Chapter 5

Aya bought them both ice cappuccino with whipping cream and sat on exotic looking chairs and a round wooden table.

"So, Zel, what do you like to do on your spare time?" Zelgadis finished taking another sip from his drink before replying,

"Read, listen to music, visit the guitar stores, practice sword fighting . . . "

"You do sword fights!?"

"Since I was little."

"Sweet!! Where do you work for a part time job any ways?"

"At 'HMV'. I work there every day except Sunday."

"Man. . . and you still do so well at school. You're parents should be proud of you!" Again, when Aya mentioned something about his parents, his gaze saddened and watch the ice melting in his glass cup. Aya's concern grew for her lonely classmate and she moved her chair closer to the table. "Are you ok?" He lifted his face and nodded,

"Yeah . . . " Aya changed the subject, thinking it was best not to talk about anything about family. . . . for now at least.

"Tell me, uhhh, what kind of . . . things you like."

"Why are you doing this?"

"Huh?"

"Why are you trying to be nice to me when I'm so ugly?"

"First off. You're not ugly. And because I want to be your friend."

"Friend?"

"Yeah, everyone needs a friend." Zelgadis turned to his right to look at his reflection on a round mirror hanging on the wall. Aya faced the same direction. "Kokoro ga kieri datara, soto mo kirei ni naru (If the inside is beautiful, the outside will become beautiful)."

"She's still not home you guys." Amelia said and returned the cordless phone on the table. The band has been waiting for Aya for half an hour now. And some were getting impatient when some were worried. "Aya's never been late for a practice before. I wonder if she's alright."

"Well I don't care, let's just start without her." Lina announced. Amelia was upset at Lina for the last time that day. First she tries to steal her crush, complain that she's hunger, requesting some of Amelia's servants to bring her a snack and now she doesn't even care if one of her friends was in trouble!

"What's wrong with you Lina!!" Amelia exploded, "You're being so selfish today!! Why are you trying to steal my crush when you know I liked him for years already!?" Gourry fell off his seat for playing the drum.

'Lina likes someone else!?' The sentence repeated in his head. He beated his drum sticks on his head for no telling Lina sooner that he liked her. 'Baka, baka, baka, baka, baka, baka, baka, baka, baka (Stupid 9x)!!!"

"Give me a break Amelia!!" Lina got up from the stage, "Do you expect that guy to know you like him, or know if he likes you back when you hide in the corner and stare at him!? Besides, people's mind change all the time Amelia."

"But why did it have to be Zelgadis!?"

"Stop being such a baby! I can't control my heart for who I'll end up liking and not! Maybe it's about time you dumped your fantasies of being Zelgadis' girl and move on."

"NO!! I'll never stop liking Zelgadis!!"

"Amelia, you had your chances to talk to him and do something with him, but you missed all of them!! Now you're too late. I'm going to bring my crush some of my homemade cookies and a relationship will start from there!"

"Don't bother Lina. You know yourself that you suck at baking and he's not going to last a second with your toxic cookies!!"

"I don't suck, thank you very much!! I just need to bake more often!"

"See, you do know your baking's toxic."

"Yeah, well lets see you bake something Miss. Perfect!! Can you bake? Huh? Huh?"

"Sure I can! I've won first place on all of the baking contest I went to."

"That's because you got your professional chefs to bake for you!!"

"That's not true!!" Xellos whistled to continue the argument,

"Alright! Go, go! Chick fight! Chick fight!"

"How could you say something like that at a time like this!?" Filia got ready to put her weapon into use.

"Whoa, calm down Filia, before you get another pimple." The blonde teenager swung the spiky mace to hit Xellos' side, but he backed away from the swing.

"Not too good at baseball, heh?"

"BAKI!!" Filia slammed the weapon over the pest in satisfaction. Xellos headed straight for the hard, smooth floor face first. Gourry pounded his head too many times and fainted on the white tile along with the purple haired teen. Lina and Amelia were still at it. Sparks of electric fury flashed between their eyes, growling like two tigers. Lina started off with,

"Cry baby!!"

"Tomboy!!"

"BAKA (Stupid)!"

"AHO (Idiot)!"

"IMMATURE CHILD!!"

"FLAT CHEST!!"

"Oooooooh, you're gonna regret you said that!!"

"Try me!! I'll prove to you I'm not a cry baby!!" It was in seconds when the young fervent girls got into a tackle fight that would be arduous to stop. Filia didn't bother to try and stop them. She's seen them like this before and was used to it by now. She took a seat on the stage step and watched the two assail like sisters.