It had now been two and half week since they had started to travel together.... One week since he had found out that he was actually traveling with TWO girls.... Two days since they had passed the last big city on their way to Sailoon..... and one minute since Shayla had complained about the lack of food........ well, since Kara had told her to shut up or if she kept complaining she was going to throw some magic at her. Shayla had imediatly closed her mouth, but her expresion told him that she was still thinking about food... poor her....if she were Lina she probably would have fireballed Kara... thought Zelgadis smiling, still comparing Lina and Shayla in his mind.
Yes, they certainly have much in common....
Food, food, food, food.... I need food....if I could get out of here, then I could....but then....she fries me..... UAH!!!!! I NEED FOOD!! I'M STARVING!! A RESTAURANT!! FOOD!!!!....(etc.^_^) Shayla started to imagin herself eating .... somewhere....with someone she hadn't seen in a long time...
Kara's thoughts were....well....her own.
At the end of that day they reached Sailoon, most of the city was sleeping so that nobody noticed the three travelers. Shayla had fainted an hour ago and Kara was draging her. They figured they wouldn't get an audience with the princess that night, and since they didn't feel like paying for one of Shaylas food rampages, they desided to raywing themselves into the palace.
Zelgadis had once been in the palace before, at the end of one of his travels with Lina and showed them towards Amelia's room's window, since they didn't want to deal with the palace guards. (No, Zel did NOT sleep with Amelia, she just shows EVERYBODY her room...it must be a princess-thing...~_^)
The light was still on. Good, she isn't asleep... thought Zelgadis as he entered. The room looked the same as it had looked like the last time he had seen it: pale pink wals and celing with a writing table and a king-sized bed with pink bedcovers. The room was just thick with lovelyness. Zelgadis grimaced, he didn't see Amelia.
Kara and a still unconcious Shayla followed...
"You enemies of justice, thiefs, I, Amelia Will Tesla Sailoon, shall punish you in the name of justice for daring to rob the royal palace!"
The three 'enemies of justice' froze.
The screaming girl grabed Zelgadis and threw him against the wall.
"Amelia, it's me, Zelgadis!" A good thing I've got stone skin or that might have really hurt. Thought Zel while getting up.
"Zelgadis?" Amelia looked closer. Blue skin with gray rocks in it, that voice... "Zelgadis!" And she jumped into his arms. "You've finally accepted your feelings for me and the code of justice and have come to Sailoon to marry me!" It was not a question.
"Not exactly" Zelgadis said, escaping her iron grip. "I...we" he said, pointing at Kara and Shayla "are looking for Lina. Do you know where she is?"
"Lina? She's in the east-wing. And who are these WOMEN?" Amelia asked, realising some females had been traveling with HER Zelgadis without her permission or knowledge.
"Lina's here?" Asked Kara with a smile on her face.
"Yes, and Gourry and Silpheel and..." Amelia started to say.
"Could we see them?...But first could you get us some food for Shayla?"
At the mention of 'food', Shayla was instantly awake "FOOD???? Where? Where? Food!!!!!"
Amelia whisteled in a very un-lady-like fashion and a moment later two guards apeared at the door.
"Vincent, get Miss Shayla to the dinning room, and let the cook make her whatever she whishes to eat" She turned to the other guard "Leonard, please take Mr. Zelgadis and Miss...."
"Kara." said Zel.
"...and Miss Kara to the audience chamber."
She turned to Zel and Kara while Shayla exited the room with the guard.
"Wait in the audience chamber, I'll get everybody, they'll love to see you again, after such a long time!" Amelia was jumping up and down the room, extatic.
"....thank you.." said Kara.
But Amelia was already outside running down the corridor towards the east-wing.
"If you would please follow me?" asked the guard.
Zelgadis and Kara followed the guard through long corridors till he opened a wooden door and led them into a comfortable chamber with several couches and paintings on the walls. The guard closed the door behind them.
A moment later the door swung open and the princess came into the room, a big smile on her face, followed by a short red-head , whose eyes shone as she saw Zelgadis. Behind her came a tall blond man and a dark-haired girl. And a little farther behind came a purple-haired man, his eyes closed and smiling.
"Ze - "started to say Lina but was interrupted.
"Xell!!!" said Kara, much to everybody's surprise, and mostly to Zelgadis' annoyment.
"Auntie!!!"shouted Xellos in turn while he teleported in front of the girl. He took her in his arms and whireled her arround. He was smiling a real smile, not his usual secretive one, and his amethist eyes were open.
"Nice to see you! What are you doing here?" said Kara when Xellos put her back on the ground.
"I've been ordered to travel with Lina-chan...And where's...." Xellos started to ask, oblivious to all the intriged faces around them when Shayla entered the room...
"You should try this food, it is really........Xellos?!"
Shayla ran to him, forgetting that food was waiting for her...he took her in his arms and kissed her
Shayla and Xellos are kissing? No, I mean KISSING with a capital 'K'....what the hell??... Zel was extremly surprised and he didn't seem to be the only one. Zel walked backwards and let himself fall into a seat still looking like he had just met L-sama personally.
At that moment Lina lost her patience with all this sudden wierdness...
"WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHO ARE THOSE PEOPLE!? ZEL??"
Xellos thought she was refering to him and started to answer: "That's a se..."
Kara put a hand over his mouth.
"I think they need to know."
"Well...in that case...." with a dramatic gesture he signaled Kara and said: "May I present Kara Kage, Shadow Lord of L-sama and best friend of Xellas Metallium the Beastmaster, my mother..."
"I'm also his unofficial aunt." interupted Kara.
Every body was speechless.
Turnig to Shayla Xellos continued, "...And this is her daughter Shayla-chan, who's also been my girlfriend for...what? 900 years?" he asked the girl.
"More like 850 but around that!"
(Maybe you think that Xellos wouldn't tell that much about his personal life, but we think he would just do it to freak them out, since they already knew she was his gf....~_^)
"Wha...wha..." was all Zelgadis managed to say.
"What is a 'Shadow Lord', Lina?" asked Gurry.
"Gourry you're so st.....ah....yeah!!! What exactly is a 'Shadow Lord'?" Lina asked, putting her hands on her hibs and looking suspiciously at Kara.