"What?" asked Mia very annoyed, "What do you mean he traded Sherra that stupid toy she had?"
"And it's no secret what he wants her for..." said Agaroth, enjoying it very much to have some gossip to spread.
"Hugh?" said Mia.
Agaroth leaned forward and whispered in her ear. Mia's eyes widened.
At the same time in Kayless...
"Let me go you pervert!!" Amelia kicked and screamed.
"Why don't you stop moving so much, you'll only make your injuries worse." said Xellos who was carrying her and trying not to get too hurt himself.
"Xellos Metallium! What have you done to that poor girl?!"
The trickster turned around and saw Luna standing there, hands on her hips, her foot taping on the ground.
Why does everybody think the worst of me today? Xellos sighed.
"How could you..." continued Luna.
"It's nothing that sort! I didn't do anything!" he lowered Amelia to the ground.
"Is that another of you Mazoku idiots, or another 'toy'?" screamed Amelia as she backed away from the two persons. This embarrassing situation mixed with the fear she felt of what she knew would happen next had her nearly hysterical. And there was the hope that if she made him angry enough he would kill her fast in a rage.
Luna gave Xellos a questioning look. He sighed and rolled his eyes, for once open.
"Look, it was Sherra's idea, she gave her to me in that state. I think she is a little queer in the head too."
Amelia turned red out of anger and charged towards Xellos, "Mazoku shit! How c - "
"Stop it!!" said Luna to Amelia, "And you stop bating her." she told Xellos, "she'll hurt herself even more, can't you see that she can hardly stand?"
Xellos just smiled and nodded.
Amelia was confused. Who was this woman that could order the Mazoku around? A higher Mazoku? And why was she protecting her?
"Amelia?" Amelia turned around.
"How do you know my name?" she snapped.
"Your sister told me, she was the one who asked me to help you..."
"Gracia? She's alive? How? Where is she? What have you done to her?"
"Calm down. Gracia is fine. I'll let someone go look for her." said Luna before handing Amelia one of her robes. "Here, wear this."
Amelia put them on over her leather bikini all the time giving Xellos killing glances while Luna opened the door on the side and spoke to someone in the hallway. Then Luna turned towards Amelia.
"I think it's time I introduce myself. My name is Luna Inverse and I'm the Knight of Cephied and he..." Luna pointed over at the Mazoku, "... He is Xellos Metallium, general and priest of the Beastmaster, in case you didn't know yet."
Mia grabbed Agaroth by the collar of his robes.
"What do you mean he has locked himself up in a room with her?!"
"It's just what I've heard!" said Agaroth trying to find his breath.
"The Knight of Ce... WAIT A MINUTE!!" said Amelia crossing her arms, "If you’re the Cephied Knight and he is a stupid Mazoku, WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH HIM?!" she pointed at Xellos who had opted to start floating upside-down around the room reading a book.
"That's a long story. Let's just say I trust him."
Amelia arched an eyebrow.
They heard a knock on the door.
"Yes?" said Luna.
"It's me, Gourry, I came with the newcomer." said a male voice on the other side.
Luna opened the door and a shorthaired blond man entered followed by ...
"Gracia!"
"Amelia!"
"AGAROTH! IF YOU VALUE YOUR LIFE ANYTHING AT ALL, YOU GET ME TO THAT ROOM!!" screamed Mia, anger flashing in her eyes.
"But I...can't ... Sherra would kill me!"
Mia stomped her foot on the ground, put her hands on her hips and said: "Would you like to die right away or maybe live a little longer?"
Gracia was performing some healing spells on Amelia while Luna explained Xellos' role in the rebellion. The trickster had placed himself on the chair behind the desk.
"Xellas Metallium was in love with Lei Magnus, he was destroyed when Shabranigdu awoke inside him, since then w - " Luna was interrupted by Xellos.
"Since then Luna and I have been working together to destroy Shabranigdu, ne sis?" said Xellos smiling.
Luna threw a book in his face for using her nickname. Xellos kept smiling, Luna rolled her eyes. This was no time to argue with Xellos about his teasing.
"But he has killed almost all of the dragons!" said Amelia, most of her wounds healed and the will to fight reawakening along with her anger.
"I know that he killed most of the Golden Dragons, but they were hardly better than the Mazoku. It was them who assassinated the Ancient Dragons without Cephied's consent."
Amelia and Gracia looked up and blinked. They hadn't known that.
"But he has slaughtered hundreds..." said Amelia not willing to give up this discussion just yet.
"And he has saved thousands, including you." said Luna who was sitting on her desk.
Amelia opened her mouth to protest, but closed it again as no argument occurred to her.
"Won't he be in danger for bringing Amelia here? Won't they notice she's missing?" asked Gracia, who unlike Amelia was overly grateful to the Mazoku.
"That's why I'm afraid she's going to have to stay with him."
"WHAT???" said Xellos and Amelia in unison, for once agreeing.
Gracia looked towards the Knight, she had expected such and answer.
"I'm not going to stay with that thing!" said Amelia.
"But Luna-chan..."said Xellos indignantly.
"If she stays here it will put us all in danger and it will make the other Mazoku suspicious of Xellos." said Luna.
"No way! No way! No way! No way!" screamed Amelia.
"See, isn't it better this way?" asked Mia standing before the door of Xellos room, "I got what I wanted and you get to live another day."
"Can I go now?" asked Agaroth not wanting to be around when Mia entered the room and Xellos or Sherra found out he had led her there.
"Sure, sure." Mia was about to open the door as Agaroth phased out.
"Amelia, you and I, we both own our lives to these people! You will not put them in danger!" Gracia told her sister, "I don't like the idea of sending you back to a Mazoku-filled place either, but if Luna says you'll be all right, I believe her." Gracia gave Amelia a serious look.
Amelia turned away and crossed her arms, "I'm not going anywhere with tha - "
Mia blasted the door to the room open and saw a bed and some movements on it under the blankets. Xellos head appeared from under it and looked at her annoyed. A mane of long black hair could be seen under the blanked and some muffled noises could be heard. Mia's eyes flashed with jealousy as she charged towards the bed ready to decapitate this outsider who dared to touch HER Xellos, but couldn't because of someone grabbing her by her curly blond hair.
"What do you think you're doing here you little bitch?!" said Sherra, not letting go of the girl's hair.
Mia whirled around, "Let go of me!" then she remembered Agaroth words, "THIS IS ALL YOUR DOING!!" she screamed at the blue-haired general.
Sherra who had heard the blast, guessed the source and would not miss an opportunity to get back at Mia, grinned, then she looked over to Xellos, who was watching them very unpleased to have been disturbed, as Mia tried to hit her. Dynast's general noticed the movements under the blanked and grinned even wider at Xellos.
"As I see you're busy, I think we'll take this discussion elsewhere..." with those Sherra teleported herself and Mia out of the room.
Xellos looked down and removed his hand from Amelia's mouth where he had put it to keep her from screaming.
He smiled, "That was close."
Amelia's face reddened with anger, "PERVERT!!"
She kicked him against the far wall of the room.
"DON'T YOU DARE EVEN TOUCH ME AGAIN IDIOT MAZOKU!! Did you have to grab me just like that without forewarning?!"
Xellos picked himself up from the ground and dusted the dirt of his clothes. I just love how grateful she is....
Gracia closed the door behind herself. She had been alarmed when the Mazoku had grabbed her sister and just disappeared with her. But then she decided it was just as well; Amelia was a very stubborn person and she was not likely to ever agree, so he had just taken the decision off her hands. And besides Luna had assured her that Amelia would be okay.
"How did it go?" Gracia whirled around, startled.
"Gourry, what are you still doing here?" she asked the blond swordsman.
"Ayla told me to show you around and we haven't finish yet..." he said hoping he hadn't said the wrong words as he usually did.
Gracia smiled, "Well, what else do you want to show me?"
"Well there is still the school, where they have a room where you can throw magic at the wall and they don't break. Filia and her husband Xeres teach the children there. I wish all walls could be like that, then we might be save against Lina... Anyway, there is also the library, but I don't go there too often, Zelgadis and Lina are the ones that are always there." Gourry thought for a minute, "and I can show you where I work. Me and Stan, we make very good weapons."
Gracia took his arm, "Then let's go." she said smiling at him as they walked down the corridors. Now she could take her time and enjoy the company. She had nothing to worry about.