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A/N: Yeah, I know, the last part ended sort of abruptly...sorry about that.  Anyway, since 
school is out, this means that my special writing time, as I like to call it, is gone until
September.  Therefore, the next installment may or may not take a whole to get out (like this
one didn't...)  Heh heh....anyway.  Enough babbling from me.  On with the fic!
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Disclaimer:  Don't own the characters, don't own the song.  Don't sue unless you want my really 
big pile of old Mountain Dew bottles.
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	"Ne, Zelgadis-san!  That was really good!" Amelia complimented Zelgadis, who just blushed
and nodded slightly in gratitude.
	"So, now whose turn is it?" Filia asked, unwittingly nominating herself.
	"Well, if you're so into this, why don't /you/ go sing?"Lina replied, grumpy from feeling
out-of-the-loop.
	"Yeah!  I bet you have a really nice voice, Filia-san!" Amelia gushed.
	Filia blushed.  "W-well....I mean....I didn't...."
	"Aw, c'mon, Filia!  You'll do great!"Gourry encouraged her, resting a hand on her 
shoulder.
	"Um...well,okay...I guess..."she mumbled, still blushing and unsure.  "But....I don't 
know what I should sing..."
	"Allow me, Fi-chan!" Xelloss grinned mischieviously, and dragged her on stage much like 
he did to Zelgadis, then hopping off once he selected a song for her.  The music came up, and 
Filia watched the screen for the words.

~~~Every spe....~~~ "XELLOSS!  I AM /NOT/ SINGING A SONG ABOUT THAT!!!"she shrieked in response 
to his 'Monty Python and the Meaning of Life' selection.  "I'll pick my own song..."  After a few
moments of thinking, she grinned and made her selection.  The music came up and Filia began to 
sing.

~~~Look at me~~~
~~~You may think you see who I really am~~~

	"A violent dragon!" Xelloss called out, causing a vein in Filia's head to throb and 
everyone else to sweatdrop.  Through gritted teeth, Filia continued her song.

~~~But you'll never know me~~~
~~~Ev'ry day~~~
~~~It's as if I play a part~~~

	"A part of what?" Xelloss cried again.  Lina thwapped him as Filia struggled to restrain
herself from jumping off the stage and throttling him.

~~~Now I see~~~
~~~If I wear a mask~~~

	"Like Chichiri?" Gourry asked, causing Lina to bop him on the head again.
	"Please, wear a mask!  No oine wants to see your....ITAIII!"  Xelloss rubbed his head 
where Zelgadis' fist had so graciously hit him.  "Thank you, Zelly-chan!"  He grinned at him.

~~~I can fool the world~~~
~~~But I cannot fool my heart~~~

	"You're not fooling anybody!"  Xelloss yelled out, seemingly intent on setting Filia off 
(big surprise there...).
	Filia twitched, then lost her composure altogether.  "ARRRRGH!  NAMAGOMI!!!" she cried 
out and chucked Mace-sama at him, smacking him square in the face and knocking him unconscious.
Smiling in satisfaction, she continued her song.

~~~Who is that girl I see~~~
~~~Staring straight back at me?~~~

	The entire establishment stared at Filia wide-eyed as the rather unconscious Xelloss lay
unmoving on the floor, his eyes swirling.

~~~When will my reflection show~~~
~~~Who I am inside?~~~

	Slowly, Xelloss regained consciousness and sat up rubbing his head.  "Itaiii...someone's
been working out..."

~~~I am now in a world where I have to hide my heart~~~

	"Payback time," Xelloss muttered, then disappeared from view.

~~~And what I believe in~~~
~~~But somehow I will show the world~~~

	"Lina-san, what do you think Xelloss-san is planning?" Amelia asked, a hint of worry in 
her voice.
	Lina sighed and rubbed her temples.  "I really don't want to think about it," she replied
quietly.

~~~What's inside my heart~~~
~~~And be loved for who I am~~~

	Suddenly, Xelloss reappeared behind her.  "Nobody would love a violent dragon!" he said,
loud enough for everyone to hear.
	Filia turned around to punch him but vanished just before she connected.  Trembling with 
rage, she turned back to the mic and went back to her song.

~~~Who is that girl I see~~~
~~~Staring straight back at me?~~~

	Xelloss reappeared once again, floating above her and grinning.

~~~Why is my reflection someone I don't know?~~~

	"Because that's a painting of a frog, not a mirror...though I do see the resemblance,"
Xelloss giggled from above.  That's when Filia did something relatively uncharacteristic of her;
she flipped Xelloss the bird, much to his surprise and the surprise of the rest of her 
companions.  She then resumed her singing without batting an eye.

~~~Must I pretend that I'm someone else for all time?~~~

	One of Xelloss' eyes twitched.  "Yare, yare, Filia-/chan/, I didn't know you were into 
/roleplaying/..." he crowed in an attempt to infuriate her through his little insinuation.  Filia
just ignored him and continued singing, much to his frustration.

~~~When will my reflection show~~~
~~~Who I am inside?~~~

	Xelloss wasn't about to give up, however.  He vanished, then reappeared behind Filia.

~~~There's a heart that must be free to fly~~~

	"You really shouldn't ignore me, Filia-chan..." Xelloss quietly spoke to her so that only
she could hear him.  Filia shrugged in response, indicating she didn't really care.  Xelloss 
growled in frustration.

~~~That burns with a need to know the reason why~~~

	Xelloss, pouting, disappeared then reappeared near the others.  "Stupid, ignorant 
dragon," he grumbled, slumping into a chair, his arms crossed.  "Why do I even bother..."

~~~Why must we all conceal~~~
~~~What we think~~~
~~~How we feel?~~~

	"Because my master would probably have a hissy fit if she found out that..." Xelloss 
broke off his mumbling when he realized the others were watching and listening to him.  He pasted
his ever-grinning mask back on his face.

~~~Must there be a secret me~~~
~~~I'm forced to hide?~~~

	"Xelloss-san?" Amelia quietly approached him.  "Are you...okay?"
	"Of course I am!  Why on earth wouldn't I be?" Xelloss forced himself to reply in his 
usual overly-genki manner.

~~~I won't pretend that I'm someone else for all time~~~
~~~When will my reflection show~~~
~~~Who I am inside?~~~
~~~When will my reflection show~~~
~~~Who I am inside?~~~

	Filia finished the song quietly, then looked back at where her friends sat.  She gave 
them a small smile as she left the stage to an accompaniment of applause.
	"Filia-san, that was beautiful." Amelia smiled.
	"No kidding,"  Gourry added.
	"Where'd you learn to sing like that anyway?" Lina asked.  "That was the best I've heard 
in a while."
	"Domo arigato," Filia replied, blushing.  She noticed Xelloss sitting alone out of the 
corner of her eye.  He had dropped his mask once again and looked rather forlorn.  Filia felt a 
pang of guilt go through her.
	"Hey, I'll go next!" Gourry cried out.  "Can I? Lina?"  
	Lina shrugged.  "Why are you asking me?  Just go ahead and do it."
	"Yesssss!"  Gourry cried.  "Now, what to sing..."
	While Gourry contemplated his song selection, Filia took a seat beside Xelloss, causing 
him to put his false grin on once more.  "So."
	"...so?" he replied.
	"...What did you think?" she asked him, blushing ever so slightly.
	Xelloss shrugged.  "Why do you care what I think?  I'm big, bad Namagomi, right?"
	"........" Filia sighed.  "Does it matter why?  Just tell me what you thought."
	"First tell me why you care what I think."
	"Tell me what you thought and I'll think about it."
	"Tell me why you want to know what I thought and I'll think about telling you what I 
thought," he grinned, becoming slightly amused.
	"............"  Filia kept both her irritation and her urge to giggle in check.  "Are you
trying to annoy me, mazoku?" she asked him.
	Xelloss chuckled.  "I'll tell you if I'm trying to annoy you if you tell me why you want
to know what I thought, and then I'll consider telling you what I thought," he replied, grinning
wider.
	"Namagomi," she muttered, but with a playful, almost affectionate tone to it.
	"That's me," Xelloss grinned, leaning back in his chair and stretching as Gourry prepared
to take his turn.
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