"I watch him, I always have. He's such a beautiful creature, and of course he doesn't know it. He thinks he's some kind of freak or monster. Ah Zelgadis, how wrong you truly are. Hmmm but then again, I could never tell him, he would never believe one such as I. Oh dear, what ever shall I do? If he won't listen to reason and join me in my bed, then I guess I will have to seduce him. dark laughter With my Mistress' permission of course, after all, no one crosses the Beastmaster and lives...."
- Quote from Xellos Metallium's Journal (QFXMJ) (1)
"Xellos-san you non-ally of justice!" I wince, how did I anger the Gods so much that they want to curse me with this annoyance? "You... you ....Mazuko!"
"Such a firm grasp of the obvious Amelia-chan." I giggle as my customary mask slides into place.
"Amelia shut up." Zelgadis growls from behind me. As per usual, I hear Lina-san whap Zelgadis from being a "Stone Jerk"
"Itai." (2) Lina cried as she hurt her hand on Stone Boy's rock hard head. Ah don't you just love humans? Hmmm I do believe I hear my Master calling.
"Well, it's been fun as always, but now I must take my leave. Ja ne." I laugh as a phaze out. I appear before my Mistress and bow.
"Xellos." The smell of my Mistress clings the very room. The earthy smell of fur and the forest as well as the sweet scent of the tobacco my Master smokes in those contraptions called cigarettes.
"My Master? What do you wish of me?" Metallium-sama smiles at me from the shadows.
"It's not what I want, it's what you want my little Priest." I open my violet eyes and stare up at her.
"What I want? But I wish only to serve you." Metallium-sama laughs at that.
"Ah what would I do without you to talk to little Xellos? I do think life would be boring." I bow once again knowing she neither requires nor wants a answer. "Now, onto business, you wish to seduce the Chimera correct?"
"Yes my Lord." I murmur. Metallium-sama merely shrugs.
"Very well, play with you Chimera, but do be careful, you know how hard it is to get blood out of the carpet. (3) I bow before my Master.
"As you command Metallium-sama." She wavers her hand and I phaze out.
Night had fallen by the time I joined Lina-tachi and the others. Lina, Amelia, and the stupid blond had obviously already eaten judging from the huge pile of plates stacked on the Inn table.
"Where is Zel-kun?" I ask softly as I phaze next to Amelia. She screams and I drink in her terror, then anger as she pounds me into the ground. Ah what a delicious feeling, pain.
"Fruitcake!" Amelia snarls when she's done.
"Now, now Amelia-chan, beating people senseless is hardly the work of an ally of justice now is it?" I giggle as she computes that. Still Amelia flushes and I sense her acute embarrassment and resentment that the Mazuko was right.
"Namagomi Mazuko." She growls and I chuckle and pull my self up from the ground.
"Zelgadis heard of some lead and went to the neighboring town." Lina patted her full stomach and sighed in contentment. "Why are you here Xellos?" I smiled my Trickster's smile
"Sore wa himitsu desu." I giggle as a phaze out once again. I easily spot the Chimera as he walks across a field of heather. The moon is high overhead giving his skin an almost luminous quality as the heather brushes against his pants legs. I smirk; I couldn't have set up a better scene if I had tried. And that's the key part to seduction, setting the scene, the mood if you will. I chuckle as I hover above him sitting cross-legged. "Ne, ne Zel-kun." I whisper and he stares up at me with narrowed eyes. So much suspicion, you could cut the tension radiating from him with a knife. (4) I laugh as a land lightly on the balls of my feet. "And what are you doing on such a beautiful night?" I gesture at the stars and moon above.
"None of your business." Did I sense a shaft of shame going from him? Surely not, lust must be clouding my mind again. But I have to remain clearheaded with this one. I have to be the cruel and evil Mazuko who seduces the little Chimera. I laugh merrily as I walk next to Zel.
"So did you find what you were looking for?" I murmur as I scoop down and pluck a flower from the ground.
"No." Zel growled shaking his head violently.
"Why do you search so obsessively for your cure?" I murmur as a sniff the flower; it truly did smell wonderful.
"Because I am a stone freak. A monster that scares children." Ah yes. The anger, resentment, hatred and deeply buried longing to belong. What a fool to not realize that Lina-tachi and the others except him for who he is. I shake my head and quote that old wise line.
"Ah what fools these mortals be."
"What?" Zelgadis asked curtly.
"You are a fool." Zelgadis turns to me, his sapphire colored eyes as hard and cold as the stone they resemble. "You long to belong, yes you don't see that Lina and the others accept you. You belong to them, yet you either don't see, or refuse to see." I answer him, my voice cold.
"What would you know you bastard?" Zelgadis snarled.
"Better then you would ever understand." I tell him with an honest smile. What's come over me? I shouldn't be snapping at him, get a hold of yourself Xellos!
"So, not one could love a stone freak like myself." I smile and wrap my arm around Zel's shoulder and whisper in his ear.
"I could." I cup Zel's chin with my other hand and lean over his shoulder so I can kiss his cheek. He stops in his tracks and turns and looks strait at me. He are nose to nose and I slowly open my eyes and stare at him. He blinks when I lean forward and kiss him hungrily. But he doesn't resist so I throw down my staff and walk around his shoulder all the while kissing him. I use both my hands to tilt that cute little face back so I can deepen the kiss. A wave a desire washes from Zelgadis and I feel him unsteadily grab hold of my waist and tremble. Not that I blame him, this has got to be the most....erotic kiss I have ever experienced. Suddenly Zel roughly pushes me away.
"Stay away from me Xellos! I want nothing to do with your sick games." I just stand there numbly.
"Zel...I..." The Chimera looks back at me and then starts to walk away. Couldn't he see the longing, need on my face? I slowly sink to the ground. Gods, I was nearly begging. Me, Xellos Metallium begging! I hug my knees to my chest and feel the tears leak down my cheeks. Why am I crying, I have no reason to cry. I shiver as the cold wing blows across the heather. Oh L-sama it hurts, it hurt so much. But this pain brings no pleasure. It just hurts, my entire body is aching and tingling. What happened....why does it hurt so much. I bury my head in my hands so I cant' see Zel walking away. Why? Why is it whenever I close my eyes I see him, see the anger and hatred in his eyes. I hate this, I...hurt. I understand, I've finally gone mad. Metallium-sama will kill me now, who would want a mad servant? I've walked the path between sanity and insanity for thousands of years, and I've finally lost it. Oh well, suddenly life doesn't really seem worth living anymore. I sense something next to me and lift my head expecting to see Metallium-sama. Instead I see Zelgadis sitting next to me. I close my eyes, of course, the topping on the cake.
"About time, you've been like that for nearly an hour." Zel smiles at me. "What are you up to?" I sigh and lay back.
"Going completely mad." I murmur as I stare at the stars overhead. "You should leave. Metallium-sama will be here soon to execute me. Her pack may attack you as well and I...I wouldn't like that." The pain has become a acute stabbing pain in my heart. Oh it hurts, what is it? (5) I close my eyes when I feel the tears threaten to fall again. Despite my best efforts, a tear trickles down my cheek. I feel a warm finger catch my tear and my eyes fly open. Zelgadis is staring at my tear intently and he brings the teardrop to his lips and gently laps it up. I blink surprised. Why...? I open my mouth to utter that question but Zelgadis kisses me. I feel his hands cup my face in the same manner as I had and I shiver. What is the seducer supposed to do when they themselves have been seduced? Odd, the pain inside my heart has receded. Before I can think about that anymore, Zelgadis draws my attention away and I concentrate that instead
"Why?" I ask confused as he holds me in his arms. "Why did you come back?"
"Baka." He whispers in my ear. "I figured it was obvious, even to a fruitcake like you." Zelgadis brushes his lips across my cheek. "I love you." I blink and I shock myself when I whisper.
"I love you too Zelgadis." What!? Hello, you can't fall in love, you are a Mazuko! Mazuko can't love...can they? Can I....do I? I do....I can and do love him. I groan.
"What?" Zel asks concerned.
"No Metallium-sama is really going to kill me." Zelgadis laughs and strangely enough, I join him.
"Well I hope you learned your lesson Xellos." Zelgadis murmurs.
"What lesson?" I asked genuinely confused.
"To not steal kisses." Zel kisses my softly, and my heart seems to lighten.
"No, I don't think I have." I grin. "I think you are going to have to show me what you mean. And that may takes years." I grin lazily at Zelgadis.
"Of well, I guess we should get started." He grins back at me and kisses me; stopping anymore conversation.
1 - Many Bothans died bringing us the information.
2 - Itai no da!
3 - And the carpet cleaning agencies charge an arm and leg, literally.
4 - giggling insanely I hold out a butter knife
5 - giggles and hold out antacid It's heartburn.