Xellos watched unnoticed as Zelgadis dumped his pack on the ground. Lina had found a new artifact (well…stole) and she wanted to run some tests on it. (ie: explosions) So she was pretty far away from camp. Amelia was off on a father/daughter outing, and Gourry, not having learned from previous experience, had tagged along with Lina. (poor fool, he’d be crispy by tomorrow) So Zel was the only one by the campfire.
Xellos liked that idea.
Zelgadis rummaged through his pack, movements liquid and graceful. Xellos loved to watch him. And he was so cute when he was mad!
Unfortunately, unless he was wrong, Lina had noticed it too.
So, soon Lina would be trying to protect Zel from his teasing affections, and he wasn’t allowed to kill her.
So Xellos only had a short while to enjoy Zel.
And enjoy he would.
(WHAHAHAHAHA!! It’s already having the dirty overtones!!) *
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Zelgadis set out his sleeping roll and sat down heavily on it. Ugh, Lina had kept the pace up a lot today, and she’d kept him up all night (Author’s note: Not like that! You’re all a bunch of perverts!) because she wanted his help beating up bandits after she’d fireballed Gourry to unconsciousness, again. He wondered idly how she could stay upright. (Easy. Socks and Rugs and Rocks that Roll!)
Something in the air made him suspicious tonight, like something was going to happen. Zel shrugged it off. It was probably just Lina dragu slaving the hell out of some unlucky demon housed in the artifact, or something.
Suddenly he heard a sound behind him.
He leapt to his feet, and gazed at Xellos, who was, as usual, smiling.
Zel relaxed slightly. "What do you want, Fruitcake?" He asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Oh, nothing." Xellos said cheerfully. Then his voice dropped huskily. "Just you." He leaned on his staff. (Author’s note: NO! Not that staff! The one that’s made of wood! And has the jewel at the…okay, this is not working. But it wasn’t…you know…THAT staff, okay, you perverts?? Jeez…)
"Har-de-har har. Very funny." Zelgadis sat down. He wasn’t even going to waste his time on this idiot.
Xellos opened an eye. "No, Zel-chan, I’m serious." He leaned in close. "I want you…"
"Xellos, I am in no mood for your games. Shut up and stop bothering me."
Xellos was getting a bit peeved. "Look, stone face, I’m trying to be sexually intimidating here."
"That’s nice." Zelgadis said. He’d stopped listening sometime around the time Xellos had started talking.
Xellos was pissed now. "Here, you stupid little chimeratic blue boy," He grabbed Zel’s face and swung it so he was looking at him. "I. Want. You. And I always get what I want."
Zelgadis stared. Xellos had his eyes open, and there was nothing joking about them. Zel swallowed hard. "Okay, Xellos, you’ve officially scared me. You can stop now."
Xellos smiled. "Oh, no, Zel-chan…I’m going to have my fun first.
(author’s note: O.o; wow…The characters are getting a bit out of line…)
Zelgadis pulled away and backed up to a tree. "Look, fruitcake…" He growled.
Xellos looked him up and down. "Oh, I am." He chuckled. "And I think that shirt is too prudish. Let’s remove it, hmmmm?"
"Fruitcake!" Zelgadis yelled. "RA-TILT!"
The smoke cleared, and Xellos was right up next to him. Zelgadis started back and hit his head on the tree.
"Silly boy." Xellos smiled. "You shouldn’t do that. It could hurt you." He chuckled.
"Bastard! Elemekia Lance!"
"Fireball!"
Zel threw every spell he knew at Xellos. "Keep away from me, you perverted fruitcake!" He drew his sword, searching for the mazoku.
A chuckle. "Is that all? You certainly aren’t fighting all that hard…" Xellos appeared behind him, putting his arms around him. "Maybe this is what you want?"
"NO!" Zelgadis spun around and sliced through the thin air with his sword.
Xellos knocked Zel’s hand so the sword went skittering out of reach. "Good boys don’t play with sharp objects, Zel-chan…" Zel yanked away and stepped slowly backwards towards his sword. "This is YOUR fault, you know."
"What?" Zel stopped, shocked. "How is YOUR lust MY fault?"
"You seduced me." Xellos appeared next to him and nipped his ear. Zel jumped and tried to yank away, but Xellos held him in a grip of surprising strength. Zel couldn’t budge his arms. "So beautiful, Zel. Every movement a dance. This is YOUR fault." And kissed him, plunging his tongue down his throat.
Zel bit down. Hard. (author’s note: Gooo Zel! Whahoo!)
(Xellos’ note: Who’s side are you on, anyway?)
(Author’s note: Zel’s, of course. I’m only writing this so he can be suitably traumatized to open up to Lina...)
(Zel’s note: You’re both sick.)
(Xellos’ note: Zel-chan! ::Pounces::)
(Zel’s note: Gah! Get off me, you fruitcake!)
(Author’s note: Gimme back the keyboard, you two!)
(Xel’s note: MINE!)
(Author’s note: It is not! Give it back!)
(Zel’s note: Fine. ::Yanks keyboard away from Xellos and gives it to Libby-chan::)
(Xellos’ note: ::Sits on Libby’s lap and types::)
(Zel’s note: Pervert!)
(Author’s note: Get the hell off my lap, you perverted Fruitcake! ::Fireballs::)
(Xellos’ note: ::Sulks:: You never mind it when I’m in chibi form!::)
(Author’s note: You’re cute then!)
(Xellos’ note: You mean I’m not cute now?)
(Author’s and Zel’s note: NO!)
(Xellos’ note: ::Sulks::)
(Author’s note: Anyway!)
Xellos yelped and pulled his tongue out of Zel’s mouth. "Mm…" Blood dripped from his mouth. "Fire, Zelgadis. Another reason you attract me." He grinned. "I can take anything you throw at me, love. And ENJOY it." "Don’t." Zelgadis’ voice was tight. Ohh, Xellos could FEEL the fear rolling off of him. "Don’t call me that."
"Love? Is that tiny little word what you’re afraid of, Zelgadis?" Xellos chuckled. "That’s not what you should be afraid of, Zel…"
Zelgadis gasped as he felt Xellos’ hands slide under his shirt, fear and hatred pouring off of him in waves. He tried to pull away, But Xellos wasn’t about to let him. He stared at Xellos’ face, searching for a sign that he was joking, that it was just a game to get his goat after all…
But Xellos wasn’t joking.
He unfastened the chimera’s cloak and let it fall to the ground. Zelgadis pressed himself to the tree. His eyes were wide and fearful. Of course, who wouldn’t be? Xellos laughed.
"I’m not playing around, love." He grinned. "But I might later…" Zelgadis twitched, too scared to do much else. Oh, the fear was delicious…And Zelgadis had been so certain that nothing could phase him…
Xellos decided that ripping Zel’s shirt would be much more fun than the conventional method, and proceeded to shred it down the front, puling it from Zelgadis’ now frozen form.
Suddenly Zel ducked under Xellos’ arms and leapt for his sword, rolling as he hit the ground and coming back up in a defensive pose. "Stay away from me, namagomi," He was shaking slightly. "That was my only shirt you just ruined."
Xellos just laughed and walked towards him. "To be worried about such a trivial matter, at a time such as this…" He said, delighted.
"Don’t…"Zel said shakily, backing away, "Don’t come any closer…"
Xellos phased in behind him and nipped his ear, and was rewarded with a startled yelp as Zelgadis jumped away. Xellos ducked the sword swing and gripped the chimera’s arm until he dropped his weapon. (Authors note: Perverts! You’re all perverts! I meant the sharp metal object!)
(Zel’s note: Umm..this is a lemon…)
(Author’s note: Only an almost lemon! So there!)
"Aww, Zel, don’t you like me?" Xellos mock-whined, nibbling on his ear. Zelgadis tred to pull away.
"No, dammit! Stop it! STOP IT!" His voice was taking on a desperate air. Xellos chuckled evilly.
"Oh, no, my love." He ran his hands over Zel’s chest and down to his waist. "The fun is but just beginning…" Zelgadis froze. Xellos chuckled as he removed the belt. *
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Zelgadis was panicking. This was the very, very last thing he had ever wanted to happen in his entire life…
"My love," Xellos whispered in his ear.
"Don’t," Zelgadis moaned. "Don’t call me that. Please, please don’t call me that…" This wasn’t love. It wasn’t even close. And he was completely powerless…
He gasped in horror as he felt Xellos’ hands sliding Zel’s pants over his hips…this was wrong, this was wrong, he didn’t want this…
"Don’t fight it, love." Don’t call me that..! "It can be most pleasant…if you let it…" Xellos finished removing Zel’s clothes. The mazoku’s garb disappeared into nothingness soon after. Zelgadis jerked away, but Xellos just held him tighter. "I can be gentle if I want…" He pressed his body to Zel’s and ran a trail of kisses down his shoulder.
"No…oh, gods, please don’t…" Zelgadis finally panicked entirely. "No! No, PLEASE!"
Xellos smiled. "Be a good boy and enjoy it." He whispered in his ear. "I want to know all your secrets…"
Zelgadis screamed the first word that came to mind. "LINAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!" *
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Lina’s head snapped up from her work towards the clearing that held the camp. "Gourry?" She said slowly, "Did you hear that?"
"Hear what?" Gourry asked. He was having a pleasant time, actually. She hadn’t gotten to blowing up the artifact yet, so he was pretty much intact.
"That scream." Lina stood up. *
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Xellos frowned. Lina was too far away at this point to possibly hear, he’d checked before he’d…attacked. But it was better safe than sorry. He deftly stuffed a wad of cloth into Zel’s open mouth.
"Now, now," He said, tying Zel’s hands to a nearby tree, ""Don’t go crying home the second things stop being the same…" Zelgadis watched with wide, panic filled eyes as Xellos brushed his fingers across his cheek. (Author’s not: The one on his FACE, you perverted adults! Hmph, mature, yeah, right…) "My love…" Zel shuddered. *
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Lina paused again. "I KNOW I heard it that time!" She grabbed Gourry and dashed for camp. "And it sounded like Zel!" *
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Xellos smiled. The fear was delicious. And he hadn’t even DONE anything yet! You would think…
No way…
Xellos delved into Zelgadis’ mind (Author’s note: Didn’t I already tell you nothing happens in this? Yes into his MIND!)…and laughed aloud at what he found. "Zelgadis!" He exclaimed cheerfully into the boy’s ear, "I had no idea you were a virgin! How utterly surprising!" He chuckled. "So I’m to be you’re first, hmmm?"
He started crying. Zelgadis Greywyrds actually started crying. Oh, this was too much! Xellos had to smile. Poor, poor scared little boy… with no one to come save him…
A flying kick hit him right in the face. "Xellos Metallium, you are one dead dog." *
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Lina dashed into the clearing and assessed the situation in one glance. It was easy to tell what was going on.
Zel stood tied to a tree by his arms, tears staining his cheeks. Xellos equally naked, looked up in surprise at her entrance.
In all her life, this was the absolute first time she had ever seen Zelgadis cry.
"Xellos Metallium, you are one dead dog."
And she was gonna make sure it was the last, too.
Zelgadis looked in a dazed state, like he was in shock. She positioned herself so that Xellos couldn’t get to Zel without going through her first. "Gourry."
"Right." Gourry cut Zelgadis’ bonds and draped the cloak Lina threw at him over his shaking form. "Don’t worry, Zel," He said, removing the gag from his dry mouth, "Lina’s here. She’ll make everything okay." *
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"Don’t worry Zel. Lina’s here. She’ll make everything okay." *
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Lina glared at an entirely unapologetic Xellos. "And just what," she said softly, "Did you think you were doing to him?"
"We were having a bit of fun, Lina-chan!" Xellos whined. "It was most rude of you to barge in like that--"
"Then why was he crying?"
"…tears of joy?"
"Nice try." Lina set her jaw. "Try...just try…to pull a stunt like that again, and I swear, you will live forever. In pieces." She glared. "You will NEVER hurt Zelgadis again."
Xellos raised an eyebrow. "Why Lina, if you wanted to join us so much, you could have just asked! There was no cause to--"
"Get OUT of my sight, Xellos. NOW."
Xellos opened his eyes in surprise at the sheer rage flowing from her…and he wasn’t allowed to kill her, which would be he only way he was going to win a fight with her…"I’ll…just be going then, shall I?"
"You do that." And he phased out. *
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Zelgadis awoke wrapped in something, and someone was holding him…
Oh gods, a man was holding him…
"Let…let go, please," Zel stammered.
"Zel, Zel, it’s okay, it’s me, Gourry!"
He pulled away from him.
"Please, Let me go. Let me go Gourry, Please, let go,"
Gourry immediately let go of his shaking friend. Damn, he was no good at this…But Lina had thought Zel would want to wake up to another man. Well, yet more proof she wasn’t always as right as she claimed. "We thought you’d like to have your clothes when you woke up…but…only your pants were left…"
Zel hastily pulled them on, feeling much better if only half clothed. "Where is she?"
"I think she’s keeping a respective distance. She, um, thought you would feel better with a fellow male. Um. She said you’d be in shock, too. Um." He sighed. "I think she’d have been better at this."
Shock. That explained why he was so cold…He clutched the fabric to him tightly. Lina’s cloak, he realized.
"Um…it’s kind of cold, so she said leave the cloak with you. She said to keep it." Gourry looked sheepish. "You were shivering, and I felt kind of bad cuz I don’t have a cloak, and your sleeping roll’s really messed up, and I don’t have one, and neither does Lina,"
"Gourry." Zel interrupted. "You’re babbling."
"Oh. Sorry." Gourry desperately tried to think of a way to help his truamatized friend. "I’ll go get Lina, okay?"
"No!" Gourry turned sharply at Zel’s desperate plea. "Don’t, please don’t leave me alone…" Zel was terrified. And the rest of him was disgusted with himself. As if Gourry would be any help against Xellos…But he was still scared stiff at the prospect of being alone…again…
Gourry grinned. "Don’t worry Zel, "He said cheerfully. "I’m not sure what Lina said, but whatever it was sent Xellos off with his tail between his legs. He won’t be back anytime soon." And before Zel could detain him further, Gourry was gone. Zel backed up aginst a tree and stood there, hugging himself miserably. *
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