Slayers Fan Fiction ❯ A curse for the better? Or for the worse... ❯ Dynast, dolphin and a sleepover ( Chapter 4 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

A curse for the better? Or for the worse…

By: Dark fire angel

DFA: To make up for being so INCREADIBLY evil and not putting up the last chap soon enough, I've put this next one up early ^-^ And it's longer than the ones I normally put up ^0^ *Is real proud* Plus, I had a lot of fun writing this chapter! Dynast-kun and Dolphin-chan finally appear! *Victory sign* ^-~ And so the real fun will begins <,< >,>

Val: It would be a lot more fun if I were to be in it *Nods to himself* Yup… a lot more fun u.u;;

DFA: *Rolls eyes* Whatever, Val-chan… whatever…. *Shakes head in mock sorrow*

Fi: *Comes up* Angel-san! My turn to say the disclaimer! *Waves a piece of paper* Will you please go and give Valteria a bath while I do this? He needs a bath BADLY! He was playing with Namagomi earlier!!

Xel: *From somewhere* I HEARD THAT!!!!

DFA: *Rushes off with a sulking Val* Time for bath! Yay, yay, YAY!

Val: -.-;; Joy… JOY I tell you…

Fi: *Coughs and reads* `This fic, as you all know is half Angel-san's, half Rei-san's, and they do not claim to own any characters, `cause if they did, they'd have a certain Ryuzoku and a certain Mazoku pair up and….' *Blushes as she stops reading a loud and reads the rest to herself* ANGEL-SAN!!! >.<! Hentaii no baka! *Fires at the piece of paper and storms off to find DFA*

~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ (Time to see Xelly's flowers ^-~)

Beastmaster Zelas guided the dra-kitty through the gardens till they reached the shores of a larges waterfall, "Over here," she motioned towards some delicate looking pink flowers with golden and white tendrils coming out of the centre, two large golden petals on the side, like wings, "Aren't they lovely?" said the silver haired lady as she summoned some wine and began to sip, "These are the Xelly's Hearth Souls."

The blond awed at the flowers that were just barely visible through the mist that the waterfall was creating, "Beautiful…" she echoed Beastmaster's word as she reached and brushed one of the big golden petals, "These almost look like wings," she breathed.

"Yes, wings… I believe that was what Xelly said," nodded Zelas as she watched the cat continue to stare at the flowers.

"Like a dragon's wings…" Filia was way too immersed into herself to notice the mazoku lord smile at her reaction. How could someone like Xellos have made something this beautiful? It was ridiculous! And yet, it was true.

The silver haired lady sipped on her wine once more before speaking again, successfully bringing the dra-kitty back from lala-land, "Dragon wings… we've got something named like that," she pointed towards the waterfall, "They're in there, want to see?"

Of course Filia wanted to see, but… her cat instincts were yelling at her; WATER, a LOT of water… and water was wet!! She sweatdroped and looked around helplessly, "Yes I would Zelas-sama, but…" she turned to look at the water horrified, "It's just that…" lowering her voice to barely above a whisper and making her bangs shadow her eyes she continued, "Water is wet, and I dun wanna… err… I'm a cat now and…"

Zelas chuckled at the distressed dra-kitty and sensing her fear teleported them both inside the cave without getting wet, "There, it wasn't that bad, now was it?" she grinned, showing off her pointed wolf-like teeth, "The Dragon Wings have been flourishing lately," she said as she began walking down the cave where vines crept along the walls, water droplets shinning on said vines like crystals.

As they walked along the passage the blond heard a little howl, "A wolf?" when she heard a few more howls accompany it, she corrected herself, "WOLVES?!" she looked around, but saw no one.

"This is where Xelly likes to retreat with some of the younger wolves," Said Beastmaster as she stopped walking and gestured towards her side with her wine glass, "Here we are, the lovely yet secretive Dragon Wings,"

Again Filia stared in awe, "Wow…" these flowers were vine-like, each with two large transparent petals shaped like wings with speck of gold and curling tendrils on the ends, "They look so delicate! Wish I could do something like that!" She didn't even DARE touch the flowers in case they might break under her paws, "But no… I'm just a dragon who has earned the dislike of her race…"

"We were all or will be outsiders at one time or another," interrupted Zelas as she smiled at her, "There is one more of Xelly's creations that I think you should see," she said to the kitty when she raised her head, "A personal favourite of mine, might I add."

The blond nodded, "Lead the way, Zelas-sama," she said, and in seconds found herself in front of another cave, Zelas having teleported them instantly and without effort, "I trust you," instantly the cat's eyes widen, "Did I just say that?" she asked in amazement.

Another smile from Zelas. No wonder her priest seemed to like this dragon, she was very amusing, "Yes," she stated matter-of-factly, "I believe you have… and for that, you too have my trust…" she looked into the darkness of the cave and then back at Filia before continuing, "These flowers dwell in the hall of glass, and I must tell you it's magical glass."

"Magical glass?" asked the dra-kitty as she attempted to look through the darkness, "What does it do?" she trotted behind Zelas, and as they entered the cave, it became lit.

"This glass in unbreakable and shows only the truth," said the silver haired lady as they approached a part of the cave where the walls where lined with glass, "This," she stated gesturing towards herself, "Is not my true form, as you might know… so do not be scared of what you see reflected on the glass."

As they marched across the glass tunnel, Filia was able to see herself reflected on the walls as a golden dragon, and Zelas as a big silver-grey wolf with purple streaks, her sharp teeth showing slightly and her golden eyes gleaming, "A wolf?" smiled the cat at the reflection, "It's not what our elder teach us, mind you!"

The Beastmaster grinned at her and then pointed towards two flowers behind the glass, "There," both flowers looked like curled up buds with petals of gold and purple twisting together and white tendrils curling out, "These are Xelly's Secret Wish flower… I have yet to figure out why he only bred two of them." She turned towards Filia to see her reaction.

"Only… only two?" asked the dra-kitty as she let her paw rest on the glass that covered the two flowers which didn't look as healthy as the others, for some weird reason, "These flowers look… sad," she whispered as a tear ran down her furry cheek. Surprised at her own reaction she brushed it away. Why did it affect her so much? She had no idea… all she knew was that these two particular flowers were sad, and it made her sad too, "They seem like trying to reach and curl around one another, but can't… that must be what's making them sad."

The blonde's voice had been very low, but Zelas had heard, and she found herself raising an eyebrow before turning her head sharply towards her right, "Xelly's calling, that means Dynast and Dolphin must be waiting," she looked the kitty and grinned, showing her sharp teeth, "I can show you some more of my domain later." She allowed Filia to attach herself around one of her legs and teleported them back into the throne room.

The moment they appeared there, the blond was able to distinguish a black, messy haired guy in armour like clothes, his blue-grey eyes looking at her intently as he raised an eyebrow. To his right stood a young woman with long blue hair and a bright smile on her face, seaweeds having become entangled in the long locks. Then Filia's eyes caught Xellos' figure a little to the black haired guy's left and she smiled at him.

The purple haired priest sweatdroped, figuring Zelas had probably showed her his flowers, then coughed as if to break the silence, "Zelas-sama, if no one else needs me, I might as well go… err… do something useful," however at the frown he received from both, Beastmaster and Filia, he decided to stay… a little in the shadows…

The silver haired lady grabbed the dra-kitty from her leg and held her so everyone could see, "This is Filia Ul Copt, as I'm sure Xelly has told you," she left her on the floor and resumed sipping her wine, "She is in need of our assistance."

The black haired guy raised his eyebrow yet again as he looked at the cat on the floor, "A dragon…" he muttured, "Why would a dragon need help from a mazoku?" he was somewhat suspicious for the moment being, "Is she to trust?"

The beast master narrowed her eyes dangerously as Filia have a low hiss, which didn't pass unnoticed, "Dear Dynast… do you think I, a mazoku lord like yourself," her voice seemed calm, but everyone in the room knew better, "In whose domain you now are in, would call you here for some stupid reason?"

The blue haired girl giggled slightly, "Ooooh! Zelas-chan is mad!" she went up to Dynast and poked him, "It's your fault, Dy-kun! Bad boy!" she stated, smile still on her face and relaxing the atmosphere quite visibly, much to the dra-kitty's pleasure.

Zelas continued talking as she watched Dynast sweatdrop at Dolphin, "No matter, I assume Xelly has briefed you on what we currently know?" she watched the little cat look around nervously then trot up to Xel and sit in between his legs, making him blink and turn away in embarrassment.

"Still, even thought the matter lays uncovered," said the black haired mazoku as he nodded at the Beastmaster's previous question, "I don't know why you would need my assistance or Dolphin's…" he pointed towards Filia and Xelllos, "The spell seems to be related to that Dragon and your priest, Zelas."

Filia have a low hiss once more and sat her ears back as Dolphin giggled and went up to the silver haired lady, "I think that being here is okey dokey!" she whisper loudly to Zelas, "But Dy-kun has to be nosey and pushy… you should tell him off!"

This comment got Dynast twitch, "That's not a very nice thing to say," he said as he frowned, "Plus, I'm not a little kid any of you can tell off…"

Zelas nearly choked on her wine for a second, then she cleared her throat, shooting a warning glance at the black haired mazoku lord, who raised an eyebrow at her in a what-did-I-do-now way, "Eh… hem," she said, catching everyone's attention, "The thing is that I think that this spell might be broken if Filia is exposed to high rank mazoku like us…" she explained, "So that is why I require your assistance."

Dynast shrugged, "It's fine with me, Zelas," he turned to Dolphin and watched her grin as she skipped around him, making him shake his head in mock sorrow.

"Okey dokey, Zelas-chan! Yay! A sleepover!" she squealed, "This is going to be so much fun!!" she turned to Dynast and poked him yet again, "You're fine with it! Yay, yay!! Dy-kun is fine with the sleepover!" this got the black haired mazoku to twitch again, giving a little pout right after.

The purple haired mazoku was still avoiding his master's and Filia's gaze, opting for staring a VERY interesting cobweb in the ceiling whilst the cat he had in between his legs curled her tail around herself, smiling slightly and giving a little purr from the happiness of knowing she was going to be helped.

Zelas's voice interrupted everyone's thoughts as she looked at Dynast with a grin on her face, "Dynast, dear?" she said sweetly, "I do believe you should do something about that lil twitch of yours…" this got his attention alright.

He blinked for a second before smirking, "Oh, I'll be alright in a few seconds," he stopped to bow, "Plus, I never knew you would care, Zelas-chan," his eyes gleamed as his smirk grew somewhat.

Filia gave a nervous giggled as she looked up at Xel, "Xellos… do SOMETHING!" she whispered at him as she pulled on his trousers with her paws, "Do something NOW!"

The Beatsmaster was now the one twitching as she leered Dynast, who was smiling proudly before turning to gaze at the little dra-kitty, "Anyhow, now that we're informed on such an amusing matter," he said with a wave of his hand, "I'd leave the cat to go to sleep, it looks tired, as it seems to be sitting back against your priests legs, Zelas." He gestured to Filia and his smile grew again.

"Err… yes," said the silver haired lady as she snapped out of her trance, "Xelly, please escort our *especial guest* to her room while I stay here to discuss the matter further with Dolphin and…" she stopped to cough at this point, clearing her throat "And Dynast."

And so, Xellos grabbed Filia up and began to walk away just as Dolphin began chanting, "Dynast has a twitch! A twitch! A twitch!!" and the black haired mazoku ignored this completely, and waved bye to the two leaving… err… people? Yeah, people… if you're allowed to call a dra-kitty and a mazoku people (DFA: *Sweatdrop* Can they be described as people right now? ^^;;)

"Come on Fi-chan," said Xellos as he strode down the hallway, "We better get you to bed." At this point, the golden cat squirmed her way out of the mazoku's grasp and hopped onto his shoulder, sinking her claws into his cloak for support.

"Mind if I sit here?" she asked as she smiled, watching him sweatdrop.

"No, no… just be careful wi-" he was cut off when Filia giggled and waved her tail right in front of him.

"Oh Xel-kun?" she asked in a sing song voice, "I saw your floooooooooowers!" she cooed at him as they entered her bedroom, "I liked those ones that looked like dragon wings! They were very delicate looking," she allowed herself to blink then frown, "And those other ones… the ones you only bred two according to Zelas-sama…" she whispered, "They looked so sad," she turned to him, putting her kitty nose right on his, "Say, why did you create only two?"

Her question got Xellos to open his eyes and look nervous as he sweatdroped, "Uhh… sore wa himitsu desu," he said as tried to look somewhere else that was not straight into her cat eyes, which was quite impossible at the moment, taking into account that she was so close to his face that it might have been difficult to slip a piece of paper between them.

Filia raised an eyebrow and pulled back, to notice him sweatdroping still, "Xellos, you're sweatdroping!" she began to poke the sweatdrop as if were a physical thing you could touch, "Why?"

"Fi-chan…" practically whined the purple haired priest, "You ask way too many questions…"

"Do not!"

"Do too!!" he gave a quiet `Humph' and crossed his arms over his chest.

The cat blinked at him, then gave a little purr, still on his shoulder, "Aww… dun be like that," she said as she rubbed on him a bit, "I don't feel like fighting right now. Am too tired," she jumped off and sat on the bed, watching him first raise an eyebrow and then sigh.

"Oh fine…" he muttered, "If you need anything just holler, ok?" he began to turn away, ready to phase away, "One of the minions is bound to appear." He stated as he waved his hand.

"But I dun want a MINION!!!!" came the aired response, making him turn back to her blinking as he watched her swish her tail around in irritation.

He had to think something up. What to tell her now? "The call for a wolf," her frown grew making him raise an eyebrow, "Or for Zelas-sama, she finds you amusing… I'm sure she won't mind helping you if you want something," he found himself looking around in embarrassment again, "Or…" he coughed and turned around, beginning to phase away once more, "Forget it."

"Or… you?" came the blonde's voice again, this time cheery as she watched him sweatdrop and nod, still not looking at her, "Then I will, count on it!" she yawned and curled herself up into a little ball on top of the bed, "Good night, Xel-kun."

Xellos did not turn as he whispered Good night to her and phased away to the throne room, to check on what was going on there.

~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ (Back in the throne room!! La la la la!!)

"So…" said Dynast as he watched Zelas pace up and down, "What's the plan, Zelas-chan?" he allowed himself a smile when the Beast master turned to him with a flaming aura around her. Her gaze clearly stating, `Are you going to cooperate with me or not?!' But he did not stop smiling, instead his smile grew, "Sorry… so what's the plan? Zelas-CHAN?" he couldn't help but give a low giggle as a vein popped on her forehead.

Xellos choose that moment to phase in and laughed nervously as he watched the three mazoku lords, "Zelas-sama… please…" he said in a low voice.

"Dynast giggles like a GIIIIIIIIIIRL!" jumped in Dolphin as she resumed skipping around the black haired mazoku, who straightened up instantly and snapped his fingers, making two huge bunny ears appear on the skipping girl.

"Oh hush up, bunny-girl," he muttered as he crossed his arms over chest.

Zelas sighed in despair as she watched the whole scene, "Be quiet Dolphin," she said as she sipped on her wine once more, "Now, from the info we've gathered, Filia was cursed to keep her away from mazoku," she glanced towards Xellos direction before continuing, "Therefore we should assume that the way to break is to pass more time with mazoku… and it is most likely that if us, the stronger mazoku are around her, it'll speed up the time it takes for her to get cured…"

She was interrumpted when Dolphin, noticing her bunny ears, gave a squeal and glomped Dynast, "WEEEEEE!!! Bunny ears!" she said happily, "Thankies, Dynie!!" making the other present mazoku sweatdrop till Zelas coughed and approached Dolphin, plucking her off from the black hair mazoku and latching her onto Xellos.

"Dolphin stay here," said the silver haired lady as she turned to resume her talking to the Ice mazoku lord.

"Hmmm…" Dynast recovered himself and looked at Zelas, "So we keep the Dra-kitty, then what? What's going to happen after we take the curse off from her?" he stopped to smile for a second, "You know? I kinda like that word; Dra-kitty."

Xellos frowned, still being glomped by Dolphin who's bunny ears had disappeared by now, "Her name is Filia…" he stated, to which the Beastmaster raised an eyebrow and continued talking.

"Anyhow," she said, coughing to catch everyones attention, "To answer your question, Dynast; after the curse is broken, Xelly will take her back to where she belongs." She stated, then looked around and sweatdroped, noticing no one was paying attention to her.

The black haired mazoku was smirking at Xellos, "Well, she is a DRA-KITTY," he said as his eyes gleamed, "But if you want I can always call her Filia…" he adopted a thoughtful pose, "Or Filia-chan… or Fifi…"

A purplish aura began to surround the Beastmaster's priest as he gripped his staff tighter, "Call her FILIA," he said through gritted teeth, giving him the `Or else' look.

Dynast seemed quiet pleased with himself, "Oh fine," he said, a note of amusement could be noticed in his voice, "If it means so much to you!" he grinned when Xellos scowled and gave him a Go-wipe-that-stupid-grin-off-your-face glare, whilst Zelas shook her head in despair, breathing the word `Men…'.

"Xellos, learn to control your jelou-" Dynast was cut off by the blue haired girl who decided she wanted to glomp him instead of Xel, "Dolphin… off," he said as he sweatdroped, before a light bulb flashed over his head, "Dolphin! Look! A fishie!" he pointed towards Xel's cloak and smiled proudly when the cheery girl punced the priest shouting `FISHIE!' as she did so.

"As I was saying before you all so rudely interrumpted!" shouted Zelas, twitching ever so slightly till everyone paid attention to her, "I'd like both of you, Dynast and Dolphin to stay here for a while to increase to increase the curing rate of Filia's curse." She then produced to give the black haired mazoku another warning glance.

Mazoku who decided to ignore it and wave his hand whilst smiling some more, "Fine with me!" he rubbed his hands together, "This shall be entertaining!"

The Beastmaster rolled her eyes, "As our best room has been taken by our… especial guest," she stole a glance at her priest and see him look away, a little blush apparent on his cheeks. She blinked then turned back to Dynast, "Therefore I suppose you and Dolphin will have to share a room," she stated, grinning as Dolphin practicall glued herself onto the black haired mazoku who instantly stopped smiling.

"But ZELAS!" he said as he motioned towards the girl attached around his waist, "You can't be serious!! She's impossible to cope with!" he sighed and shook his head, "Oh fine… I'll share a room with her," and with that he began to walk out of the throne room, "Dolphin, careful with my clothes… I don't want them ruined."

"Bye Xelly-chan!" called Dolphin back, "Me and Dy-kun get to share a room!! Bye bye everyone!" she got dragged by a sweatdroping Dynast.

The silver haired lady allowed herself a small chuckle, "Get some rest, Dynast-KUN!" she called after the retreating mazoku.

"Count on it, Zelas-CHAN!" shouted Dynast as he twitched and disappeared.

Zelas couldn't help but twitch too as she turned towards Xellos, "Xelly, go see how Filia's doing," she began to storm away, "I think I still have my mallet in my room…" she phazed away, leaving her priest to shake his head as he too began to phaze away to go see how the Dra-kitty was doing…

DFA: Dy-kun! *Sing song voice* Yay, Dy-kun came in!! I like Dy-kun a lot ^-^

Val: *Sob* I thought you liked me….

DFA: ^^;; I do, but I like Dy-kun too! *Grabs Val and looks back at readers* I've got a pic of the flowers Xelly made… If any of you want to see them, please leave your E-mail in your Review*Lets go of Val and suddenly glomps Digi-Riven* Digi made the designs for the flowers from the descriptions! So credit goes to her!!! *Runs away with Val, leaving a startled Digi-Riven behind*