Slayers Fan Fiction ❯ Another chance ❯ Hidden meaning ( Chapter 11 )

Another chance

By: Dark fire angel

DFA: Ooook…. Sorry this took so long -.-;; I promise to be good and get the next chapter up a lot more quickly then I've done this one. Really, I promise I will <.< >.>

Val: *Pouting in a corner* Don't believe her >.< She's a liar!! A liar I tell you!! *Points at DFA who's sweatdroping madly*

DFA: I'm not!! *Wail* I'm gonna tell! Mean Val-chan! *Sniffles*

Xel: *Phazes in and smiles at scene* Yare, yare! I do believe I'm beginning to rub on the lil Ancient! That is a great comfort n_n *Is too occupied to notice Fi come up behind him, twitching like hell*

Fi: >.<!!! Namagomi!! *Bashes Xel with mace for some reason* Humph! *Grabs Val and drags him away* It is time you and I have a little talk about who is allowed to rub on you and who isn't!

Xel and DFA: *Pout* No one understands us!! u.u;; We are misunderstood… *Both walk off leaving a sign behind*

Sign: [Nope…. I do NOT own the Slayers. Pity, yup, I agree <.< >.> ]

~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ (Back at class! Time for Xelly's poem! ^0^)

And so, right after patio time, all the kids went back to their respective places. All except Xellos, who walk towards the front, foolish grin plastered on his face as he took a peek at Filia, who was glaring, `Two can play this game indeed, Fi-chan…' he thought to himself as he coughed and began reading from his piece of paper, "I will not be another leftover feeling in your heart," he said as he stared at his paper, voice low but audible.

Already that first line struck the ex-dragon and she stiffened visibly, making the purple haired boy smirk a little as he continued, "If you only think about yourself," his voice was husky as he tore his eyes from the poem to look straight into beautiful blue, shocked eyes, "Then maybe you're lacking a bit of love?"

Yes, the blond knew it was a rhetorical question, however, she startled as if he had asked it directly to her, `What the hell does he think he's saying?!' she thought to herself, eyes wide in surprise, not even caring to find out who his poem was talking about…. For she already knew the answer, and it somehow hurt to know such a thing, `How can he…?'

Oblivious to the fact that his companion was having an internal battle, Xellos continued, "You invent the illusion that makes me want to go on," he said, now his voice a little bit more cheerful and eyes closed, "A past that has changed a future that will never be the same," by now he opened his eyes to look directly at Filia, smiling slightly, "And you forget about all those things left behind…."

What had she forgotten? Nothing, or so though the blond as she shook her head as of answering a silent question. She had not forgotten anything about those past days, al she had done was ignored it, although…. If things kept on going the way they were, then she would no longer be able to ignore, try as she might.

"Careful, they might turn against you!" continued the purple haired boy, noticing some of the girls in the class sigh in contentment, making him sweatdrop a bit, `I hope I'm not taking this over the edge.' He thought to himself as continued the poem, "You can't fool me…. I know you want to cry…."

Another startle from Filia, `How does he know?!' she dared not look at him and settle with glaring at the girls who were sighing at HER mazoku, `Wait a minute!' she stopped in distress, `I didn't just think that!! Did I?' she moaned when she realized she had.

The ex-mazoku couldn't help but smile softly at the expression the blond he had know for so long held, "But you know what? You're not alone any more!" he said. Indeed she wasn't, they had meet again, now hadn't they? Therefore they had to make the most of it, just in case anything were to happen, "I'll fill your heart, and save those little droplets of life," he continued, forcing his thoughts out of his head in an attempt to put all his feeling into what he was saying, "Just in case your melancholy shows up!"

The teacher was pleased to no end as he watched Xellos recite what he had written, `Beautiful…' that was all he could think off, whilst a certain blond girl's eyes were gleaming wistfully.

It couldn't be true, ne? It was a stupid poem! Poems weren't true! Were they? Filia was certainly entertaining the idea as she listened, `It's not…. can't be…. Mazoku can't…. or can they?' confused to no end, she found herself locking her eyes with his.

"When ever you want to dream," said Xellos, by now reciting the verses off by heart, "Think about me, about those starless night and how I will fill them up." He really did mean it, that was what struck him most. Especially back then, when he had been a mazoku; it had been real difficult to figure out what he was feeling, however, once worked out…. It had been too late. He wouldn't make the same mistake again, at least he had vowed.

The ex-dragon nodded to herself. Yes, dreams were great, they allowed you to keep on living, they also allowed you to forget about reality for brief moments. However, the question was; is it worth it to escape reality and go into these dreams if they might never come true?

"In this white page I'll put all those dreams of future," continued the purple haired boy, smiling as he bore into the blue eyed stare with his own amethyst one, "And I'll hand it to you, for you're not alone anymore," he tore his gaze from her, closing his eyes and grinning, "Just remember little dragon," yes, he knew he was giving away too much, but…. what the hell? Now or never, "I will not be a mere left over feeling in your heart…." He finished the poem and bowed in front of the class that erupted into claps and cheers for the new come boy as he marched back to his seat, briefly smirking at his blond companion, "Touché?" he asked softly, watching her snap out of her dream like state and blink before smiling softly at him.

"Touché…." She said simply, and they left it at that.

~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ (Later on that day ^-^ Lunch time! Yayness above ^0^)

Filia picked up her tray and marched towards the table Mitsy had saved for them, however, she was outrun by a certain someone who giggled and said, "Slow, slow!! Ha! Dragons are slugs! Bet you can't beat me!"

The ex-dragon fumed, "Why you!!" and she ran after her tormentor, momentarily forgetting that her food tray may spill…. Which it did, and right over the school bully's head, for that matter. Both Xel and Fi stopped dead when they saw this, their eyes going wide and their mouth opening and closing without sound as Gregg lifted himself from his bench and stared at them.

"You dared dirty ME!" he roared, his messy hair covered in spaghetti and tomato sauce, "My hair is ruined, you stupid girl! I'll kill you both!"

Xel frowned, "Huummm…. It's perfectly fine that you wanna kill Fi-chan, but why me too? I didn't DO anything, mind you," he said in a calm voice, recovering from his momentary shook, "Or are you so short that you have to hit anyone near you `cause you're not sure who exactly covered you in…." he couldn't help but snicker at this point, "Spaghetti…." The ex-mazoku didn't wait for Gregg to answer; he grabbed the blonde's hand and sped out of the dinning room.

"XELLOS!!! My food!! I didn't get to eat anything!!" whined Filia as she was dragged along the corridors and into the playground, "I want my fooooooooood!!" she was so occupied whining that she didn't even notice Gregg run after them, however, Xellos did.

"Oh damn it!" he yelped as he continued to drag Filia along, "Forget about the food, Fi-chan! Can't you bring out mace-sama? We need mace-sama! Come on Fi-chan! Do SOMETHING!!" ahead of them stood a structure of iron that kids usually played on by climbing, and as his companion seem to not be an a mood to bring mace-sama forth, he decided he'd MAKE her bring the sharp pointy toy out by force….

"Fi-chan? Really…. You should see yourself whine. You're nothing but a cry baby! Mazoku were and are better than dragons! Look at you!! I bet you're too occupied in your own little world to notice that we're being attacked!" his eyes were open and blazing at her.

His comments had the desired effect, for Filia growled twitching slightly, "I'll prove that I'm stronger than you!!" she shrieked, whipping out her mace form somewhere behind her and swishing, "Get BACK here!! Don't run away!"

But Xellos knew better. If he was able to near himself enough to Gregg and then duck…. then, "Might work!" he chirped happily as he saw the bully run up to them then stop in confusement as he saw the strange toy the girl was holding, "Got you!" yelled the purple haired boy as he ducked right in front of Gregg.

"Got you!!" came Filia's voice as she swung and hit the spaghetti covered boy by mistake in the stomach, "…. Oooooops…." She breathed as she blinked at the swirly eyed bully.

The ex-mazoku giggled and stood up, "Good going, Fi-chan! Mace-sama to the rescue!" he preceded to poke their attacker with a stick, "Yare, yare…. What lovely temper, but I think you've killed him," he chuckled when the blonde's face turned pale, "Only joking, look…." He pointed towards the fallen boy's chest, "He's breathing, and next time he'll think twice about messing with the two indestructible!" he chirped, "Fi-chan and Xellos to the power!" he grinned when her eyes burned with an inner fire and she swished her mace towards him as he ran.

"Get BACK here!!!" she shrieked, "I'm not to be paired with you ever! Got it?! Sit!! Come on! Sit!! Stay still!!" her roars were heard by Mitsy who stood at a far away corner and frowned at the couple.

The auburn haired girl strained her vision, almost swearing that her friend had a golden tail with a pink bow swishing from side to side as she ran, "What's going on here?" she wondered out loud, "How come Xellos-san is able to predict almost any move Fi's gonna make?" her frown deepened when she noticed that not only could she almost see a tail sticking out of Filia's dress…. She could also see a golden aura around her, not to mention that she could see a similar aura only dark purple around the boy she was chasing….

DFA: *Giggle* I think something's up ahead! Ha! ^-^ I finished the chapter!! Oh…. Btw, if you happen to read this, Priya-chan, I must tell you not to worry, I have not abandoned `Faith's Present' *Wince* It's just that…. <.< >.> Writer's block showed it's ugly head -.-;; However, I promise I'm working on it ^0^ And another thing, I've got a fanart of how I think Xel and Fi look like in this fic, so if you want to see it, tell me your E-mail in your review, `k? Bye, and thanks for reading *Marches off to continue her other fics*