with that, the Beast master disappeared, leaving Xellos and Filia alone.

"So, what do you want me to show you now? We have a library, a kitchen if you're hungry," he paused to sweatdrop at the mention of food, "A forest if you feel adventurous, bedrooms, Zelas-sama's Astral garden and…." he continued to list things off while the golden kitty cocked her head.

Oooooook…. this was more than a bit weird. She was supposed to stay in Wolf pack island; a place where she had never thought she'd find herself, not to mention that she'd be the laughing stock for both races, Mazoku and Ryuzoku. What was she to do?! Her brain suggested sleep as the most reasonable answer, therefore, she found her self tugging at Xellos' trousers with her paw, "How about the bedroom? Show me where I'm supposed to sleep, ok?" she smiled slightly, and to her surprise, he nodded and began to lead the way out of the room they were in and into some hallways.

"As you wish," he said simply as he opened a door, "Though no one usually sleeps much around here," he watched her trot in after him then opened yet another door, letting her into a big bedroom, "This way, Fi-chan."

As she trotted into the bedroom, Filia sweatdroped, "Why do you call me chan?" she asked as she took a look around herself. BIG and PURPLE were the two appropriate words to describe the bedroom, thought the dra-kitty as she sat and blinked at her surroundings.

"I call you that because I want to," came the surprised reply, "Now, remember the way to the bedroom, ok? But be careful…. sometimes the doors tend to change," he grinned at her shocked expression, "So holler if you get lost."

Poor Filia…. how was she supposed to feel safe if she couldn't even walk around without the risk of getting lost? She sighed and shook her head, "C-change? Oh my…. that's not a good thing, ne?" she then merely shrugged before running up to the big bed and jumping onto it, "PURPLE!!" purred the cat as she rolled on it, making Xellos sweatdrop yet again.

Zelas took that moment to appear into the room, "…." Was all she could manage as she blinked at the purring golden kitty, "Amusing…." She turned towards Xellos, "Xelly? You gave her one of the better rooms."

This made the purple haired mazoku fidget uncomfortably, "Zelas-sama…." He said in a whisper.

The conversation made Filia sit up and smile, "What? Did anyone say something? I didn't hear you so well," she said as she smiled, "Will you please repeat what you said?"

Beastmaster simply waved her hand slightly, "No, nothing Filia," she said as she smiled slightly, "I just found out you're a special guest, that's all," she became more serious as she looked at Xellos again, "Dynast and Dolphin will be arriving soon…." Zelas suddenly stopped herself and grinned, showing her sharp teeth slightly, "By the way, Filia… has Xelly shown you the Astral garden? I think you will find it interesting."

The dra-kitty hopped down from the bed and positioned herself in between the purple haired mazoku's legs, "Astral garden? And what's that?" she asked.

"It's a garden situated in the Astral plane," came the silver haired lady's response, "It never fades or dies," at this point she began to phaze away, "oh, and one more thing, do stay out of my cellar.…" and with that, the mazoku lord was gone again.

"That's where Zelas-sama keeps the wine," explained Xellos with a grin, "Don't EVER mess with Zelas-sama's wine.… she gets real cranky if anyone touches it without permission," this said, he picked Filia up, "Do you want to go to the Astral garden or not?"

The kitty's eyes lit up and became starry, "Oh YES!! I do!!" she said in an enthusiastic way, "GARDEN!!! Show me the garden!" she had no idea why she was begin to eager to see the place…. she just was, and the mazoku carrying her shrugged it off as a side effect of the curse, probably making her more emotional than normal. Therefore, he teleported them to the Astral garden, failing to notice that the dra-kitty had settled her head on him and had closed her eyes, falling into sleep instantly.

He reappeared in a beautiful garden, consisting of waterfalls, exotic flowers and towering trees with long towering branches on a pathways, "Fi-chan? We're here," he blinked when he didn't receive a response and looked down to find her snuggled up to him, tail curled around his waist and sleeping soundly whilst sucking her paw slightly, "Fi-chan? Wake up…. we're here.…" he poked her as he frowned, "Filia, come on.…"

For all response, she blinked a bit and snuggled more, "I'm where? Wanna go sleep.…" she said burying her face into his shirt, "Zzzzzzzz…."

Xellos blinked and stared at her before sighing, "Fi-chan, you're snuggled into the Namagomi's shirt… plus we're in the Astral garden now." He stated in an attempt to wake her up completely. Apparently succeeding when Filia flung her eyes open in surprise as she shrieked and fell back.

Catching her before she fell, the purple haired mazoku motioned to their surroundings again, "We're here Fi-chan," he said.

The blond blinked and looked around herself, "You mean.… wait! This wasn't all a dream?! You're helping me with my curse?! I'm REALLY here??!!" she asked, bewildered for some reason.

"We *are* here Fi-chan," responded the purple haired mazoku, slight tone of amusement in his voice, "As I've been trying to tell you for the last ten minutes, mind you.…" he was cut off when the dra-kitty glomped him, slightly clawing the fabric of his clothes, "Filia… you're hugging me…." her eyes went wide with realisation as she let go of him, then coughed and looked away in embarrassment, making him chuckle as he set her on the floor, "Why don't you take a look around before Dynast-sama and Dolphin-sama come to see you?" he suggested.

The golden kitty nodded her head dumbly and began to trot around, followed by Xel close behind, "Wow!" she gasped as she reached a bush of beautiful blueish flower with golden trimmings, "They're beautiful!" she then proceeded to jump into said bush and roll in it, purring contently, "Miau! I never thought mazoku liked things like these.…"

Her companion gave a playful pout, "Oh come on, Fi-chan…. you didn't think we were all THAT bad, now did you?" he asked as he opened an amethyst eye at her.

Filia overrode his statement with one of her own, "Why don't you be a good guide and show me around?" she asked, voice filled with mock-sweetness, "I dun know where to go next…."

"Only if you say the magic word, Filly-chan," came Xellos' response as he grinned.

The kitty did not back down for once, she flashed a grin at him and then bowed, "Please? Pretty, pretty sugar coated please with vanilla on top?" she asked in a sing song voice, making the mazoku sweatdrop for he had not expected this.

He shook his head in mock sorrow and then pointed towards another bush of flowers, "Lets start with the flowers first," he said as Filia trotted up to them, snapping one with her tail and putting it behind her ear, looking up at him and grinning, "Those are Zelas-sama's Star Gazers," he informed her as he pointed to the flower that was now stuck behind her furry ear, "They only come out at night, to gaze up at the stars.…"

He was again cut by the dra-kitty, who coked her head to one side, "You mean she made them by herself?" she asked, but did not wait for an answer when another thought struck her, "Did you make any?"

To her astonishment, Xellos turned and looked away in what seemed embarrassment, "I've been bored once or twice.…" he said in a low voice, still not looking at her.

"Oh please show me!!" pleaded the lil kitty as she ran up to him, wagging her tail around, "Oh come on! Please show me! I'd love to see them!!" however, to no avail, for he continued to look away uncomfortably, that is…. till Zelas appeared beside them once more and grinned.

"Hmmm…. have you showed her your Heart Souls, Xelly?" she asked her priest, receiving a sweatdrop from him and a low `Zelas-sama…. Please….', "Don't you Zelas-sama me!" she said as her grin grew and turned to Filia, "I'll show you what Xelly is unwilling to if you'd like, Filia," she said, "Meanwhile Xelly can go and get Dynast and Dolphin settled, ok?"

The blond cat giggled and nodded, "Ok," she said as she smiled, "I like your garden by the way!" she turned to see Xellos phaze away, looking rather embarrassed for some reason, "What's with him?" she wondered aloud, to which Zelas chuckled slightly.

"He just doesn't feel open about making flowers.…" she grinned as she began walking in a certain direction, leading Filia, "Specially if they've been made for a person he might care about…."

The dra-kitty blinked for a second then shrugged as she followed the Beastmaster to wherever she was taking her….

DFA: And chapter finished!! ^0^ Flowers! Mazoku make flowers! *Giggle* Dun ask me why ^-^ They just do in this fic. <,< >,> *Rolls on floor with a giggle fit* XD Oh my! I wish it were true!! *Walks away holding her sides in an attempt to stop laughing*

Xel: -.-;; I heard that, Angel-san…. *Grumbles something about pathetic angels with no life whatsoever and teleports away*

Val: *Blinks and holds up a flower to sniff it* I dun get it, what's with everyone and flowers? *Shrug* Whatever…. *Sits down and waits till DFA decides to come back for him*

DFA: *Comes back, picks Val up and leaves yet again* ^^;; Almost forgot about you! Good thing I didn't!

Val: u.u;; Oh the joy of it all…. *Gets dragged away*