Amelia's eyes were wide with disbelief. Lina was skeptical. Gourry was scratching his head.
"Y-You mean, I was a princess??"
"Umm, and I was a mer-cen-air-eee?"
"And I was a feisty little sorceress," she quirked a brow, "Destroying Dark Lords and basically getting myself into trouble with everything and everyone?"
Xel smiled, "Basically, yep!"
Zelgadiss frowned. Dammit! He knew they wouldn't believe a word of it. And, amazingly enough, the Trickster priest had actually told almost the whole truth! This was not going to work...... "Look, I know it sounds kind of strange, but....."
Lina laughed, short and quick, almost a bark, "Kind of? Buddy, you have got to lay off on the liquor. But I'll give you this," She patted him on the shoulder, making him blush slightly at the touch, "You may be drunk, but your creative. If that tale wasn't so stupid I might be able to believe it. Man, you should be in politics......."
"But it's true," Zel couldn't keep a slight whining tone from his voice.
"Sure," Amelia scoffed, "And I'm the queen of England!"
"Actually, you're the princess of Seyruun....."
"Mister, don't get smart with me, or my dad'll......"
"Oh? I what do you think Prince Philionel could do to me? My master hold at least six times as much power as he does, plus she's not afraid to get her hands dirty....."
"P-prince?"
"Master? Hmm, kinky........"
Xel glared at Gourry, amethyst eyes open and burning, "Insult my master again you'll have no tongue to spew garbage with, mercenary!"
Lina stepped between the two warring parties, "Hey! You," she pointed at Gourry, "Back off on the crazy guy. And you," She whirled to Xelloss, "Take you weird little friend and get your ass back to The Slave......"
"OH-HO-HO-HO-HO! Did my little buddy Lina say she was going to go down to The Slave? And she wasn't going to invite the Serpent??"
Sweatdrop, "Naga, go away."
The scantily clad bar-goer just grinned and hugged Lina between her massive chests, "Now, now Lina, I'm sure you were just on your way to my house to get me to come with you," She flexed her breast muscles, "Isn't that right?"
Lina paled, "No! I was going home, really!"
It was then that Naga spotted Zelgadiss and Xelloss. She moved beside a rather stunned Gourry, putting a friendly arm around him while giving him a more then ample view of her womanhood. She cracked her gum and examined the two, "So, you finally picked up some men," her eyes trailed over Zelgadiss, going lower, lower, lower........She grinned, "Damn, Lina. They may be dressed weird, but that one's got what it takes....."
Zelgadiss blushed profusely and tried to cover himself any way he could. Xel giggled. Naga, forgetting about Gourry for the time being, slinked to Zelgadiss, who stiffened ((WHACK HENTAI)). She trailed a hand from his forehead, down the side of his cheek, across his chest, around his stomach, and pinched his ass. She growled erotically, "You don't want the flat kid. If you want a real woman," She moved her face closer, blowing slightly in his ear, a move which made poor little Zel blush even harder and flinch, "Come down to The Slave, I'll show you a real fun time......." Xel cackled.
Naga was then clobbered into the dirt by Lina, "What the hell are you doing?! I don't even know these guys! Now your going to scare them off......." Wait a second "Uhhh, I mean, continue what your doing. Heh." She helped the serpent to het feet and brush off what little clothes she had that Lina felt comfortable touching.
"Humph, I get the picture Lina, there yours, hands off, right?"
"Naga....."
"Fine, I can respect that. You should come down to The Slave later, that's where I'll be." She pushed past Gourry and threw Amelia to the ground, hard, "Rich bitch." With that Naga was gone, walking back through the park.
Amelia held back tears. It really hurt, and it really made her mad. Why didn't Naga like her? She's never done anything to.....
Zelgadiss took her hands and helped her to her feet. They stood for a second, looking at each other. There's something so familiar about his touch, Amelia thought, As if this has happened before........ He half-smiled at her, and mouthed a word, something like "Ra-Tilt" or "My Belt" or something. There was a tingle in the back of her mind. She then realized he was a weirdo and pulled away from him.
Lina rubbed the back of her neck, "Uh, sorry about that. Naga's a bit...out of it, I suppose you'd say. But, umm, we have to go now. Isn't that right, guys?"
Gourry and Amelia nodded quickly and started inching wound the other two. Line chuckled and turned, walking away.
Zel ran in front of her, "Wait, let me.... us come with you. We have no place to stay and need to figure out what's going on here."
Lina's jaw dropped, "Let me get this straight. You, want to come to my house? And you expect me to let in? Umm, let me think about that for a second. Hmm, let's see, let's see, thinking, thinking, thin...NO!"
Zel rubbed the bridge of his nose. How could he get her to understand....