Slayers Fan Fiction ❯ Another chance ❯ Karaoke night ( Chapter 8 )

Another chance

By: Dark fire angel

DFA: I'm finished with exams!! *Cheers* Yayness above!! ^0^ I can't believe I'm finally free!! Oh yeah! I'm happy ^-^ and I even decided to adopt a muse, as almost everyone seems to have one… plus, I think they work! I decided to adopt young Val as my muse! *Whispers* You've got no idea of how many cool ideas he has… I think Xelly's rubbing on him.

Val: Is not! Xel-daddy is Xel-daddy! I'm me! And there's only one Val!! *Puffs with pride*

DFA: Technically there is another Val… the Dragon-mazoku Vargaav…

Val: *Cocks head* Huh? Who?

DFA: Never mind! *Suddenly remembers something* Val-chan? Remember what I told you to say?

Val: *Noddles* Yup! DFA doesn't own Xel-daddy or Filia-momma! *Looks at DFA* How's that?

DFA: *Smiles and picks him up* Just fine! *Turns to readers* And just for GUTB's benefit, I must say that this ain't a self-insertion fic, ok? ^-^ Come on Val-chan! I need you to help me with a fic!

Val: Am I in it? *Puppy dog eyes*

DFA: *Sweatdrop* A bit…

Val: Yay!!! *Claps hands*

DFA: Bye! Enjoy the chapter! *Flies off with Val*

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Long day indeed… or so thought Xellos as he uncovered his bed to sleep for a while, though he had to admit it had also been very interesting! He glanced over at his table, where he saw the wolf plushie Filia had been playing with that morning and beside it was Lil, accompanied by a red orb like object.

"Looks like my staff's orb…" he muttered as he picked it up and smiled at it, "Fi-chan was right, it DOES remind me of the good old days!" he sat down on his bed and turned the orb this way and that in his hands as he continued to smile, "It's lovely… and I don't know why, but every time I touch it, I get this warm feeling inside…"

The ex-mazoku stroked it as he lay down on the bed to stare up at the ceiling, thinking of just how they had gotten the orb, which was quiet ironical if you think about it…

~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ (Xellos' flashback of earlier that day)

It had taken Filia four whole hours to calm down, not to mention that it had also take a lot of patience on Xellos' part. Now they were sitting at the table of a fast food restaurant, having dinner, for both of them had earned it thoroughly, but they munched away in silence… unbreakable silence…

The ex-mazoku heaved a little sigh as he ate his hamburger whilst listening to a young couple sing at the karaoke stage of the restaurant. Fi hadn't talked to him (Or anyone, for that matter…) since she had come back to her senses after her sugar rush, and the worst thing was that he know that she remembered all that had happened during the day, which made it impossible for him to start a conversation…

Xellos' eyes drifted towards the stage, `Those two could use a singing lesson or more,' he thought as he sipped his cola, `I'm sure Fi-chan and me would do a better job at it…' his gaze shifted towards the blond, who was sitting back and looking at her lap, blushing slightly for no apparent reason, "Fi-chan?" he waved a hand in front of her face, "Earth to Filia! You there?"

Filia startled visibly as she snapped out of it, "Huh? What?" she looked up at him to find that his amethyst eyes were open, slight spark of worry could be noticed, "What? Were you talking to me?" the blond couldn't help but feel a bit unsure, for she was sitting in front of the one she had been driving nuts during the whole day.

The purple haired boy smiled and closed his eyes as he pointed towards the stage, which was free now, "How about a song?" he asked, "Wanna sing with me?" Xellos chuckled softly when he saw her eyes go wide.

"No way! I'm not gonna sing in front of any one!" she hissed to him as she indicated towards the rest of the customers, "You can't make me!! I'm not doing it! And especially not with a Namagomi like you! You must be nuts!"

Xel smirked as he watched her huff and cross her arms over her chest in determination, "Says the one who's been glomping the `Namagomi' and has driving all the cats out of the neighborhood with her playing!" he opened and eye at her as he continued, "Tsk, tsk Fi-chan! Mind your manners! You can't call someone nuts if you're worse off than said individual!"

The ex-dragon blushed and directed her gaze towards her lap again, "I'm sorry I've been like that today… really, I am," she closed her eyes in an attempt to continue without having to see his reaction, "But please don't rub it on me…"

"On one condition, Fi-chan," he said as he waggled his finger at her, "Sing with me, ok? I've always thought you as a brave lil Dragon, since the very day I met you… are you really gonna give in and not sing? Are you gonna admit I was right all along? Were mazoku really better than Dragons?"

Filia couldn't help but crack a little smile, "All right," she said as she got up to grab his arm, "All right Fruitcake! The game is on!" she then proceeded to drag him onto the stage, "Let's choose this song… `We're a miracle', it looks cute! `K?"

The ex-mazoku smirked as he neared the music box and inserted a coin, choosing the slow melody Filia had asked for before going back to the microphone to join the blond, who had already began singing.

"Here we are, safe at last…" she sang while she closed her eyes, "We can breathe aside, it seems the song as past." She opened them once more to look at Xellos, who in his turn turned to the microphone.

"Through it all, no one knew that all the tears would bring me back to you…" he sang while he smiled ever so slightly. Voices so soft that the people in the restaurant had actually stopped eating to look at them.

The blond smiled back at him as she held out her hand in front of herself, "Love what I know imagined we would make it!" she continued, and to her surprise, he responded by setting his own hand in front of himself, their finger tips touching slightly as he sang his next line.

"But it only matters that both of us believe!" his smile widened when he saw her actually relax to his touch, even if it was only a little, "You and me, we're a miracle," he continued, "Meant to be and nothing can change it…"

Their audience where completely absorbed by the song, which although was not improvised, seemed to had some kind of meaning, not to mention that the voices of the girl and boy on stage seemed to fuse together, playing along with each other in perfect harmony.

"Mountains move and oceans part when they are standing in our way!" Filia sang strongly and decisively, for she had noticed that it was a great escape route for frustrated feelings, "You and me, we're a miracle," she smiled as she looked up to a nearby window, from which the night sky could be seen, "Angels stand watching over us, and heaven shines upon us everyday!"

Xellos blinked for a moment, was this really Filia singing? He hadn't expected this… although he too had noticed that the singing made him feel better, and so, he opened his eyes to glance at the sky the window showed, "Every time I felt near defeat, you were there with me," he said in a low voice, while the blond turned back to him to smile.

"On my side completely," she said in an equally low voice, "You give me strength! You send me free!" she couldn't help but giggle softly at his expression, eyes open and confused. So cute she would have given anything to be able to hand him a mirror.

The ex-mazoku smirked, so she wanted to sing with feeling, ne? He could do it too, "Just because of you I'm more than I can be!" he sang, looking into her blue crystal pools in search for something he couldn't yet quite capture, "When I'm with you, the world is ours to reach for… together there is nothing we can't do!"

Now it was Filia's turn to look confused, sure, she knew that the words he was singing were written on the screen from which they were reading, but still… those words… he was able to make power, feeling and sincerity somehow seep into them, though she had no idea why.

"You and me, we're a miracle… meant to be and nothing can change it!" she sang allowing him to look into the depths of her eyes whilst she did the same to him.

The whole restaurant was silent, so absorbed were they watching the two youths sing that no one dared to even breathe too loud, afraid they would drown the beautiful voices.

"Mountains move and oceans part when they are standing in our way!" sang Xellos as he raised his voice in order to let himself be heard above the music playing, "You and me, we're a miracle," he continued, "Angels stand watching over us, and heaven shines upon us everyday."

Filia smiled at the audience, fro she knew the end of the song was near, "The chance that someday we'd be likely to meet", she sang, "Two stars amongst the heavens! Destiny driving you to me!"

The purple haired boy looked at her and took her hand in his as they both sang the same word as an end to the song, "Miracle…"

After that, the whole restaurant had erupted into cheering and claps, throwing various objects to the stage, and making Fi blush and Xel laugh nervously whilst he rubbed the back of his head, till they noticed that amongst them was a red orb like object which they picked up.

"Keep it," said Filia as she handed it to him, "It looks lots like the orb of your old staff… maybe that way you'll remember the old times." She then smiled and descended from the stage, closely followed by him…

~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ (End of flash back)

The boy got up from his bed to open the window of his room, allowing the cool breeze to come inside and smiling to the stars as he did so, `Maybe it really was destiny… and maybe not… all I know is that I'm gonna do everything within my reach to make it end differently from last time, I won't make the same mistake' he thought as he returned to the bed and got in, `Won't…' was his last thought before his eyes closed, allowing him to dream of a new future…

DFA: *Rereads* I think it has actually come out nicely… ne? *looks at Val, who is currently enjoying himself with a Game boy* Val-chan? *Shrugs when he pays no attention to her* Oh well… muses are like that I suppose… *Picks him up and flies off, in an attempt to continue her other fics*